St. Viator College Newspaper, 1922-v39-n3

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LAMB-Paul H . K urzynski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MR. WILLIAM ERZINGER . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ;

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ANSWER"-A1ichael O'Day......

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VARSITY VERSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SIN AND THE CINEMA . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . .

ANENT ATHLETICS .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .

PoLLUTI NG THE SouRcEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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THE IRISH FREE STATE . . . . . . . .. .. ... . . .. . . . . . . . . .

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RAYMOND T. MARVEL, ATHLETI C MANAGER . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . . .

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The Right Rev. A. ]. McGavick, D. D. BISHOP OF LA CROSSE, WIS . . \ i\/hen the crown of distinguished services is placed u pon th e brow of a b eloved son, no one rejoices with su ch a full h eart as the moth er. S h e fee ls that whateveF honors he may achieve, they are no more than he deserves and on ly a partial realization of his cherished hopes. Had she not predicted g reat things for him?

I-Iad it not been perfectly p lain from th e clays of his early boybood that h e was a child of des tiny? Was he not marked out by the hand of nature herself for some thing great? vVhoever else may have had misgivings, th e shadow of doubt had never cro sed h er mind.

Something akin to that fi ll ed the h eart of Alma Mater, when the Right Rev. A. ]. McGavick, D. D., was mad e bishop of La Crosse, Wi s,consin. She had discerned the early promise of the gifted son, under h er fostering care, sh e had seen him unfo ld those splendid qualities of mind and h eart and character which gave s ur e promi se of a noble and di stingui shed future . She had followed his beautiful and brill iant car ee r of beneficent service in his chosen vocation. She had li st ened w ith joy and prid e to tlte charm and grace and compelling pmver of hi s eloqu ent vo ice in the pulpit and on th e pub lic ro strum. S he had seen him gather thousands of earn es t m en about him and fir e th em with his own g lowing zeal for th e welfare of those unfortunate boys 路vvho had never had a chance t o make th em se lves into th e kind of m en God intended th em to b e. With th e p owe rful army hi s own zeal and en ergy had r ec ruited and drilled, h e fought th e battle of righteou s ness against a ll th e mighty force s of evil which wer e crush ing th e promi sing yo un g manhoo d of th ese ch il dren of so rr ow and mi sfo rtun e. Into h ow many clad<:e n ed yo un g Ji ves h e brought light and hop e on ly th e r ecordin g angel can kn~:)\7\r . Into every quarter of C hicago, h e brought th e gospel of achve, sympath etic and practical ser vice in behalf of th ose b oys and young rnen who were th e victims of untoward circumstances . . Many of th ese young m en , who, t oday, are earning for ~h e m se l ves c~r ee rs of usefuln ess a nd honor , bl ess th e na m e of B1shop McGav1ck.

Bishop J\1cGavick has been a consecrated knight in th e se ~v1ce of God a nd hi s fell ow m en . He has brought t o that serv1c e

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th e mind of a rip e and cultur ed sch olar, a heart f ull of tenderness and sympathy for every human sorr ow and mi sfortune , a zeal, courage and energy w hich were proof again st weariness and obs tacles, a so ul g lorified and enn obl ed by a ll the great virtu es w hich s h ould ado rn th e lite of a true priest of God. A lma Mater is not onl y proud of h er great son, but sh e tha nks God that He had g iven h er a sh are, however small , in forming his mind a nd h eart a nd character. Sh e prays ferv entl y th a t th e same Heavenl y Fath er w ho h as thu s far g uid ed, su stained ar1d in sp ired him, may g rant him h ealth and streng th and leng th of day s t o carry on th e great work in hi s new and en larged field of labor.

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B e 路ond any writ er pr e-em in ent for ch a rm , Lamb h as salt a nd stin g. Ther e is hardl y a kno路w n grace of en ergy of prose, wh ic:h be has n ot somewhere exemplifi ed, as often in hi s letter s as in hi s essays; and a lways w ith so m ething fi xed about it. He is n ever m or e him self th a n w h en h e says briefly: "Sentim ent came in with Sterne and was a child h e had by Affecta tion ." But the_n h e is a lso -n ever more him self than w h en h e explains and develop s, a s in thi s r en dering of the hi sses w hich damn ed hi s fir s t play in Drury Lane: " It was n ot a hi ss eith er , but a sort of a frantic yell , lik e a co ng regation of tnad ge :: se, \ivith roaring so m ething like b ears, mows and m ops lik e apes , so m etim es s nak es, th a t hi sse d me in to ma dn ess. 'Twas lik e St. Anth ony's t emptation s. lVI ercy on u s, that God s hould give his favorit e children, m en , m outh s t o speak with, to discourse rationall y, to promise sm oothl y, t o fl atter agreeably, to encourage wisely ; to sin g with, to drink w ith, and to kiss w ith ; and that th ey should turn th em into th e m outh s of adde rs, bears, wolves, hyenas , and w hi s tl e lik e t empes t s, and emit breath through th em like di stillation s of aspic po is on; t o asp er se and vilify th e inn ocen t labor of th'eir fellow creatur es w ho are desirous t o please th em." Or it m ay be a cold in th e h ead w hich starts the h eroic agility of hi s t ongu e, and h e w rites a long letter without a full stop, which is as full of s ub stance as one of his essays . His t echnique is so in cr edibly fine, h e is such a Panganini of prose, that he can invent and re vers e an id ea of pyramidal wit, as in this burlesque of a singer: " The shake, which m ost fin e singers r eserve for the clo se or ca den ce, by so m e inaccountable fl exibility, or tremulousness of

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pipe, sh e carrieth quite through th e c01nposition, so that th e tim e to a common air or ballad, keeps double motion , lik e the earth-running th e primary circuit of the tim e and still r evo lv ing upon its own axis."

He can conden se into s1x wo rd s th e whol e lif e history and the soul's essential secr et of Co leridge, w h en h e says of him , in almost th e last fragment of prose h e w ro te, ' r. h e h ad a hunger for eternity."

To read Lamb mak es a man more hum ane, m or e tol erant , mote. dainty ; incites to every natural piety, streng th en s reve rence; while it cl ears hi s brain of w ha t ever dull fum es may b e lodged there, stirs up all hi s senses to wary a lertn ess, and actually quickens his vitality, like high pure air. It is, in th e familiar phrase, a libera l educati on; but it is th e finer edu cation , v,rhich sets fr ee th e spirit. Hi s natural piety, in th e full se nse of th e word, see m s t o m e deeper and more sen siti ve than that of an y oth er Engli sh writer. Kindn ess路 in him embrac es mankind, not w ith th e wide engulfing arm s of phllanthropy, but with a n indi vidu a l caress . He is almost th e suffici ent t y p e of v irtu e, so fen as v irtu e can ever b e loved; for there is not a weakness in him , wh ich is not th e illegitimate offspri ng of so me good quality . a nd no t an err or w hi ch had not an un social ori g in. Hi s j est s add a n ew reverence to love ly an d h oly things, or li g ht up a n un su spected "soul of goo dn ess in things evil."

"I t is th en , thi s " human, too htunan" creatur e, who com es so clo se to our h eart s, w hom we love and reverence , who is also, a nd above a ll , or a t least in th e las t r esult, th at great arti st in prose, faultle ss in t ac t , fl awless in t ec hniqu e, that great m an of letters, t o whom every lover of prose, as a fine art, looks up w ith an admiration th a t m ay well beco m e despair. \Vhat is it in thi s sty le, thi s wa y of pre senting thin gs, so occasional, so va ri egat ed, so like his ow n h a rl equin in hi s "ghastly vest of whi t e patchwork"? "Th e apparition of a dead rainbow"; w h a t is it th at gives to a s ty le which no man can a nal yze, its " t erse n ess, it ~ jocular pathos, w hi ch mak es one feel not la ughter"? Those are hi s own words, not u sed of himself; but do th ey not do so m ethin g to defin e w hat can, afte r a ll., n ever be exp lain ed?

Lamb's defects were hi s Qualities, and nature drove th em inward, concentrating, fortifying, int ensify ing th em; to a n ot w h oll y n orm al or healthy brain, freakish a nd w ithou t co nsecution , add ing a stamm ering tongu e w hi ch could not sp eak clearly or evenl y, and h ad t o do its share , as the brain did , "by fit s," "You ," we find Lamb wri ting t o Goodwin , ''ca nnot co n ceive of th e desultor y and unc ertai n way in ,vhich I (a n autho r by fit s) so metimes can not put th e thoughts of a com m on lett er into san e prose. Ten th ousand tim es I h ave conf esse d to yo u , t alking of my t a len t s, m y utter inability t o r em ember, in any comprehen sive way, w h at I h ave r ead. I can veh em entl y applaud or p er-

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ve rsely stickle a t pat:ts ; but I cann ot g ra sp at a w h ole. This infirmity (which is n othing t o brag about) may be seen in m y ow n littl e compositions, the tal e a nd my play, in both of w hich n o r ea d er, h owever partial , can find any story." "My brain," he says in a letter t o Wordsworth, " is desultory a nd snatch es off hints from things ." A nd , in a wise critical letter t o South ey, h e says, s umming up him self in a sing le phrase; " I n ever judge system-wi se of things, but fasten up o n particulars."

Is h e, in th ese phrases th a t are m eant to see m so humbl e, really apo logizing for w hat was the essential quality of his genius? 11ontaigne, w h o (it is Lamb that says it ), "an ticip a t ed a ll th e di scoveri es of succeeding essayists," affec t ed no humility in th e s tatement of almost th e same m ental complexes. " I tak e th e fir st argum ent that fortune off ers m e," h e t ell s u s, " th ey are a ll equall y good for me, I n ever design t o trus t th em in th eir t otalit 路', for I never see th e w h ole of a n y thin g, nor do th ose see it who promise t o sh ow it to m e. In ge n eral , I love t o seize things b y so m e unw onted lu stre." There, in the t wo g r ea t est of the essay ist s, on e sees pr ecisely w h at goes t o th e making of a n essayis t. First, a beautiful disorder: the simulta n eo u s attack and ap p eal of contraries, a converging multitud e of dr eam s, m emories, thou g hts, sen sa ti ons, w itho ut m enta l prefer ence, or conEc io u s guiding of the judg m ent , an d th en, ord er in disord er , a harmony more prop erl y mu sical than logica l, a se paration and r eturn of many elem ents , which end b y m aking a pa ttern. Tak e th a t Essay of E li a called "O ld China ," a nd w h en yo u ha v e r eco ve r ed from its charm, an;;t.l) ze it. You \vill see that, in its appar e nt law less n ess, a nd wand erin g lik e idl e m emories, it is constructed with th e minute car e, and a lm os t w ith th e a cL1 :1 l harm ony of poetry; and th e vague int err up tin g , irr elevan t , lo vely last sentenc e, is lik e the r efra in , 路w hich r eturn s at t he en d of a poem.

Lamb was a m ental gy psy , to w ho m b ooks vvere op en roads to advent1.1res; he saw .skies in book s, and b ooks in sk i ~s , and in every ord erl y sec tion of hum a n life mag ic p ossi bilit ies of vagrancy . But h e was also a cockn ey, a lover of lim it , civic tra diti on , th e uniform of all ritua l. H e liked excep t ions, becau se, in every other instanc e, h e wo uld approve of th :: rul e.

He brok e bo un ds with exqui sit e d ecorum . There was in all hi s excess something of " th e good cl erk. " Lamb seemed to hi s contemp oraries notabl y eccentric, but h e was n ear er than them all to the center. His illumina tin g ra ys shot out fro m th e very h eart of light, and r eturned thith er after the circuit. Where Co leridge lost him self in clouds or in quicksands , Lamb took th e . n ea r est s hort cut, and, having r each ed the goal, we nt n o st ep b eyo nd it ; h e was a bee for hon ey, n ot, lik e Coleridge, a brow sing ox. T o him the essence of delight was choice; and choice, w ith him, was readier when

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the prize was far-fetched and clear bought; rarity of manners, books, pictures, or whatever \vas human or touched humanit y . " Opinion," h~ said, "is a sp ecies of property; and though I am always desirous to share with my friends to a certain extent, I shall ever like to keep some tenets and some property properl y my own." Then he found, in rarity, one of the qualities of the best; and was never, like mo st others, content with the good, or in any danger of confusing it with the best. He was the only man of that great age, which had Coleridge and Shelley, and Wordsworth, and the rest, whose taste was flawless. All the others, who seemed to be rnarching so straight to so determined a goal, went astray at one time or another; only Lamb, who was always wanqering, never lost his sense of direction or failed to know how far he had strayed from the road.

The quality, which came to him from the germ of madness, which lay hidden in his nature, had no influence upon his central sanity . .. It gave him the tragic pathos and moral beauty of his wit, its dangerous nearness to the heart, its quick sense of tears, its at times desperate ga ety; and also a hard, indifferent .levity, which, to brother and sister alike, was a rampart against obsession, or a stealthy way of temporizing with th e enemy.

That tinge is what gives ,its strange glitter to his fooling ; madness playing safely and lamb ently around the stoutest of common sense. In him, reason ahvays justifi es itself by unreaso n, and if you consider well his quips and cranks, you will find them always th e play of the intell ect. I know one who r ead th e Essa ys of Elia with intense delight, and was astonished when I asked her if she had be en am us ed. She had seen so well through the fun to its deep under meaning that th e fun had not detained h er. She had found in all of it, n othing but a pure intellectual r ea son, beyo11d logic, where r easo n is one w ith intuition.

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"The Viatorian" takes pleasure in commenting on the acceptance of its staunch friend and active supporter, Mr. William Erzinger, as general chairman for the $500,000 E xtensi ~ n Fund Campaign Committee for Kankakee County. Mr. Erzinger's w ide acquaintance in city and county as well as in this section of the state will add much weight to the organization and hi s own keen intere st in the college will a s s u r e a max tmum amount of his valuable time being devo ted to the intensive effort.

Mr. Erzinger is a leading business man of Kankakee and has always been closely identified vvith civic activities tending toward the betterMR . WILLIAM ERZINGER ment of Kankakee. Hi s willingness to serve as the leader for St. Viator's effort in its "own hom e town" proves his loya lty and sincerity_.

There is a great dea l o f \vo rk devolving upon a general chairr:n::: n in a campaign such as \;~,r ill be carried on, not only in Kankakee, but in every town and town ship of K ankakee County. Mr. Erzinger has been full apprised of thi s, yet in his customary bighearted way he did not become alarmed at the pro spect. He took off hi s coat and rolled up his s leeves, in a mann er of speaking, and said \vith a grin to Father Kirley, "Where do I begin?"

"The Viatorian" is glad of this opportunity to thank the general chairman for his accepting of the post. \ N e feel that the success of the inten sive effort in this section is in the best of hands.

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"Why, dear , a m I lon ely," wer e th e wo rds tha t issu ed fr om th e lips of F lor ence N ig h t in g ale as sh e caroled forth th e closing numb er of th e attrac ti ve evening entertainm ent at S t . J oseph 's Hall. Her w h ole so ul sang th e wo rd s into th e ears of h er a udience in th e h ope of an an s\ve r , fo r sh e h a d co m e t o the partin g of th e w ays. Sh e face d a ch oice of t wo courses; o n e, w hi ch sh e w as afra id t o r efu se, as it ri1ig ht co m e fr om Go d, th e oth er sh e h at ed to g ive up , for h er w hol e b eing cri ed out in prot est . But sh e mu st eith er g o to th e stage, whith er h er t as t es inv it ed h er , or sh e mu st st ay at h om e a nd b e m a rri ed t o so m e goo d lad , or do tha t th e th oug nt of w hich so m etim es oc curr ed t o h er -enter a cl oister.

Fl oren ce, y ou kno w, w as on e of F a th er Richards' g irl s. Sh e belon ged t o th e dra m a tic and l ee club of th e p arish , and thi s entert a inm ent was for the b en efit of a much n eeded convent.

F or a long time, F ath er Richard s had b een t enderly watching th e g row th of hi s "Littl e N ig htin gale," a s sh e was know n t o her co mpanion s, t o find w hith er sh e was b ein g led.

A s often as b e h a d ask ed, (( H ow do yo u lik e t o go t o sch ool , Fl or en ce?"

H er an sw er w a s always sub stanti a lly th e sam e, ((O h! v ery m uch. M iss R ay m ond is such a good t eacher. Sh e says th a t I'll b e in th e seventh g rad e n ext year, if I study a lot. " ((Wh a t are yo u goin g t o do w h en yo u grow up , my clear?" ask ed th e kind F a th er. " I 'm g oing to be a S ist er , F ath er , b eca u se, you know, our S und ay-Sch oo l t each er t old u s a lot about th e way J esu s lov es th e Sis t er s a nd I wa nt Him t o love n1 e too ." ((We ll, well! " sa id Fath er Richard s, a s h e s mil ed a t th e ·littl e o n e's se ri ou sn ess, '( I h op e yo ur w ish co m es tru e."

Now, yea rs h ave p assed since Flo r enc e w as the piou s, tru stful child of Grammar- Sch oo l days . Sh e is n ow a gra du at e of th e Ke nn eb ec Hi g h S cho ol, which fa ct op en s th e doo r t o all th e soci a l ac ti viti es of th e town. N o longe r does sh e g o t o SundayS ch oo l ; sh e is t oo big for th a t now . N o longe r does s h e see F a.th er Rich a rd s or trouble h erself w ith a v is it t o his p ar so n age as of y ore. In th e sear ch after th e vaniti es of th e wo rld sh e h as forgo tten th e wo rds, " Th ou sha lt love ·th e Lord , thy Go d , w ith th y w hole h eart, and H im only sh alt th ou serve." Littl e does sh e dr eam th a t e'er th e foll owing day is o'er , death m a; have kn ock ed a t h er doo r. ' I

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F lorence was ju s t putting th e last t ou ch es of . fem inin e a rti s.try to her dress th e next eve ning, w hen J ohn A tt er call ed to take h er to th e danc e. T his dance was t o b e a brilliant affai r in th e anna ls of th e littl e mid-west ern t own, a nd Florence h ad long g loa t ed over the triumph of bei ng cho sen the partn er of J o hn A tte r, \Vho was th e most popular yo un g man in t ow n as vve ll as th e wea lthi es t. Bu t now, w hat v ision is thi s that descends from, above? J ohn can h a rdl y b eli eve hi s eyes, for F lo ren ce appears as a beautiful , ai r y butterfl y . T h e look of s urpri se and th en of joy, w hich s preads over th e fac e of Att er, is r eward enough for a ll th e pains sh e has pu t into this littl e creation of h er own hands. Indeed, th e dress combined with her natural grace and b eauty h as g ive n h er a pl easant and anticipated .satisfaction.

"Hell o, Flo, ar e yo u r ea d v ?" asked John , ((yo u see m rea dy to fl y away and join the angels tonight. " " \\Thy, J ohn , w h at do yo u m ean, sp eaking to me in such a manner? Of cour se, I ' m ready ."

"Well, let 's go t h en; th e oth ers w ill be wa itin g."

J ohn esco rt ed h er to th e car , a nd th ey were off t o th e dance.

F lor ence was a ll aq ui ve r wi th th e excitem ent of th e m om ent, and s h e did n ot notice th e sil en ce of h er u sually talkati ve co mp an ion . Wh en th ey arrived a t th e dance hall, th ere was a ge n era l excl ama ti on at th e beauty of Florence in her n ew gow n , and at th e hcmcl someness of h er partner, w hich mad e her heart beat hi g h wi th joy, and t o h er self sh e w hisper ed, "Now p erhaps John vvill propose, a nd we will be marri ed and happ y.n Then she forgot thi s th ought in th e ecs t asies of a \va ltz danced t o zep h yrlike mu sic. Dreams we re lost in on e long enj oyment of th e pleas ures of th e moment, and before a n y of th em h ad realized th e passage of tim e, th e dance was over.

J ohn came a r ound lo okin g for h er , a nd seeing h er flu sh ed with th e exertion of the dance, wo nd er ed w hat sh e wo uld say w hen h e t old h er his secr et. A ll th e evening h e had tri ed to bring hi s courage t o su ch a point that h e would be able t o t ell her all. Now, h e t ook h er to th e car, and qui etl y t ook hi s p lace beside h er determined to sp eak hi s love. After a sh ort tim e h e timidl y said: "Florenc e, I have so m ethin g important t o say t o yo u , do yo u mind?"

"No, J ohn , I don't mind ," w hile 路h er h eart gave a bound and sh e g la nced covertly a t him.

"Well, you know, I was w atching yo u this eve ning, and it seemed that the Creator made a m as t erpiece when He created you. A nd oh! Florence dear, all the while my h eart yearned to know if He h a. d not mad e yo u for me. Don't yo u see, clear, I love yo u; I wa nt yo u to m arry m e. I'll take good care of ) ou , as a gift fr om God, and togeth er we'll seek our happiness ~

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and heaven. Won't yo u marry m e, Florence; don't yo u love m e, at least a littl e?"

"B ut," murmured Florence, " I must speak to m y mother."

"Yes, yes, but don't yo u love m e at all, dear?"

"Oh ! John, yo u know I love you, but please don't do that," as he pressed h er to his side.

Just then a crash an d a r ending, and neither knew what had hap p en ed. .

A few weeks later, Florence was quietly convalescing und er the car e of h er loving mother. As Mrs. Nightingale entered the ro om to see if her daug hter ne eded anything, Florence suddenl 1 inquired, " Was J ohn hurt in the accident, Mother?" Her mother did not reply at once, but went to h er bed and seated h erse lf beside th e in va lid. Then soothingly she said: 路 "Now, Florence, be qui et, a nd I 'll t ell yo u what happ en ed . \Nhen the other auto struck yours, it knock ed J ohn a nd you rself out on th e pavement. Luckily, yo u fell against John's body and were only slightly injured, but J oh n .w as ve r y seriou sly hurt." Mrs. Nightingale int errupted h er r ecita l t o see what effect it ha d on her daughter. Florence lay qui etly wi th a look of resignation 路on her fac e, a nd seeme d t o be thinking of h er moth er's words. So Mrs. Nightinga le continued, " In sp ite of his injury, J ohn r egain ed consci-o u sness long enoug h to enab le him to receive th e last sac raments from Father Richards. He remembered yo ur :youthful affec tion fo r Father Richards, t o whom h e confided -v路our future, a nd so h e died happy in th e h ope of see ing yo u (n h eaven ."

While Mrs. ig htingale was speaking, Florence was pondering th e thou g ht of J ohn' s last wo rd s t o h er and t o Father Richards.. She w as thinking of J ohn , w ho wished to win the et ernal vision of God w ith her h elp, and t o h er self .sh e said: "vVhat a bad, bad g irl yo u are, Miss F lor ence . Look w ha t ) ou 've come t o. Yo u h ave left off a ll yo ur fo rm er pious exercises; yo u do on ly w ha t is abso lutely n ecessary a nd this becau se yo u don't want to hurt yo ur parents; yo u hardl y ever think of God, a nd never of th e Blessed V irg in and th e Saints; yo u forget yo ur Guardian A ng el at YO ur side; a ll thi s is what yo u do, yo u poor, deluded girl. O h! if yo u we re on ly a good, littl e g irl lik e yo u u sed to be and wo uld like t o have J es u s lo ve you again.

B ut, never mind, it's almos t Marc h and I'll be well by th a t time. Then I'll pray St. Jo sep h to bring me to Jesus, and if He calls, I do reall y believe I'd like t o go to a convent."

These th oug ht s ca m e a nd lingered in F lorence's mind until sorrow for h er laxity, and a new love in h er soul impell ed h er to desire t o make a good co nfession and to b egin a ll ove r again as soon as sh e could get t o church.

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Josep h , and as t he s un s hon e brig h t ly an d t h e balm y breezes lent wa r m th t o th e a ir, F loren ce dec ided t o go t o the li ttle village church a nd m ake h er peace w ith God. T h e b lu e of t h e skies tou ch ed . h ere an d . th ere, by flu ffy w isps of cl ou ds, from w hi ch was r efl ect ed th e g ladso m e r ays of t h e sun, m ade h er h eart swell a nd yearn fo r h eaven, fo r J ohn , for God. She entered th e church , and g la dl y k n elt befo re h er Frien d and Master w ith a contrit e an d humbl e h eart. A nx iou sly, s h e p our ed fort h her pleas _for fo rg ive n ess, a n d so rr owfully ackn owledged h er sins w ith a fi rm purp ose of a m en ding h er ,~~,r h o l e car eer. No m or e wo uld sh e st ay away fr om th e A uthor of a ll Goo dn ess a n d Happin ess . S h e wo uld now seek t o serve H im in H is cr eatur es, in w h at ever way H e pl eased.

T h e n ext m ornin g, at th e Eig ht O' cl ock Mass, sh-e d evoutl y r eceived her God. A ft er l'v1ass she r em a in ed t o po u r ou t h er so ul in th anksgiv ing t o J es u s and t o ass uage th e yea r n ing of h er h eart. Th en , as th e sun was just sh eddin g hi s mell owed r ays on th e sta tue, . sh e k n elt b efo r e St. J oseph and prayed : " Oh! kind S t. J oseph , yo u , w h o was found wo rth y t o t ake ca r e of th e Child J esu s a nd Hi s J\1oth er, do have pity o n m e, and as k J es us to t ak e m e b ack. \ i\Tatch over m e, kind fa th er , and t ell m e w h at I sha ll do. Sh a ll I b ecom e a nun ? I s that m y voca tion? Now, g oo d S t . J oseph , this is m y p raye r ; I leave it w ith ) ou in th e h op e th a t yo u w ill obta in a n an swer. G::lO dbye, k ind Sa int, a nd pl ease don 't forget m y p etition ."

Seeming ly h er prayer w a s h eard and a n swer ed, for as th e days of :March broug ht spring路 and n ew life to th e earth, s he felt a g r owin g des ire and kn ew, m or e and m or e each day, th at h er h om e wo uld b e th e clois t er. Sh e sp ok e t o h er m oth er ab ou t her desir e, and b et wee n th em th e y agr ee d th at sh e . should go and enter th e con ve nt of th e Grs ulines on th e day of O ur L or d's ascen sion. H er fath er IiVa s well pl ea sed, and o n th e t we ntyfifth of May th e " Littl e Nig htingale" join ed the Sis t er s of St .

U r s ula. This ac t brought happiness to her p a r ents, a s th ey kn ew th a t sh e w as on the w ay to H eaven , and t o Fath er Ri chards, for it was th e fulfillm ent of a long ch eri shed but dou b tful hop e.

A nd no w, w h en natur e, in a ll h er springtim e ve rdur e, and th e littl e birds of th e air, in th e joy of th eir fr eedom , sing a song of praise t o 路 th e A lmig hty, our " Littl e N ightin gale" h appily and g ladly joins her beloved Si s ~ e r s to swell th e ch oru s of praise and thanksgi ving to th e A ll Good a nd Kind God and Fath er of mankind.

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Philosophy is that und erlying motive which animates and guides men's lives. It is that principle w hich fully, vividly, conscio u sly or hazily influences our actions, molds our character and shapes th e destiny of our lives. Through yea rs of experien ce we may acquire a philosophy; we may unknowingly absorb or w illingly adopt the philosophy of others. We may adhere to a philosophy because it ha s been taught to u s and we may extend it t o oth ers so that we profess it in common with a few individ ual s, w ith a gro up , a society or even with a nation.

It may ind eed become so general , th at , while it may have multitudinous subdivisions a nd fl oating, ever-ch angi ng, smaLl issues, ye t in its essence, it is characteristic of th e age in which it is p roduced. Thus, w h en we peruse a book, w hich portrays a certain age, we can perceive the spirit that animat ed tha t period. \iVhen we r ead of that time, we imbibe its philosophy; when we think of th ese years the fancied background is that philosophy, sadly grim or joyou sly gay; when we wri t e of those years and the peoples of that time we must, if we are t o relate fac t s, consid er its pulsating principle, the philosophy, which formed th e age.

So, from th e philosophy of a novel, as manifested by the characters, and from the attitud e of the author towards the character we can discern the p hilosophy of the writer. If th e nove li st is a r ealist his story must necessarily b e of real lif e and of those basic influenc es that mold h is charact ers. H e mu st know, study, and analyze that principl e which fas hions his character creations of hi s story, for hi s characters ar e but the exemplifiers of some ph il osophy. Th ey are but pen-sketchings of som e p ersons who se footprints have mingl ed with the coun tles s mu ltitu des that tr ead th e weary path s of life. Just as in tru e life, man loves or hates , admires or ab hor s h is fellow men , so does the author of a novel sympathiz e with or det est, respect or loath e hi s p en-creati ons. Th e fundam ental basis of tru e fri end ship in lif e is the r esult of th e kn owl edge w e have of th e p erso nality or character of the on e t owards whom ou r affection is turn ed. Only a pass.ing whim or delu siv e infatuation is m otived b y facial b eauty or grac e of figur e. W e in stinctively ch oose our fri end s by th e phil oso phy th ey follow , becau se th eir phil osophy leads th em t o p erf orm dee ds that p lease u s ; oth ers we antago niz e b ecau se th eir guiding principle imp els th em to con summ a te action s tha t we di slike. So, wh en th e writer portrays a charact er w h ose philos ophy is in acco rdance with his

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own, he loves that personage; but w hen he draws th e p en portrait of one whose conduct does not harm onize w ith his own view of life he is hostile to that one. He may attempt to veil his fe eling towa rds that character but in evitably, either in his own unconsciou sly written wo rd s or in tho se of the oth er characters of th e stor y, he will r eveal hi s attitude tml\rards the character and th e philoso phy of the character.

If we are t o di scover th e philo sop h y of th e author ' ve mus t definitel y know th e philosophy of th e characters and also th e sentiment of the writer t oward s his character creations. With th ese two conditions in mind let u s learn the philosoph y of Romola and from it th e philo sop hy of George Eliot.

W e might class ify the philo so ph y of the book , " R om ola," as paga ni s m softened, alter ed, and in a mann er, purifi ed by th e compelling, sweetening brea th of Christianity. Th e philoso ph y of the age with w hich this bo ok d eals was light and airy. It partook of the pleasures of pagani sm rather than tho se of Christianity. The form ation of a nobl e, magnific ent intell ec t was considered th e greatest, grandest aim of th e human b eing. It w illingly sought the vivacious delights of paganism and th en sunk to the fal sities of intrigu e, d eceit and vices of th e wo rldl y r rt ther than th e sober joys of Christianity. It was a n age, despite its seeming seriousness, of frivolity, flitting hith er and thith er , tasting thi s joy and that, vvavering b ehvee n this rul e and that, betw een a good seri ou s life and a care-free, easy one.

Th e book do es not evinc e the gentle, grave , sweet, air of happil y born e, h eroic suffering endured in se lf-abandonm ent. It is a story wherein the supp ose d h ero and n earl y all the characters fl oa t , with seeming content, on the drea my waters of th e current until a t las t its tranquil, slowly sweeping motion m erg es into the ru shin g, rapid , swirling channel w hich clash es its v ictims on th e rocks of destruction.

No g r ea t er exe mplifi cation of this principle of li ving can be found than Tito 1\/[ elema, th e h ero-vill a in of Romola. Th e fl oatin g, drifting m ove m ent of the tim e w ith th e softn es s of unr esistin g human nature conspired to mab~ thi s per sonage a h orribl e exampl e of w hat m en oug ht not to be. Decei t. on e of th e preclominan t characteristics of that age, is on e of the wor t tra its exhibited in this individual. The t erribl e r ep ul siven ess of thi s vice is th e more di sgu sting in Tito l\1elema, b ecause th e fir st steps of hi s treach ery wer e the fe lin e-like treads of pity and love .

The foo lishn ess of gaining th e ignorant, inn ocent , · tru sting· Tessa's love; hi s ,V.e akness in being unabl e t o wo und h er chi ldis h feeling; hi s unthinkin g playf ul m ock marri age to her ; hi s cow ardice in being afraid to t ell h er · that th e wedding was on ly an improvi sed ceremony, not vali d at all; his d eceit !n n ot ackn ow ledging t o h er that h e h a d a lrea dy wedd ed R omola; hi s cruelty and weak n ess in takin<;· advantage of th e fa lse m arriage , •

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are most censurable, and show how completely he had surrendered to the philosophy of the age. He did in a way make amends to Tessa by maintaining her and h er children in luxury, but even that is wounded by his harshn ess to her. Turning from this picture of duplicity that his actions had involved him in , we see the same thing enacted by him in another hom e. We see . dissimulation and selfishness triumph over love. He breaks and holds as mere nothings th e last requ est of his dying father -in-law. When his political man euvers were placing him in personal danger and his cunning perceived that he mu st needs leave th e feathered, comfortable nest 路 into which h e has sn uggled, he made arrangements for the disposal of hi s father-inlaw's library, despite th e wish of the dying man, and also his half-given promise not to separate the books. He did this even though he knew that he was destroying th e last flam e of affection that his wife yet r etained for him. And in order not to have to bear h er reproach, h e avoided telling h er of hi s contemplated action. Her, too, h e had kept ign orant of the other wife. The h ero of h er lif e, Romola had trusted him until hi s consenting to the sell.ing of th e library crushed h er dying love.

But littl e did Tito Melema reck so long as hi s p er sonal safe ty and comfort was secured and advanced. Such we r e the deeds that resulted from th e ph_ilosophy of th e Renaissance. Tito in these characteristics is typical of the age and is still more so in one oth er tra it.

Ingratitude, th e sister of trickery and sop hi stry, is enthroned beside h er sist ers in the seat of pow er and prominence in the individuality of Tito Melema. We need but review his action t owards his aged father to realize thi s. When hi s adopted father, in the evening of life, with a memory dimmed and faded by sickn ess and age, a h elpl ess and beaten slave, accosted this proud citizen of F lorence ( made so b y the j ewels rightfully the aged fath er's, whose name was Balladasare), T ito deni ed him as hi s foster-fath er and call ed him a madman. The h ope that bad sustained th e old man in th e hours of hi s trials, the belief that his adopted son wo uld not forget him, the faith that T ito, th e boy whom h e had saved from cru elty, had become rich and wou ld come to his aid, in that moment , \i\rh en th e cruel words of denial had leapt from tho se lips which h e, Ball adasare, had rai se d to maturity , was crushed and ground to earth. Tito h ad known from Fra Luca that hi s fath er was h eld a captive, but because thi s meant th e leaving of hi s comfortab le home, and th e sacrificing of his ease, he refu sed to ob ey the warnings of his con science and did not go to succor hi s suffering benefactor. It h ~ d also required th e leaving of hi s s tudy, and selfishn ess and love of learning kept him from doing hi s duty. This was t 路,~ pical of th e age in so far as it put love of learning and of ease b efor e duty and tho se thing-s irk so me to th e human being. rrhis is . in

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the m a in , tru e of all th e cha ract er s of th e book , on e alon e excepted .

Thi s ch a ra cter is R om o la h er se lf. W hile th e t enden cies of th e age h ave playe d a n imp ortant p a rt in th e forma ti on of her p er son ality it ha s n ot entirely co ntro lled her. S h e accep t ed a better, a m or e seri ous v iew of lif e. S h e is ge ntle, loving, candid, a nd , in gen era l, th e direct contras t t o Tito. Sh e is im p r ess ion ab le a nd easily swayed. W hil e s h e is so m ewhat r eli g iou s, yet sh e is ave r se to s ufferin gs an d th e tri a ls of r elig ion. D u e t o thi s r epug na nce, sh e fl ed fr om Tito , b eca use, aft er h e h a d destroy ed h er faith in him , by selling h er fa th er 's libra ry , s h e could not b ear t o live w ith hi m. But th e wo nd erful , m agn eti c ch ara cter Savo n:a rola com es upon h er in a criti cal m om ent and pers ua d es h er , a compl et ely changed w oman, t o r eturn to h er h om e. Whil e h er fli g ht t o th e m ounta in s, co mm enc ed a s s h e laz ily, dreamil y drifts on the smo oth , blu e bo som of th e l\1 editerra n ean , sh ows weakn ess, h er awak enin g onl y as h er skiff li g htl y t ou ch es th e s hore, and h er h er oic car e of th e plagu e stri cken p eo pl e, is a m a r vel of th e lat ent courage her soul possesse d. He r fa re\ivell to th e little haml et , pictures qu e in its sadn ess, calm s and soo th es th e h eart with its express ion of . lovelin ess and charit y . Her r eturn t o h er home t o fi nd that h er hu sb and w a s dead, th at hi s iniquity w as aveng-ed ; th at hi s politic cunnin g, hi s g r eed, hi s selfi shn ess h a d h as t en ed him t o d es tru ction ; tha t th e cla rk wa t ers ha d r eceive d h路is loath some b ody wh en th e p eo ples, w h om h e ha d betrayed, had learn ed th e truth ; tha t hi s eff orts t o escap e h a d ca st him i'nto th e han ds of hi s enraged fath er , w h om his ing ratitud e h a d ins ti gat ed t o seek r eve nge; and th at h e h ad di ed th e death deserv edl y hi s-h er r eturn w a s, sin ce it t ore h er fr om a p eacef ul li fe to on e of turbul en cy, ind ee d, courageo u s. It r equired m or al courage sinc e it w as th e r eturn t o a lif e of m isery w ith a man w h om s he a lmos t h a t ed. Thi s was th e sup pose d co n diti on w h en sh e left th e littl e haml et , b ut th e de ath of h er hu sban d r em oved this evil. B ut w h en , on her a rri val in th e city of F lor ence s h e learn ed th a t h er hu sb and was dead sh e p erform ed a d eed well 路worthy of a goo d Chri s tia n. Sh e so ug ht out Tessa, of w h om sh e had h eard fi- o m Ball adasa r e, w hen h e had co m e t o enli s t R om ola in hi s sch em e for r even ge again st T ito, a nd t ook th e g irl-moth er t o h er hom e a nd hid fr om he r th e tru e st ory. T hi s is ind ee d a cha rity th a t cover eth a multitud e of fa ult s. Ro m ola d oes, in some r espect s, evid en ce a charact er diss imil ar fr o m th e philosop hy of th e age . We can o nl y attribute t h is t o th e fac t th a t sh e ha d b ecome a n ard ent admi rer of Savo narola a nd a follower of hi s t eachings . He was a fa nati c, yet so m e of hi s th eo ri es we re goo d as we ca n see in .th e charac t er of R omo la, w h o is th e only r eally likabl e char ac t er of t h e st ory.

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en deavo r to a scerta in Geo rge Eli ot 's attitude t owards these t wo so di ve rge nf charact er s, and fr om th em , a nd h er like o r di slike of th em , find h er philosophy .

H et7 a ttitud e t ow a rd s th e char acters differ s a nd, in r egar d t ? Tito Melem a, it ch a~ges durin g th e st ory . In th e early chap t er s of th e b ook , w h en th e lig ht fault s of Tito we r e b ut fa int, small s t ep s on th e p a th of ruin , Geo rge Eliot cond on es his fall s.

S h e excuses th em on th e p lea of hum an weakn ess . I t is well th at we not e h er m oti ve in sy mp athi z ing w ith Tito. H er feelin g for Tito b eco m es h ostil e la t er on in th e s t or y, but sh e n ever direc tly g ives u s a n y expression of h atred for him b ut leaves R o m ola, w ith w ho m s h e sy mp a thi zes ve ry mu ch , ve nt h er d isg u s t 路 for him. He r p ity for T ito in th e earl y chap t er s of th e s tor y, a nd h er d islike of him la t er on , a nd h er love an d ad m ira ti on for R omola g ives u s a n excell ent v iew of h er phil osop hy.

Her p ity fo r T ito is probably occas ion ed by th e fac t th at th e philoso phy h e fo ll owed was essen ti a lly m at eri a li sm . It was not , however , a form ul a t ed doctrine of th e age, but we k n ow t he m a nn er of lif e th a t th e w riter s a nd , in gen eral, th e peop le of th at day led, was m a t eri ali stic. Th is th eo ry, la t ent in th e Re n aissan ce age, was p romulgat ed in t o a definit e beli ef in V ict oria n E ng land by Herbert Spen ser , and we learn fr om her biograph y th a t Geo rge E liot . was favo r ab le t o it. She .h ad, r1ne t o t h e scienti fic discoveri es an d doct r ines fo rmula t ed from them, lo t a fi r m beli ef in Go d. S h e t h en t u rned to indiffer entism and fina lly was swayed by the Mat eri a li st ic t heory. Her p lans of excu sing Tit os' fa ll s as being th e r es ult of h u man nat u re is a na tu ral sequ ence of her h a lf-be lief in t his doc tr in e.

Furt hermore, s he makes hi m b u t an ido l of pleas u r e, good or bad, as t he case may be. This is anoth er t enet of th e Material ists . But if we were to place our ba sis of George El iot's philosophy on th is at t itud e toward one character a lon e, we wo u ld not on ly be u nju t but wou ld b e in the 路w rong, and would m ost probab ly infer that s h e wa s a :M ateriali st. But further s tudy of th e bo ok and its characters changes t h is opinion of Geo rge Eliot's philosop h y .

Had s h e b een co mp lete ly Materialistic in phi losop hy, she co uld n ot have painted as good a woman as Rom ola . Romola is not a m od el to im itate, nor a highly virtuous woman, n everth eless, s h e has man y good qualiti es . S he prof esses th e Ca tholic phi losop h y of life (although somewhat fanatic) and George Eliot adm ir es h er. }~rom thi s we may conclud e that George Eliot wa s n ot who ll y materiali stic. For if s h e had been so, sh e wou ld h ave mad e R omola a m ore world ly character in s t ea d of a r elig iou sly inclin ed p erso n. H er portraya l of Romola as a Chri stian might h ave b ee n clone t o offset the ev il influenc e of Tito Melema, and thi s a lso sh ows, at leas t , a love of Chri s tianity . W have, from another ource, a s till s tronge r proof of th e

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Just as we go to press th e news reaches u s that the Rev. P. C. Conway has been appointed to th e pas t orate of Nat ivit y Ch ur ch, one of th e 0 ldest and most important par ishes in the archdiocese o f Chicago. The peop le of Na tiv ity a r e to be congrat ula t ed on their good fortune in securing, a s their pa s tor , this zealous, d evo ted and cultured priest.

It would requir e a far more versatile pen than m ine to do jus tic e to t hi s large -h earted, g ifted son of Viator. As an after dinn er speaker, h e has few equals anyw h ere. Sparlding w it a nd genial kindly humor flow fron:1 his lips as spo ntaneou sly as m e 1 o d y from the heart of so ng-birds.

H e is at h ome on every oc casion and never fails to charm and d elight hi s a udience. As a pu lpit orator he is scarcely less disti nguished.

Fat h er Co nway cou ld not be trit e or common-p lace if he tri ed. From th e rich treasury of a cultur e d m ind, a powerful and gracefu' irnZJg.flatio n , a generous and sy mpathetic h eart , he r eadi ly dr aws that charming and persuasive e loq uenc e for w hi c h he is so ju stly admired.

But it is. mo st ('t a ll 1s a grea t :"' J"c\ , - " 11le p-¡est tb ;tt h e end ears himse lf to his people. The little ones of the flock, the lo w ly, the humbl e and th e aff-licted find Lil him a fa th er, a frie 1~ cl a nd a guide to whom th ey ca n g:.1 with conficleâ&#x20AC;˘1ce in every tri a l a nd di fncu lt y . No one eve r appea led in vai;: t o h is bou ndl es s charity. By hi s gracious and kindl y mini s trations, the~ vveight of so rro w is lift ed from sa d he a r ts a nd th e li g ht of a new hope is hom in the sou ls of m en and women who ha d known o nl y di sco uragetn ent.

H e is a lways the goo d s h ep h erd who goes after the strayed sheep and wins th em back t o th e fold by hi s ge nerosity, sy mpath y and kindn ess. \ V hat wo nd er then if Alma M a t er fee ls a g low of joy and pride when thi s gifted a nd b elo ved so n is hon ore d b y hi s ecclesiast ica l s up eriors! To h er, as to al l ot her s, he h as eve r b ee n loya l and genero u s. He In s eve r bee n r eady to ¡le nd her tb ese r vice of h is eloquent vo ice, th e prestige of h er name and influenc e and materi a l assis tan ce in a m eas ure. d e te rmin ed not by the r es ou rc es of hi s s len d er pur se. but b y the promptin g of a ge nerou s h ea rt. A lm a Mate r is g lad to ha ve thi s oppo rt unity not on ly to ex pr ess h er gratitu d e t o Fathe r Co nway, but to assure him that h er h eart' s best w is h e:.; a nd h er fervent prayers accompany him in hi s new charge.

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Sinc e th e earl ies t times th er e was born in th e h eart of m an a stra nge hunger-a hunger not satisfied by brea d but w hich co mp ell ed him to loo k for thin gs tha t trans cended th ose of th e rn er e a ni ma l. Previou s ly h e had delighted in th a t brut e joy th at comes fr om feeling hi s fingers clo se in a fatal clutch up on th e jug ular of hi s en em y , or th a t savage delight w h en hi s poi so n ed a rrow laid low th e d es poi ler of his family and poss essions. Form erl y, th e blood of hi s en em y staining th e grass h ad seem ed sweet to hi s eyes, and th e dyin g shriek of hi s adve rsary thrill ed him as th e so und of rares t music. His s upr emest j oy lay in th e sati sfaction of a battle well fo ug ht, a victury se cure. B ut later, und er th e doubl e influ ence of religion and tim e, m en rose out of th eir brute selves t o higher things. To p oor suffering humanity, out of th e blood-mis t s of carnage, filtered a lon e ray of h ope. The s un of p eace seem ed rising.

A ll through th e centuri es that followed, at times Universa l Peac e see m ed a fact rath er than a m er e probability. But a lways th e cl ark battl e cloud s wo uld obscur e th e sp lendor of that heavenly vis itant. B leed in g humanity, lace rated up on th e rack of t y rannical ambiti on, hop ed ever. T he Church by th e est ab li shment of the Truce of God an d the Peace of God gave some encouragement to the children of m en. But always, unscrupulous generals, greedy and ambiti ous- ty rants burning \Vith th e desir e of conques t and g lor y, dangled b efor e th e e yes of m en th e s hini ng y mbol s of g lory and h onor and patri oti s m. Th ese empty bubbl es burs t a t a touch , a n d di sillu sioned, th e people of the world became m or e p eace-hung ry tha n ever. Aft er unto ld centuri es of this cravi ng for peace, today th e eyes of the wo rl d are turn ed up on \ i\Tas hin g t on. Never before have m en b ee n so hopefu l- -n ever befor e has th e S un of P eace seem ed cleare r, b ri g h ter, mo r e r es p lend ent. Surely its meridian is approach ing.

Let u s turn our eyes to Was hing t on and s urvey tha t assemb ly ga th ered th ere t o ass ure a ll m en li ving and t o come tha t at la st p eace on earth w ill b e n o longer but a fondl y-ch eri sh ed dream. We see ther e th e cr eam of th e intelligence of th e civil ize d world. T h e greatest emp ires, kingdoms and r epublics sin ce th e creation of th e wo rld are r epresent ed in th a t body of m en .

Ari el as th ey t a lk and bick er a nd .di sagr ee, we see humanity wa iting, sil ent bt1t hop eful. Wi ll th ese m en resp ond t o th e tru s t placed in th em? \ iVill they cl ear away the cl oud s of battle and

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let the Sun of Peace shine over a world bright, r esplendent and glorious, with a brightn ess, splendor and glory that it ne ve r knew before?

From a study of th e Disarmam ent Conference, one mu st answer in th e negative. To waiting, hoping hum a nity, we must perforce answer a blunt, brutal '' no." vVhy is th e Conference a .failure? Wh y is it that civilized m en, the lea ders of th e foremo st civilized nation s, realizing the grave respon sibilities that devolve upon them , knowing that war is th e g reate st curse that the human race ever labored under, aware that mother s, sist ers , and widov.rs look to th em with eyes still red with tears unshe d for dea r ones lo st in that last mad carousal of Mars, why is itI ask-that th ese m en will not succeed in the task b efo r e them ?

Th e an swer is simpler than on e would suppose. It is this: These m en are not sinc er e. They care nothing for humanity at large, the 路r are not men , th ey are p oliticians . If their fundamental principle is that di sarmam ent will prevent war, why then, in God's name, don't they di sarm and be clon e with it?

Why this bickering about island s in th e Pacific-about sc rapping ba ttl es hips and r educing armies? Why do the y fight about th e numb er of battl eship s each will be permitted t o retain-th e siz e of th e army each can have ? 'vVe find in war and in th e Conference th e sarn e clominan t .m otive force-selfishness. In war, a nati on fights for co mm erci al supremacy, t erritorial expansion , id ea ls and r evenge, but at base th er e is the principle of selfishness. So in th e Co nf er ence we find France unw illing to di sarm , England striving to r estrict th e a dvan ce of h er ri vals' n2.vies, and Japan unwilling to part w ith th e territory she sto le during th ~ war. Where th e element of se lfi s hn ess-th a t mother of all war s-is t o be found, th ere ge ntl e p eace can n ever abide.

Where th e darkness of n arr ow-mincl ecln ess and th e mist of provinciality obscure th e v iews of a nati on's diplomats, th er e th e Sun of Peace can not p enetra t e. Internationa l p eace can never be attained until diplomats can think in inte rnati onal t erms .

What have these politicians t o show humanity as th e frqit of th eir discussions? To th e A rm eni a n child pressing hi s parched lip s t o th e dried breast of hi s starving mother over th e grave of hi s murdered father, our suave diplomatists can sa y : "We have declared a naval holiday for t en year s : We h ave reduced a ll armament thirt y per cent, so rejoice and be g lad ." To the Engli sh mother of that cl ass up on which all war burdens weigh heaviest, huddl ed wit h her babies in th e back r oom of a London t eneme nt, th ey w ill say : "O ur national debts made it imp ossib le for u s t o compete with the Unit ed States and J apa n in th e race for naval s upremac y , but we have secured for yo u Universal Peace. For t en yea rs th ere wi ll be no more drains upon the

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Partial disarmament can ha ve ahso lutely no effect up on the.s e people. If it wi ll be a boon t o any human beings, it may be a bless ing to th e t axpaj er s . When th er e is n eed of large armies-when un s crupul ous politicians beguile the eyes of th e p eop le wi th tb e brilli an ce of mode idea ls t o b e fought for, armies, mu shroo m-lik e, will spri11g 11p overnight.

As long as th e Co nf er ence continues thi s class legis lati on, it is d oo m ed to failure. It is founded up on a principle utterl y antagonistic to th e effect for which th ey pr et end to labo r. U nive rsal Peace can never be built upon a foundation of se lfi s hn ess; yo u cannot unit e God and mammon.

As long as human pride, blinded b y self- s uffi cienc y continues to dominate the hearts of m en; as lon g as we look t o material gai n and base our philosop h y on m at erial circumstance; as long as s tat es m en continue t o fight for glory a nd n ot for humanity; th e Sun of Peace \vill r emain hidden b elow th e wo rld's hori zo n. Humanity will still g rop e in th e darkness of a world s hrou ded in th e veils of ha t e. We cannot r ely up on huma n wisdom; our only h op e is in th e A lmightf. It is thi s thou g ht that Kipling so beautifully expr esses:

God of our fath ers, known, of oldL ord of our far-flung battle lineB eneath w hose azvful ha,n d we hold D ow1,inion over pal111 and pineLord God of Hosts , be 路 with us yet, Lest we forget-lest we forget.

The tu,m ult an d the shou ting diesThe Captains and the Kings depm'tStill stands Thin e anc-ient sacrifi ce, An humble and a contrite heart.

Lord God of Ho sts, be with us )'et, L es t we forge:-lest we forget.

Far- called our navies m.elt awayOn dun e and headl and sinks the fir eLo! all our pomp of yes terday I s one with Ninevah and Tyre.

1udge of the Nations, spare us yet, L est we for ge t-lest we forg et.

If, drunk with sight of power we loos e Wild tongues that have not thee in aweSu eh boastings as the Gentiles use, Or less er bre eds without the LawLord God of Hosts, be with us 'y et, L est we forget-lest we forget .

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For heathen heart that puts her trust In reeking h-tbe a路n d iron shardAll valiant dust that builds on dust ) And guarding calls not Thee to guard.

F 01' frantic boast and foolish word) Thy mercy on thy People) Lord.

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SPRING IN THE CITY STREET. Out on the pavement) in the city street) The children glide on winge d feet) And 111Lerrily laugh and merrily sing) Fo r it is Spring!

Beyond in a musty alley way Urchins with marbles are at play) Whilst others in glee a baseball flin g) For it is Spring!

Up at the corner in a ragged tree) H oppi'[Lg about right cheerily A robin tries its bes t to sin,g) For it is Spring!

And braided lassies go sl~ipping along) The w hirling rope keeping time with their song) Ah ! life 路in the street is a wondrous thing When it is Spring!

- R. L. Ja nus.

BRIDAL WREATH. Spirea with thy Bedecked with Swaying gently Rival ban!?s of

tr emb ling arms flow ery bracelet charms) to and fro ) driven snow.

Nuptial blo ssoms f eathery whiteLike quivering spectres in the night, Like fl eecy cloudlet in the day Or as foam on ocean spray.

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Sprays of bloom ) 1'esplendent) white) Dew besprent )neath sunbemN,s bright Art possessed of 1nystic powers) A fountain sp6ashing pearly fiower s.

-R. L. I ames.

THE A - NUNCIATION. (March 25, 1922.)

The heralding breath of Gabriel On thee) as dew on a lily fell) Daughter of God) thy vow-lipped prayer With soul-born hope bestirred the air) And eve-stilled, millenium, silence broke.

The esperant Cherubim awoke To hail I ncarnate Word at rest Sheltered in thy ]\![ aternal Breast.

S pause of Omnipotence thou deigned to be His own Son's Mother-What lvfystery!

Queen of the Angels and Queen of Men) High heaven a-trembling in rapture then Kissed lowly earth in hynunial ew1,brace And clairned thee Mother of Supernal Grace.

-Rev. f. A. Williams) A.M.

DEAR MOTHER MINE. (Mother's Day, 1922.)

Dear M othe1'-mine, whene' er I think of thee Earth fades) my thoughts are all of Heaven, for there Alone such angels dwell. Thy face) k ind ) fair R eveals thy soul's devotion unto me.

May I mid storms of life all worthy be O f thy 'Sweet 1nother-love, nor cause a care To cloud the sunshine of thy smile. I dare Heart- moved) of Mary think, how faithful she, E'er lo ved her child) 路 when thy sweet love I feel Refreshing me as dew the thirst)' fiowers.

Ma y memory of thy changeless lo路ve oft steal Into tn.y heart to soothe my weary h01-~r s.

No r Christ unmindful be of Mother-mine Enough) I lo ve her just as thou loved thine.

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MAID OF ORLEANS. 0 Warrior-maid of Domre路r nyA Mary in humilit)l, Heart-moved, angelic message heard, Thy answer hosts of Fre.edonrL stirred.

Victor-} 1et victim of perfid}'A Judith won the victory, Thy simple trust disarnted the foeLike Esther saved路 thy land from woe.

0 Maid of France, unsullied flower, Watch th..ou her battlements every hour.

May high her Lilies ever wave, Make strong her faith, her warrwr s brave.

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The ancient Greeks were endow ed w ith a k een Moderation in sight into the intricacies of human nature. Possess ing such knowl edge, they formulat ed and put into practice, rules of conduct, which would the better enable them to attain the highest level of physical and mental achievement. The secret of th eir genius was "Moderation," and th eir " Golden Rule" of action was the axiom, " Nothing to Exces s."

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When the Greeks ceased to be moderate, .they became the slaves of excess, and soon became morally and physically degraded.

The axiom of the ancients is the parallel of the Christian principle of temperance, and it is only by curbing human tendencies, in moderating human conduct, that elevates Christian character and makes perfection the goal of easy attainment.

The abuse of things is the source of evil, the infraction of lawthe laws of God, of Nature, and of Man, and the proper u se of things in a temperate way, spells success. As with life in general, so too with college life-the abuse of power is tyranny, the improper use of liberty means license, the abuse of pleasure b ecomes licentiousness, and the squandering of tim e becomes sloth.

Students, generally, are prone to follow the " line of least re sistance," and in so doing overstep the bonds of moderation and sin by excess. Moderation makes delightful of performance all seemingly difficult and stringent rules and regulations , temp erance mak es pleasurable and irresistible th e overcoming of apparently insurmountable obstacles, whilst on the other hand over-indulgence creates that which is despicable and low in character.

Be moderate in all things, and happiness will result. Be moderate in study, in recreation, in fact be temp erate in all things that pertain to student life, for mod era tion makes of one's st ay a t an ed ucational institution , a pleasant so journ, and days thus spent will truly be reckoned "the happiest of life," days which will be th e germ of 路yo ur success in the outer world, for you will be forming traits of character which will become the compelling force of your personal conduct and uncon sc io usly you will fulfill the axiom of th e Greeks, "Nothing in Excess," which fulfillment wi ll crown your every effort wi th success.

J. H. On the heels of th e Arb uckle-Rappe case, ou t Sin and in th e Golden States, comes th e sensational expose the Cinema of the Hollywood scandals, as an aftermath to th e murder of a favorite eli rector of the Cinema Studios of Los Angeles. To say that decent-minded Americans are surfeited w ith this real expose of reel lif e, goes witho ut saying, and it is to be hoped that s uch saturnalian debauch er y w ill be elim in ated from the Moving Picture Industry.

Several excu sing causes have been reiterated by those vv-ho se interests are at stake as to th e unh ealthy moral conditions prevailing in J:Tollywood-the sudden acquiring of wealth by th ose who have not a suffi cient realization of th e purpose of money valu es, the illicit trafficking in the forbidden fruit-narcotics and intoxicants-among those who ar e living in unreal and unu sual conditions-that curse for nerve relaxations, conditions which, unless temp ered by decency of conduct and curbed by a

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sterner sense of appreciation for art, are to exe rt a ban eful influ enc e, not on ly 路u pon thos e who are actors of th e silver sc reen , but up on those who are patrons of the movie theater. A sort of an immoral hysteria ~ee ms to have robbed us of a proper sense of decency , we seem to be passing thr ough a spasmodic period of moral lax ity-the prevalent modes of fashion are an abomination to th e eyes, our periodicals delight in depicting the bizarre and semi-nude, crimes of th e crimsonest kind are flaunted before the gullible public in startling headlines ; prohibitive legislature is a mockery of Justice an'd the mills of divorce are working overtime, conditions which seem to create a demand for the portrayal of pictures displaying smug sentimentalities, crude ori entalism and jazzy s uggestiveness-scenes which would hav e horrified our eld ers when the y were in their prime, and which at b est are brazenly improp er and indecent.

No matter how high s tandards of morals may be in the individual, constant association with the lewd, and perpetual association with the questionable, sooner or later, in such an atmosphere, all barriers of prudent reserve are removed, and contemptuous familiarities cannot but produce at least immoral effects. We do not contend th at all who follow the Motion Picture Profession as actors, are blameworthy, we know that there are many who are immune of immoral conduct, yet we do contend that they are to be condemned for their passivity. A righteously indignant condemnation of unbecoming conduct cannot but bear beneficial effects. What is needed is th e formation of a strong public conscience that wjll place the stamp of disapproval upon all that smacks of indecency or th e suggestion of ind ecency, and this can only be clone effectively by means of the " boycott." Managers of theaters who know the public taste will strive to satisfy it, and if that taste is vitiated the Cinema productions will seek to satisfy the popular demand. Movie censorship has been effectual in so m e cases, the publication of white lists has been productive of good, but it has taken such an astounding revelation as the two Cinema murders to bring the decent minded people to a full realization of th e conditions as they are-a realization which it is to be hop ed will bring about the purification of the Motion Picture Industry. The Industry is productive of much good, but let outraged decency eliminate lep er spots. Let us have healthy movies .

R. H. L. Athletics have become as necessary in the realm Anent of college life as the acquiring of the formulae of Athletics .Mathematics, or a knowledge of the rules of Rhetoric. Athletic sports have become a stable necessity at ~ny school which expects to continue its chosen work, or to compete with rival institution s in enrollment or in educational proficiency. Recent unsavory r evelations concerning 路 college sports, in state and private educational institutions, indicate that

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the digres ion from tru e port man hip ha become th rule mst ea d of th e excep t ion . Let it be hoped that th invent r of things athletic, if th ey cannot cure the pre ent e il , will at lea t pre ~~ib e a rule of conduct, for futur e u e, notwith tandino路 petty trachtwn , and ge.t down to " bra tack " in the matter of profe ion a li sm in Coll egiate thletic .

The age old axiom ' A oun d mind in a ouncl body' contain s th e ais t of th e reason for the exi tence of Coli ge thletic , however th a t may be, when chool do not live up to the st andards demanded, and endeavor to ide step the regulation , and in ord er to put a winn ing t eam into the arena, they deviate from th e prime reason fo r their existence, and ub vert the accepted purp ose for indulgence in portive contests. Likewi e profess ionali sm is conducive of unfortun ate effect in intercollegiate r elationship s, w hich t end t o p rod uce unh ealth y rivalry.

The Greeks, who inaugurated th e Olympian Games, considered th e victor of a contest a n ati onal h ero ; h e received the app lause of the populace, w h o crowned him w ith a wreath of laurel. H e entered the li sts, 'tis true, for th ese passing pleasures, b u t b e loved th e sports of the ar ena, not for pecuniary gain, but for the love of p h ysical perfection, and consid ered th a t his acts were pleasing t o th e Gods.

Tim es seem to have ch a nged th e sincerit y of many who are h eroes of Coll ege Sp orts. With many it is a b usin ess proposition, th ey demand mu ch , and indeed oftimes receive more than they demand. A m ercenary love is th eir s. If proficiency in Co ll ege Athletics is to b e commercialized, let the old code of rul es b e abolished, let n ewer, broader laws be formulated t o govern phys ical profici ency. Personally we cannot und erstand why thi s sho u ld n ot be. Certainly it is but reaso nabl e t o award th e athlete in proportion to hi s achi evem ent s; he should receive a fitting recomp en se for his str enu ous application to rigid training and for his own exce ll enc e, a nd if his ideals of sportm ans hip differ from th ose of the Greek, if h e prefers Gold to a la ur el crown, th en th ere is n o reaso n why his w ish sho uld not b e considered. Let th e athletic directors ge t clown from th e throne of con servatism , let them face th e facts as th ey are, and a ll exist ing u npleasantries concerning ineligibility, and questionable conduct will b e elimin at ed. Let us play the game ''straight."

J. A.W. A s tudy of th e conduct of th e E uropean naPolluting tions, in regard t o the Uni t ed States since the the Sources sig ning of th e Armis ti ce, is indeed an interesting psychological study. There cannot be the least misinterpretation of th eir intenti ons, and be it said to America's credit, we are not unaware of their covert designs. We refrain from m enti oning any of th e interested nations , save that power whose diab olical influ ence ha ass umed the proportions of a

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menace. No true American is ignorant of the conduct of Great Britain regarding the rising power of the Republic of the United States since it overthrew English tyranny in 1776, nor can it be said that there has been an appreciable change in her sympathies, since our nation hearkened to tbe despairing cry "For God's Sake, Hurry Up," uttered by Lloyd George during the darkest hour of the Great war. England has ever plotted the destruction of ,America. When our young Republic had scarcely laid aside its swaddling clothes, the British Bully attempted to crush the growing giant of the West, and for a second time the Lion was sent back to his transatlantic den.

At the time of the National upheaval in '61-'65, England favored the Confederacy. On several occasions grave disputes have arisen over the Canadian, Alaskan and Venezuelan Boundaries, and let it not be forgotten that in the beginning England was the cause of slavery in America, and even after the slaves were emancipated throughout the empire, in 1830 England still controlled the slave trade in America, for it meant England's supremacy in the cloth markets of the world. Today she is the staunch ally of the Japanese nation, and we may rightly infer that the motives路 actuating her conduct in regard to the American negro are not unchanged in regard to America and the yellow race. No one doubts that today the nation's greatest problem is 路 the Race problem.

We have heard much concerning the "Mother Country" and the "Splendid relations existing between the countries, between the Mother and the daughter"; anglo-maniacs delight to elwell upon the splendid achievements of the Anglo-Saxon Race, and that our safety depends on an amicable relationship with the Britons. We are feel sentimental trash concerning the Pantomimic King-saluting the "Stars and Stripes," and about the erection of a statue of Washington in \Vestminster Abbey, not because h e was the American Liberator, but because he was a Great Englishman. An English controlled press doles out news to American citizens, news flavored with sweet sentimentalities about our European beginnings, and Englishmen of various stations invade the American literary world to plant the seeds of rising propaganda iri the minds of future generations.

Just now this form of propaganda consists in the mutilation of American History by professors of I-Iistory of the great colleges, who are paid agents in the service of the English Nation. Facts are distorted, and the most sacred traditions of America are ridiculed and scoffed at. The fountains of inspiration of our future citizens are being polluted, and it is with no small thrill of patriotism that we view the conduct of the American Legion and the Knights of Columbus espousing the cause of truth, in order to save American ideals'. It is time for Educators of America to wake up, it is expedient to arouse ourselves from

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th e leth a rgy of indiffe renc e in m atters that p ertain to A merica.

It is time t o r a ise th e sword and smite w ith righteous indignation th e two h eaded m o nst er, D eceit a nd Error, b efore it blight w ith its poison ed brea th the fa ir fl ower of Freedom , flouri s hing in th e patriotic h eart of A m eric a.

J. A . vV. No t in centuri es h as th e s un sh ed such golden The Irish li g ht over th e land of th e Celt as o n this St. P a tFree State ri ck 's D ay . F or th e fir st tin1e in on e hundred and t we nty -one yea r s, Ireland h as h er own pa rliament, a n a ssembl y m or e trul y r epresentative of th e Iri sh n a tion tha n any ever con ve n ed. "Gr a tta n's Parli am ent," di sso lve d b y th e iniquitou s A ct of U ni on, was n o t th e re presentati ve institution 路 that th e Iri sh Fr ee St at e w ill p ossess. It was a n assembly chosen by the m agn a t es a nd la nded inter es ts, fr om w hich a la rge prop orti on of th e nation was excluded. Catholics lab or ed und er ci vil disabiliti es w hich deba rred th em fr om acti ve p a rticipati on in th e political life of th e co untry . Thi s co nditi on endu re d until O'Co nn ell w rung fr om th e Parlia m ent of Brita in Catholic E mancip a ti on. Nor we r e th e Irish p eo pl e in control of th eir own affair s pri or t o th e overthrow of th e great O'Neill

by Mo untj oy as th e r eig n of E li zab eth was cl osing . Th en it was th e rul e of prin ces and chi efs, th e lords of th e la nd, and n ot of th e p eopl e. Even on th a t cl ay of g lory w h en Bria n th e Brave, stri ck en m o rta lly, va nquish ed th e P. roucl Dan e on Clonta rf's bl oo dy fi eld , th e p eo pl e of th e isla nd we re n ot th e m as t ers of th eir destin y . In th ose days de m ocracy was prac ti call y unkn ow n 路in th e ad minis tra ti on of po litica l affairs save in a few countri es w hich , a lth oug h b oasting of th e fr eedo m and pa rticipation of th e p eo pl e in th e con cern s of governm ent, ye t r estrict ed th ose pr.iv il eges t o th e citi zen s w ho con stituted but a p orti on of th e P eo pl e. It was not dem oc racy as we u se th e t erm t oday.

Th e I rish F r ee St at e res t s on thi s p rincipl e th a t th e路 peopl e -all th e peop le a n d no t some of th em , sha ll rul e. Ever y fam ily in th e la n d may vo ice its w ish es in r ega rd t o those w ho sh all m ake th e laws . S u ch priv il ege carries h eavy responsi b iliti es, an d it n ow devo lves upon t he Ir ish peop le t o so regula t e t h eir affai rs th at th e n at ion may p rosper and become an in flu en ce for g r eat good thro ug h out the world.

W hile, in t h eory, t he I r ish Free St a t e doe s not possess t h at full a n d unr estri ct ed sovereign ty en joyed by oth er sta t es, it m u st be a d m itted t hat sh e h as a meas u re of practi ca l freedom w hi ch so m e co untri es, nominally indepenclen t , do not possess.

T h e presen t s ta tu s of world affairs reveals most strikingly th e fact tha t no modern nation is independent in a fu ll and absolute se n se. T h e interdepend ence of state u pon state, for t h e m ain t enance of peace, justice, aye p rosperi ty, is becom ing more co nvincin g ly eviden t.

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Even, theoretic all y, Ireland enjoys as large a 路 m eas ure of self-govern m ent as thos e trul y progress ive countri es, Canada, A u strali a, South Africa. _W hatever m ay b e thought of the principle of union w ith Britain, that connection has not been a hindrance to th eir progress and pro sperity . Th ey h ave develop ed into vigorou s an d powerfu l n a tions, w ith strength s ufficient, and right acknowl edged, t o assert and successfully maint ain all the fundamental rig hts and privil eges of absolutely fr ee states as th e t erm is u sed. Coercion wi th th em is a thing of the past. The bonds that unite th em to th e British Empire h ave become bonds of silk, n ot of st eel, of interest a nd adva ntage.

This is the clay of Erin's opportunity. H er st at esmen are in position to mould h er futur e. Even stubb orn U lster may, n ay w ill , be brought into union w ith th e r es t of Ir elan d throug h th e adoption of broa d a nd just policies which a r e n ot inimical to h er inter est s, but on th e contrary safeguard th em. Narrow, sectional vi ews would be fatal. Large and just and conciliatory methods will cement th e va riou s portions of th e island into a strong, coh es ive, progr essive nation.

That Ireland does sta nd on the thr esh old qf a great politica l and econo mic and soc ial futur e we do no t douot. Her affairs are in th e h a nds of men of large vision, w ho h ave consecra t ed th eir lives to th e achievement of great things for th eir n ation. They h ave given evid ence of a compreh ens ive gras p of the situation and of its r equirem ent s, a nd are a ddressing themselves to it wi th courage, ability and un selfi sh devotion . May the promise of a truly splendid future be gloriously r ealize d, and may h er illu strious patron saint from hi s thron e in h eaven g uide h er t o what her poets have sung and h er prophets h ave seen in visions!

S. E. Me. Th e Big Half-Million Campaign for a Great er The St. Viator is me eting with an astounding success .

Student's Th e pep and enthu siasm w ith w hich all forces have Quota of swung into th e Big $500,000.00 Drive ha s exceeded t h e most optimistic calculations. Th e a lumni and The Half stud ents are di splaying a sp irit of clash and pep, the Million lik e of which n eve r before was seen anywhere.

Drive.

Th ey a r e demon strating to w ards good old St. Viator Co ll ege a feeling of loyalty, fid elity, gratitude and devotion that can n ever be equ all ed. It is characteristically a V iat or Campaig n. For in stance, one nig ht about a m onth ago th e campaign managers calle-~1 th e students t ogeth er in the gymnasium for what is known as a " p ep meeting." The purpose of the m eeting was to organize the students and inspire th em with interest a nd energy. Th e students, however , had pos sesse d so much life and energy coming into the meeting, that inst ead of the campagn m a nagers proving an 'inspira tion to them , th ey proved a n insp ira ti on t o th e campaign man age rs . The only- in sp iration

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th e s tudents n ee ded was to b e inform ed that th eir quota of th e Drive was to rai se $36,000.00 for th e completion of th eir swimming tank, now better 路k nown as "Kelly Pool." No sooner had th ey . been informed of .their quota, than they let go a hairrai sing, ear-splitting blast of enthusiasm that carried the campaign directors completely off of their feet. Th ese directors were positively amazed. They h ad h eard of the remarkable spirit of St. Viator students, but never did th ey expect to find the studentbody such an enormous dynamo of force and energy. That meeting gave to the Drive a tremendous impetus. But that's not all. That fam ous me eting was held about a month ago, and the 路 students are still enthu siasticall y engaged in the Drive a ctivities with the same determined spirit that characterized th em on the nig ht of the m emorabl e meeting.

Th e student-body is conducting its drive for " Kell y Pool" by m ea n s of a raffl e on a Ford Sedan , which has been donated 路by Mr. Ray F. Mudd, class of 1901. The Kelly Swimming Pool, when completed, will be enclo sed, a nd equipped with show er s and lockers, It will afford th e boys the ine stimabl e pl easure of going in for a plunge any time during th e year.

The stud ents have b een organi zed into twelve t eam s, r espectively lead by th e follow ing captain s : Pat Farrell, Vincent 1\!IcCarth y, vVa lter McGraw, Frank J. Lawler, Ray Marvel , Edm und O'Con nor , Donald Zunkel, Lawrence 路 Raich e, Soren Leahy, J ohn Barrett, John Bowe, a nd J ohn Lyons. This issu e of the "Via toria n" w ill not be r eady for circulation until the student d ri ve h as been close d ; but judg!ng n ow by th e manner in which th e variou s t eams are di splay ing the old fight and pep in trying to outdo each oth er in the sale of ti cket s, it is safe to say that th eir ach ieve m ents w ill exceed th e quota assig n ed them. ]. A. B., '22.

"Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us To see our sels as it hers se e us."

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"The Canisius Monthly" brim full of interesting and excellent material. The first thing to attract our attention, " Poetry and Life" is both stimulating and refreshing. The author makes a favorable impression upon us immediately, affirming that " This paper pleads not guilty of being a contribution to the higher criticism." Wheth er or not it can .be called such, the- fact remains that it contains abundant material worthy of our serious consideration. To prove our assertion and to give the read er the benefit of such wholesome truths, let us quote the following: " Men learn everything in life except how to live. Years and years we spend in learning to be lawye rs, doctors and business men, but what an infinitesimal bit we give to learning the one and only thing, the art of living." Truly here is a thought we might well reflect and ponder upon. "S horty McGinnis" is a 路 short story which contains some excellent descriptions of busy city 1ife, the effect of which, however, is offset b y a weak plot and a rather lame ending. "A Thirteenth Labor for Hercules" is a well written paper which discusses a subject of the greatest importance, namel y, the power of th e press for good or evil.

The author emphatically points out the sins of our modern secular newspapers when he says " Lurid and vivid details are painted with such fidelity a nd describ ed with such frequency that the public conscience becomes more or less blunted. The institution of matrimony, instead of receiving the veneration it de serv es as the very cornerston e of society, is often treated with the utmost levity." Most timel y and appropriate is this indictm ent: Only within the past few weeks the big daili es were vying with each other in the amount of space given to the shameful details and pictures relating to th e recent scandals in California. As a corollary the author dwells on the n ecessity and duty of s upporting th e Catholic press, a duty which, in view of this d eplorable laxity of the secular newspapers, 路 grows more impera tive daily . " Dis armam ent in Poultryville" is a delightful little story in which a proud and in solent gobler meets the usual untimely fate of his kind , an event which, in this instanc e, was the signal for a wild outburst of jo y and hilarity on th e part of all hi s ba rn y ard n eighb or s who had been the victims of his pride and abuse. The style of this author is considerably above th e average, its chi ef recommendations being its simplicity and its nice discrimination; h e is to be commended for hi s taste in th e use and arrangement of words. Both th e poems "Th e Pearl" and "A Song" are exquisite bits of verse w hich r eflect much credit on th eir respective authors. A n essay of genuine merit is "The Age of Dante." It is a sharp and forc eful reproof to thos e who would depreciate th e intell ectuality and , literary accomplishments of th e middle ages. Th e literary ton e of this work is unmi stakabl e. The author well p oints out that th e age of Dante was rich and prolific in th e fields of poetry, prose, theology, philosophy and art. He a lso emphasizes the

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fact that "besides being an age of learning it was also an age of strong faith-when the Church was the one concrete and unmistakable fact in life." "The Height of Folly" is a brief but pointed bit of philosophy. The article on "Grosvenor Library" calls attention to an unusually fine and efficient institution, one of which Buffalo may be proud. " Tramps" is a short little essay which sings an old but always welcome refrain, namely, the charm and lure of Nature. 路 In this instance it is seen from the enviable point of view of the tramp. Many of us are accustomed to pity and deplore the lot of this singular individual, forgetting that it is not without its advantages, as the writer well points out when he says he is "One who sees the world as it r eally is, and what is best of all, one who has time to reflect . on what h e sees." The editorial section of "The Canisius Monthly" is rather short but it makes up in quality what it lacks in quantity. The quotation from Canon Farrar found in this section is well chosen and timely. The W oriel today stands in great need of such courageous utterances to arouse it from its moral apathy and negligence. The righteous indignation here expressed should awaken an echo in the heart of every true lover of purity, truth and justice.

The second exchange to attract our attention is our old friend "The Duquesne Monthly." "A Restorer of Happiness," a brief but well written article points out the frequency and scope of our late Holy Father's efforts to alleviate th e pain, misery and sorrow which followed in th e wake of th e W oriel War. "B ut Why St. Thomas" sings the well merited praises of "The Angelic Doctor." The t endency in most writers is to exaggerat e the virtues and m erits of great men, but in speaking of St. Thomas it is well nigh imp oss ibl e to commit this fault; his extraordinary genius, zeal and piety can hardl y be over es timated. "H umms Most Difficult Case" is an interesting detective story which possesses an unusually clever plot and an ab undance of humor. "Characteristics of the Celtic Faith" treats of the traits of him who has ever been among Holy Mother Church's ablest and foremost defenders, the Catho lic Gael. No doubt thi s issue of "The Duquesne Monthly" has be en awaited w ith much an ticipation by those r ead ers interested in the fate of Quartus and Semper P len u s, chief charact ers in an absorbing and thrilling tal e entitled "The Daze of An-cient Rome." It is a story of the mirth-provoking type in which we find ancient Roman characters brought back to life and surrounded b y all th e conditions of modern American lif e. It is highly s uccessful b ecaus e it contains in abundance the great elem ent of the comedy nam ely, Incongruity. Away back in the innermost r ecesses of our consciousness we have a vague r ecoll ection of having read a plot of a very similar nature. Regard less of th e originality of th e id ea,

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h owever , th e author is to b e g ive n mu ch cred it for th e clever a nd a mu sing m a n ne r in w hich h e h as w ritten this p iece of wo rk. P erh aps th e weak est feature of "Th e Duqu es ne Mo nthly" is its editoria ls . O ur fir st ob j ection t o th em is th eir b r evit y; in the space all otted scarcely m or e th an a n introduction t o a su bj ect is p oss ibl e. Seco ndl y, th ey a re too gen er al in n ature t o be effective . The editor ial secti on of a co ll ege m agazine should b e as prac tical as p oss ibl e. In our p oetical a nd cr itical eff orts we ar e m ore or less con cern ed w ith th e vague and hazy r ealms of sp eculation a nd fancy ; h er e we sh ould co nfin e ourselves as much as p ossible t o th e concret e and t a ng ible things of life.

A noth er we lcom e v is itor is "Th e A n selmi an" fr om far off New H a mp s hire. Th e fir st articl e of th e Ma r ch num ber )s a car efull y w ritten essay entitl ed "Th e M iracl e of th e P apacy ."

It treats of th e immortal a nd sacred character of th e tru st imp ose d on P et er b y pointin g out th e survival of th e Pap acy throug h out th e .centuries d espite p er secution s, h er es ies, 路 schism s a nd u surpati on s . "C ha ract er" is m eritoriou s but suffer s fr om in suffici ent developm ent. "Eng rave d on th e H eart of a Celt" sings th e prais e of him th e m enti on of w h ose n am e n ever fa ils to fill th e h ea rt of ever y tru e I r ishma n w ith love and prid e, na m ely, Sa int Pa tri ck. Its ch arm li es in its simplicity, naturaln ess a nd b eauty of di ction . "W h en T hi eves F a ll O ut" is a sh ort s tor y w ith a pl ot t oo comm onplace and m echani cal to a rouse th e inter est or imaginati on of th e r eader. " H er D e::tr es t O n e" p ossesses, prac tically, the sam e fa ults; it lacks spont aneity and naturalness. Unfortunately, th ese a r e d efect s to be foun d in onl y t oo many of our coll ege journal st ories. U nco nsciou sly or n ot we t oo oft en attempt t o duplicate t h e ~ ty l e of th e professiona l story -tell er w i.t h th e inevitable r es ult th at our st or y is m ech anical a nd artifi cia l. It is laudabl e t o imitat e another's sty le but not to th e ext ent that we a re no lo nger na tura l or ori g inal. Th e fini s h ed product, r eg ardl ess of its m erit, must b e our own, n ot a lif eless a nd ser vile imitatio n .

Th e lates t numb er of " L oyola Quarterl y" t o r each us is featured b y several cuts, tha t of Bishop Hob an b eing esp ecia lly pl easing . Imm ediately foll owing his picture is a w ell w ritten sk et ch of his life. Th e auth or p oints out th ose st erlin g qu alit ies w hich h ave b een r espon sibl e for th e s ucc ess w hich h as ever a ttended his wo rk , a nd w hich h ave wo n for him th e unfa iling r esp ect and love of hi s innumerabl e friend s. W ell m ay Lo yola b e prou d t o h ave numb er ed Bish op H ob an among its s tudents .

Ma y continu ed s ttcc ess and th e Grace of Go d attend him in hi s n ev~ and gr eat er fi eld of activity . We co nfess th a t a r eadin g of " Three V ig n ettes" left u s so m ewh a t puzz led and m ys tifi ed; it s truck u s a s b eing w ithout a n y d efinit e purpose or idea.

"Th e T a le of a Student" is a 路 gh as tly st or y w hi ch hold s our att enti on t o th e ve ry _ encl . Its t ec hniqu e is excell ent and it

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possesses action: in abundance. Very clever and apropos is "Galoshes." "An Arabian . Knight" is an interesting story with a very go~d plot; the only criticism we have to offer is the author's, too frequent use of that much abused and over-worked 路adjective "famous." "An Echo from the Past" is humorous but is written principally for the benefit of the author's fellow stu\lents. "General Diaz at Loyola" contains a portion of President Agnew's Address on the occasion of the visit of General Diaz to Loyola University. "Katie's Eyes" is a well written story woven about an old p lot. ''Anatomical Travelogue" is a most ingenious piece of verse . Judging from the author's display of knowledge of anatomical terms he is making rapid progress in his chosen field. Due to its technical nature this contribution should be especially -amusing to embryo medics. The editorial entitled "Apropos of Senator Vvatson's investigations" is timely and appealing to common sense.

The sensational charges of the southern senator, after creating temporary excitement, no longer arouse any interest; the public interest may be temporarily diverted by insinuations of an unusual nature but sooner or later the love of truth and justice will assert itself. VvT e quite agree with the author of this editorial that as a result of such absurd and unfounded allegations "just and provable grievances will be forced to suffer."

Those of us who have had a taste of army life "over there" will also readily agree that "it was the accumulation of the many petty things that often made life unbearable for the under-dog, and for which there was no redress." The review of ''The Outline of History" is both logical and convincing. We note in this issue of "Loyola Quarterly" a noticeable lack of something which we are accustomed to look for in every college journal, namely, critical essays. Due to the fact that it is largely made up of short stories and poetry, written, mostly, in a lighter vein, something of a more serious nature would be highly desirable.

We gratefully acknowledge receipt of the following exchanges: St. Mary's Chimes, The Campion, De Paul Minerva, The Young Eagle, Exponent, Le Petite Seminaire, The Academia, Georgetown College Journal, The Marywood College Bay Leaf, The Chimes, The Saint Francis, Duquesne Monthly, Lorettine, The Alvernia, The Solanian, Villa Sancta Scholastica, The Creighton Chronicle, The Trinity Record, The Northern Illinois, The Megaphone, The Morning Star, The Messenger, The Lincolnian, Ariston, The Nazarene, Lakeside Punch, St. Vincent College Journal, Loyola Quarterly, The Villanovan, The Marquette University Journal, The Prospector, The Anselmian, The Canisius Monthly, The Dial.

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{(JiVhen round the bowl of vanished years We talk with j oyous seemin gs, TVi th smiles that might as well be tears, S o fain t, so sad their beaming; W hile memory brings us bac k again Eac h early tie that twined us, 0 swee t's the cup that circles then To those we've left behind us!"

-Thom as l\1oo r e.

During th e p as t few m onth s the E ditor s of th e A lumni Co lumn have been pl ease d at th e m an ifes t inter est of form er stud ents in th e publica tion s and oth er un dertakin gs of St . V iator Co ll ege. A g reat m a ny A lumni , in sen ding in th eir -s ub scri ption t o th e V iatori a n , have add ed wo rds of since re appreci ati on , a nd includ ed inter estin g not es for th e column . Thi s is a source of encoura g em ent t o th e E ditor s, w hose only obj ect in thi s wo rk is to s timul at e a nd prom ot e tha t " back t o V iat or spirit," and t o stren g th en a nd inv igo rat e tha t " fellow feeling," w hich sh ould char act eri ze every a lumnu s . W e hop e th e item s in thi s issu e w ill b e of inter est to a ll form er students.

O ur r eader s wi ll be s urprised to learn of th e illn ess of R ev .

J a m es A . W illia m s, Faculty direc tor of th e V iatoria n. Fath er W illi a m s was strick en sudd enl y, a nd tak en t o St. J oseph 's Hospita l, Chi cago, in th e latter p art of F eb ru ar y . We have just b een inf orm ed b y letter that h e w ill prob ably not have t o submit t o an op er ation , but is r ecovering ra pidly; and it is th e h ope of th e Staff th at our geni a l Director w ill soo n b e abl e t o r eturn to our mid st.

It is g ra tify in g to r eceive n ews of form er stud ents w h o, th oug h th ey h ave not b een a t St. V ia tors for a numb er of years, still ent ertain th e kindli es t sentiments t oward th eir A lma Mat er.

W e r ecently r eceived w ord fr om one such , Mr. Thom as F. R y an , '80-'83 , w ho is a prosp erou s farm er at Emm ett, M ichigan.

W e wo uld like to see Mr. R y an and m any other r eal Q ld Tim er s back for th e H om ecoming F estivities .

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Word reaches us from Kansas City, that Mr. J. Bart McGann, '1 1-'14, is emp loyed in a responsible position by the firm of Libby, MeN eil and Libby . ., and is doing very 1vell indeed.

Bart w,a s 'f ormerly from Peoria.

Among the O ld Timers of whom the Viatorian has g leaned recent information is Mr. Joseph \"!. Cremin, '92-'93. Mr. Crem in has engaged in the Real Estate, Iv1ortgage, Loans and Insurance business in Chicago for the past tv,renty-three years. Though thirty years have passed since Mr. Cremin left St. Viator, he has fond remembrances of the, past and best wishes for a prosperous fut ure for the O ld Schoo l.

The North Pacific Co ll ege of Portland, Ore., numbers among its students Mr. Ernst M. Pepin, who studied at St. Viator from '09 to ' 14. Ernst, whose home is at Bremerton, Washington, is studying Dentistry.

Raymond C. Smith, '19-'20, of Gree ley, Colorado, is a traveling salesman for the Denver Dry Goods Co ., with a considerable territory to cover. lie expects to come East soon, and to spend a couple of days at his college home.

Mr. Charles F. McBride, '04-'12, is well known to a great many. of our former students because of his extended course here and his genial disposition. After leaving Co llege he took to Vaudevi ll e, but gave up the stage before his marriage. He is now emp loyed as auditor for the N oco P .e tro leum Co ., with offices on Broadway, New York Ci ty. In a recent letter, Charlie signified his endearing regard for St. Viator, and declared his wi llin gness to do a ll in his power for A lma Mater.

Mr. Charles Anderson, a member of the ' 19 Varsit y football squad, is well knO\iVn to the students of '18-'19. Charles has taken to the work of salesmanship, and is employed by the firm of Sullivan & O'Mall ey of hi s home town, Sterling, Ill. Among recent visitors at the Coll ege was William F. O'Shea, '19-'21 , of Chicago. Bill is pursuing his studies at Iowa State Co ll ege, Ames, Iowa. He is a member of the Amician Fraternity for Catholic students.

O ur accomplished musical artist and student of ' 18-' 19, Mr. J. Aloysius Schneider, is in the emp loyment of the Nation Catho li c Welfare Counci l in Balboa, Canal Zone, Panama. 路 Though "Al" expects to remain in the South for some time, we hope that when he returns to Illinois, he will not neglect to visit his Co ll ege friends at St. Viator.

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On th e occasion of a B as k et B all ga m e h er e, we h ad th e pleas ure of a v isit fr om J im Gall ahu e, '15-' 19, a n d hi s b roth er, E el , '17-'20, of Pip er City, Ill. Jim is still following the t ext b oo k, as a sch ool t each er n ear his h ome to w n. H e info rmed u s tha t P . J. Ga lla hu e, '11-'15, is also locat ed in Pip er City . He is a W orlcl vV ar V et era n , and during hi s ser vice overseas, t ook th e opp ortunity t o pay a v isit to th e Emerald I sle.

Mr. W. ]. Carey is a promin ent corp orati on lawye r w ith offi ces in th e Milliken Building, D ecatur, Ill. M r. Car ey compl et ed his courses at University of Illinois.

Mr. J oseph E. Gr eg oire, '91-'93, is anoth er of th e old V iat or Boy s wh o is enga g ed in th e a g ricultura l indu stry . J oe is th e successful op erator of a large farm n ear Lak e Lind en, M ichi gan , and the fath er of a large famil y.

Th e Grewen Brothers, '18-'19, of mu sical a nd oratorical fam e at St. Viator, occasionally let us kn ow that th ey have not forgotten Alma Mater. Freel is a salesman, whilst J ohn is a ttending school. Both are at Johnstown, N ew York.

Mr. Frank Marelli of Rockford , Ill. , th e rangy sub-center on the '20 Varsity squad, is following a law course at D e Paul University, Chicago, Ill. l'v1r. Edward J . Curley, '09-'12, is in partnership brother in the U nclertaking business in Chicago. Eel is v\; ar veteran, and informs us that he was in the sa m e as Maximilian Legris, '15, and witnessed his burial at

with his a W orlcl company sea.

From far off Florida comes news of Eugene G. A sh e, '11-'13.

Mr. Ashe has had considerable success in the world of business, and has been honored in various wa ys by his fellow-citizens of Key West. The following are some of his activiti es: Pr esident of the Key West Chamber of Commerce; Rotarian representing Public Accountants in the Key West Club; Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue; National Councillor of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Despite hi s many duties and his distant location, we believe Mr. Ashe to be one of the loyal alumni of St. Viator, who would gladly welcome an opportunity to revisit th e scene of his scholastic labors.

We are pleased to record that Clarence G. Fischer, M. D. , has announced the opening of his offices in Suite 325 Jefferson Building, Peoria, Ill. Dr. Fischer is a specialist in internal medicine and diagnosis , and formerly was a member of the faculty of Rush Medical School , Chicago. Dr. Fischer is a graduate of St. V iator from the class of 1912.

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vVe are g lad t o note that R ev. Th omas avin , C. M., '04-'06, a member of th e Faculty of De Paul U niver sity, and Rev. J ohn Lynch, '98-'06, of A nti och , both of w h om we r e r ecently ill , have r es um ed th eir pri es tl y duties.

Mr. C. G. Burkhartsmeier, a commercial g rad ua t e of '13 ha made rap id strid es since he began hi career in th e bu sin ss wo rld. He now h o ld s the p os iti on of P r esident of the A lbany Pa rk Realty Co., Chicago, Ill. Dr. E. J. Butler, '13, is a dental surgeon w ith offic es in Chicago. T h e fact that Dr. Butler durin g the wa r, had cha rg·e of th e Dental department of Camp D even s, Mass ., speaks vve ll for his professional ab ility.

A n oth er of our ' 13 m en ·vv h o ha taken to the dental profess ion is F . W. Ca rter, w ho m aintains parlors a t Whiting, Indiana. Dr. Carter is determin ed t o be present for th e n ext "Homecoming."

From Dixon , Ill. , we learn th a t M r. Lawrence Daily, '01-'02, is employed as a ha rdware cl erk. Besid es his duti es in th e Hardware lin e, Mr. Daily find s tim e t o take an active part in Catholic social activiti es. He is Secretary of St. Patricks Welfare Council, and Deputy Grand Knight of th e Knights of Co lurnbus in hi s h om e t own.

M r. C. M. Hormuth, ' 11-' 14, after leaving St. Viator completed hi s studi es a t l\1arqu ette U ni ve rsity, and has sinc e b een in th e emplo y of th e Molitar Box Co ., of Chicago. H e has ri sen through continued promotions · t o the position of Vice President o f th e Co mpan y . · The n a m e of Boyle appears quite frequently on th e li s t of S t. Viat or's A lumni.

Accordin?· to uno,fficial information, Da ni el, Jr. , and J ames Boyle are connected ·wi th th e BoyleLovejoy Co ., Printers , Designers, and Engravers , Chicago.

Dani el is President ai1d Jim Secretary and Treas urer of th e Company .

Rev. George Lambe rt, pastor of Martinton, Ill., is enj oying a much n eeded vaca ti on by taking a trip throu g h Wisconsin.

During hi s absence, th e Priests fr o m th e college a r e a ttending th e spiritual n eeds of hi s parishoners. Father Lambert has visited us several tim es of la t e, and we h op e h e continues thi s laudabl e practice. Father Lambert a ttend ed th e college in the Nineties.

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Don't blam e the Editors for the meagerness of man y items in this column. They can't put in n ews th ey haven't got. Let's hear hom you, then, one and all.

The field of accountirtg has called Mr. Ray Flemming. Ray is employed in the capacity of expert accountant for the Northwestern Railway, at the general offices, Chicago.

Mr. Clarence Houle, '14-'15, ha s secured a respon sible position as manager of the Toledo office of the company of Whitehead, Hogg and Co., advertising specialists. Those who are -acquainted with Clarence judge him capable of managing almost anything, so don't be surprised if yo u hear of him again.

Rev. Frederick Connor, Chancellor of the Rockford Dioces e, CO!l]binecl duty and pleasure in a recent trip to Bourbonnais, He accompanied the St. Thomas High School Basketball team, of which he is Coach and Manager, and spent a few hours visiting his many friends here at the College.

Mr. John Tinley , tackle on the '19 football squad, is attending Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We are glad to note that Jack's father is a candidate for governor of the Hawkeye State.

The Viatorian wishes Mr. Tinley a successful campaign and a glorious victory.

One of our members recently had the pleasure of meeting l\1r. Howard Dwan, another of Viator's Alumni who have attained success. Mr. Dwan, whose home is in Evanston, holds a prominent position with The 0. T. Anderson Co., investment securities, with offices on Quincy St., Chicago.

Mr. Frank B. Brennan, '11-'12, World War veteran, is employed as a collector for the lllinois Bell Telephone Co. Frank is one of those Alumni who believe that no clays have been spent like the old clays at St Viator's.

Recently John l\1aclden, '17-'19, underwent a senous operation at St. Anthony's Hospital, Chicago. The many friend s of Johnny will be pleased to know that he has resumed his courses in Law at Kent College, Chicago.

During the Lenten Season, Rev. Stephen J. McMahon, Professor of Philosophy and Public Speaking at St. Viator College, is giving a series of Ser mons on the Parables of Our Lord, at St. Edward's Church, Chicago, Ill.

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Quite a number of our form er students have t aken to the business of undertaking. A mong these we m ention Mr. Matthew Berry and Mr. Edward O'Brien, b oth doing a thriving business in Chicago. Mr. O'Brien is a parishoner of St. Mel's parish and has mortuary parlor s in Madison Street. W e do not know the exact location of Mr. Berry's estab li shment.

It seems that most of our Alumni noted in this iss ue, have chosen th e city of Chicago, as the base of their business operation. We have r ecently learned that Mr. Eugene Me Elwell is one of thes e, and has engaged in th e teaming bu sin ss .

The Faculty and Students of th e Coll ege, had th e pleasure of a visit fr om Rev. P. E. Brown, C. S. V ., \n th e early part of February. Father Brown had suffer ed a s light a ttack of rheumati sm , a nd a ft er leaving th e h osp ital, thought it a n opportune time to v isit his friends h er e. .H e h as since r esumed hi s missionary duties, but we hop e h e wi ll n ot be so busily employed as not to be ab le t o v isit u s again soon.

During one of his Mission trips, Fath er P. E. Brown, C. S. V., had th e pleasure of meetin-g Mr. J. Campion of Eyota, 1\tiinn. , who was h ere in '89. Mr. Campio n en joys talking of th e old boys and recalling many inter esting things tha t happen ed way back w h en h e was a boy at St. V iator s.

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In a r ecent communication l\1r. Ray Kobler, '17, informs u s th at he is a n auditor in Chicago. In our last iss u e we congratulated Mr. a nd Mrs. Ray "Kobel. " M r. Kobler emp hasized that fact tha t h e is s till sing le, and adds tha t h e hopes to remain so for sometime. We are not certain if this is th e same person but if so we hope he will overl ook ou r mistake a nd accept this apology.

Wo rd s of support and op ti m ism have come t o us from Jo seph C. Read ing, ' 13-'18, of Chicago. J oe inf orms u s, h e is selling p lenty of coal for the Read in g Coal Co . Sa ys Jo e, " Let's go with th e n ew bui ldings . I wi ll do m y sh are." T h at's th e spirit , Joe, keep it up.

From 189 1 to 1895 A lderic A . Provost of Brookfield, Ill. , traveled abo ut St. Viator's camp u s. He is now traveli ng as a salesman for Armour and Company.

Mr. Armond J. Mor in , 1901-'02, is a carpenter contractor 1n Chicago, and rep ort h as it that Armond is doing first rate. More success to you, Mr. Morin .

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Mr. A rmon d Gr anger, '85-'95, a lawyer of ext ensive practice at Salix, I owa, a lth oug h h e has not fo u nd tim e t o visi t u s of la te, informs u s that h e has by n o m ean s forgotten A lma Mat er.

He liked hi s路 Co ll ege clays so well that h e intends to路 send A rmond Jr. to St. Viator to ll ege n ext yea r. The spirit w hich anim ates Mr. Granger is that of ever y loyal A lumni and is best expressed in the words "They n ever forg et ."

Mr. Francis Savage, 1918, Chi cago, Ill. , after leaving th e S . A. T. C., r es um ed hi s position as railroad cl erk with the Belt Railway of Chi cago. l-I e intends to v isit u s soon and learn of the plans for a greater S t. V iator's.

Mr. Moses A. Roy, '78-'86, of Chi cago, is as ever a faithf ul A lnmnu s. Mr. Roy h as been engaged as organist in several large Chi cago pari she s, and a lso spent a number of yea rs as musical In structor at S t . Ignatiu s Co ll ege. It does u s good to h ear from su ch m en as Mr. Roy. Mr. J osep h Bo lger, '22, -vv ho r ecently submitted t o medical treatment at th e Mayo Clinic, R ochester , ]\1inn ., while th ere had the happy opportunity of v isiting th e R ev. J . P. O'Mahone y, C. S . V . A t that tim e, Fath er O'Mahoney was making r ap id strid es toward a complete r estoration of h ealth , follo w ing a severe opera ti on . Father O'Mahoney promised t o be at S t.

V iator's for St. Patr ick's Day . As we go t o press, we ext end our heartiest well wishes t o Fath er O'Mahoney for continued improvem ent in health.

Mr. J a m es Galligan , '07, is a civ il engin eer in J acksonvill e, Florida . Jim was in th e Aviati on Co rp durin g th e war and afte r hi s r elease join ed th e Merchant Marin e.

Mr. J ohn T . McJ\1ahon, '08-'13, of Chi cago, is another on e of "O ur Boys," who has b eco m e an electrical contractor. He says he has th e honor of bringing Emmett Fl ynn to St. Via t or 's .

Dr. Thomas Hughes , '81-'84, h as an ext ensive medical practice in Chicago. His offic es are at 37th 2. nd Wallac e S treet s, Chicago, w h ere he has practiced since 1893 . He r eceived hi s M . D. degree from No rthwes t ern U ni ve rsity in 1892.

A t th e b eginning of th e present scholastic year, Mr. N icholas ]. L eoni , '80-'82, journeyed to enroll hi s son Matthew in the High Sch ool department. He was surprised to note the changes tim e has wrought at S t . Viator's and its s urroundings. Mr. Leoni has a clerical position in Chicago.

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Mr. Julien L . McD ermott, '18-' 19, of Chicago, has visited us on several occasions . Julien is n ow a pharmacist , having graduated from th e Valparaiso Uni ve rsity course of Pha rmacy 路We look for y our vi sit again soon , Juli en. in 192~. .

Mr. R. Achill e L 'Ecuye r, 1896-1904, is an electrical wo rker in Chicago. He has a son whom he expects t o s end t o St. V ia tor's in due cours e of time.

Th e old Boys of long ago a r e ever showing their inter est s in St. Viator. Here is on e of 1880-'85 , M r. Louis H. L a mb ert. Mr. Lambert has engaged in th e manufacture of brick a nd dra in til e, a nd a lso in the bankin g bu sin ess sin ce hi s coll eg e clays . His home is now in Mu sk eg on , M ichigan.

There is nothing b etter than g ood w ill and her e is on e w ho has it. Mr. Charles P. Cleary, ' 12-'13 , of Chicago, Ill. , informs us that he is receiving medica l tr eatment for injuri es r eceived in milita r y service durin g the lat e w ar. H e says, " I ser ved in the A ir S erv ice and ha d a high old time." Though Cha rli e is unahl e t o take an y active part in th e E x t ension Camp aign h e w ish es St. Viator th e g reat es t m easure of success . H e is a t present at the Edward Hines, Jr., H ospital. The staff hopes he m ay soon r ecov er suffici ently t o r esume his wo rk in copy -rig ht a dvertising.

St. Viator's students have sp ecia lized in a ll occupati on s.

Mr. _F ranci s B. Byrne, '18, S. A . T. C., is o n e of th e for em os t a rchitects with h eadquarter s in Chicago . H e h as m a ny b eautiful structures to t estify t o hi s skill in hi s occupation . H e is also a lec turer on architecture, and is identifi ed w ith th e Mo dern Movem ent in A m erican A rt a nd A r chit ecture.

Jimmy B louin , a n oth er of S t. V ia t or 's old stu de nts, has su cceeded in atta inin g a W oriel 's titl e. Th e Chicago T ri b un e says of him , ''Jimmy B louin of Chicago, wo n th e wo rld 's cl ass ic bow ling ch a mpion ship h er e b y piling up a r eco rd of 547.14 points. T wenty-four of th e country's b est b owlers r oll ed a t ot a l of 115 gam es in th e . two weeks' t ourn ey at th e Co lisetJm a nn ex. B louin r eceived $1 ,200 an d a dia m o nd n eckla ce." Jimmy, the B lu e I sland b oy, was h er e in th e minim depa rtmen t in '06-'07.

J acob Bet sn er , w h o w as h er e fr om 1889 t o 1891, w rit es that he is in business in P eru, Ill. \?V e w ish him all k inds o f success, an d wo ul d lik e t o see hi s face once in a g rea t w hil e, a roun d th e "old camp u s."

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Emm ett Bantner , ' 14-'17, w rites fr om Ass umption , Ill. His letter indicates that St. V ia t or has many fri en ds in th a t locality.

Emm ett pledges hi s h earty support in the D路r ive.

Thom as ]. Cassidy, '14; is fa rming a t Budd, Ill. H e h as a so n , w h om th e fond fath er is r earin g t o be a V iat or m a n . Goo d for yo u , Tom, and to all tho se Alumni fath ers, who intend t o send th eir son s back to A lm a Mater.

In r espon se to the Drive questi onnaires, th ere are fr equ ent hum or ou s replies received. Jack Hickey, '06, r es pond ed in thi s cha ract eristic st y le : " 1. Strong ly opposed t o th e Eig htee nth A m endment.

"2. S till p erforming on e of th e co rp ora l w orks of m ercy. ( Bury ing the dea d.) " 3. I've had no political success. I vo ted the losin g ticket .

"4. I -vvas n ever in th e w ar, but I'm still battlin g . " B est luck t o good old St. V ia t or's."

R oy A . Jostes, '18, is in the gra in bu sin ess w ith hi s fath er, in St. Louis. H e is a h a rd man to keep down. A lways was . P erha p s th at 's w h y hi s fa vo rite sport, outd oor and oth er w ise, is aviation.

An inter esting communication a rrives fr om Redfield , S . D .

It is inter esting n ot only b ecause of the p er so nal inter est att ached but th e hi st orical valu e as well. It com es from M r. A nat a l F. L abrie. H e is farmin g in th e Suns et Stat e. H e has th e di stin cti on of b ein g th e first boarder St. V iator's ever h a d.

Fra nci s Ortm a n is a t th e U ni ver sity of M ichi g an. He is th e Secret a ry of th e Cath olic Stud ent Club of th e U ni ver sity. As thi s b ody numb er s eig ht hundred m emb er s, we can easily im agin e his job is a trifle m ore try ing th an m arching a co mp any of S. A . T. C. m en fr om R oy H all t o Mar sil e a nd b a ck.

K eep up th e p ep , b oys ! y our inter esting not es .

Send in y our sub scription s an d

Wo rd r each es u s fr om St. J oseph 's H ospital, Ch icago, Ill. , t hat Geo rge O ' Bri en , ' 11-'13, is ra pidly conv al escing fr om a recent se riou s op eration. During th e war George saw service in th e Aviation Co rp s, aft er w hich he b ecam e a n exp ert dr a ft s m ~ n with th e W est ern E lectri c Co ., Chicago .

T h e 1\!Iichi}:;路an m emb er s of th e V ia t orian L egion ar e forgin g t o th e' fr ont. R ecent r ep orts inform u s that Erne st P epin , '08'11 , is th e p art ow n er of a thri v i11g m ot or firm at E scanab a.

E rnes t is th e juni or m emb er of th e firm of P epin & Son.

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Mr. Bishop O'Brien, '11-'13, of Fond Du Lac, Wis., is at present connected with the Freeman Thompson Shoe Co. of St. Paul, Minp., in the capacity of salesman. Bishop, as well as his brother' George, saw service in France during the war, in the Ordnance Department.

Tom Clancy, '11-'13, Fond Du Lac, Wis., is the manager of one of the principal garages in his home town. We hope that Tom will be able to steal enough time from his many patrons of Fond Du Lac so as to be able to come here for the next "Hom e-coming."

Lawrence Primeau, also of Escanaba, is an auto salesman and is proving that h e is as successful in the rna tter of sales as he was in bucking the 'line, for he was a tower of strength on the Academy team in his day. Rumor has it that Lawrence is married, and is at home to all Viatorian visitors to his home town.

News from the Southland states that Reverend Geo. P. Mulvaney, until recently College Treasurer, is improving rp.pidly. Father Mulvaney has been ill with an attack of pneumonia at St. Jo sep h's Infirmary, Fort Worth, Texas. We hope that Father l\l[ulvaney will soon return t o our mid st.

Frequently we receive news from Father Peter Brown, C. S. V., 'OS, who is pastor of St. Bridget's Church, Simpson, Minn.

He informs us that Mr. Martin Campion, '92-'93, is one of the most prosperous land owners of that section of Minnesota, and incidentally that Mart is a staunch booster for St. Viator. l\1r. Louis J. Pommier, A .B ., '10, formerly connected w ith the office of the Clerk of the County Court of Cook County, is now holding a position w ith the Chicago Title & Trust Company.

Mr. Maurice Di llon, ' 12-' 16, who until r ecently was employed with hi s father in conducting a soft drink parlor, has ent ered into partnership with his father in the contro l and management of a laundry concern on vVentworth Ave., Chicago , Ill. Mugsy Maguire, we ll remembered by college students of r ecent years , is knocking the "H" out of H. C. L. as a driver of the pie wagon for th e Moody P ie Company, Chicago, Ill. We knew that M ugsy would make good and realize that such work is according t o his ta tes.

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M r. J ames l\1alla n ey, '04-'06, 路was a candidate at the r ecen t elections for de legat e to th e Stat e Convention . A lth ough Jim was not elected, we are proud t o repeat h er e th e r ecord w hi ch h e has made for him self inc e leaving S t. V iat or : He was Pres id ent of th e Ka nkakee Co unty Farmers' In stitute in 1914.

He took th e state civil service examin ation for State Grain Inspector; p assed third hig h .

He has been Grain Inspector fo r five years.

He is a farmer, cattle and hog raiser; a lso cattle feeder.

Produced Grand Sweepstakes w h eat and Sweepstakes oat s a t th e Illinoi s Grain Exhibiti on at Urba n a, Ill. He is State Secretary Illin ois Associati on of Gleaners.

He is a m emb er of the So il a nd Crop Improvement Asso ciation .

Two r ecent and welcome visitor s at th e co ll ege were Russell Wilkin s, '13-'17, and A ll an l\1cLeod, '17-' 19. Rus s w ill be rem emb er ed by students of r ecen t yea rs as th e so n of M rs . Wilkin s, w ho was nurse at th e Co ll ege Infirrnary for several years.

He is also the nephew of our ve ry Reverend Presid ent. Ru ss and A l are associated with four other :v oung m en, and form w h a t is kn own as the '' Rus s Melody Boys," an orch estra of some r epute, with h ea dquarters in Chicago. Russ and A l entertain ed a large group of the stud ent body by th eir play ing, w hich was greatly enjoyed b y all present . We \Nis h th e "Boys" all th e success in th e world.

O n e of our old Alumni , Walter "Andy Gump " Marqu ardt, ' 17-' 19, of Champaign, Ill. , and hi s friend, Vi ncent Pfeffer, nephew of th e fam ous " J eff" Pf eff er, paid th eir old friends at th e college a recent visit. It w ill be r eme mb er ed that "Andy" was a sergeant in th e S. A . T . C. h ere. H e is engaged in bu sin ess in his hom e city. To all appearances h e h as not changed a bit sinc e h e left Old Viator. The characteristic Marquardt smile s till r emains. We hop e that h e and hi s fri end w ill v isit us ag"a in in th e near future.

Dean P. H. Durkin, a former professor of St . V iator Co ll ege, rec tor of St. Joseph 's, R ock Island , gave an intere sting a nd instructive t alk on a recent Sunday to th e m en of S t. A nne's Church, East Mo lin e, Ill. His subject was " Possibiliti es of Lay Ac ti vity." After the speakers' program th e m en adjourn ed to the church gymnasium and a progra m of indoor sports was held.

A basket b a ll game between th e troop 1 Boy Scouts of East l\1 olin e a nd troop 9 of Mo lin e res ulted in a 19 to 12 w in for the :M oliners.

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Word reaches u s from Peoria th R ev. Ma urice P. a mm on, '84-'92 Rector of S t . Bernard' Ch u rch, i the pro ud po se or of a new Cararra marble a ltar and railing. The 1atorian taff wi h e to congratulate Father Sammon and thinks that nothing is too good for him. ] oe Breen, ' 19- 20, is the Chicago repre entati ve of th e vVhitehouse Mi lk Product Co ., of \1\. e t Bend, Wis., the Pasco l'vi illing Co., and Nian ey & Co., Omaha, eb . He is doing a prosperous busine s, and i the junior member of th e firm of l'v1. P. Breen & So n_. Broker .

V ine. Van Ness, '20-'21. h as recently und ergone a seno us operation a t St. J oseph Hospital, Chicago . R ev. J. A . Williams 路of th e college saw Vine. and reports that h e is doing nicely.

Good luck, Vi ne. !

H. Karpen, '08-'10, a vars ity football p layer of so m e prowess, is a member of S. Karpen & Bros. F urniture Co., who have r ecentl y purchased th e largest furniture manufacturing prop erty in Chi cago, havi ng 544,000 fl oor feet with switch tracks, and a vacant lot for m ore buildings. We are g la d to see that another of our alumni has prospered so we ll in th e co mm erc ia l wo rld .

In a r ecent issue of th e New W oriel , we saw that R ev. Willi am ]. Devine, C.S.S .R. , of Kansas City, and Rev. William ].

Gra ham, C.S.S .R. , of D etroit , are conducting a mission at th e Church of th e Sacred Heart, Rock I s land, 111. Father D evine was a stud en t h er e in th e nin eti es . He a nd his companion Missionary are well known in th e M iddl e West, and were formerly members of the R edemptori st s Mission House of Davenport , I owa.

S un day, J an u ary 22nd, St. Viat eur's Co un ci l admitted t o its ranks another class of candidates.

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they promise to be a great asset in keeping St. V iateurs an active and distingui sh ed council. St. Viator Coll ege again prese nted h er share of the candidat es . A m ong h er numb er were J. E. Williams, C.S.V.; J . E. Suprenant, C.S.V.; J. J . McEn roe, C.S.V . ; F. Brankin, J. McGovern, E. \ Vood, L. Urba n, A . Denoyer, a ll of who m are numbered a m ong h er students thi s year, as well as Louis Pluth a nd Harold Q uigl ey, t wo of h er fo rm er students . R ev. Thomas J. Lynch, C.S .V., t ook an active part in the degree wo rk.

B eginning Sunday, January 29, and continuing for thre e clays, th e students of th e college and hig h scho ol departm ents made their annual retreat. The retreat master was Fath er Edwin, C.P., a mast erly speaker, and a m a n of a d eep s piritual fervor. Father Edwin is Director of th e S~holastics at th e Passionist R etr eat of the Imm ac ulate Concep tion , N orwoocl Park, Chicago, and in his talks t o the boys at the several conferences given during th e r etr eat h e sh owed th e r esults of long and intimate relation w ith boys, and a deep in sig ht into the mind of the average lad. Immediately after the co nclu sion of the High Mass which m a rked the end of th e Retreat, h e bestowed th e Papal Blessing on all w ho had made th e R etr eat , thus bringing to its conclusion one of the most s uccessful r etreat s that h as been held at St. V iato r Co llege in recent years.

On .1\tio nclay evening, March 6th , th e Fo urth Fourth High High class of St. V iator Co ll ege gave th eir first Banquet banquet in the college dining hall. This occasion enabl ed th e entire cla ss t o assemble and forget, for a few hours, the littl e troubles w hich th ey encounter every clay, by partaking of a sumptu ou s repast a nd an intell ectua l banquet. It was carried throu g h in excellent s t y le and does credi t to th e arrang路ement committee and class. Fath er Bergen, C.S.V. , spoke on th e n eed of a well organized cl ass w hi ch wo ul d not onl y -benefit its members w hil e h ere, b ut also after they h ad left St. Viat or for th e broader paths of lif e. .Brother Glenn Power s, th e clas s m o derat or , spoke of th e. possibilities for the r em ainin g m onth s of '22. His r em arks were inter es ting and en joyed by a ll. Several members were then called up on for s hort talks. The V iat orian under st and s that th e class h as some big things to put ov er in th e n ea r future.

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Through th e diligence of Professor C. J . Kennedy, News th e old J uvenis t Dormitory h as been converted into a Bits fine biological lab or ato ry. Several hundr ed dollars wo rth of new equipm ent has been purchased, a nd we h opefully look forward t o th e tim e w h en its equipm ent w ill be comp let e. 路

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Rev. Father Primeau of Bradley, Ill., has left his little flock , and is making an extended tour of the Holy Land, where he will stay for six months. In his absence the priests of the college are perf?rming the pastoral duties of the parish.

Word has come from St. Paul Seminary that Thomas Kelly of Peoria and Emmet Flynn of Chicago will be ordained for the Peoria diocese, in the early part of June. 路 It may be of some interest to -those away from the college to know that we have at last had a system of radiation put into the spacious gymnasium. No one need fear the wiles of the demon "Cold," for the enormous radiator can heat the hall in a few moments.

The old Viator Spirit, for which she has been so long famed, has not died out. We can vouch for this when we see so many of our old Alumni returning for those basket ball games that are of vital importance to our standing in the Conference. We were greatly edified and delighted to have with us at the Millikin game, on February 8th, the Reverends McMullen, DrumrlJ-y, J. Fitzgerald, L. O'Connor, and T. Shea.

Again we see that true Viator spirit evidenced when we find that H. Kenny, F. Casey, E. Cody and J. Daly, college students from Peoria, accompanied the basket ball team to Peoria on February 14th, where the Varsity was defeated by Bradley College. 路 Father A. Swikoski, C.S.V., loved and revered priest, and a m ember of last year's fae.ulty, has returned to take up t eaching again. Father Swikoski was welcomed by the faculty of St. Viator, as th e need of a good teacher is urgent, both on acco unt of the death of Father Charl es St. A mant, C.S.V., and because of the illness of Rev. ]. A. Williams.

The Lenten season brought along with it th e consoling sight of more frequent Communion and one has some troubl e making his way through th e chapel a isl es after night prayer; th e cause is that th e Stations of the Cross have become a daily occurrence in this penitential season.

After a ll, we as stud ents will never r egr et our daily attendance at Mass and dail y Communion with the Aut h or of Life and true Wisdom; for St. J ohn Chrysostom t ell s u s that th e most important ac tion of the whole clay is that involved whi le hearing Mass.

-----The First Friday, with its a ll-cl ay exposition of the most B lessed Sacrament a nd Holy Hour for a First conclusion , is a time of special preparation for th e Friday man y battles of after life. Of course the clay is begun with th e usual general Comm union. Friends of the Sacred Heart wi ll be g lad to h ear that an application has b een made Lent

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for a Dip lom a of Aggregation with th e Apos tl eshi p of P rayer; fo r by h aving on e' s n a m e enter ed on th e b ook s of a Local Center th e ri ch indulge nces of this a ssocia tion m ay be gai n ed and a m ore perf ect co mplia nce w ith th e w ish of ou r L o rd t o p ray always .

W h en M r. Casey intro duced the V isocchi Fl or Florentine enti n e T ri o t o th e studen t body on S u nda y nigh t , Trio Iv'Iar ch 5th, he info rm ed th em th a t they mig ht an ti cipate an evening of pl easure, but h e did n ot vo uch safe jus t h ow d elig htful th e p erforma nce wo ul d be. Were we t o qu es tion an y of th e stud ent b ody or fac ulty, w h o a ttended this number of th e L y ceum Co urse, th e r egis t er of their sat is fa cti on wo uld be n ear th e p erf ect m a rk. Th e instrumenta l and vocal progra m that M r. Visocchi, self- sty led g r ou ch , an d th e Mi sses B enn ett a nd Ring r ender ed, w as on e of th e b est entert ainm ents presented to th e stud ent b ody this year. Mr. V.isocchi skill ed on th e co ncertin a and hi s unitin g a few of th e co mmon pop ul ar a irs t o th e m ore classical selection s was hig hly appreciated . b y hi s a udi en ce . Hi s seemin g ly s t olid , immobil e facia l express ion and h is sly s ugges tive g lan ces we re so m irth provokin g t hat rippl es of laug hter pul sat ed throu g h th e audien ce d es pite th e excell ent pl aying. M is s B enn ett's skillful play ing of th e violin and M is s Rin g's vocal ability de lig hted th e a u dien ce imm ense ly, as also did th e la tter yo un g la dy's pr esenta ti on of one of Boo th Tarkin g t on's "Penrod" st ori es . W hil e th e w hole evening was trem endou sly enj oye d th e clim ax of th e perf orman ce o ccurred w hen Mi ss Rin g sang " R eel-H ead." So th oroughl y enj oy able and pl ea sin g was thi s L y ceum numb er th at not a fni\r h esita t ed t o pron ounce it as th e b est progra m tha t we h ave h a d th e pleasure to w itn ess, n ot only thi s yea r, but also in th e las t few years, a nd al so t o express th e d esire that futur e courses mi g ht be similar t o thi s on e a nd ju st a s pl easing a s was th e Florentin e Trio.

----Cupid has a dd ed three m ore "Viatorian" A lumni Wedding to th e li s t of hi s v ictims.

Bells M r. J ohn O'K eefe has successfully la id s iege to th e h eart of M iss M ari e O' H a r a, and th e forma l a nn oun cem ent of th eir engagem ent has b een made.

M r. " B arn ev" Coss, s ta r hurl er of th e V iat or B a ll T eam of 19 10, ' 11 a nd ' 12, a nd later of th e Chi cago Cub s, h as sig ned anoth er , 路with th e former M iss J osephin e Ellinger , n ow M r s. Coss, holding t h e contract.

A ft er yea rs of su cces s in th e Court, D ani el J. (T enn .) S ulli van joined forces w ith M r. Dani el Cupid, and so eloqu ently sp ok e th at Mi ss I ren e E gan could not refu se him , and so the we ddin g took p la ce on I ove mb er 21 , 1921.

Th e V iat ori a n ext end s th e m,ost sin cere felicita ti on s t o the ha ppy brides and brid egroo m s a nd h op es th a t th ey m ay w itn ess m a n y happy r eturn s of th eir weddin g cl ay .

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R Charles J It is the painful duty of the Yiatorian to S e~ t C chronicle the death of Father harle J. St. 8 t. man · · · · Amant, C . . V., who died on February 24. 1922.

Hi udden death came as a great shock to his many friends .

Father St. Amant was born in River Rouge, Michigan , and received hi first education in the pari h schoo l. Later he attended Detroit College, where he made marked progress, especially in the Classics. He joined the Community of St. Viator in 1898, and for a time taught at the Holy Tame Sch ool. in Chicago. From there he was sent to complete his studi e in Philosophy and Theology at St. Viator ~o ll ege . He also taught at th e college and will alvvays be remembered a a genial, painstaking and devoted teach er. During a pell of illh ealth it was thought advisable t o retire him for a while to the fother house in Chicago, where very light duties were assigned him . He regained his health suffi ciently to help the Viatorian 1'vfissionary Fathers for a few years, when· recently he was transferred to Rev. Charles]. St. Amant, C.S. V. the College as a teacher. Apparently well and teaching with hi old time vigor, Father St. mant was in reality s uffering, but good R eligi ous that he wa , n o word of complaint ever pa sed his lips. He was always jolly.

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good natured and in th e best of spirits, radiating joy and good ch eer w h erever he we nt. Those of u s w ho knew him so well fee l sure that Fath er St. A mant has r eceived th e reward of the "good a nd faithful ser van t. " To hi s bereaved parents, broth ers an d sist er s th e Viatorian 路 ext ends praye rful sympath y a nd condolence. R. I. P.

Solemn Requiem Mass for our Holy Father Benedict XV. Pope Benedict XV. was celebrated in the College Chapel on Tuesday, J anuary 24. Rt. Rev. Monsig nor L egris, D.D., sang th e Mass, assist ed by R ev. Berard Monbl eau as Deacon a nd Rev. William J. B erg in , C.S .V., as Sub-deacon. The choir was directed b y Rev. J a m es V. Rh ea m s, C.S.V. 路 It is with a great deal of satisfacti on tha t we ass ist ed at such a Mass and on such an .occasion; for t o be able to as sist the Vicar of Christ, even beyond th e sh ades of death, is one of th e g reates t consolations of our holy Faith . We consid er ourselves highly honored to be allowed t o jo in our feeb le petitions t o th at mighty stream of prayer which ascended to the throne of God throug h out th e world. Ma y our Father see God as He is and m ay we by following His t eaching a rri ve finall y to th at same et ernal vision. R . I. P .

One of our piOneer Faculty memb ers departed this life on J a nuary 12, 1922; Rt. R ev. Mo n signor J a m es J. Bennett, Vicar General of th e Rockford dioc ese. Monsignor Bennett was a m emb er of th e Faculty for three yea rs before his ordination by Bishop Foley, on October 6, 1874. His first appointment, of three weeks duration, was with Fath er Butler on the north side of Chicago. After ass isting four years, Fath er B ennett was appointed Pastor of Braidwood, which parish he held for fifteen years. In 1893 h e \Vas g ive n charge of _the Sterling parish and in June, 1909, was transferred to St. Mary's in Aurora. As路 his declining year s bore heavy upon him , Father Bennett was appointed chaplain of St. Charles Ho sp ita l and, while h er e, was clothed with the purple.

During all th ese years sc hool s and churches arose at his hands and untold good was done among th e laboring classes, especially while Pastor of Braidwood. Born on May 30, 1844, Monsignor Bennett was 78 years old and th ~ mo st widely known clergyman o f the state. May our praye rs assist him and may we imitate his fidelity in the race for the crown of life.

Monsignor Bennett

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It is with deep regret that we record the death Mrs.Hanora of Mrs. Hanora Dee, at her home in Bloomington, Dee on January 8. Mrs. Dee was the grandmother of .

Leo D路ee, '25. The funeral took place in Holy Trinity Church, Bloomington, of which she had been a life long member, Father Thomas E. Shea officiating. The sincere sympathy of the faculty and Viatorian is extended to the bereaved family.

Mrs. Mary A. Meagher, grandmother of Paul Mrs. Mary A. W. Meagher, died in Chicago at the home of her Meagher daughter, Mrs. D. A. Devlin, on January 10, 1922.

She was born at Dayton, Ill., 78 years ago. She spent the greater part of her life in Ottawa, where the funeral was held. Simple and devout, she held the love and respect of all who knew her, as was attested by the large crowd of friends and relatives which assemb led at St. Columba Church. Following a Solemn Requiem Mass and beautiful sermon by Rev. Dean ~1adden, interment was made in St. Columba Cemetery.

R.I.P. The Viatorian staff was grieved to learn of the Mr. Louis death of Mr. Louis Richert of Kankakee, father of Richert Lennv and Joe Richert, two former Viator men.

The deceased had lived in Kankakee for many years and in his death Kankakee loses one of its most respectful and trustworthy citizens. The obsequies were held at the Immaculate Conception Church and interment was made in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The sympathy of the College is extended to the friends and relatives who mourn the loss of a kind father, a loving brother and a sincere friend.

The venerable mother of the Granger family has gone to her eternal reward. Her sons Mrs. Marceline are among the distinguished alumni of the Granger College. The funeral took place at the Maternity Church in Bourbonnais. Reverend William Granger sang the Mass, assisted by Father Poissant of St. George, as Deacon, and Father Daigle of Kankakee, as Sub-deacon . Masses at the side altars were said by Rt. Rev. Monsignor Legris and Rev. Gerard Picard. Such a good mother of such a family is worthy of our most fervent pray ers. The Viatorian extends its sympathy to her six surviving sons, among whom are Rev. A mbrose Granger of Kankakee and Rev. William Granger of Oak Park, Ill. May her soul and all the souls of the departed mothers of our alumni rest in peace.

Mr. Daniel P. Mac Lain

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death was due to shock received in a railroad accident and he leaves to mourn his loss a widow, two son s and fiv e daughter.路.

Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart Church, Rock Island, where Requiem High 路Mass was sung b y Rev. C. P. O'N eill. Interment wa s n1ade in St. Margaret's Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa. ]'hose attending from the Coll ege w er e R ev.

E. M. Kelly, C.S.V.; Rev. Thomas Harrison, Rev. T. J. Lynch, C.S .V., Rev. Glenn Powers, C.S .V. , l\1essrs. H. Bu sh ell, J. A. Lynch, W. Barrett, J. Lyons, L. Win t erhalter, V . McCarthy, A . Denoyer, and J. Cavanaugh.

The Co llege faculty and fellov.r students wish to extend their si nc ere condolence to th e bereaved family. May he rest in peace.

Mr. Laurent S uprenant, Man t eno, Ill. , grandfather of Brother E. J. S uprenant, C.S.V., of the College, passed to hi s et ernal reward on March 12th , 1922. As a man of sterling worth , and a s a pioneer of thi s settlement, he was held in high esteem by all who knew him. The funeral mass was sun g by Rev. \V. J. Suprenant, C.S.V., Bourbonnais, Ill., at St. Joseph's Ch urch , l\1anteno. Burial took place in the cemetery at St. George, Ill. The Viatorian staff takes thi s opportunitv to offer its sincere st sy mpathy to the bereaved family. R. L P. Mr. Laurent Suprenant

' l ! lill!ll\1\ \ li \1\liliill\li\l\ i ill ! lliliiliill\ !!l!ll!!ll ilii\ 111111 \liiiiiiiiii\iil li i lililllllllllilllll llllllll 1

"The Light on th e Lagoon," by I sabe l Clarke. 416 pages, 8vo. Cloth, Postpaid, $1.40.. Published by Benziger Brothers, 32-38 Barclay St., New York, N. Y .

As the early morning clew refreshes th e creatures of God's land, so does thi s delightful story r efresh the mind and soul of the reader. Inde ed, the struggles of Sydney Flood, in the ever yo uthful yearning for freedom and the inten se desire for ind ependence, is a page from lif e itself. But more than this, th e reader sees the labors of soul in the darkness of ignoranc e, from it is led, by the light of Faith, to the peacefu l harbor of Christ's hol y religion. The author, with rare prudence and keen discretion, inserts into her novel a Christian and religious philosophy, ~'hich is truly delightful' to the reader in the midst of the atheistic literature of our age. In portraying such a philos-

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ophy, combined with a story of the conflict of Sy dney Flood w ith the restrictive surroundings of her lif e, in her attempt to arrive at the truth of things , the author discloses a plot of absorbing intere;; t a nd wonderfu l development. What mor e can b e said of a novel, than that it gives the reader a broader and kindlier view of his fellowman? This praise may b e truthfully applied to Isabel Clarke's novel, " The Light on the Lagoon."

"Cobra Island." A Catholic Scout's Adventures. By Neil Boyton, S.J. 12mo. Cloth, with frontispi ece, postpaid $1.25.

Published by Benziger Brothers, 32-38 Barclay St., New York, N.Y. In th ese days of the lighter sort of boys' fiction , Father Boyton strikes a n ew n ote with his account of Scouty Gaze's travelogue. Told in a mann er that cannot but appeal tCY the reader, with an occasional p ersonal interjection, which路 is hurriedly broken off, that the story may be r esumed, the r eader is held until the last _chapter of this Odyssey. Starting on a trip to India for a needed rest, Second Clas s Scout Francis X. Gaze has many and thriUing adventures which give to him anything but the desired r est. A haples s fall into the sea, a discovery of a mysterious death , a fight with a asub ," a prac tical working of scout philosophy, even on a desert isle , with a final r es cue and family reunion combine t o make "Cobra Island" an entrancing book.

"The Hom e W oriel." Friendly counsels for home-keeping hearts , by Francis X . Doyl e, Sj. 12mo. Cloth, with fronti spiece, postpaid $1.35. Paper .edition , postpaid 25c. Published

by Benziger Brothers, 32-38 Barclay St., New York, N. Y. "Old familiar things; go-carts and lace caps; old cradles; Work;" the chapter headings read lik e Lamb's Elia. But Father Doyle is n ot just a noth er Lamb, th oug h he does write with much the sa me general 路scope, but with a different viewpoint. The book is more than a n inspiration for th ose w ho , perhaps under difficulties, a r e try ing t o keep ablaze th e ruddy g low of the h earth , and all th at it impli es .

Touching a variety of subj ect s, the author forcefully demo n strates that th e best and widest sp h er e of our influ enc e for good is in the h ome , but tha t th e opinion prevailing t oday t ends toward th e opposite view, and that we are all t oo unconsciou s of th e real influence of the home. 路 He th en proceeds t o ske tch w ith bold convincing strokes th e various means w hich will place our relations wi th th ose n ear and dear t o us up on th e firmest fo undatio n ," thus making our h ome the fountain sp ring of family happiness. It is not so much a book of essays, b ut rather of heart t o heart talks. It is a book that will ever do great good.

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ST. VIA TOR BASKETBALL TEAM 1921-1922.

Top Row:-T. R . Marvel, Mgr., B. Connor, R. Langton, J. Lyons, H. L. Bushell, Coach.

Bottom Row:-V. McCarthy, J. Clancy, L. Winterhalter, C. Donnelly, W. Barrett, J. Winterhalter.

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ST. VIATOR 18-MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY 20 The first defeat of the sea son came at the hands of Coach Wann's Millikin quintet. The game was fast and hard fought from , the first tip-off till the final gun sounded, :with neither team ahead more than four points at any time. Viator started the scoring when Clancy and Connor each hit field goals, but Millikin crawled up, leading at the half 9-8. The second period opened with Bailey registering a free throw and Clancy again tying the count with a pretty one hand shot, for which the crowd accorded him a big hand. With the score 12-12, Bush's gang 路took a big spurt, breaking through the Millikin defense for two neat baskets by Lyons and Donnelly which gave them a 16-12 lead over the Vvannmen. Millikin took time out and again tied the score at 18-18. With but two minutes left to play and 路 the score 18 alL both teams tried long shots. Just a few seconds before the final gun Hiser sent a long one for th~ basket which carromed off to one side. Wall ace, who had followed in, half pushed and half threw the ball just as J\1cCarthy knocked him to the floor. The shot was good, giving Millikin the lead 20~'18 , when the gong sounded. There was little to choose between the two teams; the Viator lads giving the Millikin team one of the hardest battles of the season. The Millikin floor, being rather narrow, is a handicap to the opposition, and it is claimed Millikin is one of the h a rdest teams in th e West to beat on their own floor. They have the five man defense clown to a fine art and play a wonderfully defensive game. Each team secured the same number of field goals, Millikin winning on' Bailey's ability to hit the free throws. Clancy was Viator's big scorer with two field goals and four free throws. Donnelly and Captain Winterhalter were defensive stars in a deli tion to caging three baskets between them. Lyons, with one basket, was selected by the Decatur Herald as the . Viator pick, by his clever dribbling and handling of 路the ball. McCarthy played his usual brilliant game at guard, ably assisted by Connor. Bailey, Millikin's stellar guard , was the mainstay of the team, playing a hard, cool game, while Wallace was the scoring ace, with four baskets.

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ST . V I A T O R 34-S P ARKS BUS I NESS COLLEGE 19 Th e gang . journeyed fro m D eca tur t o Sh elbyvill e, w h er e th ey trounc ed Sp arks Busin ess Coll ege, J an . lOth , 34-19. Af t er th e fir st t wo minutes th e fin a l issu e was n ever in do ubt, the Sh elbyville to ssers b ein g co mpl et ely outclasse d. In t h e fir st h a lf our boys pil ed up a lea d of 16 points and Coach Bush ell sh ot in all th e reserves for th e r em a ind er of th e contes t . A sna pp y attack w ith pl enty 路of p ass ing gave L yo n s, Cla ncy a nd Gallivan a ch ance to sh oot so m e n eat bask et s fr om a close ang le, w hile th e defen sive play of Mc Carthy a nd Connor k ept th e Sp arks men away fr om th e b ask et most of th e g a1ne. L y ons was th e indi vidual star w ith fi ve bask et s. Clancy and Gallivan followed w ith three, and D onn elly, w ho pl ayed a fin e gam e at center , contributed t wo . J. Winterha lter , w h o . r eli eve d th e lanky cent er, al so caged one.

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ST. VIATOR 35-EASTERN ILL. NORMAL 17 On Wednesday, Jan. 11th,- Bushell's tossers handed Eastern Illinois Normal a -drubbing at Charleston. Captain Winterhalter 路 went , like a whirlwind, hitting the basket from all angles in the second half. During the first half the N ormalites led by Captain Lynch gave the boys a real battle, the half ending 17-14.

The team came back strong, Donnelly and Captain Winnie piling up路 quite a lead in the last period. l\1cCarthy and Connor, guards, were all over the floor in this frame, permitting but one field goal. Clancy and Donnelly gave a fine exhibition of floor work, and Winterhalter starred as the big scorer, with 14 points to his credit. Lynch and Fawley were the Charleston mainstays.

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ST. VIATOR 33-N. ILL. NORMAL 11 Saturday, Jan. 14th, on the home floor, Viator took another Conference opponent into camp, 33-11. The game was rather slow, but Viator led at all times. The first half ended 13-5, neither team being able to score many from the floor. At the start of the second half, Bush's gang began to find the hoop and outplayed the De Kalb teachers. Donnelly, Winterhalter and Lyons worked the ball clown the floor through the Normal defense for numerous short trys. Captain Winterhalter again starred with five baskets, while Donnelly caged three. The guarding of McCarthy and Connor was of the usual standard, the teachers securing but three baskets the last half. Snow was D e Kalb's best bet, with two field goals and one from the foul line.

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THE SUMMARY St. ViatorFT. TP. Pos. FG. Winterhalter, L. 10 0 f 5 Lyons 2 f 1 0 Clancy 4 f 1 2 Gallivan 1 0 2 f Donnelly 1 3 c 6 2 \iVinterhalter, J~ 1 0 c McCarthy 0 0 0 g cr Connor 2 0 4 b 1 2 Sweeney f 0 cr Barrett 0 0 0 b cr Murphy 0 0 0 b 15 Totals 3 33 N. Ill. Normalf 2 Snow 1 5 f 2 4 Gee 0 Lindgren ' c 0 0 0 Stegmeier 0 0 0 g 1 0 2 Kujula g cr Warner 0 0 0 b Totals l 11 5 Referee- Courtright (Ill. State _Normal).

ST. VIATOR 33-E. ILL. NORMAL 20 In the return game with Charleston on the home floor Bushell used eleven men, being contented with a 33-20 victory over the down state teachers. The game was played Monday, and with the schedule calling for three more games that week, Bush gave nearly the entire squad a chance. Donnelly, with six baskets and Lyons with five ·were the individual offensive stars.

Winterhalter and Clancy played a great floor game, and Barrett, guard in Connor's place, put in about t\ivelve minutes of highly commendable guarding. Fa·w ley and Black were Charleston's stars, with three baskets each.

THE SUMMARY FT..

TP. Pos. FG . . St. Viatorf 2 Winterhalter, L. 0 4 10 0 Lyons f 5 4 f 0 0 Clancy S·vveeney f 0 0 0 0 0 f 0 Gallivan 1 13 Donnelly c 6 Winterhalter, J. · c 0 0 0 ·:M cCarthy 0 0 0 g 1 0 2 g Connor cr 0 0 0 Barrett • b 0 0 0 Murphy g 14 5 33 Totals

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f f f c c g cr

b

0 3 1 3 0 1 0

61

4 0 0 0 0 0 0

4

6 2 6 0 2 0

Totals 8 · 4 20 Referee-McCord (Illinois).

ST. VIA TOR 26-LE\i\T IS INSTITUTE 11 January 18th, Coach Bushell's tribe d efeat ed Lewis Institute in Chicago at the Lewis gym. Handicapped by a small floor and low ceiling the gang managed to pile up a 15-4 lead at half time. The game was rough throughout, 17 fouls being called on our Varsity and 12 on the Lewis five. In the face of these difficulties McCarthy and Connor played exceptionally good gaines at the guard positions, holding the Lewis forwards to two field goals, both coming in the last five minutes of play.

Winterhalter, Donnelly and Lyons starred on the scoring side. \!Vinnie and Mick each secured three from the floor, while Lyons caged only one but sank five fouls and played a great floor game.

McKenzie, of Lewis was ejected from the game in the last half with four personal fouls. Galpin was th e only Lewis man worthy of mention.

THE SUMMARY Pos. TP. St. ViatorFG. FT. Winterhalter, L f 3 0 6 f 1 5 7 Lyons f 1 3 5 Clancy f 0 0 0 Gallivan 3 0 Donnelly c 6 2 1 Winterhalter, ]. c 0 cr 0 0 0 McCarthy b o· 0 0 0 Connor b cr 0 0 0 Barrett b 26 9 8 Totals · Lewis Institutef 0 0 0 \ iVise 2 1 0 f Aspenwal 0 0 0 McKenzie c o· ·o 0 0 Otis b 7 1 9 g Galpin 0 0 0 c Cadwe ll 11 2 7 Totals Referee-Schmidl (Crane).

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ST. VIATOR 15-N. II L. NORMAL 20 Th e following day a t De Kalb , Coach B u sh ell's tribe suffered th eir second d efea t of th e seaso n at th e h ands of N . Ill. Normal, in a slow rough game . On account of low st eel girders long shots we r e imposs ibl e路 a nd our tossers were forced to rely on a short pass gam e en tirely . The Norma l t eam had been drill ed on our s t y le of play sinc e th eir defeat the week before, and being accustomed to th e fl oor managed t o offset our s up erior teamplay, by an offen se all their own. Twenty-eight fouls were called, 16 on Coach Bushell's fi ve and 12 on No rm a l. Little scoring was clon e on eith er side th e first half, th e score standing 6-4 at the h alf. The boys came back and tied th e score imm ediately after th e s ta rt of th e final period, but lost w hatever ~clvantage they gain ed v ia th e foul r oute.

Lyons, Clancy and Winterhalter played th eir forward positions in excell ent manner, and both Donn elly and J. Winterhalter at center were always in the game, but could obtain no short sh ot s. McCarthy and Connor played close guarding games, th e latter being eject ed in th e last minute of play with four foul s. Kujula was Normal' s b est scorer from the fi eld, while Snow sank 2 bask et s and six out of 16 chances at fr ee throws.

THE SUMMARY St. ViatorPos. TP. FG. FT. Winterhalter, L. 1 2 f 0 4 Clancy 1 f 6 f 1 1 Lyons 3 2 4 1 Donnelly c 0 _Winterhalter, J. 0 0 c 0 0 0 McCarthy g 0 0 0 Connor g 0 0 Barrett 0 g Totals N. Ill. NormalSnow Newman Lindgren Stegmeier Kujula

4

7

15

b

2 2 0 0

g

3

6 0 0 0 0

10 4 0 0 6

f f c (Y

Totals 7 6 20 Referee-Osborne (Lagrange, Ill.) ST. VIATOR 24-ARKAN SAS STATE AGGIES 15 Saturday, January 21 st , the gang hit their stride again, defeating the Arkansas Aggies in a fast game. Stellar guarding on the part of Connor and the co?l -heaclecl McCarthy held the Aggies to 2 field goals during the first half, the initial period ending 11-4. Captain Winterhalter and Clancy starred with

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three baskets each. Their team-play, assisted by the floor work of Donnelley and Lyons, was mainly responsible for the number of sl1ort shots secured. For the Aggies McCain and Hiett, were the o'nly members to sink field goals, the former 路 caging three and the latter two.

THE SUMMARY St. ViatorWinterhalter, L. Clancy Lyons Donnelly Winterhalter, J. McCarthy Connor

Pos. f f f c c g g

Totals Ark. AggiesMcCain Schoeinield Thorn Hiett Schwartz

f f c g g

Totals Referee-Millard (Ill. Wesleyan) .

FG. 3 3 1 1 0 0 1

FT. 0 3 2 1 0 0 0

TP. 6 9 4 3 0 0 2

9

6

24

3

6 0 0

0

0 0 0 0 0

5

5

15

0 0

2

4 0

ST. VIATOR 51-ILL. STATE NORMAL 18 In the first game with State Normal, Bushell's tossers huried the Bloomington five under a 51-18 count. The game was never close, Viator leading the entire game. The half ended 34-9, and Bushell sent in at1 entire new team to start the second half. Clancy led the scoring with seven field goals, Captain Winterhalter and Donnelly adding four each. The guarding of McCarthy, Connor and Barrett held the teachers to long scattered shots, while the Viator tossers exhibited excellent teamwork, passing the ball repeatedly for short trys. J. Winterhalter and Lyons looked good on offensive, the latter's dribbling and clever floor work carrying the ball to within hitting distance again and again. Gallivan and Connor each contributed two 路 baskets and McCarthy one. Butzow was Normal's big scorer, with eleven points to his credit, while Changnon played a good game at guard.

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THE SUMMARY St. ViatorCla ncy Winterhalter, L. Lyons Gallivan Donnelly Winterhalter, ].

McCarthy Co nnor Barrett Totals S tate NormalVvatson Butzow Dickey Tadley S ullivan Sterling Mitchell Changnon Stuhmer Total s Referee-Wagner ( Illin ois).

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f f f f c c 0"

b

0"

b

g

FG.

FT. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

TP. 14

25

1

51

2

0 3 1 0

4 11 1

7 4 3 2 4 2 1 2 0

4

0 0

8 7 4

8 4 2 4 0

0

0 0

0

2

0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

7

4

18

0 1 0

ST. VIATOR 30-VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY 16 Friday, February 3rd , Capta in W interh a lter 's gang defeated the strong Valparaiso Unive r sity five 30-16 in a fast ga m e. A t the start of th e game, Evans of Valparai so caged one and A nderso n foll owe d with a fr ee throw. The Hoo sier fi ve kept th e lead until th e second h alf, leadin g 9-8, at the end of th e first period.

During this tim e th ey had m ade four field goals adding one point from th e foul line. The V iat or five could n ot get star t ed, but managed to keep close behind on Clancy's free throws, the lanky for ward hitting 6 in as many a ttempts. Captain vVinterh alte r made the only field goal in this half. Com in g back in th e seco nd half, baskets by Donnelly a nd W interha lter gave th em a lead of 18-12. Valparaiso fought 路 all the way and in a few mom ents cut the lea:d down t o an 18-1 6 score. After this last rally th e Hoosiers wer e outclassed, sensation al shot s b y Donnelly and Winterhalter en ab lin g Viat or t o pull away from th e Valpo fi ve . Co nn or brought th e stands t o th eir feet w ith two timely shots, and Donnelly duplicated Cla ncy's free throwing of th e fir st period, w ith 6 tallies in as many attempts.

Ander son and Evans were th e best performers for Valp o.

1\1onday, F bruary 6th, the fan and tudent were disappoint d when oach Bu hell' tribe lo t a hard fought battle to Columbia of Dubuque, Iowa, 21-19. The Hawkeye five tarted arly and held a 14-7 lead at the half. The entire Viator crew wa plainly off color and luckily the game had no bearing in onference rating. Only two baskets were caged the first half, aptain Winterhalter ecuring both, while the Columbia five managed to ink 7 from the field. Coming from behind in the econd period the gang began to climb and Columbia resorted to stalling, content with their lead. The effort to hold their lead almost co t them the a-arne, but our boys were outlucked, mi ing numerous ea y shot . Lyons and Winterhalter were the only men of Bushell's tribe to secure field goal . each caging three. The fioorplay and basket- hooting of the entire team wa no way near the tandard. Failure of Clancy, Lyons and Donnelly to hit free throws was also an important factor in the defeat. Of 16 chances from the foul line only five were good.

THE SUMMARY FT. TP. Pos. FG. t. Viator3 f 0 6 \Vinterhalter, L. 1 1 f 0 Clancy 2 f 8 3 Lyon 2 2 0 Donnelly c 0 0 0 g McCarthy 2 1 0 g Connor Total

7

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g

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0 0 3 0 0

8 2 11 0 0

9

3

21

ST. V I A T O R 45-M I LL I K I N 23 In th e r eturn ga m e w ith M illikin Feb ru ar y 8th , Coach B ush ell' s cr ew cove red th em selves w ith g lor y by swamp ing th e much t outed M illikin five 45-23. W interhalter st a rted the scorin g an d w ith Donn elly r ang up a lead of 10 p oints b efore Millikin hard ly kn ew th er e was a gam e in progress. Bail ey hit a fr ee throw for Millikin, breakin g into th e scorin g co lumn w h en n earl y t en minutes of th e fir st h alf h a d b een played . Cap ta in vVinterha lter hit a nother m akin g th e co unt 12-1 , and from then o n th e scorin g w as all on V ia tor 's side. This was M illikin's fir st b as k et b all ap pearance at St. V ia t or, a n d a lth oug h h a ndi capp ed by th e loss of Curl , Coach W ann m a de n o a libi s, saying " th e way Winterh alter a nd D onnelly wer e sh ooting n o t eam could have beat en th em. " Capta in W interh alter broug ht th e spectator s t o th eir feet tim e and a g a in w ith sen satio n al long sh ot s fr om every ang le. O ur husk y captain sank nine fi eld goa ls and was foll owe d by D onn ell y w ith six . T he cl ever g u ardin g of McCarthy and Conn or, th e fl oorwo rk of Cla n cy an d L yo n s and th e sen sational basket- sh ooting of Winterh a lter a n d D onn elly gave Millikin th e wo r st drubbing they h ave receive d in th e pas t fou r year s. Th e h alf ended 23-8 and Wa nn sent Seago into th e frac as t o clog W interh a lter aft er h e ha d ca ged seven , but W inni e m an a g ed t o a dd t wo m ore in th e las t t en minutes . W all ev , w ith four b as ket s a nd Captain Bail ey, w ho hit 9 out of t en ch ances fro m th e foul lin e w er e :Millikin's b est b et s.

St. Viator-W interh alter, L. Cla ncy L yo n s Donn elly Winterh alter , J. M cCa rthy Conn or B arrett L an g t on Totals

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FT. 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

TP. 18 7 5 13 0 0 2 0 0

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MillikinHiser Berry Seago Arrington Walley Bailey Bacon

f f f f c g a

b

Totals Referee-Kearns (De Paul).

1 0 0 2 4 0 0

7

67

0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 4 8 9 0

9

23

0

ST. VIATOR 35-INDIANA DENTAL 11 Friday, February lOth, the gang administered some of the Millikin remedv to the fast Indiana D路ental College team, of Indianapolis. Viator started the scoring and run up a lead of 12 points before the Hoosier five scored, leading 17-3, a few minutes before the half ended. The score at half time stood 22-7 and Coach Bushell sent in his reserves, who continued to pile up the count, the Dentals scoring but three points the last half. While handicapped by the loss of one of their best men the Hoosier five put up a good game, but were completely outclassed. The Del)tals had lost but two games prior to this and came with a splendid record, having defeated Indiana University 28-22 earlier in the season, and including in their victims some of the best Indiana teams. Donnelly duplicated Winterhalter's performance of the Millikin game, caging seven field goals. The offensive work of Winterhalter, Clancy and Lyons and the close guarding of McCarthy and Connor was also responsible for the t,rouncing. Only three field goals were scored by the Dentals, Reeves securing two and Dekyne one. Sparks, center was ejected from the game with four personals in the latter part of 路 the game.

St. ViatorWinterhalter, L. Clancy Lyons Donnelly Winterhalter, ].

McCarthy Connor Barrett Langton Totals

THE SUMMARY Pos. FG. 4 f 1 f f 0 7 c 2 c a 1 b 0 g 1 g a 0 b 16

FT. 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

TP. 8 4 1 14 4 2 0 2 0

3

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India na Den tal Co llegeDekyne Reeves Sparks Fleener McP h erson Gevitz Fennell Totals Referee-McCord ( Illinois).

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b

o·

b

CY

b

J

1 2

4

6

0 0 0

4

0 0 0 0 0

1

1

0 0

0 0

3

5

11

,.

0 0

ST. VIATOR 15-BRADLEY POLY 24 A t Peoria, February 14th, Coach B u sh ell' s crew met defeat ·at th e hands of th e Bradley Polytechnic five, in a game which greatl y resembled the Columbi a fracas. The gang were decidedly off and un ab le t o hit the basket, Capt ain Wi nterhalter being the only forward t o score from th e field. Winnie opened w ith a n eat to ss from th e center of th e fl oor but th e Bradley crew came back and tied th e count. Bradley led 9-7 at the h a lf , but at the st art of th e . second h alf Winnie again ti ed the count at nin e all , only t o have Bradley grad ua lly crawl u p till . the score st oo d 17-9. Donn elly , of Peo ri a, was cl ose ly guarded and could get n ow here wh il e both Clancy and Lyons h ad han.l luck on th eir trys. The gang could not get star ted and the .Bradley oHensive, Manl ey, Haswell and Rogers coptinued to score. The boys were . comple_tely off form, McCarthy being th e on ly .m an t o play up to his s tandard. Mac played hi s u sual cool game a t g uard , and Cap tain Winterhalter played a good game at forwa rd , caging three baskets. Manl ey, w ith four baskets was Bradley's i!"ldi vidu a l star, w hil e Hasv.rell, forward showed much speed in his fl oor work.

THE SUMMA R Y FT. TP. Pos. FG. St. V iatorWinterhalter, L. f 3 0 6 3 Clancy f 3 0 2 2 Lyons f 0 Donnelly 1 2 0 c Winterhalter 0 0 0 c o· 2 McCarthy 1 0 b o· Connor 0 0 0 b Barrett 0 0 0 g Totals

5

5

15

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2 2 4 0 0 1

6 0 0 0 0 0

10 .

4 8 0 ·0 2

9

6

24

·ST. VIA TOR 28-EUREKA 19 Hitting their stride again in the second half of the Eureka game Coach Bushell's tossers downed Eureka 28-19, at Eureka, February 15th. Eureka opened the scoring when Dennis caged two baskets early in the ·game. Clancy and Donnelly retaliated and went into the lead when vVinterhalter made one from near center. After this the gang was never headed, but it was not until the second half that Bush's tribe began working in their usual manner. Five baskets in rapid succession shortly after the start of the final period settled all doubts as to the final outcome, after Eureka had held the gang to a 11-9 count in the first period. Donnelly starred for Viator with four baskets, Clancy second with three. Barrett, playing his first full game at guard went like a veteran and with McCarthy held the Eureka forwards to long, scattered shots. Dennis, with four baskets was Eureka's best bet.

THE SUMl\I[ARY Pos. FT. TP. St. ViatorFG. 2 f 0 Winterhalter, L. 4 " 3 3 9 f Clancy 2 1 f 5 Lyons 8 0 4 c Donnelly 0 0 0 c Winterhalter, J. 2 1 0 g McCarthy 0 0 0 Barrett b (Y

Totals EurekaWarren Whittier Dennis Reid Cracker

f f c

g o·

b

Totals Referee-Young (Ill. Wesleyan).

12

4

28

1 1

0 0

0 7 0 0 0

9 8 0 0

6

7

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ST. V I ATOR 24-ILLI NO I S COLLEGE 13 The fo ll owin g clay at Jack sonv ill e th e V ia t or machine clowned Coach Harmon's Illi nois Co ll ege five, 24-13, in a fa st game. V iator scored fir st w h en Clancy hit a free throw and D onn elly f oll owed w ith a路 n eat s h ot from th e middl e of th e fl oor.

Illinoi s even ed th e count w h en C ully t ossed a fie ld goal and A ntrobus hit one from th e foul lin e. Dizz r etalia t ed w ith a fou l a nd from th en on Captain W interhalter a nd hi s t eam-mates climb ed s t eadily, leading 14-8 a t h alf time. The final p eri od op en ed w ith both t ea m s battling fi ercely, but h vo baskets by路 Don n ell y, on e each b y Mac a nd Wi nni e a nd a pair of fo ul s by Clancy was s uffi cient t o put the game on ic e. Co nnor, w ho h a d been on th e sick li st at E ureka, was back in the game and w ith Mac h eld th e Illinois forward s t o t wo basket s in th e fin a l session.

Cap t a in \ Vinterhalter and Donnell y were th e s coring aces, w hile the fl oor work of C la n cy was a lso a big factor in the v ictor y.

Cully, g uard , played th e str on ges t game for Illinois.

THE SUMMARY . FT. Pos .

St. V iatorFG. TP .

Winterhalter, L. f 4 0 8 f 4 1 C lancy 6 Lyons f 0 0 0 Donnelly 3 0 c 6 0 0 c Winterhalter, J. 0 1 2 0 g McCarthy 0 Barrett g 0 0 1 0 2 Co nn or g T otals Illin ois Coll egeA ntrobu s McConnell Dale Hiatt Mellon Jones C ully

f f f f c cr

b

cr

b

T otals Referee-Young (Ill. \1\Tesleyan ) .

10

4

24

1

2 0 0 0

0

1

0 2

0 0

4 0 2 2 1 0 4

5

3

13

0

1

r

ST .. VIATO R 10-MARQUETT E UNIVERSITY 20 _Saturday, February 18th, Coach Bushell's t ea m s uff er ed defeat a t the hands of th e Marquette tossers, 20-10. For th e fir st tim e this season th e V ia t or t eam we re pitted agains t a r eally s up erior basketball fiv e a nd spectat ors we r e tr eat ed to some brilliant t ea m work on both si des . Ma rquette scored fir st w h e:n

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D uford sank one in th e first two minutes of play. Lyons r etalia ted from near th e foul line and soo n af t er foll owe d up wi th a n oth er. Captain Winterhalter shot a long one, making th e co unt .6-2.. Marquette took time out a nd came back with a sure fire offen sive that n etted four more baskets before th e half ended . With th e score 10-7, Marquette open ed 路the second half wi th t wo more fr o m the floor , doubling their lead. Clancy counted from th e foul line and a few seco nds later sank a field goal, which ended th e V iator scoring. Marquette's t eam-play and cool, delib erat e s t y le of attack evidence d Coach Murray's wo rk as a m entor. The Mihvaukee fiv e played a slow , tantalizin g game , passing th e ball with wonderful accuracy. Led by Dunne, one of th e bes t forwards in Wisconsin, they shifted rapidly from th eir puzzling offens ive t o an almost imp en etrabl e defense. The Viator fiv e fought th e en tire game but we r e outcl assed by the old er a nd m or e experi enced Marquette team.

Lyons played his u sual cl ever fl oor ga m e, taking th e ball clown th e fl oo r repeated ly, only to perish at th e h a nd s of th e Marq u ette defense. McCarthy and Barrett played th eir guard positions in the sam e consistent style, breakin g up th e Marquette attack repeatedly. Captain Winterhalter, Clancy and Lyons were th e Viator s tars on offense, while Dunne and Duford were th e m a ins tays for Marquette.

THE SUlVIl\1ARY St. V iator Winterhalter, L. Lyons C lancy Donnelly Win t erhalter, J. McCarth y Barrett

Pos. f f f c c g a

b

Totals Marqu etteQuinn Dunne Duford l\1organ Schad Fitzgera ld Totals Referee-Wann (Earlham) .

f f c o路

b

a

b

a

b

FG.

FT.

TP.

1 2 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 0 0 0

2 4 3 1 0 0 0

4

2

10

1 3 3 0 0 2

2 0 0 0 0 0

4

4

9

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ST. V I ATOR Sl -Al\1ERI CAN CO L LEGE OF PHYS I CAL EDUCAT I ON 12 Tu esday February 21 st , Coac h Bushell' s trib e swamped The A m erican College of Ph jsical E du cati on of Chicago 51-12. T he ho me ga ng took th e leacl from th e sta rt and wer e never h eaded.

The fir st few minutes of play pr edicted an overw h elmin g score w h en Captain Winterhalter a nd hi s crew ran up a lead of 14 points, basket a ft er basket following in rapid s uccess ion. Bu sh se nt in hi s r eser ves th e las t fi ve minutes of th e fi r st frame, w h o end ed th e half on th e top of a 21-5 sco r e. The ga ng we nt even better th e seco nd half, a dding 14 more field goa ls and t wo points from th e foul lin e. Every V iator t osser in th e game counted in th e scoring. J. Winterhalter, who playe d half th e game at center, play eel hi s b es t gam e of the season, sec uring four fi eld goals.

Captain Winterhalter, L yo n s, Donn elly and Clancy exhibited so me wonderfu l t eamwork, caging from t w o t o fi ve baskets each.

McCarthy's wonderfu l work at g uard was th e outstanding defen sive feature. Mac, with Barrett and Langton h eld the Chicago five to four bask et s, t wo in each h alf. John so n, was th e best p erform er for th e A m erican Co lkge.

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Winterhalter, L. Clancy Lyons Donnelly Winterhalter, ].

McCarthy Barrett Langton

f f f c c g o路

b

g

Totals

' FG.

FT.

T P. 10

1 2 1

0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0

23

5

51

1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

0

2

3

0

5 0

0 1

2 1

0 0 0

0 0

4

4

12

5 2 r-

:)

3 4

6 11

8 8 2 4 2

American CollegeShoemaker J ohn son McAlli s ter Bates Knutson Kelly Rollins Pickett

f f f

c c 0'

路'=' 0'

b

g

Totals Referee-Young ( Ill. Wesleyan).

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ST. VIATOR 34-ILL. STATE 路 NORMAL 14 Thursday February 23rd, the team journeyed to Bloomington where they handed State Normal a 34-14 trouncing, in their last Copference game of the season. Captain Winterhalter was unable to make the trip, being confined to the infirmary with a severe cold. Clancy started t he scoring, caging two baskets and a free throw, before Normal started. Lyons and Clancy were the only men to register until the close of the half when Donnelly batted in a follow up shot, ending the half 13-7. Coming back in the final period, however, the lanky center treated the fans to some wonderful basket shooting, swishing four through the net from past th e center of the court, in his free, easy style.

Towards the close of the half, L y ons and Clancy each added another as a result of some classy team work. McCarth y and Barrett held the N ormalites to four baskets, two in each half, both playing wonderful games. Hicks, the N onnal ace, was permitted but one basket, wh ile Chang-non caged two in addition to play ing a good game at guard.

St. Via-t orClancy Lyons Donnelly McCarthy Barrett

THE SUMl\1ARY Pos. FG. f 4 4 f

Totals Ill. State NormalDickey Hicks Padley Butzow Sullivan Mitchell Changnon Sterling Totals R eferee-McCorcl (Illinois).

c ()"

b {J"

b

f f f f c c g g

FT. 6 0 0 0 0

TP. 14

14

6

34

1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0

0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 8 0 0 0 0 4 0

4

6

14

5 0 l

8 10 0 2

ST. VI ATOR 26-AM-ERIC AN COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION 17. \!Vedn es day , March 1st, the gang took the return game from the A merican College, on the latter's floor, 26-17 in a rou g h game. Bush's tribe started the scoring and managed to run up a six point lead before the Am erican College found the hoop.

Th e half end ed with the score a tie at 10 all. Coming back in

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the seco nd ha lf th e American Coll ege five scor ed fi rst and led 12-10 for t wo o r three minutes . Clancy hit t wo fr ee throws, t ying th e count again and from then on th e fi na l is su e was n ever in doubt. Cla ncy, Donn ell y a nd Cap tai n W interhalter to ssed a marker eac h in r ap id s.u ccession, w hile th e Chi cago five were unabl e t o secure another field goal, addi ng the remaind er from th e foul lin e. Th e guarding of McCarthy and Barrett held th em t o long trys, while Winterhalter, Clancy and Donnelly pilcJ up th e count. Bates was th e big cog in th e A m eri can machine with 3 baskets t o hi s credit.

THE SUMJ\1ARY St. V iatorPos. FG. L yo ns f 1 Cla ncy f 2 Winterhalter, L . f 3 Donnelly 3 c Winterhalter, J. 1 c McCarthy 0 b Barrett g 0 ()'

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ST. VIATOR 31-VALPA RAISO 24 In the las t game of th e seaso n Coach Bushell's t osser s handed Valparaiso the small end of a 31-24 score in th e r eturn ga m e at Valparaiso, :M arch 2nd. Th e game was fast a nd bitterly co nteste d from s tart to finish. Viator scor ed fir st w h en D onn ell y hit a foul ancf Cap tain vVinterhalter made a n eat sh ot fr om n ear th e center. The first half was a thrill er, n ei ther t eam b eing able to lead b y mor e than two or three points at any tim e.

With th e sco r e 13 all , Clancy sank hi s third basket of th e half a few seconds b efor e the gun sound ed. After hi s fir st ba sk et, Captain vVinterh a lter \iVaS continually hounded and Coach Bushell se nt Lyons into th e battle th e second half. Lyons and Clancy st a rted off in machin e gun fashion, running up a lead of nine points, w h en Valpo t ook - a sp urt and threat en ed t o tie it aga in. With th e score 23-14, th e Hoosier fi ve start ed on ram -

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page that bro ugh t them up, 23-20, when Clancy took time out for V iator. A basket each by Donnelly, Clancy a nd Lyons immediately after, end ed Valpo' s ch ances. Clancy was th e scoring star with five field goals, Lyon follovving w ith three . Lyons played a wonderf ul fl oor game in the last half and with Donnelly and Clancy treated th e fans t o so m e neat t eam -wo rk . Barrett and McCarthy played their u sual st ellar game at guard, Mac a iding the v ictory with a field goal. Anderson was the center of the Hoosier attack , and with Rogaski scor ed nearly all th eir points.

THE SUl\1MARY FT. TP. Pos. FG. St. Viator1 2 0 .Winterhalter, L. f f 3 0 6 Lyons 11 路 f 1 5 Clancy 2 10 5 c Donnelly a 1 2 0 McCarthy b a 0 0 0 Barrett b Totals Valp araisoCadwall oder Rogaski Riddle A nderson Sawyer Cook Ba uerel e

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34 E. Ill. No rmal 35 N . Ill. No rmal 33 E. Ill. Normal 33 Lewi s Institute 26 N . Ill. No rmal 15 A rkan sas Aggies 24 State No nnal U. 51 Va lparaiso U. 30 Columbia 19 Millikin 45

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Ind iana Dental Co ll.

B r adley Polytech n ic E ur eka Coll ege I llin ois Co ll ege 10 .lVIarq u et te U .

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BAS K ET BALL RESUl'v1E-ST . V I ATOR COLLEGE W ith a 31-24 w in over V al paraiso U ni ve r sity, St. V iator closed on e of its mos t s u ccessful fl oo r season s in m any years.

T h e t ea m w ind s up th e season's play ing at t h e h ead of th e ch am p d op e sh eet of th e I. I. A . A . O ut of t en gam es p layed w ith Co nfe r en ce oppon ents, S t. V ia t or won eig ht and lost two, lea din g th e circle on p er centage . Pap er decis ions, t ogeth er w ith sc ri bes an d crit ics, pl aces th e V iat ori a ns as on e of th e best co llege quintet s in th e Wes t a nd a re un a nimou s in th eir cha m p ionship awa rd to th e Cath olics. F r ed Yo un g , spo rtin g editor of th e B loo ming ton B ull etin , awa rd ed three V ia tor m en pos iti ons on hi s A ll- Co nfe ren ce fives . Captain W interh a lter was ch osen fo r a forw ard positio n on th e fir st t eam a n d D'O nnelly a n d McCarthy select ed as center and g ua rd on his seco nd m y thical five.

Thi s r ecogniti on , coming fr om such a criti c, sp eak s fo r th e calibre of th e V ia tor t ea m . Besid es w in s over Co nfere nce op po n ents St. V iator h as wo n fr om V alp a ra iso in t wo tuss les, S t.

Lo ui s U ni ve rsity, Indi a na Denta l Co ll ege, L ew is In stitute an d A m erica n Co ll ege of P hys ical Education in t wo fr a m es, a nd lost to Ma rq uette, Columbi a a nd B radl ey.

Th e V iatori an s we re probably th e stronges t fl oo r co mbination t o represe nt th e sch oo l in a d eca de . Coach ed by H oward B u sh ell , a sta r V iat orian p erfo rm er of th e 1919, '20, '21 squ ads, th ey played a strong pass in g g ame on attack and a r ap id ly and easily shifted fi ve m a n defen se, ve r satile enoug h to m eet vari ous st y les of attack and defen se. In th e p oint gaining th e cr ew dem on stra t ed t a lent in th e di st anc e tri es in th e shoo ting of Cap t ain W interh a lter, D on nelly , L yo n s and Cla ncy. T h e short p ass th at carri ed th e ba ll und er th e w icket w a s th e m eth od in sist ed upo n , bring ing sco ring attempts in sh ort sh ot t errit or y. Cap t a in W interh alter pl aye d a brilli ant ga m e a t forwar d, r oundin g out hi s strong fl oor play w ith a ccura t e t ossing in both long a nd s hort attem p t s . V ince M cCarth y h as develop ed into on e of th e stronges t guards in Illin ois Coll egia t e ball. Few fo rwa r ds pierc ed hi s t erri tory for baske t trys and his cl ose, fas t s hift r ep eat edl y carri ed th e b a ll out of da nge rou s t erritory a nd deep

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int o oppon ents' fl oo r space. B . Con nor a nd W. Barrett were a bra ce of fin e g uards, b oth fa st m en a n d ha rd to keep from th e b all. L yo n s and Clancy , a t fo rwa rd s, we r e excep tiona ll y fi ne .fl oor perform er s, dem ons tra tin g a qui ck pivo t and pass ing accuracy . ' D onnelly, a t ce nt er , was a Fres hma n sen sati on. T h e big chap was seld om outjump ed, u se d his leng th t o a dva ntage in hi s fl oor ra ng in g and was a sco ring ace on long trys and und er th e w icket in follow ing thro ug h. J. Winterh alter, at cent er , and L a ng t on , a t g u ard , we r e bo th fin e p erf orm ers a nd adva nced r apidly with experi ence.

Th e t eam was a fin el y bala n ced outfit, showing decid ed a nd co n sist ent improvem ent throug h out th e season , as dem on stra t ed in th e t wo M illikin ga m es. Th e fir st was lost by a 20-1 8 coun t to th e D ecatur cr ew ; th e second wo n by a 45-23 scor e, three wee k s la t er. T h e m en fini sh ed th e seaso n cham p ion s of th eir Co nfer ence and on e of th e stronges t combines in M id dle Western Coll egiat e circl es. A ft er th e V alp a r aiso g am e, J o hn L yo n s, fo rwa rd, of Wilkes B a rr e, Pa., was ch osen b y hi s t eammat es t o pilot th e 1923 squad , succee din g L er oy Winterh alter , of Elburn, Ill. Lyo ns is a n excell ent p erf ormer a nd a cl eve r dri bbl er , a nd his m a ny fri ends w ish hi m equa l success as Capta in, as h e has enj oyed on th e Cha mpion s hip t eam of 1922.

HI GH SCH OOL A THL E TI CS ST. V I A T O R 10-QU I G L EY PREPA R AT O R Y SEl\III NA R Y 20 F riday, J a n. 20th , 路the Hig h S choo l fi ve m et th eir fir st defeat of th e sea son at th e h ands of Q uig ley P r ep. Th e gam e was fas t and h a rd foug ht, and at tim es decid edl y ro ug h , a t otal of thirty foul s b eing ca ll ed o n b oth t ea m s. Th e fir st h a lf w as a cl ose g ua rdin g gam e, Q uig ley sco rin g but t wo b as k et s and th e V ia tor fi v~ unabl e t o connect w ith a single on e. T h e h a lf end ed s ix to thr ee, but Walsh a nd D oyle cam e back in th e fi nal period a nd r egist er ed a bask et each, thr eat ening th e Q ui g ley fi ve .

Qu igley, h owever , m a n age d to a dd three m or e from th e fl oo r thi s peri od, w hich was suffici ent to cin ch th e ga m e. T h e local la ds all pl aye d a goo d ga rn e but we re handi capp ed by th e size of th e fl oor a nd play ing rul es . W a lsh and D oyle -vvere cl osely g u a r ded a n d wer e u nabl e to connect. M urph y pl ayed a fi n e fl oor ga m e, w hile the g ua rding of Bowe a nd Ca rd osi h eld th e Q uig ley fi ve t o a comp a r ati vely low sco r e. Bowe was ej ect ed th e last few mi nutes of p lay w ith fo ur pe rso na ls. Goac h was th e pri nc ip al sco r er fo r th e Q ui g ley fi ve w ith three b ask et s.

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ST. V I AT O R 17-LAKE FOREST 33 The following clay at Lake Forest th e Academy fi ve we r e again defeated by the stron g Lak e Forest fiv e, 33-14, in a fast game. The Lake Forest Academy basket t osser s ar e probably th e best aggregati on in th e :M iddl e West, big m en of co n siderable experience a nd rank high er than so m e colleges. The V iato r five st arted out wi th a bang and r an up a six p oint lead b efore th e Lake Forest five got started, but th e Lake Forest gang managed t o lea d 20-14 at th e half. In th e second half the Lake Forest five we nt even better, 'Nhil e Captain Walsh's crew added but three p oints, all from th e foul line. Captain Walsh was th e sco rin g sta r w ith 12 points to hi s credit. Doyle play ed a good fl oo r game as did J\1urphy a t center. Bowe and Cardo si, g uard s, and McGavick at center a lso sh owed plenty of fight, but the V iator five were outplayed and put up a spl end id game against th e better Lake Forest fi ve . The Lake Forest five showed excellent conditio~ , passed th e ball in vet eran style and wer e accurate shooters.

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ST. V I ATOR 12-SP ..-\LDJ:i\G IN STITUTE 18 Saturday, Feb. 17th, Spalding In st itute of P eoria to ok a hard fought game fr om th e High School five, 18-12. Spalding presented a scrapp .' offensive game and took the lead from th e start , th e half ending 12-6. The Peoria lads were runners-up for the city champion ship of Peor ia , a nic el r balanc ed t ea m , with excellPnt teamwork and accurate shooters. The High Schoo l 1l the oth er l')and were decid edly off and unable t o hit their stride. Bow e a nd H erb ert played good guarding gam es, but Doyle was th e only man who cou ld r eg ist er con s ist ent! 路, ca~ing three field goal and on e foul. Lawless was easily th e b es t ~palding man .

TI-IE SUI'v1l'viARY St. ViatorPo FT. TP. FG. 0 Walsh f 1 0 ,) 1 7 Doyl e f 1 1 L ong f 0 0 0 Thulis f 0 0 0 l\II nrph y 0 c 1 2 0 Bowe g 0 0 0 Herbert g 拢..,

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T. VL TOR 34-LOYOLA 24 February 22nd the High chool evened account with Loyola 路 cademv trimming the Chicac:ro five 34-24 in a fa t game.

'1./\ al h and Doyle op ned the coring with a ba, ket each and ntinued to pile up the count, Bowe adding two field goal , until th cor tood 16- 10 at the half. Coming back in the final p riod the local lads increa eel their lead six more points before the Loyola fiv broke into the coring column again. The third quarter ended 28-16, with our High School going in fine form and practically a, ured of victory. The team played together in admirab le fa hi on and pre en ted one of the best Academy o-ame played on th e home floor in recent years. Loyola i an ancient rival and the vic t ory over the Ch icago five was a fitting climax for th e season's pla~,路 . Bowe. formerly of Loyola, played a w nderful game at guard and \vith Herbert h eld the Loyola forward t o long scattered shots, in addition to counting twice from the flo or. Doyle and Walsh both starred on th e scoring end with six baskets each. :Murphy caged three and played a ,.vonde rful floor game, helping th e forwards down th e floor with the ball on nearly every occa ion.

THE SUl\fMARY TP. FT. P os.

FG. St. Viator12 0 f 6 Walsh 12 f 6 0 Doy le 6 0 c 3 lVI urphy 4 2 0 g Bowe 0 0 0 g H erbert 34 17 0 Total Lo 'Ola4 2 f 0 IcKenna 10 2 f 6 iVIcGraw 0 0 f 0 Penoyer 3 0 6 c chlacks o路 0 0 0 Metzger 4 2 0 O'Connell b -路 24 9 6 Total Rcferee-Go tharcl ( Illin oi:). <

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BASEBALL Pro spects for a noth er ch amp ionsh ip baseball nme at St. V iato r were never b etter. Wi th onl y one man mi ss ing from las t year's sq uad and t welve ne'v candidates, th e t ask of picking a r egular nin e will be a m'os t perplexing problem. Some of th e new r ecruits ar e r eal ball players and w ith comp etition so plentiful every man on th e squad virill have t o hu stl e to hold his berth.

With seven new men out for th e outfi eld , thr ee for th e infield, and a pitching s taff of three or four dependable hu r lers, S t. V iator bid s fair t o r ep eat th eir 1921 performance of 17 v ict ori es and onl y two d efeat s . Among th e m ost promising outfi eld candidates a r e Barrett, Donovan , Farr ell a nd Dunclen, w hil e th e a ddition of Fitzgerald, 19 19 second baseman , a nd J ohn Winterhalter t o th e infield aspirants w ill liven up competition in th e infield.

In addition t o th e veteran Sweeney th e 1922 squad w ill boast of t wo or three other good hurl ers. Donnelly of Spaldin g, Farrell of las t year's t eam and Mcinnis of the High School are expect ed t o come through with th eir sha r e of th e mound work. Th e loss of Bushell, who performed as Swee ney 's b a tter y mate, is t o be deplored, but m a terial for th e backstop position is pl entiful.

Standard, Onei l and Daley are all r eceive rs, with Standard th e mos t promi sing.

Among th e Conference t ea m s appearing on St. Viator's chart are Lombard, Millikin , Monmouth, Lake Forest and North wes t ern. In addition to these n ego tiations are being made with Illinois, Ohio, vViscons in , No rth wes tern, Beloit, Kalamaz oo, Valp araiso and W abash and a schedule of about 20 games is plann ed, w hich w ill includ e some of th e best tea m s of th e country.

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Bourbonnais Watertown, Wi s.

L ake Forest, Ill. Va lparai so, Incl.

Bourbonnais Bourb onnais Bourbonnais Bourbonnais Peoria , Ill. Decatur, Ill. Terre Haute, Incl .

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Bourbonnais Goshen , Ind. Kalamazoo, Mich.

Holland, Mich.

Cubs Park, Chicago Bou~bonnais

RAYMOND T. MARVEL, ATHLETIC l\1ANAGER There is a glamour about championships, a certain satisfac tion in praise of friend and fo e, in the comraderie of fighting men that repays the tired athlete when the season is over.

The cheering fan yields ,;vho.le souled hero-worship, and the opponent grudged praise. But in it all, one is prone to forget the manager who has had much to do with the teams, and who has given not a little for the teams' success.

Ray Marvel h a s managed many teams in the last few years' athletic endeavor of the school , and managed them w ell. The long fight for schedul es, t h e monotonous round of corre spondence , th e careful diplomacy u n d e r trying conditi ons , th e th ou sand and on e details of trip s have b een hi s lot, a nd in all h e has dem onstrated r emark able a bility . A long with th e m e n of th e t eam, h e has stru g gl ed for th e hig her r ecognitio n of hi s coll eg e in a dva nc ed athl eti c circl es.

But hi s efforts wer e co nfin ed t o th e far less inter es ting but as imp orta nt t edium of cl erical effort in th e Director of A thl etic's offi ce. A full m eas ure of th anks is du e "Yutch" Marvel for hi s eff ort in b eh alf of athl etics a t St. Viat or. Th e stud ent b ody h ave co m e to a dmire him for hi s genial goo d hum or , hi s s tar t-

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lin g cl evern ess and enthu sias m in stud ent activity . J\1or e is clu e him for hi s earn es t labor in th e succ ess of th e t eam s, for hi s contin ual fight for m or e r eprese ntative sch edu le , and for his r eco rd as manager of four champion shi p t eams .

SENIOR BASKET BALL LEAGUE vVhen th e 路h omesickn ess of X mas vaca ti on had dropp ed frof1! th e worth y seni or departm ent, Fathe r Harri son groo m ed hi s eight ring circu s fo r a t our of the winter m onth s, w ith Mess rs.

Pat Farre ll , Babe Healey , Y utch Marvel, Howard K enn y, Johnni e Barrett, Tom Jordan, Mike A rter y and Em Murp h y as Ring mast ers of the mo st marvelous, mas todonic, monstrous, m om ent ous m enagerie of basket tosser s extant . That array of tal ent was a knockout. From th e star tling and amazing m arks manship of Jiggs H enn egan, Jimmy Cavanaug h a nd T om K eeley, th e wo nd erful tumbling of J oe M ies, F. Brankin and Gussie MeNeal, th e acrobatic stunts of R eel Donova n and Fat Hobart, th e " quickness-of-th e-eye-d eceives-th e-hand" stunt of Bi ll K eena n , 路 J ohn so n and Rin ella, clo,,.;n to the g la diat orial spectacles of th e cl osing fight, th e leagu e was a huge su ccess . In th e open days of the campaign the scrap s were h ar d fo ught throug hou t. Th e "M idgets" und er Capt. Artery were the ch oic e of th e field, and th e Ac go t an awful kick out of th e string of vict ories h e chalked up. Pat Farrell marshalled hi s legions und er th e m artia l banner of " Fairy fu ssers," and hove into sig ht . Long and d esperately h e fought , each succeed ing tu ss le leaving m ore bu st ed skull s in hi s wake, and swelling th e "dead house" sick report. Johnny Barrett's uGoniffs" were th e sacrific e. N obocly could just figure that n ame, a nd even hi s m en seem ed lost in ve ry m ys tifi cation of it. They we r e trampl ed on g loriously, but came back for m ore. Ke nn y's " Ga losh es" w er e lea derl ess, but t ook well t o punishment and success. To see th em dash ab out und er th e eye of th eir beaming captain, safely entrench ed on the sidelin es, was in sp trmg. Then Murph' s " Puddl e-Jump ers" b egan th eir ,~r recking- cr ew car eer. Murph and Dick suppli ed th e p ersuading tactics, with Reel to s t a mp out any remaining sign s of life in th e poor victim s . Marvel's " Baums ti en s" came and saw and---.

Th en h ove into conflict J ordan' s ''Teatot aler s," and th ey continu ed to " hove"-they hove t o a t th e championship. It was a great season w h en th e b oy s had b een in long enough t o drop th e manners of public execution ers an d adop t th e m or e ge ntl e charact eristic s of yeggs . The sch edul e was played, but ended in a deadlock, and th e second swing began. 路 Some of th e boys showed clas s in th e second frame . Even P aul Meagher began t o ring pointers, Brankin onc e st opped a m an from making a basket, Reel D onovan st ayed on th e fl oo r a nd avoided s hoe-string tackles, J ohn son sweat ed all th e tea out of hi s system, and Dick Standaert wo n a gam e by a dazzling basket. A nd th en, th e season end ed w ith J ord an , Murphy and H ealey a ti e. Th e seri es

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was pla eel with R eel Mac Lain and Coo t L ~1 ons as official s and fittin g ly decorated, the gangs in r eal outfits, and Jim Whalen lea ding th e ch eerin g section. A nd when th e smoke ha] cl ear ed away, J orclan had won-the t eams were now a mob of crippl es but th ~ season was over and a how ling s uc ce~s .

The leagu e has been th e most ..successful in years in sp irit show n, th e enthusiasm a rou se d, and th e tal ent developed. Man y of th e pla j ers cl em on s t r.a ted worthwhile ability, a nd ma de bids for Varsity con siderati on . The stu den t s found in th e leagu e rivalry a rich fund of int erest. l\1uch thanks is clu e to th e official路s, Reel MacLain and Johnn v Lyons . A doubl e m easur e of thanks is clue Father H a rris on for th e wonderful success of th e league, for hi s unflagging inter es t, and generous suppo rt. .I

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By J ohn Scholl On th e 26th of F ebruary th e Acade mics gath ered in th e Faculty Dining Room for a banquet. The hall was tastefully d ecorated in th e n ational colors, and O ld Gold and Purple. The menu , arranged b y Bro. Waszk o, was ve ry tas t ef ul , a nd offe red a pleasant chan ge to littl e pala t es jad ed with college far e. Durin g th e course of th e meal , music was furnished by Mess rs .

Creel, Brunnick an d Warner.

The main business of th e eveni ng followed th e m eal.

Throughout th e hi s tory of th e d epartment prefects have been striving t o infu se a "school sp irit" into th e d epartment-that sp irit which makes a boy boast of hi s sch ool, hi s department, and its work. In th e pas t , thi s sp irit ha s been stronger in th e Academ ics than in th e oth er departments of the institution. It was for th e purpo se of fost ering this "get-togeth er-and-know each-oth er" spirit th a t th e affa ir was plann ed. How well this p roject succeeded co uld be obser ved by th e ch eers, the enthu siasm, the pep of th e small er boy s during th e great Academ ic game with Valparai so. The banquet had indeed borne fruit.

Mr. Wa lter McGraw introduc ed th e s peak er s, hi s ready wit and perpetua l s mil e countin g a great deal for his ge n eral effec-

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ti veness . The A cad emic sp eaker , inclu clino- Masters McFawn, Cribb en, Collin s, Sulli va n , B owe, K ernan, r esponded in th eir turn. Each paid tribute to th e work of th e m en who are lab oring in th eir b ehalf, and each emphasized th e n eed and advantages of co-opera ti on in the affairs of th e d epartm ent. Bro. McEnro e spoke at leng th; hi s JOkes and stori es we r e well r eceive d, and h e fini s h ed with a tribute to Bros. Cr egan and Sees. Bro. Waszko spok e of th e advantages of a w ell rounded out e duca~ tion. Bro. Cregan rose in a storm of applause and delivered a ver; eloquent address in making a fina l app eal for the strength-

ACADEMICS, '22 Top Row: S. Farris, R. Potthoff, G. Moxely, C. Dooley.

Bottom Row: L. Hart, J. Bowe (Capt.), B. Cribben.

MINIMS, '22 Top: M. Berry, W . Morrisey, Z. Lemna.

Bottom : W. Men::len, E. O ' Neil (Capt.), J. Smith.

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ening of individual loyalty to the department and Alma l'dater.

Then following rounds of cheers for the sponsors 路of the feast, and the department heads, the boys retired.

SPRING

By Ed. Molyneaux No other season in the year is so eagerly awaited by the students as an early spring. It is welcomed chiefly, not because it indicates to the student that the school year is drawing to a. close, but it is a season when one can indulge in the pure bracing air. No longer need the student spend his recreations in the Gymnasium, for the open air is too inviting. The baseball diamond, handball and golf seem , to use their magnetic influences on u s and draw us out continually in the open.

Apart from these seasons, the fact that any man can go out and fill his lungs with the salubrious spring air, and feel the vigor of youth in his veins, is ample reason to heed the call of spring. He is enticed to seek the open for all vegetation gives forth green leaves and blossoms, which announce to all the beginning of a n ew life among all cre.atures after the dark season of winter.

ATHLE-TICS

By VV. J. McG'r aw BASKET BALL LEAGUES Afte r a long and interes ting basket ball season, the pennant 路winner of th e Academic department was finally decided. G . .l\1oxley, Captain of the Wizzbangs, proved a worthy contestant for the much coveted "rag." Throughout the season he and his team -mates plowed through th e leagu e t eams lik e an immense engine without brakes. Frequently Captain Farris' Hotshots fought like lions to subdue thi s ene my , but all in vain . Most of us figured that 路the Wizzbangs with an early lead would meet the same fate as other t eams in the Academic department had done previously, but the dope was up set when th ey won eight victories and the pennant.

The Hotshots . now deprived of the prize, swore ve ngeance agairi"st Captain Cribben's crippled Cardinals, and a game was played between the Card inals and Hotshots for second place.

"The revenge was sweet ," for Captain Cribben s' cr-ippled team could not stand th e ons laughts of the powerful I--Iotshots machine.

The Tigers, a clever but rather weak t eam, under their fighting Captain, C. Dooley, met defeat too early in the season to stage a comeback. Neverth eless their name will not be forgotten for th e sp lendid sp irit exh ibited . throughout the season under the most discouraging circumstances.

(Moral) : "There's good goods in small packages."

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S tanding of T eams _ Wizzbangs . .. . ..... .. . . ... . . . . ..... . . .. .. .... 1000 Hotshot s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 Cardinal s .. 路. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850 ,.f i g路e rs ............ .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 T he ra ce for th e pennant in th e minim league was unus ua lly exc iting and n erve-w r eckin g thi s s路e ason. Cap t ain Sm ith of the Blu eribb on s b egan the season w ith a discouraging st art. He lost th e first t wo games of th e seaso n , w hich made th e Blueribbons th e s u b jec t of ridicule , b ut Cap t ain Smith was to o efficient a leader to b e up set b y su ch small matters. This g ritty littl e Peo t on ian took his t eam in h and , and soo n a wonderfu l m achin e was developed. M uch credit is clue t o Mike Glasgow, th e st ar g ua rd of th e B lu eribb on s, for h is cl ever fl oo r work, w hi ch con tri buted so mu ch in p lacin g th e B lu eribb ons a t th e lead of th e minim league.

Bela Fony o, Capta in of th e B ull dogs, was tru e t o hi s name a s a p ennant contestant, for h e certainly had a wa rrin g t eam.John Scholl and Tom Fahey were resp onsible for placing the B ulldogs in second place .

T he Mo hawks were out of th e pennant race early in the season by the di sap p ear ance of th eir captain. Menclen and Meehan t oo k things in hand and th e t eam w as brought t o a decent standing und er th eir car eful tutelage. Captain O' Neill s uffered th e same fat e as Captain Menclen in th e pennant r ace. Th is was cl u e to sickn ess of m os t of his players. Neve rth eless h e put up a hero ic battle and fought against great odds.

Standing of th e M inim L eagu e B lu eribb ons . ... . . .. . ......... . . . . .... .. . .. ....

Bulldogs . . . .... .. . . .... .. .. . ..... . .. ...... ....

Pelicans ... . .................. .. ......... . ....

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900 850 750 750

THE FLY WEIGHTS T h e fl y weight t eam of thi s year was composed of stars s uch as h ave n ever previo usly b een seen in the Academic departm ent. Much resp ect was clue t o th em for th e st y le of th e game the y playe d. T eam work and grit contributed largely in placing th em in s uch high esteem in th e hi s tor y of th e Academic department. Thi s is ev idenced in th ose v ictoriou s gam es at Bradley a nd Kankakee and esp ecially in th e trip s t o Chicago .

Frequently th ey were outpointed by th eir opponent s, u p until th e las t few minutes of play, w h en w ith a clash of the old V iator p ep, they s ubdu ed th eir oppo nen t s, and left the flo or victorious.

Su ch clever stars as Captain O'Neil, Smedley, J\1orrissey, J. Smith , B erry and G. Smi th , fought and won for themselves much envi ed positions on th e fl y weig ht t eam of 1922.

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THE ACADEMIC TEAM The representative team finished the season with flying colors when they defeated the strong basket ball team, St. Paul, of Valparaiso, Ind. Throughout the season they have staged games with the strongest teams of this vicinity and came out on top on every occasion. Thus they were well prepared to battle liVith the strong Valparaiso five, who outweighed them fifteen pounds to the man . Clever floor work, careful passing and accurate shooting signalized this game. This aggregation will be listed in the annals of Academic championship teams as one that has never been eclipsed . Much appreciation is due to the Captain, ]. Bowe, for his clever and dexterous way in tossing the ball in the basket. The classy floor work and the accurate passing of Bud Cribben cannot go unrecognized by any basket ball critic. The harmonious playing and fighting spirit of the husky guards, Dooley, Farris and Hart, have contributed immensely in leading the Academics to victory. The superb work of Potthoff and Moxley is deserving of the praise besto"wed on them by all true Academic fans.

Before closing the season, it is probable that the Academics will clash with the St. Ignatius light weight five of Chicago for the city championship. If this game can be arranged, it is predicted by all Academic fans, that the championship honors will be brought back to Viator to prove that it holds, not only Varsity and high school championship teams, but also a champion Academic team.

A letter addressed; Father Maguire, u.- S. A. "And He Got it."

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PEP Vigor, Vi tality ) Vim and Punch, ({That's Pep)) . vVith the ner've to act on a s路u dden h1路m ch, ({That's P ep".

With feet that cl'tm,b, and hands that cling, And to have the courage to do the right thing, ({That's Pep".

-Ed McDonnell.

Hell-o, Central, \vould you suggest what number I might call in order to get Liberty 2406 ?

Piggie: Say, where did you get that Lincoln Park suit ?

Muggs: vVhatcha mean, Lincoln Park suit ?

Piggie: Oh! it' s full of lines (lions).

Pat Creel: Say, O'Connell, what's the matter with you?

Pat O'Connell: My tooth aches. I ju st had it pulled.

DOINGS OF THE FACULTY He was not asked whether he liked "soup or not," well anyway he got some "rice" and he " munched" it. Now if he don't " G e t v,re11" h e wt路11 no t h ave tl1e " powers " o t- a " ewman, " so pease 1 give him "lee'\"'ay, for his hair has gotten ((Curly," and " ream s" of it are being sent in a "bushel" basket to "Harrison" St., where " Ma Guire" will weave it into a rope to " lynch" the author of "Animal and 'Plant' Life", the author will then need a "hearst" and remember when you send flower s that he prefers " roses."

Don't forget the number of the "St.," ''amount" you paid for flo wers, etc.

I THA NK "U." 1st Prof.: Ed surel y has a mouth like a trap door.

2nd Prof.: And the only vvay to clo se it is to slam it!

Teacher: . John, what is our les son about today?

John: About ten pages.

A LES SO IN DERIVATIVES Prof. in English: In studying various languages, we cannot but remark, there is a certain distinctive relationship between many words and the objects them selves. For instance-Freshman: For instance-that latin word mulier!

Rock the cradle but don't stone the babv !

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Langton: Say, Sweeney, what is the meaning of the French word "papillon"? .

Sweeney: I think it means caterpillar.

Langton (referring to dictionary): You just missed it by a pair of 'wings-it means "butterfly." . Say it with chances-not with flowers!

Pat to Kurzy: How are you today, old top?

Kurzy: In good condition, but in awful shape.

Red Donovan: It's a great life if you don't week--end m the middle of the week.

Teacher: What were the Homeric Poems?

Ed. : Greek poems of Home and Country.

The pious thief, that steals another person's prayer book, had 'better read the Ten Commandments.

RUMINATIONS OF A ROOMER Who cusses me when midnight noise Azvalus him from his dreamy jo)'S And to me blatantly does )'ell In telling me to go to-- sLeep?

Who cops 1ny smokes (that's what I hates) And wears my clothes to fill his dates, _ And raises Ca1:rt with shout and cry) Then tells the prefect it is I? 1

Who hds me all the whole da)' through, As though he'd nothing else to do; Then steals my notes, my themes, rny maps; On which I'd worked while he shot craps?

Who shoots the b1ttts all o'er the floor?

Who never cleans the cuspidor?

Whose hands unknown unto our broom?

Who forces me to clean the room?

Whose s1iores awake the corridor And gets the prefect jumping sore, By bird-b:ke solo (like a daw) Entitled ('The T1l oes of the Old Buck Saw"?

Although he often geis 111/,)' goat, Although he's torn nty last best coat, Yet he's a dm11n good pal to tne And suits yours truly to a T - A1 y Room1nate.

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There once was a team, called Millik enWhose nwscot was the little god Billike11; When they hit V1:ator}s floor Th ey for go t how to score And we walloped them a plenty-Gee Hl hiliken!

1st Prof.: Geo. S. certainly is a smart student.

2nd Prof.: Entirely too smart, I think.

If you cannot give it, go and get it!

Father A.: Father B. :

Have yo u any "wonders" m yo ur class?

Have I? VI/ e are Seven.

Wake up and smell the coffee, kid!

Prof. Latin: Translate into Latin, "The slave was wandering in the forest."

Ed.: "Slavus wandemus silvae."

We're going to fini sh "Kelly Pool." ally, why not now?

It must be done-Eventu-

DOGEREL S aliv a ·is my poodle's nan·1.e }Tis queer and yet it fits) B ec ause, you see) 1ny doggie )s name Is fust Norwegian Spitz.

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Soap-Boxer: "Speaking of Religious beliefs·, when it comes to cards and dice, I'm a Methodist; concerning dancing, I'm a Shaker or a \Vhirling Dervish; concerning nautical sports, me for the Baptists; but when it comes to spirituous liquors, I'mVoice from the Crowd : An Unbeliever!

Soap- Boxer: No, a Campbelli.te!

Prof. (calling the roll) : \!Vhere is John today?

Student: He was in Latin class thi s A. M. Prof.: \ Vell, he'll be in Dutch if h e mi sses many m ore r ecitations in thi s class.

1st Student: How beautiful the moon is tonight!

2nd Student: Yes , open your mouth and let the moonshine in.

1st Student (scornfully) : Oh! That's old!

2nd Student: The older the better.

Just because Mudd donated a Ford car for the benefit of " Kell y Pool" is no sign the pool is going to be a "mud puddle."

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Al: What makes you so bow-legged?

Fitz: My knees couldn't agree whert passmg one another, so they decided to keep their distance. \A/ e sometimes wonder how some of these "cold water fiend s" 1

are going to get out of taking a bath when "Kelly Pool" is finished .

Mr. Newlywed: I sn't the sunshine wonderful today, dear?

J\!Irs. Newlywed (absently) : Yes, but I prefer moonshine.

When speaking to an outsider, stick up for the nari1.e ,of Viator; don't be like the hen that eats the family grain, and lays eggs for the neighbors.

Maud (self-conceited actress) : Nothing can surpass my kick.

Moonshine: You don't know me, kid!

Hi story Teacher: Give me the history of Athens.

Student: I can't, Father; it' s all "Greek" to me.

In Religion: Father, if a man got drunk and died, would he go to Hell ?.

Teacher : Well, we know he died in good spirits.

History Teacher: Why did the Spaniards think that Columbus was crazy?

Student: Because he had "water on the brain."

THREE MINUTES!

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CHAS. WERTZ CO. LUMBER, CEMENT, BRICK, LIME, SAND, SEWER PIPE, HARDWARE, PLASTER, GLASS, COAL

306 South Schuyler Ave. Both Telephones 45

Drink Pure Milk

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PHIL BYRON FOR GOOD SHOE REP AIRING 1 71

S . Schuyler Ave .

Under Kramer Tailor Store

KANKAKEE,

ILL.

Cigars

The Jouberts Drug Shop In the Cobb Bldg.

Lovell & Covell

CANDIES AND SODA

B e a Sup pMter of Our Advertisers

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JOHN E. BURNS LUMBER CO. ALL KI N DS OF BUILDERS' AND MANUFACTURERS'

LUMBER GOOD GRADES-QUI CK SHI PMENTS 700 West Chicago Aven ue CHICAGO Tel ep hone Monroe 211

Phone Office, Main 337

Phon e Home, Main 3073

WILLIAM P. CANNON, M. De Attending Surgeon to Students and Faculty of St. Viator College O ffi ce Hours: 2 to 4 P . M .

7 to 8 P . M .

Kankakee, Ill. CANDY, CIGARS

WE SELL Call and See Us

ATHLETIC ASS'N STORE Gymnasium St. Viator College

ICE CREAM, ATHLETIC SUPPLIES AND EVERYTHING Stndents: Hl hcn Bwsing, Re111ember Our Advertisers

ADVERTISEMENTS

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NIFTY CLOTHES FOR COLLEGE MEN

Mrs. D . H. Kamman

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D. H. KAMMAN & CO. Ma n u fa c ture rs of

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VANDERWATER'S Kankakee, Ill.

High Life Ginger Ale and Grape and all kinds of Soft Drinks KA NKAKEE, ILL.

SPEICHER BROS. Compliments of

ERNEST J.

JEWELERS Class Rings and Pins a Specialty

GRAVELINE

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OPTICIANS

Bourbonnais, Ill.

127-132 Schuyler A venue KANKA KEE

"Furniture of Qu:::1lity"

GEORGE ARSENEAU

MENARD FURNITURE STORE

BAKERY

Telephone 149 240 E. Merchant St. Kankakee, Ill.

KKK

(Arcade) NEWS & CIGAR STAND

Cobb Buildin g Kankakee, Ill. LARGEST .RETAIL CIG!\R STORE IN THE STATE

"The Home of Real Cigars" Maga zin e

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Specialty

A. J. RICHER, Prop.

Telephone :

BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS Specialties: Pies and Cakes

Bell Phone 99 5

RIELY & RICHERT ELECTRICAL

CONTRACTORS DEALERS

AND

3 70 E . Court St. KAI\:KAKEE, ILL.

B e ll 237

C. RUHLE Manufa c turer of

Lime, Wholesale and Retail Cement, Brick, Sewer Pipe, Sand, Etc. Office and Warehouse, 503 W . Ave .

KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS

Bell Telephone 40 7

Einbeck' s Photo Studio 1,43 North Schuyler Avenue KANKAKEE; ILL.

It Is a Ma tt er of J ustice and Principle t o S up port O ur Advt'rt iscrs

ADVERTISEMENTS

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Over

170,000 Printing Orders Sa tisfa路c to ril y

Delivered in Our

20 Years of Organization

Office and Plant

621-631 Plymouth Court

You Need Us for Economy

CHICAGO, ILL.

FRED J. RINGLEY, President W. L. O'BRIEN, Jr. Vice-President

W. F. COLQUITT, Secretary

J. F.

MELODY, Treamrer

PRINTERS OF THE VIATORIAN