St. Viator College Newspaper, 1926-10-27

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THE VIATORIAN P UBUSH ED BI-WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF ST. VIATOR COLLEGE, BOURBO NNAIS, ILL.

VOL. 44

~EDN ESDAY, OCT OBER, 27, 1926~

NO. 2

HOME COMING DATE SET FOR · NOVEMBER 5th IMPROVEMENTS DONATION MADE ON ST. BERNARD BY FATHER OF HALL COMPLETED REV. E. M. KELLY

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~~~~~~;r~f ~ht~ v~:~~~·ft~ull!;~,~~~lll ~:::1\~ it.; t. 1n.ce in hi ~t•n·y as th \! most intpl·es· $l·u~ a nd most animating tt: ncli0n of it::; kind ever staged in quaint little Bom·· bounais. The traditiona l huspi t:d ity of the schoo l will lure th e !On~ uf V iato r back h ome once again to greet th e school frie nds of long ago, an d to dream for one day o f the fond h o pe s of youth and the va n is h ed joys of blissful. car efr ee days. Homecoming plans t hi s year will be on a more extensive scale than ever, and the number of accepted invitations augurs well for a l arge perce ntage of r et urning a l umni. Accord· in g to t h e schedu l e a nanged by t h e Committee of A ffairs. the m o rn i ng will be r eserved for the Fac ulty ; · the afte r· n oon f or the st u de nt bo dy: and the evenin g for t h e Co ll ege C lub. Each 'vill ente1·t.a.in in su ccess i on so that no po:-· tion of the d a y will be without its al· lotment of entertainment for the v i sitors . Bl essing of New Bu ilding P1·omptly at ten-thirty M o nsi g n or B. J. Sheil of Chicago, a f o1·mer ''V" man. will bless the new gymnasium and dining h a ll. The Very Rev . Presiden t will represent t h e fac ulty on the rost· ruUJ, w hil e M l". Ja.111 es T. , Con nor a momhf'l' v f the 1925·HI26 lJe!J:=tting'l'eam , will v oice the sentiments of the stude nt body. The college qu artette, in accompa niment wit h the Viator orchestra, will furnish music for the exe rcis es of th e day. The Banqu et The Annual Alumni Banquet will b t::: served in th e n e w dining hall. Thi s fest i v e eve nt will differ from previou s years. The u s ual conventional a nd sometimes l e that·gic aftern oo n dinn e1· speeches will b e omitted, an d o nly th e forma l w el co m e a nd 1·es ponse wi ll be given. 'fh e Ri g P~uad e Student activities begin at 12:30 o' c locl.;: with an innovating hobo p a rade. Th e lin e of march starts at th e College. continuing on the hi ghway th1·o ugh Brad l ey to Sc huyl er Avenue an d Court, throu g h the busin ess district of Kan kak ee, l'etm.ci n g th e m a r c h back to th e Coll ege. The procession will be l ed b y th e fou r cl ass Pres idents in dress suits an d the College Club Pres i d en t o n one of the Co ll ege horses. Oth er student s will d o n th e c ostumes a pp1·o priate t o ' 'knights of th e grea t open spa ces''. Th e marc h will r e turn in time f or thL' Lomba r d·Viator ki c k-off at two o'cl ocl:. Viato r· to be Vi ctori o u s The pe p an d e nthu si asm of the r o oting sectio n. l ed by ' 'Fi s h " Sam m o n will und o ub ted l y sweep th e r eturnin g "prodi gal s'' into th e n ew spi rit o f Viat o r , and carry the Green V\'ave to v i cto ry. The Varsity will tak e Lom bard down for one of th e hardes t Irish we ltin gs th ey have eve r r ece iv ed. McAlli st er' s " Mi cs " are un acc u sto med to di sappo int vis itors, a nd this rule finds f ew ex ce pti o n s on th e hom e gridll·o n.

One Gra nd \Vind.Up The Coll ege C lub. und er the l ead er· s hip of Jimmie D a lry rnpl e. w ill ca l'l'y th e ev enin g to a g l o 1·ious c l ose with : t dance and r ece ptio n in the new gymn asi um .' Th e I lli nois Rhyt h y m Kin gs fi'Om C h am p aign promise t o make the f o lk s fot·get eve r yt hin g but th e music. Sp ecial novelt y number s h y membe r s o r th e o r c h es t1·a ·will a ffo rd life a nd amusement t o the on loo k e 1·s. 'V ith su c h f estivities In sto1·e, the commi ttee wtll throw OJ>en the d oors of o ld Viator, and bid a h ea1·ty wel com e to h e r sons who r etu1·n to perpetuate h er spi r it by min ~llng- th e past with the present. and reca llin g- the pl easa nt r emini scences o f past co ll eg-e d.::t.ys. "This will r eca ll eac h yout hful sce n e E' en wh en our lives are on the wan e: Th e l eaves o f l ove will st lJl be g r ee n. wh en m emory bids them bud agai n ." Dumb: " " ,..hat's h e d oi n g?" Dora.: " I guess he's getting ready to swim th e channel." Dumb: "But I kn o w h e ca n 't swim." Dorn.: ''\Veil, then you'd better t ell him it's dee n in th e middl e. " The w ny t o Heaven. w e are tol d . I s with dl!ficulty trod. \Yha t matter aJ l t he obstacles. Provided w e r enc h God?

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R ece ntly M r . M. J. Kelly, f at h er of ou 1· b el oved ath l etic dirEctor, Rev. E. M. K elly, "m a d e th e magnifi ce nt donation of $30 0 to the new gymnasi um equ ipm e nt fund. :i\'Ir. Kelly h as a lways been inter es t ed in the progress of St. Viator and especially h as h e concerned him· self wit h the advancerrient of the ath· l etic d e pa rtment. In th e name of th e f ac ulty and stud ent b od y th e Viatorian wish es to thank Mr. Kelly for his generous gift and at t h e same time wish t o r en e wo u r invi t:J.tion that h e come and v i sit S t. Viator often .

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Scho lastics Now Have Own Chapel and Refectory. Th e Vintol'ians

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DEBATING TEAM TO TAKE TRIP TO THE COAST

vince hnve been fortunat e to sec ur e <-. splendid h o u se just across from the coll ege as a. home f o 1· the scholastic~-> and th e il· director. \Vith th e addition that has late l y been m ade to this build-

ing the re is now ample ,-oom for th e eig htee n brothers ·who at present re-

Father McGuire Outlines Extensive Tour for Debaters

side th er e. Each broth er has a r oom to him sel f furnished with th e m odern A v e 1·y intet·esting an d extensive tour conveniences. There is, moreover, a large co mmunity room used fo r r ecrea- of th e Easte1·n states has b ee n out·

tion, co ntnining a t l east, the b eg innings lined by Rev. J. \ V". R. Maguire, C. S. V., of a llb1'ary which, it i s hoped, will con - Coach of th e Debating Team. Fathl)r tinu e to grow. Form er ly, the broth ers Maguire h as b een working on this ven used th e college refecto1·y. but this t u re since las t April and with the .year a dining hall and kitchen were in- ope ning of sch ool f o r the present scho· sta ll ed which make it more conve nient lastic year h is efforts seemed to be fo1· the b r others. To the r ea 1· of St. brin ging r es u l ts. The idea F a ther Ma· B ern a l'd H a ll there is a t e n acr e field guire has in v lew is to t ake on about affording s uffici ent ground f o r outdoor ten o r twelve d ebates in a t o ur to las t amusements. Al r eady ther e is a h ancl - two week s during the l atte l' pa1·t of ball al l ey set up and a sp l endid ten nis n ext M a 1·c h or early April. court l aid out. A baseball diamon d i~ To elate he has secured d ebates with at present underway. the Holy C r oss College at \Vorcester, Not the l east attrac tio n of St. Ber- Massachusetts. a college that h as an n a,-d Hall is the pleas in g liltl e c hapel en v iabl e sc h olastic record in the East, th at h as been cleverly remodelled out Fordham University, the l arges t catho· of th e exi sting buildings. It may be lic institution in America . the Catholic stlyed a R o man chapel in asmu c h as University o f America . whose f ame and t h e ce: lin g is rounded. as a r e, its win - reputatio n are nation-wide, St. Xavier College, C~nci nnati, with whom w e de· bated here l as t year, St. John's Coll ege, is a beautiful altar in the Roman styl e. Tol edo, an d Loyola University, Chicago . ivory finish, and gol d mosai cs not ela- Debates with Niagara Univer sity , Nia· borate nor overdone, but el egan t. yet gara Falls, N ew Yor k, Providencp Ci!l· simple. d c h thou gh n ot biza rre. The lege , Providence. Rhode I sl a nd, Boston s t ations of the c ross a 1·e in h:eeping College . Boston. V illanova Co ll ege . Villawith the a l tar . are o f t h e same compo- nova. Pennsy l vania. Western Reserve -sition, •·egalico, and are a pos itive en· Univer sity, Clevelan d, are still pending-. chantment to the chapel. Suspended Th e questions to be debated .,..a re Twenty-One T_ake. First Degree. fr om the ceilin g is a sanct u a •·y la mp t h ose s u ggested by Pi Kappa Delta, t h a t is r eall y a work of a rt. It too, is t h e National Debating F r ater nity. ~ , - •• not Q&'P t' w•·,-.;.,.:ol'!t ~Lhl !s ·dli-'ll1•ctly RLl · T h e queStiOliS submittect rOr t.!.liS :,:cal''9 'With the vim an d enth u s iasm that man. Acant hus leaves, not unlike debates a r e : Resolved. that the Vo l stead seems to characterize a ll theil· activ i· flam es, s upport a graceful body en - Act shou l d be modified to pennit the tics. a nd with an initiation that will han ced • by t h ree embossed a n ge l heads, sale o f li g ht win es and b ee1·, a nd Re· l ong lin ge1· in the mi n d s of th e new!y and a bove, smaller l eaves e n C.:'lSe the sol ved, tha t t h e United Stat es shoul d added corps, t h e m ember s o f F..ath er d eep r ed g lobe. The who le is hung by adopt a uniform marriage and divorce Charles Fraternity annexed twenty· one a n ext1·emel y \Yell done c h ai n, t h e links l aw. Fath er Maguire is in c lin ed to n ew m embers to their r apid l y g r o win g of which are altern ate c r osses and favor · th e l atter questio n as h e f ee l s !'OSler. The climax of the e ntil·e even~ rin gs. that it is a m o r e d eb atable one b ecau se took pl a ce on ' ''edn esd ay ni ~; ht. Oct. Instead• of pews. pri edi eux a 1·e u sed of the fact that the Vol stead qu estion 13, will1 the initiation p1·ope1·. A sum - with c h airs to match. Th e sanctuary h as t·un its cou r se to s u c h an ex t ent ptuous banquet, whi c h would have i s cove r ed by a ri ch carpet as is th e that very f ew can be found who wou!d sati sfied the gastron o mi ca l prope nsitie~ aisle. To the rear of t h e a l t a 1· is a be in f a vor of defendin g the negative o f the mo~t voracious tram p a nd at th e sma ll but adequate sacri sty. The win· side. Espec ia lly is t h is tru e in t h e sam e time the blase taste of th e most dows a1·e o f transparent g l ass to be re- E ast. f as tidi o us g ourmet, sen·ed as the anti· pl aced later b y stained g lass. The Ou r r eco rd in debating l ast yea 1· h as c limax a nd the fin a l e of th e eve nin g. c h apel has also a statu e o f th e Sacred established the art on a firm f o u nda No effort on our part co uld eli ci t in- Heart. o n e of Our Lady of th e Immacution a t St. Viator. Our d efeat a t the form a ti o n f1·om any of th e m embers as l ate Conce ptio n. a fter whom th e c h apel h a n ds -o f St. Xavier College by a 2 to l to th e details of the initi a tio n pro pe r, is nam ed, a nd o n e of St. Be,·nard. the PROF. C. J. 1\: EN:--.iEOY d ecision on l y served to b est il· the de bu t to judge from th e st1·in ge n t re- patron of the house. b ater s t o r e new ed efforts with the r equi r e ments demanded of t h e t y 1·os while The h a ll has b een ca ll ed after St. The co m ing Novem be 1· el ec ti o ns will o n thelr three-day prob atio n, we can Bern a rd. since in h im are f o und those sult that whe n it carne time for them to m eet th e Univer sity o f \Vyo ming. h ave more th a n o1·d i nary int er est f o r safe l y co nclude that the ordeals qualities whi c h a t1·ue r eli gio u s should the National C hampions of th e !We th e st uden t s an d a lumni o f St. Viator ceding yea r . they w e r e so w ell school ed Coll ege f o 1· P1·o r. Cla 1·ence J. K enned y in th eir case and i ts tJI'esent at io n that Is the d emoc 1·atic nomin ee f o r the of- at no time in the hi sto1·y of th e organi- Scholar. His life ought to b e a n infi ce or C ounty Superintendent of zation has the ann u a l initiation proved 1spi t\ltion f o r anyone who h as l eft fathe r, th ey won a n un a nim o us d ec isio n over The l e tters of con Sc h ool s in th e K a nkak ee Co unt:y. Las t such a s u ccess. The livelies t of music m o th er, home. countr y and fri en ds h th at Univer sity. spring Prof. K en n edy w as h o n o r ed b y w as furnished durin g th e banquet b y follow m o r e closely in th e footsteps oF g r a tul atio ns r eceived by F a the r Mag uire f 1·om t h e judges and conc h es o f being un a nimou sly sel ec t ed by t h e lh e Pretze l Ben d ers, a ll of w h om a t·e the M aste r. both St. Xav i er's an d the University o f d em oc r atic party in Kankakee County F. C. F . membe1·s. Th e brot h ers of St. Be 1'11a1·d Hall wish \V yom in g w ere ver y fla tterin g indeed . as its ca ndidate. Sin ce that tirn e he h as "Eddi e '' Cam pbell , " Cy" Daly, "Andy'' to t ake this occasion of thanking their co ndu c t ed a qui e t but inte n sive cam- Hu seman an d "Eddie'' P e tty, president . m a n y be n efacto 1·s f or th e spl endid gene- The coa c h of th e nation a l c h a m pions p a i g n. The Vi a tori a n. !m owi n g full vice pres ident. secr etary and treasurer ro sily th ey h ave sh own in h elpin g to o f 1925 stated. "Your d ebaters IH'esented w ell the c h a ra c t er a n d ex ception a l respectivel y, have been e nt1·u ~"'ted with furni sh th e house, th e c hnpel and r e- o n e o r the st 1·ong-es t cases w e m e t wi t h in our entire t o ur." a biliti es of th e nomin ee, h ea rtily the r e in s o f t h e organization whi c h in c reation g r o un.ds. S u c h tributes as these w er e we ll d e· dor ses his ca ndidac y. but three years h as in c reased fro m an - - - --served as a ll of us who atte nded the Pro f essor K enn edy o bta in ed hi~ e m ·ollm ent of five t o one hundred and A CORRECTION debates 'vi ii agree. Fathe1· Maguire Bac h el or a n d Ma st er d eg r ees fro m t h e twen ty-f i v e members. deserves e very credit a nd w e on ly h ope Univer s it y of Notre Dam e. After hi s Bt·othe r O'Laughlln, \Vho h as suc· The Vi:.ttorian deeply r eg r ets the er- that a g r eat er number o f the student g r a duation h e !m el t he distinction of ceed ed B r ot h er St. Amant in the capa bei n g appoi nted t o th e t eachin g- staff city of m o nito1· fo1· th e ft·a t e rnity, is ror throug h which it d eprived St. V ia- bod y will mak e it thei 1· b u sin ess to a t · o r tha t in sti t uti on. Thi s position he a m an well fitt ed t o handl e s uch a n tor Co ll e'g e of a signal h onor b y f a iling tend any d eba tes that may b e sc h eduled h eld f o r three years. H e 1·esigned to organization as h e h as h a d mu c h ex - t"o li st t h e Ve1·y R ev. M on si gno t· J. A. tor the h o m e floor. It is such a thin g Casey as o n e o f th e d istingu i sh ed a lum- as d eb ati n g th at mak es f or a well· become principa l o f t h e St. John T own- p eri en ce in thi s lin e. Broth er St. Athle tics are sp l ens hip P ublic Hi g h Sc hoo l o f D yer . Incli - Amant. th e founde r of th e o 1·ganizat.ion. ni r ece ntl y h o nored by th e S uprem e ba l a n ced coll ege. a n a, in which ca t>acit y he se r ved fo1· Is, howeve r, s till takin g a p1·ominent Pontiff. Alma. Mater h as take n g reat did I n th ei r own p art i c ula r f ield bu t pl eas ure a nd prid e in watchin g th e zeal· we s ho uld a l so strive to c u l tivate a. two yea r s. F o ll owing thi s P rofessor part in its ac tiviti es. \Vth these two J>\:ennedy enter ed th e co nHn e 1·cial ,...-o l'ld cap ab le m e n at th e h el m, toge ther with ous p l'i estly ca re er of th e n ewly made se nse o C a ppreci atio n for the Cin l' r as private sec r e ta r y to L . B . Lan g· th e four members c hosen t o r e prese n t M o n si g nor. Especiall y does s h e r ejoice thin gs o f the mind a l o n g with our d e· w o rth y an d John H . Kru se, o f LaSall e the ft·at el·nity, the F. C. F. should en· a t th e prominent part playecl by Mon · s ire - t o fur t he 1· interest In th e t hings St .. C hi cago , Ill., who were lnte 1·ested joy a big year . duri ng whi c h we all ex- ~ i ~ n o 1· Casey and oth e 1· di sting u is h ed o f th e b ody. The Viatodan extends t o in r eclaimi n g an d d1·ainin g the swamn p ect to hear from th em in th e matter so n s in makin g th e X")._"\TIJI Jnte rna- Fath er M ag uire a nd th e debaters of rl o n a l Eucharistic Con g- r ess th e grea t 1926-1!127 ever y wish f o r s u cces H in th eir l ands a1·o und New Orelans. During o r s tude nt ente rtainm ent. epoc ha l eve nt in the n a ti o n 's r eli gious g r eat venture. the ti m e o f Pro f essor K enn edy ' s se rvi ce history. A ccordingly th e V la t oria n h aswith t hese men they conduct ed a sur tens to p1·ocal m it s error a n d to r ecord vey of the whole state o f Sonora. in I t s n nn a l s that the H ol y F at h er h as Mexico. f or former President Di az . I n deemed a n o th er of the sons or Viator li ne with h is life-l ong policy o f ad (!eserv in g o f special hon o r. The co nvancement h e l eft the emp lo y o f th ese grat ul a ti o ns o~ the Fac ulty an d st ud ent m en a nd entered the em ploy of th e body o f th e institution go o ut to Mon· Cassldy·Fairba nk s M a nufa c turing ComTh e enga g em e nt ot M r. Wi lli am A. <-=lg nor Casey a nd it is thei r p rayer th a t p any as s pecia l u ·avel llng r ep1·ese nta · 'Wo rd h as bee n r ece i ved tha t John V , Barrett t o Miss Marga1·et Ro m a na Hoff. th e f r uits o f his zea lou s labo r s may t ive. Connor, '22, Is serving In the ca J)ac ity Satlsf.ied, at l ast, with his kn ow l edge man o r R ock f o rd. Illinois , was recentl y ever continu e to multipl y. 1 o r commercial affairs. he again entered anno un ced at a bridge party given t o '1 the teaching f ield. In September 191-t sel ect number o f fr iends by the brid~ ­ Orleans, La. A f ter l eavi ng St. Vi a tor. he appoi nted head or t h e Biol ogical t o-be at the Whitestone apartmen t s. Is no doubt th a t as a young Benedict. Deparlment of St. Viator College. Cel eb r a tio n of the m a rri age cer em o n y he wi ll enjoy the same su ccess. While John pursu ed a post graduate co urse Since tha t time h e h as b een a m ember w ill take place on Thanksgivi ng Day , pu rs u ing h is co ll ege course Mr. Barr ett ln eco n omics at the Cat h o llc University o f the F ac ulty with the ex ce ption of November 25t h at a Nuptial H ig h Mass made a name t o r him se lf In th e Littl e at W as h ington, D. C .. where h e r ecei ved one year spent as h ead of the D epar t · at St. P eter's ch urch , Rockford , ·with Nineteen co nfer ence as a n end l n f oo t· his Ph . D. In eco n o mics last June. ment o f Bio l ogy a t St. Thomas College, R ev. F . Con n o rs. p ast o r, a.q cel ebr a nt. ball and 11 guard in basket ball. Durin g Whll e at St. VIator h e diHtlnr;ulehe<l St. Paul, M inn. H :s years at St. Via- To the rea ders o f t h i :i paper. Mr. Bar· the past two years h e h as succeasfull y him se lf a s a s tudent, having been o n th e d ebating teafns, and h a vin g wo n F o r the coach ed t h e V iator Academy team.s. tor Co llege have been years of d eve lop- r ett n eeds n o introduction. Alter a sho rt h o n eymoon t h e yo u ng the econo mics m edal. ment and advancem ent f o r the Blologi· f our years o f a coll egiate car eer h e Th e starr unites ln wishing Mr. Con· cou ple wUI r eturn to Kanka k ee, where was constantly in the limelight o r St. cal department o f th e Sc h ool. H is Viator ath l etics. Success f ul as a stu- they have enga ged an apartme nt f o r nor every su ccess in hi s c h ose n prof ession. d en t a nd su ccessful as a coach . there the com ing year. (Contin u ed on P age Two)

PROGRAM OF THE DAY

10:30 A.M.- Blessing of new gymnasium and dining hall by Monsignor B. J. Sheil. 12:00 M.-Alumni Banquet. 12:30 P.M.- Student Hobo Parade. 2:00 P.M.- Lombard College vs. St. Viator 9:00 P.M.- Reception of Returning Alumni by College Club in New Gymnasium.

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PROF. KENNEDY IF• C. F HOLDS IS CANDIDATE FOR CLUB INITIATION Co SCHOOL SUPT

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ENGAGEMENT OF COACH BARRETT IS ANNOUNCED

JOHN V. CONNOR ECONOMICS PROF. AT LOYOLA U.

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