THE RECORD
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY AND ORGAN OF THE ALUMNI
VOLUME 53
COLLEGEVILLE, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1940
NUMBER 18
Eighty*Third Commencement To Occur Sunday
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194(V41 Record Heads Announced
James Barry To Follow O'Neill In Editorship
The entire Record staff attended the annual banquet held in the college refectory last Thursday evening, May 23, 1940. Mr. Thomas Cassidy, professor of English and a faculty -v advisor of the Record, came forward to announce the long-awaited staff heads of next year's Record.
James Barry, Lake City, was elected to succeed Thomas O'Neill, who acted as toast-master of the evening, as editor-in-chief. Barry has been on the staff for two years, serving his first year as a reporter and his second as associate editor. Barry has accepted his appointment with a mixed feeling of joy and sorrow. "For," he said, "while I am overjoyed to receive the appointment, it is indeed regretful to learn that Tom O'Neill wil not be with us next year. I sincerely hope that I shall be able to carry on his capable work."
To the position of news editor Robert Haugen, Moose Lake, was appointed. At the completion of this semester Haugen will have served three semesters on the staff of the Record. The newly appointed news editor will be stepping into the position that Johnny Kehoe held this year. Haugen had been alumni editor on the 1939-40 staff.
Roger Saevig, Kelleher, got the nod to succeed Homer Hurd as sports editor on the staff. Saevig, also a second year man on the Record, got his first taste of Hurd's job as radio announcer on the Johnny broadcast last Thursday.
Norbert Zeimes, Minneapolis, received the alumni editorship, succeeding Robert Haugen, while James Cullen was named steeplejack editor, a position last occupied by John Skelly.
This year's banquet differed some-., what from those of former years in that it was less formal. The staff deviated from precedent by voting beforehand on a small banquet plus pins for the members. The senior members of the staff will receive larger pins. Due to the fact that the pins had not arrived in time to be distributed at the banquet last Thursday as was originally planned, they will be given out as soon as they arrive.
The Old and The New
Tom O'Neill
James Barry
Robert Haugen
LePage, Hansen To Head Student Board, I-R.C- In Coming Year
George LePage, junior from Moor-head, was elected president of the student board at a meeting held last Thursday, May 23.
This is the first time that the student board has chosen its officers for fall in the spring. The purpose of this change as outlined by President LePage is to facilitate speedy organization in the fall to deal with new extra-curricular problems, chief among which is the wel-
"RECORD" HONORED
Word has been received here this week that the Record has been awarded highest honors in the national Catholic press survey for Catholic colleges conducted by the department of journalism of Seton Hall college, Orange, New Jersey. Serving on the judging board for the survey were such outstanding figures as John Kier-an, Arthur Krock, Father Bus-sard and several others.
The Record was ranked second in the nation in its group of schools, the highest honor achieved by any Minnesota Catholic college. The award of merit was based on literary and journalistic excellence. Of particular note is the fact that the editorials written in the Record this year were judged individually as "superior," the highest possible rating-. Congratulations to Thomas O'Neill, departing editor of this year's Record.
A FAREWELL MESSAGE TO THE SENIORS
In the absence of the President, the Right Reverend Alcuin Deutsch, O.S.B., I should say a parting word to you. Leave-takings are hard, but so also is the life you are about to. face. Although your purpose therein may be set, the very uncertain future in these trying times may upset all your plans. Rather than a mere word of encouragement, I should express your Alma Mater's trust in your ability to stand when things about you will fall. You will ham your failures. They will be good for you, for they will put the character you have been forming at St. John's to a test.
Be true to your God and Creator; ever turn toward Him in your strivings to get on, and in whatsoever position, situation, or crisis you will come upon. If you will be true to Him, He will not be outdone in His care for you. In Him, then, will your life be steadied, seen whole, and find-its goal. Farewell! May God bless you and always have you in His keeping.
Rembert Bularzik, O.S.B. Prior.
coming of freshmen to the campus.
Before his election to the presidency LePage was a member of the student board in the capacity of representative of the Servers' - society.
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As a climax of three years as an active and interested member of the International Relations club of St. John's university, Lawrence P. Hansen of Dell Rapids, S. Dak., was elected president of that society for the coming school year. 1940-41.
Mr. Hansen, a senior in the department of economics at St. John's, was one of the principal organizers of the "Peace of Christ" movement inaugurated by the International Relations club here last fall.
Mr. Hansen plans to expand the activities and influences of the I.R.C. to such an extent that the organization will in time become state-wide in scope.
Bishop Busch To Ordain 23 Monks Here Sunday
On Sunday, June 9, His Excellency, the Most Rev. Joseph F. Busch, D.D., bishop of St. Cloud, will ordain twenty-three Benedictines.
Those to be ordained priests are: Rev. Rupert Schreifels, O.S.B., Rev. Alban Fruth, O.S.B., Rev. Alfred Deutsch, O.S.B., Rev. Giles Nathe, O.S.B., Rev. Humphrey Zdechlik, O.S.B., Rev. Jude-Thaddeus Koll, O.S.B., Rev. Brendan Forsythe, O.S.B., Rev. David King, O.S.B., and Rev. William Heidt O.S.B., all of St. John's abbey.
Those to become deacons are: Rev. John Eidenschink, O.S.B., Rev. Bernard Watrin, O.S.B., Rev. Bertram Niggemann, O.S.B., Rev. Athana-sius Fuchs, O.S.B., Rev. Cuthbert Soukup, O.S.B., Rev. Mark Schneider, O.S.B., Rev. Alto Butkowski, O.S.B., all of St. John's abbey; and Rev. Jerome Weber, O.S.B., of St. Peter's abbey, Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada.
New subdeacons will be Fr. Peter St. Hilaire, O.S.B., Fr. James Kelly, O.S.B., Fr. Clement Burns, O.S.B., all of St. John's abbey; and Fr. George Brodner, O.S.B., and Fr. Martin Brodner, O.S.B., both of St. Peter's abbey; and Fr. Philip Bern-ing, O.S.B., of St. Gregory's abbey, Shawnee, Okla.
Rev. President, Dr. L. Mercier Will Deliver Day's Orations
With the strains of the university band echoing the processional march, "Silver Trumpets," the graduating seniors of the class of 1940 will begin the ceremonies of the eighty-third commencement of St. John's university next Sunday, June 2. Dr. Louis J. A. Mercier, A.M., Litt.D., L.H.D., F.R.S.A., professor of French and education at Harvard university, Cambridge, Massachusetts, will deliver the Commencement address.
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Seniors Graduate
The following fifty-three seniors are candidates for degrees which will be conferred at the Commencement exercises on Sunday, June 2:
Bachelor of Arts—Benedict Avery, Collegeville; Joseph Axtmann, Orren, N. Dak.; Valentine Blenkush, St. Joseph; Robert Bray, St. Paul; Francis Cook, Minot, N. Dak.; James Daily, St. Cloud; John DeMott, St. Cloud; Arthur Dreson, Sauk City, Wis.; James Failey, Algoma, Wis.; Clarence Grahek, Duluth; Raphael Haller, Collegeville; William Hamer-nik, Cheboygan, Wis.; Hayden James, Duluth; Francis Hohn, Sauk Rapids; Homer Hurd, Minneapolis.
Joseph Kirchner, St. Cloud; John Koop, Crosby; Gregory Manning, Duluth; Richard Mayerhofer, St. Cloud; Francis Moothart, Madison, S. Dak.;-Daniel O'Brien, River Fa)K I Wis.; Ralph Oby, St. Paul; Edward Oettiker, Duluth; Roger Plattes, St. Cloud; James Prueher, Bloomer, Wis.; Richard Prueher, Bloomer, Wis.; George Robinson, St. Cloud; William Roche, Minneapolis; Earl Schuh, Kaukaune, Wis.; Gerald Sheehy, Wendell; Omer Sieben, Mel-rose; William Spieker, Waite Park;
Rt. Rev. Alcuin Deutsch, O.S.B., Ph.D., president of St. John's university, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the graduates at the Solemn High Mass at 6:45 a.m., in the students' chapel of St. John the Baptist on the campus on Sunday morning. In true Benedictine spirit, the graduating seniors, clerics, and second philosophers will formally assist at the Commencement morning Mass by reciting en masse the Missa Recitata.
The afternoon program begins at 1:30 p.m. with a concert by the St. John's university concert band under the direction of Mr. John Anthony Faith of the department of music. The concert will be held on the mall directly in front of the university auditorium and will continue until the beginning of the exercises. * * * *
At approximately 2:20 p.m. the traditional formal academic procession from the central entrance of the main building to the auditorium will take place. The graduating seniors, members of the administration and faculty, and Dr. Mercier will march in the procession.
Father Abbot, who will give the short address of welcome, will then present the speaker of the day, Dr.
Walter Spilos, Mobridge, S. Dak.;i Mercier. Following the address, Rev.
John Sterner, Richmond; Earl Tamble, St. Cloud; Jerome Truzin-ski, St. Cloud; Raymond Vouk, St. Cloud; John Wahl, Brandon, Ore.; George Wolf, Collegeville.
Bachelor of Science—Philip Des | Chene, Argyle; Donn Freeburg, St. Cloud; John Kehoe, Eden Valley; John Kobliska, Rice Lake, Wis.; Philip Raths, Roundup, Mont.; Stanley Rolfson, Brownsdale; Conrad Winter, Le Sueur.
Bachelor of Architecture—Adrian Born, Chaska; James Clubb, St. Cloud; Joseph Erchul, Soudan; Eugene Kern, St. Cloud; William Moos, St. Cloud; Rudolph Sauerer, St. Cloud; Nicholas Stoffel, Eden Valley.
Concerts Close Band Season
The University Band, directed by Mr. John Faith, will complete a successful season, when on Sunday, June 2—Commencement day—it will play a final concert on the mall directly in front of the auditorium, weather permitting. The concert will begin at 1:30, and will consist of the Tannhauser March by Richard Wagner, the Barber of Seville Overture by Giachino Rossini, and selections from Rudolph Friml's The Firefly.
Immediately after the concert the band will begin the processional
march, Silver Trumpets.
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On Memorial Day, May 30, the band will take part in the Memorial Day services of two neighboring communities. They will march in the Memorial Day procession at St. Joseph early in the morning, and will play at St. Stephen later in the day.
Ernest Kilzer, O.S.B., Ph.D., dean of the college, will present the graduating men to the president for the conferring of the degrees.
Raths Valedictorian
Following presentation of the degrees, Mr. Philip Raths will give the valedictory for his class. Mr. Raths who is president of the senior class, is also a charter member of the St. John's chapter of the Delia Epsilon Sigma, national Catholic honor society, and was elected this past year to the national students Who's Who. Mr. Raths has always taken an active part in athletics and was co-captain with Mr. Adrian Born of the 1939-40 football team.
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At the conclusion of the program medals will be awarded to the highest ranking student in the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes.
Frater James Kelly, O.S.B., will conclude the program with Edward Elgar's recessional "Pomp and Circumstance."
A notice is hereby given that all old students must make reservations accompanied by a deposit of $5, for the school year of 1940-41, by August I. If the student requests dormitory and study hall accommodations the deposit will be applied on his bill. For students requesting private room accommodations the fee will be retained until the end of the year as a room deposit. It will be refunded provided no damage has been done to the furniture or fixtures of the room.
