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路t路. \Yho ent thee here. my pretty ~ hell, far from the gli tening sand. \Vhat me age do t thou bring to me From the ocean' wind swept ~ trand?

And tell tne, art thou murmuring, Or i it the wild ea's roarPerchance 'ti the sighing of thy heart, To behold the ~ ea once more? l\fy me ~age' from thy deare , t friend.

From his brine-kissed. seaside home"Niay your joys be a. vast a. the ocean, 路 nd your cares a. light as it foam."

Though I lono- for the billowy ocean, nd pine for the white sea andI am happier a Friend hip'. me enger, Than I wa on the ocean strand.

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sire peace by th e overcoming of evil , b y th e d efeat on ce for all of the sinister forces that interr upt p eace a nd r end er it impossibl e." . \ i\Th en t h e p eace of t h e wo rld w a s s hatter ed b y lawl ess autocracy . th e A m erican peop le did n ot cease in t h eir d es ir e t o r egain p eace by t h e a nnihilati on of those powers th at r end er ed it imp ossibl e, but th ey earn estly took up arm s a nd did n ot s h eath the swo rd u ntil th ey h ad t h ese desec rat ors of th e ri g hts of humanity b egg ing for m ercy. A m eri ca h as a lways d efended ri g ht, and w hen th e occasion presented itself h er ideals w ith st oo d th e acid t est of tri al. Q uickly s h e ralli ed h er so ns a r ound h er and placed th e sword of justi ce in t h eir eager hands, a nd ba d e th em bare th eir b r east t o th e enem y's fir e in ord er t hat th ey mig ht s trike for ever fro m th e feet of all r~a ti o n s th e fett ers t h at centuri es of covet o us g r eed had forged. T he st ory of h ow A m eri ca rush ed t o the rescue of th e A lli ed powers and sa vecl th e wo rld fr om th e sway of t h e swor d n eeds n o r et ellin g . B ut, let u s t ak e a retros p ective g lan ce and see w h at on e certa in indiv idu al did in d efense of th ose sam e great ideals for w hi ch Belg ium 路a nd France have sacrificed a nd di ed. A n d w hen th er e w as d an g-er of th eir su ccumbing t o t h e en em y, A m eri ca a ro used h erself, st oo d ere ct a nd in the m a j est y of h er mig ht a nd str en gt h , and in the n a m e of humanity hurl ed th e gauge of battle into th e face of this proud a nd ha u g hty en em y th at was drunk w ith milita ry power a nd mad with the lus t of conqn est . The brain a nd b rawn of A m erica's yo ung manh ood stayed th e arm of th e German war lord and save d th e wo rld fro m t h e rul e . of mig ht. B ut w hat A m erica has don e for th e p r eservation of th e m od ern age fr om th e contamination of the sword was clone fo r t h e m edi aeval age by th e p easant g irl of Dom rem y, J oan of A r c.

J oan of A rc was th e fi r st g r eat wa rri or for th e fr eecl on1. of n ations. Previous to h er all great warri ors wer e conqu eror s .

A lexander, Caesar and W illiam th e Con q u er or were the avow ed champions of co n quest a nd gain , w h ose sole aim s were th e fett erin g of weaker powers a n d th e exacti on of tribute linked w ith th eir own thirst for milita ry fam e. T h eir banners w er e n ever unfu rl ed in th e cause of fr ee dom , love for ri g ht n or for th at g r eat est of n ati onal id eals, de m ocracy. B ut it was a wo m a n , a m er e child,

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who · first di rect ed th e forces of h er country ag ainst an unjust · aggr essor, and w h o fir st stru ck th e shackl es of s ubj ecti on fr om the feet .of a less powerful nation. It w as a w oman who fir st und ertook a war for humanity. J oan of A rc in th e vastness of h er n atural r easo ning w as firmly convinced that " Providence never sent a few men into this wo rld r eady boot ed and spurr ed t o ride, a nd a milli on others r eady saddl ed a nd bridl ed t o b e ridd en ."

Yet in direct oppositi on t o Providen ce her country was sa ddl ed a nd upon h er back with boots of inju stice a nd spurs of oppression sat the conqueror. Sh e felt the ang uish, pain and deg-radation t o which h er b eloved country w as b eing s ubj ected . She h eard h er country cry ing out in th e throes of subj ection, "Giv e m e lib erty, or g iv e m e death. " W ith fast beating h eart sh e b ent h er h ead t o listen and throu g h th e trees came the wafted voice of th e m essenge r of Go d, commanding, "Go on, daug hter , go on." vVo uld s h e g ive that co untry lib erty or w ould she g iv e it d eath? Ther e could be no doubt as t o h er choic e. It was the vo ice of . Go d that called . . Quickly s he ar ose, put on the fearful habiliments of w ar a nd set out on h er mi ss ion of huma nity . Th e r emaining days of h er short life w er e devoted to the mighty task of masterin g mig ht by rig ht.

F or this sacrifice of her life sh e has w on th e applause of admiring m en, one of w h om says : " Th e character of J oan of Arc is unique. It can be measured by th e standards of all times without mi sgiv ing or apprehens ion of the r esult. Judg ed by any of th em , judged by all of them, it is flawl ess, it is still ideally p erfect, it still occupi es th e lofti est• place pos sible t o human attainn1 ent. " Gr eat er praise than this cannot be given even to th e m ost pamp ered darling s of history.

Who was J oan of A rc and what did sh e do? Sh e wa s a s impl e shepherd g irl, a child, unl ettered, ig nora nt of th e arts of war, unknow n and withoL,t influ ence, a nd y et s he save d France fr om d egradation, shame a nd subj ection. She d eclar ed that sh e kn ew n ot A fr om B and y et sh e p ers uad ed th e anthoriti es of th e s tate to intru st her with th e control of the a rmy. She was commander-inchi ef of an army and only seventeen years old. Sh e m ad e an a rm y of d esp erate and impious m en r eli g ious, a nd unfold ed t o th eir minds loft y ideal s. Sh e . gave co urag e t o cowards a nd turned robb ers into ferve nt patriot s and h on est m en. Sh e unifi ed th e discourage d and scatter ed r emnant of an army th at kn ew n othing but d efeat and sh e solved m ost intricate probl em s of m ilitary stratagem . Sh e m et the rain of arrow s a nd b ull et s as if th ey we r e but a m ock ery a nd animated her soldiers so th a t on e fo u g-ht w ith t h e str eng th of t en . S he spok e a nd act ed like a general a nd did th e wo rk th at wo uld h ave exhau st ed strong m en .

S h e drove th e en em y fr om b eseiged cities and in a few w eek s turn ed th e t id e of a wa r that milita ry geniuses h a d fail ed t o m ast er during th e co u tse of a hundr ed years. U ncounseled s h e fac ed

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the m ost learned doctors of the universities; defied a court room full of judges and s uffered mart y rdom " for tenets she w o uld not forsak e,"-in s h ort, sh e acted a s the need .of the hour demanded and all this w hen she was but sev enteen years of ag e.

Is it possibl e that th e dauntl ess courage of a sh epherdess s hould strike panic into armies? Can the faith of a maid break th e iron-bound will of g rim v i s a ~路 ed war? Can th e tide of human eve nt-s be turned by a littl e g irl? Can th e fat e of civ ilization depend up on th e ge nerals hip of a maid? Can th e natural reasoning of a child confound th e s ubtle logic of university doctors? The m ost authenti c fact s of hi st ory ve rify affirmative answers to these qu esti ons .

But th e m ost wo nd erful a ct of all is that sh e accomplished th ese things in th e fa ce of direct opp osition and cruel p ersecution and even w h en Fra n ce w as m ost deg raded. Center ed around the w eak-minded king w er e co unselors wl1o were sw orn enemies to J oan and h er holy cau se. Th ey lab ored incess antl y for her destruction. F r om th e m om ent s h e fir st soug ht audi ence w ith the king until th ey h a d h er ti ed t o th e stake, th es e unsy mpath etic m en we re un ceas ing in th eir des ir e t o thw art h er plan s and t o p ersecute h er. Besides b eing handicapp ed by th ese enemi es of her ow n h ouseh old J oan was hinder ed fr om the speedy accomplis hm ent of h er mi ssion b y the existing political conditi ons of th e co untry . F ra n ce was in a mi sera bl e state of turmoil and di sorder. Th e r ealm was t orn b y furi o us fa ctions of B urg undians a nd A m agnacs and g raduall y b ecam e inv olve d in a civ il w ar.

The Eng lish b ecam e m er cenari es of th e Burg undians, and in 路 expectati on of th e F r e nch thron e, th ey sent larg e numb er s of soldi ers into F ra1tce. Th e kin g ly p ow er was being bartered by the quee n I sab ell a . Th e army co nsist ed of but a scattered remnant of the n ation's forces a nd the entire country was d eva stated by guerilla w arfa r e. But pa n opli ed a s it was in ru st y armor and dull . swords J oan rallied th e a rmy aro und h er and led them forth t o m eet th e En o路li sh . H er ve ry presen ce and th e wav ing of her bann er inspired co u rage and h op e into th e h earts of the d espairing French and fear into th e h earts of th e pro ud Eng lish. T own after t own w hich the enem y had sei zed fell , and vvith th e raising of the seige of Orl eans th e ze nith of J oan's military triumph was r eached, Th e streng th of the E nglis h pow er in Franc e was fas t dy ing, n ever more to rev iv e.

Half of J oan's mi ssion w as now accompli s hed but there s till remained the crowning of the yo ung Dauphin, the rig htful kin g of France. Th e coronati on t ook place soon afterwards in the Cathedral of Rh eims . Joan, wh o b elieved h er mission n ow fulfill ed, d esired t o r eturn h om e. B ut the kin g d etained her. The E n gli s h we r e n ot yet dri ve n fr om F ran ce, so w h en Compeig n e was in dange r of fallin g into th e hands of the en em y, J oan ag ain t ook up arm s t o fi g ht for Fra nce. Dm~~in g' a sorti e, wh ether

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through design or panic, the gates of the garrison were closed.

Joan and a few of her soldiers were left in the open field and fell captives to a troop of Burgundians. She was sold to her archenemies, the English, for the vast sum of $110,000. The English were willing to pay such an enormous price for so deadly an enemy. . . . . . ~-~路 Here her martyrdom began and 1t d1d not end until 1ts con~~ summation at the stake, eight months later. The ascent to het :' Calvary was preceded by her trial, "the most traaic tnockery of justice ever recorded in history." The infamous Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais, corrupted by English money, dared to assert that as "the witch" had been captured in his diocese she must be tried before him.

Accordingly the trial commenced in all judicial pomp, but it was not to judge this lovely lily, but by a preconcerted plan to pronounce sentence of death upon her. She was condemned even befor.e she was captured because in reply to one of her official letter~ the ,English had said: "If we catch you we will burn you."

But the court dare not condemn her without some pretext. The charges brought 'against her were heresy, witchcraft and the wearing of men's apparel. There was positively no grounds for the first two charges and the nature of her mission warranted the wearing of the male garb. Her judges numbered sixty of the most learned n1en of the Universities; they "were men on whom CaU<~hon could rely.'' In the pride of their intellect they reasoned that by their subtle questionings they would entrap her in a contradiction or they would force her to make some路 foolish answer.

Joan was . but the unlettered shepherdess, whilst they wete the savants of the age. Yet, without counsel, she easily parried their attacks six .hours each day for months and in the end they were forced to acknowledge that she had baffled them. A historian records her trial thus: "vVhen one inquisitor became worn out in the strain of trying to entrap her, another would take his place. Th,ey had her mind continually on the torture rack, and in striving to break it were themselves broken."

Her martyrdom was by no means limited to the court room, for whilst she was imprisoned, she suffered n1ost excruciating agonies. She was chained to a pillar and confined in an iron cag.:.

At night she was bound to h~r bed which was but a plank. This pure-minded maid was constrained to endure the vulgar language of drunken guards, who, day and night, kept a constant watch on her. During her imprisonn1ent she was visited but once by a person of her own sex. It is not possible to describe the physical sufferings that Joan endured during her imprisonn1ent. Her 1nental sufferings also defy description. Strong men often break down in a few days under the cross-examination of attorneys.

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im priso nm ent, endur ed and r ep li ed t o t h e d o ubl e-ed ged qu esti o n s of h er mali g na nt judges . For m onth s th ese judges w h eeled into line th eir heaviest batteri es fr om th e arsenals of th eir logic and su b tl e reason ings and in eff ectively b omba rd ed th e impregnable fo rtr esses of this g irl's fa ith and n a tur al r easo nin o路. S h e w h o had cnly t o wave h er b a nn er a nd th e en em y fl ed panic-stricken, had but t o open h er mo uth a nd h er judges we r e co nfound ed. The ease vv ith w hi ch s h e a void ed th e snares s et for h er b y the crafty interrog ato rs a m aze d th em and th e wis d om of h er an sw ers ast o und ed th em. B ut J oan a ttribut ed n on e of thi s t o h erself, her tr ust was in Go d . h e firml y b elieve d God h a d sent h er t o fulfill a P rovid en t ial mi ssio n and lik e St . Paul sh e r easo n ed that " if Go d b e w ith m e w h o s h a ll b e a gainst m e ?"

F in a ll y, th e 路 d ay ca m e when J oan w a s cond emn ed t o s uff er d eath by burning. A d ay w hich at th a t tim e w a s look ed up o n a s m a r k ing h er d own fa ll a nd th e t riumph of h er en emi es . Thin g~ have cha nged s inc e th en , in fa ct, th ey a r e th e r ever se, for. n ow th e d ay of h er m a rty rdom is r egard ed as th e d ay of her triumph a nd th e d ow n fa ll of h er en emi es. D e ert ed b y h er soldi ers; forgo tt ~n b y th e king fo r w h om sh e had w on a cr own; for s aken by h er fr iends a nd d efend ed b y n o on e, thi s poo r , innoc ent lamb .was led t o t h e s la u g hter w ith n o h a nd s tr et ch ed forth t o h elp her. In th e b eg inning of h er tria l th er e w ere a few who had sufficient m a nh oo d in th em t o p r ot est aga inst such a v ile d eed but th ey we r e q u ickly s il en ced b y th e p owerful and influ ential Cauch on.

B ut can we wo nd er that w h en J oan f ell into th e. hands of her en emi es s h e was ab a nd on ed b y th e p eo pl e wh om sh e had saved a nd b y t h e king s h e had r es t or ed t o a throne, wh en h er Mast er befor e h er h a d b een for sak en by all and even thrice denied by one of hi s best-b eloved discip les w h en H e f ell into the hands of His en emi es ? vV h y a r e w e a maz ed t o h ear thos e who at the delivera nce of Orl ean s cri ed, "Vive L a Pucell e !" and a f ew d~ys later s hout ed, "B urn h er , burn h er! '' w h en 路th e very same t ongues that made t h e str eet s of J erusalem r eso und with loud Hosannas and "B lessed is He th at com eth in th e name of the L ord," n ot five day s la t er clamo r ed , "Cru cify Him, cru cify Him?" It was on th e 29th of May , 1431 , that J oan of A rc, g uard ed by eig ht hundred soldi ers, was led to h er execution. But let u s speak but bri efl y h ow this maid of.sev enteen, w o rn out b y sickn ess and th e coarse priso n food until h er frail body was a physical wreck, w as s hackl ed with h eavy chains and drag ged like a criminal to exec ution; and how this fa irest fl ow er was crushed b en eath th e cruel h eel of ruthle ss p ow er; a nd h ow in all meekn ess s h e lifted h er fl a me and sm ok e-w r eath ed fac e t o heav en and prayed for h er executi on er s . J oan di ed路 in ig n ominy and her ashes w ere thrown to th e winds but h er name and th e st ory of her life w ill li v e fo r eve r , h on o r ed b y all truth-l oving and id ealin spirin g m en and w om en .

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W h en th e Chu rc h received th e info rmation of J oan 's tria l a nd death s h e imm ediat ely examin ed th e processes a nd t o th e sh am e of h er enimies and t o J oan 's g r eat er g lory bra nd ed a hundr ed and on e of th e a rticl es a s err ors a nd th e w h ole trial ill egal. A n ew tri al was call ed and aft er ext en sive investigation a nd co nsiderati on th e Po p e's commi ss ion una nim ously d ecl are d " th e whole p r ocess a fall a cy , fr a ud a nd deception d on e and committed

by P ierr e Cauch on ." So it w a s not th e Church that executed J oan of A rc, but "a consp iracy of learned politi cal briga n ds ," h eaded by Cauchon , w ho we r e traitors both t o F ran ce a n d CatholICism.

T h e Chu rc h n ever showed an y m a lice t oward s J oan of A rc.

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habilitation processes, the decision of Cauchon was reversed, a路n d he and his jury were condemned as "unfaithful, unrepresentative, unjust and unfit" and were cut off from the Church. Since that time the Church has been most solicitous in bestowing honors upon the Maid of Orleans, the crowning act having been reached on April 11th, 1909, when Pope Pius IX passed the solemn decree of her canonization and added a new name to the calendar of the Saints, Joan of Arc, patroness of France.

Such is the life, trial and martyrdom of Joan of Arc. She was a proof to the mediaeval age that might can be mastered by right.

America is a proof of this to the modern age. Joan of Arc and America are honored and admired by all the world because "Pro Humanitate" is written beneath the deeds of both. Joan's banner raised 路o ver Orleans waved away the despair of the oppressed and down-trodden of the mediaeval age. It filled the hearts o.f war lords with fear and symbolized right and the right of everyone to justice and liberty. America's .banner symbolizes all that Joan of Arc's did and has saved not a nation, but a world from the galling yoke of servitude.

路 " Not making his high place the lawless perch Of wing'd ambitions, nor a vantage-ground For pleasure; but thro' all this tract of years Wearing the white flower of a blameless life.''

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Bqrn 搂qall JJt rBr? When shall it be, 0 God, When shall it be?

That Thou wilt gently call My soul to Thee?

0 God, will it be soon, Or must it beLong years aweaving on Life's tapestry?

\ i\Till 't be in silent ni g ht?

Perchance 'twill beOr when the voiceless dawn Caresses me? \ iV ill't be at blaze of noon Or shall it be\ N hen twili g-ht' s sable robe, Enfoldeth me?

V\Then it shall be, 0 God, I may not knowBut if it 路be to-day, Thou willst it so.

Or mu st I weave on, till My skein is spunIf so, teach me to say: "Thy will be done." ]. A. V.f.

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LGERNON Marmaduke Spoofington Van Amsterdarn was a misfit . Aside from a falsetto voice and a loop-hound figure his most striking ear marks were a lisp, a monocle, a taste for passionate socks and the knack of always being where he was not wanted. He was known to be a parlor rough-neck for an acquaintance had once heard him say "darn" and use abusive language to the gold fish. Algy haunted drawing rooms and to cap the climax had the temerity to fall in love.

Algy was in love with a beautiful young lady who was mildly aware of his existence. Some one had introduced them, but she, believing it to be a practical joke, had not given the matter a second thought. But Algy was doomed from the first. At once life became tragic to him and more bearable to his friends.

No more did he haunt the giided palaces of pleasure or worship at the dazzling shrine of beauty. The candy, flowers, and other time-honored trappmgs of love matches threatened to separate him from his only friend, his money. On the other hand, the sweet young thing read the card' attached to these offering-s and passed the flowers to her maid, the candy to the butler's kids and the theatre tickets to the ice man. Algy lived on in blissful ignorance. In time he passed the sonnet composing stag_.e and came down to earth. A few weeks later he was successful in securing an invitation to one of HER receptions. That evening was blissful. After she had three times mistaken him for an extra butler and twice for a hall boy, he was fortunate enough, with the aid of ten or twelve acquaintances, to convince her that he was a guest. Thereafter Algy became a regular fixture like, let us say, the door mat. Both received about the same treatment.

Madelaine Van Twitter Argyle-Smythton (for that was our heroine)s name) bore Algy's visits, sonnets, conversations and invitations with the sweet resignabon of a martyr. He was one of the discomforts of hig-h society, as necessary as pink tea and grand opera, and about as interesting. The poor dub bought a bale of theatre tickets , a conservatory of flowers and the output of a candy factory. He bUl-nt out a gross of batteries on the door bell and had worn out six ~pairs of the footman's shoes answering the same. More than one servant left the service of the fair lady with a deadened conscience attributed to the little stories

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_with which they forestalled the love smitten yokel. But Algy was resolute.

One night-Ah! Madelaine sat· in the warm glow of the open fire. How ethereal her beauty! How majestic that divine figure. The flittin g beams played about her golden hair, giving it the tinge of burnished brass. Tl:t e beauty of the room, with its wondrous furnishin g, seemed squalid in comparison with her charm of face and figure. Algy's h eart went pitter-patter. The mad desire to throw himself at her feet and the stern n ecessity of scratching the back of his neck struggled for the mastery. "Madelaine," he sputtered, " I er-er-er-" Just then th e butler announced Percival Fitz-Doggone Hunqueaches. vVith a squeal of delight Madelaine jumped to her feet and hastened to meet the young Adonis entering the room. Percy had the features of a go d, the physiqu e of a Greek athle.te and the manners of a wrist slapper. The only occupation he indulged in was spending th e paternal fortun e. The r est of the time was occupied in di sp laying his wardrobe, attending social functions and impressing maidens with hi s god-like beauty. Mad elain e fell into his arms. Hepoor A lgy-kissed h er. · Somehow or other they noticed A lgy in the foreground. "Isn't it rather late for you to be out?" queried Percy, with withering scorn. With a t errible cuss word th e broken-hearted Algy raised his arm-a nd-and-received his hat . fr om the servant. Mis love was hopeless, almost as much so as himself. Th ere was n othing for him t o do but go back t o his old exist ence.

War was declar ed. Four 1nonths later Madelaine, in a Red Cross uniform , a nd Percy, in the r egalia of an offic er, passed Algy. Algy was in the draft but it wasn't half as chilling as th e look ·she gave him. "To think," sig hed she, later t o Percy, "you and I are sacrificing all, w hile that man does n othing. But," with a sig h of resignation; " it is nobl e to g ive ou r all for those who know not th eir duty. " Percy, with a wonderful build for a uniform but n o inclination for bullets, smil ed with condescending scorn and calm self-approval. It was, indeed, a noble thing to sacrifice one's self upon the altar of patrioti sm. Madelaine slaved fourteen .hours a day, showing off h er uniform at various teas, dances, r·eceptions, and bazaars, a nd a half h our trying to grasp the intri cat e art of rolling a bandage for the Red Cross. Percy had also cond escended to go t o the assist a nce of his cou ntry.

Though h e h ated di rt and walking and such plebian matters he went to Was hing t on a nd cam e back a Lieut ena nt." A lgy was no warrior. His friend s pitied him. B ut that did n ot worry A lgy.

Better an object of pity than th e n1akings of a fun eral. 1-Ie tri ed to protect himself from the draft by an an1ple covering of Red Cross, War Work, and Liberty Bond coup on s. B ut if yo u stay in th e draft long en oug h yo u are bound t o get results. A lgy got them.

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Life became a nightmare to our hero. He learned to cuss, to quake in his boots at the strident voice of the sergeant, to tell his left foot from his right and he gleaned something of the gentle ar't of peeling "sp uds." But despite all this he was a miserable failure. Whenever he executed a command correctly the drill sergeant sat down and wept for joy. It was the matter of half an hour for him to assemble a pack, and of two hours to get into his leggings. No one was safe within twenty feet of him on the bayonet run. To crown all, he called a major, corporal. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. As he spent most of his time in K. P., it was decided to make the appointment permanent. A lgernon Von Amsterdarn, the fastidious, the squeamish, who had never before done anything more exerting than punch a sofa pillow, was a "Knight of the Kitchen." His friends lost track of him for he, weary of mind and body, spent all of his spare time sleeping. When he was ordered to France he went, stoically sending a lone telegram to the steward of his favorite club.

Percy labored zealously for the cause of the Allies. His life was a trying one. Each day he must wind his wrist watch, sit at a desk and draw desig ns on his blotting pad. In the evening he, despite his fatigue, must don his full regalia for dinner and Madelaine. He was a constant delight to the dear girl. She gazed soulfully upon his expensive and fa路ultless uniform, his shining boots, his insig nia and especially the spurs, for they were her conquest. She had insisted upon them and Percy, finding what an assi stance they were irt keeping his feet from sliding off the desk, had lovingly acquiesced. Yes, indeed, Percy was a real hero. He spoke knowingly of the strategic features of each advance, of his approval of Foch, of his migiving路 of Pershing tactics . Surely he, a member of the Intelligence department, was in a position to speak authoritatively of such matters. Army life was a hard g rind, you know. And he knew it when he was-ordered to Frapce. After desperately interviewing fouHeen senators , nine or ten congTessmen, six or eight magnates and quelling a burst of hysterics from Madelaine, he faced the inevitable manfully. If his country needed him in Paris to list the hotels and living quarters of his brother officers he must go. It was his duty. At the dock he ki sse d Madelaine, the weeping, the cling-ing, dashed his arm across his eyes, turned tragically . slowly from her arms, lifted his eyebrows pathetically and galloped up the gang plank. . Madelaine)s grief was terrible-he had to cross in a common transport.

Three months later Percy was on his way to the front. He was carrying a dinner invitation from his general to the French commander. His heart thrilled with en1otion. He would be in the midst of the fi g ht. (The ge neral's headquarters were seven miles behind the actual front and two shells had landed there only a

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week ago.) The staff car slowed its pace. They had. come upon a regiment bound for the front lines. They were soon winding carefully in and out among the supply trucks. About ten n1inutes later the car's right of way was blocked by a queer vehicle, much like those little kettles on wheels used to melt tar in. It was drawn by six mules which the driver was cursing beautifully and prolifically. Something about that high-pitched voice was hauntingly familiar to Percy. The driver of the rolling kitchen turned to adjust the short piece of stove pipe. Percy gasped. It_ was his rival, Algy. Algy, the chauffeur of a "goulash cannon!"

A moment latet he was ambling behind the six mules. A burly roughneck on a truck bellowed at the driver of the staff car to move on. Percy turned to tell the man his place, but a transport officer told him to dry up and get back to home and mother.

When Percy did get back to Paris he wore a wound stripe. He had been terribly shocked and his feeling severely wounded. In answer to his next letter Madelaine made many cl ever and caustic comments, on Algy's status in the army that were exceedingly amus1ng.

Six weeks later Algy was in the Argonne, dodging shells, making " mulligan" and chaperoning his mules. His outfit was camouflaged and du g -in. About a half mile away was Hell's Corner, an exposed break in the natural defense, continually combed by machine g un fire and perpetually stormed by shells.

A change in the front had brought the Yank lines about 600 yards beyond the. continually stormed spot. The men holding the lines beyond wen~ under a terrible handicap. The casualties in this sector exceeded those of any other section of the front. The enemy appreciated the precariousness attending the defense of this line and made. it pra.ctically impossible to relieve the men. Ration parties were few and far between and passed back and forth in the night only t o bring up artillery supplies to th e batteries beyond the break.

A great offensive veered around this spot shortly after A lgy's arrival. The Huns raked "Hell's Corner" with machine gun, I-I. E., and rifle. The wearied fighters, straggling back, brought news of the terrible odds against which the men beyond the break were contending. It was a hopeless fight to save a valuable position. It was temporarily secure for only the day before a dare-devil had driven a truck load of "ammo" through and half of ~the truck and all of the driver were now scattered over a great portion of "somewhere in France.". Th.e next day the situation was critical. The men had "ammo" but they had held out against the Germans for four days without a bit of food. If they received nothing for another 24 hours they would have to fall back. Hunger exhausts and weakens beyond the staying power of deathless courage. 路 It was "Hell's Corner" where death squatt路e d on every square

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inch of o-roLmd that spell ed destruction. Algy listened. H e filled his "ca;nonn t o the limit w ith iron rati ons and prayed that the b u sy shells wo uld n ot find him out. Percy had thoug ht a real thought. 路 .

Abo ut nine that ni g ht the crouching artillery outpost pricked up their ears a t som e ve ry unu s ual so unds . Ac ross th e shell-torn str et ch straight for "Hell's Corn er" da sh ed a curious vehicle wh ich left in it s wake th e odor of mulli ga n , s undry curses, the scream s of t errifi ed animals, the rattl e of harn ess and sparks.

They thought at first it was a fire en g in e and desp erately rubbed their eyes . Excitem ent conquered amazement.

"Wh ere:s the fool goin' with that blinkety-blank boiler fac t ory? T h e cra zy nut !n b ellow ed one.

"What is it ?n ye lp ed a seco nd. "He's tearing for the co rner of the ridge.' 路 "By the lord . Harry ! It's a go ul as h cannon," yelled th e third, above the din.

"A goulash can non??? ! ! ! ! !"

"Sure! See the littl e patch of red where the fir e b ox is?

I'll bet the la d is try ing t o bring up rati o ns in a go ulas h cannon."

The vo ice trailed away in a kind路 of sob. Th e three stared after brave but foolish doughboy, tryi ng to bring up rations in a field kitchen. \ i\Th y , he'd never ge t six feet beyond th e corner.

"He'll get his in a second."

"There, h e's ar ound the corn er and t earing out for the tr en ch es . A s h ell '11 get him in a few feet. " "How is he go ing to g路et a r ound those sh ell h oles? He's some mule skinn er if h e goes ten feet without up setting."

"Look at that sh ell burst. It got him."

The men li sten ed and s trained their eyes to see h im in th e nex t fl are of a sta r s h ell. But b ou ncing, jerking, swaying, th e "cann on " rattl ed on its way, s h ooti'n g sparks like a youn g vo lcano. Anothe r furi c us sh ell burst and th e artillerymen saw the crazy contraption vee r into a shell h ole and right itself w ith a jerk. The drive r m a n euver ed hi s team of mules with wonderful skill.

"T hat's a 100 yards covered. A noth er 150 a nd h e'll hit th e third lin e r eserve ." ' In th e flar es th ey saw th e gro t esq uely outlined cart dash h eadlong into a s h ell h ole (gr oa n ) . A s h ell burst fearfull y n ear. ~he mul es p itch ed a nd struggled t o their feet. draggi ng the kitchen afte'r thep1. The sagg-ing fi g ur e on th e drive r's seat stiffened a nd sw un g th e a nimal s' h ead s t o the trench. Th e m en in the tr e1~c h ~awked awes truck at the apparition looming up in the g la n sh h g ht of s]1ell a nd r ocket. A l;Tizz led sergea nt s h out ed to hi s offic e, "It's a go ul as h cannon. How'd the crazy mutt g-et thi s far ?" But the officer was not co nc ern ed with that s ide of the queslion. A r olling kitchen, even in the impossibl e settin g of

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o Man's Land, meant food . nd food meant hanging on for a d ay more. A fury of shell fire roared around the fool lucky cannon. Another hundred yard and the reserve trench would be . reached. They were almo t there. terrific bur t roared about 15 yards from the cannon . The driver wa blown through the air into th e barbed wire beyorid the trench. The cart lid ideways, rolled over-anq路 toppled into the trench . With a w ild cheer th e hungry fighters passed along the bull et-riddled iron rations .

It was the matter of a minute to drag the driver to the shelter of the trench . Two days later the Yanks smashed through, Berlinward .

Peace was d ecl are d. Percy and Mad elain e sat before the library fire. They hum orously spoke of A lgy who was probab ly making goulash in France. Of course, all of the soldiers, especially th e common rabble, could n ot be heroes lik e unto Percy, w ho flaunted a hard-earned servic e stripe and a lot of souvenirs p urchase d in Paris. He had been commended by his superiorscommended for imn1ediat e shipm ent home t o get hin1 out of the way. Percy, with a wa rm sense of duty d on e, was again basking in the s unshine of our d ear h eroine's smil e. The 111arriage wo uld b e in a few days .

It was the evening of h er marriage day. Th e brid e a nd groom were looking over the wedding presents. Th e last was a littl e package that had come in th e morning mail. It was a ddressed to th e 路brid e. Disdainfull y sh e opened it. What gift could such a small package contain? She drew forth a sn1all plush case and expectantly open ed it. R esting on the satin was a small bronze cross-the Di sting ui sh ed Service Cross of the U nited States. Throu gh her t ears sh e r ead the small note enclosed: 路 "Private A. Vo n Amsterdarn died in this h ospital of wo unds r eceived in battle. Sh ortly befor e losing consciousn ess b e was awa r ded tlie D . S. C. for extreme g allantry in battle. His las t wo rds were that it be sent t o yo u." r

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OR what have I in heaven? A nd besides Thee what do I ··. desire upon earth? Thou are the God of my heart and the God that is my portion forever. Psalm 72 :25, 26.

In selecting this text to soun d the keyp.ote of the life of our d eparted friend, my choic e is determined by the fact, th a t , a few years ago, Father Munday, after repeating these words, exclaimed: "This s ur ely is the cry of every priestly heart." An intimate friendship, a friendship more precious than silver or gold and· more lasting than death, a friendship the seeds of which, sown in his boyhood days grew with the ripening years until it blossomed forth and bore fruit in his manhood, confirms me in the conviction that all the years of his young life w·ere attuned by this noble aspiration to the higher life with Christ in God. The companions of his youth, the friends of his manhood, the co-laborers of his priesthood, the students who received the inspirations of his teaching and the people who received the benediction of his priestly ministrations, a ll unite with me to-day in declaring that his every effort was consecrated to God and his one desire was that God should be his portion forever. This priest of God whose lips were eloquent with the word of God, whose hands so often lift ed up the chalice of Salvation, whose hear't always throbbed with love of God and humanity is now silent, motionless , still, yet he never more eloquently uttered the cry of his soul, "What have I in heaven and besides Thee what do I desire upon earth? Thou are the God of my heart and the God that is my portion forever."

In striving to interpret the life of Father lYf unday in the light of the high ideal to which it was consecrated we are actuated by no love of v ulgar praise, when praise is but a shallow mockery and " the sound of flattery soothes not the dull , cold ear of· death ," but we are moved by the hope of our own edification, for his life is a living sermon and 'that life speaks most eloquently in the silence of death. His life was ennobled because in all his strivings he sought God. From the dawn of reason to the noon-day sun of young manhood when his temporal life was merged into the splendor of the eternal day he had but one aim and that was *Delivered by Rev. J. P. O'Mahony, C. S. V., at Father Munday's funeral.

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to know J es us Christ and H im Crucifi ed, t o make Him kn own a.n d love d by men.

H is fi rst o utl ook up on life .was fr om th e v antag e g r ound of a Chri stian hom e, a h om e d ominat ed by th e sublim e principl es of th e Gosp el of J es us Chri st, a h om e in w hich th e on e con cern of a sa intly m other a nd a v irtuo us fath er w as t o bring up childr en in th e fear a nd love of A lmig hty Go d. Back of that home t h er e \vas th e n oble tradition of a lon g lin e of Catholic ancestry w hi ch g lorif-ie d the cause of truth, justi ce a nd humanity a nd taug ht th e lesson th at s路acrifi ce is the tru e t est of human wo rth .

In th e Cath oli c school at Litchfi eld, Illinois, hi s native t own , his teac her s, the Domini can Sist ers, those n obl e v irg in s who foll ow t he inspirati on of th e g lori o us Saint D ominic, r eiterated th e lessons of his h om e a nd imp r essed indelibly up on his y o uthful mind t h e id ea t h at t he life of m a n on earth is a w arfare. H ence, wh en h e came t o m a n's est at e we find him con secra ting his yo ung manh ood to th e se rvice of God in th e cause of truth . The purp ose of life was ever b efor e hi s mind a nd co nseq u ently he b ent every energy t o k now Go d m ore fully so that h e mi g ht love him m or e ard ent ly and ser ve him m or e d evotedly.

T h e fir st person al probl em w hich co nfronted him was t o know t he special desig n Go d h ad in cr eating him. In th e solut ion of this p ro bl enl. h e was a id ed by th e w ise couns els of g-ood par ents an d t h e car eful t ra ining of Chri stian t each ers. U nder th eir faithful g uida n ce h e turn ed a side fr om th e v arious ave nu es th at wo uld have led him t o earthly s uccess and dir ect ed hi s st ep s t oward:.; th e san ctu a ry. Th e pri esthoo d b ecame th e goal of his am b ition and in acco rdan ce with the tru e id eal of th at vo cation implante d in his h eart by th e traditions of a faith which feels that th e hig h est royalty is th e .r oyalty of J es us Chri st h e put forth every effort t o prepar e him self fittin g ly for thi s crownin g a lory .

Fo r m any years he labored patient ly t o p ut on J es us Christ and afte r two years of study at St. F r a n cis Coll ege and a brilliant car ee r ext ending ove r eig ht years in St. V iat or College a nd Semina ry, t h e anxio us hopes a nd ferve nt praye rs of hi s yo uth fo und t hei r consurrimati on in h is call t o ord er . At that eve ntful hour, d es pite his long years of preparation , h e prostrated himself before th e A lta r of th e Lo rd prot estin g hi s unwo rthin ess; but as h e cam e w ith cl ean h ands a nd a p ure h eart God pour ed u pon him t h e oil of co nsecr ati on a n d mad e him partak er in Christ's et ern al p ri esth ood.

T hen. whe n h e mi g ht h ave felt lik e many a n oth er yo uth th at th e bondage of sc h0ol life w as ove r, h e h eark ened t o th e scriptu ral promise that ''th ose w ho instru ct oth ers unto ju sti ce s h all shin e as stars in th e fi rm am ent" and t o pr epare himself for th e car eer of t each er, h e enter ed A m eri ca's g r eatest Ca tholic School , th e U ni vet sity at \ iV as hing t on. A ft er di stin g ui s hin g路 himself the r e t o th e ext ent of w inning a fell ows hip h e w ent t o Rom e, the

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heart of Christendom, so that in it wo rld famous sch ools he mig ht attain the perfection of scholarsh ip. \ Nhen h e. returned, with characteristic loyalty and devotion , h e offered t o his A lma Mater, St. Viator's, the fruit of his long years of study. , During his five years in the Chair of Theology at St. Viator's Seminary h e devote d all the powers of his brilliant mind and all the zeal of his ge n erous heart to mould and fashion yo un g Levites into worthy .priests like unto himself, taithf ul images of the E t ernal Exemplar, Christ Jes us. At .the command of his Bishop, d esp ite hi s love of t eaching and the extensive preparation which he had made for this as his life work, h e returned to his native diocese to assume the charge of a parish. Here th e zeal of the teacher was transformed into the devotion of th e Good Shepherd who knows his fl ock and leads the1n into fresh pastures. \ N hile engaged in parish work, his country's call, the clarion call of ju stice· and humanity, r e-ech oe d thro ug h out the land and, in resp onse, with an A mericanism. in keeping with hi s Catholicity, h e volun-. teered hi? services to do all that a Catholic priest could do to upbuild and maintain the morale of our mag nificent army. In the • Catholic education w hich he received he imbibed the true s pirit of patriotism. For him duty to God and country went hand in hand; the vi rtues of patriotism and religion were one and inseparable; love of country was no effervescent s.entiment, but an eternal relig ion. He felt, that whether he knelt with b ody bent before the altar of his God or stood with head erect beneath the starry folds of his nation's flag , in either posture he but recognized a power divine and in his devotion, whether it be called patriotism or religion, he but felt that tran sforming power which alone begets nobility when in very deed he reali zed that with God or country " to serve is to reign." vVith a spirit such as this, the tediousne ss of a Chaplain's round of duties in the home cant onments, where every one is fretting and fuming t o get into the glorious action of a just war, did not dampen hi s ardor, but. while putting forth every effort to bring personally, as he told me, th e n1inistrations of religion to our religiously abandoned soldiers in Siberia, h e u sed, for the benefit of our splendid young A1nericans at the Great Lakes that wonderful influence over youth w ith which God had blessed him. There, as he went about among the sailors like his Divine Master who went among men ' d oing good, while administering the last rites to a victim of that dread plague whose rava ges rival the awful devastation of war, he contracted the malady and after a few days at his home , a few days which were for him a beautiful preparation for death, when fully conscious he received all the last sacraments, he went forth in ans·vver to the command of that Captain to Whom he had sworn allegiance in his youth and to Whom he was never foresworn . Thus closes in its thirty-third year the-1nortal career of Father J osep h Munday, a young man, in the prime of lif e; h e had but just scaled the hill top s of life and was looking d own the

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valley of expectation. Life's ful1 fruition he had not yet tasted.

By nature and grace, by learning and refinement, by his manly life and priestly living, he was destined to achieve what the '"'orld calls success but by his · devotion to duty he sacrificed his earthly future to merit, from the Master Whom he served, that "well done good and faithful servant" which will secure to him an eternity of bliss. ~ As a man Fa't her Munday had the heart of a boy, a heart full of fun and frolic. He lived in an atmosphere of cheerfulness and by his very life preached a religion which brought he.aven down to earth and lifted earth up to heaven. His heart was so charged with virtue that goodness radiated in all his actions.

Unselfishness was so natural to him that he always dealt in generosity. He _specialized 'in dispelling sorrow and was -never so happy as when he could make tears give way to smiles. His loyalty to his friends was like his devotion to his own family, always so genuine that it never need have recourse to subterfug-e.

Kindness in him was second nature and his kind deeds bespoke • a mind which was ever the peaceful home of ~ind thoughts.

The natural in him was so good that it was a splendid foundation for the beautiful superstructure of grace which God built thereon .

As a priest. Father l\II unday was ever conscious of the responsibilities of his sacred calling. He kept ever before his mind the parting admonition of Christ to His ministers, "Be ye perfect as you'r heavenly Father is perfect," and he strove manfully to be able to say to his spiritual children, "Be ye followers of me as I am of Christ." Thus while leading to higher worlds like his Divine Mast.er he led the way. He kept his eyes ever fixed on the perfect model the Eternal Priest Christ Jesus, and though he knew full well that he could never scale the starry summit of transcendant perfection whereon the Divine model was enthroned, yet he kept ever climbing so that he might reflect more .fully the splendor of the light which beamed from the Divine countenance. The words of Christ, "As the Father hath sent me I also send you," ever resounded in his ears and sank into the very depths of his soul and with them came the consciousness of his sacred office. "As the Father hath sent me I also send you," that is, with the self same mission which I received from the Eternal Father I send you forth into the world. p;_s the Father hath sent me to bring the fullness of truth to mankind, so I send you to teach men all things whatsoever I have commanded you.

As the Father. hath sent me to take away the handwriting of sin which stood against the human race, so I send you to remove from individual souls the burden of crime, to heal the humble and contrite of heart. As ·the Father hath sent me so that from the rising of the sun until the going down His name may be great among the Gentiles and sacrifice may be everywhere, so I send you to offer in His name the clean oblation.

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This mission which Father Munday received in common with every priest of the Catholic Church imposed upon him a task before which the bravest spirit might have quailed and the loftiest genius shrunk back abashed, for it was no less a task than the conquest of a world. Unbelieving, adulterous generations are perpetually asking for a sign, and the priest of God must continually hold aloft the sign of the Cross which contradicts the world. In the fulfillment of this duty Father Munday exercised a zeal which compelled him to give the best that was in him to the service of the Lord. His duty told him that he should preach the word of God, his zeal compelled him to preach the word with eloquence; his duty placed him in the class room, his zeal compelled him to fill the hearts of his pupils with a burning desire for knowledge; his duty placed him as the shepherd in the midst of his fold, his zeal compelled him to go forth in quest of the stray lamb and return with it bruised and bleeding on his shoulders; his duty led him to the altar, his zeal compelled him to pour forth his soul in supplication 路 as he offered up the clean oblati on for the conversion of a sinful world; his duty called him to the confessional where he was brought down to the depths of human shame and sorrow, his zeal ever compelled him to spend himself and desire to be spent so that he might bring the sin-laden, the sorrowful, and the weary into the sunlight of God's love; his duty called him to the bedside of the dying, his zeal compelled him to sacrifice his life to bring- the sacraments to the plague stricken.

He served his God-'--at the altar offering up the sacrifice of vicarious atonement and bringing down upon n1.ankind the blessed fruits of Christ's redemption-in the confessional, listening to the story of ruined lives and blighted hopes in order that he might heal the humble and contrite of heart-in the pulpit that he might bring the Gospel, the glad tidings of truth to the people that sat in darkness and in the shadow of death. His was the work of Christ, to teach, to forgive sins, to offer sacrifice . It was his to bring- forth Christ in the hearts of the people, to make the voice of Christ resound in hearts "that had grown weary of noises that fretted the soul with their din ," to extend the healing, helping hand of Christ to the weak and heavily laden who had grown weary of places "where they met but the human and sin" to make th ose who pined for the Perfect feel that where the voice of Christ is and the Hand of Chr~st, there also is, his abiding presence. Oh! blessed ministry which ennobles even those who only stand and wait. The same high ideal which guided Father Munday's steps to the sanctuary shone out brightly in the firmament of his priestly life, and hence we feel confident his priesthood on earth was but a preparation for the eternal priesthood which he will share with Chri st around the altar upon which is offered the Eternal Sacrifice, for he is a priest forever according to the order of l\tfelchisedeck.

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love lig ht of hi s eye a nd sh all lis t en for the wo rd which h e nev et m or e w ill speak and consequ ently; in th eir g r eat sorrow we ex t end t o h is ;;famil y th e sympathT of fri ends who share their g rief. vV e fe el s u re that the faithful servant' s r eward b elong s eternally t o him w ho has exemplifi ed that love g r eat er than which no man h ath that a man lay d own h:is life for hi s friend. Yet we know th at our d eparted fri end may i1 eed our prayers, for it is difficult even for the h oli est t o pass throu g h this wicked w orld without bearing its taint. The eyes of Go d are so pure that they cannot look upon the least d efil ement and ye t even the so uls of the saints may leave thi s w orld with th e s hadow of sin upon them.

Befor e the p erp etual lig ht shines up on th em , these souls rhust b e purifi ed even by fir e. Th e s uffrag es of our prayers, the m erit of our goo d w orks, the penitential prayers and masses of the Church can mitig ate th eir s ufferin g s and short en the time of their imprisonm ent. 路 T h e t est then of our love is, not the t ears that we sh ed nor th e praise ih which w e indulg e, but the spirit of helpfuln ess w hich manifest s itself in hast ening the clay of their d eliverance. Our d epart ed fri end n eed s our prayers and I am sure that if tho se lip s which a r e n ow sealed in d eath could plead with u s they wo uld say.: Have pity on m e, have pity on m e, at least you, m y fri ends, has t en th ~ day w h en I can m~e et my God face to face fo r n ow, even m or e so than wh en I w a s on eartl1, my soul cries . out t o the L ord : "\Vh at have I in Heaven ? A nd b esides Th ee w hat do I d es ire up on earth ? Tho u a r e th e Go d of m y h eart and th e God th at is m y .p ortion for ever."

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S. Newell Calk ins, a n oble son of V iato r , in th e prim e of life, sacri fice d hi s life w hil e striv ing t o h elp hi s co untry .

Newell a tt end ed S t. V ia t o r college a few years a go, pursuing th e comm er cia l co urse. A ft er lea v ing coll ege h e r em a ined a t hom e w h ere h e strove t o h elp hi s par ents b y tilling th eir larg e tract of land . Thi s duty of filial d evOti on co ntinu ed until S eptembe r 18, 19 17, w h en h e was called t o join th e colo r s . He was sent t o Cam p D o dge, I owa, w h ere h e b ecame a m emb er of th e Machin e G un Com pan y of t h e 349th R egim en t . F ro m Camp D o dge h e was tra n sferred to Cam p P ik e, A rka n sas. H e had b een a t Camp F ike b ut t en days w h en h e w a s t a k en ill w ith m ea sles a nd pneumo ni a. After a b r ave b ut futil e stru ggle of s ix week s t o r egain h ealt h, h e fi n a ll y succ um be d to th e m a la dy. He di ed on December 13, 19 18. · To th e beloved par ents a n d r ela ti ves of o ur h ero w e w is h t o ext en d o ur p r ayerful sympathi es in th e hour of th eir b er eaveme nt ; a nd m oreover let th em b e a ss ur ed th at his m em or y will eve r b e p r esent in ou r p raye rs fo r our d epa rt ed h ero.

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T h e ~n ge l of Death ha s aga in so und ed hi s cl a ri o n an d has take n away a noth er loyal a nd va lia nt so n o f V ia t or , P rivate Den n is McCarthy of A naco nda , M o nta na . T h e n ews that hi s n a m e was t o be in scrib ed on th e roll whi ch h o n or s our h er o ic d ead cam e as a sh ock to th ose tha t kn ew him .

D ennis , so n of M r. a nd M r s . Dani el McCa rth y, was a hi g h school stud ent durin g th e sch olas ti c yea r of ' 13 and ' 14. He was a n exem pla r y yo ung stud ent; at a ll times qui et and ind u stri ou s.

H is ge ni a l dispositi on and loyalty wo n fo r him m a n y st eadfast fr iends. H is zeal for study a nd his r espect a nd ob edi en ce t o hi s s uperi o rs a nd teac h ers m a d e him th e ob j ect o f admira ti o n , t~ e ­ spect a nd love. He was t h e p rid e of hi s fa mil y and a n h on o r t o hi s coll ege. · I n t h e ea rly part of war h e enli st ed a t Cam p Lewis.

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\iv hen the selective draft wa made Denni responded and was accepted. He, w ith many of hi companion , a ent to J efferuddenl taken ill with pneumonia, son Barracks, Mo. He wa and struggled bravely t o overcome his ickne but it was futile.

He died exactly eight days after he h<l;d arrived at camp. By a s ing ular blessing hi s parents reached his bedside before hi death.

'Tis, indeed, a great los to lose an only son, but the n oble parents of this brav e son should, in this h our of sadness, be proud that they are th e parents of one who was willing to serve both hi s God and count ry and that he died in the cause of both.

We wish to extend to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McCarthy our h eartfelt sympathies. We also wis h t o assure them that his memory w ill ever be present in our mind and that his frie nd s at St. V iator s hall n ot forget him in their prayers.

Jrtnatr :!ll!laximillian 14rgria Little did th e parents, relatives a nd friends of this brave soldier realize that the Angel of Death wo uld call him so soon t o his et ernal abode.

Max entered service in August of 1918, and had b ee n und er inten sive military drill but a few m onths w h en his company was de em ed fit for overseas. He and his company were transferred to an embarkation station in New York. Jus t before boarding s hip h e saw hi s fath er and mother who had go n e thither t o see him off. He seem ed very well at the tim e and was g lad to have the oppo rtunity of serving hi s country. His ship left port .about the 28th of September. A few days later a card was received saying that the s hip had reached foreign port safely . Not lon g aft erwards word reached here that Maximillian had been taken do w n with th e influenza while on board and had passed away. He was buried at sea a few h our s after hi s d eath. It was ind eed a sad and untim ely death , for Max was yo ung and full of v igor.

However, it is a consolation t o know that he died in the friend- 路 路 s hip of God, having received the last rites of the Church. A few words," taken from c'. letter written by hi s corporal, will convince us of l: is happ y d eath . "He died in all the rites of the Church.

Father Mcintyre, o ur Regimental Chaplain, administering the last Sacram ents the night before hi s death. I--Ie died as he had lived, happily." 路 A ll w h o kn ew Max admired him for his gentleness, affableness and sp irit of lab or. He was the consolation of his parents and all admit that hi s character was without a bl emish. To the par ent s of thi s t ru e 8.nd loyal son , th e Faculty and Viatorian ex. t end th eir h eartf elt sympathies at their great loss.

Jrtrr 111. 1Bnylr (Nany) The untimely death of Peter F. Boyle, H. S . ' 14, which took place at the Great Lakes N ava.l Station, was a distinct shock and

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caus ed heartfe lt g r ief t o h is num ero us fri ends at St. Via t or College.

Pet er Boyle, a nati ve of O ttawa, Illinois, com plet ed his hi g h school course h ere in 19 14. A ft er his g radu ation h e r eturned t o O ttawa w here h e was em ployed as a st enograph er in on e of the large concer ns of th at city . H e enli st ed in th e navy at the N aval St ation a n d was m a king ra pid progr ess. Th e sudd en a nd wid esp r ead epid emi c of influ en za cla im ed him a s on e of its v ictims.

He di ed in Octob er, 1918. To hi s parents and r elatives th e many frien ds of th e depa r ted h er o w is h t o ext end th eir praye rful sympathi es . lli trut. Au!lrrm ~uu!lrr lar News cam e t o us th at Li eut. A ndrew Gunderlac, '07-'08, w as kill ed in th e las t air ra id again st the en em y . 路 In thi s fierc e stru g gle A ndrew G und erlac s howe d hi s ability in bring ing clown several of th e en em y a irpl a n es. At len g th h e w as spi ed a nd was k ill ed w hil e m a n euve ring in th e clo uds.

111rauk 搂rybrrt I n th e m em ora bl e battl e of Cha t eau Thi erry, V iator' s well kn own football st a r, F rank Seyb ert, m ad e th e h eroic sacrifice.

A lth oug h we sadly m o urn t he loss of such a con ge nial com panion and admirab le ch a ract er , ye t it g ives u s joy t o learn that one , so d eser ving, has b een chosen by P r ovidence t o r epresent V iator in the turning b attl e of th e wa r. F rank, known a t Coll ege as .

"Fat," w a s a favo rite. H e bl end ed the qualities of an ex cellent athl et e a nd student. Hi s manly d eportment wo n for him th e r e- . spect of the 路 stud ent body a nd the est eem of th e fa culty. Th e sad n ews of hi s death cau sed m a ny expressions of h eartfelt sympathy , a nd t h er e is n o do ubt th a t hi s m em or y w ill li v e for many ge nerations at V iator. As h e lived , so h e di ed , m a nl y, co urageo us . a nd sacrificing.

Me ntion h as a lready b een inacle of Terry Lynch, E lroy Lan e路lois, E dwa rd Cra n e a nd 'l\1alter Evan, V iator m en , w h o g ave th eit lives t hat oth ers mi g ht live.

K nowing t hat th e li fe of every n ation, as of each indiv idu al, is a battl e, let us r em em ber , also, tha t th e battl e is t o th ose w h o fig ht w ith fa it h and undespr-iri ng d evot ion.-Curtis .

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I have met with the same courtesy and consideration here as at Camp Custer. The Catholic boys, who constitute fully onethird of the camp , gave me an enthusiastic welcome, but best of all they went to confession and received Holy Communion in large numbers . Of cour e, one m.ust put up with many inconveniences, but I was nev er m ore happy in all my life. The first night in camp I had no mattress. The foll owing day two of the boys got a bed-tick from the quartermaster , took it to a neighboring pine forest , stuffed it nicely with long, clean pine needles and that night I had a fine bed. I should have said there was no straw or other material in the camp which might serve to stuff a mattress. They had to rake up the pine needles with their hands.

That one i!1cident tells more t o my mind than whole reams of description. You will understand how happy a priest feels to know that he is bringing the sacraments and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to men who would otherwise be deprived of them.

More than anything else in the world, our boys desire the ministration of the priests. Up to the present time we ha ve n ot really a s ufficientl y large ntunber of priests. I am happy to say, however, the situation is steadi ly improving. Ju st now I am trying to serve three camps within a radius of ten miles.

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hom e. B ut I m ay say th at w ar is stripp ed of all its tinsel and g lam our a nd r evealed in all its repulsiv e and hideous reality. We are all w illing t o go on w ith this awful thing until the ends for whi ch it is waged are full y attain ed, but there is n ot a man who w ill n ot be heartil y g lad w hen it is all over a nd w e ca n r eturn h om e again.

Yo u w ill b e pl ea sed t o kn ow that I m et Jam es Daugherty and W alter N ourie and sp ent a few. h ours with th em . Jim's wo und is coming alon g nicely . I mi ssed H arris Darch e only by t wo hours. Now m y ch a n ce of seeing him on this sid e are rath er meag'r·e .

Yo urs since r ely and affectionately, William ]. Ber g in '

D ear Br oth er: \N o uld have a nswere d yo ur welcom e lett er soon er but I ha ve been kept p retty bu sy . Yo u see we had the Ge rmans on " th e run" and just had t o k eep them n !nning and, b eli eve m e, they are still ru n ning.

I 'm in th e b est of h ealth and I am unabl e t o exp r ess. my hap piness in w ords . Y ou m ay wo nder w hy all th e j oy. \ Nell , I am off on a furl ou g h and am up in the A lp m ountains s tay ing at a littl e m o unta in reso rt call ed A ix -les-B ain es. So yo u see I am m any mil es fr om th e t re n ch es. My furl o ug h w ill b e up in three days a nd th en I w ill have t o go b ack t o m y r egiment.

I don' t think I w ill again h ave t o go thru what I have alrea dy, for thi s w ar is just abo ut over, and it will n ot be lqn g until th e boys w ill b e h om eward bo und . I 'll n ot forget a v isit t o St. V iato r's w h en I ge t h om e. I have n ot m et any other St. Viator b oys since I m et E d. O'Connor. By th e way , Ed. is up h er e with m e.

Well , b ro th er, I certainly am g la d I didn't miss b eing "over h er e."· I know w hat life r eall y m eans n ow. Thi s w ar h as tau g ht m e a valuabl e lesson . B ut besid es thi s I have also go tten pl enty , of amu sem ent out of it. W h en "Old Fritzie" starts t o send his to1~ p lim e nts it is ve ry inter estin g, I s h o uld say amu sing, to s tand th er e and wo nder w h er e th e n ext on e is going t o drop . B elieve m e, w hen h e b egins t o get yo ur r a n ge som e deep tho ug hts ent er yo ur mind . Many tim es I have broken off fr om d eep contemp lati on t o " du ck" into a sh ell-hol e.

Now, broth er , I mu st close, for th e dinn er b ell is ring ing and it is . n ot go ing t o be gold fi sh salmon, either. \ N ith m y kind est rega rds t o all at S . V . C. · A s ev er y ours, i\I' · Martin J . M entge n ,J

Saarburg, Tri er , Ge rmany Dea r B r oth er Landroche: I w as ver y g la d t o r ece ive yo ur las t letter. It r each ed m e in Sjeich er , Ge rm a ny. \ N hen I wrot e yo u several m onth s ago I

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路 had no idea that y ur an w r would find me in rman Th la t eleven day of fi htin wa the harde t of th m all. It ' a hike and fight and hik . e certainly had the G rman n th run. ur battalion wa in it up until the la t minute. ere then near Paulay, France. t about 10:30 on the mornino路 of ov. 11th, a chaplain told u that there would be no more fi~hti n after eleven o clock. orne of the pri oner we captured a l o told us that the war would be over on that day but we didn't b li them. The German did not cea e their artill ery fire un il th very la t min ute. E ery once in a while one of our men ould say, "Wouldn't it be great if the war wou ld end at eleven o'clock ." t about five minutes to eleven a runner from the battalion h adquarters broug ht the 路message that the armi t ice wa sig ned and that the war was over. We didn t know what t o d o, we were dumfounded . Some of the men cried, and others shouted for joy .

It was hard t o believe that the war was over; it ended so ud...: denly. fter the firin g ceased, we marched on t o Ge rmany. We went through Stenay, France; Virten, Belgium; Bertingon and Luxemberg, in Luxemberg; Speicher Trier and Saarbourg, in Germany. vVe had Christmas dinner in some of the private German fami li es, but there is now an o rder forbidding us to take or receive a nything from the people.

Now that the war is over, the next question is , "When do we go home?" There is a rumor that we are going soo n but it is hard to tell just when.

I am sorry that I haven' t met any old St. Viator boys or professors. I certai nl y would like to meet some.

Well , broth er, I guess I'll have t o call thi s a letter and close.

Your friend , Sergt. Bill Bayer.

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3lrrlauil~ a ~opts s we again draw near the day that r ecalls to mind' the g reat 路 Apos tle of Ir eland, we wonder, if at length we shall see the dawn of that new and g lori ous clay for the sons of Erin break up on th e horizon . O n e year ago we cherished the fond hop e that with th e overthrow of w hat we th en believed to be the seat of autocracy and m enac e of fre edom and justice, self-determination of small nation s wo uld b e g ranted, and all men w-o uld b e g ive n th e ri g ht t o select th eir own form of government.路 It was the promi se of thi s div in e rig ht of th e people that loom ed befor e the Iri sh, w ho for n ea1)y eight ce nturies have been struggling for fr eedom. It s hon e a s a b eacon of hop e that would g uide them t o the harb or of safety. Fondly ch eris h ed hopes revi ved and sparks of dauntless co urage. and chivalrous sacrifice were enkindl ed at

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th setting forth of this humariitarian m oti ve for bearing one's breast to the steel of the Hun. Proportionately the Emerald Isle ha given far in excess of her yo uth's blood to the armies which achieved the final s urrender of Ge rmany. With the signing of the armistice based upon President Wilson's fourteen points the hopes of the Irish peop le ran still higher and 't h e morning sun of the long expected day of freedom for the sons of Erin seemed about to break up on a peaceful wo rld. The peace del egates convened but sad to relate the land of martyred heroes was given no di tinct voice at w hat we hoped would prove th e table of justice.

Ha the serpent of inju tice proved to be a hydra, and ha the v\'ar severed but one of its many heads? Will the hopes of th o e who dwelt in the darkne of tyranny for the last eight centuries , and ho hav e aided in securing lib erty ancl justi ce for others now be shattered? Can the newly lib erated nations s tand calmly by and allow till , what they hav e been freed fr om. to be inflicted upon those who recently shed their bl ood to free them. vVhere now i the generou pirit that prompted a Pula,.ske t o cro the ea that freedom mig ht be born in merica if tyranny prevented it birth in Europe ? T o permit Ireland t o uffer uch injustice i wo r e than the cowardly urrender of the Hun. It wi ll tamp the \ ar a the m o t g reg ious failur in hi tory . The cynical dipl omacy v hich an over ig ht of Ireland would di play w ould far eclip e the val oro u deed s of the w ar.

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HE m em ory of o ur heroe w ho fo ug ht in the g reat wo rld w ar w ill li ve long afte r t heir bon s are int erred in the oil.

T h eir dee d hav e save d humanity fro m th e thralldom of t y rann y a nd oppre sion. a nd th y cannot 1 e路 forgotten with the pas ing of a ge neration- nay of a century. But t o live in the memory of m en a om ething m erel y that ha happened , or t o be w ritt en in th e h i t ory of nations to b e learn ed by th o e coming after us i n ot s uffici ent in th e e days v\ h en practical r s uit a r e demand ed.

W hy hid e away s uch inspiring wo rk ? ~ o eff ort h ould be pa r ed to writ e and r eco rd full y t he h eroic d eed of the war in our hist ories b ut we s ho uld do even m or e. The le on. of t rue love of count ry. of devo tion t o t h e cause of hum a ni ty, of respect for th e call to sacrifice all. s hould b e tau g ht dail y t o t h e m a ny; that the s ubli me ideals m ay ever be h eld aloft. t ha t j ustice may b e m eted out. a nd tha t th e sublime asp iration of our g r eat tate m en hou ld be a ttai ned . ~ 11 sh ould lea rn t h e e les on a nd practice them fr om th eir earli est yea rs. Th e virt ue exemplified in t he act ion s of th ese brave sons of free dmn are v irtues of every day life. T hey a re not for w a r t im e only; t hey are needed in peace as well.

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Slotggested that the Senior classes in the different colleges give for their memorial to their ·Alma Mater some fitting monument bearing the names of those who left from their respective schools to join the ranks of our victorious army. This memorial will aid greatly not only in recalling the ·virtues of those· who ·have gone before, but will be a daily inspiration to the coming generations of students to follow their example. It will prove a consecrated shrine from which there will continually emanate the high ideals for which those men have fought, and it will serve as an ever vigilant teacher pointing the way to sacrifice and obedience.

Such a work should not be limited to the efforts of the Senior class, thoug·h it is fitting that they should strive to direct it.

Every student, every member of the faculty and every alumnus should lend a helping hand that the monument be really an inspiration. Tempus fugit, therefore let the Senior not delay. Another month and the many things in preparation for graduation will be upon him. Prompt action on his part will attain results worthy of a wide-awake prospective graduate.

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mere sentimentality? Is it passing effec.t I Sthepatriotism sound of a brass band and the martial tread of soldiers· feet? Is it the ready hand clap at the orator's fiery eloquence?

Or does it consist in standing at the sound of our national anthem , o.r in doffing one's hat as the starry banner is borne in triumphal procession? Such acts are not to be contemned. They are praiseworthy and deserving of practice. They spring spontaneously from the heart of the true patriot and can be found in every fond lover of his native land. But true patriotism is more, iL demands more, it is more substantial, it spells sacrifice. It cannot live but in the exercise of sacrifice, yea sacrifice of treas'ures, of pleasures, of liberty, of blood and even life itself. Most people agree that these requisites are necessary in time of war, but in time of peace the actions of many indicate that this spirit of national charity should also be set aside with the habiliaments of war. Remove the enemy from the frontier, take away the , terror of an invading army and their patriotism ceases to live, it is releg·ated to innocuous desuetude.

The fact that such a class really exists is very evidenL In a word, their prese.nce is too pronounced to allow them to go unnoticed. Can we not trace bolshevism to them, can we not look at them for the many uncalled-for strikes and revolutions that threaten the peace of the world? While the war raged and the fear of an external foe enkindled their atrophied love of country they remained subject to the laws and dictates of reason and government. But with the advent of peace and the convalescing . conditions of the nation their patriotism waned. Greed and sel-

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fishness replaced it. Love of country and order gave place to love of disorder and anarchy or whatever follows in the wake of their mad rush to "get more."

He who would deem himself a patl-iot must remember that love oLcountry is evidenced by sacrifices nof only in war but also in time of peace"and national weakness and unrest. He must be as ready and willing to give up treasures, pleasures, blood and even life itself in peace as in the days of war. However, this love of country should not lead us to a state of passiveness that would allow unjust lawgivers to work tyranny and oppression. It should not cause us to submit to citizens being robbed of their inalienable rights. It should not make us stand idly by and permit the enactment of laws favoring the capitalists to the detriment of the laboring classes. No, the truly patriotic will see to it that such is not the c~se; he will nerve himself to utmost sacrif.ces to prevent such disaster; he will fight to the death for the overthrow of such unjust proceedings; all this he will strive to accomplish in an orderly manrter and not as the bolshevists or anarchists or rabid socialists would have us do.

New occasions t each new duties; time makes ancient good uncouth; T hey must upward still and onward路 who would keep abreast of t ruth. 路 -Lowell

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RI OUS, sober and sedate is the November issue of SE"Solanian ," coming fr om Quincy College and Seminary. Perhaps it was th e character of the times that influenced the minds of our friend s . Be that as it may, we note the absence of any thrilling short st ory from a Quincy pen, and are further saddened out of sympathy for the boys who have n o college jokes. " Luther and th e Reformation" is a well written article that cl early points out the ab surdity of this apostate's pr'etensions a s a reformer.

"A , th e sheph er d, so the fl ock ," quotes the author, and then proceed s to establish the fact that since the private life of Luther was so d espicable, since h e himself was naught else but a man of sin, it was utterly imp ossible for him t o lead others upward on the dif-fi cult path of virtue . History testifies that such was the charact er of thi s m a n, and the re sult of his life was not reformation but dest ructi on. Th e " Influence of the War upon our Publi c Life" teaches a lesson on th e effects of the war. The writer points out that the war has had many salutary effects on American life, reali zed in the r eco nciliation of lab or and capital. in an enhancing of the dignity of American political life, and in the d evelopment of a m ore humane spirit among our people. We ' agree w ith th e writer that these advantages and many others offset th e s uff e rin g~s of b ody and soul which the war has entailed.

It seem s to us that th e artic;le entitled "Am erica, it s P.r9gress and Growth," is rath er a dry enum erati on of som e of th e ~inventions of the past century . It does not g ive proof of very careful editing . The writer of " Th e l\!I use's Bit" shows a true devotion t o the cause of poetry. \ N e think he. is well g rounded in hi s contention that poetry has been an imp ortant facto r in the winning: of the war, for it h as contributed t o the n1akin g of the " moral e" in our men . Well wo rthy of not e is th e foll owing statement: " It is a sig nifi cant r eport which reach es us that of th e books drawn from cant onment libraries by soldi ers, two-thirds are of poetry and of th.e se not a few are of th e classics." Evidently our boys have sought the refining influ ence of poetry. J h e poetry in the "Solania n" is uniformly goo d, but th e " India;t; S ummer" attract ed our special attention. ~ 1~< 路 "Our Church Bell s" is an interesting a nd instructive article in th e December issue of the "St. V incent College J ournal." It

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recalls t o our minds the s acredn ess of all things connected, however remotely, wit h di vin e wors hip in the Cath oli c Church. \!Ve justly honor the blessed bells: "For bells are th e voic e of the Church ; They have t ones that touch a nd search The h earts of young and old."

"The Proper Object of S uccess" is a scholarly tract dealingwith a subject ·t hat appeals t o every m a n. A tlas mig ht indeed regard his streng th as the "summum bonum ," Croesus his riches, A ristotle hi s learning, A lexander his fame , and Shakespeare hi s literary genius; but we who have n on e of th ese acco mpli shments or appendages will readily admit in principle at least that our ultimate good is t o be found in none of these finite goods, but in the supreme and eternal beatitude found in Go d. It is surely n ot ill ogical to prefer the greater good t o the lesser , the infinite to the fin·i te. So much has been written of late concerning th e g rand old cathedrals of Europe that it is quite approp riate t o be entertained with an article s uch as " Th e Cathedral of Canterbury," wherein an eye-witness describes with minute att ention th e glories of an edifice· that reflects the learnin g and culture of ages past w hich have been t oo often calumniated and mi srepr esent ed . " The N uns and the Epidemic" is an e,ditorial that g ives a wellmerited "tribute t o the heroic Sisters who ever prove th eir w orth in g reat emergenci es. The "College. Comment" tak es care of th e li g hter s ide of the magazine, and were there added a short story or two we would pronounce tf1e " J ournal" compl ete in every d etail.

Th e reading of the Duquesne Monthly for D ecemb er is b oth a profitable and pleasurable task. · A ft er perusing th e paper on "Th e Influence of Life Insurance on Systematic T hrift" we wondered if th e author was n ot connected with som e insurance compan y. A t any rate his arguments in favo r of life in su rance are so persuasive that we do not see h ow th ey could b e r es ist ed. " The Sm oth er ed Spark " is a sh ort story that would appeal t o any patriotic American boy. The wide-awake h ero, Ralph Hailey, certainly deserved th e rei;Vard th at was accorded him for hi s cleverness a nd devot ion to hi s cou nt ry . M r. P. E. Curry has g iven us an exh a.us tive treatise on "Tobacco," a sub j ect which cannot fail to int erest m en . The diligence of .the author in con1.piling thi s work is to be comm end ed. One wo uld n ever think that the weed or pipefu l of tobacco that h e inhal es so thoughtlessly was the subject of so much care a nd attention on th e part of others. The conclusion of thi s articl e we note i contain ed in th e January issue. The p lot of the short story, "A Rehtgee Ang·el" is simple but well d eveloped. It is a very appropriat e "war st ory." The editorials sagely discuss topics of the mo st v ita l inte r est at the

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present tim e. O n e must feel a thrill of 'pride upon reading items such as "America's Contribution ," which makes him r ealize fully the brilliant victorie s o ur' raw soldier b oys have won fr om th.e trained warriors of E urope. And th en in g ratitude t o thes e heroes we w ill certainly follow the advice of Mr. Kronz and "Send Ch eerfu l Letters' t o th e boys with th e color s. They surely have deserved this slig ht service at o ur hands. We are, alas, only t oo prone to forget this obli gati on a nd g row careless in its di scharge. 路You are not over-ge n ero u s with your poetry. Duquesne, and yo u, too, seem entirely t o for get th e humorous side of life .

The "St. J o hn's U ni ve r sity Record" for January is an orderly littl e paper that says things well and t o the point. The author of " Ireland and th e Peace Conference" ve ry properly argues that "Ireland is a well-d efined natio n , ruled against her will by anoth er nation. " As a nation she has never rested content under Britis h rule, and from the very fact that she is a nation h er people never will be r esigned t o a forei g n dominion. Neither the physical size n or th e revenue of Ireland is of any imp ortance, but the sp irit of th e people is the pulse of nationhood. Small nations do indeed need th e protection of their more powerful neighbors insofar as this impli es th e recog nition of their sovereig nty, but any attempt at d o minati on is an imp osition. "Betrayed Confidence" is a well-develope d short story dealing with a by no means unusual sociological proolem. There are many " Jim Molesworth s" in the world who have been cheated out of the product of their brains and industry, and it is reg rettable that th ey have not had a kindly " Dr. Burton" to champion their rights.

"The G host that Paid" is an interesting o ne-act comedy in which the vei n of humor is well sustained. .The care-free college boy on a h oliday is well depicted, but th e boys of St. Anslems were more fortunate in th e termination of their escapade than college boys ge nerally are. In the editorial on " The Execution of the Saloon " that sordid instituti on is "weighed in the balance and fo und wanting." T h e several states of the union have placed their seals on this verdict and it is fo rthwith to be put into execution. The s uccessf ul abolition of the saloon will be one of the g r eat achievements of th e present century, but let us bear in mind that the task is only well b egun. Hitherto our governm ent has been gratify ing ly s uccessful in carrying o ut meas ures of the g r eat est importance t o the commonwealth, and we have every reason t o believe that equal success will attend her in this m ove.

The "Record" h eralds the new year with a very approp riate poem entitled, "Th e New Year" wherein the child of 19 19 is r eassu r ed in the g re~t task that li es befo r e him. "I t Roves a D o ubtful Sea," is a sho rt poem that brings clearly t o our minds the seriousness of the tim es in w hich we li ve and th e dangers which threaten th e

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hip of tate. N everthele a the author point out, ith d, the piritu " at the helm we know that all thino路 will w rk together unto good.

N' e are happy to offer our ono-ratu lation. to the editor of the "Record on the excell nee of th ir magazme.

The " iatorian i al o plea ed to welcome among her change the following: "The Prospector, ' Mount t. ollege, Helena, Montana; "The Laurel. ' t. Bonaventure lege t. Bona venture . Y .; "The Creighton Chronicle," 'reight on University, Omaha, Nebra ka; " t. Mary's Chime ," ~ t.

Mary' Colleo-e, otre Dame, Indiana; "The Exponent," t. Mary oll ege, Dayton, Ohio; " t. Mary's Me senger," St. Mary' oll~ge and cademy, Monroe, Michigan; "The Morning Star," onception College, Conception, Mo.; ''The cademy," ~ t. Joseph's cademy, St. Paul, Minn.; "St. Thom.as Purple and Gray," St. Thomas Coll ege. St. Paul; Minn.; "Villa Sancta Scholastica Quarterly," College of St. Scholast ica, Duluth, Minn.; "The Saint Francis," St. Francis College, Brooklyn, K. Y.; "The Buff and Blue," Gall audet College, Washington, D. C.; "The Foru m," Manteno High School, Manteno, Ill.; "The Can isius Monthly," Cani ius Coll ege, Buffalo, I . Y., and "The Geo rgetown College Journal," Washington , D. C.

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1J1rant of @>t. Olrrilta The feast of the patroness of music was celebrated with fitting solemnity by the students of the Music Department on November 22nd. Under the directioh of Mr. J. R. Elmslie the following program was given: 1. ''Star Spangled Banner'' ................................................ Ensemble 2. "Tone Poem" (Roberts) ··· ·························-·----------· ···----Orchestra 3. "Ode to St. Cecilia" ------------------------'---------------·--····-···------Quartette 4. Piano Solo, "Marceau de Concert" ________________ __ __ H_ McCormick 5. ''Sextette from Lucia''------'---------------·-··----- ·---------···-···-----Orchestra 6. Vocal Solo.·------·------------···--····--·-··---····-········--------············Mr. Welsh 7. Piano Duet, "Love Song and Valse from Faust" · · L. Poudrier and E. Surprenant 8. Cornet Duet, "A Dream" ·····-····-········---- ---- ·Kessler and Connell 9. Double Trio, "Ave Maria Stella"---------------------~College Sextette 10. Piano Solo, "Rigoletto" ------------···---------------······-·····E. ~ Surprenant 11. "Title's Serenade" ---------------- ·-·· ····--·····-·····-·--·-·College Orchestra 12. Piano Solo, " Last Hope"---·-:·--···---------------···--------M. McCormack 13. String Quartette 1 "Airs of the A llies" ____________________ Violin Class 14. Piano Solo for left hand , "Andante. Finale" _____ _____ Mr. Howard 15. ((Caliph of Bagdad".· -····-· ··· ···-·······---· ···--·····-····--···-···-------Orchestra 16. Oration, "T he Spirit of Music" _____ __________ ___ ____ __ Rev. John Nawn 17. Exit March, "March aux Flambeaux" _________ _____________ __ Orchestra

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w?ere they a ss isted at the cro w ni~g of th e S tatue. Rev . E. L. R1:rard, C. S . V. , d elive red a m ost t ouching serm on in which h e patd a m ost g lowing trib 1-1te t o th e Mother of God and t o Motherhood in ge neral.

®rilinattnn O n th e eighth of December at Quigley Preparatory Se minary, C hicago, Patrick B uckl ey was elevated t o the s~cre d o rder of priesthood. The new L evite was for several year s a student of St. Viator's. He left our midst t o continue his theology at Kenrick Seminary w here he co mpl eted hi s studies last December. Father B uckl ey celebrated hi s first Mass December 16th , at St. Co lumbanus Church, Chicago . The faculty and student body join in wishing Father B uckl ey many pleasant years in th e field s of Christ.

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On Wednesday, February 5th, the city of Cullom , Ill. , dedicated an Honor Roll t o the young men of that city who had entered military service. At the celebration St. V iator' s quartette played a conspicuou s part. Many compliments were passed t o the young men for the splen did effm:ts and the quality of their voices . W hile in Cullom the members were the g u est s of Rev .

Father vVhite, pastor of St. J ohn's, who gave them a sp lendid spread.

The quartette is composed of the following you ng g-e ntl emen: Messrs. Lawrence Poudrier, Harold McCormack, Eugene Surprenant; :and J o hn Connors. The young men and their direct or are v ery g rateful t o .F ather vVhite and th.e citizens of Cullom. ~tuilrntn'

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Our annual retreat has come and gone and has left u s a better group of human s because of it. The retreat was preached by Rev. Fa Hilary, President of St. Cyril's College, Chicago.

The g rea mber of daily communicants and perfect attendance at the ex showed the earnestness with which the b oys entered into good work.

linin i;nur • On the second S unday in January our very Reverend Presiident, Father Ryan, instituted th e People's E u chari st Leag-ue and its Holy · Hour devotion . Father Ry.an pointed out the adva ntages of being a member of thi s pious a ssociatio n and we feel s ure that every man in the instituti on will h eartily welcome the opportunity to enroll. The staff of the "Viatoria n " w ill d o all in its power t o assist in t hi s praiseworthy undertaking.

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O n T u esday, J a nua ry 21 st , St . V iator College was h on or ed by a v isit fr om R ev. Li eut ena nt J. F . M oisan't, C. S . V ., on e of t h e chap lains furni sh ed by th e coll ege t o th e United Stat es Army.

Fath er Moisant h as seen eig hteen m onths of ser v ice on th e P acifi c coast a nd in F r a n ce. In a t a lk addr essed t o th e stud ent b ody th e R eve r end Chap lain pointed o ut the n ecessity and imp ortahce of t h e phys ical, intell ectual and m ora l training th ey are receiving. He cited sever al exampl es w hich have com e under his p erson a l observation du r ing th e pas t tw o years sh owi ng th e a dvant age th e educat ed m a n possesses over th e un edu cateciHn a n in th e U nit ed St at es A rmy. T h e form er has risen from th € r anks t o positions of h on or a nd tru st , w h er eas the latter ha s r ~ln ain e d and will r em ain a p rivat e. O n e t'nu st b e phys icall y so;urt d, h e said , t hat he may endur e th e hardship s of a rmy life and es p ecially of active service; intell ectu a ll y t rain ed t o think quickl y in try ing circumst an ces, a nd m orall y tru e t o b e a bl e t o sati sfy army di scip lin e. T h ese a dvantages a r e th e fruit s of edu cati on a nd are acq uired onl y by application , study, attention t o duty a nd ob edien ce. T h ere w a s a time, r em a rk ed th e s peak er, wh en a soldier was n ot con sider ed of m uch acco unt by hi s fe ll ows unl ess h e h a d a r ecord in th e g ua rdh ou se. B ut th at tim e h as passed. T h e soldier of t o-day w ho has t o b e puni sh ed in th e g uardho u se is di sg raced and despi sed b y the m en of th e army .

Fath er Moisant hi g hl y p raised th e w ork th e Unit ed States Gove rnm ent is eng a ged in for th e edu cati on of h er soldi ers. The plan n ow being put into op erat ion includ es every memb er of th e a rmy . If a m a n h as no edu cation , h e mu st b egin t o acquir e k n owledge; if he has a littl e, h e mu st gain m or e, and if h e is well edu cat ed , he mu st s till imp r ove. It is evid ent that th e Governm ent regards th e m ental training of soldi ers as a matter of th e g r eatest im po rtance. A nd this w ork mu st b e b egui1 w ith h e boys and yo un g m en w h o are at present att e ndi~ g school and coll ege. T hey are th e soldi er s of the fu t ur e, a nd h en ce th eir t raining is a m atter of g reat concern t o ou r co untry,'J ; F ath er M oisant a lso comm ended th e condtid of 't h e Governm ent in r egai·d t o th e cha plains in th e serv ic e. They a r e n ow g iven com plet e co ntrol over th e dir ecti on of th e m or <fl ·welfare of

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their charges. The chaplain is endowed with extraordinary powers which enable him to investigate all charges preferred against the conduct of his men, and thus not only assist them to correct their faults) but als.o guard against any injustice. The chaplain has charge of the amusement of the soldiers, and it is 1his duty to provide proper and wholesome recreation for them.

Here again our Government has shown its wisdom in guarding against irregularities which are so liable to creep into the lives of men during leisure hours.

We were glad to welcome back this son of St. Viator, and although he could not tarry long with us, we highly appreciated his visit, and cherish the words of advice which he g路ave us as . . precwus souvemrs.

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Dr. O'Hagan, noted lectL1rer and traveler, entertained the students of St. Viator with his admirable lecture, "Dante and His Time," .on January 27th, in the College auditorium. The lecture was very instructive and was punctuated with many tinges of excellent humor. He dealt principally with the condition of affairs at the time when Dante was engaged in producing his " Divine Comedy." Doctor O'Hagan is the author of many literary productions and was at one time the editor of "The New \TV orld."

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"Earth! From hig h and lowly station · Thy children cha nt in lam entation, T o harp s with muted string s; Th e· sing ing birds h ave hushed their tone, Th e very zep hyr s s eem t o moan, vV hil e m ortal r equi em sing s."

T h e V iatorians m ourn th e loss of on e of th eir v aliant and m os t est eem ed m emb ers in th e p er son of th e R everend Loui s Go ul ette, w ho di ed in Chicago of a complication of di seases on t he 5th day of JanL1ary .

He was edu cated at St. V iator's a nd ob edi ently h earken ed to the call of th e Mas t er, crowning hi s student life b y enter-ing th e novit iat e of th e community . H e thu s sacrifi ced hi s pure yo ung li fe t o a nob le cau se-the Catholic edu cation of yo uth.

In his chosen wo rk ·t hrou g hout his-, but t oo short, care er h e proved himself a zealous r elig ious and saintly p riest. .

He m eritori ously earn ed th e profound love and sincere · es, t eem or all w ith w hom h e cam e in contact. .

Father Go ul ette possessed rar e musical tal ent, w hich as a t r ue V iatorian, h e unstinting ly ap pli ed t o th e prom otion of a esthe ti c ecclesias ti cal sing ing. T h e m any public concerts and Ch u rc h choirs w hich h e G> rga ni ze d w hil e acting as curate of St .

E dwa rd's Church , Chi cago, invar iably proved s uccessful.

In th e exercise of hi s sacred mini stry Fath er Go ul ette end eared himself t o his fl ock b y hi s a ss iduous attention t o the si·ck a nd unfai ling solicitude for th e unfortunate. T h ese and oth er b eautiful traits of F2 th er Go ul ett e's char acter we r e well broug ht out in the fun eral oration of hi s coll ege fri end , Fath er W illia m Cleary, a nd of hi s P rovincial , th e Very Rev . E. S . Ri va rd, C. S . V. A ft er a Solemn Re qui em M a ss, celebra t ed in th e V illage Church, w her e hi s r em a ins res t ed for two days, h e -vva s laid am ong his r elig ious brethren w ho sleep in the community cemet ery overl ookin g the K an ka kee r iver.

In him t he O rd er lost a tru e a nd wo rthy son and in th eir bereavem en t t h e staff of ·th e "Viat orian" off er t o th em th eir deepest sym pathi es and m ost s in cere promi ses of praye rs for th e · rep ose of hi s soul.

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On January 1 th death claimed another on of iator and by hi death lma later can add another gold tar to h r already gold ~ pan ~ led flag. Mr. Milton Heaney, who for v ral y ar wa a tudent of ..~ t. Viator. died at Fort heridan aft r a ro racted pell of ickne .

It wa ad new, indeed, to hear of hi death.

Iilton wa, a great fa 路oritc of th faculty a well a of the tudent body. Hi gentlemanly deportment and genial company gained for him the e te m of all. To hi bereaved parent- and relative. we e ~ tend our heartfelt ympathie .

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In the death of of Chicago. t. Viator's aw the pa ing of one of her benefactors. Mr. Onahan wa well known throughout the country for his charity to Catholic institution and for his devotion to the Church in general. Pope Leo XIII conferred upon him the dignity of Papal Chamberlain and Notre Dame awarded him the Laetare Medal. The deceased i urvived by an only ister with whom we condole in her . ad bereavement.

Wqnu1an f!1ogun It is with much regret we chronicle the sudden death of Thomas Hogan, a former tudent, who died suddenly at St. Thomas Military College. The funeral was held from St. Patrick' Church , Kankakee. Rev. Father Rice, C. S. V .. preaching the sermon. Roth Colleges were repre ~ ented by member of the faculty and student .

ianir l 1拢. ISrrgan Among the old student that fell a victim to the attacks of that dread di ea e. the influenza, we sorrowfully record the death of our beloved friend, Daniel E. Bergan, :Manhattan, Illinois.

During his three years attendance . at the College, Daniel (Danny), by his una suming manner , virtuous traits and winning per onality, won both the loyal friend hip of his fellow students and the love and e teem of his teachers. The faculty and student body were present at the Mas celebrated in 'the College Chapel for hi departed soul; and through thi column of the Viatorian extend to hi bereaved parent and i ters their heartfelt sorrow and prayerful ympathy.

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1J1rands 1J. Wf1oman vVe are deeply g rieved t o learn of th e s udd en death of M r .

F ra ncis J. T homas, of Mom en ce, Ill. Francis was a memb er of the S. A. T . C. U nit and had m a d e m a ny fri ends among his sol_: dier comp a nion s at St . V iat or. Th e fun eral w as attended by a squad of hi s form er classmates w h o act ed as pall b ear er s. T o th e bereave d famil y th e fa culty and student body extend their sincer e condolence.

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To our b eloved mast er of A thletics, R ev. Captain B roth er St. A ubin , th e fac ulty and stud ents w is h t o ext end th eir h eartfelt sym pathi es on th e occasion of th e d eath of his broth er, Mr. St ep hen A. St. A ubin , w ho di ed in Chi cag·o on January 8th. Our Ve ry R ev . P r esident sang- th e m ass of requi em. Th e rem a ins we r e int err ed in Mo unt O livet cem et ery .

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Th e R ev. Charl es C. O'B rien, form er past or of S t . Patrick's Church, Mern a, Ill. , di ed Octob er 25th, 1918, in St. J os eph's H ospital , Blooming t on, Ill. T h e fun eral was h eld fr om th e hos pital chap el Tu es day, Oct ob er 29th , with Bis hop Dunn e officiating .

Th e int erm ent was in St. Ma ry's cem etery, P eo ria, Ill.

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Lately it was the great privi lege and pleasure of the members of th e facu lty a nd older students to have w ith them th ei r dear old friend, Very Rev. ]. P. O 'Mahoney, C. S. V., pastor of St. V iator Church . Chicago. Ill. vVhen Fath er O 'Mahon ey st opped t o see us h e was on his way to Irwin, Ill. , t h ere t o bury his 11ephew. Ind ee d many hearts were pulsati ng merrily w hen they exchanged g r eetings wit h him. It is t h e earn es t d es ir e of all here that h e make hi s v isits m ore frequent.

Ensig n \ Villiam ]. R och e, A . B ., ' 18, U. S. N ., spent a few pleasant hours at th e coll ege r ecently w hil e on hi s way hom e fro m t he East. B ill enlis t ed in the Radio D epartm ent of th e navy at the Great Lakes Naval Station in D ecemb er of 19 17.

A fter pass ing a s uccessful examina ti on h e was sent to Harvard U nive rs ity to pursue an officer's course. H is ability t o lead a nd dired oth ers was soon reali ze d and h e was s ub seq uentl y made an E nsign. Bill t ell s us h e w ill remain in the serv ic e for a few n1ore years.

Sergeant A ug ust DeClerk, on hi s way hom e from camp, paid us a s hort v isit. He was stat ion ed a t Columbu s, O hio, w h ere h e was perfecting him self in the art of s harp-shoo ting. We fee l s ure that if "Gus" had b een across . th e HU N wo uld not have had tim e t o RUN. Li eutenant T homa s P. Grant announc es that h e h as returned ·co Chicago and has resum ed the practice of law. Hi s offic e is at Suite f\ o. 1005 , Rauborn B uilding, 56 vV. Randolph St ., Chi cago.

Li eutena nt Jam es L . Dougherty , '08, has r eturn ed from th e · battl efie lds of France where h e was engaged in acti ve ser vice for almost a year. In one of th e engagem ents aga inst the Prussi.an he was seri ously injured in the ri g ht leg by s hrapnel. Lir~ut .

Dougherty is n ow at Fort S h eridan awaiting hi s di scharge ·which w ill be g ive n him as soon as his wo und is comp letely heal ed.

In the. perso n of the Rev . Edgar ]. Bourget we come to realize th e great est orga nist of the M iddl e West. Aware of thi s fact, the Most Rev . Geor ge W. M und elein , D. D., Arc hbi sh op of Chicago, appoi nt ed . Fatli:er Bourget organist at H oly Na m e Cath edral, Chicago .

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be a great s uccess . He r eceived hearty congratulations fr om m any connoisseurs of music in United States and Canada.

After an absence of one year E dwin M ortell, H. S. '14, r eturn ed t o St. V iator's t o g-reet his old friends. Soon after the U nited Stat es d eclared wa r Edwin ' enli sted with the Marines.

He was put through int ensive drill and was soon sent overseas as a g-u nner. He bel on.:ged to the q:nnpany which operated th e ((Mo ns t er" 58 mi range g un. E dwin had been overseas since A ugust and saw active service soon after h e landed. He fou g ht in th e battle n ear Verdun. Shortly after the armistic e was sig-n ed h e was permitted t o r eturn h ome.

T im othy D. Sullivan, A. B . ' 17, the Thespian star of St. v 路i at or , s urpri?ed hi s man y friends a fortnig-ht ag-o b y r eturning- t o hi s A lma Mater and r en ew old acquaintances.

In the summ er of 19 18 Tim entered the service. He re c.eived his military 路t raining- in a South ern camp. Much to hi s deli g-ht he was soon sent across with the Dixie Division where he was eng-aged in acti ve se rv ice for four m onths . Subsequent t o th e signin o路 of th e a rmi stice, Tim was deleg-at ed t o accompany his comm ande r to Tours and Pari s, acting- as his interpreter.

Professor F. J. Murray, who has be en instructor and coach of the \ Nes t Milwa uk ee High School, enjoyed a short v isit with th e members of the faculty during- the Xmas vacati on.

Berard uMose" Mombleau, Ph. B. ' 17, with his u s ual sm il e g- reeted his friends at St. Viator just a fortni g-ht ag-o. uMose" is pursuing hi s th eological studies at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltim ore, l\.fd.

Incapable of r es isting- t he attractive influenc e of his A lma Mater and his many friends, Thomas "Toby" Shea, A. B. '18, returned to enjoy a few pleasant h o urs at St. Viator. " Tobyn is now in theology at St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.

T h omas Ke ll y, '15-'18, g-raced our campus and halls by his ever smi ling- face a sh ort tim e ago. " T om ," t og-ether with Charl es Hart, '17, Fulton Sh een, ' 17, Thomas Shea, '18, Edward Kelly, '18, is attending- St. Paul Seminary . Tom is fini shing- his first year in t h eolog-y.

T h e many friends of T homa s Cavanaug-h, '15-' 18, had the pleasure of entertaining- him a sh ort while ag-o. T om t old u s he was on his way to an East ern college wh ere he intend s t o complete his philosophical course.

Rev. Jam es V. Gr eene of Blooming-ton, Illinois, h~~ recently und er gone a serious operation on his thr oat. We are t old that he was ve ry near d eath's doo r. The physicians and s ur geo ns had give n up all h ope of recovery . Despite all h e r egain ed consciousn ess a nd is now well on the way t o compl et e r ecovery.

Ch aplain J eremiah P . O'Mah on ey, who was form erl y assistant at the Cathedral of Louisville ,. Kentucky, is now a K. of C.

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Chaplain and i tationed at the ubmarine Ba e, ew London, Conn. R ecently at a concert given by the War Can1p Community Servic e of that city, Chap lain ]. P . O'Mahoney wa call ed up on to address the people. He paid a g lowin o- tribute t o the sail ors a nd the care they received from the governm ent. He aid: "At n o other time in the hi tory of the world did n1en of the navy receive s uch care a nd attention as is given to our . sailor t o- day.

They deserve the very best and are worthy of it. But in sp ite of all this attention bestowed by a co nsiderate captain, efficie nt commander and offi cers, th e sailor has a heart that longs for th e warmth and love of home. " I believe if we wo uld look upon sailors as the yo uth of our government committed t o the car e of our governm ent for a while and begin t o r eali ze that away back home there i a tearful mother, faithful wife, or a loving sister watchi ng and praying for th e absent ones, we should be m ore leni ent in our judgment.

"The sailor is a manly man and I know that they are as h onorable a nd v irtuous as m en in any oth er sp h ere of life."

Chaplajn ]. P. O'Mahoney has wo n for himself th e love and esteem of all the sailors there. How could it be otherwise w ith him . l-Ie is ve ry affable and hi s s pirit of sacrifice and benevolence would lead any one who kn ew hin1 t o love and estee1n him.

Joseph E. Landroche, ' 15-' 17, has r ecentl y accepted a position with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul R. R. I--Ie is now station ed at Marshall, Minnesota.

Daily do we read and mar vel at th e courage and valor of our A merica n boys. A remarkable instan ce of this courage and valor is found in th e perso n of a son of Viator, Sergeant William I. \ Valsh. " Bill' and his company had b een keeping the heads of the Huns beneath th e trench parapet by a constant voll ey of sh ells. For four days and nig hts they kept th e enemy on the qui vive. A burst of sh ell s coming fr om th e Prussian killed hi s companion, wo und ed Bill severely a nd entomb ed him. Bill re. mained helpless for four days . While in this condition he was g-asse d. Finally m emb ers of his company succee d ed in reaching him and carried him back to the nearest ambulance. He is now in a base hosp ital in France on th e way to spee dy r ecovery. With such daunted courage it is no wonder that victory was ours!

Private Arthur Dufault of IZankakee, Ill. , after an absence of nineteen m onth s, r eturns t o College to r es um e hi s studies in th e Comm ercial branch. Art hur had been attending College in 1917 ; w h en wa r was declared, fill ed w ith that spark of patriotism, h e enlisted und er the colors of hi s country on Jul y 2nd, 1917. H e ent ered the Medical Corps at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. He r emained th ere but a week when hi s company was transfe rr ed to th e Medical detachm ent of the lOth Division, 29th Machine Gun BaHalion , at Camp Funston, Kansas. For eighteen m ont hs h e was disciplined in military tacti cs . Preparations we r e being

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mad e to go ove rseas, but they were s topped by th e sig ning of th e armistice. A rthur was di scharged soon afterwards. 路 /

J obn Broderick, ' 15-' 17, mast er electrician for th e year 1917, informs us that h e has undertak en the arduous professi on of a real estate man. If yo u w ish t o buy '' lot s" of lot s or have your life ins ured, see John. S ubscribers are urged t o patronize our advertiser.

Conrad Clifford, ' 11 -' 13, after a long absence of five years, r eturned t o-clay t o talk it over w ith hi s friends. M os t of thos e we re memb ers of the facult y. Conrad h as 路 been acti ve in the lab or of th e fi eld ever since h e left coll ege.

Great was our s urprise and g reater still our joy when we h eard of Professor E. Kenyo n's re cent promotion. I-<'o r four y ears Professor Keny on taug ht E ng li s h in the Coll ege Departm ent.

H is s uccess in this field of labo r. a lso in Latin, Gr eek and German, is uns urpassed. After hi s fourth year of professo rs hip h er e at coll ege hi s h ealth fail ed and h e. was comp elled t o return hom e. vV hil e there he bu sied himself teaching minor courses. V\Th en the selecti ve draft was made Prof. Kenyon answered t h e call , was accepted a nd we nt throug h th e military di sciplin e for se\reral m onth s.

W h en m en were chose n for the Peace Co nfer ence, P rof esso r E. Kenyo n's a bility a nd kn owledge of French and German were rea li ze d and he was chosen t o ac t as interp r et er at th e peace parl ey.

Cupid of Love is ever a wake and ever victori ou s with his love darts. O n October 31, 1918, Dr. Victor N . LaMarre was united in th e holy bonds of matrimony to Miss L. Dorothy Raymond of Chi cago, Ill. The ceremony took place at St. A nne de B rig hton Church, Chicago.

To th ese young peop le who ha ve fallen victim s of the god of 'love the V iatorian wishes to extend its m ost earn est wishes for a happ y 2nd s uccessful life.

A m ong the Reverend ge ntl emen and alumni whom th e President a nd Faculty had th e pleasure of entertaining were the following: Rev.]. P. Kirley, Chamberlain, S. Dakota; Re v . Thomas O'Brien, Warsaw, Illinois; Chaplain ]. B . Shiel, Great Lakes; Rev. ]. ]. Corbett, C. S . V., St. E dward's, Chicago. Ill.; Rev. A mbrose Grange r, St . Rose, Kankakee, Ill.; R ev. ]. ]. Bennett, Chicago, Ill.; 路Rev. William Gran ger. St. J osep h' s . Bradley, Ill.; R ev. \V. ]. S urprenant , Beave rvill e, Ill.; Rev. Fr. Kurthoff, St. )\iary 's, .Kankakee , Ill.; Rev. Gerald Berga n, Peoria, Ill.; Rev. A . Mainvill e, Cheba nse, Ill.; Rev. Martin J. Spalding, Bloomington. Ill.; Messrs. Raymond Kavanaug-h. Jame s Kavanaugh, J osep h R eading路, Louis Daugherty, Fulton J. Sheen, Frank Libert, J ohn Ostrowski, J ohn V. Wals h, J ohn Gallahu e, James Corbett, Donald K irl ey, and Claud e Grang er.

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O Coach St. A ubin 's insist ence on t eam play we owe th e whirlwind entree of th e High Sc h ool into the bas k et ball seaso n . Their brilli ant, harm onio us work has offset the di sadvantage of their lig ht weight, and thou g h th ey have fought against odds in every engagement thu s far, th ey have n ot lost a g am e. A tardy commencement has prevented th eir b ein g路 r epr esent ed in the Cath olic Hig h School Leag u e. It is , howeve r , th e int enti on of :Ma nage r Sweeney t o challenge the winners of that division to di spute their honor s. At the present rate there is littl e d o ubt but that Cap tain D elaney's bunch will gather in th e laurels .

Irwin 26; St. Viator 28 On Janu a ry 18th th e High Sch ool opened its 19 19 ba sk et ba ll seaso n in hurri can e fashion by defeatin g the speedy Irw in five on their own fl oo r by t h e narrow marg in of one bask et. The gam e was the o pener of the seaso n fo r both team s and consequently \vas fiercely contested. It was fo u g ht nip and tuck fr om start t o finish, the lead constantly chang ing from on e side to th e other.

Irwin was quite facil e in s h ootin g baskets but was weak on tea m play. Hester, the star forward of the country five, sh owe d unus ual s kill in registering nine scores from the field. Divine, playing center, put in two from the middle of the fl oor. Lyons, the sp eedy Viator forward , set a record of twelve field baskets o ut of the thirteen made and 路added two m ore by 路th e foul r o ute. Lyons scored th e winning bas ket fr om a bench on the side of th e fl oor Kearney and D elaney played a brilliant d efe nsive ga1i1e.

The lineup: Viator Irwin Lyons _________ ___ __ _____ ____ ___ R. F .... .. .......... .. .. .... .. . Hester Fitzgerald .. .... ...... .... .... L. F .. __________________ Provunsul Delaney .... .. .... ...... .. ...... C................ .. ...... .. ....... Div ine Kearney .................... .... R. G......... .. .. .. ...... .. .... Ulrich Freehill (Vl alsh) ........ L. G ..................... Devine, M

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F ield Goals- Hest er (9), Divine (3}, Lyons ( 12) , Fitzger( 1) .

F r ee Throws-Prov unsul (2), Lyons (2).

Referee-Treely.

St. Viator 25; Irwin 10 The first gam e at h ome was a return gam e with Irwin which proved a m or e decisive v ictory for the Hig h School boys. During the first few minut es of play it thr eat ened to be a stiff battle.

The scor e see-sawe d for a while and then Viator started the firewo rks. by piling up thirteen while Irwin scored only eig ht. In th e second half th e home lads had things their own way and held th eir opponents t o a sing le scor e while they ran twenty-fi ve.

Towards th e end of th e half Coach St. Aubin sent in the second string men w h o eas ily kept their opp onents fr om scoring. Lyons again s tarred for his t eam by his cl ever fl oor work and accurate s hooting. The defensive play was considerably improved and this fact is responsible for the low score of the v isitors.

The lineup: S t . V iat or Irwin Lyons ___ ____ ____ __ ________ _____ R. F. __ ________________________ Hester F it zgerald _____ __ _____________ L. F . _______ ___ ____ __ __ __ Provunsul Sween ey ___ __ ___ ______________ __ C. ____________ ___ _______ __________ Divine Delan ey __ ____ ___ _____________ __ R. G. __ _____ ______________ _____ Ulrich Kearney ______ __ ________________ L. G ..................... Devine, M .

Field Goals-Lyons (8), Sweeney (2), :Qelaney (1) , K earn ey ( 1), Hester (3), Provonsul (2).

F r ee Throws-Lyons ( 1).

Referee-McDonald.

St. V iato r 36; Chicago Heights 18 The game with Chicago Heights was one of the cleve r est , cleanest a nd fastest seen on V iator fl oor in many m oons . vVhen the visitors ent er ed the gym there was a ge neral g r oan of disappo_intm ent fr om the cr owd; for every man on the team seemed over six feet tall. Their bask et sh ooting, t oo, w a.s excepti onally accurat e. The High Sch ool came on the floor with a d et ermination t o w in in sp ite of these odds and thi s they calmly proceeded to do. For abo ut the fir s t quarter th e g'am e waxed interesting indeed. The v isitors s t a rt ed th e scoring with a beauty from midfloor, and h alf a mi11-ute later add ed another. Then the Hi g-h Sch ool b oys found th eir range a nd climb ed up slowl y, finally lead ing their opponents by a sco r e of 14 t o 6 at th e whistle for the half. The second half was easy for th e Viator boys . Confident of v ictory they played calmly and systemati call y, utterly bew ildering their oppo n ent s by th eir perfect t eam play. But if team play was the featur e of the ga m.e th er e was n o lack of individual starring. F it z played und er, over and all around his

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hercul ean OJt p onent; Lyons drew seven scores and kept his guard guessing all throu g h the game. Sweeney played center and showed his real ability for the fir st time reg istering seven long range dew-drop baskets ; Delaney and Kearney contributed not a little t o the victory by perfect vigilan ce over dan g ero us adversaries. Th e enthusiasm that g reeted every sco re surpassed anything ever h eard at a hi g h sch ool gam e in Viator gym.

The li neup: St. Viator C hicago H eig hts Lyons _____ _______ ___ _________ __ R. F ___ ___ ___________________ __ Conroy Fitzgerald _____ __ _______ ______ L. F ._______ ___ ______ ____________ Steitz Sweeney __ ____________________ __ C.- - - --- -- -- - --~ ---- --- ------ Malcolm Delaney __ ___ ___ ________________ R. G. ___ ___ ___ _____ ______ __ __ Schmidt Kearney · ___ _________ ___ ___ ______ L. G. ________ __ ____ __ ____________ Greely .F i eld Goals--Lyons (7) , Sweeney (7) , F itzge rald (3), K ear · n ey (1 ). Coni" ov (4), St eit z (3) , Malcolm (2).

Referee-Steele.

SL Viator 47; Kankakee 14 The R:ankakee-Viator game was an easy victory for th e High School. O nly for the fir s t few minut es did th e issue remain in d oubt. The Kanks tarted out with two rin ge r s before th e home team found its range, but a m om ent later the Viator boys found their strid e and star t ed t o mount. F or the rest of the .g am e the balance hung low on th e local 's sid e. Howard Bu shell. crack forward of las t year's quintette, made hi s reappearance in this g-ame a nd soon s h owed that six m onth s in hi s co untry's se rvic e h a d n ot r etard ed hi s prestin ed speed. H e r egistered t en fi eld tallies Gl.nd drop ped in thr ee fr ee throws. The perfect harmony of the team won th e gam e and k ept th e score of the v isit or s low.

The lineup: St. Viator Kankakee Bushell _________ ___ __ ___ ____ ___ __ _R. F ... ---- - --- - - - ~----- -- - ---- - - Smith L yo ns ______ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ _____ _L. F . ___ ___ __ _________ ___ ____ __ Radeke Sweeney ----------------- -:-----C·------- -- --------- --- --- ---------- -- Rice D elan ey ___ ___ ____ ____________ __R. G _____ _____ ______ ___ ___ __ _ '1\Talters K earn ey __ ___ __________ __ ____ ___L. G.________________ __ __ Vaudolale Fi eld Goals-B us h ell ( 10) , Sween ey (5). Lyons (4), Fitzgerald (2), Dela n ey ( 1), S mith (2), Radeke (2), Ric e ( 1) . .Free Throws-Bushell (3) . Va udolal e (4 ) .

R efere e-W ella nd.

THE SEN IOR BASKET BALL LEAGUE A m or e inte r esting seri es of bask etball gam es has n ever been st aged at V iato r than those played by th e se ni or leagu e this ·vvinter. The leagu e was launched lat e in D ecemb er and proved a source of int erest t o the entir e student bodv.

The teams vve re _,. evenl y match ed and th e battl es hard fou g ht. Th e Marin es took th e las t gam e fr om th e \ 1\f arrior s a nd wo n th e · cham-

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pionship in a furi ously contested battl e by the narrow score of 15 to 12. T h e Marines, th e vVarriors, th e Recruits, and the Home Guards were all in th e final struggle. The Allies al on e, crippled early in the race by the loss of two goo d playe rs, were out of th e reckoning. · · The final standing: Teams Cap tains Won Lost Marines _____________ __ ___ __ __ .___ __ .Sees _______ _________ __ __ ____ 4 1 Pershing Wa rri ors ___ ___ __ _Lyons __ _______________ __ ___ 3 2 Recruits ___ ___ _________ _____ ________ Sween ey ________________ 3 2 Home Guarcls ____________ _____ .Fitzgerald __ ____ ________ 3 1 The A lli es ___ _____ _______________ .An cl er so n ________________ 0 5

1\ra.brmtr i\rttutttrfi St . Viator Ack s 11 ; Kankakee 5 O n January 19th th e Academic basket ball t eam treated th e Kankakee Specials to a ha ndsome trimming. The game was played on the hom e fl oor and the Acks showed their metal from the st art. A bask et by Langan of Kankakee in the fir st minute of play aroused the ir e of the h ome lads and they held their opponents till th e end of the game without anoth er scor e. Thre e free throws on t echnical fouls added the three points to the visito rs' sco re_ Coo ney and Clancy did the scoring for the Viator la ds, each ringing two from the floor. Heintz drew a neat one fr om the fi eld and put away a free throw. Danner and Graetz played th e g uards in varsity style and s ucceeded in keeping their opp onents in check.

The lineup: Academics Kankakee Specials Heintz -- ---- "--------- ----------R. F ._____________________ _____ __ Cryer Coo ney __ __ _____ ________ _____ __ __ L. F ._ , ____ ______ ____ ____ McKormic Clancy ---··------------- -----·-····C·--------- -- ------------------- Langan Dann er __ ____ ___ ______ ___ ____ ___ _R. G. ______ _____ __ ___ Domansuski Graetz __________________________ L. G. ____________ _____ ___ ___ _____ Burns ..

Field Goals- Cooney (2), Clancy (2), Heintz ( 1), Langan (1).

F ree Throws-Heintz ( 1), McKormic (3).

Referee-Landroche.

THE RETURN GAME On Janua ry 25th the Acks met Kankakee in a return game at th e Y. M. C. A . gy mnasium and established their superior ability in an unequivocal mann er by neatly trimming them to the song of 16 to 14. The Acks played true t o old form and ·c linched the v ictory only in the last few minutes of play. Cooney and Heintz did th e scoring for th e Acks while Danner played a star role at defensive work.

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THE ACADEM I C L EAGUE A fierce battle is being waged in the Aca demic quarters for th e championship of t hat di v ision. The leagu e is composed of fo ur t eam s, all of w h om are fighting hard for the pennant.

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SEN I ORS vs. ACA D EM ICS In tw o ga m es w ith the seni ors the Ack s broke eve n, losing the fir st and winning th e second. Great enthusiasm g r eeted th ese g am es and the Ack s are looking fo r an op portunity t o play the rubber.

First g ame: Seniors 14; Acade mics 7.

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THE QUALMS OF LIFE A match, a pill and a s hady nook A n erv ous b eing and a haunted look, A cloud of s m oke, a muddled brain, 路 'Tis the life of a senior over again.

SECOND SPASM A black-robed fi g ure appeared in th e door The cubes just rolled a little four , A scurry ing of feet and a short turmoil , A nd " t o the v ictor belongs the spoil."

SOUND A DVICE The A lli ed bosses are up a stump , Ju st how t o hand K . Bill hi s bump .

Th ey knit th e brow, they rack the brain, But they find th eir dope is far too tame.

Says a pale, weak yo uth of cadaverous mein Here at St. Viator so oft en seen, "If yo u 'll get K. B ill and avoid rebuke Make him li st en a n hour to Clennon's uke." .Teacher: In summ er iron expands and in the -vvinterGalanti : It disban ds.

"O h, W h ere! O h, VV her e can m y hanky b e," \;\Tailed Mathew W al sh t o Pat Swee-nee.

With a piteous sigh and a doleful weep, Patrick a nswered : "O ut in th e street."

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Bro.: vV ho knows Irving's dates?

Lancaster, in the act of raising hand.

Brv.: Only one? vVell, Lancaster?

Lancaster: I don't, Bro. ANSWERS TO THE DULL P. D. Q. Yes, indeed, Scut has a neck. Though none has. ever seen it.

Mystified-\rv e cannot state positively, then , what A be wa~ looking for. He is not absolutely certain himself . .â&#x20AC;˘'

Some say, yes ; and some s;;ty, no. \ rv hat are y ou going t o do about it? . Up against it. '

M. M., to group of students : I mu st go ov er t o se e Joe' s two son s- one of them is a daughter. ¡ The h ead reels wild, the jaw is numb , The . refulgent stars blink one by one .

The shoulders slump , the head rolls back, H e's had a sm oke and a Prefect's whac k-P oor Ac, Poor A c.

B ill: D o y ou believe in evolution?

Sam: Sure.

B ill: \ rv hat' s y our proof?

Sam: Jans en. His anc est or s' feet w er e encased in wo od and n ow tl1e w ood is en v el op ed in hi s dome.

Jack: Sam:

R on is cutting his wi sdom te eth .

He n eeds 'em .

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A pplause. 'a rry: Y ou'd think they' d paid their jit t o get in.

G ens : Prof. was pretty good.

J ay: l-I e kn ew n othin g, bnt h e use d t o t ell it cl eve rl y .

P rof.: vV hat 's at th e end of th e a tmosph ere ?

J. : A lot of ragged edges .

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Coach (gaz ing at illuminated g ym ) : a gam e t o-nig ht.

Gee!

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B ro. : \!Vhat ar e fetters?

Parow ski: iyV ell-er-er-er yo u see 'em · on chickens.

ECHOES F R O M TH E ACS' DRILL FIELD K eep yo ur h eads up! For w ard 'arsh! Com e on! Cut out th e fooling ! Fo' th e luva mud! Shut up! One! Two ! say, you'll get a kick in th e pants if y ou don't cut out the foolin' ! Thr ee !

Fo ur! Koll-umns- Ge t in step th er e- left! Ma-Ya big- D on 't land on me. Vl ell , g et in step. Well , yo u bunch of boneh ead s . I said LE F T. I'm going t o see Father Hazen about getting out of this lou'sy drilL Cut out th e barking ! You' re lucky th ey ain 't got no g ua rd house here. Say! that camel in backa m e is w alking all over m y back. . One ! T wo Three! Four! Cut out th e talkin' ! Aw, w h ose talkin'?

Jay P .: It is m y ambition t o g et my picture in the Viatorian.

Th oug htful E ditor: Dear yo uth , yo ur ambiti on is reali z ed.

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