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VOLUME 25 JANUARY 1908 NUMBER 4

~WHER-E MAN RISES AND FALLS

D. J. M'cAuliffe 'og.

AN. is th e nobl est work of God. Now here upon the earth shall we find a specim,en of the Creator 's handiwork fairer and mor'e enrapturing to the sight, for he is en­dowed w ith mighty faculti es, a spiritual excellence, and a perfection greater than c'an be found in th e whole ma-

t erial universe. 'I 'o him th e material world, with its variety of liv ing beings, is subserv ient and whenever brute creation y ields to his demands and needs, it proclaims him lord. __ vV er e man full y ·conscious of the dignity he possesses, of the grandeur encompassed within the precincts of his mortality, he would stri ve t o liYe 111

keeping with his honor, t o garnish what he has of sp lendor , to nourish what is lasting; but sad to say, he is often forgetful of these and so far so as to give himself t o practices that tarnish his honor, endanger his exce llence, and that leave him no distinctive mark to separate hin1. from the rest of brute creation.

In no practice does he guard more carefully th e excellencies of soul and body than in that of t emp erance, and in none does he so divest hirnself of all his grandeur than in its opposite, imtemperance. The vi r tue of t emp erance consists in the exercise, w hich may become a fixed habit, of moderating a·nd restraining the appetite. No virtue is more difficult t o acquire; none more essential for that . higher attainment of man; none contributes more to preserve, s trengthen, purify and illumine human life. This golden m ean of moderation in what pertains to the sensible appetit e canaot be kept perfectly w·ithout constant checks upon the cravings of the pas­sions- . that is, without · som etimes practicing mortification . by <le­r~ying ourselves allowable pleasures. Concupiscence is like a fi ery s t eed, which must be early broken in and controlled ever after­wards w ith a . firm hand . Especially is thi s virtu e :)f temp ~ranee c0mmeRdable and nec·essary to us young men vvho at ·c n0w in ~he 1110rn of manhood, a time when the. vista oJ th·2 fubtre, with ;1.11 its pc-ssibiliti~s of fame or disgrace, looms up bdtxe us; a time when

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we must culti vate a hig h regard for ·rectitude; w hen our future hangs in the balance of either m oral life or moral death ; when the sovereignity of our choice w ill eit her seek the high ideals, or re t content w ith the y>ea rnin gs of t he brute. If we are desirou of at­t aining true success in t hi s stren uou world of today we must ever r estrain our sensible appetites, t raining th em to follow the guid-

. a nce of our r eason and thus, and t hus on ly, 'lvill we a ure both q.ur t emporal success <lnd our hig her sp iri t ual per£ection. We shoulu v igorously ex clud -lSe t h in gs from our schem·e of life which t end to weakeP OL. _ i ll ~ and dis in tegrate our character. · ·

There are many t hin gs w hich we young men indulge in, w hich, tboug h not s inful w· hen used in moderat ion , yet they are injurious and pernicious to us, fo r t hey are too apt t o become a second nature. One of these is indulging in intoxicants. This habit is ,ev il in itself for a yo un g man w hose character is in the formation p-eriod, but it is \VO rse st ill in that it leads to other and .s till g rosser h2. bi ts . A roun d th e hab it of drinking clusters a host of v ices ruinous to soul and body. ~ow, to value the greatne s of thi s v irtue of te r11p ~ ran ce one has only to observe and know the baneful effec ts of th e oppos ite vice. I n t h is boasted age of wis­dom and improvement , in th is land eulogized as the home of all that is pure, all that is nobl e, and a ll t hat is virtuous, what a vast number do we not see clegracled t o the level of a brute by intem­p eran ce. No m atter w here w.e may look, t hi s demon drink is ever present . It is foun d in every corner of every state 's metropolis; it is found in every qua int and modest vi llage; it -is found both in the hom e of t he poor and the ri ch. E tim ate if you can, this awful tragedy of sin , and of soul misery, and of intellectual and mora l degradation , att endant upon! th is vice. Elstimate if you can th e havoc w rought upon society and upon man him self by the cup that in ebriat es.

Intemperance st rikes at t he very foundation of society . At its door is laid n inety per cent of all the crimes of the present d~y. I t is t he cau e of a majo ri ty of defalcations and murders w hich are fill ing our jails and almshouses full to over­fl owin g . It is t he cause of the tearing as under of a great many m arriage t ies. It is t he cruel demon t hat has made many homes a hell tipon earth by robbin:g loving wives of their dreams of hap­p in ess, joy and pea<;e in th i~ world, and bringing upon them poverty of the direst form, blighted beauty, premature old age, and a broken h eart. Sad indeed is t he life of a drunkard's wife. Death, wi th a ll its horror , is sweet to her; the touch of its skeleton hand is warm and . oft to her and a welcome a the hand of a deliverer. T he sep.ulc h.er in a m id-winter' night i a queen' pal­ace compared to h er home. Painful indeed is the blow, not upon

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her head, but upon her tender heart, and terribly hall the ancrer of God be visited upon him1 who had caused such uncle erved mi ery. The criminal clas in our country are generally the off pring of drunkard ; and i it any great wonder? For what can be learned at the house of a drunkard, who is degraded in body and mind, -a

. home where di order, poverty and strife are ever in the a cendant? Or, how can neglected children, associated with none superior to. them elves, acquire a single good habit, or experience a single , train of wholesome ideas, in the absence of parental care, in their· desolat~ l~omes? \'\/ hat patriotic, generous, or virtuous sentiments can be exp.ected from such homes.

Consider next the baneful effects of this vice upon man him­self. Fir t, it is one of the most terrible plagues to the indi·dclual health. It produces the most varied and fatal diseases of the body and mind-· paralysis, dropsy and madness. It aggravates and in­ten ifies all acute diseases, which attack a temperate man on'ly 111

a mild degree, but quickly overcome the intemperate. D1rink is an enemy of every perfection of man. It benefits him neither physically nor piritually. It robs him of his reputation, of his friends, of his wife, of his family, and of domestic happiness; ln fact; of everything. · Besides it brings upon him a slavery fr01n which there is scarcely any liberation; a sla.very so horrifying that we are unable to picture to our imagination anything more ap­palling. Where shall we find a more heart-rending sight than that of a young man overcome by his cravings for strong drink? But a few years ago he possessed the attributes of an angel, now he is po sessed of the very devil. vVhat a change comes over him, who. had hoped to bring honor upon his family name! \Vhat sorrow does he not bring to his mother as he staggers home in the early hours of the morning-drunk! D'eprivecl of his reason, he will sometime trike that mother, and heap upon her the most vi'le cur e . Yes upon her, his only tn1e friend now, .who had waited and watched for his return, through the long hours of night. Harkening to his footsteps she opens the door for him and help~ him in every ·way po sible, hoping against hope that by her ten­derness he will be able to turn him from his erring way. But alas, the fiend drink drags him clown, down; at times he niakes spa modic effort ·at reform, where for every step he was raised by the efforts of himself and loyal friends, he slips back two. Gradually he settles into the mire of despondency and his friends and hi own family despair of his rehabilitation. He absents him­self now for weeks at a time, during which his life is worse than a -pariah dog. F~nally there appear a few lines in a newspaper. about how a tramp had died in the filth of a farmer's barn-the same poor wretch who had begged pennies to keep h'im in drinks, who

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had haunted the free lunch end of the bar until dl-ivtn away with . kicks and curses, snatching what scraps of food h e might while the bartender's back was turned. Could anything be sadder than this? Yet such pitiful cases occur .every day. Thousands and thousands of young men are marching towards a drunka.rd's death. W .e see them all around us.

Despite the horrors of this prevailing vice of intemperance rt still grinds on. To· liberate the race from its grasp baffles phil­

. osophy, confounds theories, mocks at woman's tears, and paralyzes · childhood's pleadings. The evil _ has been fought by well meant prohibition laws, high license and local option, all of which have signally failed to modify the evil. To young men of today there is a great danger lurkmg in the treating habit to which we Amer­icans are addicted, in our desire of how1ng our goocl-fellow hip. To avoid the many evils w hich lurk about the drinking of intoxi­cants it would be most beneficial for us to practice total abstinence. Even when used in moderation stimulants cost some money; their use involves loss of some time, and be ides they are injurious to the health. The odor of whiskey in tl1e e clays cheapen - a man in the business world and m.akes it hard for him to get or retain a good position. Look at the men who attain success in the profes­sions and in the business world; do thev waste their time in a bar­room? Study the "cocktail brigade" and see if they are the men who get or accomplish thing . Total abstinence is a term we young men seem _not to fancy; it smacks of ''puritanism" of "sumptuary laws," of prohibition and even intolerance. \1\! e even have a pr·ejuclice against the total abstainer and think he must be a narrow, ascetic individual. In college life he is scoffed at, and many a college student has taken his first drink against his con­science and early training because he wanted to ma!fe good with his companions; he wanted to be considered a "good fello,v." To students the practice of ternp erance is inclisp::nsable, for without il we cannot hope to build up either a great m:ind or a stron:g body. lVfo.de ration is to the mind and character as regular exercise is to an athl ete. Therefore, if we inure ourselves to daily habits of self sacrifice, to consecrated efforts and energetic action, we shall stand firm like a house built upon a rock . though the storms and

· blasts of temptation rage around , whilst our jelly-fish, timid and softer companions are carried along with the win:ds.

A ·Defense of Immigration J. A. WILLIAMS '09

F.;;!~:;;e:~R N' \. RITI NG upon the subj ect of immigration we touch up n an is ·ue that has for several year absorbed the at­

. t ention of great 1nen, w ho have taken an active part fn the atiairs of the country; and w hich s till remains one of t he mvs t v ital , th e most important questions of our

fair land. By sayin g that immigration is of v ital importance, I mean that it is n ecessary and that it is expedient to the country. Immi rrration is an immense gain to th e U nited States in many ways .b In fact , m e ri ca it elf has be en made pos ible only through imml.gration. Immigration is a source of strength to our nation; it is an important factor in our inclu st,rial and commercial worlcl; it i helpful t o religion; in fa ct. it is a num eri cal, it is an indus­trial , it is a physical, it is a mo ra1 and it is a r eli g ious gain to both the s tate and the church. If it had not b een such , immigration "\i\rould have be en r estricted many years ago, for our forefathers, the past po litica l heroes, the builders of our nation , far ·exce lled in just ice, in law a nd in politics , on.r p et ty plotters, our intrig uin g power-seeking, g raft-mongers of the present day .

A s t h e abundant rain t hat falls upon our verdant earth re­fr eshes the Yari-colorecl fim,ve rs of the fi elds, r eYives th e beautiful foliage of the forest, nourishes t he ariel plains ancl swell s the m ountain . treaml ets that flow in rippling swiftness to th e sea­so immi gration strength ens th e arm of nationa l pow·er. it r evives and nouris hes the v itality of th e nati on , it in creases indust rial and coti1mercial plll=s uit:.; and acts a. a stim ulant to our holy religion.

· Ever s in ce that bright Octob er m orning in 1492, when first Co­lutpl>U ~, came in s ight of the New vVorld, immigrants have been potu•ing into our country, from the east and from the west. This ti ie ·of human being has become swollen year by year w ith peo­ple from many nations and has r eached s uch aio·antic proportions

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that in a s ingle month th e number of immigrants has been so g-reat · that it exceed, th e population of some of our western states. Has the in coming of these numerous bands of human beings been .detrimental to o ur national , ir·dustrial and commercial interests, to Telif!ion , and to the nation. No. \iVho among us cannot boast of nn ~tish. a French, a German or other foreign ancestry? Very few. I dare , ay. And vet you would ask that the opportunity by

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to others, who seek a home in this our native land. Was it not our immigrant forefat0ers. who built ·our. flourishing cities. .Built them out of the primeval forest, on mountain slopes; or op. the al­most endless stretch of prairie? Who was it that fought our na­tion's battles? Who was it that built our universities an'd col­leges? \i\/as it the aboriginal tribes that inhabited this continent, · when first Lief Ericson saw its verdant shores or when the great Italian navigato.r for the first time stood on American soil? No~. It was the offspnng of a heterogeneous race that has made Anler­ica what it is today-for America has been made possible only. through immigration. \ tVithout it the New W oriel would have re­mained the wild abode o f nomadic savages; it would have re-' mained that extensive maze of tangled! forests, of lofty, unexplored rnountains, of myriad unknown lakes and streams and of endless wastes of prairie land that it was when first it became known. I -say that America has been made possible only through immigra­t ion.

Taking a retrospective glance over the history of our country we see the sturdy Pilgrim Fathers 5truggling against and sur­mounting the many hardship s and trials in a strange unknown land; vire see clearly depicted before us the sufferings and miseries b.f the early V irginian settlers at Jamestown; further on we see the Spanish and French in Florida, and again we see such men a::s Junip er Serra, l\IJ:'arquette, Joques, Joliet and a host of other s -.iptly m en, going to the north, to the south and to the -west, spi·eachng the kingdom o.f Jesus Christ, and carrying civilization into the unknown regions of this un explo red new hemisphere. It is to these early settlers upo n our shores, who sought freedom and religious liberty and also to preach the gosp·el, that is ascribed the laying of the foundation .of vvhat was to be the graJndest and faire st country under heaven; it was these early settlers, who be-.

. came the fathers of a future race, w·hose love of liberty, of justice and of law, has placed America in the front rank of great modern nations; it was they who have made America what it is today.

Immigration: is proving every day to be an immense national gain. This co11.stant current of irnmigration is a source of national strength . Year after year we acquire hundreds of thousands oi i1ew and valuabfe citizens w!1o stimulate the vitality of the gov­ernment and fe ed and nourish the nation. These, men become patriotic upbuilders of the national strength, the va-liant and loyal defenders of the int erests of the nJ.tion in every field; they be­come our soldiers and our voters, our artisans, our mechanic?. our leaders in the world of letters, ot.1r great politicians. and _ it is ne-edless to say thC\t they are loyal to the land of their acJoption. As a general rule these immigrants are full grown men and wo-

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·~ien ,_· :r ~ a."dy' to do . service, ready to do battl~ whh the diffici.tlt ies of life. · The United States has not expended a s ingfe dollar on their upbringing, 11110r has it spent vast amounts for their educa­tion. lt is quite evident that the acquisition of such citizens is as · clear a gain t o us as their departnre is. a clear loss to the country V\rhence they came. That their leaving the home co untry is ac­count ed a g reat loss is proven from the very fa ct that European nat ions , as Ireland, Italy, Norw ay, Sw eden, Canada and others ar.e try ing to s t ay the tide o f emigra t ion and are taking every pos·

. s ib le m eans to prevent it. In N.o-rway, w here the numb er of emi­g rants is equ iyalen t to one per cent of the yearly population , IZing Haakon has ar ran ged a plan by w hich fa rmers m ay take up '' hom esteads '' as in A m erica.. In A ustri a-H ungary , w·her~ the ma­jority of productive esta tes are owned by the nobility, Emp eror F r.ancis J oseph is purchasing the most valuabl e tracts and is imi­ta t ing the Norwegian king in t he dist ribut ion of the various lands . . In Ireland vve have a lr eady se-::n th e eff ect of th e Gaeli c R evival, which is in sorn e degree simply another m ethod of r ev iving loyalty and love for the mother count ry . \ i\/ hat em ig ration has clone for Ireland may be clearly shown by this quot ation from a prominent author : "In traveling through Ireland, it is a sad thing, !n de<~ d , to see the ruins of her once beauti ful sanctuaries and h er f a nL1HS

seats of .learnin g, but sadder sti ll is th e absence of her yout h, her young m en and wom en ." Spain, t o wl10m w e ow e th e explora t i ) '11 ,

coloniza t io:n and civilizat ion of near ly t he w hole of Cen t n l and Sout h A m erica , and also of ou r g lor ious west , ha prohibited emi­g rati on a ltogether. In Germany t he government is p edc~ ctin g a scheme of better w ages and it is t hi s only t hat has kept !''nny Ger­mans from our shores . T he loss to other foreign _:l) untr i·.:s r;a s l; ('en so g reat t hat special am bass·adors have be('n dep uted to v isit A merica and sound t h e1 opinions of their fellowm en cuncern [ng th e conditions and also t o bring every in ducement to bear upon t hem in order to persuade th em to return to t heir mot h~~ r \' •) tmtry . NLany other exam ples could be quoi-ed in wh il-~l w e conlcl p rove t hat for eig n count r ies a re awakenin g t- ) th ·2 f :?..c t i. 1n t th ey are los­ing eve ry year t he best of th eir cit:z-:: ns, and t l1 a 'c t he_\r :tr e d ear g ain to t he country w hither they g·0·. Thcn~ £',) r c , :t is expedi ent that Am erica should, in sheer self-interest , welcom e th e immigrants w ith open arms. ·It may be said that A m erica has become th e re..: ceiv in g- s tat ion fo r ·E uPope-where foreign countries are fa st get­ting r iel of their diseased, maim ed, deformed and blind citiz·ens, ·or the p lace to w hich E urope is sending its und es irable citizens and cr iminal s, but th is is aJ gro undless obj ection. In all our larger sea­ports there ar e governm ent in sp ectio n offi ces, through which each im migtant m ust pass and und ergo a rigo r0l1s physical examination

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as well as a mental one. If it is found that the individuals are Hl:

any way d is e~sed or otherwise unfit, th ey are . n.ot only hindere.d fro~11 remaining on American soil, but deport ed and sent to their native land, being declared unfit to becom e American citizens.

Considerin g this probl,em of ir:nmigration ·in an industrial or commer cial sense, I would say, it is again an immens·e gain. For the most part our i ~nctustries are op-era t ed by m eans of skilled and un­skilled labor from abroad. \ iV ho was it that built our railroad~ and canals in the thirti es and forties? Were they not the sturdy and w illin g sons of Irela nd ? And w hat are th ese same men to­day? W hy they are the .-pres idents o f these railroads, and m ore­over they are the mayors of a hundred cities. T his is not the only instance w her e immigrants or th eir offspring are now classed as our highest officials . Such men as Presid ent R oosevelt, Secretary Bonaparte, Govcr:nor Hugh es of ~ew York, ex-1\fayor Dtmne of Chicago, and hundreds of others could be m ention ed. A nd the history of yesterday is r ep eat ed today, for today w·e rely upon the foreigner to do our hard lab or. Go to our m in es and factorie s and see w ho is doing our unskilled work. Do we find .there our native Americans? No, but we find that fo r eign ers of every nationality are performii1g our m enial tasks; and w hy? Because the average A m eri can prefers to do other wo·rk ; for it is a well-known prefer­ence of th e nat ive A m erican t o do work w hich demands the exer­cise of intellig"'nce r ather than of mu scl e. Still , th e w h ee ls of in­dustry mu st be kept in m otion, and if we restrict this influx of necessary laborers we mu st n ece sa ril y place in jeopardy the i:n~

dustri al p urs uits and commercial ent erpri ses of our country both at hom e an·j abroad . These newly-acquired citizens g ive A merica a w holesa le adve rtisement in th eir correspondence -with their r e­lations and fri end s ab road, and thi s perhaps is the reason ·that in som e CO Ull tries, Ameri can goods are preferred to th ose w hich their O\iVn cou ntry produces . It is a general rul e that w here there is material p lent y, th er e we find th e n eedy o f oth er lands, and it is for thi s reason th at so many immigrants journey hither, and n 0t for t he reason of flying from just ice. ((A! largely increas in g population spells affl uenc e in genet;a l and in the concrete" and thus it will be ~een that it w ould be detrimental to our inch1 stri es and com n'l erce, t o turn ~nvay t hese human b eings from our sh or es .

F rom a m oral or religious v iew point, imn1i g ratior'! .. is . a priceless advantage , t o our country. The immi grants may be poor in this world 's goods: but t hey are consequently mo re atfached to their reli gion , w hich is a -sottrce of gr eat comfort ·to them, as our venet­able Cardinal James Gibbor1s tdl s us in one o f his recent public utterances. The nev.r-comers in ·large nttmbers hale · froi11 lamlds v,rhere th e Catholi c reli g ion is . £till strong-· -from such countries as

,THE: VIA T ORIAN 119. " . Poland, Ireland, Italy and A ustria, whose very history l1as been so connected with the affairs of the church that whe:n w e "'speak of on~, w e 111ust n ecessarily mention the other. The advent of th ese n ew Catholies is a stimulus to t he tTue faith and the interest s of the church; th ey ass is t in r earing our magnificen!t ca~heclrals and church es, in erecting and maintaining our Catholic educational in­stit utions which co mpare with any in America. They do more ; they are the rulers and guides of the Catholic Church itseLf. L ook at the illustrious lis t of Irish, German and F rench nam.es that dei1ot es the rulers of the A ri1 erican hierarchy . It is needless to say t hat th e immigrants donate to v arious charities; th ey do mor·e. They h ave hospitals, asylums, orphanages and clubs for the bene­fit of their fellow countrymen. Th ese are the ones th at have the spirit of the tru e faith. If w e w ere to allow th e restriction of immi­graton we w ould have many more defections among Cat holic A m ericans, an c~ this w ould becom e a menacin g danger to our holy r eli gion and perhaps result in such a state of affairs as we have in France today . As a general rule, th ese people rear large families and are thus a sot1rce of num erical strength to both .. th e s tat e and t he church. T his is considered a very important factor ·W)1en we cons ider that race suicide is becoming alarmingly preval·ent arnon g native A m erican s. I t would ,be absurd and foolish to declare that the m ajority of immig rants that com e to our shores ar e the very es­sen'ce of w ickedness and the personification of vice. L et tl S r esent s uch a v ile calumny and let us boldly assert ·that our country ac­q uires hundreds of thousands of valuabl e chris ti an citizens every year, w ho are th ~ mainstay of both church and state. I clo not claim t hat al~ immigrants are the exemplars of virtue. As in q. flock of sheep, it happens that th ere is1 a black one, and th at som e­times th ere may be a w hite crow, so we admit that among imtni- . grants we may have som e that are w holly bad. But it is n9t the fonsig:n quarters of our larger cities that are nests from ·which come the inmates of our reformato:r ies, our poor houses or asy­lu ms, or our prisons, for one-half of the inmates ·of these various inst itutions are DOt t he nat urali zed citizens of th e U nited States, but t he offspring of our native born A m erican s. vV e see also that irrelig ion and dishonesty are chiefl y found among our native Americans and th at this foreign elem ent is one of mo ra l stre ngtl1 to t he nat ion, because. of th eir strong religious convictions and be­cause of the generally upright lives they lead.

A merica then has good reason to be grateful fo·r im.migration and ought t o welcome. th e right kind of immigrants w ith open arms, for t hey are th e strength and the power of the land ; they a re t he up builders a11cl the defenders of t he country; they are the vitality and t he, life of both th~ church and th e s t at e.

"Wqr ynutq wqn .atauil.s ttbnut tqr 'gym' attb ttl'ttrr ta.strs of .aport; Wqr lab wqn'.a alway.s ilrraming of tqr girlqr u.arl:l to rnurt; Wqr jay wqo' s lrft t11r l1arnrnt to romr away to .atlJool; W11r b.nllwl1o'n knouHt to all of u.a a.a 'mam_ma'n prrctnun jrturl': 1Earl1 l1a.a .aomr nob_lr trait itt l1tm if 1ur rnulil ftttb tt nut, lhrqapn tqi.a rnllryr ltfr i:S .aotl to ntultr a gool:l plant .aprout."

- .!Silr.A.ulttft.

F=.=JI'II!'l_..,~nH ERE'S no gettin g around it , fellows; Bert Colburt ;~, a disgrace to the class.'' and to emphasize his wor.Js big Ben Burton, varsity half-back, star first base1n:tn, anil many other things,· removed a huge bull dog pipe from between his t eeth and shook it E1enac1ngly at a roomful

uf smiling admirers. "Yes s ir ," he concltL!r~ d, "Cclbnrt is a sis~y for fair and the best thing vve can do is to undertake a little cure on our own accounts."

''That's th e noise," spoke up Parsons. Parsons was the var­s ity quarterback and had a right to speak up. "A guy that's as ye~low as that fellow- deserves a trimming and if I'm not mistaken we're just the gentlemen to administer said trimming."

1I urton smiled broadly and tilted his ch3-ir back a 1'ttle rnorc. C>ver in ~he corner Benton recrossed hi feet on the table and ] ' l . . 'T'l . b " . 1 " c OOt<ec very senous. · 1en aga1n~ oys, :1.-~ crJrrecte<.,, you !Or-get that the college forbids hazing in any form."

'' H:t:t:ng !" interposed Curley Jennings. .. Prepi.)~ter cms! .Far be it from this select little gathering to e?en contemplate anylhing so <i i~honorable. This little affair will rnr; rcly go down in history as a cl( rlorable accident."

"O.h n1t out the big words and get d·:Jwn to husines~ . If we::·e gr ing to cure our thin friend lets go about it in some order.'~

''That's the ticket. " ···y (S _ and the sooner the better." ' '',V ell, who's got any suggestions." This fr,)m

fc l t dated _at the intere t his words had awah: ned ih ei-c 1\"<l - a prospect of fun ·ahead. "For my part, I

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ting Berty up here s01pe evening and then putting_ him through a series of stunts."

"Correct, but why put it off. I move we invite his sissified . l'ltajesty gently, yet firmly , to visit Ben's sanctum. right n'ow."

"Second th e motion ," cam e from Benton. There are few pre­fects around this time of th e clay and if we run things ri ght we could pull it off to perfection."

"Sounds good to Little \ V illie," volunteered Parson£. "But first we ought to make sur~ that there will be no painful, not to say en.1 barrass ing, interruptions."

"Yes, that's so; Shorty, you run clown and see if th e v ictim is on favorabl e g round and incidentally keep an eye out for prefects." Shorty w as mascot , and errand boy as occasion · demanded,_ an'cl was only too g lad to be of se-rvice. He donned the ' n earest overcoat , t ook a hat much too big for him and, after r eceiving several orders of secrecy and cautior.', went out.

Inside Burton's room the ·time went slowly. ' Tobacco and matches changed hands often and many lit up. Burton stood by the window staring o'Llt at the fas t falling snow. "Good toboggan-

( ing," Benton called from the corner , and as he · spoke the cry of the starter, " L ook out below," came plainly up to them. Two o r three looked down in: tinie to see the long heavy sled dash down · the steep incline. It was early in the winte_r and th e slide was popular.

Three scratches sounded on th e door, it was ·o{)enecl. and Shorty stepped quickly in. He was the center of interest now and smiled a lmos t condescendingly. ".Easy money," he annonnced. "Berty 's over by the toboggan watching the sleds go dovn1 and there's not a prefect in sight. The report was favorable. The "se­lect gathering" rose as one, helped each other laughingly into overcoats, and made for· the door.

"Say, boys !" It was Fenton's voice, and all turned toward him. Fenton had a way about him that compelled attention; he was a quiet lad, but when he did speak, somehow or other people generally lis t ened. "Now before we start out on our little reform movement cure, or whatever you want to call it, we want t o be sure of our man." Burton and a few others frowned, but Fenton

· continued: "Now is everyone here absolutely positive that this new kid needs our parental chastisement?" H e paused, but as only a few heads nodded affirmatively, continued in the sam•e strain : "You know, fellows, I came back late this year, an d . don't know .

· , how things have been going, but if all of you think our f6end de­serves it, w hy I 'm· not the one to back do~n. How about it?"

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ihame to lose a chance like this, especially after an the planning. Perhaps it was this then, more than anything else, that turned so many thumbs down. No mercy was the verdict .. Somebody helped Fenton into an overcoat. The door opened and closed and the "se~ lect gathering" started for the slide.

Over by the toboggan all was exciternent; it was great fun, this coasting, and the snowflak es_ felt so good beating agai1l.st one's cheeks. True, they blinded you when the sled went fast , but what of that.

"Look out below!" T he starter's vo ice rang out from the top and those below cheered as the long, black sled left the end of the slide to w hiz by with a rush of air. How fas t it went! Bert Col...: burt, tan cling there, could not keep back a littl e gasp. He had watched the coasting often; watched the long sled gather speed on the chute, and th ei1 skim by w ith the same speed a1id rush of air, but somehow o r other he had not yet, become reconciled to it. He still watched each one, fascinated, and seem ed much relieved when it had passed safely by. A queer lad, w as Colburt , tall, quite good looking in a way, but slow to make fri ends; in fact, he did not count any one's fri endship , but seerned to prefer being · .alone." C riti cism, which is always keen fo r a "new kid" at college, had per­haps been a trifle unkind to him. He had attempted athletics only o nce; it was baseball , but at th e very start he had ran blushing to· his room, th e laughs of his schoolmates. ringing in his ears . It was then at th e suggestion of Ben Hurton that they called him "Sis," a n d the nick nam e had stayed with him. Some, more merciful than the rest, said-but n ever mind what they said . The world · said tbat Colbnrt was soft, and college life, after all , is not all' feathers.

Shorty was walking in front of the others. "There he is, fel- ' lows." He poinred a gloved hand an•d the r est saw Colburt and sauntered toward him.

"Hello , Sis," H urton said. "vVatching the coasting?" If Colburt was surprised at this unusual fri endliness his man­

ner did not show it. He smiled, just a little puzzled, and the . others crowded aro·und. Shorty winked broadly as ·Hurton con­tinued: ''You see, Bert, we' re having a little social affair in my room his afternoon and the fellovvs -vvant to know if you would honor us w ith your company." Several nudged one another, and · Colburt turn ed to look at the "fellows" who were so desirous of · his company. They were the same ones who had so often' jeered at him i1i. class ; th.e same ones who had so often laughed at him· on · the campus; the same ones who oftener had completely . ignored him. He wondered what this change could mean, and in a flash realized that they w·ere making fun of hin-1. He blushed · scarlet

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and starnn'l~red · vyhat was meant to be regrets, :but they would not hear of it and laughingly began pulling him away. Burton' and Parsons each ~ad an arm, when Benton called attention to .the slide. ~~Say fellow~ ,-' ' · he-said, waving a hand towards the hooci of the toboggan. ~: H.o.w' s th.C~:t ·for a heavy load?" The others turned and looked upward. A sled had 1be~n packed with heavy, smiling lads, ten in all, and as they looked, started on its slipp-ery course. "Look •ut below," cried the starter, and those below scrambled

- out of the track. The sled gathered speed on its dow.nward shoot and theri 'somethirig happened. . . Nobody knew· just how it was; the starter was the first to see it. He pointed, and turned a deathly pale. At the foot of the to­boggan, in the very path ··. ·of the speeding sled, a youngster had slipped and fallen on the ice. uFor God's sake," shrieked the ~tarter, uget the kid out of the way." · But everyone only stood and stared, they seemed not to realize the little lad·'s danger or else, like him, were paralyzed with fright. The sled was already half way down , and still he lay there. It was well that the snow! blind­ed ten pair of eyes, for it would do no good for them to see; they would feel the jolt and that would be all. An hour-like second passe.d and then-well, then som.ething else happened. A few turned their faces away. · Burton did not see it, neither could Par­sons; they had la11ded too heavily in the deep snow. But the rest saw it plainly. A ·taU form jumped from the center of Burton's crowd, sc1uare into th e teeth of the speeding sl,ecl. With his foot he pushed the lad out of danger and would have jumped hims,elf to safety, but ice is v·ery slippery. Those ori the sled felt the jolt and wondered what it was. He was unconscious when they picked him up, but a sled• was quickly brought into commission and in a· few moments they had him at the doctor's. Parsons and Benton, pale-faced and panting, carried him in and the rest, a crowd had com_e over from the gym, waited outside.

There was a long wait. Parsons came to the door once and wo~tld have spoken, but he choked up in a queer way and went in again without saying a word. · After what seemed an eternity, the doctor appeared. Coatless, perspiring and with shirt sleeves rolled up to the elbmiVs, he made a queer picture for a winter's clay. They crowded around · and h e passed his handker~hief over his forehead nervously. ''Boys/' h e began, his voice shakinrg a little, HH~'s resting ,;vell now, but I'm sorry to say that young fellow will never be able to play ball again with you ." The doctor paused and the group looked from one to the other, each one knowing what was in the other's mind. He finished weakly: 1'W e were f,orc-ed to amputate Colburfs leg below· the knee."

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no one thought of; their thoughts were : elsewhere. Somedrie climbed on the. porch. It was Ben Burton. "Fellows," he cried "I've been · a mut and no orie knows it better than my.self, but I'll tell you right now if anyone ever again connects the name of "Sis,, to Bert Colburt, I'll kn'Ock; his block off or· know the reason why."

"Nine rahs for Colburt," a Freshie yelled, and they all took ~t up. H urton led them, with hat inJ hand, and the cheers echoed through the ·quiet village. Three blocks away an old maid put both fingers in her ears and turned to her visitor. "Isn't it awful!" I do wish the boys would celebrate their victories some other way. This awful yelling grates terribly on my ears." · · · But inside the doctor's house the cheers fell like music on the ~ars of a pale youth, stretched on a bed in a darkened room.

AM TOlY, turkey merchant of 1\!Iarket street, was hap­py; happy only as a true believer can be, and why not t Surely, Fortune had been very good to him; he sold many turkeys and now this long hoped for time had come at last. Okemi, son of Sam Toy, had come to

this land where one gets education and money so easily and was li\9W going to the big school around the corner where so many of the little Christians went. All day long in the neat little shop at the corner, ·Sam Toy would sit and dream of the coming great day, that day when h;.e and Okemi would leave this land of the unbe­lievers and go back to the land of their ancestors, re pected and rich; back to the little mother who waited in the tiny house amid the cherry blosson1s. Sam· Toy httmmed a little tune as he placed the matts and made ready the tea\ that Okemi liked so well. Each day as Okemi returned from school the two would ,.ip their tea from the painted cups and Okemi would tell of the day at school and Sam Toy would be happy.

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· ~1 his youthful fate. Clioking with pent up tears, he toler Sam Toy that he CO:tdd go no more to that school . where the pretty t~acher gave hH11 presents and patted his cheek with · hands that were so warm and soft, and called him her little star; hut it wasn't ' her fault, for when the big m;m that owned the school carne in her

__ _-class . room and told ·all of the l-ittle ]2.panese they could co1~1e no more_, didn't she cry and kiss him and tell how sorry she was and promise to come and visit him often. But how , the little white pigs did laugh and m :::. ke faces at him wh en he left. O h, how he hated them and always would. The spark ofhatred that Sam Toy had fostered in his bosom for the whites, ever since the qay they had thrown stones at him and jeered , burst forth into a roaring fia_me when he beard this story from the lips of Okemi, his son, w hom be had so fondly hoped to se e an educated and honored man in the little village am ong· tln mountains that now looked so dear to him w hen compared to this land that he so hated .

Tl~ at night Okemi' s story was . confirmed wh en Sam Toy saw t he leader of the Bo· Lun , ... .-s, w ho told him that maybe QJkemi could n ever go back to sc hool as th e unb eliever had passed laws forbiddin g it. What a bitt erne~s it was for Sam_ Toy as he silent­ly -trudged hom eward , ·t o see the brilliantly 1 ighted to r es filled w ith happy holidzcy shoppers, w ho smiled an 1 lau ghed and seernecl t o have no ca re or worry, whi le h e was so fill ed with gri ef. H ow could he ever r epay the \yhite clogs for the in ults th ey: had heap ed on him. They were too many and too strong to fight with, but \vhat a queer l;:;.ok came into l1is eyes \vhen h e rem embered that 11i s father hacl been tl1 e v ilhge doctor , and \vhen he remembered w hat was in th e old littl e chest at th ~ shop. T hat nig ht Okemi \ivas surprised when · he saw hi s fath er take from1 a high shelf in th e littl e shop a small b ox t hat he knew h elcl som e li.tti e bottl es wh ich hi s fath er had told him n ever to tou ch for fear of death. B ut wh~ was his father bringing a ll of the turkeys from the cellar at th:s h our of the night? It w as too early to arrange them for th e crowds of eager purchasers t hat would come on th e morrow to buy th em, and he knevv that non e o·f the turkeys would be left in tl1e littl e shop by nightfall , because were not his father 's turkeys famo us in San Franusco for th e · delicacy in y.rhich they were dressed and flav ored. \ V'ell h e would soon find out what all this preparation m eant. But , no; Sam Toy bade him1 go to bed, as it was . past hi s bed time already.

But Okemi kn ew how, to see what his parent w-as doing, for peeking1 througb the hole in th e fl oor of th eir sleeping quarters, he h ad oft en seen his father count tbe littl e hoard of gold night after night. He/ robed himse lf for bed and qui etl y took up his position at the hole. H e could see his fath er now. There was another man

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there too, a man who ft:owned much and i?howed his teeth when he tal:ked. What a funny ' thing (o be doing with the turkeys. .Qkemt was sure his father had .nevct taken . so much trouble in dressing

·the turkeys before. What did it mean? He put his ear to the floor and listened. Ah so, that was it; they were going to get re­venge on the cursecl ... whites. by ~pttHin·g som·e -of that . t~H-.rible stuff from the little bottles in the turkeys. Okemi remembered how his little clog acted when his father had given him some of the contents of the little bottles. Well, he was glad, it would · serve the white curs right; they had put him out of the school and they deserved to die. He wondered why his father had not told him or the poisoning. D·id he fear that Olkemi, son of Sam Toy, would be a coward and tell? . Okemi laughed to think of it. He got back into bed happy-happy and proud of his father.

' Okemi 11acl almost fall en asleep when he thought of her-the teacher, whose hands were so warm and soft. She had told him she would come for one of · his father 's tur.keys. It was strange he did not fe el a bit s leepy now, b1,.1t sick at heart to think that she was coming. No, she must not. But what could h e do! He could not tell her, that would be too much; and he dared not tell his father. H e lay there thinking long after his father and the man that frowned had gon e to bed. H e had cried much, but now his mind w as mad e up . There \;v as a way out of it after all. If only the turkeys we re dest royed she could not buy one. But h e must b e careful; he wa s sL.u c hi s fath er would kill him if he were, caught b ein g; di sh onorab le. H e got out of b ed an cl went slowly clow n the n a rrow stairs . H e kn ew w here the match es were kept . and he t ook many of th em. It was easy to find some straw . H e lit it and cr ept hack to b e cl. H e b a cl in tended to wait a fevir mom ents, and vvhen it.. was too lat e to save the turkeys , w ake hi s father. But t h e fa t ig ue -vv as t eo mu ch; hi s littl e h ead fell back on th~ pii­lmv and in a few m om ents 0\.kemi vvas soun d as leep . D own stai rs tb e gocl of his bth ers . t he fire gocl that he had awakened, cr ept slow ly but surely up th e na rrO\v , punk-like st a irs, w hil e Sam T ov, th e man w lw fr own ed, and Okemi slept on unwarned . -- .

The roof hacl already fa llen w hen the fire engin es a rrived. A nd w hat a fir e if was. T h e greedy :Aames see m ed to devour everyt l1in g -·with a lick; they sh ot threat eningly o ut of t h e narrow w inclO\vs and li t up th e street for blocks. Littl e g roups of Jap­anese ga th er ed around ancl looked on in awe at th e way the.ir god vvas puni shin g Sa m T oy. I t vvas t oo late, the firem en sa id , to s~ve the stru ct ure. ~o they let it burn , and only k ept it from sp reaclmg t o th e oth er Clu eer littl e houses around it . w hil e in side somewh ere in that a\ivfnl 'h ea t Sam T oy, th e man ·virh c) frow n ed, and Okemi s lept never to ;nvaken.

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EDITO·RIALS.

There is not a single nation on the face of the globe today that has not some well-defined need; there is something ' vhich

every country feel s is necessary for its well-being, What for its very existence. O ur own country has its pe-We culiar n eel, and it is the necessity of honest m en ;

· Need. honest statesmen, honest business m en, in a word, honest citizens. In foreign lands the words "Yankee'1

and "grafter" are synonymous. Howeyer unpalatable this may be, it is the truth. The corruption of our politics has made even Americans stand aghast. · Tbe vena lity of ma.ny of our st atesmen :is a blot on our fair government, ancl the downright dishonesty, the wholesale thieveries and daylight . robbe.ries committed by great numbers of our financiers and business men fou lly besmirch the morality of American business enterprise. The recent strin­gency, whose effects are still felt more or less, was greatly clue to the dishonest methods of so · called enterpnsmg business men . . Think for a moment of th e hardship brought on by this vice whicl1 seems to be characteristic of Americans, and you will feel your inner self ct-ying for honest . Americans. Do not hesitate to votce

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T he an sw er to· the question "Should w e read the cla sics," is so ev ident .. t ha t t he making ~f su ~·h a query is apt tQ .provoke a

sm ile. .\~ et, t o this .quest ion a negative answer has What been recently g iven by two E ng lish 'Il'Ovelists, and

Should . by fallaciou s .. a.r.gum ents it has been seemingly We Read? proved. T hey say , " vVe are of t his age and should

sti ck to t he' books of t h is age." R ememb ering t hough , t hat th ese men are novelist s of t oday , we see at once that t hey are treating us to a blas t o n t heir own horns. H owever, t here are at present too many w ho are of t he sam e mind a ~ these w riters ; there are a~ present entirely t oo- many wh o negl ect our classic English works, fo r t he more modern nov-el.. O f t he modern 11ovels, nearly n in ety per cent recorcl t he m eeting, courtship , mar­riage and liv ing happily ever aft er of the hero and heroine. I s t her;e any profi t to be gai:ned from t he perusal of these produc­oons ? T ru e, these stories are interesLng, but do they d ispl ay that knowledge of bum.an life, that wealth of di ction, at'l cl that power of express ion t o be fo und in D:ickens, Scott or Thackeray ? l'vi ore­over, as much genui·ne interest w ill be ha.d from the perusal ot t hese authors because th ey portray humanl nature, and t hat is ever t he same. No true scholar is content w ith confining himself to a know ~ -: ci;-e of cont emporary events. He ·vva t it S t o kn :=> v-; something of th e past ; he must knoy.r th e past t o shape his own life. This know ledge is t o be ob tained by readin g th e clas sic productions of early authors . In Tasso's "Je ru salem Delivered 1'' there is com­bined a tale of love an d war w hich can not fail' to arouse int erest. T hen , t oo:,, th ere is fai t hfully r-ecorded the incidents of an immense epoch of hi story w hich is highly in st ructive. T he w hole s tory like hun dreds of other classic works, is couched in t he most classic of E ng li sh t erms.· T o read nothing but classics would hc1 an error, b ut t o read onl y th e productions of our modern w riters is a graver ~rror, since it deprives us of all that inspiration and noble pleasure

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-hY be derived from classical WOrks. · J-fe is WISe who chooses the middle path.

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. ent when the stork of time lays at our threshold a new born year. This inherent love of the gocd

Resolutions. finds expression in our readiness to make re-solves, towards repairing the breaches of the past, mending the r-ents made by our neglige11r.:.e

in the duties assigned us, or in setting out upon some new course of acti.on that wi ll be helpful t o others as well as profitable to our­selves. This is a season when the spirit is warm and prodigal in lending the tongue resolves, but time is1 a great cnt?ible and it fre­quently r:ives back our res6httions as a l:ornpL'Sition of brea th ancl airy; nothings. Happily for us, if wJe could weave into' t he fabric of out resolutions the fibre of a determined will, then we. would feel that w.e did m.ore than love the good; we would fee l that we helped to promote it and each closing year would bring us as much happiness as the new.

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Basketball. · Basketball a~pirants donnecl th~ ~purpk and gold unifor~s for the first time p1eceinher 18, and after .five miriu.tes of play we real­ized that, notwit1istai1di11g the lac-k o£- ~experienced players~the ·team · would · undoubtea,y inake good. s-··· '

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, Basketball's debut awakened a flame of- interest that should pe fanned i~~to a fancy biaze after . the holidays. · K11owi~g as he does ' the secot1dc:i.ry ·. part 'the "fe'minine game;' . plays in S.. v. c. atl1l etic~, Captaii1 Rainey does not look forward to a1 "Great' Scott" schedule, but h.e, feels c~:mfident that quite a few ·tussles will be pulled off with local teams without police interference.

S1t. Viateur's; 28; K. H. S. ro . . The High School went clown 'in defeat before the College lads

D !ecember 18, at the College gymnasium, in the first game of the ~eason. It was a well played contest from the start to the final wl;istle, despite the fact that th e aforesaid whistle sounded just a

· little too often, sometimes to part wrestling rivals , but oftener for fouls, which happily were about evenly divided.

Of the High School, Healy's work at guard was the most prominent. Deselm tried some of his usual long baskets , but with­Qut his usual success. Adams perform eel well at forvyard and showed himself a star at dribbling. His basket-throwing, howeve r, was rather poor. Maher, of the Colleg e five, showed up well at basket-work in p-lacing four difficult on es from different ang les. · Carrol played a strong game at guard .

.. S. V. C. Line-Up. K . H. S. J\1aher, Rice. . . . . . . ... right forward . . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . A dams Kiley. . . . . . . . . . . .. , .. . . ..left forward . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . D eselm Berry, Palmer ... . ...... , ... ,Center. . . . . . . . .. . . . , .... . .. . L ee

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Baskets-Ma-her 4, K•iley 5, . R~in ey 4, Berry I , Deselm 2,

Adams 2, Lee I. Conway, referee.

St. Viateur's g; Y. ~- . C. A. 7· November 19 brought t~e Kankakee Y. M. C. A. down to try

conclusions with the College squad. _ Things looked exceedingly dark for us at the begiqning of play, as the Association boys pr~ved themselves our superiors at passing the ball, and had much be,tter

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·The Junior's football team, whose picture appears in this is­:Sue, was organized late in September, but made a creditable show­ing despite the fact that they were outweighed by the majority of the teams on their schedule: . ' ··

They had the necessary "gameness," but were slo\v in acq,~rii.- > ing that "esprit de corps" vvhich is -so essential in t eam work. The -coach, P. F. Brown·, former athletk dir ec tor, daims that, had they got an ear11er start, they would have won a greater number of .games than they did because individually. they had several splendid ·players. The following gives ns a line on the different m en:

\iVright played a star game at center and enjoyed the enviable -re cord of not making a poor pass during the season. He is vyell

• built, very aggress ive, and particularly strong in defensive work. Pellisier, guard, while not having all the qualities requisite

for the position, played a good game, considering the fact that rt was his first year on the t eam.

Sherman ; at guard, is more experienc ed and puts up a fast er game. He is an a ctive man on breaking through t o block a kick ,or spoil a play.

L eonard at tackle , played a st eady, consistent game. H e phowed remarkable speed in gettin g through the line and breaking

. up th e plays of an opponent. His ability in making good open- .... ·ings for the man with the ball and stalwart defen sive playing made 'him a valuable lineman.

DTake, playing his first year at tackle, did not clot all that ·might be expected of a man in this position. owing to his ten­·clency to play too high , and over-eagerness to break through. He 'is a hard worker and. with a little more experience, may make ~ good man in that position.

Delihant at end, was perhaps the hardest worker on the team,

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always the first ma11 -Qn th ~ fi eld for prac_.t ice .and . the las t to leave: it. He was good at all-roui1d end work, tacklecr hard, never drawn in, reliable in giving in;tcn:fe ren ce, ancl very active in getting dowi1 the fi eld under a pui1t, generally. r etaining 'the distance gained by his fearl ess · diving tackles_ Bobbie's ability to catch the · foi-war,J ,pass on a nnk' f'vV}~~ l e half-·way tUJ~n:=d and get away w ith it , made hi'r11·"· a ·v'aluable mati 611/ the. offen s ive. . Leg1~is ;" :\vhile_ not .: po; sc~~t:rt) g the. a£g~es.s ivene s of Delihant,. play-eeL a good ga ri1 e '-'on .the other end of the lin e. He was ever on the alert. to secure a fumb'i ~·; o t: · int~·r' cepif..Jhe forward pass, and in addition to this .wa's a fa)3t _man in ca}'ry~1~he balf ·and in getting· clown the fie ld tuider. kicks . · · · . :: ·, .. · · ·

Warner at qna.rt er l~;~k, is undoubtedly a · born player, and . I· with ag·e ·· an,;~l , ~xperi ence will give a go'Od account of hinl.se lf when

on the ·"val'sitj.~',~·:N_,o t on ly does h e handle a team well, but is an . ~xcell elit pu11·ter, an,d executes th e for ward ·pass with remarkable· accur<;~.cy. _,R6y·· is a strong and sure open field tackler , brilliant at catd1ing · pui1ts and n1n'nin 0· them · b.ack , and · a goal ki cker of no. iTiean ability. In thi s depa1:irn ent h e 'would have s hown up much better if ·playing behind a st'ronger liri e. . . · :Dwane . at fullback, is the most · experi enced player on the· squad, hav ing ·completed · hi s· third year in that pos ition. He is a "Stonewall" in backlng tlp the . line and the. fiercest tackler on the­tean1. :This , together with ll1s .. abiJity to give sp lendid interfer­ence for the oth er backs, m ak(·S hini.···an ide-al man for the pos ition. B:e ·is · well built, r e111arkable in keeph:g ·his · ·feet . and · pttlling <l:I.ong the ·111~l11 . with the ball. · · · -~Fiqally, Capt. " l\!Iichael,'' , is always th er e \vith · th_e ,"goods''

. whe!1 it is - ~· _ques tion o'f a fe\V ·y ards1 'to make the r equir'ed clistai1ce .. ',01' I eH at 'halfback. :was a very consi·s t ent ground gainer,

clev~r a't ·· ~i·agnc)sing the pbys o f opponents, s troi1g oil breaking­up t)1e interference ; a hard and at tim es almost r eckless tackler, and .a man that was very difficult to stop~zvhen in: possess ion of the balL.

Corcoran played a good gam e at th e other half , but lacked the dash and aggress iveness that always characterized the playing of O'Neil. . However, "l\l['el ' ' made a good runnin g mate for him anS

,., managed to be present w her-e nwst n eeded. ,Corcoran , E.ug. , after being supplanted at quarter by Warner,.

performed the not altogeth er agreeabl e task of all-round substl­tiJte. He managed to p ersuad e Coach Brown to let him alternate· with "J'vfel' ' at haLf in seveTal ·of th e · garn esJ and was; perhaps, su­perior to ·his brothel- when it cam_e t o de.fensive play ing: ·

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The above squad will likely be together again next year and if so they promise to make the ''varsity" boys "sit up" and take notice.

M1inims' Football Team. In the enclosed cut we have a picture of the :rvlinims' footbaU

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closed c:ut, that every one might have a souvenir and picture ot perhaps the best minim team the college has had for several years. We -congratulate the courageous little fellows who have brought such credit upon themselv.es and their Alma M ater. N ine v ictories in .:one . season is a record of which fe\v teams can boast, especially when we •. }.<:now that they have played no t eam under their w~ight,. and few equal to it.

Geo. Lyons, who played center, . was elected captain early in the seas01\ aHd results show that the right man was chosen. A champion team is soine thing -of which few captains can boast,. George. Jimmy Boyle, better ' ki'lown as 'B:abe, ' was placed at quarter. This position requires " internaln head w.ork and Jimmy has the head. Jake Schaefer, who stars at billiards an'd baseball,. as well as at gentle football, played fullback, and always gave an excellent account of hin1self, as the team can testify . A. L edoux ,. R. H. B., who finished his career wit h th e l\tlinims this year, has left an enviable record. · Eighteen touch-clowns · are credited to him for the season. The junior s quad will receive him with open ~rms. C. Parker, L. H. B. , is a new man. The gr eetings that Charlie got from the side-lines spoke the appreciation in which his playing was h eld. l-Ie was called the "pinch" man, for w h en a long dis­tance was to be gained , Charlie took the ball, and -vvo nderful to state, always gained it. J. lVIallatl. ey, R. ( ; .. we often · call ed the " fui11bl e " man , not ·because he fum bled ·the ball, but rat her the opposite, for a fumbl e was never made on either side t hat Joe didn 't have his eye _on, and when th e m ess '\vas untangled, Joe was alw ays found at th e bottom,. huggin g th e ball. J. 'O'Connor, R. T ., was remarkabl e for -hi·s· bo ld ta ckles. · -Few m en attempted to o·ain throu o-h r io·ht ta ckle ·w·ithont feelin o·. -the· -str en o-th- o f Jack's· b b b b b .

arm around th eir anl}les . · T hei1· · sudden thud · ·demonstrated this only t oo wel l. A . Gunderl ach , R; · E~, · macle · hims e.If ·fa ti1oL1s. in get­tin g forwai·cl passes . Som eh ow or other Andy was al-ways under t h e ball w h erever it w as thrown. R. Lonergan; -L. · G.,· starred as a tackler. The. quarter-b acks of t he opposing t eams co·ulcl tell you this better th an we. The ball was no sooner snapp ed · than "R eel" was t hro'ugh t he line and hugg-ing the quarter-back. W. Sutton , L. T., was -our heavies t man. He m ade. our openings, w hich means m uch. l\l[any a t ouch down was made t hrough a clear field , all clu e to the openin gs that Bi ll made. H. Tiffan y, L. E .. was perhaps our speediest player. vVhen he r each eel t he open, t here 1vas no stopping him. A touchdmvn was· always th e resul t.

Substitutes: A. D ecker, who starred at football in the early part of the season , was the only mari w ho was injured and forced to retire (a h ero of course). vVith a score of rs to r2 in the Minims' favor ancl but three minutes to play, an opponent br0ke

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through their line into 'a . clear fie-ld. A lec' ·ran after him, made a cdiving tatkle, dowrie_d _the· ma:n arl.d was thrown: headlong, sprain- ' ing·'his ankle ·· in · the fall.. . T~is saved ddeat a11d helped the cham-

. p'ions . . L: Ja~obi . also played in the early season, but was forced to retire 011 ·ciccom'lt' .of sickness.. He remai.ned a "sub" the rest of the seasoii ~ncl was·'always· ready to gO. into\ the. fray if there ·was need. J. Williat:ns could always be found waiting along the side lines anct *ould ·only to~ , gladly help the -boys along if they needed him. J3ut somehow or other they always stuck ati.d Jay had little occa-

. s16n .. to show his great . abilities . \ 1\1. }/[iller, another sub, though . l~st on our. list, is by · 110 ri1e.<?-ns the -least. In scrim'mage practice, the regulars learned his ability, ·ancl .took great care to keep out of h,i s n~_ach. He played in . th e early season in a couple of the games.

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T he Junior Basketball ·League, which \vas organized some time .ago, proniises to be quite a S'...tccess. The six teams battling tor supren~acy furnish great excitement in the ' 'gym" on nearly ·eve ry "conge" afternoon ~ The offi cer of th e league have ar­Tarigecl the schedule so that each team wi ll play about fifty games during the season. All games are arranged in series and the win­ning team will be prestntecl with some suitable enblem at the close 'Of the Season.

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G'OL·L:IDGE' THESPiANS IN ''HIOKO:RY FARM.''

: On Wed~1~sday_ evening, December II, the · Thespians pro-duced the drama, " Hickory Farm," for the benefit of the College Or~hestra. Th_e plot of the drama is ·lai:d around a New England farm, . Ez~kiel .Fortune, a retired farmer., is about to settle down -in peace and contentment to enjoy the fruits of his hard labor, when Gilbert Darkwood, a handsome and unscrupulous villain, -contrives to rob him of his property and home. A railroad is. about to b~ built through the property and Darkwood, wishing to obtain the_ emolument which is to accrue to the owner, seeks to buy the ·property from Fortune , -vvho steadfastly refuses. With the assist­ance of Uriah Skinner, a miser and servant of Fortune, Darkwood succeeds in robbing the fann er of the deeds to his lands. Before accomplishing his ~-icked deed the vi llain incluc~s Jessie Fortun·e, the daughter of the fanner, to elop,e \vith him . . Jessie later dis­covers her deception and being ashamed to return home, seeks she1ter under the roof of her aunt, J\11rs. Prisci lla Dodge, a widow, 'Vvho is soon to be married to Alderman Lawrence 11,cKeegan, "'from the city." After Darkwood has secured the deeds, he makes ljfe miserable for Ezekiel Fortune. ·;· He · th_rea,tens to evict him if upon a certain date he is unable to me~t a debt of some three or four hundred dollars, w hich Darkwood cl<J.ims to be due him for eighteen months ' r ent. With his lm'ing daughter gone and mis­fortunes and sorrow gathering daily upon him~ Ezekiel Fortune's life becomes one of poverty and misery. Jack Nelson, a book­keeper in the bank, and an adopted son of the farmer, is the only

·one who sticks to his "daddy" throughout his misfortunes. He takes his part and consoles him in all his trials. After L. McKee­aan had married Priscilla Dodge he started on his h_oneymoon with her to Paris. This necessitated Jessie Fortune's returning home. O:n he11 knees she asks forgiveness of her father, who only too gladly grants it. About this time the IVIaryville bank has been robbed and D1etective Rankin of N1ew York was called in to inves­tigate the matter. He traces the robbery to Dlarkwood. He also learns of the farmer' s misfortunes and seeks an interview with l1im'.. Later, on the clay in which the eviction is to take place, he conceals himself in Fortune's house. D·arkwood, accompanied by two constables, soon enters. Ezekiel Fortune is unable to meet the debt. Darkwoocl flares np into a passion and accuses Jack Nelson, who is present , of r-obbing the bank. In a former inter­view, Nelson had openly slapped the villain's fac e and now D~ark­woocl was seeking his revenge. As · the constables were about t o arrest Nelson and as Darkwoocl was going t o evict Fortun~, Detec­tive Rankin appears and orders a halt. Darkwoocl recognizes him

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and know~ he is entr~pped. He perJ~u·es him·seU, dtHY}IlK; th~t .he ?ad anythmg to do With the robbery, when Skinner., ·the m'iser";-'!15e-:- .. mg n~oved to · rep_entance, enters ~)1d . op~nly ,b~trays D~rkwood ·· and his plot: He IS t~1en accused of seducing Jessie Fortune, which he also demes. Jessie appears to throw the. Jie back into ·his face' again. Th~ vi~lain _becomes desp ~rate. He seesthat his only hope of escape hes 111 finng, and drawmg a -revolver, he aimS! it at Ran­kin, · whon11 he misses. The detective, quick as a flash, returns a double fire and Darkwoo.d drops at the door. Skinner seeks pardon from Fortune artcl it is granted. Jack Nelson marries Jessie For­tune and the curtain drops.

Frank Rainey, who played the part of the farmer, showed his ability as an actor. A~ times he had the audience in an uproar,. when his pathetic tones of voice would suddenly draw tears to their eyes. D. 1\tfcAuliffe took the part of the miser extre~11ely well. Dennie is a new man on the stage, but his success has al­ready made him "famous. " There is scarcely any need to offer words of commendation to F. Shippy, who ii)1personated the vil­lain. The success he has had in former years speaks for.. him. His part was well chosen and he executed it to perfection, notwith­standing the fact that he was ill while doing so. John Colleton, in the role of Jack Nelson , made his initial appearance on the stage,. ~mel he promises to becom:e a good actor. The loud roars· of ap­plause with which G. Kiley, the aL:l-~ rman , was greeted at his every appearance on the scene, were signs of his wonderful success. P. Berry, as th e C:ret eetive, made a great hit. Tall in stature and_we11 built , he had th e requirements needed to play his part well. Need­less to say, he did so. I. Rice, as "pretty and unsophisticated" J es­sie Fortune, and R. Shannon , as Priscilla Dodge, ~ook the ~1ouse.

" Their rich dresses and jewelry ret1clered them. unrecogmzable. They di sgpi secl their vo~ c es so well, that _for some tinte not ev~n . their most intimate friend s could recogmze them. Constrtbles \V. Carroll and F. Cleary did justic~ to their parts. .

The Viatorian concrratulates the O-rchestra on 1ts success, f'S-

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PERSO'NALS.

It gave us a great pleasure to welcome the1 Rev. Hugh Q'Gara M1cShane and Rev. Thomas Ol'Gara on their recent visit to· the -college. There is a wealth of pleasant memories in every path of the college grounds for these two Fathers, who for- years e.xercis.ed their saving ministry in parishes adjoining the college community, and who could always be found among those who came to . con­tribute their share of encouragement to alt undertakings of inte r­es;t o the college.

A course must' be profitable to a student w ith such an earnest, profound and devoted ·instructor as Rev. A. L. Labrie. Although we lament the absence of 1\!Io nsignor Legris from the professor's chair in Church history, we feel elated with the appointment of Father Labrie as his successor. ; Thursday is the clay given to this branch and the new professor opened the course w ith a large at­tendance January r6th.

ALUMNI.

· Niose Dionne, commercial, '07, of St. 1\IIaris, Ill., has joined the ranks of the .beneclicts and is now on his hon eymoon. VV e ex­pect l\!Ir. and Mrs. Dionne·· to pay a visit to th e college in the near future.

·T. Burns, stuclen.t '04, is in the constructive business in Chi­-cago . .

Ralph Criglow, student '04, was here from Remsen, Iowa, on his way to Chicago. He is thinking seriously of going into the automobile business .

.J. Shan1l.on, student 'o6, is fini shing his course at a. business ·$Chool in Chicago.

DT. Arthur H. O 'Connor, student '04, is practising dentistry in Milwaukee.

Raymond lYiudd, student '04, is working in a garage in Indi­anapolis..

J. Long, student 'o6, is holding 3: responsible · position at the Chicago Athletic association.

Frank Connors, student 'os, is the proprietor of a flourishing tonsorial parlor in .Cadillac, M'ich.

O :scar Perrault, student 'o5, has been playi1ng· with the Calu-

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met and Hecla Michigan band. This ·band 1s rated a.s ·one of the. best in the UniJecl States.' · · - · · ·

. . . Henry Teston, '04, of U ni01nr Hill, Ill. , is w·ith the Western Electric company in Cl1ic,ago.

Paul Devine, student ·'os, is studying law in his father ' office· in Chicago.

Paul L egri s, stud ent '04, is studying law at Houghton, ]\fich.,. in his brother's office.

J. Sw·eeney, student 'o6, is work·ing in the offic es of the C. B .. & Q. at Chicago.

T . I-Iart is ·with the Illinois Central railroad 111 Springfield, Ill..

Musings of D;adldy Dan.

- One who clines by himself is in bad company. -Beware of a hasty word. It is easier said than unsa:id. - A smile costs no more than a frown, but it earns more 111-·

terest. -lvfcl'vfullen trousers are stron g, but a stitch today may sav~·

a rip tomorrow . -1\/{any people mistake notoriety for fam e. -The cheapest advice is that which 1s not taken. -Divorce love from study, you make study drudgery . -vVise is th e student thatl knows w hen and how to study. -He who pleases only himself must fun;i sh hi s own applause .. -Politeness ~ i s to goodness w hat words are to thought. -It is unreasonable to expect more from life than life 1~·

capable of giving. - The world is like a stage, having at times more satisfactory

scenery than cast. ~A good preyentative for a bleeding nos·e is to keep it out of

other p eople's business. · · -Love is blind, but even the blind are often adept in count-

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body else laugh. -The world owes every man a liv ii1g, but some wo11't rise· up.

early enough to g;et it.

-Failures generally put forth claims of partiality and: lu.ck .. ·. -·. ·Frequently our pen is· hard pushed to state the truth.: · ·

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The fir t glance into the anctum on our return a~ snred us that, though we had fer a few days forgotten the arduous duties as wielder of the blue pencil, the vvork had continued . to in­crease, and that our task was no light one. There they lie-the­product of colleges far and near-. on tables, chairs, windows and floor, some basking se renely in th e light of their O\vn excellence (some in semi-darkness, but neverthel "' s happy) and bidding de­fiance to the ex-man who dares to mention them in any save com­plimentary terms. And judging from the gene ral outlin e of the exchanges we feel there will b e no ne-ed for u to pick np the gauntlet. J:\1oreover, after a gloriou celebration of the Yuletide,. one scarc~ly feels like cen uring th.e valiant efforts of others, but is rather incliu eel to speak in t erms poetic, as does he of the long and uncut locks when the first gent le zephyr of spring tickle h1s noble brow.

Speaking of noble brows, have you seen the December issue of thei Georgetown College Journal? It abounds in enjoyable mat­ter which one naturally attributes to the owner of a prominent and intellectual fotehead. lt presents torie ~ , skillfully di·dded by breezy verse, with h ere and there an illustration w hi ch catches the eye and leaves a favorable impr-ess ion. ''The Darw.inian Theory" i a deep and compact article in 1vhich the principles and objec­tions of D-arwin are clearly stated and thoroughly refuted. It makes no pretensions toward literary value, but should proYe in­teresting to all w ho feel them elYes inclined toward profitable reading. "Qiur Hos~. the Assassin,' ' cliplays a clever plot. which is fairly well ·told, but is concluded in a rathe: r unsatisfactory man­ner. However, it has the power of holding the reader's interest. We fear the first part of the stor~-. which is well "alcoholized," ' will hardly find favor with the Law and Order league or Carrie

.. Nation, but we will leave to them the censorship. The other· .articles are interesting and -vvell produced.

' The Columbiad, from P:ortla:ncl, O~·egon . is a pleasing Christ-mas nun1.ber w ith its appron-riate stories and reflecti·ons on the joy­ous season. A very pleasing thought is expressed in "Home for · Christmas," which cannot but interest one removed from the par-­ental home. "Who Rut a Caesar," contains an excellent plot,.

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capable of much better development than was accorded it by tJ1e writer. The Clolumbiad would be mt1ch improv·ed if it added t<? its other attractions that of an exchange department.

Well said, Echoes! Your greetings are hue and exceptionally .. appropriate to the happy season of which they speak. Y nur Christmas numb er besp{;aks talent in the productions embodied :.and exceedingly good judg1!1ent in arrangement and decorations. 'The Christmas sto ri es are above the average____.they seem to break from th e old-time traditions upon w hich most Christmas stories ::are founded . "A Christmas Thought" deserves the title it bears in the full sense, and though simple, is a creditable effort. A g lance .at the staff assures one that ' ' l\llary is a Grand Old Name" in the v icinity in which Ed:10e-s is publi shed. But we cannot quite for­_give the ex:;-man-or rather lady-for totally neglecting the ex­change column, for even though the ' 'strains of A dvent" are in ·the air and the lack of expt ri~nce weighs heavily, neve,rtheless the department dec:erves sturdy support. A:n1cl what does it matter t o us w hether the exchange notes are read · or not ? Those w ho ci·o

· peruse th em rece ive their ovvn reward and for those who. do not ·we have only -sympathy . ·· ·

To Young E:agle, Sinsinawa, \1\1 is.: Retort r eceived. Your ·entry receives th e blue ribbon. Having had n1any experi ence·s­·pleasant and otherwise--w·ith fud ges we feel that you will be quite elated over our words of praise prononllced on your culin.ai+ p_ro­duction. We ·v-enture to remark-just to keep th e conversation fro m lagging-that the duties of th e ex-m.a:ni have lost their dark and dreary appearance since we discovered the "sweet" and "de­licious" rewards w hich occasionally accrue to him.

To The Herald, :Holyoke, Mass.: Kind ly address us as "Via-·torian," not "Victorian." Iot that we have any obj ections to the

1 latter as a nam e, but simply because it is n:ot our name. Your words of praise are g ratefully received. '-1\f e are laboring faith­f ully in th e hope that when you again take occasion to met?-tion us you will be t empted to repeat th e fifth line of your criticism, ·omitting the word, "almost."

W e congratulate the Purple and White upon th e excellC'nce of · ·its Christmas ed ition. Whi le we are inclin ed to criticise the con­tents rather than the cove r of a jburnal, in this. case we may say that both are of a high order. Your production shows ability 3:nc! judicious selectio-!1.

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LOCALS·.

-Happy New Year.

-Beware! 'o8 is L eap year.

-Ryan says, " the high life for mine."

-01ld Nick presented Turkey with a Teddy Bear.

-A. G. is inconsolable. ''Him and de brudder, day got no gun."

-\V e cannot understand why som e students in the choir smg worse than others, seeing that they all get th e san~e chants .

-A girl frien.d of ours at the . D. convent is very con iderate and tender-hearted; so much so that sh e r efused to boil the drink­ing waten at home ch:ring vacation , for fear of hurting the germs.

-Women con t en cl that man's love for wet goods causes a ma­jority of divorces, w hile m en- contend that it is woman's love for dry goods.

-A P,ersian ... maxim : \ N hen you go to war , say a prayer ; w hen yo u go to sea, ay

tw:o prayers; w hen yo u ge t married, pray all the tim e. •

-Saclw un : "Poor Bi ll m et w ith a·n awful death. A block of marble weig hin g t en t housand pounds fell on his ches t."

Wiswun: '' It's too bad. But Bill always did have a weak chest. "

-Teacher , ( cl nrin'g animal study class) : "Nam e a few thin~-s that have horns , and that are dan gerous ."

1/I inim: "Automobiles."

-Taylor: "I have no faith 111 those treatm ents for drunk­arcls."

Freel: " vVhy not?" Taylor: "Because, gene.rally the mo re you treat a man the

drunker he gets."

-Clarence: "What 1s the rest of that proverb, 'Truth is mighty?'"

Emmet: c:Hare, I suppose."

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Wa,:rrn.ing! · -Sioux City H erald:-' 'The band w ill practi ce tonight."

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' 'We were almost scooped on an item · thi s year. Just as . w e ·were ·going to press Eel Dougherty eloped. P articulars next year."

- P refect (going to room 321 , from which th ere issued much loud talkin g in an an gry tone) : ' 'What's all this .noise about ?"

Eddie lappeaTi ng in his undershirt w it h 11. is face lathered) : "X othing, only my razor los t its t emp er.''

-Dan : "Look f.cll O\"v'S, I found a butto:n in my salad." Gerald: "\Vhy, that's just a par t of the dressing."

-Now here 's a r esol·ve that is nappy, And it's not a New Year pun; De good and you 'll. be happy, But yo u '11 miss a lot of fun.

_ studious young student f_rom Sioux Sat sil ently clovv:n in t he g lionx But w hen in surpri se H e tried t o arise • Th e cloth es he possessed were but fi oux.

New Year Resolutions.

-Resolved, ] "hat henceforth I 'll peruse Just books that any lad woul d choose; I hereby taboo all hot-air That fl ows from Darwin or Voltaire. ---;Max Bocl enhiem.

-Resolved , T hat I w ill court th e muse In music for m, and, never lose J\1Iy organ ; but I-' ll have it st ored LTnl e s I find th at long lost ·chord. -Taylor W eclg·e.

-Resolved, T hat ince it's now leap year I' ll co urt some c:lame withotlt a fear ; Gee it's a snao to one that· knows, I ' ll ~ imply smile at1cl s11 e' ll propose. -Dinny.

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1 . -Prof: "Was l\1ilton married when he wrote .'Paradise H.e-;g·ained;?' ' ~"

-FFapk: ~"No, hut he was · when he wrote 'Paradise Lost.',.

- "A man may smile a11cl smile and be a villain" So Willie Shakesp1eare said so-me years ago, .. But now if he but smile on us we're willin' To bill him as th e hero in the show.

- Hilly got a bob-sled, Billy- o·ot a rope

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Bi ll y got some slivers, Now Doc's his only hope.

Mlaher- Riesol ves'.

"My p ip e has gone, my appetite fled NoW! learning for me," thus Edgar hath said. '-'N·o humming or shunning; I 'll do through the day. Nothing but study, that is the way Greatness wi ll come, and diligence pay, So welcome, New Year, and with it I start Plugging for science and striv ing for art."

" But alas, for the promise ! A las, for the hope! Athletics is better, /I give you the dope; · Now bowling and skating are certainly great And handball is thrilling b6th early and late ; So away with the books, a\111ay with these toys Just take it from me, get in with the bo-ys."

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