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THE RECORD
Friday, June 14,1957
Lettermen Launch Fund Drive To Improve University Stadium
• St. John's alumni lettermen, whose athletic history dates back to the first St. John's-St. Thomas football game in
1901, have begun a special fund drive which will finance the improvement and expansion of the university stadium. The drive is being inaugurated this month.
The alumni lettermen, 900 In number, are sponsoring the fund drive under the leadership of former head basebaU coach, Father Dunstan Tucker, OSB, who is now St. John's faculty representative to the MIAC. Assisting him on the executive committee are athletic director George Durenberger, and public relations director, Tom McKeown.
The immediate goal of the drive, which began with mailings to lettermen this month, is $27,000, the amount needed for the expansion of the present seating facilities. That sum would allow the university to build three more sections of seats which would accommodate 1,950 people. The stadium now seats 1,300, and the proposed expansion would provide room for a total of 3,250. The need for additional seats has been obvious for a number of years when crowds of 4,000 to 5,000 attend the homecoming, Gus-tavus, St. Thomas and St. Cloud football games in the fall. The growth of the St. John's Invitational Track Meet and the need of the stadium for non-athletic university activities have also accentuated the need for a larger stadium.
Before it has even been officially begun, the fund was $2,350 on the way towards its goal. One of St. John's first lettermen, Ignatius A. O'Shau-ghnessy, '02, who played in the first St. John's-St. Thomas football game, contributed $1,000. St. John's youngest lettermen, the present Monogram Club, pledged another $1,000
APO Names Chick Hayden Top '57 Senior
#Chick Hayden, 1956-57 editor of the Record, was chosen by the
Alpha Phi Omega, campus service fraternity, as the outstanding senior in the 1957 graduating class. The selection was made by a faculty-student committee which made its choice on Hay-den's outstanding record as a
Chick Hayden
student and a participant in extra-curricular activities during his four years at St. John's.
A graduate of the Prep school, Chick was an English major* His home is Chicago, 111. Active in student government as treasurer of the Student Council during his senior year, Hayden is a past president of the APO. A honor roll student for three years in college, he also was a member of the Johnny Players and was a senior class representative at the Rules Revision O ongr ess this spring.
His post graduation plans include a two-year hitch in the army and employment as a sales representative by the International Business Machines Corp. in Minneapolis.
to the fund. The student lettermen presented Father Duns-tan with a check for $260 at the athletic banquet in May as the first installment on the pledge.
Other lettermen who have answered the appeal almost before it was made are Barney Meinz, '38, Melvin Kraus, '09, Dick Hassman, '24, Tim Donahue, '36, and Ernie Sowada, '39.
The athletic board of the university decided to go ahead with the fund drive last month, when they met with ten alumni letter-men from Central Minnesota. The lettermen were enthusiastic about the possibilities of the drive when they met with the board and members of the-administration. Alumni attending the May meeting were Ken Raymond, '30, St. Cloud; Barney Meinz, '38, St. Cloud; Earl Meinz, '36, St. Cloud; dmer Sieben, '40, and Otto Schaefer, '48, Melrose; and John Oallahan, '37, and Bill Blenker, '36, Albany.
The group decided to ask alumni lettermen to pledge an amount of $25 or more which can be paid over a three year period. It was hoped that the majority of the subscriptions would be returned soon after they are received, so that if the appeal to the alumni is successful, work could begin on the new seats by July 1. Then the sections would be ready for the first home football game against St. Cloud State, Sept. 11.
While the drive is sponsored by the lettermen alumni, contributions from all alumni are most welcome.
I ^Alumni ^Abbitions
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Matthews, '61, are the proud parents of their first child, Anne Margaret, who was born on Apr. 13 in W. Lafayette, Ind. Chuck is finishing his graduate work for a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Purdue University.
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Maus, '37, are the parents of their fifth daughter, Margaret Joanne, who was born in Minneapolis, May 16. The new girl, who has one brother, was baptized by Father Omer Maus, OSB.
Dr. & Mrs. Ernie Sowada, '39, announce the birth of their second daughter, Mary Margaret, in St. Paul on Apr. 24. The Sowada's also have three sons.
Another April birthday belongs to Michael Philip Gravelle, new son of Mr. & Mrs. Phil Gravelle, '36. Mike was born on Apr. 5 in Minneapolis.
A member of the 1957 St. John's senior class, Fred Ethen, received an early graduation present from his wife when she presented him with their first child, Joan Marie, on Apr. 13.
From Stewart AJTB came an unusual baby announcement from Capt. & Mrs. Don Seifert, '51, who announced the birth of Luke Michael on Apr. 8. Luke has two brothers, Matthew and Mark.
In Chico, Calif., Mr. & Mrs. Dick Petron, '49, are the parents of a new son, Roderick Wayne, who was born Mar. 1.
Mr. & Mrs. Leander Torborg, '51, have a new son, Timothy John, who was born May 11. He has one brother and one sister. The Torborgs live in St. Cloud.
On May 24, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Diemert, '61, became the parents of a daughter, Kathleen Ann.
SUMMER APPOINTMENTS
Residence, Fathers:
William Mercer, Wis.: June 8-Sept. 8
Bertram Mercer, Wis.: June 8-July 20
Gervase Mercer, Wis.: July 21-Sept. 8
Alfred Fargo Cathedral: July 13-Aug. 4 Fargo Cathedral: Aug. 4-Sept. 1 Bartholomew Fargo, St. Anthony: June 11-Sept. 1
Bede Brainerd: June 26-Sept. 1
Hilary Hankinson, N. Dak.: June 10-June 17
Dominic Hankinson, N. Dak.: June 17-July 3
Gregory Hollywood, Fla.: June 16-Sept. 1
Engelbert Fort Benton, Mont.: July 13-Aug. 15
Casper Roundup, Mont.: June 15-July 16
Henry Superior Cathedral: June 30-Aug. 18
Vincent Aitkin: June 16-Sept. 1
Aldrich Grand Portage: June 8-Sept. 2
Alexius Cloquet, Holy Family: June 7-June 21
Roland Grand Forks, St. Anne Home: July 25-Aug. 12
Hilary St. John's Hospital, Fargo: July 1-July 8
Arnold Camp Many Point: June 23-Sept. 1
Summer Teaching, Fathers:
Godfrey Purchase, N.Y., Pius X School: July 7-July 27
Achilles St. Benedict's College, St. Joseph: June 24-Aug. 2
Em eric, Jerome, Eleutherius:
Villa, Duluth: July 1-July 30
Colman San Rafael, Calif.: June 22-Aug. 2
Odo St. John's, Latin: June 24-Aug. 5
Eric St. John's, Latin: Aug. 5-Aug. 14
James, Gerard, Gunther, Paul, Brice:
St. John's Summer School of Lit. Music: June 18-July 20
Michael St. Scholastica's Convent, Fort Smith, Ark.: June 24-
Aug. 3
Aubrey Catholic U., Washington, D.C., Counseling Workshop:
June 14-June 26
Dominic Ottumwa, Iowa, Chant: July 29-Aug. 2
Retreats, Fathers:
Vernon
Eric
Odo
Ronald Roland
Adelard Achilles
Mark
Paschal
Godfrey
Martin Emeric
Summer Studies, Fathers:
Aubrey
St. John's Married Couples
St. John's Laymen
St. Procopius Abbey: June 3-7; 10-14; St. Benedict's
Convent, Orookston: June 17-21; Aug 5-9
St. John's Novices: July 1-10; Convent of Visitation,
St. Paul: Aug. 9-15
Sisters I.H.M., Monore, Mich.: June 19-28;
Sisters O.S.F., Grand Forks, N.D.: July 21-25
St. Anselm's Abbey, Manchester, N.H.: June 17-21
St. Paul Priory: June 1-10; St. Benedict's Convent, St.
Joseph: June 12-17; 19-24; Aug. 3-8
St. Mary's Hospital, Pierre, S. Dak.: June 7-13;
Sacred Heart Convent, Yankton, S. Dak.: June 14-20;
21-27; St. Paul Priory: July 26-31
Sisters I.H.M., Monroe, Mich.: June 8-17; 19-28;
Good Shepherd Convent, St. Paul: July 13-22
Fall River, Mass., Diocesan Clergy: Sept. 2-14
Puerto Rico, Bahamas: June 10-Aug. 15
Sisters I.H.M., Monroe, Mich.: June 19-28
Counseling Symposium, Chicago University:
June 27-July 21
Fintan Notre Dame University (Mathematics): June 21-Aug. 6
Germain Notre Dame University (history): June 21-Aug. 6 Gilbert University of Minnesota (English): June 17-Aug. 24
Leonard University of Minnesota (history): June 17-Aug. 24
Stanley University of Minnesota (education): June 17-July 20
Dunstan and Walbert:
University of Minnesota (North Central Workshop)
June 17-July 12 Cuthbert and Daniel:
University of Detroit (Ed. TV Workshop): June 24-July 19 Wilfred. University of Colorado (physics): June 14-Aug. 24
Hugh University of Colorado (art): June 12-Aug. 27
David University of Chicago (English)
Alberic Catholic University (theology)
Warren Fordham University (history): July 2-Aug. 14
Melchior University of Nebraska (mathematics) Camillus Catholic University (theology): June 26-Aug. 9 Ernest Pallotine House of Studies, Washington, D.O.: July 1-31
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Alumni Meet In Milwaukee
# Seventy-three St. John's alumni, their wives and friends met at
the Miller Inn in Milwaukee, Wis., May 15, when the Milwaukee area branch of the Alumni Association held its first Stand-up in recent years.
• Father Matthew Kiess, OSB, head of the chemistry department at St. John's, was the principal speaker. He also showed colored slides of the campus. George Durenberger, athletic director, accompanied Father Matthew.
Fred Boehme, '23, Milwaukee, was elected president of the branch at the meeting. Other new officers named were Vernon Homan, '32, Wauwatosa, Wis., vice-president; Ray Marotta, '39, Wauwatosa, secretary; and Ralph Weber, '48, Milwaukee, treasurer.
Alumni attending the Milwaukee Stand-up were:
Dr. & Mrs. P. G. Ackerman, '18, Janesville, Mr. & Mrs. Maurice C. Arneson, '35, Mr. & Mrs. R. D. Bachmeier, '47, Dr. Don Chisholm, '52, Mr. & Mrs. Fred E Boehme, J23, Mr. & Mrs, Pat Dougherty, '23, Gordon J. Durenberger, '47, George Durenberger, '28, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Ehmst, '31, Wauwatosa; Jerry Firnstahl, '50, Chicago; Mr. & Mrs. L. W. Fleckenstein, '20, Tom Galarneault, '48, Chicago; Mr. & Mrs. James Haen, '51, Mr. &. Mrs. William Hamernick, '40, Bert Hartmger, '52, Mr. & Mrs. J. Raymond Helbert, '47, Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Homan, '32, Wauwatosa, Father Matthew Kiess, OSB, Mr. & Mrs. AJbert Kilzer, '31, Mr. & Mrs. Urban Krier, '22, Harold B. Lien, '26, Chicago,- Mr. & Mrs. Dick McDevitt, '50, Mr. & Mrs. Ray Marotte, Wauwatosa; Walter Moynihan, '28, Mr. & Mrs, Larry Miller, '52, Mr. & Mrs. Stan Murphy, Waukesha, Bob Obermiller, '51, Mr. & Mrs. John Oilman, '42, Whitefish Bay; Mr. & Mrs. James Pierret, '54, Round Lake, III.; Mr. & Mrs. Fred Rauch, '20, Wauwatosa; Mr. & Mrs. Frank Rumreich, '26, Mr. & Mrs. Loren J. St. Michel, '55, Chicago; Mr. & Mrs. Sylvester Sanger, '26, West Allis; Matt Sasgen, '26, River Forest, III.; Anthony Sasgen, '33, River Forest, 111.; Mr. &. Mrs. Alex M. Spahn, '20, Robert Tai, '55, Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Ulschmid, '49, Ralph Weber, '48, Mr. & Mrs. Bill Weishar, '34, Alois H. Wenninger, '43, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Wenzel, '19, Dr. & Mrs. F. J. Zackman, '22.
BuddUuj, o/ the Second
The first building erected during St. John's second century and the second stage of the one hundred year building plan is this new home of the St. John's printing department and the Liturgical Press. The print shop occupies one half of the structure while the Press has moved its shipping department, addresso-graph equipment, and part of its stock room into the other half. The frame building attached to the north end of the new building will be used by the Press for offices and storage space.
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