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THURSDAY, J U NE 1 0, 1937.

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COLLEGE HONORS OR. JEROME G. KERWIN

Roemer Named Bishop A. J. McGavick iLarry Twenty-Nine Graduates Editor-In-Chief To Celebrate Jubilee of Viatorian Receive Degrees June 6 First Editor Of The Viatorian Has Been A Priest Fifty Years And ThirtyNine Years A Bishop

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The Most Rev. Alexand er J . McGavlck, D . D.. B ishop of LaCrosse, Wiscon si n , one of St. Viat or's most i1lustrious a lumni , w iJl celebra t e the 50th anniver suy of his ordin ation to th e holy pries th ood Friday , Jun e Jl . Bis hop McGa vick wa s ordain ed her e J une 11, 1887. H e was consec rated Ti t ul a r Bishop of M arcopo1ts and Aux ilia r y B is hop of Chica g o May 1, 1899, a nd a ppoin t ed t o tile see of La Crosse November 25, 1921. B ishop McGavi ck att ended S t. Viato r Colleg e and was a mem ber of th e 1885 grad u ating class, r eceivjng his Bachelor of Arts degr ee. H e w as one of th e fi r s t editors of the VIA T ORIAN and according lo r ecor ds in the Via t orian f iles w as one of the three students who were Ins trumental in th e founding of the St. VIator College Journal, the VIatorlan's pred ecessor. IDe rarchy Honor BlShop BISHOP A. J . 1\lcGA VIOK, D. D. In r ecognition of Bishop McGavick 's 34 year s of se rv ice in th e Archdiocese of Chi cago as assistant pas t or , past or and Au x llla r y Bisbop , CardinaJ Mun dele in of Ch icago has sign ified his in tention of being presen t in L a Crosse Jun e 11 fo r the g olden anniversar y celebra tion . . Thi s I wi11 be the firs t tim e in th e hist ory '

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Th e a ppointment of Law r ence Roe m er, '39, of Wilmett, to the editor's post of the VIATORIAN for n ext year was announced las t w eek by th e CoJlege Counc il. The selection came as a surprise to the campu s, but met with th e high ap-

prova l of this f a r 's s t aff. Immediately after his appointm ent, Roemer announced that h e would choose F f ancis Sanbuber, '38, of Milwauk ee, and D ani el W a rd , '40, of Chi~ago, as ~ associ a t es._ The r emaimng posts

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Vl nft>r lle p....,enfed Aquinas. being the only Catholic hlgh sC'hool d ty of LaCrosse. "~II l•ad "'" delegation of R<bools thl\t Will form the fruard or honor around th cathedral on t..be Pvent of l~t> jubtiCl' All C'('lrbratJOn ceremorur~ wtll be he-ld at 1 Jos ph's athedral in LaC sse. banquet for the '1slting H ier· nrch..,\' and prie~t- '\\111 tallow the nUflcnt 'M ~~ The banquet v.1ll bt heh.l m the C thMral Hall . Tl\, Rev J W R Maguire. C. Y l"'tant Pronncial of tht:" trnr~ (\f t . VJator m tht Unite<! t tt•. ''-'111 rep~s-tnt the- VJsto.- ls'lS at th• JUbli&rtan·_ rei bratlon

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With traditional academ ic pomp and ce r em on y , St. Via t or College g r a du ated h er larges t class on June 6. It was th e sixt y -ninth annual commen cem ent. Threa t ening r ain on S aturday ni g ht gave w ay to s tron g winds on Sunday, and the g own s of th e facul ty and g radu a t es wer e blown pic turesqu ely as t he cerem oni es open ed on th e por ch of M ar sile H a ll. The bac helor ora ti ons r ank ed w' th the b es t speeches g iven h er e during the p as t t en years . Francis E. Williams , B . S., with an eloquen ce tha t was entirely pleasing , told of th e " F u nd amental A sp ects of Freedom". Samuel Hamilton, B. S., deli verin g th e second bachelor or a ti on of th e day, sp ok e on " F r eedom In Ou r Conte mporary Demo cr acies.''

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fill ed n ext Septeili ber. The n ew editor comes to h is chair aft er serving .only one yea r on the VIA TORIAN staff. During the· past season, he has displ ayed a keen s ense of news values a nd an outs tanding talent for journalisti c w riting. H is acknowl edg ed executive a bi1ity and his attrac ti ve pe r sonality will do much to ins ure a successful editorship. Lose By Graduation B efore enrolling at St. Viator, Doctor Ke rwin Honored t Ro em er h ad completed his J>reparaI n r ecognition of h is work in j tory training r -=>'!. . )Geor ge Hig h r eJi g ion , as a Ca tholic la y m a n , ar-4 School, EvanSton-, an d h ad spent one because of h is outs t andi n g in fluen ce year a t De Paul U niver sity, 9hicago. DR. JEROJ\IE G. KERWIN, Ph. D. in th e fie ld •of Social Scien ces, Dr. At both schools h e won a cclaim in J erom e Geogo r y K er w in, Ph. D., footba ll and boxing, and h e broug ht Dean of th e S tud ents of th e Di v ision a n enviable record with him to the of Social S ciences at t he Unive r sity Bourbonna is campus. of Chi cago, was awa rded a n honorThe VIA TORIAN s taff w il.l lose a r y deg r ee of Doct or of Laws. H e seven m embers by gra du a tion this w a s inv es ted in h is n ew hood by th e year. WilHam J. Schumach er , Jr., Ver y Re v. E . V. Cardinal, C. S. V., ' 37, r e tirin g editor, has se r ved on the Ph. D., pres iden t of t he College. H is editorMiss Mar y Anth ony, '38, of paper fo r fo ur years. Doc t or Ke rw in's effor ts in the proB eave rville, was nam ed t o suc ceed sh ip h as don e mu ch to build up the mulga ti on of th e Catholic faith in Miss Clair e J . Leg ri s, '37, as presi- form and s ubj ect matter of th e paHo nors fo r t he year' s best essay, its tru e lig h t, not only l o th e s tu. dent of Sigma U ps ilon Sigma a t per . , c hosen f r om m ore t h an 200 pa pe rs de nts of t he U ni ve r sity of Ch icago, 37 th e sorori ty elec ti on s on May 22. ed~:;~a;~l!ut:;een~dit~rrset~~:~ n;~~~ s ubmitted in t h e A nn ua l E n g lish bu t a lso to th e p eople of th e City Miss An t hony will s er ve a s f irs t ing his s ophomore and junior t er ms. E ssay Co ntes t , w ent to J ohn J . of Chicago, have been ind efat ig a ble p resident of t he coeds und er th eir Associate editor s J oseph Rand y , '37, and t he Cat holi c wor ld toda y r ecog n ew org aniza ti on of junior and sen - and A lessand r o A lessand r i, '37, are Burns, ' 39. of Freeport , according nizes him as one of its fo remos t · lor grou ps. bo t h expe ri en ced journ alis ts wh o to an a nnounce men t issu ed from th e Catholic laym e n. D r . K e rwi n 's g ra du a tion a ddr ess, Miss Louise Leg ri s, '39, of Bour - have contribut ed reg ul a rl y t o th ese office of th e dean of s tu d ies la s t bonnais , was th e choi ce of th e Sor- colum ns . John Morri s, '37, a thl eti cs week . Ori gin a lity of st~ l e, treatm en t in whi ch wer e m in g led w it and ority m em be rs fo r th e vi ce-presiden cy edi tor, Hug h Mall aney, '37 , clrcu- of subj ec t a n d soundn ess of mat t e r sentim ent, a d vice a nd proble ms for of t he junior branch . The secr etar y - lation manager , a n d Miss Clai r e Le- w er e fac tors on whi ch t he selecti on solution, w as th e worl< of a m as t e r . Burns' essay on " Wh y D r . Ke rw in's a ddress w ilJ be fo und ship wen t to Miss Ma ri on Hanson, gris, '37, so rority edito r , wiJJ n ot was based . ' 40, of Kank akee, a nd th e t reasury be r epl aced ea sily by t h e n ew chi ef . Coll eges Don' t Educat e" w as th e on page three. post to Miss Y vonn e Ri va rd , '3 9, unani mou s choice of th e judges. E dwa rd W . B uttgen, P h. B., numSecond place in th e co n tes t was be r one s tu de nt of t he g r adu a tes of Bourbonnais. won by E dwa rd Buttgen, ' 37, of and p resldent of h is c lass, rose to Miss Anthony's su ccess at th e elec· I SCa W a r saw , Illinois. Buttgen. an E n g- ora t or ical h eig hts jn th e presc ntations has been interp r et ed as a t riHsh m ajor g r adu a te thh:i yea r , wrote lion of th e Va led ictor y. The V al cd bute to her ex ecutive ability and to on th e sam e t opic. icto ry a dd ress wilJ be fou nd on page her keen sense of di plomacy. DurBrot her J ohn Deane, C. S. V.. six. ing her attendance her e, she has Miss Mary Anthony, '38, was r eserved at many post s in Sigma Up- elected by acclaim to the pr esiden cy '39, of Bourbonnais; Francis San - ~ The Most Rev. Bernard J. S hell , silon Sigma ac tiVities. She was of the local Cisca organ ization on h ube r , '38, of Mi lwau kee, a nd B ro· D. D., L L. D., V. G., Sen ior Auxll· elected last mo n th t o her thir d term Friday, May 28. Becau se of t he ther Donald Foley, '40, of Bour bon- · ia ry BitJhop of Chicago a nd a n a las ::~ecretary of the College C lub, unfa1ttering preserve ran ce and inspir- nais, were next in merit, in th e ; umnus of St. Viator, who p resided well as to her third term as ing leadership which Miss An thony orde r named. over the commencement, closed th e prcf•ident of the local Cisca chapter. displayed as pr esiden t of the local Essay contestants had a choice j exercises with a short ta lk in whi ch The work of the sorori t y this chapter last year all other nomi nees of four subjects tor their conside r - he stressed the need of Ca t holic year. under lbe leadership of Miss for the presidency declined in he r ation . The topic of the winning es- Action. Claire- Legris, has been summarized favo r . say was a popular one, though Gradu a ti on B~LO<I u f·t as highly successful. The SatLawrence Roemer , '39, won the "Those Nin e Old Men'', "Nature Earlier ln th e afternoon the gradurday nJgbt socials last fa11 con- nomination and electi on for the post Fights Back", and "Why Colleges uates of th • college were te ndered tributed much to the campus life. of vice-president. whtle R ichard Pow- Do Educate" were treated by num- a banque t. Paren ts of the graduation The frequent donations to the Ji- ers, '39, was elec t ed as secretary- erous writers. l cla..~s attended. Speeches werc (Je~ brary by tbe coed organization have treasurer of the organization. Burns' essay appears on page !our livered by EJdtr Sen.eaac, Claire J . won the praise and gratitude of the The meeting was closed after a of th1s paper. Legris, Frank Ticulka, Henry Wu lrte, entir college. The willingness with J rising vote of thanks b ad been ten- - - ·- -Kon WiJ!e r , William J. Schumacher, which the sorority took charge of dered to the Rev. William J Crack - also tendered to Edward Buttgen, and Frank Straub. F"..dward Buttgen num rous banquets this spring spoke oe1l C. S. V registrar of the Col- seoJor class president. who dunng was the toutmaster. eloquently o! the girls' ro~ope rative 1ege and moderator of the organiza- the past year has served as ApostolThe 'Au rf~viot'' toa~tt to the clasJJ spl rit. tion. A standing vote of thanks was 1 ic Committee Cbalrnv..n. 'Va'l dtlJvt-red by Fathtr Car (I JnaJ,

Sorority Names M. Anthony, '38 N p •d en t 1 ew r e s

of the city of LaCrosse th a t a Prince of theRo m an Catholic Church b as vis ited jt. Pontifical Mass wm be offe r ed by His ExcelJe ncy , th e Mos t R ev . Wil liam R . Griffin, Auxiliar y B ishop of LaC rosse, in th e p resen ce of th e j ub lla ri a n , His E min e nce, George Ca rd inal Mu ndele in, His Gra ce, th e Mos t R ev. Sa mu el A . Stri t ch , H is G race th e Mos t R ev. J ohn G . Mu r ray, H is Grace, th e Most R ev. F r anC'l~ J . Beckm an, H is Excellen cy, the Mos t Rev. P a ul P. Rhod e, th e Most Re,·. Theodor e- H. R everm an. t h e Mos t R ev. J oseph C. P lagen s. t he Most R ,.. Thomas Lillis, the Most Rt•v . F'Tancls M. Kell y, the Most Edward F. H oban, and the Rev. D. O'B rien . The jubllee sermon will be preacb<'d by the Mos t Rev. Samue l H . Stntob, Ar<bbishop of Milwaukee, \\'1 .. c-onsm.

Thirteen of Graduation Class Receive Honors At Sixty-Ninth Commencement Bishop Sheil Presides

John J. ·Burns' Essay Selected As Year's Best

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THURSDAY, JUNE 10. 1931.

Impressive Baccalaureate '. I President Services Held On May 30 '-------

E. v. cardinal, c. s. v., Ph. D .. pres ident of the College presided.

BACCALAUREATE SERMON By Very Rev. E . V. Cardinal, C. S. V., Ph. D.

Very Rev. E. V. Cardinal, C. S. V., Ph. D., Delivers Baccalaureate Address To Largest Grad uating Class The impress ive and solemn bac· at 0 r T 0

calau-rea.te services, t he first of the graduation ce remonies , were be ld on Sunday, May 30. The Very Rev.

America Becomes of Age ''When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But, when I became a man, I put away the things of a child". ( ! Cor. 13:11) Nations like individuals have their periods of youth and their epochs

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system, but we have the books." We were young when the higll school graduate commanded respect because he was so rare. We are Old when a university graduate has sometimes to go on relief and b.1icaw~ be r-like to wait for something to

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High Mass being celebrated out-ofThe St. Viator College summer a man or a nation is either young are old when football coaches are doors 00 the front porch of Marsile session, which opens on June 21, or old. The t ask of labeling in- now required to have a certain acaHall. An academic procession pro- is being planned to accomodate the sti tutions, young or old, is much demic standing before they are alceeded lbe start of the Mass with largest number of students since more difficult than a similar eval- lowed to teach yoUDg men the art the inauguration of the summer term uation of man. Everybody knows of making touchdowns. We were the s eniors and the officers of th e in 1933. During the past fou r that for man, life does not begin at young when we were busy bulldlng Mass parading from the ves try to years, en rollment in the June-tofo rty; nor does it end a forty. houses to live in. We are old when the a ltar. The Very Rev. E. v. August classes has more than douEverybody knows that at forty, a we are interested not only in being Cardinal, C. S. v., was celebrant of bled, a nd the college adminis tration nation does begin to s how signs of sheltered from the elements but the Mass; the Rev. Leo T. Phillips, is expecting greater g rowth this Ve ry R ev. E . V. Car ili nal.. 0. S. V. life, and that ordinarily it grows are anxious to put librari~s Into year. more youthful with maturity. Man these houses- real books, not beautiC. S. V., Ph. D., dean of studies, The courses offered in the sumdisintegrates as he matures, but ful paper !acades. The evolution deacon; and the Rev. Paul G. Hut- mer session, organized on the Uniie~ natio ns become more productive as of culture seems to be the teteton, c. s. v., dean of men, was the versity of Illinois plan, a r e des igned they mature. The question which phone book first, the detective story to serve th e needs of actual or } ' I wish to present for your con sider- next, possibly a subscription to the s ub-deacon. The Baccalaureate, sermon, "A- prospective teachers in elementary ation is America as a nation of "Literary Digest", and then after a adults, and the problems and respon· few generations, the "Atlantic Menme rica Becomes of Age". ~as de- or secondary schools, matriculated livered by Father Cardinal, Col- students who wish to s horten the si bilities which that brings along thly". lege president. perfod of their undergraduate co urswith it. We were young when the demand es, and mature students who wish '\-Ve were young, 300 years agv, for doctors, lawyers, priests, teach· Breal\:fast Served to fo11ow courses along the lines of James Brodie, '40, of Chicago, was when Harvard Univer sity was found· ers, was greater than the supply, Immediately after Mass, a bac- special interests. named to succeed Richard Powers, ed. The following description given We are old when the supply seems calurea te breal<fas t was served lo New Courses '39, as president of the St. Via tor to us by Jasper Kanckaerts, a trav- greater than the demand. we were the seniors and th e officers of th e The number and scope of the Choral Club at th e annua l banquet eller , is a picture of Harvard when young when we had more jobs than Mass. The seniors closed the break- cou r ses this year have been increas- held in the Commons on May 27. it was young: "We went to the col- men; we are old when we have fast by sing ing for t he 1ast time, eel. Classes are to be open , in James Zigerell, '40, also of Chicago, lege building, expecting to see some- more men than jobs. We were t he Viator Loyalty song. economics, education, English, ma-th- was elected vice-president of the thing curious, as it is the only Col- young when we had no immigration Later in the morning the entire ematcis, languages, history, business organization to s ucceed Peter Brady, lege, or would-be academy of the laws. V/e are old when we tell student body, led by th e seniors organization, political science, ac- '39. Charles Gilbert, '38, and Mi- Protestants in all America, but we the world of our laws, that we are in their regal robes of cap and cou nting , psychology, public speak- chael Perroni, '40! both of Chicago, found ourselves mistaken. In ap- no longer ab le to absorb into our gown, took part in the village's an- ing, and chemistry. were th e unaminous choices of the proaching the house we neither heard national life, any foreign infiltration. nual Corpus Christi procession. The The summer session faculty, which members for the trea s ury and sec- nor · saw anything mentionable; but We give obvious signs of maturity p10cession started at Maternity a lso has been increased in size, retary posts J::r_s,9~c·d1ely. Rober t) going to th e other side of the build- when we are told tha t the members Church after: High Mass, wound its will include the Very Rev. E. V. Baechle, '40, of Chicago, was nam- I ·i ng we heard noise ' enough in an of the Virginia dynasty should they way through th e streets of Bour- Cardinal, c. S. v., Ph. D ., president; ed as Choral Club Librarian. Baechle upper room, to lead my com rade to come back to life, would fee l more bonnais, to Not re Dame Convent the Rev. Christopher Marzano, C. S. succeeds Leonard Mundi. suppose that they were engaged in at home with the people of the and then to Marsile H all of St. Via- v,, Ph. D., treasurer; the Rev. RichAt t he banquet which preceeded disputation; . We found eight or Periclea n Age than they would with tor College and r eturn ed to Mater- ard French, S. V., Ph . D., vice- ~ the election of the new officers, the ten young fe llows, sitting around our modern business men. We were nity Church. Benediction of th e president; the Rev. Leo Phillips, c. Very Rev.· ~· V. Card inal, C. S. V., s mok ing tobacco, with the smoke of still in our infancy when ecclesiasMost Blessed Sacramen t was given s. v., Ph. D., dean of studies, and . Ph. D., president ~f the College and which the room was so full, that .tically we were under the supervisby th e Rev. W . Suprenant, C. S. V., numerous ather specialists in their the Rev. Eugene Hoffman, modera- you could hardly see; and the whole ion of the Propagation of Faith. pastor of Maternity church at Notre particular fields of study. tor of the College Club, were the house smelt so strong with it, that We are beyond that age when we, Dame Convent, Marsile Hall and at The unit of credit offered at the principal guests of the Choral Club. I said, 'this is ce rtainly a tavern.' ourselves, begin to send to foreign Maternity Church. session is the semester hour, which E ntertainment We inquired, 'How many professors lands, brave and co urageous soldiers represents a course of study followThroughout the various courses of there are' , and they answereq not of Christ to disseminate the truth ed for one semester and consisting the banquet the guests of the Chor- one, since there was no rrioney to of Christ's re ligion. of an hour lecture or recitation per- a l Club were entertained by musical support one. There were about ten Books are now being written aiod a week. Two hours of work records of the "Pirates of P enzance". s tudents. They tOok us into the bou t the "fabulous forties" and the in th e laboratory are co nsidered Speeches w er e tabooed, an d it was library where ther e was nothing in "gay nineties". An "American Dieequivalent to one hour of lecture only by the gracious permission of particular. This is all we ascer- tionary of National Biography" has or re citation. During the session, the toastmas~er, AJbert Magdecki, tained there." This was Harvard been published in which volumes, the On Tuesday, May 25, th e S t . Via1 the usual class m eets during 48 1 '39, that the Very F.ev. Cardinal was 300 years ago. What a contrast it I young Jl?.ay read about the accomtor Chapter of Cisca, under the direction of the Rev. William J. periods in a space of eight weeks ~ermltted to addre~s. the ~ssembl age represents with the same ins titution plishments of their ancestors. Dickens, in his "Notes on America" wrote Cracknell, C. S. V., moderatot:, gave and carries three semester hours mstead of entertammg WJ.th a solo today! Students are r es tricted to as others were required to do. Again, America was young when about us a century ago in the same a banquet for the members of the credit. . Classical and popular songs were we devoted most of our time in way that we today might Write cast of "Storm Tossed". Principa l eight hours of work. Is Accredited sung by individual members of the education to building schools, col- about the customs and peculiarities speaker s of the evening were the St. Viator is recognized as a four 1 Choral Club while piano selections leges and univer si ties. In most of the Ethiopians. We are beginVery Rev. E. V. Cardinal, C. S. V., president of tbe College, and the year college by the University of were rendered by Richard Powers cases, these institutions had a raison ning to talk about some of the d'etre. It might be said, that to- "old families", some of tbe "old Rev. Wm. J. Cracknell, C. S. v .. Illinois. the Catholic Association and and Rex Flack. the State Depa,rtment of Public InTributes of praise and thanks were day, if any more colleges or uni- churches" , and some of the "old moderator of Cisca here. Due to th e effo rts of Edward But- struction. expressed by the Rev. M. P. Lough- versities were to be built, they l andmarks'~. W e were content a t gen, ,37 , toastmaster , there wasn't Requirements for entrance are ran, moderator, to the Very Rev. would j eopard~e institutions already few years ago to have at our disa dull moment during the entire the same as those r equired fo r matri- E. V. Cardinal, to Brother George exis ting. posal a general history of the Cathculation in the r egular session. A- Carson, and to the VIATORIAN. for We gave all olic Church in the United States. evening. Among the entertainmen t mong other prescriptions, the ap- the co-operation each gave to make the indications of Just a few months ago an article provided were selections by Daniel plicant must be ready to give testi- the latest production of the organ- immaturity when the accrediting appeared in the Catholic Historical Ward, ' 40, Donald Morgan , '39, Miss monials of good character and 15 ization a success. agencies, both our own and others, Review" on how to write a parish :b.1ary Anthony, '38, Brother Patrick ~:~d ;n~~:c:~~~~s t~~~n u~~~ ~~:~~:~~ history. The passing f rom the genToomey, C. S. V. '38, and Lawrence acceptable units from an approved high school. The Rev. Leo T . Philities. Students, professors, books, eral to the particular in history, Roemer, ''39. lips is in cbarge of admission. money-all these things were count- is another evidence of this growing

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The VIATORIAN on behalf of · h th e f acu ItY an d s t u d en t b o d Y WlS es to extend i ts s ympathy to Patrick Bimmerle, '39, and his folks on the recent death of a beloved brother and son, Francis Bimmerle. The sympathy of the student body and facu lty is likewise ex~ tend ed to Joseph Koenig, '3~. whose mother passed to her eter-

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ed as though they were an end in :;~~;~~~ ~~~h:fu~~~:d ::~~s;Y Ai: themselves. Now our accrediting gro ups, g rown to maturity, have that we have taken a great interest taken on the habiliments of man. in the building of museums in which What has educational va1idity now, we can preserve for generations to come, the relics of our ancestors. is the quality of instruction, the type of courses offered, and the Now this maturity of a nation books available in the library to carries along wi tH it very definite justify the teaching of th ese cours- problems for the university man or es . The point was well made by woman. It complicates our social, the Librarian of the Vatican who economi c, political and even r eligilif t tb t f nf · told an American, when th e latter ous e o e pain o co usiOn. complaiiled about their lack of sys- Today you become :. :in integra'~ part tern, '·Yes, you Amer icans have the

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Why Don't Colleges Educate? English Essa y P rize Winner

E DIT ORIA L S TAFF Edlto r -ln-Cblef ....................................................... Wm. J. Schumacher , Jr., '37 The aver age college student who News Editor ......... ........... ..................................................... Edward Buttgen, '37 '37 decries t he lack of education in '37 Education may be likened to a voice c rying in t h e w ilderness. H igher BUSI NESS DEPARTMENT Education is unsound in many reHug h Mallaney, '37 .... Cir cu la tion Manager .............................................. . spects. It prod uces the a nti thesis .... Fred Moo re. '39 of t he p rove rbial whole man. Assistant Ci rcul a tion Manager ............... .. It's ..... Robe r t Baechle, '40 end resu lt is, fig u ra ti vely speaking, Cop y R eader .............................................................. . a huge fortress with an im pos ing COLUMNISTS .... Claire J . L eg ri s, ' 37 rampa rt, en closing an inadequate S orority No tes ...................... ..... ............ .... ................................. .Doris Barnett, '39 su pply o f equipment and m an powe r Library No tes - li t tle w hi ch migh t a id in either STAFF WRITERS .... June P iper, '39 a ttack or defense. Wby is it th a t Francls Sanbuber , '38 .. Lawre nce Roemer, '40 Ed ucation, which is every bit as old Daniel W a r d, '40 ...................... ----·······-········

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By John J . Burns, '39 he enrolls at an ins titution, much can be said. The college f r eshman leaves home to combat new probterns in a new wo rld. Left to his

gi rl meets in one way or another. T ha t is the question of r eligio n. Relig ion, education seems to emphasize to some s t udents, is a refuge for weak m intJs, a nd har d ly a challenge to the college man. Agnes tics an d cynical scoffer s dot the list of gr a dua tes from our public colleges eacb year. Others g ra dua te with troubled minds, socia ll y a nd emotionaUy upset . And a lucky few retain the serene co nfidence wh ich only relig ion can p rovide. By tbe tt' m e the college fr esh man

own reso urces he is a modern Robinson Crusoe. H e m ust establish his own devices of self p reservation in the academi c univer se. Wer e this an ideal uni ve r se the youth might h a ve a n even chance, but it is not ideal in a ny se nse of th e word. H e r egis ters · in courses whi ch a re designed to r equ ire one semester of s tudy. In one se mes t er he mus t m as ter a as man, do es not respond to ext : er- his tor y course which covers a span na t ~ umuli , such as the na IOnS ubsc ri p llon Rate $2.00 pe t· a n nu m . Address a ll co rrespondence refer r ing either to adve r t ising or su bscription t :; wide crit icism of its inner work - of hun dreds of year s. He me mori zes has come in contact with the adings? T he answer is sim ple enoug h, da tes a nd n am es one day to for get verse influen ces I h a ve enu me rated, Th e Viatorian, Bourbonn ais, Illinois. E n te r ed as second class m att er at t he P ost Office of Bourbonna is, Illinois, crit ics of college education go ap- them t he next. In practically ever y he is weari ed of it a ll. Some s t up roximately ha lf way in t heir judge- s ubj ect he r ece ives mor e work than dents pe rsever e and a re mor e apt U n de r tbe Act of Ma rch 3rd, 1879. ment. They w hol e-hear ted ly con- he is able to digest than other s. But a few do not ab- 121 SOUTH W ASHINGT ON AVE. demn. but w hen asked to propose H e a ttends classes in whi ch th e so rb t he necessar y know ledge; or jA CME P R IN TING CO. a su bsti tute for that wh ich t hey teacher lec tures ex tens ive ly a nd en tation is di ffic ul t for th em; t hey co nde mn , resort to vague gene ral- excl us ively. S tuden ts in t:hese class- fa il in ha lf of t h'eir work fo r t he N~~i~~~iAJ~;~;i·;i;~ s::rE:i~~:~;~. ities a nd eva de the real iss ue, thus es a.re ask ed to t ake theories, a s year . A t this point, ironi cal as it Colltt' P.,b/lshers R e fJrtrstm talive leaving unsolved a t remendous prob- we ll a s fac ts, for g ranted , w ithout may seem , t hey a r e dis missed from 420 M A D I SO N A VE. N E W Y O RK. N . Y . B OSTO N • SAN F RA N C I SCO lem affec ting our very civilization . bei n g give n a ch an ce to air their school as scholastic fa ilures. S ti~ L OS AN OE L. E9 • PO RT L. A N O SEATT L. E Criti cism not followed by a con- own opinions . T hey a r e s tifled in gmatized i n th e a cademi c world, st ru ctive pros pectus is shallow, a nd fa vor of th e a ug us t t eacher who they lea ve with an unpleasant t as te ther efo re not worthy of recognit ion . does t he t hinking for each of h is for all tha t is educati onal. Accor d ing ly th is paper w ill endeavor s tudents. D uring th e las t de cade, I offer th e p recedin g m a teri a l as to revea l t he s hort-comings of mod- te a chers h a ve cul tivated the work an ind ictmen t of college edu cation, ern Education an d fo llow t ha t con-. books mania. These ou tline books a nd prese nt the following s uggess ider a tion with a de finite p rog r a m a r e to say th e leas t ve ry complete. tions as a program of r econs trucwh ich is so und a nd qu ite com m end- T hey redu ce a s tudent's labo r to ti on. This program . is embodied able. t he mini m u m. In fac t, a s fa r as in f if tee n poin ts: Many t ypes of Education have m enta l la bor is conce rned , they r el.Free E ducation-Ever y dese rvbeen tes ted down t hroug h the ages, du ce 'it to nothing ness. Workbooks ing yo ung m an or woma n w ho deEd ucat io n has always r espond ed to a r e ~ d istinct s tep in the direc tion s ires to conti nue his or her educa~o m e human need or to some con- of a u toma ton education. tion, but lack s the n ecessar y means ALEXANDER J . McGAVICK, BISHOP OF L a CROSSE ception of what man ought to be. Examinations a r e written. B eca use should be g_i ve n a n opportunity to 'J'om or r o"· w e w ill com m emo r ate t h e sace r do t a l g old en j ubi l nc Tb.e ea rli es t phase was probably t he a s tudent may not possess the ability do so t hroug h f inancial grants set or t h e ) l ost R everen d A lexand e r J . i\kOavick. D . D., Bishop ol' pra ctical, in w hich the f e:ther ta ught to express him self in w ri ting , a n d aside for su ch a p urpose by t he · because his sen tence s t ructure is s ta te in whi ch the s~ud ent r esides. u aC:rosse. For fifty yea r·s l1e h as li i't ed on h ig h t h e H ost ot Con- hi s son how ~o Shji,P ~· an d use 1n2. E ducation in crafts-- Students so la< ion to tll e wo rl d; a n d f or t hi r ty-nin e yea r s, as a bis h op, h e strurnentg neect'ed1"0T"Ubtaining food cumbersome, h e r eceives a note lowE duca tion soon be- er than he ac tua ll y deserves . An- desiring to stu dy a particula r craft has stren gt hen ed t h e h ea r ts of you t hs abo u t. to face tl re v i ciss i- a n d shelt~ r. came p rudentia l, consistin g of max- other evil of w r itt en examinations sho uld b e afforded an opportunity t ud es of li fe . E ach a nd every day of his l ife h e has been t ir e ims a nd \ proverbs embodying the is th e proba bility of error in cor- t o attend advanced courses in inc h arhp io u o[ t h e opp r ess ed-ev e r a fat h er, a light, an exampl e resu lts of h u man exper iences r egard- r ecting pa pers. Dr. Isaac Leon Kan- du stria l edu cati on. Such a'dvan ced to a ll who came in co n ta ct "·i.th hi m-eve r t h e Mediator b e twe en ing conduct . Another phase was del of 1 Columbia Uni ver s it y, a ppoint- industria l schools n eed not be as with colleges of liber al Uod a ud men-suc h i s t h e r ecord of B is h op McGavi ck, on e-time r elig ious, t eaching ma n subservience ed by the Ca rnegie Found&.tion to socia t ed to unseen powers. The ancien t conduct a n interna tion a l investiga- a r ts and scien ces or commer ce, but editor of th e V I A T OR.I AN. s co ncen t ra ted on physical edu- t io n of "Examina tions and Their cou ld be connected w ith emtineering l t is i nd eecl diffi cul t for u s to !lay tribu te to t hi s w a n s in ce Greek cation, a nd m _ ater ial which w ould Subs titutes" reported g reat di s- sc hools. we bas e n ever k n own him p e r so n a ll y. Becau se of w hat we h ave . . k . . romote the contemp la tive life . The cre pan cies m mar ing exammatwn 3. P roject wo r i<- Such cou rses as P h eard of him f r om Jris co u temrJo r ari es, t he m incl c onsta n t ly turns A G t d d eome r y paper, g ra e h is tory, eco nom ics, chemistry, bioJ ews inaug u r a ted a sys tem of in- pa per s . t b f to SlliJe rlativ es. P ict ur e if ou w ill a man who is e nd O\Y ed wit h duE: tri a l a nd religious training, wh ile 33 per ceo Y one pro essor, was logy, political sc ien ce a nd Eng lish a ll t hat D i:ltlU'C can g ive; p hys ical s up eri ority' magn etic p erson a li ty t he P hoenicia ns beli eved in commer - r eferred to t he committee on h ope- should be so designed that students and a n eloquent voice wit h n ob le m ann e rs. Born of I ri s h pa r e nts China fo r a ges bas less fail u res w hi ch dou bled t he g rade seek outs ide info rmation, usrng h e in her its t h e char a c te ri stics o l' a r o)'al r ac e ; li ve ly fai t h , f e eti le cia ! tra ining. to 67 per cent. Dr. Kandel cites l J · t 11 t 1 insis t ed upon education for civ il sertheir own r esources, thus inciting imagj oa_tion , flo ,~r io g hu ii.10-~· ) {ecn . ~y myat l Y! lll e e~ ua a? umen, vice In model1n times t ech nical numerous simila r ins t an ces . In a n thoug ht and a d esired a m ount of genle rols~~' and st·lJ i e t~t sutf1e~11Jf l V:lsua~J W t!1t~ n;an t\lredo 1\\'plt;l sr~~ trai~ing h a s pushed to the fo r e. exper iment at th e Un iver sity of W is- independen ce on t he part of the z~a o.· :-'\a v1er, 1_~ 1ea ~· · o . au : . 1e ov e o. o lll ,. · 1e c ~1 · _ s , The m odern school consider s mora l consin, t eacher s r ega r ded ex amina- s t uden t. ot t hC' i\h1 s te r H1m seH and you h av e our Im pl'eSSIOns of B1sh op training t o be a majo~ r esponsi- t ion paper s w ithou t knowing the 4_ Out line Boolrs-The use of Ou t1\fcC:avi ck. bility. Today ever y con ceivable ma r ks th ey had previously g iven . line books s hould be a bolished in I-:l is enti l'e life is sp ent io giY ing his ta len ts, h is en e r·gy . his combina t ion of these a nd other phas - The res ult Was a wide va riation all college s ubj ec ts , thus en couragl if e blood , drop by drop , to t h e s h eep of hi s Fl oc k . Hi s a.cco m - es has been t ri ed, and yet Education from th e fi r s t marks r ecorded. Does ing th e s tudent to do h is own w ork. 5. In t ens ive Educatio n-Ins tead of p lis h m ents as an u nd er graduate her e at St. V i a t or a nd Jater as is in t he do ldrums . In my opinion it n ot seem unjus t t hat a stud ent pri est and aux ili ary b ishop of Chicago arc h d i ocese a n d st i ll late r th e r eason fo r compa r a tive failure should fa il in a course on the a tt emp ti n g to cover an outlandish as bish op of th e d i ocese of J_; aC~·osse are impo r tant 1n i leston es in is not within the curr iculu m a lone, s tren g th of one s uch an examination a moun t of work in s u ch classes t h e h istory of t h e Cat h o lic Ch urch of Am e ri ca. .As folmd e r of bu t w ithin t he admin istration of g rade? It obviously does. as Histor y and E n g lish in s uch a th e VJ ATORIAN aud 01·ganize r of t h e Hol y ' ame Soci ety of that cu r ri culu m as w ell. A noth er evil fea ture of college sm a ll period of time, colleges should C h icago) h e h as b een abl e to see 1n any of h is c h eris he d ideals ma. L im itation is t he p rimary faul t edu ca tion is th e sys tem of g r ad e decrease t h e a mount of subject matt e r ial ize. H e bel ieves in Cath o li c Action for the pro mul gation or to be fo und in t he higher educa - classification. The six grade p r o- ter. By so doing s tudents w ould Catholic pri n c ip les ancl t r u e to his be li ef h e has continued to Or· tion of t oday; limitation ' in the g ression such as A, B. C, D. E . F , be enabled. to learn and to r em emgn nize schools. parish es, and pap ers to aid iu t his work. I n La- sense t ha t Education is not open is unjus t to a majority of the stu- ber, instead of w a llow ing in a mire Cr osse t he good wo rk s of th e bi shop h ave b een a lmos t too many to a ll, a nd li mitatiOn in th e sense den ts. The B studen t flaunts his of dates, n am es, wo r ks, etc. to m entio n . 'fh e f a c t. that th e d i ocese is exemp lary in i t s Ca tho liu t ha t b y its ve ry pla n it curtails tb e superiority over th e C s tudent, when 6. Length en Classes - Class perA c tion sp ea ks \\· ell for t h at bran c h of hi s labor. S p eaki n g of ge ner a l fun d of information acquir ed. ac tuall y a fr ac tion of a poin t sep- iods should be leng th en ed so that T his a n appr eciable amount of work B is h op ?IIcGavick jnst t h e oth er day, t ir e R ev. '\Vil li a m J . Ber g in , by studen ts fo rtunate enoug h to at- a rates t he two in dividua ls. C. R. V. , dea n of ph ilelsoph y h ere, said : " During hi s (Bis- tend school. Less t h an one-h a lf class ifica tion should be simplified as could be co ns ider ed at ea ch m eethop 1\ fcGa vic.k ) under g l'aduate days h e was t h e outstauging in - of t he elig ible youn g men and wo- I sh all explain la ter. ing. For ex a mple, a course yielding t el lcc t n al of the stud ent body. H is ver sat ili ty was ast ou nd in g fo r men me nta ll y equip ped t o en te r colAnd now w e inevi tably come to t be three hours cr edit would m ee t t wice whilst he was t- he highest scholasti ca ll y h e also .foun d t im e to lege, eve r a rri ve there. T he ever bane of ever y under -classman, phy~ a week fo r two h ou r s each time. cxcell oil th e athl eti c f ields. upon t he rostl'Um as a debate1·) and p r esent f inan cia l barrier h as r e- s ical ed ucati on. Experien ce h a s Under t his a rra n gement studen ts e ,·eu t h e s tag e was not un k n own to hi m . His o r ato ri ca l ability, lega ted countless poten tial leaders taug ht us th a t phys ical education could devo t e m uch mor e time to fi1·st d emonstrated in t he student coun cil s . later tuacle hitn con- to positions of permanent media- is a s essenti a l as the a rts and sci- outside resear ch. spicu ous as a priest and b is h op. \Vithou t· a doubt h e is on e of cri ty. Education is t he pivo t a bout ences. Because t he cou r se is compul7. Or a l Exa mination- Exam ination the g1·catest men eve r to ser ve the Church. " w hi .:h dem oc r acy revolves, yet our sor y a nd because it lacks inter est , in eac h s ubject should be oral. Oral '\\'ith t his bri ef est of resu m es of th e r ec ord of on e of St. democracy vi rtually shuts tbe por tal studen ts evade it by cu t tin g t he exa minations would eliminate ail Yia to r 's living a lu mni we bring t his small a nd inad equate tribute of lea rning on its own self. W e class or p roducin g questionable ex- doubt in t h e teacher 's mind r egardt o a close. 'ro you Bishop ::\IcGavi ck, we th e pr esen t generation of may procla im A merica t he la nd· of cuses. Som ethi ng must be done ing the knowledge of a s tud ent. By ViatOI' students, send our fondest w ish es. 1\fay Christ, t h e Giver equal opportu nity ,bu t we could p er-- to bring t his class to t he student in proper questi oning the tea cher cou ld ol ~-\ll. reward your labors as only H e ca n justly do: n1ay lie, a lso fo r m a greater se rvice by m ak ing a more pala table form. fe r re t ou t a ll the s t rong a nd weak in th C' goodness o f His h eHTt g r ant you many more days of f t·nitfu l it a la nd of equal opportuni ty. B ut nside from al l t hese flaws in poin ts of the student's grasp_.of a l a bor in His sen ·ice. rrhis is o ur pra ye r. Rega rding .. he limitations to w hich th e college curriculum, th er e is still (Continued on P age E leven ) - v.r. J. s. a college s tuden t is subjec ted once another bar rier whi ch every boy an d Y.

\ T HE VlATOIUAN

THUR S DAY, J UNE 10, 1937.

T HO!\I A S

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GOI~M AN

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' 1Torn'', " Gru.tUt)S'' Manteno, Illinois D a y Stude nt Orga nizatio n (1, 2 , 3, 4) Inte r na tional Re lations Club

TO THE SENIORS B y Frank Straub

President Class of '38 As represen tative of the underg raduates of S t . Via tor College it is my d u ty today to offer a toas t to the Sen iors of 1937 . I say it is a duty because it is a toast of fa rewell, and in t ha t we can fiD.d but little joy. F or ge tting f or the m oment any sentiment w hich m a y be a ttached to our p a rtlng w e ca n truly say th a t · among th e g r a dua t es assembled h er e tod a y ~e the fi nes t companions We ca n e ve r hope to k now. H er e at St. Via tor w e boast of a demo cra tic spirit a n d t ruly in keeping with that s pirit has the Always c lass of '3 7 ever been . ready to a s sis t a n d n eve r assum ing an air of s upe riority, t h ey have been t he ideal example of their underc lassmen. F or us you have made life at college no ble and hap py. N o m or e will your voices be heard on th e campus and corridor s. Never aga in will we ch eer your dis tinguished a t h letes on the g r idiron, court, or diamond; nor lis t en in rapturous delight t o the speeches of your illustriou s ora tors at our club m ee tings. So it is wi th inten se grief that w e see you depar t and with aching h earts we bid you a dieu . Now we hope that th e world w ill r eceive you with g ladness and t h at to it you give the indi vided meri t of W e hop e tliat your dis tinc tion. these halls may soon again r ing w ith the g la dne ss of your la u gh t e r as you return to them , b earing the fruits of Christian lives and great ach ievem ents. Our hop e and a im nex t year is that w e . sh a ll be able to disch arge our du ti es as faithfully as you did , and that we may g ive S t . Viator cause to be as proud of u s, as we know she is proud of you today.

PAGE FIVE J OSEPH RQND Y Kankak ee, Illinois International Re lations Club ( 1, 2, 3. 4)

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Co llege Club (1, 2, 3, 4) Ho ly Name Soci et y (1, 2, 3, 4 ) Int ra -mu ra l Athle t ics (1, 2, 3, With the g raduation of Thom as Gorma n , affe ctionately k now n as "Gra mps ", one of th e most colorf u l f ig ures of r ecent days wi ll be go ne. Quie t and u nassum in g by nature , Tom ea r ned hi s nick name of "Gra mps '' because of hi s tendency t o lay a round in t he sun and nis willing ness to g ive h is opi n ion upon a ll a nd sundry top ics of t he day. "Gr a mps '' was a lways a n H U GH l\1ALLANEY •'Squire" Bourbonna is, I lli nois Internationa l R e la tions Clu b ( 1 , 2, 3 , 4) St. J ohn B e rchm a n Society (1, 2, 3, 4 ) Glee Cl ub 1, 2) Viatorian (1 , 2, 3, 4) C ircul a t ion M a n age r ( 4) College Club (1 , 2, 3 , 4 )

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''H ail, fe llow, well m e t", s uch is t he phrase t hat best describes this m em ber of the day s tudent bod y. E ver r eady to extend th e g lad hand to a ll and possessed of a k een m e mory for n a m es and f a ces, the "Squire" seem s certa in of ending in politics a s his Da d did before him . A lr ead y havin g served h is time as ass istant postm ast er in t he local pos toffice during t h e p as t t wo ye a rs, Hug h ha s aspi r a tions of som eday being one of the lead e r s in local. and count y politics. At presen t it is the " Squir e 's" ambition to se rve som e concern as a sa lesman for a year or so. H is campaig n of beco min g acquainted with p eople in all p a r ts of th e s tat e is w ell mapped out and it is ou r belief that with in a short ti me we

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beca use of ill· healt h . Wh ile on sick le ave, du ring t he year s of 1 933 and 1934, he t aught a t the Catherda l h igh s chool in Springf ield, Illinois. ed member of all s tu de n t ac tivi ties. Upon his return to Via tor, he was His m ain delig h t was in advancing the fo rtunes of the day st udents and a ppointed assis t ant libra rian. An amateu r his t ori an, Leo's thesto him the off-campu s group owe::: a las ting debt of g r a t itude. is, " A His t or y of Ea r ly S t. Viator College and Bourbonnais", ha s re ceived much well-dese rved p r aise. It

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was because of his inter est in natu ra l history and historical o bjects De partment of IJbe r al Ar ts t ha t Leo No la n received permi ssion Stude nt Ave rage t o f o und S t. Viator College Museum. M a r s h a ll Lamore, • 37 .. .5.00 To a ll w ho know h im, Leo is will be h earing of him as a nother Wm. Schumac he r, '37 .. 5.00 held as a real f ri e nd, w hose spark outstandin g leader of the politica l Dona ld Foley, '40 .. 5.00 ling Irish h umo r and affability will w orld. Best of luck, "Squire". Law re nce R oem er, '39 .... ........ ..... .4 .77 sp eed his jo urn ey to su ccess and Ethy l J ohnson, 40 ............. .......... .4.75 wi ll b e a val ua ble asset in the work Da ni el W a rd, '40 ...... 4 .71 wh ich h e has ch osen fo r a life carVERONA COAL MINING .... ..... .4.60 ee r . E lde r Senesa c, '40.. COMPANY M a ry Egges, •40 . .4.57 Ver ona Coal A Deep l\line E dwa r d Butt g en, '37...... . ... ...... . .4.50 A LESSANDRO ALESSANDRI 4 Miles Wes t of Mazon E lme r P epin, ' 39 ........ ............. ....4.41 Verona , Dlin ois H a ro ld Sandqui s t , '39 ........ ........... 4.35 K ank akee, Illino is H a r old T hompson, '37.. ....... .4.33 P res. Day Stude nt Organiza tion( 4 ) J oh n D ean e, ' 38 ...... .......... .4.33 Via to rian (1, 2, 3, 4) T AYLOR TRANSFER , Co. Inc . June Pipe r , 39 .................... ......... .4.33 Associate Edi tor ( 3, 4 ) Ins ured Freight Forward ers FRE51-t ROASTED D A IL Y AT D a nie l K elley, 39 ......... .......... 4.29 I nte rn a tional Rela tion s Club Hauling Betwe en C HICAGO AND BROOK L YN . Dav id _E ggenbe rge r, '40 .. . ..4.29 KANKAKEE - C HICAGO (1. 2 , 3, 4 ) Mat th ew Noonan, '40 .. . .4 .21 A nd All Inter mediate Poin ts Co llege C lub (1, 2, 3, 4) P atric k Toome y, ' 37 .. ...... 4.12 Kankak ee, Chicago, Joliet Co/Fe. M.rcl..nh /o.r <hef'" 50 Y.ar. B iology Clu b (3) William Walsh, '38 .. ... .4.06 F ra n cis H ohe na del, '40 ..... . . ......... 4.06 A lex is an ap t studen t , a loyal H enry W u life, '37 ... 4.00 f r iend a n d a p leasant companion . F r ancis W agn er , '40 .....4.00 Eve r forge t f ul of self, he is conDep a r tme n t of Scien ce t inu ally do ing things for oth er s . H e R uth Boyd, ' 39 ... 4.84 ca n be found wher e ver a " helping YOURS FOR SE RVICE C la ren ce Goleu ke. ' 39 ........... .... .4.83 hand " ~s n eeded . Do ri s Barne tt, 39 ...... ............... ..... .4.78 A lex en te r ed St. Viator's from S t. ,J ohn R. Burns, ' 39 ....... 4.67 Patrick high sch ool of Kankakee Bourbonnais, lllinois J ames Ca rlin, '40 ............. .4.65 a nd throughout his fou r year s her e ··-·· . .4.62 has been active in a ll phases of H a rold Bunte , '39....... E ugene Benoit, Prop . J oh n Cahill, '38.. . ....... -.. .4.56 stu de n t activiti es upon the campus. Samuel H amilton, ' 37 .... .4.50 His leadership a bility was recognized Fra nc is Williams, ' 37 .. .4.50 d u ring h is third and fo urt h y ear

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wh en he n amed a n presiden associatet editor of was the Vi a t orianasand of the Day S t uden t organiza tion . A majo r in socio logy, A lex p lans t o enter upon a career of teaching. It is the earn est wish of a ll of us , his classmates and friends, that he m ay enjoy th e g r eates t of success in this hi s ch osen profession. It is with r egr e t th at we b id him a fond "adieu " for he holds a p la ce in our hearts that none other could satisfactorily occu py. H is ready sympathy and many kindnesses have made h im on e of the m ost popular yo ung men on t h e campus.

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Joe was p erhap s the mos t ucabtrus ive and un assum ing student On t he Viato r cam p us th e last four years. Yet in spi t e of his quie t ways he gained a host of frie nds due to his , likeable manners and con genial per sonali ty. H e wa s ' never known to be ruli1ed and be tack led tasks with a meticu lousness that was sort of amazing. He ente red S t. Viator f r om St. P at ri ck's of Kankak ee in t he fa ll of 1933 and du ri ng his college career has p roved bimseU an excellen t student. H e showed his ability as a competent essayist and his apti t ude as a good schola r by co nsistently p laci ng his name on th e H onor Ro ll. J oe entered the fie ld of journalism and immediately pr oved his quali fi cations as an able journalist. H e was made assoc~""+ .:. editor in hisj unior and sen ior y~a rs and at the same tim e conducted a personal column. Joe is seri ous ly consider ing a busin ess car ee r a nd his f riends wish him the bes t of luck in h is new a dventu r e.

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THURSDAY, JUNE HI, 1987.

EDWARD W. BUTTGEN

VALEDICTORY perience, are we to be content to Hsten and not to speak? Because

we are not doctors and lawyers and teacher s, because the world does not know us, are we unjustified in voicing our convictions? No, it is rather because we are young, because we have dealt in books that what we have to say is all-important; and we must be heard. We are young. We a~e futu r e priests, f uture parents, future doctors and lawyers. We are a new generation. w e are the Church and State. What we say today, we shall attempt to do tomorrow. We are young; and yet a lready we h ave seen the horror and misery that is warj alr eady we h ave seen empires fall and anarchy run riot; al r eady we have seen nations discard the truths of Christianity, the rights of humanity, in favor of economic and social and moral convenience. Christianity is being out-preached, o ut-worked , yes, almost out-numbered by Communism and Fascism, by Agnosticism and Free Thought. This h as happened today, ladies and gentlemen. This is the work of your generation. Say n ot that you have been without guides. The philosophy of ages has been yours for the taking, and you have not used it. The rock that is Christianity, standing imPenetrable against the waves t,h at .. ~shake the world, has offered you s htlter; and you have not ' sought it. "Blessed are -'t he poor in spirit, for th eirs is the Kingdom of Heaven", and the world has answered, "Blessed are the rich, for they shall be m illionaires". "Blessed are the meek, f or they shall possess the land"; and the world mocks back in reply, ''Blessed are the powerful, for they shall wield empire"· "Blessed are the peace-makers, tOr they shall be called the children of God"; and the n ations cry out, "Blessed is preparedn ess, for the armies shall rule the earth''. W e are young; yet we have known the injustice of great poverty and great wealth. We have moved in a society that is up balanced and confused We know it is because conditions sometimes become intolerable, because men will not submit to oppression forever, that truth and just ice and liberty have been p laced in the hands of dictators, that human rights have been sacrificed to totalitarian states. M en love freedom, but they also love secu rity. Social disintegration, economic turmoH, political rebellion, moral infamythis is the heritage you Jea-J.e us. Ours is the work of regeneration. A n d so today we embark on our High Adventure. All men seek something, and what they seek, ~bey serve. Some travel the road to wealth and power and fame, and those who are fitted for th e journey end with the prize i_n their hands. But those who seek only th ese things do not set out on th e High Adventure. Wealth and power and the p laudits of others--these have been the goals of men of today. They h ave been achieved and found wantjng. Neither happin ess nor satisf action has accrued f rom them. We ask today for t rue liberty, for justice fo r the oppressed, for the preservation of peace. And if we seek them, all other things wi ll com e unasked. St. Viator colJ ege bas given us the desire, the impulse t o accomplish

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·Butch"

Editor (3) Class President (4) Bergin Debating Society (1, 2, 3 , 4) high and noble things,- not by leadPresident (2) ing armies to battle; not by dictatManager (4) ing to mighty empires; not by damDramatics (1, 2, 3, 4) P r esident (3) inating the realms of arts or letters. B u t by Jiving our li ves as Christian Cisca (4) men and women, by teaching, Executive Committee ( 4) through word and example, the t enHoly Name Society (1, 2, 3, 4) ents of truth, by following in the Advisor (4) English Essay Medalist ( 4) wake of justice, by listening to the International Relations Club voice of God . St. Viator has asked (1, 2, 3, 4) of us deeds w hich are born of the College Club ( 1, 2, 3, 4) spirit and executed with a determin~ Honor Society (1, 2, 3, 4) ation of the will which makes them Banquet Toastmaster ( 4) at once great and heroic: deeds Class Valedictorian (4) which can be consummated only through constant toil and unstinting self-sacrifice; deeds, quiet and onnoticed, which shall challenge the admiration of future generations, accomplisbments that shall be the realization of the ideals gathered at this Christian shrine. We can be true to our education onty by attemptiryg those deeds. Youth throughout the land, and Catholic youbh in particular, must substitute fact for theory, reason for emotion. Our Catholic education bas shown us two great g ui des, and those guides must be forever remembered~the great encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius XI. They point the way in our social and economic life. · In them , were defined for the first time the duties and the rights of employer and employed. In them the rabid doctrine of "laissez-faire" was denounced and a new outline of cooperation was With a college career largely deformulated . The downtrodden labor- voted to the pursuit of scholastic er was offered a kindly and assisting attainments, "Ed" Buttgen has band. Man, we read, is not to be found his great..ys~ll!te(ests in deconsidered as a machine to be driv- bating, dramatics W.ct-r\_ journalism. en and overworked, but man, be he Coming from Warsaw, Illinois, with rich or poor, employer or employe, a high scholastic record, he has is still human and still bas a right greatly enhanced his reputation as to a decent livelihood. But the world one of the outstanding students of contiriues to adore at the throne of the college. His ability has been Mammon, ~nd everything, even life readily recognized by all, both facitself, is sacrificed to it. ulty and students. History during the past two decad"Butch's" record explains all that es has recorded the retreats of great can be said of him. The simple nations. People, unable to fathom statement that for two sears be the depths of their economic and was editor of the VIATORIAN and social disorder, have fled to the associate editor a third year, advisor folds of Communism and Fascism, of the Holy Name Society, chairhave r,e linquished fundamental and man of the National Apostolic .Comirrevoc~ble rights. In despair, na- mittee of Cisca, and Class Valedictions have thrown their freedom to torian is su;ficient proof .of the the winds and reached out for the high regard in which his claSsmates glittering panaceas of untried theor- held hi s leadership ability. ies. Emotion has ruled the earth. Ed's accomplishments speak for Men have blinded themselves to the themselves and for him. He has future by the bright _hopes of the been a true leader of student opinhour. And now, our polltical life ion. His record as a debater, as one must be re-established, must be to be feared by all opponents, has predicated on sound and experienced been exceedingly brilliant. An outreason. Nations mm:tt retract from standing student, his name has been their bllnd and unthinking plunges, always coupled with achievement. without forgetting any of the Jes- While be wou ld no d~ubt be a suesons they have been taught. The cess in any field of endeavor we encyclicals offer the way. b~lieve 'that he would make an exThe ;policy of brotherhood among cellent Senator or Governor of the men must be- no, not str engthened State. His talents are such that - it must be established. Nations nothing short of the greatest honors of the world must realize that their are due t o him, and we feel assured destipies are inextricably interwoven. that it is a question o'f only a short Nations' must adopt a policy of time until his name is heralded peace, lest they perish from the throughout the State associated with w orld. Do not we who profess an great deeds. universal religjon of love also profess I an universal religion of peace? Peace bleeding ci.ties ; a s hopeless suplicaamong nations, peace among men tions from out of trampled lands; must be our objective. calling and clamoring for you th It matter s not w hat our occupa- to le~ve today behind and tread down tion may be- in high places o r in life's tomorrows. · low places -we have our great work We must answer their call; tr~flY to do, We must succeed wher e we must go; ln their insisting voices, men of today have failed . We they have power to allure us, to must set out on our High Adven - enchant us, and to hold u s, We ture. Voices are calling~ melodiou s know th at in days to come we shall and clear ; they are the voices of a meet · here again, and that it will be broken and decayin g world, and th ey a happy meeting, for we shall have come as rythmic chants from far- been true to you , St. Viator, and off, mys t eriou s seas, as plaintive true to ourselves, This is our valrourmurlngs from out of toiJing and edjctory.

By Edward W. Buttgen, Ph. B. Because we are young, are we to believe that what we have to say ~ls of no importance? Because we have dealt in books and not in ex-

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Bachelor Oration "LIBERTY IN OUR CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACY" By Samuel Hamilton, Ph. B. Our times have seen a growing security, and thus obtain quickly desire t o improve the conditions of what would slowly bu t surely been the poorer classes, providing better gain ed under the conventional dehouses and other health-giving con- mocracy. What have been the reditiona, fixing th e hours of labor, sults? raising wages, enacting compulsqry In the first place, they are Totalmethods of settling labor disputes. itarian nations. The State is supThere is a wish to strike at the reme, and the individual is sacrificpower of corporate wealth and mono- ed to the iood of the State. In a polistic coffibin ations by handing democracy, the opposite is true. The over large industries, or the means State exis t s for the good of the inof; transportation, or such sources dividual. The lines are drawn in of national wealth as coal and iron, tenns both general and specific. On to the State to be managed by it for the one side are nations which asthe common benefit. There is also sume that human beings have indiva passion for moral reform, the id u a1 minds, wills and aspirations, most conspicuous example of which and that this is the fact which difwas the effort to forbid the use of ferentiates them from other animals; intoxicants. In these and s imilar that they have capacities for selfdirections, the power of the State improvement, even if very slow; and seems to open the most direct way that they should be allowed to use to the attainment of the aims de- their mind s, exercise their wills, and sired. But every enlargement of manage their own affairs as a means the sphere of State action narrows of learning how to do all these the sphere left to tbe will of the things better. Obviously the governindividual, restricting in one way ments' of these demo~ratic nations or another his Il?-tural freedom. As are not ideal. They shelter plenty long as the .people were ruled by a of narrow and selfish individuals small class, they distrusted their who mistrust popular education and rulers, and would have regarded ad- fear the power of the masses. But ministrative interference in many to the extent that these influence pf these matters as a reduction of policy ,they must circumvent law their liPerty. But this jealousy uf and enlighten public opinion. the State vanished when the masses "On the other side are nations obtained fu1J control of the govern- which have never fully accepted the ment. The administration of now democratic conception of human protheir own; their impatience desires gress, or which have discarded it quick returns. Why should we fear becaUse that sort of progress was aggovernment, is the cry. Why not use gravatingly slow and undramatic. it for our own benefit? Why aWait The people of these S.t ates are livthe slow action of forces when we ing accordirig to tlie rules of definican set the great machine to. work tive systems revea1ed to infallible at full speed? men, so called, or grOups of men, These tendencies have during the imposed and enforced by degrees and last half-century gained the upper bullets, and considered permanently hand, and have discredited, without immune to criticism, first because refuting, the "laissez-faire;, doctrine infallible men do not need criticism, which had held the field of economic secondly-and more simply-bethought since the days of Ada-.'11 cause they will not tolerate it. To Smith. They seem likely to keep us, these nations are now so far the ground they have won. Regula- away that they seem on different tive legislation inay reduce the free- planets. Those planets revolve around dam of workmen and of employers, different suns from the ones we may take great departments of in- know. Each sun is a man-only a dustry out of private bands, may im- man- subject to the weaknesses, pose new obligations and prescribe bodily and mental and normal, of old forms of pleasure. Minorities may other men. But be is set up on {are hardly at the hands of rna- high where his aberrations affect the jorities apt to believe that numbers comfort, security and even the lives mean wisdom and persuaded that if of millions of other men and women. they choose to impose a restriction A great number of · these may misupon themselves they are entitled to trust -or hate hini. But their opinimpose it upon others. Nevertheless, ions and supplications do not carry where the evident good of society through the thin air of his lofty is involved, individual preferences alti tudes, and they have no means will be forced to give way on the to protect themselves from his posground that to arrest the wil~ of a sible folly, They are trapped. majority is to sacrifice their liberty, The "model laws" which certain and so neglect the happiness of the American professors acclaim after greater number for that of the spending a summer in Soviet R-ussmaller number. sia wou ld be challenged by those Liberty may not have achieved al1 same professors as a return to barthat was expected, yet it remains barism if they were proposed in the true that nothing is more vital to United States. A theft of State or national progress than the spontan- collective property is punishable by eo us development of individual char- death ; wives and children may be acter, and that free play of intellect seized as hostages for the good bewhich is independent of current pre- haviors of husbands and fathers , and judice, examines everything by the may be banished to Siberia for Jight of reason and history, and crimes they know nothing about; fearlessly defends unpopular opin- political prisoners have been exeions. I ndependence of thought was cuted without public trial, without formerl y threatened by monarchs public accusation or notice, and who feared the disaffection of their without benefit of counsel. The word subjects. May it not again be threat - "Law" as uttered and applied in ened by other form s of intolerance, Soviet Russia is separated from the possible even in a p opular govern- same word a s used in the books of ment. American professors for a ll that has At the present tlme two new happened in penology from the Midforms of government have advanced dle Ages t o this day. before the eyes of th e world , in And what of religion? In the all their power and glory~Fascism Totalitarian State there can be no and Communism. In the final an- place for r elig ion. Frcri:lk p ersec·ution a lysis, these have been born because ·and proscription of any and every th e people of the State were ready to sacrifice their liberty for economic (Con tinued on Page Twelve) ,

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T HURSDAY, JUNE 10 , 1937. SAMlJEL HA:MJLTON ""Sam" Chicago, Dlinois

In t ern a tional Relations Club (2, 3, 4) H oly Name Socie t y ( 2, 3, 4) S t . John Bercb man's Socie t y (2, 3, 4 ) D ram a tics C lub (2, 3, 4)

Science C..:lub ( 2, 3, 4) P r esid ent ( 4 ) Essay

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a bout t o open our sophom or e year of Nee-sophistication, a yo ung m an f rom Chicago joined our ranks and brought with him a fu nd of well-

prin ciples, ri ght, and in intellectual cap acity f ar beyond the average. AJong with his very eviden t a bility as a leader went his marked a p t itu de fo r making and retainin g f rien ds. H is progress from being " just one of the sophomores" to a position of leadership among his fellow-s tu den ts was mor e steady than phe nom en al. Borne on the crest of his own qui et certit ude and the unhesitate, undivid ed acclaim of h is fellow-s tudents, be r ose in a firm and un waivering line to be one of the first men of his class. The honor accor ded hi m of being one of th e three p rin ci p a l sp eak er s at t he com m encemen t exer cises was well-deserved. I t is a fitting r eward for his in tellect ual zeal du r ing his t hree years at St. Viator College. Sam's fo r te has been chemistry and his knowledge of t he s ubj ect is indeed great. Durin g his third and fourth y ears here he has been laboratory assistant in the chemical departmen t . H is unselfish n ess in the matter of devoting ex tra hou r s of his time to un derclassmen has b een main ly respom;ible for many a passing grade in the chemistry departmen t . Sam's graduation this June wiJJ leave a vacancy in t he college s tu dent body t h at will be hard to fill. It is indeed with sad hear ts th at we bid him a fond "farewelJ ".

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"Emery'' Calumet, Michigan In ternat h;ma l R e lations Club ( 1, 2, 3 , 1 ) Coll ege Choir (1., 2, 3, 1 ) Le Cer cle Francais (4)

B y K e n Wiser , B . S. 0. Fo r sixty-ni ne years St. Viator College bas h ad a n outs t anding r eputation for its endeavors to instill and deve lop r eligion in t he you ng m en who have been fo rtu na t e in t he ir enteri ng of its porta ls. S t . Viator s t ands second to non e in the oppo rtuni ties it offe rs to t he st uden ts in their a ttainmen t of edu cation. Bu t in t he buiJding of good sound ch a r ac t e r , ed u cation stands not a lone. It t r eads a lon g arm in a r m with athl e ti cs, th e physical developmen t of the body. S t . Viato r puts forts a golden opportunit y to build good strong bodi es w it h a n in tellect jus t as s tron g . In m y fo u r years at S t . Viator I' ve seen a great display of t he perfect athlete, fo r a Viator man .' w ith the spi ri t Of a real a t hlet e, enters the game to win. If he loses, the defeat is a lways taken with a smile, but h e n ever adm its it u nti l th e g un sounds the end of the game. The spirit of th e Gr ee n Wave was d isplayed in t he last season's footba ll showing. St. Viator ·has t he h onor of claiming co- t itl e bolde r of the Little 19 conference. I , therefor e, give a toas t to th e Green W ave, the true a thl et es, no t only th e star s and the regul a r s, but to every member of the respecti ve Th e Viator ath le tes hav e men and

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FACULTY

By E ld er A. Senesac, P h. B .

It is

wilh a feeling ol mingled joy and sadn ess that I ri se h ere today in the nam e of the Gra duating Class of 1937 to offer a toast t o the Facu lty- j oy because we have reached the goal which four year s ago we se t ou t to attain, and sadness beca use we are a t th e parting of ou r ways; joy because we feel that a ce r t ain honor is bein g con fe rred on us t oday, and sadness because this honor puts an end to our ha ppy association w ith th is faculty of . st. Viator Coll ege. Here at St. Viator we hav e been taug ht not only to make a li ving , Four years ago. bu t how to li ve. we were onl y page~ i n th e cour t of education; but we were to a kin g ly group of m en. m en have unveil ed to u s principles a nd ideas. Th ese m en, who have dedicated their lives to th e se rvi ce of Almi ghty God and Truth, have led us th rough the various labyrinths of thought, until today, havi~g proclaim ed us prepared and worthy, th ey admit us into the knighthood of truth. 1 ANNA LONGTIN T hese men have sanctified our 11 Annie" inteJl ec ts, they have s treng thened Manteno, Illinois our w ills, theirs has been the work Internation al Relations Club ( 4 ) of God. Th ei r teachings, Sigma Upsilon Si gma (4) fluen ce, th eir exampl es; College Clug ( 4) a lways ch erish and strive Anna Lon gti n , for several year s The m emory of them and th e days a successful teache r : came to St. Via tor last fan to comple t e her collegiate cou r se. She had been previ ou sly employed as a g rade school t each e r a t the Manteno elementary school. Although Anna has been wi th us only a year, h e r gracious and quiet mann er tog~ her sweet and u nassuming way ' of doing - th ings has endeared her to a JJ t hose who have th e pleasure of knowi n g her. Having major ed in history, Miss Long tin pla n s to make teaching h er Already she has signlife career.

Sec retary to t he President ( 4) Assistant R egistr ar (3, 4) From the upp er Michigan pe nin sula has com e t hi s m e mber of th e class of 1937. "Emery" a ttend ed h ig h sch ool an d did jun ior college work a t Calume t, M"ichi gan . Thence t o Suomi Jun ior College in Hancocl-c , Mich igan , fo Ji owing which he enter ed the Viator ian Novitltate at Lem on t . He mad e his appearance upon th e Viator Campus in Septe mbe r, 1935, and du ring his r esiden ce her e, bas dis t ing uished h imself in many ways. Capable and under st anding , "Emery" has well fi lled the office of secretary to the college p r esident and as one of the assistant registrars of th e college. "EmeJ;y's" m u sical abiHty won him a place in the college choi r. Th e love of good li t erature occupies a great place in his life, fo r h e read s avid ly in bo t h French and English. T h us it is With deep r egr et that we say to him, "Au r evoir".

ELDER SENESAC "Sac"

Bourbonnais,

Intra-mural Referee (1, 2, 3, 4) A ssis tant Regis t rar (1, 2, 3, 4) Vi11age Sacristan ( 3, 4)

Le Cercle Francais ( 4) Banquet Toast ( 4) A native of Bourbonnais, " Sac" attended the St. VIat or Acad emy in

th e last year of its existen ce. H e then finished his studies at th e Via-

torian Prepar ato r y school in Lemont and after hi s graduation he ente r ed

the ViatorJan Novititate. For t he pas t three year s ''Sac" bas proved to be an in valuable as· sistan t to th e Registrar of the College and to the Dean of Studies. Due to his position In this office h e has

pleasing personality has made him an universal favorite with th e students. Even with th e h eavy H:;t ·Of duti e:r----he had assigned to him as a metY;,ber of the Community, " Sac" found plen t y of time to be of assistance to th e directors of the intra-mural league. H e served them as a r eferee a nd then managed to find time to help Coach McNamara with th e coaching of the Reserve basketba ll squad. His proficiency in inteJiec tua l pursuits as welJ as his gene ral aUgood fellowship, argue well su ccess in the career which chosen. ·GEO&GE

KENNETH

"JWd"

Dixon , TIJinois

Kenneth has been one of the most active students on th e campus in the four year s he bas been at Viator. A participant in near ly alJ the s ports which t h e college affor ds , h e received his chief disti nc tion in foo tball, winning a varsity letter his f r eshman year . Ken 's hearty good nature and r eadin ess to help with anything and everything his fellows may undertake has brought h im m u ch w eJl deser ved popularity. He wi 11 be best remembered by his class mates as t h e genial propri etor of the "Can dy S tore", wher e his capacity fo r business and har d work gave him su ch success, that he earned th e titl e of "Money Bags". W e wish him ever y success in his business life, and feel· a ss ur ed h e wi JI have no trouble in achi eving the reward which h e so ap tly deserves.

Kankakee, Illinois International R elations Club (1. 2, 3 , 4 ) Day Student Organization (1, 2, 3, 4) College Club (1 , 2, 3 , 4 ) Holy Name Society (1, 2, 3 , 4) C lass Officer ( 1 )

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contract to t each th e fifth Bradley and sixth grades in the g rade school next y ear. Miss Longtin's many friends wish to unite in wish ing h er a lon g and happy teachin g career. It is our earn est wish tbat she may always look back at these days spent at St. Viator with nothing but the happiest of thoughts for those whom she met there. ·

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Illinois

inte rnational Relations C lub (1, 2, 3, 4) College Choir (1, 2, 3, 4)

( 3)

Intra-mural Athletics ( 1 , 2, 3, 4) Dramatic C lub ( 1 ) G lee Club ( 1 ) W hen Septemb~r 1937 roll s aro und,

the ever- smiling face of "Red" Arring ton w ill be a mong those missing, a nd his host of friends wiJJ From m or e than bemoan th e loss. the day be first set foo t on th e St. Viator campus four years ago, "R ed", has been one of th e mos t popular of tbe day-student rank s. During this tim e he has had the friendship of a Jl with whom h e came into contact. Hi s disposal towa rds a r gument on a n y and an subjects at any and all tim es made him welcome t o ever y inteJl ectual discu ssion g roup on the campus. "Red's" leader ship ability is amp ly attested by the fact that hi s class· m a t es elected him to office during two yea rs of their stay here and also by the fact that during each of his fo ur years of attendance a t St. Via tor College he was named as a captain of one of the day-

(1, 2, 3, 4)

G ~orge A . Dempsey, a graduate of Tilden T ech, began his religious life at the Viatorian Novitiate in Lemont in 1932. H e entered St. Viator College in 1933 to p ursue his s t udi es prepar a tory to the priesth ood. Whi le he was at T ilden Tech in Chicago. he was selected as the politest youth of th a t school. H e has always displayed that same polite disposition since coming to St. Viator. The fine qu aJi ties of " Gawge" , together with his intellectual a bilities, a re adm irably suit ed to th e priestly career whi ch he has chosen at th e caU of the Master.

stu dent in t ra -mural ath letic teams. A major in the commer ce departm ent, it i s "Red's" ambition to secu re a position of note in the business world. W e, hi s classmates and f riend s, wish him speedy s uccess and hope that he wi JJ r e turn t o the cam pus many times in the future.

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Bachelor Oration " FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF LIBERTY• ' By Francis E. Williams, .Ph. B. The h istory of roan has been one con Un uouu strugg le for li berty. Down through the ages has come the inherent Jove of freedom engendered by a hatred of despotism , tyranny, s trife and oppression. Man has so ught not only to escape from the control or irrational instincts b u t a l!:lo from th e domination of external forces- forces which have held hlm in a bard , relen tless, c ru el grasp" The e t ernal struggle against uniavorable environm ent, and for the conquest of nature; the battle f or personal freedom in thought, speech a nd act: the s trife fo r social freedom in re li g ion, g overnment, and industry- a ll of thes'e a re recorded in inumerable ins tances in t he pages of t he past. And today, though we have travelled far f rom those firs t crude beginnings, we are s till faced w ith the same problem thoug h in a more complex form, of whether or not libe rty shall continue t o su rv ive. This liberty or freedom may be defined a s the privilege of man to exercise his fa culties. to the fullest ex t ent so lon g as s uch an exercise is in accordance with the principles of th e natural law, and compatible with the common good of socie ty. Since man was a member of a com plex social s tructure he soon reali zed the necessity of establishing some means whereby society would be regulated and wherein he would be assured of the fu llest measure of security and liberty. It was evident to him that the struggle for freedom must be limited in the interests or- t he common good. He w~s-~ aware that the larger and the more complex the society, the greater must be th e limitation of his liberty. With this realization came experiments in different types of gove rnment. ' After trying many forms, one at last was hit upon which seemed to embody, by the very nature of its composition, the largest measure of indiyjdual liberty with the g re a t est amount of common g ood. Thus democracy took its place among the governments of the world to be su bjected to the acid test of time. The exact nature of democracy is difficult to define. For our purpose we may consider it a government by the majority of the people to determine · legally a nd peaceably the will of a community which is not un animous. It would seen\ to f ollow logicall y from this definition that the greater the share which the individual is accorded in the government under which he lives, the greater is the exercise of his liberty. The correct conception of democratic f r eedom involves the idea of maximum individual f reedo m with a mimimum of social co ntrol. In thi s country we still cling to the idea of a pioneer society in which there is a latg·er measure of personal con troL To many persons such a condition seems the best possible one and the only one consistent with democ racy. A s a people we exalt liberty above service. Libe r ty is our national diety, h er image is stamp ed on our coi ns, her colossal figure is the first to greet tlle visitor from foreign lands. America is above all th e "sweet land of liberty''. Not only American bu t all form s of Democracy classify liberties in one of two categories, either as individua1 or civil. I ndividual liberty may be defined as the freedom to e..'Xercise all rights which are inherent in man by reason of his nature. Civil 1ibe.rties would th en consist of

those privileges he enjoys as a citizen of a democra t ic nation. Since man as a citizen has delegated t o his government the power of control of his libe rti es he must conform to the regulations lai d down by the government for this purpose. He must fulfill this obligation which he has voluntarily assum ed even thoug h in so doing he finds tha t certain of his individual liberties have been r estri c t ed. For as a member of socie ty he may be deprived of any of his liberties in wh~le or in part if the exercise of such liberty is de trimental to society. This is evident in the case of a c riminal who forfeits to society, by reason of a violation of societies regulations one of hi s most imporant individual liberti es, freedom of action. But while man has bestowed on democracy certain powers which limit his liberty, he reserves to himself the right to determine th e extent of th ose powers an d the amount of limitation to be tolerated. History has consistently demonstrated, that despotism and tryanny is in the main, unjust. History also amply illustrates the fact that the formation of mod ern democracies has been the , result of a flight from both political and economical despotism. It is difficult however to determine the ideal ~mount of power which, when entrusted to democracy, will assure man the l full measure of personal liberty, There exists no criterion on which a right judgment may be based. This uncertainty is best sumined up in the words which Madison wrote to Jefferson in 1788, when the merits of the propoSed constitution were being discussed. "It is a melancholy reflection", he wrote, "that liberty should be equally exposed to danger, whether tbe government have too much or too littie power, and that the lines which d ivide these two extremes should be so inaccurately defined by experience." And yet while the question of the proper amou,nt of power most compatible with the largest measure of individual liberty still remains unsolved, the democratic conception of liberty is undergoing a change. The ancient formul&-S are s till preserved but their content is changing and must continue to change, as society ,develops.- Individual liberty must be su~?ordinated more and more to social liberty. Pioneer society must give way to the more highly organized state in which increasing cooperation is the companion principle of progress. Real democratic freedom is not t he freedom of isolation nor of irrational individualism. The liberty for which the peoples of the wo rld have fought and died is not the liberty of a Robinson Crusoe, who Stepped fo rth from his crude hut, monarch of all he surveyed. It is not the freedom of fellowship of common · service and of mutual esteem. It is not freedom from social control but freedom from the tyranny or selfish ind:ividuals and from senseless class dominance. Normal human beings do not desire a freedom like that of cancer cells, which run riot without r egard for the organism of which they are only an infinitesmal part. Rational individuals desire rather the freedom comparable to that of the healthy cell which as a unit of the organism works f or the betterment ot the organ ism, and u nder its control. , But there is a vastly greater and more important liberty which de-

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FRA:.'ICIS E. WILLl.AlliS 'Willie" Champaign, Tilinois President Beta Lambda ( 4 ) College Choir (1, ·2 , 3, 4) Science Club (3, 4) Internatio nal R etations Club

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Degrees and l-lonors

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Doctor of Laws, "honoris cause", conferred on: Bachelo r Oration ( 4) "Willie" made his initial appearJEH.OC.IE GREGORY KER\"-"IN, Pb . D. Dean of Students of the Division of Social Science at the ance on the campus in 1929 as a University of Chicago. s tudent of the old St. Viator Academy. When, in 1930, the Academy BACHELOR DEGREES foreve r closed its doors, he continu- Bachelor of Philosophy, 'summa cum laude', to

E DWARD W. BUTTGEN, Warsaw, Illinois Thesis: "Two Decades of Humanitarian Novels·· Bachelor of Arts.

'summa cum

laude' , to

lUCHARD A. CROWLEY, Thesis:

Mendota, Illinois. "The Socia l Theories of Jbsen.''

Bachelor of Science, 'summa cum laude', to

SAMUB L L. HAl\ilLTON, Chicago, Illinois. Thesis: "The Solubility of Metallic Iron in Sodiwn Silicate.'' Bachelor of Art s, 'summa c um laude', to

MARSHALL F. LAMORE, Bourbonnais, illinois Thesis: "The Inf luence of the Coffee-house on Eighteenth Century Literature." Bachelor of Arts, 'summa cum la ude', to

ELDER A. SENESAC, Bourbonnais, Illinois. Thesis: "A Translation of J. Calvet's, "D'Une Critique Catbolique." Bachelor oj Science, 's umma cum laude•, to

FRANCIS E . vV1LLIAMS, ed his studies at the Viatorian Preparatory School in Lemont. At the completion of his high school studies in 1932, he entered the Viatorian Novitiate. After one year there he returned to the Campus to begin his collegiate caree'r as a member. of the Viatorian Order. "Willie's" activities have been both varied and numerous in the past four years. His musical ability, combined with a clear ) enor voice, brought him ~la.~ the College Choir. His pre~ision and accuracy in research earned him the welldeserved position of Laboratory As~istant in the Biology department. A member of the Biolqgy Club and the Science Club, he was called to the leadership of the newly organized biological society, Beta Lambda. Graduating with the honor, "summa cum laude", and delivering a Bachelor Oration, his brilliant scholastic record is a fitting tribute to his intellectual ability. Though a man of few words, his genial, wholehearted personality has ·endeared him to his many friends. As thorough

Champaign, illinois. Thesis: "Studies on a Tapeworm from the Dog, Gen us Dipylidium." Bachelor of Arts, 'magna cum laude' , to

:WILLIAM J. SCHUMACHER, Chicago, Illinois. Thesis: "Trends in the Fertility of Catholic and Non-Catholics In Kankakee, Illinois." ' Bachelor of Philosophy, 'cum laude,' to

LUCILLE H. PUTZ Kankakee, Illinois. 1 Thesis: ''A Study of John Locke's Theory of Education." Bachelor 'o f Philosophy, 'cum laude,' to

OS J K~a~ee~· il~n~~?Y~

Thesis: "A Critical Study off the Poetry of Edwin Arlington Robinson, from 1890 to 1929" . Bachelor of Science in Commerce, 'cum laude', to

HERMAN VI. SNOW Kankakee, illinois. Thesis: "T~e Liability of Shareholders in State Banks in illinois." Bachelor of Arts, 'cum laude,' to

HAROLD E . 'l'HOMPSON, Caulmet, Michigan. Thesis: "Sinclair Lewis as an Interpreter of American Life!' Bachelor of Science, 'cum laude,' to

FRANK T. 'l'ICULKA, Kankakee, Illinois. Thesis; "A Study to Determine the Minimum Concentration of Tri-sodium Phosphate Solution for the Solution of Metallic Iron."

a religious as he is a student, he gives every promise of being that Bachelor of Philosoph.)!, 'cum laude,' to which the Church needs~a learned, Fl~ANCIS T. WILLIAMS, as well as a holy priest. Chicago, Dlinois. Thesis: " The Growth of Shakespeare's Mind as Shown in his Plays from 'Love's Labor Lost; to, fThe Tempest' ,"

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Bachelor of Philosophy to

ALESSANDRO A. ALESSANDRI, Kankakee, illinois. Thesis: "Crime Convictions for Kankakee County, Tilinois." Bachelor of Science in Commerce to

JOHJ." T. ARRINGTON Thesis:

Kankakee, illinois. "Depreciation and Obsolescence in Relation

to Cost." The Freshmen adde'd another athBachelor of Science in Commerce to letic laurel to t heir already impresBERNARD A. BENOJ'l', sive string on Friday, May 28, when Bourbonnais,- lllinois. they came from behind to defeat the Thesis: "The Extent of Foreign Trade in Kankakee, illinois. Seniors, 5 to 4 for the hardball BaChelor of Arts to championship of the Coll1~ge. GEORGE A . DEMPSEY In previous games the Seniors Chicago, illinois. had defeated the Sophomores, 7-5 Thesis: "The Catholic Church in ' Kankakee County, illinois,'' behind the pitching of Don Betournef while the Freshmen had downed the Bachelor of Philosophy to Juniors 9-4. · HAROLD B. DOYLE Chicago, illinois. mocracy should bring to society as Thesis : " The Influence of Gold on Foreign Exchange." a whole. In a larger sense the individual is only a unit in the social Bachelor of Philosophy to

THOMAS R GORl\fAN, structure. It is this larger freeManteno, Illinois. dom of society, rather than the Thesis: "Benjamin Kidd as an Evolu tionist and Social Philosopher freedom of the individual w hich dein Education." mocracy offers to the world, the libe rty of nations and races rather Bachelor of A r ts to than that of individuals. It is by JOHN N, HEERY, this criterion t hat it must be judgThesis: "A ?u~~~;o, ~li~~i~olic Action." ed on this basis it must stand or j ----------,c:::--,-,--:--~--==--=---------~fall. (Continued on Page Twelve)

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THE YIATORIAN

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1937. FRANK TlCULKA "Prof''

Banquet Toast

Kankakee, illinois International Relations Club

THE UNDERGRADUATE B y Frank Ticulka, B. S .

( 1, 2, 3, 4)

Day Student Organization (1, 2, 3, 4)

Pres. Day Student Organization (3) College Club ( 1, 2, 3, 4) Holy Name Society (1, 2, 3, 4) Science Club ( 4) Basketball (2) Baseball (1, 2, 3) lntra-rrwral Athletics ( 1, 2, 3, ' 4) Commerce Club (3, 4) Dramatic Club ( 1 ) Glee Club (1) Banquet Toast ( 4)

Schola r , gentleman, athlete and leader ; that has been the record of

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A student enters a college or a unive r sity with th e intention and good will of achieving an end. His plans are to prepare himself either for the professional, t he educational, or the commer cial field, and he chooses the wor k that w ill enable him to acquire ability along his particular line. Then, of course, amongs t the many enrolled we find a type of s tudent who goes to school not for the sake of learning, but only for the participation in college social life, and for the pleasure of experiencing a so rt of collegiate spirit. Such a boy or girl -is of no concern to an educational institution because quite often he or sh e is kindly requested to leave t he school before he or sh e is even able to become we ll acqainted with his or her roommate. To the faculty and the general student body he or s he is but a trouble invigorat:or . and, in t he classification of t he school he or she s t ands as an outcast, and is not considered an und er g r ad uate. The undergraduate s tud en t aiming at a .career in life determines upon entering an educational insti tu tion to com ply with all rules , duties, and obligations wh ich the school demands of him to the best of his ability. (Continued on Page Twelve)

Frank Ticulka throughou t his four years at St. Viator. Evidence of his leadership among the student body, particularly the day student sect ion, is found in the long list of ac complishments which heads this column, proof of his schelastic ability is in the r ecords of the r egistrar's office, a nd testimony of his a thletic greatness may be found in the colum ns of the local press and the Viatorian. Ever a teams in intra-mural athletics, Frank also fo und time to be a member of the varsity basketball team in his second year and a regular third baseman on the varsity baseball team for three years. His leadership abilities were not confined to the athle tic fields but • were also given unsparingly to the various organizat ions upon the campus. · The absence of Frank next year will be certainly felt and it is with grief that we bid him adieu.

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THOl\IAS RYAN

!Banquet Toast

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Chicago, Illinois International Relations

THE VIATORIAN By Wm. J. Schumac her, A. B.

Club~

(1, 2, 3, 4)

Director of Intra-mur al League {3) College Choir {1, 2 , 3, 4) Thomas "Red" Ryan, a typ(cal son of old Erin, has won a place in our midst during th e past four years that will be hard to f ill next falL Eve r cheerful and ready to lend a willing hand to all in need, Tommie exemplifies all the qualities one would expect a candidate for the priestly vocation to have. Appointed directo r of th e intramural leag ue in his th ird year as a s tudent here at St. Viator, "Red" soon gave evidence of being an outstanding exec utive. His plans wer e well-laid, his choice of assistants good, and the fulfillment of his g r eatest um bitions co nseq uently we r e a lways achieved. In other words, eve rything he undertook culminated in success. 1 With his g raduation from St. Viator this year , he at tains one of his major dreams. To you "Red", we wish the greatest measures of happiness and success in future years. Farewell. LUCILLE

PU'IZ "Lou" Kankakee, Illinois International Relations Club ( 1 , 2, 3, 4 ) Day Student Organization

a lthough

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"Dicl<"

Mendota, Illinois International Relations Club (1, 2, 3, 4) College Choir (1, 2, 3, 4)

"Dick" has a long acquaintance with St. Viator College. Originally from Mendota, Tilinois, he was one of the last to complete high school studies at the St. Viator Academy, where he had a brilliant reco rd. After g raduating from the academy, Dick entered the Viatorian Novitiate at Lemont and then s t a rted at St. Viator College. His s tudies were broken up by a year's teaching at the Cathedral Hlg h School in Springfield, where in a short time he endea red himself to the s tudent body and proved his ability as a teacher. Dick also spent some time at the CYO home in Chicago. where his work among the boys gave proof of his capabilities as a leader among men. Because of his excellent scholastic record. his su ccessful work as a director and teacher and his solid foundatio n as an exemplary religious. we anticipate a ve ry fruitful and promising career from Dick in his future life as a shepherd of souls.

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more than half a century spent their collegiate careers editing it. The Via torian appea r ed for the f irst time on March 2, 1883, and was spo nsored by Alexander J. MeGavick, at present the Most Rev. Bishop of LaCrosse, Wiscons in; by J ohn P. Murphy, formerly a professo r here; and by E. L . Rivard, afterward s th e Very Rev. Provincial of the Clerics of St. Viator. A ll t hree sponsors were students at that time. It is interesting to note here that B is hop McGavick, the first editor-i n-chief of th e Viatorian, will celebrate his golden jubilee as a priest on Friday of this week. On behafe of t he present Viatorian staff we have sent this telegram to His Excellency : "Most Rev. Alexander J. Gavick, D. D., Bishop of L aCrosse, Wisconsin. "The present editorial staff of the Viatorian on Commencement Day desire to offer You r Excellency, the first edito r of the Viatorian, their

Monogram Club {1. 2, 3, 4) Sec. Monogram Club {2, 3, 4) Publicity Di r ector (2, 3, 4) Dramatic Club ( 1 , 2, 3) Secr etary ( 3) Viatorian (1, 2, 3, 4) Editor-in-chief ( 4 ) College Club Council (2) Honor Society (1, 2, 3, 4)

BERNARD BENOIT

4'Baby" Bourbonnais, lllinois In ternational Relations Club

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'Benni e''

Bourbonnais, Illinois Day Student Organization (1,

2,

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4)

Honor So,ciety 1, 2, 3) College Club (1, 2, 3) Day Student Organization (1, Entering college at the tender age

Commerce Club (3, 4} Viat orian ( 1, 2, 3) Circulation :M anager (2, 3) College Club \1 , 2, 3, 4)

of thirteen, Marshall soo n attained the ni ckname of "Baby". No disrespect was attached to the appena: tion for a ll of his classmates soon recognized him as being a s tud ent of outstanding abili ty. Dominated with the idea of finishin g his collegiate career as soon as possible, Marshall has attended s ummer school every year of his attendance at St. Viator. To him belongs the distinction of being the youngest student eve r to be granted a degree from St. Viator. Each of his three years here Mars hall has always gal ned a place upon t he semester Honor Roll. Usually when the Honor Roll was published Marshall's name could be found heading the list or within the first five. Leaving college now at the tender age of sixteen, when most boys of his age a r e just completing high schoo l, Marshall plans to continue his educational pursuits in some institution of higher learning. To him, we the class of 1937 and the undergraduates, extend our hea rtiest '\Vishes fo r success.

"Bennie" came to us four years DeLaSalle High School Throughout the years which he has been a s tu dent at St. Viator he has been one of the most popular and best known of th e day s tud ent body. Hie ready s mile and pleasing persc;nality have won for him a place in our hearts that time can never erase. Preve nted from engaging i~ all th e ex tra- curricular activities offer· ed here at St. Viator because of hi~ scholastic s tudi es, "Ben'' found timu to be an active member of the Viatorian s taff for two years, an inspi ration of the Day Student Orga nization activities and an active m ember of the Commerce and International Relations Clubs. His wi llingness to serve on a ll committees of his class made him a ready favorite with the various class officers. Having majored in economics, it is Ben's desire to make his mark in the business world. We are sure that in a few years St. Viator college will be able to point to him with pride as one of her most outstanding alumni.

SPEICHER 'S For Gifts That Last 127-lSS

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cure her degree, has, nevertheless, realized h er ambition. A few year s ago slie decided to work 1for her deg r ee and w.i tb a , determination that was nothing----sho;r- of miraculous, she kept at it and today the laurel wreath, th e prized and long-sought reward, is her's at last.

Jewelers - OptomEtrisU

Chicago, Illinois International Relations Club

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She is a real character and anyone who comes in contact with her is stru ck with fhe refreshing personality of this industrious ' and vivacious co-ed and librarian. H er che~ry and pleasant disposition and her friendliness have made her one of the most popular persons on the campus. H er engaging smile, which is always present, is her most potent weapon. H er sense of duty is such that , the slightest task is pe rformed as if her very life depended upon . it. Lou is deserving of th e highest praise which can be given to anyone. She · typifies the r eal lady and no greater eulogy could we give to her than this.

" Bill"

of the College Journal, the ViatorClass President (1) ian, and th er efore we fee l that it Chrm. College Social Committee ( 4)

( 1, 2, 3)

RICHARD ANTHON}' CROWLEY

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J. SCHUlllACHER "Schuey''

This month marks the close of the f i fty-fourth

( 1, 2, 3, 4) Sigma Upsilon Sigma ( 1, 2, 3, 4 ) Sec. S igm a Upsilon Sigma (1) College Club (1 , 2, 3, 4) Viatorian (1, 2, 3, 4)

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Bergin Debating Society (1, 2, 3) Ba'\quet Toast (4) When better executives are made, Bill w ill make them. With a versatility and an ability that knew no bounds, he went into all fields,\an~ in all he excelled. It wasn't that he sought honor; it wasn't that he went out of his way to solicit patronage; it was just a case of "you can't keep a good man down". From the day he was elected Freshman class president till the afternoon he r eceived his diploma 1 B ill's wake was strewn with ach ievements. It probably would be erroneo us to say that Schumacher p layed with typew riters in his infancy. But this much is certain-somewhere along the way he p icked one up. Today, it is a rare occasion when Bill is found away from some kind of a t ypew riter, be it good or bad, new or old. In the long hours or the night, in the short hours of the morning, he can be heard pounding out the news, editorials, letters, essays, and eve rything e lse that is written- except poet~y. F rom th e stigma of writing poetry, Bill is free. And the beauty of it all is that whatever comes from Bill's typew riter is good. God grant him many typewriters! Bill' s graduation is a loss to St. Viator. H e has made himse lf a.lmost a necess ity in the j ournalistic ~nd at hletic departments. His place will not be filled easily. But St. Viator will reap honor by Bill. Bill knows no fail ure. What he attempts, he does. Men will know St. Viator thr ough him.

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H ,_ my pleuure on ~ball of the day studenta ot SL Viator to nt.end ou.r sincere and hea.rtfell tbanloa for tbe kind. eourteouo. and coll.IJderate t reatment wb.Jcb ~·e h&¥e recelv d in our brfd stay bere. W e are fortunate In having been auoela ted W1 tb the V iatOrlM Fa th· ero. Md a.s the years roll by we will have many opPQ rtunltlea or looking back and recalli ng numer· ou• loddento, events. and acquain t· ances which went lo make ouw college days plea.'Wlnt and succeMful. As we •tand here today, our gra(l· uaUon day, and look back ove r the four shor t years when we first entered the po r taJs of Viator, 1t seems tnconcetvabJe that we are about to leave the ranks of the stude n t body and take our p lace in the ranks of th alumni. Our association wtU1 the residen t

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ll. •• r four long }'UJ"S r !!Cbol Uc: dfort t.nd good behavior, I fe-.1 that have acquored expori<:n<:e "-ortby to be transmitted to my coll~e slst"rs. The Inauguration of coeduCAtion at S Viator, altho.,gb yet ln itl! infancy. luu branded the sebool a.s a.n Institution ~led to"·ar<ls th~ progress, not only of the ma..culine populace, but of sodety In gen er al. Wi th tbe ever lncTea.sing lmPQrt· anee o! women in llle buatne"' and professional world, high er education IB essen tial. Now, that SL VIator has parUally opened its doors to coeds, i t ls our du t y to suppor t and pub licly acclaim It as a first r ate institution. I a.m hoping that wi th time my A lma Mater wiU be treating he r femJ n ine subjects on equal ba.s:is with her sons. This she has don In tellectually speaking. 1 say, with no hesitation. that S t . Via~ tor has a choice faculty who could undou btedly com pe t e with any ot ber h ere in th e Midd lewest. A lt hough the school is Ji mited in sj:z:e, the coeds are a s fortunate as th e boys in e njoying tbe g r ea t pri vi lege of ver y tale nted and a ble p rofesso rs, H ow ever, t h e com plai n ts I h ave to m ake in behalf of the coed s tu d e n t~ body is it has been sadly n eglec t ed in ex t r a -cur ri c ular ac ti vi ti es. Re m ark s are often utte r ed a bou t th e "coed c rop", but we must re m em be r that m en can ' t ge t a lon g wi th wom en , nor can they ge t a long without AI

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St. Viator aa a graduate of DePaul Academy in Cblcago atte.r a.n mtervenlng year at the Vlatortan Novitiate. Wblle engaged ln the ar<luou• taak ot purm>lng hls col· lege studies, he neTertheless found time tn lend a wUiing and expert hand In the p N>duction of that comic c lasslc- "The Varieties of 1935". Jn lllfs wo r k his previous experie nce a.s a radio t echnlda.n !or one o1 the Chicago stations stood him ln good s t ead. The presi dent of tbe college fou nd "Frank " an efficien t and able secretar y upon whom be could reJy. The R egistra r t ermed him one ot his most capa ble assi stants. Possessed of a. fine sense of bumor nicely blen ded w·i tb a ra r e vei.n which wiJI never be fo rgo tten. We of com r adesh ip , he ha.s always been came h ere as str a ngers and we re a popula r f igur e on the campu s. It shall eve r be th e prayer: of aU who accepted as f riends. k n ew him t h a t h e may su ccessfull y Th e number of day s tud ents a tten din g S t. Via tor h as been In c r eas- acco mplish that work t o whi ch God Ing each year, until now t h ey co m- h as cal led him. prise an Impor tan t part of the s tu· CLAIRE J . LEGRIS den t bod y; howeve r , the n um be r of ' 'Clara'' day s t udents who take an ac ti ve Bo urbonnai s~ Tilinois part In the various cam pus acti vitC lass Vi ce-Pres ident (1 ) Ies bas been ver y s m a JL For th e m ost parl d ay s tud en ts attend c lass, Secr.-Treas. D ay Studen t O rg ani za ~ lion (1) do some s t udyi n g. and t hen leave Class · S ecretary (2) th e cam pus, not r eturnin g u ntil tim e Sigma U psilon Sigma ( 1, 2, 3, 4 ) S eer . Sigma Upsilon Sigma (2) VIce-Pres. Sigma U psilon Sigma ( 3) Preside nt Sig ma Upsilon Sigma ( 4 ) Glee Club (1 , 2, 4 ) B er g in Debating Socie ty (2, 3 ) Dramatic Cju , .Z, 3, 4) Vi ce-Pr es. D;-ama tic ' Club ( 3) Viator ian ( 4 ) I nte rnational Rela tions C lub (1, 2, ;1, 4) College Club (1, 2. 3. 4) · B anqu et Toas t ( 4)

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Day Student Organization (J, 2, 3, 4) President of D. S. 0. (2) International Relations Club (1, 2, 3, 4) College Clu b (1, 2, 3, 4) lntra-rnu r sl Athletics (1. 2, 3, 4) Hon or Society (1, 2, 3, 4) A genUeman and a scholar- such Is the description which ap tl y fits Herman Snow. For !onr years be has been one of the outstanding e:xamples f ma.nbood here at St. \'lator CoJJ ege. A member of th.a: dR..,Y s tudent body, ..Du t ch" has eve r been m indfu l of the fac t t ha t he was a rep resentative of the college and h e at·w·s.ys conducte-d himself in .such a fashion as t o bring nothing but praise t o t. ia t or . A l~ader of the day s t udents. Herman found bu t li t Ue time t o indulge ia athletics.. His main idea while here at t. Viator has been the .s uri:n.g o.f an education and it is notewor~ t.bst he- maintained a s:c-. holas.bc SY~ that is the en' 'Y of many of hJs rontemporarieHis che-erful pre~ence has been nli.~ed during the past semester as ht.' wss attending an institution of hig-he-r 1t:>a.mi~ in Chits.e,nu having completed the required cours-.e tor ~· 'bacbeJor".s d'2'-..grt"e here..

ROBERT ~IA CKJN ' 'Jack " "Bob" Chicago, Illino is I nternational Relatio ns Club Kankakee, Ulinois DramaUc Clu b 13 , 41 Jnternational Relatio ns Clu b Chor a l Club (3, 4) (1, 2, 3, 4) Holy Name Society (3, 4 ) Day Student Organization 1, 2, 3, 4) Treasu r er, H . N. s. (4) In tra-m ural Athletics (1, 2, 3, 4) College CJ.ub ( 3 . 4 ) Football (2) Intra-murals Ath letics 13, 4) Colleg-e Clu b (1, 2, 3, 4) st. Via t or loses a loyal and Commer ce Club (3, 4) ful son in the graduation of "Jack" Scfenee Clu b (3, 4) H eer y, but we are assured that his Name Society (1, 2, 3, 4 ) loyalty w ill be as keen as ever when the name of an indus trious , lovable Unquestionably the "fatman" of he joins th e Viat or Club of Chicago. per son, with w hom it has been a the class, .. Bob" possessed a ll the In his two years here " J ack'' bas joy to spend four years. quali ties usually assigned t o pe r sons shown himself to be an earn est stu. H er dignity of bearing and )ler of heavy stat ur e. H is f ri en dliness d n t. one who k nows his own mind ready f ri endship for all mad e her and readin ess to be of se rvice to and w ho ;,3 a ble to back up bi.s as - the f riend of every on e on the a ll made him one of the m ost like· sertions \v;tJ1 sound and valid proofs , cam pus and her read y smile will lA abl~ chaps on the campus. E ver a H e has proved himself an invaluable missed from our campus circles n ext leader of the day studen ts, he main· asset by his energ y and w illingness year. tained their rights with a vigorousto help anyone o.r everyone in a Now tbat the time has com e fo r n ess of a Patrick Clay . diil"i<-ult and disagreeable task. H e parting, memory recalls t he p rodi· H e tried hls hand at football hJs was one of the most energitic lead- gious indust:r:y of our friend, Clair e. second year but tbe rigor ous and ers which the H oly N ame Societ y A gJance at her recor d as presented tedious routine lost its a ppeal for bas bad in recent times. here shows that she was con sidered him after a year of en deavor and I May .. Jack" go on in his chosen J the unquestion ed leader of the min- ~e returned to the ranks of the field to higher attainments is the ority group of the campus. the m tra.- muraJ athletes w here be was earnest '<\;sh of all his friends here 1 Co-eds. Her ou tstanding personal- unquestionably one of tb.e outstandat t. Yiator. Be bas ev·ery qual - ' ity and her unquestion ed leadership ing. ity that m3.kes for success. W e qualities were recognized not only "Bob" majored in the commerce belit>,~e that he '"ill be entirel:r sue- by the Co-eds but also by the other department while here at college and ces..<;;ful in all of ~ futllr! .enter- studen s of the college. and she was it is his intention of becoming one prises and we -...;s3 him the best constantly in demand to fulfill some . of the staid and solid business men tue.k as: we lea'-e coPege. t major office. 1of .Kankakee, his home town.

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I< l "Hal" O<>yl \'\ t<'>r"• &.!! a junior m l!l~ SID· Lh t thl'• b has ll<.'<.'Dme on of the ~~ IJJ,- ~ felloW3 on tbe < mpu ''Hor II"" that certain methlng aboul l>II'Jl that m&keo hlno a host or trt ,, Wneth r he wu walking to or rroon cia or "taking It easy" during ,.... creation loouro he oould !)., found among the f l1owa l(h1.1lf;r hl$ opt.n ..

io n on the matte r und e r d ta u sslon. In his s tudies H aro ld has d istlngu· !shed hlm ~e f! he r e at St. Via t or no he ha d done prev io usly In college a t Chicago. T he fact th a t he was a m e mber of the Honor Socie t y indJca t es his su ccess In h is scholastic achJevero ent.e. L imited In leisure Ume du e to the p a rti cul a rly heavy sched ul e of cla.ss hours whic h he was carryin g, " HaJ" ba d little tim e to exp end u pon varsi t y a thletics. His a th leUc a bility was dj spl ayed however 1n the intramural leagues wher e be was conside r ed a valuable membe r of basketba ll, baseball a nd swlmmlng t eams of his claSB. It was Jn these games t ha t we secured a true insight into his sportsmanlike character . Doyle plans to make h i s ca r eer in t he business wo rl d, and, if he displays the same zeal and pers.tstence he bas shown her e at St. VIator 11 success is certain t o be his we are sure. WILLIAM T . MALON EY " Blfl" Chicago, Illinois Intern ational Relations Club (1, Z, 3, 4) St. John Berchman's Society (1, 2, 3, 4) College Choi r (1, 2, 3, 4 ) rloly Name Societ y (1, 2, a, 4 ) WilJjam Malon ey came to St . Vlator College in September 19M after comple ting his novititate year at Fourni er Inst itut e, Lem .o nt, DlinoiB. B rother Maloney had previousJy ap.ent five years at Quigley P repar atory Seminary in Chicago. W e are glad to have known BiU for his personality bas added much joy and happineas tn living. H e 1uu always been willing to h elp us and never would be be too busy to spar e a few minu:t.es tor some one His recoTd as an exemp~ student will long be remembered, and we predlct tbat some day ht wiD make a name !or himself as a philosopher ot great note. To him we wish the best at luck and mecess along the prf8t1Y road. ~y an your years be full ot happiness and ~ccess7 Em

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wtth co mmence ment. Yet aU this scholarly pre paration will be In vain and your eiforts inerrec tlve without a thorough understanding and practice of the Faith which you profess. (Co ntinued from Page Four) There has been a n increase ln the intensity of the practi ce of Christian --:b-:j--:t--: C:-r!: :b-:b-:1- -w-o-u""ld- -:-a-u:to-ma -" ti-cFalth despite a falling off In our s u ec · ng ally be squelched. numbers . An aggresBlve and a S. Thr,ee Orad~ CI ~Jflcation _ bo ld Faltb Is necessary for th e times In w hi ch we li ve. The Communist Instea,d of the prevailing A, B, C, equipped with his materialis t phil- D, E. and F classification students sho uld be graded excellent, passing, osophy lives a Life of sacrifice, s uf~ or fail ure, thus eliminating foolish fe rin g, and missionary zeal; the <listinctions between s tuden ts. Catholic pos.sessed of truth s its in a 9. Outside Reading-Every stucorner protected, coddled, sh ut -off dent enrolled sho uld be given an and leaves error to pave the way outs ide reading lis t of books suited for catastrophe. Too many Catholics to the college mind. In this manact as If th ey were unce rtain of the ner s tudents would be tsught to Faith they possess. It Is both ainterp ret fo r themselves the funda~ mazing and sad that Catholic m en mental ideas of the g r eat books of still have a n inner shyness about the western world, f rom Plato .down lhe practice of th eir r e ligion; It is to such moderns as Einstein and still to many of them a matter priFreud . The g reatest thinkers s hould marily for the women. That is be made the tools of education. what th e Catholic m en of Spain 10. Relig ion-Students sho uld be thoug ht, too. But for men a nd given an opportunity to study the women alike the priesthood of the laity mus t beco me a living vibran t spcarritbeicsu.laThr erseeligrieolingitoon wcohuircshesheshosuub-ld

and gave him a sword. H e i.n- he a lso added someth ing to lea rning. strong, cen tra.Uzcd gove rnmental acstructed him to defend both God W m. ust make use of the learning tlon and milltary dicta to rs hip. In and coun try. Today you a re g iven of 'the past, bu t we must a lso add poli tica l tactics we kftOw that a You ask, " W hat can I con- pu rely negative campaign ls unsatlsa dip loma and you are told to be- to it. co me apostles of faith and learning. tribute? " A s far as I know, we fac tory In procedure and acco mptis hMr. Peabody, a professor of reli- have neither a scientist like Louis ment. In a presidential campaign gion at Harvard, made the state- Pasteur nor a histo ri an IikC Lud~ the saying goes: "You can't beat rnent t hat the "Catholic r eligion has wig von Pastor, in t he United somebody wl.th nobody" . And It Is a great opportunity in the United States; we have not as yet a Mich.- sad bu t true that in a wor ld withStates, bu t she ha.s not as yet seized ael Angelo or a Leonardo da Vinci; ou t faith yo u cannot offer a lone it". What he has said is su pported we have not as yet a Dante or a Christian principles of faith as an by the followin g statement to be Shal<espeare. We must live not a lternative to communism. In a found in the "America'': " W e as only in the old world bu t we must strugg le in which a co mple te sys~ Catholics, are a negligible quantity also live in the new world. tern of poUtical, economic, a.nd social in the life of the nation today, if Ma t urity brings with it the prob- refo rm l.s offe r ed to s upplant the exthe numbe r of important offices of lem of Jeis ure. In the building istlng s ys tem, s uccess for the oppublic trust which Catholics bold is period of a nation's history, we look ponents of the proffer ed r efo rm is any criter ion of the influen ce which upon t he indiv iduals who have time co ntingent u pon thelr offerin g a co unthey exert". It wou ld be diffi cul t for leisure as being lazy and shift· ter plan, complete and co ns tru ctive. to disprove t h is assertion. What is less. The American philosophy of In th e campaign agains t com munthe explanation ? It is that we life was that a man should work ism a thorough und er standin g of th e have been busy doing those things from sunrise to sundown . If he ideology, the terminology, the philwhich an infant Church in an infa nt did have a few minu tes to spare, he oso phy, the history, and the actua l thing. The dumb, inert piece of th humanity that sits !Ike unbaked nation has always to do-build. But should employ it in s uch a way at working out in practice of Marxism dough in his pew every Sunday at now that we a re an adult Chur ch in it would bring in mo r e money. is an und eniab le prerequis ite to ac~ Mass without having the s lighes t an adu lt n ation, we mus t become Garett in his "American Omen" • tion . A pe rson such a s Dorothy conce ption of what i s gol.ng on be~ mor e diagnostic, more introspective. says; " Americans do not know what Day can do more in one hour to fore rum, must become th e active, Prosper~( has bl~ded us to some o~ to edoa:l~ i~en:s"~dul~o:a~~:t : : arrest the progress of communism intelligent participant in the greatour pro ems. e are very prou ar t han all the partially informed pulp!- es t of all Sacrifices. The monthly of the fact that in 150 years. we are beginning to look upon leisure tee rs, radio orators, and platformhave grown from a small group not merely as a privilege but a ers that we possess. I sbo uJd be communicant must beco me the daily ·t h Communicant who desi res above all of 30,000 Catholics to over 20 000 - right. If it is a right, th en 1 as w il1ing to assert that in the case 000. Probably this should be 30 . · its duties. In a certain sense, only of many of our speak ers much things that no day pass without sac ram en tal union with his Lord 000,000. But it is important to men who have b een e d u ca t e d as you damage is done by the ir mis-s tatekn~w and · realize that the Church have been can reall y enjoy le isure. ments and over-statem ents. They and Master. Every joy, every s ufh t th t·o All that is required of you is that fering, every labor of each one of as grown o ese propor I ns you continue to educate yourselves. give aid and comfort to the enemy us must be a prayer and sacrifice largely because of immigration an<"! t h t. large familieS. Since neither of Too many university g raduates stop by laying themselves open c arg- to God's greater glory. The daily the factors which accounts for this studying after th ey have received es of unreliability and insincerity. life of penan ce and self-sacrifice can erowth is now present, we shall have their diplomas. H enry Adams tells Over th e laity th ere can be little no longer be the sole practice of ..., control in these matters but their th bo d · t th I' · to look to other ways and means us in hi s "Autobiogra phy'' that most own consciences, but in the case of ose un m vows 0 e re Igtous to carry on this prodigious advance. people stop educating themselves life. Only by the practice of the Up.iversity graduates will have to just as that time when they are the clergy 1 devoutly wish that opportunities so generously given us undertake this task . The Abbe mature enough to appreciate its val - those perm· ted to s peak on matters can our minds be enli gh tened by Lugan says, "American Catholics ues. I read of a man who made of social. ecr. .., :: political con- that wisdom which will give life 1 have not yet attained intellectual for himself a ~urri culum of studies 1 cern migh t be r equired to pas~ a and unders tandin g to our scholarly prestige" . This may or may not be which was to last for seventy years. test set by a board 0 ~ s~cia ~ sc_ten- pursuits and success to our efforts true. Certainly all will agree that It would be a tragedy if_ you would lists from our Catholi c m st ttuho~s in behalf of our fellow men. we can add to our prestige. If the at this time , in your life get the of learning. Assured orthodoxy tn The world is skeptical of truth, read ing of st. Thomas has been ;pirit of a ''fait accompli". Here matters of faith is. no.t sufficient because those who ha ve had it have 10 instrumental in brirlging people into in the United States we notice a equipment for the gwde our mod- not practiced it. It believes Chris the Chu rch, certainly if you a r e large number of study clubs being ern economic life. tian Faith and p ractice to be dead learned and virtuous, some will fol- organized. The study club should I should offer as the co nstructive or dying. It can only be apprised of low you. The future of the Church be your next university. It wiil sys tem of political thoug ht to be its mistake by the influence of great in the l:nited States depends in a enable you to vibrate above the eye- posited against th e exponents of the scholars w hose li ves portray the large measure upon the impression brows occasionally and it will k eep two threatening "isms" re present- grace, the wisdom. and the Faith which you are going to make upon alive in you the spirit of s tudy. ative d emocracy either of the re- within them. There is your task; yo ur fellow· citizen s. In the past, If we continue to be stud ents we publican or of the limited monar- there i s your opportunity; there, too, entire nations came into the Church shall avoid being like a certain far- chical types. A lthough there is is your salvation. ------as a resu lt of th e conversion of the m er fr om Nebraska who was travel- no such thing as a Catholic form ruler. The principle then was, ling to spend his money. He was of government ,it seems to me that "cuius regio, eius religio". A! though being informed by a guide of the in our time the de~ocratic form congroup conversions such as this ar e beauties of the historic Trevi faun- tains more of those Chnst1an prtn- , DAY STUDENTS still possible and in fact, we hear tain in Rome. Not particularly ciples which Catholic philosophers _ __ much today about a r eligious reali- impressed by t his masterpiece of maintained and Protestant states1 men put into practice than any exgnment, yet t his is only a fond hope. sculptu re, he t old the guide, "Why, (Continued from P age Ten It does seem that we shall have to we h ave three thousand water fou n- isting or proposed form . To this continue our piesent policy of creat- tains in Nebr aska just like that." I should add economi c democracyfor the next day's classes. In this ing interest in the Church by in~ If you continue to educate yo ur~ socialized and coo perative, fo r poli- way the day students . have become selves, you shall continue to develop tical democracy and economic auto~ a separate and distinct group. This dividu al conversions. Too many cracy cannot exist side by s ide in situation has been r emedied someWe have in the Catholic Chu r ch, your critical facul ties. a cultural inheritance which is rich of us are like the wealthy lady, who the sam e state. This would in- what during the past few years, but beyond compare. Prof. Haskins of pretending to wor ship at t he shrine evitably involve the casting aside of there s till is m u ch room for imHarvard has w r itten a book on t he of cul tur e, had just emerged fro m the irresponsible individualism of th e provement, and I want to sincerely 'Renaissan ce of the Twelfth Cen- Raphael's loggia and was heard to nineteenth century with considerable urge all day students to spend more tury". Dr . Walsh contributed m uch say, "Could you direct me to Rap - ex tension of governmental and social of their time on the campus, take a It more ac tive part in all school acWe have a right co ntrol over economic activity. in h is "Thir teenth, the Grea test of hael's loggia?" Centuries" . In fact, a non-Cathalic to expect that you will continue to wou ld In vo lve th e use of government tivities, and become acquainted with critic has said, "}.!lost of our reli - have a correct estimate of the value compulsion upon people of excess all that Viator has to offer. You w ill not be like means who would never be moved gious art is Catholic, much of ·our of things. In parting may we take this opreligious poet ry is Catholic, some of the individuals whose first reaction by their own consciences to observe portunity of expressing our deep and the world's greatest and most in- on seening the majestic St. Peter's th e Chri s tian principle of sharing devoted thanks to you Reverend spiring devotional literature is Cath- is: "How m uch did it cost to put with t hose in need for the purpose Fathers, for your kind and courteous of the equalizing of opportunities couns el ; to you, esteemed Faculty, olic, many of the saints whose holy up that b uilding?" living s till illuminates the Christian In closing, let me submit for .for a ll. Our economic l~w s are not for your interest in our scholastic way of life, and with whom modern your s tudy and imi tation, th e life incorporated in the Divine code- welfare ; and to you our fellow-stu~ men may be proud of they may of a man who was both a scholar they are yours to make and h uman- dents, for the many happy and claim kinship, are Catholic" . We a.nd a saint, one who was an apos- ize. pleasant associations that we have Adequate s tudy and preparation made. Farewell. are in fact so fabulously rich in tle of ,learning and fa ith-St. Thomare necessary -study and preparaculture that there is a serious dan- as More. Fo ur h un dred years have ge r for us to do wha t oth er r ich passed by and his influence Is s till ti on which does not come to an end sons and daughters have done- to felt. Fou r h undr ed years af ter you r sqUander th e riches and con tribute life, people will feel your influence--- that we have put on the fullness of nothing. There is a lso a serious if you are learned and saintly. maturity, we still need saints and 172 E . Court Street temptation to live on past g lory. To We have a lways bad saints in the more of them, but in a special way A Good P lace to Buy Your be hindsighted is good: to be tore- United States-but because . we were we need m en who a re both saints Jewelry sighted is also good; to be bo t h young we had a few scholars. Now an.d scholars. This is your calling.

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r.ontrontlng hlo j<;umey a re tacl< led une Mter the oth r and >olved with the utmo~tt of effort. In the selection vi one of two subjecto along the 8ame fl eW of ndeavor he doesn't !.al<e the one Instead or th e other be au8f' It Ia ta.&ier 1n which to oblAin .-rcdft, hut rather he tal<es the J<lnd that w111 be of moot benefit to hfm, dis regarding difficu lty and h~t.rd wo rl<. F'allurc after the first or aecond n.tteropt tn solving a prob!em Is a discouraging factor , yet hr'H work unceaafngly unUJ he finds the solution. the publicat ion, doing an of t he de penser " abou t the boys. ber e is Bachelor of Arts to Then agai n we find In the under- compositio n and edi tin g: (2) with a bi t of advice to the gi rls . . It is LEO V . NO L AK, grad uate cl ass a type of stu dent t he graduation of the th r ee founde r s a fif ty-fifty pr oposition. Your social Springfield. Illinois. wbo Is r-ommonly 'known as the lag- s tudent inter est lagged an d th e rela t ions are wh a t you make them Thesis: "The H istory of S t. Viator College and the Earl y VIllage of Bourbonn ais." gard, or I s be t ter called, the lazy Viato rlan was In reali t y written and a s mlle and pleasant "hello" go Hludcnt. H e seems to live very com- edited by the mem be r s of the fac - far in penetra ting the barri er s of Bachelor of Arts to forts Lb1y at schooL Beca.u~e h ,18 uJty and theological studen ts; and f r iendship. THOi\IAS .). HY A;>-;, not compelled to do anythmg. h e 11 (3) the students have on ce aga in Chicago, Illinois. It is at this point that m y fe minattend cla.ss and work onl y up to the begu n to assum e t he r esponsibility Thesis: "The E vils of Divorce." ine ca lm becomes ruffled. I feel m.Jnim u m fltan da.r d necessary for of com posin g a nd editin g th e Viat he coeds' cause as far as s por ts are Bachelor of Science in Commerce to class r ecognition. Of course, now torian und er t he moder ator ship of con cern ed bas been tot ally ignor ed. KENNETH H . \YI SER, and th en h e w m fall fn a cou r se of a fac ulty censor. W i thout offense to the college au thDixon, Il lin o is. at u dy, but in many cases h is work W e, th e g ra du a tes, wish to pa y orities, I come to pJead wi th tllem Thes is : "Th e Social Secur it y Aet." 1 accr edi ted, and h e ob tains a pass· a t ribute to th e m en who kep t in this r egard. W e believe that in g m a rk. H owever , he i s al ways i n t he Viatoria n a live during th e "dark one day ou t of th e w eek coul d be Ba chelor of Philosophy W the danger zo ne, and is u nce rtai n HENl~Y W . W U LPFE, ages'' w h ich f o1Jowed th e g r a duation g iven the coeds to wade the wat er s in many cases as to wh et her h e w ill Ch ebanse, Dlinois. of !3ishop McGavick , th e period in of th e Viator pooJ; the basketba JI Thesis: " A His tory of Chebanse. l JlinoJs." pasa til e course or not. Fin aJl y, we whi ch interest in th e campus spok- floor could easiJ y be accessible to find h im leavi ng school not as a esman w as ni L Lis ted on t he H on- t he coeds once a week-as fo r th e COLLEGE HONORS : grad uate but as on e wh o for evermor e or Roll of th e Viatorian for all tennis courts , when D r. Cardinal Th e H ono 1·s for Hi g h est Se hoJ a r s hip i n C onege of Liberal A rts !s cl assed nothjn g other than an a r e merited by tim e you can fin d the n am es of has "three love se ts in h is fa vor'' , under gr a du a t e. th e R ev. Thom as McCormick , th e th e g irls could well be g iven a IW\\~~!.w~y :ufi~~;~TGEN, B ut, to b e a r a1 und er g r adua t e Rev. Wm . J . Ber gin, the la t e R ev. chance to exer cise their pot entialties; t udent, an Individu al must w ork J a m es Willia ms, th e Very Rev. J . t he bowling game irf the candy N ext in Merit : consis tently. H e m us t be on e w ho P. O'Mahon ey, a t present the Pros tore, a lso s~mo:t ~ry enticin g. F'HANCl S E. WILLIAivJR, as am bition, Inspir ed by th e end or vincial of th e Cleri cs of St. V iator , W ith proper arrangements , and set Champaign , I Binoi s. purpose to be obtain ed, which leads tb e R ev. J . W . R. Maguir e. and t he rul es , t he coeds could be gi ven th is him on , J< eeps hi m a pace with his R ev. Ma rtin Breen. These men, cons ideration, and consequ ently , be Th e Honors in P hil osoph y d uties, and encourages him to wo rk in the "da rk ages'' of the Viato ra r e m erited by m a de very happy. hard to th e f inish . W e find him, ian's exis ten ce wrote and edited th e 1' A THIC E> J. TOOME Y, I a m sure that my spoken sentifurth ermore, sacrifi cing p leasure and paper. Chiciigo, Illinois. To t hem we owe a debt enjoyment for s t udy and conf ine- of g ratitude that mer e words can- m en ts w ilJ n ot p rove in vain, bein Merit: N ext ca use as Volta ire says, " All the ment. P erhaps, many t im es while r easoning of m en is not worth one EDIY ARD W. BUTTGEN, doing hi s work h e wish ed doing not expr ess. On t he next page of th e Viat or- sentimen t of ·women". Warsa w, Illinois other mor e pleasant things, but he ian's Honor Roll we r ead the names ignor es the e vil and overcom es his of the s tud ents of a later period. Despite the many p r os and cons 'rhe English Essay Honors temptations. The next time he does Men who, r ea li zing the power of the of coeduca t ion, let me say that th e a re merited by th e s am e a.nd soon discovers th a t press for ex pressing s t udent opinion, feminine presen ce js k nown t o es.JOHN J . BURN,', A. cerialn satisfaction is d er ived tn undertook the t ask of r eclaiming the t a blish g r eater congeniali ty and coFreeport, Dl inois. oper ation among any s tudent -bod y. over comin g such t emp tations. As a Viatorian for t he studen t s. These Next in Merit: consequ en ce. he learns t o like hJ s m en include Ger ald T. Ber gan, now Al t houg h w e bere a t St . Viator, EDWARD \ 1'. BUTTGEN, w ork so th at i t becomes a pleasure bishop of DesMoines. I ow a; Cbas. should serve for nothing mor e than Warsaw, Illi nois to Wm. A. Hart an d Fulton Sheen , both a source of edifi cation and inspira · And so, the typical college student priest s' and me mber s of the faculty tion to the studen ts we feel T he Honors in Latin a z:_e m eri t ed by )s fou n d year after year har d at h is of Catholi c University of America that we hav e fulfilled our purposes .JOH N P . DEANE, task H e is con s t an tly ai ming to now; T hos. E. Sh ea, now past or of fo r as th e great Ger man dr am a t ist Chicago, Il Jin ols scor e a better r ati ng than that Pontiac, Dlinois; Timothy Rowan and Goethe writes in Faus t, " the E ternaJ reached the previous year . H owever , J. J . :Molynea ux , who have a lso F eminine d r aw eth us on ... Next in Merit : his effor ts are not fu til e. And, he found thei r life vocation in th e JOHK R UUNVILLE, will gradu A.l ly come to th e under- priesthood, bu t who have also conChica go, TIJinois. s tanding that ther e is r eall y a r e- ti n ued t h eir journa listis career s and • The Honors in D e b ating ward fo r aJJ of his endeavors. It are now editors of th ei r diocesan are merited by may not be a prize or an honor newspape rs. Father R owan edits the (Continued from P age Seven ) EDIYARD W . B t:TTGEK, wh.icb can easiJy be lost or become Ne\"\' World of Chicago, while Fat hW ar saw, Illinois worn-out, but it \Vill be something er Molyn eau.' is ed itor of the Des we spen t with t hem will be forever DONALD J. FOLEY, that h e will possess and '-Vear as Moines Messenger. with us. May we always r emain Chicago, Dlinois. long as he li ves. and w hich w j lJ Our deb t to these enterpri sing and MAURICE L. ROBINSOK, m aJ\.e him proud and happy because far seeing students is also great. steeped in ~e t r aditions which ba·ve Springfield. lllinois. witll it he can talk \\ith nature and They redeemed tbe paper fo r the become so great a pa rt of college DANIEL P. WARD. r eason with God. That something I student body and we as their sue- life. May we, in whatever warlk Chicago, Dlinois. is an education. ce-ssors have endeavor ed to live up of life we choose, handle with the Our fatbers won their liberties by Time marches on and on and \Vith j t o the high journalistic standards force, in three centuries of struggle. it all things progress. The under- ~ which they set for the Viatorian. greatest of care that precious gift • -g·raduates who visualize their goal W e have felt honored by the trust of a Catholic college education Programs of action to take those to be di tant and diffi c.u1t to ap- ! impa rted to us and now as we are which has been given to us in its liberties away by force give notice (Continued From Page Six ) proa.cl1. shall find themselves there ' about to leaYe St. V1ator we rev- ~ fullest extent. Ma~· we ever stand that we must be r eady at S<>me before they realize il For. \Ve the erentl~ place that trust m the hands as shirung examples of the lessons B~y Samuel Hamilton, B . S. point to reply in kind. Leni n was graduates were undergraduates but of the under graduate::: taught us b'-r the fac ul ty of S t. Via- form of religion--compared by the of yesterday. and they the under.; leaders of these States to a dlsease right, Mussoun; and Hi tler are right; graduates shall ~me the graduSunday, May 30, the St. Viator I' tor College. - is the form of the day. It is an between the two doctrtnes there is stes of tomorrow. freshmen. baseball champions of the In this last hou r with the faculty, established fact that the only true no compr omise. Our society or theirs. College, decisjvely defeated the Ir- we salute it and speak our hearts form of government is that which Society is not W be ruled by the Lou Berger, n ew third ba~eman , \'\in Pioneers, ~ t o 1. "Willie" Dix.on, in reverential thanks. May you be furnishes the g r eatest amount of arbitrary will of one man, hut by of the S x . was an All-American formerly ace pttcher of St. Leo high . blessed in vour effor ts to enlighten happiness for the greatest possible law, which means the ordinance of basketball player and a great half- school of Chicago, turned in a ~ number, which reduces to the fact right reason made by the proper 0 bnng growmg that the best government is that governing authorl tles tor the ge!leral back pla.ye..r as a collegian. Other velous performance on the mound. Ignorance and ~.:: .. x pls.y·er:::_ to indulge in the hoop allov.'ing but four bit:::. and nc earn- minds clear lessons of Goodness. which best enables men to serve their public welfare. Outside the Jaw, there can be no liberty. game R.rl>Zeke Bonura and Ted Lyons. ed run.s. 1 Truth and Beauty. f souls.

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