THE VIATORIAN PUBU SHED BI-WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF ST. VIATOR COLLEGE.
ENDOWMENT ISSUE No . 14.
VOL 44
SATURDAY, MAY 28, 192.7.
PLANS COMPLETED FOR ENDOWMENT DRIVE
THE ST. VIATOR REV. PRESIDENT coLLi~~;~;DEiEN~~YAL\ REVEREND J. P. O'MAHONEY EXTENSION CLUB MAKES APPEAL FACTOR. WILL MANAGE THE CAMPAIGN BOURBONNAIS TO THE ALUMNI ITS PURPOSE, AIMS AND AD- ASKS OLD STUDENTS TO ASVANTAGES SIST IN ENDOWMENT WORK. OBJECT-The
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After a very ca.re!ul study ot C()ndi· lions in the ed u cational world. n.nd In part icul ar o! the position whic h St. Vialor College occupies therein. the nuthoriUes or the College and the mc:n· hers ot the Alumni Association h nvo decided that the tim e has come to work ! or the establishment o ! an Endow ment Fund. Be!ore entering upon this e nterprise certain plans wer·o discussed at the l nst two annual m~tlngs of tho Alumni Association, nnd at severn! meetings ot the executive committee \If the Alumni Association an d the ot!i ce r~:~ ot the College held dut·ing t h o l nst six months. Th ese plans n.s t o•·m ul at('d a nd adopted are: l. The objectiYe is an adenuo.te en· dowment. 2. Th e perpetuity o! th e e ndowm ent will be secured by the establi~h · m ent o! a trust fund. 3. St. Viator College Extension Club as incorporated by th e Sta.t o or Illtnols, (Charter applied t o a·,). will co llect , control and place In Trust the !unds !or St. Viator College. .J . The Treasurer o! tho Club will b :3 the Business Manager o! the t.:n· d owmen t campaign. 5. The Trust will be legally es tah· li!:lhed and the !unds place d thereIn k ep t lnto.C't V.Ef a pe-,·petual en· Uowmt:mt. 6. The r evenue rmm the endowm ent will Ue used !or a three Cold pur · pose: a. D ev elopment of the Colle~ In Faculty. equipment, bulhllngH and grounds. b. To promote nthleti CR and other student activities. c. Student ald. 7. The ann u a l distributi o n o! the <· n · dowm ent •·eve nu e will be dc.tel'· min ed at th e b egi nnin g" ot th o yen r by n mnjorlty vote or the Ronrd (J ( Dlrectonc of the St. Vlntot· Co ll e~(' Extension Club. 8. In dis tributin g the r eve nu n thP. Board wi ll a lways scrupulouHiy rLd· h e r e to the wishes or the ol'i~lnnl d onor s whenever th ere IH an ng t·ce ment to that etrect. 9. Funds will be raised throu ~ h D o na· lions, Beques t ~. and rn surnncc. 10. Thnt th e Dlrtctors of tho Club n.n d the o Ctl ce rs o! th e Co llege wil l 11old ' t Joint meeting a t lf'nMt onco .... yeo.r to discuss probl e m~:~ ot mulu <tl Interest.
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and t.aculty and also the establishment Dear Sons ot Viator:You have always been a source ot or an endowment and other tund8. MEM13ERS--Fonner etudenta and encouragement to the teachers who have been a source ot Inspiration to you. nther trJend.e: o r the COllege who contri· Chiet ly through your generosity has bote to the Extension Fund. Viator grown trom the little sc hool MEAN8-Each rncmb<> r oC the Club mak.es a donation either annually or !ound ed in 1865 by Father Beaudoin and Brothers Bernard and Martell and supevery eix montb.a preterably In April and October. There Is no aet amount; ported by their meager earnings, to u magnt!Icl ent Col1ege with a group Qt It is purely a tree-will of!erlng !or the gOOd cl t thf' cause. Each donor may bulldJngt~ upon a beautitul la nd sca1:>ed campus o! spacious acres, well-manned apply hi8 ~"itt to nny one () ( the tour Ex..teni!lon F'unds,. namely: The Endow. s.nd equippe-d to care Cor its tour hundred students. Your inves tment has ment F·und, Th e Building Fund, The Student Activity Jf'und, The Student Ahl yielded a thousandfold. Success urges Fund, or he mtly leo.ve the C lub tree u s to g r eater e!forts and hence toda y to dhH>OHC o r It Cor some other College we come to you Alumni and fri en ds ot St. Viator College an d ask you to endow vu.rpo~re . your Co ll ege. In this practical age tt ADVAN'T'AGES-Thc Extension ' lui> Is not necessary tor me to advance provJdctt tor the growth or the College. r easons to prove the needs an d advan· H promotes the Indepe n dence ot th e tages ot an Endowment. Th e dally College. lL protects tho dignity or th e papers announce government approprla· (.!o11t•ge-. lt vrPve ntH the obtrusion ot lions to State Universities a.mounUng busln ·BB matters Into the social a ftalrs annually to several millions ! o r current ot the College and the Alumni. It en· expenses and also tabulo us sums ! rom abi CJt lh(> rn(>:rnbf·r~ to s h are In the good private pbUanthropy tor th e support work.B ot the CoJJ.-·ge und Jn the prayers and endowment o! Non-Catholic denom l· and other t!lplrltual bene tlt e o! the Via· national schools. Our CathoUc Colleges todan Order. wlth tew exceptions ba ve bad to worry MO'I."fO--Be o. builder o! Vlator- along through a p recarious existence, Joln thf- 1-;.t:t(.'nt.-lon CJub. burdened wttb debt, doomed to failure WE're it not for the hel p which Is ~lven
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U'Mahon ey, French, Mnrsono, Thomas L ynch. John Lynch, O'Connor and clency, n e ver t or an lnstnnt, h oweve a·. l< c ll y trom the College were present In f orgetllng that the b asis ot the perma · the t:Janctuary. Th e beauti ful lesso n ot nent wealth o! ou r Cath oli c 1nst1tut1ons h er d evo ut u :·llgious lite was very g rn e· is th e consecrnted lives o! the m e n n nd Cull y a nd to uchin g ly reh ea r s d to th e wom en who have given their all t or congrega ti on by h er pastor. thls n ob le cnuse. I n eed not ask !rom M i~s Duffy was born at Ca mpus, Til.. you In Fath er 0'1\•J ah~mey's beha l! ll September 14th. 188·L and a!ter co m h earty re.1wo n se to 1:1~ a ppeal ! o r a.n En · pletJn,:: the co urse &1ven In th e l ocal dowment tor you kn ow his l ove ! or sc h ool s h e entered St. Xavier 's Aca· VIato r And 1 l<no w yo u :· <l evo tlon t o tr'l i! dPmy, Otlawa, Illino is, t o prepa r e h er o ld schoo•. ~e lf t or her life 'vork ot teac hin g. Sh e Pray ing G od t o bless our e ffo rts nnd made her normal a nd university coursea In Indlanrt an d a f ter a. rew years tea.ch· lng In Crunpus she acce pted a pofSillon n.nd St. Via t or ollege In particu l a r . I In the c·lty ~chool s o f Kankakee, 1111· nola. She was closely ld en tltl ed with r emu.ln. Ev(' r grntetully yours, J thf' prog r es6 and activities o! school T . J. lUCE, c. s. v. 11!1:' In thf1t clty duri ng th e past twenty Pres id ent sea r t1. In the lleath o! Miss Dutfy, St. Via· tor's College m o urns th o l osa o r o n e ot Its most ac ti ve bene factor~. She gave the Co ll ege u bi g shal'<> In th e grea t IOV(' which r:the had t or ever-y ca use th11 t JH"Omoted th e g lory ot (:(t(! lind the
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Tnh er profession as schoo l te~her Jn the city 8Chools or Kankakee during th e past twenty years 8he manlf e:tt t ed In WCi rd ftnll <h•f'd ancf by her V(1ry lifro :L h1gh appreclatlon ot h e r exalted callfng. A1J a conxeq ue-nce a h e was loved by tb6 young and appreciated by th t: school o tttctni.EI u a mot~t auccet~.e·tut t eac her. After au:hool hours Bhe gathered the Itt tie onel!l who had no o n e to teach them th~ lawa ct God and the love ot Jt!IUII. Day alter day she we.ot about among th.:o poor without c1letinctJon o C m.t'P- or C'4>lor to reUeve poverty and eu tterlng, to r-emovfi" tg-nor ance and pre· ) Udl('•·. l11 l'IJH"r-ad happtnc•l!i l.tO•Il'IUn~thJnf" fn th~ d..'lrk piMt-.!J o t Ute She had n o tlmt• fur ar.)da1 turtctJona: her da.YI were f\11·-ol ""Hh thF- ('&tfi'~ o! th""' dl 11 r oom ptu• t hi- countlea a~t• o C mercy wht<:h •htt added Joyfully to th,. duttu a t
torm the Superlor fl o r th e ViatorlanH de lded that the Importance ot the work ca.llf•d t or one member o r the order t o give hliJ whole time and e-n,.rgy to pro~ mote it. For thhJ rE"ason they ~lerted Fu.ther O'Mahoncy un(J appointed him as manager o ! lhe P.ndowment nctlvJ . ti~'>S, a l tE-r r el!evtn,:r h im o r all nther re,.ponelbllillf"B JCO that he might fOnC'f·n· trn.tf'l all his enP r glee upon an a.chi.-.v . mbnt whtch rall8 tor undlv\df<d ft.Ll~>n tlon anfl tr-ained lf'o.dt~rsthlp . Fn.th.-,r O 'lfahoney ha.H ~en a.ctlvlf>ly r,ngflgf'~J for ov('r & fJUartf!'r ot a. C{·ntury In prr, motlng thf'> tnt~re-"u. ot St. Vln.tor cr,J -
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truth g-tvln« f"ndowme.nt whtch 1h6 et~~ tabllaht-d at St. Vtator'a (...'.r>UI"tre t o r the bl"n4"' (1t ot Cathollc l"ducatton ThrOU'Ch t@ htl'r. Nor munttk nt gHt or t!'lghty ac.rtu~~ h ! :-1 M • 11 PI'OiLJCd r·f h .. r m,. •nl'l a• dch farm W.nd trom tlu! t a.rnUy e tate o C hrr tlme w do t~ thin&' nea.r BucklnC"ham, lJIJnot• ahe not onJ.r thAt CGUl'H ft•r f!'tf'TnUy. Wu tMre an ! ultlJI~ tb-~ dytn tnjunt f.f,,n• tha &Jtu beaatftt d . chapel to bf! ,cTH.t pion r ot CatholiCity In KankA 4"1 l'' J ~ lTlJl to be< t um.t.h k: t•'HlntY. b#'r aalntly tathllll' Ja.frl4l!l td t- h r to t,. bMu-'ht o hom,.111 Ou! but lh~ h.u "' l vot'n n lm~~'J ril rtcl d.rfoary. Ann ' • p ,..., m I ' lfJ th f:nriiJ11fm,.nt nv>vetn#!TH ot St J bee P~""~ and I'll her \'l&tnr 1 CniJ"SA whl(' h h:u N.\r"r"14M tr
cessivelr. His expel'lencl', ns w e-ll n::J the hlgh c~teem in which he is h eld by the- Alumni. m ost t whom Eu·e his lntl· mate friends or personal acquaintn.nccs. excelle ntly quall!ics him. tot• th v<w Important and dl!ticul t work or c::~ to.b ~ lishtng nn Endowment !ot· tho College. In addition to expel'ience and c lose ns~oclo. tl on with the A lumni, FathN· O'Mahoney brings to his new wo t•k n love tor St. Viator's all ege whi c h hn~ gt·own into a pns~lon t h t'O tt ~h t h o yen.rs: nn abiding- ra.ith in tho cducH.t iO· nn. l mh:;~lon oC a n ln::"~tl t utlon thn.t h os hy sixty ye-ars ot fruitf u l service provNl Its wot·th : and tho unconquf:'n~bl o <.'on· !lde n cc ot f\. con!h·mcd optimist In t h o ultimate triumph o f the A lumni In tlwlr dovote<l etro l't~ t o give t v th('k A i m!\ M n.ter n n endowment thAt will mnko her rlourl~h In tho !ul tilhnent ot Ood'~ nobles t wol'i;:, tho r e lig-Ious C'ducn.tlon ot youth. A ttN· r eceiving his n.ppol ntm out .fi"alher 0'1\ l a hon('y d ed lctttNl thC' wol'k o! tho Endowmcnt nt th o st ud cn t~· M n...q~ In the Colleg-e Chapel on i\fay tho ttrst to our BICS5!ed Lady o r Pe rpetu n l ] lC'I p and pla.ced It also undo •· tho pntrona,!.ro of St. JosE>ph, the G.-ent Provkl(' a·.
Plan of Action. "Ac·{·OT'<.ling Lo p r el'lcnt P I'0$1pcct~ It wi ll tnkt: tw11 YNtt't~ t o lny l h (i f o u n(lol'lonH or tho endowment. "\<Ve h llV<' tllrcndy con~ um cd six monthR d iac u ~sln.~: t ho wa ys nncl m en n l:'l to assure SllCCOFIH. A com mlttt•o or tiCtcon (·onsi~tl n g nt thO Hnna·CI o! Dir ec t o r~ of l h o St. Vlntoa· C'ollo~o FJxt(l nAI(ln C'lub nn d tho l •:x fwu~ tlv e Committee o r tho A lumni Aflt-~O c tn · tlo n hnve taken up Ew Pry aet.nll or l. h iM unde1·tnkln~ nn <l outlln o(l n. piau whkh make~ It po~lbl o (W('T1 ror those l )! m odc~ t m ea nH to have ft. hi ~ ah t•ro In thl ~ g r e-a t n(·hlcveml\nl. Acroi'Ciing •o thi ~ pl n. n It wi ll bf' ]JI'O PO{'Nl to IIH~ yo un ~('l' membC>r::4 or tho A lumni whn n.r(t j uf!t ('Hiab llshlng- th (' n'IHfliVPH cll h l•l' In th (' l)rO f('88IOnH Or th e bU H hW to~H WO rld to takct out ln Murn n eo In ta.vor ot th o Co ll f'~(' nccor(lln g to Lhf" un lllml plnn f"XJ) lnlnNI e lAOW hP.ro In thlH hHtu o or: th o Vlo to ri£Ln . ThlH m eth otl n N·d not hf' rN!lrl('t.ed t o t ho yo un g(lr tn c mhfl l'H hut mftY ho u~ NI (WOn J,y fli('.fl 11r rrwn ,, H It thfly IH'Ci f Or It l() ft. dQr'l ftliOn oC <-Mh, t,o n<I FI, o ,• r N d f'-" tn.t o. \Vh!l r! r~ll \lu nntlon~ will h n k(lpl Jntn..r t tuc flrll lllW· monlH th o r·ov"nu(" rrum th on t m1~y \1(, A. pprrlprl n.t N I ro t· u ny u ti I) thrt--l th1 1 (l nno r OltlY 8 p(•C"Iry, ThiH p,-IV'NI 0 11 t 1p JIOI'tun lt y ll• g r o u nH () ( tlonunt t o l•~ ·r IJ(11Wllf• thf' m('.tn(li'.Y or n tt·nrht1r, ·r rt•lntiVfJ, or f~ !rlt<n tl h Y ('(Jm blnln g tt. ~~ if' <l ona tl f,nH to PRtnhlitth In hlH nfl rru • n burHI"l to PI'OVIflfJ rn r t ht) f!dU f'.JI ti()n o( fL ch·llf·rvlnir lftlUI ('.nt fL c·ha l r to ln ~ru n rc. "',-•rtn ln f'li UrfHl; fl. rounlifJ.Ll fHt t o rrnVIflil ( (Jr #10m(; Hflf•cln_J J)UI'fUIM(I MU(' h (t.iol prlZI<J4 or Ntlth rtwr~rclfl t r•r Ncrr,llf•nt·l\ In l'ltutllf'M, M' tv.-.n rt t,ull(llnK by n.l/c.wl n ,:.c tht• rt• vf·nu~ t() ftrc· umul r~t~, until It I~"~ llut f lf'lf1nt. Not on ly grn uo"'- hut ,.v,..n nn,-. dont•r may ll~>tt·rmlnfl th" ttllhrTrLir• Ultf' ,-, ( hilt fn11Urltrlf''1 to N•lollrlhth ft. Wf•mnrJttJ. ~l'h" r-:xtr·ru•hn'l ('hJh w ill Jelv#\ nn ;~b-.olutf• ""'UU.rftO t N• thnt ;111\JI•h lrrlf•n Ut~nH will t1o rrtlth fiiii Y rNtll7.-"'' l•~t,r thl.-! r;urlll.tfo!ft tht,y wi ll ld·H·r, rtH' l n-.!lr nt·t· pOI1t"y Jn n. tru-.t jojh I hat th•t Jrrt f•H tlnn "r•f•l'l ( f,-·11 hv th1• """('r rtHtY t o~· rtordi?:NI wht-n U/f• pf,J1t•y f" ,,rdrl
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