THE VIATORIAN PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF ST. VIATOR COLLEGE,
No. 11.
VOL.44
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1927.
NORTHWESTERN OPPOSES VIATOR DEBATERS TONIGHT MONSIGNOR JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES SUBJECT IS "RESOLVED THAT THE QUILLE, '98 TO CELEBRATE ENTERTAIN IN CLUB ROOMS 18th AMENDMENT BE REPEALED" WEEKLY SMOKERS OF LENTEN SEASON MUCH ENJOYED The Sophomores ste pped forward last
Anoth er link w a s adde d to the series
Saturday even ing, April 2nd, a nd ac- o! s easonal e nterta inm e nts last Saturcepted their turn ::ts ente rtainers !or day nig ht whe n the Junior Class e n-
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te rta in ed the College Clu b at a " s moker"
TWENTY - FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION St. Via t o r h as ev e t· w a t ched with a hea rty joy the pries tly and even tful ca ree r of the Rig ht R ev. M onsignor Quil le, 98. On Thursday, M a r ch thirtyfirst. M onsig nor Qulll e cele bra t ed the twe nty-fifth a nnive r sar y of hi s ordina · tl on to th e pri esthood , and on that day St. Via t or look ed d own upon h e r noble son w ith a trul y matrnal s mil e or satIs fa ction a nd h a ppin ess. Mon s ig n o r Quille 's life a!-l a priest has been one of e xtre m e c h a rity. H e h a s a lwa ys c h e ri s h ed the idea of doing som e thin g f o r th e "boy of th e st r eet," a n d hi s h o pes w e r e fu lfill ed wh e n h e w as a ppointed to the care o f the Mls· sion of Our L a d y of M e r cy and the W o rkin g B oys' H om e in Chi cago. Nor has M o nsig nor Qullle n eglect e d the n eeds of the Catholic working g irl. Already h e has added t o h is cred it the foundation of the three Rita Clubs that h a v e proven to be s u ch a b less in g to Ca tholi c worldng girls wh o h a v e an a bsolute n eed o f a home am o n g those of th e ir own ! aith. Since it is so univer sall y lm o wn it will be quite unne cessary t o r e t e ll M onsign o r Quill e's s u cce ss as ge n e r a l sec t·et a r y of th e In tern a tion a l E u c h a r is tic cong r ess. Th e o ff icia l m otion p icture o f the Congress t hat Is n ow be ing s h o wn in a lm ost ever y p a rt of the world w as a l so pre p a r ed und er h is direction. It is f o r t his r eason that the ,cele bra ti on of his S il ver Jubil ee h a d ... !t o \be postponed f or three m o nths. . T he fac ulty , al umni. a n d st ude n t s o f S t. V iato r Coll ege are un a nim ou ~ in t h eir w is h es fo r Mon s ig n or Qullle's h ap· piness a nd s uccess in a ll of his charit a bl e en d eav o r s for man y year s to come.
g ive n in the Club Rooms . That the " s mok e r" is a n e ffective m ea n s f or doshort address by F a th er Maguire in in g a w a y with dull a n d lame Sa turday which he told o! the present obstacles night, s h as been am pl y prove n b Y' the confronti ng our diligent and ins pired two thu s f a r gi v e n . debating team in r egard to their eastern Cards, mus ic , ! ood, and c h atter were tour and asked tha t th e college young a g a in the unde r s cored features of th e men, as a unit, would contribute the ir pt·ogram. N on e o f th ese pastimes , howundi v ided suppo rt t o the team . H e es- ev e r, could m a t c h with the illuminating pecially stressed th e fina ncial difficulties a nd marve lou s d em o ns tration given by t hat had arise n fr om th e withdra w a l o f t h e notorious "Dutc h.1 ' ;phre nologist, two of the eastern c oll eges from the de- D oc H-a rmbrus t e x· who w as quite ably bating catalogu e . In c onclu s ion, F a the r ass is t e d in his unca nny work by the Mag u ir e, in a d e precat ory fashion sta t e d g lib -t o n g u e d p sychia tri s t , W. Cutcheon that h e was not compl e te ly adverse to M cCi elland. Doctors H-nrm b t·us ter a nd accepting m a t e ria l contributions from M cClelland, both :full o:t d evil ish divinathe college students if they continued tio n, astoundecl m embe rs in the aus o strenuousl y t o in s is t upon g iving. di e n ce by pe n e tra ting into the very I mmeclia t e ly followin g the very inter- pe n etra lia of the minds o f th ose present, ~sting talk , th e "big-g unners " a mon g informin g ever yon e wh a t enigmatic the five h u ndred. b r idge a nd euchre t hou g hts w e r e lurk in g the r e. The docplayers swun g the ir card d ecks in to ac· to r' s m ystic power s c ove r the past, t ion, and the ga m es wer e o n. The v e r y present a nd future . It is onl y at a con· noticeable p r e f e r e n ce f o r five hun dr ed sider a bl e e x pen se th a t h is ser v ic es can proba bly res ulted fr om.. th e g eneral d e - be ob t ai n ed but as h is s ubjects p r oved siri! for hi g h scores (w h ethe r in or out so unus u a ll y Inte r estin g , t h e d octo r r e of th e hol e did n 't seem to m a ke a grea t fu sed to t a k e a n y r e mun eration . Doc Cifl"t·rt.lJCe with th e m a j ority ), and th e 1-1-armbru s t e r 's d iagn osis r evealed the added zest a ffect ed b y a few , nobly a t· fa ct th a t nin e ty nin e pe t· c ent o f the t e mpting t o cap t ure eit h e r th e hi g hest a u d ie n ce were e ithe r paran oid s , or mohonors or th e con solatio n prize . r on s . A ccordin g t o hi s esti mate he and When the sch ed ul ed fi ve gam es of his assis tant w e r e the onl y n o rmal per· five hundre d h a d been played, the win- s o ns present. E ver y one w as g r eatly s urprisse d and ner, Harold "Teats" C os tigan, was a.wa rded fir s t pri zt:l. J e tTy V\7 hile, a ~ a pl ea sed whe n Jimmi e D a l r y mple t oo k splendid r ew a rd for hi s nobl e and co n- oc casion t o present th e qu ondam an d sistent l osses. gain ed p ossess ion of the th e future capta in s of th e basketball cove ted "boob y " p rize , a h a nd some ten squ a d. J o hnn y Be nda , th e r etiring capt a in, r eceived hi s r ound of applause cent p ackage o f " Beechnut." Popular On the h eels of t h e prize awards, the w ith customa r y n och a la n ce. magic w o rd "lun ch " was heard a nd a "Duck y" O 'Malley , t h e cap tai n-elect, concerted ru s h f or the lun c h c ounte r was ap par e ntly ove r com e b y t he cheers took place . Stacks o f h a m a nd peanut th at g reeted him fo r w h e n h e w as callbutter sa n dwich es , aided in th eir d o wn- e d upon t o s peak, h is nost rlls s h ivere d ward co u rse by c u p s of steamin g coff ee, a nd q uive red as i f in expect a tio n o:t and top ped off b y coold es of ch oice var- n e xt y ear 's r ace. E veryon e was highly GOLD ROOM OF HOTEL KANiet y, quic kl y di sap peared. After t he pleased with th e cho ice m a de. KAKEE SCENE OF EVENT Coa c h Sam M cAlliste r ' vas called bounteous feast th e g uest s d eparted for Roy H a ll leavin g t h e h os pita bl e upon to say a f ew w o rds-which he did On th e eve nin g of Ma r c h 28th the in hi s t y pi cal sombre a nd earn es t s tyle, A c.:'l.d e m y graduati n g class a nd m emsophomores to th e clean -up t a sk. be rs of th e A cade my bask e tba ll squad t e n der ed a ba nque t t o Coach B a rrett in a pprecia ti on of h is work during the past s eason. A m on g the g uest s o f the evenin g w e r e R e v. J. W. R. Mag uire, FIRS'l' ~IEETING HELD IN COLLEGE VLUB ROO~IS AN OPEN LETTER TO Tlill S P A.t"ISH c. s . v . a nd R e v. L. Philips, c . s . v ., as r e presen tatives of the fa culty a nd DorCL UB othy a nd Mrs . Earl Math ew s o f K a nkaThe firs t year S pa ni s h Class recently l< ee , m o th e r of Ed M a th ew s , a member enjoyed a lect ure on Ce rvantes, th~ PROF. JOSEPH J . PERE Z of th e t eam . outstandin g fig u re in Spa ni3h lite rat ure , It h as bee n w it h s-r ea t pleas ure and Th e dinn e r was serve d i n th e Gold given b y P1·of. J. J . Pe r ez. Th e prin c iThe pal p h ases o f the w rite r' s lifo w e r e in te r es t t h a t I h ave w elcom e d the f u l- R oom of th e H ot el K a nka k ee. t a bl es w e r e arra n ged in t h e trad it ional touc-h e d upo n , hi s b irt h in Al ca la d~ fillm e n t o f the lo n g c h e ri s h ed wish o f H e nares tt! 1547 , h is s u p p o3 ~ d studies at h av in g a Spa n is h Club in which t h e "V" with accommo da tion s !or f o r ty-fi v e din e r s . Mu sic :tor th e occasio n was furthe Uni ver sity o f Sala m a n co a nd hi s st uden ts of thi s la n g uage m ay find the ni s h ed b y th e A cad em y Orc h est r a . T he atte nda n ce a t Seville, hi s f r ien dship best way of se lf exp r ess ion . I f eel it '' g r a nd e e n semble" of fl o ra l d ecorations, with Ca rdina l Aq uavl va. An inte re sting passage was a n account of hi s brav- m y du ty to r espon d t o t his ca ll , e ncour- Orc h es tra, g leam in g chande li er s and ery in th e bat tl e of L e p a nto in which age th e e ffo r t s of m y pupil s in th eir snowy li n e n produce d a ve r y p leasing he lost a n a rm a nd ga in e d the nam e stru ggle f or pe rfec ti on . and k ee p alive effe ct. 'W ith the compl e tion of the meal. "El Man c o de Lepa nto"-the one-a rme d m an of Lepanto. H e was . for a ti m e th e spilit o:t S t. V iator tllat we often Toa s tm ast er Jose ph Me itzl e r exte n d ed held pri son e r in A lg ie r s . It is t h ou ght hear e xpre ssed in th e L oy a lty Song: a bri e! w elcorne to th e assembl ed guests that. · durin g this time , h e wrot e some '"St ri v e , s tri ve with mig ht a nd main, and imm e di a t ely introduced John Daly, Loya l h ea rt s bea t t o r you." ca ptain of t h e ba s k e'tba ll tea m a nd presof his imm o rta l li nes. The inte r es t fo1· thin gs S pa nis h is ide nt o f t h e Aca d e my class o :t '27. In La G a la t ea. a pastora l poem; N o velas Ejemp la res a nd t h e m ost famili a r to be ing f e lt e.ve r y wh e r e n ow in a way a ver y in te res tin g t a lk, Mr. D a ly asAmerican r ead e r s . Don Quixot e Y never be fo r e ex pe r ie n ced, a nd the heri- s ured Coach :Ba rret of the hig h estee m San c ho P a n za a re hi s g r eat es t work s . t age of S pa in in A m e ri ca, w hi ch in the in whi c h h e was h e ld by th e m embers Prot. P e r e z explai n ed t o hi s class in days o f y ore led h e r t o th e climax of ot the s qua d a nd t h e ir a pprecia ti on :tor Cervantes occ upies so hi g h ~ pl ace in h e r g lo r y, is now a wa k e nin g with a new his e ffort s in the,ir beh a lf. The n ext the world o f a rt, and Is fre que n tl y ca ll · for ce an d ins pi ra ti o n. Th e d iffe r e nt nn · s pea k e r to t a k e th e fl oor was James ed the Sh a kespear e o r S pai n . In an lio n s of t h is Con ti nent , the m a jority of Co rbe tt of the Gra dua tin g Class who a g e whe n r om a n ces o f c hi valry w e r e wh om s peak th e la n g uage o r Ce rva ntes, b r oach ed th e s ubject of the M e morial so much In vog ue, Cer vantes to ok it feel th e necessi t y o f givi n g each ot h e r Arc h t o be e rect ed ove r the e ntrance to upon himsel f t o c ombine the r eali s tic a h e lpin g h an d in orde r t o effect a be t- th e ca mpu s. A v e r y g ra tifyin g com· with th e e nth·e ly im agi n a t ive and t o t e r und Pt-st:l.n cll n g nmon g t h emselves . m e nd a ti on of th e ba nqu e t w as n ext in In th is n e wl y Co1·m ed Cl u b , o ur ef- o r de 1· b y F a th er M a guire wh o among make the c hl va lre s q u e seem so to tall y ridi c ulo us th a t th e p o pula r t as t e w o uld t o ns s h a ll be d i1·ec te d , n ot only towa rd oth e r t hings t old the s t ude nts of his th e m as t ery o:t th e la n g uage itse lf, but effo rt s t o brin g .the Cat holic Sta t e T ourcha nge. H e s u cceed e d t o s u c h a n ext e nt tha t write r s of ot h e r lan d s f oll owed m ore over w e s h a ll try to ge t Into clo!ier n a m ent t o S t. Vi a t or 's n ext year. Seco ntact with the hi s tory, lite rature , cus- lecti on s by th e orch esta. f ormed an imhis exampl e , N as h, L e Sage a nd othe r s . Pto! P e rez c losed hi s lecture with a toms , a n d traditions or the S panish p o rta nt part of th e a fter -dinn e r enterpeo pl e. In th is mann e r w e will <'Orne tainm e nt and with th e close of Coach comparison o f the date of Ce rvantes and Shakes pea r e-Ce rva ntes 1547 -161 6, to a be tte r und e rstandin g o r th ese B a rre tt' s speech o f a ppreciation th e peo ple a nd perha ps com e to the reali- ba nque t cam e to a v ery sati s factory Shakespea re 1 5 64-1 616 . The Club E s pa n ol Cerva ntes he ld its zatio n that we ha v e mu c h in co mmon con e! us io n a mi d c h ee rS a nd th e chorus wi th the m. ot ' ·Ye Fi g htin g M e n ot Vi a t o r ." initia l mee ti ng In the College Club It is th is lack o:t u ndersta n d ing that rooms on Sa turday m oi-n ing . F a ther Th e V iatoria n s t aff loses a ver y cap Plante and Fathe r M arza n o w er e g u ests has enge nde r ed .so man y pre judices, or the Club. The m eeting was open ed and has prevented th e growth ot a s uf- a bl e sport editor when W illiam J. Caswith th e ro ll cal l a nswe r ed b y a Span- ficie n t ly enlig hte n ed publi c o pin ic;.n In sid y '29 w as forced t o di scontinu e his Ish prove rb . Th e p r ogramme consist ed th e U n it ed Sta t ~s in r e fe r e n ce to LatJn . s tud ies last m o nth . B ill' s d isconttnu· or a Spani s h poe m "Es tudia ," S r . S I- A merica n affa irs. V e ry much can be an ce was d ue t o a v a r iet y o f compllcamon Leg ris; a S pan is h s to r y "Ca per - accomplis h ed w ith good -w Jll and co- ti on s. c hie f amon g th em c hronic ear We' re hoping that h e w ill cuita R oy a," S e n o rita M . L uisa Bea u - ope ra t ion , a nd I si n ce r e ly congratulate t ro u b le. clerc; a p iano se lection " La P alo m a ," m y s tudents tor th eir a ttitude, and I agaJn r esum e bJ s place on the statf R. Gan:a ; o. Spanis h game in which th e enco u rage the m to be Joyal- Joyal t o w h e n the a u t umn sem est e r open s, e n tire class joi ned ; p iano selection, R. th e ir duties - t o their t eachers- and to w hile w e wish h im th e best o f s uccess the ir Alma Ma ter . in t he m eantime. Garza.
season in g r ea t style . The entertainment
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COACH BARRETT BANQUETED BY ACADEMY TEAM
CLUB ESPAGNOLE CERVANTES
VISITORS WILL UPHOLD THE AFFIRMATIVE SIDE Arter a prol onged a nd success ful tour in w hic h some of th e b est colleges in the middle w est have been m e t a nd d efeate d , the Northwes t ern Un iv e rsity D ebatin g t eam fro m Eva n s t on, Illinois, w fll m a tch the ir wits a gai n s t the local trio In a n atte mpt to arrive at a prope r un derstanding of the Prohibition Amendme nt. The Eva nston t eam has a lready de f ea ted the s tro n g Mic higan
~:t;~;s~~~n t:~:e~~da te: ; ; ~str~~gd:~~ in the d eba t e this evening. H e ld in K. C. Hall . Th e deba t e will be h e ld In th e Knights of Columbus h Q.ll In K a nkakee and Judge D eselm w ill a ct a s c h a irman. Th e1:e will be no d e ci s ion r e nde r ed after the a r gumen t s have been presented but th e audien ce w ill be a ll owed to in terragate the d ebate rs on a ny point that concerns th e question as presented. Stafford Will Op en N e gativ e. T h e case fo r th e n egati ve , whic h the Viator t ea m will d e fe nd, will be open e d by Mr. J o hn Sta fford. H e w ill be f ol· low ed b y Mr. J a m es Conn or. Mr. J. All e n N ola n wm con clude the c onstructive ~p eec h es f o r the locals . Inte n!iive work has bee n put o n the d ebate during t h e last f ew w ee ks in order to stre n gthen the positi on o f th e Via tor t eam as much a s possible . Althoug h R ev. J. W. R. Mag u ir e, c . s. v. , th6 d ebat e c oach, is greatly occupie d with othe r matter s of a v ery imp orta nt natu r e, h e h as engage d in s e v e r a l le n gthy s ession s with h is tea m In preparation for the com ing season w h ich w111 b e the most exten· sive that St. VIator has ev e r a tte mpted. Springfield Hears Debaters. Tuesday e ve ning , M a rch 22nd a t the K. C . building in Sprin gfie ld, the s ix men who wtll carry the colo rs of St. Viato r in th e inte r-coll egiate d e ba tes thi s y ear m a d e their las t a ppea rance ~:~~~~ ~:aeso~o-rm;!v~i~n;~ R~f Mt:geui~:: coach ot the t ea m, had m ade arr a n gem e nts f or the t eam in th e capital c ity and the e nthu s iasti c r ece ptio n a ccorded the fore nsic a rti sts i n some m easu r e re-
~l;c~~r\~~~!fdh ~:~e:~o~h~~;h;a;:~~~e~~ ciologist. As th e trip was made in R e v. T . Harrison 's m ot o r car, it wa s p os s ible to remain ove r nig ht i n the capita l in orde r t o go o n a s ig ht-seeing t o m· the following day. Upon th eir a rriva l in Spring-
field, th e Viat or m e n were met by Mr. James P e if er, a gra dua t e of last year. "Jim" c onducted th e t eam to his home where a deliciou s di nne r awaited the youthful D e m osthe n es. After s pe nding a delightful hour as the g u es ts ot Mr. Peifer, th"e t eam proceed ed to the K . C. h a ll wh ere t hey were g r eet ed by the Pre s ide nt of t h e Catholl c D a u g hter s of Ame r ica a n d t h e Grand K n ig ht or the S prin gfield Coun c il of t h e K n ig hts of Columbus. ·A large audie n ce r e presenting members of both soci e ti es that were span soring the deb a te w as In a ttenda nce and all were v e ry muc h pleased with the evening's en t ertainment. Mr. J. Allen Nolan ope ned the d ebate f o r the affirmative . H e was followed b y Mr. Maurice LeClaire ,th e first speaker :tor the negative. Th e n ext s peake rs were Mr. J ohn Ell is and Mr. J o hn Stafford. The case f o r the affirma tive w as c losed b y Mr. James Conno r a nd that o! the negative w as con cluded by Mr. Warren M c Clella nd . Af te r t h e reb utta l speech es had been d eliver e d, the t eams we r e dismissed for a f ew minutes while an op en forum vote was take n. The sma ll margin whic h d e t e rmjn ed the victory is significant of the compa rative ly equal strength of the opposing sides and speaks well f or the presenta tion o f the in dividual m embers of the teams. Before r etur ning on Wednesday, Rev. J. w. R. Mns-uirc con ducted the t eam through the Capitol. Here the team was afforded t h e oppo rtunity to meet Governor Sma ll in his office, and also the Lieuten an t-Governor. Later the House of R eprese ntatives w a s visited while in session and the Speaker invited th e d eb a t e rs t o lis te n t o the hear· in gs fro m his d ais . Afte r v isiting all the points of inte r est in the Sta t e House, F ather M ag uire s howe d the team through the Ce ntenn ial Building. A!ter lunching with the . !Pr esident of the Ca tholic Daug hte rs or America, at the famous St. Nicholas Hotel, the m em· bers or the team visited the Lincoln monume nt before leaving the city. On the return trip, a short s t o p w a s made in Bloomington at the home of Mr. and Mrs. McClella nd, parents o r Mr. War· r en McCl ella nd. ---=-=-===~-------(Co ntinu ed o n P age - Two)
NEW . CAMPUS~I;:=S~;,=D=A=N=T=E=A=LI~G=H=IE~RI=, BEING IMPROVED CLUB Durin g th e past t w o week s a corps of w o rke rs unde r the direc ti on of F at h e r Fren c h h ave been b u sy with the ann ua l "sp rin g clea nin g . " The w o rk on th e g rounds is mu c h m o r e exte n s ive tha n it h a s eve r been In t h e pas t. S pecial attention is be ing pa id t o provid e suitab le scen e ry a nd ba ckground f o r the t wo new buildin gs ; f lowe r bed s and plots a r e a lready beginning to t a ke form and inte rvenin g - s p a ces a re bein g ra pidly s odded . Th e un sig htl y tru ck that fl a nk ed th e railroad t rack duri ng t h e a utumn a nd w inte r months has bee n re m oved. Th e shacks tha t s hut off th e v iew from th e north side of th e r e fract ory have bee n eithe r junl<ed o r r emoved a nd t h e h ig h d ilapida t ed boa rd .'fen ce (redole nt of quondam V iat or) tha t jo ined in c urta in ing th e vi ew h as been re placed b y a neat low wire a ffa ir. Old tl o we r bed 8 a r e be in g t urned ove r , leaves a nd rubbi s h r a k ed u p , seed sown , and s od la id. Fat h e r Fre n c h is a tru e lover of thin gs botan ical a nd is g ivin g much o f hi s tim e t o the beau ti f yi n g of the campu s from thi s a n g le. Art Pro vanch e r and Ed D o nah ue , his imme· diat;_e assis ta nts, handl e the ir in s truments wi t h a rtis tic nicet y and seem to d e rive mu c h p leas ure !ro m thei r r e fin ed wo rk . At the sam e tim e w e observe a crew o! hus kies d evoting inte ns ive w ork to the r ev a m pi n g o f the sen ior leagu e base· ball dia m o nd . An ticipating a strenuous r oun d of basebaJl act(vi t y, Fat h e r H a r r ison i s takin g precaution t o h ave his cliamond i n excell e n t s h ape a nd with th is purpose In mind h e Is h a ving the sod re m oved. This happen s t o be ver y opportun e as good u se is f o u nd f or the s od o n t he lawn s a round the two n ew build ings. In a ll it's q ui te a s t renuo us "sprin g clea n in g .''
TWO "''EW MEDALS OF HONOR Thro u g h th e influ e n ce o f our t eache r , Pro f esso1· M . M ascarlno Ch a n o ux, th e D a n te A lig hi erl Socie t y of R ome b a s endow ed t h e Ita li a n d e pa rtme nt or St. V ia tor Co ll ege with two beautiful gold m e da ls ,-on e f or the coll eg e I talian c la ss a nd th e ot h e r for the two high school class es. On e s ide of the medals bears th e like n ess of D a nte , and the other pi c tu1·es th e city of Florence, birthpl ace of the g rea t p oe t, and cradle of the Ita lia n la n g uage a nd a rts . The med4ls wi ll be bes t ow ed, n ot at graduation , but a t th e c losin g of eac h year' s s eco nd sem es te r.
"NON N OVA, SED NOVE" A ccordin g ly, n ext June , a m ember of the ·Ita lia n Ge n e ra l Con s ula t e of Chi· cage wm present the t wo m ed a ls t o the coll ege a n d hi g h sch ool s tudents wh o h ave m ost di s tin g u is h ed th em selves In the s tud y o! the Ita li a n Ja n g uag ue. The t wo m edals of h o n or w ill be ea ge rly co ntes t ed b y the fiftee n st ud en t s of cotlege an d h igh sc h ool. L . MARTOCCIO.