St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 17, 1948:
St. Ambrose had their undefeated string of four
games broken today by the undefeated Tommies from
St. Paul, Minnesota. The quick and powerful St.
Thomas eleven was out to get even for the 39-13 defeat handed them by…
attack alternating the single wing, the box, and "T"
formations. The Bees opened the scoring on a touchdown by Art Nixon in the first quarter, which gave
the St. Ambrose grid team a 6-0 lead at halftime. Most
of the first half was all defensive play…
"Aw Ref! A Touchdown for Loras?"
Doody on the Loose
"Pigskin" Parade of '48
Davenport, Iowa, Sept. 17, 1948:
Before an opening night crowd of 5,000 fans, the St.
Ambrose gridders defeated a hard-fighting Doane College
eleven from Crete, Nebraska, …
St Ambrose 1948 Football Review
The 1948 edition of the St. Ambrose College
Bees ended the most successful grid season
since the pre-war football era. Under the
capable leadership of Head Football Coach
Larry "Moon" Mullins and his assistants,…
G. I. Dorms
In 1946 the government announced they were making
former GI barracks available to colleges to alleviate the
then acute housing shortage that existed on campuses.
St. Ambrose authorities then applied for buildings to house
single students.…
TO ST. AMBROSE
Under thy name, under thy patronage,
We lived and studied thru our college days.
And now we raise one mighty voice to give
Thy blessed name a sounding ring of praise.
Saint Ambrose! Let the heavens bear our cry
To thee, and past thee,…
"Oaks" Staff
First Row: R. Rowlin, Mr. W. M. Ryan, Faculty Advisor, F. Kristak
Second Row: T. Chauteau, W. Luber, J. Hult, J. Van Horn, Cassy, Dugan
THE EDITORS
B. J. Callahan -------- Managing Editor
Ron Costello…
Education Club
First Row: R. Balzar, R. Schatteman, F. Dunn, J. Sherwin
Second Row: T. Chauteau, J. Cassidy, W. Luber, J. Cherry, T. Grady
OFFICERS
Leslie Schaefer ------ President
Francis Dunne ------ Vice President
Richard …
