St. Viator College Newspaper, 1931-03-30

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Monday, March 30, 1931.

Volume XLVIII

No. 13

COLLEGE TO OBSERVE HOLY WEEK CUSTOM ALUMNUS PASSES ;---- -AWAY IN TEXAS I

Father Flanigan Dies Enroute to California To Regain Health Alumni, students and friends of St. Viator College were stricken with genuine grief and sorrow by the untimely and unexpected death of Rev. John J. Flanigan, pastor of St. Anthony's Church, Rockford, Illinois, which took place in Amarillo, Texas, on March 10. Father Flanigan was on his way to CalifOl'hia in an effort to recover his health which had been broken by the ardous labors in building the new St. Anthony'S Church. Father Fla.nigan was one of the best known and popular of the alumni of St. Viator College. He was a gifted and brilliant priest and widely known as an able and eloquent speaker. No one wha was present, will ever forget hi s wit and humor when he acted as toastmaster at the Silver Jubilee banquet of the Very Rev. J . P. O'Mahoney, C. S. V., Provineial of the Viatorians. Father Flanigan was born in Freeport, Illinoi s, June 8, 1882 and was educated in the local scho ols there and then went to Niagra University. In 1903 he came to St. Viator and ;fter two years here, went to the American College in Rome. He won the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Rome and was ordained in 1910 On returning home, the Rt. Rev. P J. Muldoon, D. D., Bishop of Rockford, appointed him Secretary and acting Chancellor which office he filled for several years. During this time he was also associated with Bishop Muldoon in his numerous activities, Bishop Muldoon then appointed Father Flanigan pastor of the pro-Cathedral which office he held until September 1929, when Rt. Rev. E. F. Hoban, D. D., Bishop of Rockford asked him to accept the pastorate of St Anthony's Church, the Italian parish in Rockford. Father Flanigan was a great. friend of Father Marchesano, former pastor, and felt that he co uld not refuse to carryon the work that Father \VI"r, chesano had so well begun. Father Flanigan was an able linquist and spoke Italian fluently. He ha~ in ... tellectual talents of an extraordmarily high order and his kindly , cheerful and sympathetic disposition made him beloved by all. Solemn Requiem Mass was celebra ted in St. Anthony's Church, Rockford, by Bishop Hoban on Saturday, March 14, and the sermon lan. Rector of the pro-Cathedral. was preaehed by Rev. W. G. McMilVery Rev. J. P. O'Mahoney, C. S. V., Provincial, was present. Burial took place at Freeport on Monday, March 16, and the Mass was celebl'ated by Rev. Charles L . . Conley, pastor of St. l\'I31'Y's Church , Freeport, in the presence of Bishop Hoban. The sermon whic h was a beautiful tribute to Father Flanigan's memory was preached by Rev. W. J. Donovan. Very Rev. J. W. R. Maguire, C. S. V., President of St. Via-

- - - - - - ; ! Ininois Catholic Prep Association Holds Annual Meeting

The Easter recess will begin at nine o'clock Saturday morning,· April 4th, and continue for nine days. Classes will be resumed at eight olc1ock Monday morning, April 13th.

Th e regular annual meeting of the I Illinois Catholic Prep Association was held on March 14 during the tournament at St. Viator College. The Very Rev. J. W . R. Ma~Ulre extended a hearty welcome to the reo presentatives of the sixteen competing schools and invited them to attend the tournament at St. Viator College next year. St. Theresa High School, the new Catholic school of Decatur, was formally admitted to the Association . The annual election of officers was held and resulted in the re-election

DEBATES OPEN I CURRENT SEASON I Four Freshmen, Four Sophs and a Junior Compose This Y earr' s Squad

ANNUAL RETREAT TO OPEN APRIL FIRST

Sam McAlister, who left St. Via tor to become basketball coach at Auburn, has finished a fairly successful season. His quintet won fourteen and lost seven, with eight wins and six defeats in the Southern conference.

Viatorian Preacher Will Conduct Services

MSGR. McDONNELL

TAKEN BY DEATH Friend of College Dies On March 13 St. Viator College lost a very good friend in the death of the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. McDonnell, Pas tal'

The annual retreat for the students of the College and high school will be held in the college chapel, beginni ng Wednesday evening, April 1st, and continuing until Saturday morning, April 4th. All Catholic students, both resident and day, will be obliged to attend. Classroom activities will be suspended Thursday, Friday and Saturday, in order to give the students an opportunity to allow their entire time to prayer and penance. The retreat comes just before Easter Sunday, the day on which Christ arose gloriously from the dead, a day on which all Catholics, good and bad, endeavor to be in the state of grace and receive Christ into their hearts. Instructive and Profitable Exercises. In past years the retreat has consisted of four conferences a day, besides Stations of the Cross, Spiritual Reading, and the ceremonies of Holy Week. Probably the same plan will be carried out this year. The exercises have always proved to be instructive and profitable to students in the past and the interest in this year's retreat has already reached a high pitch .

of the present officials, namely: · The debate squads at Vlator are Rev. J. D. Cummins, Galesburg, handicapped this year by a lack of Ill., President of St. Mel's Parish, Chicago, which seasoned material. The affirmative' Rev. W. Ryan, Rockford, ilL, Vice- took place on Friday morning, March squa d consists of four Freshmen and President 13. For many years Msgr. McDonone Sophomor.e, while the negative Rev. L. Phillips, St. Viator College, nell had sought the aid of the Via. has only one Freshman and four Secretary-Treasurer torian Fathers in the work of his upper-class men, all Sophomores. Rev. A. Freehill , Peru, Ill. great parish and on several OCC3The affirmative, consisting of Ralph Rev. P. J. Farrell, Bloomington, Ill. sions had been generous in his donaHoover, Robert Nolan , John Mehren The question was brought up con- t ions to the College. Only a fe\l,T and James Dugan, dropped its first cerning the possibility of Loyola's weeks ago, the Viatorians recorded a debate of the season to Bradley Poly- discontinuing the national tourna- gift of $1,00 0 that he had given. The technic of Peoria, on March 12. The ment. funeral took place at St. Mel's parish speakers were Hoover,. Mehren a~d I The remainder of the meeting was on Monday, March 16 and was atNolan. The same trw spoke at taken up by a discussion of the re - tended by the Very Rev. J . P. Farmer City High School against I lation of the Illinois Catholic Prep O'Mahoney, C. S. V., Provincial and Normal's ne,gative last Tuesday. Association to the Illinois High Rev W. J. Bergin, C. S. V. They are to take the platform School Athletic Association. Msgr. McDonnell was one of tl;e against Wheaton this evening. The The Illinois Catholic Prep Associa- great pastors of the Arch-Diocese of Frosh on the squad show a great tion includes nineteen of the leading Chicago. He was born in County deal of promise in the field of for- Catholic high schools in Illinois. Cavan, Ireland, seventy-seven years ensics. Trinity High School, Bloomington ago, and was educated at All HalHoly Week Ceremonies Included. The negative squad eo nsists of St. Joseph, Cairo lows College in Dublin and was 01'A practice that was missing from Gill Middleton, Raymund Wenthe, St. Mary's, Carlyle dained in 1880. After three years t he retreat for many years was rePaul LaRocque, . Francis Larkin and St. Mary's, Champaign as assistant at St. Gabriel's Pari sh, newed last year; that of observing John Burns. Burns is the only Aquin, Freeport Father McDonnell was appointed the Ceremonies of Holy Week. These Freshman on the squad a nd has Corpus Christi, Galesburg p3stor of the prairie parish on the are truly beautiful ceremonies and it shown promise. The sq uad lost its Routt, Jacksonville West Side known as St. Philip Benizi. is the sincere wish of many of the first debate at Bloomington to WesSt. Patrick's, Kankakee At t hat time, the pari Rh included students that they will be observed leyan on March thirteenth. On that Visitatio,n, Kewanee practically the whole of the West this year. They consist of a SOlemn occasion the speakers were Larkin, ' St. Mary's, Moline Side i1'om Roosevelt Road to North High Mass, celebrated Thursday LaRocque and. Middleton. They im-' St. Peter and Paul, Nauvoo Avenue and from Homan Avenue to morning; the Eucharistic procession proved considerably, however, and· Spalding Institute, Peoria Melrose Park. Many other priests to the Altar of Reposition, in which tOok the next debate from Mt. Morris St. Bede's Academy, Peru , have s ince established in this terri- t he Seniors of the College march in College, . when Wenthe replaced St. Joseph's H. S., Rock Island ' tory but Msgr. McDonnell, during full cap and gown. The Eucharistic Larkin as the first speaker. . St. Thomas High School, Rockford Mel's Church, two parochial schools, Stations of the Cross are included on As anchorman for their respective St. Mary's High School, Woodstock his pastorate built the beautiful St. Good Friday; the Blessed Sacrateams, Hoover and Middleton are" St. Mary's H. S., Mt. Sterling St. Mel's High School , a convent for ment is borne in procession back to doing exceptionally fine work. St. Mary's High School, Sterling the Sisters. a home for the Christian the main altar, where the Mass of Rocque of the negative has shown ' St. Teresa's High School, Decatur Brothers and was engaged in the the Pre-Sanctified is celebrated. Sathfmself to be of great value, hIS erection of a new Rectory at the ul'day, the final day, the blessing of speeches being exceptionally well time of hi s death. Msgr. McDonnell the New Fire, the Baptismal Fant, pointed and forceful eno ugh to mellt was a lways profoundly interested in and t he Paschal Candle will take Judge W E. Waltz's congratulatJOns Catholic education an(! despite hi s place. Solemn High Mass will be after the Mt. Morns debate. Both many duties as pastor of a big city celebrated and the bestowing of the Nolan and Mehren are doing some I parish, found time to be interested Papal Blessing will mark the close exceptional work on the affirmative ) • • in the other manifold works of the of the retreat. ,and have served notIce that it shall I paTish . His was a generous, noble Viatorian Retreat Master. be hard to dIsplace them from next and priestly soul. May he rest in For the first time in the history year ' s team, peace. of the college retreat the services The negatIve spent the early part .II A novena of Masses for the repose will be cond ucted by a member of of this week in a tnp to Cmcmnatll --of his soul will be celebrated in the the Viatol'ian Order, Rev. J. F. where they engaged the famous St. According to an announcement of chapel at St. Viator College. Moisant, C. S. V., of the Viatorian Xavle, t eam. They Wlll debate at l the AthletIc Department of St. VIa- I Mission House, Chicago, is to be the St Viator tomoTlow evening against tor College, SIX letters Wl lJ be II Retreat Master. In previous years North Central College of Naperville, 1 awarded to members of the lD~ O·31 A misprint in the Bradley Tech the Retreat Master was chosen from Illinois. basketball team. The lettermen are lists the Bergin Debattng SocIety as the ranks of a dIfferent Order. Puff Romary and Pete Laffey, for- the "Begin" Debating Society. And t ' f th V t wards; Hayes, cente,; Kan. g;]ard; not so far from the truth at that, STUDENTS' TO BATTLE The nex Issue 0 e la Orlan A dd d will be under the regular manage- and Delaney and Flynn, manarr~~l s '. either. Mehren and Nolan were ,s an a e attraction to tonight's ment-Sunda A ril twe lfth The announce~lent. came as a dls- against the Hilltoppers. Hoover was bOXIng card, Battling Bushman y, p ~ tmct surpl'lse m vIew of the fact appearing in their first debate champion of the A students wi that letters were refused to CapL!lin experiencing his third. Wenthe, La- ~ngage hi~ roommate, Ho'rrible tor College, Rev. J. A. Lowney, C. Ken Clothier, All-Conference guard, Rocque, Larkin and Middleton ap- Hoover, in a t hree-round decision S. V. and Rev. T. J. Lynch, Dean, .and Al Furlong, one of the most out- peared for their first t ime on a de- fight. attended the burial in Freeport. standing centers of the year. bating platform shortly thereafter. The move is an act of courtesy to A novena of Masses for the repose No explanation for the move had Dugan and Burns have their first the athletes who are also compelled of his soul was celebrated in the been received at the time of going debate yet to come. HBegi n " Society to compete in the Bushman-Hoover Coliege Chapel. to press. -Bradley. you have named the baby! . specialties.

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