President's Message
My dear Students:
The school year that is drawing to a close will be a memorable one for many of you on account of the uncertain future that has been and is facing you. May I say a parting word of cheer to you.
God is still in His world. We may not understand the workings of His Providence, but we have the certainty that He loves us as His dear children. It is because He loves us with an incomprehensible love that He sent us His only-begotten Son to redeem us and to teach us the way that will inevitably lead us to Him, to peace in life and in death. This same Son has left Himself to us in the Holy Eucharist to nourish and strengthen us in the battle of life. And not only this. These Pentecostal days remind us that, before He ascended into heaven, He promised not to leave us orphans, but to send us the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, of light, of strength, the Comforter—the same Holy Spirit that moved over the waters in the beginning of things and brought wonderful order out of chaos. To Him I bid you turn in all your needs. He came to you in Baptism and in Confirmation. You became His dwelling-place, His temple. He will abide with you and guide you unerringly, if you keep yourselves pure and free from sin. The consciousness that He dwells in you and an ardent call to Him for help will save you when the waters of temptation threaten to engulf you. Cling to Him with all your heart.
^Alcuin Deutsch, O.S.B.
Abbot and President.
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Official Newspaper of St. John's University and Organ of the Alumni
Volume 55
Collegeville, Minnesota, Thursday, May 28,1942
Number 16
Abbey Offers Four Retreats Over Summer
The twelfth annual series of ¦week-end retreats for men and boys has been announced by the St. John's abbey and the university Retreat League. In the opening year 86 men made the two retreats offered. The number has since swelled to an average of well over 400 each year. To date 3485 men and boys have attended retreats at St. John's.
In line with the general shift needed in a country at war, and to step-up the war educational program so that college students may finish the regular program of studies within three years, St. John's university will hold a college summer school from June 8 to August 1. This makes it necessary for the retreat league to change its long-standing dates of retreats during June, since college students will occupy the private rooms of St. Benet's hall during that time.
Only three retreats for men and one for boys will be conducted this summer; they will be held during August. Rev. Wendel Luetmer, O.S.B., will conduct the retreat for boys; Rev. Bernard Strasser, O.S.B., the retreat in German; and the two retreats for men in English, by Rev. Lancelot Atsch, O.S.B., of St. Benedict's church, New York City.
Anyone desiring information concerning the retreats may write to the Director of Retreats, St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minn.
Profs Address Prep Graduates
The graduation address at St.
Boniface high school, Cold Spring, will be delivered by Rev. Walter Reger, O.S.B., assistant dean, this evening, May 28. Mr. Eugene McCarthy, professor of education, will address the graduates of the Melrose public high school, also this evening. The graduation address at Holding-ford public high school was delivered by Rev. Martin Schirber, O.S.B., professor of sociology, on Monday, May 25.
Sixty Seniors Merit Degrees At Commencement Exercises
Sixty college seniors will receive their degrees on Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
Graduates receiving B.A. degrees are as follows: Elias Achatz, O.S.B., St. John's abbey; J. Michael Albury, Nassau, Bahama Islands; Allan Archibald, New York City; James Barry, Lake City; John Askin, Sauk Rapids; Remy Begin, O.S.B., St. John's abbey; Berton Bloms, O.S.B., St. John's abbey; Matthew Brady, O.S.B., St. Bede's abbey, Peru, 111.; Leo Brandl, Buckman; Fintan Bro-menshenkel, O.S.B., St. John's abbey; Eric Buermann, O.S.B., St. John's abbey; William Cox, Grace-ville, Patrick Freuen, Minot, N. Dak.; Edward Hartung, Elmwood, Wis.
Alfred Hemmersbach, Norwalk, Wis.; Robert Hughes, Langdon, N. Dak.; Jean Lawless, Minneapolis;
Courses Named; Summer School Registration Starts
Opening of registration for the
summer session at St. John's was officially announced by the administration, Tuesday, May 26. Registration hours are 10-12 in the morning and 3-5 in the afternoon.
The summer session will open, Monday June 8, at 8:00 and will continue until Saturday, August 1. All students attending will reside in St. Benet's hall.
The schedule of courses and faculty: Elementary Accounting, Advanced Accounting, Auditing—Mr. Creullo; Qualitative Analysis, Physics (full year)—Mr. Schoffman; Zoology (first semester), Embryology—Father Wen-delin; Organic chemistry, Physical chemistry—Father Matthew; Drawing—Father Gilbert; German 11-12— Father Valentine; Plane Trigonometry, Plane Analytics, Solid Analytics, College Algebra, Differential Calculus—Father Walb^rt ¦ and assistant; Latin—Father "Ma!nkr; Logic— Father Oliver; Social Ethics—Mr. Hynes; Shopwork—Father Aldrich.
Henry Lyons, St. Paul; Herbert Me-Knight, New York City; Clodoald Meinberg, O.S.B., St. John's abbey; Michael Mertens, Thorp, Wis.; Robert Miksche, Breckenridge; John Moore, Devil's Lake, N. Dak.; William Nesenson, Foley; Oscar Neva, Buchanan, N. Dak.; Donald Norman, Crookston; John Oilman, Le Sueur; Eraine Patrias, Holdingford; Robert Piotrowski, Chippewa Falls, Wis.; Severin Rausch, Big Stone City, S. Dak.; J. Glynn Riley, Savage; Ralph Robeck, Annandale; Roger Saevig, Minneapolis; Martin
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Gives Graduation Address
It will be under somewhat changed conditions that the St. John's graduates of 1942 will go through their commencement exercises next Sunday, May 31. For the first time in many years the university band will not provide music. Few students will be present, the school year having officially closed Saturday noon. The seniors of the St. John's preparatory school will move up their graduation to coincide with that of the university in order to make way for the beginning of the summer session.
Thus will take place St. John's first wartime graduation since 1917. The commencement address will be delivered by the Most Rev. Peter W. Bartholome, recently installed coadjutor bishop of St. Cloud, who was tendered an official reception at St. John's only four weeks ago. Next Sunday will begin as gradu-
School Honors Ray W. Miller
Mr. Raymond Miller, president of the Agricultural Trade Relations Inc., will receive the honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at St. John's annual commencement May 31.
This action is in recognition of Mr. Miller's outstanding contribution to the improvement of American agriculture by increasing the efficiency in the marketing of farm products. It is also in recognition of his contribution to the rural life movement sponsored by St. John's.
He also addressed the first two rural life schools conducted by St. John's in 1940 and 1941 and he will address the summer session, August 2-7, on agricultural and cooperative marketing.
Rt. Rev. Alcuin Deutsch, O.S.B., president of the university will confer the degree and Rev. Ernest Kilzer, O.S.B., will read the citation.
Freuen Will Go To West Point
Pat Freuen, senior from Minot, N. Dak., and outstanding athlete at St. John's, has received an appointment from his senator to West Point. Notification came through a telegram in which Senator Langer of North Dakota told him that he had been chosen principal at large for North Dakota. It is expected that he will leave June 22 or July 1 for preliminary examination.
ation days have always begun. Rt. Rev. Abbot Alcuin Deutsch, O.S.B., Ph.D., president of St. John's university, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the graduates at the students' Mass in the university chapel. At 2:15 in the afternoon, there will be induction en masse of the graduating students into the alumni association, conducted by Rev. Damian Baker, O.S.B.
The academic procession into the auditorium will form at 2:30 p.m. Father James Kelly, O.S.B., will play the processional march on the organ. As an innovation this year, the St. John's faculty, marching with the students, will likewise wear the traditional cap and gown.
Father Abbot will give the address introducing the commencement speaker, Bishop Bartholome. Because of the combined graduation, two valedictory addresses will be given. Donald Norman, Crooks-ton, president of the senior class, will represent the college gradutes. Victor Kinzer of Cold Spring, a top-ranking student for three years, will deliver the high school valedictory. Rev. Ernest Kilzer, O.S.B., dean of the college, and Rev. Philibert Harrer, O.S.B., high school dean, will present the graduating men to the president for the conferring of the diplomas and the degrees.
Are Bursting With Militarism
By Bill Durkin My assignment was to find out
what the graduating Johnnies would be doing next year. Having interviewed the class, I will try to fulfill the assignment, after first taking a drink without wetting my tongue, a no-more-difncult task. Today any man in the country with two feet, two eyes, and a trigger finger has his plans laid in accordance with the government. Since the majority of our seniors possess most of these physical requirements, the plans of the class are bursting with militarism.
In answer to my question, Glynn Riley put Irene's picture back on the desk, and said he was ready to go into the navy upon graduating, in compliance with the stipulations of the naval reserve. Room mates Albury and O'Connell have no definite plans; Mike may be back in the Bahamas for the summer. Other roommate, Haugen, has applied for entrance to the Coast Guard academy. Noyes and Patrias have also made this application, and plans depend on developments. Greg-ites Rausch and Willenbring are ready to go into the services in the summer, too; Sev with the army, Joe with the navy under V-7,
Some there are who will not have army worries during the summer. Lyons intends to enter medical
And Optimism
school at Georgetown. Medical school is also the aim of McKnight, Schirber, and Kaskie; Herb will be at Howard, Washington, D.C.; Mart at South Dakota; and Cliff at St. Louis. Day hop Holtz is already serving as a draftsman in a defense plant. Barry will enter the Benedictine order at St. John's. Brouns, as previously headlined in the Record, will head for Iowa State to teach. Zeimes also will be teaching, as he has been for the past several months. Sieh of Anselm will enter the seminary.
Some there are who have already begun their duty under arms; Neva, Nesenson, and Lawless have been in the army several months. Freuen has received an appointment to West Point, and will prepare to take his examinations. The navy is prepared to receive Cox, Mach, Turek, and Robeck into the V-7 program, upon their graduation.
Peternell and Seifert will attempt to find draftsman's positions before the army calls. All other members of the class have not dared to lay plans as draft numbers are falling nearer and nearer, Archibald, Bauer, Hughes, Miksche, Norman, Oilman, Piotrowski, Prick-ril, Powers, Schraut, Tikalsky, and Wander will all go home to await the inevitable.
