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made up of myth, legend and fact, became The First Robin. the foundation of a religion, which prevailed not only in the poet's own time, but in Greece for many subsequent centuries. THOM.\S A. LAHEY, '11. Like other poets of his day. Homer drew upon the storehouses of tradition.for the T IFE and limb and muscle material of his songs; but unlike them, or In a tiny frame; any poet of medieval of modem times, the Winged world of music, poet reveals an acquaintance with the most In a drift of flame. minute details of his themes, which is truly Spendthrift!—all unlieedful Avonderful; and it seems incredible that he Of what notes A-^OU spill, could have obtained such thorough knowl Since each vocal heart-throb edge without having been in some way or Wakes in yon a thrill. other himself a participant in the experi ences which he recounts. The supernatural element, however, which the poet interr weaves so inseparabh^ with his heroes may Odysseus in the Iliad. tend to envelop them in an atmosphere of uncertainty, which maj lesLxe the deter FREDERICK W. C-\RROLL, '12. mination of their real character an open question. MONG the many remarkable The direct and sensible intervention of qualities which enliven the epics supernatural beings in the concerns of men, of Homer, there are none so apt precludes the possibility of belief, according to awaken the interest of the to the Christian meaning of the term, yet casual reader, or to arouse a to read Homer with some measare of enthu spirit of enthusiasm on the part siasm a certain degree of quasi-belief is of the student as the simple manner in which necessary We must accept Homer as he is the poet establishes relations between deities and as he intended we should accept him. and heroes; and the intimate, almost per With such dispositions anew view presents sonal knowledge which he evinces of his itself to the reader, which can not fail to characters. quicken his delight and interest in Homer. To the rich imagination of the Greeks such The Grecian temperament was, above every features must have lent supreme delight, and thing else, intensely poetic; and in the to them is due, no doubt, something of the contemplation of nature and the attributes fascination which Homer held over the of man, the pagan instinctively sought to minds of- his countrymen. Whatever the endow inanimate beings and abstractions development . of Grecian mythology may- with life, and through a process of person have beeu prior to the advent of Homer, ification gradually created a system of it is certain that it remained for him to theology which came to a state of crystal form it into a definite creed; and his poems, perfection in Homer. To appreciate him, 402 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

therefore, it is well to remember the symbol- incarnate brooding and burst of storm; and ism of Grecian religion, and to bear in mind the other is the foresight and fortitude of the unquestioning belief w^hich the Greeks Athene maintained b^'- her in the heart of a reposed in it; not as originalh'^ conceived, mortal whose name is given to him from a but as the poet presented it to them. "To longer grief; Odj'sseus, the full of sorrow, deal with Greek religion honestlj'-," Ruskin the much-enduring, and the long-suffering." observes, "you must understand that this The two mighty songs are the Iliad and belief was, in the mind pf the people, as deepW the Od3'Sse3-. Achilles is the hero of the one, rooted as ours in the legends of our own Odysseus of the other. The- wrath of the sacred book; and that a basis of unmiracu- former, which is the subject • of Homer's lous event was as little suspected and an recital, is of comparatively short duration; explanatory symbolism as rarely traced by a burst of storm, w^hich in this case, however, them as by us." . required adverse circumstances to dispel it,— The Greeks ever held the gods in great the death of his best friend. The adventures reverence and treated the immortal decrees of the latter are recounted bv- Homer in the wnth great respect. The immortals, how- Odj^sse}^ the action of which, from the fall ever, wêre not alwaj'S deserving of the of Tro^-^ till he reaches his own countrj'-, homage and sacrifice that were paid to extends through a number of years; thus them, for often they displayed vices common bearing out the interpretation of his name to mortals. In the Iliad many of the super- as a sj'^mbol of the fortitude of the deity natural personages are represented as full who favors him. of contention and hate; and in the war of According to Professor Jebb, "Achilles the Greeks and Trojans, Ol3'mpus is divided; and Od3'^sseus are two characters which some gods favoring one side, others the alwa3'^s had a strong hold upon the Greek other. Homer shows deep religious deference imagination. The Greek idea of human for the will of the gods, but in both of his perfection was a wise mind in a beautiful great poems, he seems to show especial bod3'^, good counsel joined to a noble action, regard toward Athene, the goddess of Noble action is pre-eminentl3'- represented wisdom. by Achilles, good counsel by Odysseus. "Spiritually," says Ruskin, "she is the Odysseus is. brave, but he is especially the queen of the breath of man, first of the man of subtle intellect and ready resource," bodily breathing, which is life to his blood The comparison is well borne out in the and strength to his arm in battle; and development of the two heroes, and serves then of the mental breathing, or inspiration, admirably to bring out the characteristic which is his moral health and habitual merits of each. In the Iliad the poet' depicts wîsdom; wisdom of conduct and of the them with all the majestic simplicity of heart as opposed to wisdom of imagination his natural genius; and as with all his and the brain." This observation is partic- characters he places them before us as ularly significant since it is she whom the beings full of reality and life. In regard to poet regards in close association with the the influence of the goddess Athene, Ruskin deeds of his two respective heroes, Achilles notes that "she is herself the will or Menis and Odysseus; but especially wîth the latter, of Achilles. If he is to be calmed, it is she of whom the goddess is the special patroness who calms him." The most notable instance, at all times. of this influence of Athene upon the conduct - Ruskin further observes that, "All virtues of Achilles is found in the first book of mass themselves in the Greek mind into the the Iliad, when she restrains the hero from two main ones—of Justice or noble passion, laying violent hands upon Agamemnon. and Fortitude, or noble patience; and of Numerous other instances occur which show these, the chief powers of Athene, the Greeks the presence of Athene, but the most impor- had divinely written for them, and for all tant are those which show her relations men after them, two mighty songs,—one, towârds Odysseus, as they are more frequent of the Menis, passion, or zeal of Athene, and far-reaching in their results for the public breathed into a mortal whose name is ' Ache good and the success of the Greek arms. of Heart,' and whose short life is only the As a warrior and a hero, Odysseus is NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC ' 403

subservient to Hector and Achilles in the embassy to Troy for the purpose of securing lime-light of action on the plains of Troj^; Helen and preventing the war. He had been but he takes a most active part in many the guest of Antenor, a Trojan prince, who battles, and his presence is constantly felt is also now present on the wall and who as the power behind the throne in all follows up the remarks of Helen in regard to matters requiring prudence and tact, whether the hero whom they are discussing. Antenor of militarj^ discipline or an important expe- gives us some idea of the physical appear- dition. The goddess is ever the instigator ance of Od3rsseus when he compares him in as well as the moderator of all his actions, stature to Menelaus who is taller; but when when divine assistance is necessar3^ to aid the both were seated Odj-sseus appeared the Greeks. The wisest of the gods directs the nobler of the two, thereby implying some wisest of men: a combination of intellects want of proportion in his bodily make-up. which could hardlj"- fail to act rightly Through Antenor, Homer likewise compares under all circumstances. H^omer distinctlj- the eloquence of these two heroes. Antenor recognizes the element of apparently super- describes Menelaus as a fluent, steady human wisdom in Odysseus, and prefixes speaker whose words were timely and well more epithets to his name than to any suited to the occasion. " But when Odysseus other single hero; all of which are a direct of many counsels rose up he stood, fixing reference to his extraordinary talents. his ej-es on the ground, and did not move Odysseus was not a warrior in the full his sceptre one way or the other, but held sense, but was rather a seaman by profes- it still, as one unskilled or dumb, and seemed sion; and since the Odyssej'-consists almost like a fool until he spoke; then the words wholly of his personal adventures upon the fell from his lips like wintry snow; and no seas and in foreign kingdoms, we might mortal could stand against him, and we naturally suppose that it contains the best admired his countenance." description of its interesting hero. Yet his We find this oratorical power of Odysseus character is identical in both the Iliad and fully exemplified in the second book, where the Odji-ssey, though presented under varying the poet introduces him in contrast to ' conditions and circumstances. The former an orator of lesser prominence, who, never- occurs first in the order of time, and in it, theless, serves as an adequate illustration , Homer strikes ihe ke3^-note of his character, to show that. Odysseus was anything but which remains at all times c6nsistentl3'- the a type of the modern demagogue; w^hich same. The first real mention which the indeed was the character of Thersites, who poet makes of Od^^sseus in the Iliad, is a was made to feel the effects of the superior reference to his qualifications as a seaman, excellence of Od3'sseus in oratory. It will be when we find him entrusted with the respon- remembered how the Grecian army had been sibilit3'- of returning the captive Chr3"ses to thrown into confusion by the unexpected Jier father over the seas, and of appeasing ' proposal of its commander-in-chief to aban- his wrath and that of the destructive don the long and apparently useless siege, god, Apollo. On expeditions of this nature, and to return homeward. Agamemnon had Odysseus was ever the leading .spirit, and made this suggestion simply to test the no enterprise was either planned or under- sincerit3' of his men, but he had failed to taken without his advice and counsel. anticipate the probable effect of his words. Curiously enough it is through the testa- They were accepted literally much to the ment of a Trojan that Homer gives us our astonishment and despair of the generals and truest impression of Odysseus. In the third princes. The vast army lost no time in pre- book a scene represents Priam and the paring the ships for the departure, and dis- Trojan seers viewing the Greek forces from order and confusion were the consequences, the walls of the Trojan citadel. Helen is The hero, Odysseus, was filled with grief present and describes each warrior as she at this evident displa3'- of cowardice in his knew him, and indicates especially the son countrymen, and stood silent beside his ship. of Laertes w^ho is skilled in all things of cun- There was consternation on 013-mpus also, ning and. device. Previous to the incidents and in an agony of apprehension, lest the of the Iliad, Odysseus had been one of an hated Trojans should escape her vengeance, 404 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Juno dispatches Athene to the scene of confu great a poem as the Iliad. Though inferior sion. The goddess goes at once to 0d\'sseus to him in battle, Odysseus was the one as the man best fitted to meet the emergency, hero \A ho deserved to wear the armor of and urges him to use all his eloquence in Achilles, after his death, as the Trojans restoring the equilibrium of the situation. themselves declared that, next to Achilles, Odj-^sseus heeds the divine injunction, and Odvsseus had worked the greatest harm armed with the kind's sccj>tre of authorit}-, to them. hastens through the army. To a leader he In a summarj'^ of the two characters, addressed gentle words to inlbrm him of the Schlegel saj-s: "A less magnificent, but still unhappy misunderstanding,, to a common richly attractive form of poetic heroism is soldier he spoke harshlj', commanding him presented in the person of Odysseus, the to listen to the words of his superiors, that roving, travelled hero, discreet and experi he was no warrior, but a coward. He enced as brave, fitted to undergo dangers appealed to the discipline of all, antl, as if of ever3^ sort." It is in the descrij)tion and by magic, he succeeded in quieting the account of 0d\'sseus and his wanderings, entire host of warriors. on his return vo3'age, that the poet reveals Thersites, however,' began to crj^ out the closest familiarity with the actions of against the injustice of his master, and, like aiiA'" of his characters in the merest details of the enemies of law and established customs incidents and events. Here, also, the goddess of to-daj, reviled those who were in power Athene is brought into requisition oftener, over him. In righteous indignation Odysseus and, in fact, accompanies Odj'^sseus in person pours out a flow of oratorj"- upon the on man3'^ of his ventures, though alwaj'S unseemly wretch, and with one might\' under some disguise. Less dramatic a figure blow fells him cowering to the ground. The than Achilles, 3'ct more versatile in his approval with which the soldiers themselves endowments, we can undestand from this greet this treatment of the disturber, is a knowledge of his character whv Homer splendid testimony of the regard in which should have chosen Odysseus as the hero of they hold 0d3''sseus. They recall how he his masterpiece—the 0d3'sse3% wrought innumerable good deeds for his country's cause; that he stood foremost in wise counsels and in arranging battle; but this thing was by far the best he had The Spot'Light Artist. w^rought among them.

If the goddess of Wisdom viâs the favorite LEO J. CLEARY, '10. of Odysseus, she was no less so the favorite of Homer. The poet takes every opportunity to show his preference for skill and prudence "Well, what are 3'ôu up to now, Pierre?" over mere brute power. In the contest of said Chris Schwither, as he shuffled toward the funeral games, Odysseus .conquers the the rear of the room where the person he giant Ajax by a clever use of science, and addressed was seated. defeats the lesser Ajax in the foot-races by "I got a scheme.". help from Athene, who trips his nearest "Yes, the same old near-scheme you've adversary. The defeated hero bemoans his been tryin' out every day for the past fate, declaring that the goddess, not month." And his tone expressed the maxi Odysseus, had achieved the victory. mum of disgust. The accomplishments of this renowned The person spoken to did not respond. Homeric personage embraced every branch He was deftly polishing the mechanism of of learning and endeavor; he excelled in a moving picture machine, and his interest physical as well as in intellectuaLprowess; in the task absorbed him to the oblivion Achilles alone could outrun him in the fopt- of everything else. Pierre de Gauche was race, and perhaps he alone could compare a peculiar genius, knowing something of with Odysseus in the knowledge of the arts electricity, and possessed of a harmless and sciences of that period. Achilles was aptitude, for the construction of mechanical tragic, nobly so, and was a fit hero for so devices. Often into that part of his anatom3'^ NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 405 technically known to the zoological student French escaped. Affected b3'^ the woe-begone as a cerebrum there found lodgment a brill aspect of his understudy, Chris continued iant idea. The latest conception was in, mildl3'^: regard to the cinematograph. With an "Have 3'ou heard the latest news?"- energy worth}- of a poet, he worked over "No," stammered the beleagured one, "I his schemes, unmindful of the sarcastic com can't read ze American newspaper." ments of the unappreciative, commonplace " Huh, who expects 3-ou to read the papers. people. The Screamer won't be out till day after "Now, see here, I hired 3'ou to help me in to-morrow. Yôu talk as though this town this restaurant business with the under could afford a weekly 'newspaper. Why standing that 3'ou were to be more than don't you keep your ears open. How do ornamentally useful. You don't seem to 3'ôu expect a man in our business is going have the practical ideas. You're always to interest his customers unless he knows foolin' with some infernal contraption, until the latest gossip ? Now look at me, I always I'm clear out of patience with jou." have somethin' to sa3'' about town doin's. Pierre raised an ear to listen. The Ed Trigger drops in here lots of times just geometric shape of his visage indicated because he finds some one that can talk- attention. Chris continued: intelligently, and he never goes out without "Now get practical for once. If 3'ou've spendin' five or ten cents. And sometimes got anj"- head j'-ou can rig up that machine he orders a box of crackers or such like truck in some way to advertise -our business." tliRt he'd never thought of if I hadn't kind "Oh, I do something last night," said the o' led up to the subject casually like noticin' Frenchman, and with the wildest delsartian that the price of crackers was liable to gesticulations he launched off into a recital raise." of how he had manipulated the spot-light Pierre followed intently the instructions at the theatre the night before with wonder of his superior. ful success. In the last act, when the tragedy'- "Now, I kind of sympathize with you, of death was felt, he had inserted various since 3-ou ain't full American yet and can't tinted glasses into the machine, making the be expected to get onto everything all at villain die bj'' colors. once. But 3'ou got to follow my free lectures. " You galvanized idiot, what's that got to Business is business. We got to make both do with the restaurant business! You dawdle ends meet; and if 3-011 don't do something all 3'-our time away at those fool schemes practical within the next couple of da3-s instead of tending to your-job. I left 3-011 out will go all 3'-our truck. in here the other morning to wait on At this juncture a customer claimed customers, and when Pete Etenbaugh comes Schwither's attention and Pierre, xvith the in and orders somethin' in place of meat terrible possibility of having to give up his sent up to the house for Frida3'- dinner 3-ou most beloved avocation looming up before ordered hash. When he asked for somethin' him, disappeared into the recesses of his to drink 3'ôu gave him lemonade. Y'ôu know Avorkshop. He knew what failure would Pete hasn't any sense of humor, and it's just mean in the e3'es of the people, and Fifine— like him to take things like that as personal a dull kind of agonv clutched his heart as insults. This morning we onh'- had half a this thought arose. He would forfeit her dozen customers for breakfast and they onl3'- respect forever. She had hardly smiled at ordered coffee and flapjacks. That fat fellow him lately, and only last Sunda3' she had wê used to cater to has started drinking walked home from church with Luby Porter. A'înegar to reduce avoirdupois, and we're But there was yet a chance to win her only losing money waiting on him. Schneider back if he were successful. While these and his famil3'-,. our best patrons, will leave disquieting reflections were coursing through town to-morrow for their summer outing. the mind of the amateur electrician, Chris Soon we'll be blacklisted entirely." disposed of his patron and took up again Beneath this crushing intelligence Pierre's his sentinel post outside the door. He angular features assumed an ashy paleness. soliloquized upon the oddity, his chief clerk, He opened his mouth once or twice, but no and his infatuation for the little French 4o6 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC girl across the street; the reverses in the that the audience gazed tranfixed. Their restaurant business, and the urgent need of silence was eloquent of admiration. The some advertising medium to draw a larger triumph was his. In quick succession the patronage. scenes from Schwither's restaurant were Unconscious of this raving, Aêt instinctivelj'^ flashed upon the canvas before an astonished feeling a chill in the atmosphere, Pierre got audience. The3'' sa^v a depicting of a bus3'' bus3^ For two da3'S he worked over his da3'- in the restaurant when the skilful pro cinematograph, figuring out the efiiciency of prietor bustling about tended to the coffee various carbons with the aid of a slide rule percolator, the toast-stove and a dozen other and tr3ang electrical connections on different of the latest electrical cooking devices at lighting circuits. Chris was ill at ease over' the same time, while with an electro his unaccustomed reticence, and to customers phone to his ear he took orders from ever3'- wandering in gave oddlj'- varjang explana point along the counter. The electrical tions of this latest eccentricitj'- on the part cooking installation had been the "work of of his helper. His curiosit3'- was soon to Pierre. be satisfied, however, for Pierre had spent After the program was concluded and the every moment of the intervening time with cro\vd was melting away, Pierre, gathering a purpose in view — the purpose as he together his belongings, felt a soft touch on announced one da3'" was to give a moving- his arm, and a voice, deliciously soft and picture entertainment for the benefit of the musical, fell upon his enraptured ear: "Oh, townspeople. Chris rapidl3'--spread the news, Monsieur Pierre, Vous etez si brave, Vous and long before the hour announced, the etez si brave.—Ze greatest soldier, it is most representative citizens of Kappa had nothing in comparison. You are ze success. assembled to enjoy the show.. In the front I am so happy." row sat Squire Stokes himseF. On the post-office corner Chris highly But what mattered to Pierre their presence elated was conversing with Gus Sedekum, or absence. He had looked towards the the village carpenter and architect: "I tell front where were seated Fifine and his hated you Gus what I want 3''ou to do. M3'- rival, Luby Porter. He knew that a failure store is too infernal big anyhow and on his part now was the only thing needed trade's been slack, so I want you to run to give his rival the advantage. As an a partition right through the center. That orator gets the inspiration for his greatest Frenchman made such a hit to-night that flights of flower3'^ eloquence, not from the I'm goin' to start a nickelodeon in connec unsympathetic throng, but ofttimes from tion with the restaurant business. You see the presence of one fair face, so Pierre felt the town board has been offering a donation that Fifine would be responsible for his best to anyone that would start this so it would efforts to-night. sort of keep the kids off the street at night. He made the proper electrical connections, I'll 'have him mix up a few restaurant inserted the first roll of films and prepared scenes wîth the other pictures, and I reckon to entertain the people. Then ever3'^thing most of the audience will be hungry after seemed to go wrong at once. The light the3'- see me a fr3'-in' steak and developin' was pale and flickering. The pictures were the coffee." almost indiscernible, and the handle refused Pierre knew nothing of this. • Perhaps to turn. In his nervous awkwardness he he would not have cared had he known. almost upset the machine. He could hear the Seated on a rustic seat near the scene of thrill of exultation which must have filled his triumph, - where the soft rays of the the heart of his rival. The audience wêre rising moon cast an ethereal glamour, he not slow in venting their displeasure at his was still holding Fifine's hand, unconscious failure. Just as the excitement was at its of the lapse of time, oblivious to sur height Pierre regained his calm, and soon roundings, knowing only that he had been remedied the displaced carbon, which was suddenly transported into a realm far, far largely responsible for the poor light. Slowly above the sordidness of earth, and that an he rolled the film through, the intense illu angelic presence was sending the quintessence mination making the* picture scenes so real of rapture into his wondering soul. NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 407

Argentine since the visit of Mr. Root drew A Leader and His People. the eyes of the nation southward, but_^still,. very little is known of" these men or of JOHN F. O'IIARA/'11. their work. When the Civil War turned the tide of The mails from Buenos Aires have brought European emigration from the United States, the news of the death, in Ireland, of William it sought an outlet in other channels. Soirie Bulfin, author and editor. Unfortunateh- for went to Australia, others to South America them, to the mjijorit}^ of Irish-Americans this and others to other parts. Those who has no more than passing interest, but to turned to South America found fertile fields the leaders in the Irish movement at home and a sunny climate awaiting them in the and abroad, and to the largest and most Argentine Republic and in Uruguay, and prosperous Irishcolonv-in the world, it brings thej-^ chose these places as their homes, the a loss that will be hard to fill. For many majority going to the Argentine, however, be years Mr. Bulfin has been the aggressive cause of the more settled political conditions. leader and defender of the Irish in the Argen Here the3' prospered as the sons of.St. tine, and in his work he won for himself the Patrick have ever prospered under conditions treasure of their love and respect. He has of equalit3', but they prospered more than been taken from them prematureh'-, at the their brothers in the North, for the natural age of fort3'--eight 3'ears, and yet it may be advantages were much greater. Lind was said that in the short period of his life he abundant and cheap, and was unsurpassed has crowded a whole life's usefulness. for grazing. Cattle and sheep practically His life is of particular interest because it is raised themselves, so that large-scale produc the embodiment of the ideals of the Irishman tion was the natural course, and with in the Ai'gentine. He was a rather late addi it came the advantages of economy and tion to the colony, the nucleus of which was large returns. The Irish were thrifty, and formed by the Irish emigrants of the sixties, found that the3'^ could do much better by but he soon became assimilated, and was the handling their own produce, so they estab most active exponent of its principles. His lished themselves as commission merchants pen could sing the glories of Old Ireland and in the city as well as ranchmen in the the valor of San Martin with equal skill, country. The3' secured large tracts of some and it could lash with irony and sarcasm of the best agricultural land in the country, the irreligion of the faithless Argentine or and have seen it double and treble and the w eakness of a brother Irishman. increase many-fold in value. For the past several 3'ears Mr. Bulfin has In their prosperit3'' they did not forget edited The Southern Cross, an Irish Catholic the Old Land and the Old Faith. They weekly published in Buenos Aires. The tone brought their own chaplains with them of the publication has alwa^'S been dignified, from Ireland, and they preserved their though aggressive, and it has been a true ancient customs and traditions. The w^ork mirror of the life of the Irish Estanciero, that of the pioneer Soggarths of the Argentine peculiarly happy mixture of Irish traditions forms a most edifying and inspiring stud3'. and Spanish environment tliat has prospered One of the first and noblest of these men beyond measure in the Southern Republic. was Father Fahy, who gave his life and He caught and reflected this spirit, too, in labors for the betterment of the Irish- a number of short stories, which, under the Argentino. In recognition of this life-service, pseudonym of "Che Buono," he contributed a monument to his memory will shortly to American and other magazines. His sin be erected in the city of Buenos Aires. gular service to Catholicity was recognized Associated with and following him in his by Pope Pius X., who, in 1906, conferred work were Monsigneur O'Reilly, Father on him the Knighthood of St. Gregory. Flaherty and man3'' others who braved the To understand his character it is necessary horrors of civil strife and the dangers of to know something of the men among pestilence, and rode day and night over the whom he lived. Considerable attention has plains, in fair weather and in foul, to been attracted to the "Irish colony" in the minister to the spiritual and temporal 4o8 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

needs of their scattered parishioners. Later Father O'Gradx- and his associates estab The Depths. lished the Missiouist College of St. Patrick in Mercedes, and the Passionist Fathers, FREDERICK W. CARROLL, '12. under Father Fidelis, assisted the Missionists in caring for the "camp" stations. A Anon, the breakers leap Upon the rock3- shore, convent school of the Sisters of Mercy was Resounding from the deep established at Mercedes and another at In angr\' tumult o'er; Buenos Aires. Two Irish orphanages, one for Where deeper waters keep bo3'-s and another for girls, are flourishing Oblivion of the roar. institutions. The tranquil lives sedate La Voz de la Iglesia, one of the Catholic In sacred walls between. dailies of Buenos Aires, said recently of Repose in cloistered state "Qy eyes profane unseen; the wonderful work of these men: "The Nor turmoils penetrate priests of Irish birth or descent succeeded Their inmost depths serene. in organizing in the province of Buenos Aires and in the federal capital the most numerous and disciplined Catholic body wê The Call of the Stage. have at present." Along with the spirit of loyalty to the ARTHUR J. HUGHES, '11. Church and to Ireland, they have developed a spirit of democracy that would shaine our "Tom O'Dea" would have made an excel vaunted institutions. Pauper, priest and lent name for the foreman of a construction prince will sit down to a meal together, gang or the trainer of a prize fighter, but and the only mark of deference shown is for an actor it would never do. There must toward God's minister. Colossal fortunes be something, indescribable as it is, to an have been accumulated by some of the more actor's name, w'hich the term "Tom O'Dea" fortunate members of the colonj'^, while would never include. That was the reason others have been left in comparative poverty; why Tom O'Dea forsook his name early in but the universal good spirit of rich and poor the struggle for histrionic fame. wêars awaA* all trace of distinction. The When he was younger the folks at home poor are well cared for b\' unostentatious called him "Tommie." As Tommie, even, he charity, and there is no want among them. gave signs of "being well equipped with the Although they have, for the most part, abiUty which an actor must have to gain kept out of politics, they point with pride fame. His folks assured him, as a child, of to.Dr. Santiago O'Farrell, one of the most his cuteness. Tommie got the idea that brilliant and distinguished members of everything he did was cute. He got this Congress. There has alwaj^s been a feeling idea very young, and he took it wath him of aloofness, a hesitancy to meddle in ques quite a way in later life. tions w^hich concern more intimately the While he was still in the Tommie stage Latin element of the Argentine population, of development he took a great liking to and this probably accounts for their keeping speaking pieces, as it wâs called. When he out of politics. However, no more loyal became further advanced in school it wâs citizens are to be found anywhere than the known as elocution. The folks took no Irish who have adopted . the Argentine precaution in noising it about that Tommie Republic as their home. was getting to be quite an "elocutioner," Such aire the people among whom Mr. and he was. It was this one talent that Bulfin worked, and of whose ideals he was Tommie took to college when the old town the embodiment. His was a noble character; got too small for him. he was a man of remarkable talent and It's a very nice thing to be cute around a striking appearance; to be near him was college, but the antics of a Freshman do not to feel the wârmth and attraction of the ordinarily receive the attention that is Irish Porteno. He will long be remembered necessary for their further development. A by those who knew him. fellow doesn't gain much satisfaction in NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 409

getting off somewhere in the woods and . some among the crowd w^ho took a little going through these stunts of childhood. pleasure in the suspicion that, maybe, Tom They thrive on attention. There must be was not so big a hit as his paternal press an audience. agents had made him out to be. As soon as Tom—for the "ies" become a A block of seats was secured, and at eight relic once the classic walls of a college are o'clock all were waiting anxiouslv for the entered—got settled he began to look around rise of the curtain. Everyone who happened for a chance to use his abilitv- as an orator to be seated near a stranger talked know- or elocutionist. It was hard at first. But ingh' of Tom whether they liked him or not. the years wore on and Tom became the They failed in no instance to remark the oificial orator of the college student bod3^ close friendship which existed in the old Whenever there was anj' occasion for this town, back home, in the daj-s when Tom kind of work it was assigned to Tom. In was just a "young codger." The strangers addition to this he gave further vent to his evinced no great amount of interest in the~ histrionic abilities bv becoming the lead- matter, and a few volunteered the informa ing figure in college dramatics.* Again a tion that to the best of their knowledge great future was predicted for him. By there was no person in- the cast bearing this time Tom became as strongh'- possessed the name of O'Dea. The programs were with the idea of his abilities as an actor referred to, and this proved to be the case. as he did back in his younger da3'^s when An usher wâs called, and after several widely his cuteness was remarked by all. different descriptions wêre given it was In time he Avas graduated. Some months learned that a person by the name of Ashley later his folks informed the neighbors that Ainslee might be the one commonly known Tom had gone on the stage. He had, it as Tom O'Dea. seemed, made a very favorable impression They found Ashley's name in the program, and his becoming a shining light was only sandwiched in between a mineral water Ad a matter of the manager getting around to for a lower crust and a cafe sign for a frost it. All in all, thej'- said, Tom wâs making a ing. Where the other characters of the cast lot of the older men feel slightly ticklish. had been assigned parts of special person The neighbors took this in good faith and ages in the play it simply read."Man" made a mental note to the effect that the after the name of Ashley Ainslee. This was next time they had occasion to visit the a good thing for the people from "down cit\'' they should see Tom act. state," for it settled one thing, that was The Fat Stock Show came that Fall, and that Ashlev was a man. Thev would have a lot of the folks got ready and journeyed had some difficulty with that name had to the metropolis to see the horses and it been otherwise. the cattle and the hogs, and incidentally The curtain went up in due time, but it to do a little shopping. ^ They all wêre failed to disclose Ashley. The "home folks" forced to stop at hotels, for it happened missed the action of the play in their anxiety they could claim no friends or relatives in to see their hero, but they were to be disap the city bj' which to bridge this expense. pointed in the first act, for he did not appear. This being the case they all decided to stay The second act was likewise. Not until the at the same hostelry, under the belief, I third act did the "down state" aggrega suppose, that in union there is strength. tion come unto its own. The leading lady It has come to be an instinct in the make received a letter which did not altogether up of the inhabitants of the rural districts agree wîth her and she heaved a large sigh to fear the city and its "bands of crooks and rang a bell. In rushed a liveried servant. and sharpers. He delivered himself of the foUovdng, "Did The leader of the party suggested one even you ring, Miss Donaldson?". ing, after they had returned from the stock This and a gracious bow- comprised. the . yards and had dined, that they all should activities of Ashley, and he was gone. The go to the theatre and see the play in which "down state" folks all looked at each their fellow townsman was doing so well. other with a-sly twinkle in their eyes, and This proved just the thing, for there were it seemed as if they smiled in unison. 4IO NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

.Chicago or to any other part of the globe. The3' xna.j carrj"- watches and keep a record Notre Dame Scholastic of everj'^ step taken, of every foot of earth Entered as Second-Class Mail Mattel covered, of anj'- and all experiences met with during the long and perilous journe3^ Only Published every Saturday during the School Term at the let them not develop the hobby of delivering University of Notre Dame open air lectures on records made to anyone who has the j)atience to listen. Bear in mind, Tenns: Si.50 per Annum. Postpaid that a man's pleasures arid hobbies are, like Address: The Editor Notre Dame Scholastic his rheumatism and household furniture, Notre Dame, Indiana purely personal, of no concern to the rest of the world. How or when or why he Vol. xLm. April 2, 1910 No. 25. walks, runs, shaves or feeds his horses will not prove interesting after-dinner talk to BOARD OF EDITORS any except himself and perhaps an admiring parent. The crime of the age is not centred in GEORGE J. FINNIGAN, '10 people with hobbies, but in people who have PETER E. HEBERT, '10 LEO J. CLEAR Y, '10 hobbies and talk us to death. Club women, DENIS A. MORRISON, '10 LEO C. MCELROY, '10 societj' leaders, bad poets, microbe hunters, MICHAEL A. MATHIS,'10 JOHN F. O'HARA, '11 lecturers with theories, after-dinner orators THOMAS A. LAHEY, '11 JOHN C. TULLY^, '11 with a madness for stories that illustrate FRANCIS WENNINGER,'11 ARTHUR J. HUGHES, '11 nothing, crusaders against crime whose Avork CHARLES MILTNER, '11 THOMAS F. CLEARY, '11 is mosth- done through the headlines of the FREDERICK \Y. CARROLL, '12 penny paper—all these must exist to the crack of doom. If onl^-- they could be h3'p- notized into silence, or stored awaj"- in some —The coming of Easter reminds us that place apart, where they could talk of them another scholastic year will soon be spent. selves to themselves forever and a day! In We are now on the home stretch. Spring which event the rest of mankind would enjoy has already been ushered such brief happiness as this poor world The Home-Stretch, in, and with it the usual gives with a degree of outward calm. quota of spring poets have appeared. There is, however, an. accom panying evil to the joy of the young season. Its presence among us is to be read in the —The anti-American tendencj'- that has tired yawn of the "overworked" student been gro\ving in many of the Latin republics and seen from the decreased size of the recently manifested itself in a verj'- disagree bundle of exercises deposited on the jDrofes- able way. From Colombia sors' desks. There are at best only about Our Relations with comes the news that two ten wêeks of school left before Commence South America. English girls were mobbed ment. They should be weeks of work, if on the street by a crowd the student wîshes to complete his year's "who mistook them for Americans." It is progratn and to be conscious that he is hard to tell just how much of this is deserving a rest when vacation comes. newspaper sensationalism, but it certainly has a basis of truth. If such' a thing did happen, it is more the duty of the United —Those young men who walked from the States than of Great Britain to take action University to Chicago last week received in the matter and demand a substantial some free advertisement from the local apology from the Colombian government. : papers; and no one will There has always been, among a certain People with Hobbies, grudge them that pass class, an attitude of hostility to the United ing attention from the States manifested in South American circles, press. What one fears is the development of but this hostility was considerably mollified the talking fever. Wê concede to these enter by the complimentary visit paid by ex- prising young athletes the right to wâlk to Secretary Root to that continent in 1906. NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 411

The good effects of this visit have been time are abroad. They refer to you, not to almost completely undone, however, by the 3'-our room-mate. more recent attitude of the State Depart ment. The United States is ridiculed bj-- all —Writing of the track team which com South America through its failure to carr3'- peted in Milwaukee recently, our friend, that out the strong threats entered against popular alumnus, Chauucey W. Yockey, has Zelaj'a for his mistreatment of a couple of this to say: "Notre Dame soldiers of fortune who were in his domain This from Yockey. may well be proud of the for the sole purpose of stirring up strife. men she sends out to rep No such policy as this will ever do in resent her. On every hand it has been my South American affairs, for it is a policy good fortune, upon representatives of Notre of misunderstandings. There is one great Dame leaving the cit3'-, to hear the very misunderstanding at the bottom of our favorable impressions made by the 'very South American relations, the mistaken manly gentlemen from Notre Dame,' which interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine by surely shows the high degree of honor and our Southern neighbors. To feed thjs with respect in which their Alma Mater is held blind and ill-advised actions will lead to a in the eyes of the world." Needless to say final estrangement and possibl3^ warfare. we appreciate this rare praise from our What should be borne in mind first of all whole-souled Yockey of the Cream City. And by the State Department and the American with this appreciation goes out the implied people in general is that the South Ameri wish now and alwavs, that everv man who cans are not a race of savages and negroes, represents the University in any capacity and that they are not living in swampy anywhere maj^ deserve the same honest com death-traps of coast towns or wild jungles mendation which the "very manly gentlemen of the interior Our diplomatic relations from Notre Dame" received when recently with them should be conducted with a full upholding the gold and blue in track realization of these facts. athletics.

—From all sides comes the report that —Once more the time-honored notice has the senior ball was a dream of music, made its appearance on the quadrangle motion and color. The reporter who trans and on our scattered lawns. Of course cribed its dazzling effects into it is only meant for The Senior Ball, the English of our time was Keep Off the Grass, irrational creatures w^ho enthusiastic to white heat. have no regard for law All which is gratifying. For if the mem and order. Human beings are far too con bers of the senior class elect to do the siderate and thoughtful to be guilty of such social act, it is quite proper to go about an offense as beating down on the grass. it in true society fashion. Full dress suit, We are all content to follow the straight tasteful decoration, good music, dignity, and narrow path laid out by those who exclusiveuess, attention to those details of have gone before us,—except when we hap etiquette that are a part of measurecl func pen to be in a hurry. Then the thought tions—all should be in evidence at the Easter occurs to us, that a straight line is the event. Of course we can eat our meals shortest distance between two points. And without orchestral accompaniment and a with the simplicity and innocence of a child dress suit. Indeed we can even recollect we cut across the grass, regardless of signs having done so. But that is neither here or flower-beds. Some one else does the same nor there. Let the senior ball be dignified, thing, and where the grass once grew is one'to dream about,—a memory and a hope. soon an arid desert. Then we are horrified Let it be exclusive, formal—the more formal on looking from our window to see the the better. We can toleirate the stale wit desolation wrought by many feet upon the of the freshman, the after dinner oratory front lawn, and become indignant with the of the sophomore and the junior "hop." landscape gardener for not keeping the From the seniors we expect dignity,—even grounds in good condition. The signs of the if the dignity is expensive. 412 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

The cast of characters was as follows: The Senior Play. Mr. Benjamin Goldfinch Claude A. Sorg Uncle Gregory, his brother .Joseph B. Murph\' T-v 11 - ' J. 1 T 1 1 i . J ii Paul, his son Paul J. Donovan i-ollowing an established custom at the _,.,,. , i T- ^ JJ- TT - -, ^1 1 r ,t ^ • ^^^ DicK, his rcphew James F. Redding University, the members of the Senior Class Larimer, his friend Martin H. Miller presented a plaj'- on Easter Monda3^ after- Bartholomew, his shoemaker Denis A. Morrison noon. This year, the three-act comed}^ "A Joj-ce, his butler .Jesse H. Roth Pair of spectacles," was chosen, and the Samuel, his servant Charles W. Murphy members of the cast well deserved the com- Another shoemaker... Jesse E. Vera 1- , 1 • 1 ,1 • -, r ,11 Mrs. Goldfinch, his wife George \v. Sands phmentS which they received from the large Lucy, Lorimer's daughter Leo C. McElroy audience that witnessed the performance. T>, • I r^n „ ^^ ^ , 1 ,^ 1 The musical program was as lollows: Notre Dame has a number of talented „ , . ^, ,.. . ^. , .,,.,..,. TV , .' 1 Selection The Kissing Girl men.m the histrionic line. But it was the j^j^rch Up the Street work of the entire cast,—the naturalness of March Prince of India acting, the splendid facial expression and March Master-stroke the absence of any ranting and mouth- -^'^arch Horse-Marines ing only too frequentty met in amateur , , » performers—that made the play thoroughlv enjoyable. It might be said, however, that "^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ter Ball, the first act of the play was lacking in action and a trifle tedious. Beginning in 1904, the graduating class of Mr.Claud Sorg, as we should expect, played each year has given a promenade on Easter the part of old Goldfinch in an accept- Monda3'-, each succeeding function rivalling able manner. Air. Joseph Murphj^ as Uncle in a measure the one before. The '10 class Gregory kept the audience in good hunior b3' gave the touch of perfection to their enter- his clever interpretation of the character; tainment b3'- making it a formal banquet His acting was true to life, something usually and dance at the Oliver Hotel on last Mon- wanting in amateurs. Messrs. Donovan and da3'^ evening. The banquet, the music and Redding gave an intelligent interpretation the decorations indicated general excellence to their characters. Harry Miller showed an throughout. Nearly three hundred pennants easy grace in the handling of Lorimer, and were hung around the walls and between Bartholomew did not suffer at the hands of the chandeliers of the banquet hall; the Mr. Morrison. Mr. George Sands gave a orchestra in an adjoining room was screened strong and natural treatment to the char- off with palms. Across the front of the acter of Mrs. Goldfinch. He has an excellent hall were fastened large Notre Dame and stage manner, and played his part so well St. Mar3^'s blankets, while between them that he deserves special praise." Mr. Leo hung a pretty K. of C. pennant. The tables McElroy has been the "leading lady" for were lighted with pink shaded candles; the past three years, and his performances at the table where sat the committee was have always been of the highest order. Of a basket of Easter lilies, the gift of Max Adler course critics differ, but the writer does not to the class. The menu was a triumph of feel that Lucy looked her best in the arrange- the chef's art. ment of her hair. Mr. McElroy has voice, During the short intermission which fol- form, carriage. But the voice was low—too lowed the banquet, the programs were filled, low for the audience to hear comfortably, and at nine o'clock Mattes' orchestra opened The supporting players did their full share the dance with a grand march led by Samuel in making the production a success. Con- . Dolan, president of the senior class, and Miss sidering the very short time at his disposal Ann DuShane of South Bend. The ball-room in which to get the actors into form. Father of the hotel was tastefully decorated with Moloney is deserving the gratitude of the college pennants, blankets and leather seals Senior Class for his devoted work. The work and with streamers of smilax hung from the of the Orchestra was excellent. Prof. Petersen center to the corners. The room was lighted is to be • congratulated on the standard of by a large monogram of red and yellow efficiency reached by his musicians. lights at one end and the class numerals in NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 413

white lights on a background of blue and Corley's talk this year was "The Rich gold at the other end and directl3'' in front Poor." He reconciled the apparent paradox of the musicians' balconj-. The electrical by several well-chosen examples of the riches effects were the design of Mr. L. Stoakes. of povertx"-, and talked earnestly against the The dance program and menu, interspersed evils of race suicide. He drove home his with clever literary gems, was bound with point when he drew a-striking picture of dark blue suede with the numerals 1910 a child's welcome for the poor father and stamped in gold on one corner. contrasted it with the desolation of the It was the unanimous verdict of disin rich man's home. terested authorities that no finer group of young men or exquisitel3'' gowned young ladies had ever graced the Oliver ball-room K. of C. Charter Granted. with their presence; and the entire evening's entertainment proved a credit to those who After considerable delay necessitated by had put so much of their time npon the the passage through many hands, the peti undertaking. To Sam Dolan, for his untiring tion of-the local Knights of Columbus for zeal in this enterprise, special credit is given. a charter under which to operate a separate The members of the committee were: Sam council, has finally received favorable recog Dolan, chairman; Leo J. Clearj^ secretary'; nition bj"- the national committee on charters. Darnej' Xellj'^, treasurer; Harrj'^ Miller, Myles Word was received during the week that Sinnott, Harry McDonough, J. A. Cooke. the petition had been granted. The duties The patrons and patronesses were Mr. and necessary to the establishment of a council Mrs. F. H. Wurzer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. at the University^ can now be dispatched by Mclnern3^ and Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Berteling. the local officials without delay. It will be The guests included: Misses Nell Turner, some little time, however^ before everything Leota Leeper, Winifrid Clarke, Besse Bucher, is arranged and it is now believed that the Katherine Tong, Helen Rulo, Anita Pfifer, initiation can be held on Mav 1st. Agnes Pfifer, Irene Martin, Helen Sheekej^ Flora Pollock, Adelle Wills, Marjorie Ber teling and Ann DuShane of South Bend;. Personals. Lillian Keating and Helen Keating, Wood stock, Illinois; Marie McDonough, Loreto —George A. McGee is attorney and coun Graham, Daisy Goodman, Genevieve Hol- selor at law in Minot, North Dakota. learn, Grace Barsaloux, Florence'Summers, —Henry E. Weis (old student) is in the Marj- Egan, Mary Lavin, L. Adeline emplo3^ of the AUis-Chalmers Co., Milwaukee, Washburn, Angela Mudd, Florence Falke, in the Testing and Erecting Dept. Alice Attley of Chicago; Gertrude E. Powers, —William Perce (LL. B. '06, LL. M., '07) Grand Rapids, Mich.; Emilj'- Adelsperger, has entered into partnership with C. H. Notre Dame; Cecile Bechs and Katherine Fisher, Elgin, 111. Will is city attorney of Christner of Michigan City ; Marie Prahl of Elgin. Mishawaka; Mrs. W. H. Kenefick and Mat Kenefick of Michigan Citj'-; Dr. R. F. Lucas —The present address of G. A. Landenur-ch and Dr. R. L. Sensenick of South Bend; (student 1883-87) is 113 W. Jefferson St., Messrs. J. Augustin Mndd, Stewart M. Louisville, Ky. Graham, Joseph J. Herbert, Ralph Eberhardt —Friends • wishing to address James D. and Anthonj-- C. Stephan of Chicago. Barr3% A. B. 1897, may send their letters to 905 K St., N. W. Washington, D. C. —^During his trip to the South, Provincial Lecture by John Corley. Morrisse3'- met Eugene Orrick (B. S. 1882; M. S. 1884) of Fort Worth. Eugene is a On Tuesday afternoon Mr. John Corltj, prominent K. of C. and a warm supporter known to last y^ear's students as the of Alma Mater. creator of the "Missouri Mule," lectured —E. C. Smith, the first graduate in the in Washington Hall. The subject of Mr. short E. E. program, is chief electrician in 414 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

the large steel works of Harrisburg, Penn. He is about to make some important addi Local Items. tions to their electrical plant, which he alwa^'S keeps up to the latest and best —Home, home, sweet, sweet home! Sub standards of efficiency and economy. scribe for the Dome! Subscribe for the Dome! —Friends of Eustace Cullinan, A. B., '95, —Probabh'' you have met him. The man will regret to hear that for the present he who sa3'^s this weather won't last. has been compelled to drop his work and —Yesterday, First Fridaj^, the usual large run away to San Diego, Cal., for a little rest. number went to Holy Communion. Eustace is a power in San Francisco, being —^The new K. C. Council is, Notre chief editorial writer for the Bulletin. He Dame 1477. sends affectionate greetings to old friends. —The setting for the " Pair of Spectacles" —We clip the following from the Indian was rich and rare. The light effects were apolis Star: especialh' good. The man-iage of Miss Florence Omogene Mattler, —It has been a rather dull week, but our daughter of jMrs. Margaret Mattler, and Dr. James Francis Dinnen, (LL. B. 1902,) of Fort Wa3-ne, will be good friend the Count has come to the quietly solemnized in SS. Peter and Paul's Cathedral rescue and saved the situation with amoving Thursda3-, April 14. picture-show. B. G. Hal3ing announces the engagement of his —The law debate will be held some time daughter, Miss Elsa Marie Habing, to Edward Francis in Maj'. The date is not yet fixed but it is O'Flynn, (Ph. B. 1907,) of Butte, Mont. The wedding will take place in June. a settled fact that' our opponents will be —P. L. Burke (LL. B., 'SS; A. B. '89) the Detroit Law School. was recently elected to the responsible and —Don't forget to read carefully the new very honorable position of President of rulings on absences from class. Thej'- have the'Hibernia Insurance Co., New Orleans. been posted on the bulletin boards in each The Daily Picayune gives a very flattering hall and in the Director of Studies' office. account of Mr. Burke's *work in New —The senior ball was a record breaker Orleans. He is a true Notre Dame man of both for the beauty and charm of the out- w^hom the University'- is justly proud. of-town guests and for the princely bear ing of the upper classmen. Hands across the sea! Calendar, —The SCHOLASTIC Staff which is really doing more work than most organizations Sunday 3—^Brownson Literary Society. round here will enjoy the distinction of not •" - Walsh Literary Society. having any banquet to commemorate the " St. Joseph Literary Society. present year. Monday 4—^Band practice. " Orchestra practice. —The Philopatrians w^ho performed in " Glee Club practice. "The Prince and the Pauper" had their Tuesday 5—Mandolin practice. annual spread at the Oliver last Thursday. " Donald Robertson Company of "Grand time" is the phrase brought home Players. by the young actors. " Wrestling class. The electricians are now busy installing W^ednesday 6—^Boxing class. - a new system of lights in the Lemonnier " - Band practice. library. Good lights in the library have, " Civil Engineering Society. been badly needed and every studious " Philopatrian Society. person wall rejoice at the improvement. Thursday 7—Ex-CarroUs' banquet. —The bulletin board in every hall has Friday 8—Mandolin club practice. the information that in future excuses for -Saturda3'- 9—Oberlin-Yarsity track meet. absence must be secured from the Rector Baseball practice, daily at 3:00 P. M. of the hall. This excuse must have the Sunday and Thursday at 9:00 A. M. signature of the Director of Studies before Track practice, daily at 3:45 P. M. it is presented to the teacher. NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 415

—Forty thousand "foots" of moving pic Stoakes, Pittsburg;. Vice-President, Wm, A. ture films was the bill announced on the Heyl, Pittsburg; Secretary, T. A. Havican, bulletin boards Wednesday for the Aero Club. Holmstead; Treasurer,W.H.Rice, Pittsburg; Two performances were given by DeLunden's Sergeant-at-arms, Henrj,'- Zimmer, Pittsburg; new cinematograph, the Baron furnishing Baseball manager, Thos. Hughes, Pittsburg. » assistance when necessarj-. For Wisconsin: John Duffy, President; F^red —Along with the "Keep off the Grass" Dana, Vice-President; Secretary, P. O'Mara; sign another one might be placed reading: Treasurer, P. Michaud. "Save j-'our waste-paper for the waste-paper —The Brownson Literary and Debating basket." .The workmen are trying hard to Society held its weekly meeting Sunday beautifj' the lawn of the quadrangle and it night. The question of debate for the even is fair that students should do their part. ing w^as: "Resolved, That the 'Freshman —The Pedestrian Club which started to Rule' is a detriment to the best interests of walk to Chicago last Saturdaj- reached the college athletics." The affirmative was sup metropolis without resorting to an3^ con ported by Messrs. Brengartner, Meersman veyance whatever, returning by train. Thej- and Scott, and the negative by Messrs, report an all-around good time. It seems O'Shea, Fischer and Jennings. The debate that the journe3' had its aftermath of was very interesting and both sides elicited sorrow as several of the travellers complain much applause. The decision was given to of sore feet. the negative. Other numbers on the pro —The ceremonies and music on Easter gram were: "A Pilgrimage to Oberammer- Sundaj- were quite in keeping with the day gau" by R. Fischer, "Fabiola" by W. Cotter, - and were a fitting close to the exercises of 'Lisheen" by P. Byrne. The suggestion Holj'- Week. The Verj'- Reverend Provincial of the critic that a special program be was celebrant, Rev. W. R. Connor deacon, rendered just before the society disbands for and Rev. George O'Connor, subdeacon. Rev. the vear, was received with much enthii- Thomas Crumlej-, Vice-President, preached siasm and no doubt w^ill be acted on. the sermon. —^During the calm of the early morning —Dome work is progressing rapidly and handball enthusiasts gather together out there is every indication that students maj- b3'- the Big "Gym" and go through a.stren- look forward to a year-book of surpassing . uous work-out- Raymond Skelley has been excellence. Practically all pictures of state selected to captain the forces and Gerard clubs and university organizations are now Degan, who is well acquainted with all the in the hands of the art editor and the angles and curves of the sport, has been college artists and contributors to the obtained at a moderate salary to coach the literary departments are working overtime amateur athletes. Coach Degan declares to fulfil the expectations of waiting patrons. that it is a little early in the season to The best artists, the foremost litterateurs prophes3'- -results but is confident that he and the funniest of the fuun3' joke-smiths will be able to develop a strong team. A are devoting their best efforts to the task. regular schedule will be arranged with Hence the public is assured an up-to-date, different teams about the grounds. The St. original, and attractive production. Joseph team wnll prove the strongest adver sary of Degan's team as WiUiam Zink of the —Lack of space has heretofore prevented former squad has shown such speed and - us from publishing the names of oflicers headwork in practice games that he is elected bj^ the "Suckers," "Badgers," and regarded in a class all by himself. "Smoky State" men but we now hasten to make amends by appending the names of —The Oseola Club held a star session in those gentlemen who were last shoved into the recent past at which the provincial Idngs the limelight. For Illinois: President, Albert and cow-chiefs were present clad in their M. Kelly, Morris; Vice-President, George F. robes of oifice. W'isdom Cotter swayed the Hiiford, Chicago; Secretary Leo J. Cleary, rod of empire as usual. The event was El Paso; Treasurer, John C. Tnlly; El Paso. marked red in the calendar because of the For Pennsylvania: President, Laurence M. notable cluster of ceremonies that circle 416 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

round the installation of Oseola's honored have been the cause, they failed to realize officials. The aforementioned Wisdom Cotter their expectations apparentl3'' through the was inaugurated as chief active high- behavior of JoIin^Duffy, the faraous^quarter- president. William Downing was presented horse. In the half there was about the same with the red cap symbolic of the grind- difference between "Long John" Deviue and organist. Mike Morrissev was made Chief Fisher, the former finding no trouble at all Lounger and Carlos W'hite, Knight of the in getting a lead and holding to it until Hounds. Jemm3' Redding and Shorthand the end. Fletcher was in good form in the Carrico were given the important offices of high jump and took first place without a Door Keeper and Keep Quiet respectivelj'^. miss. In the broad jtimp, however, W^asson Father Murplw w^as inducted into the high failed to get going and did not come position of Peace Guardian, Father Schu anj'^where near equalling his record.

macher, 1st Inactive Vice-President, with SUMMARY: several assistants. Father Carroll, Governor 40-yarcl dash—Wasson, Red; Fletcher, Blue. Time, of Pardons, Father Irving, Chief Moderator. :04 3-5. Wîsdora Cotter read a thrilling criticism of High jump—Fletcher, Blue; Philbrook, Red. Height, Fabiola, which, coupled with Carlos White's 5,S%. disquisition on handball, brought on a 220-Yard dash—Martin, Blue; Duflj, Blue. Time, blizzard of controversj'. :24 2-5. Mile run—Steers, Blue; Dana, Red. Time, 2:36 1-5. Quarter Mile—Cox, Red; Dufiy, Blue. Time :56 3-5. 40-3'ard low hurdles—Fletcher, Blue; Wasson, Blue. Athletic Notes. Time, :05. Half mile—Devine, Red; Fisher, Blue. Time, 2:06 3-5. 40-3-ard high hurdles—Fletcher, Blue; Philbrook, Red. BLUES VS. REDS IN TRACK. Time, :05 4-5. In marked contrast to the noisj'- meet last Broad Jump—Wasson, Red; Williams, Red. Distance, seen in the big "gym " was that between the 21 feet, 7 3-4 inches. "Red" and "Blue" teams Thursday. The Relay Race, won by^ Blues—Steers, Fletcher, Dufty, change dished out by the weather man made Martin. it just comfortable for the rooters to sit BASEBALL. inside and fail to root. Then there wasn't Wîth the opportunity for practice afforded any necessity of rooting any waj'-, for Coach bj'- the mild weather, the baseball men are Maris had things doped out just about rounding into form quite rapidly. Mthough right, so close in fact that when the score it is not safe to venture anv- predictions stood 40 to 40 at the beginning of the relay, before having seen a few practice games, it everybody took it for granted that it should seems safe to saj-- that a much better team be so and failed to get the least excited. than that of last 3'earis assured. The men The affair wâs rather listless all the way are fielding in mid-season form already, and through, although occasionally there was are hitting at least as heavily as could be a gurgle of applause when some favorite expected thus early. Another week's work breasted the tape in advance of a less wîll land the squad in fine trim for the train fortunate opponent. ing games against Grand Rapids, and these The audience expected to see something in turn should lead to a condition surpassing more thrilling in the mile, but "Rabbit" that which most 'previous teams have had couldn't hold the pace and lost by quite a at this season. The most important change margin. Steers finished strong, incidentally of the week wâs the shifting of Captain clipping off four-fifths of a second from Kelly from his position in left field to second the "gym" record held by Captain Dana. In base, where a long-continued struggle has the 220 it.is quite probable that Alartin been waged- between Fish and Maloney. surprised a few by taking the event from Williams has been stationed in Kell3'^'s place Wasson and Duffy. -If "Bill" could only in the garden and is well able to cover the "reduce" a little more he would no doubt necessary ground. A pleasant surprise was do some startling things in the dash events. given by the appearance of Gene Connolly, People expected to. see something like a who has recovered from his-illness and is race in the quarter mile, but w^hatever may rapidly gaining strength.