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Junior Prom Plans Completed ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVED BY STUDENTS AND FACULTY INCOllEGE ClijB ~ OOMS Reverend J. W. R. Maguire, C. S. V., Delivers Address In Mem or y o£ War Heroes; Stresses F utility of War
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~::.es :oa:~~~ssinw:=ed:l~~re~re:); the President of the College, Rev. J. W. R. Maguire , C. S. V., on the sub· ject of their heroism and the circumstances of thei r sacrifice, which he, as a chaplain in the war. had witr:.essed. It held U1e audience in rapt attention and cal led forth the deep~ est emo tion of reverence. The essen tial points and so me of the words of the address were noted and are here presented, but the spirit that pervaded the entire audi ence during that brief tim e cannot be recaptured. Father 1\'~aguire's Address On this day and at this very hour fou rteen years ago, an armistice was declared in th e mightiest armed s truggle the world has ever seen. It is fitting that we pay high tribute to those young men wbo gave their dearest possession, life, at th e call of the ir country. It is not to praise
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cause in which th ese men foug ht doe s not detract from the lus t er of their honor. Their Memory is a sacred and inpe rishable thing. With the dawn of life sti ll in their eyes, they met betimes the evening shadows of death. Never did they see t he glory of the full day of th ei r manhood or the ri chness of the afternoon of li ves devoted t ()4 the useful and honorable pursuits of p ea ce. The pomp of war can never entirely obscure its ugliness. War is the reso rt of m en who have no t learned to use God -given reason. Napoleo n said th at God is with t he great est squadrons. It is not the cause that is rl gh t that always wins, but the mos t powerful armies. It (Continued on page Th ree)
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ast s osen And Chorus On Monday evening, Octo be r 3l, th e college refectory was the scenll Organized of th e long anti cipated Hallowe'en Party given by th e Mothers' Club, At th e sugges tion of man y who assis t ed by tbe Social Sorority. The saw the play as we ll as those who spi rit of the enchanted night was did not have th e oppo rtunity of see displayed in th e deco r ation scheme- in g the Maes tricht d r a m a, black and orang e s treame rs were produced by the s tudents of S t . Viahung f r om r af t er to rafter , and th~ j t or College two years a go, Rev. J . side-lights were shaded in th e same 'N . R. Maguire, C. S . V., P resident s easonal colors. ll ns co nsen t ed to t a k e ove r th e superCards vision of producing it once more. Cards were th e first order of th e T his tim e the play is to be given a evening. Hi gh sco r es were made by gain before a K ankakee audien ce, but J. Burke :Monahan, Miss Catherine will also be presen t ed three times at Schneide r, ?Y!rs Lillian LaRocque, and the a. uditotium, of the De Paul U n iH erman Snow. The door prize was Vf'rsity in Chicago a t the beginning
Auxiliary Visits St. B ernard Hall
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orln, Novembe r e leven t h. F t·. Dn.·r.c he was th e principal s peak er on th e large prog ra m th at w o.s p re-
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the occasion of their heroism, vlso won by Mr s . Lillian LaRocque. that we are gathered here t oday to In the absence of William Riley, pay our tribute to their memory. ] President of the College Club, Robthese young m en like yourselves, had ert No lan raffled the five -dollar gold all life before them. T his life, never piece fo r which the. or ganization has The gold so dear as when it must be g iven up , been selling chances. they forfeited t o make th e world safe piece was won by Miss Anna G randfo r us. pre. It would be a great mistake ever An d Dancing t o praise war , tho ug h in the past it About t en o'clock t he floor was has been the subject of some .of t h e turned over to the dancer s, who for g reatest literature ever written. T he (Continued on Page Six) poets and historians have confu sed the glory of the p rofession of the soldie r , eve r p r epared t o give up h is lif e , with war, a thing of horro r and disgust. The unselfishn ess of the soldie r has given w ar its only claim
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tor of St. Jose ph c hurch In Bradley, an alumnus of St. Vla.tor Co ll ege, and p as t nation o.l chnpl nin of th e Ameri can Leg ion, ga v e th e Armis ti ce day ad dress o.t th e dedi cation of lh c new Am erl cuuJ L egio n club hou se In Pc-
LEO REMillARD'S ORCHESTRA Will PlAY AT ANNUAl DANCE INCOLLEGEGYM9 NOVEMBER 22 Ju nior Class P resident ancl Chairman Promises Good Tim e For All ; Large Crowd Expected
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PARTV :: :~~:d Via~~: !~t:ds:,:~d~tl~r~~:~: '~ollE(ilE nm 6J r lD u (i'lP \LUB MOTHERSry ~l~ B HOlDS FIRST ag"~ SUC"E{ilS FUl MAE('\:»ITRICHT r~lAY lll ~ F sM0KER TO BE pR DucED
At the hour on November i iL I R(\T E' ieven th , the enttre student bod y and I fa culty of St. Viator Coll ege we re
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of the Christmas vacation. The play is very interesting from the s tandpoint of technique as well as content. It is one of the vari e ty of m irac le plays whi ch were th e begi nning of the English and French drama in the Middl e Ages. The deep religious faith that permeates the play gives it a charact er th at noth ing modern can completely achie ve. Treating of the ci rcums~ces surrounding the birth of the Redeemer of mankind, its subs tance is largely taken from the Scriptu res, w!\!1 a li the richness of poetical and r eli gious beauty and dr amatical powe r that is thei rs. The presentation of two years ago was noted for the k b r emar a le power it exercised over the audience. .The choral wor k is done in the manne r of th e old Greek ch(..rus that h ad the d uty of forwarding the action. It adds to the intrinsic characte r that the play poseeses. T he staging two years ago wr~s excellent, but the present produ c tion promises to be even more perfect. The chorus is und e r the di-
St. B ernar d's Auxiliary paid its third visi t to St. Bernard's Hall since September-once more bearing gif ts. Their latest pr ovidential visitation took place on November third. More househo ld furnishings were donated to the Hall, and the good Lad ies, aiter a hasty survey ot lhe house rejoiced t o find still more f room or charity. They left having earned the well d d t•t d rec tion of Rev. Eugene Suprenant, C. f th . eserve gra 1 u e s. V., direc t or of the college choir. 0 e entir e household. Card P arty P la nned Oonce more a card party will be h eld in Chicago before Christmas, and after th e holidays the beneficent work will be resumed with the same f~ne enthusiasm already displayed by the Auxilia r y. This seri es of card parties bas been the means which t hese k ind ladies took to secure fund s fo r the ~all. The wor k which they have done has not been in vain, for tl:fe gratitude aild · prayers of the St. Bernard H al l Brother s and t h eir dlrec tor, R ev. Francis E. Munsch , C. S. V., are assu red t hem .
The cas t of charac ters is as follows: B lessed Virg in Mary: Miss EvangE:!ine Legris. An gel Gabriel: J a mes Foohey. Joseph: J ame s Laffey. Firs t King: Raymund W enthe. Second King: John Burns. Third King : Joseph B omba. Ange l : Greta Cardosi. Fi rs t Sheperd: One vers ed in the Scriptures , but with no pronou nced convictions regarding th e Messiah: Gill Middleton. (Continued on page Six)
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E ntire Student Body Present ; Well Pleased
This Is one of the most important of
th e dan ces on the colleg e social calendar, and alw ays is the occasion of excellent music and interesting dec· oratl ve e ffects . It is tbe first dance of this particular class to be held in the college gym. Hitherto It bas held its dan cca in th e gold room of the Kankakee H otel, but now as the noonday of its days to be passed at Viator bas arrived, It is coming to the realization that the campus deserves more att ention than hitherto given it, and the amp le room, and excellent floor of th e gym h as been chosen as th e scene of the "pro m" .
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. - - -. The ft rst of a se n es of Saturdr:.y night s moke rs to be sponsored by the St. Viator College Club was held J ~ the club room on the campus on N vvember fifth Som eone in ll':c crowd tm provised a mi c rophone fro:n a lamp-s tand and a disk, and wit'-1 Ralph H oove r called from the c ro\; d to officiate as announcer, the prog-ram was run off as a r egular r adio bron.dcast. Adolph Liescwicz, director of lbe new Viato r or ches tra, had his Remillard P laying boys out for the event in full T he committe e for the selec tion of s trength and wi th a seemingly in- the or chestra, Jerry Sullivan and exhaustable supply of selection. James Dugan, has given its deci~ion in favor the ve r y popular The announc~r took the libe rty from theofneighboring city oforchestr Kanka-a from time to time , however , of calling upon members of the audi ence fo r numbers, introducing, in course of th e ~vening, "Big B~g" Foohey, Wbispenng Jack Crorun, Graham Wren, Tony Woos Fuche, Morton Fuehlin, the Bogswell Sisters, Connie Harding, Vet Gibbons and Martha Fuche. The a dagio- tango-rhumb a of Fred Corcoran and Adele Foohey was released through the television s tation. A great number of t h e celeb rites present, including Doc tor John Meany, of Me rcy Hospital , Gener al Harry Ruteck!, of St. Fran· ~~:~e ~:tr~~~~edM~rGo::ththeof stwanadrsabwy
kee, Remill~rd's. The harmony to be furnished f or the trippers of the light fantastic (and how th e will trip! ) by this nlne piece or~hestra will be of the variety that brings dreams and leaves memories. Bu t is it necessary to go furth er in this description. For those who have not had th e pleasure of hearing R emillard and his or chestra t heir highest hOpes will be realized in the w a y of charmling music; for those who have beard him befo re it is unn ecessary t o speak of his r emarkable a bility. Committees The Junior who have been giv-
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th e announcer during the course of en th e task of distributing tickets the evenin a A rrangements for th e to the R esiden t students are Rober t o· Nolan. Joseph Degnan bas charge afi'air were under the direction of of the day students ti cket R obe r t Nolan, T reasurer of th e College Club and presiding officer In the sa 1 e. Th e appo1·lionmt:nl absence of th e Preside nt, Mr. Riley is ce rtainly in keeping \Vith the T he refr eshm ents of sandwiches and prese n t times of depression. The old cider were concoc t ed by the very students will testify to the fact that a.b le committee com posed of Messrs. the pri ce is the lowes t for a n y of th e Wen th e, Bushman , and Middleton. proms in other years. And .. th e indications are th at it will be lbe gayest and bes t of them all. Will you
First Debate Meet Held Tuesday St. Viator's debating team will m eet it s first s peaki ng t es t on December 4 th, when the local hand wa verB will dispute over radio s t a tion W CFL with the au ricular experts of Loyola University. The question unde r di sc ussion wi ll be the Five Day \¥ee k , and the Viator d ebater s, true to th eir natu ral instinc t s, will up ho ld th e affirmative. On Decembe r 12th, two fortunat e you ng Irishmen will m eet Munde lein (Continued on Page Six)
he:ieve it that the apportionment has bE>en brough t down to the very low amount of $1.25 . And if eve ryone doesn't ge t hi s money's worth, we ll, it won' t be the fau lt of th e Committ €'es. For there is Mr. \Villi an Clancy, a.r tlst nonpareil, in charge of t he dPcorations, sure to be original, anrt he is assisted by that most charming Junior, Miss Mari e Smale, whose tl.1.S t :.~ is im!Jccca blc. Chai>Cronc:J The chape ro nes for the evening are to be Judge and Mrs . B ert Fitz ger ald, and Prof. and Mrs . H a rold Clawford. - -;(:::-Con:-:t in-u--, ed:-o- n-pa-ge-= T \-vo-:)--