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THE VIA TORIAN Volume XLV

Thursday, May 10, 1928.

No. 11

mOUSANDS ATTEND CONSECRATION AT THE CATHEDRAL

TWO CLERGY ALUMNI RAISED TO DIGNITY OF THE MONSIGNORI

Father Berg-in Delivers :Forceful Sermon

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For the third time a son of Viator has been raised to the dig nity of the Episcopacy. On Tuesday morning , May 1st the histori c Cathedra l of Holy Na me, Chicago, witnessed one of the most impressive religious cer emonies of t he Chu rc h w hen, amids t the splendour and pagea ntry of the medieva l ages the Rt. Rev. Mgsr. Bernard J. She il, D. D., Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago, was consecrated Titular Bi shop of P ege and Au.xiliary Bis hop of Chicago by Hi s Eminence George Cardin a l Mundelein . Assisting His Eminence as co-consecrators were th e Rt. Rev. Ed mund M. Dunne, D. D., Bishop of Peoria , and the Rt. Re v. Edward F. Hoba n, D. D., Bishop-Designate of Rockford and predecessor of t he newl y a nnointed Bishop. Thousands in Atte nda nce More than 3000 a r chbishops, bis h·ops, monsignori, abbots, priests, nuns and r eli gious relatives and friend s filled the church as invited g uests t o witness the ceremonies. Thousands more lined the s idewalk s about the Cathedral to catch a g limpse of th• procession as it wended its way from the r ectory on Superior s treet to the sanctury of the hi stor ic edifi ce. A s the choirs of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary and Quigley Seminary, accompanied by thirty-fi ve members of the Chicago Symphony Orch estra rendered the E cce Sacer dos, the procession entered t he body of the Church. Procession is Long F irst came the s urpliced choir of Quigl ey Semi nary ; th e semin arians of St. Mary of th e L ake Seminary and their director s ; t hen fo llowed hun dreds of priest s of the Archdiocese, repr esentatives of religi ous orders, class mates and friend s of the Bi shop-elect from various distant places ; the Monsignori precede d th e visiting bishops who were accom pani ed by their chaplains, the archbishops accompa nied by their chapla ins, th e Bishop-elect with his co-consecrators, and last in t he procession in th e position of honoUT came His Eminence, Cardi na l Mundelein acco mpan ied by th e officers of the Mass and h is mini sters. As the process ion fi led down t he cen ter is le the priest s took their p laces in t he body of t he church a nd His EminencP, blessing th e people on a ll s ides , wended his way to th e Throne on the Gospel s ide of the a ltar ; th e Bis hop-elec t and hi s co-consecr ato r s took t he thrones on t he epi stle s ide of t he a lta r, nea r the chapel of the Bles ~cd Virgin. Booklet E.xplains Cere monies A s mall booklet was presented to all present which explained th e ceremony a nd gave a trans lation of the ritual ~ a nd the Mass of Consecratior. Thus all present wer e ab le to follow closely the ceremonies . The Very Rev. R. C. McGuire, cha ncellor, ascended the pulpit and as nota ry r ea.d the Papal Bull authori zing th e consecration. Cu rdinal an d Bis ho p-e lect Celebrate Mass His Eminence pontifica ted at the main a ltar while the Bishop-elect c~ie brated s imultaneo us ly in the chr:.pel on the epis tle side of t he sanctuary.

Rev. Thomas F . Qui nn And Rev. John s_ O'Connor Honored by Pope It would really seem that Our Holy Father, P ope Pius XI, is partial to the clergy w ho have pursued their co urses at St. Viator College. Only last week we were overjoyed to learn that two more of our old students will soo n be ra ised to the dignity of the Mon signori. The first is t he R ev. Thoma s F. Quinn, pastor of St. Sylvester Church, Chicago. The P ope has conferred this distinction upon Father Quinn for the r eal sacrifi ces that he a nd his pari sh have made in benefit of t he propagation of the Faith, a work th at is so dear to the heart of the reigning pontiff The parish too, has been heavi ly burdened in collecting money to pay for the construction work that has recently been don e on th~ ch urch. New marble a lta rs a nd other furniture ha ve been installed. To think t hat with t he work of this coMtruction, Father Quinn has h ad th e zeal and indus try to bring hi s parish to the front in mission work, causes us to stand in adm iration, a nd our warmes t co ngra tul ations go out to him and his parish. The recipie nt of the second honor ~ ti t he Rev. Jo hn S. O'Connor, pastor of the Church of the Hol y N ame of Jesus, Fort Worth, Texas. The hcr~or comes to him through the requ est of t he Rt. Rev. Patri ck Lynch, V. D. , Bi shop of Dallas, w ho is a lso ar. Alumnus of St. Viator College . At the present writing the date of th e in ves t iture is not definitely known. It pleases us particularly that the first recogn ibion of t hi s honor was g iven by :Mons ignor-designate O'ConCopyright l.Avtccha Photo nor to hi s Alma Ma.ter. The t elegram which he sent to us read as follows: " Have jus t received word that I ha ve been r aised to the dign ity of a Mons ignor. First r ecognition and thanks to m y Alma Mater ." The Viatorian is g lad to have this opportu nity of cong r atulating both Mons ignor O'Connor and Mons ignor Quinn in beha lf of the students, Viator, for, with the exce ption of His f ac ulty, and t he alumni of St . Viator Emi nence a nd Bi s hop Hoba n, a ll th e College. May length of days be theirs. speakers were Viator men. Constantly was the name of t he school bro ught ca!Ti;g, however, that many of Viabefore the clergy. It is impossibl e t.o tor's star s were still brigthly s hi ning , beg in to enum er ate ha lf the Alumni not only in the grea t A r chd iocese of in the ha ll. As a coincidence, how- Chicago, but throug hout the entire ever, it mi g ht be s tated that eve ry co untry,· he traced the life of the newli ving Presiden t of St. Via tor was in ly consecrated Bi shop a s a student, att enda nce, including t he beloved and a setninar ia n an d a pries t. He asked, in clos ing, that Viator be not forgotesteemed Father Mars il e, c. s. v. ten because she had don e g reat work Ca rdin a l .M undelein Si>eaks In res po nd ing to the toa st, " Our in the rnou lding of s uch men as Bis hop Holy Father," His E minence the She il. Archbi shop told of his recent visit t o Ovation for Father Ma rs ile, c. s. v. In the course of his remarks Bis hop home and hi s a udience w ith the Pope P ius XI. Speaking of th e last aud i- McGavick paid tribute to his fo rmer ence wit h t he Hol y Father before hi s tea cher s, the Cleri cs of St. Viator, departure he tol d the priest s how he ma ny of whom were prese nt. He reha d pl edged, not onl y his loyalt y and ferred in a very s pecial way to the ser vice, but that of his priests and kindl y old F at her Mars ile, second pres ident of St . Viator. His r eferpeo ple as well, to t he Holy See. e nce ca lled fort h prolonged applause Bis hop McGa vick a nd Viator Bis hop A. J. McGavick of LaCrosse, as Father Mars ile s m iled hi s acVVis. , paid a war m tribute t o t he Alma kn owledgme nt. llis hop Hoban on Diocese Mater of Bishop Sheil a nd h imself , The Rt. Rev. E. F. Hoban, D. D., in a toast '~To Our College." His Lordship likened St. Viator Sem inary r es ponded to the t oast, "Our Diocese, " to a star which disap peared when th e a nd told of his twenty-five yeats of s un of St. Mary's of the Lake, Munde- intimate association with the priest s, Continued on page two lein, TIL, appeared in t he sky. Re-

Rt. Rev. Bernard J. Sheil, D. D., '07, Consecrated Titular Bishop of Pege, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, May 1st Assistants at th e Mass were pri ests of the Archdi ocese a.nd fo rm er classma tes of Bis hop Sheil. As the ceremonies of the consecration began th e r ing of St. Peter, the mitre of a bis hop, th e s taff of au t hority a nd the ves trn ents of the bishop were blessed and given to l\'I sgr. Sheil by His Eminence a nd the co-consecrators. T he burden of t he gos pel wa~ placed upon hi s shoulders. The Sermon l"orceful After the gospel the Rev. W. J. Ber g in, c. s. v. , fo rm e r pres ident of St . Viator College preached t he consecrat ion sermon, choosing fo r the text , " Going therefore, teach all nat ions a ll t hings w hatsoever I have co mmanded yo u, baptizing them in the name of t he Fat her and the Son a nd t he Holy Ghos t, Amen. And behold , I a rn with yo u a 1l days eve n to t he cons umrnation of t he wo rld." Father Be rgi n deli ve red, in a clear a nd forcef ul manner, one of t he finest logical arg um ents heard in recent years to pro ve t he apostol ic s uccession of the Bishops of t he Roman Catholic Church. At the close of t he sermon he briefly to uched on the life of the new Bis hop and paid a glowing tri-

bute to his adm irable qualities a s a fa-it hf ul stud ent, son and priest. Bis hop Blesses Mother Towards the conclusion of t he ceremony the Bi s hop, acco mpanied by his co-co nsec rato r s, left the sanctuary to bless the congregation. Stopping at th e fir st pew be bes t owed hi s firs t episcopa l blessing on his widowe d mothe r, Mrs. James B . S heil. W hile t he choir sang the "Te Deum " he preceded down the middle aisle blessing t he entire congregation and then ret urn ed to the sanctuary f or t he conclus ion of the cere mony. Ba nqu et Follows Cere mon ies Immediately after t he services a banq uet was held at t he Drake Hote l. Nearly a thousa nd we re in a ttendanc e. The banquet hall was a ppropriately decorated with t he American and Papa l ftags, a nd s ide by s ide over the s peaker's ta ble hun g shields bearing t he coats of arms of His Eminence, Cardi nal Mundelein, and of his newly consec rated Bishop , B. J . Sheil. A lumni Much in Evidence Presiding as toas tm aster was t he Rev. Stephen McMahon, pastor of St. T herese's Church and a class mate of Bishop Shei l. It was a gala day for

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Bernard J. Sheil, D. D., Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago To Lhc cou nll c~s number o f co ngratulalion s ex tend ed to B is hop Sheil, lhc membe rs of the Viatorian Staff hasten to add t,he ir humbl e, but none the less s in ce re felicitation s . After havin!< w i lnc~sed th e !(lor ious cere mony of consecr ation, seen a nd f elt Lh majesty of the ~cn i cc, r ead and heard l he lributes penned by illu sl riouH hand s an d spoken by fa r-fa m ed tong ues, we m ay well rn ll our cfro r ls humbl e. Th e admi rable mocl est.v and humil ity , the g r eat capabilities, lhe understanding s~· mpa thy , t he deep religious fer vor , the burn·in g zea l, the tireless energy, th e wide di stinction, and t he uni versal lo ve of Bishop Sheil have been expressed and praised far more eloqu entl y than is our fe eb le pen ab le to prai se th e m. We can do no beller than to ec ho, w ith deepest respect, the tributes t hal hnvc preceded and wi ll fo llow. a nd to ex t end to him the assu r an c of the Jo ye of a grateful Alma Mate r, the respectfu l awe (•f an appr 'c iati,·e student body . Bi s hop S h il, rna~· God grant to you long yea rs of life, filled with the choicest of bless in gs . r eplete wit h the sat isfaction that .is · th e r eward of work we ll clo ne and g lory meri ted. No words ca n •x press lhe j oy that is ou rs t hro ugh your consec ration. Never has man mar dcsen·ecl disti nct ion. " "ith the pl easantest of antcipat i9ns we look for11·arcl to June tift h. the Clay on which we hope to demo nst rate . in a manner more s u bsta ntial than words, the r espl'et nnd esteem that we fee l for ou r distinguished Alumnu s.

Mothers' Day \ ithin a few days the nation w ill again honor ,-enerable motherhood. and ugain do we r a ise ou r pens, anxious!~·, prayerful ly hopin g for t he inspiration that will guide our hand in the production of an expression that \Yill approach the dignity and saneti t)· of i he subject. Truly has Chapin written when he says "no l>lllguage ca n o:>.xpress the pow r. and beauty . and heroism. and ma.iest)· uf mother's loYe. ·· \Yha t terms ca n we find to adequately l1e:>cnbe that love. The connotation of ··Mother .. is so extens iYe that we senrch 1·ai nl)· for satisfactory synonyms . We feel, vet <"annot xpres~ . cle,·otional and appreciati\·e sentiments. Wo;·cls :tr<' quite inndequnte. \Y e wonder if e1·e ry son and daughter is not confronted with the "-a me difficulty that lYe find. It may be seriously doubted that l hel'e _ext~ts m:m)· people ,·ho are unappreciatiYe of a good mother. _let tt ts qutte e\·ident in life that sons and daughters do not ~ ufticentl~· cltspluy the loYe and cle,·otion tha t the)- should feel. Is lt bec11u~e they feel no such sentiments·? VI-e would rather think ?-ot. ~t lS because iJ one really appreciates his mother, he realtzes lus _uttet· m~p:tbthty of adequate e.x-pression, and he stands l'e-spect.tully aloof. conscious of his weakness. hoping to overcom~

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PlUS BISHOP SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD TO OUR BELOVED SON, BERNARD SHEIL, CHANCELLOR of t h e Diocese of Chicago , Ti tular Bishop-elect of Pege, health and apostoli c blessing. The duty of directi ng, nourishin g and governing the unive r s al church entrusted to us in all humili ty by the Eterna l Prince of Shepherds, moves us to take care to preser ve the memory of those churches wh ich formerly flourished to the great good of r eligion, but which now ow ing to suffer ing , a nd t he vicissit ud eg of time have lost their former resplendPnt g lory. Since the refor e the Titular Epi scopal chur ch of Pege, formerly called Spiga under the . r ch bishop Zyzicus, the title to w hi ch was held by the ve nerable brother, Al phonse Ozias Gagnon , is -now vaca nt owing to his transfer to the Cathed ral Church of Sh erbrook e, we, in accordance with the advice of oUt' venerable brethren, th e Cardinal s of the Holy Roman Church elect you, by ou r aposto lic authority , Urban-Bis hop of that Church a nd we confer upon you, its t it le with all ri ght~, privi leges, duti es and obligations attached to th is hj g h dignity. Moreover by t he same apostolic authority, we appoint you, thus honored by the Epi scopa l character and dignity, Auxiliary to our Beloved Son, George 'Vilham Mundelein . Cardina l-Pri est of the H oly Roman ..Chunh , under the title o.f Sancta Maria de P opulo to ass ist him in the exercise of po ntifical duties and in the fu lfillm ent of other pastoral obligations ; in such wise however that you can perform these functions only with t he consent and permission of the above-mentioned George \Villiam Cardinal and Archbishop in the city and Archdiocese of Chicago . ""e will it however, and we so order it that all else prescribed by Ia,,· having been fulfi ll ed, before you receive the episcopal consecration you will be obliged to make hefore some Catholic Bishop, chosen by you, and enjoying the f avor of, a nd being in communion with the Holy See, the profession of Catholic Faith and to give the accustomed oaths according to the prescribed formula and to send the copies of these, marked with the signature and seal of you and of the said bi£hop, to the apostolic chancery within six months. For that purpose we. by these letters impose on the bishop chosen by you the duty and the command of recei\ing the profession and those oaths in our name and in the name of the Roman Church. 'Ye hope and trust that "ith the hand of the Lord helping you, the :IIetropolitan Church of Chicago through your perseYering cooperation v.ith its archbishop and through your fruitful zeal may enjoy increased prosperity "in all things spiritual and temporal. Gi,·e.n at Rome at St. Peter's On the 25th day of ) .Jarch in the yt>ar 1928. tile seventh year of our pontificate. A~DREW CARDIKAL FRuHWIRTH Chancellor of the Holy Roman Cb:rn,h. JULIUS CA::IIPORI, Proth~notary Apostolic. .JOHX ZA-'>1-CAPRELLI Prothonotary Apostolic.

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Annual Banquet for Members of Viatorian Staff Held Monday McB roo m 's Res ta urant in Kankak ee was t he site selected by th e s ta ff of t he Viatoria n for t he annua l banquet of t he coll egiate scribes. For t he pas t severa l wee ks t he rne m ber s of th e s taff h ave been awa iting th e event and it came up to t he most exacting of expectations. After enjoying t he r epast w h ich Ailed the des ire of even an Epicurean, t he banquet ee r s settled back to lis ten to t h e usual af ter-dinn er speeches . 'rVarran McClelland in t he capa city of toast master kept t he gatheri ng laughing by hi s w itty sa ll ies as he introduced th e speak er s . F athers O'Connor and Maguire as facu lty re prese ntatives congratu lated t he staff on th e excellent manner in wh ich th ey conducted t he Viatori a n during t he pas t yea r. Mr. Barnett spoke, tha nking h is fe llow workers for their cooperation and voici ng his desire to see a bigger a nd better paper for t he f uture. A ll en No la n, desc ribed as one of t he representa-tive men of the college, in a talk that was ver y witty and ente rtaining, prop hesied t he Viato r of t he future and expressed the pleas ure a nd affection whic h must li ve in th e heart of every real Viator ma n. It was with a f eelin g of ge nuine r egr et that, w hen th e last spea k er had fini shed an d the to as tmaster announced that th e a nnual Viato ria n banquet for 1928 was over, th e Staff de parted for the Co llege to awa it the nex t sc hool term and a nother yea r of pleas urable work we ll spent.

Sermon t hin g so colossnl, so t ra nsce nd ent in And J esus co ming spo ke to them, its scope a nd magnitude, bee n conceived by t he human mind or the saying: They were "All power is g iven to Me in heaven cr eative imagination. and in earth. Goi ng, th er efore, teach co mmanded to lif t the norma l wor ld ye all nations: . Teaching them f r om it s h inges w it h th eir na ked to observe all t hings whatsoever I hands and to change th e course of th e have co mmanded yo u : a nd behold I ages. The whol e wor ld was t he f aram with yo u all days, even to the con- fiung battlefield on whi ch t hey were summation of the world. " Matt. to cha llenge th e a-llegiance of t he a s se mbl ed nations in t he name of th e xxviii , 17-20. I a m quite well aware, my dear Master; and until the heave ns s hould friends, that untra.mmell ed supe tl a - be r olle d up like a book an d time tives can rarely be employed with sh ould be no more, th er e was to be justice or propriet y to desc ribe any- neit her s urrender, tru ce nor cessation thing which falls w ithi n the range of in th e mi g h t ly co nflict th ey were sent human experi ence. I am also k ee:1ly to wage. ali ve to the strict laws of truth an d T heirs was no t t he co mp a rati vely sobriety of expr ession, of m odesty s imple tas k of r es haping the political and moderati on imposed upon every m::t p of t he world ; of pulling down man who mounts t he chair of holy decr epit dynasties an d setting up new teaching in the t emple of the living empires ; of reducin g vast rnu ltitudes God, and yet I venture to affirm with- to civil and socia l bondage and of out qualification or r eserve that no making them tributary t o the w ealth event r ecorded in human anna ls is a n d aggra ndizem ent of despotic rul es. better calculated to a rrest the atten- All t hese t hings had been accomplis htion of thoughtful minds or to exci te ed a thousan d tim es bef or e their da.y the aston ishment of eve ry intelligent a nd wou ld be acco mp lis h ed. a gain. observer than the scene so viv idl y They sought nothing less than to represented to us in the words of my sh a pe t he thoug hts of the human text: "All power is g ive n to Me in rnind ; to create new objects for th e heaven and in earth. Going, therefo r e, as pirations of t he h uman heart, and teach ye all nations teaching new s ideals of worth and excellen ce them to observe all things wha tsoever for th e h uman so ul. They wou ld I have commanded you: and behold 1 make men love what t hey had hitheram with yo u a ll days, eve n to t he con- to hated; rever e wh a t th ey had hithsummation of the world." erto despised and wor ship what they In the cold, critical light of reason, had t hus far profaned. They wo uld what could seem more extravagant set new star s of fait h and hop e and than the magnitude and th e difficulty love in the firmam ent of hurnan life by of th e proposed achievement? Judged w hi ch from hen ceforth t he ship of whic h cann ot decay w hil st time lasts by every s tandard of h uma n p roh~bil hum a.n destiny must cha rt its course. or etern ity endur es. They may not ity, what could seem more pitiably in - They were to be alwa ys and every- be able, like a Ra p hael, to -make the adequate than the a g enci e3 selected wh er e t he vangu ard in t he conquer- canvas li ve with t he fo rm s of enand the m eans adopted to br ing tha t ing army of J esus Ch ri s t, to storm chanting bea u ty and loveliness, but vast project to a successful iss ue? th e citadels erected by si n a nd pas- t hey can do so me t hing immeasurably Huma nl y speaking the cor.cept was s ion , ig norance and prejudice. Along grea ter. They can engrave up on the visio nary and fantasti c a nd t he un- all th e shores of the lonely seas and im peris hab le s ubstance of their own dertaking was fo r edoom ed to ignom- across the vast pla ins of wide-str etch- so uls not mer ely t he sw ee t, gracious inious f a ilure. ing continen ts, in t he quiet secl usion fo rm s of lovely m adon nas and t he Consider, m y dea r friends, what of ferti le valleys an d am idst t he se r a phic figure s of g lorifi ed s pirits, were the apparent facts in the case throbbing life of pop ul ous cities, t hey but the li ving image of the infinite from the point of view of a thought ful were to sow with lavish han ds t he and eternal God. Th ey ma y not be and intelligent pagan of the time. fruitfu l seeds of peace and enlig hten - able like Sha kespeare l o create imThere is at first a you ng N az 2rene ment, healing and benediction. F ree ly morta l drama s, wh ich ~c al e all th e carpenter Who had not a day's sc hool- ye have received, free ly give. Th eir~ heights a nd sound a ll the dep t hs of ing in His life, who had neither name the mission to enkin dle the light of a human emotions; bu t they ca n do so methin g im measura bly greater. nor f a mil y connections. Who had no quench less hope in hea rts whi ch had 3ocial prestige or poli tical power, kn own only the darkness of despa ir, They can attain a sublim ity of perWho eked out a ba.r e su bs istence by to susta.i n t he drooping co urage of f ec t ma nhood and w ~nnanhood to :he da il y toil of hi s han ds, W ho we nt the faint-h ea rted, to speak words of whi ch th e genius of a. thousand Shakespeares could ne ve r do justice. i bout preaching a doctrin e whi ch was ch eer an d co mfort to t he so re ly tried They can make th em selves th e bro;candalous and blasphemous to t h e a nd the a fllicted, to lift the asp ira t her s of Chris t, the so ns of th e eternJews and un inte lligible fo ll y to th e }entiles. He ha d gat hered about Him tion s of men above the fl eeting', per- al Father, the heirs to an im mortal 1 li ttl e band of Gal ilea n fi sh erm en, ishab le t hings of t im e and sense and inh eri ta nce. th em r ealize t hat God and the :ertain ly more illiterate than Hi m- make hum a n soul a.r e supe rior. They were Whe n t he a zar ene carpenter a s:elf ; m en who could co ntribute nothse m bled H is li t tl e following of Galing to the success of His cause, b· to lif t up a fall en and degraded race lea n fi s herme n upon th e mountain !Yen t he zeal and co u rage of fanati- from the dust of hum ili at ion a nd to s ide of Judea; when H e iss ued to ~i sm, men who w ere ready to desert se t upon t he brow o~ hum anity a dia- t hem Hi s world embracing man date {im at t he first threat of danger. dem of fadeless g lory. - "Going, therefore, teach ye a ll naTo the haughty Roman patri cian, "T eac h Ye All Nations'" tio ns-" here a r e som e of th e t hin gs vho was such a keen student of f orces T each them to observe all t hin gs t hey wer e sent to accom plish; her e is .nd agencies which we re likel y to ex- w hatsoever I ha ve commanded you." t he profou nd and far-reaching trans rcise a potent influ ence in shapin g T eac h eve ry child of Adam that hi s f ormation t hey were comm and ed to he world' s hi story, s uch were the destiny is not to grovel in the slime effect in the t hought, t he life, and th e 1en in turbul ent and despised P a les- like the bea sts th a t peris h, but t o des tiny of th e ra ce; her e was th e ine w ho were ta lking t he ir visionary wa lk a mongst th e star s as t he son of sweeping and ama zing r evolu tion t hey ch emeS of a n ew kind of world co n- God. Teach them to know and to be- were expec ted to carry to a successuest. T o him th ey were mere ly a li eve with a n abiding fait h that they ful iss ue a mon gst a ll t he children of and of delud ed rus ti cs wh o might in- can ma,k e them selves worth y of a men un ti l t he las t syllable of reco r deed excite his pity , but could not seal amongs t the immorta ls. Th ey ed tirne. For a n ythin g approac h ing omman d his respect, a nd s till less ma y not be able 1ike a Mi ch ae l Angelo it 1 in th e magn it ud e of its co nception, rouses his apprehens ion. to erect those marvel s of architecture in t he boldness and darin g of its antiMi ssion of Apostles w hi ch survive t he lapse of ages and cipation. in th e confident ass uran ce But w h a t wa s proposed to this lit- fi ll succeeding generations with ad- of its ultim ate achievement, you w ill te group of Ga lilea n fi sherm en ? miration a nd wo nd er, but t hey can do search in va in t hrou gh a ll t he r eVha t mission were t hey com manded something im meas urabl y greater. cords of mankind. > a ccornplish ·~ What was the nature They can make their own souls the Fou nd ed on Divin e Powe r nd extent of th e enterpri se to which temples of the li vin g God, temples No hum a n resources, however, vast, 'ley wer e committed? My dear wh ere Hi s g lor y dwelleth ever, tem-~ co u ld be adequate to such a task. No riends, never before in a ll the stori ed pies w hi ch He fill s with t h e majesty h uman geni us, however brilliant and ges of mankind's his tor y h ad any - of His own divine presence, temples powerful, could arouse these sodden

Bishop Sheil's Response To Toast At Banquet For Clergy Following The Consecration There are certai n occasions t hat are so f a r-rea ch ing in th eir s ignificance that it seems futil e to attempt t o find words t ha t will give a fitting express ion to t he emotion s and feelings t hat are so profoundly affected- t he majes· ty of the ceremoni es just co mpleted, so vivid, so impress ive; th e brilliancy of th e setting ha s left me benumbed and dazed-a nd with a greater appreciation of my lim itations than I have ever experienced befo r e. But it wou ld be very ungrac ious on my part if this great occasion s hould pass by without my trying t o give express ion - no matter how ha ltin g ly-to my deep fee lin gs of g r a titude to all w h o h ave assisted ·in makin g this day so sacr ed and memorab le. T o me th ere is nothing so beautiful in hum an endeavor as gratitude and loyalt yt h ese two words express s o vividl y all that one wou ld desire to be and a ll t hat one sh ould be, the y portray in one quick stroke a ll t he beauty, a ll t he cha racter of huma n effort--these two words li ke th e scintillati ng rays of t he setting s un give color and bri lli ancy to life-th ey seem to pierce th e a rm or which at tim es night erects a nd g ive consolation and joy- th ey delineate in a striking way g reatn ess of heart and mind, these two words seem to epitom ize life in all its wondrous beauty a nd grend eur, and they -se r ve to str ength en all t he fac ulties of mind and hea rt a nd soul to strive a lways to give a proper and fi tting expression to them-they se r ve as an incentive to stri ve by pra.y e r a nd work to attain. These two words my dear fri end s! I will try to make the corner s tone of my new life, that loyalty and gratit ude to His Holiness, P ope Pius XI, the S upreme Pontiff, will be my cr edo 1 who is the V icar of Christ on earth, for to honor hi m 1 to love him is to honor and to love Christ . May he a lways r eign supr eme. To yo ur Eminence-what will I say-You r confidence in me-your kindl y a nd generou s consideration for me at all tirnes-Oh, that I might express in fi tting words, my g ratitude, my lo yalty, my affect ion to you, yo u have been an inspiration to my priesth ood -an exa mpl e to emulate-a leader to f ollow-and how blessed is t his diocese over w hi ch you ru le so kindly 1 yet so firml y-a lways manifesting rn ore t han a patern a l intere st in its people 1 drunk with th e wine of ality, fro m the lethargy of Wh en va in p hil osophies had t he founta ins of inspi r ation

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human mind and withering do u bts h ad dri ed up t he strea ms of benefice nt love in the human heart ; when deadl y passions a nd monstrou s vices, stalking abroa d in th e lig ht of day unasha med and unafraid, . had extingui shed t he las t s pa rk of s piritual a nd moral life in t he hum an soul; when huma.n life had been made in to a wildernes s and a desert where no goodly t h ing could t hr ive, w hat huma n agenc ies could 'i nfuse the breath of life into th e moldering ashes? What human power could light anew the torch of fa ith in hea r ts wh ich were as cold as t he ma rble of a tomb ? Or rek indle t he fires of a. h oly love in so uls a s insensible as t he dust? But what t hen? Was ther e no t hing left but to close t he doors of despa tr upon the human race? H a d 'the s un of hope been extinguished Forever in t he sky of h uman des tin y? \Vas the great mi ssion entrusted to the apos tl es a foo lish and imposs ible ch imera which must be aba ndoned. Continued '3n Next Page

priests a nd peop le, il1uminating th e hard est problem s w ith a fl as h ing ligh t that de pi cts clearl y t hei r sol uti on, sh ow ing t he breadth and depth of a g r eat m ind , anim ated by only on e great motive, the hon or of God. You are our leader w hom we glory inour leader and s uperior whom we love- our leader w hose inspiring per· so na li ty and unselfis h motives make t he hardest tasks of life seem e a sy and plea san t--ou r leader, w hose great hea rt is fi lled w ith paternal love for hi s pri ests and people-to you I pledge my loyalty, my affection ! your wis h is my law, for in serving yo u I am g iving the h ighes t expression of my love to Al mighty God-ad multos annos. There are a few times in lif~ w hen we happen to know one w ho combin es qualities of mind and heart t hat leave a lasting impression and a des ire to mee t him ag:1. in-one \Yho on longe r acquaintance grows in our affections , because hi s sac rificing zeal an d indefat igable labors carry yo u out of yo urself, to accvmp lish things· way beyond yo ur ordinary capabilities , and as t im e goes on an d you see his many capa bilitie s unfold th em selves your adm iration grows-for to know hi m is to love him. Bish op H obanBish op Designate of Rockford-my a ssociation, my work w ith h im r.._nd f or him has been an ins piration and joy, and if God grants me t h e grace to have just a little bit of h is s uccess in my work-I will be content. T o him succ ess, hap piness-Rockford's gain, Ch icago's loss . T o you my brother pries t s-my friend s-the prie stho~..•d of Chi cago---an inspiration- a jnyin tense a nd Christ-like wo rk ers in th e vineyard of the Lord-great in their zeal- in thei r accomp lishments-! f eel sure that yo u \viii be p atient with me, charitable in your judgment of me-k indly in bearing with my ~aults , beca use my hea rt is yo urs-my time is fo r yo u and w ith you . And ;t would seem most fit ting if in your nam e and my name I might publicly express our lo yalty, our affection, our love to our g r eat leader and fri end- The Cardina l, Archbishop of Chi cago. During t he formati ve days of my pri est hood I h ad t he great privilege t o be ass igned to a g r eat pastor, whose great zeal f or s1ul s was an example of pri c$tl y love and care, whose words of ad vice were an inspiration-and whose friend ship has always bee n a consolat ion an d joy, Monsig nor McDo nn ell . May God always bless h im. T o my college, St. Viator's-the pries ts w h o were my teachers an d friend s! my co mpanions of sch ool and seminary days, m y r emembrance is publicly expresesd to you on t his day, a r emembrance that is sacred and the memory of which will a lways be a grea t source of joy an d happiness. To my mother whose love, exa mple, encouragement and advi ce has always been a blessing a.n d a n ins pirationnever w ill time give me t he opportunity to fittingly sh ow my h eart to her-just h er bless ing a nd that Almigh ty God w ill give m e the wo nd erful privi lege of h er company a nd compani onship for man y years to come is a ll I a sk. Just a few short months ago, t he t r ea sure of mot her and myself , my dad, was ca ll ed by Alm ig hty God to leave us for a ha ppier life an d I trus t yo u will n ot t hink it amiss if I pause for a moment before concl uding so that I might offer here a salute of lov ing remem brance in the nam e of mot her and m yself. Thank you.

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FATHER BERGIN'S SERMON -Co ntinued From Preceding PageNo! A thou!Uind times no! It was the means appointed to attain that assu red of ftUcccss a nd perpetuity end must also be perpetual, must be beforehand becau•• it was fo und ed within the reach of all the children of not upon the f eeble reso urces of men. For what end, then, has Christ huma n power, not upon the poor de- instituted this body of pastors and vices o r human wisdo m, but upon in- teachers? St. Paul shall answer: Anite power and wisdom of God. Be- "For the work of the ministry unto fo re the .J ewi s h Sandhed r in, Gamaliel t he edifi cation of the Church of Christ, had put the alternati ves for all times till we a ll meet in the unity of f a ith . -"If this work be of men, it will That we may not be as children toscomo to naught, but if it be of God sed to and from a nd carried about by you ca nn ot overthrow it." ever y wind of doctrin e." I n T he Na me of The Mas ter These words need no co mment. The T he great commission- "Going, end here proposed must always and tharcfore, teac h ye a ll nations" was everywher e s ubs is t. It is just a s neeno t iss ued by a mere man, but by cessary for the m en and women of our Him to Whom a ll power had been day as it was for t hose who lived in given in heaven a nd on earth . The the time of the apostles, just a s vitapos t lcs we re not to teach in their ally important for these United States own na me and by thei r ow n authority, of America a s it was for ancie nt Palbut in the name an d by t he a ut hority estine. Since, t herefor e, God cannot of the Mas ter w ho had sent them. fai l to a dopt t he mean s to the end inTheir voice was to be so tr ul y t he tended the means he has appoin ted a uthentic voice of Christ tha t fo r all fo r the atta inment of t he endu ri ng the f uture ages of t he world it m us t end must continue and operate un ti l command the same respect, reve r ence the cons umm ation of the wo rld. We and obedi ence as the living vo ice of ar e therefor e compell ed to conclude Ch ris t Him self . "H e t hat hear eth t hat the body of teachers w hich yo u, hca reth me a nd he that despiseth Chris t instituted to secure this great you, despi se th me." From hencef orth pur pose mus t likewise continue for they would s peak wi th a ll th e majes- a ll tim es. ty, t he d ignity a nd comma nd ing powThat a ug us t body of teachers a nd er of a mbassadors of God . T hey r ulers upon whom t he a posto lic m a nwould carry in t heir ha nds credcn- t ic has f a llen, w ho p ossess by r ight t ia ls fr om t he court of heaven, s igned di vine a ll t he a uthority a nd power, a ll and sealed by God Him self . They t he ri g hts a nd prer oga ti ves of t he wou ld perpetuate on ear th the wo rd a postles themselves, who speak a nd and mission of J esus Chri st--" as the ru le th er ef or e, in th e Na me a nd by Father hath sent me s o a ls o do I th e sover eig n a uthority of J es us send you." " And behold, I am with Christ, a re t he Bishops of the Cathyo u a ll da ys even to the cons umm a - olic Chur ch. T o them no less th an to t io n of the wor ld." the apostles, Chr is t a dd resse d the But my dear fr iends, no one ca n mom entous wo r ds-"As t he F a ther read the wo r ds of t his great commis- sent me so a lso do I send you ." uGos io n with a n open and discerning ing , theref ore, tea ch ye all nati ons," m ind without per ceiving clear ly th a t 11 He th a t hear eth yo u hear eth Me,'' it wa s no t a nd could not have been "And behold I am w it h you all days issued to t he apostles per sonall y i n eve n to t he consummat ion of th e the sense tha t it was to cease with world ." them. This concl usion is imposed If these wo rds do not g ua rantee the upo n us im perative ly by the very per pet ui ty of th is body of t eacher s words of the commission and the a nd rul er s, if they do not authori ze promise with which it closes confi rm s them to t each a nd t o govern in the our convicti ons. Na me a nd by th e a uthority of J esus They to w hom this com m ission w as Chri st, then lang uage has lost a ll ing iven were commanded to teach a ll te lli g ible meaning a nd logic has benations a nd a ll individuals. But this come a babbling idi ot. T heir '\\rork Cont inues command the apost les per sonall y did P eter a nd P aul, James a nd J oh n, not a nd could not fu lfi ll , because during their life-tim e, a ll nations a nd in- Andrew an d P hilip , have passed away, di viduals were not even in exist ence. but t heir wo rk and their mission go Then either one or tw o th ings--either on foreve r . They were no m or e Christ ga ve an a bsolute ly impossible divinel y commissioned; they wer e no command, or else the command was mor e t rul y t he a mbassadors of Christ; not to t he a postl es in their per sonal they h ad no mor e authorit y and powcharacter. No christia n w ill or can er to teach a nd to rule t he Church of s ay the fi r st , a nd , t her efore, h e must God than L inus a nd Clement of Rome, than Igna ti us of A ntioch and say the last. Neve r theless the commission was Polycarp of Smyrna, tha n Irena eus of given t o the a post les a s is evident L yons a nd Hila ry of P oitier s, th an frorn the words-"Go ye and t each " Aug ustine of Hi ppo, and Cyril of - which wer e unquesti onabl y addr es- Alexandria, than Mundelein of Chised to the apostles. But it . co uld be cago and H ayes of New York , than g iven to them only in one of two pos- O'Connell of Boston and Hoba n of s ible wa ys-eitheT per sonally or cor- Rockford. By an unbroken line of por a tely. spiritual descen t they span t he ages Since, th er efore, it was not and and e..xercise t he same divine office in could n ot have been given to t hem the twentieth century as their preper sona ll y, i t fo llows wit h all the decessors exercised in the fi rst. rigor of logical necessity that the To them no less emphatically than commission was giYen to them as a to the bishops of his own day, St. body or cor por atio n of teache rs. The Paul addressed the wor ds: "T ake individual members of t hat teaching heed to yourself ' and to the whole body would yield to the empire of flock wherein the Holy Ghost hath death, but, according to the express placed you bishops to rule the Church declarat ion of J es us Christ , the cor- of God- Acts 20-28. Wherefore I po r ate body it~e lf would endure t o admo nish you to stir up the grace of the "cons umm ation of the world." God which is in you by the imposition T herefore. Jesus Christ did commis- of our hands-Tim . II 1:-l .u But why s ion a body or corporation of teach- shot:ld I multiply wo r ds. The voice ers identical with the apostles and of all the Christian ages proclaims subsisting to th e end of time. this great truth to the world. .Apos tolic u ccession Xa tions rise and fall; powerful emThe same conclusion is imposed pires flourish for a time and then deupon us by the end or purpose for cay : brilliant dynasties appear upor wh ich the pastors or teachers were the horizon of human history in a appointed. If the end to be attained blaze of glory and then vanish in utis perpetual, if it is equally necessary ter darkness. no one knows whither; fo r all ages. -;;;_ces,8nd climes, then multitudes ebb and flow like the rest-

less billows of the sea. Today they are here and tomorrow the winds of heaven are singing sad requiems over their graves, but this immo rta l line oi pontiffs endures forever. They stand in the midst of the modern world and battle fo r the cause of Christ as t hey stood in the ancient world and pulled down idols from their pedestals. They have rocked the cradles of nations and of empi r es and t hey have seen them totter in their decrepit old age to the grave. They ha ve watc hed the march of the centuries, and yet the vigor of immortal youth is co ursing in their veins. They have known a1l the vicissi tudes of past ages and they have the promi se of all the years that are to be. T he ma.n who sees not hing he re but the operation of natural forces, and the activity of paltry h uman agenc ies is like a blind ma n who tu r ns his sightless eyes to t he blazing s un a nd yet beholds nothing but impenetrable darkness. Reason an d history com pel us to exclai m in accents of wond er and admi r ation t hat t he fi tiger of God is here . T he N ew Bis hop Here, my dear f r iends , are the r easons wh ich give dignity and wo r t h signifi cance a nd importa nce t o the beaut ifu l a nd insp iring event w e a r e privileged to wi t ness this morningthe consecr ation of a new bishop. Our minds are ca.r ri ed back a cr oss th e va s t expa nse of 2000 years to th a t pri mal sour ce of a ll spiri t ual power a nd authority, J es us Christ . And to this yo un g bi shop w ho has th e sacred uncti on of a divine consecr ation fresh upon him, w ho wears today fo r t he first time th e m itre of a postolic di g nity a nd ca rri es th e cr osier of a postolic a uthority, we hear J es us Christ h imself in the per son of H is du ly a ccredited ambassador s, addressing th e same identical words he a ddressed t o P et er a nd Jam es a nd J ohn on t he

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When the birds return to their northern homes, when the trees begin to bud, and the flo wer s to bloom we know t hat s pring We are very sony to learn t hat we is nigh. In the springtime all nature awakens from its slumbers, are soon to lose our genial friend the and man , seemingly dazzled by all this sho w of beauty, slowly Rev. D. Konen, pastor of St. Mary's f all s asleep, lull ed in to a so mn ambulan t state by the song of the bird an d th e hum of the bee. Students gaze longingly out of dormitory windows a nd entran ced by the mello wness which s urr ounds them they set aside the books a nd let t he ravages of tha t dread malady, " Spring-fever" ha ve its own littl e ,;ya y . Classes

vre attended r eluctantly; professorial dignity is lost amid t h e many s i gh ~ which escape th e lips of langoro us yo uths dan gling list lessly on, over and about classroom furni shings. Th e t en der grass peeping up fro m its matted cot of last fall's growth, exWe were very so n y to hear of changes greetings ,;vith the s un, an d then unfold s its blades to t he Fred '·Gus'' Dundon's serious illness. wind. The campus becomes a s ilver-screen upon which the ultraslow motion-picture of the clays is flashe d. All mank ind is in repose, enjoyng t h e thrill of livi ng, of being a part of God's creation. Old and yo un g alike a re glad to have "Spring-f ever." In this day of comm ercialism the coming of s pring with its sweet drug, nature brewed nepenthe, is a worthwhile event. "Spring-fever " draws m an awa y from t h e hustle an d bustle of t he crowd, from the worr y and scurry of life, a nd causes him tq tu rn again to earth . His tired soul is thrill ed and re-animated by the· air wh ich he breathes, the sounds whi ch h e h ears, and the sights which h e sees. He iioats upon the boso m of a cloud, r eclinin g in its billowy down , and sa il s " like a painted ship, upon a painted ocean" into the land of Noel. He is captain and crew, and as he journ eys into the dreamy la nd of t he fu ture, or th e sweet memories of the past, he alone is able to command . Oh! It's certainl y great to have " Spring-fever." I have it, an d I shall not shake it off un t il my own good time. Classes may go sco uting, papers may remain unwritten, I a m off on my spring vacation ov er the s un-kissed hill s and t he sy lvan deeps into the land of poesy . And with that out of my syst e m I don't know what else a person could expect. But h ere goes.

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Chu r ch, Kank ak ee, Illinois. Father Konen is resigning from t he pastorate and in the near future will take up a chaplaincy in Chi cago . H e has at ways been a good fri end to t h e coll ege, and we will miss his frequent visits ve r y much. Our best wishes for health a nd many years go with P a th er Konen .

A dru ggi st in Normal , Illinois was somewhat di sappointe d when Cross Co un try Pyle's runn ers jogged into the city . He had !ayed in an extra hea vy stock of b union plasters, but he lea rn ed t hat t he very bus in ess- li ke Mr. Pyle carries his own stock .

Mr. AI Smith s eems to be h eadin g ou t in front in t he Pres ident ial race for t he Dem ocratic nomination . Which proves that Horatio Alger's stories are not all bunk. Fro m "newsboy" to "l? resident" is not a bad climb.

1 ' Cus" was forced t o und ergo an operation for append icitis and his condition 1·eached a se rious s tage last Saturday when peritonitis set in. A t elegram r eceived at the coll ege that evening r equested the p rayers of t he faculty and student body for Fred's recovery. If the old adage wh ich says that ''No news is good news" is true, we may say that Gus has improved fo r no further reports ha ve been received. High Mass was sung in t he College Chapel ye tserday for our ultl friend and former stellar pitcher. We s incer ely hope that Fred's complete recovery is not f ar distant.

Joe Lynch, '18, an d hi s wife dropp ed in from Rockwell City , Iowa last week to pay a sho r t visit. J oe is looking fine and seems to be en joying life. Give us anot her call soo n, Joe. W e enjoy your co mpany. Frank Carney, '06, of Louisville was found out on th e diamo nd t he other day taki ng action pictures of t he Varsity. And they measure up to his clflys here, so Frank te lls us. Pick les Baldwin , '24, spent t he last week end w it h h is Bloomingto ni an colleagues. Pickles is wo rki ng in Chicago but s u re has the old desh:e to get back and take a good work-o ut in the g-ym . Ge ne McGrath, '24, yes Big Gene, had a ear load of youngtsers on th e campu s la s t S und ay. "\Ve heard him telling them ofJhis days a1·otmd Viator. A good s tart, Gene, h ope that you let us have them a ll h ere next September.

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Soci ety in Honor Father Berg in

--In order to pl ace de bating at St. Viator College upon a more firmer basis , and to promote interest in or ato r y and other form s of public s peaking, a nd to arouse the s tudent body to realizatio n of t he va lu e of su ch activities, the debate squad of thi s year with th e assistance of a f ew other students w ho are in ter ested ln s uch activities h as formed an organ izatio n which t hey ha ve nam ed ~ ' Th e Bergin De bating S oci ety.~~ Thi s action was s ugges ted some time ago by Father Maguire, and it was carried out fu ll y la st week a,t a meeting h eld i n the Sociology class ro om in Marsil c Ha ll. After having hea rd a t h orough explanation of th e purposes w h ich F a the r Maguire had to propose for t he organi za t ion, t h e member s proceeded to the electio n of offic ers. Mr. .John W. Stafford , '30 , was elected President; Mr. Jarlath M. Watson, '30, V ice-p r esid ent; Mr. All en Nolan , '29, debate ma nage r; and Mr. Raymond Nola n, secretary-tr eas u rer. At t hat time a lso a co mmi ttee wa s ~p po in te d to draw up a co ns titution a.n d se t of by-laws fo r t he orga n izatio n. The s oc iety has been named in honor of t he Rev. \Viili a m J. Bergin, c. s . v., whose efforts in years gone by prod uced t he firs t debating tea m. in t he history of V iato r . The ea rlies t members of the orgar.ization, together with a few newly suggested member s \\'h ose elig ibility fo r member sh ip is now bei ng cons id · er ed, wi ll co nstit ute th e body of Char · ter members. \.Vhen t his group has bee n defi nitely designated, mem ber· s hip to t he organization will h ave t o be sec ured t hroug h the meth od pointed out in t he cons ti tuti on. The prin cipa l req u ir ements dema nded for mem bers hi p in t he society are: (1 ) a s incere inter est in a ll for ms of public speaking, bu t particularly in debating; (2) a desire to beco me proficient in s uch activ ities; ( 3 ) an ave rage g r ade of 1'C ," a nd, ( 4) w illin gness to perfo rm so me rea ll y hard work to promu lgate inter est in t he act ivities of t he club. A ppl y t o F r aternity The prese nt status of t he Bergin Debating Soc iety meets t he req uir ements for eli gibi lity for entrance in to t h ~ Pi Kap pa Delta Na t iona.! H onora ry Deba ting F r a te rnity. Applicat io n for a dmission to 1his a ugus t orga ni zation w ill soo n be made by t he eli g ibl e members.

way to Chicago was a source of much divers ion t o Bill's Academy proteges. The runners, t o use the expression of Father Harri son, "were so thin they could hide beh.ind a rake handle.' One of these human machi nes told an Academy player t hat h e had been tired for t he last thirteen hundred miles. On the strength of the comments of the High Scho ol team, we can safely say that if Cash and Carry s hould eve r decide to run anoth er such race over th e s ame long route, he need not bother to t r ouble St. Viator Co llege for candidates. On t he 20th of t h is mo nt h t he Academy h ooks up w ith the st rong Loyola Acade my out fit in Chi cago, and, a few da ys late r, th ey play a ret urn engagement w ith YVi lmington.

l n th e firs t ga me of the season played on a foreign diamond, the Academy baseball squad jus t manag ed to nose out t he W ilmington High School team. The tigh t battle was featured by the mas terf ul twirl ing of our own Tomrn y Sullivan and of the "'Wilm ington hurl er, Lon g. Tommy struck out fiftee n m en and was at no time in a da n ge rous position. The Acade my men had a hard tim e to uching t he Wi lm ington man for any safe blows. The Academy scored t heir two runs in t he fou rth inning w hen A I Ta y lor kn ocked out a lusty wa llop that brought two runners across t he plate. The game dr agged on t hereafter, with Trade A t ne ith er tea m s howing a ny great offenPhilip T, Lambert's s ive s trength. In the eigh t h inning, the ·w il min gton me n got t heir fi r s t GOOD SERVICE HARDWARE hit of the ga me off S ull iva n, and REACH. WRIG HT & DITSON ruined his h opes of pitching a no-h it, SPO RTING GOODS no-run ga me. T he fac t that C. C. Pyle's we ll-worn 129 E. Court St., Kankakee Bunion Derby ru nners we re con tin ual ly passing throug h t he tow n on t h eir ----------------~

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