St. Viator College Newspaper, 1927-02-17

THE VIATORIAN PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF ST. VIATOR COLLEGE,

No./

VOL.44

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927

2

I VIATOR DEBATING TEAM APPEARS IN JOLIET CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE HOST TO VIA TOR ORA TORS REV. J. W. R. MAGUIRE, C. S. V. , ACTS AS CHAIRMAN After the selection of the six men from the preliminaries ot the de bating .contest, worlt was immediately started upon t he two questions which will be discussed in the forensic field during the season, name ly, Resolved: 'l~hat t h e United States Should Adopt :t Uniform Marriage and Divorce Law and Resolved: That the Eighteenth Amendment Should Be Repealed. Both Questiona will be debated at home and on the eastern tour. The affirmative and the negative of the two questions must be debated. This will n ecessi tate two team s being t a l{.en on the trip, th e amount of work being too much to be entailed on three men.

To insure intensive -study a room h as been fitted out on th e third corridor of Roy Hall for the exclusive use of the t eams. Every effort is being made to obtain for them the latest matter available on bot h qu estions and Viator will undoubtedly experience one of the most successful years she has ever had in the debating field.

Joliet Debate Tests Skill Last Tuesday evening Fathers Magui_re and Lynch took the six men to Joliet where they spoke before the Cathohc Women' s L eagu e in an openmeetmg at _the Joliet Public Library on th e_ a doption of a Uniform Marriage, a nd Divorce Law. Messrs . Nolan , Ellis and Connor defended the issue,' while Messrs. McClelland, LeClaire and Statford took t he negative. Latent ability was brought; t o li~bt and th e experience prove d helpful to both teams. In an open-forum v ote t,he Negative side rec~ived th,e decision by sixty-nine to stxty-~even.

Two of th e mem bers are seniors, one a junior, t wo sophomores a nd one a freshman. All the m e mbers have_ had ~onsiderabl e experie nce in J?Ub"hc speakmg, Mr. Connor b,eing alternate of last y_ear's team, and the other me~nb~rs havmg competed in t h e orato~tcal c_orltest of ~925 . and 1926. rhe ftrst n egative speaker, Mr. MeClelland, a Bloomington ian, has fluency, h~mor and personality which w ill make him the Reed of the t eam.

As the worthy Senator !rom Missouri is capable of packing th e senate chambers , so ~hould Mr._ McClelland be a ble to pack he gallenes of the eastern coll ege forums. The secon~ negative speal{er possesses mar ked ability for ex hibiting a }{nowledge of c,onstitutional principles and of r eady refuta.t~on . of a r gu ments pre~ented.

Mr. LeClatre .ts a local man, h~vmg St. George as hts home.

The tbtrd speaker for the n egative, Mr. Startord, is a Chicago youth, an d bas

the distinction of being the only Ft·es hman on the team . H is cool philoso phi cal presentation r e nders it ver y d ifficult for an opponent to gain say his a rg uments.

Mr. Nola n, th e first member of the affirmative, gives his home address 1..s Rockford.

He demonstrates . as on e ge-ntleman at the Joliet D ebate r entarked, "a happy m edium b etween the orator and debater".

1\f r.

Ellis. second a ffirmati ve , has made his ~;H:a de-mic and collegiate st udi es at V iator. H e debates wit h a finality that savo rs of p erfect knowledge of the subject .

His apparent nonchalance ln SPN'ili:ing before an audience impresses e:very listener with the dig nity of hi:<l appearance. Mr. Ellis is f1·om Seneca, Ill. 'l'he last affirmative, Mr. Connor , shows exceptional cleverness In ferret in g ~rguments placed befo re him which is one of the essential marks of' an experienced debater.

H e possesses the enviou_s quality of being a bl e to persuade his audience, and th e ease with whi ch he carries his point boopeaks post experie nce in the forensic fie](l.

Mr. Connor is a \V ilmington, Il l. , man.

1\auliah:ee To Hca.r Teams \Vhile the respective qu a lities of the m embers of both teams have be ~ n :;·iv en, there is much to b e done to mak·J them polished and successfu l debaters T:he people of J oliet expressed th ei; appreciation of the work of the teams and ,h ave invited them to make an annual pr_e-seasonal appearance there . ~.rhe s tudent body of the College and the r esidents of Kankal{.ee will be able to j udge better the abilities of the m en \\"ho:-n_ they are bacldng, when thf'V m al>:e their first appea1·ance here som~­ time wi t hin the n ext two weeks. The question will be the r e peal of the Eighteenth Am~ndment. Other intramural debates are being arranged so as ~o give the debaters every opportunity ncssible. I n a ll probabliity t he teams appeari ng in Kankakee will be somewhat different than in the Joliet appea rance. Messrs. Stafford. Ellis and Nolan forming the affirma tive. and Mebsrs. Connor, McCl ellan d and L eClaire the negative.

Th e first inter-collegiate deba te on ti.te present schedule which is not yet completed, is with B'oston College here about April 12th.

The easter n tour begins April the 18th ancl terminates May the 2n d. Little doubt is expressed about the present teams ' capability of r.J acing Viator in the front rank among the Catholic Colleges of the count ry.

K. C. CANDIDATES New Club Room Is AWAIT INITIATION Open to College Men Sunday afternoon, F eb . 20t h, will be After severa l months o! anxious the "zero" hour for several College m en waiting, the Coll ege m e n are at last who have made application for admis- a bl e to partake of the comforts of th ~ir sion to the ranks of the Knights of classy new club room. Due to the nobl e Columbus. Althou g h it was planned t o e ffort s of Mr. Franklin May and have the initiation some weeks ago, Company, the new room has been comthe inclemency of the weather necessit- pletely painted, and is now read.y "tol" ated P?Stponement until F e b. 20. use. The floor has been painted slate Through the efforts of Mr. Gabriel color, thus giving a bright aspect to Legris , a member of the Class of •27 the whole room. Several pictures, i nand also an active m ember of the loca l eluding those of former at hl etic stars, Co uncil, t en members of t he College de- en h ance the panorama of walls. The partment will subject themselves to th e various trophies which h ave been awl"igors of the first three degrees of arded to Viator Teams. h ave been given membership. Those who h ave a pplied a place of prominen ce m the new loung are: M r . J o hn Harrin gto n, Mr. Eugen e ing rooms.

Sammon, ~1r. P a ul Ashford, Mr . Ed- , The club rooms will be used excluward Gallahue, Mr. John Smith, Mr. sively by. the college men. '!'h e regular John Casey, Mr. John Ellis, Mr . Jam es meeti~ gs ?f the <?ollege Club will b_e Connor and Brothe t· F. H:l.l"bau e r he ld m this room m th e futur e, and rt c. s . . Y ' is hoped that this innovation will prompt The initia tion will be conducted by ~:~t~n~:g~~~:e~t :~::ers to atte nd th o the reg ula r Il1 1nois State T eam and Plans are being t o;mula le d t o buil d there is no doub~ that the ,young a fir e-place in one en d of the room. If g~ ntl eme n will be g tven even'., oppo~;tu- this project materalizes , there is no mty to conqu er the untamed Goat . doubt th..1.t this part o! th e new gym nasium will be the most popular of all dUJ ing- the cold winte r days.

SEVERAL PRIZE ESSAYS OFFERED TO NEW STUDENTS COLLEGE STUDENTS REGISTER FOR THE SECOND TERM An unusu al

opportunity

tor college

The Registrar has bee n quite a bu sy

~tudents to add fame t o th eil· name and rnan of late arranging th e sch edules of n l !-!O secure financial r e-imbur sem e nt is se \-e l·al n e w applicants for admission bein g on·e1·e(l now In prize essay con- to th e High School and College depart-

l N"l t ~.

1'\otices of these ess..1.ys have hec n sent to the Regi strar and he h as nta cecl them In conspicuous places on \'O r io us bulletin boa.rds.

Among those thnt nre open- at t he present time Is one offered by the Catholi c \Vorld Publishlng company in N ew Yo1·k. '!'he type of essa.y is not r estri cted. nn.y subject thn.t the writer mav select will be accepted. Three prize~ ax·e offer ed, the first Is one hundred dollars, the second fifty, and the third, twenty th-e. The essays must be fn the office t lhe Catholic \Vorld not later than ~nrch 1. 1927.

ments. Amo ng those who have regis tP1·ed in the Co llege department are Edward Donahue !rom Rantoul, Ill.; Ed ward Slsteky from Chic,:\go: Shirley Lane from Kankakee, and J ohn Maher also a native of Chicago. The new High School students Vinclude Vincent Cinqulna. J osep h Degnan . John Moran J ames O'Neil. Bernard Kavanaugh Roger Kiley. Donald Kirc hin er, Maurie~ Lyn c h and Norbe rt Rasch e r.

The Y latorian eA-tends a heart v w elcome to the students and we ho~ that lh e ~r will enjoy a most pleasant and profitable year at St. Viator.

COMPLETED FR• MULVANEY PLANS FOR JUNIOR DANCE NAT'L CATHOLIC TOURNEY IS SET LECTURES BEFORE FOR MARCH 17 SCIENTIFIC CLUB Secor's From Bloomington to Furnish Music

Evolution Is Topic of Discussion On the evening of January 7, Dr. George P. Mulvaney, c. s. v., c haplain and professor of philosop hy a t In ca.rnate Word College, A lamo Heights, T exa s . spok e in a brillian t m anner for two hours befor e the larges t audience that the San Antonio Scientific Club has had attending its splendid series of lecture s during th e present season. The subject treated by Father Mulvan ey wo.s the "Philosophic Solution of Cosmic Evolution". In clea 1·, direct forc eful manner he exposed the three theoriE:s that attempt to explain the evolution of the world. Atomism or Mechanism was treated first.

This theory was criticised an d r ejected by the speaker.

Dyn amism or the Theory of Force wa s lil{ewise explained and proven defective.

D octor Mulvaney showed how the former leads to materialism an d the latter to pantheism.

The third theo ry ali· v::tnced, and accepted, by the lecturer and which is in h armony with modern science is not othe r tha n t he theory of Aristotle and the Schoolmen of Medieval times-namely, t he t he ory of Hylomorphism "Matter and Form" theory.

Having exposed th ese theories. the lecturer tool{ up the question - of the origin of the "\vorld and s howed in no unce rtain way that if we a re reasonable men, men possessed of intellect, we mu s t come to acknowledge a Prim e Designer.

His lecture showed the inconsistency ot the theory of Herbert Spencer. \Ve hope that he shall again take t h e stand in Texas and carry on with renewed force in the fight that he has so valiently started in the exposition of philosophical fallacies.

VIA TOR EXTENSION CLUB IS ACTIVE Meeting Held Recently In Chicago _The Directors of the V iator ExtensiOn Club are holding a seri es of meetings in Chicago. On J a nuary 19th they met a t a luncheon at ~farshall Field's G_rm and elected as officers, John R. Co11nor, chairman; Joseph A. Bolger, 23, secretary; Rev. J. P. O'Mahonev '01, treasurer.

These three officer~· with Dr. Vincent Marzano and Thoma; L eroy \Varner, '10, constitute the executive committee o! the Board ~f Directors.

To form ulate plans :fo r the establishing of a College Endowment this body has called into meeting with them 'the Chicago officers of the Alumni Association. At two joint mee tings, held at t:1e Illinois Athletic Club, a very p ractlcal plan was discu ssed, but befor e taking final action on it Fr. O'Ma honey has been instructe d to consult other m embers of the Alumni in val"ious districts of Illinois. If adopted, we w ill publish this p lan in a ll its de tails in :.1 latet· issue of the Viatorlan.

?

COLLEGE CLUB' NOTES The seventh r eg ul ar m eeting of the Coll ege Clu b w as held a t the usu!l.l meeting pl ace on :Monday eveni ng, F eb.

7th. President Dalr ymple was in charge of the meeting.

Many Important affairs were presented for the consideration of the membe rs of the Clu b. Chief among them wa s the Junior Dance . A Unanimou~ pled ge of support w as given by the Coll ege Club assuring t he Juniors that e~c h member would do everyt hin g ln h1s power to make the event a success.

Methods of entertainin g th e g u es ts in th e e vent of a basketba ll gam e with Millikin that night, were di sc ussed nnd r eferred to t he class g ivin g the dancf!.

A report on th e progress made on th e Club rooms revealed that they \Yould be r eady fo r occupa n cy ver y soon .

Mr. \""~l'arren McClell a nd, speaking for the debaters, thanked the m ember s or the College Club, and t he Juniors especially, fo r th eir coo peratio n and aid in providing tor the expenses ot the teams . He also extended a n in\· itation to attend the debate which th e two representative teams presented beCore the Catholic Women's League in J oliet. o n Tuesday evening. i.\Ir. Arthur Armbruste r entertained the motion fo r adjournm e nt.

The motion was seconded by :\1r. J ohn Benda.

After much deliberation a nd di scu ssion, th e Junior class an no un ces thu.t they have every available m eans prepared to insure on e and a ll a frolicksome and g leeful time at their dance on the night of the 21st. Various committeP.s have been appointed to take care of all details connected with the dance and every possible precaution is being take n to forestall any emergency th at may a rise. As this will be the last College social affair before the Lente n season and as many al umni h ave indicated their intention of being present, the Juniors are full of enth u siasm in anticipation of a large and merry c rowd .

If a nyone has not hea rd or heard of Secor's Orchestra, he will have a chance to do so at the dance. This orchestra is one of the few that r eceived r ecognition and praise in th e con test h eld by the Saturday Eve nin g Post and certainly the members of th is seven -piece wonder will do everything possible to enhance their repu tatio n while here.

Besides guaranteeing to make one's blood reel and dance through on0's v e in s, th ey also promise to throw th e house into an uproa1· of laughter by thei r mu ch reputed c lown acts. The members of the orchestra who hail from Bloomington are former Collegem e n a nd are at prese nt furnishing mu sic for weekly frat dances a t the U . of I. If the music they furnish does not fill one with elan, th e person in question will be anything but normal.

Th e dance will be given in the College gymnasium , the floor of which aitor the recent refinishing a nd sanding has been r ated as one of the smoothest of a ll gym floors. Further labor will be extended upon it to r e nder it fit for the coming dance. for the coming dance . N o one will possibly find fault with it. Plans call for much decoration whos e motif will possess a truly Collegiate spirit.

As has been already announced, the entire proceeds of the dance will be offered to Father Maguire to aid him in r e presenting St. Viator College with two debating tea m s.

W it h such ~ purpose in mind the Junior Class feels ass ured that it will rece ive the backing of the en tire student body an d sincer ely hopes that everyone will willingly an11 hearti ly respond by bu ying tickets and offering o the r help. ri'he College Club is sponsoring th e dance a nd has pledged its unstinted aid.

The usual price of $1.50 will be charged for admittance. Besides receiving eve ry red penny b ack in fun an1l m err iment, everyone can f eel that h e has granted his share toward the su c · cess of the debating team s. Tickets can be procured from any m em ber of the Junior Class at any time and in any place. Buy a ticket and join the big para de to the Juni or Dance. It's t he best investment on the market.

Fourth Annual Meet to Be Staged at Loyola Gym The Board of Directors of Loyola University has decided to hold the Fourth National Catholic Basketball Tournament on March 17, 18, 19 , and 20. T eams from th e leading Catholic Pre p schools throug hout t h e country are expected to demon s trate thei r ability by competing for the Cardinal Mundelein cup.

With the r egular court season now drawing to a close , man y preliminary tournaments are being held to dete rmine the teams which shal l be allowed to compete in the r ace for nation..'l.l ho n o r s.

The Central States Prep Tournament will be held a t St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Ia. The Northwest States Prep Tourn a ment will be held at St. Thomas Colleg, St. Paul, Minn. The Kansas State Tournament will be held at St. Mary's College, St. Mary's Kansas.

For th e first time s in ce the inauguration o! the National mee t , a representative team from New York state will compete.

It will be remembered t h at St. Viator A cademy was rated as one of the leading teams to compete fo1· the Cup In the meet last year and it happened that St. Xavier's H. S., from Louisville, ultimate winners of the meet, were forced to expend their greatest e fforts in eliminating the Academy from th e ir path to victory. However, the official judges had seen sufficient work of the Academy to warrant their selection of Eddie Campbell as "All -Tournament" guard.

Th e record of Coach Barrett's proteges thus far this season ~ee u1s to indicate that they will again be among the logical contenders !or the title of National Catholic Prep champs.

DANTE ALIGHIERI CLUB

MANY FORMER STUDENTS WILL RETURN FEB. 22 A large number of old Grads have signified their inte ntion of being present at the .Alumni meetin g, F eb ruary 22. The more t he merrier! A h eartY w e lcom e awaits all. We wish that we co uld exte nd this m essage to every son of Viator but unfor t unately there are hundreds of old students ·whose addres· ses a r e missing fr o m ou r mailing lists.

Pass the \VOrd along and tell them to be h e re on Tu esday F e bru ary ?2nd ' ' "" ·

.

U niqUe Examination • I 1• In F Irst ta Ian

Wednesday , F eb ru ary second, th e college and high school Ita lian c lasses acquitte d themselves with gt·eat hono 1· in a publi c oral examination on the work covered during th e fit·st semester.

Fathe r :raletto, learned polyglot, c.:1.me from Joliet to preside. He was assisted

by Father Plante, D ean of s tudies, and Fathet· Marzano. ~he questioning of the students by the n· Professor, Mascarino Chanoux. lasted almost two ho urs. \Vhen thev ba d fini s hed. Fathe t· Valetto warmlY congratulated the Pro fessor a nd his st ude nts upon the eminent s u ccess of th ei r work. Then .James No la n, Pres ide nt of th e Dante Cluh, In the nnme of th e stu den t body, thank ed Fathers Valetto. Plante and Marzano In Ttalian !or the ir presence.

The affai r was fittin gly and delightfully concluded by the singi n g ot the golden throated Caruso. an d the nightingale, Galli Curci. ln the Italian grande o pera. Aida and Rlgolet to ... e . produced by records provid ed by' berto Martoccio.

We understand that as a result of th e examination, there will be k een com p e tition for the two gOlde n medals, one :!or co!Jege and one fo r high school ortered by the Dante Society oC Rome.

Li-

HNon n ova. sed no ve" OUR COLLEGE

r-

':Saint. Via._tor _College" e' sit u a to n e l qureto VlllaglO dl Bom·bonnais , Illinois,

I

a 3 m_lg lia _da Kankakee e a 57 miglia

s ud_ d~ Chtcag?-. Occupa un a estesa e be!h.s~lma postzwne. Conta. 5 grandi :dtflCl. _Nel _nu?vo "up-to-date" $25 0,000 l"'ymn~to, VI e un~ :rasca p er nuotaro ch~ e una. m~rav1gl1a. Pe1· lo sport a ll aperto VI e un baseball field. un football fi eld, tennis court, hand-ball alley, etc. ll colleglo conta tre cento studenli c he seguono i seguenti co r .sl dl s tudio : classical, medical, philosophical, lega l, e ngin eering e comme rcia L Questo collegio e' i1 solo ne l MidcU e-VVest dova Ia lingua.. italiana e' insegna ta in HighSchool e College. II corso d'Italiano e' dirett o da un professore Italiano, Prof.

M arlo Mascarino Chanoux, ed e ' della durata di tre anni. Tra gli stude nti che freq uentano il corso d' ltaliano vi son o 20 Ital o-Americani, che h an no scelto tra lc IJngue str an ie re dl programml)., la loro lin g ua materna. Per tali student!, lo st udio clell"italiano riesce piu facile de qualunque altra lln g ua straniera.

Flnora hanno ottenuto buonl puntl e s i !anno onore. H anno fondato il Dante Alighieri Club de cui a ttivlta ~lrano a rendere lo stu di o de !l'italio.no tl piu pra.ctico possibil e. A I prcsente l'italiano e' insegnato in quattro da.sst.

J . A. )Tolan First Ycat· Italian

SENIOR LEAG UE STAl'iDING I~TEREST S

\Vlth only four mo re

STUDE~TS

round~

to play, the race for the Sen ior Leag ue Cham· ul onshi p Is drawi n g to a close an d each team is r e newing- It's efforts to climb to the top as the curtain Js a bo ut to ran on Inte r-mura l basketball. At present writing, Pteffers "Abadabas'' are leadin th e league.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927

THE VIATORIAN Page Two

JOHN J. TOOHILL L-T_H_E_P_O_R_T_H_O_L_E__! TO BLOOMINGTON Spr ing is com ing. Ther e r eall y can' t BULLETIN b e a n y d o u b t a bout i t. It has a way

I I

THE VIA TORIAN Otrlce

ot P ubUcatlon , 106 T hird Ave. , Jo1iet , Dl.

A r>ptl cation t:or ad mi ssio n t o Secon d Class M all pendJng .

Subsc ri ption Price $2 P e r Year Edi t o r in Chle! ................ .

o t c o m in g a r o u nd t his time every y ear.

And w ith s pring com es the o ld, impos .......................... J a m es T. Con nor, ' 27 sibl e d esi r e t o loo k thro ugh a r eal.

T . Connor, '27, Over Editorship

T h e .1-\.lumni On Feb. 22 nd ?

WHERE ASI\ED

Takes

T hird Corrid or Roy }la ll .

T h oiua.s Doyle, '30. "The b a sketba ll gam e a nd the d a n ce will otfer e n t ert a inme n t. The Alu m ni m eetin g will also occup y som e of the time . H ow e ver, if the re is a n y extra f eature to be added, I w o uld s u ggest so m ethin g in the f orm o f a swimm in g m ee t or a little bowling or billia rd exhibitio n. "

8

InquJring R ep orte r ........ .

........................... .......... L eslie J. Roch ' 27 m ys t erio us , r es pl e nde nt and so mbre •· : William Sieb ert '2 8 a n,d--0, w en, what's the use? Instead ........................ John T . Ellis '27 o f taking a s hip t o Europe one mu c:;t

Features - ····--·---····--········--

···········- ·······-······Warren

1lte~~~~~~~~ :~~

~~::~~~~~~ 5 ~i th

taki n g a street-car t o

....... Fra ncis B ell '27

TO SPENSER

....- ...................................................Robe rt 0 . B arnett ' 30 ........ . W illi a m Cost e ll o, Leo C. Larkin

(An Imitation)

Via torian a .................... .

Ci r culation R eporte r s ............

QUESTION

\Ybat ~VouJd Yo u S uggest That Th e Former Chief of Viatorian AsStudent Bod:r l\light Do To Entertain sumes New Duties

hon es t-to-goodn ess port-hole out upon ··- --·---·········-- ··· ........ ----·-····---···-- ---Edwar d E. GaUahue '27 s a y , ''th e is les ot Greece" ; the moun Business :Manager ..... . ····----·--··--·---------·--Emme tt M . Walsh '28 ta ins tha t took on Ma rathon: Ireland, James Alumni N otes ............................... ........ J osep h A. Harrin g t on , '27 with h er mist y hill s a nd lon ely skiefol ; S port Edito r ....... .. ......... VV 1llia m Cassid y , ' 29 Venice "thron ed on her hundred isles ''; Assistan t Sport Ed it o r ..... ····-················-·············· ·························---E- M. Roy •27 ~~~e, ~~cit[h~f ~~ev~:tl~'j ~h:::a~id.' 't:~

Port Ho le Editor ...... ..

IAcals _ ............................ ..

THE INQUIRING REPORTER

John Smith , '29 . " I think the bes t e nterta inm ent the s tudents could offer t h e Alum ni w o uld b e an inte r-mura l d e bate . It would be In s truc tive as well a s enter~ainin g . It w o uld a.tford the s tude nt b ody much a musem e nt to se~ the disti ng uis h ed d eb a t e r s arr ayed i..n tll e ir s om be t· mournin s a ttire ."

I h ear th e lon e liness o f the hush ed

night

FEBRUARY F ebruary is a month of unusua l sig nifican ce t o th e A merican public. It is the month that comm emora t es the birthdays of two o f the most prominent a nd r esp ect e d public men in the history of our N at io n: Washing t on, our first President, a nd Lincoln , the Emanc ipator. W e like t o recall the former for h avin g typ ifi e d the spirit tha t a nima t ed the e a rly founders of o ur great R e public; and we think the la tte r as the o ne w ho purged our great n ew la nd from the blig ht of oppressio n a nd slavery.

It is commend ab le that the great masses of A m eri can people set apart these two days in w hic h to· h onor the m e mory of such illus trous men . It expresses a certain kind of id ealism-and a Nation without idea ls is a Nation of hypoc rites. Y e t there is a danger in idealizing if it is a ll owed to carry th e individu a l b eyond the usual bounds of discretion. This accusation is deserved by those who would m ake demigods of Washing t o n a nd Lincoln. This is id ealism c a rri e d to the point of foll y.

W e b eli eve in a sane and rational respect for these men who have disting uishe d themselves so eminently in sh a ping our Commonwealth, but we must n o t forget that they are men, a nd a ny attemp t to p lace th em in the ranks of the god s savo rs of the rashness of aniquity. His tory tells us of the vainty of certain Rom a n di g nitaries who call ed th emsel ves gods, but w h o can accu se the two m e n w hose birthdays we celebrate this month of any similar desire?

Mo r e absu rd then is the tend ency of pos terity to elevate them to this rank.

We must esteem the ir memory as men of g reat a nd noble achievements, 'men possessed of unusual talent, but wit h a l we must bear firmly in mind 'th a t they were only men for a' tha t.

IT CAN'T BE DONE The r e is one very g reat proble m that eve ry small college or

university is being confronted with at the present time, a nd it is important because of the injustice it works toward the small college, especially in its a thletic relations. The Freshman Rul e will n ot work in the small coll ege and there are many substantia l reason to support this cont ention. Firs t there is the difficulty that results from a small enrollment of students. A coach in a small college find s that it would be almost a n imp ossibility to develop representative teams if he were limited to a choice of three-year4 men. He must rely greatly on promising Freshmen for his r eserve material, and very often th ere a re new men reporting to him who d evel op into important cogs in an athle tic team during their first year. Then again, a small coll ege d o·es not get sufficient publicity to warrant the imposition o f the Freshman Rule. Anyone who is intimaely connected with this phase of small colleges a pprecia t es th e seri ousness of this contention. It doesn't work any tremendous h a rdship on coll eges tha can secure e ig h ty or a hundre d availab le and eligible men as material for a varsity football team to impose a three-year rule on it, but the situation is decided ly reversed when considering its smaller riva l.

Th e injustice of the Freshman Rule is f e lt most keenly by the small college or universi ty when it a ttem pts t o complete a sch e dul e of games in a ny particular branch of s ports. It often h ap pens that a small college has a t eam that from a ll indications is the equal of, or even b e tter, than that of a la r ge a nd promin e nt university. Any attempt to a rr a n ge gam es between the two ins titution s is frustrated by. the latter who insists that it canno t compete with a ny coll ege which d oes n o t recognize the Freshman Rul e. Thus a fine opp ortumty to secure a p lace o f prominence in the sport world by meeting ~earns o f r epute is d enied the sm a ll coll ege by a rest ri ction which, by Its n ature, wo uld serio usly h andicap the latter in its a thle tic endeavors . St. Via tor i s a small coll ege, but her varsity tea ms a r e o( a calib re tha t JUStify t h e ir competitio n with much la r ge r institutions.

The fa il ure of th e au th orities to secure these ga m es cannot be a ttribu ted to indiff~ence. . Repeated e ffort s h ave been made only to be confronted With the m exorable admonition: 'Th o u sh a lt n o t a ll ow Freshmen to perform o n representative t eams.''

NOBLESSE OBLIGE Some time ago an article appeare d in the Crystal-Gazer of this paper written by a co llege stud ent in appreciatio n of the fine new gymna~ium whic h h as been recently opened to the s tudents as a recrea tiOn cent ~r. The a uth o r of th e a rticl e inquired if the re was not some way !n w hic h t h e students could show their apprecia tion to the a uthonties of the sch oo l for having been so zealous in the con summuation of t h e extensiv e bu ilding pro ject that was lau nched last year: W~ believe that the most a dequate and commensurate m~nn er m w h1 ch the s tudents could manifest their g ratitude is by b e m g car eful to observe the rul es that have b e en made con cernin g the1~ c~n~uct 10 th e gym. There are innume r a ble w a ys in w hich th e tnd1v1du a l s tud ent ca n demonstra te his appreciat io n in this r e" sp e ct. Y o u a r e a ll a w a re of th e difficu lty o f m a inta inin g the newness a nd eff1 c1e n cy of the v a rious recreationa l d e vi ces if the s tudents who u se th e m a r e car eless a nd indiffre nt in their c o nduct.

The a uthorities o f th e coll ege a r e g la d to be abl e to g ive th e stud e nts every adva ntage tha t is at th eir di sposa l a nd they wi ll f eel a d equately r e ward e d If you who are s tudents reciprocate by demonstrating your a bility t o enjoy th e facilities wh ich h a v e been p laced at your conve nience a nd y e t are c a reful not to a buse them.

In the s low, h eav ie dropp ing o! the r a in e , A s th o ug h m y minde like musicke rhoves the Ql.lle t Quainte, and pensive charme o! your lowe straine.

A ll poesy s e ems lo ud, and harsh , and valne Com pared to this sweete, murmuring More dreamie than the r ai ne again.:.t the pan e The two m a k e m elodie f or s lumber-

ing So d ear and d eepe that one n ever care f or stirring.

CAMPUS BRIEFS One of the indoor sports in which ce rtai n faculty members have· recentl y become quite ardent participants i s bow)ing. In :tact during th e short fr eetime periods after meals, the cas u al o bser ver, lookin g in at the bowling alley department of the new gym , will find these men r egularly and eagerly e n gaged in the k e en est sort of competition.

While th ey a ll seem to be p rogressin g rapidly toward the professional stage in this particular kind o f recreation, and while some have th !J ball so unde r con t rol that w ith them the' game has a lmost b ecome an art. still others a r e not so sure of ann, or str aight of eye . For very o fte n the ball finds t h e pit by way of the gutter.

F a t h e r s Maguire a nd Lowney seem to be leading the quinte t , the a verage of the form er ranging from 105 to 170, wh ile the latter totals anywhere fro m 90 to 180 points. Father Cardinal is not so bad !or an amate ur with 80 to 140 average to hi s credit. Professors Perez and E llis are a blt m ore flucttuating in their s cores.

Prof. P e r ez u s u a lly chalks up a n y numbe r between 50 and 142, while Mr. Ellis averages somewh ere b e tween 65 an d 12 5. So f a r th eir enthu s iastic indulgence tn the sport h as b ee n interesti ng a nd we anxiously await t h e ir results o! the season's prac ti ce whi c h we hope will end up in a form a l tournament .

Anyon e wishing a g e nuine thrill with a ll the pitfa11s a nd creepy feelings of n o ctu rna l guard duty on a n undisturbed sector of som e ba ttlefront in Flanders, jus t foBow Professor Harrington ant'l Rudo lph Ste ubenvoll on one of the ir coon hunting expeditions.

Lonliness of night, expos ure to damp, chilly bla sts, stumbling ove r ditches, skinning one 's shin s aga inst t r ee stumps , f ever ed e xpecta n c y of s o m e hidden d a nger and all the m a ny thin g s which make the solitary life of no-man 's-land so p eaceable are experi e n ced. Th e one g r eat diffe r e nce is t h at in s tead of t h e crac k of a rifl e , a dog in this in s t a nce routs the enemy from his la ir. Try it some time . It Is g ood f or the n erves. Joe likes 1t a nd Rudolph now has enough coon-skin s to m a ke himself on e of those collegiate fur coats tha t d o minate the ca mpus of m a ny a universit y.

Th e ed itor ot the "Port Hole" , Miss Eleanor M. Roy, w as s li g htl y indis pos ed with L a Grippe for se ve r a l d a ys a nd h e nce ca u sed s om e w o rried m o m e nts H owever , Miss R oy f or th e e ditor. n e v er f a 11s In those duti es with whi c h s h e burd en s h e r self, so in spite of ill n ess , s h e man a g ed to write h e r column in time f o r the press.

A report is sues f rom the infirmary that severa l of the students have be e n suff erin g f rom sli g h t 1nclls positions during the past few cl ays. Bill Cass idy .

Art Provan c her and J a m es T o o13.n h a v e been unde r th e doctor 's car e wi t h B e rna rd Cassidy and s inus troubl e.

John Muni zzo h ave s pe nt a few d ays i n b ed wi th La G ri p pe . Ed . (So up) Ca mpbe ll, our a ll Nat io n a l-Catholi c g u a rd , has go n e t o C hicago t o s ee a. spec ialis t o n ear d iseases . H e h as h a d a ba d Infect ion of th e ear which h e f ea r ed mi g ht d e v e lop into a m astoi d .

O ur nu r s e . Mi ss S imon ich. f ear ed a n attack o f po tom a ine p oiso nin g a f ew d nys a g o, but h e r qui ck understandin g o f t h e sy mptom s a nd kn owledge of t reat m e n t c h ecl<e d any seri o u s e ffect s th a.t mig ht h a v e d eveloped.

M-an y old s tudents a nd f1·ie nds of St. Vlator atte nded t h e Vl a to r -Bra dl ey game of last S a turday . W e were g la d t o w elco m e T. J. L yon s , '29, Gl en Fra nks , '26 a.nd M r . D a lry mpl e.

Room No . 312, M a r s lle H a ll h as been g ive n over t o th e exclu s iv e u se of the cl eb n.t ln g t eam . It ls hoped b y the deba t e r s that t heir w ork wlU be g r eatl y facilita t ed b ecau se of th e p r ivacy a nd seclu s ion o! t h is r oom.

Bob P om ber t , fl ash y Acad em y ea g er, h a s b ee n seriou sly lll for the past two weeks w it h b lood po iso nin g r es ultin g f ro m a n In jury o n the bask e tball :floor.

JOHN J . TOOIDLL Mr. J ohn J. Tooh ill, first editor of the Viatorian in its new form, has left school to take a position on the staff of the B loomington Bulletin.

J oh n completed the n ecessary h o urs for his A. B . degree at the half-year and took advantage of a very e nticing off er made by on e of th e lea din g papers In his

F. J. H arbau er , c. s . v., "T h e Alum n i will undoubte d ly e nterta in themselves du rin g a g r eater pa rt of the day. Many will r e turn jus t t o r e n e w old acq uaintances and r eminisce past hap p y d ays.

But in addition to this happy gath er ing of friends, I can only suggest a f ew things th at mi g ht b e added a nd excitin g a ttractio ns: bowli n g tournament, intra-mural bas k e tba ll games, swim· min g meets , e tc. Th e n ew gymnasiu m, th e best in the state , will be worth whil e visitin g ."

Griffin GaJJag h er, '28 "I woul d s u gg es t a bowling t o urname nt for the A lumni only In the morning. In the a ftc t·noon, a pool tourname n t and a handball tourna ment for the students who exce ll in these games. Then in the evening t here could be a game b et ween two teams of captain s in the S e nior L ea gue . This kind of amu se· me-nt would no doubt a ppeal to our A l umr.t"

T-. . . . ---... . . . .

Amedee T. Betourne T

home town.

J

I

In accepting his present position, Mr. T oohill h as f ollowed in the steps of two f PHARl\IACY former student editors who have • graduated f rom St. Viator in r ece nt Agent for Eastman Koda.ks year s .

Mr. Homer Knobla u ch, w h o headed the Viatoria n staff in ' 25, is Prompt D eveloping a nd Printing now f ollowing a journa li stic career as 119 Court St., Kankakee, m a member o! the Peoria J o urn al-Tra n- _ _ _

~

f f

Ii

scri pt sta!f.

J ohn last Ryan, t or of the Viator Mr. "Clubian" yearedihas achieved marked p rominence as a sport writer par-·excell en ce -'Onth~ Bloomington Bulletin.

With such il· lustrious predecessors t o inspire him , coupled w ith his own proven abHtty In journalism, there is every indication that J o hn will d emons trate his worth to h is present employers.

z'.

=============== ~

I

Groceries

j

Confectionery

Amedee J. Lamarre

I o.~ •=oo~~.

ru.

No&q

.l

i+

I

==============~ f !

D. H. Kamman & Co. j

With theEDITOR depar ture o f Mr. Toohill ...

NEW APPOINTED from the Viatoria n staff' , Mr. J a m es Mrs. D. H. Kamman, T. Connor, form er Assistant-editor , was D. H . Kamman appointed Editor f o r the rerhain d er .-of the sch olastic year. "b!r. Connor h as bad varied expe rience with college Manuf actu rers of publications and it is h oped that, with Hig h Life Ginger Ale and Grape the efficien t cooperation of the present s t aff, the Viatorlan . w ill conti nue to warrant th e praise w h ich it earned unde r the able guidance of Mr . Toohill.

At presen t writin g, no d e cision has bee n rea ched r egardin g a n Ass istanteditor. It is hoped that a member of the pres ent Junior cla ss ~vill b e found who h a s th e n e cessary qualifications and who wlll be a ble t o assum e the duties of e dito r s hip n ext y ear.

~

J

1_:2~~~E~~!~:J ..--·-----·-..------' !

DE~IAND

ARSENEAU 'S UNIFORM BREAD 11

1ts Quality Satisfies"

===============

G- Arseneau Bakery

L ates t r e po rts from the hospita~ t ell us t h at a ll d a n ger is p ast. The Vmtorian exte nds its h earti est wishes !or a speedy a nd complete r e cov ery.

Bow ·bonnais,

m.

I I

"-~~~7~:;;··r 1 N. L. MARCOTTE W elcome Your Banl<in g Business Cor. Court S t. and Schuyle r Ave.

1

The Barber

f ! li J

Bourbonnais

-------· -·-----·-------· -·"·-----"---·-··----Tele phone Bell 237

;~n~a~~.~;:

L im e, Whol esal e ltnd Retail

fj

,...._

SPEICHER BROS.

lj ,~

J EWELERS Complete Line ot J ewelry

~

~

_:~~!~~;~__! I' :::==~: I !

t It

\'fake the H ome of

Legris Trust and Sa'vings Bank Yolu0r5 BC!U oullrunt · SgtrH e eotme

======-

=---=·t j =Edwin Pratt Sons Co. 1f

··-·-·---·--·-·-·-·--·-·---· - ----···- =·-

(Inc.)

1I I1

t

I

jI

in ~~~!~~t;;errosn ~or:.v;;~h~; capes, Vi'lre a nd Iron Fences, Store Fro nts, Stair Railings, Steel Stairways, Vent Guarda, Structural Steel Work.

-- ----·-·--·----·--- ----·---------T{ANUAiiE,E, ILLINOIS

KANRAKEE

Page Four.

I

ALUMNI NOTES

THE VIATORIAN

I REV. T. E. SHEA WORKSWONDERS

~------------~

On Sunday, Jnnuo.t·y the thirteenth . the Hev. Hone Po.ul P ugny , '98., pastor of St. Louis c hurc h , Kensingto n , Illinois, colebr n.ted tho twen ty-firt h ann!· ve1·sru·y of his ordination to tho pr iest hood. 'l' ho Sole mn Jubilee J\'lass o!

Thanksgiving was sun g by the R ever end JubUn.rl an. 'l'he Rov. E. 'ration n ~sls ted ns Deacon n.nd the Rev. F. E .

Mun sch, c. s. v., served\ in the capacity of Sub-deacon. The Rev. P. T. Gelinus was arch-priest and preached o. w onde rful serm on on the sacred priesthood

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17, 1927

THE

John Bowe, Three BASKETBALL' Sport Man Leaves OFFICIAL LAUDS AT BLOOM CRYSTAL-GAZER To Enter Law School lNG TON!...--------------....!

NEW VIA TOR GYM Dotu· C. 0.

11

8

Efforts of Former Viator Man m~fi~~~\ ~~~di~n~ui~; 1~~~~ t~~ltl ~= fo~~:~~ we permit. tnrgo an d unwlcld \y c lasH Featured by Local Paper

We hn vo aeo n some rabid .Cans In th e

fouL' yoa rA thnt huvo como o.nd gono u~ Vlalot• nt hl e tl c conlostH, but none al)· rogl a l ~:H·s , oxo.mlnntlona wJI! be a n oceH· proachos t ho lnt om~Jt.y of t he former si t y.

But n.t St. VIator, w h ere the VIator bnskotoo r, J ohn Bowe, w ho Is

Editor's Note- R eprint from ~~:~~8 U~~o lr~sot7·~~~~~~v~~ ~~~:~~~ ~~~ Bloomington Bulletin .

Intimate , how ca.n we possibl y find ex·

Decatur "Review" Sport Editor Writes Interesting Story About New Buildings

ubout to e n ter Loyola Law School.

John was n spec tator at th o Bru.dley EOiLOl·'a: Note-fl'he foll owing is UJ.k(j c u so for f:I U Ch seve riti es o.s the rece nt gn.mo Su.turday night fo r the first Ume exn.mlnallons't It hardly seems fair, In three years o·f Vnn:1lty com petition . from an a.rt!Clf.l H which U.J)J)e<tre<l in th a nd then paid a b eautiful tri bute to B loomington, Itl.,-Th e rise of St. 10 11 6 Father Pugny's life t h o.t h us been full Decatur "Re view" wr:ltte·n by Howard 1\fa.r y's hi g h school to a dominant pos i· ~~~t c=r~~~l~~~ ~ ~,~~~t ~ ~~~e~;~.~~~~u\?e ~f o.nd a lm ost tout· years of hi s hlgh schoo l ot zeal for the solvation of so uls. wo1-ry an d co nfu s ion that u s ua ll y at· Ho wont through a ll the excitement of V. Mllla.r<l. 'l'he faculty and students of St. Via- tion in B loomingto n at hl etic ci r cles Is te n ds the cxamln tLtlon pm·iod "to give th e s pectator an d In nddltlon experienced There rou.y be any number of more t or College extend their congrat ul ations the sto r y of a h ear t·bt•eak in g fi g h t to Father Pugny a.n d wish him m a ny against a pparently insupe nLbl e ~ odd s; h is best when req ui red to ntet· a n ex· t he J' lses a nd depresalons that on ly a costly g-ymna~:~l um!:l or fi eld houses Jn 1 t he midd le west but if there Is one in more year s in t h e service of th e Lord. ~~~~~~s\~~; ~~~ 7 n~n~:~~ce~~dfo~o <];;:~~~ player cnn fee l.

It wna with a deep senf:le and woven into th at tale of sucrlf ice, which dollar for dollar value ha.<J been of Jnge n uity, of superb athletic talent until 1:30 and then to 1·o peo.t th e per· of loyalt y, and as trul y typical of the received or wh ich has a. more modern Last week the Rev . G. J. Lambert formo.nce untll 5:00, and In many cases blo.c l< t hatched warrior, when h e said· of Martinton, Illlnols, and the Rev . .T. is the simple yet Inspiring r eci tal of until 6:00. And this three days in suc· "I'd give almost eve r y minute of m y a nd up·to·date lay out than the new gymnasium at St. VIator CoJJ ege loL. McMullin, '04, of Rantoul, Ilin ots, t h e ac hi evements of Father T. E. S hea, cessio n!

Certain ly a.n exam ination a thl e tic career to be back Jn there to· spent a few pleasant hours at the the one·man ath letic depart ment , boanl s hou ld be a tes t o·f a student's grasp ni ght." This was at a moment when cated a.t Bourbonn ais it ha.<J never been call ed to the writer's a tte ntion. college. of control, treasurer and gener a l over· of the subjects, the quest ions should Viator seemed tottering. It was t ypical It was just a littl e over a year ago, seer of. this sch ool of 87 male stude nts be co mpre h ensive but not l<n o tty or '.Of t h e VIator spirit that hovers over the .Jan. 6, 1926, to be exact, that the f,rymThe m a n y friends of 1\fr. George subtil e.

Involved or catc h question:,; campu s, and was most e difyin g to thoae Ohlhe lser, H. S. '25 , will b e deli g hted w hi ch h as climbed t o the fr o nt rani{ a r e bes t solved in an atmosp h e r e 0f within r ange of his words. J ack R yan, nasl u rn an <l clinlng hal l dedJcat ed in 1901 to learn t hat h e h as been cho se n Ex· a m ong the four hig h schoo ls that battlu comp osure, never under s tl·ess a nd ex· the Bu ll e tin , who knew Bowe intimately waas destroyed by fir e. change Editor of the Loyo la News. It for s upremacy on t h e gridiron, the citement . It seems reasonabl e to be· writes: "In losing Bowe, thre year m an VVIt h ln that apace of time the St. :vill be r emembered that George Wll.s diamond, the track a nd the cage court. ll eve t hat In small <;lasses an Instruc· at Viato t·, the bas l<etba ll team fs con· Viator olflclals, with th e same spirit tor shou ld be ab le to know who a.t·e the siderab!y upset.

WhJie not cracking of com-age and loyalty t hat has been the president of the Academy g radua t · Three years ago St. Mary's b ad n workers and who a 1·e the dtones, anrl the net with th e same degree that ing class ot '26. He is a l·res po n sible charactetistic of. the men of Viator or working up t h e proposition of grout~ of d isorganized boys whose ath· how to m e te o ut success o r failure ac· characterized his wo r k Jn his in itial s in ce. the sixt h day of September, 1865 The present system en· year, Bowe had a marve lous control )lacing a n arch at t he e n trance of the letic e ndeavors ran toward the 'san d co nllngly. when the cry "The Brothers are Com: campu s. George also h a d m u ch to d0 Lot' o r 'prairie' variety w ith a li beral co urages " loafing'' during the term, which went far to steady th e teamwork ing" rang through the viUage of Bou r · with the inauguration of the !irst sp lattering of fl st·flgbts and perhaps with "high pressu re" just n. day o r two of the Viatorians. McAll ister is essen· before t he exam inations.

Quarterly tially a short shot player , and h as bonnais, a wondertul ath letic buildJng • Academ y an nua l. hair pul ling. has been planned, built and dedicated. 'l'oday t his relati vely exam s a r e a sol ution of th is s ituation, drJiled h is team to work along these WONDERFUL FLOOH Professor C. J . K e nnedy is the reci· small h igh school Is on even ter ms of but be tte r sti ll is a system of an ac· linea; Bowe was the distant m a rksman competitio n with three larger high curate a nd sensib le record of dally r e· upon w hom much depended s hould th~ 1 Viator men in whose hands rested Po :.nto~! ~a~:!:r g~; ~~s~~r~os~~~l~~ schools and has achieved a mastery in c itation with whatever p eriodic class opposition draw up a de fe n se that was th eSt.planning of t•he fine building, di d n ot beyond penetration. It Is t his departsuperior ity in basketball, tests th e In structor deems necessary.

Gosnell is conected with th e Intercol· footba ll, make the mistake so many have made Student mont of the game more t han any other egiate Press Company, specialists in dominance in baseball and a small but where it would do the most good to - - - - - -that the Vlatorian s wi ll feel the black n graving , class j ewe lry, etc.

We promising sta1·t In track. in arranging a like bulldlng. That is, thatched Ch icagoan's loss m os t.

He would like t o hear of you more often And that without a n athletic fund, has been working alongside Dalrymp le they spent their money on the inside, Mr. Gosnell . a playing fi eld of their own, a full time where it wou ld the most good to for the past three years , an d the latter's coach or any of the o th er specialized play was noticeably affected in the th e m en and boys of the little denomLast Saturday a nd Sunday we w ere and artistic adornments t h a t mark the inational schoo l in the French settle· (Continued from Page Three) Peoria game Saturday nig ht w hen Bowe pleased to ente1·tain Sister Rose ot St. athletic endeavors of the con ve ntiona lly was not in the Uneup. Bowe left Via- ment of Bourbon nais just a few miles Mary and Sister Mary L ouise, both successful institution. It's the boys, of bolism is found in t h e Orient Ode, for outside the city of Kankakee. t or to pursue Law studies a t L oyoh. sisters of the Holy Name, !rom S t. course, who provide the brawn a nd the he builds his symbolism from the ritu · He was a r eg ular outfielder in baseball The new gymnasium is 140 feet b y John the Baptist School, Chicago, IIU- energy, the playing sldll an d the talent als a n d sact·aments of the Catholic end fn football, and torward in basket: nois. Sister Rose is a sister of the to achieve this rise from o bscurity to Church. This is the g rea t differen ce bal l, Jn a ll three o! which he achiev~d 180 and is constructed or vari-colored g lazed til e, brick and cut stone, built.

Rev. J . R. Plante. c. s. v., and a niece local fam e but it's something more than between Thompso n and other Catholic his monogram". around a frame of structural steel. t h at when one considers t h e fin ancial o r the Rev. J. D. L apla nte, c. s. v. wri te r s.

Tho mpson reads t he wurl i in wizardy and the managerial sagaci t y The main building houses a playing of the o n e who engineered this th ing ~:t~~-:~; hv~t:~esna~~~~~n :~~ec~:d ~~ floor of 100 fe e t by 92 !eet and will It is very seldom that the R ev. Lo u is permit the playing of two inter·class Valetto, pas tor of S t . Ant h on y's Church, a n d that to make aU t hings work tem pts to g r asp the mysteries of the (Continued from Page Three) games at the same time.

There is J oliet, Illinois. can find tim e: t o escape s moothly.

Since those days back in 1924 w hen ~~~r:~~~t~~~~ .?the n~!~~:t otsTh~~~~ However, Mencken does not specialize. ample space for demountable bleach· trom h is many parish duties, but since h e was c h osen examiner ,of the Dante Clement Costigan , a St. V iator college son's power is his likening of gr 8at So confident is he of his own a bility, ers that can be lowered to t he ba.seClub p Ublic examination h e bad to come athlete, volunteered to take over foot· t hings to smalleT ones'', Examples of that he very cheert u1\y seeks to ex· ~ent by simply raising up a large o the college last Thurs day. W e ho pe ball as his share in giving St. Mary's t hi s are see n in hi s lines "The Set~ing po und words or wisdom and to peer trap d oor. The floor is of w hite pin e hat th e Dante Club will h ol d anoth<~r a badly needed athletic program, much sun is a bee that stings the wast t o into the depths when he can only sea laid over a concrete surface with air of the way h as been paved and ang r y red'' and "the milky way is a the surface. With a carefree aban don , spaces to provide greater resiliency. uc h examination in the near future. smoothed.

Now a species of parish b e::at.en yolk of stars". However. this so characteristic of satirists, Men ck en RECREATION HOOM backing has been obtainetd and some is not so extraordina ry for Chris t wan ders over creations ab using some The college loses a very good fri end Plenty of light is a.fforded in the mai n in the departu r e o! Miss Lareau, the m eas ures of public sup port has been r,.u1nted out beauty tn t h e Jnflnites m a l work of God or man $l.nd belc hing asini . gain ed.

Loyal parishoners who have thingS of earth when He dignified t h e nities, which in th e dazzling g lare of gym through side windows and mechan· head nurse at the Kankakee State Hos· Likewise, Thom pFio n his "Ego" he believes to be the truth, ically operated sky Ughts. Around the pi ta!.

Miss Lareau h as been trans· ap preciated the manifold a dva ntages of muc;tard seed. ferred to the Dixon State H ospital at a discreetly planned athletic program causes the spiritual to be repres·.:mted and nothing but the truth. wall of the gymnasi um is suspended a He fashions his I should lik e very much if this mental modern running track banked at the Dixon. Illinois, where she will act as have aided immensely and the gracious· ir. t h e mate r'lal. h ead nurse. Miss Gleason wil succees ness of a pastor who has sensed the itnagery out of the 1·Hual of 1 ne obituary s hould reach the ears of the turns for the use of the track men. The Miss Lareau at the Kankakee State value of athletics in his hig h sc hool , Cat holic Ch urch, by which, he produv~ one of whom it is written. If nothinf{ flooring- of this track is hard wood have been paramount factors in making a com for ting vision of heaven from the else can pursuade H e nry L. Mencken H ospital. w ith a cork. The gallery is also p ro-· athl etics more of a stab le and secure things h e t rod under h is feet. tJ desist from making our atmosphere -dded with a motion picture b ooth t Hence unlike Wo1·dswort h we carm•H so obnoxious, perhaps an appeal to h is wherein features will be shown for en· Th e genial Pat Meegan , ' 16, n ever hin g t han It was when the first, fa lter· call Thompson a copyist of na t ure. H e sense of patriotism will do so. H e sets tertainment d urin g the winter months. orgets to call on his many fri ends a t star t was made.

As Father S h ea has gain ed adherants. is th e builder who constructs a coli· h imself before us as the prophet of t he Built around the main floor are variou s he college occasion ally. Pat is still cop ping i t" in Chicago and " copped" organized his department , shaped a de· se um in whic h to chisel h is r eligiou 3 age. H e is the mirror in which we are rooms and offices in the !rent portion, a f ew hours from the cit y last week t o finite pla n , completed his program, a ideals. Ar ound t he liturgy, the Hol y s uposed to see ourselves reflected a s including the lobby which is floored In correspOnding advan ce has been made vessels of the Ch urch and the Sacra· we really are, but instead of a true orne down t o see u s. in th e matter of athletic success. The ments he builds a Gothic cathedral in image we are presented with a picture red Quarried tHe , and which is adjoining the student club rooms, in w hich are to Brother Roger Drolet, c. s. v., of St. past fa ll the eleven won sL""'\: games and which he r aises them to s upreme broken and distorted by the weird With t he simpllctiy of a 'imaginations of an eccent ri c min d. If be found three modern bowling alleys Bernard Hall is st111 a patient in St. lost one, 7 to 10. I ndeed remarkab le majes ty. fully equipped an d furnished, fi ve bilMa ry' s hos pita l , Kankakee, Dlinois. record for a school of 87 male s tudents c hild trying toying with his block s , he \Ve still believe In the old saying "As We are glad to say that he is now on pitted every Saturday agai nst institu· hum anizes the Ch r'lst Child in his the prophet is, so is the nation," it be· liard and pool tables, as we ll as a soft the m e nd an d it is hoped that he will tions whose e nrollm ent reached and " Littl e J esus". But when he finds th3t hooves us to hi e ourselves to the near- drink fountain and a gen eral store that frequ ently passed th e thousand mark: c hildre n as they grow up turn trom est em ploymen t a gen cy an d hire a new wil l carry complete line of confections oon be a bl e to resume his duties.

But the season of '26 was not the only him, h e biulds h i:: blocks of granite prophet, or be tter still, to trade on e and other studen t s u pplies.

Mr. Simon Siller was operated on a.t bri ght one in the Saints' record. They more secu rely in the symb ols of !aith . slightly used, mec hanically and mental y the ,hospital a few weeks ago. Mr. have ano ther seaso n of worthy ac- Like the dreamers who built the defi cient prophet for a new and truthSille r , we are g la d to say, is now back complishments to point to. Their sec- monumental cathedrals o! medievalism, ful for ecas ter. on d in 1925 when they defeated St. his spirit could not be tied down . Thus - -- - - -t the college among his fr iends .

Bede's academy just as t hey beat St. as Ruskin points o ut , h e placed his Kankakee Robert Pombert of t h e Academy de· Viator academy, Havana U n iversity geniu s aro und art and fashioned his partm e nt i s s till detain ed at St. Mary's high , McLean, Lincoln and ot her r ep· soul in th e Gothic. In hi s la ng uage we hospital with an in fection in his hand. resen ta tive grid combinations in 1927. see the mocking gar goyles, t h e color t Book and Furnitu-re Basket ball is much t he same s t ory ot Arabia, a nd hi s im agi nation produces He Is getting along nicely an d it is hol)ed that he w ill soon be back a.t of success in the f ace of odds th!l.t effects tn u s t hat at times produce would cause the most daring to hesi tate. la ughter which Is im m e diately con school.

With a veteran combi na tion, numbering verted in t o wonder. A f ter constructi ng Mr. A. J . McN ulty, '9 7, s pent Sunday two players, Cap t a in Clothier, an d Call· his b uil ding h e places in it the a lta r Furniture at the college. At first Mr. McNulty ans who rank by far and away the best on which rests the crucifix, the mon· thought he had come to the wrong place among local prep combinations, and :~. strance and the tabernacle. We sef!

1nce everyth ing had changed so very fine s upporting cas t of crafty players, the fli ckering g low of the san ctuary ~·much. H e was a student of the old the team is comp iling a record that will lamp as it softl y flares up out of the ·-----····~·~·--·-·---··-·~-~·-·-·---·----·-·-·--·-------·-·-· co ll ege and the gymnasium tha t burn ed r a nk t h em among the best parochial shadows. We hear the liturgical music and public school prep machines of the as it swells f rom the organ.

And fin ally last winter was at that time not yet in the "Orient Ode" we witness Thompcompleted. Mr. McNulty was delighted section.

Baseball was inau g urated during son as the High Priest In maniple a nd with the new buildings an d he promised fa ithf uly to return next fa ll !o-r t he an· 1926 at St. Mary's and while a n ew c hasuble h ymning the divine pra ises of sport it fo u n d talent eno u g h to carry t h e ages. ual Homecoming.

HOT WATER HEATING the team to the championsh ip round Many critics en deavor to point out of t h e city prep school leagu e. Con· ce r tain weaknesses in Thompson , s uch Mr. Fred Majors, '23, h as been ap· Vacuum and Low Pressure System Beating pointed h ead basebal coach at the U nl· tinuation of this sport Is expected alon g as his language which, they claim, is versit y of Kentucky !or n ex t year. We with fw· t he r strides tn track, a spo r t too ornamental t o be s imple. Others Both T e lephones 72 KANKAKEE, ILL. 154 S . Schuyler Ave. w is h F red contin u ed success in h is line n eglected by the Saints because of in· say t hat h e contin ua ll y str ives afte r insuffi cient soun d , or that he is a n imitator of and hope that he 'll not forget to call adequate facilities a nd S h e lley's style. B ut these, or a n y oth er funds. n u s whenever he can.

Through the e fforts of Father Shea. weaknesses. are easily offset by h is "Scoop" Pemberton who w ill b e r e- who has built up the athl etic depart· deep thought, hi s colorful and musicaJ called as a famous football player anrl ment ft·om ru miserable start to a thing language, h is n oble ideals, his fr ee !Jitcher in past years is recovering f.rom of creditable proportions, a coaching verse, his power of fusing bis own soul a ))rotracted illness at Fairv!ew Court, staff that numbers, Earle Pierce, Illl- with the soul of the reader and fin ally Nomial, Illi nois.

The Viatorian ex · nois Wesleyan, as footba ll mentor; his ability to see God and the Divine tenets its s incere wis hes for :1 complete Charles Bennett, De Paul Unlversity, fD YSteries in nature. To dwell on such basketball coac h , an d Art hur Kane, for· weakness \VOuld be farcfal , for Thomp· 10 a nd speedy r ecovery. mer professional baseba ll s tar, as tu· son thought God to be the simplest 1\ffi AND 1\'IRS. c. PLAN TE HAVE tor of the diamond m achine, has been thin g in the world and he therefore CELEBRATION created which is expected to carry the ignore d a ll form In order to give the For forty years specialists in supplying Mr. and Mrs. c. Plante of Lake Saints thru to even greater deeds in utmost freedom to the develo pment of quality food products to Chicago's forehis ideas.

Linden, Michigan, who have been spend· years to come.

11

1

1

Francis Thompson's Poetry

Menckenism

RATRONIZE OUR

ADVERTISERS

II

!------------------

II ""·~.,.:·:·:00~ ...

---

...

JOHN J. DRURY

-·-·-·----·-·-·--·------·----·...-....·---

America's Largest Distributors NO.

CANNED GOODS

I!

lng the winter in Bourbonnais, cele· brated their Golden Anniversary on Thursday, February the tenth.

A So lmen High Mass was sung at Mater nity church by the Rev.' J . D .

Laplante, c. s. v., a brother of Mrs. P lante. The Rev. J . R. P lante, c. s. v., a son of the Jubilarians, was Deacon and the Rev. C. Marzano, c. s. v., as· sisted as Sub-deacon. The Rev. Brother Cracknell, c. s. v., was the Master of Cer emonies.

In the evening a dinner was served to relatives and near friends a t the

===============

!

I

~

home of Mr. and 11rs. A. A. Plante of Bourbonnais.

A fir st celebration \vas held last T summer at their pa rish home in Lake Linden at which a ll the relatives were H. E. COYER L. BEAUVAIS present. On that occasion Mr. and Mrs. C. Plante received the blessi ng o! His Work Called !or and D e livered Holiness, Pope Pius XI. The Vlatorlan hopes that Almighty 167 No. Schuyler God w Ul send the Jubilarlans many Main 283 more years ot the same happiness that ~ He has given them in the past. *-----~···~·-•••+•-·~·~---~

STAR CLEANERS

I

1

most Hotels, Restaurants and Clubs.

John Sexton & Co. Wholesale Grocers Phone S uperior 1380

Chicago

. ....

Page Three.

11-I£ VIATORJAN

TI-fURSDA Y, FEBRUARY 17, 192 7

Francis Thompson's Poetry

Menckenism

By D. T.

Thoughts from Shakespeare

LEA~"H..\.RDT.

By Leslie R och

By E. M. Ray '27 It Is not onl y dltt lcul t , but p ractlca11 y f eels a ray o f h ope pie r ce h is s o ul, r eJmpoHHfbl c to ~~et u p a Ktanda rd i n du ci n g It In to a bsolu te submissi on t o

poetry tor F ra n cis •rbompso n a.n d t o Ch rist.

Ske pti cism a nd d espair t oo say tha t he h olds etcadt.astl y to ?,-"Y o fte n leave th e arti s t co ld a nd b itt er . pa rti cula r school. W e may place In · H e canno t v iew the world In any o ther tell cc-tu.al" after Ma tth ew Arn old'a nam e w e m ay shroud C ra.sha.w with a way, because h e has ig n o r ed the uJti · v et! of "m ysticis m " ; or w e m ay think m a t e cause o f exi s t e nce a nd the r e fo r e

ot Shelley as a. J)r odu ct o f the " met· find s comfo rt only aphys lcal sch ool" , but tho l east we can

In tra nsitory thin g s .

h a ve e xamples o f these qua liti es In gay tor Thorn pson Is t hat h e ta a com· We Arn old 's "Ru g by Chape l " which a lblna tlon ot th e m ystic, the dreamer,

tho u g h co n cern ed with a ques tio n of son g, the m etapby· h u m a n d estiny and b o rne o nward b y a n th e pagan a m1 th e Catbollc.

In ten se f eelin g , w e can n o t compare t o Tha t h e Is so dlfte r e nt f rom o the r poe ts Tho mpso n because it ls a hard a nd In th o treatm ent ot hi s s ubject m a t ter rhe to ri cal v e r se. B ecau se ot his f a ith, Is proba bly th e r eason t o r his comTh om pso n Infuses into h is poetry a plexiUes. AJI of h is poem s, even those wealt h o f w a nnth.

W ith son o r o u s "" J~ecular subject s, he treats !rom a word s , fl as hing in ric h and v a ried divln e point ot v iew.

Th ey a.re so colors, h e builds hi s lo ft y ideals upo n r "'rm eated with th e spirit or r c11gion a f o unJa tlon t perfect rhythm a n d h Jx tha t th ey at~ccnd !o.r a bove the com· H is Is emotio n of rnonJ o us m e lody. l'reh c nslon o f man.

But a s aJl t h e m ya tcrl e a ot Heave n a r c not di sclosed tl1 <: hi g h es t orde r because it com e B' fr om the inte ll ect workin g in perfe ct un iso n fn full to th e hum a n In tell ect, so som e with the heart. ot' the beauty contai ned In Thompson's But qualiti es of this type are not poet r y must r e m ain h idd e n from the ll[;'ht of human r eason. For, as tinlte a lon e found In his "Hound o f H eave n" .

After iirmly r·9t a blis hl ng th em in thi s re"aaon cannot full y und erstand the poem , Thompson rais es them to a rt isInfin ite mind, s o ltkewlse, becau se of t~e tic perfection In h is "Ode to the Setting m ysticis m contain ed In Thomps on s M a d e more vivid with added poetry, tt ca n fa thom on l y a f ew ot the Sun". uty a nd s tre n gth ened by superb bea most outs tanding quaUUes which make h 1m a. n ew a ncl individual Cathollc im a g e nry , hi s inte n se fe e lings, im ag- ination s a nd Ideals .find th e ir fullest outp o;rtis catholi c ity Is self-evident tor In Je t In a per t ect mus ic. The "Od3 to th e Setting S un " is 1ike the music asc:! nd · all thin gs Thompson seek s the Divine.

D iv in ity for him becom es a passion to ing .!rom t h e pipes of a perfectly tuned organ.

The o1·g anis t a t firs t to uches th~ exclu s ion o! a ll human chara cter portraiture. In a.n exam in a tion of hi s th o k eys with t h e "wailful swee tness of a vio lin ". He ope ns anot h er stop "Love In Dian's L ap" there is .found no adcquo.te explanati on or vivid picture of and th e "throbbing harp begins".

Sto p afte r s t op brin gs forth the Cel lo, A llce M ey n ell . Ye t h e envelopes h e r per~onallty In some celes tial garb, w hic h the vio la, th e bra ss in s truments, until with beautiful m e lodi es a nd perf e ct leads him Into the beauties o f para dise. a ccel e rated by g r ad ual Divested of al l earth ly m a ntle , s h e be· harmonies, crescendos, t h e liturgy of the Church is made r espl end e nt by a full organ as co.~'l_cs~edcct woman-Thine b e la ud! in the "g reat a m e n ".

Her body is a T em pl e of God.'' th e hl g b -pr1 es t o !

Hicl a n,

Thi s ts th e hi g h es t pra ise a ny man "For thee thi s music waked not , 0 can g ive to woman and Is v e ry true of deceived, th e woman on whom it Is b estowed. For It thou h ear in th ese thoughtless Allee Meynell h e r self placed the sacred · h a rmonies n es s of love beyond al l huma n worship .

A pio us pha ntom o f adorings reared, Likewise , Thompso n sanctities love and A nd ech o of f a ir a n cient flatteri es." speak s o f it In the la n g uage of angels.

H e sees only the sou l of an individual sn d Is th erefo r e compelled by his very For we must not only hear t hese n ature to clothe a ll his hymns ot earthly melodies but we must se nse them as love and pass ion wi th divine love and they a r e produced b y the s un set. S uch pussion. His poe try is imbued with a. sweetness of so und , s u c h b eauty in su.. rch for th e Divin e that it becomes words transform hi s la n guage into a a philosophy with him . In fact this thing of majestic splendor an d delicate pre va lence d e tracts from the greatnes s d eli g ht which h as no compar ison. To quote is impossible because a r eadi n g of. h is works becau se it consumes t h e human eleme nt whi ch is so necessary t o of the e ntire poem is n ecessary or it~ g r eat poetry. By t h is I do n ot mean bea uty is destroyed.

But if w e t urn momentarily from the t h at Thompson dis r egards t h e h u m an elem e nt a lthogeth e r, for his own pe r · f ield of poetry to that of r e ality we obse rve nat ure h e l·self ~dorn e d in sonality is ever present in d espis ing m a t eri a l thin gs , h e focuses aU of colors which no ar tist has ever been a ble to r eprodu ce accura t ely . '''e his a ttentio n on the spiritu a l and the r e· by loses complete contact ' vith the ofte n witness a g lorious s unset and marvel a t its variegated colo r s as they hum a n .

By so d oin g love b ecom es divine. That restraint, which is the stretch acr oss t h e sky in ! lames of underlyin g principl e of the highes t kind richest tints. B ut they are transitory ot love, elevates Thom pso n 's love t o a and merely fill us with wonderment. thing of beauteous wonde rme n t. Yet Ruski n in his " S unset" atte mpted t o in this ecstacy of vision the r e rema ins describe this picture in words t o immortalize it for man 's constan t admiraa void, difficult to f ath om . The r e Ls tion. But his words are wh ite comsome thing lacking which leaves the pared t o the force of the word s of curio us mind un satis fi ed . He m editates Tho mpson.

The colorin g found in on his visi on, but h e does not s peak Thompson 's words gives them strength out fu11y a ll tha t is in his mind. For as well as beauty.

In pe netrating thi s r eason w e can n ever unders tand words like "burning curls", "tum u lts the man tully, but mu st content ou r of a firm a m e nt", "thunders' volcanic" selves with intellectual a dmiration, and "forces Titan ic" h e d escribes t he gazing with him on the beau tiful picsun' s maj esty. With co lors of p u rple tu r e th at h e describes. and red, shaded from ric hest blood to The retiring, quiet m ann e r ed, dreamy the most delicate tint , the sun des poe t of "Dia.n' s Lap" suddenly ch anges cends l ik e a "falchion's fl as h" in :::t into a bold defiant thunde r e r in the "bubble of fir e". These words certainly "Hound o! Heaven". His r eticence now lend f or ce to the color which Thomp speaks in a loud voice; h e is n o longe r son wishes to impress m ps t vividly reserved, f or h e r ea lizes tha t o nly those upon th e imagination of the reade r . w h o a lr eady believe w ill hold f a ith in But not to the eye alone is given fu ll what he says. Alter see king friendship vision of the beauties or the firmament. in the h earts ot men in vain, h e goes to In o rder tha t the sou l of man may be natur e' s laws tor solace . But even th ey steeped in the utmost knowledge of the know him not. Like the "voice of one hC<;"l.venly splendors, God, in His goodc r y ing in the w ilderne ss" h e t urns to n ess, endowed man with fi ve senses by nntm·e herselt a n d finds that a ll Is which such knowledge might be comvnnity.

With utter disnp polntment, municated to th e mind.

Thompson yet with s upreme satisf action h o bo\d~y r ecognizes this natural peculiarity anrl a•.·C'la1ms those words o r powerful in a perfect co-ordination of both col or m eaning: and so und, h e gives to the soul a de eper ··Nau g ht s h elter s th ee, who wilt n ot insight or the beauties of s u n set in shelter Me" these tuneful an d s h a d ed words: for h e r ealizes tha t to h ave the world, it is n e cessary to have God. "Thy visible music b lasts mal{e deaf The re is a vivid co n trast b etween the s ky, Francis Thompson in "Diani":s 1 Lap" Thy cymbals clang to fire the Oc· and Fra ncis Thompson in the "Hound cident , ot Heaven". While both find peace in Tho u dost thy dying s o t riumphant· God, In the f o rm e r we can never look Iy; In to the poe t's soul, tor he is careful I see the crimson b la r ing of thy to remain hidden unde r a flimsy veil shawns!" and w e mu s t conte nt ours elv e s to stand n ext to him, to t o u ch him, to reel his The effect Thompson f ails to produce presence , but n e v er to kn ow him. In by m eans ot mere sound and colo r in the "Ho und of H eave n" we g limp se words are .found in his idea s, imagery into the very d epths or Thompson 's and s y mboJis m . H A vi ew~ the worlcl as s oul; w e n o t only f eel his soul but we an ima ge of Chris t 's glory and the becom e par t o! his soul. W e feel wi t h g lo ry of tbe H eavens. H e f inds the him tha t indiffer e nce a nd insincerity o f beauty of ea rth in s ome way on ly a m e n toward hum a n a.Uectlo ns. We e x- reflection of the beauty o f Heave n . If perience with him the e mptiness of be, like Keats, had stopped with a n nature when enjoyed a s a cult in it obs erva tio n or the transitory characterself alone. \Ve s tand alo n e with him istics ot the s un set, h e could be classiwhen h e finds his own be trayal in t h e fi ed w ith K eats a s the idola tor of constanc y o f the h eav enly p lanets ; and pagan beauty.

Tho mpson does not we rejoice with hi.m when he submits stop h e re. He is more r eaective and to the Divin e precept "Seek ye there- h e nce , throu g h m ed it a tion , arri ves at t ore !lrst the kln s d om o f G-od a nd His a d eeper unde r standing and a nobler j ustice and all these shall be added idea of n a ture . The mystery of the u nto you". No g r eat poetry m a y be earth , t o him , is the compa n ion t o the o th erwise . It m ust make the rea der suttering ot Christ. Although h e writes ! eel tho emotion s or the poet . a b o ut nature he show s from li n e to li ne In this poem Thomp son be comes in t h e "Setti n g Sun " t h at a r t and highly emotio n a l.

While his p oem r eligio n a r e in separable associat es. Betends , ln its ideals, to lead men t o better h ind the Oamin g sun looms the s h a dow Hves, to know G od and to follow Him , o f the cr oss. It is th is symbol undery et, llke Arnold, the poe t n e ver becomP.s lying t he Ode t h a t g ives b oth life and didactic. Rather , h e ls intellectually h o pe e t e rnal t o t h e poem. A like s y m emotional in that he sees a. flash ot light dart across the darkened sky and (Continued on P age Four)

We a r e very peculiar c reatures.

UsuaUy we m ake our w ay t hrough Ut e an d lead a very " humdrum " existe n ce .

Day in a nd day o u t w e trudge to and !ro m o u r Lask a, and It is o nl y occasIo n a ll y t ha t w e a r e di verted !rom the stereoty ped m ode o f li ving for a ti me a nd agaj n we r evert to t he s ame old monoto n o u s m a nne r o f lite .

Great m e n com e a nd go . war s are w on a r:d lost wit h n ever a worth y comm e n t B ut occasio n a ll y th e re s pring s up a m o n gs t u s m e n who possess the pecul iar power to a r ou se the la t en t passio n s wi thin o ur c uri osity an d h earts.

S uch a be in g is H e nry L. Me n c k e n .

M enck e n is o ne o f tho se t"are Indi v idua ls wh o t a kes a kind of d1 a ho llcal d elig ht in s tirring up t h e dormant e m o t ion s o f the peo pl e. He acts upo n th e peo pl e a s a catalyze r acts upo n the c h e mical compound s wl !:h whic h it is mixed, a nd stirs th em in t o a seet hin g e ffe rvescing mass. He r od e Into th e knowl ed ge or th e people on a wave of popu la r ity , and as ye t h e mainta in es hi s seat on th e t hrone of the mighty.

O u r natural c uri osity forc es us to a n a ly ze th e ca use or ca u ses o r Mcncke n's ri s e to s u ch heights .

-r.rcn c k e n Is pr i m a rll~ · ~ n I con oclas t I..!vi•. g- as w e : t!"i" in :u.., a ge c.f t e \>.· h er oes and practi call y no h e ro-worship, th e " Am e ri can M e r c UI·y" ra g e s around be llowin g like the Bu ll ot Bas h an an d .r.tri vt n g with a ll th e fury of his pe n to kr o d~ : il e publi c h m·oes a nd ido ls frum their precario u s ped es ta ls.

This ap peal s to us a s it is in accorda nce wfth th e pre dom in a ting mood ot thought in o ur count1·y. M e n c k e n a lso aims his blows and le ve ls hi!'> la n ce at the abs urdities o f life . H e ta kes k ee n delight in para d in g be for e ou r eyes the very wealmesses that w e s e ek to hide .

He is a m od e rn San c h o Panza, a destroyer o r h e r oes , a break er of idols.

Perhaps, some d ay during one of h is Quixotic ve ntures h e wi ll, to o ur gratification, be brou g ht t umbling down from his rostrum and huded to the level or those poor unfortunates w hom he designs to sco rn .

M e ncke n appear s to h ave a ve1-y logical mind, but th e s co pe o f his thoug ht is limited.

H e conti nua lly pokes fun and direc ts the flow of his sati r e a n d sar ca sm at one o f three institution s , Politics, Socie ty or Government. Menoke n ve 1·y calm ly proceeds to bring tuml~ ling d ow n abo ut our ea r s th ese ancient a nd di g nified f oundations o r a li civilization. Wit h impudent selfco mp~ac e ncy h e batte1·s the s upports away from Society, bewails the Governm e nta l peocesse s an d be littl es Pol itics.

J...nd a fter h e stand~ u s nmidst t hP. su p posed w1·ack and ruin of these bases of civilization, h e ve r y calmly s hou lders his t oo ls o f d estr u c tion an d is of! for new and better fields of co nquest. H e df'st r oys but does not build, he wrecks bu t d oes n ot a id in the process ot r e const ru ction. He is the poor leade r of a forlorn h ope , th a t wouJd save u s b y the fur y of his be ll owings.

For a time we a re f ascinat ed by the writings of M e n cl{e n and h e affo rd s immense e njoyment. Howeve r. if we were to analyze ca1·efully his thought, we should find tha t h e is preaching the same ideas that h e brought to light some thirty yea rs ago when he was at th€.· age of twenty. 1Ve gather a r o u n d Mencken as would a g 1·oup of ·wine connoisse urs a roun d a prospective samp le, but whe n th e container is op e ne d we find that the suposed a mbrosi a is nothing m or e tha.n v in egar a nd gall aged and sou 1·ed by a perve rted mind. 'l'hirty years is time en ou g h to render t r ue thought beautiful and sweet but that period h as e mbittered M enck e n a nd with each r eadin g his philosophy be ca m e harde 1· and h arder to acc ep t. H e. lacks th e k ee n p re ception o f d e tail a nd the fin esse of thought that tends to make a t rue c ritic. H is sc1·utiny of d e tail is for not hin g more t han to produ ce t a r gets at wh ic h to direct his d a rts of bitter n ess and sarcasm.

Mencken doe s not a lways confid e his thoughts t o partic ulars , a lt h ou g h his thought is limited. Like a true troublemaker h e p okes and prys into d ifferent fields . His co lossal self-love leads him into n ew endeavors a nd f orce s him t o furth er em balm his mental capacity.

M e ncken is the most s ublim e ego ist o f the a g e. He h a s but one h e r o, but one ideal whom h e seeks to emulate. and that is himself. His h e ro-wor:ship con s ists of se lf adoration. He is t h e m c Hta l Colo ss us , th e inte llectual Rh o ~ e:; who stra ddles a ll other men as a giant t o we rs over the Lilliputia ns who cower a t his f ee t. The p itU'ul natTo wn ess oi the l\1.e ncke n mind and the imm e nsity of h is se lf-!ove r e nde r him in cap a.!.Jla o f projectin g his m in d into new and wo~· t h y f ields ot thoug ht .

The wor' l'l co him is but a tiny fi eld f e n ced in b y h :ti o wn inte llect an d his eyes c<Jvel.· the t~. te-ns;o n o f a ll m a tter.

Pro fo ur.d E~u­ ist : Indeed o ur hearts sho uld go out to on e who can be so wise a nd yet so irre t1·ievably ig n or a nt. '.!'hou g h w e be ra t e M enck en and a ll ow 0ur::;e h' l .~ to go into ·•tantrums ' n•,-eJ· his d oc t r ines, we still rea d his wo rks.

H e s ee m s to , yes be does, posse ss a d y n a m ic s t y le th at a 'vakens us from th e m ental let h a r g y in t o w hi ch w e ha ve .!a lle n. The ve r-y for ce of his a nge r anrl the fury a nd sarcasm of his styl e attracts u s to r ead an d t o r e n de r cr itic ism of his e fforts. Menck en is at h is bes t when writing o f the "Am e rican Bib!e Bel t" and "Pin- h ea d ed Coll ege Protessors" .

His cle ve r h u m or, pleasing s tyle and h is biting sar casm r e nde r these t wo, per fec t pastures ! o r the grazi n g ot t h e i\Ien Ck e n istlc mind.

(Contin ued o n P age F o ur)

·~

i

" Oh, God" , says Hamlet, " I co uld It s eems to me thn.t here is som~­ be bo unded tn a nuts hell and co unt thing so slgni!Jcant. so g-ron.t, so !!:plenmyselt a king of Infinite space. w e re ~!!r~~~~f ~~~o;~~~~~~~j~;·s~~:lt~:: it not that I have bad dreams.'' Ah, Jity that 1t ltght.s u p the darkest a nd the sorrol\•, the dignity. the misery ot m o st t e rrible co r ners in this O.l\~tul this simpl e s peech!

In it the great ~~~~: ~~ ~~~~ t~:t itS~~~=:~~eb:~e:::: heart ot Haml e t falt ers and cries out est poetry of the play, it Is the point a s n a turally and spo ntaneously as a ,o t' h ighest development in the play. little hurt child 's . In it the great spirit For It Is a lways a t the point ot highest o r Haml e t mourtuJly unfolds tts glori· d e v e lo pme nt that a poet. n nation or o us wings a nd says : .. See. M y Wings ! pla y produces its greatest poetry. And I mig ht fly t o th e brink o f e ternity a s poe try is the fl ow e r o r lite , so thh:J but tha t I am bound in this dungeo n is the fl owe r, the f ruit o r the play.-the ot h a t eful thought." H e is like a n o n e. golden appl e s hining In the gloomy eager child shut up in a dark hou se bran c h es o f the dar k. s ec ret t ree v t: o n a bright. g olde n da y In ea rly sprin g _ lite. And just as we judge a poet o r Outs ide th e broad, burning sun Is a nation by its greatest poetry, so t oo s miling through th e s oft b lue a ir. The m a y w e judge a p lay; for .. By thei r wind blo ws sweetly thro u gh th e f a int fruits ye shall know them". misty g r ee n of the trees.

And th e There tore , considering this spe echworld Is f u ll ot th e musical calls of the glo rious fruit ot the plny,-1 can· wooing birds. Ye t h e must sta y in s ide not agree with th e opinion o t: m ost lookin g sadly o u t , breaking h is henrt critics that th general e ff ect or this against the w a ll or h is prison.

For drama Is to leave one In a stn t e or " D en m arl{ 's a priso n " to him si n ce 1t utter hoplessness a nd pesalmlsm. 'Vhc n has bred crim es so foul and fll t h y that I see the human spll·i t standing up In they .. sm e ll to h eaven!•, and taint the cletiant exultatio n. with Its h ee l upon a ir of exis t ence with loth someness. misfortune, pover t y, Insanity, Imprison"Look you," h e w istful ly crie s, "this ment and t a te, strong w ith the ser ene. most excellent canopy, the ail· , thi~ joyou s consciousn ess o! Its o·w n great· brave o'erhanglng firm amen t . this ness, I can not aba ndo n my hear t to majestical r oo t f retted wi'ih go ld e n tire. despair and d e jec tion. Yo u will say why, It appear s n o ot h e r thing to me that at the conclu sio n or the play , L ear than a foul a nd pes tilent congregat!on is overcome and his greatness ot sp irit ot vapours. W h at a piece of work is Is broken. But Is h e ? Merely becau se a m an! how noble in rea son ! h ow in- Lear a nd Cordeli a go down to d ea th iH f inite is faculty! in form and moving no r eason tor co nsidering them broken how e xpress and admirab le ! In actio n 'o n the wheel of t ate. D ea th comes to how like an a n s e l! in a pprehension h ow a ll men, and as a r e lease t:or those or like a god! the beauty of the world! th"' us w h o are eager to yi e ld the bUt·den o f parago n of an im a ls! A nd yet, to m e, morta lity into h er arms as one w h at is this qui ntessen ce of dust? Elizabet h a n s in ger , who was fi ll ed with Man deli g hts not m e; no, nor woman the greatness of hum a nity, s ing s: neither,-"Just as th e ch il d might "One short slee p pas t, w e wake plead: " See, h ow beau tiful it Is o u t e tern a ll y, there ! Oh, I wis h I mi g ht go!" But And D eath s hall be no m or e : D eat h , t h e beauty o f t h e world Is like a fever thou s h a lt di e !" in h is b lood. It is like a worm eating away at hi s h eart. H e can think of Death cannot co nqu er such a spirit as t his.

And was n o t L ear su c h a one? nothing e lse. It m ists eve ry window In his house ot life thro ugh which he The r e is nothing of pet tin ess or fullllty In the e nding of this man.

Rather might look o n Loveliness. He paces restlessly to and !ro, t o a nd fr o amon .; there is a terrible ex ul tatio n, eve n in t his, the m ost strick e n mom e nt ot his the rooms of his mind-a s tron g, fi eryhearted be ing, pa nting with eagu life, in his own power, in his undaunte d dauntlessness.

He w as not a m a n who dream, and yet with a very sicknes~ of t he soul upo n him . "0 G o d ! God!" lie tamely s ubmitted t o d es tin y , or whose heart was cru s h ed by a sen se of the cries out In "useless a ngui s h ". worthlessness of life, as a re the charac'ters of mod ern drama.

Not h e, who with "How w eary, s t a le., fl a t an d unpro fit the tremendous strength o f his fierce a bl e S eems to m e a ll the uses of this s pirit overcam e the h andicaps o f age, weaknss, a nd s ickn ss a nd "kill ed the world!" slave" that was h a n gi ng Cordelia. And then see how even in his sorrow, he reA n d as we look on we can not h elp b ut joices in tha t str e n g th, tor when the lament; "Ah, th e pity ot it! The p ity captain affirms: "Tis tru e, my lords , h e o f it!"

That this noble hea rt s h o u ld did.'' h e takes a savage satis faction in wear itsel f away so futilely; that hi s the fac t: rose o! youth e v e n in its blooming "Did I not , .fell ow? s hould have tremb led to its t a ll ; t hat I h ave seen the d ay, with my good this rare s pirit who could "be bounded bitin g falchion in a nu tsh ell a nd count him self the I would have m a d e th em s kip:" king of infinite s pace " mi ght take possessio n o! those infinite s paces, But it Is es pec ially the m emory ot might never enter into those far, fair t hat beautiful poetry L ear spok e be fore· kingdoms of thouht that lay o pe n only .be went away to pri so n that s urro u n ds kingdoms o f thought that lay open only even the grim d arkn ess o f this concl u - ' very essence o f the nat h os-the tragedy sion with a h a lo of loveli ness. This of th e p lay? Th e p lay , a-s so many ~pe ec h was s poken tor all time. It have said , is Hamlet. An d is n o t this has the light or e ternity upon it. It -the ruin of hi s sp lendid y o uth, the in- was not m e r ely th e expr ess ion o! a mos t tragedy of H a m le t's so u l , the moment's emotio n a l ex c ite ment but was hea rtbreak beneath the h ea rtbreak o f o f the v e ry stuff ot the m a n-the blo3of a lmost eve1·y solil oquy. And is It not soming of his so ul. It came f rom o ut his fa te-the untim ely cutting off of h is of t h e abundance of his g r eatn ess, o u t li f e, that arouses o ur greatest love and of th e fu lfillm ent o f a ll the pro mises of pity? Like a h a rp in the wind our his character,-the c rown of his so ul 's hea rt echoes to Hora tio's : "Good nig h t. s triving towards goodness and tru t h. sweet pr ince, It was an indisputabl e proo f o! t h e "And flights of angels s ing thee to nobility of Lear. And It Is the con· scio u s n ess of this n obility, this sp len· thy r:est." · Ah, good nig ht, sweet Prince, and d our of so ul in L ear, as well a lso as In Cordelia, that comforts us. weep 0 world , for with him goes a part It is this speech , in which the fire of your g lory. With him f ades a bit of of L ear 's spi rit leaped into a flame o! your s p len dour. He is gone with the crimson r ose broken in the s torm last g lory, that illumina t es a ll that has gone be fo r e , and a ll that com es after in the night, with the tla m e coloured but terfly beaten down by the wind , with the p lay. It burns in the memory long after th e v ileness or Goner U and R egan nightingale that died singi n g a forlorn song i n t h e w illow tree. H e is go n e a nd Edmund h as b een f orgot t e n. It is fo r me t h e rose ot truth and beauty with the brief m ag nifi cen ce of the s un set g leam ing over co ld, gray windy s prin ging up from the depths of t h e mud of sin and horror. I look black waters.

And your earth will neve1 again be quite so bright. B u t surely upon it in Its lone, g lowing loveliness a nd forget a ll the t e rrors hidde n in the stars shall find out hi s g rave a n d shine there in the lon g soli tudes ot t h e n ig h t. evil, creeping d a rkn ess below. Or It I do turn m y gaze upon the slimy mire , And th e re s ha ll be a si n ging of birds I am r eady to excuse even its lothsomehere through a ll the years. ness as perh aps being the mysterious A CERTAIN S P EECH IN RING L EAR so urce o! this beauty. It I look ed only The re Is one speech in "King Lear" below, per h a ps I might be In d anger of that e p it o mizes f or m e the glory of being overwh elmed by the !utJllty a nd t h e play. It is the s peech that marks hopelessnes s and sordidness of life, but how can I feel anyt h ing but a triumthe point of spiritua l c limax; It is the phant joy when I see this s tra nge , Imspeech where the spiri t of L ear shows mortal flower of g oodness and beauty itselt a t Its greatest, a nd it is t h e tha t has sprung from ou t o! the blackspeech that co n tai n s the finest poe try ness and u gli n e ss o f lite? (in my op ini on of the play. F or t h e sake of clarity let me recall it to your mind by quoting It here: "No, no, no, no! Come, let's away to prison: We two a lone will sing like birds i' the cage: When tho u dost ask me bl essing, I'll kneel d own And ask o f thee torgiveness, so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor r ogues Talk of court n e ws ; and we'll talk with them too .

Join

the

Who l oses and who wins, who 's in ,

who's out; take upon's the mystery of things, As it we wer e God' s spies; and we'll wear ou t , In a wall 'd prison, pack s and sects of great ones That ebb an d !low by the moon.

And

EX t ens l•On Club

Page Five

TI-fE VIATOR!Ar\

11-fURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1927

s

0

BEAT MJLLJKIN

BOOST THE TEAM

VARSITY QUI .TET SPLITS WITH BRADLEY I

CAPT. BENDA'S CREW DIVIDE HONORS WITH ,c~~~B~ ~~~~ COACH '"Blll" BARRETT'S MEN WIN FROM BRADLEY TECH. MEN IN TWIN SERIES VIATOR DEFENSE ALL-STARS; LOSE TO ST. MARY'S

IPeoria Lads Make Features Victory Long Shots Count

Thrilling T earn Work

Fla.ohln~r

I

one <>l the motJt br!llant and cert.a.lnly onl!: rd the mou de8'J)erate at-~

~~;~~8 ~;:'!0 ;"c:-m:·~~ ~~~

to rip thrf.lugb Bradley dPfe-nse in a

.hair-rta-1Jtlf', thrUJ-a-rnJnut.e ba.aketbaft game. at the ooll~ge laat Sa.turday ntght, w1ru1Jng U_p t.h,- fllklrmt.f!lh w1tb Brad!'!'}-~

~':w,t.~!,~-r;!, :~~e:,~:;s

w:

In Home Game __

Alter being humbled by four Conter· eooo teams, Bradley. driven to the wall. turned v1c1ously on St. Vtator down at P eoria and sent the Green Wave rtppiing harmlessly back to BourOOnnala

~~e~;~~ with the small end o! a 3!1 to 29 score. even·one wPnt Poland was ''on." Singlehanded this lad made 81.I. field goals and five Cr~ throws. Almost everything be threw at tbe baaket sailed lnslde the hoople.

VIator struggled and t ougbt de~­ pera.teJy, but could not do better t han t 11«1 to draw f lrat blood. and It Iooknd 21 to 11 at the ha.U'. Duke, who had llk~J: a.n OJnif'!o o t. no good: fortune. Thr~ ba.eketa f.n rapid •tzcaoqlon, and Viator l>eo:m JneJigible up to the Viator game, C*JJ.PtJ lime ouL There wae ne~ t:or an ngiPter ed no less than ! o ur goals, and f,W"t o1 tbe ~&WJn, and

hQrn,.

~~atf~~;fli>(J

tb,·y had ae,..n the ulti· male In bUk•tlnll.

S nulley 1.-.1~ .R tghl ott the bat Bra.dley CTashPd tbrough t M n,.t with a foul; tt wu the !i,..t g:am t;. th:t• aeaaon t.bat VIator

•·xs-euUvu 8/•palon. anc1 a. cll t:t:erent atrab•tr)' l9 prevc.nt BradJ"Y' fr om re~..aU.n~ tb~> (If}~~ ot a Wf>f'k ago.

Th,. dikuABion brought ou t aomethlng new; ;tlowly Vln.t.Qr CTf'Pt forward, wh11o Ctp· t.Airt ~rtd;L nn d D~lnney held th e main ltno- oC def~n .IV•; two f oul BhQta o.nd thn· ·· h ;Utkf)U, bf'<rug h t thq t ot..n.J up to c1ght, w h Uc. DnuH y rcrn a.ln~d anc ho red to tho:) ,.:.u ·llf:'r rnoorln a• nt the tenth 8llltlon.

(J'Mn.Jlcy LU.PPNI In two field goaht.

.Kvatc:'t one, n.nd ach l.ad made a f oul throw. Then EvaNt, with the !r1gld od untlillturht<d lLtlHud~ thAt charact' rJ~f~H hJ & plr~ytn::, tiJOk ca reful nlm t·[Jf'l(•d nne up (rom bt'hint1 tho foul Une:

~~~~~ ~~J~~CJ~fr r~~e:'w~;; t~~~~~cJ:n~

thu.o!Mm. Tho IJra~ley ocllp.., had only ltt·f"'n o. •ha.dow.

Dunn whl) replaced l>nlrympl• C"l)l n.no thf'r ba..lkBt a.nd ()' MJa,IJI\y t~ In two ! n•e tbro . f"vl1t nd who mn.tlo th.rroe baak te an d two fr th.rOw• WOJt ltOPved: he h d Do· L,nny Jn (I'{Jnt or him n.t IWery turn : nud wJth P oland etopped, Bradl~y wa.a wtop~ Tnt• mo.n Ja n too.m tn him ""If. Tho• ndNI tho trun o uo t lrot hniC. ViAtor touarht g rimly Cor the load, won

lt at lh h.r-.t~A()

halt 14 lo 10, u.nd wu novcr

lhouah ottt'n dangaroui!IIY Ih WnC'd up to tho IU:t mlnuto ot IJII).J". fk·u(lu Out§t &ndlo tr Towar(t th4l C'l r.)..e whAn Vlntor wu.tt I al11ntr lJy a clt•o mllrJrln, th Oroon

<.1·-t ·idnd

w rrtnke Hradlf!ly

CfmH!

to them

""~ n mJgbty !actor tn upsetting the dODe tor Vl.ator. Young Evard seems

Lo be coming along pretty well, contribuUng three !ie ld goals and two f o ul trlea. 'ilfhich with O'Malley's thirteen pointe almost accounted !or Vtn.to r·s t o tal. Dalrymple was a marked man ; he has been marked for the past two Ye.JJ..r e, but .somehow they doped hls styls ~own at ? eoria and h e ld him t n a. Iono basket and free throw·. Vla.tor wUl moet Ukcly tAke Bradley at Bourbon n ll.is a. week hence, but it ls golng to be a aUf! battle.

Dunne ..- ..· · --·--------··---·-O'Malley, C. ·- ···--···--····--··· VIATOR (29) Laenhardt, C. ___ .................- ...

FG FT TP Be n da, G .....................................

3 Delaney, G ......................... ______ Oa.Jrymple --·····-···-···-·····-·· 8 H e rbert, G ......... - ....- ................

Evn..rd -----····--···--·--···-· 0 Dunne ·-······---------··--····· Columbia (18)13 o·Malley ·---·----···-···-------··--··· J Kellogg. F . -······Benda ---····----··-·-·----·----------O'Con n or, F . ...............................

2 campbell ----·-··------·····---------0 Ennls, 1-...... ···---·------··---· ---·-·-----· Herbert ·------·--···--·------···--·· D~Janey ··-·-·--------·-0 Mo rgan ..._ .........- .......................

Do ll , C. ··············-···-··-··············· BRADLEY (39) FO FT TP Finlay, C . .................................... .........................

Duke ·-····---------.. o ~ Brennan, G. Ririe ........ .__,...... o o Hogan, G. ·----··-----------·---·--····-Carlson ··----~---·--···-· ··-......... _.

I-tlr1e ....... - ................-...........

PoPI.and --~ -----·-Zimmerman - ··· ---····· ~ - ....... _

1 0 5 0

Beoknr __ !)(·Cremer · - -................ -

0 o

Viator baAkf•t; With

ft.

0

3 1 2 2 0

o

7 5 5 4 0

0 1 2

0 1 0 0 3

4 2 , 1

Academy Five ST. MARY'S TAKES EASY LEAD IN Defeats Bourbonnais FIERCE BA TILE All-Stars Yiator Academ~- h op~~ we-re Monday night by St. l\.U\.ry·s High School ot Bloomington when they were de!e.a.ted 1n a hard ! ought gruno by the score of 17 to 10. SL , .intor had previously defeated St. l\fary's on thei r own hardwood court n.nd they ~·ent on the Cloor with a de termination to take t h e serond encounte1· '"\--tth Father Shea's quJntet. "With the soundlng ot the first whistle. the game took the as pect o1' being a hard fought battle.

St. 1\Ia.ry's, with thei r clever 1'loor work, c lose guarding and accurate shooting, took an early lead and held the Barrett men on the short end of the scoring throughou t the first hall, the ha.l! end· aggregation. St. Viator came back In ing 9 to 6 1n fav or o! the Bloomington in the first t ew seconds o.t play a field they were defeated in a hard fou g ht goa l by Walkowtack and n. tree throw

by Armstrong tied the scoro nine u.l.l.

During tho enUre thi rd period. Viator demonstrat ed a better brand o f basket bal l , holdJng St. Ma.ry's t o o ne neld goal a.nd one !roo throw. Time and time a~a.l n they broko through the ti g ht d o· tense o.t the visi tors, only t o be dlslllu tloned by being un a ble to alnk counters.

During th e ! ourth quarter, however, Viator weakened and with only tour min· utcs to go, the Bloomington lads dropped the Inflated sph ere Into th o Iro n h oop t or ftve l)oints , carrying vic tory with the m when the fin a l whl s tl o sounded. Viat or wn.s a bl e to add only o ne point In the entlre fo urth period. Capt.

Daly n nd his m e n had ne ,•er tired In their e!rorta to maintai n the ltst of co n sccutlve victorles they have es ta blished this seaso n , but th ol r un dying o !Torts were frustrated at th e b anda o1' St. St.

dro~·ne<i

0 l\·(ary's.

0 6

the

Duke

thut W flil t•IN trh· H,.nd ''' hod c.•n two even in g wa.s at an end.

In ea.ch game. t welve.

That accounts tor It wo..s ,, t-Ightsecond gathered made -AAivua f•1r th l Jtk••t, cnmplett•ly brtlltant windup to a. eenaaUonnl goamo the otrenelve end ot lt.

D(•f£'nelvoly ttlr\& JJt tdlf )" Rnt.l trlvlng hlrruu•}( lC tbe VJ.o.tor1Ana can duplicate on Co· they nre on a. pur wltb Loyoln.-and IU\~ J;\'a.n) lh•t ~tpnrtunlty Of tt>alna tn lumbt and St. Xa.vter, Coach McAlblter LoyoJo. Is In t he A-1 elMs. .F'or sportlt· tw•·• ot th,. J•r< tth •t h t•kt.•lfl 1110 (.":~n well be prout.l ot' hla achhh'tment" ma.nahlp they cannot be surpas~d; and l U.ryuipl., tn.ldf!< ht.a r. moue und rtu..nd t ll baA k ct ba.U .

In the matter or cooching they show the 411iilg &4r Jn ' th~<~ I( t:'l l IAt y \.r, VIATOR (26) h.n.nclicmtt o! the veteran Robertson. ltf't\1'11 ) I){', IM''rfif" FG FT TP who hae brought Bradley athletics to Jlnu11 ) '""'·~• d• "'"""'" Ht.•; thf \ tnu~hl Dalrymple 1he high present stn.ndJ ng.

1 0 "lih th.,_ tft-rt·rn ot •. , m n)· wuund• 1 0 tlft·nt Tlw hut t .. w mlnUt4• w onl)· Dunn -----"---· - -··. l J·;vard --- --·- - - - - - 4 a fhtl nje t:ltm11: to thf• •''II li•Hl I • • O'Malley . lf) 3 ttl\4 h Llf Uuk• •ltPJ~··1 111 one ll( thf'•~ L-k!-nda. ·--~- -~·-· ... _ __ 1 0 h .. ttt:nl" ·..t.klu hhch nrrhae. hut() t.-1 dh.•'t f)(<l.nney 0 0 0 KA..'IKAHEE 'S MO T 0 1lcrt..-rt - - · - - - - · - · Hfl.ADLEY (~2) ('jl( •

-

-

---

2

2 0 0 0

Totals ................................. & ST. VL\~'OR ACADEMY

FG

FT

Walkowiak, l. ......... .

0

t ............ ..

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Su lliva n .

Da ly. r ...................... .

M cHugh , l. ........................... .

Armstrong , o ...... - ...- .......... .

Antler hur. o ...................... ..

Hinto n , g ............................ ..

Vn n Wn.rmo r, g .......... ..

S llntz. g ................................. .

Mathews, s ............ ..

'l'otal a .................. ...............

..

..

CENTRAL PHARMACY

, \..~U

Corum· Court. a nd Sd tttyler

The Store That Service Built ERICKSON and RUECKERT

ve.

1l!2

The Palace

and r(.. f•l utrOIW'Y J1~a

OppfJ

t Court Strf·el

1 t~

J,

c.

IJI· I>flt

CLOTH1ERS

COME IN AND SEE US W~t~ are *lAd to extend til YlJu th.., ~'·nvenl,.nC•IIil t.! our •tore. "\Y'6 iflx:pect you tr, t,uy tmJy when you

wa.nt

th,. l"r.)()<J.a

a.na

tlt"tt ... r1

r•

our

f1 l

vfLiue•-

you ar• Wfdcome at alt t1me111

THE WINNER Corre.d A pp&r J F ur MPrt

D. J. O'LOUCHLIN, M. D.

EAR.

'OS£

D THROAT

"

0 ~

0 0 1 2 0 0 l 13

__________

t:.

EYE.

TP

St. ~fru-y's-FG. Fl'. 1'P. ~!ld tltoton, F. ...........

2 ~ Raycra.tt, F ..........................._ 2 5 C ur loy, C .............. - ....... - ....... 0 0 C lothlor (Cnpt.) 0 ......... - ........ 2 4

So. Washington Stree t

COFFEE S DOP 12 u

4

KANKAKEE, ILL.

POP ULAR RES'rAURANT

0 0 0

•

1

0

0

- - - - - --

LAFAYETTE CAFE

FO FT Tf' Ouko - -- -

JUne

AI'SCl ll N \U, ( ....

Ln.montngn , c .. ..

Arse n ea u , A., c ... . rye r, g .................................~ Soncaac, g ........... .

~S:II:n:tz::·:G::.:···:··:·:====··:··:·:·:O ::===O =C : n:I:I":":":·:G :.::··:···:· :···:·:···:···:··:···:··:··-:·:!::::::::::::

Ut

'

E.

Roy.! ......•..............

St.

FO. FT . TP. 1 0 1 o land Is a t eam in hlm.se LC. In th e first Hinton, G ......- ...................... 0 F:n m o he made sevoo teen p oints, and i.n Matthews, G ............ _____________ 0

au'IIJ''"" "'"

In n. hard-fought g-n.Lne, cbn.roctvrizt"'ll by roughness and fouling. the .ACJ\dt'lllY deten.ted the BourQonna.is .Al1 · Stn..~ 13-1!::. The visitors «">:t'() mo~Uy rormilt' high school stars o!. Knnkakoo. B:rn dl~y, n.nd Bourbonnais. A t the sta rt o.t tho g:.une the tenn1s seemed t o be qu it o evenly matched but batoN ton~ tho superiority o! the Yiator CNW ''-'1\S mn.rked . The vts.ito.rs sbow('-cl spli."lndid team work and tloor work. but tn.ilod to show ! orm under the b..Ulket. ~hel r methods w ere rought and h rd rathf\r thnn sclenU!ic.

Conc.h Bnrrett tried various combinations or pl~·or~ throughout the game a.nd proved that he bas n very f ine s upply ot resl)t'Ve materln.l . " ""1'"h1Uc.. Armstrong mmlo hJs lnltJELl appearance ! or this season n nd proved his worth ns n. n crtlolent center. Walk O"\Y io..k ancl Dnly '"' ot~ as dependa ble as usual . A mtsunc1 ~ t'$tn.m l ­ lng be tweC'n M a thews and Lamontognt' forced both to lea ve shortly nttor tho bcginnlng o! the second b ait'.

BOURBONNAIS ALL S T ARS F G F'l' TP

Th e box score :

V!o.to.1 Drad ley Perfectly Bn.la.nced T eam Daly, (Capt.) F ......................

G 17 BmcUey's standing In the Little Nine- Van 'Wormer, F ...... ··---·2 teen Js no Indication o r th eir great \:Vn.Jkowl ack, F ......................

2 strengt h as n. basket combination. Po- Arm.atrong, c ................- ......

1'We dl'fllw lhtl p,,urla t•lub n.~HL)' t rom

th

The Columbus game was just another "\."ictory t or St. ""\-l.a.tor. X one ol that sena.tional w ork that bas characterized the play ot the Green '"\Vn ve wa.s ex hibited. A.tter Evaro had sUpped In his counter !oUowed in the next hall minute by Dalrymple. t.he team seemed to slump into more or less careless work: the highly geared machine did not function with the precision a.nd smoothness that marked the victory over Bradley. or in tact any ol the close games t.h at "VIator has played.

Every man on the team seemed to be going at his top speed, giving his utmost to put across a. score. but the etrort was not unified. Just wh..1.t Is the cause o f this is difficult to fath om.

It was present in the Va.lporaiso and the Detroit games , despite the onesided scor es that resulted.

It requires no high degree o.t basket bal l knowledge to appreciat e the great power that is resident within the present ba.aket ball combination: every position Is manned by an Individual highly q uaU!ied for his a.ssignmen t, and t he plays used seem peculiarly w e ll fttted ror the special talents o! t he players. t. Xa.vler w1ll be the test. of t ests; tr V iator can rlse to the demands o r he occasion , whlch we a ll confi den tl y be Ueve, there Is nothing to be .feared.

The balance o1' t he schedule should be an uninterrupted triumphant march.

VIator Varsity (39)g Dalrymple ··--···--··--·········-····· 4 2 Costigan ·--------------·-····---··· 1 10 Evard ·-·--···--------- ------·--·-·-----· 6

Shoe•

Mallory Hat.

PLANT -KERGER-DANDURAND

CHAS. C. RIELY

W ALTE.R J. RJCH£RT

T lepbone 995

RIEL Y & RICHERT ELECTRJCAL CO TRACTORS and DEALERS lrie \\:...

~

.\lt.v~~

)( ~n. \i .k

l..&nl"" t: u.

il'tJfU.O.t

.

\f

t..n-:,

""'" f t ,.

•

,.,._,hJf: ~

.lfAthf~.

N

Electrida.o.a for St. Viatar Coll ege 370 £A.5T COURT STR££T £L£C'TRJC R£P AJJUN

El..ECTRJ.C WJlU C

THE VIATORJA: '

Page Six. rc

WIT AND HUMOR f~ frA'6

tbr,u

r,r

.-rrotJ-r~>

trye.t.

u,.

U~~b~>-1

! .-:m tbe

the n;p::. be.f) "!'1'!' tbe exam.~ Cl"'Otr..in" r "·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - . , .

r~:- t.

r.r.etr mounu,

tUre:.

,-aln

t:.!~ tr:.~~rt:;;.~ •;: 1 :.:.~ ~~~~~

• ntr-A.no-> tr, Ul.A hnmbJ"} domir1Je d IIJ(;htA.arfy Jltultenta--wc.AJid ft not~ Wt:O hanr.llf rfirJ nr1t •ear ~rn <:ar~ tt, 11tr,.~ amJ thfnk,..l'lt that the rw· _

ln~ead

1,

nudylng.

i

The LUNA BARBER SHOP

II'

For Years The Tonsorial Headquarter for iator College tudent St.

PonileM bowi><>Ys la8o<led mounts w1th

amazing

de.:x.terlti~-

Some ot t.he hands bad rough riding t XMM :Jre hJ~h at Jlanr1 and 1-~rom :tll 8-DJY·;,ra.nec11 tbe t,.nrFrff'of'o' a.a their saddles bad corners. _ t.hl! ~ttutfr nt• ot this prlvar,.. 8Qnr:-turn wt·re nr)t n"'w at tb,. ct"JWbrJy n.m.-. ar,. bu.111fy ,.ng:JJZ'N) In thP ta...k r:tl h3Jd Th"'Y rr..d~ rb,.tr mounts almCA!I a!t W'!ll had that blue-black tinge.

111tudy? Jf u,r,u wUt tn~:"t uvon tJf">th- as ,Jld th~> oldPr hanrla, u;:~ ~~~:; ,.~a~~!:!s.U:,u ~ ;__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _..._ N1rJg Wll, whHh~'·r t~~balt ...,,. w • when we f)unk? l!.l·tn1·mbl·rr-111t thr.~u ltu'\t It ffll :\fan;,· of th~ prof~orH were I!'Ull)ri~l thr· tctm,.. wUh th"' r:dlt"'1L111t. C<>n11fdt·r 8J)f'CtatoMI, b.a~1ng riogt'llde seat~By thi~ Urne the ponies have had ~~u y#• f~Uhful, :r.nd clr, JlQt a.Uempt to time to recover trom their ordea.l and ~t' Always drink pasteurized milk. f1lJ_ t'I)JH) with our lime.

Our w agons pass your door Th,.. tan~y riding of the fre11hm"n at a.re contenUy grazing. waiting ! o r the Bal,ly <>t 302. tht~o grune was thrUJJng to 9(:-(!.

P...ough arrival or the J une handicap. every morning before you h ave breakfast o.nd t urloul riding was a specialty with ".\lfikr•" CJ..-·:-u-y tfiJ ~Qnrlnt·tJ to th(• ~x­ them.

KANKAKEE PURE MILK tr·nt that ht· IJJ 111Un',·t1nu- with a. A"f!V~>re One of the older hands. being absent pu!~~~~ynl~t t~~:g ~~~~t~7 :~~o~hs~ atts.tek f,t "Oumpitllf'-pa.raJy~s ot the )lfL"-CRE.ni minded, left his mount hitched to a Gumption. chair in the Apo logetics event.

Bnlgariou.s Butt er ).lil k _ The judges' bench wa..s occupied by 306 So uth Schuyler .Avenu~ .

Hill CnAAirJy t)fff•rt'l :L reward f or in!or· There wM strong competition In the the !acult): members and a just verdict Drink !Ilk B o tti Phones 4:i rn.attt;on lNv ling to the nrrf'Ht amJ con- bull-dozing e\o·ent. was rendered in ! avor ot. al l. vl("tlt.Jn 'JC 1h e. rw·opl, w h f> put c r ucker f·rumbA Jn h1K bNl . Jrrom thJ8, Clf>n.ry, Some ot the p r ofessors thought that a.

As there were se\"eral black h orses wf> think 1tu:Lt H t ll did not mir1fl fllf·ep· '"" with th o cr'll mbft, but was twrely put Ht.:.tm pede had broken loose In th ei r In the events it is somewh.o'l.t hard to belle\.'e that in some cases there wa.s 1 exams. tJUt JJ(·c:t u ~ro lJ ,. harl to gQ to b ed hungry. tf•nlllf of

I

:ee::

t

CO.

5

IL

lonely Is land."

Rustlfn g o! paper p onies was ! ound

In a ll sections o! the arena. or

J\ rrnbru Mt,· r- ' 'Tt.J..rl'.an

th e

Apes

wh1•r·c, J>!&o ff er r eceive(] anot h er hh.1.c k cy•· lttf'Jt WN·k. From ;.Lil ev hlPnce

he Ia Pyclng the S£'nlor· J.....eague Ti t l e.

Th e wn.y In whic h the·

t

the old CO W· hoy cJuyR o n thf; C:Jmpu s three weeks i t gf),

'l'lw scOI'(' canl or th e rna.ln events po ~ t('d b y the R egis tra r one weel•

I

311-312-314 Cobb Building

!

O!t.J ce Hours: 2 to 4 p. m.

7 t o 8 p.

(Dentist)

Phone: Main 437

Attending S urgeo n to S tud e n ts a nd Faculty of S t. Viator CoUege

! re~hmcn

WJ\H fL I'('Vf Vrt} Of

Dr. F. R. Jones

-~I-·----·---..--·---- ·-·----- ---------.;.

WILLIAM P. CANNON, M. D.

;

laMfJfJN] tJO nlca In the r('c€:nt exnms was :J th rill ing a lg ht to sec. 'fh(•f('

II

"\Ve hope that the n ext han cUcap will

be mu c h more s u ccessful than the last.

A large maJority of the boys spent (FINIS)

dff1."

F-' ( ·()

bit er

dlsappointme~t.

J!'r, .Tt~ rf• n ch- "A bnhy cou ltl not Uv~

on

I

m.

f c..- n il.

w

el

,, pi

tb

~

" "

~

&I

wnR

&I IO

tor

or

bl

pi bl

Phone

OC!ice, Main 33 7

In a.dvnn co.

Th o l ong l ool<ed hr·lght m·osp cct s

tb

I)

clay a rri v ed with an enjoyable time -

" Insurance, Loans and Bonds

A la rge c rowd turn e d out for til0 grcut s pectac l e whi c h ,.,·as to l ast five days unU ni g hts.

Jo

!J,

d!

b<

311 City National B a nk B uHd ing

ol

pr

H

Chas. Wertz Co.

McBROOM BROS.

lI

FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT AND CAFE

i

l

THE FRANKLIN PRESS CO. PRINTERS Al'.'D STATIONERS 264 East Mer ch ant Str eet

----------·-------·--·--------------·-·---·------...;

I i!

~~-·-~--~~---·--~-~·---------·-----

Kankakee, Illinois.

l

~·--··-·----·--· ... -·--

-·--·---""' ~

Bell Te lepl1one 407

Einbec~'s

Photo Studio

............ .·-·---·--·----...·-·--·-·-·-·-· - ·-- ·- -~·-·-~--&..&..-.. -·---·-· ·~! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~::::::::--:::::-:::::::=:!-;:!

!•-•-•-·-·--·-·-··•-•-..·•-•-..·•--•-•-•--•-•--•-•-•-•--··-- -·-·---------; f! j T

fj

~.:t't:~~~~~t.:'~~";"~'~t.:::·:.~: j i la:~ ° :::~·~:~:~e~·rt::•n::at ! i 3 L:.~:::~:::~.-~~~--·--..1 t !

----·-·---·-..---·-i T

t

Standard Hardware Co. Both

P ~ o n es

259

Use Our Hardware--It Stands

H ard Wear

i Ii I

Hotel Kankakee

11

llllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll A Hearty Welcome Awaits The Students and Friends of Saint Viator College

r-·-------------·-DR. L. W. CREEK I .t:

~

Expert Furnace Men

---·----- ·----.!.

W ELL DRESSED COLEGE

MEN Buy T heir Cloth es a.nd Furnish· iugs at

t

I! tl:,'

~--

ii

__j

! !

~

T

l ;

!

76

i

TAXI

Our C:l.bs I nsured Po r Your Protection

YELLOW CABS

DENTIST Suite 412-414 Cobb Bldg.

Phone Main 304

-~------~-·---

Safety First CALL

~ I I

!

f

VANDERWATER'S .IV\1\fJi.A.K EE, ILL.

i !T

!

!l !

RENT-A-CAR 32 SO. SCHUYLER AVE. Students Are Especially Welcome 12 Vzc per Mile Ford Sedan 15c per mile Overland 18c per mile Hertz

T

~

Gas and Oil Included.

J! f f

Philip T. Lambert's GOOD SER YI CE HARDWARE U9 E. fo'ourt St., ~....

i 1 i

Oberlin Furniture Co. KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS

WE SUPPLY ST. VIATOR COLLEGE

DISTRIBUTORS

-·---------------------------------IDEAL SWEETS COMPANY

l ! f i t tT _I f i' t • !

T '

j

'

t_

i ! i i ! ~ * t

Manufacturers of

IDEAL "THAT GOOD'ICE CREAM

Wholesale Confectionary and Fountain Supplies KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS

''!l ~--------~----------------------------~

i

=.~'

!l

f ;

.

.' !!

i

~.

1

i

CANDY

i

•'

~

ERZINGER'S

!

!

~~;;;;;;~;;;;~;;;;;;~;;;;;;~;;;;~;;;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;;;~! '!l 'l'r:>de At

Everybody Likes

F. 0. Savoie Company ! ---·-! -·-----·--·---·--·-----·--·--------------

!·1 :,

Blu e n.nd " ' h He Enamel R anges

II J

.! :,

.~

KANKAKEE, ILL.

Telephone 406

i

~-

i t

PURE FOOD STORE KANKAKEE, ILL. 306-24 E. Court Str-eet

ba th Ft It