St. Viator College Newspaper, 1908-05

THE VIATORIAN Facet Spera VO~UME

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MAY 1908

NUMBER 8

'T HE DOLLAR -V ALU·E·. OF .ETHICAL .EDUCATION ,. ]a&·. L . Dougherty? .'o8.

0 VIT A:L has th e subjec t -of education becom e in this cu uritry th.a t it 'is im-poss ible to ,pen.1s,e· any newspaper ·-.;,<;(.!· · pehodical w ithout seeing · tr ~ a_t~ d - therein - different ~< ~ pha s es · o"f this · all~engrossin g qu estio~1.

011 a11 sides I!:O:::::'iii:J--== ·'-:'!1 · w e h ear ·the schoo l di scussed, everyv ~h er e vye h~ ar the

. prese1i.t s.ys.teni of ·un godly · e ducation · censurec( and blamed for th~ low t~n1dard · of in 6raJ ity :w hich· pt ev a~l s . in :Ameri ca t oday.

Not onJy ai:e:-~ Cath? lics dep lorii1g t1liS st ate .of afh,. ir_S·,<b:ut Protestan_ts as .. we ll. _· Yet yca rl )r we . se_~·jJnmdr·e d s, yes t}1 o}1~s.a nd s, of Catholi c chi ldren b eing sent ·t o 1iof1-Catholi¢ ·or ev,e)1 t o sectarian schoo ls a nc~ ·coll eges w h en · it wotrld ··be j-p.st · as· conve n.i~nt for par-. ent s t o· send the1~1 to Catho-lic institutio ns . · T h -~ on ly pos ible, r eas~:m for t hi s is th at . the valu e of 111-0 r C];lity-· ha.s b een uncl erest im'a ted by the parents. · . To u s . Catholic st.ud ~ nt s th ere · is no · dot1bt whatever abo ut t h e spiritual v alue of _ri1or alify . · From childh ood vve have b een taught the worth ;.:Lpicl the b ea uty or" v1 rht e. 'V\T·e· have learned that to be a man one n;~. tt s t b-e m or?J , · that "vvith bttt · ·e thical training a liuman being is_li~tl e mbre th~tn an edu cat ed - and indeed a verydangerous - brute~ _Ethi_ca1_eciu c<ltion or m o-r a l trainin g · lends a peculiar p ower. an attraCtive bea.t1ty 't o th e o-ne' who has r eceived it ; it enhances the indi~r idual who possesses it, ·and ·en·clows that society which it perm,e at"c~s · with th at admiTable 0-rcl'erliness· whith is h eaven's fir st law. Wh)r 't hen, you may ask, do · ot:H· schools continu e to be so unmoi·al , b e 2.-s devoid of ·ethics as is the multiplication table or a course in civil engin eering? If such pric eless benefits accrue fro m the refin em ent of the h eart and the culture of the soul , why are n10t more o·f our young men and youn g wo-· men taug-ht in those sc hoo,Js which aim at educating not only· physically and mentally, but als·o morally ? To th ese questions·

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ther.e is but one an~ we~·, an~d that is that the ·e higher religious motives for the cultivation of m.orality a:nrl the inculcation of it . principles in the minds of the young have o far failed to appeal to the mass of our people. In the pursuit of wealth and in ·the service of Ivl:ammon, the American mind ha hecon11e blind to those supernlatural, blind to those infinitely uperior incentives which pro·m pt a man to educate the moral side of hi nature.

From their actions I a.m led to think that the bible of many of our modern plutocrats mu!::t read, ··w·hat doth it profit a man to 's ave his soul, .if he does not gain the whole wodd, or at least a good share of it." The great mass of our people think not of morals, they think of mon1ey. For them moral training is a good thing if it yields mc:terial, tangible, monetary results. Ethical education is just what they want if it has attached to it the least economic value. If we can prove that thi5 training in virtue has an immeniSe economic value, that its effects can be counted in dollars and cents, that it will yield results that can be noted in the counting-room and in the bank account, then we will be able to enlist large numbers in the cause of ethical education.

My object is to show that the economic value of moral training is very great, both for the individual who receiv.es it and for society, of which he is a member and in which he moves.

Ho-w to support one's self has been everywhere and always a serious economic problem. We have but to look around us to see that this is a problem which has proven too difficult for maruy to solve. Why is it that our nation is filled with tramps, our str,eets thronged with beggars of every description, and our poo·r houses crowded with paupers? It is only because these people have not been taught to provide for themselves, because they have not re ceived that morul training which develops self respect and a liv.ely consciousness of one's dt1ty to self a we!l ~s to ~d and fellow-men. The inculcation of sound moral pnnc1ptes wtll teach the individual that his fir st duty is to himself: ·will teach him to take ca.re of himself, to become self-, upporting. to preserve and perfect the existence he ha received; in a \vord. it will teach him to work, to be iadtL trious. If his education is based on a solid ethical foundation, he will not be en, nared by that alluring principle v,rhich be;et. anarchy, namely; that the world owes him a living. but he will know, that "in the weat of hi brow he must eat his bread." He \Vill have lea.rned that the key which opens the portals to ucce s i inclu - try.

On glancing- over ai1y of our daily papers one invariably sees a heading \vhich reads, "Bank 'clerk and fund mis ing," or something to that effect. · Doe· not thi . fact ~ peak mo t disparagingly of American hone ~ ty, Anierican uprightne , American mor-.

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.. ality? It is impossible to overestimate the economic, the mon~­ tary value of the commandment "Thou shalt not steal." For a · com.mercial people like t1s it is absolutely necessary that every one be imbued wtth that moral truth, that he must respect the property of his neighbor. Without the knowledge of this prin. cipl~_. Nithout this training i:a the obligation of honesty, w1e are what William Allen White ca.lls "Educated Vandals" when he . says;. "If our free schools and our colleges and universities do · not teach the economic value of kindness (and honesty), then these instituti ons turn t<pon socie~y each year a· horde of armed vandals for the destruction of society." That is to say, if ed'ucation merely ·provides men_ with the weapons to strike down their fellow-men in th e mel~e of self-seeking which attends modern business enterprise, it brings disaster -,..1pon the many for the · benefit of the few. It produces an jntellectual giant, but a moral pigmy; a lopsided monstrosity whi-ch- we are pl·eased to call edu. catecl, b,pt w11ich is most d:lnger.)US to society.

What the business ma.n , what society at large n~e ds most to~ day, is honest men/ and up-right women, and if thes·e cannot be found the wheels of comn1·e rce will cease to revolve and society will perish. Honesty in the individual begets confidence, dishonesty, social chdc·s. In a recent address Bishop lVIuldoon said: "Today there is sweepin1g over our country a great exp.r ession of unrest. Let m•e tell you, it is on account of a lack of confidence; it is dishonesty that is th e cause. We put two men to work watching one man w ho is paving the city's streets because w.e are afraid he is dishonest; we put twiO detectives to work watch. ing a policema.n, b eca.us.e w1e feat he is dighonest, and so it goes.

This is a sad stak when und er Christianity we do not trust peop le." The stat·e deplores these conditions as much as the church.

Yearly millions of dollars a.r e paid to our policemen, detectives,. and attorneys whose duty it · is to apprehend and convict th~se victims of their own avarice. Jail s and penitentiaries a.r e mamtained in order that these grasping v ultures may be properly caged and be prevented from further preying on their honest feHow-1<1:1en . . But £ear of detectio-n, fear of dishonor, fear of imprisonment, will not alone make m en honle st. · The only thing under heaven that will do away with A,merican graft, A'm erican dishonesty, is mor.a.l training. , But dishonesty is not the only evil that will be obviated by the inculcation/ of sound moral principks. Go the whole length of the graven tablets of the great bw, and the list of the virtues and see ho·w it pays to be moral; see how it is a clear temporal and monetary g-ain for the it!diviclual and for society. Tl9.e adulterer and the dn; nka-rd not on1ly burn their own lives and their

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own money upon_ the altar o£ Ero and Bacchu but after the wreckage of the11~ God-given lives, they become' public burdens an_d _fill o~r poo:r-houses, oar in ane asylums, an1d our penitentianes_, whtle thetr scattered children become the inmate of our public orphanagts. If our citizens w·ere all well instructed in the doctrines of morality, drunkards would b-e fe w' and libertine _ fewer; there ~ould c~ no such things as crowded poor-houses. With the .lessenmg . . of v1ce, the number of insane would decrea e '· our pemtentlanes would be ne~rly empty, attd such things as public orphanag€s would be com~e alm1?st t:se!ess because the family tie ~ou_ld ~ot .be broken. Not bemg obliged to support these pubhe mstltutwns, our taxes would be lowered and consequentlv · there would be an imn1;cnse economic gain for all. To. promote a system of education which begets murderers, adulterers, drunkards a:n:d thieves, is evidently . a bad financial investment , yet the state spends annually fabulous sums O,!], our public schools which are constitutionally as devoid of ethics as schools ()f technology are devoid of a1t> sthetics.

Would you have tangible evicle:nce, a forcible example of what moral training can do and c:ocs? Look at Ireland, serene, peaceful Ireland. Although he r sons and daughter_s have not, as a rule, the opportunity of receiving an extraordinary mental -education, they are· all well taught the lessons of virtue As a result her crime list is the lowest in the world, and what nat :tlnal resources thePe arf' do not have to be expended in the costly apparel of courts, and in the k.eeping of prisoners. Come still closer to home and take our peaceful little village, Bourbonnais , for example. In this favored village Church and State work hand i-111 hand.

Olur public school, our convent, our college are all Catholic; all impart the doctrine of our holy religion; in a W!Ord, all teach _morality You have all seen the result of this.

Bourbonnais pays one policeman fifty dolla.rs a year for sweeping out the town hall. lts jail has stood for twenty-five years with scarce an inmate to occupy it, except perhaps some unknown vagrant who drifted here. \Vhat better monument, what more eloqu,ent testimonia.! to the economic value of ethical education than this empty little jail, with its rust-eaten hinlges and its weather-worn si c!e .

Is it not better to invest in a system of education that ren-d ers both spiritual and temporal results than in one which renders neither? I might as well ask, is it not better to buy a nugget of unalloyed gold than to invest in the proverbial gold-brick, yet' the State yearly inve~ts millions of dollars in the gold-brick fJf unmoral education. Irreligion education mu t of necessity produce irreligious scholars, and France today offers a warning io

THE VIATORIAN the rest of the world of the consequences of depriving the youth of a sound religious dementary education. There is a world of truth in these w.ords of Father Cavanaugh: "The heart of refinement is the refineinent of the heart, the soul of culture is the · culture of the soul."

U RSE you!"

T h e words rang out dreadfully cle·a r on th e still air of the campus and as h e spat them out Ronald Randolph, banker's son and general gilded youth of the school, placed a perfum·e d handkerchief to the suffering po·r tion of his neck. "Ha! Ha !" The silvery lau gh seemed to come fron1 above, but without looking up Ronald Randolph strode haughtily into the Gym. But R onald was as cunning as he was har:dsome. I ~ o sooner was he inside than he jumped hurriedly to a window and peered lo111g and cruelly at a certain window of the rooming building. His gaze was rewarded. A window on the fourth floor open ed, a curly head looked out <;:autiously, and again the silvery laugh awoke the echoes of the campu:s. "Victor Vi:1drnore," he hissed between clin.ched t·e eth.

"I thought as much, and now Mr. Vindmore it's up to you to pay the fiddler." Ro r:aJd Randolph, it see.ms, had been in the shadow of the rooming building ·w hen a r-:ejected piece of soft raisin pie seemingly dropped, yet coming with considerable speed, attempted to force its juicy bulk between Ronald's immaculate collar and his aristocratic neck. Failing partly in this, it had left a streak of uncertain color on his light gray suit, and Ronald Randolph W!Cl s a~n.gry.

"Who stole the baker's pies?" The question was on the lips of every student. Excitement prevailed everywhere. During the absence of the baker from his wagon, three raisin pies had been , appropriated by some unscrupulous youth, and every 0'111e was as-

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All were dismayed at the very boldness of the deed. No, not all.

Ronald Randolph, dressed in a brown thick suit, rapped confidentially on the president's door. The door opened. Ronald smiled and entered. !

It was eveni•111g study and the assembly hall was filled with boys preparing the lessons for the mo'l-row when these words broke the ghostlike stillness "Victor Vindmore, come to my room! " It was the presidenfs voic e, and a hush fell on the entire hall, then a buz;z. Was it about the pies? Had Victor stolen them? Pale and trem blin1g, Victor ::ose from his chair and walked unsteadily out of the big room, The s hort w.alk to the president's room braced him wonderfully and he had just regained his lost spirits on ly t0 have them flee ag?.in at the imposing sight of the entire faculty se ated aTounc: the president's table. They frowned on him as he er~terecl. He felt a lump rise in his throat and thought it ' 'v as his heart, but he swallowed hard and put on a bolt front. \ Nhat did it mean? \Vas he to be tried for something? But he _was soon t o know. "Victor Vindmore !" The president's voice s,e emed fa1· away but he heard him plainly. "Is it true, that on the day of the pie robbery you pelted a certain young gentleman with the remnant of a raisin pie?" Victor started. All eyes we re turned on him. he felt it and could not find his tong-ue. He nodded in a dazed way. ''Vlhere did rou get ~hat pie?" Th e faculty leaned .forward. Ronald Randolph smiled cruelly and took an easier position on the loung,e in t~e corner.

Victor started to reply, but his honor refused to let hm1 speak.

He remained silent.

"Then you must accept the cons-e quence you-" The door burst open and 0 car Tate sprang in. "Then I shall answer for him. On that fateful day I g-ave Victor Vindmore a raisin pie." , The facultv wou-l d have iiked to cheer, but r estrained themselves with an effort. The little fellow had been listening at the key h ole. Victor heaved a. sig-h of relief. But again the heavy voice rang out. "\i'lhere clici you get the pies to give away?' Again the oooressive si1ence. Oscar glanced at Ronald Randolph, sort '"'f h es it3"e:l ar,d in• a dramatic i.one ~·cplied, ((From Ronald Ran-

THE VIA TORIAN· dolp-h." -Ronald sprang tOi'ward, but ·w as held back. Tate con ... tinued: ."I dete.cted Ronal? Randolph in the . at;:t of stealing the. three p1es, and as the pnce of my silenoe he gave me one of th.em. My consciellice forbade me to eat it, so I presented it to V1ctor and now you know my story." A big te~r left the presid _e nt's ' cheek.

In the mot"!nring, just as the sweet intonation of the rising bell fell so pleas antly on youthl't1l ears, an expressman labored with an expensive trunk marked " Ronald Randolph ." ~ ------------------1~------------------~

LOST AND WON E. DOUGHERTY, '10

[Q]-----------------[2]=================-@] ACK Ross was a typical college stu de nt: His shoulders were broad and w·eH formed and h e w-as a trifle taller than th e average man. His father w as - the proprietor of the Ven-Dome Hotel, which was a few blocks from the College campus. and s-ituated on th e shor e of a . small lake. Jack sat on the veranda, now glancing ove r th e mo-rning paper, now .gazing o ut upon the placid lak e, while the refreshing breezes o f the morning sported w.i th his hair. Sudd1enly . his attention was attract·ed by th e foot st eps of some one approaching and on turning, hi s eyes met with thos e of a beautiful girl of about eighteen. She· blushed s lightly w1hile he moved awkwardly in his cbair, .but afte~- sh e passed h e felt a keen desire to kn10w her. He ag-ain contin1,~e· d to read but h e found . it impossible to . concentrate 11iS mind on' 'sttch a trivial thing ,as a newspaper. After a short interview witl~,.( tb e hotel clerk he learn ed her name to be Lucile Grant and that she w.a s -one of a party of co-eels wbo had .arrived the evening b efor e. They .cam~ up from the State University to root ·for their undefeated teaJ11, <.. "1

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In the afternoon all was excit·ement. Both teams were on the fidel and Jack, who was the capta.in of the local collegje tea,m , was perfectly confident of winni ng. His players were in the "pink

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of condition" and his first pitcher was in Htop form," though his others were a little ''off-color. " But big Jim Laney was always to be relied upon. After a clock-work practice by both teams the umpire's gruff cry of "Play Ball" rang through the crowded stands and the fight '\Vas on. Durin!g the game Lucile Grant, who sat in an immen e car a short distance from first~ base with her companions·, recognized Jack as the man she saw on the veranda in the morning. From the score card she learned l1is name and she occasionally caused some uneasiness among her companions by speaking his name when he m.ade a good play.

Nine innings had passed and neither team had scored and likewise fourteen \vithout tbe rubbe r being crossed. In the fifteenth "Big Jim " struck out the first two men -up but the third hit to him and in picking up the ball he fell and dislocated his knee. He was carried from the field and replaced by Goat Green,, the n,ext be t man on the resen·e list. TI1e first ball Goat pitched was hit for two bases, scoring one nm for the State school. He then ,·:alked h~:o men, filling the bases; the next man up hit over third base but Jack, who was on short, never lost hea;rt and after a brilliant run into hort left caught the fly and retired the side. The loccds were at bat and neyer did an O·p posicg twirler look so bi:;;. Being a little nervous he \valked the first man ttp but came back strong· by retiring the next two batters on. th!iee strikes. "l'7'nder a relapse of his nervous spell he lodg-ed the ball in the ribs of the fourth batter. \Vh en Jack Ross picked up his bat and strolled to the plate \vith a bull-dog look of determination written on his face ti1e home rooters went wild with enthusiasm. Lucile, who had been yery n~rvous but quiet during the entire g-ame, unconsciously cried out, "Hit it Jack," which w'a.s perfectly audible to her companions, who looked at her with contempt. The opposing twirler cnt the pan with a. beautiful twister which Jack Jet pass; the local rooters did not lose heart but shmved their confidence bY lonP.," and continuous cheers which bothered the opposing man- so 1~uch that he fed Jack two wid·e ones. Tack, who expected a gift. let the next one pass by onlv to hea~ the gruff voice of the umpire call 11 Strike Two." which sunk the g-rand-stand into a death-like silence . . Jaclc rubbed his hands in the dn. t and chane-ed b3.t. . the pitcher fi;~nt 0\rer a soeedv one. and when the official's voice rang out HThree Balls,'' the h.ome roct~rs' wing- of the sta.nd W:.iS in danger of collapse.

The pitcher paused in the box ·f or a few seconds. raLed hi arm~ Aver his head and pitched the ball with all his stren~h and ~kill. Silence wa. supreme. there w'as a crash, and the ball was ·f loating far o~er the left-fielder's head. But as Jack hit the ball th"'re wa. a cry, "ma<i-ctog!" He looked irl! the direction from

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The left-fielder of the opposing team had f!elayed the ball to first and the g.ame was lost, Jack being out and neither score counting. The local vars'ity had lost a hard game but Jack had scored a great victory, for as he stood beside the car they looked into each others eyes, her hands sought his and she said in a soft :.tnd trembling voice, "Jack."

A SONG. There arc songs enough for the h~ro \Vho dwells on the heights of fame; I sii1g for the disapj)ointed, For th ose who missed their aim .

I sing with a tearful ca.clence For one who stands in the dark, And know's that his last, best arrow Has bounded back from the ma:tk.

T 'h ere are songs enough for the lovers \Vho share love's ten!der pain; I sing for the one whose passion Is given and giv.en in vam.

For the hearts that break in silence With a sorrow all unknown; For those w,ho need companions Yet walk their ways 路 alone.

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0'5H, but it's a peach of a day; guess we won't hit some' today, eh fellows?" Thus exclaimed our Dick Burns as dow n the campus to the basebal-l diamond ·~ll'dt.~.~ galloped twenty swarthy athletes.

Fo·r today was. the day of all clays . L ong t raining, sharp coaching, and hard, consistent practice had clone their work , for such had b een t h e daily routin e of th e entire squad for \ he last month. NtO games of importan ce had yet been played, and n ow that the opportu ne m oment for d em onstrating ou r abilities had a.rrived, it found us we ll primed, season;e d, and in the best of form. This day's gam e was the game of all games that we must w m .

It w a s the g ;u11e WE.:. h ad schedul·e d w ith Hamilton U., and h ence we were out Jor victory. As yon know, they at that time we re our rnost bitter rivals, and for two successive seasons they ha·-: 1 h eld th eir state's 'C hampionship. Mo·reover, · fo·r ove.r two seaso ns tLey had never m et' d·efeat, w·ith the excepti ou of one h ard gam e lost t o us in 'o6. Besid es, they hated u s, inasmuch as we. we r e out for th e western charnpionship. · However, ct.1tting · sh·ort th ese already hrief introductory remarks, let us change the scen'e to t he bas ~ba11 field. The game is on. Ha.m ilton bats fir st but fails to s.co1re. The 'Varsity comes n ext and , amid the -ch eers of ten thou sand hearts on Fred. . erick's Field, · bring in their fir st run. Banners · fl y, pennants wave, w hile megaphon es hurst · for.t h wi th deafening roar. Excitemen t reigns suprem.e, for every hamlet , v illage and town for miles around has ass em bled its · loyal" r ooters to cheer for th e 'Varsity, an:d they ceJ tainly have t heir fun ; fo r they root, they cheer, they yell' and bark an.d s-c ream m1til . every neighboring hill and valley r eso unds ·with ·~11e echoes o f ·th eir cries. The pitchers show up at the: r best, as t~1ey, ~ike the players, have practic ed long and h ard for this ohe game . . The second inning chron icl es no change in the score; neither does the third. fourth, or fi ft h. Nothin g but strikeo•..1ts, and a few pop flies is all that ~he batters can accotnplish. H owever, the . sixth brings in more excitement; Ham'i lton scores, thus · t y ing the game. Th e spectators n ow1 sit almost breathless, but the opponents can do no more. The last half of the sixth pa.s ses and then two mo·r e . inn-ings, and the teams are r ec-,dy for the ninth. Meanwhile rooting and yell-

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ing have proved of no avail and the .teams still battle on, even as two mighty athletes, equal in every respect, with neither one overmastering the other. The ninth innrng has arrived; the r 9oters have left the stand and the remainig ~.rowel on the blea.c hers rush fo1·th from their seats. · Loude·r, stronger, harder, they yell; a.ll the while pushi,ng, crowding and shoving one another back and forth, to and fro, se,c mingly a.s a wild and furious monster foaming· and seething to rush madly onl but tied to his post.

The police strain their physical powers to the utmost il) restraining the crowd and keeping clear the baselines. But alas!'

Hamilton ·fail in the.ir half and still worse do we in ours ' the last . of . the ninth. 0 1Ur three star bal:ters fall helpless victims before the invincible curves of Ryan, the star twirler for Ha,m ilton.

The game is no vv 0111 for ·extr::t innings, and it is a battle royal.

"Back with the crowd," shouts Big Pat · Lagree, who w:as on the job w·i th th e indicator. "Giv' em a show there, Bunk!" "Off the I1ne.s !" The tenth inning whi:rls through and still nothin1g doing; it is the eleventh and the twelfth, still no runs. The hoodoo 11umher of innings has now arrived and Ha.m ilton starts. the inusic wth a three bagger; but that is all, for the man dies on third while three mc~1 fan the air for strikeouts, and that is all . fo.r th~ri1: · "Back w:ith the crowd," shouts the big Ump again.

"Ntne rahs for the umpire," is all the response from the · crowd and the 'Varsity are at bat. Now it is that the action changes, for Ryan blows up and walks the first man ·up.; he repeats the stunt with the second, and then smashes the third man in the tibs, filling the bases. To hear that crowd now, one would ac~u­ aily beli/e ve some rieighhoring nTei.dhouse had turned loose 1ts. inmates. But their momentary emotion is soon overcome as Ryan is immediately jerked from the box and Gus .samnTon, a youngster from the . W .indy City, takes the. slab. It ~s an; awful . moment, but Gus seeh1s equal to the occasion, and w1th. wonderful · celerity disposes of two star batters. However, th1s makes but two men out. "Who's up." shouts · the · crowd. "Anderson" com~s the response from the scorekeeper. · -N ow, Anderson wa:S con1sidered the best batter on the tea.m, and consequently, one can easily imagine t1Je ovation he received as he stepped up to the 'p late. But alas! . At the first two pitclTed balls he strikes, but fails to conect. "S.tur;g again," are the only wvrds heard from the rooters as they heave forth a sigh of despair. But look! Here com1es someone else to the plate. Andy retires and Stubby H 'i nton, the sub-man froin the Hawkey~ state appears. More cheers, more rahs, and Stubby is. ready. "Olne ball" yells Pat; and then "'Ball two," he peals forth; and again still another, "Ball three.''

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A crack, a snap, and. ten thous~nd rooters are wild. Stubby · rounds. second, now. th1rd, for the ball is ·lost . in the field beyond, and With all the J?nde of a hero over his enemy . Stubby dashes for home, and With thousands of arms a.w •a iting him., with as many pennants waiving above him, and with six bands to welcome hiin, he crosses home plate. 'I'he multitude seize him, they jerk him, they pull him. Stubby hears and sees nothing now; but with a groan that seemed to shake every room in the building he. exclaims.: " Cheese that bell!" "For heaven's sake ring off!" "Gee what a dream! Can't you let a fellow sleep. Think o{ it, and the day a.fter the game too, and at that a d~feat-me to the straw for the nest of the day Sh(}rty." ~ . . -

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greeting to Father Coutu, who is a native o f Canada. When the last strai ns of these stirring anth .ms had b een played M r. W. Emm-et. Conway, 'o8 r epr~esenting the stude nt body, delivered the follow1ng addires.s : . . · Very Reve rend Father, we the studenJt s of St. Viateur's College, m~ve:d by fe elin gs of profound ·est eem for you and your exalted m1sswn, and, actuated by motives of loyalty to the order whose venerable head you represe nt, beg t o off er you, not only in our own name -~but also in that of the A lumni of this colleo-e an . bl ' a ff ech onate welcome. Your import::>.nt mission t o the provinces of your Order in Canada and the U nited States wi ll, we feel confid ent, he a source of bl essin g not only to your confreres but also , to th e youth entrust ed to th Pir ca1 e.

We ha.cl cheris hed t he forM:l .h ope that it ~woulcl be o u t happy privil·e ge this year to greet tiaat v en erabl e c~ie[ w ho today, .al- · though in his eighty-third y~!r, continues t o g ui de tll'e destinies of his Order in th e same paternal and eff ective way as he did nearly a quarter of a oentury a go, w}1~ n sanctity , devotion and ability drew forth from the r2.nks of the o ·erics of St. V iateu r and placed a.t their h ead, the Very R everend Father Laj oie. We appreciate the cliffi1cu.lties and harcl ~ hip s to which a long voyage WJould subject him but we beg you, Ve ry Reve r end Father, upon your return, to assure your ·v ,en_erable Superior General, that loyalty .a.nd devotion burns w·i th as bright, a glow . in the h earts of the present students as in those of other clays, and to ass ure h im furthermore that the students of the past and the pre sent, practicing the lessons which they have learned from his loyal sons, speak not merely in words but in deeds. vVe know that it will gladden the heart of that veteran of many battles, to l~earn from your lips , that he and his order, in common with o ther r eligious orders, have our heartfelt sympathy for the trials which they have endured during the past decade and our admiration for th e cour<l;ge which they have wnged with .thos e godless men in whose hands unfortunately th e destinies of France seem to be placed at the present time. Although the scar s of battle may be fresh and deep , although defeat m.l,l.y seem th e verdict of the wo rld, although · the fair provinces of France m.ay be covered with the ruins of schools and monasterie s, still it is our firm h op e, that even as our Alma Mater has co me forth triumphanlt from the sever e ord eal to which she was subjecte d, so t oo shall victory crown th e brave effort s of th e member s of p ersecut ed r eligi ous orde rs, who, with th e persecuted of every age, cry out 111 manly defiance, "If God be for us who can w ith stand us." V\Te rejoice in the sign s -of this victory w hich we see in the progress of your order in Belgium and. Spai n. We thank Providence for this and

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hope that the day may soon dawn Yvhen you and your noble confre~es, who have been .ma.de to feel the bitter disappointment of - seew~ .the. work of a lifetime torn down by ·the ruthless hand of the despoile: and the associates of many years disbanded and scattered, w 1ll . s~e this work restored more magnificently than eyer by the wLllmg hands of those exiled religious invited home by a repentant France. · . We w:elcon1e you, ciear Father, to the shores of America the home of . the fr ee and the land of unsurpassed opportunitie~ for yours and such orders as are devoted to . the glorious cause of Christian education. VV e welcome you a.s the representative of him who is the father and guide of those men whos~ lives are d evot·e d to our w elfare. We welcome you as one whose work in ·b ehalf of Christian education in }~ ranee during the past eighteen y ears b ears up on it the stamp of .zeal , se lf-sacrifice, and courage, thereby n : fi ecting tl1 e efforts of your younger days for a similar period in your na.hve Canada. We w elcome you as the bearer uf the paternal blessing of one whose life of many years has· been spent in doing g ood. May your sojourn with us be one of' unalloyed pleasure is th e sincere wish of the students of St. Viateur's College. .

In heartfelt appreciation of these kind , wnrds of welcome, Father Coutu spok·e as follows: Right R everend l\Ionsignor Legris, Very Reverend President, di stingui-s hed Faculty and dear Students: I am thankful to you fu r this beautiful and sympathetic reoeption which you tender m e on m y arrival at St. Viateur's. I owe it to the gracious invitation of the Reverend President , to the a.m iability of the confrepes and of the friend s who surround him, and I m:i ght say, to the atmosphere of fa.m ily spirit ;lncl good · education that ch'a ra.cterize the students of St . . Viateur' s. 0 \ur Very Reverend Father G eneral hav ing delegated one of his associates to vi sit the American Provinces, y ou hav e th ought it · fit to receive this representative as th e Superior hin1se1f. I congratulate yon on your · grand spirit of Faith , your attachrn ent to th e Superiors of the order, and I thank y ou for yo~1.r magnificent demonstration. I say magnificent, and how could it b e otherwi se in these architectural g;ems , and particularly in this v ast anrl artistica.lly de corat ed academic 11all. Truly, R eve n~ ncl Fath ers a nd cl ear Students, w er e it not for th e sad r ecolle ction of the confl hgration of February th e twent y-first. nin et een hundr,e cl and si x , and for the perfum es of zeal, of work and o f d evot edness w hich rise from the ruins of 0 1d St .

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is always good fortune. In any c.as.e, one fact is certain· that is · that th.e administration of ti1e College hq,s done things on' a i .:trl:dand pnncely scale; and that all together, students and professors, Y:o u have reason to be proud of this stately institution. I parl1cularly congratulate the Very Revere1id Father O·'Mahoney, who has had the good· fortune to inaug urate his presidency in these: beautiful edifices, and who by his age and talents is called to direct this college for m.any y,ears to come and to conduct it with. ability in the ways of mate riz..l, intellectual and moral progress. I heartily wtis h him the most complete success for his own pe.:rsqnaC satisfaction a.nd that of his devoted facu'lty, for the honor of the ~ coll ege and of all its s1:udents, for the glo;ry of this religious Province and o.f the Ame'!. ~can Church.

I cann ot go any further vv-ithout saluting the memory of Father l\!Iarsil e. You · wo1J ld conside.r it amiss w,ere I .not to re- . call, in a few words, his work in this in stitution of which h e was,. durin g almost thirty years, ti1e center and the soul. H e contributed wit h a.ll hi s might to th e development of studies in the old · coll ege. \Nith the genero us concours•e of the old stud ents, he built that beautiful Roy l\/[emorial chap1el, monum ent out of his filial piety towards hi s pred ecessor and homage of his loving hea.r t t o O'Ur Eucharistic Lord. It is he who presided over th e erecti on of that grand gymnasi um b .r scenic amusem,ents. oratorical contest s and ath letic , so that pl1ysical culture n1ight go han.d in hand with m or al a nd intellectua.l fot·mati on. He seen1 s to have taken for ma x im: Hauclpluribu~ irnpar. I desire that m y college be- · inferior t o n one .. and this is whv l1e steadil y advanced saying, F<J c et ~1) e.r::) . \ N ork and Hop e. \ i\Tly:- n on the point of buildingAl umni Hall, P~uvide n ce. by one of its trials in expli cabl·e to our human short-sightedness. c;:dlecl him to the painful mis sion of entirely rebuilclin ;?; his '~.re ll-b eloved in stit ut ion. He set to work generously in concert witll the ac[ministration, the stud ents and the fri en ds of the in stitution: and before taking hi s r est. well-m erited indeed . but hastened by the incr ease of fatigues and of occupations, h e des ired to wi ll to his s ucc essor and to you all, thi s splendid and maftnifi cePt college. God grant a ·sweet and agreeable r "'t re~t to tJ,i s veteran o-f education.

TVIav he show.er clown upon him His g-races and favors of preclelection. · • Pern,it m e also. Reverend.. Gentlemen and clear Students. ta evoke the memory of Rever-end F1.ther Roy, creator of Catholic Education in Bourbonnais, and true fm.1n.der of the co.J legiate r n ur~e.

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a.nd hi children consecrat ~. d to his memory, fir t a chapel and afterwards the splendid edific·e kn own a R oy Hall, wh ich i to perpetuate hi. n ame through gcncratiort t o come. I cannot, without fal se humility, conceal the fact that I was born and rai .eel in the same country, ·even in the sa me town with him and that I have the hon L·r to be or~e of 11is spiritual ons. To this fact, I am pleased to b ~ liev.e, I owe i:hi cor dial r ece ption in yo ur mid t.

And p ermit me to add that in consideration of this man of God, who is clear to us all. I da1m today the honor to be counted am on g the st udents of St. Viateur's, an d the right to acquire citiz enship in Bourb on na1s . I sti ll r emember w ith what legitimate pride he brought, at the end of t h eir course in 1874, to Canada his first g rad uates, among whom -vvas l\fr. Gerasime Legris, now Tvfonsignor Legri ~ , Protonotary Aposto lic, em i•n1enr prof€~sso r and · generous henefac~o r of tl1is institution, the most loyal, the most m o<.:lest of the 80~1 S o£ St. Viatenr. Yes, I r e memb er good Father Roy when he presen ted his graduates to the philosoph ers of J oliet co ll eg•c. I was among the number. You sho uld have h eard him laud his s tu den t s, hi:-:. coll ege:, and proclaim that it had r eceived the 'Cn iversity Chart er , that it cou ld confer degr ees, etc.

His \vhole soul ·v,-as in hi s -vvords. This is, in a fc-vv words, what were the Rever~ ncl Fathers Rov and ::\Iarsi le, \iv hat they conceiyed, and what th ey executed. Yot; kn uw 1vho Father 0'1\1ahoney is.

You enjcy hi1;1, yot[ love him and a ppreciate him at his just valu e.

You see at hi s sides. to spe<ik only of th e former students, 1\1onsignor Legris , Doctor Ri,-arcl and Father Labrie. In the presence of ·men of su ::: h ;::. st;,;,mp . a11 c~ coi1s!dering the different class es of the American Society, I see at \Vork and in places of honor a great numb er of old ste-:!ents o[ St. Vi;:~eur. I a m happy and proud of it, as you yoursebcs are, Professors and Students of t his great institution; and I take the liber t ~y· of telling you. "?\Toblesse oblige" -vVhat your Superiors an d those -x ho haYe preceded you in this l1ouse haYe clone, you zJso can do i11 the commercial and financial wo rl d, in the arts, in letters, in the sciences. in his tory, philosophy and theolog:-/ . I invite you to imitat e them for yo ur own personal aclvantagje , for the hon or of yo u r families, for the glory of yo ur count ry; I especially ex ,i ort. you to follow in th eir foots teps for the diffusion of th e Christian faith in North America. as a worthy preparati on for th e celebration of the golden jubilee of your lma l\1 at,e r, as a ·token of constant success and incessant advamc ement of the !.lew and always greater St. Viateur. Excelsior, according to your great American poet, Longfellow, and I might add Ad altissima! Yes, I sincerely and cordially wish the highest d.estinies to St. Viateur's college.

THE VIATORIAN Published monthly by the studen ts of St. Viateur's College, Bourbonnais, Illinois EDITORIAL STAFF

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ED·I TO·R IAL. No one would think of calling a thistle a rose, simply bec.ause it has thorns or because it happ ened t o be found growing irt the flow-er garden, but there are many who give Do They the dignified nam e of stud ent to all those found Deserve within college walls and in doing so they com.mit the Name? as grave an error as though they had denmTI'inated thistle a rose. Though sad t o say, it is nevertheless' true that · there are at every coll ege . and university a certain number of nominal students, mer·e han gers-on, w:ho have no right whatever to the name stLtdent. They do not ·study; they, '~cut" class, and when they do attend the profe;ss.or can get nor{ citation frO:m · them. - Have s ttch individuals any claim to the narne by ~ hich they are characterized? No, they are sailing t1r;der false colors; they are not what they pr.etend to be, they are hypo,c rites, and more, they are criminals. The nominal student is a thief because he a.c tually steals from those who are keeping him in colh:ge. He does' himself immeasurable harm. He is guilty of the basest ingratitude, both to his par~nts, and his professors.

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· 'A nd he does the college he attends incalculable injustice and inj-ury because, he is a false standard whereby others·. w1ill judge iL

During the first few clays of this month the eyes of the whole world \~~ ere turned toward the :;.cellll.e of rejoicing and festivity taking place in N ew York an'd marking an ~ra jn A American Catho~knfcy. The celebration of the cen~riumr,hal tena.ry of that gr-~:.t E 1as.t 1ern diocese, gives us am..; Event ple and positive proof of the futility of persecution to stay the progress of the Church of God. Prob:; ably the Catholic Church in America never experi~noed such big_; ' .

-! oted jil'tolerance as it did in New York during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In 1691, during the reign of M·a ry andI . . \Villiam vf Orange, liberty of conscience was granted to all witl~ the exception of Catholics, who w-ere expressly denied this right, and later in the y,e ar 1700, it was enacted that any priest found in the province should be adjudged a disturber of the p-eace and s!:wuld ~uffer perpetual imprisonment, and in case of escape and ' capture~ should suffer death, and mor·e over those who harboreQ. priests were to pay a · fine of ·one thousand dollars and stanq.; . three days in the pillory. That there are no'v ~ a ·'< million ami a· half .of Catholics in the diocese and nearly one thousand priests ~ b<:si cl~s many religious orders of rrten and women, but goes to . show how Divine Providence dra·ws re<d good from apparent eviL • Possibly a good w~ay to kill · socialism ts ·to 'let it get in the saddl~ and ride headlong to its own destruction. The cable thit? week states that the city of Esbjerg, D1enmark, Do.cet. now s.e es the glory of socialist rule. Its city coun-Ex::perientia cil -is ---made up of .Comrades, and now evidence leaps up showing that its members have squan~ dered ·the -public -money and now find it necessary to levy exorbitant taxes. All this might hav'e been foreseen. The discipl·es of Marx hav,e been hungry for yea:rs, and no doubt the desire to ' remake the world is strong wJithin their bosoms. After they have .. taxed ,themselves out of existence they will be a sorrier group of philcsophers if not a wiser.-The New World.

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The appointment of Rev. John J . .l\1brrissey -to :Su~c,e\ed _-the late_ Dr. · Judg~ . as ·pastor of St. Finba.r r's p_a.rish_, : Chic~gq~ . !1.~s been the _occas~on of much gratification to the faculty ;3-n.Q: frien.4?of St. V1ateur s. . The appointment is an aw:a.rd of merit and a distinction ~ won· by uns.elfish labors in s.everal fields: -The ' first appointment of Father Morrissey was to Sterling, ·Ill., :where: he · aqm.ini'stere,d faithfully to the needs of the peop1~ for :severaL y~ar~.

Th~ Rev. C. B ... Foster of Joliet tLen procured his : s:ervic~s . · a.~ : ~.;r­ sistant; where he remained for seven years . . H :e ~ w:as th¢t~ _trans ferred to labor with . the Rev. Dennis !fayes at : St. · Rose's churd1, Chicago, and .after five · ye:trs' labor there he received his· - ~r:~it - -ap.pointm~ent as pastor to St. · Ma.ry's church, . ·Highland· ~ B.arl<:~···> In May, . 1903, St. Mia ry's- was destroyed by fire. Undaunted by .thi~ mishap, Fath~r M·q,rrissey immediately began the constrt.1~ctiotl. _ of the new edifice where the faithful of Highland Park nq'w · yvorship. 'The inaugural sermon of Father l\1orris.sey in takii1g pO's.:. session of St. Firibarr 1s ~won for him lhe~ hearts of his new · subjects, who w.e a-~e sure ~jll- fi-nd him a ch:~voted . an~ un_sei~sh pastor. r

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,THE VIA'TORlAN 1 be union of the la-vv offices of James G. Condolli anci Andrew J . I\yan present a {u,·nlidable partnership. TLteir suite .s 721-2~-:.·3 . .Fir:-:t: ~ ationa1 Ha~1k _ Building, Chicago . .Ar}w;:H11lcC~}lenis l:c;ye reached us of the coming mar_riag·e cf 1'L:J J()llll )!.yrne ·Ot . f~(J(: kford; Ill. Jo~.o' has .·maJe · I,() tlt'b<?nn~is touch the route of his honeyn1ooril, so w:e . will have the . pleasure of \.'OJ}graLL11ating . ~1im _z.l out commenct~l11tnt c.~ay. . . . : ~

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·.. Thet;e, at.~ .loud ovations for the public champion o£ educational institutions,· but th.e hero . of the fray is the one who goes jnto the s ~ h0ol.:.room .and there advances the work and cause of ed u,:·at 1r)n. ·Thi:S "is where . th.e Very' Rev . . A. Shulte of Iowa City, can daily be fot,i:rid givii1g talents., time, energ-y and effort to th e i)rOinc:tron of the . y'oun.·g along : the ways of learnirig. We hop e hi s int er.est in ecFufatl'oriaJ work . will bring- him to s :t. Viateur's; where · a hearty w~f~·El~1~-· awaits' him . .

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As .we wa:Ik on the shores of th~ dis tant past . . A\i'd· we dream, of the times ~one by .; · TJ1en ·_we think .of the rain we used · to. have · Fifty-six miles ·. from - Chi: .

And we think of- those dear old . college games, And the players. and their ways, And the games galore, that we' did . n o-t play On · account of the Kirley clays.

And we think of Shorty and his men, And the SvYell chests with their cry, But no matter how: hot the weather- was, The diamond was never dry.

W. J. Flavin.

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.. ; : --I-r-1: - :t hei-r----eagen-1 &S-·to--b e--e.f pr-aet-i-Ga-1-- a-s"si~n!Ge~to - the.i.r-- college, S~. V:iBteur's students hav ~. p -r evailed upon Rey. J. P. 9/'Mahoney, C_t s~ ...v., _president of _the i:~st~tuti o-n, _a nd ,Rev:·_ M. J. l3_n~en, C. s.

V:., p:rofe.s sor of Rhetoric, to e-nter the lists in a contest for ten t;enf~ votes ·for a trip abroad. This contest will form the chief featt{r.e of a g~~n cl bazaa.r which will clt);s e at the end, of ·s -eptember, r9,c8, the_prooeed.s o f which will go tow1ard .the. equi'Qin~ent of the ~~i~t tic ~lepartme'l'Tt. Tbe public is .accusto11Jed to be'l~ 'appealed t1_. in ~ ~e.-~- ~1£ '9£ institu.ticns of leannhng~ b~t ~here· are : ~;iy special :'H;~o ~ -_ ;,hr ·_the pubh<; s~1 oul.d b e p~·tit.aJ1b· 1ts -_g~ne~E>st~y.. towards .-St. Vt~te(tr s.,_ College, which IS makmg su<;h brav.e effor.~ to recov-flo't ~li" hoin its ·disastrous losses tL ough tpe ~fire of 1906. · ·- .1 , ~he bo~s o:f }PR desire t~ len? what help t.hey can and to en.h e-t t ' ' tbe •, ·:··ass . ' 'i. tanc; o-f all the1r fnends. Both sides of the contest -·~tiHS be: · in: the_hari-ds q:~ :;~ competent m~nagers. Father O'M'a honey's 'ii}?-nager has not . yet heen chosen, and Mr. W. J. Dimm ~ r who is Jhe -~arshall Field firm; Cl-iicago, will look after Father :q_r ee,t1'~ · r, u~ c.ess. .

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It gave u s great pleasure t o receive The Redrwood, whirh h~s vnacco untab ly absented itself for several rnonths, and to again va r :.icipa.t.e in th e plc:>..s urc t o be dcrivc ::l from its contents. \Vhile we gene rally cont ent ours.elves with com'111·entir~g on the co11tents of a . magazine, sti ll in this case we may well nTake an c:-;:c'.'ption . to the rule and draw .attention to the 11eat and artistic m:akc-·up of The E,,e dwo'QiCL It is one of thy few jout·nals w h ich sti-ives to de-lig-ht the eye·"as well as: th~ intell ectual faculties. It eYic1er1tly oosts a good sti m to pf·ocluce sttch a monthly, .b ut from the exce ll~nce .of the articles and the ir'lterest disp layed b y the stucler.t contrib.utors. the mai~agem.ent should cons,id er it a good in't· estment-one ·which can fittingly and creditably repres ent the i1~~titntion fl-6n1 which it iss u es. We, who hav e exp<;rienced the . d~Hghts ( ?) : o.f an Ill iriois spri-ng s.easoi1, a,re well prepared to read :'-vi th interest the article, "The · Coming of the Blossoms"whic h, by the w ::y, is ·n1uch more interesting a;nrd readable than the title implies. It piCtures tbe delights of · California weather ar.d is cpmmendab le for "the desc ripti ons · it contains and the profasio n of appropriate ad jectives: In reading "The · Inn er Man'' one is apt t o . recei ve a · shock and h ave his 1-efired sen sibiliti es nithlcssly jarred,- for on:e can hardly imagine three young men, t\1rn upo n· and devour one ano ther even though they are shipw re cked a n d crav in g for food a nd drink, witho ut experiencing a se n sation w'hi ch can no way be identified wit h pleas ur e.' The story disp lays a v ivid imagination on the part of the writer and con siderable skill in narration. The ve r ses in the numb er at hand are above the average in coll ege journals, and are ple-a singly inter~. per sed with the more length y artides.

The Abbey Student presents an abundance of s ubstantial and beneficial readin g matter in the April number, which, however , beccme somewhat cumbersome and uninteresting_ when they ar c so closely connected and have nothing of a lighter nature to allay the fatigue of close £ttenti6n-·which sho uld be accorded an essay.

The omission of .one of the half dozen essays in The Abbey ~tu­ dent \Yould have done the journal .no harm, especially if a short story or a few humorous verses had been inserted in its place.

The essays themselves are praiseworthy and above censure,tbey are the very kind we like to see in Catholic journals, in which religion ihould be a predom-inant trait. "Religion and

ctt-r@ VIATORIAN ·_ 1.\letry'' indicates · the connection between religion and art 111 general, but. it C011.!clUsively deinonstrates the intimate relation of · r:·e ligion · and the art of poetry. The a.rticle is o·f a high class and doc:s justice to the chosen them·e. "Forming Judgm:ents," "Thoughts on R eform" and "Religion in Business," are short essays which display no small ability anld enthusia.s m on the part of .tile authots. · The vers·e s are not up to the standard of the prose compositions; they show the ability of the writers in. choosing happy 1:hymes but contain very few of the requisites of poetry.

The A. P. G. U. edition of The C:oUe1gjian, while not · as · interesting to the · outsider as other numbers ·of this .s ame jotirnal, still contains mucl1 w·hich, froni th~ ex-man's point ·of view·, is \VC·rthy ·of praise. It is a good example of the ca.r·e ful blending of prose, verse and college gossip, which makes a good recipe for an ac1mirable college jouni.al if the individual components are well · developed. The A.pril num·b er gives the histo17 of the A. P. G. '1. society,· under whose auspices the edition is published, :and · ·ii1 which tbe m.embers of tl1e society may justly take ptide. ' But we think the ex-man has m·i ssed his mark and has violat1ed the ' sacred space alloted to the exchanges by devoting a whole page- to quotations . from a college paper on ''Cigarette Smoke." ·.If the article mention ed was the best to b e found in the exchange quoted, tlwn w'hy not call attention to the insipid and utterly worthIes;; article, with a request for b etter work or dse -refus.e to recc gnize the exchange? For in -the lines qt.toted there -is nothi.ng, absolute.ly nothing, of merit in the intellectual sense and certainly no~ birg· in the moral sense.

The article depicts the grunting of the tobacco-hog who ·wishes to win others to his own mode of thin ki1~g an·d thus l'n.ake excuses . for his own weakness. Now, . pleas~ don't und erstand us as 'preaching against cigarette srrwki.ng · .:_ -s uch is · not our intetition-but w1e wish to emphasize the fact th1.t a ·college journa.l, in which we naturally expect to find the best i.ntellectt1al efforts of the students set fotth , is not the proper r ecep t 2.cle for such trash as that em bodied under the title "Cigarette Smoke"-and the offense is · greatly enhanced when such a worthy journal as The . Cblleg.ian reprints, with lines of commendation, th e . abov.e mentioned, worthless article. Evidently The Collegian ex-man und errates the importance of the exchange column or .else the amount of praiseworthy reading matter which rearh es his sanctnm is exceedingly small.

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The games so far played, all of which have been victories, indicate that St.. Viateur has anothe·r great bas·e hall machine, equal, if not su'p;erior, to any ever seen on local dia1nonds, a tea·m which would be a credit to any first-class semi-pro or "Class B" orgai1ization. · The inside work is all that could be a.sked. The batting is strong and is daily getting better. The fielding 1s supe·r b, and the batteries are our one best bet.

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·The 'Var sity d efeated the Bradley Grays, the fast T1rolley league team; by comfortable margins in th e pre-s.e ason g.a mes .

'I'hese vvere merely w'Ork-outs for the 'Va.r sity, affording the coach a good line on the m erits of the 1nen. Mahoney's fielding and stick work, B. l\!IIcCa'r thy's batting, and the perfect form displayed by the e1i.tire team, ·w 'e re esp.ec ially pleasing to the coach and student rooters. ! ..\ • ; ~ t..

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St. Viateur, 6; Armour Institute o,£ Technology, 5· • The 'Varsity opened . its 1908 college season with a clean-cut victory ov;er our fa st and ancient rivals fro·m Armour Institute.

The .game was fast and furiou s all the· way, the rain-sodden field in no way interfering with the batting and fieldng of both teams, which bordered on the senSJational.

Ahern started thre game for Armour by lofting a high foul fly which was smoth ered by Q1'Connell.

Fey hit to Berry, Sm~ith popped to A. l\1cCarthy. St. Viateur also went out mathematically. In the second, Armot1r continued the mathem:atical procession which, how1evcr , w1as ru cJely s hattered by Sta.c k who poled a high o n e over shurt. l\1:ahoney received a hot one on his shoulder and ambled to fir st, Stack trotting to second. O'Connell larrup ed a wollop to right, but sensati<;mal fielding spoiled a possible home run. Ber-ry sacrific ed, pitcher . to · first. At this junction Shiel proceeded to w1i.ru hi s own game by slapping an out on the w:alter for a.,.double, scoring Stack . and J'vf'ahoney, In. the third Armour tried to even matters. D 1aSilva reached first on an ' error and scored on the two bump s which Niestadt and Ahren contributed. In the fourth McAuley sat on a fl oater for four bases, and · incidentally tied the ga.m e--2 all. In the sixth Smith of Armour was soaked on the heel. McAuley hit a roller to right,

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.quick fielding ·by B. M:cCa.r thy . dio1~ing Smith at s1econd. T-rin(k.ans hit to le'ft, adv·ancing M:cAuley to second, and the latter . . .scored on . Stt~uble's· fly to Stack. Daly secured a life on an error. D;a Silva enJded the inning by skying to Stack. With two do~n in the sixth, Stack opened the pyrotechnics ·on a hit to right. Mahoney followed suit with . a terrific smash to center ·:for three bases, scoring Stack. O'Connell popped to T tr inkaus, who fondled the ball and dropped it. Berry singled to right, advancing O'Connell to third. Berry p-ilfered second, Shiel smash-· ·~d a roari.n.g triple to the left frontie,r s, killing a snipe on the. way, and scoring both ruhners. ·Bachant ended the inning, Nie. stadt spearing the ball and retiring· the runner at first. Som.e . ·s top. At this point Shiel was stabled, Stack going on the job.

With two down in the ·s eventh, Fey did the Weston stunt, ·r ea.c hing th e K,eystone sack Ol1 error, a'nd scoring on M;cAuley's ·single. Trinkaus whi'ffed, e-nding th e inning. In the ninth Niestadt grassed, second to first. Aher.n skied, Fey poled a double· tn left. Smith again was stung· 'by · t-he. ball, this time on the -right heel.. .- l'/.fcAtth-7 pttnctured the Armo;t'1t:: balloon by bounc.:: ·i ng a_h<?t one at Stac·k, who retired the tuhnetr at first. .

-.. McA~tl~y's drive to cente.r and F1ey's imitation of ,a tumbler ·in s~~1t~r field robbing Shiel of . a clean hit, were the ·J uminous pieces of :Armour work. For St. Viateur's the hitting': of Stack :and - ~111~1, the . fielding of Ma.honey a1n1d th e battery work of Bachant, Stack and Shiel, were the features. The score:

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THE VIATORIAN (1) : Hit by pitched ball, Mahon~ (1), Smith ( 2).

Innings pitched.,. b y Shiel" 6, by S.tack 3.

Sacrifice hit, Ahern, B erTy. Hits, off ~hiet 4; off Stack 2. Stolen bases, B erry. Time of game, 1: 3 5.

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On Thursday, A pril th e 3oth, the Co1legians from t. Igna-· tiu s were m et and defeated in a slow game, uninlt~resting on the whole, but dotted h er e and there with pieces of spectacular work ..

After St. Ignatius had b e ~ n r etired with a goose-egg, St. Viateur fell on R obert s ha·rd. 1fah onev smote the econd ball pitched for a do ubl e. A few seconds ~ later after Q.'COnnell had lanld1ed his firs t tripl e, the game w as no long-er in doubt. In the. second inning a coll ection of six . hits, two erro-rs and a base orr balls se nt eight nm s over the pan. R oberts, who had been hail ... ed a s invincible, w.as placed in the r epair yard; Prindavill.e fini hi:ng the game. Shiel ~nd Stack divided honors on the slab for St. Viateur's., jointly holding- the maroon and gold to three hits ..· For St. Viateur the work ·o f .· th~ b.aUeries, the batting of Q?Connell and lvfahon ey, th e s up erb fi eldin g · of J.. ~·cCall"thy,., and a marvelous catch of a Texas leaguer by M~honey, were features.

Chouinard's work in the oenter pasture and Hankes' difficult cat<_:h of a long dri ve from d'Cor: nell's bat, helped St. Ignatius considerably inl ho lding th e score to what is given below. Herman's double play unassisted, wa also brilliantly engineered.

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St. Viateut- w en ' the first g:ame of the S·eries with Knox in a listless ___game on a sloppy fi eld , w ith the mercury hugging the· freezin1g point. The cond iti ons under which the gatne was played were ideal-fer fo otball , rowing;- yachting, and other kindred sports. The ince:s s.ant rains of the preo-;cling wee'k made the new Brergin Field a qu'<i. gmire, thus ne ::e8sitating the u se of the Browns"· park in Kankakee. \ iVit h St.at.:< on the firing line, St. Viateur· g ot a quick getaway. 8encling three runs over the platter, on a combination of three hits and an erro r. In the third, two hits accounted for a run, .a nd in th:: sev·enth a hit a.ncl two bases on balls total ed two r'nc·re. whi:h fini s h ed our run getting. All this time Knox was se r enely whiffillig. However, in the last three· innings they made a ck2sperate bid for recognition, securng six hits off . Stack's cleliv e1ry. Sta.c k s h~-: wecl that these were merely· scratches by holding them down at critical moments. For . K~1ox ,..

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Rumor has ~t that during exciting parts of the games, a cer·tain membe r of the facu lty is seen . mounting the railings of ·-the bleachers trying t o cl imb inrt o the . su rrounding atmosphere.

Stack, Shie l and Bachant are working in big league form.

The cO.ld weather enc ount ered in ihe games so far played would freeze cr eam , b ·Llt it did not seriously interfere with their work which was of hig:h grade.

The nine seem s to be uncleT s o m-~ " l(Oodooi'. The clay before the A rm our gam·e L.e gris w.as compelled to quit thro ugh doctor's orde rs.. A day p rio r to the St. Igna.tius cot1test, B. l\1·cCartb y spraine d a tibia aud h<td to quit for a couple of w.eeks.

'Shiel s uffer ed from nc-L"tral g ia prior t o the Knox game, but gamely played.

The second t ea.m is n ow in th e midst o f its season, and is pos in g un der the · gra ncli loqu.ent title of " Roy Hall." James L. D ou ghert y, 'o8, ba.s b een elected to assum e the manag~rial reins, and A lb ert G. Ouille ba:s 1:;.:: en; chosen captain. The line-up of the H all team read-;·: Catcher, A. G. Quill e ; pitcli.·ers, -A. · Savarr y and Cc~. s ; r st To urie, zcl Lyn ch, ss, E 1• G. Q uiU.e, 3d · Slattery. E. Conway, Shanno n ar:d l\'I cGee form tbe outfi eld. Their schedule is n ot· y et rea c1 y .fo·r definite an:i.louncemen t, but it is rum ored that s ev eral trip s have been a-rra n g-ed 'fo r th·": ni·n e . Up to the present writing t h eir st unts hav e consist ed in tam\ng th e 1\IJ::ule s.

"They have also played several clos.~ games with the 'Varsity, once s ucceedin g· in defeatin g t he " regs" by a close score. 1\1gr.

D:oug-h ertv had ga mes secur,ed, but J. Pluvius became so disheartenec( t hat I~e cau ::: ed the dements to damp en th ~ ir grounds thus spoilin g three trips. .

The " 1VIissouri ' 1\1 ules," "Oriok.:s ," and "Le Clube Franc~is," are the titles by w hich th e several oth er teams are known. The 1\11ules, as their naiJ1.e indicates, are stubborn in the game. The "Oripl~es are birds . As for the " L. C. F 1s", the.ir · stunts are so num•e:ro us that w.e are unabl e to write them up in the languag.e 111. w ·h ich they should be des cribed. Omar Senesac is capta.in .

MiStoellaneous.

T he class of 1909 won the colLege bowling champ1ionship, in closely contested sei"ies wi th 1908's, five pins hein:g the margin ·separating the t wo t ean,1s. Kelly, McAuliffe, Savary, Shippy, and Morgan form the victorious aggregation. d.

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Hats off to the Junio·rs.

Hitherto not m.uch news concerning J t.tnior athletics has reached the Viatorian. It is but right however that they receive: their just . recognition. The J un,ior basketball League furnished ma.ny a,n hour of amusernent <;luring the dreary w.i nter months, by . preserlti:ng fine specim,e ns of the indoor game. The ha.s:ebali te·a ln has been 's ince organized and has been under ngorous tfa.ining for _some titn,e, till ~nlovv it has rounded into splendid form and. bids fair to compete favorably with any of the junior· and high school tean1s of the neigh boring tow;n s. Not s,i nce the days of '03, when the Junior team was pronounced the best that ever play;ed on the south diamond, most of whose names n_o.w· app·ear on the Varsity, has the Junior department been represented by a better aggregation who p lay ·the national gam['~. .Har-· rison and M:arcotte, the strength .of tb e team, form a good bat-. tery, and are supported by a classy infi·dd, while the o uter garden is filled with stue men. · Severa.l games · ha.ve been arr2.ngecl with the surrounding· towns and high schools, and if that old mut, ]. Pluvius, doesn't butt in on,e can w!itness a game every Saturday and Sunday with outside team s, while on the r ei11aining conges practice games wiU be played w'i th teams picked from the Senior and Junior yard.

One thing to be admired in thi s to;:;:;,m is, that th ey are not alw·a ys· on1 th e lookout for "l\l[utts" they are s ure of heating. Squeeze it n1inims. Tb:e games thus far arran g-ed, are : Bourbonna.is . Giants,.

Bradley, M'a nteno St cu.-s, Chebanse, Irwin, Irving Park, Chicago,.

Momenrc e High and W :i lrnington High Schools.

Th~ lineup. is. a.s fo:Hows: I. Harriso n, pitcher; H. Marcotte, gatcher; S. Gorman, . rs.t base; . I\. Warner, 2nd base; T. Cunning-~ · hi.utJ., 3rcl base; W. Purtell, ss; W. Tynan, lf; E. Leonard, cf; E ..

O'Brien, rf; F. L egTis and A. Lecloure s ub s. ; Waffem, 23.

ALUM'N I. Francis g. Walsh '07, writes 1.1 s an interesting lette r tellinlgnf tq,~ ,bea.u ties and wonders of th e Eterna.l City. He is one ot the latest of St. Viateur's }?:raduates to tak,e up theology in Rome.

In part, he says: "I find life at th e Am erican Coll ege very pl easant. There is a fin e crowd of stud ents h ere. Keefe 'o6, Flana-· gan 'o6, and Hayd,en 'os, are all well and happ y." H er e is hop-· ing they continue to en joy th ese blessings.

Walter Magily, who was one of our popular students until 1906, is getting wise t o the curative properties of medicine an<l

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Jam es IVI ulv in) com. '07, and J ohn Donavan and R ob.ert F itz..., -patri ck, students in late yea rs, w er e r ecently in itiat ed into the l.ti.tri c>(};e.ies of th e Kn igh'cs of Colu mb us in Paducah Ky. We comm end th ese youn g m en on t h e step th ey h ave t ak en, in thus affi~ :h ati ng th em se lv es w it h th is great Cath oli c ord&r.

MR. J A lYIES MAHEU Alumtzus of S t. Vi~teur · s, · R ecently Hon~red by the K1tights of Columbus.

ML Ja m•e s l\1 ah er. A . B. '83, vv.as r ecently hoi1or ed by the K nig hts of Columbu s . w h en he wa·s elect ed as S t at e Dep uty of I llinois. M r. .Mah er is . a p romin ent attor ney o f Chicago, besides bein g an e ntht~sias ti c I.Z:nig ht of Colum bus. --·- He h as g r ac ious ly -c onsented t o r espond' t o a t c ast at the Senior Class b anq uet on Class Day, Ju ne 16.

THE VIATORIAN Another speal:er who will be heard at the Class Banquet is Louis M. O'Connor, A. B. '07.. now a student at St. Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, N. Y. M:r. O·'Connror expects to cotne to Chicago by way of the Great Lakes; this trip w'ill undoubtedly .awaken in him that poetic instinct which he was wont to display while an able ex-m.an of the Viatorian.

The several councils of Knights of Columbus in Kansas City, ~Io., who have consolidated, have recognized the ability and sterling qualities of John M.. Cleary, a former student of St. Viateur's, by .electing him Grand Knight of the cor).solidated councils. The Colnmbiad says of him: "A ma:n• of pleasing personality, splendid ability, tact and good judgment, he will have the hearty co-operation of all the m.embeTs ?f the consolidated Councils in the futur.e deyelopnrent of the order in Kansas City."

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We are glad to chronicle the success achieved by 1ohn Busick, student '03-'05, as a twirle·r: a:n1cl heavy hitter. on. the fast Illinois University tea.m. · He· has had his regular turns in the box this .:spring, and gives promise of be~oming a star.

Charles Carney, student 'o2-·:o5, ·the hu.s tling treasurer and manager of the K•e ntucky Theatr:e, Padt,tcah, Ky., .paid the college a short visit a f·ew clays ago. Charlie w:a s 0 1111 his way to Chicago, where he intends to book all the leading attractions for 11rs theatre. From Chicago he is going to New York, for the :same purpose. Paducah theatre-goers need · not wa!11:t for amus.en1ent while Charlie is on the job.

The Usual Windiup ·of a Commencecient Spee:ch.

"As I stand on the brink of the cruel world, counting the seconds until I shall be no m·o re Ol1le of yours dear old Alma M:a ter, the briny d~ep tide of pent-u·p, affec (ta) tion begins to ooze thru my eyewinkers. I fear ~hat I will dissolve into tears of grief and sadness for you, clear old Alma M1a.ter. The umn1anly tears aPe beginning to tickle clown over my ambitious mustache, d~.ar old college. The flood of tears is tearing rapidly - I must Wieep! Will some happy 1unior please bring me a sheet whereon I may dry my buPning eyes. I a.m overwhelmed."

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Mother mine! you ,gave.- me s uccor, Calmed my passions, eased my pain; On my soul like clew has fallen Thy sweet peace. lV[;1y it remain As a mark of your .:1ffection E'en when earthly friends depart, _0 1r still worse, should they deceive me, Give me refuge in thy h eart.

My life ba,r k has struggled bravely \ iV hen the w·inds and waves rose high, N:o w the danger past I'm wearied And to thee for help I cry; For when winds a.nd waves subsiding Leave me resting in thy calfi There s,ecure, wilt t!1ou seek for m·e Strength, anew, to do and dare.

Strength to do the will of Jesus, Strengih to , b:rave the breakers wild; Strength to bear all slig hts with patience, Strength to m eet with answer mild Harsh reproach es, t c::. unts so cutting, U t tered oft by seeming friends-· Give this strength or vain iny strivin-g l'vi other! all on thee dep ends.

For my voyage may be lengthy 0 'r r soon may r ea.ch the shore; None may know~-but do thou guide .me Star of Ocean-shining o'er Barks that seem too frail to venture On the w1ild and stormy main Yet I fo1l ow in thy glimrner, Let my trust be not in vairi.

One request I make while -kneeiing Here before thee Mother sweet, Guide my bark through all life' s danger, Leave ,me safe at Jesus' feet.

There to pra,i se thee :n thy glory, Grateful that my bark is cast; Safe at last within the haven Of thy love-ali sorrows past.

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}~ew. sights are so expressive of sympathy as where a num~cr of ·pnests are gathered around the rema:ins of a p-riest's :noth-

·er. Such was the scene when the solemn requiem s-e rvices were held in St . .lvia.ry's church, Elgin, over the remains o·f l\frs. Cath-.

-erjne l\lcCann, mother of Rev. John M:ccann. Rt. Rev. P. J.· Mnl1loon wa.s celebrant of the solemn pontifical mass; Rev. Thom. a~ Finn assisti:.1g priest, Rev. }. C. Gillan deacon, Rev. ]. J. Jen·nmgs s ub-d e:=tcon, and Rev. H. Read rn.aster of ceremcmies. H..ev.

M. ] . J )onl ey, :!...... L . D., delive1~ed a touching eulogy, after ,which the remains were laid ·to rest in Mt. Hop.e cemete-ry.

On April 1oth a large cortege of m:ourners followed t he remains of Mr. Matthew Foley to their last resting place in Cal·vary cemetery. For thirty-three years Mr. Foley was a faithful ·offi..cer of the Chicago police department, and a platoon of his brother-officers formed a part of the funeral procession. The edifying life and the fidelity of Mr. Foley gave the Rev. E. l'vf. Griffin an · inspiring theme for the beautiful eulogy pronounced over the ·rem:ains. At the solemn requiem· m.ass oelebrated in Annunciation Church the Rev. Hugh O'G. l\,fcShane was celebrant, · Rev. Jas. · O'Shea deacon , Rev. M.. T. Breen, C. S . V. suh-dea·c on. and Rev. E. M'. Griffin ma.steF of c~rem.onies. Rev. J as. Of Shea prono unced · the absolution at th e grave.

When the summons of death came to Sister Mi. Cecilia, the · pure soul of .a n angel of the cloister took its flight to God. Sister M. Cecilia's r eli gious life vVIas brief, but it left an example full of the odor of sanctity. At th e time of h er death she was t eaching in the Dominican community at M't .. Sterling·, but the remains were · buried from the l\1other House at Monroe street and Lincoln. av:e. nue, Springfield, Ill. Sist er l\1. Cecilia was a s.ister of Fra,n k ·welch, of the senio;: department, and a daughter of Mr. a:nd Mrs. Welch of M:onticello, Ill. Rev. J. P. O'Mahoney represented the · college at the r.equiem services.

Solemn obsequies were held over the remains of John CarroU May 5th, in Our Lady of Lourd es Church, Chicago. Rev. F . N. Perry was celebrant, R ev. J. ]. J~nni:ngs deacon, Rev. Jos. Casey · sub-deacon, and Rev. J. P. Dore master of ceremonies. In the sanctuary were Rev. M. ]. Mra rsile, C. S. V., Rev. J. J. Cregan C. S. V., Rev. Thomas lVIcD·evitt and F. I. M'c Fachen, G. S. V. The · death of John Car-r oll awoke an i111tense feeling of sadness in the -- college where he spent several terms. After leaving the college

THE VIA TORIAN some _time ago he traveled extensively .endeavoring to recuperate, but hi s health kept gradually on the dec lin e and he returned home to die, surrounded by his beloved relatives.

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On April 14th, aher a hngering illness of three weeks due to a comp licati on of pn eum0·1iia and typhoid fever , the angel of death s ummoned from our 1nids t J'vl as.ter Paul Ma rt el, one of our b eloved and estee nnd fell ow-st udents. P:ain ful and trying ,~e re his sufferin gs, but he bore all without complaining. On the morning of Holy-Thursday, while his school-mates were departing for their Easter vacation, his remains were taken t o Beaverville, Ill., w here interm en:t took place at the Catholic cemetery, from St. l\1ary 's c1rurch. Q~;v.ing ~~~ to th e Holy \Veek exerc ises, the requiem m-ass, at which R ev. M. T. D11gas C. S. V ., the p::tsiof, acted as celebrant, Rev. J. G. \ l ien1, C. S. V ., as dea2o'll, and Re v. J. F. Moisant, C. S. V;., as sub:-deacon, was n ot s ung till the follow-ing- :M onday. The college was represented at this mass by Bro. J. F. Moisant and Bro. A. N. St. A ubin who sang in the choir. Thi s w as our yo ung friend's nrst year at the . coll ege. but he applied hims elf t o hi s studies with such zeal, that everythin g- presaR,ed a successful future. His behavior was exetnplary, both in the class-room and on the camous.

One of the rem.a rkab le traits of hi s character was his great love for his parents. He sp:~ nt his evening-s and leisure hours with perfect contentment in company with his father and mother. And even to the very last moments of hi s life, whenever hi s mother came into his sick cham·oer to see how he w·a.s, in order not to cause .her too much anxiety, he vvoulcl try to look as cheerful as- -possible and would tell her tha.t he was feeling b etter, although he saw• himsel£ gradually growing weaker. The example, w hich Paul has left to the students will ever be cherished and remembered by his com. pan~ons and professors.

With the d eath of Mr. 1\IIichael Slattery ocf Oarkvilie, Tenn., on April 12, an old resident and busin ess pi oneer of that town passeel away. A.cting- as pall bearers were six of his sons among. whom were Frank Sl:::.ttery of the senior department and Arthur an alumnus.

The death of Mr. 1VIIc~1ael P. Solon, which occurred Apri!

29th, made sorrowful the h earts of a host of friends and admirers.

Gentleness and chi lcl-i.ike faith were notable tr.aits of Mr. Solon's character, and so amiable was his clisp<)·s ition that those w1ho knew him loved him. So lernn requiem services were held over hi remains in St. Sylvester's Church, Chicago, at which Rev. J. P. O,.Mano- .

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Kirley, C. . V., ub-dcacon, and ReY. J. Steven on, C. . V., master of ceremonie . Rev. ]. Lynch, C. S. V., of St. Viator' Normal Institute, attended the ervices.

Requiescant in Pace.

RESOLUTIOIN S. Whereas: It has pleased the Blessed Father, in his infinite· wisdom to call from the trials and privations of this \vorld, the• sister of our esteemed friend and classmate, Frank \'tV elch, and Whereas; By hei· death the family has been deprived of a beloved sister anu devoted daughter, her associates of a sincere an~r true · friend; therefore be i l Resolved, Tl:at we, the class of 1910, St. Viatenr's college, . .tender to Frank W clch and the members of his bereaved family· our deep-felt syrnpathy ancl condolence, and be it further Resolved, T11at a copy of these resolutions be published The Viatorian as a mark of ou r sympathy.

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- I wis_h my little Daisy was !12re.

- · Doc has a l\!Ierry V/id0w hair cut.

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~Shakespeare's private car has pulled in on the switch.

-Although at one time v,;e considered Atlas' task o-f holding the· world on his shottiders as something marvelous, we now think it a small matter as we gaze upon some of those :Nierry \Vidow hats.

-We all have some ambition, b'..lt in the Spring our ambition is to loaf.

-·· The staff begs no pardon for any insult, which the appearance of their picture in this issue, may cause to any who may deem it a bunch of ugliness, for we assure ~ you that they are farbetter than the reality.

THE VIATORIAN -----Harris: "Do you write poetry?'' · Willie: "No." Harris : "Then why don't you get your hair cut?"

-Sometitncs we do not kno'Wl just what we are But when our friends tell us~oh what a jar.

-"I can lick any man my size," shouted the belligerent bantant member of the senior class. ' Numerous · responses having been made the bantam senior ex, t;>1ained that they allla~kecl an inch or so either way. ~--.-.;:

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-The · stuclent looked Fate stra::.gl11. in the eyes. "Trust me," he spoke · confidently. ·:.· ·-.~ "It's all very well sayin·g that," answered Fate; who was tn. this instance the store-keeper, "but I trusted you, too long."

Hindu Proverb.

God cuPes the patient) the doctor takes the fees.

-Bill: "I saw sotnething neat and modest in a spring hat today".

Turkey: "What wa.s it -like?"

Bill: " Its ma.in featu1es consisted of 6700 tips snipped from feather dusters , festoons of tin cans all a-round,· and an el·eg,ant lace curtain effect at the back."

-~ ·-W'h en thi·ngs n;n smoothly, and m:)r' mental sky Is clear of clot-..~s and there's no cause for sighs; That is, whe~ all is lovely and serene, then I philosophize.

-Taylor: "V\Thy is it that truth always rises again when crush-ed to earth ?" , Fred: "Because it is elastic; didn't you ever stretch the truth?''

-Frank A: "Is he a great doctor?"

Frank B: "Well, his patients are always at the head of the procession."

-In Jun:e she says she'll graduate, And flowers she beg$ of Denny, But he will send her those of speech They do not cost a penny. ~The

surgeo.n(s a peculiar man For often he descends With a most sardonic smile To "cut" his closest friends.

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Wemm·e t (who must crack his little joke): "And the others . crooked."

---A rolling h orse gathers much dust.

-Necessity 1s the mother of many ·e xcellent poems.

-Trouble leads some m;en to drink, but some beat trouble to it . .

-B e not forgetful that an act of charity works both ways.

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- JVIany a student to make the ma.re go inv1ests much money · in wild oats. , -Frequently we look upon a dollar saved as a good time lost . .

-It is intrinsically repug·nant to use family jars 'to preserve domestic peace.

-Lack of credit prevents some from living beyond their means ..

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- Clothes do not make the man but they often break him .

-The man behind the plow leaves somewhat of a m·a rk in the world.

- J\!Iany a student gets ahead by inducing others to put their · shoulders to his whee l.

-He who neglects to put his best foot forward when he has a _ chance, feels like kicki,ng hims,elf later.

-When you have succeeded in ac cumulating wealth people will' then be convinced that you have some Siense . . -One of the most expensive coats is the one we all get oc- casionally on our tongues.

-_ What excuse has a student for making tJ1.e sat'ne m·i sta.k etwice, when there are so many oth er mistakes to make.

-It seems that every time we do son1ethi111g foo1ish, we fulfill.. the prophecies of our enemies.

-Money is the grease paint, that makes many a. bad actor-look good.

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As ·the "gJin!ny" aggregation wends its 'w~ down yonder switch 'fheir step is light and springy like the'.ooz in near-by ditch.

They ar·e bound for yonder freight train and they hail from Bourbonnie, In St. Viateu:r's they're Juniors and their manager P. E. B.; But before I go much further m·ethinks I should describe -rf.'he members of this "ginny bun1ch," brave, faithful, true and tried.

It's composed of seven Juniors, P. E. B., and "Mon" the dog, A happier and a better crowd in: leather never trod, For tltJ.ere's Tom the Junior's twirler, there}s' "Si" of Moneetown, And Warner from Chicago makes the trio of renown; "Therie 's D'r ake, "the Hoosier farm•er," John O'Neil of First Year _H igh, There's Tom surna,med Zorill.a from the land of sunny sky; Then there's Ralph, the ·freshman student, brother of our Zum and Pat) And last of all there's 1\tf.onarch, mascot of the "ginny" "frat."

So there's "J a.ck" from Irving Park · "DudLey" £rom- Lake View, "Irish" from a 111ortht:rn burg and "D'l..tcky" w·ho skidooed."

There's Simon called the "pieman,u "Mr. Gooseland" is his name, • .And it's all the same to Irish as he gets there just the same.

Any other infor.mation of this ginny agg1regation Will be given to you gratis if you wish to call around, So I'll cease my little ditty, which you see is far from pitty While my shoes are good I'll be.at it To escape your grins and frowns.

-Uncle D~dley.

Ragtim;e, De wite fo'ks talk o' music Dta t de classical chune am fine But to git dese ol' laigs m10vin' Hit's de ragtime song for mine.

Dio n' keer fur dat fine singin' Hit mebbe mighty sweet, But gimme de banjer plunkin' An 'Ah shu 'kin shake dese feet.

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At midnight, in his feather bed, T1w star lay dreaming of the game, \ Vhen h e a t wirler mighty led Tile men behind him on to fame.

In games, through shouts and bleach ers' roar, The h ird of victory he b.ore; In games, his bat the baH oft stung; AnJ bl eachers ' sho uts of triump h sung, As bas es came. and bases went Beneath his feet to home plate bent.

At daybreak on his bed he l ea n {~ cl A nci . thought of nothing but the ga.me; Strong as blue st ee l his mu scles ~ee med, He felt, and knew they'd not be lame.

That afternoon, when on the m ound He'd nobly sta11 cl, and look around To ~ee and hear the n oises ri e In prai :-: e c f bin1 up to the skies.

1n f(l.ncy, th en, he h eard the sniff That rc::e as mi gh t y batsmen whiffed.

The hou rs pa~secJ e n : the time was come \Vher; b e wit h l~ a ll a nd bat and g love Left for tl: e fi eld to pitch. To some The clay \vas hot. His head above The crowds was seen , w hen to the park H (~ 1vent. T he people s mil ed on him, For he was hap py as the lark And seem,ed to pierce the icy film \Vhich many rooters' h earts possess ed In blithesome mood he straightway dressed.

T\'\'0 Jwurs pass ed.

The game was tight The score was tied, the ninth had past Likewise the tenth . And now a sight O f g rief to fandom came. At last Fie 路w ;llked a man, and th en three more.

T he game was lost. His magnate's face Hen:a]ed his thoughts. To him the door 0 f big league 路 ball was closed. His race ~Vias nm and he had failed.

He blew But heard the voice, "You dub! Skidoo!"

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Above your head a roo1n~r tramps ) U ponJ the floo r in fun And slams his door with all his might He surely takes the bun ~ About the room he drags his bed With frill Satanic joy, You grind your teeth and at him swear, That sleepless noisy boy.

Oitttside from titne to time you hear The creaking of the doors Together with the awLtl noise o :f him who ever . snores.

Each sound is g r eatly multiplied, They give you such a fright , _ They cJri ve you to distraction quit,~­ The so unds you hear at !night.

Psaln1s of the Knocker.

Let us each be up and knocking For this life wou.ld seem so slow, If we weren't sometimes picking In life's sea, the straws that flow.

When you're knocking you are boosting, Boosting others in! their strife ; Keep on knocking you are helping Someone in this strenuous life.

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\Vho comes out to s-ee every game. ¥/ith the . bleachers a' "dandy"' the fair rooters' "candy" Rejoices arid humbly taK:es fame .

And when in co.n dition; he takes his position, His "tootsies" arranged on the slab, Hr;'s ali to the mustard if he splits the custard And sets the whole grandstand agab.

He caus es commotion as he sets in motion Ancl wiggles hims.elf in a knot, Then comes the unbending, the spheroid descending, Upon the ·big mitt like a shot.

Th ·2 man with the mask may well do his task A,ncl help the big batsni:an strike out, · But w·h en it is over the pitcher's in clover For him the great multitudes shout. ·But: sad the contrary! if he becomes scary And issues a few gratis walks Or gets his from the bats or hits one in the slats, Gee! how the who1e grandstand then talks. "'To the bench w•i th the dub"-ah that's the cruel rubOr " back to th e m·inors !" they s.ay, And thu s they berate him , in cold storage crate him \~lhile sadly he goes down the way.

But back at the college (where much besides knowledge Js given to athletes of fam·e ) Nio treatment· so cruel is slipped to the jewel \Nh,o pitches and loses his game.

I-lis friends may feel sorrow but hope .for the morrow And cheer him along through the day \Vith songs they will praise him, 011 broad shoulders raise him, And lessen the pains of hjs way.

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In the sprin g the boy is happy Ever romping out of ·doo rs, In the spring h e's a lm·o st daffy Bat and ball he now adores.

In the sprin g · ~..e patient angler Sits upon the sloping s hore; In· th e sp ri·n g the weary s.chobr Thirsts no more for wisdom's lore.

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In th e sp rin g the leapyear maidenS Looks ahead to le.afy June ; In the sp rin g she thinks sh e h ears 't.m Play the stat ely 'wedding tune.'

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- I am going to be a bachelor-I am sentenced so for life; I'll never have a honeymoon, I'll neve r have a wife, I 'll never lau g h at biscuits which are amateur and raw, I'll never have a visit fr om a bustling mother-'n-law.

W ith n one to share my triumph s or to soothe away my tears I 'll st ep in sin gle harness down th e long and- lonely years. '

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