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I remember the Brooks Union vividly since, as a member of the band, chorus and stage crew, I spent many hours in the wartime Quonset hut located just behind Brooks. Reading the article about Joe Zilber (Marquette Magazine, Fall 2007) you referred to someplace called Tory Hill. Where in the world is Tory Hill? This is not the first time you have referred to locations unknown to us curmudgeons. Maybe you could print a campus map once a year to bring us up to date.
J.F. Koenen, PE, FASCE, Eng ’51
Editor’s note: Thanks for suggesting such a good idea. We'll look into providing a campus map in a future issue of the magazine. In the meantime, look at our online interactive map for reference. You'll find Tory Hill near the red star that indicates the Haggerty Museum of Art. It's the grass-covered hill bordered by 11th Street to the east and Clybourn to the south.
This past summer I had the pleasure of meeting Joe Herman, who was featured in the Summer 2007 issue of Marquette Magazine. My family and I were on the Southwest Michigan Wine Trail when we visited Karma Vista Winery. My 15-year-old brother was wearing a Marquette T-shirt and Joe came up to him, stuck out his hand and said “Class of ’77.” I quickly shook Joe’s hand and told him I was Class of ’05. He gave me a warm smile, and we immediately started talking about Marquette and our shared background as communication majors.
For the next 20 minutes my family and I tasted his wonderful wines (I personally recommend Starry Starry White) and bought a couple bottles based on Joe’s expert opinion. He was very friendly, informative and made the experience so worthwhile. Since then, I have recommended Karma Vista to everyone I meet. Not only does Karma Vista make great wine, they have a great MU alum leading the way. I look forward to going back next summer to get a couple more bottles of wine and hopefully seeing Joe again. Thanks for featuring him.
Jillian Johnson, Comm ’05
The Marquette Board of Trustee’s decision to increase scholarships for the disadvantaged is both admirable and in keeping with Judeo-Christian charitable tradition. However, priority wise, should not the board also consider the financial plight of some of our graduating seniors? According to U.S. News & World Report, 52 percent of college graduates leave owing an average debt of $26,000.
James C. Hayes, Bus Ad ’49
I am the great-granddaughter of Henry G. Schewe, and I wanted to thank you for the article that mentioned his pharmacy (Marquette Magazine, Winter 2007). His eldest daughter, Sister Janet Schewe, BVM, passed away July 5, 2007 in Dubuque, Iowa. They are both lovingly remembered always.
Julie au Buchon
I enjoyed the article about the history of MU (Marquette Magazine, Spring 2007). On page 14, you mentioned that Alumnae House was a men’s dormitory. It was not. It was for women. I lived there for two years, 1954-55 and 1955-56, during my first years in the College of Nursing. I hope you will note this correction. Keep up the good work. The magazine is very informative and attractive.
Catherine Taylor Foster, Ph.D., Nurs ’58, Grad ’62
Editor’s note: Dr. Thomas Jablonsky, author of Milwaukee’s Jesuit University, Marquette 1881-1981, confirms that Alumnae House was home to men and women at various times throughout the 1950s. Men lived there in 1952-53 and 1953-54. It reverted to women in either the fall of 1953 or the fall of 1954.
Regarding the story about the Brooks Memorial Union mosaic (Marquette Magazine, Fall 2007) being reinstalled in the AMU — terrific. The mosaic was an exquisite welcoming piece of art in the foyer of the brand-new union that opened its doors to the Marquette community in April 1953. A correction however: Father Peter Brooks died in 1948, when I was a sophomore at Holy Angels Academy. The Brooks Memorial Union was not opened for business until I was a sophomore at Marquette University College of Journalism, far longer than a few months after Father Brooks’ death, as stated in the article.
Margaret Mathews Sankovitz, Jour ’55
When I was a Marquette freshman some 52 years ago, I clearly remember the university family referring proudly to the Brooks Memorial Union as “our new union.” So I was a bit mystified to read the following in “Mosaic home again” in the Fall 2007 Marquette Magazine: “… in 1948, just months before Brooks Memorial Union officially opened.” It just had to be more recent than that, I thought. And I was right. A check of the MU archives’ online digitized Hilltop shows that the union officially opened on April 7, 1953. Okay, so it wasn’t literally brand new in the fall of 1955, but it sure felt new to us.
That error aside, it’s great to see the wonderful Father Brooks mosaic being given a new lease on life. Too bad the same can’t be said for the two huge wall murals that graced the Union Grill for so many years.
John Arimond, Jour ’59
I am a Marquette alum from the 1980s (Bus Ad). Thanks to a heavy downpour of rain recently, a Marquette Magazine I had collected from the past got sullied from flooding in my basement. I was hoping you could replace the issue for me; it features Coach Al on the cover. I treasured this magazine for years. Is it asking too much to request two of these in the event I experience another mishap down the road?
Scott Stehlik, ’84
Editor’s note: Happily, we had a couple of copies available and were able to send them to Scott.
Kudos on the Fall 2007 issue. I am very pleased to see the minority representation throughout the magazine and especially Dr. Pace’s feature article. Marquette is finally exposing to the masses of our alumni the outstanding contributions minority students have made within the community. The results of your efforts will no doubt provide a welcoming atmosphere and encourage more minority alumni to reconnect with each other and participate in MU activities.
Valerie Wilson Reed, Sp ’79
In your summer issue there was a picture of a student wearing a blue T-shirt with the Ghandi quote “Be the Change You Want in the World.” Can anyone tell me where I can buy a shirt like that? Does Marquette sell them? That also was the quote from the Commencement ceremony in May, from the speaker Steve Rushin, who was a Marquette grad.
Mary Conway, mother of 2007 College of Business Administration grad Robert Conway
Editor’s note: The T-shirt is not sold in Marquette’s gift shop, but students tell us you can find it online at stores that sell casual wear.
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