Ninforinu L Ret:reat: Ends Holy Sat:urday
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BO URBON NAIS , ILLINOIS,
SA'l' Uit D AY , AP RI L 15, 1933
NO. 13
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R -E-v.-J.-P-. o-,M-A-Ho-NEY_P_REA_c_H_Es-~~P= RO=VI=N= CI= AL=G= IV= ES=R= ET=RE=A= T ==::;:=;rsTuoENT-s DEPART ANNUAL HOLY WEEK STUDENT RETREAT AFTER SERVICES Vacation Ends Tuesday Evening, April 18
Positive Holiness Emphasized In Stirring Conferences ; Rev. T. E. Shea Unable To Fulfill Engagement Due to unfo r eseen and
necessary
tasks during Holy W eek, Rev. T . E. Shea, pastor of S t . Mar y's Pontiac ,
In th e presen ce of veiled statu e:"!, with words that have been uttered through the ages, th e "new fire" is kindled and th e services of Holy Saturday are b egu n. Ceremony followJ significant ceremony. The Paschal cand le- symbolic of the body of the ri sen Ch ri st- is lighted. The n the bells a r e ringing once more. Th e rich tones of the organ join those of the choristers chan ting "Alleluias" .Statues are unveiled. The rays of the glorious s un are shining through stained g lass windows. The most wonderfu l feast of th e year. Easter. is inaugurated.
GLEE CLUB MAKES FINAL BROADCAST
alumnu s of St. Viator, '16, was un-
able to fulfill his
engagement
t o P r esen ts Vari e d
preach th e annual student retreat at th e College. Though it was a great disappointement tha t
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this great or-
The third and final broad cas t of thP.
ator could not g ive the conferen ce, the anno u ncement that R e v. Joseph P. O'Mahoney, C. S. V., Provincal of the Chicago Province of th e Viato r ian order, had graciously offe red his services for the occasion w as a g reat co nsolation, for Fr. O'Maboney is noted for his ability as an orator. The first exercise of the Retreat was the confe r ence, W ed nesday night, April 12. The next morning the services of lioly Thursday were held w ith Rev. J. w. R. Maguire, c. S. v., as celebrant of the Mass, R ev. John E. Williams, C. S. V. , deacon, Rev. Franci s J. Harbauer, c. S. V., s ubdeacon. The Master of Ceremonies was R ev. William J . Cracl{nell, C. S. V. The seniors in cap and gow n, the aco lytes with lighted candles a nd two little flower g irls led th e procession of the Blessed Sacrament while the choir chanted the "Pange Linga". The conferen ces during the day while t he Blessed Sacrament was in t h e repository co n s tantly guarded by s tudents appointed for the task of honor, were of a pos itive natu r e that se rved to turn the m ind to the achievement of holiness beyond mere avoidance of mortal sin s tretting the importance of good works. They were stirring orations. Go od Friday The sad ser v ices of Good F rid a y , mirr oring t h e so rrow of t h e Faithful at the exti ng uishin g of th e "light of the world" fo r a time, howeve r short , and the Mass of t he Presanc tified were preformed by th e same celebrant and deaco ns. The al t ars wer e lef t bare , t h e doo'r of th e t a bernacl e was open. The clouds were lowering and th e rain beat upon the windows , but the words of the retreat master were those of hope and reconciliation. H oly Saturday T h e last confer ence of t h e Re treat was given Friday eveni ng. T he confessions were heard and th e College pr epared for the significant cer emonies of the next day. Following the joyful se r v ices, F r . O'Mahoney spoke briefl y ,but h is words we r e those of the leader about to reent er t h e battl e . The b attle c r y was "Forward"! Ther e was t o be no look ing back on the p as t , excep t to r e· m ember its f olly, to learn wisdo m from i t and f rom th e experience of o thers. P r onouncing the apostolic blessi.ng, this d is tinguish ed Viatorian sent for th each studen t wi t h renewed spiritual a:nd men tal . vi gor , o ut into the b rill iant sunshine of hope and happiness.
St. Viator Glee Clu b over s tation \¥CFL will take place at eight o' clock Sunday evening, April 30. The precedi ng presentations of thi s popular organization have been so well re ceived and the reques t s for ano ther broadcast so numerous that the invilation of the station has been accepted for this final appearance over the e th er. In the sho rt tim e of its existence the Glee Club has made seve r a l s u e cessful public appearances, as a most important part of the Christmas play. And forms the Chorus of the Mikoda. It has been most capably directed by :Miss H arriet Gi ll ette whos e ceaseless activity in its advancement has met w ith the hearty cooperatio n of all th e members in form in g an interesting and useful o r ganization. Program The program of April 30 is compo.sed of so m e exceptionally beautiful numbers. Among them are "The Bubble'' , from the Musical Farce "High Jink s'', by Rudolf Friml and arranged by Wallingford Riegger; "In The Luxembourg Gard en s" by K ath leen Manning, arranged by R iegger. A double quarte t composed of George Fleming, Vivian R eve ll, first tenors; Edward H unt, James Fooh ey, second t enor s; Charl es Byron and K enne t h B u s h man, baritones; Don An derson, James M cNalll y , basses, will sing the eve r popular "Home On Th e Range" composed by David W. Guion, likewise arranged by Riegge r , and "Tally-Ho", a rousing hunting song by Franco L eon i and arr anged by F r ed eri c Lord . The f ine o ld me lody which is so often associated with t h e so ut and, in general, with th e Victorian age, "' Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes", th e words of which arc a love ly poem by Ben Johnson , is another of tbe chorus n umber s.
FRESHMAN FROLIC TO BE HELD MAY 12 Co untr y
Club Is S<:ene; Orc hes tra
F al e t ti
The Freshman F ro li c which feat ures t he post E aste r socia l ac tivity of t he College this yea r p ro mises to be the mos t s u ccessful because it is t h e mos t car efully planned dance of the year. Th e Preside nt of the c lass, J oseph W . Mahoney, is chai r man of the committee composed _of No r be r t Ellis and Willi am Phelan w h ic h is in charge of th e a rrange m en ts. T hes e ver ycapable men are making every effort to provide the upperclB.!Ismen and f riends with the beat tn dancing J oseph Torri and Bourke Monah an , ente rtainment. '32. and K enneth Bushman April 8 =============== tqok the K. of C. Scholar ship exam. (Continued On Page S ix)
Aposto Uc B less ing The long and beautiful service ends . The Apostolic Blessing is bestowed on the students who are finishing th eir annual retr eat. A ne w spintt;al life is begun. Each individual r e turn s to his mundane affairs with a new vigor. Breakfast must be undergone in haste, for there are those ea rl y trains to be cau~ht, o r , perhaps, Dad and Mother will be here soon. And out on the highway, students are already forming a line on eithe r- side of passing motors-goi ng south. north, east and west. The sunshine after rain is more charming than eve r this morning. Nature seems rejoicing with her children in the r etu rn of spring and happiness. VERY
REV. J. P. O' MAHONEY, C. S. V.
VIA TORIAN JOINS NATIONAl PEACE MOVEMENT: TO ASK STUDENT OPINION Intercollegiate Disarmam ent Council Sponsors Poll To Submit To P r esident On P articipation In War In r c:ponse to a nation wide movement under t he leadership of the Inter-collegiate Disarmament Council THE VIA TORIAN will hold a poll during th e nex t fo r tnight to determine t he attitude of the s tud ent body to· ward participat ion in war for their co untry. The pu rpose of th e po ll is explained in th e following words of J ames Frederick Green, chai r man of th e Council : I n view of the immin e n t danger of war in Europe and t h e Far East, promising a degr ee of des truction and concomitant s uffe r ing unknown even in th e World War , I believe that it is impe rative fo r Ame r ican s t udents to speal{ their m ind s at this time. Undergraduates at Oxford and in other British uni versities are giving thei r gove rnmen t du e warning that they will "under no circumstances fight fo r King and Countr y". A similar declaration b y our present co llege generation will compel the Ame rican governme nt to consider twi ce any action liable to involve the co untry in war , especially in view of its obligations under the P aris Pact.
The Intercollegiate Disarmament Council national poll on "Participation in War" is circulating some 600 colleges, four of which, Columbia, Brown Princeton and Yale are already enthusiastically carryi ng on their locH.! polls. The peti tion is phrased so that both the r adic al and the mode r ate pacifis t may s ig n , in d es igna~d co lumns. Whether they p ledg e them sclves "not t o participate in any way, of whateve r origi n or nature" or "except in case of invasio n of the main land of th e U n ited States", American students wi ll be going far toward preven ting a decla r atio n of war by the United States. I n o r der to deter min e what propor tion of a g iven college com unity has signed t he pacifist pledges, a third column is provid ed for signatures to a stat ement wr..i ch r ep resents the traditional t es t of citizens, willingness to participate in any war consti tutionally dec lared by Congr ess. It will be noted that th e phrase "to participate tn war " is used by the Inter-collegiate Disarmament Coun(Continued Oa Page Six)
Stude nts Remai n But not eve r y one will be so fortun ate as to go home for this great feast. Distance and time forbid it. for the vacation en ds Tuesday evenin g. Fo r th em there will be the beau ty of High Mass celebrated in th e College chape l at a flower decked altar, the priest vested in joyful white, the exultant Gregorian chant of the choir, ri sing and fallinG rhythmi cally carrying the s pirit heavenward.
BERGIN DEBATERS WIN FROM ROSARY View Large Co llectio n Of Rare Art T r easllres The Bergin Debating Socie t y, r ep rese.nted by th e manager, Robert A. NoIan, Gill Midd leton, and Ralph Hoo vt r uph e ld t he affirmative of the qu estion: resolved: "That the United States sho uld cancel the Inter-Alli ed War Debts", in d eba t e wifn Ro sa ry College of River Forest. The dec is ion was given to th e B ergin Debaters. Raymund G . Wenthe, a prominent and accompl is h ed debater acted as driver for his fellow debaters, and also--as .critic. The t eam was accompani"ed by th e coach, Very R ev. J . W. R. Maguire, C. S. V . Arriving in t he evening t he debat ers we re en· tertain ed at dinner by t he College and later enjoyed an inspection of the rare art collec tion and tapest ri es of medieval and more modern Europe that Rosary possesses.