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THE VIA TORIAN Volume XLV
Friday, June 22, 1928
TWENTY THREE GRADUATED BY VIATOR AT IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES, JUNE FIFTH
"Jay" Watson, '30, Will Head Viatorian Staff of Ensuing Year
No. 13
HUNDREDS ATTEND RECEPTION HELD AT COLLEGE IN HONOR OF RT. REV. B. J. SHEIL
Thirty-Four Graduated from Academy; Bishop Sheil Presides at Popular Junior Appointed To Attendance Exceeds Expectations; Banquet a Memorable Event Both Graduation Exercises Another High Office The ~~B i s hop S heil's Day," held on and clever r epart ee a s delig h ted t he June 5th in honor of t he newly conse- listener s at t he ba nquet defi es descripThe six t ieth an nua l commen cem ent t ion of diplomas and class honors. In .,xercises, held in the S t. Via tor Col- a f ew, we ll chosen w ords His L or dMr. J a rlath M. W a tson, '30, was cr a t ed Bishop Sh eil , '07, D. D., Aux il- t ion or com men t. The general theme lege Gymna sium, Jun e 4th a nd 5th > ship congra tulated th e g radu a tes, t he u nchalleng ed choice of th e stud- ia r y Bishop of Chi cago, prove d t o be of t he speech es was, of course, that were made m emorable, n ot only to cautioned them about the adver s it iec; e nt body and faculty f or the pos ition a glorious day in eve ry regard. Nea r - of lauding the hig hl y es t eemed and loved, Bishop S heil. the g radua tes, but t o all w ho attend- they w ould m eet, and, with exem pla ry of Edi tor-in-Chief of th e Via toria n of ly a thousand Alumni a ttend ed th e uni versall y ed as visitor s a nd f riends , by the pastoral care, direct ed them into the 1928-29. His appointmen t f ollows r eception, t ogether w ith a large num- F a ther s C. P. Conw a y, L. M. O'Confa ct that the newly -consecr a ted Ri g ht pa th t h a t would lead, not necessaril y the r esigna t ion of Mr. Robert 0. ber of fri ends of the Bishop an d of nor, a nd J . J. F lan agan had been Rev. Bernard J. Sh eil , '06, D. D. j t o w orldly f a me and th e a ccumula- Ba rn et t , present edi t or, who has an- the ins titution. F r om th e afternoon college an d sem ina r y chums of BishAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, presided ti on of w ealth, but to what is far nounced that he w ill be unable t o re- of Monday, June 4th, wh en a cortege op Sh eil in the old days a t S t . Viator at the function s. The exercises for g r eater, the accom plishment of the turn to S t . Viator College next year. of automobiles a ccompanied the Bish- College, an d th ey r elated m a ny incithe Academy de partment were held end for w hich God had des tined them The we lfar e and co nst a nt advance- op's party f rom 79th and W es t ern dents during th eir s t udent da ys that on Monday, June 4th, at 8 :00 P. M. and to the g r eat bus iness of thei; ment of th e Viatorian is ass ured in Avenu e, Chica go, to th e College, t o illustrated the h igh r ega rd in w hich Exercises f or th e Colleg e w er e held li ves, the salvation of their imm ortal t he h a nds of Mr. W at so n, whos e t he closing exe r cises of t he commen ce- " Benny" Sheil was h eld w hile h e w a s whole colleg e career has been one of ment, th e whole event w a s a gala, a s tud ent here at the College. Mr. on the following day at the s a me so ul. hour. The foll owing is a list of the g rad- untirin g work in all s tudent activities , neve r-to-be-fo r gotten occasion, that McClella nd's add ress may be f ound The Aca demy Exer c~ se s opened at uates of both the College a nd the and for the college. He w as a faith- consti t uted one of the greates t eve nts elsewhere in th is , the Senio r N umber 8:30 Monday morning, June 4th, w ith Aca dem y, together w ith a record of ful member of the Viat orian Staff in th e histo r y of S t. Viator Colleg e. of th e Viatorian. Toa stmaster Pat hAfter the escort of cars had rea ch- er Conway deviated f rom the proa solemn hi gh Mass celebrate d by th e th e distribution of class honors in during his Freshman and Sophomore years, a.nd has shown an unusual in- ed th e College, the distinguished gram as printed in calling on MonRev. W. J. Stephenson, c. s. v., who both departments : ' was a ssis ted by th e Rov. A. J. Bachelor of Arts, 's umma cum t erest in his editoria l work. H e was gues t, Bishop Sheil, was gree ted by sig n or G. M. Leg ri s, st at ing that, if La.ndroche, c. s. v., Dea con, the R ev. laude,' t o WILLIAM J. SIEBERT, but r ecently elected Pres ident of the Father Mag uire, who w a s a cting in the Monsig nor h ad been forewarned L. T. Phillips, c. s. v., S ll bdeacon, and S pringfield, Ill. Thesis : "The Criteria College Club, wh ich action testifies the place of Father Rheams, Presi- he w ould have been too modest to ac~ Mo nsignor to the high es teem in w hich he is dent of th e Coll ege, who was unfort- cept the assignment. the Rev. W. J. Cracknell, c. s. v ., of Truth in Pra gmatism." una.n tely forced to be abs ent because Legris amus ingly reveal ed some of a Master of Ceremonies. The entire Bachelor of Science, 'magna cum held by his f ellow students . Although Mr. W a tson has not en- of th e s udden dea th of his uncle. The " professor's secret s'' about th e guest graduatin g class recei ved H oly Com- la ude,' t o GEORGE HAROLD PFEFmunion at this Mass. Fa.ther Steph- FER, Urbana, Ill. Thesis : "Should lightened us r egarding his plans for Honora ble L ouis E. Beckman, Mayor of honor. Father O'Mahoney re€nson delivered a short s ermon. tak- the State Grant Indeterminate Fran- the Viatorian of next year, w e are o£ Ka nkake e, also w elcomed the Bish- v iewed th e s plendid w ork of th e E x certain that h e will give it his very op at this time. Bishop Sheil r e- tens ion Club, and extoll ed the adi ng as his text the motto of the class chi ses t o Corporations ." Bachelor of Arts, 'cum laude,' to best, and that it will take a great step s ponded to the gree tin gs by express- mirable a ssistan ce that Mr. J ohn R. "Live pure, speak the truth. right wrong, and follow Christ th e King." WARRE N J. McCLELLA N D, Bloom- t oward the perfection that has al- ing his joy in being prese nt, and r e- O'Connor is gi vin g the orga n ization. After the conclusion of th e service ington, Ill. Thesis : " United S tates and ways been th e aim of pas t Editorial marking how well that beautiful and The dear and venerable Father Mar Staffs . The present staff extends to characteristic prerogative of S t. Via - s ile brought tears t o many of th e listin the Chapel the clas s r etir ed to the Imperiali sm." Bachelor of Arts, to FRA N CI S A. Mr. Wats on s incere congratulations, ~or C?llege, fr~e nds hip , was displayed eners in his short, but ecs ta tic admemorial flag staff w h ere the tra diand a ss uran ce of the very best of co- m this reception . . '3ho• ll ~. a f ter the dress. Father Maguire expressed the t iona.l ceremony of the pre:::entstion CORCORA N , Bourbonnais, III. Thesexchange of greeh ngs, omner was j joy t hat fill ed the hearts of the f aculof the flag was performed. Mr. Her- is: "Comparati ve Study of the P sy- operation. served to th e pa r ty In th e eve ning, ty of S t . Viator Colleg e on th e g r ea t bert O'Loughlin, w ith a n appropriat~ chology of William J a m es w ith Sch olBishop Sheil p re sided at th e Com - glory meri te d and won by Bish op address presented th e fl a g to Father a sti c P sychology." mencement exercis e.:; o-f th e Academ y Sheil. F a ther L aMarre, president of Bachelor of Arts, t o CH ARLE S P. Landroche, who r esponded to t he pl"P.S depar tm ent. the Alumni Associa ti on, usin g th e entation with a sh or t disc nssiot1 on CO N W AY, S ioux Falls , S. Dakota . 41 Bishop Celebrates S ole mn High M:1.~.'S two w ords so bea ut if ull y em p loyed the value of patri otism . A clas.:=; Thesis: The Moral Respons ibility of At ten t hirty o'cl oc:<, Tues da y by Bishop S heil in his a ddress after breakfas t was held in the College r e- the Buye r s of Cheap Goods." m ornin g , th e Bis hop ce leb ra ted Sol- his consecration, l oyalty a nd g r a tiBac helor of A rts, to EMMETT M. fect ory at 10:00 A. M. A class of t hi rty-four, one of the WA L SH , Bou rbonn ais , Ill. Theshis_s: Bishop Sheil and Leroy Warner ernn Hi gh Mass in Mater nit y Chu r ch, t ude, enun cia.t ed , as it wer e, a motto Bourbonnais . He was ass isted by the fo r the orga ni za tion, "Loya lty and 1 largest to be g r aduated by S t. Viator " H ilaire Belloc, t he Man and Benefactors Ver y Rev. Msgr. Jam es J. Hors- Gratitud e to Alma Mater ," and f oreAcademy, received diplomas fr om Work." burgh, Deacon, the Rev. Louis M. s aw a greater and ever increasi ng ly Bachelor of A r ts, t o EUGEN E D. Bishop Sheil. Mr. Thomas Sulli van As a nnounced by F a ther Maguire O'Connor , Subdeacon, th e Rev. Wm. interested Alumni body w orkin g unopened th e exercises w ith a Saluta· S AMMO N , Blooming t on, III. Thesis: tory Address. H e was f ollowed by "The P sychol ogy of Pleasure a nd on t he occasion of the College Com- K eefe, master of cere moP.ies. The der such a ma x im . Mr. Lowe ll A . Pain." me ncement ex ercises on th e evening Rev. J ohn A. McCa r t hy, '01 , del i,·er ed Lawson pa id t he tribute of th e AlumMessrs. Ra ymond W enthe, J ohn F arBachel or of Art s , to P A UL G. of June 5th, two of our distinguished th e se rmon. The Mass was s un g by ni to Bish op S heil a nd p rese nted His r ell, Thomas Casey, a nd Roger Stevens w ho deliver ed t he Class W ill, th e HUTTO N , Bourbonn a is , Ill. Thesis : A lumni, Rt. Rev. B. J. Sheil, and Mr. the St . Phili p Neri Boys' Choi r, u ndtr L ord ship w ith a p u r se of $5000.00 as Class His tor y , th e Class P ro phec y, "O'Henry, th e S hort S tory Writer ." L er oy Warner, have given the sums the directi on of Miss Ma-.·y Ander s on. a t oken of th e esteem and love w hi ch Bachelor of Arts, t o MAURICE L. of $1000.00 a nd $1500.00 r es pectively, the organization f elt for its di s tinand t he Va ledi ctory Address r espectEight Hundred Attend Banquet g uished m em ber . ively. Rev. J. W. R. Mag uire, c. s. v., L eCLAIRE, Bourbonna.is , Ill. Thesis : to t he a dvan cemen t of t he library of At least eight hundred Alum n i and \Vith his cha racteris t ic grac iousdelivered the Baccalaurea te Address "Henry James, th e P sychological St. Viato r College. Bis hop Sheil's fr iends attended the ban q uet held at g ift w ill be used to purchase new ness an d good w ill , Bi shop S heil adBishop Sheil kindl y f avo r ed t he gra d- Novelist ." 12 :30 P . M. in t he College r ef ectory. Bachelor of Art s, t o EUGENE J. books f or th e library, w hile th at of uates with a short, but ve ry sincere A delect able meal was served by the dressed the ass embly, a nd left a a nd inspi rat ion al a ddress of congrat- McCA RTH Y , Bourbonnais, Ill. Thes- Mr. \Varner will defray th e ex penses Kankak ee chapter of th e Cath olic las ti ng im pression by h is meek s im11 of t he w ork of r e-class ify ing and is : Walter P ater." ul ation. Daugh ters of America. Dur ing th e plicity a nd noble expressions. H e Bachelor of A rts, t o J OHN J. catalog i ng t he boo ks which is now in Twenty-three Graduat.ed from College banqu et, music was provided by t he buil t his sh ort d iscou r se around the pro gres s . On Tuesday, June fi ft h, t he com- TOBI N , Bourbonnais , Ill. Thes is : orchestra of St. P atric k's High S ch ool unfath omable connotation of th e T h e r eceipt of th ese two very ge nt er ms , ho me and f r iends, " two of the men cem ent exer cises of t he College HThe In di ssolubility of Matr imony." of Ka n kakee. Bachelor of Arts, to THOMAS B. er ous dona t ions came at a very op'Depa rtment w ere h eld. Mr. Patrick Aft er th e last course h ad been g reates t words in the language,-port un e ti me. T he work of r e-cla ssOLAN , Bourbonnais, Ill. Thesis : N w hich n o mi nd, n o heart, no t ongue C. Conway, A. B., deli ver ed the firs t if y ing an d cata loging the l ib rary h ad fin ished, Rev. Pat r ick C. Conway, '84, ca n ad equately desc ribe." H e ex presof a ser ies of t hree bachelor orati ons. HThe E t hi cs of Arist otle." T oa st ma ster on t he occas ion, r ose to bee n plann ed for some ti me, and w ill Bachelor of Arts , to MANU EL P . Messr s. Eugene J . McCa rthy, A . B., introduc e t he s peaker s, w h o r espon d- sed his joy on r eturn in g to V iator, and W illiam J . S ieber t , A . B., fol· L OUG HR AN, Bourbon nais, Ill. Thes- be greatl y facil ita t ed now. The ad di - ed in . t he f ollowing order: Rev. C. P . and stated t h,;t h e hoped a lway > to be ti on of new books to the li brary w ill, is : "Moral Obliga ti ons of Citize nshi p." owed, and Mr. Leo E . F it zger ald, B. Con'way, '08, Companions of College a true, loya l so n of S t . Viator ColBachelor of A rts, to FREDERI CK no doubt, r a ise t he scholast ic stand ing Da ys n; Rt. Reverend Monsignor G. lege. I n hi s conclus ion he imparted 3., president of the graduatin g class, delive red t h e Valedict or y Addr ess. J. WEN T HE, Bourbonnais, Ill. Thes - of t he ins ti tu t ion , and th e resour ces M. Legris , "A T oa st to th e Bishop"; h!s bless ing to the ba nqu et guo<ts. f or stud y will be g re atl y widened. rhe full t ex ts of the Bachelor Ora- is : "Conrad , th e N ovelist." Mr. W arren J . McClelland , '28, 11 The And thus end ed a g ala eve nt fo r Bachelor of Arts, t o GERARD M. T he Viatorian echoes t he gratitude Voice of '28" ; Rev. L ewi s M. O'Con- Viator! T h e rece ption w ill s urely :ions wi ll be found elsewhere in thi: of the f ac ulty an d s t uden ts as alr ead y L AM ARRE, Bourbon nais , Ill. ssue. nor, '06, "Greeti ngs f r om Peoria'' ; never be fo r gotte n. The Solem n Bachelor of Science, to ZENI S F. exp r essed by F a ther Maguire. T he Baccala ur ea te Address, deli ve rRev. J ohn J . F lan agan, '04, "The Pon t ifical Mass, t he ba nqu et, t he 'd by t he Ver y Rev. Thomas E. S hea , L E M N A , Beaverville, Ill. Thes is : Diocese of Rockfor d"; Rev. J . P. va rious exercises, incr easing in beauty 18, was entitled uT he Romance of " Req uirements fo r Saf e Bor..d I nves t. "The H isto rica l Develop ment of the O'Mahoney, c. s . v., (su bs ti t u ti ng fo r and g lor y und er t he kindly .;mile of Oil Indus t r y and its Influ ence on I n- Mr . John R. O'Connor, w hose attend- Bis hop S heil, w ill go dow n in th e { outh." It was a masterl y a ddres3 men ts ." Bac helor of Science, to JOH N T . te rnational P olitics.'' leli ver ed by a m aster of delicate a nd ance was precluded by t he de1.1~.h of ann als of th e co11ege a nd in our memH ARR IN GTO N, Hum boldt, Ill. T hesBachelor of Science, to ERNE ST h is f ather ) "The Extension Club' '; ory a s occasions of surp as:>~ ng de •eautifu l E nglis h, of or ato r y, a nd of is : " Presen t Sta t us and F utu re P osWALS KO , Whi t ing, I ndi a na. Thesis : loquence. F a the r S hea's a ddress Rev. M. J. Marsile, c. s . v.j 11 0ur Ben- lig ht, oi keenest p1ea:m.: e, of great "The I ssue of L a bo r I njunctions.'' annot but be long r emembered by all sibilities of E lectri c Powe r." jam in" ; ~ev . . J. W . R . Maguire, c. s. joy. Jus t a s t ru ly as poe ts, pai ntBachelor of Science, to LEO E . Bachelor of Science, t o MI CH AEL v., speak mg m the name of t he CoJ . th o hea r d it. His message was fo r ce. . . ul, a nd h is a nal ysis of p r esent day FITZGER ALD, Ashl a nd, Il l. Thes is: I. CL EARY, Chicago, Ill. Thes is: lege in the absence of Father Rheams, ers, an d m us tct a ns fa ll utterly in "Critical Examination of Taxation "Number an d Causes of Bank Fail "Viator 's Son"; Rev. J oseph v. Lar every attem p t "to portray t he beau t y roblems co nfronting the graduate of ures." Marre, '95, 11 Viator's Al umni" ; Mr. of home an d fri end ~ hip," s o now do Cath olic College was clea rl y defined. in the Un ited States.'' Bachelor of Science, to CHARLES Bachelor of Science, to J OSEPH E. Lowell A. L awson, '14, "A Tri_bute.''. words and phras es, in co1d, ex presBishop Sheil presided at the con· :!:rrin g of degrees and the presenta- P . SHEEDY, Seneca, Ill. Thesis: Continued on page 2 Such eloq uence, and spark1mg Wlt Continued on Page 2
Library Department Receives Two Large Gifts from Alumni
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