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Form 3247 Requested Volu-:>e Ill February, 1956 Number 1 9 Graduate • February Class Nine seniors constituted the to overcome a great handicap in February College grad!Uating class. order to continue his studies. He No formal commencement exer­ contracted a severe case of polio Irish Sv1eep Elections cises were held lbut the graduates' in August of 1949 which left him were invited to take part in the completely paralyzed for some regular June commencement. time. Assisted by his wife, Kath­ All -of- -the graduates reeeivedl leen, through two years of: hos­ Bachelor of Science degrees. The pitalization and partial recupera­ new alumni and their fields are: tion, Ed came to Regis on Septem­ John P. Butler, Business Admin­ ber 10, 1953, because of its "con­ istration; Richard F . Cordes, Busi­ venience andi proximity." ness Administration; Richard F. Ed's enrollment was possible Cordes, Business Administration; because he had set up his own Edgar Eastman, Accounting; 0. business in 1952, using a room in Brian D. Gallagher, Chemistry; his 2900 Vance St. .home to con­ Neils F. Haggerty, History; Wil­ duct his bookkeeping and tax liam R. Neher, Business Adlminis­ service. The business grew through tl'ation; P aul J. O'Hayre, History; referrals and provided sufficient Kenneth J. Mulvey, History, and income for him to retw·n to school. Norman R. Saindon, English. Because of a year of · Study at Den­ John Butler is a Captain in tb~ ver University prior to his illness, Air Force stationed at Lowry. Ed finished his degree require­ Brian Gallagher has accepted an ments in two and a half years, in­ Assistantship at Catholic Univer­ cluding two summer ses•sions, and sity in Washington, and William graduated with honors. His pres­ of s.ecretary and treasurer, respec­ Shad1es of Daniel O'Connell and Neher will continue with the ent plans are to continue the busi­ Robert Emmet!!! The Irish have tively. Telephone Company, where he ness and eventually to become G Jerry Kelly, who, like McCarty, has worked full time during his r isen at Regis. The list of officers CPA. chosen in the recent Freshman attended Marquette High School college studies. Norman Saindon elections reads like an absentee in Milwaukee, will serve as Stu­ is the only graduate who com­ The "Roundup" wishes to wel­ report on St . Patrick's Day. Bill dent Council representative for pleted his degree requirements in come our nine new Alumni on McCarty of Milwaukee was elected the Frosh, while Charley Mc­ the evening division. behalf of the many Alumni who President. The office of vice-presi­ Carthy of Taos, N. Mex., will serve Ed Eastman's graduation is par­ have preceded their brothers of dent went to Mick McCaffrey of <•s Student Alternate. ticularly noteworthy since he had the class of February, 1956. Oklahoma City. Bull Murphy of It looks like Irish rule till '5? Sterling, Ill., and Terry Sheehy of with "Erin go Bragh" the annual Garden City, Kans., to::>k the posts campaign slogan . .AffC'ir to Honor Fr. Forstall ~"' Many of our older Alumni know of Fr. Forstall and his work. From :F the very beginnings of what is now Regis College, first at MoHison :r-s and later here on our present site, his scientific activities attracted the attention of the public a.t larg2·. During his lifetime he did much for the development of a comid­ uary graduates study job possibilities erable reputation for the college Mr. Fred VanValkenburg, college by his advice, in building the director. StaQding, left to founda.tion of our present Equip­ right, a re Bill Neher, Neils Haggerty, ment in physics and in chemistry, Bryan Gallagher, Dick Cordes and Paul by his remarkable collecticn of O'Hayre. Mr. VanValkenburg is seated minerals., and by the establish­ on the left, with Ed Eastman also seated. ment and singlehanded mainte­ and the !balance allocated! for din­ nance of our siesmological sta tio:o. Loan Gets ing and related facilities. over many years. Fr. Forstall was The notification came from the one of the earliest to take me ~l'; ­ Office of the Regional Adlm.inis­ A planning comrni.ttee, under urements of radioactivity in the Preliminary OK the direction of Fr. George Tipton, trator of the fjousing and Home state of Colorado, and was among Regis College has just received ~inance AgencXr· Final ap~ro:-al S.J., of the Department of Chem­ the first scientists to st:ldy and istry, and Mr. Stephen Wagner of official notification of the prelim­ IS dependent ,upon the subrrusswn describe carnotite, the uranium· inary approval and reservation of and satisfactory review of the full the Regis night school faculty, has bearing mineral. been formed to establish a fitting devoted primarily to m ent Grant is to be held as in­ include civil service notices and a ness to support that conviction. obtaining pact-time jobs for stu­ come-producing endowment for few listings of graduate openings a The F oundation h as shown actual dents. In.· 1954, the concentration minimum of 10 years, after which leadership in the recognition of at other Colleges. remained much the same with either capital or income may be the dual-•system of educa.tion, the The placement office is geared some full-tim& employment aid for used for any need. The basis for importance of maintaining not to handle r :..npus employment, seniors and'; a .. few Alumni. Last the Regis grant w:1s the set of fig­ only colleges and universities sup­ part and ft::l-time student jobs, year, the balance shifted to a ures submitted, the total including ported by taxes but in addition and local and extra-local openings 50-50 division of. employment ef­ full- time lay faculty salaries of those cc•lleges and universities for graduates. forts bet~een". the student and $42,000, . the balance compnsmg which depend un the voluntary Other responsibilities includie graduate.segment, and the Alumni. the estimated capitalization of the support of the community served the administration of aptitude, This _.n,ecessary Regis function donated services of the J esuit by the College." occupational interest, personality, now is firmly started and should IQ, and like tests, the coOl·dina­ continue to make rapid gains in a sense· of w ell-being as they tion and management of the stu­ assuming greater importance in o.e rve GodJ therein. dent teacher training program, the lives of Regis graduateS>-past, Writes Pamphlet guidance and counseling of stu- present and future. The priest and his companion>. The Queen's Work pamphlet for talk of attitudes concerning the the month of February is the work unmarried state, the value of vir­ of Rev. William B. Faherty, S.J., sinity, and the various projects lgnatian ·Breakfast of the History Department at Regis which can serv-" the single w oman The Ignatian Year Mass and College. Tl~e pamphlet, entitled as a temporary or lifetime aposto­ Communion Breakfast, originally "Vvhat a · Single Girl Can Do for late. scrrcdulcti for March 14, has been Cnri!';t," pro?ides ~ much-need~ Fr. Faherty's aim is that o1' P op e moved to March 25. The change evaluation of the role of the sin­ Pius XII-to show how "the f ull of date was necessitated because <_le Catholic woman in a world of life for the unmarried woman will of interference with the annual married and· Religious contempo­ combine spiritual helps and n at ­ Knights of Columbus Communion raries. ural means, a sense of vocation, Breakfast, held each year at this The setting of Fr. Faherty's story an appreciation of vii·ginity, a nd time. is a post- skiing get-together of a work or hoblby which will allow the Cathedral Young People's A Planning committee for the her to dedicate herself to others, Club in "Timberlodge." Father ·and to obtai! ' he feeling of b eing local observance of the nationwide Danforth, the priest of the story, needed February 26; Et:stern Trip Hurts Season Record T:1e road-weary Rangers re­ Washington pulled away quickly turr ed to the Regis campus Sun­ in the second half and won handi­ dDy, February 12, smarting over ly, 68- 44. a ser;es of four straight defeats Regis has won seven and lost 0,r·'1g their eastern swing. The nine since the NAIA Tourney in te.. I:.·s season record now stand\S Omhaha. Two straight defeats, at 11 wins and 11 losses. 83-71 by Gustavus Adolphus and _. :>.e Murray State loss, 86-84, 71-64 by Creighton, eliminated was probably the hardest for the them from the tournament. Rangers to take. Murray State Bouncing back, they scored five guard Dick Kinder pushed a long, straight wins including two vic­ two-handed set shot through the tories over Western State College, cords as the final gun sounded to 75-70 and 73 -69, and single wins end an overtime period. Regis from Colorado Mines, 78 - 45, had come from behind to tie the Adams State, 88 -65, and Gonzaga, game at 80-all and force the over­ ' 88-83. Portland University then time session. handed the Rangers successive set­ ond honons. The Regis strength Two days later, the Rangers In our last issue, Fr. Faherty backs, 86-78 and 99-89. told about the Regis ski team and lay in fielding an extremely well­ were in Owensboro, where tney Back home again, the Rangers balanced team. played the powerful Kentucky prospects for the season. In a went after their cross-town riv-als, four-event, seven-school meet held Top point producers were Den­ W esley:m-c ~ub:- Regis- ured --95 Denver U;:;ive;$'ity, but the Pio­ at Climax on February 4, the team ny Herrick of Leadville, who )Oints, not enough to offset the neers won 78-68 to sweep this earned a surprising third place picked up a second in the slalom • .:;3-point splurge of the Ken­ c:nd third places in the jumping year's series. Regis came back the finish. tuckians. Mickey Shannon poured foHowing day and: was never and downhill. Tim Harrington ~hrough 40 points to set a new one­ pressed in beating St. Ambrose The pre-meet favorite, Colorado was next best with a sixth in the game school scoring mark. His College of Davenport, 69-51. They Mines, won by a wide margin w~th jumping and, as the picture above 40-point effort on 13 field! goals then began the disastrous eastern Colorado College barely nosing j'>Ut indicates, a classy fifth in the sla­ and 14 free throws eclipsed the trip on a winning note, defeating Regis in a tight str uggle for sec- lom against over 40 competitors. previous record of 36 set by Eddie Nebraska Wesleyan at Lincoln, Kohl against Em1Joria State in 80-71. 1952. Tom Hoogerwerf hit 20 of The remainder of the schedule his 26 pomts in the second i.alf shows two games against West­ Poem Appreciotetl to help· k·'ep the Rangers in con­ minster College, a February 24 December 3, 1955, is a date to And dignify the men w ho march and tention r ight dow'1. to the wire. meeting with Colorado Mines, and remember. On that particular serve to bring The 103-point Wesleyan output the finale against Seattle Univer­ Saturday evening, the charges of Us officers and gentlemen. was the grc'ltest number of points sity in City Auditorium on Febru­ "Fearless Freddie Falcon" made ever scored against a Regis squad. ary 26. their debut in the field of inter­ Ca dets w ill come, each class renew, The team next m oved to Evans­ collegiate basketball against the And Falcons go in Ai r Fo rce . ~ l ue. \ ille on February 9, where they The Regis Club met on Febru­ Junior version of the Regis Ram­ fo• n..l t'1e undefeated Illinois quin­ [.;ry 13 in DeSmet Hall. Prelimi­ blers. This was indeed an aus­ />,, the buildings soon arise tet ioo tough. The Rangers nary plans for two major proposed To house the men w hose hea rts wi ll wing picious occasion in the listing of Through cloudy ski es, both foe a nd friend dl opped , ::H -75 decision as Evans­ social events were discussed. "famous firsts" of the USAF the praises sing ville hung up t heir 14th straight Tentative plans call for a stag Academy. Despite the fact that Of offi cers and gentlemen. win. party on the evening of Friday, Regis played the part of the per­ Against Washington University April 13, on the campus. The af­ fect host in dropping the encounter Cadets w ill come, pass in review, of St r~"uis on February 11, Regis fair will be aimed at bringing to­ to the fighting Falcons, we re­ And Fa lcon s go in Ai r Fo rce blue. could .hit only seven buckets in ctethe-r active club members and tained the distinction of forming e::ch half but managed a 24-22 their inactive fellow alumni at an the welcoming committee for an From the men of Regis now halt'ti•ne JCact on the basis of their informal party. embryo educational institution Co mes our salute to honor bear, best defer~sive play of the season. (Continued on Page 4) which w ill, most assuredly, mak e To edify these men in blue who now pre­ its mark-educationally, scholas­ pare tically, athle!ically_:._in hart, in As officers a nd gentlemen. short in all .the fields of endeavor - upon' Which the third service Re~is recently 1·<:lcei vecl a 11otc academy sets its sights. from Harry H . Culler, Jr., Chair­ man of the Class Committee of the I nspired by the occasion, John Air Force Acadlemy Cadet Wing, Flanagan, our Athletic Director who wrote: "We are proud of the and member of the faculty, penned confidence in us which you have the following poem of welcome so ably expressed, and we will and tribute, entitled "Officers and continually strive to justify your G_en tlemen ": faith. As the first class of cadets Fro~ the ski e s of blue a bove in an Academy striving to emu­ Comes a roar to greet the West late such institutions as your own And notify the w orld that hill a nd plain Regis College, Annapolis and West are blest Point, we find that v.·e have much With officers and gentle men. to do. Your tribute, the latest Cadets will come, thei r course purs ue, ;:;ddition to the traditions em­ And Falcons go in Air Fo rce blue. bodied in our "Freshman Knowl­ ege' will continue to remind us of Mountains echo out the call With a breeze to cry the quest our obligation to our contempo­ To fortify the skies wi th planes a nd toasl raries and our country." the zest "Vnu have · ,;r~ : .at you are Of officers a nd gentlemen. or.,; :.:.:..: of u:... ' ·- l~·tmbly accept Cadets w ill come, their skills accrue, titis tribute as a challenge in And Fa lcons go in Air Fo rce blue. . m easuring our future performance, and we will be proud to serve you From the hil 's beneath the peaks, Among the pines wil l cadence ring «s 'Officers and Gentl ~ tr.en' ·"._.------About Regis Alumni I • • I Lynn Mote, '39, is working for C. U. in '55. The plant where John with his wife, Fr-ances, in La Jara, freshmen at the C. U. School of Senator Carl T. Curtis (Nebr.) as is stationed is in Texas City. Colo., at Box 532. Medicine. Classes will start in an Administrative AJssistant. Lynn September. lives at 4714 Franklin St. in Louis J. Antonelli, '44, is As­ Thomas E. Cannady, '53, is at­ Joseph L. Kir~h, '42, is now a Bethesda, Md. sistant Executive Director with tending Law School at the Uni­ Catholic Social Services, Inc., at versity of Oklahoma. physician in general practice i~ Rev. Joseph F. Sharpe, '37, is Wichita, Kans. HE> and his wife, Ojai, Calif. Joe and his wife a;uj the Principal of Pius X High Jeanette, are the proud parents of John Werner, '54, is working as two children live in Ojai at Box School in the Archdiocese of Los four children: Joseph , 5; Vincent, a reporter for the Sheboygan 798. Press. He lives at 2528 N. 3rd St. Angeles. He rives at 7851 E. Gar­ 3; Christine, 7, and Concetta, 1. Ed Hepp, '3 7, is Vice-President ir; Sheboygan, Wis. dendlale St. in Holly Dale, Calif. of the Wholesale Building N,laterial Reginald V. Batt, '27, is Vice­ Supply Co. Ed ·and his wife, lP.• ·z, Rev. Daniel E. Kelleher, '50, was President of the First National George J. Mueller, '49, received havE: four c hildrer , three girls ordained December 17 in Rome. Bank in Longmont, Cub. He has the '55 award and citation for ex­ and one boy. They live at 6263 His mother and sister were pres­ a son and a daughter who are 16 cellence of performance as top Arapahoe Dr., El Paso, Tex. ent at the occasion and visited and 14 years old, respectively. claims man in the 1 0 states form­ with him. His parents live at ing the northwes,t division of the General Insurance Co. of America. John J. Peetz, '48, is now a prac­ 7180 E. 32nd Ave., Denver. Charles Beatty, '52, is now work­ ticing attorney in Sidney, Nebr. ing as a financial representative George lives at 2340 S. Julian St. John E. Maloney, '50, is a sales­ John a!~ tli his wife now have five for the International Harvester in Denver, He and his wife, "Dee," man for Consolidated Trimming children, two boys and three girls. Co. He is living at '1214 E. 11th have three little sons. Gorp. He lives at 5705 S. Dela~ Ave., Pueblo, Colo. Donald Powers, '51, is now a ware St., Li'ttleton, Colo. Dick O'Malley, '55, recentiy was graduated from the Military Police grain broker and a member of the Joe C. Blossom, '50, is now liv­ Jim Connell, '53, is out of the Training Center at Camp Gordon, Chicago Board of Trade. Don is ing at 886 Elm Ave., Grand Junc­ Marine Corps now. He is work­ Ga. Dick entered the schuul afle1· married and he and his wife, Mary, tion, Colo. He is the assistant ing for his Masters Degree in basic training at Fort Leonard Lave a boy r>nd a girl. manager of a bulk plant there. business at the University of Wood, Mo. Edw.ard G. Wilkinson, D.D.S., Pennsylvania. He lives at 504 S. '51 , is serving with the Air Force 42nd St., Philadelphia 4, Pa. Thomas C. Bogus, '51, is in his Bill Kerrigan, '54, former Regi > final year of legal studies at the Intramural Ski Champion, par­ at Ellsworth. Air Force Base in Pat O'Connell, '53, former Ran­ Wyoming University School of ticipated in the 60-rnile cros1s South Dakota. Ed's wife, Helen, ger basketballer, showed up at the Law. He and his· wife live at No. country ski trek to open the St. and his five-month-old daughter NAIA Holiday Tournament in 10 'Wainwright St., Laramie, Wyo. Paul Winter Carnival. Bill is a are with him there. Omaha to cheer the boys on. H~ ski instructor at Camp Hale. Bill Owens, '55, is working with is working in Omaha. Capt. Herman J. Jarrett, USAF, '55, is now living at 185 Yorkshire Fran!• Priselac, '55, is teaching an investment broker here in Frank G. Murphy, '14, is the Drive in Bil:>xi, Miss. in Leadlville and also becoming an Denver. He likes it fine. present mayor of Phoenix, Ariz. excellent accordionist. Mike Scherer , '54, is in the He lives at Hi20 N. 11th in that Delmar Kuhlman, class of '57, Army, stationed at Seattle. Mike sunny city. i ~ 'serving with. the Navy in Japan. Jack O'Donnell, '50, has left the His fiance, Rose Marie Taylor of International Harvester Agency hopes to return to Regis after his Dr. John G. Abramo, '52, has Wichita, tells us that they will be in Ellis, Kans., and is thinking of discharge in March. become a member of the Mon­ married upon his return in AugusL locating in Denver. Dau Dervin, '55, was seen at the santa Chemical Co.'s Research Department. John received his William Maguire, '50, is working John Hammond, '55, has suc­ Christm a' Tournament in Omal>a. Dan is studying his first year B.S. in ·chemistry from Regis in as Personnel Director with the cessfully completed his training of Philosophy at St. Thomas Semi­ '52, and he receive<.i .us Ph.D. de­ Eastern Psychiatric Institute at period with. the Army Audit gree in organic cl>emistry from Henry Ave. and Abbotsford Road Agency. The auditor-trainee pro­ nary here in Denver. in Philadelphia. gram was six months long with Angie (Dom(;nico) Melaragno, centralized school periods and William S. Darr, '49, is working perennial officer of t':le Nigh ~ Affair to Honor- supervised on-the-job assign­ with the Sales and Service Depart­ School Club during the years ments, working with qualified (Continued from P age 1) ment for the Hercules P owder Co. '48- '50, r ecently had! a new baby. auditors. steps to estahlish an annual lec­ in Milwaukee. Angie and her hust,::-.d, Henry, are ture or institute which would be Clifford (Pete) Emily, '55, vis-­ living in Colorado Springs. Henry William P. Dargan, '52, will be both a contribution on the part of ited here in Denver over the holi­ is a dentist there with the Air Regis to the community and a fit­ di,scharged from the Army in Force. August. days. He is a dental student at ting memorial to Fr. Forstall. Fr. Creighton. He took his p re-dent Tipton is planning to work out an ~ JQhn B. Schafer, '55, is serving stu dlies here at Regis. Prganization of prominent busi­ lgnatian- a<: o. 2nd Lt. with the U. S. Marine nessmen and civic leaders who are John P. Lally, '53, is attending Corps at Quantico, Va. ccontinued from Page 2) willing to lend their name and Colorado University Law School. Paul McGrady, Robert Sprigg, assistance to the project. William T. Diss, '50, is an ac­ John is in his first year. D.D.S., Rev. James Eatough, S.J., countant with Arthur Young & Co. Leroy Hudack, '55, is working Pn:feEsor Frank Ozog, Rev. Louis here in Den ver, He and his wife, G. 'Vlattione, S.J., and James Ryan. a~ an Engineer's Assistant with the Loan Gets- Minnie, have two daughters: Mary, ~· J D., all of Denver. · Shell Oil Co. in Sterling, Colo. 2, and Theresa, 1. (Continued from P age 1) Leroy and his wife, Carol, live in The td:mte is a feature of":. Ryan, S.J., Regis President, termed Joseph S. Chavez, '5 0, is now a Sterling at 427 Oak St. world- wide I Jt!an Year, com­ the preliminary approval "the first m emorating the 400th anniversary self-employed insurance man and Bob Bennett, pre- med, '55, is step in a long range program for income tax consultant. He lives· cf t'le death of St. Ignatius. Ob­ anxious to start his medical studies the development of College facili­ ~er vances similar to Denver's ties.'' He p ointed out that "Regis at C. U. He is presently working Regi:: -sp»n::.oreli program will be recognizes the immediate and Regis Club- as a waiter at the Brown Palace held in hundreds of cities through­ continuing need for expanded Hotel here in Denver. Bob is one cut the Un ted States on March 14. educational facilities for the Rocky (Continued from P age 3) of five Regis men accepted as Mountain Empire and· will con­ The dance would pay tribute to tinue to assume its share of the the class of 1956, their family and educational responsibilities of the friends. It is tentatively set for W rites Pamphlet- Knecht Named- area." June 2, the Saturday preceding (CCJntitlUed from Page 2) (Continued from Page 2) Fr. Ryan voiced a confidence in graduation. Regis Club members in St. L ouis during the writing of ic, co-sponsored by the Depart­ the future as basis for the assump­ in attendance showed extrem e the pamphlet. ment of Commerce and Finance tion of the large obligation, to be interest in sponsoring such an af­ Autog~·aphed copies of the of the College and the United repaid out of future incomt>. For fair as a giant homecoming and r:amphlet may be obtained by States Small Business Adminis­ the past five year-s, Regis has been welcoming celebration for alumni writing to the Publicity Office at tration. Mr. Knecht will serve one of less than 50 percent of the and graduating class. Regis College, enclosing 10 cents on the Committee on Problems major private colleges which has Further details will be published! for the pamphlet and a stamped, during the February 14-April 3 l operated without defici-t. in upcoming issues of "Roundup.'' self- addressed envelope. Clinic.