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Volwne XLVll
litiatnrian
Academy Presents Christmas Play The
Academy
"Literary
and
Thomas Legris Alumnus of '96 Dies
Dra -
the
annual
"Schol astic
Christmas r,:;ve," the night befot·e the
genHaJ
exodu~
of the students f1·om the Tl1e entertainment was given
campu~.
br a cast ~elected from the membership o! the St. Ylator AC'ademy Literary and D~>bating Society. lt wns a ve1·y fine Interpretation of the :\<fy~tcry Play, '· Ln
~
J\11·. Thomas A. Legl'is. well
The Me1nbers of The Viatorian Staff Extend Their Best Wishes for A Happy Christn1as to the Faculty, Students, Alumni and Friends of St. Viator
mat:c Society" ~l>O nsored a. very beau· ti{ul li ttle Christm..a.s play Thursday 1!\'fning, on
Honor of the Xaturi t y of Our Lo1·d, ·• wrilten by M:.:gr. Ro!Jerl Hugh Benson.
bu~iness
Allen
Nolan,
instructor
10. The news o f hi s d eat h was a surprise to his friends, for thoug-h h e was in a hospital in Chicago. he died awaiting an operation. The cause of his death was malignant jallndice.
Engli~h
The deceased was the son of Joseph
kal<ee.
him,
was fur many
been
associated
with
the Legri s Trust and Savings Dank for
a
twenty-five years. and hacl been r ecto\·
of
the Independent
d.i-
T elephone
Company before that fi1·m wa~ bought over by th e Bell Telephone Compan y. DEsicles. '!'om LC" g ris, or as many of his
A
Itge and hig h sc h oo l st uden t•. with n
Tickets Received For College Campaign
Little "19" Conference Representatives Meet
Group of Alumni Meets at College
friend~
called
him,
Pete
has
always
b ee n an aggressive public worker either
in I..::anl<akee, in hi::; nath·e \'illage of Bouo·bonnais. o r in the C hurch where
fair ~prinlding of outsiders from KanA conYention of Littl e Nineteen ColOn ,Ved nesclay night, December ll, he for many years has ser·yed as trusknkee, tunl ed o ut for th e a.ffni1·. lege representatives was held in ChiTh e tickets were rece i ved this w eek a small group of Alumni h eld an in- tee. Ever s ince the time of his g radua\V e ll Dit-ectctl cago on December 6. Re...-. E. J\L fol· th e J\'lodel Hom e that is being g i ven formal me e ting in the Office of the lion fl'O in St. Viator Co ll ege with the The act:ng of the JWincipals in
the. Kelly, Director o f Ath l etics, and Coach away in connection \vit h th e cam p aig n PreS!id ent at St. V i ator Colleg-e, at the l<'ather J. \V. R. Mag uir e, C . S. V., i n vitation of the Very R ev . J . \Y. H. Pres i de n t of St. Vial.or College , is direeling for raisi ng funds to h el p pay off Maguire, C. S. V. , President. The meeting was called to cli~cuss the situlh e College debt. Intensive organiza- at ion of ath l etics at St. v:atot· College tion is progressing among tl1e student in view of improvement. Several very body bot h of the College arad the impo1·tant r esolutions w ere pro p osed Acade-my to assist in the dl·ive. -o ncl pa.ssed , ·which . when put into effec t,
play was superior to the usual ama- Samue l 'M cAllister r ep resent ed St. V iateul· efforts that characterize a great tor College at tbe meet. m;my High Sc h ool productions. The 1 It was deciclecl that St. Viator College 0 ;ctors presented their . audience wou l d again l) e hosts to Littl e Nineteen .n/sh a nd a. pract ced familiarity wit teams participating in swimming. The Hage etl1ics that wEUi su1·prisirtg. The entlre four-act dl'ama was given with Tournament wiJI be h eld sometime in
~
~
1
plication on
actors and the vel'y ahle coaching o f
m eet to St. Viatol· College f or the thil·d :,,'tudents f ol· the
t he: directors.
consecutive yeal·, realize the wonclerf\.11 mon ey dudng th e campaign.
raising of
All
th e
facilitie:s that are afford ed by Lhe large- students of the College and Academy es t and m ost up-to-dn..te natatorium in :1 • t f t 111 0 John O'Brien, lmpcn:~onating the an- the conference. have b ee n organ izec gJ·oups 0 en, cie nt and {('(·b l e- Zuch:ny, who fo J·etolcl a n d t h e group collecting t h e m os t the advt:nt of lhe !wist Chli<l i nto th e Viatol· To H n.ve 'fl 'HCii: ':l lcam. money cluring the campaign will be world, tJiaycd
his
Graham
part
DI.Jfncld
Innkeeper o(' th€'
lime,
dition to the h ost of friends, th e stu·
to
dent
bodies of Nolre
ufter the Chl'i:stma.s holidays. Th e p u r- emn High Ma.~s of Requiem wa~ sung pose of t h !s othe 1· m eeting will be the by the Rt. Rev. M sg r. G. M. L egrh;, D. same as the onE.'! \ \' edn esday night, an d D., proCesSOl' at St. Viator College, and the findin gs of the l atter wi ll b e l aid brot h er of
th e College team ancl to the Academy
h ef l·e the lar ge meeting.
At
this meeting the Yiatol· M:enlors sched·
t eam
t l1at comes out hig-h est
contest.
I
The
prize i:s
a
in
the
th eatre
and
Convent The So l-
~
<=>
given a Pl'i?.e. A prize \Yill b e g·iven to
welcome to-
Dame
a lax,.,.er meet:n" of alumni to IJe hel d and the College were present.
This year St. Viator 1 ~ entC" I'ing upon
fail·ly exuding years ag-o clue t.o laclc of interest.
lhe customary spiJ·!ts nf
.M eetin.t~.
This m ee ting was but preliminary
typical a n ew sport which was dl'OJ)])ed a few
exc·eptionally wa:; a
Prel i minary t o L a 1·ger
the most
,John O'lkie n Sh t r s
well.
Th e funeral, he l d in Bourbonnais F riclay, D ece mbe1· 13, was pe ·haps the
Contest for S tud ents. should impro ve athletics h ere com::Ccler· most im]wess i\·e and l::u ·gest there has T here is to be a contest among th e ably. been h e1·c within recent years. In ad-
The Rem·epart of the student- se ntn.tives, in a·wal·ding the $Wimming
the
Class of 1S!l6 he has aided the institution in every way p oss ible: and it was very common to h ea r his voice on the 'd I' v· t thl t' t Sl e mes as Ia or a e tc earns were contending. F un eral D ecemb c1· 13.
1
- a. polish that h i nt ed of st r enuous ap- the fil·st pal·t of Mar c h .
-
has
Instructor,
t:plendicl and enthusiastic c1·owd of col-
(
1-le
IJoth of th-e High Schoo l De-partment. marked su ccess of th e p 1·esentation.
-
ancl l ike
Legris,
of
acco unted, in a large mea.EJure fo1· th e
-
December
yea l's an active business mnn of Kan-
English and Public Speech and Bro. ] ;mmett .J. '\\1 alsh,
know n
man of Kankakee, died early
Tu esclay morning,
Thfl personal supervision and d:rection of Mr. J.
Number 6.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1929.
The at
foll-owing Alumni
the
meeting:
the deceased.
Rev.
Jn.mes
F. Ryan, C'. S. V., Pastor of St. Viator w er e pn;:sent Church, ChicagQ and a former J>l'efect
Revel·end
l.<.,athers of the d eceased , was the d eacon.
The
~\'ards pl'us]let·tlve bo:u·d~rs yet, ill-con- uled a dua l track meet with Elmhurst dinner ,p~rty for the. l\~o ·wi~1ning James Fitzgerald, T. E. Shea, Louis Rev. Joseph Lamarre of Chicago was - "Ndlng his unea.slm:H~ in heing- forced Coll ege and also decided to enter the /teams. 'Ilns contest begms Jmmecllately O'Connol·. Edmund O'Connol·, .J ohn P. the ~Ub·deason. R ev. \V. J. Ben;in, C. lo lhc limit to Pl'ovltle comforts to th\" Conference 1.'rack and Field l\-Ieet at in order to give th e students a chance Fanell and John Danett.
rnmnt~s
uf
hi~
over
loncled
Several lay S. V .. of Newman Hal l. University of
h osteh·y. Bradley.
to work cludng the Christmas Holidays, Alumni were inviH.d to attend, but l\lil'!-J Lucille Putz seemed the living Coa.ch .Mc Alli ste1· pJ·acti ca lly managed and will close 1\I ay 15 • 1930 · \\' €l? unuble to be present IJecausP of Ca.11ta ins Ch osen . previous engagem ent:-. 'UUntt:>J·purt of the Ylr~ln 1\l otlwJ• in the i.o complete the basketball and ba seball l1Hhli-hl:'m 5tnblf', MlH!:i Putz was de- schedule for the coming year and the Father B. M. K e lly, C. S. V. has tlrvlng or 11 t,n·l'nt deal of t'n·dit in for- (.Wr·een uncl \Vhite arc assured of a very chosen the following c.:tptalns aklng her poRt rts llhrn.J'Y manager to stiff schedule. hllo\\Juw tlu· t·ole of thl' HJt.. :-;.. t·d Mother.
l·!tlwunl Ca1·r·!ty very c.n.pabl y lntroduc·rl P:H'h nd l.·1 tlw <UldiL·nt"
IJdur·e the
•
Jay
Thomas \\'a tson,
Doyle, Pau l
Dil l Mi11s.
Robe1·t Puck er. !i'ran('is Car·l'Oll, L l oyd
lllnw•·d
t(l
tlt•tll'l!-ih
luiiK
Til t•
I
(IHUI.,
pr·oduc-
Th<•
f ~ht·ph• l,a,],
Th e mw,;ic
or
was mPm·
bers of the Villag-e C.:holr, thl? St. H.ose
On the e v enin g of D ccembe !· l?, the companicrl
Athelt"tlc
D<Jar·'
lhe Ylatarian,
~,.~ that
Fr·~shmen
I
~looney. ..
throm:-h
~t.tddt.'n
Altat!-l .
wa::~
played by thC> H cv. Ed·
oq.,mnl~t
~l.
piano, aaxap h Onf', and vocal selrctions X. llaz•·n. ('. H. V .. or Hrnvf'r\'lllt•, Ar· re>ndeJ·ed by tal£-ntecl membe!'s ut thr thUJ' Glnu·cl ''t ~lcmwncC' • .Josl·ph r... u.
·.tll!lOUilC"·.·
th~
~:"\
~clenc·('
th~·
and the Modt·t·n \\'tn·Jd . ........ Phillip 1\fackf•y, sta lwart l eaf"ocrl:.'t" "·~ Professor A. N. \Vhitehe~d Fre~hmnn ('Jr.t.~fl. won the ·~ win· Pruct·s:; anti Reallty \Thich was a quality ~-; having
ProCessor· A. N. \\'hlt~head :\lls!-l Ll.l<'!lle Putz nin~ nf ~t nvnwgrnm dot..•s not merely \lauril'' Mall•TO nu•an a ~uf'l'lch ut am•,tmt ut P~trtic'ipatlon in lntt•r·colh·.s::-fate- cnntbt~. but al· 'rht;,> :\"~uur.-- of the Physical \\'orkl .J •hn rrnrh-n Protessm· A. S. Eddington Thl su tlw \\lllin.l!'n,·s~ nf tht• ~tUtlPnts to ('0'l't !l.tnid uJ.,.'I';J.tt> \\ lth tht' cnac·h ;mel to a Plays Cor nls I ln\\!u·tl Hro.·k··r (_'t'Tt:l.in amnunt CJ! ability In t>ach and Geol·ge Bernard Shaw
l Sttt-slh,·nt
i
In
Side
Donald .Andf'rson. FnmC'is C'anoll. Fan·eJI. Barry Hartigan, H(IW::trd BnH:-· Byron Evan!. ClnrPnN• H.omO.t'")'. ,-..;·n- ker, Joseph ~lurphy, "'llliam :\Iocklr·r.
art.~;
<.'as~irly,
('u~ l 1 ,, 1111 0 " ~":
the
furnish ed I>Y a c·hoir· co mposed
C'hoi 1• and the J : 1·otilel'H Choir; tlw ac·
t the dtltlio·nc·l• that thl~ play W~>Uld h.. rc enneth Paul Graham. \YIIIlam Sulllvun and club, W:lS preceded hy a Vf"I'Y lntcrt!·t· 1nly th{• tir!<l o f ; 1 l'-Prlt•l" ~J\·pn h y the liam Todd, Paul ()'l\lclllt-y, "' lng tall< by F:lthet· Maguh·e and the L'lothh:r, "'llllam H amilton, Ma!·tln E:Uwurcl G(•rrity. usual business mc>,.tlng or tht'l club. 111'ltU·r ancl Ur·amilth· x, ,,. ty uml lhat Tuohill. James Furlong-. E:dwaJ·d 'Veb· The ::>UCC'N·cl ed In carn.•lng h \'i•r.v wond• rtul Jnl vnt UJH '~\'~'l't..'d in '" ~ 1\' 1'00 1 "~ R I' ( 'JI' \ '<"D .,,. \\.·illinm C:i111H)I1S, EU /lunt. l~·,·ancls ........ > '- ·~ •.. . . ~,, ·~ ~ IJff the honor·s in the c·artl gum('~. 111 ' inhtn.l apf'C•armwt· or yt•ar ht· anrl \'incent IHE L IHH.\.RY of
lh~.;•
on
fir!-lt Co llege Club Smol<er of the ('UI'• gal' Boun;ct. n.t VlatCJ' S il•ld ,·n ,,,.__. Church, Chien go. M n n y clen;y fmm r ent 'cholastlc ylar· \Vas ~ "' College Clubro-om. Th e affa'r WHH nelghlmring- tiJwns WN'f:' p 1·(·Hcnt: Ve 1·y ~ponso •·ed by the Juni or Cia~~- Th~:: Rev . ..1\f~,c;-r .. V. Pritnl'>nu of !\LruHc_ono, H.c·\·cr·€.-nd Fathf'rs F'rancJs ('h·a ·y of 1 entcJ·tainment consh:ting n f e~u·d games, \\r(-l.l!iPJ\.a, Han!~ Darchl'> or HmdiE>y, F.
.\t a mt""(c!ting- of the Athletic Board What tht• nt-w :-tag-o luc·lccd of ~t. Yiator Colleg-e held Dec. 16, fif·j l'ty nnd s<·l·IHry wa:- Wf.'ll ta.lten tef·n men were awarclNl lt•ttel·::l. The uf hy tht• ill{;'f'llUity nf the dJ- :tthl~::•tLs re('ei\·ing thl:' much prlzeLI ;,V"
'lttnrs. It \\.'a!o! tlh- gl·nt'l'a ll y • XJll' Hst•ll w·::;h
Flynn,
College Club Holds Smo!{er
"":u·n e. Kenneth Clothiel·, Martin Toohill and Byron Evard. L PhT C S V p l Fathc·t· eo I 1ps, · •· ·• r ncipal of the Acade-my annnuncc:s Lhe fullowin g captains for the Academy: Yincent Ke\1)', Gendt·on Leg-ri.:s. Patrick
11 111'1 1 '
I'~
Middl et on,
Football Men
nrlum
n
James
Monograms Awarded to
·urt;\.ln was llftt•d 1'hP •·• Ct•ntly l't•nwtlt·lt·d l•:rstmwnt of tll)y ll:\11 ~f"l'\'(d adlllirnhly as :rn audl·
for the
College department:
Illin oi s. and Rev. Augu st P ell elie1·, S. [ S. S .. .Pastor o f J\1otre Dam e, ChUJ·ch, Ch i cago, who anointed M 1·. Leg-ri!-3 in his last agony, celebJ•ai.ecl Low .Masse~
~hO'i\'
Pur·itan~
John Bull"s Othr;>r Island
lll"i ".<·, ,. outfit
!rom thf' finn of Dt'Q\\"n a nd M!Jls. "nud" l)oyl<•, loyally ~trivlng- to uphl,Jll tt h r hi 1 )' h1 1 h 0 •e onor s ,. aH~. c· In<' t t r· ''booby" prJz(•, whi,...h \\.' a."l ll l11vr·ly metal !Janjo from th" fn_moU!i \\' I wonh company uo. Smokt:"s and rlf'll~htful
n·Cri>~-Chmt-nl",
Plantt•,
c•.
l-5. V .. <of J .' 't'rfi iJie.
I '•.
·c.
'Pu gny c,f Pullman, A. Cerwgf', (:fl·:rrd Pi('arrJ
P.
Sa\'~UT of Sl.
(Jr
C'hicugo, M.
Mornbl c·a u, P. ])ufHu\t and .J. Me~ally of Kfl..nkakec.
~.Jr.
L a r'J:!'P Jl'~unJ i y S un, h·c~. Lr·,t.:Tis /f-1 l'i urv fv o<>d by two hr·l,th -
r·nL .l\1!-igr. r: . i\J. Legrl~. lLnrl .f:l'rr•d r~rlck Ll•gl'ili, Hr·nlor. br,th (J! Hour!Jr,nnalM, by hiH wltc :n-li l :t t :un ll ,v of C'ight c·hlldr·r·n. Mrt;. LC>.t{Tik was ((,rmr·rly Ml),l!-1 Evangf··
lin~ r~ar~·nt. ~Jinl~tt~r
ot
rlaughll•r tht·
of
Prov)n(·r·
lhl· of
Prlrnr, Qut•).Jf•f',
Canada..
Tht>
VlatQrlan wl~h~>H to t·xtl·nfJ
lho