Nobody was getting kicked out of Grace

by Domer99, John Wesley Powell's Expedition Island, Thursday, May 07, 2026, 08:56 (19 days ago) @ San Pedro

I assume Bobby just means getting kicked out because it shut down. Grace ended its streak as a dorm in 96. The Wood game was '98.

Father Terry Linton (last Grace rector) was an interesting bird. I liked the guy. But he was a fairly self-avowed introvert. I recall his introduction to us as freshman being something like "if you want to get to know me, my door is always open. But I generally don't venture beyond the 1st floor."

And the dude wasn't kidding. Shit. We had our RA (will remain nameless) breaking parietals. Once during Grace Week (I think we had a SYR, possible it wasn't during Grace week) someone pulled the fire alarm in the early Sunday morning (~5am) and I've never seen so many girls scatter at ND. One of the few times I saw Father Terry above the first floor was when my buddies in the self-nicknamed 700 Club filled out a party card.* Apparently that was the 4th party card handed in from either that section or the floor. Fr. Terry knocked on the door of the 7th floor study room converted into a dorm room and asked if anyone in the room was at least 21. Of course no one was. He said please consolidate this party with another one of the gatherings on the 7th floor.

1996 was the last anyone heard about Fr. Terry. Rumors circulated that he went to California to further his studies and left the priesthood. Always liked the guy. I don't think he was kicking too many guys out.

* For those not familiar, and I am sure times have changed, if you wanted to have a gathering and alcohol was going to be present you had to fill out a BS card about how many people and non-alcoholic options available. It was really just a ruse.