font-family:"Courier New"; YOU have control over which emails will be allowed to pass in one of three ways. mso-pagination:widow-orphan; The 1975 football team is known as the "uncrowned 1975 KCAC champions." On the field, the Threshers rolled through their conference competition with an 8-0 record, ending the season with a blow-out win over the nationally ranked St. Mary of the Plains College. FOR OVER 40 YEARS AFTER THE TORNADO DESTROYED THE SCHOOL, THE PEDESTAL OUR LADY HAD STOOD ON REMAINED AT THE ORIGINAL GROUNDS AND CAN BE SEEN BELOW. As the strains of the Salve Regina filled the spacious chapel, each girl in turn advanced to the altar. font-family:"Courier New"; mso-generic-font-family:roman; On October 28, 1914, the Academy of St. Mary of the Plains was solemnly dedicated by the Rt. The Diskin family is held in prayer. Retired Alumni Director, Janet Kliesen, had this to say about Coach Diskin. Hennessy Hall with campanile Photo by Ammodramus (). O'Leary was also the athletic director at Colorado State University from 1974 to 1976 and the . /* Style Definitions */ Though I have lived in Kansas, I have never been to Dodge City, an area Truman Capote referred to as out there. Digital copies of the St. Mary of the Plains yearbook, Campanile, are on e-yearbook. The college was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 196869 to 199192. Cavalier Field was home for football and baseball. The Alumni Association depends entirely upon your donations. The groundbreaking ceremonies took place in September 1950 with a goal of construction being completed in two years. From there the ceremony will move to the gym of the Dodge City YMCA, formerly known as the Sheridan Activity Center, to recognize the coaches and players. p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal This is how the chapel appeared after the tornado struck. Please consider a $20 annual membership remittance to help support this site. He was a very spiritual person, morally good a result of his home and early life plus his Jesuit connection. Although work remained to be done on the interior, classes began on schedule and on September 15, 1952, St. Mary of the Plains began operation as a high school and two-year college. (May not be viewable in Netscape.) {mso-style-unhide:no; Our address is St, Mary of the Plains Alumni Office, P.O. All students took classes in theology and philosophy, which the school felt integrated the curriculum. provided its students with numerous extra-curricular and social opportunities. When news of the tragedy reached the people of the city, they responded with characteristic promptness and charity. The dormitory building served as both school and living quarters while the administration building was being renovated.