Thursday, January 13, 2000
Former Xavier president dies
BY MARIE McCAIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Rev. James F. Maguire, S.J., a former president of Xavier University, died Monday from complications related to a stroke. He was 95.
“He had no special education in administration — he had on-the-job training,” said the Rev. Raymond Baumhart, S.J., who succeeded Fa ther Maguire as president of Loyola University Chicago in 1970. “His superiors believed he had the necessary gifts to be a good administrator, and they were right.”
Born in Chicago in 1904, Father Maguire obtained his un dergraduate and graduate degrees from St. Louis University and an S.T.L. degree from St. Mary's College in Kansas. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1922 in Florissant, Mo., and was ordained a priest in 1935.
He taught at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati from 1930 to 1932, and later at the University of Detroit High School.
In 1940, he returned to St. Xavier, where he served as president until 1943. He then served as president of West Baden College, a Jesuit seminary in West Baden, Ind.
In 1949, Father Maguire was named president of Xavier University in Cincinnati, and held this position until 1955, when he went to Loyola.
In 1970, Father Maguire became chancellor of Loyola. Five years later he became chancellor emeritus and was responsible for fund raising and public relations for the university and its hospital. He retired in 1998.
“Father Maguire is one of the true giants,” said the Rev. Bradley Schaeffer, S.J., a longtime friend. “He was a beloved Jesuit, and his talents will be sorely missed. May God bless him and keep him at rest.”
Father Maguire was preceded in death by six sisters and two brothers.
A wake will be 4-7 p.m. today at Madonna della Strada Chapel on Loyola University Chicago's Lake Shore Campus, followed immediately by a funeral Mass. A private burial is planned for Friday.
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