VIATORIANS
The Clerics of St. Viator, more commonly
known as the "Viatorians", is a congregation,
whose ends are the instruction of youth and the
service of the holy altar. The Brothers now
at St. Ambrose are in an intermediate stage of
their…
Since its inception in 1882 St. Ambrose
has been dedicated to the task of preparing
young men for the diocesan priesthood. In
fact that was the original purpose in founding
St. Ambrose. It has only been the passage of
years and the growth of a…
SEMINARY
followed by Springfield with 3, Rockford with 2,
and Joliet with 1.
Here at St. Ambrose these church students
(or "churchies" as they are popularly called)
pursue a course of studies that comprises subjects ranging from English and biology…
FRENCH CLUB
OFFICERS
President. . . . Jim Reidy
Vice-President. . . .John Allbright
Secretary-Treasurer . . . Brother Mayer
Moderator . . . Miss Alice Haroldson
Students interested in French and related
subjects, outside of regular class work, meet…
FOR
THE
FUTURE
Msgr. Burke, Mr. Schulte.
Highlighting the post-war building program at St. Ambrose will be the erection of
a new $300,000.00 chapel. Tentative plans
call for the building site to be just west of
Lewis Hall. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Ambrose…
QUEEN
JOAN LANGLOIS
John Coffou and John Ringness completed
four years of active extra-curricular activities
by serving as co-chairmen for the Homecoming
Dance. Their first venture was to sign Hal Mcln-
tyre and his orchestra to play for…
QUEEN CANDIDATES
Lower Step: Jackie Faas, Maxine Lloyd, Sally Dowdal.
Middle Step: Irene Gatens, Shirley Dolmetsch, Jeanne Sheehan, Mary Jo Kunches.
Top Step: Barbara Guy, Jane Rademacher, Joan Langlois.
Over 60 photographs were
submitted by…
Floats! Dances!
Parades! Bonfire! Pep
Rallies! Each activity
was molded into the
forming of a great
spectacle. Alumni were
amazed; students were
proud! This sums up
the feelings that prevailed during the '49
Homecoming Weekend.
Homecoming weekend of '49 was certainly
the greatest in the history of the school. The
campus was crowded with returning grads,
parents, and many, many beautiful girls. Following the annual Homecoming Dance on Friday night, the festivities for…
