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ALUMNI EDITION Jim McGuinn Will Present Another Smash Production ALL-U CAST With the deafening applause which greeted "Annabelle" still ringing encouragingly in their ears, the De Paul troupers are engaged in -serious preparation of the latest McGuinn opus, "Say It With Music," a musical comedy to be presented on May 9, 10, 11, 12 in the University Auditorium.Alumni Support Necessary Fortified by promises of alumni support, the business staff of the production has launched upon a ticket sales and patron campaign which should make the forthcoming extravaganza the greatest success in the annals of the University's dramatic history. Last year at the premiere performance of the first musical comedy ever presented by De Paul students, there were perhaps a dozen members of the alumni. Their presence was due to either a rare sense of loyalty, or, more likely, relationship to a member of the cast. Undoubtedly, they came fatalistically resigned to an evening in the throes of boredom. But they were pleasantly surprised. Instead of the amateurish affair they anticipated, they were treated to a performance which had all the finesse and talent of a Broadway success. However, the price of tickets for •"Sav It With Music," are dwarfed when compared with the prevailing price of ducats on the Great White Way. Tickets for a small reserved section are selling for seventy-five cents, while the general admission tickets may be purchased for fifty •cents. All Student Talent A preview of the forthcoming show reveals it as an even greater musical, terpsichorean, and dramatic masterpiece than its predecessor. In its every detail, "Say It With Music" is a student production. Playwright Jim McGuinn, besides contributing the plot and dialogue, has written the lyrics. Rudy Bilotta, Howie Len•ert, and June Nelson have written the musical scores among which are some tuneful rhythms which should gain popularity throughout Chicagoland. Headed by Joseph Leekes, the business staff is engaged in the dissemination of tickets and the compilation of a patron list. Alumni interested in the financial workings of the production are urged to appear at a rehearsal of the play in the De Paul Auditorium during the forthcoming week, or to contact the Business Manager by mail at 2235 Sheffield Avenue. Vol. 13—No. 21 Support of Alumni INTER-COLLEGIATE BOXING AND WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS DE PAUL vs. NORTHWESTERN DATE—Next Thursday, April 5th. PLACE—De Paul Auditorium Gym. TIME—8:30 P. M. GRIEF—25c (Every seat next to the ring.) BOUTS—8 thrill-packed scraps. COME ON, YOU ALUMNI, MEET THE OLD TIMERS Directory of Alumni Lists Noted Gratis The Alumni Directory of De Paul University contains ample evidence of the prominent positions De Paul graduates have attained in the business, political, educational, and legal pursuits undertaken by them since they received their degrees. Indeed it is doubtful if any University in the middle west, proportionate in size to De Paul, can even remotely approach De Paul in the number of outstanding alumni. The Liberal Arts College has fostered many of the city's educational leaders. Wm. J. Bogan, Superintendent of Schools, whose name is the symbol of public -school education in Chicago, received his LL.D. in this department in 1930. As if this w€re not enough, an Assistant Superintendent is none other than Minnie Fallon with an M.A. from the Arts School. Some of our prominent high school leaders are: Nellie C. Hudd, M.A., Sophie Theilgarde, A.M., Ethel Watts, A.M., Joseph King, Jr., A.M., Ellen M. Sanders, A.M., and Elizabeth McCawley. Prominent Lawyers Listed Prominent De Paul men who are active at the present time date back to the class of 1899, which graduated David M. Brothers, who at the present time is Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Grover C. Niemeyer of the Class of '04, "was recently elected Judge of the Circuit Court. Freeman Fairbank of the class of '05 is a Judge in the Municipal Court. From the class of '06 two graduates have become prominent members of the bench: Charles Batchelor is Judge of the Superior Court in Seattle, Washington, and Joseph A. Graber is Judge in the Municipal Court of Cook County. Art League Holds Tea and Lecture April 8th A tea and lecture on April 8th at "*'30 at the Chicago Woman's Club, wt*- be the next activity of the De Paul Art League, a cultural organization of particular interest to members of the De Paul Alumni Association. Led by Father Corcoran and Miss Helen Kinsella, a graduate of the College of Liberal Arts, a large number of former De Paulites have united with a group of prominent artists and educators in the formation of this society,' which sponsors monthly lectures, art exhibits, gallery tours, and social affairs. Membership is open to all interested in the promotion of Catholic art and culture, and a study of the art and artists of Chicago.Established in the Fall of 1932, under the sponsorship of Very Reverend Francis V. Corcoran, for the advancement of Christian ideals in art, the De Paul Art League during the present season has been presenting a variety of lectures and tours to its members and their friends. At their next affair—the tea on Sunday, April 8—Anna Lynch, chairman of the League, and internationally famous for her miniatures, will tell of her "Adventures in Painting." Mrs. Lambert J. K. Hayes, soprano, will give a musical prelude. Several Galleries Visited An innovation of this season has been the tours through the city's galleries offered to the members. In January the group was conducted through the Art Museum of the Art Institute under the direction of the artist, Hermine Stellar. Late in April the League will visit studios of several prominent artists in the city, where they will have the opportunity of hearing the artists discuss their works in the making. An outstanding event of this season was the memorial arranged in honor of Joseph P. Birren, tactile artist and painter of trees, who was one of the founders of the League. Heitkamp, James, Lecture There have also been lectures by Ernest L. Heitkamp, art critic of the Evening American, and H. Francis James, whose talk was supplemented with chalk illustrations. "Say It With Music" Set for May 9,10,11,12 2d Annual Musical Comedy Relies On By MARY McGUAN I got in the elevator, rode up to the fourth floor and in a weak voice asked the young lady in charge at the desk "If the Bishop was ready to see me?" I was ushered into a reception room and asked to wait for a few minutes. While siting there I began to quake and quiver asking myself all sorts of questions, "What would he say to me?" "What would he tell me that I wanted to know" "Would he ," I was interrupted by his secretary who said "The Bishop will see you now." I walked into the room, was introduced by his secretary and was greeted with a smile, twinkling eyes and a head of red hair that dispensed with all the fears that I had. I exchanged greetings, sat down in a chair and after a number of questions I was told that the Bishop-elect is a Chicagoan through and through, having been born here in Chicago on August 3, 1878, and having spent most of his life in and about Chicago. He was baptized by the Rev. John McMullen, D.D., then administrator of the parish that was to play such an important role in the Bishop-elect's life, namely, Holy Name Cathedral. His education was given him in Catholic schools all his life, starting at the Holy Name Brothers School on the corner of Sedgwick and Chicago Avenues, and going through all the grades, graduating at the commencement in Turner Hall on June 21, 1892. After graduating he worked for a year before pursuing his studies. In 1893 he went to Germantown, Pennsylvania, to enroll in St. Vincent's College, that was founded in 1878. Here the Bishop-elect followed a classical course. Upon completing four years at Pennsylvania he returned to Chicago. De Paul's First Alumnus A mutual interest in the Bishop-elect, between the late Very Rev. P. V. Byrne, then superior of St. Vincent's College, and pastor of St. Vincent's Church and the Chancellor of the diocese, the Very Rev. Nathan Mooney, was the reason for his enrollment in St. Vincent's in Chicago. Together then, with Mark Sheridan, Bishop-elect O'Brien registered for the first philosophy course, and were the first two students to register in what was now called De Paul University. Because they were seniors they carried but two subjects (what a contrast with our programs today). The Rev. Thomas Finney, afterwards Western provincial and now rector of the Junior Seminary of St. Louis, Missouri, was professor of Philosophy, and I was told that the Rev. Father Levan, former president of DePaul University, had his THE DEPAULIA Bishop-Elect O'Brien Sends Message of Goodwill to De Paul Students and Alumni Praises Growth of University In a message to the faculty, students and alumni of De Paul University, our first alumnus, the new auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, the Most Reverend William D. O'Brien, LL.D., says: "I am probably the oldest living graduate from De Paul and hope to live and bury a lot more. I have never lost interest in the alumni of St. Vincent's Seminary or De Paul University. I have been a member of all alumni associations ever founded at either institution and have seen them rise and fall. I have always been a subscriber to all the papers, annuals and magazines edited by De Paul, so that I might follow with eager interest the progress of the institution. I have always considered it a pleasure and an honor to assist in any way possible, anyone from either institution. I consider De Paul the livest institution in the Middle West, and always point with pride to the fact that I am a graduate of De Paul University and St. Vincent's Seminary. Some of my very best friendships have been made with priests of the community and for that reason the President of De Paul University, the Very Rev. Dr. Francis V. Corcoran is to be the Deacon at my Consecration Mass on April 25th, as representative of the C. M. In conclusion I wish every success in the world to all De Paulites past, present and future." DE PAUL UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MSGR. WILLIAM D. O'BRIEN, LL.D. De Paul's First Grad To Become Auxiliary Bishop (Editor's Note: The following article is an account of a personal interview with De Paul's first graduate and ardent alumnus, Bishop-elect William D. O'Brien, LL.D. Msgr. O'Brien, who is at present director of the Catholic Extension Society, will be consecrated auxiliary bishop of Chicago on April 25th.) own difficult moments trying to explain the intricacies of integral and differential cal cuius.' The Rev. Father Murray, still teaching Greek to the students at De Paul, imparted that same wonderful knowledge to the Bishop-elect and his classmate. In 1899 the late Archbishop Feehan presided at the commencement held in the hall above old St. Vincent's Church at which the only two speakers of the evening were the two graduates, Mark Sheridan and Bishop-elect O'Brien. Ordained at Cathedral In the fall of 1899' the Bishop-elect entered Kendrick Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, where he took up his studies for the priesthood following the second Philosophy course. From that year until 1903 he pursued theology and philosophy in Kendrick, until he was ordained in Holy Name Cathedral, July 11, 1903, by the late Archbishop Quigley. In the first ordination class which the new Archbishop had besides Bishopelect O'Brien, were Bishop E. F. Hoban of Rockford, Illinois, the Rev. J. B. Phelan, pastor of St. Anne's Church in Chicago, Illinois, the Rev. Philip Furlong, pastor of Ascension Church in Harvey, Illinois, together with a number of community priests. After four years of work as assistant pastor in and about Chicago, the Bishopelect was made assistant to the Rev. F. C. Kelley in the newly organized work of the Church Extension, and through which many of us are acquainted with him and his wonderful work. Receives LL.D. at De Paul In 1910 Bishop-elect O'Brien received an LL.D. from De Paul and is one of the few ever to receive that degree from the University. On the 25th of April, Bishop-elect will be consecrated at the Holy Name Cathedral, the church in which he was baptized, made his first Holy Communion, served Mass, was confirmed, ordained to the priesthood and said his first Mass. The Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, papal delegate, will head the hundred of prelates who will come to Chicago for the solemn, colorful rites that mark the consecration of a Bishop in the Catholic Church. His Eminence, George Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, will act as consecrator and he will be assisted by the Most Rev. Joseph P. Lynch, DD., Bishop of Dallas and the Most Rev. Bernard J. Sheil, D.D., Bishop of Pege and Auxiliary of Chicago, as coconsecrators. The sermon will be preached by the Most Rev. John J. Mitty, Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco, an orator of great merit and distinction. It is expected that, because of his close association and friendship with the hierarchy, the Bishop-elect's consecration will bring as many if not more prelates to the city as did the Eucharistic Congress, so many of us remember several years back. Dr. Corcoran Sends Goodwill Message Very Reverend Francis V. Corcoran, C.M., S.T.D., president of De Paul University, when interviewed yesterday, extended the following message to the alumni: "Opportunities of greeting or contacting former students of De Paul VERY REV. F. V. CORCORAN are so infrequent that I gladly accept the invitation to express a word of good will through this special edition of the De Paulia edited by the Alumni. It is published by them and for them, and it is my earnest hope that it will meet with a welcome reception and be read with interest by every student or graduate enrolled on our lists. Administration Deeply Interested "In the name of the Faculty and Administration I wish to renew the assurance that De Paul of today is deeply interested in De Paul of yesterday and by De Paul I mean not merely a name but the living units with whom the name is identified. By degrees those who have gone forth from our school are finding or making a place for themselves in the professional, industrial or social world, and we look forward to the day when (Continued on Page 4) The end of the present semester will close the thirty-sixth year since the opening of St. Vincent college De Paul University, as it has been known since the granting of its state charter in 1907. Although almost all of the various colleges that comprise the universitiy had been organized prior to 1915, under the administration of Rev. P. V. Byrne, C. M., and Rev. F. X. McCabe, C. M., there were but 666 men and women enrolled in them during that year. By 1923 the registrations had increased to some 2,000, exclusive of the summer session. The university was rapidly outgrowing itself. Something had to be done in order to provide for such unprecedented growth, A new building just south of Fullerton Avenue, on Osgood Street, was erected during the presidency of Rev. T. F. Levan, successor to Father McCabe, to house the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences. But further expansion was necessary, and in 1928 a magnificent seventeen-story building at Wabash Avenue and Lake Street was opened to provide for various other colleges of the university. Recent Administration Changes At this time, September, 1928, enrollment had increased to nearly 4,000 students. Thursday, March 29, 1934 BISHOP O BREN Former Law Students On April Ticket 13 Grads to Run for Both Parties As Candidates For Leading Judgeships No less than thirteen former stu dents in De Paul University College of Law, who have been practicing law in Chicago for many years, are entered in the April primaries next week. Both the Democratic and Republican parties are well represented by these men who are candidates for the nomination of Judge of the County Court, for Judge of the Probate Court, for Associate Judges of the Municipal Court. De Paul Grads Candidates The following former De Paulites will be listed on the primary ballots on April 10: Professor Harry C. Kinne, a republican, is the leading candidate for his party's nomination for Judge of the Probate Court. Mr. Kinne, who lives at 1324 Elmwood Avenue, Wilmette, studied law at the DePaul University College of Law, received the degrees of LL.B. and LL.M., and was admitted to the bar in 1903. Since that time he has been engaged in the active practice of law in Chicago, and has proved himself an able lawyer. Mr. Kinne is known to be a courteous, patient, industrious and even tempered man, and is well liked by all those who have enjoyed meeting him. He has been professor of law at the college since 1910, where he has well earned the admiration of all the faculty and student body. The Chicago Bar Association says, "He is well qualified for the office." For the nomination for judge of the County Court is listed C. H. Kavanagh, a Democrat, of 349 Maple Avenue, Wilmette. Mr. Kavanagh studied law at the De Paul University College of Law, and received his LL.B. degree in 1912. He was admitted to the bar in 1914. Mr. Kavanagh is known to be thoroughly civic minded. Municipal Court Candidates The remaining De Paulites are all running for judges of the Municipal Court. They are: Willard C. Lindsay, Republican, 1420 Leland Avenue. (Continued on Page 4) De Paul Enrollment Is Increasing Steadily Graduates of DePaul University do you realize that today your alma mater is, in point of enrollment, the largest Catholic co-educational institution in the Middle West? During the past four years Father Levan's successor, the brilliant scholar-executive, Very Rev. F. V. Corcoran C. M., Ph.D., S.T.D., has capably protected De Paul interests from the troubles which have so insistently threatened other major universities. (Father Corcoran became president of De Paul in 1930. He succeeded Rev. T. F. Levan, Ph.D., D.D.). Today the total enrollment among the various colleges of this university approximates 5,000 students, a 25 per cent increase in attendance for a fiveyear period that has caused a decline in registrations in almost every major collegiate institution in the country. As the student body has grown, so has the faculty. The university teaching corps today numbers 181 instructors.There have been several administrative changes at De Paul aside from the coming of Father Corcoran. In 1928 Rev. E. M. Gaffney, C.M.,- replaced Rev. D. A. Duggan. C.M., as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Two years later Dr. H. E. Egan became associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (loop division). In this same year Mr. J. C. McHugh was appointed university examiner. Rev. M. J. O'Connell, C.M., succeeded Rev. T. C. Powers, C.M., as vicepresident of De Paul in February, 1932. Likewise in 1932, after the resignation of Dr. E. M. Anderson, James D. Kelly became head coach. ALUMNI EDITION Banquet April 28 For First Alumnus All DePaul Affair Grad Committees Appointed to Aid Faculty, Students URGE SUPPORT Last Monday evening the De Paul Alumni Association held an informal meeting in the Administration building to pledge its support to the testimonial banquet on April 28 for Bishop William D. O'Brien, LL.D., a member of the first graduating class of the University, and to outline its plan of activity for the future. More than fifty graduates, representatives of every department of the University, were present. Father O'Connell represented the administration. Banquet Support Urged The testimonal banquet to Bishop 'O'Brien will be the principal all-University social affair of the current season. Sponsored by the administrative officials of De Paul, various civic and ecclesiastical groups, alumni, and students, it is receiving citywide co-operation and support. Reverend Father Corcoran, president of De Paul, who is at present directing the completion of arrangements urges the aid of the alumni. Definite details as to the exact place at which the dinner will be held, and the names of the committees in charge will be announced this week. Reservations should be made as soon as possible by calling- Father Corcoran's secretary at Lincoln 7410. Msgr. William R. Griffin, pastor of Saint Andrew's Church, is general chairman of arrangements. Particulars concerning the banquet will be sent to all graduates and former students by mail. Charles Ruddy, president of the alumni, presided and stressed the need for definite action in the organization. Father O'Connell recalled the futile attempts of the past and expressed hope and confidence that the present association would be permanent and would work in harmony. "Now is the time," said Father O'Connell, "for the alumni to spring into full life. An incentive to act in unison is furnished us in extending our best wishes to Msgr. O'Brien, one of our oldest alumni." Plan Alumni Publication Plans were made for the alumni to edit four editions of the De Paulia each year. These will not interfere with the regular issue published by the undergraduates but will supplement them. This edition is the first which the alumni have published and is dedicated especially to them. The work of compiling the lists of graduates of every department has begun under the direction of Miss Katherine Wilson and Professor Stanley Pulaski. This work will continue until a complete and correct roll, dating back to 1898, has been made. Constant attention and revision will keep these lists up to date. Chairman Ruddy outlined a plan for publishing a graduate directory and a monthly alumni magazine, the first issue of which is expected to appear in September. Committees were appointed consisting of Stanley Pulaski, Kay Wilson, Albert Barsotti, Paul Fitzgerald and Arthur Schaefer to study these problems. Officers of the Alumni Association are located in the Downtown building, 64 East Lake Street. Grads Have Chance To Mingle Again at Senior Ball, May 5 Another opportunity is being presented to the graduates to again mingle with the Seniors of the present year and prospective graduates at their Annual Formal Ball, on Saturday, May 5. Marge Sullivan of the Liberal Arts School and Harry Redfield of the College of Commerce are co-chairmen. They are assisted by Jerry Grieco and Paul Fitzgerald of the Uptown Campus and Paul Grogan, Sam Lifstin, Norm Silverman, Bill Wilson, Paul Rowe, Dan Beegan and John Gleason of the Downtown school. The tentative price of the bids is set at $3.00.
Transcript ALUMNI EDITION Jim McGuinn Will Present Another Smash Production ALL-U CAST With the deafening applause which greeted "Annabelle" still ringing encouragingly in their ears, the De Paul troupers are engaged in -serious preparation of the latest McGuinn opus, "Say It With Music," a musical comedy to be presented on May 9, 10, 11, 12 in the University Auditorium.Alumni Support Necessary Fortified by promises of alumni support, the business staff of the production has launched upon a ticket sales and patron campaign which should make the forthcoming extravaganza the greatest success in the annals of the University's dramatic history. Last year at the premiere performance of the first musical comedy ever presented by De Paul students, there were perhaps a dozen members of the alumni. Their presence was due to either a rare sense of loyalty, or, more likely, relationship to a member of the cast. Undoubtedly, they came fatalistically resigned to an evening in the throes of boredom. But they were pleasantly surprised. Instead of the amateurish affair they anticipated, they were treated to a performance which had all the finesse and talent of a Broadway success. However, the price of tickets for •"Sav It With Music," are dwarfed when compared with the prevailing price of ducats on the Great White Way. Tickets for a small reserved section are selling for seventy-five cents, while the general admission tickets may be purchased for fifty •cents. All Student Talent A preview of the forthcoming show reveals it as an even greater musical, terpsichorean, and dramatic masterpiece than its predecessor. In its every detail, "Say It With Music" is a student production. Playwright Jim McGuinn, besides contributing the plot and dialogue, has written the lyrics. Rudy Bilotta, Howie Len•ert, and June Nelson have written the musical scores among which are some tuneful rhythms which should gain popularity throughout Chicagoland. Headed by Joseph Leekes, the business staff is engaged in the dissemination of tickets and the compilation of a patron list. Alumni interested in the financial workings of the production are urged to appear at a rehearsal of the play in the De Paul Auditorium during the forthcoming week, or to contact the Business Manager by mail at 2235 Sheffield Avenue. Vol. 13—No. 21 Support of Alumni INTER-COLLEGIATE BOXING AND WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS DE PAUL vs. NORTHWESTERN DATE—Next Thursday, April 5th. PLACE—De Paul Auditorium Gym. TIME—8:30 P. M. GRIEF—25c (Every seat next to the ring.) BOUTS—8 thrill-packed scraps. COME ON, YOU ALUMNI, MEET THE OLD TIMERS Directory of Alumni Lists Noted Gratis The Alumni Directory of De Paul University contains ample evidence of the prominent positions De Paul graduates have attained in the business, political, educational, and legal pursuits undertaken by them since they received their degrees. Indeed it is doubtful if any University in the middle west, proportionate in size to De Paul, can even remotely approach De Paul in the number of outstanding alumni. The Liberal Arts College has fostered many of the city's educational leaders. Wm. J. Bogan, Superintendent of Schools, whose name is the symbol of public -school education in Chicago, received his LL.D. in this department in 1930. As if this w€re not enough, an Assistant Superintendent is none other than Minnie Fallon with an M.A. from the Arts School. Some of our prominent high school leaders are: Nellie C. Hudd, M.A., Sophie Theilgarde, A.M., Ethel Watts, A.M., Joseph King, Jr., A.M., Ellen M. Sanders, A.M., and Elizabeth McCawley. Prominent Lawyers Listed Prominent De Paul men who are active at the present time date back to the class of 1899, which graduated David M. Brothers, who at the present time is Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Grover C. Niemeyer of the Class of '04, "was recently elected Judge of the Circuit Court. Freeman Fairbank of the class of '05 is a Judge in the Municipal Court. From the class of '06 two graduates have become prominent members of the bench: Charles Batchelor is Judge of the Superior Court in Seattle, Washington, and Joseph A. Graber is Judge in the Municipal Court of Cook County. Art League Holds Tea and Lecture April 8th A tea and lecture on April 8th at "*'30 at the Chicago Woman's Club, wt*- be the next activity of the De Paul Art League, a cultural organization of particular interest to members of the De Paul Alumni Association. Led by Father Corcoran and Miss Helen Kinsella, a graduate of the College of Liberal Arts, a large number of former De Paulites have united with a group of prominent artists and educators in the formation of this society,' which sponsors monthly lectures, art exhibits, gallery tours, and social affairs. Membership is open to all interested in the promotion of Catholic art and culture, and a study of the art and artists of Chicago.Established in the Fall of 1932, under the sponsorship of Very Reverend Francis V. Corcoran, for the advancement of Christian ideals in art, the De Paul Art League during the present season has been presenting a variety of lectures and tours to its members and their friends. At their next affair—the tea on Sunday, April 8—Anna Lynch, chairman of the League, and internationally famous for her miniatures, will tell of her "Adventures in Painting." Mrs. Lambert J. K. Hayes, soprano, will give a musical prelude. Several Galleries Visited An innovation of this season has been the tours through the city's galleries offered to the members. In January the group was conducted through the Art Museum of the Art Institute under the direction of the artist, Hermine Stellar. Late in April the League will visit studios of several prominent artists in the city, where they will have the opportunity of hearing the artists discuss their works in the making. An outstanding event of this season was the memorial arranged in honor of Joseph P. Birren, tactile artist and painter of trees, who was one of the founders of the League. Heitkamp, James, Lecture There have also been lectures by Ernest L. Heitkamp, art critic of the Evening American, and H. Francis James, whose talk was supplemented with chalk illustrations. "Say It With Music" Set for May 9,10,11,12 2d Annual Musical Comedy Relies On By MARY McGUAN I got in the elevator, rode up to the fourth floor and in a weak voice asked the young lady in charge at the desk "If the Bishop was ready to see me?" I was ushered into a reception room and asked to wait for a few minutes. While siting there I began to quake and quiver asking myself all sorts of questions, "What would he say to me?" "What would he tell me that I wanted to know" "Would he ," I was interrupted by his secretary who said "The Bishop will see you now." I walked into the room, was introduced by his secretary and was greeted with a smile, twinkling eyes and a head of red hair that dispensed with all the fears that I had. I exchanged greetings, sat down in a chair and after a number of questions I was told that the Bishop-elect is a Chicagoan through and through, having been born here in Chicago on August 3, 1878, and having spent most of his life in and about Chicago. He was baptized by the Rev. John McMullen, D.D., then administrator of the parish that was to play such an important role in the Bishop-elect's life, namely, Holy Name Cathedral. His education was given him in Catholic schools all his life, starting at the Holy Name Brothers School on the corner of Sedgwick and Chicago Avenues, and going through all the grades, graduating at the commencement in Turner Hall on June 21, 1892. After graduating he worked for a year before pursuing his studies. In 1893 he went to Germantown, Pennsylvania, to enroll in St. Vincent's College, that was founded in 1878. Here the Bishop-elect followed a classical course. Upon completing four years at Pennsylvania he returned to Chicago. De Paul's First Alumnus A mutual interest in the Bishop-elect, between the late Very Rev. P. V. Byrne, then superior of St. Vincent's College, and pastor of St. Vincent's Church and the Chancellor of the diocese, the Very Rev. Nathan Mooney, was the reason for his enrollment in St. Vincent's in Chicago. Together then, with Mark Sheridan, Bishop-elect O'Brien registered for the first philosophy course, and were the first two students to register in what was now called De Paul University. Because they were seniors they carried but two subjects (what a contrast with our programs today). The Rev. Thomas Finney, afterwards Western provincial and now rector of the Junior Seminary of St. Louis, Missouri, was professor of Philosophy, and I was told that the Rev. Father Levan, former president of DePaul University, had his THE DEPAULIA Bishop-Elect O'Brien Sends Message of Goodwill to De Paul Students and Alumni Praises Growth of University In a message to the faculty, students and alumni of De Paul University, our first alumnus, the new auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, the Most Reverend William D. O'Brien, LL.D., says: "I am probably the oldest living graduate from De Paul and hope to live and bury a lot more. I have never lost interest in the alumni of St. Vincent's Seminary or De Paul University. I have been a member of all alumni associations ever founded at either institution and have seen them rise and fall. I have always been a subscriber to all the papers, annuals and magazines edited by De Paul, so that I might follow with eager interest the progress of the institution. I have always considered it a pleasure and an honor to assist in any way possible, anyone from either institution. I consider De Paul the livest institution in the Middle West, and always point with pride to the fact that I am a graduate of De Paul University and St. Vincent's Seminary. Some of my very best friendships have been made with priests of the community and for that reason the President of De Paul University, the Very Rev. Dr. Francis V. Corcoran is to be the Deacon at my Consecration Mass on April 25th, as representative of the C. M. In conclusion I wish every success in the world to all De Paulites past, present and future." DE PAUL UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MSGR. WILLIAM D. O'BRIEN, LL.D. De Paul's First Grad To Become Auxiliary Bishop (Editor's Note: The following article is an account of a personal interview with De Paul's first graduate and ardent alumnus, Bishop-elect William D. O'Brien, LL.D. Msgr. O'Brien, who is at present director of the Catholic Extension Society, will be consecrated auxiliary bishop of Chicago on April 25th.) own difficult moments trying to explain the intricacies of integral and differential cal cuius.' The Rev. Father Murray, still teaching Greek to the students at De Paul, imparted that same wonderful knowledge to the Bishop-elect and his classmate. In 1899 the late Archbishop Feehan presided at the commencement held in the hall above old St. Vincent's Church at which the only two speakers of the evening were the two graduates, Mark Sheridan and Bishop-elect O'Brien. Ordained at Cathedral In the fall of 1899' the Bishop-elect entered Kendrick Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, where he took up his studies for the priesthood following the second Philosophy course. From that year until 1903 he pursued theology and philosophy in Kendrick, until he was ordained in Holy Name Cathedral, July 11, 1903, by the late Archbishop Quigley. In the first ordination class which the new Archbishop had besides Bishopelect O'Brien, were Bishop E. F. Hoban of Rockford, Illinois, the Rev. J. B. Phelan, pastor of St. Anne's Church in Chicago, Illinois, the Rev. Philip Furlong, pastor of Ascension Church in Harvey, Illinois, together with a number of community priests. After four years of work as assistant pastor in and about Chicago, the Bishopelect was made assistant to the Rev. F. C. Kelley in the newly organized work of the Church Extension, and through which many of us are acquainted with him and his wonderful work. Receives LL.D. at De Paul In 1910 Bishop-elect O'Brien received an LL.D. from De Paul and is one of the few ever to receive that degree from the University. On the 25th of April, Bishop-elect will be consecrated at the Holy Name Cathedral, the church in which he was baptized, made his first Holy Communion, served Mass, was confirmed, ordained to the priesthood and said his first Mass. The Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, papal delegate, will head the hundred of prelates who will come to Chicago for the solemn, colorful rites that mark the consecration of a Bishop in the Catholic Church. His Eminence, George Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, will act as consecrator and he will be assisted by the Most Rev. Joseph P. Lynch, DD., Bishop of Dallas and the Most Rev. Bernard J. Sheil, D.D., Bishop of Pege and Auxiliary of Chicago, as coconsecrators. The sermon will be preached by the Most Rev. John J. Mitty, Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco, an orator of great merit and distinction. It is expected that, because of his close association and friendship with the hierarchy, the Bishop-elect's consecration will bring as many if not more prelates to the city as did the Eucharistic Congress, so many of us remember several years back. Dr. Corcoran Sends Goodwill Message Very Reverend Francis V. Corcoran, C.M., S.T.D., president of De Paul University, when interviewed yesterday, extended the following message to the alumni: "Opportunities of greeting or contacting former students of De Paul VERY REV. F. V. CORCORAN are so infrequent that I gladly accept the invitation to express a word of good will through this special edition of the De Paulia edited by the Alumni. It is published by them and for them, and it is my earnest hope that it will meet with a welcome reception and be read with interest by every student or graduate enrolled on our lists. Administration Deeply Interested "In the name of the Faculty and Administration I wish to renew the assurance that De Paul of today is deeply interested in De Paul of yesterday and by De Paul I mean not merely a name but the living units with whom the name is identified. By degrees those who have gone forth from our school are finding or making a place for themselves in the professional, industrial or social world, and we look forward to the day when (Continued on Page 4) The end of the present semester will close the thirty-sixth year since the opening of St. Vincent college De Paul University, as it has been known since the granting of its state charter in 1907. Although almost all of the various colleges that comprise the universitiy had been organized prior to 1915, under the administration of Rev. P. V. Byrne, C. M., and Rev. F. X. McCabe, C. M., there were but 666 men and women enrolled in them during that year. By 1923 the registrations had increased to some 2,000, exclusive of the summer session. The university was rapidly outgrowing itself. Something had to be done in order to provide for such unprecedented growth, A new building just south of Fullerton Avenue, on Osgood Street, was erected during the presidency of Rev. T. F. Levan, successor to Father McCabe, to house the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences. But further expansion was necessary, and in 1928 a magnificent seventeen-story building at Wabash Avenue and Lake Street was opened to provide for various other colleges of the university. Recent Administration Changes At this time, September, 1928, enrollment had increased to nearly 4,000 students. Thursday, March 29, 1934 BISHOP O BREN Former Law Students On April Ticket 13 Grads to Run for Both Parties As Candidates For Leading Judgeships No less than thirteen former stu dents in De Paul University College of Law, who have been practicing law in Chicago for many years, are entered in the April primaries next week. Both the Democratic and Republican parties are well represented by these men who are candidates for the nomination of Judge of the County Court, for Judge of the Probate Court, for Associate Judges of the Municipal Court. De Paul Grads Candidates The following former De Paulites will be listed on the primary ballots on April 10: Professor Harry C. Kinne, a republican, is the leading candidate for his party's nomination for Judge of the Probate Court. Mr. Kinne, who lives at 1324 Elmwood Avenue, Wilmette, studied law at the DePaul University College of Law, received the degrees of LL.B. and LL.M., and was admitted to the bar in 1903. Since that time he has been engaged in the active practice of law in Chicago, and has proved himself an able lawyer. Mr. Kinne is known to be a courteous, patient, industrious and even tempered man, and is well liked by all those who have enjoyed meeting him. He has been professor of law at the college since 1910, where he has well earned the admiration of all the faculty and student body. The Chicago Bar Association says, "He is well qualified for the office." For the nomination for judge of the County Court is listed C. H. Kavanagh, a Democrat, of 349 Maple Avenue, Wilmette. Mr. Kavanagh studied law at the De Paul University College of Law, and received his LL.B. degree in 1912. He was admitted to the bar in 1914. Mr. Kavanagh is known to be thoroughly civic minded. Municipal Court Candidates The remaining De Paulites are all running for judges of the Municipal Court. They are: Willard C. Lindsay, Republican, 1420 Leland Avenue. (Continued on Page 4) De Paul Enrollment Is Increasing Steadily Graduates of DePaul University do you realize that today your alma mater is, in point of enrollment, the largest Catholic co-educational institution in the Middle West? During the past four years Father Levan's successor, the brilliant scholar-executive, Very Rev. F. V. Corcoran C. M., Ph.D., S.T.D., has capably protected De Paul interests from the troubles which have so insistently threatened other major universities. (Father Corcoran became president of De Paul in 1930. He succeeded Rev. T. F. Levan, Ph.D., D.D.). Today the total enrollment among the various colleges of this university approximates 5,000 students, a 25 per cent increase in attendance for a fiveyear period that has caused a decline in registrations in almost every major collegiate institution in the country. As the student body has grown, so has the faculty. The university teaching corps today numbers 181 instructors.There have been several administrative changes at De Paul aside from the coming of Father Corcoran. In 1928 Rev. E. M. Gaffney, C.M.,- replaced Rev. D. A. Duggan. C.M., as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Two years later Dr. H. E. Egan became associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (loop division). In this same year Mr. J. C. McHugh was appointed university examiner. Rev. M. J. O'Connell, C.M., succeeded Rev. T. C. Powers, C.M., as vicepresident of De Paul in February, 1932. Likewise in 1932, after the resignation of Dr. E. M. Anderson, James D. Kelly became head coach. ALUMNI EDITION Banquet April 28 For First Alumnus All DePaul Affair Grad Committees Appointed to Aid Faculty, Students URGE SUPPORT Last Monday evening the De Paul Alumni Association held an informal meeting in the Administration building to pledge its support to the testimonial banquet on April 28 for Bishop William D. O'Brien, LL.D., a member of the first graduating class of the University, and to outline its plan of activity for the future. More than fifty graduates, representatives of every department of the University, were present. Father O'Connell represented the administration. Banquet Support Urged The testimonal banquet to Bishop 'O'Brien will be the principal all-University social affair of the current season. Sponsored by the administrative officials of De Paul, various civic and ecclesiastical groups, alumni, and students, it is receiving citywide co-operation and support. Reverend Father Corcoran, president of De Paul, who is at present directing the completion of arrangements urges the aid of the alumni. Definite details as to the exact place at which the dinner will be held, and the names of the committees in charge will be announced this week. Reservations should be made as soon as possible by calling- Father Corcoran's secretary at Lincoln 7410. Msgr. William R. Griffin, pastor of Saint Andrew's Church, is general chairman of arrangements. Particulars concerning the banquet will be sent to all graduates and former students by mail. Charles Ruddy, president of the alumni, presided and stressed the need for definite action in the organization. Father O'Connell recalled the futile attempts of the past and expressed hope and confidence that the present association would be permanent and would work in harmony. "Now is the time," said Father O'Connell, "for the alumni to spring into full life. An incentive to act in unison is furnished us in extending our best wishes to Msgr. O'Brien, one of our oldest alumni." Plan Alumni Publication Plans were made for the alumni to edit four editions of the De Paulia each year. These will not interfere with the regular issue published by the undergraduates but will supplement them. This edition is the first which the alumni have published and is dedicated especially to them. The work of compiling the lists of graduates of every department has begun under the direction of Miss Katherine Wilson and Professor Stanley Pulaski. This work will continue until a complete and correct roll, dating back to 1898, has been made. Constant attention and revision will keep these lists up to date. Chairman Ruddy outlined a plan for publishing a graduate directory and a monthly alumni magazine, the first issue of which is expected to appear in September. Committees were appointed consisting of Stanley Pulaski, Kay Wilson, Albert Barsotti, Paul Fitzgerald and Arthur Schaefer to study these problems. Officers of the Alumni Association are located in the Downtown building, 64 East Lake Street. Grads Have Chance To Mingle Again at Senior Ball, May 5 Another opportunity is being presented to the graduates to again mingle with the Seniors of the present year and prospective graduates at their Annual Formal Ball, on Saturday, May 5. Marge Sullivan of the Liberal Arts School and Harry Redfield of the College of Commerce are co-chairmen. They are assisted by Jerry Grieco and Paul Fitzgerald of the Uptown Campus and Paul Grogan, Sam Lifstin, Norm Silverman, Bill Wilson, Paul Rowe, Dan Beegan and John Gleason of the Downtown school. The tentative price of the bids is set at $3.00.

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