Xavier University Exhibit Journals, Publications, Conferences, and Xavier Yearbook Proceedings 1956 Musketeer 1956 Xavier University, (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/xavier_yearbook Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Xavier University, (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Musketeer 1956" (1956). Xavier Yearbook. 39. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/xavier_yearbook/39 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals, Publications, Conferences, and Proceedings at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in Xavier Yearbook by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. XAVIER UNIVERSITY Office of Development 3.800 Victory Par'<way Cincinnati, OH 45207 TH ANNIVERSAJtY AVIER UNIVERSITY THE 1956 XAVIER UNIVERSnV CINCINNATI 7, OHIO MUSKETEER ,r-|. EDITORS RONALD J. COFFEY MICHAEL J. COLACURCIO TABLE OF CONTENTS FACULTY PAGE 22 i<« ADMINISTRATION PAGE 10 K~4, IK ATHLETICS PAGE 116 EVENING COLLEGE PAGE 148 SENIORS PAGE 34 UNDERCLASSMEN PAGE 52 l-^"* R O T C PAGE 78 ACTIVITIES PAGE 88 FOUR HUNDRED YEARS On July 31, 1556, there died a man who left a deep and lasting impression on the life and growth of the Catholic Church. His name was Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, known more popularly as the Jesuits. The 400th anniversary of the death of Saint Ignatius prompted the Superior General of the Jesuits to institute the world-wide celebration of an Ignatian Year, beginning July 31, 1955, and extending to July 31, 1956. In this way, homage would be paid to a great saint, and the Catholic world would signalize the effective influence for God's glory and the salvation of souls that resulted from his holy life. Since that fateful day at Pampeluna, Spain, in 1521, when Ignatius discovered in the handicaps of being a wounded soldier the occasion for turning his efforts to the cause of the Church, the Ignatian spirit has spread throughout almost every phase of the Cath­ olic Apostolate. American Jesuits represent the largest religious group doing missionary service outside the United States. Besides school papers and private publications, the Jesuits in America edit twenty-four maga­ zines of national circulation. The sons of Ignatius have also helped develop the retreat movement to a point unparalleled in the Church's history. More important, however, is the fact that the Society of Jesus contributes to the educa­ tional needs of forty-four percent of the nation's Catholic students. Xavier Univer­ sity is one of the 5,211 institutions of learn­ ing which have sprung from the vital apostolic source which Saint Ignatius established, and for this reason the staff dedicates THE MUSKETEER '56 to this great soldier-saint. In '56 Xavier University is celebrating an Anniversary of its own. On October 17, 1831, the great Dominican prelate, Edward Dominic Fenwick, first Bishop of Cincinnati, established The Athe­ naeum. That school, which marked the be­ tei ginning of Catholic education in the North­ west Territory, today is Xavier University. In honor of the Anniversary, the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Anniversary Medal is being conferred on distinguished Americans. First to receive it was the Rev. Edgar Schmiedeler, O.S.B., former director of the Family Life Bureau of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. The Medal was bestowed during the Xavier Family Life Institute in March. J Second recipient was Dr. Vincent Smith, '34, professor of philosophy at the University :, 1 of Notre Dame and '56 president of the American Catholic Philosophical Associa­ tion. Dr. Smith was honored during the ACPA meeting in Cincinnati in April. Others are to receive the Anniversary Medal later. On October 17, the day that The Athe­ naeum accepted its first students, under­ graduates will attend Mass in the Field- house in the morning. In the evening, the alumni, the faculties, and the friends of the University and the High School will attend Solemn Mass at Saint Xavier Church. According to plans of the Anniversary Committee, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will present an Anniversary Thanksgiving concert in the Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening, November 27. All customary activities of the University, such as Commencement and Homecoming, also will commemorate the achievement of those who worked through one hundred and twenty-five years to form the University that flourishes today. Ad major em Dei gloriam. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS REQUIESCANT IN PACE REV. JOHN V. USHER, S.J. The Rev. John V. Usher, S.J., professor emeritus of modern languages and staff mem­ ber for almost thirty years, went to his eternal reward on February 11, 1956, at the age of eighty. In addition to teaching thousands of Xavier graduates, Father Usher had served as faculty advisor of the Clef Club for twenty years, and was devoted to the affairs of this organization. Alumni also recall him as the advisor of the Dante Club, an organ­ ization whose members studied the Italian poet and lectured on his works. The sincerity and gentleness of Father Usher through the years endeared him to all REV. JOHN USHER, S.J. who knew him. May he rest in peace. DR. EDWARD J. McGRATH Dr. Edward J. McGrath, thoracic surgeon and chairman of the Medical Advisory Board, died on January 19, 1956. Dr. McGrath, Associate Dean of the College of Medicine of the University of Cincinnati and chief of surgery at Dunham Hospital, was a member of the Cincinnati Board of Health. A member of the Class of '28, he was the son of Mrs. Catherine McGrath, Xavier bursar froni 1926 to 1942. At the 1951 Commencement Dr. McGrath gave the ad­ dress and received the degree of Doctor of Laws. May he rest in peace. DR. EDWARD J. MCGRATH MICHAEL HELLENTHAL Mr. Michael Hellenthal, attorney asso­ JOHN REARDON ciated with the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company and member of the Mr. John Reardon, president of the Parks Xavier University Athletic Board, died on Woodworking Machine Company and mem­ December 10, 1955. ber of the Xavier University Athletic Board, A member of the Class of '23, Mr. Hellen­ was stricken and died on June 19, 1955. thal had received the Musketeer Legion of A member of the Class of '28, Mr. Reardon Honor Award in recognition of his service as was a loyal and generous supporter of Mus­ quarterback on Xavier teams during his keteer teams for many years. He gave both undergraduate years. He was a past presi­ of his time and his resources that they might dent of the Xavier University Alumni be the equal of any comparable team in the Association. country. May he rest in peace. May he rest in peace. REV. GILBERT F. STEIN, S.J. The announcement on Sunday, March 11, In his seven months' tenure at Xavier, that the Rev. Gilbert F. Stein, S.J., had died Father Stein, by his quiet friendliness and his during the preceding night profoundly understanding of administrative and academic shocked and saddened the faculty and stu­ problems, had become remarkably close to dents of the University. members of the faculty. LTndergraduates, Death came to Father Stein, who was too, had come to know that their Dean was forty-eight years of age, at the residence of interested in them and would give them Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland, where whatever assistance he could. he was staying during a district meeting of Only two days before his untimely death the American Catholic Philosophical Associa­ the Dean had announced the formulation of tion. a Program of General Studies for the Uni­ Father Stein had been Dean of the College versity for '56-'57. The fact that he had of Liberal Arts only since mid-August, 1955. finished his work on its '56-'57 schedule and Before coming to Xavier, he had been that it was found in his desk after his death Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and was characteristic of his administrative pur- Sciences at the University of Detroit. posefulness. May he rest in peace. -r^m^^ i 10 [ ADMINISTRATION THE IGNATIAN YEAR PICTURE OF ST. IGNATIUS, COURTESY OF SACRED PICTURES, INC. 11 XAVIER'S PRESIDENT THE VERY REV. PAUL L. O'CONNOR, S.J. The Very Rev. Paul L. O'Connor, S.J., The President's philosophy of education is became the president of Xavier University contained in a significant remark that he on a most fitting day—July 31, 1955. It was made at a meeting of educators. "I am," he the Feast of Saint Ignatius, Founder of the said, "absolutely convinced that the heart of Society of Jesus, and it was the day that all education lies in the teacher in the class­ began the year-long commemoration of the room. The old Mark Hopkins formula is 400th Anniversary of the death of Saint still valid—provided there be a real Mark Ignatius on July 31, 1556. Hopkins on one end of the log." Xavier's new president had been a part When he was asked to specify what he of the University since 1948, the year that regards as the greatest challenge facing a he became dean of the Evening College. In university president at this time, Father 1950 he became dean of the College of O'Connor gave a succinct and revealing Liberal Arts, an office he held until he was answer: "The task of private education in appointed to the presidency. meeting the tidal wave of enrollment ahead." Father O'Connor is active in numerous This attitude of awareness, of looking ahead, educational and civic organizations, and manifested by its twenty-ninth president holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander in bodes well for the University during his the Navy Reserve.