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Norbert Of Xanten: 1080-1134, Benjamin T. Mackin O. Praem, Alfred Mcbride O. Praem, John Bostwick O. Praem, Jeffrey L. Raue
Norbert Of Xanten: 1080-1134, Benjamin T. Mackin O. Praem, Alfred Mcbride O. Praem, John Bostwick O. Praem, Jeffrey L. Raue
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Norbert was born around 1080 in the town of Xanten on the Dutch-German border. He was a member of the privileged class. His father was the Count of Gennep, and his mother was a cousin of the reigning Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV.
And There Were Five, Donald L. Pieters
And There Were Five, Donald L. Pieters
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Biographical materials about the five presidents who have served in the administration of St. Norbert College appear to abound in number. Many of these, however, are scattered in various locations---some in local and Green Bay newspaper files, some in De Pere and Green Bay historical society archives, some in the St. Norbert Abbey Archives, and a goodly share in the St. Norbert College Archival area. This booklet, then, is an attempt to bring some of this material about the presidents into a composite of the 'first five'.
The Coat Of Arms Of St. Norbert College, St. Norbert College
The Coat Of Arms Of St. Norbert College, St. Norbert College
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A Coat of Arms or Crest is defined as a shield marked with insignia or designs (heraldic bearings) of a person, family, or institution. The St. Norbert College coat of arms is modeled after that of Berne Abbey in Holland, the abbey from which the founders of the Norbertine Order in the United States came in 1893.
Honorary Degrees, St. Norbert College
Honorary Degrees, St. Norbert College
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The first honorary doctorate degrees conferred at St. Norbert College were granted in 1949 at the 50th anniversary commencement. Commencement ceremonies were held on the campus grounds between Boyle and Main Halls, and doctorates were awarded to the Very Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen, to Mr. Frank J. Sensenbrenner, to Mr. John Raskob, to Miss Helen Constance White, and to the Rev. J.B. McElwaine, S.J.
The Adolph And Ella Frankenthal Reading Room, St. Norbert College
The Adolph And Ella Frankenthal Reading Room, St. Norbert College
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Adolph and Ella Frankenthal, in whose honor this library reading room is dedicated were immigrants, refugees from Nazi Germany, who found their desire for freedom and love of work in America. Their memorial is a triumph for liberty and knowledge and a defeat for obstruction of learning and dictatorships- a reading room, a "book center" were wisdom may be reserved. It is fitting, perhaps, that Adolf and Ella Frankenthal, who fled Nazi book-burnings and racial persecution, will be honored in a center of learning.