FOR REFERENCE Do Not Take From This Room w ARCHIVES 2.6l SI33 St. Ambrose College 1969 The Oaks e.l ARCHIVES 2.61 S133 St. Ambrose College 1969 The Oaks c.l FOR REFERENCE Do Not Take From This Room ^^ Books circulate 2 weeks with 1 renewal. A fine Is assessed for overdue materials. A borrower is responsible for ail materials and fines. Reference books never circulate. ST. AMBROSE COLLEGE LIBRARY Davenport, Iowa I-3 •HI / •> ^ * °^%«JLJ|^ INTRODUCTION Currently, St. Ambrose College is undergoing lege. Now, St. Ambrose is a liberal arts college. a necessary and vital transformation. Expansion The opportunities offered by St. Ambrose are now of the college's facilities is now taking place to available to the modern women. meet the growing needs of the school by the oaks. Because this is the original year of the college This change is visibly reflected in the new and woman as a full time student here, the Oaks the proposed campus buildings and facilities. deems it proper to concentrate its efforts towards Another mirror of this progress is the presence, highlighting this innovation. We, the staff of the for the first time officially, of the college woman '69 Oaks, intend to reveal the invasion of the fair­ on the St. Ambrose campus. er sex onto our traditional male campus. Stu­ The official admission of full time women stu­ dents of St. Ambrose College, the academic dents to the halls of this institution of higher school year 1968-1969 shall be remembered as learning is a real credit to this liberal arts col­ the Year of the Woman. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PAGE 2 FACULTY & STAFF 6 HOMECOMING 22 CLASSES 30 CAMPUS CLUBS 106 COLLEGE SCENE 138 SPORTS 166 OAKS COLOPHON 182 ADVERTISERS 184 DIRECTORY 197 DEDICATION Reverend Frederick Joseph McMahan has Testing Program and the Academic Dean of St. served St. Ambrose College for many years. Fa­ Ambrose.-Father meets this difficult job by up­ ther graduated from St. Ambrose College in 1935. holding the academic standards of this college, He began his long career of service at St. Am­ yet he never fails to realize the individual per­ brose in 1940 when he was a high school teacher sonalities of the students. and assistant principal at the Academy. In 1951 It is because of his ability to balance the two he became a faculty member of the college. Fa­ factors in his present position as Academic Dean ther McMahan was chairman of the Education and because of his previous years of contribution Department from 1954 until 1963. He has also to the St. Ambrose College Community, that we served as Acting President and Vice-President of dedicate the Oaks '69 to Father Frederick McMa­ the college. han and hope to see future years of his outstand­ Currently Father McMahan is Director of the ing and devoted service. Bishop Gerald F. O'Keefe and two priest-faculty concelebrate Silver Jubilee Our Diocesan prelate, the Most Rev. Gerald F. O'Keefe celebrated his Sil­ ver jubilee along with four other priests in this diocese. Of these four priests marking their twenty-fifth year of service will be two members of our priest-faculty staff at St. Ambrose Col­ lege. The OAKS takes this opportunity to extend it's accolade to the Rev. Charles C. Shepler, head of our Speech Dep't. and to the Rev. John J. Dunne, Language professor in Span­ ish. We wish them many more years ser­ vice beyond their December, 1968 ob­ servance and concelebrated anniver­ saries. Left: Mrs. Spencer, the President's Sec'y, and Fr. McMa­ han. Right: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Sebastian G. Menke, President of St. Ambrose College Rev. Joseph E. Kokjohn, Vice- Rev. Frederick J. McMahan, Thomas A. Grady, Business Juanita Monholland, Registrar president & Chairman of the Dean of the College Mgr. English Dep't. eo G. Miller, Director of De- C J. Williams, Ass't to the elopment President Edward Rogalski, Dean of Stu­ dents Harvey L. Pierson, Director of Max Shiftman, Director of Admissions Placement F AC U IT Y & STAFF John Killion, Head Librarian Beverly Ginsberg, Director of Louise L. Klingman, Office Mgr. Richard W. Aubry, Ass't Direc­ Public Information tor of Development Eleanor Koester, Ass't Librar- C. L. McCreight, Admissions Anthony Antao, M.A., Economic; ian Counselor Sr. Ritamary Bradley, Ph.D., English Professor Morris Calsyn, M.S., Physics A. Lynn Bryant, M.A., Economics Psychology Dep't Chairman, Sr. Annette Walters, Ph.D. Thomas F. Chouteau, M.A., Art Dep't., Chairman Division of Fine Arts H. Shannon Boyd, M.S., demonstrates the finer points of slide-rule manipulation to student Dick Shannon. Center: Dr. Prudent Coussens, Ph.D., Iowa, Languages Sr. Anne Claire Coleman, M.A., Languages Robert J. Duax, M.S., Physical Wayne DeJohn, M.A., A., History Education Rev. Wm. F. Dawson, Ph.D., Phi­ John Decker, M.B.A., Economics losophy Rev. Francic W. J. Duncan, M.A., Dep't of History Rev. E. M. Catich, M.A., Art Dep't. Chairman Left: George D. Monty, M.S., Education Dep't Chairman Sr. Catherine Fay, B.V.M., M.A., Keith R. Fernsler, A.B., Instruc­ Instructor in Theology tor in Sociology 10 Francis J. Gerzina, M.M., In­ structor in Music Richard E. Geiger, M.A., History Dep't. Rev. Pasquale L. Ferrara, Ph.D., Chairman of Dep't. of Modern Languages Stephen A. Hart, L.L.B., Ac­ counting Dorothy A. Haskins, M.A., Paul A. Hauck, Ph.D., Lecturer Chemistry Dep't. in Psychology Matthew W. Hart, J.D., Econom­ ics and Business Lecturer William J. Hegge, D.R.S., Theol­ ogy Dept. Left: Joseph Will, M.A., Mathematics Instruc­ tor John J. Heibing, B.S., Account­ ing Dep't. Arvella E. Hertje, M.A., Instruc tor in Spanish Herbert J. Hodges, Ph.D., Eco­ nomics and Business Lecturer Rev. Carl S. Rice, Ph.D., Chairman of Biology Dep't. Rev. Joseph A. Hratz, B.S., B.A., Welles F. Jackson, M.B.A., Eco- Dep't of Mathematics nomics and Business Dep't. Marvin E. Kanne, M.A., Instruc- Rev. James P. Kelleher, Ph.D., tor in Philosophy English Dep't. 12 r. Patricia Kennedy, Ph.D., William Kenney, M.S., Chemis- sst. prof, of English try Instructor iregory Lensing, M.A., Lan- Alan Logan, M.S., Dept. of Robert Masat, Ph.D., Prof, of uages, Modern Rev. L. Lew, M.A., Religion Mathematics Biology Rev. Carrol A. McGivern, B.A., Spanish Left: Bertrand J. Miller, Ph.D., Chairman of Dept. of Physics 13 Mrs. Kay L. McGrew, B.S., In­ structor of Women's Physical Education Rev. John S. Smith, Ph.D., Chairman of History Dept 14 Agnes C. Renner, M.A., Dept. of James D. Resnick, M.S., Chem- Hlstory istry Dept. Chairman Left: Wallace M. Evans, D.C.S., Chairman of Accounting Dept. Beatriz N. Santos, Ph.D., Asst. Leslie E. Schaefer, M.A., Dept. Prof, of Education of Speech !I§! ..";• •;-..:.• : Wm"r'r ••I|:|: ;• i ssssr llli Edward J. Scheck, M.A., Physi- John W. Schmits, B.A., Art & mmm 1 cal Education Dept. Engineering Depts. li •11If1 •I II ••!"• %^.r%:,& ..... .. :.. • • Leo T. Kilfoy, M.A., Chairman of Physical Education Dept. & basketball coach 15 Matthew M. McMahon, Ph.D., Chairman of Political Science Dept. Edmund L. Shapley, B.B.A., Rev. John M. Shipman, M.: Prof, of Accounting Religion & Sociology Edward Silling, M.A., English Lawrence 0. Soens, M.A., Instructor Instructor Rev. William J. Stratman, M.S., Noel J. Komasa, M.S., Chairman Science Dept. of Agriculture Dept. (left to right) Mr. Komasa, Jack Kerns and Mike Gimbel observe an experiment. 16 Rev. James E. Greene, M.M., Rev. Herman A. Strub, M.A., Chairman of Dept. of Music Dept. of Religion Robert E. Sutton, M.M.Ed., Prof. Fred J. Svec, M.A., Lecturer in of Music Economics I Thomas Tyree, Dept. of Busi- Mary Vinje, Ph.D., Dept. of Biol- • ness ogy 17 Gerald L Hamel, M.B.A., Dept. Charles C. Vorderberg, M.A., of Economics, Chairman Prof, of Speech Rev. Paul J. Coleman, B.A., Dept. of Theology James L. Willaert, M.A., Speech John C. Wolfe, Ph.D., Psycholo- Arthur J. Yonke, M.S., Educa- & Drama Depts. gy Dept. tion Dept. Catherine Schmidt, School Nurse 18 Rev. Charles C. Shepler, M.A., Chairman of Speech Dept Joann Linnberg, Campus Book­ store Mgr. Right: John F. Fitzgibbon, Ph.D., Dept. of Philosophy Chairman Librarians Eleanor Koester, Minnie Seng and Grace Ough RIGHT: Administration Staff; Marjorie Boland, Betty La- goni, and Virginia Stedwell. Mary Carmack, Secretary 20 f LEFT: Business Office Staff; Elizabeth Phelan, Ruth Peacock i i Up, up & away y > Calendar of Events Wednesday Election of Queen Variety Show Thursday Float Building Rally Queen's Tea Election of Miss Congeniality Friday Homecoming Dance at Coliseum entertainment by Dukes of Rhythm Saturday Homecoming Parade Football Game St. Ambrose vs. Augustana Greased Pig Contest Concert at Assumption The Happenings Fred Smoot Denny Brooks Party at Danceland Sunday Bi-—school Mass at St. Ambrose Open House at both schools This year St. Ambrose and Marycrest went "Up, Up, and Away" with Homecoming '68. This year's home­ coming unbelievably surpassed last year's program. Under the direction of Ambrosian Jim Ruder and Sue Putnam from Marycrest, the students of both schools truly went "up and away" for five thrilling days and nights. Homecoming '68 enjoyed the longest parade ever to appear in the Quad-Cities. A Queen's Tea was a very huge success and the addition of a float-building rally proved fruitful and fun.