WIN • ,. THAT ,"oln111o XLIX
No.2
'('hurtiday, Octob"I' 15, 1031.
Irish Conquer Wesleyan 6-0 -
RT. REV. GERALD T. II
Guest of St. Viator
BERGANHONORED~~~~
Pope Pius XI Honors Alumnus. On Wednesday, Septembe.- 30, at solemn services held in th e St. Mary's cathedral Peoria, Illinois. th e Rt. Rev. Gerald T. Bergan Rector of St. Mary's Cathedral, and Vica r General of the Peoria diocese was invested with the title of mon signor and the r a nk of a domestic prelate. The Rt, Reverend Jo seph H. Schlannan, Bishop of Peoria diocese, conducted the investiture a nd delivered the sermon before a gathering that filled the cathedral. There were fourteen Monslgnori in a ttendance from Rockford. Springfield and Chicago, and, in addition, one hundred and fifty priests. Classma.te Celebra tes Mass. Fr. Joseph Gordon, a classmate of I<'r. Bergan at St. Viator College, celebrated the high mass. Then the investiture was made, Fr. Bergan re- BISHOP SCHLARMAN ceiving his robes of office at the VISITS COLLEGE foo t of the throne from the bishop. The Rt. Rev. J. i-l. Schlarman, D. Bishop Schlarman opened his sermon with a description of St. P e - D., Bishop of th e P eoria diocese, was ter's cathedral at Rome, where he 1 the ove rnight ~uest of the very.Re v . went during his visit to the Holy J . W. R. h'IagUlre, C. S. V .. PresIdent See this past summer, and at which of the College, on Saturday, Oc tober time the news of the forth coming third. Bishop Schlarman and hi s in vestiture of Fr. Bergan was first Chancellor, th e Rev. T. E. Shea, a made known to th e many friends of loyal a lumnus of t he College, a rthat well known prelate. During the rived late in th e afternoon and stopcourse of the Bishop's speech he ped over until Sunday morning, a n d spoke of Pope Pius XI: th en proceeded on to St. Ann e anJ "This intrepid p ontiff has tal< en as L'Erable to conduct confirmation his motto the wo rds of St. Jerome, services. the saint of today: 'You may destroy During his short s~ay at the Colme, you may kill me. bu t you cannot lege, the Bishop met the various silence m e.' He tells rulers and members of th e faculty and inspec tstatesmen that the state must rule ed th e buildings and grounds. On in kingly fashion, far above party Saturday eve ning h e gave a very 1n contention, intent only upon justice teres ting lecture to seve ral of th~ and the common good. He tells the faculty members, illustrating his Vilk world fearlessly that the concentra- w ith the proj~c tion of several huntion of wealth, intense power and dred feet of film taken on his recen t despotic economic domination in the ex t ended tour through E uro p~. Bishop 'Schlarman c~lebrated low hands of a few is utterly alien t o Mass he re on Sunday morn ing, a ;:; Christian truth," did Father She a. They Jc:t. via Pope I s Thanked For Diocese. "If it is true, as St. Ambrose says, m otor at t en o'clocl{ for the nurth· that 'no duty is more urgent than ern churchel3 of th e diocese, and that of returning thanks,' then I we re accompanied by th e Very Hev, consider this an opportune moment J. P . O'Mahoney, C. S, V" Pro vincial of the Chicago province, a nd to express the thanks of the diocese by Father Maguire. of Peoria to thi s courageou s leader of mankind which is now groping through the dark valley of uncertain- Innovation In System of ty and misery. Registration. "I wish further to thank His Holiness for his lavish generosity t o the A new wrin kle was introduce d into priests and laity of this diocese. the system of registration here thi s "We are gathered here this morn- year. Each student is photographed Ing to celebrate wi th ail the pomp for identification. The photos a re and liturgy of the church, investi- placed on file in the office and will ture of a domestic prelate, a mem- ser ve to eliminate a n y difficulties ber of the pope's household. Mon- that might arise, should another inssignor Bergan needs no introduction. titution question the ide ntity of a H e was born and reared in the city student presenting Viator credi t s for of Peoria, coming from a f amily admission. This system is used in that is unaffected, honorabl e, v irtu- larger colleges and universities alous and God-fearing. mos t without excep tion, and has Bishop Praises Bergan For His De~ proven very helpful. It is hailed as votion. another step toward p erfec t effici" The dignity of domestic prelate en cy in education. was granted Monsignor Bergan be cause of hi s zealous a nd priest· MIss Ma rgaret H oover visited her ly life as assis t ant and pastor brother, Ralph, S unday, October a t the cathedral; because of his c lose fourth. May she visit St. Viator f r equently! (eonrinu ed on page (OUT)
CENTENARY OF ORDER. Th e centenary of the rounding or the orde r th e Clerics of' St. Viator, the gold e n Jubllc l' of th e l ' rovin CH, und th e golde n
jublloo of Rt. n ,ever o nd Mon~ igllor Leg ri s. will he cel ebr ated ftt St. Viator College on th e nrst. fh e !oIcco nd. find the third of No\,pmher , nin e t een hUfldreLl thirty-olI C'.
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SL Viator blew th e I!d orr their 1931 foo tba ll schedule with a b last th at was h ea rd throughout the Little 19 , es pec iall y by their fut u re adversaries. Their brilliant vi c tory over th e Titans s howed th e Irish as of old. They wer e an inspi red t eam. The Iri sh blocked, passed, and kick· ed like perfect mechanical men, and judging by the demonstration t hey're Exalted Ranj{ Bestowed on the road t o th e pe nnant. Their ofIense was a constant threat, while Nov e mbe r t e nth of thi s year their defense was superb; and t he will mark the inves titure , wi th the spirit which they demonstra ted was ranl< of domestic prelate and title not a despairi ng "do or die," but it of MonSignor, of the Rev. Patrick H . was filled wi th the confidence of a Du rkin, pas tor of SL Joseph Church, team which knows that i t can do Rock Is land, This w !I! be the and live. r.rowning event of a lif e that Is beCoach Dahman pUHed a stunt, ing unreservedly devoted to th e scr- learned from the old maste r a t No vice of God and mankind. It is a tre Dame, when he s t arted what signal honor, and is res erved by the lat e r proved to be the "shock Pope fo r those of his servan t s who troops": and what a shock it was to distingu ish themselves in their labors Wesleyan! Wesleyan was pared evfor the Church. ery time the Irish corn knife made Fr. Durkin h as, throug i" :.It his a sweep, whether a round the end or life, been a devoted alumnus and through the line. When the Titans friend of St. Viator College. In her gO l a break the Viatorian regulars times of need he bas responded were sen t to ho ld the line. Re. nobl y thro ugh his encouragem en t and pulsing the Titan attack the Irish assistance. At one time Fr. D'.lrkin regula r s delivered one which was a s tudent at St. V.ia~o ~, ,an~ J~- I proved disastrous for the Wes leyanter returned as an 1D~tL t!.,; l OL vi ites. The offensive was well planSc:ri ~ ture in th e theological scho')l ned and was as effective as one of of tne co uege. the famo us South Bend plays. After his ordination, he ac t ed a$ Saints Score. assis tant pastor of St. Mary's cathThe play that netted the touchedral, P eoria. His next post was down came earl y in the second quarthat of assistant to the pastor of ter. The Saints had just been pen· St. Patrick' s chUrch a lso in Peoria. alized fifteen ya rds for holding, As pastor of RantOUl, he broug ht and five yards for being offsides . It about the co nstru c tion by th e parish was first down, thirty ya rds to go. of the n ew church of St. Malachy. Wes tray dropped bac1< to punt bu t , Kewanee was the next scen e of his instead of ki ck ing. be s tepped back a ac ti vity. The beautiful basciHca that few yards and, seeing McNaugh t on is the Vis! t a tion Parish's place of runni ng open across the field, shot worsh ip s tands as a las ting monu· him a long pass. The big b oy ment to t he efforts of the pastor and pulled it down and headed for th e the devotion of his pa ri shIone rs. The goa l line. Three Titans were U1ere Church is built in the manner of t he to stop him but Bomba took off two earl y Roman bascilicas. The mag - of th em and Mac go t away f ro m U1 e nificent s implicity that characterizes other easily enoug h, its architectu re and decoration are T ea m Balanced. Westray and McNaughton were g lowing tributes to designer and artist. Leaving this parish h e took the h eroes of th e day , but as to up th e duties of th e parish of St. starring, every man had a share. The Jose ph, Rock Is land, where he is ball-carrying of Romary and th e pastor a t th e present time. Whe re- plunging of O'Donnell commanded eve r Fr. Durkin tak es up his a ttention because of th eir continually task s th e re is somet h ing of hi s spirit successful attacks. Westray's puntinfused into the atmosphere that ing and Karr' s generalship were of high calIbe r. T he above are a ll vetblossom s forth in wondrou s works. Throughout his life F r. Durkln has erans, but the recruits a lso had a been one of the outstanding priests part in the show. Adkins, a fe llow who learned his in the P eoria Diocese. His words of counsel have made him valuable to foo tba ll at Spl,llding, made a credfriend and parishion er, nor has he itable showing at left half. H e did bee n forgotten in the councils of the the punting and, a lthough his kicks dioc ese. He is at present a Diocesan did not trave l far. h e go t a ll of con sultor. He is a preacher of great the m off in a hurry. Stringfellow, and o uts tanding merit. who was in jured a t tullback, picked As a builder and cons tructor, as a out some nice holes U1rough w hich pas t or, as a man of noble character, he wen t , mak ing nice yard age. he is to be congratulated upon hi s Line St.rong. s ucces s and upon the r eceiving of From all indications the li ne promthis g r eat distinction. S t . Viator, its lses to be a worthy one, The lines tud ent body, its facu lt y , its a lumni, m en pierced the Tita n s wa ll , and a r e happy to offer Fr, Durkin their block ed and tack led like champions. cong ratul ations and best w ishes for The most sparkling play came from his futUre happiness. t wo of th e recruits, Lon Sarza a n d
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Joe Bomba. Lon played at t he end position and spoiled many of Wesleyan's plays, frequently brushing aside the interference and tackling the baU-carriers fo r a loss. And this boy, Bomba, looks like a wiD ner. H e smeared the opponents offtackle plays, went through to block, and, apparentl y w i ll be a hard man to keep out of any play . Hi s rushing ruined the Titans aerial attack, at times making it impossible for Wesleyan to begin a pass. ChanC'£ To Score, As ide from the touchdown, the Gre en Wave had only one oth er chance to score. Karr re turned a punt to Wesleyan's forty-five yard line, and a fifteen yard penalty wa~ Imposed on the Titans for tackling him out of bounds. Romary then wen t off left tackle fo r ten yard::> and a first down on the twenty y ard line. O'Donnell hit the line fo!" thre e y ard s and r epeated but Via to: was offside. The next play, a c ros ~ buck, O'Donnell f umbl ed, but Westray recovered for a five yard gain . Romary again made first dov.rn on the ten yard line. O'Donnell, charg· ing like a battering ram , made thre e yards at center. Wesleyan took time ou t. After the intermission, Romary made a yard. O'Donne ll th en mad p. five yards on a c ross·buck play, put· tlng the ball on Wesleyan's one yard line. Ro mar y was stopped inches fr om g oal and Wesleyan ki cl<ed out of danger. Titans FaiL Wes leyan had one chance to :3(,f'lre early in the third quarter. A baL! pass from center to Adkins w hen he was to punt was r ecove red by Wes leyan on the Irish twelve yard line. Williamson made two yards at center. IYIi t cheU added two more at tackle and one at center. Viator was off-side on a pass-play and ,"Vesley8.I' had a yard to go for first down on th e three yard line. The Irish did not give an inch at center and Ad~ kins punted out of danger. Thh~ was the only time that the Irish we re seriously threatened by the Tttans. Line·up: St. Viator TIlinois Wesleyan Sarza..... ...... L. E . ... ...... Neum an Woulfe.. ... .. ... L . T ..... .... .. .Blazine P exa. ... ... ... .. L . G ... .... ... Callins W eber ....... . ..... ... .. . C. .. ...... .. Murphy Thompson .. . ..... ..... ..R. G. . ... .. ..... .Rea KBeelrl~aYt·o· ~i·c··z··,· · · ···· ··· ·· R . T .... ... ...... .Cutlip . .. R. E ....... ..... Craig ." . Q, B .... .. ...,Mltchell H edman.. Laffey... ... R. H ........ .Bodman Adkins ... .......... L , H . .... ... Campbeil Stringfe llow .. ... ...... F. B. ... Williamson St. Viator ... ...... ........ ,... ... ,.. 0 6 0 0 Illinois W esleyan .... .. ....... ... 0 0 0 0 Substitutions- St. Viator- Bomba for Kell ey, Turner for Woulfe, Karr for H edm an , Westray for Adkin s, Romary for Laffey, O'DonneU for Stringfellow, McNaughton for Bernatovicz, Gibbons fo r Sarza, Dexter for W eber, Graves for Thompson , Anderson fo r Stringfellow. (C'0ntinued on back page)