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Last Days of S. A.T~. C. Championship Lost to U. C. Unit to Disband Before December 21 Luck Against Team in Final Game

ACADEMIC WORK AGAIN BROADENED IN COLLEGE FORT THOMAS TIED ON THANKSGIVING j. ! The S. A. T. C. is to be demobilized By Frank Lane ' by the 21st of December, according to Football cC:,aches 1918 ~'ighting gamely, the light St." orders received from Washington. No Xavier eleven had to bow to the Var man is to be sent home, however,. un sity team yesterday at Ca'rson Field to til he has been completely flquipped the tune of 12 to 0. In the closing with Uncle Sam's uniform. St. Xav minutes of play the Blue and White ier's Unit has now received just about crew missed scoring on U. C. by inches,. all that is to come. Result, as fine a as the game ended with the ball in looking body of troops as can be found Xavier's possession one scant foot in the country. Step up, boys! Sign from the coveted goal line. your papers and buy your tickets for The sturdy defense displayed by the the old home towns; for the folks· Sycamore street lads was a big sur there are waiting to give their sol prise to the Varsity supporters, who dier lads the · greatest Christmas they have ever known. had expected the team that played ·Minmi to a standstill would walk all With the passing of the S. A. T. C., over the Xavier griddera. only a slight readjustment in the Of course, it must be taken into con courses of studies will become neces sideration that U. C. had three of their sary. This was decided at a meeting best offensive men out of the contest of the College Facility. The schedule via the "flu" route, namely, 11 Babe" outlined by the Committee on Educa Frey, "Tank" Fratz and 0 Red" Prath tion and Special Training for the Stu er. Early in the contest Varsity also dents' Army Training Corps will be lost the services of the other red-top, adhered to as far as possible. To ac Bob Stack, who was forced to retire complish this, o'nly subjects of a strict ly military character will be dropped. because of a sprained ankle. Whatever work has been done during But don't think for a moment that I want to detract from the stubborn the term ending December 21st, wheth er academic or military, will count to defense that the scrappy warriors wards a degree. The above arrange from Xavier displayed, because the ment will enable many of the mem lads led by Captain Mike Hellenthal bers of the $. · A. T. C. to continue were a pleasant surprise. And they their studies. It will give a greater also showed up well on the offensive latitude in the choice of subjects, and in the last half, making four succes will moreover accommodate those sive first downs in their march to whose high school work has been Varsity's goal line. When the whistle along lines other than classical. blew for the termination of the con test, as related above, the oval was too close to the goal line for Varsity's LrnUT. HOWARTH comfort. Players Injured The grief caused by the loss of Many injuries to players on both Lieut. Holmer w:as softened quite a bit Me11r1. Fisher, Lambert and Schmidt sides slowed up the game somewhat by the arrival of his able successor, from a spectator's viewpoint, but this Lieut. Arthur O. Howarth, U. S. A. HAROLD lllECKELMAN WRITES when I look back I find that I have was unavoidable. Lieut. Howarth is a native of Ohio,· TO HIS OLD SCHOOLMATES been in the army for four months and The first period was fruitless for and a Kenyon College man. He was an officer for two months. It is hard Varsity, as it failed to open on the commissioned September 16, 1918, at College Station, Tex., Nov. 16, 1918. to imagine that I am an officer in the offense and the Xavier line played ex Camp Perry, Ohio, after transfer from Dear Friends; great army of Uncle Sam. cellent ball on the defense, stopping military experience. His assignment Since I cannot find time to write to Some peopJe have the impression the mad rushes directed at it with to St. Xavier's Unit S. A. T. C. was you all individually, I will pen a that the life of an officer is one sweet. little or no gain. made on November 22. community letter. J admit it is not d1·eam. It may be so, but I have never In the second period Hopkins, who The men have extended a warm the way I like to treat old friends and been able to dream that sweet dream. was subbing for Frey at quarter, welcome to the Lieutenant and are pals, but I trust that you will pardon All I cnn find is work from six A. M. elected the aerial game, and a succes with him to i:he limit. He has re me on the ground that you are many to bed time. The more work the bet sion of passes carried the ball to St. ciprocated in every way possible, and and I am one. ter I like it. I have found that when Xavier's 10-yard line. Hellenthal in it is the wish of every man in the Unit Time is a scarce article in the life one has too much leisure time he soon tercepted one of Justice's well-meant that his connection with St. Xavier's of an army officer. It is routine from becomes restless and discontented. I tosses and returned the oval to his own continue to be productive of helpful Revei\le to Taps, every day in the am neither the one nor the other, so 26-yard line. Here was one of the and satisfactory results such as ar e week. Really it seems as though I you know . I have plenty to do. I prize "crocks" of the game, for on the already manifest. have heen gone but a short time; but (Continued on Page 3, Column 2) (Continued on Page 8, Column 1) 2 THE XAVIER ATHENAEUM more. He is as worthy of honor as that their schoOI days were forever time came; the light guns piped and those who happened to enjoy larger behind them have obtained a glimpse sang and poured: forth a barrage that opportunities. of the way that leads to a better edu will go down in history. By the Ger This is, we believe, the correct point cation than falls to the lot of the aver mans themselves it is accredited the of view. The patriot entered the ser age man. We use this occasion, densest curtain of tire since the war vice that the nation and humanity the appearance of the last num bPrtlln. Simultaneous with the barratcc Published bl-weekly, durlnc the school year, might be saved. That end has been ber of the St. Xavier "Athenaeum" be th~ "doughboys" went "over the .top." by the 11tudentB of St. Xavier Collesre, Clncln accomplished. lncidentally, the exper fore the complete demobilization of Have I respect !Or the ' 1doughboys ?" ~atl , Ohio. ience of the individual has been de St. Xavier Unit, to urge upon all those They fought like wild cats. There is Subscription, Sl.00 in advance. cidedly for his good. who can possibly do so, the desirabil absolutely only one thing necessary ity of taking advantage of the offer let the American, with the aid of ar Editors: Alphonse Herman, Ralph Lip 44 THE LESSON WE HAVE LEARNED which is being made by the college au tillery, get close" to the German, pert, Joseph McCarthy, J. Edward thorities so to adapt their courses and the fight is over. We kept on fir McDonough, William Reardon, Chas. As part of the experience which as to accommodate the needs of each ing, they kept advancing as fast as Trame, Earl Westerfield, Herbert individual who wishes to continue in they could go-everything was cleaned Wuest. came to a11 of us during recent months it will not have escaped notice that in college work. To those who, whatever out before us, and early in the morn their good will in the matter, find it Sports...... Henry Bunker times of urgent need the country must ing a steady stream of prisoners came imperative to betake themselves to pouring in, a stream which seemed to Artist...... Leo Spaeth turn to its trained men, OF, lacking a sufficiency of such, must hurriedly un other fields of endeavor, St. Xavier have no end, and a rough estimate Busines~ Manager .Joseph Goodenough dertake the task of supplying the wishes "the best of luck/' and gives runs them up into the thousands. Circulation Manager .... Ralph Buzek training. The emergency brought out them assurance of the same continued The next day we pulled out and interest and solicitude for their wel the need of falling back on the latter went forward. The roads were blaclt fare which she has ever cherished for with advancing artillery, vehicles of Vol.VII DECEMBER 13, 1918 No.4 alternative. It is no tribute to the foresight of our leaders that we were her sons. all kinds, and last, but not least, the so little ready for a trial of our na faithful "backbone of the army," the tional capacity for accomplishment Fll!ST LIEUT. BOB KELLY SAW rolling kitchens and their crews. It ;vas my first 1esson in the hardening and endurance. But it is to the credit REAL ACTION NOTICE TO S. A. T. C. pr<>ress. We advanced over country of the essential soundness of much of STUDENTS strewn with dead. My first impulse our educational work that from the 1 Robert Kelly, 161 was commissioned was tr shudder, but I realized that I Those who do not intend to graduates of our colleges such excel Second Lieutenant at Camp Taylor. in no poSition to waver or to be register for college work during lent material could be found for the w~s After several months of service at the affected by sentimentality, that I wail · the rest of the school~year, will effective, if somewhat hasty, organiza front he was made First Lieutenant. and am in the biggest war of history, wish to receive the ''Athenaeum," tion of our military effort. College in order to keep in touch with We quote from one of his letters writ so I took such things as a ma_tter ot men were capable of taking the train ten in October: the old school. Subscribers will ing required and of making up for a course. lt is just two o'c}Qck in the morn Places into which we sdvanceel ga\•e please give their addresses to Jong neglect of national security in a ing, and I thought it would he an ap all indications of German occupation the Business Manager. A few short space of intensive instruction. rropriate time to write >'ou a letter but a ·short time before, and of a very have not yet subscribed. These But the immediate military needs under present circumstances. We are hurried evacuation. Materials of all are asked to call on their loyal are not the only emergencies that staging another little party-a one kinds lay strewn about, both personal ty and hand in their names be make their demands for men trained night performance for the benefit of and military. German food on tables, fore theY leave us. for leadership or with enough train the Germans--all contributions bemg ready to be served, and in one place ing, at h~as t, to be readily turned into in the form of shell, shrapnel, gas, etc. we hit, the stump of a German cigar leaders. Now the immediate call is for Perhaps I seem to speak lightly of was still burning. · the work of reconstruction in bringing WAS IT WORTH WHILE7 such a party, but since our big drive, Many interesting tales are told of the world back to the ways of peace. such acts seem to be side-shows only, how Germans, . esp~cially machine And in the new world which, it is our The end of the S. A. T. C. is at in comparison with our three-ringed gunners, fought till the last minute, hope, will arise out of the ashes of the hand. For two and a half months t.'ircus of three weeks ago. killing all they could, and then, when old, there will be full scope for the several hundred thousand young men We had been on the march fo1 they saw no other way, sheepishly very best capacities that education can have undergone an experience unique more than a week, camping in woods, yelling "Kamerad." One place over cultivate. in their lives and in the history of towns, fields, or any place we hit. A I which we passed had been densely the nation. Now that it is all over, Let us not miss the lesson of our few days before the drive we arrived mined before their departure, but our recent experience, by looking only to there is an interesting variety of at what might be called our semi engineers discovered the danger in opinions regarding the value of it all. the possibility of immediate material Ft. Sheridan, Ill., where he began his time and exploded the mines before gains, begrudging the time and effort Some are sorry that they enlisted. permanent camp, because from there we passed over t.hcm. Their ambition to make of themselves needed to equip ourselves for positions all preparations were made, prior to I could go on indefinitely telling you of grenter service. Future regrets are -I+ commissioned officers has come to going into position. It had been rain of various incidents, but this is my naught. They consider that their always concerned with opportunities ing off and on for about a week, and humble version of the essence of the time has been wasted. missed. 1f we now reali'ze better the the night the order came for the bat "drive" of the First American Army. Others, more optimistic, believe that need of education and its value, let us teries to go into position it was teem their brief training in the army will not add to the list of our future re ing. The order came designating H prove the most profitah1e period of grets the !:Jlipping of this opportunity hour. Prior to H hour we sat around their young lives. They left home for for more education. the dugout surmising whether the Ger the first time, and for the first time •uans would resist, how much artillery When You Leave College had to fight their own battles unaided •'AREWELL. S. A. 'I'. C. they hnd opposing us, were our dough· against equals. Competition was eag boys in 8hape; one kidding the other er. Every man knew that he had no When Unde Sam announced to the about tel1ing his folks, or if there was You will want enough to chance to Succeed unless he put forth nation that he intended virtually to nny word he wanted to leave. When start in business for youn1elf. H hour arrived you would have hiS best. Perhaps the rookie had commandeer the coll eges of the coun Save during your 11chool years thought the earth was erupting from neVer before tried to do his best. Jn try for the purpose of employing their and you can ea11ily rea1ize the S. A. T. C. he had an opportunity equipment and teaching personnel in its very bowels; out of the darkness to· discover himself. He learned that a work of par&.mount importance to L1g guns roared and belched forth your ambition. Start an ac in the regular course of events the the welfare of our national army, tons of fire, the heavies boomed and count today - we pay 3 % victory goes to the fellow who has namely that of training its future offi spat forth pounds of molten a nd solid interest on savings. th<: ability and stays on the job. ct·rs, most of us welcomed the an rt1etal ; more guns than I knew there Whatever value the individual mem nouncement as one presaging the were in the world spoke forth their mission from every available spot ber may assess to his own experience, greatest benefits to the institutions Th• where a gun could be placed; and Provident no man should regret having done his themselves, as weli as to the men who S.-.11111 BukATrallC•. duty towards his country in a time would have the good fortune to be en dotted the sky with their incessant Snenth ud Vine of critical need. The S. A. T. C. was rolled in the Students' Army Trajn flashes. For one hour, I estimate, I not organized for the sake of the citi ing Corps. Owing to the unexpectedly stood outside the dugout and watched, A11ehonr$13,000,000 zens who entered it, but for the com sudden ending of the great war, the amazed and hypnotized. Then our . mon cause. Though its me~bers had plam1 of the government, as likewise not the satisfaction of taking part in thoPe undertaken by the institutions the drive that ended the war, they in co-ope1·ation have not been allowed Amateur Photographers' and Supplies of Every 1 Supplies KODAKS Description should remember that not half of those to develop to their full realization. ·who entered the service ever fired a But who will deny that the experience 6~~ ~~l~!Rs~:~sf~~t.o rw:ci ~~\~ !1 ~Y1 ~~~~; ; ~~~ ~ .~~ 1~ aW;n 11 ~stc!:~J r.~~~ 1 ~~~1 r f~i!1~t~ 9~ up~~1~~11rl\1,~~e~~: 1 r~~ certaint y of getting best RESULTS by having us do your finishing. Your fi lms or plntc11 can be shot at the Germans. A man who haR been a valuable one, both to eol developed COR RECTLY BUT ONCE. We do It that way. joined the S. A. T. C. performed his leges and students? It has brought part. He would gladly have done them together. Many who thought SIMPKINSON & MILLER, - 433-435 Elm Street THE XAVIER ATHENAEUM 3 XAVIER LOSES CHAMPIONSHIP ST. Xavier 6, Fort Thomas 6 (Continued from Page 1.) On a slow field, Qefore very heavy next play Xavier attempted a for opposition, the gridders from the ward, which was intercepted by Jus Xavier S. A. T. C. were unable to ob Donation of tice, who stepped off the necessary tain a footing, with the result that yards for the first score of the contest, their Turkey Day celebration resulted A FRIEND OF ST. XAVIER'S Fick failing at the .goal kick. in a 6 to 6 knot, with Fort Thomas In this period Varsity again scored on the other end of the string. It by virtue of a steady march goalward was a good demonstration of the on a series of bucks intermingled with manly pastime, even though several ...... some clever off-tackle smashes, Sheir duck hunters were encountered among HEADQUARTERS loh carrying the oval over for the last the marshes that abounded between score of the contest, Fick again fail the two goals. Xavier's speed and Ramer For Religious Articles and ing at the goal kick: agility off-set the extra weight the -Books Soldiers carried, and if the going had 1n the fotirth quarter Varsity was "WINONA" not been so disagreeable they would always is outplayed by the Saints and were in· have neatly trimmed the big boys Chocolates . danger of being scored on for the first from across the Ohio. time · during the co ntest, when the Agents, timer declared the game and the foot Play after play found the Collegian's Benziger Brothers b&ekfield among the missing. They ball season of both colleges over for The Queen City Confection ~ the .season of 1918. would set sail with good intentions, but were unable to rudder themselves Co. Hellenthal the Hero properly so as to be "there" when the 343 MAIN STREET ball was passed. •ro Captain Mike Hellenthal of WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERS Xavier goes the lion's share of the .14.,ort Thomas scored on a run after glory. This little flash was as elusive intercepting a Xavier pass on the 36- ... The. .. for the Varsity forwards to grasp as yard line. This occurred in the third 644 MAIN ST., CINCINNATI, OHIO the proverbial eel. He played bril quarter. TBLBPHONB CANAL 8. French Bros.-Bauer liantly on the defense and was practi In the last period McCarthy scored Co. cally the entire offensive of his team, for St. Xavier, going around right end...... though "Red" Grainger also tore off Ill some nice gains through the line. Harold Rieckelman Write• to Hia The C. EBERLE SONS Co. Earl Prugh of Ohio Wesleyan offi Old Schoolmate& Milk and Cream Supply Hotels and Institutions ciated in a faultless manner. (Continued from Page 1.) Ice Cream Succe88ful Season Butter and Eggs thought school was hard, but it would Fresh Butter, Eggs and The football season is now a closed seem like an amusement resort to me Bakery Goods book for both Varsity and Xavier, but now. I find Texas altogether differ Farm Products it certainly will be a pleasant volume ent from good old Ohio. It is a hard to tum to and read during the long, climate to become accustomed to. One Comer Sixth, Plum and Georae Sts. hard winter that they say is coming. day the mercury will be around ninety \(l"t'CHt~RURil10H 0 ·iir,_ For both elevens had a highly success degrees, and the next day wool will Phone Canal 4511. E•tabll•hed 1864. 1r~1't'l>U ,11 _.,.Net.• ful season despite the many handi be comfortable. I cannot imagine ~o" (United Slates Food Admlnlatratlon Llcensie HOTflS. CWllS RESTAURANlS AND IHSTITUTIOlls. caps of the pesky "flu," war restric that November is almost passed, for Number G-06888' tions and cancellations of games. I am running around just as if it were CINCINNATI. OHIO. Varsity had the beet team it has had summer. They say that until October in years, and, incidentally, the best it had not rained in these parts for coach, Boyt: Chambers, whom U. C. three years. I do not know whether Quality with Service had better sign up to a long-term con I am a hoodoo or not, but since I have tract, as several Southern colleges are been here it has rained about ten looking Jongingly in Chambers' direc times. I say it has rained. When it tion. rains it seems as though the whole of The Queen City Coal Company Coaches Schmidt and Lambert also Texas melts into mud. Mud is king are to be congratulated for taking supreme. I will take good old Ohio We will appreciate your patronage practically a squad of novices and de for mine. veloping them into a real, hustling, Fellows, I do not feel right. Thanks scrappy football machine. Needless giving is almost hel'e and I have not to say, Xavier alumni are also well been in a football game since last sea J. W. VESTER pleased with the showing made during son. It is the first season that I have 12!fJiEfS PRESCRIPTION SPECIALIST the season just closed. The line-up: missed for a long time. Believe me, I CUT-RATE DRUGGIST would give my boots to be able to The George Ast Candy Co. U. C. Position. St. Xavier Southeast Corner Fifth and Broadway Fick ...... ••.. L. E ...... Moorman get into a couple of games with you WHOLESALE D ISTRIBUTORS boys. I hear that you swamped Han PHONE CANAL 1080 Roberts ...... L. T ...... Alston 929 MAIN ST. Canal 4507 Preacrlptlon Department, Canal 1081 Newman ...... L.G ...... Bein over and K. M. I. Good Stuff! I am ' Pape ...... C...... Eberts glad to hear it. Keep it up. I am sorry that I am not back to help you · Kuhn ...... R.G ...... Carey THE LEIBOLD-FARRELL ED. A. McCARTHY Seltz ...... R. T ...... Kattus out, if my services would be of any BUILDING CO. CARPENTER AND BUILDER value. I wish that I could captain Meyer ...... R. E...... Grouse WEATHER STRIPPING you through, as I had hoped to. Be Hopkins ...... Q. B . . . . . Hellenthal sure and keep me informed about your 132 East Fourth Street. Stack ...... L. H. . . . . Mc Carthy 705 BROADWAY Main 3781. Justice ...... R.H ...... Cushing victories. I do not want to hear about Store Fbturea and Remodellna a Specialty." Watkins ...... F . B .. Noppenberger the defeats, because I do not believe in being defeated. soon there will be 1,800 in Section B. ants or Instructors in various S. A. U. of C...... O 12 0 0-12 How is the S. A. T. C. coming I am assigned to Section B. Here is T. C. Units: Thomas Sheehan, Robert St. Xavier ...... 0 0 0 {)-- 0 along'! I suppose the fil'st few weeks the daily schedule: Reveille, 6:00 A. Dolle, John Hardig and Harold were rather tough, especially during Heferee--Prugh, Ohio Wesleyan. M.; Fatigue, 6:20; Mess, 6:30; Drill, Rieckelman. the epidemic. I bet that 0 Stew" Doud, 7:30; School, 9:00; Mess, 12:00; School, Umpire-Lane, Dayton Triangles. "Slim" Kain and " Mike" Homan were 1:00 P. M.; Drill, 4:16; Retreat, 6:00; Head Linesman-Johnston, Franklin. BATTALION APPOINTMENTS swearing at Bill Hohenzollern. I now Mess, 6:10; Study, 7:15; Taps, 10:00. Time of Quurtcr--Fifteen minutes see that my best days have passed. Hoping you all •have the best luck in The following have been appointed each. They were spent down at old St. X. I the world and all the success possible, Corporals on merit and efficiency: A. Touchdowns-.Justice, Sheirloh. just wonder what the teachers do now I remain, B. Gartner, A. M. Deiters, H. G. Mei Substitutions-University of Cin that they have not got "Rick" to raise Your friend, ners, J, A. Goodenough, E. A. Freking, cinnati: Taylor for Seltz, Heinold for thunder with. I hope the rest of the HAROLD E. RIECKELMAN, H. A. Wuest, E. F . Westerfield, R. L. Meyer, Coons for Hopkins, Justice for bunch upholds the old reputation. I 2nd Lieut., Inf., U. S. A. Lippert, J. C. Danahy, J', F. Homan, am referring Doud in particular. Stack, Sheirich for Justice. St. Xavier: to J. E. O'Connor, B. A. Stautberg, A. J. Granger for McCarthy. Before closing I will give you an Among our Alumni who received Do Bries. (From the Commercia1 Tribune of idea of what we have here. There commissions in the army, there were December 8.) are about 1,200 men in Section A, and four who we're assigned as Command- Subscribe for the "Athenaeum." THE XAVIER ATHENAEUM ST. XAVIER HIGH. The management of the library de Give this Good Pipe ~ _ sires to do its utmost for the welfare He'.11 like it better th~n the ol~ one ~ of the students. At present, however, It 1s the old all-wood b_nar "!'ade ma new· PIECE-PIPE ·a special circumstance militates and better way-~ pieces mstead of 2- against the full success of this pur so that it can easily be taken apart and pose. This circumstance is a depleted thoroughly cleaned. Write on ypur business exchequer-or, more plainly, an empty stationery. C...da, sz.oo treasury. The students are therefore Delivered reminded again that a little pecuniary dutypald assistance will be appreciated. The slight fee required for membership will go far towards defraying the year's operating expenses, provided 'Pi!d:~:':J~o£f:~"k~M/y 1ttul everyone does his bit. n,,, .~, ;!;~~ i::u"'!~ 7i:!"'W!,tt::: rt'tt;: Bt1t atul Rurull '-C.ruh of lt11tral Ci1ar Co., CJii,a10 And thl• one frorn a ..t1.&.c1 cu•torner Owing to the fact that it has been wi11i !:!'~":,~~"'tw"':',:/::,1 JE~,io,:f~;. f:/.J°::."'uy 1.ti1Md""" possible to hold but very few meet D. Jntmy Daflir, TaylM Dirtount E!J Dlpom Banlt, Ta'Ylor, Pt11t1. ings, the Sodality reception has been Dnlau1Prlt•f., S.lu Oltr deferred, and will probably take place THE CALUMET COMPANY, 21 Wlnina Block, Cincinnati, Ohio Mall S.i.• Dl'f'l•lon Br•nch In Canada on the Feast of the Purification. There is a large attendance of old members and candidates. Cushing is with the Marines at Paris THE MOUNTEL PRESS Island and Leo Kerns is a member of (Incorporated) Should a St. Xavier graduate glance the Signal Corps at the First District RIELAG PRINTING - Binding - PUBLISHING Men's, Boys' and Children's into the Chapel sorhe morning during School, Cincinnati. We hope that on POWER BUILDING Mass, he would observe scarcely any their discharge, our two popular HEADGEAR EIGHTH AND SYCAMORE STS. diminution in numbers caused by the friends will re-enlist in the St. Xavier dINCINNATI 1120 MAI~·~f~one Canal ~INCINNATI absence of the College classes. The College Army of '23. Telephone Canal 1994 explanation is in the increased High School registration. We have about Third Year and Fourth Year held twenty per cent more students than their annual gridiron contest on the POPULAR PRAYER BOOKS last year. Feast of St. Francis Xavier. Although Which Make Handsome Christmas Gifts Fourth Year was unable to put forth THE PRISONER OF LOVE The High School students are now its best material, it put up a hard MANNA OF THE SOUL looking forward to the basket-ball sea game, losirig by a 14-0 score. MY PRAYER BOOK son. The indoor winter game has· a CATHOLIC GIRL'S GUIDE fascination all its own. Last year's AVONDALE HIGH start was late, owing to the fact that To be had in various bindings and at all prices, at the new gym was not completed until Caesar and Xenophon are making after Christmas. This year we will but slow progress these days when FREDERICK PUSTET CO., Inc. start early and continue late. Bech General Influenza is in the field .. ~36 MAIN STRl!BT . · CINCINNATI, OHIO told, Bien, Overman and Hart are against aH comers. But every now some of the tried material still with ar.d then, when the foe is off his us. guard, there is an advance of a few The schedule as arranged by Man parasangs, followed by another halt of YOUNG & CARL ager Robert Quinlan follows: several days. On the whole, Gen. Dec. 13-0hio Mechanics' Institute at ''Flu" sel•ms to have the better of the St. Xavier's. fight, and despite the traditiOn of tw\> TIFFANYTONE " 20-Mt. Healthy at St. Xavier's. thousand ~ toars, has forced the two PHOTOS Jan. 4-Newport High at Newport. i;1·entest ;.;tl'ategists of ancient histol'y " 10-Lockland High at St. Xavier's to acknowledge his supremacy. fQl PAINTS and VARNISHES " 17-Aurora High at St. Xavier's. -ARE- SPECIAL RATE TO " 24-Covington High nt Covington. Oh my, but Fourth Year felt lone QUALITY GOODS 11 31-Woodward High at Wood- Eiome when Paul Geldreich was absent ST. XAVIER STUDENTS Manufactured by ward. last week. At first it was reported PHONE CANAL 2277 CHAS. J. HARDIG Feb. 7-Newport High at St.Xavier's. that he was again cultivating his voic~. 1109-1113 HARRISON AVE., CINCINNATI " 14-Mt. Healthy High at Mt. That rumor was false. Paul is more Healthy. up-to-dnte; he caught the latest fad. writes that he is now in the best u 21-Hamilton High at St. Xav physical condition. . .. The ... ier's. MATT ROLL BACK FROM FRANCE OLD RELIABLE u 28-0hio Military Institute at GEORGE BUDDE KILLED ON NOVEMBER 11 CLOTHING HOUSE College Hill. Matt Roll, ex-'16, former quarter Mar. 7-Dayton Night High at Day back of St. Xavier's football team, ar Word has just been received that ton. rived in New York on December 9th. George Budde, ex-'16, who joined the Matt was gassed at Chateau Thierry Marine Co.rps about a year ago, was was one of the most popular boys who and afterwards struck in the leg by killed in France on the day the armis attended St. Xavier's in recent years, Fourth Year has added two more shrapnel. He belonged to the "Fight tice was signed. We offer our heart a leader among 'his classmates and in members to its Honor Ro11. Francis ing Sixth" Regiment of Marines. He felt sympathy to his family. George · the school.

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