The Benet Volume 21 Number 01 1955 October

              Fr. Roderic O. S. B. Joins
St. Benedict's Faculty
'Y~e~
elect (!J~
\Vhen the election returns wen:
tal!ied, Helen Hasling of Aitkin,
J\'lary McCullough of Sandusky, Ohie..
and Kathryn Callanan of Springfield
assumed the presidential role in the
senior, junior and sophomore c1asse~.
As their other officials, the seniors
chose Joan Nigg of Madison, Joan
Richardson of St. Cloud, and Jeanette
Loher of Alberta.
Mildred Sch ..... ankl of St. ClouJ,
l\Iary Kay Dietl of St. Paul and
Kathryn Marcotte of Langdon, No.
Oak., are the other junior officers.
'York on the exterior of the new residence ham. North wing progresses rapidly. The bnilding will be under
roof before cold weather sets in, allowing construetion to continue throughout the winter. The building win be
coml,leted in the summer of 1956.
Sophomores elected Mary Pilon of
J\linneapolis as their vice-president.
Katheleen Matthews of St. Cloud as
slleretary, and Katherine Siebenand
of Madison as treasurer.
Freshman e1ectiOIlS wi!! be held
later in the fall.
Drama Students
Stage 'Crucible'
The first production of the Arde­Icons,
assisted by the Johnny Players,
th is year will be Arthur Miller·s
The Crucible, to be staged on Dec.
11 under the direction of Sister
Colman_
With its setting in Massachusctt~
during the Salem witch trials, the
drama portrays the testing and th(!
triumph of two souls in a crucib!(!
wrought from the malice and the
weakness of their fellow men.
In leading roles are Betty An.1.
Sullivan as Elizabeth Proctor, John
Adrian as John Proctor, and Mary
Ann Gallick as Ahagail Williams.
Others in the cast include Jeanne
O'l'-allon as Mary ' Varrcll, l\lary l\k
Cullough as l\ lrs. Ann Putnam, Sheila
Eddy as Rebecca Nurse, Mary Ann
Simpson as Betty Parris, Carol Matt
as Tituba, Mary Daley as Susanna
Walcott, Pat Schlegel as Mercy
Lewis, L.'1Donna Busch as Martha
Corey, and Alvina Feldman as Sarah
Good.
Donald Hodapp as the Rev. John
Hale, Richard Hayden as tile Rev.
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English Majors
Prepare Panel
Several SJU and CSB senior Eng­lish
students will be on the program
of the Fall Conference for English
Departments at Duluth on Dec. 3.
Jane Fluegel, Phllippa Cleason,
Richard Baenen and Herbert Sch­meig,
assisted by Sister Linnea an,J
Mr. Victor Dial, win present a panel
on certain aspects of Newman's
Apologia Pro Vita Sua and Merton's
The Seven Storey Mountain.
Invitations for the conference. to
be held at the College of SI. Schu­lastica,
have been issued to English
departments of all private Minne­sota
colleges.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October 23, Mary Louise Hick·
ey _ "I Remember
~iama"
November 4, Facula Formal
11-12: NSA Regional As­sembly
at ~facal­ester,
St. Paw
13, Betty Schneider
17, Student Council
Convocation, "Ori­gin
of Species"
20: Delta Epsilon Sig-ma
Meeting
Dec. 10-11, NFCCS Regional
Council Meeting
at St. Catherine's,
St. Paul
11: Ardeleons Stage
''The Crucible"
THE BENET
Official Alumnae Publication of the College of St. Benedict
Vol. XXI, No. 1 THE BENET October, 1955
B . d!e/J,e Re-ekct Reo..
Motlun R~, e.g.B. p~
Alumnae Board
Charts Action
A report of the building fund
chairman was one of the first items
on the crowded agenda facing the
alumnae board meeting here on Sun­day,
Oct. 9. All chapter and in­dividual
alumnae conb:ibutions ar.;)
being applied to the special aiumna'3
lJwjeet - furnishing the Commons.
Mrs. Ralph Opatz, president, gav'~
an enthusiastic account of the Minne·
sota Council of Catholic Women's
October meeting devoted to the
theme, "Restore all things in Christ."
A CSB alumnae delegate, it w'\s
determined, will attend the Decem­ber
meeting of the American Alumni
Council of ..... hich the Association is
a member. The mceting will be at
Highland Park, Ill. It was further
decided to renew membership in the
International Federation of Catholic
College Alumnae since the ;\·linne­sola
unit has been ro-activated. Mrs.
Patrick Roach represented CSB alum­nae
at the IFCA's August l"()nven tion
in SI. Paul.
Chapters wishing help in plannin,::
meetings will appreciate the work of
a three-member program committee
which prepared suggestions, maileJ
them to existing chapters, and wel­comes
any other reqnests by melll­bers.
Those on the program commit·
tee were Mrs. John SimoneU, Mrs.
Robert Fixmer and Mrs. Ralph Opatz.
Homecoming plans were also nn
the agenda. The dates have been
set for May 5-6, and the chairmalL
will be Mrs. John Simonett of the
class of '51. In preparation for elec­tions
at Homecoming, the following
nominating committee was appointed
by the President: Chairmen Catherine
Pribyl, Honor Hacker, Therese Bins·
feld, Joan Meyer and Lorraine Cofell.
Nominations will be made for the
offices of president-elect and fo~
treasurer.
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Mother RieharJa
Through the generosity of Rev.
Edward Ramacher and St. Francis
parish at Sartell, Winterhaven has
been made available to college stu­dents
of this area for Friday night
entertainment.
At the invitation of Father Ra­nlacilCr,
faculty and student repre­sentatives
of St. John's, SI. Bene­dict's,
T.C. Newman Club, and the
St. Cloud and SI. Gabrie l's Schools
of Nnrsing met to discuss plans for
through-tile-year Friday night activi­ties.
Dancing, roller-skating and
winter sports are pmt of the program.
Members of the parish will provide
refreshments at minimum charges.
Bus service is planned from the col­leges
10 ' V;nterhaven.
The many who enjoyed the initial
mixer and the first night of roller­skating
will readily agree that Father
RamacllCr and his parishioners have
done much toward the settlement nf
an urgent problem by prOViding
\Vinterhaven as a recreat ional center.
And they will aPIJreciate the provi­sion
more fully when they know that
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Mother Richarda Peters Pres­ident
of the College of St.'Bene.
diet, was re-elected to the office
of Prioress of the Convent of
St Benedict on June 18. A year
ago Mother Richarda was elect·
ed Mother President of the Con­gregation
of St. Benedict, all
association of Benedictine con­vents
including St. Benedict's
Convent here, St. Bede's Priory
of Eau Claire, WisconSin, St.
Paul's Priory of St. Paul, St.
Placid's Priory of Olympia,
Washington, and St. Mary'~
Priory of Nauvoo, lIIinois. The
tenn of office for each of these
positions is six years.
Mother Richarda has long been
familiar to many WIIO know Bene­dictine
education in this area. Having:
served in the capacity of teacher at
Holy Angels Crade School in 51.
Clond from 1914 nntil 1921, and in
the Cathedral High School from 1921
to 1928, Mother Richarda was ap­pointed
Principal of the Catlledra!
High School in 1928. In 1939, after
eleven years as Principal, Mother
Richarda began her doctoral studies
at tlle Catholic University of Americ,1
in Washington, D.C. She was award­ed
the doctorate in psychology and
psychiatry there in 1942.
Appointed dean of residence her'}
at the college, Mother also taught
PSYchology courses until hcr re­appointment
as Principal of Cathedral
High in 1946. In 1949 she was
elected Prioress, succeeding !I-Iother
Rosamond Pratschner.
e~!
Faculty, alumnae and students sin_
cerely congratulate Father Harold
Fuchs OSB, chaplain and theology
professor, upon the silver jubilee of
his ordination to the Priesthood, Slid
welcome this occasion both to wi.dl
him God's blessingg in the futur:l
and to thank him for his priestl )"
ministrations ill the five years of hi..
chaplaincy here.
Rev. Roderic Albers OSB, replacing
Rev_ Cassian Osendorf OSB is thc
only really "new" member of the
faculty here to greet this year·':
capacity enrollment. Father Roderic
comes to St. Benedicfs from Sl.
Anselm's parish in New York Cit ~
and will teadl in the philosophy a,;(i
theology departments. Father Cassian
has been app·ointed p..1.stor at Calla­way.
Sister Rogalia returned ,Ifter com·
pleting her research work at tIlt:
Institutum Divi Thomae in Cincin­nati,
where she is a candidate for the
doctoral degree in chemistry_ Sister~
Emmanuel and Ingrid, completed
work on their masters degrees at
the University of Minnesota thi~
summer and are now teaching history
and home economics respectively.
Sister Mary Helene and Miss Marjorie
Heid have joined the music faculty.
And Miss Constance Zierden. knowp
to every participant ill twenty pro­ductions
of SO LET YOUR LIGHT
SHINE, has become a member of thointmcnt, is marked with fin ality.
A course has been complctc( which cannot be ret raversed . As
the harvest season is characterized by fulfillment, planting time
is charged with hope. It is with the high expectation inseparable
from a new sowing time that I, on behalf of the faculty, welcome
you students to this new academic year.
It is good to see mllfllj new faces here th is mOrllillg.
But certaillly it is /lot less good to see f(Hniliar Diles. If the
/lew Olles give us c/wlienge, the old ones give us confidence.
Those of you who for the second, third, or fourth time are
entrusting yourselves to us for a lIew sowillg as well as for
the lIurturing of form er plall tings exhibit a trust which is the
wellspring of our confit/ellce.
Not long ago in Belgium a survey was made among ecclesiasti­cal
students to ascertain what were thc principal factors of influence
in thcir studcnt lives. The read ing of biography was rated as
holding primary rank. H the intimate knowledge which history
yields of the lives and works of others can be effective to the
e.xtent of bringing to minds their strongest convictions and to
wills their noblest decis ions, we must admit, I think, that it was
a happy day when one of Ollr faculty members, Sister i\ofariella,
conceived the pageant - now become traditional - as a means of
introducing freshmen to the college community and to college
life at St. Benedict's. Presenting to us, as it does, one saintly
Benedictine scholar from each of the fou rteen centuries from
the sixth to the present, the pageant, So Let Your Light SMne,
puts liS into touch with personalities that are models of study,
of teaching, and of Christian li ving.
Each of these fea rned, liable persons which the pageant
presents to us rellped abWl£{(mt fruits of fife. In the case
of all of these men and women the ric/mess of their reaping
was in st rict 1Jroportion to the rightness of tlwir sowing.
I should like to speak briefl y about one of these fourteen
scholars. Chronologically speaking, he is central in the pageant.
I refer to St. Anselm, Doctor of the Church. Anselm was born
in Ita ly close to the middle of the eleventh century. He was the
son of a pious mother and of a wealthy and ambitious father.
Early in h is life he fe lt inclined to renounce his wealth and his
father's noble station in fa vor of the life of a scholar and even
of a monk. He thought of en tering the monastery of Bec but
wavered in his initia l resolution because the monastery counted
among its members the brilliant La nfranc, master of the abbey
school. Anselm, taking pride in his own gifts of mind, told himself
that he shou ld go to a monastery where his talents would be
more useful. It was really not the question of usefulness but
the fear of being overshadowed by the accomplishments and
reputation of Lanfranc which made Anselm hesitate. In time
and with the benefit of good counsel Anselm saw his ambition
for what it was. Humility then prompted him to prefer the poor,
but blessed, abbey of Bee to all others.
It is often sa id that vi rtue is its own reward. Having arrived
at a disinterested view of study and of the religious life, Anselm
was soon bound in fast tics of friendship with his fellow monk,
Lanfranc. This friendship Anselm counted as one of the greatest
blessings of his life. In the course of time Anselm succeeded
Lanfranc in the offices of master of the school at Bec, prior of
the monastery, and a rchbishop of Canterbury. In each of these
offices he excelled his predecessor in wisdom and in the exercise
of administrat ive powers.
Of the last of these offices Anselm felt particularily unworthy.
I I~ tcars and prostrate on th ~ floor, h~ begg~d William 11, the
kmg of England, to sl)are hlln the lugh office and the heavy
burden of the archbis lopric of Canterbury. The king was re­lent1ess
and Anselm was forced to yield. Later while Anselm
occupied the see, WiUiam took to himself the right of investiture.
Anselm resisted the king's unrightful authority, uphold ing the
rights of the Church with boldness and courage. For his resist­ance
Anselm was eventually p rosecuted . At the opening of the
trial Anselm was permitted to say what he wished in defense of
his actions. Being prepared by study and by prayer to plead
the case, Anselm presented his defense; then he sat down and
slept through the remainder of the trial upon wh ich depended
his office and his freedom. l'laving ceased to endeaver to have
truth serve him and having habituated himself to serving the
truth, Anselm reaped the full frui t of that service - peace.
It well may be that other characters of the pageant appeal
to you more than Anselm. As you become acquainted with its
several students of 'the high word of God', you may find that
Bede or Gertrude or Alcuin enlist your special admiration.
Whoever they may be, I should like you to come to know them
as intimately as possible. Acquaintance will give you not only
knowledge but method and purpose as well. Each of these per­sonalities
in his or her own way can teach us as Anselm does
that in proportion as we pursue truth ardently and serve it
zealously _ we shall reap the fruit of truth and of charity abun­dantl
y - and that fruit is PEACE - a fruit which is the maturity
of faithful adherence to the Christian tradition in which the
pageant instructs us.
The hOl1e of the fa culty is tllat our sowillg will be right,
that your growing will be a IWJJI)Y experience, and tflat your
harvest will be elenwfly rich .
Facula Merits
CSPA Rating
The F ACULA of 1954-55 Wa3
awarded the rat ing of "Publication
of Distinction" by the Catholic
School Press Association. Rosanne
:"Iaddy 55- was editor of the F AC­ULA,
and Sister Jacqueline was the
advisor.
"Good emphasis on the intellectual
and spiritual li fe of the school and
excellently written and designed di·
vision pages arc the outstanding as­pects
of this book," was the CO'1-
cliiding judgment of the judges at
:" Iarquette University's College nf
Journalism, headquarters of the
CS PA.
CSB Delegates
Attend Meets
Filled with "new zeal", CSB's del(;­gates
returned to campus this fall
after attending national and regional
meetings of nation-wide student or·
gani7.ations d uring the su m mer
months.
All college president and sodality
prefect, Mary Kay Braus spent Au­gust
29 - September 3 at the Sum­mer
School of Catholic Action in
Chicago. Highlight of the SSCA, says
Mary Kay, was a layman's panel on
the Social Apostolate. Her judgment
of the week: "a tremendously en~
riching experlencel" AI; general cllair.
mall of the Sodality, Lorraine Stemer
attended the SSCA meet in St. Paul,
July JI . 16.
The twelfth national congress
of the National Federation of Catho­lic
College Students, mooting in Pitts­burgh
Aug. 31 - Sept. 4, was attend­ed
by senior dclcgo.to Philippa Clea­son.
"The Federation in the \Vork
of the Church," was the theme of
lhe wool. Olo i:".e.J by Bishop Me
Nulty of Patterson, NFCCS Epis­copal
Moderator, the theme was de­"
e1oIXld by lectures and discussions.
Nearer home, senior National Stu­dent
AI;sociatioll delegate Jane Flue­gel,
attended the National NSA
Congress at the University of Minne­sota,
Aug. 21·31. A convention of
representative student organizatiollS,
the assembled student leaders sought
to make of NSA an effective legis.
lative and policy-making body for
school acti vi ties. Topics for discussion
included the desegregation issue amI
the Armed Forces Reserve Ad.
Alumna Jule Olsen was a convention
hostess. Juniors Katherine Howard
and Mary Sehwappach attended a
number of sessions.
NFCCS Plans
At Workshop
Mildred Schwankl, NFCCS Reg­ional
Family Life Commission Chair­man
led a discussion on "Psychologi­cal
Preparation for Marriage" at the
N "~ workshop at St. Mary's College,
Winona, October 21-22. CSB was
also re presented by Sister Jeremy
who was invited as counsellor for
the Family Life discussion; tim re­gional
treasurer, Mairlyn Heltemes;
officilll dc1cgatess ~ I ary Forster and
" hilipPII Gleason; and the campus
commissioners Mary Janusehka, Rosc­mllry
Boehm and Joanne Klein.
WINTER HAVEN ...
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it was done only at the sacrifice of
substantial incomes; Friday night has
always been \Vinterhave n's "best
night" for public patronage.
A council of student leaders from
the five cooperating institutions will
plan the year's activities. Present '!.t
the in itial planning sessions as CSB
rel)resentatives wcre May Kay BraliS
and Mary Schwappach.
Varied Groups
Hear Faculty
Addressing a udiences from Cincin­nati
and Lisle, II!., to Seattle, CSB
faculty members totaled q uite a
number of Off-caml)US lectures in lato.l
summer and early fall.
Scicnce
Numerically, the scientists led the
field. Sisters Remberta, Rogatia
and :'Illry all presented pape rs at the
national meeting of the Science and
Mathematics sections of the Ameri­can
Benedictine Academy, meeting
at St. I'rocopius Abbey in Lisle, m.,
Aug. 15-18. Sister Remberta discuss­ed
the comllatibil ity of research work
and the Benedictine way of li fe, Sis­ter
Rogatia spoke on lliant extract;
as enzyme inhibitors, and Sister Mary
described her experiences as a Ful­bright
Scholar in Germany and hcr
work the re in studying radioactive
phOllphorus in tJle metamorphosis of
"Culex_"
Further, Sister Rogatia, who had
earlier this summer addressed the
national meeting of the American
Chemical Society, spoke on amylase
inhibitors at the annual Research
Conference of the i nstitutum Divi
Thomae in Cincinnati in September.
Later this fall Sister Hembcrta ad ·
dressed the St. Anne's Mother's Club
in Minneapolis-her subject for th ~
Oct. 14 lecture was "The Child and
Mental HealtIl."
Language and Literature
Of the language and literature di­vision
faC\Llty, Sister Mad ella, Sister
Mllrianne and Sister Margretta
mounted the roste r. '"The Place of
Catholic Fiction in the English Cur­riculum"
was the title of Sister Mar­iclla's
aJJ .. :ss to the meeting of tho
Archdiocesan Teachers of English in
~Iilwaukee, Sept. 22. Earlier this
sununer Sister ?Iariella spoke infor­mally
a number of times to Hoi)'
Names Sisters attending Seattle Uni­versity
where Sister was attending
special classes this summer. Sisters
Marianne and Margretta present«i
papers at the sectional meeting of the
American Benedictine Academy meet­ing
at Yankton, So. Oak., Aug. 22-
25. "J. K. Huysman's Concept of the
Liturgy" was Sister Marianne's sub­ject;
Sister Margretta spoke on tIle
Benedictinc teacher.
Every fall issue of T HE BENET
has religious vocations to record with
pride for CSB, and this one is JlO
exeeption.
On june 15, here at St. Benedkt's
Ruth Young '52- became Sister
Louise; Marilyn l\Ioorman '53-, Sis.
ter Joseph; Patricia Reed '53-, Sister
Patrice; Rose Petsch '54, Sister Am­brose.
Bonnie Keiffer, who entered
the convent as a freshman here last
year is now Sister Bernarda, and Miss
Elaine Haasch, '54-55 Spanish in­structor,
is now Sister Juana.
A month later five others who en­tered
the convent d uring their stu'
dent years made their first llrofession
of vows: Sister Stephanie Mongeon,
Sister Gregory MacKenzie, Sister
Riehella Carey, Sister Miriam Ardol!
and Sister Conchita Smoot. In the
s,'!.me ceremony, Sisters Ingrid Ander­son
and Emmanuel Renner pre­nounced
their perl)Otual vows of pov
erty, chastity and obedience.
Jane Padden '58 entered tIle con·
\'ent of tIle Sisters of St. Frands
at LittIe Falls, and Mary Judge '57
said goodbye to CSB last year in
order to enter tIle Ursuline com'eul
at Festus, ~ Io.
Returning to St. Benedict's this
fall, Marjorie Heid '48- entered the
convent llere, Is oow teaching music
in the college.
Joan Fluegel, senior NSA delegate
a ttended an early October Region.'!.1
Executh'e Council mecting at St.
Catherine's. The planning conference
concerned itself with the fall region­al
assembly to be held at Macalester
College on Nov. 11 and 12, at which
time the d iscussion will center on
human relations in the educational
community.
Tenative plans were laid for :l
possible travel conference to be held
at SI. Thomas, for the repetition of
the international relations seminar at­tended
last year by Elizabeth And­erson,
and for a special topics con­ference.
The senior delegate invites com­ment
and suggestion from the st,,­dent
body regard ing topics of special
interest to them.
'55 Graduates
Favor Teaching
There should be less talk of the
teaching shortage this year; twO'
thirds of the '55 graduates have bol­stered
the teaching profession tl di
fall.
Hoscmary Burns is at Chaska; De­lores
Deane at \Vesthopc, No_ Dak. ;
Maureen Griffin at Madison; Loi~
Guggemos lit Osseo; Nancy l'lynes
at \Vindom; Margaret Johnson at
Holla; Joan Kilzer at Mound; Bern ­adette
Kraemer at New York Mills;
Mary Krom at Hannah, No. Oak..
Mary Lou Leisen at Aitken; Carol
McCarthy at Red Wing; Rosanne
Maddy at Hill City; Anne Monteske
at Bagley; Mary Nelson at Glenwood;
Jule Olsen at Montgomery; DorOlhy
Reynolds at Brawley, Calif.; Vehna
Jean Smith, St. Benedict's High
School hE're; Julia Twomey, Rohbins­d
ale; Marilyn Yunker, Lakota, No.
Oak.; and Sister Aquinas, Cold
Spring.
Still 0 11 the other side of the desk
arc two graduate school student s:
Patricia Gaines who is pursuing an
MSSW in psychiatric social work fit
the Catholic U. in Washington, D.C.,
and I' atricia Pung who is a graduate
student in library science at SI. Cath·
erine's. Shirley Marcks is topping off
her collegiate career with some addi­tional
courses at Bemidji T.C.
One grnduate still has one foot
in school; Viviall Chang is interning
in dietetics at Henry Ford HOSllital
in Detroit. Betty Baumler and Sister
Colleen arc also in a hospital settin?,
now; Betty is in tIle blood chemistry
laboratory at SI. Aiexills HOSI)ital in
Bismarck a nd Sister Colleen is a pply­ing
her die tetic skill at tIle SI. Cloull
Hospital.
Eileen PaW spent the summer i'l
California, and Colleen Carr was
married in June.
ALUMNAE BOARD . __
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An alumnae committee to partici­pate
in plans for the 1957 Centenlliai
will be appointed after Dec. L Until
that time, Chapters are urged to scud
in suggestions for committee nom­inees.
According to plans concluded at
the meeting that all active member~
of the Association who have paid
dues will receive, in addition to th.)
BENET, periodic additional "news"
of CSB: summaries of lectures, news
of Oblates, infonnation 011 children's
books, recipes, news notes about the
faculty and life at CSB.
Present for the meeting were Mrs_
Ralpll Opatz, Mrs. John Pecchi:I,
Marion Cooney, Mrs_ George Condon,
Mrs. John Simonet!, Catherine Pribyl,
Mrs. Joseph Hacker, Mrs. Gregory
Binsfeld, 1'.lrs. H. J. Gans, Mrs. Wil­liam
Cofell, Joan Meyer and Mary
Kay Braus.
ChtistmllS Sh01Jping? Reeproductions of Sister Thomas' stained-wood Madonna
lind Child are now ava,ilable from Building Fund Heaage 1)
Sam Parris, Dennis Novak as thl'
Deputy Governor Danforth, Charles
Hoenig as Thomas Putnam, David
Sinner as Giles Corey, Michacl O ' I~a l­Ion
as judge Hathorne, John O'Fallon
as Francis Nurse, and John \Valch as
clerk of court and prison guard.
Eileen Potter is llroduction man­ager.
p~p~
de~Med
Sister Clement presented five CSO
piano students in an artist-student
coneert at tIle Robert Whitford J'ianu
Teacher Collventioll at the !-Iotd
Sherman in Chicago, "~riday, j uly IS.
Each of the five students played a
Whitford composition. In addition,
Christine Gruelles performed US1.t·~
Hungarian Rhapsod y No. 15, j oanne
Klein's choice was Ante EI Escorial
hy Leeuona, Jo Ann Williams piny­ed
Elfin Dance hy MacDowell, Ra­vel's
Sonatina was the choice 01
Gwen Stende, and Lconll Thollll)_
son's second selection was Brahm's
Hhapsodr in G Minor.
New Book Post
Serves Bennies
National Book Week, Nov. 13-19.
will be marked this year at St.
Benedict's by the opening of The
Benny Book Post. The Post (lu ts on
s,11e at the college the best of the
paper-back books, thus making avail ­ahle
some of the finest books of all
times to students who have only
limited funds.
The Post operates in the colle!;e
cafe where it will be possible to
p"rchase food for the mind as well
as a Coke or a sandwich. [n charge
of the project is I\osemary Boehm.
who is assisted by Sue Brown. Mar­jorie
Fickbohm, and Patricia Chance.
These students make book seit-ctions
and solicit further suggestions for
the choice of books from fa eult}'
members and from students. They
are assisted in the problems of boo~
selection by Sisters Mariella, Unne.l,
a nd Concllessa. OtIler faculty mem­bers
giving guidance in this pro;cct
are S i~t"u Kr istin a nd Clyde.
The idea of the Benny Book Post
was prolooted last year by the mem­bers
of NFCCS. It was tIlrough their
persuasion that the project was gh'en
into the hands of the English (Ie­partment
and the library departmelLt.
In joint meetings of tllese two de·
IJartments it was determined to givc
the students the major responsibili­ties
with sufficient guidance frolol
the faculty to insure the success of
the project.
With the usual buzz of activity,
students survived the registration
lines, revived at a Ro tea, enjoyed a
first-night get-acquainted party and
a Ilienie dinner in the woods. Big
sisters entertained littl e sisters at a
d inner party. l'leads of departments
held "fi resides" to explain the work
and objectives of tIleir respective
'"majors lind minors"_
High mass in honor of the Holy
Spirit officially opened the new
school year. And then classes be ­gan.
At the first convocation of the
year, Sister Enid, dean, addressed
the assembled faculty and students,
and prepared the freshmen for the
trnditional ceremony of initiation.
tim pagellnt.
As a final orientation, the fresh­men
were guests at a faculty rCCtlp­lion
on Sunday evening, October IJ.
Sister Johanna, former ' art instruc­tor
at St. Benedict's retulrned to her
position on the staff olf St. John's
Universi ty again this fa,ll. Now all
instructor in art at Catlhedral High
School, Sister Johanlla teaches art
history and art apl)rediation three
times wt.'ekly at SJU.
Sister KrisUIl. O.S. ll, Built/iug Ftmd Committee
College of St. Hcnedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
POUO .. _
(Contioued from IMage 1)
continue her studies whiile hospitaliz­ed
and to return to coillege at tIle
earliest possible date.
TIle good wishes andl pra~'ers of
the faculty and studenlts are with
her ill her hopes lor a . speed)' re­covery.
Plellse
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Odober, 1955 THE BENET 3
Ann Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Arrell (Ruth Hyland-) '37
May 22, 1955 _ ,. :' Iary Isobel, daughter of Mr. ulld :' Irs. Adria'n \Vinkei
(lsobel Browne) 37, August 23. 1955 . Michael JO$el)h son r M I
Mrs_ Hobert 11 :'Iadden (Veronica Rowl'and) '52 " ) ,,1, 3 "9"o'''' A0 J, .arK~ ranein
oxanne, daughter of ;\Ir. and :'Irs. Gordon Beaver (Isobelle Sommcrs-) '43
~ugust 10, 1955 . Kathleen Ann, daughter of Mr. alld Mrs. Itonald
Ke nsok (Lorraine Baumler") '51. September I , 1955.
Mary Charl ou~, daughter of r. 1r. and Mrs. Mervyn \ Velshoul\, Jr.
(Mary Cummings) 54, Jul}' 25, 1955 . Mary Patricia, dllughtcr of Mr.
and Mrs. I'a tr iek McHale (Eleanor Bohlin-) '50 ,:.'Ia , 30, 1955 ... 11l erese
~nn, daughter of 1>·lr. and Mrs. Roger Nierengarten (Do lores Lehman-)
50, July 30, 19;55 Kevin Anthony, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Emery
(Gladys Auer-) 50, June 11, 1955 . Brigid Mary, dnughter uf Mr. and
:'Irs. Charles n andall (Mary Anne Hunt" ) '51, June 15, 1955.
Mary E l il'~'\bet h, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark lIu,h" ('I )
W.]] _I' ) "ary 0
I ette .54, une 17. 1955 . . ~nne Mnr ie, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
dJe ruld Weiland (Betty Lou Swcet") 54 . )"Iy 3 , 1955 . CI",' sIm' e ,','Ian'e ,
aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott L Adams Jr (Marcella G K ) '49
)
'4955 ., .•. ucera,
une _ , t • ... . Colleen Marie, daughter of :'Ir. and Mrs. Charles
McCarvey (Wanda Arcrs) '54, September 2, 1955 . Mary Eli7.abeth,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Olsen (Marlene Delaria-) '53, May 29, 1955.
Loui: I~ayrnond. son of ~r. and Mrs. Raymond Krebsb.1ch (Mary Ann
Schwartz) 50, May 15, 1955 . . Gay Ann Adair, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs .. Vernon Stmndemo (Clenna lJrynjolfson-) '52, :.lay 8, 1955 . Peter
&IWlll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hanson (Margarct Crcbner) '51 ' I
1.5 ' 195_5 ,. KeVI'I I Jo h n, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Shilllota (~lary 'A ,g naeys
l raxler) 53,. August 2, 1955 . Catherine Anne, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Engel (Virginia Juettner-) '48, May 16, 1955.
7 l'aul, son of "'.r. and. Mrs. Ralph Op.'\l7. (Patricia Gits-) '49, May
1 • 1955 ; . . CCCtllla Mane, daughter of :'Ir. and Mrs. Robert Muggli
(Frances Ne~~ss~ ndorfer) '52, August 8, 1955 . Dewey PaLLI, son of ~ I r.
and M r~: \ lrgll Jasken (Hosemary Muggli-) '46, August 18, 1955 . .
Jeffrey I homas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Latta Nelson (Eileen Foley) '~3
May 12, 1955 . • ' Charles :' Iichael, SOil of :' Ir. and Mrs. Charles WaliCJ:
(Annella Stevens) 49, September 28, 1955.
Joanne I'a tricia, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Falooll (Honayne
Gans) '017, June I, 1955 . . a son to /I-·Ir. and Mrs Larnerd Nerhus (ViOla
Bunkers), '47, in April a son to Mr and Mrs. Ken Cameron (Mary
FI~nn- ) <10: October 2, 1955 . Mary Thcres,,\, daughter of Mr. and /l- Irs.
dM ike OlemaC'.l (Louise Dauer) '46 " Se,)tcmber 28 '9"oA"J . )0 An n ,','Ia ry,
7~ 1~~~ of Mr. and Mrs. Bussell Christensen (S ta sia Biehn) '53, Octohcr
, Michael John. son of Mr. and II- Irs. A. J. !l uber (Dolores lI ellll-)
41,. Ma~eh 7, 1955 . Maureen Feitcia, daughter of :'Ir. and Mrs
Patrick Joarrell (Marjory Templeman) '51, July 26, 1955 ~hchael John
~n nf Mr. an(1 Mrs. Pat Z.'!.hier (Nellie 8017.), 1-1$. '3l-, October I, 1055 ... :
Helen, (~ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith (Loretta Schmolke-) '38,
October ._, .1955 . ... a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Enger (Gloria
Schlepcr ) 53, Octooor 11, 1955 . M:ltthew B.'!.rry, sun of Mr. and :.Irs.
John B. Hankel (Dorothea MePharliu-) '51, j une 26, 1955.
So Let Your Light Shine
~ group of peasant dancers relax for a few minutes during
the fmal rehearsals for So Let Your Light SMne.
For the h~en tieth p resentation of the pageant de ictin
fourteen centuries of Benedict ine culture, the weather eYeal'ecr.
a. full-moon rose behind the choral readers, guests packed every
mche from. the. roof to the bleachers; and around the great fire
that Benedict lighted from the lamp of the Angel of Prayer and
the Angel of ~.york, the f l ~mes moved again, slowly across the
face of. barbarian I ~n ds until wanTl th and light had converted the
bar~a ~lU n hordes mto peasants and scholars and princes of a
Chnsllan Europe.
Again t11e .saints o~ fourteen centuries handed the flaming
torches, symbohc of hoi mess and learn ing, to the reaching hands
of the youngest Benedictine students - the freshmen. Heeeiving
the torch and ~he cap an~ gown that mark the ded icated scholar
the freshmen fi lled the mght air with their song of loyalty to th~
great Benedictine tradition and the work of the future.
So Olay the light shine!
THE BENET
Published by the College of St. Benedict, SI. Joseph, Minnesota, b
October, December, Februar)" April, and :'lIIy. Subscriptions SOc. Entero!d
as second class matter January 14, 1948, at the post office at St. joseph,
Minnesota, under tlle act of March 1879.
4 THE BENET October, 1955
Dear Alumna,
For a year we have worked hard on our bUilding fund program. \Vhcn
you receive Brick and Mortar, our progress report, remember that the
fund could not have grown as it did without your help.
That heil) came in many different ways, and we Sincerely apl}reciatcd
it. Your understanding of our real needs, your interest in the bUilding
plans, your I)rnycrs for its suc::ccss, your encouragement and suggestions,
your sacrificial giving and your spirit of loyalty were sources of real en·
couragement.
Your lettcr saying, "Tooay, after I received a notice from our Personnel
QHice that I am to receive a raise on October I, I rcalil'.ed that my good
fortune should be shared with my Alma Mater" and the check for $30 which
you enclosed was no small boost.
\Ve knew you were with us when you wrote, ··It gives me real pleasure
to contribute even a small amount to the building fund, as it affords an
OP1)(lrtunity for me to show my a()preciation for the help the Sisters hanl
given me in the pas t."
\Ve felt the support of your gratitude when )'ou wrote of a check
receiv(."(\ for an article you had published, ··It is a gift from heaven. and
I am sending it to help build Mary Hall. It gives me ()leasure to give
the first fruit of my small ta lent to Illy SI. Bell'S."
And when you sent (Jart of rour first pay check as fI teacher with
a promise of a similar donation each month, we read your message with
joy: "Enclosed is a small amount to help the building project. It is part
of a nine-month pledge. My prayers for every success in the building
plans are yours too."
Old friends at St. Bcn<:dict's recalled you with a real thrill when they
read your '" am hapl)Y to furnish a room in the new dormitory, for I spent
many hapI'y years at St. Benedict's."
Even though we had begun to do what you suggestC!d, we were
grateful for these lines: "I am enclosing a check which is the first of my
contribntions toward the building fu nd. I promise to make my contributions
as big as I can and as frequent as possible Have you considered con­tacting
the parents of alulllnae? I know my family feels indebted to St.
Benedict's and would be hap()y to make a contribution. In that way they
will be assured that when their granddaughters are ready for college, St.
Benedict's will hn\'e adccJuate facilities to nccommodate them."
Faculty members read with gratitude and satisfnction: "'Ever sin<."C
I graduated I have wantC!d to send some money in appreciation for the
scholarship I received when I was a sellior. I am enelosing a check from
which should come my alumnae dues. The remaining $100 I would like
to place in the same scholarshi(l fund from which I received help or to
a""ly it to the building fund."
~lany other letters you wrote we could quote from, for they are
evidence that you have made a real sacrifice by giving to the building fund.
Each effort you have made to SUP()(lrt the building fund is remembered
perpetually in the dnily prayers of the sisters and you will always share
in the Holy Mass offered each First Frid:lY for our henef:lctors. May God
bless your generosity.
The Finance Committee
~Wuuu;h ~h£ 'lfeaM
Class of '26:
Mrs. Herh Harris (SylVia Birk-) lives in Tacoma, Wash., and is employed
at a large lumber concern thcre.
Class of '30:
Marie Dickmann US- is in Public Ilealth Nursing in ~linneapolis.
Class of '32:
Kathryn n yan- was the only woman choscn, by competitive examinn­lion,
in the stnte of California as a Training Officer in the Post Office De­partmellt.
Succeeding in a field of 500 competitors, Kaye wrote: "After
my name al>peared on the eligible list, I was selected because of my education.
I was proud of that. you know, I received all of my education from the
I3enedictine Sisters and I think they are the finest .. Congratulations on
the fine promotion, Kayel
Class of '33:
Mrs. Veri Wyman (~-farga ret Gnlvin) wrote for information last spring
about her alma mater. Result: daughter Margaret is a CSB freshman this
year. The \Vymans live in \Vesthope, No. Dak. where the most recent
graduating class has placed Dolores Deane on the teaching roster.
Class of '40:
Evelyn Oelts-, now a Sistcr of Our Lady of the Cenaele, Lake
Ronkonkoma, Long Island, wrote a long letter to Mother Richarda thanking
the Sisters here for her Uenedictine education: .. . the beauties of the
Liturgy were unfolded to me there, making me now tnlly appreciate the
richness of my inheritnnce and of my Cenaele vocation." Next year will
probably bring Sistcr farther wcst again probably to Chicago.
Closs of '43:
Rosemary Schaefer", with the Household I~inance Corporation, is having
busy days: an article was Illiblished in the September issue of WHAT'S
NEW IN HO~ I E ECONOM ICS, and speaking engagements for October
and November will call her to Denver, \Vashington, and Hunter College
in New York She hopes sometime to make a stop in Bcnnyville.
Class of '48:
I-rom Ireland came a l)(ls tcard noting Francis Hynan's- joy to be visiting
the ould sod. To avoid a!l partiality, she's stopping at Germany next
Mrs. Cordon Smith (1s.1belle Bunkers-) wrote a newsy letter to Sister
Assenia with news of all the Blinkers - one of the largest "Benny famil ies"
in recent history here ... Margaret Beste- is a librarian at Notre Dame;
likes it much.
Sister M. Bede (Renee Twomey"), l\"icdical Missionary Sister, is sched­uled
to go to South Jndiu this fall. Recently she finished a medical tech­nology
course in Philadelphia, then visi ted at her SI. Cloud home, and
made a retreat here at St. Benedict's ... . Mrs. james Engel (Virginia
J uettner·) sends greetings from Belle I)laine where she enjoys occasional
visits with Mary Jane Povolny Caffrey" and Marion Mondeau Fogarty.
Class of '49:
The husband of Mrs. Ernesto Araiza (Marie Rivera) is a newspaperman
writing for the Mexico City "News", reputedly the best English language
daily outside the U.s. He is also on a daily newscast in English over
radio station XEB . Lorraine Traybiatowski" will teach at Morris
this year.
"1ku J1- 4 (j;zeat $~"
Sally Riley '49" and Dan Fairchild in Terril, Iowa, July 11.
Margaret Pattison '56 and Edward I'lels in Durand, Wis., j uly 23.
l\brgaret Crowley '47" and Charley Smyth in Bangkok, Thailand, !".Iay 10.
Lyla Korb '52" and James E. Cregg in Powell Hiver, B.C., June 11.
Mary Wyant '56 and Gregory Ruprecht in Aitkin, Minn., Sept. 24.
Lila Diemert '50" and Andrew McDermott in Buffalo, N. Oak., Aug. 20.
Dorothea Kohman '53 and j ohn J'liggins in Davenf.lOrt, Iowa, Aug. 27.
Geraldine Miller '57 and James Maloney in Minneaf.lOlis, Oct. 1.
Marilee Zachman '54" and Lawrence Cripe in Sauk Hapids, Sept. 5.
!'I lary jane Povolny '53" and Kevin Gaffney in St. Paul, j uly 23.
Rosemary Fleming 'SO" and Gcorge Clnrk in St. Cloud, June 25.
Jane Schmid '54" and Robert n euther in St. Cloud, j une 6.
Vivian Hartung '50" nnd John Forsbert in Sl. Cloud, Aug. 27.
Mary Louise Schrank '52" and Hoger Birk in LeSueur, Minn., June 25.
Colleen Ct.rr '55- and Hobert Olson in St. j osc(>h, Minn., June 11.
Marlene VanKeulen '57 and Julius Noyes ill Ghe nt, "",inn., June 14.
Charlotte Sitnr '5"- nnd Hichard Cotter in Hopkins, Minn., June 18.
Dorothy Bialke '4"" and Robert O'Brien in San Francisco, May 21.
Mary Anne Nochring '52" and Roger Boos in St. Cloud, june 8.
Marilyn Schepers '56 and Joel Bensen in Waite Park, July 23.
Colleen Hentges '55 a nd James Dolan in Grand Forks, N. Oak., Sept. 3.
Hildegarde Twomey '5 1- and Hichanl Nolan in St. Cloud, Oct. 15.
Class of '50:
From Fifth Army Headquarters in Chicago, came word of the assign­ment
of h t Lt. Alice Thome" to the staff of Headquarters, Second Army,
"~ort George G. ~-I eade, Maryland Peg Keller· and some of her friends
from the faculty at Craceville toured the East this summer. One stop
was at Marianne Tom.ljanovich's" in Arlington, Va. Mary Lou Edelbach­who
is C()mpleting graduate study in psyehintric social work at Catholic
U. was a guest at the little reunion.
From Baton nouge, Mrs. Andrew McDermott (Lila Diemert" ) writes
that she and her husband are both ()Urt- timcrs at Louisiana U., and have
a lovely home which her craftsman-engineer husband will furnish with
hnnd-mndc furnishings.
Class of '51:
Rita Johnson", teaching again this year in Towner, docs a topnotch
job of reporting information on her class. Salllilles: Mary McErlane Mow­bray-
lives in Richardtown, Alaska, and says if she could win $400 playing
bingo she'd make it lor Homecoming this year!; Sheila Harvey" saw Sister
Mariella who attended Seattle U. th is summer; Mary Ann Hunt Randall
is living in Lindstrom where her husband is a teaeller; Rita herself is busy
with a round of d uties including class plays and lots of other acti vities in
addition to the tenehing she so much enjoys.
Mrs. John Hankel (Dorothea MePharlin-), living in St. Paul, writes
that she outdid herself reminiscing with classmate Sister james Hoschette
in the late summer. The activities of two sons are constantly on her agenda.
Class of '52:
Rosemary Hynes" toured Europe this summer and wrote enthusiastically
of Italy ulld Cernmny. L ast year 1\0$Cmary tUIIKht nc"r L .. ",Juu. II cl' own
comment about her experiences of the past two years: "How lucky can
one girl be." .. . .. Mrs. Roger Birk (Mary Lou Schrank") lives in " 'Iinneal)(llis,
works for the Aluminum Co. of America, promises a soon-to-be visit to
csn .. .. . Mrs. Edgar Harthman (Belty Boyer" ) is anticipnting a visit to the
Virgin Islands in early December . . From Hedding, Calif., came a letter
from Mrs. James Gregg (Lyla Korb- ) who is enthusiastic about a summer
spent ;'1 Lassen National Volcanic Park - a wilderness cabin at the edge
of a beautiful lake.
Class of '53:
Off to Europe this Slllllmer were Juliana Welle -, Dorothy Schneider",
Gloria Stoll '54" and Betty Zimmerman". They're back in classrooms now:
j uliana and Gloria at Wadena, Dorothy back at Graceville.
In Shiroi Air Basc, Japan, the John Olsens (l\Ia rlene Debria") arc
missing teaching - so daughter Mary Beth has two tutors working overtime
with her. The OlSCI1S have visited with Sister Benedice in Tokyo, sent
us a copy of STARS AND STRlI)ES describing the cooking school the
Benedictine missionaries from here are conducting there. The Olscos also
plan to visit Rosem"ry Fleming Williams in Yokohama.
jane Richnrdson- was awardlo(\ her MSSW in psychiatric social work
at St. Louis University on JU!IC 7 .... . Agnes Uunkers '53 is finishing her
degree at Mankato T.C.
Closs of '54:
Mary E!len Miller- and LuAnn Kubs" spent part of the summer in
the Southwcst, arc enamored of Colorado, and arc both going to teach
at Branson there this year . . .. . Charlotte Moore" fin ished her internship at
Cincinnati ill June, has also the Colorado fevcr, and will be a dietician in
a Colorado Springs Hospital.
fo.-Irs. John I1g (Alyce Malinski*) says she's just a little prond of her
young son Peter Gerard. Alyce will teach at the p..'1rochial school in New
Prague again this year . . TIle niehard Lcbruns (Marge Olsen-) and
daughter Connie were transferred from Bermuda to Washington D.C.
Though Marge prophesied that they would miss the lovcly scenery of the
little isle, it was quite apparent the familiar Minnesota scenery was q uite
welcome when they visited hcre in j uly.
Class of '55:
Donna Botz was graduated from the University of Minnesota this
summer.
Class of '57:
Marga ret Schuster's new address is New York City where she Is a
governess for twin boys. In early january she is leaving for thrce months
in Euro(>c.
Miss Mary Tecktonius, former teacher at St. Benedict's in July .
J\-Jrs. R. Coy, mother of Barbara 'SO- (Mrs. Patrick McGinnis) on May 17 .
Caroline Walz 1886-1903 in June .. . Mrs. Nick Schmit, mother of Aliee
'52 (Mrs. Donald Howard) and Kathryn '58 on J uly 1 . Mr. James H.
Hogan, father of Patricia '39 (Mrs. Leo Cannon) on Jnly 6.
Mrs. Nels Reiten, mother of Sister Paula, Sister Bridget, Elizabeth Ann
'45" (Mrs. Edward Henry) and Patricia '48 (Mrs. Stanley Cervenku) on
August J 1 .. .. Mr. Haymond Dombrovske, father of Joy<.'C '53 (Mrs. Wm.
~Ionteith) on August 6 .. . . . Mrs. Oid.mann, mother of Marie H.S. '30~
on j uly 16 .... . Mrs. Nettie Carey, mother of Sister Thomas on October 8.
Tht Btntt - enlertd as second class
matlor J anuary t4 , HI48 al Ihe po.t 0('
fict , St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Bernadette Loosbroek T a y l o r's
prize-winning story of 1942 is receiv­ing
currellt publication. The story,
I he Hankie and the Sins" won
first place in a national contest con­ductC!
d hy the Atlantic Monthly in
the Spril.g of 1942. It was also de­signated
as the winner of a scholar­ship
to Breadlo.1f for Bernadette and
for hcr teacher, Sister Marie lla.
This same story will appear in the
Nov. 2 issue of the Josephinum Re­view
and will also be included in
an anthology of short stories which
is being edited by Riley Hughes for
the American Catholic Press Associa ­tion.
Nor is that the cod of the story:
her check from the publisher was
forwnrd<."