St. Viator College Newspaper, 1934-03-31

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EASTER

BOUI~BONNJ\.I S.

VOL. LI.

ILLINOIS

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Sf\'ITHO AY , MARC H 3 1, 1931

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Editorially : CONFERENCES~ UNDER DIRECTION Of Speaking FATHER C. HIGGINS ARE IMPRESSIVE

DEBATERS DEFEAT U. OF DAYTON; lOSE TO EUREKA AND lAKE FOREST Ber gin Debating Society With 2 Wins, 2 Losses, Has Percentage of .500 in Conference

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It i s s e ldom t hat the indi vidua l ! s tudtAnt is t he oi.Jjcct o r a ll e dito ria l b ut we he li e n .• th at i n thi s in ~ta n ee a s in g le m ember o f th e st ud e nt bo dy is d e!,e n· in ~; of tha t m er it, i f

Mass and Apostolic Blessin g- Mark Close of Event; Students Leave For Vacations --

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SUNKEN GARDENS FACULTY HAVE ~~e;~x i~eb::~~~ ~vothoef ~i:t~:ci~::~ TO REPlACE Oln ~:~~~et,o tl~:t '~,~:::::g u~~~,~ ~~oE~~~~ PING-PONG AND ~1~:~n:ct:i~~ c:~ee t~el:brc~~i~en th~~ !J ~aternity GYMNASIUM BASE CARD TOURNEYS "?

The Bergin Debating Society ha s continued its checkered c areer du r-

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ing th e past two weeks \Vith a series

Amidst all the pomp and solem· n',ty of Church rituals and ce re-

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t hree decisions we r e against them,

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and one debate was a non -decision disc u ssion. On ~1arcb 14, the affirmative tean1, composed of 1vlessrs. Edward Buttgen and H es t e r Dail y, m et t he F.ureka College Nega ti ve in the second Confer en ce de bate of the season. The decision of the judge was in favor of th e Negative t eam and marked Viator's first Confer ence defeat, the s am e Affirmative team havi n g for m erly gai n ed a victory from Brad ley College of P eo ria. The n ega t ive wranglers fu r ther darkened the pros pects of a Co nf~rence champions hip the fo llowing eve ning wh en th ey failed to suffi ciently t ear down th e co ns tru ctiv e argu ment of th e Lake Forest College Aff irmative. This Viator team was composed of Messrs. No rbe r t Ellis and Robe rt No lan, who have two more co n fe r ence debates this season, one being against DeKalb Normal and the other at Bloomington w he re they will m ee t Illinois Wesleyan College. The Affirmative t eam closed its Confer ence season on March 17 when they met the debaters of Augu s tana College before an assembly of th e high -school s tude nts of Chebanse. The discussion proved to be one betwee n t wo very c losely matched t ea ms and h eld inte r est of th e aud ien ce a t high pitch. The decis ion of the c riti cs judge, M r. A. D. H ouston, of Illi noi s University, however, was in favor of the Viator m en. As a result of the ir debate the Viato r ~tandin g in the Little Nineteen Con fere nc e is at .500, two victories and two defea t es . In the aft ernoo n of March 20, the Affirmati ve debaters m et the Negalive deba ters of North Centra l College in Naperville in a pr atice discussion, and in the evening the Viator Negatives was defeated by th e Affi rm ative of th e Naperville sc hool in a critic-j udge's decisio n . Th is latter debate was held in the a uditorium of the A urora City Library befo re a large audience of th e membe r ts of "The Toastmaste r's Club'' and their friends, and was highly appreciated by them. Mr. Nolan (so W(.• hear from Aurora) surpassed himself in a brilliant com bination of . fl ashmg ora tory, sound logical reasoni ng and con cise a rguentation. His coleague, Mr. Ellis, likewise waxed eloquen t ly and masterf ull y, and presented his case with such complet e understanding of the subject that th e gen tle men of the Affirmative tn'ilot no little trouble in upholdIn g th ei r proposition. The se ond debate of the week \• as h eld the following evening in the n ewly deco rated auditorium of the Notr e Dame Convent, and the

o l " he ro-wo rsh ip'", but beca use tha i ChUI·ch. The Conferences this year im U,·idua l possesses th e spi ri t of de. were under the able direction of t e rmjn atio n and the w ill t o \\·in: Father Clarence Higgins of Seneca, IJ eca use in spit e of a ll h an di caps, Ilhnois, who proved to be a most he hn.s co n\'erte d t he >ttte mpt into Brothers Win From F athers In irteresting and inspiring Retreat a n acco mplis h me n t. S u ch m e n a re P ing-Pong And Bridge Master. rur e in t,h e wor ld tod ay; s uc h spirit Contests Began \\'ed nesd a.y is nut r on th e c am pus of S t . YiaTl R t t d 'th tor. It required a quick eye to "folthea \\"hen sc hoo l s pirit in a lmost all lc·w the bouncing ball" during the ed Sacrament last Wedn esday evenac ti\·lti es ha s lli t a ne w I0\\' 1 it is recent Ping-Pong tournam en t stag- ing at eight o'clock. The followe nco ura g ing t o know th a t th e re is ed by the resident clerics of Roy ing morning, the Lenten services for among us one w ho possesses t hat Hall in their recreation rooms. Holy Thursday were held with Faths pirit t o a hi g h deg ree. \\"e sp eak Brother Ewa~d Des Laurier~, long on er J . w. R. Maguire. C. S. V., as of Ches t e r N e wbe rg wh o journ eyed a r ms and qmck at the wnsts walk- celebrant of the Mass. Before and to N orth Ce ntr a l Co Ueg e las t week- ed off with the mythical Clerical I after th e Iviass there was procession e nd to s h a tter th e Co nfer ence s hot cha mpionship. Competition in the of the Blessed Sacr ament led by put r eco ,·d in t he Li t tl e Nin e teen first rou nd saw Father Cardinal the Senior Class in cap and gown. tracl.: m ee t. The fact th at ou r whip Father Hutto~. while Br~ther Following breakfast, the remainder College ha d no represe ntath·e team McCleary proved htmself as mmble of the morning was taken up with t o se nd t o the me et, did not in th e with the paddle as with the figures confe ren ces. In the early afterleast atrec t ll1 e amb it ion of thi s on the presently big, bad ledger by noon, the students assembled in the youth t o enter the co mp e tition , an d she llacking Brother F rancis "Tacky" Chapel for the \Vay of the Cross, (·m e rge d ctori ous. H is , -icto r y in DesL au r iers. In the lower bracket, I followed sho rtly after by several this en:nt, th e onl y one in which first round play brought together more conferences. Beads and spirithe part icipa ted, e na ble d ltim t o chalk B~·o th€T Shipmann and. Brother_ L yons ual readings preceded supper. The up lh ·e poin ts for St. \' ia.to r whi ch wi_th th e do~ghty h tt ~ e Inshm~n eve ning closed with a conference at wa~ e noug h t o ti e t hr ee of th e Inshman commg off Wlth the \'IC- I eight o'clock, folowed by Benedic~choo b e nte r ed and t o fini sh a head lory. I n the last game of the tion of th e Blessed Sacrament. or t h ree others. T he fa c t t hut he first round Brother Edward Des- ] On Good Friday the Mass of the too l.: it upon h imself lo work ou t Lauriers easily took Brother Sulli - Presanctified was said with Father dail y fo r this s in g le c \·e nt, mali.e-3 van into camp. And thus to the i\Iaguire again the celebrant. Tb~ hj s acco mplishm e nt th e m ore prajse- sf'mi -final round in which Brother altars \verc cleared and left bare, worth y. McCiea:y pro\'ed _to ~ather c.ardinal and the tabernacle door stood open. H is L"' t.he s p iri t " ·hi c h was once that Pmg-Pong ts s lightl y different The program for the rem ai nder of so p re nli e nt among \'lilt or st ud e n t s. than tennis by winning the right I the day was the same as on th e Let us join in a n attempt to re vi\' C t~ meet Brother DesL aut·iers in the 1 !Jrevious day. il o nce m ore 1 ~~ nd !{ee p i t fo r eyer flnal after Brother Lyons had sueThis morning, Holy Saturday, the ali,·e, not. me r e ly in things at hl e ti c, I cum bed to the lanky Kankakeean's students attended Mass at 1-.Iaternity but in a ll coHegiate a c ti vities. Co - onslaught of lightning drives, tanta - Church, to observe again the truly o pera ti on a nd de t ermiJHt.ti on, which lizing lobs and unerring p lacement beautiful rites of th e CaU10lic h ave bee n so lacki ng he re, maJ{ e for shots. That last set for the title, Church,- the l<indling of the "new s uccess in a ll und e r ta ldngs. A lone. I so they say, was a "humdinger"' un- fire"' the lighting of the Paschal st uden t has tal<e n th e fo rward step: til with games at one-ali, and a candle, the unveiling of the statuary, h as set th e exa mple. \\'e appro ,·e fUld score of about seventeen apiece, Bro- and th e rhythmic and solemn chanta pphl-ud hi s work u.n a nimouS l,\·; ther e ther DesLauriers cracked 1-.~cCieary's ing of "Alleluias". Following the 1 fore le t. us u ni te aJHI d o lil<ewi se. defense and copped the senes 21 - 18 · .!\lass, Father Higgins bestowed th e Nor is that all the tour-nament Apostolic Blessing on those comp letHOllOr nC\\'S from the clerical ft·ont, Bro- ing the Retreat. ther Lyons and his partner, Brother Immediatt:iy after Mass, the stu:. \JcCleary celebrated St. Pattick's dents left for home for the Easter Day by inaugurating their victorious Holidays. This year the vacation The many friends of B rother E . drive for the Bridge Championship wi ll last eight days, and the stuM. Walsh, C. S. V., will be happy of the lower regions of Roy Hall dents will not return until Sunday tn learn that he has been awarded (we don't think they'd get far on e,·ening, April 8. Classes will be the Master of Arts degree from the second or third floors)· These resumed on Monday morning, April Catholk University, at \Vashington, happy sons of Erin, Pohn and Dum- 9, at eight o'clock. with the honor of getting the sec- as, by virtue of their high-powered 1 __ ond highest mark ever given in the bidding and a shamrock tucl{ecl in Eng li sh D~partment of the Graduate I an inside pocket. swept all opposi-

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Work Begins On Proj ect To Rid Campus Of Hideous Relic Of The P ast The as pirin g Freshman who burs t fo r th with a . since r e ed itorial in the Freshmen Ed ition of the VIAT OR I AN concernin g "the hideous f<~ undation of a buil di ng long since ccnsum ed by f ire" is about t o receive an answer to his que r y mucl1 soo n er, perhaps. then he h ad expeeled. For plans are compl eted and work is a lready undenv ay t o con ve r t the ruin ed foundation of t h e old Viator gymnasium into a most a ttractiv e s unk en Ro ck Gard en, ancl possibly will inc lude an outdoor au di t o rium . Th e fact that these "hidious" ruins marred the be3.u t y of the campus s ince th e building was destroyed b:-.· fire some e ig ht year s ago/ do es by no means infe r that th e ad mi nistralion has set a id ly by. Rather plans wer e drawn up and considered, but it was just recently that the plan of the sunken Rock Garden was acce pted and wo r k began on the project. The orignal plans wer..:! dra wn up by Mr . William Clancy, with the a id of Professo r H. Dooling. Of course, th ese plans have been scmewh a t modified, and it is possible that oth e r changes will be made befo re the wo r k is completed. T he Ga rd e n A ll of the outer walls will be torn down, while th e lower inn er wa lls will be cove r ed with vines, and hidden from view by man y bushes. In th e northeast co rn er of the fou nda tion there wil l be a fish pond. lt i~ a lso possible that there may be a g rotto eonstruf'ten in this co rner of the fo un dat ion . A plan is a lso being considered whereby a stage one or two feet above the general leve l of th e gard en wo uld be bui lt up of rock, and soil , and covered over with grass, to form an outdoor audito rium . Shrubbery and bushes will be planted outside of the walls. The founda ti on proper w il l be covered h h f ove r wit res , rich soil, and grass wi ll be planted. F lowe r beds and variou s kinds of bushes w ill be a rt·anged within the s tru cture , and tile -stone walks or paths will be weaved throughout the gard en.,. Of co urse variety wi ll g reatly e nh ance the beauty of lhe gardens, but to g<.· into detail he r e as to the many kinds of flow~rs that will bloom shortly wi thin those walls woul d be u~eless, !or to say that there will be Aquil egia-Columblne, campanula (Co ntinued on P age Six )

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School. Brother Walsh, a membe r of the Ordanandi Class of thi s year, att ended both St. Viator Academy and College. Upon his graduation, he taught in t he English Department of the Academy. For several years he also served as Faculty Advisor to the "VIA TORIAN". It is probab le that afte r his Ordination, which wi ll take place some time in th e ea r ly summer, Brother Walsh will assum e a teaching position at the Coll.ee'e.

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aside to be crowned the champs of the art of ··ctouble'n redouble" Their first round victims were Fathcrs Lowney and French who could not seem to cope with the gaelic pair at the same time that they were beating off the eflects of vici ous kibitzing on the part of various J a nd su n dry non -combatants f rom the clf:rical ci rcle . In th e next game, Father Ri ce and Brother :Mear a triumphed over

The Kappa Lambda Phi, popular Kankak ee Fraternity, will sponso r· a dance to be held in the Gold Room of the Kankakee Hotel on Saturday night, April 5th. Bids may be sec ured from Mr. Baron or Mr. Lang. Apportionment will be one dollar ($1.00).

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prefer marks of passed and failed to the present A. B. C. D sys t e m .


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