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Schlaraffia Milwaukia Antje Petty Volume 20 No 2 • Spring 2011 Schlaraffia Milwaukia Antje Petty Members of the Schlaraffia Milwaukia with visitors from New Orleans, March 2011. Photo courtesy Schlaraffia Milwaukia. n the nineteenth century a known, however, is another German colorful Vereinskultur (Verein = phenomenon: the Schlaraffia. club, society) flourished in the The Schlaraffia was founded in INSIDE IGerman states. People joined singing 1859 in Prague (then part of the • Annual Meeting 2011 societies, gymnastic clubs, shoot- Austrian Empire) at a time—a decade • D. C. Luening’s Colorful ing societies, the Freemasons, and a after the failed revolutions—when Career multitude of other groups, depending any gathering of people was easily • Impressions from the Annual on their interests, goals, political or construed as political and raised Meeting religious leanings, and local tradi- the suspicions of the authorities. In • Jacob Best Family Memorial tions. Germans who immigrated this atmosphere a group of German • Book Review: Civil War Let- to the United States brought their artists and actors decided to form an ters from America’s German- Vereinstradition with them, and to explicitly non-political society whose Language Press this day we find Liederkranz choirs sole purpose was the amusement • Friends Profile: Johannes and Turner gymnastics societies in of its members in a cultural and Strohschänk American communities. Much less Continued on page 6 DIRECTOR’S CORNER Greetings, Friends held this year on May 7 in the village looking forward to rejoining the MKI of St. Nazianz, not far from Manito- as soon as things are ready. We la- and Readers! woc; a report of the program and also ment only the fact that progress is so e have reached the end photographs can be found elsewhere slow—the original schedule called of the spring semester in this issue. We were pleased at the for the roof to be ready at the end at the UW–Madison, turnout and especially at the distanc- of the summer of 2010—but those Wand we are looking back on the past es from which some of the Friends who know about such things assure academic year as a period of hard came to attend: from Minnesota, us that delays are not out of the or- work and many accomplishments. from the Chicago area, and from dinary. Our March symposium on “German all over Wisconsin. Our hosts in St. Once again, I would like to close and German-American Dimensions Nazianz welcomed our visit and gave my remarks by expressing our heart- of the U.S. Civil War” was a success, us guided tours of the historical sites; felt thanks for the support you have with all of the sessions attended by and we were delighted to be there. given to the Library Project capital good-sized audiences from within We would like to express our grati- campaign—so far. We appreciate the university, the local community, tude to them and, above all, to Karyl your assistance as we move toward and more distant places. It was our Rommelfanger, whose energy and our goal, and we will keep you in- intention to explore the time before, dedication as chief-in-charge of the formed about our progress. during, and after the end of the local arrangements were in evidence Now come the summer months, Civil War, focusing especially on the throughout. which should be a time to catch up. contributions made by Germans and If you have been on the Library The MKI will take part in Milwau- German-Americans, as well as the Mall in the last couple of months, kee’s German Fest, which will be th war’s reception in Europe and the you will notice that the new roof for held from the 28 to the 31st of July, way developments in America were the University Club is nearly fin- and we would love to see you there. influential there. ished. The roof will certainly benefit Meanwhile, we send you our very We hope soon—within a very few the MKI as well as the Center for the best wishes: enjoy the good weather, weeks—to be able to share with you Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures keep away from the bad weather, be some of our ongoing work on our (CSUMC), which will be housed healthy, work hard, and stay in touch! Civil War project: check the Max together right under it on the fourth —Cora Lee Kade Institute’s Web site <mki.wisc. floor. CSUMC is seriously cramped edu>, where you will find not only in its current location on the third several of the symposium lectures, floor, where they have been located but also other information, includ- for the last two years, and they are ing Newsletter items, bibliographical entries, translations into English (or synopses) of selected important texts, The Newsletter of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies is images, commentaries, and other published three times a year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Submissions are invited materials that relate to the topic. and should be sent to: We hope that this MKI-hosted Civil War forum becomes an ongoing Kevin Kurdylo Friends of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies discussion and sharing of informa- 901 University Bay Drive, Madison, WI 53705 tion over the next several years, a site Phone: (608) 262-7546 constantly under construction that Fax: (608) 265-4640 sparks your imagination and invites [email protected] your participation. mki.wisc.edu Our Friends’ Annual Meeting was maxkade.blogspot.com 2 2011 Friends Annual Meeting in St. Nazianz, Wisconsin n a beautiful, sunny, and funds to restore the property to its Banquet Hall. We thank Karyl warm Saturday in early former glory, with the intention of Rommelfanger for organizing this May, over fifty Friends using it as a retreat. marvelous event. Special thanks go Omet for the 2011 Annual Meeting in Then it was time for the annual also to the wonderful people of the St. Nazianz, a town of 730 inhabit- business meeting, where MKI staff St. Nazianz Historical Society and the ants near Manitowoc, Wisconsin. members gave an overview of the Christian Ministries, who guided us We started out with a tour of St. Institute’s activities, and four new through their buildings and treated Gregory’s Church, a beautiful stone members were elected to the Friends us to coffee and cake and punch. structure that was built by Ambrose Board of Directors: Edward Langer, For images of the event see pages Oschwald’s utopian Catholic com- Luanne von Schneidemesser, and 8 and 9. munity. Afterwards, we strolled Johannes Strohschänk were elected across the old cemetery adjoining to a first term, and Elizabeth (Betsy) the church, where fascinating grave Greene was elected to a second markers still bear witness to the term. Three members leave the German settlers who founded the Board now after having served two community in 1854. For a detailed terms: Hans Bernet, Tom Lidtke, history of St. Nazianz see the two- and Fran Luebke. We are grateful part article by Karyl Rommelfanger for everything they have done for in the Fall 2010 and Winter 2011 the Friends and the Institute over issues of your Newsletter. the last six years. At a brief meeting Then we visited two buildings in of the new Board of Directors the downtown St. Nazianz, just a short following officers were elected: walk from the church: the lovingly James Kleinschmidt (President), restored old post office and the Charles James (Vice President), old fire house, which today houses Sandra Casterline (Secretary), and the St. Nazianz Historical Society. Peter Arvedson (Treasurer). Peter Next on the schedule was a stop at Monkmeyer again agreed to serve as the property of the old Salvatorian assistant to the Treasurer. Seminary, which is connected to The day concluded with a the town by a beautiful park. The delicious meal at the Silver Valley Salvatorian Order of the Divine Savior bought the old communal Board of Directors, Friends of the Max Kade Institute properties in 1896, where it opened Peter Arvedson Treasurer, Elm Grove a seminary and later a high school. Sandra Casterline Secretary, Oconomowoc We strolled around the large property Gary Gisselman Wausau and visited the old Seminary Elizabeth Greene Madison Charles James Vice President, Madison building, St. Ambrose Chapel, the James Kleinschmidt President, Fitchburg Seminary cemetery, and Loretto Cora Lee Kluge ex officio, Madison Chapel, where Father Oschwald Edward Langer Hales Corner is buried. Abandoned for over Peter Monkmeyer Assistant to the Treasurer, Madison Antje Petty ex officio, Madison twenty years, many of the buildings Karyl Rommelfanger Manitowoc are currently in serious disrepair. Johannes Strohschänk Eau Claire However, new owners are raising Luanne von Schneidemesser Madison 3 COLLECTION FEATURE D. C. Luening’s Colorful Career, or Coming of Age as an Immigrant Antje Petty n the last days of 1936, German- self-deprecating style and laced with and English-language newspa- humorous anecdotes, the book is the pers in Milwaukee, throughout coming-of-age story of Dietrich, a ISouthern Wisconsin, and even in troubled boy from the northern Ger- Chicago lamented the passing of man port city of Bremen, who took Dietrich C. Luening, a renowned citi- to the high seas at age 14 and wound zen of Milwaukee who had died on up in Wisconsin a few years later. December 18 at the age of 88. People According to the autobiographical fondly remembered “Professor Luen- account, Dietrich was born in 1848 ing” for his service to the Milwaukee in Amsterdam, where his father was a Public School District, where he wholesale merchant. When the busi- had been principal at two different ness faltered in 1854, his father and schools for over forty years, and for oldest sister immigrated to America, his pioneering work in the education while his mother returned with her D.
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