1922 Cephean - Volume I

fro n tin g him. T o M r. W a ls h fe ll the enviable position o f teaching us chem istry, w h ile the budding linguists had as tutors M r. C on roy, S. J., in Spanish, and M r.

K e lly , S. J., in French.

D a not doubt, kind reader, that w e ever p erform ed chem ical experim ents m erely because St. P e te r’^ is still standing intact. T h a t isn ’t our fa u lt but “ D o c” W a lsh becam e several hairs balder in preventin g us fro m b lo w in g up the school, not that w e w ere B o lsh eviks but w e w e re interested in the upw ard advancem ent o f things.

I'n T h ird Y e a r w e learned fro m Cicero, “ W h o w as th e greatest m an that ever lived,” and if the N o rth P o le w as ever discovered, w hose statue ought to be placed on it ? ” X enophon tried to m ake us run all o ver G reece fo llo w in g C yru s in the A n ab asis but w e p referred to see A m e rica first and so ignored the poor fellow .

G eom etry first cam e into prom inence in our Junior y ea r and although w e thought w e kn ew it b efo re, w e learned fo r the first time w h y a straigh t line is not crooked and m any other such things. I t w as in third y ea r that our class became know n fo r its debating ability. D ebates w ere even conducted in Spanish. T h e Junior C lass N igh t w as one o f m errim ent and enjoym en t fo r all.

N o doubt the term ination o f our third y e a r brought m ingled feelings o f jo y and sorrow . M r. G reenw ell, w ho by this tim e had becom e an idol in the heart o f e v e ry m ember o f the C lass o f 1922 w as to leave us to enter upon his course in theology at W o o d sto ck. H is name shall ever be associated w ith practical kn ow ledge and many happy tim es, that w e have had a t St. P e te r’s. T hen, w h ile w e w ere gla d to have su cce ssfu lly com pleted another year, still it brought us nearer to the tim e w hen w e m ust leave our A lm a M ater.

F o u rth Y e a r w ith a ll its im portance con ferred on us the to ga o f Seniorship.

U n d er the leadership o f M r. G arner, S. J., the entire class set out w ith earnestness to achieve the final honors w hich the successfu l com pletion o f F ourth Y e a r would bring. M r. G arn er w as a new com er to St. P e te r’s, but it did not take lo n g fo r us to get acquainted. W e soon fe lt a t ease under his guidance so that acquaintanceship soon ripened into esteem and affection on our part. W e entered a new field in P h y sics under the able direction o f F ath er Kiehne, S. J. A s an expounder o f the principals o f G eom etry w e also had F ath er Kiehne. M r. G illeran, S. J., took charge o f the F rench class w hile M r. Joyce m anaged the Spanish class.

L atin w as the least o f our w orries but the educators havin g decided to continue Greek, w e started to show them w h at a fo o lish m ove they made. H o w ever, school, like life cannot be a ll jo y so I suppose G reek must continue to exist.

A s the d ay draw s near w hen w e shall receive our diplomas, the recognition o f our fo u r y ea rs o f study, w e look fo rth w ith all the confidence o f youth to the future.

A n d w ith us look fo rth the Jesuits w ho have tau ght us kn ow ledge o f life itself and life ’s object. T h ese s elf-sa crifitin g men gaze into fu tu rity w ith fath e rly care to see i f the seeds w hich they have planted in our hearts and minds w ill blossom fo rth in later life , and w ith G od’s help they w ill, fo r no one o f us w ho have come under their ennobling influence w ill fa ll b y the w ayside. A s the risin g sun sends fo rth its rays into every nook and corner to lighten a darkened w orld, so St. P eter’s sends fo rth her sons o f 1922 into e ve ry field o f endeavor illumined w ith intellectual light that they m ay enlighten a w orld darkened by m aterialism , im m ortality and spiritual ignorance.