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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1927
THE VIA TORIAN
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\Ve are pl ea sed to announce the engagement of Mr. Eldred J. Caron, Acad. '21, to Miss Cecile Lauretta Daudelin . Our best wishes accompan y t he progressing pla ns for the e n s u ~ ing wedding.
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"The think ing fellow" calls on J oe. The metre mentioned in t hat statement may h ave a fl at wheel, but what we are tryi ng to get a t is tha t Mr. Jose ph Maroney, '23, is now employed in the law offices of The Yellow Ca b Company of Chicago.
Sorr owful news r eaches us f rom the Mayo Brother s Clinic, Rochester, where Mr. Edwa rd Stack, '09, is at th e point of death foll owing an operati on perfo rm ed la st Friday. " Eddie" is th e fi.t'st Viator alumnus w ho pa r t icipated in Big-League Base Ball afte r leaving St. Viator College. H e played for a number of years with t he Chi ca go Cu bs and with the Subsc ription Rate: $2.00 per an num . Br ook lyn Dodgers. Our prayers for Address a ll correspondence r eferring ei th er to advertising or s ubscription t o hi s s peedy a nd co m plete r ecovery acThe Viatorian , Bourbonnais, III. co mp a ny thi s note. und er t h e Act of March 3rd . 1879.
Rev. J. R. Plante, c. s. v. Even at this late date we are unable to realize t hat Father Plante is actually gone; that he has left the hectic strife of this world for the great peace beyond. His sudden departure has caught us unawares and has left a void in our hearts that makes many of us lonely and timid. It seems even now that he is at his post rendering us fatherly advice and proffering us his kind direction. And yet, he is too truly gone; too truly taken from our midst. How we shall miss his ready counsel, his unhesitating decision and abiding interest in our educational endeavors! As director of studies, Father Plante ever had the intellectual interests, needs and purposes of St. Viator's close at heart. His was a life of service; a life inspired by the ideals of Catholic Education and animated by a desire to impart that education to youth. F or years he has worked to raise the scholastic standing of our Alma Mater , his purpose always clear, his courage never flinching , his eyes ever fixed on the goal of scholastic pre-eminence. His achievements in this regard came slowly, but never for a moment did he relax his vigilance or despair of s uccess. It was not with a machine-like method that he directed us along our scholastic paths ; rather was it with a warm and personal int er est in our aims and desires. He gave his life for us and asked not a farthing in r eturn . Could we ask for more? Our dean he was and an able one; but truly he was more than dean ; he was our fri end. A search for vocations, he made his avocation. E specially dear to him was the lad whom God had called to be one of His ministers . E ver busy was he, sowing seeds of vocation and nourishing them with words of sympathy and encouragement. How happy mu st his soul now be for having made so many youthful hearts happy in the service of God! Father P lante, our friend and dean, has died, and yet he Jives, for he did not spend his days among us vainly. His cheering smile will dwell in our hearts fo r many days to come and when r elentless t ime has erased even that, his memory will live in t he achievements he has attained. In our hour of t ribulation he was at our side; let us not forsake him in this his hour of need, but rather plead with the h eavenly Father to take him to His bosom. For Father P lante, our good dean , we devote our prayer s.
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V\' e have received further news r ega,ding the ac tivities of J ohn Ellis, '27 , at the Catholic University. H e is acti n g a s secretary to the Rev. Fulton Sheen, D. D., '16, Dean of Apologetics at t he Un iversity. One of our former Academy Students, Joseph Sloan, '23, is now attending St. Mary's University, San Antonio, T exas. Of late we have received many new subscriptions to the Viatorian, and many of the cards that come in to us give information concerning A lumni of t he college. Mr. J . Howard Da lrymple of Chicago sends in a subscription t o our "wide-awake publication" a nd asks if we have heard tha t a nother of St. Viator's athletes has just been signed up by the Chicago Cubs. Of course we know it is Jimmy, '27 , so let's give nine rahs a nd make 'em big. Murray E. Prova ncher sends in two subscriptions, one for himself and one for his brother Arthur, '27, who is matriculated at St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, California . John "Butch" Ryan , '26, sport writer f or t he Bloomington Pantsgraph, writes on his card, "Success! Hope you can give us lots of Alumni news.11 We hope so too, John, and wi ll do our bes t not to disappoint you. Ch a r les E. Carney wants us t o send the Viatorian to him 'way down there in Kentucky! W e sure will , Charley, and thanks fo r the information about Bob RuSsell , '2 1. We a r e certa in t hat yo u had a pleasant cha t with him . Wi lfred M. Finl ey will have h is cop y sent to Akron, Ohio. H e informs us .that he is t r ave lin g f or t he Firesto ne Ti re and Rubber Co. If you a re e ~ e r in t he neighborho od, \ Vilfred , drop in; w e w ill be g lad to see you. J ohn M. Meade, '27, se nds us a breezy note from Mt . Vernon , Ohio. "Please start t he subscription a t once- 218 E. Sugar S t ." AI says that was sweet of you, John. James E. Daley, H . S., '27, gives his new address as S t. Edward University, Austin, T exa s. He tells us that he met AI Sheen , 1 26, who is working in H ouston. Le t us hear from you too, A I. Edward V. Steebun k of Hardin, Ill. , se nds his bes t r egards to a ll a long with his subscription. \Ve have r ece ived many more subscription car ds, but every one wi ll understand , we are sure, t hat it is impossible to pu bli sh a ll of t hem. V\'e urge those who are yet to se nd in their s ubscrip tion blanks to give us inform at ion concerning themselves and wha t ever Alumni news that they ma y have on hand. Mrs. D. H. Kamman ,
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Rev. F. E. Munsch, c. s. v., at the Obsequies of the Rev. ]. R. Plante, c. s. v. " In peace, in th e self-sam e, I will slee p a nd I w ill r est: for Thou, 0 Lord singularly has t settled me in Hope." (Ps. IV: lO) . From a m er ely human point of view death is a terrifying reality, the thought of it is always unwelcome a nd so methin g that we like to make as r emote as possible. But there comes a t im e soo ner or later whe n the unw elcomed t h ought is thrust upon us , w hen the gaunt figure of death walks among us and tak es from our midst one near and dear to us. It is then t hat t he hum an point of view must give way to that of Faith. Not that we may not grieve and mourn, and f eel the pangs of keen sorrow at the loss of one w hom we love, for even J esus wept at the tomb of Lazarus . But ours is not t he sorrow bereft of all consolation, and, we prefer as Christians, to look up on death r a ther as a t rans ition from thi s va lley of tears t o the mans ions of eve rl as ting bliss. As f or our dear departed Confrere, t hough we are still aghast at the awfu l reality, yet we are filled with hope and consolation at the close of a life so beautifully led, so filled with virtue. The curtai ns of death have been gradually closed a bout our dear Confrere, the harsh noises of the world have been shut out, the silence of his sweet death chamber ha ve been broken only by th e soft footfa ll of devoted souls in loving care, by the voice ,of prayer an d of God's priest in holy abso lution, and in these blessed moments, surrounded by his Confreres, have those eyes closed u pon th e gari sh lig hts of this wo rld to open u pon the lig h t of God's face in H eaven . For th e good religious descends in t o th e grave w ith th e s mile of God's grace upon his li ps. He sees in death n ot a n evil but t he h app y consummation of a life spent in God 's service here below. H e is one wh o has ea rly realized that he is not made fo r thi s world a lone. H e soon direc t s his gaze toward s heaven. shapes hi s cou rse thither, an d as the mariner fixes his eye upon the stars to lead him a right, so does the Reli gious fasten his sole gaze upon the lights of H eaven . H e is a traveler wh o has borne t h e fatigues and the hardships of a long and peril ous journ ey. Though his enemy often la y hid t o despoil h im of his e ternal life, an d though m a ny a danger lurked to engulf him, yet, with a firm foot and stout hea rt t he traveler goes on wi th joy in h is heart as he nears t he coveted goa 1. Or a s an exile bani shed fr om his n a tive la nd as he approac hes stoops to kiss the sacred soil of the la nd that gave ihm birth, so too the faithfu l Religious, far from home, as he comes to the term of hi s lif e's journey his heart expands with joy a s he stoops to kiss th e f eet of h is eterna l F ather. No longer need he fear to fa ll a vic tim to the w il es and deceits of the wicked one a nd his hosts, fo r him a ll temporal cares cease, t her e is no sorrow or tri a l or suffering to mar the bea uty of his ete rna l day. It is ther efore t hat th e true Religious cries ou t with the inspired w riter Solomon, t hat t he day of "death is far better than the day of birth." Hi s life however has not been in vain for t he life to come . His very tri al s and sufferings, endured wit h patience and res ig nation, become so man y instruments of h is perfection. H e ;possesses th e wonderful, magic stone that t urns t he very dro ss of earth in to th e precio us g old of H eaven. Hi s life has not been one of selfish hoa r ding, for he has used the gifts of God an d nature to advance God's great wo rk here below-the conquest of souls. L ife is something sacred to h im, he rea li zes the tremendous r esponsibilities placed upon his sho ulder s, and yet he sees the immeasurable importance of eternit y oyer. time an? that one sentence keeps nngmg contmually in his ears ttwhat doth it profit a man if he gain the who le worl d and suffer the loss of his own soul," and should there be an y confli ct between earth and heaven. th~ cr eature and the Creator, th'3re I S no moment of hesitation in the decision, " God is th e portion of my inheritance."
Think you that t he good R eligious standing at the gates of death c_ast s a wis tful g lance back upon the thmgs of life? Think yo u t hat h e r egr ets what h e is leavi ng ? Ah no! With his face firmly set towards the s un of Jus tice, his back turned upon this dreary wor ld he salutes death as a r eal benefactor a nd a r eal friend. " I was born in sin," does h e say, "But death gives me freedom, I was born a victim, but death gives me victory. Life holds me down 'vith t he fles h y trammels of earth and clothes me in a vesture of corrupti on, death se t s my soul free and robe s me in t he garments of immortality, strik e therefo re death when thou w ilt! I a m thy w illing v ictim, toss me into t h y shi pwreck which s ha ll bring me into the port of salvation I have so long desired." H ow beautif ul is the dea th of a true Religious! Need I te ll you t hat such was th e life a nd death of this good Priest s and Religious about whose r em ains we are gathered today? There is no need to place upon his brow the w ithering wreath of e ulogy, for such a saintly life as his was, God has r eser ved a n immortal crown of glory. His life can be s ummed ur, in on e word, h e was a 41 Religious' and a ll that hi g h word embraces. From his tenderes t year s his soul was attu ned to t h e fines t whisperings of God's inspirations a nd obedient to that voi ce, h e left parents , home and friends to consecrat e himself to God in Religion. And we who knew him during his very first yea r s saw his young spiritual life unfold as a beautiful flowe r in God's own garden, filling it wit h th e aroma of his piety and virtues. H e seemed to realize f r om the very beginning tha t Reli gion was som ething serious , so mething sacr ed, that h is vocation was a high one and fra u g ht w ith r esponsibilities. And so, from the very beginning he laid dee p t h ose foundations of' self deni al, self effacement, mortifi cation, an d prayer which stood him in such good stead in after years. F ervent in the beginning h e never lost hi• f ervor to the end. In after year s when he felt himself bearing the burdens of several offices, there was that sa me st eadfast ness to his vows, his ru le and religious discipline which characteri zed his earlier years. There was a loyalty to the cause he had espoused, ther e was an absolute fid elity to t h e rul es, the traditions an d to the mind of the Congregation he had joined. In them and in his Superiors he discerned the voice of God, a nd t hey were the Gospel of his life. There never can be a ny doubt a s to the purity of his m otives and intentions , the singleness of his aim. W h en once he was sur e that th e path before hi m was traced by the finge r of God he had th e Faith and the courage to wa lk that path uns wervingly, and with decided tread unm indful of th e sacrifi ce demanded. And t h e r eal Re ligious in Father P lan te appea r ed a ll t he more distinc tl y and well defined in hi s priesthood . H e rose hi gh in the r ealization of that subli me vocation. I n it he was g iven ample scope an d opportunity to bring out those qualities which ma rked him as Religious. H is Priesthood wa s, as an aureole w hich shed its bright lustre over a ll the man an d revealed the ReligiousPriest. Coming into closer contact with souls , allowed by hi s ordination to step beyond the t hr eshold and into th e sanctuary of th e hu man heart , he there was so truly the father, the comforter, t he guide and t h e friend as only t hose w ho fe lt his kindly ministration s can a dequate ly appreciate. At t he altar he was indeed the HighPriest of God, everything in an d about th e sanctuary w a s in vested with an awful sacredness in his eyes and he always strove to wa lk worthily and with prof ound f a ith and humility in the inclosure of t he H oly of Holies. As a Priest he easily wo n the confidence of a generation o,f boys and yo ung men. Those who were f ortunate enough to come under his personal direction an d guidance, were instilled wi th the same deep and abiding religious principles which fo r so long bad been part of himself. H e knew well bow to plant the young and tender tree of vocation, he knew well Cont 'd o n page six
THURSDAY DECEMBER 8, 1927 Father Plante
DANTE ITALIAN FORMER VIATOR CLUB HOlDS ATHLETE JOINS SPECIAL MEETING CHICAGO CUBS
Our precious friend has left this life In answer to t he Master's call. His days of grief and bitter strife Are o'er-he need not fear to fall.
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Christ was his All. Did he not give His heart, his soul, his strength, his will, To God, his Love, that he might live In Him ? God will His word fulfill . Three vows will be his j ourney's fare To heaven ; and his burning zeal For so uls will free his own from car e, And will his priestly mark reveal. Then will his purest virt ues shine And bathe his soul in beaming light. "A crown of glory shall be thine, Thou gallant victor of the fight." Thus will the Kindly Judge, we pray, - Address His humble· servant-friend . Send thou 0 sainted priest a ray Of light, to help us gain Our end. J oseph R. Drolet
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We exteud our sincerest sympathy to our f ellow-s tudent, Simon McMa hon , on th e loss of his f a ther, Mr. James McMahon, who di ed on Friday, November 25th, a t a hospital in St . Louis. Mr. McMahon's death terminated a long a nd pa inful illness which ha d incapacitated him f or many months. Funeral ser vices were held in Sts. Simon a nd Jude Church of Gilles pi e, Illinois. Father Crossan, local pas tor, officiated a t the r equiem mass fo r t he decea sed and deli ver ed the fu neral eulogy. Bur ial services follow ed at Holy Cross Cemet ery in Gillespi e.
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The Dante Italian Clu b held a specia l meeting on Sunda y, November twentieth , in the College Club room s to commemora t e th e departure of t heir f ounder, the Rev. J. R. Pla nte, c. s. v. Professo r Mario Mascarino pa id a touching tribute t o th e organizer of th e la nguage societies at S t. Viator when he r ecalled Father P lante's efforts two years ago in attempting to inno vate the course of I talian in this college. Other s peakers on the brief program were Messrs. Nolan, McClelland and Smith
The Annua l Chris tmas vacat ion wi ll begi n this year on Tuesday, Decem her 20th and will continue unt il Tuesday, Janua r y 3rd. Students will be permitted to depart a s soon a s they have completed their cla sses on th e day appointed and, in ord er th a t classes may be res umed promptl y on J anuary 3rd, all must have return ed by 11:30 P. M . on Monday evening, Janua ry 2nd.
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Ins t itut des Clercs de St. Viator, 513 Rue Leo;pold, J ette Sai nt P1erre, Belgium Nove m ber 19th , 1927. T he mem hers of the Gener al Direction, t he Very Rev. Superior Genera l presiding, have heard w it h p rofo und sorrow the cabled news of the dea th of Rev. J oseph-Rom eo P lan te, and t her eupo n have adopted th e fo ll owing resolution. W hi le dutifull y bowing bef or e t he decrees of Divine Providence, we desire to express to t he Rev. Provincial, t o the member s of his Coun cil, to the Conf reres of the College and to a ll those of the P rovince of Chicago, our r elig ious condole nce over the grea t loss w hich they sustain in the unt imely demi se of a youn g pri est w ho was so zealously fulfilling the functions of t he Director of t he Juniorate, of Colleg e an d P rovincia l co uncilor, P ref ect of studies and Professor of science. We ex tend to his bereaved f am ily our pr ayerful sympathy. GOD R EST HIS PRIESTLY SO UL! F. M. Ro berge , c. s. v ., Sup eri or Gener al.
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CAMPUS BRIEFS We had some dreary days thi• week and someone suggested. tha t No tre Dame had a r a the r " DrurY' one r ecently on a Saturday. Cornhus kin g was brought to a ve ry s uccessful close las t week in the neighborhood of Fairbury, Ill. Linus Me is has returned! to school.
"Laugh and the world laughs with yo u" Let this column be dedicated to the wit and humor of St. Viator's men,-and it's women too . This is to be a col.umrr for witty contributions. If Hodge and Podge shoul d . at times fall down on th e amount of laughs it furn ished, please be . ~ot severe but grin and bear it. Crash through w1th a clever Jmgle or a lin e or two. To quote the head,-"Laugh and the w,~rld laughs with you" ; t he column adds, "Cry and yo u cry alone. That's an Eq uine of a Different Hue."
Say, li sten ?o, I'm in the know, On a ll t h1s late sport chatte r. I'm up, a nd up on the old info, What I don ' t know, don 't matter.
From th e common lout to nifty to ut , My following is growing, I know my eggs , and that's no bluff. Wh y I'm the " Whose Who! of knowing.
The re's many a slip, twixt cup and lip, But wit h me it's out of season. Ju st t un e right in , a nd take a ti p. What I mean , there is a reason. Why I just fl oat, like I vory Soap. From one sport camp to another. I buil t the buck et t hat holds t he dope, Yeh! me, a nd not my brother.
If yo u don't think I 'm just dead right Believe me I know that racket, I'll set yo u right on any fight, I got lots of go ld to back it. H ow's t h at m y fri end you rea ll y do ubt, My li ne, on how the mustangs sca mp·e r , Just get a wad of long green out, Or else app ly t he damper. Jus t ca ll th e name of any game, And name the odds yo u wish to, I'll pick a winner just the same, Or pay in the gold of iss ue.
The new radio in the College Club r oom is w<Or king overlime these cold days. It is certainly a pleasure. to be able to en joy the- brief moments of respite from our s tudious (?) a ctivities in the compan ionable atmosphere of the clubroom. The card games, t he "tete-a-tetes" and the reading circles are enhanced_· by t he everchanging· and a>lways · · radio programs. We vo ice the feelings of all College Club mem in co ngratulating the service co mmittee fo.r their bargain pu rchase. The Gym season has begu n! afternoon ami eve ning the building_ crowded to capacity by the s tudents who have been driven i ndoo:rs by the lowering temperature' and h a,ve · will· ingly accepted the sportive s ubstitutes offer ed. them 'during. the months. The· staccato beat of dr ibbled ball., the swift r us hes eager light-sh od fee t, the swish th e net, min g led with t he hoarse, rac uous, lusty shouts of th·e basketeers, fill the huge room w ith an exciting a nd an intense di n. On the s idelines fri ends a nd adm irers add t hei r cheers and e>Xh ortations while overhead the dimly echoed step s th e aspiring track-men grow into a s teady roa•r as. the legs w h irl fas ter a.n.d\ faster about t he circular track.
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I've taken the dough of better men. If I los t, my dad wou ld s lay me. 1'11 ca ll your card , but li s ten g uy, Right then and there I'm t hro u~rh, If you say, how come, I must rep ly, "That's an Equine of a Differe nt Hue." Thau maturgi st.
DO YOU THINK SHE Teacher: My dear boy, use decorous in a sentence. Simple F rosh: If m y sister ing to dances at nig ht she will choru s.
We take great pleasure in an nouncing that the report of " Boob" E'Vard's elopement a nd s ubsequent marriage during tbe holidays is fa lse and absolutely without foundation. Boob is back, looking hale and hearty as ever.
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'fhe Mechanical Age 'fwo students passing on Campus. F irst Student: " Hi ' Speed." Second Stud ent: "Lo' Gear." Dear Hodge and Podge: Did Pharoh's daughter find Moses in the Business Rushes? Mack of Viator. Unconventional. 0001. A g uy I hate, Is Ernest Goffey, He dunks. his cake, Right in his coffee. A Call From The Wild Santn Claus: lgloo No. 47. h ill y Apa r t ments. North Pole. i\1\· Dea r Santa : · P lease, please, Sa nt n do n't wear a r ed coat to Chi cago this Christmas, Big \Vill iam T ho m pson is on th e lookop.t fo r " Red-Coats 11 and he may shoot you fo r a Br itish'er . The Ch imney Sweep.
Va.n Wy ck Brooks : " E merso n and Otbe rs.'' J ohn Nichol: "Thoma Carlyl e." Thi nking t ha t perhaps you like to know som ething about Megroz:: " Fra ncis Thompson.'' new books occasi onal ly, we ha ve Von Heugel: "Le tte rs oi Von H e uau gura ted this littl e de partmen t. gel.'' la tes t additio ns t o the library are, Georgiana Putnam McEntee : 11 ocbe s ure, not great in quantity, but in qu a 1ity,-! W e cann ot p r etend to have ial Ca th olic ! ovement in Great Britread th em all, but w e have at least Herbert Go rman: ''Hawthorne." peeked between th e covers. A brief note concerning t he a uthors of oUT A new section consisting of refer-newl y acquired volumes may serve to ence book s to be used by the public a ttract the a tt enti on of th e s peaking class for reference work has inclined : found a place. in our library. The Max Beerbohm: E ssays f ollowing are listed amon g the many novels. Also "The Happy ;~,;.,•• ,.;,,~! valuable works: A ve r y delightful and "The Des tiny of a Continent," writer. Man uel Uga rte.
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THE VIATORIAN
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1927
ACADEMIC LEAGUE CAPTAIN MAY ACADEMY FACES VIATOR DEFEATS TEAMS OFF TO PLAYS FINAL EARLY START HARD BASKET VALPO IN FINAL COLLEGE GAME BALL SEASON GAME 28 TOo Ends Grid Career May, Walsko, Kelly and Harring- Large Squad Answers Coach Frank May In Valpo Game Barrett's Call ton Close Careers. Florin Shines With Two Touchdowns Since th e basketball season opens unusua lly early this year, and since it promised to be a difficult one, the Academy basketeers have been prac~ tieing strenuously for the past two The grid sea weeks. Although to date the squad son of 1927 has not shown any brilliant promise, was closed in ye t with the fighting spirit displayed a most fitting in football, they ought to win the and auspicious majority of their games. Captain Hinton a nd Bob Pombert manner when Coach McAllis- are the only men who seem in any ter's Viator way assured of a regular berth. varsity went Singler, Anderhub, Cody, Beggs, and through the I;[esse are the players who will most Val pariso e l ev~ Hodge, Kells, Rodreguez, and Meen for a 28 to probably fill the other three positions. 0 win. Viator Gloom are good men who are somewas represent~ what ha ndi capped by lack of experied through the ence. According to campus rumors, the course of the afternoon by team has two games booked before some twenty Christmas; one with St. Ignatius on or more young the 16th and the other with De Lagentlemen who Sall e on the 20th. Both of these teams proceeded to wi ll send strong, clever , aggregations do those things against the locals. If the Barrettmen which grid can squeeze in ahead in both contests, warriors are they will stand as one of the foretaught to do. most contenders for the Illinois State The game was Catholic Championship. r eplete with - - - - - - - - - - - - - - thrills of every May has fought both in the backfield sort. Long end an d in the line, and also ends his grid runs, 1 in e car eer as one of the All-Star men of smashes, lateral passes, deadly tack- the conference. les and forward passes, combined Sidelights on the game with all the untried tricks in the bag The game from start to finish was were produced. The boys had orders one of thrills and frills. The Green to shoot the works, scouts are not squad a lmost to a man saw service. usually present at final games. Viator played a fas t open game Throughout the year McAllister has throughout, and also showed unuSual ha d his boys on edge for every con- line smashing power. Florin who has flict, and the same may be said of the been developing during the later Valpo game. Every man on the field part of this season carried off the was out to win, to leave a lasting im~ major scoring hon ors with two touchpression that will keep until next downs. The other touchdowns were year rolls around. The Valpo game registered by Campbell and May. was the final examination, and every Space will not allow a full treatment of the game. Valpo showed a Jot of man strutted his stuff. The success of the season may be speed and dash in mid-field, but attributed in a great measure to the lacked scoring power. Todd, another coaching of McAllister. He has shown yearling, did some very effective a wonderful aptness for his work and booting. Delaney, Laenhardt and has developed a system of play dif- Evard all went well in the backfield, ferent from anything yet seen at and were replaced by Clothier, Florin Viator in the short space of two years and Salsberger who give promise of in which he bas been coach at his being real men next year. In the Alma Mater. The record f or the line the work of Hoog, Logan, Furyear was won 6, lost 2 and tied 1. long and Hanahan, all first year men Next year the boys are all ready was excellent. Of the old men, May, figuring on turning in a clean slate, Walsko, Kelly, Harrington, Herbert, an d McAllister will be out to tutor McCarthy and O'Malley, must be them a nd to help them to do it. mentioned. In fact the w hole team Final ga me for Walsko, Harrington, is deserving of praise. With such men as these out again next year ~ Kelly and May Thi s game was the final appear- Viator will be the top-notch football aggregation of the Little Nineteen. ance on the gridiron of Walsko, Harrington, Ke ll y and May. Ernie bas And that's that. been a wonderful little man throughout his four years at Viator. He bas - - - - - - - - - -- - - -starred in almost every position in the line and backfield. Harrington Let's Go, Viator! was an end of ability, a man who played football only in his Senior year. Kelly has been with the team We Want That Conferfor three years, and his place on th e ence Pennan t! All-Star team of the Little 19 confe r ence bespeaks his ability. Captain
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The enthusiasm that resulted from a 28 to 0 win over Valpo was still at its height when yours truly wandered into the. dressing room for some trivia!" and therefore unmentiona ble thing. The boys were all taking off the old moleskins for 路 the season of 1927. They were performing this task with varying degrees of reluctance. Some hated to see the season e nd, but their was one man who hated it far more than all the others. Frank May, the boy who has given his best on the old gridiron for four yea r s, was the most reluctant of the crowd to remove those old sweat and mud besmirched battling togs. H e had captained the team in his senior year, Jed it through one of the best campaigns ever enjoyed at Viator, and yet he was not supremely happy. It was a Jot harder for May to take those togs off the last time th an it was to put them on the first time. Four years of football in \"hich he had risen to the peak of stardom on many occasions were forgotten . Frank had carved just one last marker in Viator's string of victories, but he had to play his last game to do it. We all do that, play our last game, and Frank ha d played his. He was unqu estionably one of the best tackles in the Little Nineteen throughout his last two years a t Viator. During his first two years he stepped ou t of a backfield position, wherein he might have won more praise, and g ladl y went to work in the line. His fou r years have been years of fight for Viator. His selection as Captain
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in his final year speaks for his reputation among his fellow athlet es. Any one who knew Frank has to say that he is a ll, all right. The student s of Viator through the columns of the Viatorian wish to say, "Yea, May, Good Luck!" They wish to bid him the same success in what he under~ takes in life as he has enjoyed while battlin g for Viator on the gridiron. In a few months Frank will be tackling th e old wor ld, and we hope that he ends up on the All-Star list in life. ---------------
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how to n urture it, to train its g r ow t h, to tu r n it heavenwar d , a nd a l- ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' t h oug h he may h ave felt "The trees we set g r ow slowly, and th eir shade Now t ha t it is Stays for our sons, while we the ·'.':r.. a ll said a nd done planters fa de/' "WE" like all yet to have wor ked in God's orchard was enough for h im , a nd, moreover, other columnists he h ad t he consola tion of seeing m any and pes ts wa nt of his te nder pla nts wax stro ng and hardy and bearing f ruit unto God. to select a n AllHi s great devotion t o youth, his \._~ Star team . So love for them , is t he best explana tion ~here goesof his great s uccess as a Christian . . teacher. I say t eacher , and not inE . Va n Dy ne, Millikin structor, teaching, to him, was not T. May, St. Via tor co nfi ned to the contents between t wo G. Alvine, A ug usta na covers. He lept beyond t he p r inted C. O'Malley, S t . Via tor page of t h e text book a nd showed G. Leitch, Eurek a hi s students how to rea d f r om the T. S ulli va n, Illinois College book of life, t he book that tells of E. Carlson, Brad ley God. All t h is is t r ue, yet I would not Q. B. Sock le r , Milli k in leave you un der t he impression t h at H. Metzger, Brad ley F ather P lante did not rea li ze t h a t he H. Ell ness, Bradley was living in a ver y practica l , proF . Dela ney, S t. Viat or gressive and active w orld. On the We ll, folks , here it is and if it contrary, he met t h a t worl d on it s doesn' t fit , we ll it is jus t too bad. own ter ms, wrestled with its pro b- Th is line co uld stop a nythin g a nd in lems, bor rowed fro m it w hatever was a ddi t ion could open holes t ha t ba bies good, stole its very instrum ents to could cr ee p throug h. As fo r t he fashion t he Christian, the Catholi c backs, t his coteri e of fast ha rd h itstudent. He was keenly in te r ested in ting gents could grab the old pigski n the ma r ch and p r ogress of educati on, and go places w it h it. Van Dy ne he ea gerly seized on any method to wou ld do the bootin g and keep t he furt her better education , he was anx - goal-line p ure f r om f or eign scores. io us to inform hi mself on all im- With Delaney heavi ng passes and provements in t he realm of st udies, Car lso n on t he r eceiving end , 'Nuf he was, as we say, thoro ughly a brea st Sed'. As was before s tated, here it is. of the times. H e was sangui ne a n d hopeful, wit h a large and gener ous It was not s uch a bad yea r af te r view of better t hings for t he f ut u r e, a lL Th e boys in Gree n won fi ve, for Catholic education, but a ll for t he dropped two, a nd we r e t ied by a ver y greater honor and glory of God. lucky Carroll outfi t. Frank May, t h e Kind, affab le, mild mannered, leader of t he W ave, was ch osen as charitable, forgiving, holy, saintly All-State tackle, and we must conFather P lante. u'\\1hen shall we see gratu late Sam on t he manne r of his like again'!" God's ways are not han dling hi s very limited materia l. our ways, but in our selfish ness, as Nice going, Safn . small children w hen so mething is taken from them, we grow testy and Now for the old swan so ng. Alpeevish, in our less wort hy moments, we think how sad it is t o see such a though we cannot find <f star on the career cut down in all its vigor and Viator squad vie can fin d power an d power and promise of young man- balance. t he pep and the spirit to hood. Ah! but momentarily only, wo rk. T hough w e may not be t he the clouds lift, our vision is cleared, best in the Land, the Men of Viator there is One who knows better than can be proud of th e Squad that car we do, and we bow our heads in fu ll ried the Gree n on the gridirons of resignation to God's sweet wi ll , all the Middle-West a nd fo ug h t not for t he whi le praying t hat each one of g lor y but fo r Viator a nd for t he traus may be able, w hen his turn comes, ditions for whi ch the College stands. to utter those words which Father Daily we can now hear t he sw ish Plante spoke so re solu tely and firmly of t he globule through t he net. T he before his death . HI a m ready." boys have doffed t he Mo le-skins an d now are cavor ting about in t he sca nty attire of t he co urt.
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A b ig squad repo r ted fo r t he fi r s t workout and a ligh t scrimm age w a s the order of the day. " Mac" did not overwork t he hopefuls as t he r epas ts of the fe stive days were not yet di gested . We a r e a im ing h ig h t h is win te r and if all goes we ll t he curtain w ill descend u po n Viator as Champ ions of the hardwood fl oor for '27 an d '28 .
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Question: What improvement woul d you su ggest f or t he benefit of St. Via tor College generall y ? Ma urice L eCla ire: HF or a College enj oy ing such an enviable a thletic re putation a s small colleges go, I migh t ve ntu re to th e reproof tha t St. Via tor is lacking in intra -moral sports. Not th a t t he opport un ities fo r it a r e wa nting, but the spi rit of th e stud ent body has not direct ed itself in this ch annel. Apart fro m t he Senior Basket Ba ll Lea gue a nd th e abo rti ve attempt at sp r ing baseball, "ve ry li ttl e profit is being m ad e of our w onderful advan tages. I believe imp r ovement along this line wo uld be in order ." Ray No la n : " I t hink tha t t he tearing dow n a nd rem oval of th e old gym wo uld benefi t th e scho ol as it is an eye-sor e as it now s ta nds a nd t ends· t o g ive a n im pression of dete r iora ti on to t he place." Kenneth Clothi er : " I n every school of t h is kind we fi nd num erou s organizat ions w hi ch t end to bring th e va rious mem bers of t he fo ur classes closer tog ether . I th in k t hat a g lee club mi g ht aid in acco mplishing this res ult. Another orga ni zation which we find lacking on t h e ca mpus is the H oly N a me Society. Although it has a f a r different p urpose t h an t h e one mentioned above, I t hink tha t th e orga niz ation of such a m ovement w oul d be hea rt ily s upported by Colleg e me n." Edward Campbell : "S ince t he old gy mnasium occupies such a co nspicious position at th e ent ran ce of t h e campus, I suggest that it be either r emoved or t ransformed in to a lib rary or science bu ilding."
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