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Druggist and . Optician

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·Hard·'W'.a re and Sporting Goods

PATRICK· BETOURNE PHARMACY North Side of Court Street

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The Largest Stock of Photographic ·Supplies, Plates, Fi lms, Lamps, Enlarging Cameras & Developing Papers in the City.

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The Standard Roofing Co. Established 1866

ROOFERS 692 N. HALSTED STREET . CHICAGO, ,ILLINOIS Phone Monroe 430

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Very Rev. Cyra Fournier, C. S. V ........ ... ... ..... ... ... ..... .. .... ..... ~ .. ..46 '

· Sketch of Life ofVery Rev. Cyril Fournier, C. S. V ... , .. ... .... .... .... .. .. 47 I

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First Peep Into the ln£ern'o .... .. .. ........ : ....... ... ... .... .. ... .... ~ . : . ~ ....... .. 54 Temptation Conquered ..... : ... .. .. .. .. ..... .. ... ... .. .... ... ..... ... .... .. :.. .. .... .58 The Oak Leaf· Poem ... .. ..... .... ... ... : .. . .. ....... .... : .. ... : ... .. .... .. ... ... .. 63 Editor~al. . . . . . . . . .. ... ..... . ... ... .. .... ....'... .......... ... ... .... ... .. ... .. . : ..... ... .64

Phronemata .. .. ... .... . .. .·..·.. .... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ....... ......... .. ... .... ...... ..... 66 Fea'st of St. Viator ...... .. .. ..... ...... ..... ....... ...... .... ..... .... ....... . ....... 68 Societies.. . . . . . . . . . . ...... .. . :.... ... ........ .. .. ..... :.... .. ... .. ...... ...... ..... .....70 /

Personals ..... ... .. .... .... , ...... .. .......... .. .. .... ........ .. .. , ...... : .... ..·.. .. ..·... 73 Alq.mni ... ...·........ ..... ... .. ... ...... .. - ~ ....... '· .... ..... .. .... .. ... .. .... .. ... .... 74 Book Revie~s ... :....... ..... .. ... .... ... ... ....... ... . , .... ....... .... ... ........ ... .. 76 ~-·

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Manager Cleary ........ ... ... ... .... .... . ........... ........... .. ... .... ... ... .. .. .. .. 84 '

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Captain Fitzgerald ...... ... ..... .. ..... ..... ...... .. .......... ... .. _. ..... .... .. ... .....90 Locals ... ....... .' ... ... ..... .... .. ........ ... .. .·... .... ............ .. .. .... ' .... .... ..... 92 ·

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I VERY REV. CYRIL F'OUllNIEB, C. S. V. Founder of the fi'fidd!e - West Pro-villce of the Community of St. Viator, !if/ho Passed' A 'Way No7..1ember IJ, I9IO

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VE.RY REV.' CYRIL . FOURNIER, C.. S. V. V.e1r:yr Riev. GyrH F:OUJrmier, 0. S. V., . foundetr :of the lniddtl e-wes~t provinc:e of. the Olomu:nru nity of S<t. · Via.tor, d:ied Norv. 13·, 1'910 at·3 o'clock i:ru ·t he morning, .here at the Oollerge, ·yvhetr:e for the las:t tw:or yeatr s he e:x:elrCJiiSiedl the functions of SpirHual Dire1ctor of the srtru1d ents. H!e was bor'n in - B·e anmont, ·nea;r Q:riebec, OaJnard:a1, in 184:2 and a1t the ;mget of 23 entered: the teaching cto mmunity of. · St. Viartor iru ·J oliette1, , Canada:. In 1873 he was ordained1 priesrt bJ71 Bisihorp1 W:adhaJns oq: Ogdens-brurg, N. Y., a:nd was Uippointedi ·pr' esident~ of ·the dioeets:an colle1g e of · O~d:ensiburg. . This1 ·institurtion floru.r1ished under the able direction of F:ather F :ournierr ·who. rema.i ned a1t itst head until 1878,. when he .w:a1s. electeld' o:fficia:l visitor of t.h~ schools of hi!s community in: Cla:n iadru amd ·the . United States:. Upon: his · secondJ :vis,i t to· ·Oh.ie:a1go in 1882 he oTganiz.ed · the iniS!t itutioll!s orf hisi eoanmrumit~ in the middle we:s t into a new ,prov:inee of. which· he was1 appoinrtedi the, first,. superior. H~e openeCLa norviee·- hous'e in Bourbonnais!, and' beg,an:· to direct the ructi~Yitie:sl of, his nerw: province. He w:a1s hin1ste lf aJ \v:erll trained!. and exper1ienced ediu c'art!Oir1 .a1nd he . fully .appreeia1ted the vall ue of pedag1ogi-c:ail training, ·f or su1ec·esis in the cla1ss.room. H.e emplo~ed' his: skill ill! · the thorough · prepal~a,tio'n o.f Am,e rican· young m1e:n f:or the: tas-J~s~ ~ of th'e schools and . colle:g~es' . Many youths ..wwe arttralct:eid: ·to hiln' and t:o the grand' cause o.f .Qiartholi.e edueartion and', .-a1ttaching1 them1selv:es1 to his. co1nJ.n u-n~ty, helped1 t~o :rnruint.ain: the· in1portant instttutions of le:a:r :ning al,r eady exis,t ing and! to. giv:e1 e:xpalll,s ion tor the work :of the . . · Viart.oria1nSi in t~H~! M1i~~L~Rinpti. Vailley . . · F 'a ther FouTnie.:'r beeaLtnle ..w for:c:e in the field ot Oatholic edJucartion. H e v\r:aist. not only .a1 capaib le tea:che:r himself, bp..t . a singularly :srucce1S1S1fuJ t;rainer of teaehe,r s1 whmn h e nlad~e both . fit an(t ·e a;g er fot~ the cla1srs.-·roon1. Yea:r . afte:J.'" yeatr SiUI\V .ba,n ds orf yorrung 1nen i.s:suing from his, normal s:chools1 to engage iri

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the work of tea1ching1 a1s tl'!ruinedJ ·s peeia:li.sts.

T:hey revered their 1n:a1stett~ a:nd mJafXlims · a!S1 those orf the .safest pedag1ogi,cail1 authority. . Father F :OU!rllier imp.r~essed then1 a.s · w man of wid:e1 leatr nihg and of pr.alc tieail scholarship. He · wrote no bioJoks1 on pwishalble pUJper, bu.~t eng1rarved hi1s lessons on the heaJlftls and infused/ his principles into t.h e chail''a;ctel~S of his' living t~1 chers. A1nong, his fa1V'01~ite principles and oft repeat.e d nliaocims were these: "~ good! teaic her is one of t ihe g:reaiest bJe:ssings, rund a poor tead1er one of the ·g;vmtest misfortunes of yourth." "MultiplyJ the num1betr of. giOod teaJchel~s, atrud you can su:btra;c t from the liS\ij of poHcemen.'' ".N well i,mthrm.edJ ~nd Level heaJdied teacher is badly handicapped if he ca111uoo ua:-g~e his .pU!pHs to the rigbt in the name of God. H ei is neither~ brarve nor 'vise not to1 do so' when he cam.'' "Not tomorrow nor in 20 yea1rs, hut no,v both church and state need the very be!s;t av:~l:ilaJble teaic hers to ·st,mn t1h e tide of irreHg:ion ·amd! revolutionL" ''The state unJW:1tting:ly comm,it~s slorw' suicide ·wJdch out1a ws religious rfjeaJchiDJg:. '' "T'o cOimp.el altholiCis wh:o ma.~intal i.n religtious schoolS' to pay tax for staltle ~s1cll!ool:s bes:id1es1 is to .r efuse t.o s:alegTU!rurd effectually the rights ·o f ·con8dience. It is an injusrtJlce which the people wil] mend! when they see it." "T1he ID!on~y s:arved! tio tihe state is1 ~the lll!Oll!ey e1a Jr ned by Oatho1lie tea:c hers1. Why not g:ive i:t to who1n it belongs?" "D oe!s nord the A1neriean eit:i~z:en who knowingl-y educates his childiren at' the expense of ·a:nothe:r"· a1e cept; a bou.nty enforced on the ·g:ive:r ?" "T'o admit that Ohri\Sit is the greartest mora1l teacher the W1orldJ has ever kn:own aindi to olose the doors, of the schools · ag1ainst his is eontrardd.ctlol'ly; alilld . 1norailly rfUilllOus." In ·1888 )F'ath:er" F ·ourniel" puvchased· a 15 acre tra1ct of 1 land nea1r Irving PaTk a:ndJ estlalbJi.shedi hi:s permatn.ent normal sehool at the c1o rner of N. 40uh and BelmJont a:v-enues, taiking chatrge art the -s:ame time of the ne-wly form·e(JJ parish of 8-t. Viator., fior who!Sie conVJenieruce he bUJilt a: suitable temp01rary structure lately repla1ced by aJ more suhstailltiall edifice. Farther Fourniers work being pioneer ·w:ork drew -heavily upon his .aJb\uJnda1n t energies which he spent unsparingly £or the suecess of his .s chools. He wa1s often constrained to fill a nururegnrd,ed1 his

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be·r o·f fun~tions at the sra r1ne tinu~, s~eh, as those ·of 1\1aster of Nio vk:es, Pastor, ·P 'rorvin¢iarl., Dri rerc±or arncF Tlea~chers of S.chools. In 1900 be r.es~ign~dJ hi.s offi'ee ars .prdvineia[ am.d 1naste~r of noviee:s i/o replarce the V. Rev. D 1ean P. Beaudoin, C. S. V ., who .ret~edl fron1 the · pa1s1ti0rate of Malternity Church, B·orln·bonnalis. ·V. R:ev. A. OoDcoraill, G. ·S. V., su.eceed·e d Father F 'o urnier a1Sl p:rorv·inlciaJl. Upon the drearth of F 'a 1ther Corcoran i:o. 19014: Father Fou~:·lliier agadn resu~n:eld the duties of local superior; but faHing hea1lth eonipelledl him to lay a,sicle: these bearvy bul"dens in: 1908, when V. R1eiV. J. A·. Ciharlehois, G. S. V., ·w:as appo~nbedi provinciwl superior, anCU Rev. :NL .T'. Dugfl.s, G. S. V., prusto~.. o,f the Bou:rbonnad.s paPis:h . . Unrtjl his la1st, illness F.a:tll:ter Pournier filled the office of .}}rovinei;all pl~qcu,rator .a;nd of :s piritarl director in St. Viator C:Ollege. ·. Be b.ald hosts1of friend's a~mong the clergy and larit.y and ·W'aiS especially est,emned by his ovvn I~eligious brethren for w'hoon hi~ mem. ory ·will continue to be an inspiration to .laJbOil:~ers and sa1intly life. May he rest in .pea,ee.

FUNE[RAJL OF IF'R . ·F'OUHNIE:R . F 'a ther Fournier'si furner.arl took place TU.1e sday lll.OI?l'ingt, N i<YVember. 15, :art 11 o'clock rut the .ChUireh of t~he :. Maternity Bourbonnad:s1, Ill. V·e ry. R1ev. F 'a :ther J. A .. .Gha:rlebois, · G. S. V., provincial of the Olerics of St. Via.t or celebrated. Solermn Higth. R;e quiem lVIass, alssisted' by R:ev. A. l\ia1inrviUe .as1deacon .ttnJd Very Rerv. W. J'. Sm~prenan1t, Cl. 8. V., a:s sub-dtea1con. Rev. W. J. Oliffovd~ c:. S.. ·v., was 1naster of eere1nonies. A 1arge nmmher of the elerg:y as:sis!tecl in the choir. The entire st:uidEID.t body o1f St. Viartor college .aJn di lair ge numbers of for- . mer pa~r1shioner.s of the dece3Jseid.l pri;e st; filled the church tA"J overflowing. Rev. El. L. Rivairi(J.t, Cl. 8. V., who w~a~ s Fa:ther Fournier's fir,s t novice, p·r eachedl aill eloquenrt and: touching sern110n i:QJ _ which he recaill·ed! the f.orty-s1e!Ve1n yea:rs1 which F 'atih:e r F ;o urn.ler haid spent! in: th:e service o:f1 t:he young. He pointed out that he hadl been a: living exeeurt:ion otf the divine eo1nn1JaJUd which th·e community t~ which Fa1ther F:o urnier belong.ed has, as a motto, "SUJffel" little children to con1e unto Me," and that bis g:reat a,im iDJ life ·was the tra1ining of ·effioient teachers, who "\\TOiUJld nort only inst'iJ into the yorll!nlg minds comn11itted to

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their' charge the .arithmetic taibhy "burt inCLell.ihly inscribe in theh-- ·hea1rt:s the t·err commandments,. " /F~arther · Riva1u also spoke oft Farther F 'orurnier .a1S' .a; pro,vineiall :and as ·ai simple religious! with . ar great venre ration ·for hts1 holy rule, and conclu~led . with a:n ·'eloquent ·apo1S1trophe of the re1nains whos~ feet, he ~said, were still s~ailed with· the1dust of the c:las,s l"~oom, every grain of which \vould' shine in his ero·wn to ·aU · e·t~rnity. After the :Mas's the s,t ud·e nt body of St. Viator d iotllege, sem,i nalrians,, brother'S! :atnd priesrts~ _ niia)rehedr· in proce:s:s·i on to the · cem1e tery ·where the fina,l · bles·s·i ng · wais, pronounced h~y Very Rev. F 1ather Charleboi:s, 0. s.·V. The Columbjan -.Guarrds inJ uniform actle dl a1s1 a guarrd ·orf honor ·r'o und the hea:rse, and ·rou:nd· the bier· du1ring the services in ·the church. The pall bea:r er!s Virere: R.ev. W. J ·. Bergin, 01. S.. V.; P. E~. Brown, C. S. V.; .J. D'. La,P lante, 01. 8. V. ; vV'. J. RemHl'a11~d:, 0. S. ·v. ; 0. J. St. -A mant, 0 . S. V;, and! P. · J. Le:a,r ·y, · 01. S. V., who had be!e n F.a,t her F :o rurnier's faii thful a.ttenclia ut during his: lo'i1g illness of eleven IllJOIIllthsl. TfJ:le ho!for:ary patll beaJrers, 1vere: · R·erv. F. N. Pe:rry, V,e,r-y R.ev. P'. C. :Niena,r d, Hev. A. J. T~ardif, C. S. · V., R~ev . 0. R. Bourd,e au, R,ev. J. _H. Oa:n non a:nd Rev. J. P. Pa,r ker. . . Ainong the clergy prtes:e nt w1e,re:: \ Tery R.ev. J. .A. Ohar.le~ bois,, C. S. V., prtovincial; R·ev. A. Mati'nville, Brinfield, Ill. ; Very R.ev. W. J. Surprenant, 01. s.· V., Ohambedain, _S. l).; Very R:erv. M. T: Dugas, . C. S. V.; R . D R.ev: E. Laln1a1rre, Oh~ea,go; R~ev. Z. Bel'"atrd', St:. Anne; R:ev. · E:. Bourget, Irwin ; R.e:v~ 0. Poi.stsla,n,t, St. George; n:ev~ J. ·F·o rtin, Pulltu~an; R.ev. W. Grai11ger, Kankakee; R~ev: P.' T : · Gelino,' Ohicago ;· Rev. A·. Bergeron, Oh icag~o; R.ev. J. F. R.y a:n, C. S. V., Oh.icago; R,ev . .J. Bennett, K:a1nkakee; Rev. M·. L:ennartz, · C. 'S. -v., Chicago·; Rev. A. L. Giral'"d, Ohieag~o; Rev. A. ~T. ''Pa,r dif, 0: S. V., Oak Pa;r k; · R,erv. 0. R. BOilH"cl!elaiU, JYI:a,n t,e no; Rev. J. ·p. Pa1rker, Oheba.nse!; Rev. J. P'. DiOifle, Rtavensr\V:Oiod; Rev. J. ;a. Cannon, P:Ontiae; R'eiV; · F. N·. · Perry, Rarvens'wood:; Very R.ev. P. 0'. :NI:enarcl, R . ·D'., Eis:c anaba, l\!heh.; .R.erv. T. ·J. :McOorn1iek, 0 . S. v., Chicago; R.ev. F'. s·. os,trO!W•Ski, Kanka:k ee; ·very Rev. 1\I. J. l\1axsile, 0 . S. V., · Be:a,v.e rville ; R,ev. J : \ IV. Armst.r o,ng, Fa1rrne:r City; R.ev. · E!: H. Ba1rries., Bil-o:mning'ton; the ' niembers of ·the fa,c ulty of St.- Viart:o1~ Olalle~e. ·Six Sisters of th~ ' Sa:cred Hea,r t of l\iary, two Sisrt.er~1 o1f St. Joseph, :fifteen Sisters of the O'ongregart.io:ii .oif N ort;,r e Da.me allld. two Sis.t ers of the Pr'esentation of Mary w-ere also present. .

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HAV E been s tu dying phil os0phy for -t wo months • and I have notedJ ther.,wortd t,e leology. · ·I · think ,_ it is a . very grand ,' :worr:dJ, .not Olnly· Gre>e1k ly root.ed, but vViholly Grerek- and I lctve Grete k m:s. n1uch as I kno,w· it. ·· Hugged old tongue ·thwt, whos'e• t:h ought-s:talm,ped w·o rds survive in>·every · motdern langua1ge! · In -every s.eience: a:nd on every page of earliesrt ·literature we1 meet ther clear cut .w ords whieh the eleg1a1nt · P:latto, the: exwct Arist:ot;le, the:·· poetic Elo1ner and ·. the · eloqu1ernt Demoisthene1si us:e d in inst,:ructjng, delighting and moving the ·' ancient Gree1l~s~. T1hese great s:chol. ars h:ave· utte1rerd such powerful ·t ruths thait; the wo,r ld. ha1s riot ·been: a:hle: to foi~get eve;n the sou·.I id of the clea:r words . the[Y spoke thou:s ands of ye:atrs ago. It i,s:·. re1a lly w'o nderful, this hrnnortality of ide1a sr and 01f even their' vea:''ba,l hahilime:nbs. . , TheSie same ·old' thinkers:, it would seem, we.r e profoundly ilnpressed by the beaurty' of cosmic a1rrange:ments,, arncl, pe1errinrg through the: harn1,onious1. order of1 the uni.ve11~s.e:, they soon descried with thA~x mental eye the intelligent architect who had .briilded ,s1o well. They eouldJ tra1ce to no other cause tha.n to .a sut}_)rarrlunda,n e intelligence the1 n1any evidences: of design which exist,- throughout the entire Hiera,r chy of beings. Though not: having the full andi clear1_ idea of creatioru they · con.s.idered God as the · int.elEgetn ti de!s igner of the cos:n1os, and the potent disposer' orf itsr pa1rts. The fact tha1t one: thing existsi ,s:olely because1of or' in view of another, to serve the higher purpos~ e rs1 of tha,t orthe:r, the1y called teleology, whicht then m:e ans1the doctrine of the fina1lity of purpos:ivern ess . of things!. This evident purpos-e which exists in thingsr they WOUld not., aiS othe1rs less keen had done, a.serib·e to chwnee or tor the blind nece1s:s ity of ml a ltit;e:I,~, becau;S'e neither of the,s1e so.called causes is: inteilligent. Design and finaHty, a;daptation to purporse, point to an intellige:1~t carus;e·. Au · end is. itself a cause; bU!t to be aible to apprehend a1n end as desirahl~ and to adaipt suitable n1,eanH thereto require1sr an intelligiffilce. D·e-s1ign srem:tu~ to be littler else than the a.prt, ar-

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. ra.ng'e1nent of n1ea:ns tof\vatr:d:s the a1ttainn1e.n t of the end desired. 'l"he apprehens1ion of .a n end and the desire to attain it n10:ve the intellig•ellJt e~fficient caus:e to pHt1n, i. e. to exa'lnine, weigh, consider valr iouts n'Lea.ns a1nd to elect .sUJch as; are best caleulated for the r eatliza1tion of the enid. T'he raison d'etre of Ineans then is theiJ~ fitness for lead:ing1 to the end. This is their prurpose,. without which they, wothld exist without a111y reason a111d; wou:ldl be ridiculous. AndJ it is a1s ridiculous to supposle a:n end' withoUJt1 adequarte 1neans, or 1neans- without a proportionate end .as to sru!ppose n1iea,n.s thart hUJve no end. a t . ah. l\fore unrearson:alb le still were it to supp01se ends and 1neans without any intelFgent: being to conceive amd intend1ends a:nd order n1eans. It is certa1inly p'a thetic to find at this ag:e of the world perspiring~ S!Cientists who have gPown gray or p__ntire~y ba:lcl in their pu-I"!Sruit a1fter t ,r111th, g:et their e~yes~ a~na their noses so close to malt ter that they ·w·ouldl mn:bra:ce it a,s the o1nnipotent In:othe.~ of aill being, of life andt of aU order. Their vision is wrongly focused. By . holding n1atter too close to their eye:s, they s1ee n11a tter itself hut ill, and they see. nothing else in the v\rorldJ than In1a t1ter. 'l~hi.s m arkes that. they are but poor scientists and w'r ,e tc.hedi philosophers:. 1~he evolutionisrt sl of the n1a1 teriail'i.s tie type a,r e to n1;y ,mind of this clas1SJ of unfort.u:n:aJteiS. T'hey seen1 to have su·ceeedecl in taking; aill r·e a,l .aidequ:aite purpoBe out of life anclJ orut of the unive:rse. Give then~ nla,t ter and' its1nl'echanical, -physical and chemjeal forees1 a1nd~ they " r.j.ll build you the world. 'fihe cocksureners,s1with ·w hich .SIOine of thes~e ba,J.d materialis:t s deliver thenl's;elve!Si of their exca,thedr:a, pronouncen1ents iS' not a little a:mus1ing. D-e lal M:~ettrie thus dog~naltizes. : "T1he earth was the fii'"St 'von1b · of ITIJain ." Ro'binet is .sublime in his a.ss,e rtivenes1s : "All the in,f erior species of living thin ~s: are so many abortive altt1m npts1 of 1n:a:t .ter to bring forth marn." Jiaeckel, I_.jai natrek a1n d a seore of that ilk profes s: srponta,neoU!s generarUon ·w hich is nothing else thrun ,the blind and aJC:cidenta.l and progressive a;wakening and develop-ment . of matter fr:o·In th e brute or inert sta1te to the st.a:te of vit:aJlity, amd' through various succes:sive s ta,ges· to ratioooJ life in man. Whart did it'? Pure cii~cu'mstalnee, 1nere1 aeciclenta;l conditions·, a, lucky and absolutely purpo;seless, s:u eces,s ion of sHght varia1tions in · the required sense. Darwinist;s:, who .a1r e. generaHy saitis::fied: with the origin of life f1~on1J a fortuitous; concurrence of atoms, have at.temprt ecJ! to 1

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T'he "telos" or end of n:ait ural selection and -of the strug'g le for life is1 the Hurviva1 of the fittest. · But it wouldJ sta1g1ger' D·a rwin hhnself, who finally ex- cluded_G·oo from his schetne of e1vol UJtion, ·were vve to: a,s-k }liin, how caine this end to be con'eeived~ by any living thing a!S :.t g·ood to be arttained' a1~1dJ tranS\ln:Itted to others. For eertaitlJy if he ,insist,s upo;n "resist.in~ begiinnings" and starts out with 'only 1na.tter, where and how earn he suppose this end? Nla tte:r could never coneeiv·e this ,su~vivaill itself ais a su.mmum· bonurn1, nor 0()1U)ldl :runy, . ·e ven the· I111ost perfect brute, ha:ve conceived hereditary tr.ansnti.ssion of ce1rtain trwits a1nd natural selection a, IneaJlls conducive to, this end. A:ndl ev·e n if, by alDJ i1npos:s1ible supposition, intelljg:ent matter cou1ldi have conceived and eor1s:tituted- for itself this end, viz. the s~rvival of the fittest rnen o:n earth, thi.s end W()!Uld' n:ot he worthy of, not adequate to satisfy the aspirations of/ that hig~1est prodUict, mam, which nature in her grand efforts had hrought forth. F :o r huntaln ity cannot be the end of man. No fini,te thing: finds its end in itself. lVIeleely to eng·ender a1rnore perfee:t type of Jnen were poor cmnfort for 1nan, enga1ged' the1 while in killing4 his weak .brethren. · l\foderDJ .s cientists a!lldJ Nl:aterialis\t ie philosophers have introduced' considerable teleological verbiag,e in their discusJs,i ons of questions of this kind. But their use of these terms is n1is~ leading and' tends to cre,a,t-e, aJ regrettaihle confusion of ideas upon subjeet,s' it ·were \vell to harve but elea,r idea1si a1nd clear W()rds. In this connection it is. coni.fort.ing~ to note the appeal for honesty of expression 1nade s0n1e ti1111e ag1o1 by Prof. Hyslop of Oolun1hiw University. This gent1en1an a~ccuses the s:eien~ ti:tic S!chool of e:v olutionj1srts1 of continuing to prate of "purpos\e " after destroying the pos1s ihility or plaus!i bility of pur~ pos:e. ''This ·e ndJ or s1Uil11Jmlllm bonun1 of evolution, sa~:s1 the lea:~rned proifeiSiSIOir', should. be fra1 n kly stated as: 'T'he preSi€1l'"Va.tion of the srt,r ong, a1ndl the desrtruction\ of the weal\:'. Now the .shor:t~sig1hted! s1cientbisrts who leav·e ou"d Godi e:a,n never justify their assu1nption of erven this un"'vort.hy end, Innch less' of a1n y intelligent d'esign. and purpose hehjncl the phenorrnena of the univers·e. This scientific end, the sru i·viva,l of the fitte~ s~t~ and the destruction of t:he weak doeg not appeal to 1na!n als . a; rational be:ing whose narture sugge:sts1 higher id'e a1ls. Tl1is is ·w,hy it is alll unvvorthy e:nd, a1 s1tupid end, a: n1orailly depPessin~ endl." 1

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A great Olhicago daily (the Tribune) in colll:lnenting upon the plea of Prof. Hys1lop, a:dd:r'ests'e's w·ord:s of well merited re~ buke to the evolutionis~ts for their consta~nt repetition of .such· expressions! aiSl the "UJltilnta te benign purpose,'" mnd the "inhetr~ ent moral intentionsr' of their erwel a1nd blind evolutionacy proees~t, a~ndJ eonelU1des1 with the ·significant interro,g atiou ~ "vVould not the earu,s·e .o f eletatr a1n d honest thinking be sub~ served, therefore, if the 1n:en who do not believe in a superior controlling inte:lligenee should ·drop their a.ttmnpt to mitigate the loneliness of a. ·s~trietly ~cieutHic universe by talking eon1 ~ fortably a!bouiJ a1 'purpos:e' ''~b:ich is in1pos:s ible except in con~ nect,i on with an intelligence which they deny ?" Add to t<hes.e denunciattions: the naked exposure of the hollow pretense .of nartural .s1eleetion by · Prof. De Vriets, of Amstertdami; who in hist dia ty r'ali sedi sruch a1ten1tpes.t by catsrting distc redid uponl the Da!rwinian fert1ch. · The·r e is some .sto rt of jnrt~ellectU'al · emnfort. and rea.ssura:n ce in the fa:c t that1lU'e1nt vvho repres1e nt important centers of le:a1rninrg a:n di who~ d:Lr~ect mighty: · engrineiSt of influence a:r e not afr'a:id to puncture tlie hollow baUoon of pUirposeless mrolution inflatt ed: with the hot a1ir o.f Bietlf- cmlllpla~eent s·orphis.try, not afra1id to clati m1for spiritual philosophea:':s a.nd sci,e ntist.s alon e tbe right to consort with and spread the languagec of their illustrious predecessor~. men ~uch as Leibnitz. Thomas of Aquin, Augustine and Aristot1e, "the ma~ter of the £:apient. throng."

First Peep Into the Inferno J. A. LOWNEY, '11

EAR VIATOHIAN: At present we are aviating in Dante's vast real n1 of fancy. Each one of our party has aJ dirigrible of his own propelled b~ vdll power ~:=E:::====~ and: stteeredl by rea1 sron. Soon we will be hea:d!ed for the dtarr kes't depths of the · g'loom profound under the leadership of a1 cicerone who has eondu~cted mamy flying~ touri,st.s s:atfely throu~h . the labyrinthine circle~ s of I nferno. CMayhap this wirelestS: message ~rill b1teres~t you, for you too have made

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worUJld like to klllOIW how OUir impres:s ion of the fea1rS0 Ihe nethelr'World of sih~des1 eomp'a1re with your ow,n. A W 0rd', then, aiSI earc h great :film of the first, cantos, unrolls before OtUJr worndJering pen. How striking is1 the cont,ra~s!t bibtween the sun-bathed! summit of the mount of rig:ht,eorusn;ess and the da1rk, gloom,y, t:a1ng1led: forest of temptation in "'rhich manldndJ in the pe r son 路Of n :a:n te is ensn:rured! To sca1e the luminous' heights' man mus:t orvereorme the three gre1a:t beasts, pride, eoncupis1cence and! avali'iee. Only when man harekeuing to the voice of rea,s ou considers the1 e:terTIJal sanctions of the na,tural laJW, hell rund' h:e1aven, c:am he1 triumph orver bea.sMy tem.pta:t ions, aco.d atslc end the1 hill of s1alvartion.. Indeed in r'ea;l life a:s: in failllCy'.si world, man: joUirneys not fai' tow~rd the luminou;s s1teeJp whenJ the vvild pa1nthe~ 01f plea;s,ure ap:pea.r s illlterce,prt.ing his pa,t h and checking hi:SI onward going, nor -h as he long r1e1s ted 'Siei~ure in rertreau befor1e a 1 new dreaid s'eiz.es: him as1 he view'Sl com,i.llim aigarinsrb hii m the lion of ambition "with head aloft amid so hunger1 m!a ld th.art evelll. the air s1e!~m1:Sl fea1r struck." Upon the heelH of .prri de crou1ches the she wolf of avarice, who in her l~ea:nu!eSISI is full of wantis1 .anid' makes mruny a la:nd di,sconso:l ate. This fell bea:s:t eompel,s: man in s:h eer s:elf-pres,ervartion to fle,e irirt o solitutd:e. -"where the sun in silence rests:, " aJnd: there hea~r the c:aJhn counsel of rea,son, ars Dante lis!t ened to the long unurs1e d voiC'e of Virgil, which converts despair into hope. Horw like re:a1l life this. is:! How very pers:o narl this Dli vine dom路edY' is! AJc.tUiaJly I thought I saw myself 路 in Da:n t:e 's1plighti a;ndl wa1SI appr'Oalchecl in kindly guis1e hy VirgH the "g:lory aco.di lighrt of the tuneful t,r ain," eonlforled .aco.d encou1ragedi by "thattl well spring of eloque:nce." Persuasive tong1ue inde.edl is that of hucrnrun wisd'omr when m1a n lis.tensr to its1 eounJs:elsr. "Tihou: must needS! .another way pursue," said Virgil, "if thoUI woUild:srd esrc ape from' ouiJ of this sava1ge wild'erneiSSI. This ins.art,iarte be!aiSit , a!Varice, suffers! none to pa1s!s arnd no lesrs1 hindra1n ee makers1 than dea,t h. For thy profit, ~oJ.low me, I will lead thee h'ence through a:n ert:e rna,l srpla1eeJ where you ,sih.alll sree srpirits of old. tormented, and others who dwell content in :fire who hop~e to com,e among路 the blest into whos:e regions1if thorul then d esire at spirit: worthier than, I must lerud thele." TheBe wo~:vds ratrl:g1 oru t the notes of new born hope a[ldJ my broken sp,i rit SloughtJ thart eerta1in dependence which one .s oul has o:n another r'arther thaln prur-sue its former 1

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cour.se on the Sltr:en~h of its own power. . This new hope begot a: couooge which urgedJ m1e to, poucr:> my feaa:''s into the heart~ of my gentle guide, "fov perhaps vivtue in me were not suffiCient amd if in this1 jorrurne~ thelll I venture, I fea1r it will in folly end." B\U.Jt the "mag!llanimous shade of Mantu·a ," replied thwt "m~ soul wa1s by vile fea[' as1srruiled." Then began a1 narration in which the "courteous shade'' ga:ve reasons whJ71 he catrn{~ to me when "grief touched me fi~st." "A drum.~e," he .s a1idt ""vhose eryes1 were . brighter tha,n the staJ.'" of d:ay," entreated me thart I with "eloquent persura:sive tongue'' sibJotuJldJ ple:ak:lJ virith you1for your de!Jiverance. "I," she sruid "who bid you: on this1ea:Tand1fort,h am. Beatrice." Divine Wisldom is1 insp,iredJ by divine1 Mie rcy the othe:r hea1v enly dame, who mourns with such effectua1l grief "eve1ry hinde:rance which batr'S man's: waw heaiVenvlmrd that God's stern judgm.ernt t:o her wiU inclines1." 'T he B.IesBedJ VirgiDJ then sends L,u cy, the sry.m hol of· IUu\llLinat,ingl G·r:ace arod· "of all cruelty the foe," to give Beartriee reproach "for not se,n ding tha,t ma:n succor who so miU!Ch love:d.l her." · "D,o~stl thou not hea.r his pijtifu} waH nor mlatrk t1he1d;eatih., which in the torrent fiotod, hin1 struggling holds:?" Whart gentle , a1ndJ g;rand fig·ures a:re here p.re,sent.ed art tl1e oUJtset of this: pilgrilna:g e! VVe hope to rneet thes1e bless<ed ladies a1g1UJin. ks:srur,e di of their potent pat,ronage we a1re re.adry to bid fear beg,one wnd with Dan1te say to Virgil "Leaid: on, one only will is: in us both, thou ,a1rt -n1y guide, m.y mas ter thoru, arnd! lo1rd." We then "onwmrd.' m;o;veid through a• deep a:nd ,,·oody wa;y ." At l.as·t w~e came upon 3J gate and stopped, to read its inscription so full of vigor a:n d terrific import." "Tio: r·e ar 1ne was a task of power D1ivine,. Su~prem,e:s't \Visd1on1 and Prilneval Love. Befo1re mie thing1~ ereait.eJ were none:, s:arve things ete!r nall, and ·eterna-l I endure. A:ll hop·e aiballld:C>n you who enter here. " Yes', hope which springiS' eternal in the huLinan breasrt., dies on this d1rea1d: thres1h old; for' her e is the g:at.e that leads, "into etern:a:l pain," the sanction of a lai\V which is a: tribute to, as1 \Veil ais the sa1£eguru1~d of the fre1e will of 1na1n. We then entered into the rubod'e of thos·e "s:ouls to tnis:ery doomed· who intellec{ua1 goodJ have lost." Tfb:e:y are the indjffere:nt, the lukewarm "ne:ither cold! nor hot." Their suffm..ing iS' told in ".s~ighs with lamenta.tions:, alndi loud! moall1s res·O.unding throtugt the air, pierced by no s!t air.," " thiJ;e the wretched shades with thei,r hands1. sm1itin:g "ma!d1e up al tumult, that forever whirls

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round through the air with solid darkness stained, like to the . sand that i:q the whir'l -windJ flie1s'.'' 'rhe t.ormte ntsl of this tribe consisted in g.oin~ abowt "in naketd'nets:s, and sorely srtung: by waisp:s and hornetK I s:a1w but at yaea1nt; space where Dta·nte erstwhile ·tiliorught he dleseriedi the ·s:haid'e of O'elestine V who, D~nte thou;ght, yieldedi to baBe fea1r a1 n d aibjure:d his high estate iDJ farvor of BoDJiface VIII. · It is certaJin Dante had aJn o;pticaJ illusrioDJ here, for .C!e!l est·i ne V has long since been canonized., .so he C'Ofuld never harve o1ccupied a; place an1ong~ the pusillanimous\ .soru1s of Inferno. If D,a,n te a.ga'in 3.tbuses his poetic license he does here \V€1 stha!li have to call his1 attention to it. Proceeding faJrthecr:- I behel:di a great throng standing upon th·e "slhore of ar gre.art streatm·," I a1s ked my gu·i de "who they were who .seemed SIO ea;g1er to: pals,s: over." But he r eplied "thiS! thou shalt know when -vve a1rrive beskLet the: woeful tide of Aeheron." Watlking. in .s ilence ·"we had' rea:c hed· the river, and lo torwardsi us in a1 ba.r k c:olllJetSI an old: Ina.n crying- "roe to you wickeidJ .spdrits'! horpe not ever to see ·the sky aga1in." When he sruw us an1ong the· shaid'es of thos:e d eparted, he bade us "to g:o helllce aill.dl learve thoSie -vvho atr e dead." Butl our fa1itlh ful guid'e spoke to him i'n · be1hatl f of our con1:pa;n y. "Oh:a!I'on thySielf torm~ent not, so 't,i s: willed wher·e will anc1 power are one. Asik thoru no: Inore." " H e then t,doik us across the "livid lakel. " N'orwl W €1 knerw w'ho these sp.iritSI ·were for m·y guide d'este ribed1 then11 "a1s1 ·t hots:e who die: subj ect to the wrath of Godl a:ndl H!e1a1V1en's jusrt:i ce so g:01ads then11 on th:a,t fear is turlliedl into dletsti re tOi go ove1r thtrough the ua:nbe:r ed wave1." Tlhist cert;aliJJ.'ly '\\rats a · glo10n1y region pierced with "blasphemy o1f God' and the cu.:r.s:ing 9rf patre.n ts, the human kind, the place, the tim1e1, thet s1eedi ·t hat d id engender them andJ gave them. birth:." W.e fell a1sle1ep only t\01be ai\va:kened: b;y a: clap of thunder to fiDJd! Oillrs,elves ''on the brink of the lainoentaJbl,e vale?' Limtbo, the vestibule of the "clre:aidi ahy.s's1." vVe ·srt.ood upon the first, circle of the· infernal pit and! heta,r d those "sighs that m.ade the1 et;erna:l air tr'emrble." Our getn.Uei gruicl!e toldJ us: the:s.e were the Inoans and' lat1nentart ions1 of. those ·who had' not r'e:ceiveld baptisiln, "the porta:l of our fadth." Then we h eaJ.~ di that Virgil himself w:atSI confined to this: plate e a1n d suffered tJJe lot of th'o~S'e "who de s,i re withourt hope." Our jou;rney brought: us through the: woods1 "on this side

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of the summd.t when :w~ k,~p.nedl ,aJ flame, that orer the darkened hemd.Siphere pr' evailin~ .sihined." It was the· horu.orred abode of thos1e "whose naanres' echo throu:gh the wo["ld a1bo\te:; and' vvhich rucquire· favor' in heaven." W1e werre · -s:olo n ushered into the presence of th:Ls tuneful trwin.J among whom w;a1s: Homer, "of .a:U ba~dJs ';s.upreme and the m:onar'c h o'f sutbli.mest, :song," Hol"ac:e "in s~:utire's' vein excelling;" Orvid and Lucaill.. A little W~lY ~farther · to the right stood! the "marg nificent ca1 s:tle" of philos1ophy, .Sievren1· times begirt with lofty wal,l s which denote the s1even liberal virtuesi. It was defended by the "plearsrarnt stream" of eloquence. Th:e sev·e n ga,t es: through which the sage:s "m.aljesrt:ica1Uy mJOIVeldr be1a1ring in their port eminent a:uthority;," represtecrut the libera1l a·rtSI. A.s1tihe long~ line orf gray headed prhilosrophelr:s, \Y:endted: their wary throug1h 'the enameled green of rea1son'sr fmet.r e.sls we could nortice the peculiar step of the "master of the saprie1111t thr:o:n g.'' Tihe:r e are :tn.a.ny others he1~e who lmve dieid1 withorut ba:prt~:sw.: bwtr -"to speak of a:ll a,t full w;eTe ·vain attemprt." · More ~Anon.

Temptation Conquered T. ROWAN, '13

. _~ IBSON ·e ntere·d! hirs1room·, c~.osrin1g the door with a su1rly · bang, for he was in anything brut an amiahle state of mind'. Throrwilllg1 off h1s: hatt a1n d C'oart he beg.a:n pa1C'ing . · '· the room, in s1ilenee, hut atfter arw hile faint muttering · came and finaHy d:ev·e1orpreCL in to1 a full wovvn s10lil oqury.. "So this is1 m.y rew:arr1dJ for! tw1o yemr.s s'e rviee on the E;Us!w orth Va.rsity- You'r:e norb. as: fas,t : ars lrus~ s:eason Frank- very siOirry but we mwst, harve a new m:a n at quarte1~ baie k-However, we want you1 tlol .srub the -position1. So you do Mr. Ooach. Well you can he mighty eermin thart I'm not su.ch ai fool as that. I'll either plary my old' position Degularly or the team will d'is!pensre 'with m.y •s:ervices a1ltogether- ru fitting rew.a rd for past ser>vices1, I mustJ s·ruy.'" , A few weeks· passred!. The team' was piC'ked' arn d a new air-

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r.iva:l a1t oolleg~e T'o m Mruyer wa:s filling1 Gibson's place. Gib~ son?s1 pride wa1s :sibung. F 'o r t tl.te paisltl t iwo y;elalr~s he had been a, sort of d€1Ill1ig:od O'Ill the cartn:pUis bu.ttl now every time he ap-p:ea,r ed he felt conseioUIS of ma1ny sym1pathizj,ng glan:ees'. This angered him the m1o re andJ an~one who ventured to open a COI1V€~S:a1t:ion 011 the subject wa,s: rS!U r'€ to rece!iVe a, shair p wns:~ wer. The bo~;sl soon g~evV1 tired of Frank's brus,q ue manners and prurt him' dorwn a1s1 al "sore head." H·i s one frie.nd through it an was IF'~ed Hill vvho wa1s1 su:blbing1 at1 quarter back since Fra:o.k re1fused ··. the pos1ition. Fre1d understood his friend arnd overlooked his brUisque mamn€1I':s only as1 a: college chum can be blind to his1 fr'i ends fruults1. The fact that E,U sworth was having a1 most ~ srulcces:s.flul season was no balm for Gibson's woundJs1. E)aJc h week b~oughtJ m\o re victories for the heliotrope and crea1In, a1ndJ these victories wer1e la~gely due t"o the dever g,eneralship of the new qura1rte1~ back. Ho,m er Gibson was fair minded, seeing tha,t he W3JS ourte11a1s.sedi by Mayer, he felt · no ill fe,ffiingJ towaii'diSIhim, sltiH he thou:g;htJ thart~ on a1ccount of his; past perfor1n:acncesl the posit~iou rightly belonged to hin1. Although Gibsorn felt no1 ill feeling] towar:dJ M:a yer, . he, neve:rtheles.s, did: feel unkindly towa1"~d one and . th.art one was. Ooa~ch ~1:idg1ey. He hea['ing of Midg:leis nain(~ prali~sed a.nd toa:s ted for efficient service: wa:s a; bitte1'" pill for F 'r ank a1n d he: determined tha,t if opportunity e.ve'r pr'e sented itself he would "get even.' 7 It was novv about three weeks beforre Thanksgiving. Ellsworth's goa1l was yet uneros.s:ed. · The hwr:d playing of the: tean1 in general had inea~pa:ciaJted 's everal of the men. Hill, the srub quart.e!r , wa~' lying in th~ infirm.wry with a~ spraii ned ankle. Ho-wever there ·were .s:eventeie n players in condition, and even the In:O:srt confirn1e:d pe:ss~in1is:ts were not dits1courag:ed 'vith tho mrt:Iook of the tea~m. But now son1E-~ thing unfore:sre en happened. May·e r was caned ho,m e on a:e~ count of a1 death jn his: fam1i.ly. He1lived a long dis~tanee from the college and ·w ould be in all probn:hility ahs1ent f01r aJbout ten days. In the 1ne,a:n thne the HaiVei~hill gan1e was up. T'his. put a new light on the1 srituation a1s1 there was no one an1ong the subs vvho could play qu~arte:r baie:k. Ha!Verhill hadl bearten EillS!Worth last se,a ~s:onl in a close ga1ne and this1ye:a,r E[lsworth was a trifle. cO'ncerned ove;l" the! out:con11e of thiS! year's bait:tle. I~"'rank felt that his horu'r had com1 e. All hopes1 vtm~e centered iu him. He wa1s the only one1 who eoru:l d s1a;ve the e:olle:ge1 from defeat. There w·ere srtHl atborut\ six days1left before the d~y of 1

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the gan1e. This wo,u ld he .a mple time fo-r hhn to h~rn the sigmals and get a, little practice. "VVill Gibson g1et into the g:amte: '!" w:a1s the qUJestion on the t,o ngues o.f all. The eoruch had caille:d on F 'r 'a tn k rund a1~ed hin1 to repor-t for practice which he eurtly refu1S1eJd. Ooalcll: Mii dgley dtd not aie cept his XHfusaJ, sa,ying] tharb he w:oruJdr· not lisrten to his deci1sion u11til he haid thorught, it orve~ for twenty~ foruJr horull'·s. That evening! Gibson c:alled at the infirmary ta see Fred '\vho '\vas soo!n to begin -vvtalking on crutches. l1'rank felt that he mrust unbostormJ hl.ms,e1f, yet was loathe to start. Fred saw that ther'e was: som,e thing: on hi:s friendvs Inind a,n d by a series' of delicat~e~ quesrtions he soon l ea~rned the whole story of the coa:c h'·st visit alll.d his friend'·sl firn1 reftHSiaJ to don the uniform~ He ·S!avv thait F1~ank was! taking .ru dalngei~ous' step, one thart would in aH pr01ba1bilit~ br:rng On hiiSI headl the distplela sure of aill his :s chool fellows. He pointed this out to hin1 and gent,Iy remindedJ him thart he owed: 3.1 ce1rta~in amorunrt of loyalty to: his! college. \F·rattlk began to 1s1ee his friend taking a wi8er view of the sd.tua:t ion than he and he h:all f decid~ed to go out again for the honto r andt g1lory of the stchool. He left his friend assuring~ him thalt he wowldJ weig1h the martter well before he Inad~e hist deeis'1on. On the way home, thre:e forees a1re moving in his; mind: sho,u ld he refuse to enter the eont,els t a:ndJ sacrifice t;h e. respect aJlJd friendsth ip of aill his school fellows,; ~shou-ld he go into the bruttle and! hand the gallJJJe to the opponentS~ or shoruld he go in and fight, f01r the honor and glory of the s1choo:l. The last was quicklJ1 elimin:arteidJ fron1 the. eon:test for thought he, why should I do anythingi good! for Mli dgley and his team 'vhen he so eoolly threw me over. By the time F rank reruched his hall he had firn1ly dee1decl! thart he woruld either throw the game or not: play it. . In other V\T10~dJs he wonld' "even things." up. The fir:srt .seemed, to him1, thJe bes:t vvaty. And although he' knew· it was dishonofJ:"ahle he cons1oletd himself with the thought that the eoa·ch had shown him no honor by lea,v ing him orut of the line up. . . It wa1s after md:dnight before Gibson begatn his slumber:s .t hat night. He haidl thoug~ht l{)lng on the t"no all ternatives and hef.ore he closedJ his; e~e1s1 he hatdi deeidedJ t!o go into the Haverhill garrne and revenge h1mself. T1he following . da;y he alppeared on .the field in h'h~ old uniforrn. Imrrned1a.t ely all eyes were centered! on him and he felt thart he was the sub.jeet of 1

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that buzz of conversation that ra1n a1round the field. T·h e yell 1n.aster w~1s on hand a1nd he gruve nine rousing "Rahs" fror quarter batck Gibson. This: made F'Darnk fe·e l uncmnfortable but his d'eic ision harlJ bere n m:a1d e and he w.als not the1 one to change his mind! quickly. Tlhe pr.atct:ic:e W!aiSI a success. Gib· son weJntJ .right into the ga1m,el amdl ill resetn1:bled one who: ·wars without training. J o~ reigned. Tlhe· C'OIUich was: ple:as~ed and the spect;atiOirSI surrp,r is1ed: aib the way. in which the old quail"ter back hald .s hown up in the .s1crimJm:a ges1. Etv id1e:ntly the tean1 would not suffer greatly th1~ougll the temporal loss of :Mayer. ;Fred's fa1c:e wa1s wrewthedJ in ,s11niles when Frank entered the infirmary a1 few houLrsl lart.er. "I knew you ·w ould do the right thing, Prank old pal, .and I'n1. pr'o udi of yoru" he said with no sn1all am.ount of e·nth UBiaS:m'. T~om felti that he could n1.ake no reply to this remark hn t he wond,eir ed if hi.s1friend would be proud of hh11 u t the san1e time the followjng 8atu1~day evening. Fred! Sie eing tha1t Gibs:on was in a; taciturn· 1nood plied him with questioiD.s till he had. secured ru ge:nera.l kno-w ledge of how the practice worked off. "vVhat do you think the! oruteon11e ·will be1?" queried Fred. "Oerrtadn victory," was' Gibs.on'.s! ha1st.y a.nd s-mnewh Rt ora:eulrur reply. And he1felt his fa.ce coloring, a1s- he n ttePed tlu~ words. Fred did1 not :pm·ceive this, however, a.s: he thought tha.t his friendi wa:s gert.tin:g into the proper spirit and n1e:at11t that the vict·O['y '\vmvld be for the college. Gibson soon left, pleading fatigue aft,e r the practice. Before he left Fred infoi·1n:e1C1 -h.jnT tha~t the doctors had1 given him pennission to attend! the garrne1 on Sa~tul"(l :a ~y provided the weUJtherr was d e:nteri-t. Now the (}a~r , t he1hour had c011ne. H'a,ve:r hill was not fa:r distan-t fron1: Elll Rw·o rth and cHnt-:.P(]UEmt1y a larg.r : ha,n d of root.ers aleeom:pa1niedl the vi·s iting tean1. Both s-ides olf the field were batnkecl' '\Vit.h onloiQlkf'·r:s!. Tlhe Ila:verhill _ waiiTiol·;:, took the field. The wildi appla.ur~1e1 that gTeets thelir a.p p!ea:ranee is milCL eompa-r 'etd! to· the f.renziedl oruibbrera[{ which occurs when Fr3jnk Gibson followed! by the Ell lsw;orth s-turdies come upon the battle grounidi. Arf t:e r e1ac:h s:ide has had a. short sig·na,l p~ratctice the whistble bloV\ns aln dl t;h e g.a:n1e is on. EUsrworth haldl the ba!ll on the ~sixty ya:rd· line. E.xcite:1

m1e nt :iJs at the highest pitch a1DJd1 the rooters atre wa1tching with brea:thh~s1s inrtea:-est. 4.7-39•-·67 caUs out Gibson and the left end l'iUllJs orut to gert tih:e forwa~d pass. · His :field is cleatr, the play is surely ai srueee1ss!. Already the onlookers a1r'e eheering. Bu!t why does no·t GibsiOl l' pals si the ba!ll in ai n1inute it will ·be too! late. Son11e one glives al cry of wail"ning, but in vain for the whist:l-e blow.s w1tth Gibs10n dowDJ 0111 the 65-yardJ line. A g:r :o an goes Ulpon oln:e sidle of the :fiel.dJ a1n1dl a volume of cheers on t.he othm•. "N erver mJindJ Gibs'on, old 1nan "\ve'l.l 1nake it up this tim:e," andJ S!imilrur exp['els's ions of eneourrugement arise from the E!llsrworrth slide. · No one1suspeete1d trickery. T!h e bad play wa,s charit.ahly att~r~brurted to Gihson's1 nervoUisnes:s which everyone "thoUJghtl woruJld S!(~On WlOO~ off. However, it was no sma.ll su'r prisle to hear the sa1m1e •s!j;gnia il s caned a1gatin. The baJH was: pmsrs1eCL to Gibson. The maiDJ who was. to rec:eive the pas's wa1s1corveredt. ItJ waJS jus1t as Gibson planned it "\voulcl! be. He look!ed arr'OrundJ andl satw al H:aiVerhill m1a1n standing with a cle:a1r :field' andJ i:ru ,a; m1omemt the Ha,v erhill 1na1n was· tearing down the :field with the baill. F ortulllartely he w.a,s tackled after he r:atn about: thirty. ya.11~d:s1. Tll1e Eillswort:h n1en were fram.tic, their a:g1g~ess1ivenes.s wa1s1gone allld 1n a few n1omentS' their goa,l had been crossed fo1r the1 :fir'srt tim1e that ,s eason.. And now saclnes,s reigned .in' the heart, of ·e very loyal student of Eil lsworth. Frank saw w:h:art he haid dione. H·e w.a.s revenged. But how? T:h e eheering hadi s1earroely eerused bef.or:e a qua1lm ea1n:e to tFra:nLk. He felt that he vVa1s1 a1 traitor. Nu one ruc'c us:ecl hin1 openly but in h:Ls gwilt he :felt thrut the eyes o·f every.· one who looked aiD him spoke to hh:J?. aind called him. a t~aitor. He had torn the very hearts: of hi.sr fellow students:; he had: dragged the high ambition or£ his teatm n1:a ites, fron1 it:s: lofty pinnael·e and his desire for revenge hard been sa1th:;:fied. His work during the ren1ainder of the · ha1lf vva:s· me:cha~nic:a:l his. mind wa!s more talke1n up with ''rhart course he "\vo.uld next pursue. Th-e half ended and he1 ha.srt~enecl over to the side lines where he saw Fred standing on his· erTIItches. As he neared him: he sai\v his friend look art him for aliT instant a1ncl' then turn a1Wa(Y and hobble off on: his crut ches1. Gibson -vv:ais crest-falllen for he kne.w -that if his· beset fri.en!dJ stu1speetedJ him he could expect little m,e rcy frotmJ an:yLone. H~Sl m'ind: was insrtantly made up as to what eourse to foillo"r. It wa1s noit yet too late. He could still redeem him·s:e lf: He wou,kL try his best in the next ha.l f to win the gamJe. 1

The .s econd b.a[f wa!Sl caJ.le.d. Gibson juniped into the game at th·e outs< e t. Such aJ brhlliatnt combin3Jtion of forrward pass1es, enldl runs, pUilllts ailld retu~rn:s asi Gibsoo engineered. was never befo~e -s een oDJ ETlsworth field. ·T hree times E:llsworth carried the baill ovel'l HaJVlerhill's goal. H~verhill found Ensworth's 1me aJ stone wall a1g1ainst which she was powerlre1s1s. When time was c:aJled FraJnk founu himself surrounded by admiring~ friendS. In rS pite o:f his protest he WUIS lifted. up and catrried: 01ff the field in triumph. The bad plalJ!S were forg1otten as ruU that ,was ~emember.ed.J wrus that ·Eillislwolrth twla:SI vic.to~rioiUs and GibHon was a1hero. Tharb evening he met Fred who did nOib now a void him bUJij lrals1tenedJ to him· a1s fws.t as his erutches woruJldJ ca\l'>lry hin1.. "F'rank," he sa1id, "I am prouder of you tonight; than I've ever bee:n in aJll m~ life, but I harve a confession: to malille. I hope yOUJ will :fhrgive me but just think I sU1Srpec1:ied you of1 trying! to th.I'IOW the gaiDJe." "That's ail'l right old m1a n," 1~esponded Frank quickly, "for I too have a1confesHion to mia lk e anrd I horP'e the boys~ will forgive me." In cou:I'Is:e of a few weeks FrU~nk's1 eonfes:Sion was made and for) prenatlllce he w·a s maJde carprta1in D·f the next year's teatm. ---~:~---

Her tre!aiS'ure WaJSI a srrn3Jll. oak lea:f, No beaut,y rare dii d it portray, Yet it beguiled her bitter grief, And on she t:riprp·e:d! in ehHdiislh p~l:aiJ. A wa.ndeTe:r a:l one andJ sad Wa:s: treading o' eT hiSI drle acy waw' When hea,ring1 soft he1r voice s1o glad, He Hstened to it1s1aecootsi gary. Som.e kindly wo1~d~s . sh-e lisped to him·, They :filleid his! sorul "ritb: horpe runerw, His eyes1 grew bright inste1a1dJ of dim, With joy he bid the childJ ad'ie.u. The little leaf what blis:SJ it wrought, What happiness her kindtly word, For hearts1 e1r!S~bwhile with SK>lrrorws fraiu ght · R.e-echoed }oy1s by me:n unlrea~d'. M. A. C., '11.

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The OoUege Athletic ·world h.rus rec:eDJtly been much exercised over the decision of the Oonferenee cmnmitt.ee whereby Notre Datrn;e University wa;s deprived - of the 'T:r ack Ohampions1h ip w·a n l~a1st July 4, on the i_r'air Play. ground of the ine!Ug1ibHity of t·wo of the members of the- Nortre Daitne. te~an1. · The author,i ties in charg~e of athletics a't the Indiana Oatholic Univfrsity clwim they harve beoo cO!ndernneldi unherurd, aJnJd! if such be the ca!se, tJh ey s1h ould r'ece1ive a fair amd im.pa,r tia,l trial, for the g,oodi nam,e of a; greart Oart:holic inst:i tution is ait sfuke so far as athl·e tics an:~e coneerned. JYlichigian· Univer!Sity seems to ha1v'e eancelledl .alB artJhJ,e tic relations with Notre D ame in an airbitrair y manner, .a nd s~H·e:ly- a:f ter the MiHe1'" incident of I:a~st year M'i chiga1n is the laisit plaee in the wo~rld to look for1 a mote in the artihletie e1y e of ortiher colleg>e!S. It is an open secT!et that miarll'Y: o:fl thB la;rger institutions of leaJrning offer 'indue:em·e:r;tts tO' artihletleS! SIUib rosa! conrtrla,:J-jT to the Iarw;s of a.mateUJrism governing colleg·e athletiCJs, and it iH time thi:s abuse wa:s elim1

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+ + ,+ B·ela utiful a1u tumn ,w ith aH its1 . sp:l endor of crnnson sunsets and' go1lden fie1lds., is justt now1in our n1idst. Sunnner has lOillg, s,i.n1ee' ,a,t talineidJ the z.enit~h of her beauteous L 1essoVJ'b glory and 1s~ fa1s:t fa:d ing. A feeling of s.orrow srte:ailS ,Oiver us, as W €1 gaiZe upon nature):s picof the: , tur:e, and a1 sort, of melancholy sadness ereeps throu:gh our s1pirit as .we dreat . rn of bleak old winter. Then: :a: deeper thoUJght, one1of life com.es: upon us, for as the s.eason'sl change·, so do our liv·e:s:. It is now· ·we Inus:t pre:pa;r e for the1wint~er' , nOIW', as the srchol:a:srtri c year progresses 've 111 ust store up the~ knowledge, ·the posses.s>ion of which will comfort us ·in the g~re:ajt winter~ of ·life. + + + st~udents should take spedal pride in ther beauty of their college ground1SI am:ctr. take good eair e t,h aiu they p1~e1serve: this beauty. TIJ:le gr10runds: s:h ould; not be littered 'w ith papers1 and ,other rubbish all of which do College their .sha1re in mta;rrin:g the nea1t a ppea,r anoe of Grotr-n,ds. our eatn1pus:. Again, 've n1ust note1 thait, walks have been provided as passage ways from one building to another, ancr hence, we· ·s hould not~ s:poil the lawns by walking a:erosS· them.. vV.e forget· otur:S!elve.s: t,oo often in these thing.s: as in ~a:ny otherSJ. + + + Notre D:anne1hats: jUisrt: be:e1n honored by the g,a,t hering of the E:x ecutive OomJinittee of trhe Clatholic Elducational A. s.socia,t ion. This committee: repres:entrs: Gart holic eolleg.eiS fro1n the midld le wesrt to the: Atlantic coa:s:t and Ca,t holio EdtuJationarl i'SJ al portion of thartt greart body which fonns the A.ssocia.t ion. aiSISoeiartion as a whole. The Church hats every rears on to be prou:d of this g:r owing union, for . in this:, as in .atll her ot;heD gr ea:t wodt, unity is: the cha.r:a1cterri stic 1nark. C~tholic education andl Catholic religion a1re one 1

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+ TH:E VIATORIAN :Ls in need' of m!C>·r e literary contributions, 8tu~f:ents are asking for more short stories', but vve eannot SIU.pply this demallld, unles~s we reeeive storie1s from the1 s~tu dents. 4

Late ~summer a1n d early wtn:mn are the 1nost be:a n,t iful se:asons o·f the ye1a1r, for they .speallr to UiS' of ripeness·, fullness and Sltrength. Borne people m1a y revel in the smiling beauties of spring wheu1the youlllg; blald:e is fioreing its: way towatr o's the sun, but sprin:g1 only c'Ontatins: pOisr sibilities~, not actuality, and a1ctuality is more perfect andJ therefoil~e m·o re bea,u tiful than pos·s1ibility. This1 i1s a1lso true of the life of nl:a;n. Its s-pring·time of -srw:eet, innocent youth :am;d' wonderful porss:ibilities is 1narvelously bea:ntifu,l, bUJtJ incoilllparr ably n1ore so iSI the str:~ ng nu.tn in the a utumn: of life, rich in atccomplishn1,e nt and pow·erful in strug1gles' 1na:nfully "'von. Of corurse the arutumrn of life i~ asrsaid! a!n:d ugly, as. is the autun1n of t.he yea~ r in a country where the :fieh1s are parle yellow with blight inStt.e:aid' of golde·n with heawy e~op·s. For how 1nany thing1s1 we who live 1n: the twentieth century ough t t.o be thankfu!l. In1ag,ine the b:a·r renness1 of life of the ordina.ry mam before the inve,n tion of printing when there were no books to . read. . Life ·w ithout books would indeed; be a drea.r y waste, a,l most too terrible to corntenJJplate. All of us are s·o accust.mll!edl to reading, that even those \Yho read the 1

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least would' findJ a r t:erri~ble voidl in the1ir lives wer~ they d;e prived (!):f thi~ f:~cUJlty. Oug~ht ·we not,, ther'efore, to ·value books and reaiding1 m1p1re · th:ain w:e do? From the merely human standpoiJi,t . I{f~.: eoin,taiimsl no g:r 'eait:e r · jn~ or1. sa,tisfa,c tion .th'atn a com,f ortahly wairm rootmi on: a winter"'sr ndght, a l3Jl~ge l\£orris eha:ir, antL a g:oio:d book. Given these, esp1e ciaHy the laiS!t , t1h e . poiQ'r man pan, h:arve aJS! much , plewsUJrie as1 the n1ost, prod'i gal Inilliona~re, andJ m,u ch moree:, if the milHonaire ha.s, not lea1 rrned tlre ·m.i ghty joy cont:a,i neidl withnn the t'vo eorvers of a1 .grea;t boO'lL · I

Presidenrt LiOf\vell of Halrv:alrd~ says: tha,t in no country in the world is the s,t anda1rdi of sc:holwrship in -the colle:ge1s: a!Ild univers:itieiSI ,s o low ars1 it, is: in the United! States. It is, to be feared that this1 is! t.r u,e. In O!U!r instHutions: of learningi the strude1nts look upon the sru ceelslslful arthlete a,s, a hero, but ha,v e little re~a:rd1 for the real srt udent a~nd schola['. The e:arus'el of this is1a1m1s1coneeption of true maa:lhOiord. The n1ere: a.thle1tre is a; m.agni:fiee1 n t animra1l, brut: litrt l1e1In!o re; hi:S1bodily strength a.nd supplenes1st are t.r ained tto1a l hig:h degree of efficie:I\.cy, but very often his1mlindlis 1s adly negleieteJd Man, hovvev.e r, as man, is not merely an anima:l, but h!aiSI a i}SIQI ai soul or intellect, w'ldch se:p araites: him1and marks! him oiUrtl from aill other a.nimal~s~, and eons:t itue:s him as mlaln. - It :SieJemiS t:o1be m1orre rea:s10nable the,refore that one a1s!p iring; to t,r u e mlain hood) should tr:a1in his,.intellect more than hi,s: body:, :a1n d that the stud'ent with a, s:t ir'Ong and vigorous mrindi shl()luldi be more w10rthy of adm·i ratio:n. than the .athlete· with a; s1trong1 amdl vigror'o u1s1body. Nedthe[' body or int.e Uect should! be negl~ ected'. The r~ecipe· for' the highes~t mia nh oodi eons.ists: in '' M~en s1all!al in corpore satno. '' S. U.N. 1 •

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Of the 1nany hwppe:ningJSI a,t St. Viator's during- the whole scholastic yea,r none is frallltg~ht with .sruch joy and ha.ppines:s as the fea,siiJ of our Patr'o nl--S,t :. Via!tor. Many of the oldi studenrbs coim.e on this daty to visit the seen.es_of their student d:a1y s; while o•t hers sendi greetings and good wi·s1hes. T'h e feals.t this yeaJ..'" c:elebrated' ori October 23rd vva1s: a happy event and ha~s, perhrups:, never been better obSerl"\ved. ·T!he eelelbration opellled with Solemn Higih lVI:a,s s in the collegie chap,el. R ev. J. D Kidey, C. S. V. c:elebr~aillt· assisted by Rev. J. D'. L~aiplante as1dtea1con~ ~1r. Stephen ~!LclVIahon, s:ubdealc on; Rev. F. Ei. Mun:s:cih: 01. S. V., aiS' M:aiSiter of Oe:rem:onies:. A specia1l n1:asS1 was1prepatred: for the oeca1s:ion by the R.ev. J. V. Rhe~vms, the rendition of vvhich retle1 cted eredit on the welltr!ainedl choil'". Tfhe setr mon w~s: delivered by tne R.ev. El. L. ·Rivar~cl D'. D·. Tlhe R'ev. prea,cher' in eloquent language outlined the life :a:ndt work of the Satin:t w·hos:e fe,a st we were celeb~aJting. · He pointed out the Inany eenturie:S1that had ela1ps:ed since the d:aiys when S.t. Viator livedJ a1ndJ worked and 1~mninded us tha.t thoru gh fifteen eent uries1 interveneiclJ ,srince that t:im:e yet his influence is felt in OiUr own d:a;y. A monuJnent, that ·w ill nobly perpetuate his1 name took fonn three-quarters of a century a:g:o, when the eongre1gartion betrur'ing., the name of St. Viator took itSI plruce side by s,idJe \'iritb.: the other religious eongregartons of the Cihurch. 'T'he se:r mon w:ais ru rna.sterpiece of eloquence. One1 of the fea1tUires: of the ohs1e rvanee of St. Viator's: day this: year' w;a1s1 the pl~ese! nta;tion of 3J hig1h class drama in the aiUdit:oriunli b~ the .st-wdents1under the direction of the R.ev. F. A. Sheridan1; 0. S. V. Tihe Stuleces:s of the pla,y is attributed to the spirit in w'hich each a:ctor epteredJ Uipon hi1S' work. All worked ha1rd t:o make the play a1 success and' a1s:ueces's it wa:s from the ri,sdng to the fan of the c:urt;ain. The gentlemen "\Vho t910k pa11"'t are des1ervin~ orf m,u ch com.m endation for their effotrtSI in a!dlding to the eelebratti·orn . of the @l'"eat fealst day. B:r other Sheridan' is1 the recipient, orf many cornJp liments on the selectiolli of such .anJJ interesting three a;ct dtrama and· for the succeiSH of it:s1 pres~entaJt,ion. Mailly of the aeto~s~ ·who took part 1 •

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w~eoo new membe1~s o:f St. Viator's stud1ent body ,and henee it vVaJs their initia~ appearatn ee befor'e the footligh ts1of' the college .sua,g~e. Busb before we left the hall ·we eonel·u d,ed! tha1 t "the stu.-

dents may co1m,e and g,o if they, will, but the es.s~enee1 of acting is here still." M. J. Spa[dJi!Illg1 a;s Ulrich von R.egen:sh11rg, a,s•trologer to the Duke of M,iJ_all! 8tl1Sit ati ned his im:porta,n t role ad, mirably. H:is part caJlled for actruon and ra:pidJity amd lVIr. 8pald1i~g1 p~roved' ·h imself capa;ble of hain d;ling it prope1 r ly. Upon hi,s s:kill depeooeld.J the whole aetioiD., of the pla~. Galea,s Visconti, DiUJke of Miil:ain wats im.pe1~sonruted by E ·. J. Unr11h. lVIr. ~ Unruth looked and' iucted' the patr t to perfection. E i. J. Kenned1y; took the part of Giorv.ain ui a1nd executed his part W1ell. MJ:r. lF'. A:. C[·e aey, an old timer, in the title role, "Franee,sco Cla::rrara, show1e:dJ a n1osrt int,e lligent eoncept.i on -o,f his. pwrt and' played tihis importaint role \vith nllrch suec·eJSiS'. Ma:la;t;e stat, c:aptain of the ga1Dr~hson haidi in F. F '. Oonnor one who was well able1 tio imperSQin!ait.e the ernel hearted capt.ai,n. Giacom,o, keeper' of the prison nevere kept a m1o re vigilant eye upon, his charges' thain dtd J. J. D1a1ley .w ho \V:aiSI assig:ned that part. Mr. A. vV. Ahe['n .a1s: Uberto e.a['rield' oruu his1role satisfactorily. G. 01. Pica11~d as1 the boy Angelo W!aJS a succe,ss. The soldier:s .a nd followers of Vis·conti w·e re equatl ly good in their a;e ting. The 1nusic1a ,1 numbm':s l,e ft nothing t~o be. d'esiredi in the line of high ela1SiS1 m,u sie. . The OohimibiaJJJ gm1air ds garve 31 skillful exhibition of lnanreuvre:s and n1arche.s; .adid ing main y ne\v featur es for the occasion. Br. St. J-~uhin de1s:erves1 grea1t praise for the .sueee:ss in tr~1iniug, the gua1rds.~ in a, short s:pa,c e of tiin:e as n1a~ny are n erw mem1bers, the J unior1s' ha:ving ·c:lain1·e d a fie:w of la,s,t ye:ar)s CO'lnpany. The program: ''FRiA NCIE ;SCiO OAR,R ;A RA'' Drallna; in Thre:e Ae.ts. Galeas: V i,s eonti, Duke' of lVIil!atn .. ......... ,.. ,.... E. J. Unruh GioiVanni, his1 son .. ,.. ,.. ...... ,.. ,.. ... ..... ,...... ,m. J·. Kennedy Francesco O:i.rrali'w, -Duke of Pald ua1.. ,. . ,........ F. A. C[eary _Ajngelo, his son .. ....... ..... ,.... ,.. ............. G. G. Pic:aLrd Uberto, governor of the ca1srtile .. ,...... ,. . . . . . . . . A. ' iV. Ahern Ulrich von R.e1gelllslburg, a~strologer t'o the1Du~k e of : vrilan ......... ·'· ... ·'· .... ,. ·'· .,.... ,._... ,.... M·. J. Sp.a1lding· Mala:te:s:ta, caprtain of the garrison .. ,.. ......... F . JF. Clonnor Giacomo, k eeper of the prison~ .... ,.. ,.. ... . ..... ... J. J. D·a ley Soldiers, follow'e rs of Vi,s;c:onti, etc. 1 1

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SOCIETIES. T'he Lajoie F 'r ench soeiet~ held its: ·fir1srt Inee:t.i ng' October 6th. During the erve:ning :aJ re.ceprt,i on w:a1s: give:n to :very. R.ev. Fatiher Robert, 0'. 8. V., Vicar'-Ge:nera'l of the Qle1rics of St. Viator. All! aJdd:res,s o.f ·welcome V\1la1s delivered by Ha,r ris A. D'a.rehe, which was ans:wer'ed bJi F~arther' Robert in a1n inter,e.sting talk on hiSi experiences' and impres~S:ions o·f An1erica. -T'he soeiet~ is: to be CIO\Il'~r:art:ulatedJ on the ,srueee.s.s of its reception t,o Falther Robert, who ·withorut dorubt will C'rurry .acros.s the waters m1a1n y fond r'e·m:en11br:aiDJcesi of the La,joie Socielty. Tlh e Srenior etn.t:e rta,in.ment heldJ in the gymnasium Oct1o ber 5t1h wa1s. som·ethin.~ worthy of the effort of Seniors. None but Seniors: experienced' iDJ the wrt of dtoing1 thing:s1well could halVe rendered :s uch an interes;bing: progl4atm., whkh a1V\~'atkened in those present a feeling! of i11ijerest aTIJd co-operation, 'vhich m·e ansi tlhe sru:eee:S'SI of cl!rus;s orgrulllizarbion. The progr'a m w·a,s represre ntative of -e very elas.s aru.d it prorveCL vm~y enterta:i ning, a:nd, without doobt;, F3Jther' Rothert whose presenc:e a.t the e.n tertainment the SeniO['SI we:ve fortU'ntUJte in having, 'vent arway with a ~ood i·m!Pres;siolll of cl,russ orgarniz.art;i on and its: ald!vantagels. Farther . O'Mahoney',SJ elosin:g rem:a.trks, ais: witty amd a1s complimentary a~ ever, placed. all in a happy fr!a m:e of mii nd, as they pa,s s,edJ into1 the Refectorcy wher'e aJ tem,pting1 s1ight greeted . the eyes of aM. T a1s tily· dJeeorarted with the eolle@e coloTs: a:nd tho1s1e of the :vespective elas·s:es1, the: Refectory .s eemed .aJ refLectioDJ of the Ga1rden of Elden, with the d'elicious fruit aJreaidy picked and arranged' in irres11s,t i ble fashion. A s-econd invitation Wa\SJ UllineCieJS\Sar'y, alil.ldJ aJ.l ddd justice to the repaisrt. When those pres:e nt haid voted "elnoiUgh" every chair 1

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The Scientific society, hrus' shown the chara~cteristic ma1rk ·of a 'vell orgruniz-ed society-rapid re-orr ganiza1tion after the short re,cess of ru summer va1c1at.ion. The oiffi.cer.s, this yea1r, profiting b~y la,st yemr"s erxpm~ence hope to a·e complish much, and / the progress of the m·e mber:s1 of the s.o ciety a:l ong s~ eien tific lines .shoru.'ld.J be rapid'. At· ar meeting held October 7th in the Scie,n ee Hall va:rious comn1itte.es we:r e appointed to ha1s ten the proces1s: of reorg'aniza,t ion a11id to look after the new nTrenTbers'. T'h e s:ociet,y will meet the second a;n d fourth W ednesldla y of ev1eTy IDJonth, art which m1e!erting1s the regular busine~S:s of the society will be attended to, . followed by dis1Se1~ta1tions: on scientific s:ubj·e cts inte:r es1ting to aiL The officers elected for the: com.in.g, yea.r are a:s follof\-VSI: Re v. P. Brown, C. S. V., Moc1era,t or; R,ev. J. Rheams, 0. S. V., rus,sistrunt n1ode:r a1tor; Jeremiah P. 0'1\!Iahoney, preside1n t; Peter J. Our'l'e'y, vice-president; Thnotrhy A. Ro,van, secretary; John B. Kiss~ane, treaiSiurer; vVilliam SamllliOn, serg1 ewnrt atl arms; Ralph Leg,ri1s:, curaltor; He!n neberg, Ca1sthin, a:s~sistant eu1~attor; Lucius Wall, librariwn. In view of the increa1s1ing membership the officers of the society have 1nade al rT'ainge:nTent,s~ to hold future me:e ting:s in the gy1nnasium. A eonlm,i ttee on initiat1ion was1 a,p1p oint.e d with. F :a,the:r BrorwllJ as: charirman. Oomiindttiees on entert~ainn1ent, pins andJ eolor!s: were a1l~so appointed. F:a,t her. Brown wars: g~iven hi1s1fi.r1s t. opportunity of spetalk ing to the s~ociety, ain d of defining, his pla,n sl for the coming yea:r . His word:si were full of enco~u~~agemlerntl to the m1embers~, and he ass:u r,e d them of hiSI help and: co-ope['3J1ion: in . eve1rything they unde:r took. His plans a1s: brie.fly orutHnetd met with the a:p proval of atl l pre1s.ent, and the ovart,i on which follorwedl his: talk proved t ha:t \Father Br1ovv:n ha1s: won1a1 place in the hea1rts of all, and that ' he can depend! upo1n the n1temberts1 to un:ite with him in making the C'Om1ing1 yeatr at m:olsrt ~s~ueces: sful one. vVith Fa1ther Rhe1a m:s at the heard of the initiation te:a m and Pres:id!ent O~Mahoney t,or guide it through the vaJ'iou,s: sta1 g es of deV1e~lop ment, 've .a1r'e sure the Scietn1ti:fic societ,y will bee011ne a: st.rong and perm~ wn:e1 n t oTganjzaJtion.

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The pleasure of conducting the firs,t eelebration of Oolulnbus Day in S.t. Viartor co'illege was given t.o the 8orphoonor-e · cla:ss. The event was a1 most patriotic one; ·and tlhe Sophomores ros:e to the occais1ion in t.ru1e part,r iotic frushion. Th.e acffair took ptllaee inJ th:e gymna:s1ium vVeldnesdiaty evening, October 12th, inJ the presence .01fr a1n appreciartive audien•ee. The colleg1e orches,tral rorus:e:dJ a1 spi:rit o:fl pat1--iotism' in all by its. :first numbeT, "H:a1il! Clolumbia the Gem of the Ocean," which was caught up b~ tlble1 va1riou:s speaken:~ allld l ed' to a jus.t appreeiation of omr woot benefalc tor' Clhristoplh:etr Colum·b us. The different speeches broug4].1t out the notbility . of Golu1nbus' ch.a:r a:c, ter, and: his gre1a t work fOT' marnkindi in sru:ffering eNery rebuff of fortune in order to opem: up a1 new count.ry to 1nanikind. The prog·r:an11 was as fhllow!S.: "H!aril! Golumhia, the Gen1 of the Oce1a n," CbUege Or'chesrt,r al; Open1in.g; R,emaJ."ks., ]j""~red F. Connor, '13; Clolumbus:, the Pat,r on of t:he Knights of Oolumbu:s, J atllJ.'elS :l\1. F\tzg1era1ld, '11; Selection, Sophoino·r e Quartet; , . America;, the Child of Oolumlbus., M:a re tin Spailding, '13; SelectioiJl, College Orche!s t:r ,ru; Oolu~mhus:, the Contributor to Science, Ger:aldl Bletr@a:ll, '.12:; Imper,s ona,tiorn, Eid-\vard Unruh, '13; Co.Jun1bus, the Claltb:olic, Fratn cisl Oleary, '11; Piano So1lb., Gilbert Flynn, '14; Cloluil:nbus!, the ~!tan, R1ev. J;. :l\1ia ig uire, C. S. V.; Olos1ing! R,e marksi, R1erv. w·. J. Cllifford, 0. S. V.; The Sta1" Spangled Brunner, Cloilleg:e O:rchesrtra. Ciomn1ittee on progra1In, T[morthy ~- Rorwa;n, Jrumes, Da,l ey, Clarence Jacobs.

Our prophecies eornoe1I"'ning~ the pron1is:in@ Fr,e:slnn:en class have be1enJ fulfilled, for they n:or\V1 present the:J.nselves. a: large fully organized cla1s:s. The fa1c t tha1t they "got togethm--'' s.o soon ass:UT!eiSI .lUSI that the1y will do their part in promoting cla.s:s1 c)ir g·anii zation this yea,r . The: officers of the class are Gilbert · Flynu, president,; 'Joseph Hunter, vice-president; F. A. B ra:dy, 1Se1creta1ry ; Thon1:a:s: W e1lsh, t,re.asurer. '

At a: 111Je:eting1 of St. Viator)s Acolyt~hic.a,l .s:o-ciety, the following of:fi~ers1 were elect:e!CU: A:lli.e Gea~rb·n, pres ident.; Eidw.a;r d Fitzpatrick, vice-president; E:rne:st Pep-in, s.e1cretary; Brothm" :l\1arz.a.no, trea,S:urer; vVaiter St~eidl.e, sergea,nt a:t arm'S.. The prineipa1l object1 of this .society is1 to affoi~d its men1bers the homor of serving n1.a:s.s.; and the chief qua~i:fica,tion for entrance js excellent cleportn1ent. It not only .serves as a: re\v'a ir d for

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good conduct a.n1ong the ~students:, but it tra,i ns , its 1nembers into a strict observance o.f, liturgic rit,es, and increases the interes:t of the student body in religious ceremonies. The 1nembership this. year is ve·r y lai"g:e. · 1 '.

A new bud on the1 tree of elass organization is the Con1mercial cla,s s1. 00I11ipOSiedt o.f en1erg,ertic and a1ctii ve young nl!e:n 'vho believe in the strengthr of unit(Y tlh:e OormJnerciarl cla1ss ha.s org~a1nized its1club o.n a solid; foundia rtiorn. The officers are Patrick O'Lea:r y, president; Maurice: Gordmy, vice-president.; B:e rt ·_' RH·ey, secreta~y ; E!dv\r3JrdJ F 'i tzgera:lcl, t:l'•eas:urer; vV illian1 Duffy, s:ergeant at ar1ns. ·

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An1ong the recent visitor:si \verre H,ev. J. J-\.Jrn1strong., F:a.rmer City; Rev. J. B. Shiel, Chicag:o; H<erv. ·J. T'. Bennett, l{a,n- . kakee; Hev. F 'r. Fitzrsinulllon, .Cfhica~gp; R.ev. F 'r. Shea, Hie:v·. A_. Niartin, PuHman; R.ev. W. Cle1a:ry, Rock IslaJ;td; R.ev. A. L. Gira,r d, Ohicago; Rev. Fr. Bio uifa,eel, Chieag:o; Rev. J. JVI. 'Nfia.rsdle, Bera1v erville; R,erv. Fr. Oair'c arn, Ohicago; Rev. Fr. vVhelan, Chicago; R1ev. J. E:. :Meyers, Goodrich; Rev. )Fr. ·vien, G. S. ·v., Chica;go; R·ev. J. F. B,yan., Clhicago; R.ev. F. J\1.a,r cinek, Chicago; R,e:v. L. T'uchala~, WeSft, Pulln1an; R.ev. Jayelski, J{ensington; Rov. El. KownJlewski, Rev. E'. Rusd~, a,ncll H,ev. ·.T'. Bona, South Ohieago·; R,ev. Z. Beral·:d, R.ev. A. L. Labrie, Rev. P. Dufault. ~lr. M1 anrice Quine, M,r. a1ndl Nirs. F. :Murphy, J\1r. 'f'. F. Galkillls, J\1:r. F '. F·i,s her, Nil'". F. Potthais t, Dr. H. \Vaarch, Nlr. Peter Ha,n son, J\fr. ~andl Mrs\. J\1io nahatn, 1\ir. and :Mrs. Sa,-va,r·y, J\1r. . and M;r s. J\1. H elta, J\1r. J. Gordon, :Mr. J\L \V. Sloon, Nir. 1\icGa:n n, Mr. .a1n d lVIrs. L,elclweill, J\i.r:s1. ~T. Daughert}', J\1rs. P. }{,y an, l\1r. and1 J\1rs. T1. n,. \iV!a1rner and daughter, J\ir's:. D. F'. Curley, l\1r. \V. J\1n1'Ty, :M.r. a1nd 1\'[ rs. J. B·onifac.e:, Nirs. P. J. L.ynch, lYir. and l"Irs. T. · 0. Cbnnatr ancl darug:hter, Nir. and . l\1rsr. M. D. IGsiR'ane:, 1\fr. a:ncl: lVJrs:. D~ illon, 1\ir. and M.r s. E. Ford, Mr. A. Ki·s:sa.ne, 1\iT'Si. J\1'. VVa:lla,ce, J\1is's 0. NiulvihDl, . ~1iss 1\1. I\js,FJa.ne, 1\fis.s;· E:. D'jllon, lVIis:s: J\f. R.e illy, 1\iiss L. Reilly, J\1.i ss T Berg~in, J\!fiss1 A. FiRher, J\1r. anrl J\1rs. 0. B. Connor, Mr. Eid wa11'1CT Girra,rcl, 1\irs1. ICennedy, l\1r. J. n'{a~rtin. 1 •

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m·en1hers of the alun1ni, Who failed to 1nake the annual pilgrimage to St. ""Viator's <?·n the twenty-trh ird of Octorber, n1issed a rare treat. The influx began S.a~turday evening and aH uay Sunda,y the l'£Unnus war3· Uwonged witl1 forn1e:r srtudents: and friends:. In the assein:bla.ge were · man~ men who ha:ve made -lasting marks in the buts ines,s, professional, and e·c clesiastie worlds.. Besides these older Inembel~s, there was a full quota of late yea.r graduates' who are steadily forging ahead to fame and fortune. On Sund:a!J', Oct:orhe'r 16th, E~erett, Ill., was the scene of a gathering of a i number of the sons of! St. ·viator's. The occa.s,i on wa:s1 the dedie:wt:ion of! St. Patrick's cih.urch of which the R.ev. Thoma:s1 F '. Quinn, '93 is pais,tOlr. His Gra,ce MJos.t R·everend ~rch bishop Quigley officia!ted' a,t ! t1he dedieartion, having for his: chaplain the R.erv. Drs:. jF~ra:ncis Kelle~ and E. L. Rivard:, 0!. S. V. Following~ the d:erdiicartory cerem;onies. R.ev. P. 0. C:onrwaor of S.t. PiUJSI c:elebr:art.ed siOlemn high mass, coran1 episcopo. R,ev. J. Morris,s.ey of St. Finbatr 's1 a,cted as' deacon while Rev. F 'r. Fisher fulfilled the dutJiest of ·su'b-de:acon. The sermon w'a;s: pre!a1ched b~ the Most R,ever:end A:r chbi1shorp. I;-'r. Quin inJ a:n adld ress to the people thankeru them for their· hearty cooper:a1tion and generosity. In the rufternoon the Sacrament of O:on:firmat,i on was: adm:inisrter1e d to a1ella,s s: of thirty children. Both the chwrch and the ne!W r·e ctory are brick and stone structures of the m:os.t improvedi type. The cosrt of the two buildings 1s atpproximat,e ly $:20,000. F r. Quin wws formerly as1sistain t ai:J St. Oh.mn];est, Ohica1g10. His: new pastorarte will a1ls-o pl1a1ce hint iTIJ chaJ''ge of the cong,regation at D< eer:field, Ill.

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uerws1:fr1o m "Sunny, Tle:runesise:e " informs us that. Ed Golbert, one of the brillill:n t light,s: of la:srt yea.r"s, commercial cla,s s is ag.aJin in his nartive1 city after a:n ext;elllded tour of the ~:outhern st.atesi. "Red" ha:s sho~wn the natives of "Dixie Laind:" that he iSI equ.ailly clever on the! diamond and in the crount.ing, r'OJOD1. He will winter in N'a shville where he has aceep.tie d at pos1ition ill! his farther('S pla:e e of businesiS!. L~at. es.t

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has oat last complerted: his· tas:k. The beautiful · burial place which · was 'reoe:n.tly consecrated has all the require1nents of a~n ideal -Oa,tholie ee:mete1ry. One of the features1 of the ee1netery is the la,r ge n1eta.l crucifix with it;s CO'pper hnag·e which ove1r'· looks_the silent city. ' Walter Clifford, Valpara:iso, Ind., ·who "\vas with us la!s t yea,r is1 :finishiP:g up his: aeaden1ic course in the university of his native city. :Nir. J. WiHian1·s, one of last yea.rs ·acade1nie graduates is. taking a1 post graduatje course a.t 1\1eKinley High School ii;t Chicago. · Thomas Dillon who wars: with us1 la1s t year is studying at Loy olaJ U Ilii vemi ty. Jake Sha1e fer, Jr., who spent sevm":al years at St. Via.to-r's is about to take up the title vvhieh his father held for so many yea,r s. T'h e late eha1npion's1 lais t words: to his. son "\vere ".lYiy boy I want you to win the title I held fo·r so- n1a.uy yea:r~s." After years of care:f'u l training "Young J akei' is1 now a vviza.rd of the cue. In the da,y s t;h at he spent here at the college he gave g:r·ea.t prO'nlis.e of be:cmning an expert and was easHy the eha,mpi·o n a1n1ongst the collegian billiardists. Since the dea.t h -of hi.s1father young Shaefer has been pra ct i c ing~ and now he is: ready to issue a• chaJlenge for the 18.2 title which is held by ~iVillie Hoppe. In o·r der to gain experience Jake will soon begin a1 6,000 n1ile exhibit,i on tour "\Vhich includes the principal citie:s of E tu rope and A1nerica. Howe:ve:r, vve do not rt•member "Jakie?' only .as1 a, billiard sha:r k, for he "\Yas. a1lso a star performer in all other eoUege gan1es:. E;m ile M. Senea.l, '03, is1 now living in 1\![ontreal, Canada. Ylr. Senecal is n1anager of the Greenshie1lds vVhole1s1a le D1ry Good~ Gmnpany, whieh is1 the largest dry goods. eon1pa.ny ill Canada. T'r oy l\1unson, vvho wa.s here in '08 has m·et with a pa.inful accident. Tr'Oy has been pla(Ying left, end on the l\!Iiehigan Universa·r y v· ars.ity since the beginning1 of the sea,son. The dislocation of hiS~ right shoulder in a practice: gan1e puts hhn out of the game for the ren1a1inder O'f the s~ ea, son. V"le extend our sinceres1t hopes' for a speedy recovery to l\!Ir. lVIu.nson in his aJflictjon.

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'fHE1 VIATORIAN "\Ve ·were much surprised the other day to' receive a. letter

"\Yri tten on expens-i ve emiboss:ed sta.t ionm1r and hearing the narne of the Kentucky Theatre, Paducah, Ky. Our first thought "\nls that it ·wa1s1 an offer for a reproduction of · the latest effort of the Thes:pia.llls', but on reading it over we found it ,,.·as fro'ln :Mr. 0. J. Oa1rney, '00 who is business manager of t he thea,t re. Mr. Oail':ney is an:xious: to learn an a,b out his forIner acquaintances and has, pla:ced his name on the srubs;crip~ tion Ust of THE VIATORIAN. :Mr. vVillian1 D'a ;venport of Eldgevvater, IlL, spent a· few cla.y s at the college last week. Bill recently r eturned fi·o·m an Europea.n tour a.n d h:aiS s;i nce t.ake:n a po~Sition of draftsman with the Brunswick Bolke Oollender Oo. of Chicago . .

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"Grave Dig·gers~ J-\.:ssocia,t ion" is1at DePaul this year. Up to the present writing Mr: Coughlin has not yet, organized a camp of Grave .Ddggers! a,t DePa;ul. ·

Among those of the Alumni who "\vere at DePaul field on October 29t,h to wit.n~ e~s,s, the ~a1ne between St. . Viator and DePaul w·e re A. E!. O'Connell, E. Stack, I. R.ice, L. Koenezer, J. Kirly, T·. Dillon, A. Bergero-n, J. vVilliarns:; J. Coughlin, H. Scanlon, M. DeSousa, C. Ma:gee, vV. Foley, N. Perdzock. ---~:·----

BOOK R:E iV IEiW 'S. The Genius of Shake:speare and Other Essays, by ' iV. F. Osborne, M. A., Professor of Eln grlish Lite,r ature, \Vesley Oollege, Winnipeg:. W'ill:iJatm Briggs, T or·o nto, $'1 .00. The a:bove n'a rned book is a, neat little volume containing. three e:sis a,Yls', harving as their subjects, "The Genius of Shak,e·speare," "In M·e moriam" and "The Idyll!~ of the King." Ffi''Om a! perusal of these flights. into the r ealms: of literary critid,s1 n1 we Slhould say t;h :art :Mr. Osborne has an -eoctensive kno"\vledge of English literalth.n.·e, not n1.erely the knowledge of an omnivorous reader but tha1t of a deep s;t udent, and whatt is still more in1porta.n t ha,s a: great lo;ve fo-r it. He has. compres:s. ed in to a1few ~hort pages sever3Jl obj ective reasons for ~aying that Shakespeare is a, genius, though prefe.rrjng to carl! him a phenomenon, and has on the whole proven his position well in 1

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every ease. Tlhe remaining t\Y.O essa~s; pro-ve that n1r. Osborne ha,s devoted more than ordi001ry pains to a~ de·e p study of TBnnyson's \Vorks:, and! both es1s~y~s w1ill be highly instructi-ve not . only to the m.e re dabbl·€11'1 in Htera,tul~e but a[so to the serious · student.. All these es:s1a~s air e written in a1 clea:r , orderly and .concis1e style, and· will well repay, perusaJ by the student and lo-ver of ou<r litera;t ur·e. vVe call! not hof"\ve-ver, refrlliin frmn finding~ f~iUJlt with the a1 1JJthor' on a1 few: point!S. He goes into ecstasi.e s o-ver. what he eaUs1the enfrrunchise1nent of the hUim:an m1ind "by the shift froiDJ Cla tholioism to 'Pro1testantism" durting the reign of E[izaibertJh. vVheili will Prort:.estant~ writ·e r:s lea1rn tha.t this ·So-called "mentn1l enfranchis:en1enrt" took plaJce not by reason of P:ro:testmnti.sn1J bu:t' in spit,e of it'? Ag~ain he thinks · that Shakespeare is1 aJwa~s and ever mo<rallly h ealthy, a1n d compa1res him fa1-vor~Uibl~ in this: respect with other poets who in our oplnion are no worse'. vVe c:run not enter into a eontro-vers~ here but we: {~esdJ-~e to register a:n objection to the opinion thmt Sha:kes~peare is1 aJway:s hewlthy. Again ·we can not end'orste th~ ment~all att,ituJdie tha1t a1llows a:ny one to admit · the theolog-y- tha~t iDJforrns1 "In Mem.o:rian," is: fa1lse, and before this adm1is,s ion is dry on the pap,e r to wTite, "I cannot concei-ve that such tenta1tivet expreBsion (i. e. ·o f this fa:l se Theology) ca1n do atny reatl ha1r1n:. " With the exception of one or two mo:re p101int.s of thiS! kindl we unhesitrartingly rec01nn1ie nd thes:e m·e1rito:rio<u s1 essaiJ'SI which~ a:r e neatly bound and: is,s ue from the pr'es1s of William Blrigg~B, T oro11Jto. 1

E 'a rly Steps! in the F 'old, by F. M·. De Zulu·e ta:, S. J., P ..J. Kenedy; & Sons. "E:a rly Steps in the! Fold" is: a work em,in~ntly ca.lcu.la.ted to s~mooth a r\vay the: difficu:ltiies' in: the w.ay of the earnest enqujrer into the truths of aa,t holl icity. Fr. Zulueta, iSI not forgetful of the · fact1 thartJ the seeker aifter truth o1fteu finds a,r gu.m ents arising iru his: hea:r t a.ga~inst accep.t,i ng the results of logical reas~oning, which though les·s wejghty than intellectual difficulties: .still ha-ve al force all their O\Vn, ain d strives to answer this logic of the heaJrt in the heginning of his boo:k. The argum,e nts in favor of Owtholic trurthsi are .d ea1rly, simply a1n d forcibly presented, in such a: " ray a1s: to be W'ithin the gra1sp or the ordinairy laiJmaJn. Priests \Vho ha1-ve to dea1l with con-verts could not put a bettte~r book in their haifid:s.

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The S·e ptenuber .issue of St. Mary)s Sentinel) b.ailing fr.om K·e ntueky, is a fruh'" r'e pre:s enta:Uve of 3.1 college puhl,ic:artion. The v~a~rie.ty a;nd sele1c tion of its alr tiel·e!S: elicit commendation. Influence says1 the w·r iter of "The Immortality of Influenc:e'' can intrinsically chatnlg1eJ the eoucr:;s1e of events and the lives of · m1e n as truly amd ars .e vidently as: the throttle in the ham.di of the ·e ngineer cam Stellld' tihe conquered s1teaml through t:h e varl ves to propel the ponderous eng1ine or check it at will." The wr:iter dleverl ops his suhj e1ct andJ dJemonstrartes that influe1n ee whether g101odl or evil will flow on for a1U time and' in ev·e ry a:ge. The morarl whieh thirs alr t;i ele convey;s1 is th:e ne1e essity of influenee for good'. Oa:>g~anizedJ lHlb or' ha!s a srta.uncb. supporter in . the writ1etr of thart: s:ubject.. )Vhile he .adtrnitrs: that org:a:n.ized labor 1n1adre grave mistla rkes. yet. he a;s'sUire.sr usi thart i "no institution, however giOOd, .has1 fully arttminedi its id:era ls a,n d mre n stumhle andJ faill in th.e1ir upwatrdl s1tr:ivimg." T'he sketch of B.r.own:son md:ght have beenJ morel eom.prreihen!Sive. The value -of good boiO·k s is an inJs,in'"ll:etive wrticle. · I

Sa,n:e t,i ty of Hum:aill: Life'' ap~ pea1rerd: inr a lait ,e is1s ue of the Ni:a1garrw Jn,d ex . . The w;r iter unde:rstamd:s wihy human life is violat.eldl a:ndJ sltQW:S' the causes .of this ·e ffect aind' t:he evil eonse1quence:s1att,e,ndra,u t upon this violation. Man~ rem·e!diersl a;re. ad'v:a!Diced, but· R:eHgion, the -W'riter say-s:, is: the nlrQ·Srt l powerful. Henry V. a type o:f mamho10d is . aJ well developed essay. The editorials are in keepring~ w1ith eurrent ervent.s at the Unive1r:s~ity. The address to Cair dinal Logue exp;resse:s the lo.V;e of Niarg atr als s;t ud·e nt bodry towar.rd thart, g,rearb Ir'i.s h churchmJaln . . AJ t,i mreJly a1rticle on

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We we,l eom1e The ltedwood to mn~ sanctum after 3J long . rubs:ence. Tlh:~ Octobe1r corp:y c:ont!ainis: ma!n.y interestingi artieles:, sh:ort srtories a1n d alll abund~unc1e o.f poetry. E8;eh department is wen cared . fo1r a[l]d evideneeJS worrk of a high O['d'er. "Two Defe1c ts in Ourr Univell'1s:ities." s1how~ the fa:l se logic of some prr!ofestslo r:s when: the[Y try to apply it to religioUJs: tenets.

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Henry Harland! is trea:t,ed fron1 the standpo·i nt of man and author in a lengthy. .alr'~icle which show1s much study on the part of the writell". The stories a.r e :s-killfully woven and in. te:ll!s.ely· inte:r esting. The N ar()a.r eth, Chimes is: an ever interesting and welcome v1s:itor. It.s: articles! .a1re well chosen, solid, sensible and impart much information. Its p-oetry is1 of a high order. T'he editorials a:re the import~ant element of a: eoll-e:ge publication. The editor.s of the Chimes1 fully realize this and as a cons-e-quence give ·us' well written instructive lead·erB.

The editor of the Georgetow1t College J wurnal devotes much .s:pa1ee in eocpounding: the nece:s1S1ity of a college paper and the cheerful Sluprport which stude1n tis: .s hould give it. vVe. fully -ag1re1e "that a1 college p:aper should be a: faithful mirror of the life of the eoHe1g e and the exponent of its literary and artistic ta1lent." ·wnne the Journal as the writer says: '\Vas a pride in the da07s1of old we s:ee no graiV'e rea,s on why it could ·not be in the pres·en.ti d'alY repr:e,sent:ing a1s1 it does1 the oldest Ca,t holic college in the United! State1s. Tlhe tone of the paper would be grela;tl.Y enhaneedJ by a few good eis,s a,JlS'. The October is sue lad{,s t'his1 important itell:lJ so esHentia1l in college publication'S. T'he editorials' are of .s pecial int,e.r1els:t to1students not only of Georgetown bu tJ of 3111 colleges·. "If the w.wter:s could speak a1Si the:y floiW" is1a clever skertch in addition to its. ge1ographical knowled~e it has n1any historica~l references. The L·orrettin.e: in which this article a.ppea.r s: in a .n eatt i well-gotten up mwg'azine. The ;s hort stories are interesting and hold the reaiderr ',s attent ion from start to finish. Na1tionwl Elpics1 impaa:'ts1 n1uch information. The .writer pays a glowing and deserved tribute, to the author of the D~ivin e Comedy. We eannot r efr'a,i n from quoting what th e author of "View!s, of Dante?' has said of the Divine Oon1edy, "It is like one of thoste beautiful Gothic ea1thedrals, whose1 foundati ons s-eem roorted in the very heart of the earth, while their lofty S:pire.s. pie1rce the he:a~v ens1 a:nd their thouSiand niches. ar:e peopled with Saints ." T'he1writer of the article in the Lore~ttine · quot,e s an un:nam·e d author too, who Staty s of the Divine Oonledy "pod.nt.ing towards. hea;ven like a cathedra1l of the 1niddle ages:, the Divine Comedy towers above shnilar works of later date.

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True to al l the do pt> g1 ,·en out <tt t il e hegint ,ing of the season the football squad played a gmne that was of the season· the footJbaJl s;qUJaid is. p1aying a game that is of the claSStiest vruriety. From the candidates on the field at the beginning of the s.ea.son, Ooach Marks1 had a very difficult task to pick the team y,et the one he chose wa.s a winner~ T'he tean1 llm:i. played . fine baH tl1us' far ancl pron1ises, even gr~eater . things. T1rne they have lo·s ~t som·e ga.n'1e's, yet thes'e do not discourage the squad foT in ali gaines: they put up a great e:~hibi tion ·and it was1only after the hardest. kind of a struggle that they were defea1ted. The return of ()'Brien has strengthened the squad immensely. His eocperience during '08-'09. whelf he starred at ta~ckle, m:ade hin1 .a n1ost valua.b le 1na.n in the line. . His punting wms another strong asset, and great ground gainer. On the . kickoff. he al way.s: sent the baJl to the goa1 post and pla01ed both offensively and defensively in a manner that pla~ces him a1s. one of the be~s,t linemen in the we:ster:n colleges. Few wordts need be s:aid of Capt. Fitzgerald· as he was1ahva.ys. starring. every play, in every ga.m e:, Fitz \VatS! there. :His, line plunging and carrying the vorwa1~d pws::s can not. he surpassed. ·The rest of the tea;m played suatppy baH. St10rr and B·e:rgan sin:aished the line for repeated ga,ins. T1he ends were1strong, few n11en pa.s1sing Quille · or Moynihan. T'he . linemen -lived up to theh" reputation. Brenza, Welch, D!a!rche, Gordon and Wtarner being weU nigh ilnpenetrahle. HtHTison, Kissane and Sammon could always1 be relied on to fill the breach, and Sherman p~rus~s·ed the: ammunition to Eddie QuHle in the san1e style as, of old. "E:d die" ran the teallll like a veteran and his drop kicking and ha~ndling of the £orward pas.s; work ·with the· g-r·e1atest precision. And all of th e eredit of n1a.ldng this combination fatlls upon our energetic and hustling Co1a ch Marks:. Mr. Ma,r ks in the short, space he ha1s. been ·w ith us has proven his worth as a coach whom St. Viator's is glad tb·

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have. Ire labored for t11:e succes:s of the te~un every 1ninute, his whole being, w~s in ' e-very pla~, h.e is ~'the': CO'::l,ch. The forutations and plays h~ has1 given the squad gained the ten yards required every tin1e, and .tb:e ·weU oiled tea.m ·work wa:S a result of his experience and teaching. His theory was ·w·o rk and work is what conquers.. T'he team was va1s tly improved since his arrival and all St. Via.t1o rs hope tha,t he 'vill be long with us to 1nake future footban tean1s as he has made the t ean1 of 1910. St. Viator 11, Hyde Park 0. With sca~reely a; week's practice, St. Viator me·t their old riva.l.s the Hyde Park Blues and defeated the1n 11-0. T1he team showed up in its• sam·e fo r1n and re1lects great credit upon Ooach Marks for developing a winner in such a short time. The pla~s vvent off with lightning rapidity and the baH was rushed down the field by forwarrd pa:Sses and onside kicks to the extrmne delight of the rooters. Oapt. FitzgeTald even exceeded his · great work of la.s~t year, scoring both touchdowns and pla,y ing with UJ vim and dash that stamp him as St. Viator'.si greatt iels t football leader. T'e aring through the l~ine repe~Jtedly, grabbing for~va,1~d pas.s1 e s and staJ.~ tackling show·ed "Fitz" to his adn1irerH as' one of the best half back ever a:t St. Viator coUege. , E~. Quille a.t quairter ran the tean1 in fine s!t.yle and Jw,ndled the forward paiSISI w·i thout a falter . . A. Quille a.nd :M,oynihan lurked a.t the end:sl a,n d eJnsn~~red every one who tried to pa,s s them. Storr a,t full pla,yed! a: fmst game and carried the barll for long a,n d repeated gains. Sher.n1an at center is better thaill ever and Dtmrche is a stonerwan a1t guard. But as regards the g~ameSto:rT ki.ckedJ off for St. Viator to Hyde Park " rho fun1bled the oval and! Oapt. Fitzgerald captured it. Then by a. series otf end runs the baJl was1 advaJieed to the 40 yaro line when at nea,t forwa;r:d! from _lVIuynihan to A. Quille c:aJ.'"ried it to the 10 yard station, when Capt. Fitzg~erald went through for the firsrt touchd!OJWn in 5 minutes' play. E;. Quille missed goaL No more s.c oring was done until the fourth quarter, when by ru series of forw~.rd pagses, F 'i tz vve:nt over on ru new throw from: E'. Quille 35 yards for the second and last touchdown. Legris kicked goal. All through the game Hyde . Park 1

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ST. VIATOR A. Quille Welch-Lannon Darche-Warner S.herm a n G·u rdon-I,.annon Brenza-Legris Moynihan-Sammon-Kissane E. Quille Berg,a n-Harrison-Mang FitzgeraM (Capt.) Storr Goals-Legris { 1).

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Morgalll Pa1r k 9, St. Viartor 0. Oll! October 8 the l\1organ · Pa~k A:c:ade·m y tea1m of husky moleskin; art,i stis: arrived a1t t:ll'e college fo~' a: tuss:le1 \.vith the weare1rs1 of the Old Gold and Purple. And the reception tendered them wars one they will long ren1:e mher, for they ha:d the h~wdes1t kind of a:. time to run up1 nine points on the Va,rs.ity. They had be1elll pra,e tieing for weeks1ailld exp~eted a score with more figwres1 iii i.ti tha1n the one they r:eee1ived. T'he ganne was one of the clea1n est aind: s:n1a ip pie1s1t seell1 at St. Viator's., bo·t h el·evens: putting up an exhibition that waB a delight to watch. T'i mis: a1n d agnin: St. Viartor would. ru's h the baH down the field · Oll!ly to be held! by Morgarr Pairk's str'Ofi!gi line. sev.er:a.l times the :fle1erty ba1cksi of M. P. A. vVIOIU\ld try to circle the ends1 but were nitiled' b~ Quille and! Moy.niha1n. F:o r three qua,r ters the g:ame wa!s eve1n and it; w~a ls! ver:y dJiffi.cult. to pick the: winner. O~ Br1en punt·e d; in ·eoccel.lent style, hiis high kicks aHowing the ends: to get tihe s1p eed.y Kenfie[.dJ before he sta.rted. In: the f01urth quarterr the Varsity. we1a kened' a little and plunges through the line brought the baJll to Bt. Viart;t>rvs; 30 ya1I'd line. Then on a fluke, a1 pla,y suppos;e!d to go through taekle Kenfield: e1rcled L. E. :fjor aJ touchdown, and kicked goal. Not

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<launted at this St. Viator played a g;d tty def~:nse only to· have another score tacked on then1 when the sa1ne Kenfield ' dro~pped .a; kick between the uprights. fron1 the 15 yard -lin e-, just before time was called. For Morgan Park Kenfield w'a,r3 the s~tar, plaifing \vith a. spe,ed that '\vas a1nazing, ·while their · whole backfield also put up a classy article of line: plunging. For the locals, Oa1pt,. F 'itzg:eraJd, Berg:a1n, O'Brien, Lannon, 1~. Quille and E'. Quille showed t1 o the best advantage. It \Ya,s hy fa11:. the best ga,me of the ;s1ea1s on thus: faa~ a:n d one: of the best ever s~een Olll the loC!al field. Line up: . MORGAN PARK we,s tber:g H! ts eedt w .a des Here.n don Healy M:ar:r Heckwi·th Kenfield Hubert

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T·ouchdowns-Kenfi-eld! ( 1) . G.oals-Kenfi-eld ( 1 ) . F 'i eld G~o-als· Kenfield ( 1) . Referee-McDonal-d. Umpires-O'Donnell and Monroe. · Linesmen-J{issane and Jackson. Timers-Legri:SI and Sta·rk. 'T im-e Quarters-12 minutes.

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24, Ores:eents10. Owing to the fa1ct tha1t Ill. vV ersle~ya:n cancelled their footgall gaone scheduled! fo1~ Oct. 15., th:e Gres:e ents, a1 Ghka:g o team wasr sru:bstti tuted. The action of Ill. etsle(Yan wag certruinly not .spottsmatn1ik.el, for the rea:s on a:ssig~ned was wholly insufficient, and: the la:t ,e a1rrival of thi,s cancellation made· it very difficult to .secure anorther team. Both the teaau and roote:r:s1 we:r e confident of repeating las1t year's· victor3- when the Va,r sity trimn1eld· Ill. We!s leya1n 22-6. 'r'he Clre:s.eent.s. a.re a. s p e:e dy t ean1 fron1 the vVindy Oity and atl t'hough outelali':':'ed, put up a1 g:ame exhibition that \Von the approva:l of its: hackers. T'h ey \vere especi!a tl ly st!4ong in old .srtyle football but the :S~)t>Je:d and gilllgeo:- of the VaJrHit,y put at dmnper on any-

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thing that res1errnbled a s·core. The game Sltart.ed b;y O)Donnell kicking1 to E!. Q.uille who ret1urned the baH 15 befo·r e being d~n. Ons,i de kick waJSI captured by Storr and A. Quille goe.s a1round end for 25. A neat forwar1d pass to Fitzgerald found the baill on the Orescent's1 15 yard line, whence on an old style shoesif:,ring "FitiZ" carded the oval for a, touchdown and kicked goal. N o~thing more .s:t irred until the 2nd q u:arter when E. Quille grabbing a1punt ran half way ba,c k and Storr and Berg~an ea,r ried the pigskin to the 15 ya.rd line 'vhen '']Fitz" hit L. ·T. for the second touchd·o wn and repea1ted at goal. T'h e third quarter vva.s nearly erven but in the final round the Va,r s,i ty gort bUJs~. From the middle of the field they run the baill to the 2.5 ymr.d line 'vhen ''' Eld die'' Quille shoort.s another tol"\va~d to FitiZgeraldJ for his t.hil~d touchdown, and "Fitz" 111g a1in _bookis: a goa1l. In the la1s t 3 m1inutes of play Berga1n grabS! an onside kick for the prretties1t run of the d'ay bringing the ball 60 ya:r>.ds to the e1neany's go:a,J line where "Ciapt" mak·es1his foru::rth SICOr1e, and quadruples his kicks, just as the whis,t le blew. F IOJr the Va1r.S1itiJ Clap,t.- F' itzgera~ld, Berga,n, Storr, She1rrrna1n, b :wr'c he amd E l. Quille sta,r ,r ed, while o~Brien's· kicking was. of the h.igm~e~.t order: Tih e whole tea.1n showed a~c'e1Uenti team work and l\Iang and Kissane, the re"" cruit:s1, pl:a:yed like veterallls. F:o r the dres1cents their eenter trio, rund Lynch ~.shorwed UJP b8!st,. Lineup: CRESCENTS Maison Kilgallon · Marb in Ma<tthew.s Gorman Massman Bauer Simons Green O'Donnell Lynch ( Ca,p t.)

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Millikin 18, St. Viattor 0. St. Viartor met tlheir. secondi dlefeat of the sea,s on Oct. 22 a1t Decatur at the haDJds1 of MJillikin Unive~sity. Borth teams resorted to the open style of pla!J, kicking frequently and US!ing trickl pla!JtS to g1oodJ advaDJta~e. St. V :i:ator put u;p1 .a hUISkYJ g.ame, especirully iJlJ the third' qua1rter where Oapt. F'itzgerald andJ M;oJlllihaDJ crurried' the ovail for mamy gruins. The first two of ~1Hlildn's s.eores came as flukes when on p1a,y'S' intendedt for line bucks. Oa1p t. Nictholrus l·e ft hiiS int,e rference a.ndl carried1 the ba1lL over for the firtsrt tr\vo touchdowns in the second q wrurter. The thirtd touchdown ea1me in the finatl session when w forwaT~d from;. Ohylllerworth to Evans put the . pigskin a1eros:s the line. Orup1t. Nichols kicked wll the gomls~ 'rhe game was very hrurd fought, althougrh 1\lr:illik,i n greatly outweigrhed the locals. . Perry: and.l Capt. N·i cholsi showed up best for D'e eatur, while Bergtaill·, B~roo!Zat, Welch, Capt. F 'itzgera,Jd! and 1\llo!Jniha:n pila~y,edl haroesrt fior the Va:r sity. And _, thoug~h detfeatt ed:, the best of fe.elin~ prtevailed amongisrt both teallns, aJ.JJdl Srt. Viator's is V.elr y wateful, to their victor:s for the splenJdidJ trea1tment a1eeordoo them, ain d promised• a 1 like reeept.ion to Millikin n:ext ·s ea1Si0lli a.t the college. Lineup: MILLIKEN Evans, M. Meyers Yoder Starr Meyers Dapp~rt

Bowers-Lewis Wacaser Perry-Nicho'ls Hoover Nichols-Chyneworth Turner

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SOC A. Quille-Kissane O'Brien Welch Sherman Rarche-Gordon Brenza Maynihan E. Quille Bergon Fitzgerald-Harrison Storr

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THlE J1UNIORjS. The J rmiors 3Jl~e playing ru gatme of £ootbaH that. wins the rupphliU!Se of thed.r most loyal admirers~. Thro ugh finding it; )lllo st difficult to .securve games ·w i,th · outs~de tean1s- they are1 playin:g. te!aJlit;s mud.1 heaiVier and oldre r. Up to d:rute they harv~ d 1efea1tledJ t}le Hig)llaJnd PaTks of Ohicago 11-0 in a fa:s t and in-. teresrting contest1, in which Oonklin, McGe·e and Zo1rilla, played! their opponents off th..e ir feet. : T!hein th~ Midg.etiS, a cr.ow<1 of Se•n ior fellows having foot-. baJ.l ambit1ion ·e s:say·edi to cha:Heng1e the Juniors but with dira results for they w·e re dJefearted 11-5 in a fa:srt· and interesting! colllteSit. · The lineup of the Midg~ets I wiU le:a,v e out ~or n1any and wei~h t:yJ rea,sonsl. On Qct. 22 thebes~ g~me of the sears'o n w·a:s· played on the Junior · gridiron. The OleaJVers, UJnci:ent1 rival1s of: the Juniors liJ.i,e d: up foT. the fruy but they toD fiollo-w~ed th:e exaLJ.nple a.s tih ey had done la:st year a:n d ·w ere tTounee<i to the tune of 11-5. "Pecl<ro" .Zorilla pla~r.d . a1 mar- . velous gam·e both on offensive _and defense while Oonkli n, 1\fcGee, McAndrews and 1\'lort,e ll advanced Lhe hall by rnauy and l<•rng strides. The Junior ba:ckfield' of 1\fortell, Oonklin and ZoreDa w·ith ~fcAndrews at quarter put up a: dashing game ·and work lntrcli ahva(Y·S to win. .A. t the e:nds· MeGee and R-ichards are hUJrd to beat borth at snapping for·warrcl passes a1n d mckling the runners. On the line, Lonergalll, ~Ioyniha.n, Shea.. and Ude1 a~e impassable ailld Udels kicking. is of the cla,s:sie~st order. Hblt at center passes the ball in greUJt shape and desmves; much commendation. The \v'hole t,ealm pla.y~i together ' and' is winning, all the gan1e1s th.rut can be secured fo-r them. Thus fUJr they've c·o~m.ie out on top and aH the predictions: point the same direction :f.orr the rest of the season. 1

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T'H EI MINIMS . The Minilns under Clo:aie h McDonrulcl are ha,v ing a n1o.st prosperous season, no defeats being chalked: up against them. They hawe met and dtefeat;ed teaLins fate he:a vier a.nd out of their class ye1:J they have fought gailnely and rra1ve arl ways1 returned the winner. They ha!\T:e met and con:querecl1 the Village "Gia:n ts'' t imes1 a1lmost innUinera:b le while tea.n1s front surrounding schools haiVe met like :flates. There is no phase of

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l1~orward passes:, oDJside kiek:si, line buek and -fake plays: all wo:r k for'. the :l)finr ims having: ·- beerJJJ given t:() then1. b;y tJ1eil'" hustling and _ever •

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Cloach lYI~eD10na:ld~ Tb produq\ a1rvinner f:roin th~ squad which firtst appe1a ireid s.eernedt di:ffieult, yet as _in _.for1n:er yearJ;'ISi Ooate h ":lVIarc " sert to work ancll drilled tlt·e. Ught squad Dpen w:odc a:n:d n01w has'. a tean1 that;. 'C'O!npa!tre~S "'"·ith a.n y previ. ouH tearrn a:n dl is1ready to lJil:::ty any teau1 of its ~Yeight. ·rrhe ba1ddielcl consisting of F'itzpatriek, Dand1ua.n(1 ain d Kissane a:h~ {til l sure ground gainel''S an\,-1 Pepin js a s:tn:r a rt quarrter. No bert.te:r e:nds1 could: bet wr::t:qted . than 1~,lyr,u1 <ltll'd Gatm pheU to '\Vhon1 g~ratbhipg forw·a:e d pa1stst~'3 is a :S ('tond nature. Dillon ~:tt center is h1 every pla.y pf~s:s:jng th<; ball pel~ fectly and bre1a:king through the opposing line 1nen with the gi"lea,te:st e1a1Sie!. 'rh.e ot11er• lineunen, Senesa ~c, Baker, I{ekich ain<Cl Kane an play al heady ga,Jile. 'Pheir vido.l'i(::s ~!P c; almost. too nun1erous 'to n1ention, .s ufth::e to ~~ay 'that the;v lwYe won ten ga:riJe:SI' by h:trge Inajoritj(:·rsi and ca.n 11n--rer pietn1·t,. to thr,rnls:elves defeat. ·

The1 .s,cores; of the ganle,s: pla~r ed by the are ars. follo\vs: ~Iiniin.S! 6, KankakO('I 0 . .Minin1s 41, ·villn;ger 0. ~I.inin1s, 23, BrmllPy 0. Nli 1l i HIS; 23, Vi 1hLg-<'' 0. l\finrims: 5, l{;ullw k~"l'' 0. 1\finitn.st 18, Bourhmutai~.~ 0. j{iniins· 43, )finirns 21,

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In Hr g~uue l"<>pl<•te 1\·it.h s:enHational pln ·:r~, the· Rt-.. Yintnr college JVliuint footbarJl ·tea11u, <lf'f< ~<tte:fl St. 1\.f(,'h_;, Athleti(' ('lnh .of Ohiea~g·o by a' seorr e of 8 tn 0: rp11o Chicago hoyR. outweighe'(l the J\{iniJnRJ10 ponnflR t.o tltP nw:n, 1mt tl!r: f':11'p(•TiOl1' trnillillp: of t'he J\!Jinim,RI .<lrUd H1 long J·e·pP:l"trniJ"('! nfr d<-.uwJi'ng. play.:-; '\\ ' 0'1'1 the dJay. The :fi.r,st! score calln:e in th(~l se cond1 fl1Hn'tP1 ', Pf'lrin dl"OJ):ping a1 g:owl frtm n the twein ty ynrr<l' line; in· the; sante.. flUarter D'a ndurand '\ve•n t oyer the line fort' <li touc'll<lown '\Ylli('h '\V-<lS fHs~aHorwod', be:c:aru~se of a tl1l offside. In the third qna.r tPr F'Hzpatr'~ick put the ga,rn e: on' ic,e, by scoring~ .i-ll toudul own nn n 1ine

THEi VIAT'O RIAN'.. .plunge throru:gh tackle, Pepin fa.riling~ to· co·n vert. )For the· Minim,s li"lynn,- the left endJ played! a stair g:a me getting down the fieldJ U'llider punts in a, vViorkmanlike n1anuer and nailing the -rrunner im his tra1cks. Re a.J.so wa:s pvominent on offense ·gl'abbing many difficu-lt for:w:atDdJ pa,s sesi. Dillon the 1nidget center was a1. torwer of ,s trengt h on th.e defense, often na1iliug the St. l\1:el~sl ba1cks behind! the line. F 'i tzpartrick a1nd Kj 1s1Sane pla.y ed great g1allb·es: at h:al'f ba:ck, aJLwa;ysr gaj_ning the reqU!i,r ed .numher of y:a1rd1s. D'and:ura.nid! a[so per:f.or1ned -well a,tJ full back and Pepin raill. his tea.tmJ like a1v.et.e ran. )For the visitors O'TJo.o·l·e the full ba1ck stalr red, sa:ving1 his! teaJ.n' on l111Uil liY occa~dons by- his long ·- punt1ing~ The Clhicago tean1 we3.~· e unable a.,t any tim,e to make fi11st d~orwn on the Minjm.s., but their strong defensive woTk prevented ai m.uch heav;ierr score. ·

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-He wen:u to1spendJ -the evening, N~erx·tJ morn " rhenJ he arwoke~ He f:ound t!b.a1b he had SiJ)ent much more, · In fad~ he wrus dead/ broke1! -Ba1ggw paints of canvast, G1~eatt bi~ shoulder pads, Make ;s ome skinng1 ~oot.baJl 1nen, Look like husky lads.

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are rumortSI out th~iJ_ a eetrta1in rule l"'eg;a~rding roonlerst who .roaillli aibout in the rh~umy night a1ir ha:s, caused then1 to rue· the1ir r'o aming:s atnd to l os1e tfheir room.s1. -_- Old "Dn"- "Are you ' going to t.ake urp Latin? N·e:v;n ''Dn''- "Gee! I didn?t know they taught lathin' here; do you have plrus,teriDJg1 too?

, , - "Wher-re didl you: srta~?" . "At the 'B~1'"iggs Horuse'." "B:o urborinais or Ohicagio?" - Wha,t d'y' kntorvv a;pou:t Os:ca1"'?

Some ·wa.r bler, eh!

- · "H{~ s.ai·dJ he1couldJ g·e t in on his1f:ruee." "Well, d'idJ he?" . "No, but he cam:e orut on it."

-The poolr6om lUta ln ager has: lUla~ny ratc king e:xp,e riences. t ilne1s he gets, all balled up.

-Ini at phys,jea,l culture b~ok he read, "Eia ichi ID!Orning it is be.sit T o open u:p the windo-vv wide, And then tJlrow ourt your ehest." - So he in pursuit of he:rulth a:n d s1trength ,. ·:Threrw up t;he window s:a:s h _ And took his fa·t h:er's · ches~t o1f t.ool,s · And -s;h ot it th1..,o ugh ' kel'\Sinl;rush. (F:o r' fttr't her pa,rt:icul~l'1SI re1a d "Eidroes1 fro1n the Woodshed".) · 1

· -M:ike~"I'm ' g101illig1 up to Chicago:." Etmil- "vVbJat for?" Mdke- "Qih, for 'about 8J eouple of days."

-B.-I don't know Y\nhere I'm going, but I'1n going hmne. ,-"S.ind me. a pectu,r e .i v your d ear, dleair se:lf."

-If aH dhiea:go W~aiSI Oll' S.t:a:te str'eet, P eoria, wouJd he!e n rep.re!Sentedt atJ the g,arrne1. .

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-Why did we leave Peoria!! ! ! Danny;--"(In Ohicago)-"Whart'sl the m.a tter, Fritz"? Fritz-''I've g~ot an unde living1 here some pla1c e atlld I've w.aJlked aJronndJ forr a·DJ hour amd haven't se1e n a sigm of him. -GUISI---"Don?tJ s.t and .s o dose to the camera., Jim, the machine isn't near s1ightedl -W iste U ru-"Whart: st'reet is this?" D 1a;isy-'.'E~:g~e 8tr1 eert." Wis1e Un-"Ge1e ! They musrt be high flyers

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