Saint Edward's Echo (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1932 Page: 1 of 6
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Vol. XIV, No. 1
Austin, Texas, Wednesday, September 28, 1932
$1 The Year
Formal Opening of School Held Sunday
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RADIO CONCERTS PLANNED
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Dies Suddenly
DOUG DEFFERARI MARRIES
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JOE KLEIN MARRIES
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Sister Formerly
at St. Edward’s
PROF. VAN ACKEREN
STARTS MUSICIANS
UNDER WAY EARLY
Classes in Harmony and Music
Appreciation Being Offered.
Choir Sings at Formal Opening;
Orchestra Needs Drummer and
Clarinet Players.
Father O’Brien Will Speak; Stu-
dents Invited to Attend.
KNIGHTS TO BEGIN
ACTIVITIES WITH
PROGRAM TONIGHT
BISHOP FINNIGAN
LAID TO REST
AT NOTRE DAME
Participation in Catholic Action
Urged by Father O’Donnell in
Opening Sermon.
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PRESIDENT COMPARES “NEW PEDAGOGY”
AND TEACHINGS OF CATHOLIC CHURCH
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SOLEMN HIGH MASS SUNG
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FR. LANGE’S MOTHER DIES
Mrs. Mary Lange, 69, mother of the
Rev. Bernard H. Lange, C.S.C., in-
structor in the Academy, died sudden-
ly at her home in Oil City, Penn., on
Sept. 4. Father Lange who has been
vacationing at his home for a week,
said the Requiem Mass.
Six laymen have been added to the
faculty of St. Edward’s University for
this year, three in the College and
three in the Academy. The School of
Engineering has two new professors,
and the School of Commerce has one
new man. The three instructors who
have been added to the Academy are
former St. Edward’s students.
The new man in the College of Com-
merce is Professor Victor A. Crecco
of Medford, Mass., who has been ap-
pointed head of the department of Fi-
nance and Accounts. He is a grad-
uate of Harvard College and the Har-
vard Graduate School of Business Ad-
ministration, and has had years of ex-
perience in business and teaching. He
was connected with the First Nation-
al Bank of Boston for two years, and
was factory cost accountant for Clu-
ett, Peabody & Co., of Troy, New
York, for two years. For the past
two years, Mr. Crecco was professor
of banking and finance at the Univer-
sity of Notre Dame.
The iicvX pijfcsuMls in the School
Engineering are Mr. Paul J. Enright
of Texarkana, Texas, and Mr. Timothy
J. Ryan of Andover, Mass. Professor
Enright holds the degree of Bachelor
of Science in civil engineering from
the University of Notre Dame, and has
had several years of experience in the
engineering department of the Cotton
Belt railroad.
Profesor Ryan is a graduate of the
Harvard Graduate School of Engi-
neering, having received the degree of
Master of Science in Sanitary Engi-
neering in June, 1932. In 1931 he re-
ceived the bachelor degree in civil en-
gineering at the University of Maine.
During the summer months for the
past several years, Mr. Ryan has been
connected with the Congress Square
and Turner Construction companies of
Andover, Mass. As professor at St.
Edward’s he will have charge of classes
in mechanical drawing, mathematics,
and civil engineering.
Mr. John D. Raffaelli, graduated
from the St. Edward’s School of Arts
and Letters in 1932, is instructor in
English and Latin in the Academy,
and Mr. James MacDonald, former
student, is instructor in English and
history. Mr. Walter Beach, who re-
ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts
in Journalism in May, 1932, is direc-
tor of publicity at the University, and
is also an instructor in the Academy.
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Joseph A. Klein, member of
graduating class of 1929, was married
to Miss Mary Ann McMurrough of
Plantersville, Texas, in June. The
Rev. Robert P. Schertz, pastor of St.
Mary’s Church of that city officiated
at the ceremony.
The young pair are living at 2265
Rusk Ave., Beaumont, Texas.
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REGISTRATION
Registration in the College Mon-
day had reached about the same
number as last year at this time,
according to information given out
by the office of the Registrar. Con-
sidering the general conditions the
country over, the administration of
St. Edward’s has pronounced the
present enrollment highly satisfac-
tory.
Douglas Defferari, student in the
University from 1929 to 1931, was re-
cently married to Miss Dorothy Quilt-
er of Houston. Mr. Defferari’s home
is in Galveston, and his wife is the sis-
ter of Maurice Quilter, who attended
St. Edward’s Academy in 1931.
The newlyweds have made their
home in Austin, where both are
tending the University of Texas.
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Mr. Charles Trefflich, graduate of
St. Edward’s-in 1932, returned for a
day’s visit on September 19th.
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SIX PROFESSORS ADDED TO
FACULTY AT ST. EDWARD’S
Contrasting the “New Pedagogy”
of the non-Catholic educational sys-
tem with the age old solid pedagogy
of the Catholic Church, the Rev. Dr.
Hugh O’Donnell, C.S.C., president of
St. Edward’s, told students that their
“heritage of Catholic education was
a noble and sacred one, preserved
throughout the centuries by hardships
and even by martyrdom.” This he
said in the course of his sermon
given during the Solemn High Mass,
which was sung as part of the reli-
gious ceremony of the Formal Open-
ing of school, held at St. Edward’s
on Sunday, Sept. 25.
The Reverend President admonish-
ed students to be on guard against
the rank philosophy of the modern
educational system, which “has
grown to the size of a large octopus
and seems to be undermining the
sacred principles of right living and~~
right thinking.” He dwelt at length
on the constancy of Catholic doctrine
and Catholic educational policy, and
urged his hearers to share in the im-
portant crusade of Catholic Action.
The celebrant of the Mass was the
Rev. Francis Boland, C.S.C. The other
officers were: deacon, the Rev. Vin-
cent Mooney, C.S.C.; sub-deacon, the
Rev. Cornelius Hagerty, C.S.C.; master
of ceremonies, the Rev. Frank Drum-
mey, C.S.C. The choir, making its
first appearance of the year, under J
the direction of professor Joseph J. fl
Van Ackeren, sang the “Missa Brevis fl
in Honor of St. Anthony of Padua,” fl
by P. Ignatius M. Wilkens. 1
During the solemn procession be- fl
fore the beginning of the Mass, the fl
choir sang the Processional Hymn, 1
I “Holy, Holy, Holy.” During the Of- y
fertory the four voice hymn, “Ecce
Panis Aneglorum” was rendered.
Members of the choir are: tenors, Ed-
ward Emraelhainz, John Raffaellil
Eugene Dekkers, Vernon Schwab®
Julio Cuen, and Ernest Michalka; >
basses, Pierre Pineta, Cyril Race,
William Kohl, Walter Beach, Jack
Blanchette, and Claude Notzon.
Praises Spanish Padres
In opening his sermon the Rever-
end speaker recalled the momentous
event on the side of a mountain in
Galilee when Christ commissioned
his Apostles to “go, therefore, teach ’
ye all nations baptizing them . . . . ” J
He told of how the Apostles, ignorant fl
men before, had become reborn at the
coming of the Holy Ghost, and were^fl
unafraid to meet objections or ^*4fl
death. This spirit they bequeathed \^fl
their successors and it has prompteofl
men, through the centuries to leave wl
all and follow the Master, he said.
He praised the Spanish padres who
came to teach and preach the gospel
in the New World. He told of the
suffering they endured to fulfill their
mission. “They bore about in their
body the mortification of Jesus, that
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Entertainment for the entire stu-
dent body will be furnished by the
St. Edward’s council of Knights of Co-
lumbus, 2559, when an open meeting
will be held in the University audito-
rium tonight. Besides the several
acts on the program which include
numbers by both St. Edward’s and
Austin talent, the Rev. James J.
O’Brien, C.S.C., Prelect of nistory in
the University, will give a short talk
in which the value of the Knights of
Columbus as an organization for
bringing about a feeling of fraternity
and friendship among its different
members on the campus will be
stressed.
This meeting marks the resumption
of activities of the Knights of Colum-
bus on the campus for the coming
year. “During the past years the
Knights of Columbus have been the
most active organization on the cam-
pus, and this year the officers are
planning more activities than ever be-
fore,” said Charles Schulze, grand
knight. “As the first step in this
program an intensive campaign for
membership is to begin this week. An
initiation is to be held shortly before
Thanksgiving.
Schulze further stated that the
and Lecturer’s program for the entire year
is nearing completion. This program
will include prominent speakers on
the campus, and others from the Uni-
versity of Texas.
Officers elected last May for the
present scholastic year include:
Charles Schulze, grand knight, Irving,
Texas; Dennis Collins, deputy grand
knight, Forney, Texas; Edward Cole-
man, chancellor, El Paso, Texas;
Charles Marik, financial secretary,
East Bernard, Texas; Lawrence Hart-
mann, recording secretary, Fredericks-
burg, Texas; John Sweeney, treasur-
er, Dallas, Texas; Louis Raffaelli,
warden, Texarkana, Texas; Napoleon
Lucero, lecturer, El Paso, Texas; Wil-
liam Amyette, advocate, Austin, Tex-
as; Julius James, inside guard, San
Antonio, Texas; Elmore Borchers,
trustee, Laredo, Texas; Joseph Har-
per, trustee, Menard, Texas; Joseph
Van Ackeren, trustee, Austin, Texas.
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John Finnegan, student here from
1929-31, visited at the University on
Sept. 8. With him was Macon Banne,
student in the Academy in 1925. Both
live in Kingsville, Texas.
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Sister Mary Lea of St. Mary’s
Academy, Austin, member of the Con-
gregation of the Holy Cross Sisters,
died suddenly from heart attack, Wed-
nesday, August 31. She came to Aus-
tin in 1890 and after spending several
years at St. Edward’s was transferred
to St. Mary’s, where in 1922 she cele-
brated the golden anniversary of her
entry into the Congregation of the
Holy Cross.
Funeral services were held in the
convent chapel, and interment took
place in Mt. Calvary cemetery. St.
Edward’s priests assisting at the serv-
ices were: Fathers Walter O’Donnell,
Edgar Misch, Vincent Mooney,
Peter P. Forrestal.
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Funeral services for the Most Rev.
George Finnigan, C. S. C., S. T. D.,
bishop of Helena, Montana, were held
at Sacred Heart Church, University of
Notre Dame, on Monday, Aug. 22. The
Bishop, after a brief period of illness,
died at his home in Helena, and after
solemn ceremonies at the Cathedral in
that city, the body was sent to South
Bend, Indiana, for burial in the Holy
Cross cemetery at Notre Dame.
A number of the hierarchy of the
Church, priests, brothers, and nuns at-
tended the Pontifical Requiem Mass.
St. Edward’s priests who attended
were: the Rev. Hugh O’Donnell, presi-
dent, the Rev. George Baldwin, pro-
fessor of mathematics, and the Rev.
Cornelius Hagerty, head of the depart-
ment of philosophy.
Prior to his appointment as bishop
of Helena, Bishop Finnigan had held
several high offices in the Congrega-
tion of the Holy Cross, and had served
as chaplain in the United States Army.
He visited at St. Edward’s about five
years ago.
(Editor’s Note: The editor and
staff of the Echo, in behalf of the
president and faculty of St. Edward’s,
wish to express their deepest sympa-
thies to the faculty and student body
of Carroll College of Helena, Mon-
tana.)
Musical activities for the year were
begun as soon as possible after regis-
tration, by Joseph J. Van Ackeren, di-
rector of the University orchestra and
choir. The first meeting of the choir
was held on the night of Sept. 15, and
orchestra aspirants gathered in the
auditorium for the first time on the
following night.
The first rehearsals for the choir
were spent in brushing up on St. An-
thony’s Mass in preparation for the
formal opening held last Sunday. With
a good number of old voices back and
several promising new ones, Prof. Van
Ackeren hopes to begin work on sev-
eral new masses soon. He is, how-
ever, still in need of good voices and
invites any student who desires to re-
port.
In his orchestral work, the Director
was greeted by quite an array of new
talent, he said. Eight violinists re-
ported to Mr. Van Ackeren at the first
meeting, as ewll as five trumpet play-
ers, and a number of young men who
play various other instruments. He
is assured of an 18-piece orchestra if
present plans mature, but is still in
need of several instruments. “A
drummer and one or more clarinet
players are needed to round out the
present organization,” Van Ackeren
said.
A number of new selections have
been secured by the director,
members of the orchestra have been
given copies to enable private prac-
tice. Mr. Van Ackeren has been in-
vited to direct his organization in a
monthly concert over radio station
KNOW, the local broadcasting station,
and if present plans materialize the
program will be given over the air.
Besides the orchestral and choir
work, Mr. Van Ackeren is also offer-
ing private lessons in piano and other
orchestral instruments. Classes will
also be taught in Harmony and Appre-
ciation, giving students an opportu-
nity to make three hours of work in
music. The harmony course is a study
of the elements of musical composi-
tion, and the other is a study of fa-
mous musical composers and their
works.
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