THE VIA TORIAN NO.3
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1927
VOL. XLV
ALL-SAINTS AND J. Allen Nolan CORNER STONE Pres. of Elected ALL-SOULS DAYS OF NEW CHURCH College Club WELL OBSERVED IS BLESSED
Father Cardinal Moderator of Senior Class
Father Rheams Delivers Beauti- Mr. Nolan Unanimously Elected To President's Office ful Sermon on All-Saints Day
Seniors Looking Forward "To Successful Year Under Father Highly Rated Opponents Held Scoreless Cardinal's Guidance
Two great feast days of the Church, All-Saints Day and A ll-Souls Day were fittingly and beautifully observed by the faculty and students of St. Viator College. Holy Commumon was distributed to the students at 7:10 on All-Saints Day. At 8 :30 IIigh Mass was celebrated by Rev. J.
V. Rheams, c. s. v., President of the College. A most inspiring and beautiful sermon delivered by Fath er Rheams reviewed to the students the outstanding virtues of our greatest Saints. Particular stress was placed Qn the youthful Saints. He reviewed th e lives of Sain ts Stanislaus and Aloysius, those two beautiful patrons -of boys and young m en, demonstrating t he truth t hat neither maturity nor circum stance are essential to lead the perfect life t hat leads to eternal joy. · y of gammg · · The opportumt p l enary indulgences for the Poor Souls was not overlooked. Throughout a ll of Tuesday, All-Saints Day, and Wednesday, AU-Souls Day, everyone ava iled himself of the privileges granted by Holy Mother Church for visits to the Blessed Sacrament during those two days. On A ll-Souls Day the students attended Mass and r eceived Communion at 6:30. On this day in particular · were the visits to Our Eucharistic L ord frequent and devout. The devotion of the Stations of t he Cross was observed for the Poor Souls during the afternoon visits.
DEBATING TEAM SCHEDULE WILL SOON BE FILLED Ten Debates Scheduled To Date; ,A Few More Expected Father Maguire, Coach of Debate, has been working for some time on a schedule for the ensuing season. To date he has scheduled ten inter-collegiate debates, five of which will be held in Kankakee, and five out of town. Home debates scheduled so far are with Oregon Un iversity, McMur· ry Coll ege of Abilene, Texas, St. Francis Xavier College, Loyola Univer sity, and Marquette Univer sity. Debates away from the College wi ll be held at Carroll College, Loyola University, St. Thomas College, Marquette Univer sity, and Va lparaiso Uuiversity. The two debates sc heduled with Loyola University, and the two with Ma rquette University wi ll each be dual debates taking place between two teams of eac h sc hool. Loyola w ill debate the negative team of St. Viator in Kankake e on t he same night that another Viator team will defend th e affirmative at Loyola. The Marquette debate is similarly arranged. When a few more debates have bee n scheduled, Father Maguire will close the sc hedule and devote his time to th e development of a number of representative teams chosen from the present Publ ic Speaking class and from the veteran de baters of las t year.
FATHER PLANTE DIES Just as the "Viatorian" was about to go to press word was received rhat Father J. R. Plante c . s. v. h ad died after having undergone an operation at St. Mary Hospital, Kankakee. Particulars will follow in a special issue of the Viatorian.
'Tis an oft r e peated paltitude that if you wou ld have something done efficiently you wou ld do well to go to a busy ;nan. Perhaps it was with such a thought in mind that the College Club elected to place the respons ibilities of the College Club Pre sidency upon the shoulder s of Mr. James Allen Nolan. Certainly t hey chose a busy man an d without a doubt they selected a proficient man . The election of Mr. No lan was an exceptionall y unanimous one as he was made president by the nomination alone, he being t he only one to receive a nomination. As is characteristic of his vigour an d initiative, t he new Pre sident of the College Club has inaugurated a volicy of efficiency and organization in the Club. The ultimate end of this policy is to inoculate a spirit of cooperation and soli darity into the body of the Club. President Nolan's plan form ul ates a series of three committees wh ich shall have a year's tenure. These committees are designated the service committee, the social committ ee, and the membership committee. In brief, the service committee will deal with such matter s t hat a r e of an executive character. The socia l committee, as t he term implies will co ncern itself with matters of a social nature . The social committee is auth orized to draw up an extensive social calendar for the year. The membership committee will app ly itself to any. matter that pertains to the College Club as an aggregate of several and various m embers. Thi s co mmittee directly reaches the various member s of the Club. President No lan does not intend to allow this plan a lone to terminate his policy of redintigr ation. He has other plans in mind but t h eir tentative ch aracter does no t permit him to place them in the form of statements. With t he new president of the College Club there seems to have come a r enewed spirit of cooperation and good w ill arnong the body politic, the Coll eg~ Clu b. The Club is behind Mr. Nolan to a man a n d will heartily endorse any plan that he deem s to be to the interest of t he Club. The Viatorian extends its congratu la tions and best w ishes to the new President.
FOOTBALL TEAM AND COACH TO BE HONORED College Club Will Fete Warriors and Coach Sam McAllister The football squad and Coach Sam McAllister w ill be entertained at a reception and smoker held in the College Club room s tomorrow night. At a meeting of the Advisory Board of the College Clu b last Monday it was deci ded to hold this eve nt as a fittin g close to a succesful sea son . The smoker will follow the usual lines for suc h events, but wi ll be distin~ guished by high class entertainment. The Advisory Board, at its meeting Monday, authorized the purchase of a radio for addition to th e furni s hings of the Club room. The outfit will include a six tube set of excellent standard make, an unu sually fin e loud speaker constructed especially for large room s, as well as all t h e other eq uipm ent necessary. It is hoped by the Service Committee that t he radio will be installed by Saturday and can be pressed into service for entertainment during the card games.
Rev. James F. Ryan, c. s. v., Pastor of St. Viator Parish, Chicago, Ill.
At a recent meeting of the Senior class convoked by Preident Leo Fitzgera ld, a moderator w~s chosen from the faculty. The Semor Class has been fortunate in the choice of Father Cardinal as mode rator and mentor. In Father Cardinal the Seniors are certain to find a man whose directive abi li ty a nd exce11ence for this position are on a par w ith the esteem and r espec t which he has enjoyed from the · student body of thi s institution. His popularity can only be explained by his a dm irable personal qualities and the zeal and devotion which he has manifested by countless services. The office which the Senior Class has respectfully requ ested him ·to accept is a recognition of the zeal s hown by a man who has not and does not spare himself when the welfare of the student is concerned. From another point of view, he has a specia l right to the memory of the Seniors in that the year of hi s ordination to t he pries thood and elevation to the chair of History coincide with their matriculation as College Freshmen. In consideration of this fact and of hi s coun tless se rvices, the members of the class are honor ed by the acceptance of Father Cardinal and are looking forward to a succesful year While no definite plan has been determ ined for th e ensuing year, the pol icy already outlined will run along scholastic and social lines. The consensus of opinions seems to indicate as many social events as are compatible with t he increased scholastic req ui rements of the Senior s.
The cornersto ne of the new St. Viator Parish Church a11d Rectory at Addiso n Street and Kee ler Avenue, Chicago, was blessed last S unday by the Right Reverend Edward F. Hoban, Auxiliary Bishop of the Arch.dio~ cese. A brilliant address was g1Ven by the Editor of t he "New \V"orld," Right Reverend Monsigno r Thomas V. Sh annon, a well known orator and scholar and pa stor of St. Thomas the Apostle Church. After the ceremony, the sacrament of Confirmation was adm inistered to a class of thr ee hundred children of the parish . The services of the day we r e concluded with Solemn Bened iction of the Blessed Sacrament at which Bishop Hoban acted as cele brant assisted by Father Ryan. The architecture of t he new buildings is of the Tudor Got hic style with exterior of Bedford stone a nd Mr. A. J. Lacharite, '93, Succu t stone t r immings. The interiot of cumbs Unexpectedly at the church w ill have t he ceiling finished in ornamental plaster with Assumption carved wood beams, walls of m arble, and floor of marble and t errazo. The church building w ill include a baseMr. Art hur .J. Lacharite, '90-'93, ment auditorium providing a spacious assembly hall with a seating capacity s uccumbed to a sudden heart attack of one thousand. The rectory \vill be on Thursday, November lOth. His a three story structure with li ving many friends at t he college were both rooms and two offices on the first floor, gri eved an d shocked to hear of his four complete suites on the second, unexpected demise. Mr. Lacharite an d two guest room s and a com mun- was a student of St. Viator College it y room on the t hird, and will be from 1890 to 1893. He is survived co nnected wit h th e church by a clois- by six children , two of whom are forter. Altogether, the structures will mer students of St. Viator, also by hi s parents, by four sist er s, and by cos t $300,000.00. In the co nstru ction of these two two brothers, t he la st a lso St. Viator new buildin gs, Father Rya n realizes a lumni. Funeral services were held t he culmination of a great ambition last Monday at S t. Mary's Church , and of long, persistent work. Since Ass umption. Interment was in St. leaving the College in 1919, Father Mary's Cemetery. Mr. Lach arite wa s forty-eight years Ryan, as Pastor of St. V iator Parish of age . H e was born in Assumption has distinguished him self by hi s an d was associated with hi s father, fa ithful work and has es tabli shed Mr. David La charite, in t he Illinois himself as one of the f oremost priests State Bank. Since his r egistration at St. Viato r College he has always of the dio cese. Father Ryan direc ted been interested in the ins titution and the affairs of the college during one two of hi s children, Leon and Charof its most stressful times. As Presi- les, were educated here. A s cashier dent d uring the schola stic year of of th e Illinois S ta te Bank of Assumption, he was a res pected man of acl918-1919, hi s financial ability. and knowledged high business integrity. his undaunted cou r age aided him in His excellent character, firm fait h, carrying the school through the cru- ;:mel fathe rly zeal have made him one cia l period. This same ability and whom his family, the community, and the Church will greatly mi ss. H e courage have made it possible for him was prominent in a ll loca l affairs, and to build the two new monuments to was a member of the Assumption God. We extend to Father Ryan, to Knight of Columbus. The Viatorian his assistants, Fathers McCormick, extends to Mr. Henry and Dr. H erman Galvin, and Lynch , and to the par- Lacharite, and to Messrs. Leon and Charles Lacharite ex pressions of ishio ners of St. Viator Parish, our deepest sympathy from the faculty heartiest congratulations . and student body.
ALUMNUS DIES SUDDENLY OF HEART STROKE
VIATOR SPRINGS SURPRISE ON CARROLL SQUAD In one of t h e most thrilling g rid battles ever staged on Luna Stadium field Cleveland , Ohio, the Green Wa~e of Viator battled t he strong John Carroll University to a tie. The game was witnessed by a crowd of from 5,000 to 6,000 cust omers who received more f ootball thrills for their money than any crowd ever assembled in said stadium. There was a game! Replete with h air-raising stunts that would put Ed Pinlaut's tonic to shame. Deadly t ackling, perfec t interference,. long end runs, beautifully arched passes and a smashing variety of line play. Botb teams functioned perfectly, pl ays were started an d worked, because men were in the game getting their man. The ball was worked hack and for th down the fi eld, by sweeping end runs and an accurate overhead attack, but when scores beca me a possibility the opposition braced to cause hope to vanish. Viator played an excellent styl e of ball. Delaney, Laenhardt, Evard and Florin a ll gave an excellent demonstration in the backfield. All three of these men carried t h e ball consistently a ll afternoon. I n the line O'Malley and May were the outstanding s tars . O'Malley playe d the best game of his career. His tackling in the line and in the open field was hard and deadly and on offense his work in smearing and intercepting passes was sensati onaL Captain May was termed the fastest bi g tackle ever seen on Luna Field, or any Ohio field by an Ohio man officiating. May went around the entire line time and time again to snag a runner, and re peatedly blocked men on the offensive. These m en stood out in the performance, but every man was working in top notch form. Herbert, Kelley, Meis, Furlong, and Walsko a ll played t he game of their lives. Carroll H as Powerful Team John Carroll had a powerful team ·in th e fi eld, one that was a threat throughout the game. Their 19 to 6 defeat of Lomba rd on the previous Saturday gives evidence of their strength . The Cleveland club has a wonderfu l pair of backs in Gaul and Lewis. Lewis is a colored star, and his work in rece ivi ng passes and returning punts was of a high caliber. Al ong with these men Eredics, Quility, Gowan and Milcarek were the outstandin g performers. The breaks of the game seemed to be about even. Carron marched the ba1l down to Viator's five yard line in the first quarter but Viator braced and Laehnardt punted out. L ewi s, of Carroll, punted after hi s men failed to make first down and Viator took the ball on her own 25 yard l ine. Laenhardt made a beautiful return punt to t he Carroll 32 yard line. Gaul and Lewis made a first down on s uccessive p lung es. Then Lewi s punted to Viator's 4,1 yard li ne to end the quarter. Second Quarter Viator ripped off a first down w ith Florin, Evard and Delaney carrying t he bal l. Laenhardt's ki ck was blocked . O'Mall ey recovered behind the line, it was Carroll's ball. Carroll passes failed and Viator took the ball on downs. Delaney and Florin advanced the ball to th eir 44 yard line. A pass, Delaney to Florin, gave th e Iri sh fir st down on CarroJI's 46 yard line. A series of passes fa iled. Laenhardt punted to Carroll's 18 yard line. Viator wa s penalized 15 yards. A pass Quility to Gowan, put the ball on Viator's 45 yard li ne, as the half ended. Score, Carroll 0; Viator 0. Third Quarter Delaney kicked off to Carroll's 28 yard line. Lewis and Gaul went through for a first down on th e 40 yard li ne. E redics made first down a round right end. O'Ma 1l ey intercepted a Carroll pass, r eturned it 20 ya rd s and fumbled when he was tackled. Quility recovered. Viatot Contin ued -:>n Page Five