BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF THE
SISTERS FROM MOUNT ST. SCHOLASTICA

(1863-Present)
T thru Z

SISTER VENARD TANGMAN, O.S.B. (1909-1998)
Sister Venard was born at St. Benedict in Nemaha County and grew up in rural Kansas. She taught in Benedictine-staffed schools in this four-state area and in Colorado.

Poetry
" The Seasons," in 1996 Art of the Ages, Festival of Poems, Topeka, Ks.: Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, 1996.

"Remembering Home," in 1997 Art of the Ages, Festival of Poems, Topeka, Ks.: Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, 1997.


SISTER THEOPHILA TANGNEY, O.S.B. (1899-1987)
Sister Theophila was a native of Rulo, Nebraska. As a member of Mount St. Scholastica she was a teacher and administrator in high schools in Missouri, Kansas and Colorado. She started teaching in California in 1953 and transferred membership from Mount St. Scholastica to St. Lucy's Priory in Glendora, Calif. in 1956.

Articles
" St. Mary's, Walsenburg, Colorado," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1947.

Books
" Supervisory Trends in the Parochial High Schools of the Leavenworth Diocese." Master's Thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University, 1938.


SISTER ANTOINETTE TILLMAN, O.S.B. (1893-1988).
Sister Antoinette spent fifty-six years as teacher and principal in schools of Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. She was a native of Paxico, Kansas.

Articles
" Book Parade," a play in Missionary Youth, February, 1961.

Poetry
" The Brevity of Life," "Ocean Heavings," "She Thumbs Her Way," "Old Nuns," "Forgotten Grandparents," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945.

" A Date with Mary," "Try Smiling," in Youth, 1957.

" Sunbeams: A Collection of Poems." Atchison, KS: Mount St. Scholastica,1967.


SISTER IRENE TROMPETER, O.S.B. (1896-1981)
Sister Irene Trompeter was born in Germantown (now Mercier), Kansas, She taught many years in schools staffed by the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica. In 1956 she transferred to St. Lucy's Priory in Glendora, California. Articles Benedictine Sisters in Capulin," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1949. Books "Colorado Schools Conducted by the Sisters of St. Benedict, Atchison, Kansas." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University, 1948.


SISTER SERAPHINE TUCKER, O.S.B. (1927-

Articles
" The Founder and His Followers," in The Catholic School Journal, March, 1954.


SISTER MARY JANE VAN DYKE, O.S.B. (1919-2003)
Sister Mary Jane taught in elementary and secondary schools in Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa. She also started St. Dorothy's Grade School in Glendora, California. Returning to Atchison, Kansas, she received a grant from Rascob to study needs of the Atchison area. In 1980, she started a Service Center in tutoring by sisters who were semi-retired, and a reading center.

Articles
" Tommy Finds His Star," a play in The Catholic School Journal, November, 1948.

Books
" A Course of Study for Novices of the Benedictine Oblates." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University, 1959.


SISTER ELIGIA WAGNER, O.S.B. (1901-1965)
Sister Eligia, born in Rich Hill, Missouri, came to Atchison in 1922. She taught in elementary schools of Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri for many years.

Poetry
" God's Gleaners," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945.


SISTER SUITBERTA WAHLMEIER, O.S.B. (1894-1987)
Sister Suitberta was born in Belpre, Kansas. She was a teacher and administrator in a number of parochial schools and for fifteen years served as the superintendent of public schools in Antonito, Colorado.

Articles
" The Benedictine Teacher," in The Benedictine Review, Winter, 1948.

Books
" The Influence of Benedictines in the Development of Education." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University, 1948.


SISTER MARY CHARLES WALSH, O.S.B. (1900-1995)
Sister Mary Charles was a native of Beloit, Kansas. A poet at heart and in work, she was instructor in many fields including Latin, biology, mathematics, and industrial arts. She was a translator of Latin and a librarian. Story writing was one of her many hobbies.

Articles
" St. Gregory and the Contemplative Tradition," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1951.

" The Grahams Choose a King," a play in The Catholic School Journal, May, 1957.

" Soap Making," Science Counselor, June, 1957.

Books
" Doctrine of Contemplation of Gregory the Great as Found in Three of His Sermons on Ezekiel." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University, 1949.

Poetry
" Wee Folk," "Nihil Nisi Obediens," "Diamonds," "Adieu," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945.

Translations
The Book of Our Father Horsiesi Which He Left to the Brother as His Legacy." Trappist, Ky.: Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey, 1977.

"A Letter of John Goddard to His Sister Margaret." Atchison, Ks.: Mount St. Scholastica, 1989. SISTER


MARY NOEL WALTER, O.S.B. (1925-1978)
Sister Mary Noel was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. Her life of service was spent in schools of Missouri, Colorado, and Kansas. Having given many years to Mount St. Scholastica College, she played a key role in organizing the new Benedictine College, her terms as president, 1967-1972, bridging the transition. She exerted wide leadership in her religious community and in the Federation of St. Scholastica. She was a liberal thinker who loved the wisdom of the ages.

Articles
" The Church's Goal: Implications for a Pluralist Society," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1961.

" Dimensions of Man in an Atomic Age," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1964.

" Exploring the Phenomenon of the American Benedictine Sister," in Benedictines, Fall, 1966.

" Cultural Factors and Religious Renewal," in Benedictines, Winter, 1969.

" Educational Directions: An Exploration," in Benedictines, Spring-Summer, 1974.

" Educational Directions: An Exploration (Parts III, IV, and V)," in Benedictines, Fall-Winter, 1974.

Books
" The Content of Certain Basic Education Courses in a Selected Group of Catholic Women's Senior Liberal Art Colleges." Master's thesis. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America,1956.


SISTER FRANCES WATSON, O.S.B. (1928-

Books
" Monastic Ritual: Social Dramas of Revitalization in a Community of American Benedictine Women." Doctoral dissertation. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, 1982.


SISTER GERTRUDE WINTER, O.S.B. (1900-1948)
Sister Gertrude was born in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a pianist and harpist and head of the music department at Mount St. Scholastica College for many years.

Articles
" Dr. Harry W. Seitz; An Appreciation," in The Benedictine Review, January, 1946. "Regina Laudis," in The Benedictine Review, Winter, 1948.

Poetry
" To My Harp," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945.


SISTER MARY ANN WIRTZ, O.S.B. (1924-2000)

Books
" Projects in Chemistry for the High School Student." Master's thesis. Manhattan, Ks.: Kansas State University, 1957.


SISTER LORETTA LOUISE WOOLFE, O.S.B. (1894-1984)
Sister Loretta Louise was born in Kansas City, Kansas. As a member of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Ks. she dedicated many years to teaching in the four-state area served by the Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica. In 1965, Sister Loretta Louise transferred membership to Benet Hill Priory, in Colorado Springs,Colo.

Articles
" Lying in Character Formation," in The Catholic Educator, March, 1951.

Books
" The Technique of Oral Choirs in Secondary Schools as a Classroom Medium for Teaching an Appreciation of Poetry." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University, 1950.

Poetry
" Dandelions," "To a Water Lily," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945.


SISTER MAXINE ZELLER, O.S.B. (1907-1988)
Sister Maxine was a native of Paxico, Kansas. She was an instructor in chemistry in high schools and in college. She also served as treasurer of the community of Mount St. Scholastica.

Books
" Solubility Relations in the System Plumbic Acetate Sodium Acetate-Acetic Acid at 30C." Master's thesis. Lawrence, Ks.: University of Kansas, 1938.

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