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VOL. XLVII. NOTRE. DAME, INDIANA, MARCH 28, 1914- No. 22.

sanctioned, and approved by the Church: The Sixth Station. We distinguish three stages in the develop­ ment of the Inquisition,—Episcopal, Xegatal, : THEY tore Him with their leaden whips. and Monastic or Papal Inquisition. By virtue With thorns thej' crowned His head. of his office the bishop is the inquisitor in his The .dark blood crimsoned all the ground, diocese. This right the bishop has exercised The snowy rose blushed red; from the veiy first centuries of the Church. And with cursed glee the soldiery It is known as Episcopal Inquisition and is Reviled Him as He bled. as old as the Church. In the iith centurv'", . error seemed to be making way in spite of They drove Him from the sunshine day episcopal vigilance, and the pope named special Along the death-dim road, legates to reinforce the bishops in their efforts With twisted ropes they lashed His flesh. to stamp out heresy. These'were called Legatal And pierced Him with the goad. Inquisitors. But when Gregory IX. saw the And like demons all they cursed His fall immense power wielded by the Dominican Beneath His heavy load. Order against heresy, he reorganized the Ihquisi- • But in the throng one heart beat true. tion with modifications necessary to meet the Her eyes dimmed at the sight, needs of the hour, and put it in the hands of Veronica her kerchief gave the Dominicans. Oi this tribunal, known as the Monastic or Papal Inquisition, we shall now deaL To Jesus in His plight. The Monastic Inquisition was an ecclesiastical And He left the trace of His sacred face court established by Gregory IX, 1232, cont Upon the linen white. posed of a judge who was to be- a priest of honor, And so we give our hearts each day 40 years of age (Decree of Gregory IX), and As she her kerchief gave, a jury of "conscientious" men who: took.an We care not for the jeers of men .oath "to judge fairly." The nimiber varied. Or how the wicked rave.. We have on record one such body composed And His image white, the God of light. of nine canonists and twenty-seven laymen; Doth on our souls engrave. but a smaller number .was commonly used. The-judge, or-Grand Inquisitor, as he was' The Inquisition. named, called upon each bishop to denounce- . those heretics^ residing in the diocese who-were 'HIS paper is not an apology' or dangerous to the faith. In the Law of the- an excuse 'for the Inquisition. Empire-formal heresy was pronounced to be . Neither is it a defense, of that one form of high treason, and even a graver -" inquisitorial tribunal used by crime than treason as we- understand the word: :; Spanish princes, nor a justification The judicial procedure and the penalty used-; of individual actions perpetrated by the state against treason was employed by inquisitors in open violation of the Church's against heresy. In the case of treason" eyer\' laws. The purpose of this paper is simply to citizen was obliged to inform on an offender. vXhe f present in a historical way, and to pass judg­ same appHed to heresy. Testimony that sprang^^- ment -upon the Inquisition as' established, •from malice alone-was rejected (Council Narb.). J 550 CHE NOTRK DAME SCHOLASTL

All accused were admonished and. given a not be empluj^'ed unless both the bishop of the time of grace to repent and make profession diocese and the Inquisitor consented (Decree of faith. If they repented a light penance such of Clement V). The torture could be used only as the Way of the_ Cross was given them. If they once (Decree of Innocent IV), while in civil did not repent the}' stood trial. The accusers courts there was no limit. The severe forms of one charged with treason were unknown to of torture could not be used until the milder the accused. In the case of heresy also the fornis had failed (Decree of Innocent IV). The accuser's name was kept secret when danger severity must have regard to the strength of the to the one accusing was feared. The accused, accused, fasting for the delicate was the equiv­ however, might name his enemies, and these alent of the rack for the robust, etc. (Consti­ were not allowed to testify. Two accusers tution of Clement V). A cleric could not use were necessary for valid denunciation. And the torture or at one time look at one being these two accusers had to be approved by honest tortured without incurring irregularity. men of standing versed in the law. The point PRIA^CIPLES. on which the accused was charged was read Lawful authority has the right to protect and the accused asked to defend himself. The its own existence. The Church has lawful Grand Inquisitor conducted the trial; the jury authority over all baptized persons, her subjects. gave sentence. If there was doubt, lack of The Church has the right to protect her sub­ evidence, or proof of innocence, he- was set free, jects in their faith and in the fulfillment of the principle being "it were better that a crime their religious duties, therefore .to resist the remain unpunished than that an innocent false preaching and scandal of.^-those outside person be condemned" (Alexander III: S3'^nod the faith, and when the attacK comes from her of Narbonne). If convicted of heresy he was own subjects she has the right to punish them not turned over to the secular power imme­ with the necessar}'" punishment. If corporal diately, but received repeated admonitions to punishment is necessar}'-, she has the right to repent. If he confessed that he was guilty use corporal punishment (S^dlabus of Pius IX). of the sentence and repented he received a The Church has the right to use corporal penance of a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, or else punishment, for the Church is not simply a some temporal imprisonment. If he refused spiritual body with merety spiritual power, to repent still, he was turned over to the sec­ but a perfect societ}'- with power not only over ular power. As the punishment of the state souls but oyer men in relation to their salvation. for high treason was death by fire, the punish­ In. order that punishment be justly inflicted ment for obstinate heretics was the same, - two things are necessary. First, there must be unless one repented. Repentance even at the proportion between the offense and the penalty. -vQxj last moment saved from the punishment Secondly, it must be inflicted by one having of death. And it must be borne in mind power and jurisdiction (Suarez). No one can throughout this discussion that the punish­ doubt that the sin of heresy is sufficiently' ment of death was never inflicted by the Church, grave to merit corporal punishment,. since the and not even pronounced by her, but b}'- the soul which it kills is more excellent than tlie secular power who declared heresy to be a body Avhich is killed by murder. St. Thomas capital crime—treason. The Church's sentence sa3'^s in this connection that it is a graver thing in.^ that case was to hand over to the secular to corrupt thellife of the soul by heresy than arm the guilt3'" person as the state commanded. to subvert the social order by coining counter­ But she did so imploring the state to be mer­ feit money (a crime punished with death in ciful and not to inflict the death penalty. the middle ages). The Church is the only power In. the criminal courts of the time, torture that can judge heres}'-, for the gift of infalli­ -was employed. The majority of judges bility was given to her to distinguish the false used it even against .thieves. The Inquisition from the true. To judge the faith of her sub­ used the same means but under- vaQ.nj re­ jects is the undisputed right of the Church. strictions and limitations. If . circumstantial She ha.s power and jurisdiction over her sub­ e\adence. pointed to the guilt of an accused jects and can therefore inflict corporal punish­ persdn, torture might .be used with a view to ment "..w^hen necessary'- (S3^11abus Pius IX). completing the e\'idence hy a full, confession "In extreme cases.the Church has the right (Decree of Innocent IV). But toxture; could to pronounce a sentence to which the penalt}'^ THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 551 of death is affixed by the state, and to deliver countr}'-), for example, agree that the bishops the one condemned over to the state." shall constitute a court to try^ divorce cases, "If malefactors can be put to death justly we could not blame the bishops because certain by secular princes," says St. Thomas, "so penalties of the state followed their decisions. those convicted of heresy can not only be ex^ The judge is the occasion not the cause of communicated but can be put to death." He death. It was the duty of the Church to take quotes the retractations of St. Augustine in into account the fact that the state punished support of this position, and also the famous heresy. When the Church found- a man passage of St. Jerome regarding Arius: "Arius guilty of heresy and the state said heresy is at first was only a little spark, but because that treason, what could the Church do but deliver him spark was not put out it kindled a flame that to the state. To shield offenders from the state filled the earth. Cut off the decaying member punishment would be to set up a hostile body. that the body may be saved." "But on the As" a good citizen the Church was obliged to part of the Church," St. Thomas continues, deliver him over for punishment. The Church "there is mercy to those erring in faith. The was not the cause of his being a heretic. The heretic should not, therefore, be immediately Church did not inflict the punishment—she is condemned, but corrected and admonished a the author of neither. first and second time. Then the Church, no To judge the Inquisition rightly the prin­ longer hopeful. of his conA^ersion, for the sal­ ciple must be distinguished from its applica­ vation of others separates him from the Church tion. "It can not be denied," says Hergeiirother, by excommunication and delivers him to the "that in the application there were grave and secular power to be put to death.^ Theologians lamentable defects, though the question has cite the example of God in the Old Testament been much falsified by historians. In the where He orders the false prophets to be put-^ first place appeal was never denied. Internal to death, and decreed the same death penalt}' heresy Avas ncA'er punished. And eA'en his­ against those who refused to accept the de­ torians who condemn the Inquisition as a cision of the priests on questions of belief. whole usually admit that the Inquisitors In the New Testament heretics are called kept the sincere conA'ersion of the delinquent ravenous wolves, and we know these animals first and foremost in mind. This is the opinion have no right to life. Again, heretics are held by Gezot, Villeman, and St. Simon. •called thieves, and robbers were punished with Abuses practised by individual Inquisitors death in the time of the evangelists. The AA^ere, in the Avords of Herg.,'always condemned, • evil tree is to be cut down and burned, we and we find the popes punishing, censuring and, read in Holy Scripture. Whether the Church in many cases, suppressing- Inquisitors. And it has the right to put to death is a question much is as unjust to condemn the Inquisition because disputed among theologians,' but in no way some Inquisitor failed in his duty as to con- connected with our discussion, for the Church demm our judicial system* because a certain has never inflicted or even pronounced capital judge accepts a bribe. punishment. The principle that formal heresy is a most The law of the empire declared heresy to be gricA'-ous crime is the natural and obAaous . a crime even graver than treason and fixed the consequence of the belief in one true church. punishment of death for all who were-found Our age maintains that eA'eryone has the guilty. The state therefore and not the Church right to follow the dictates of. his OAvn con­ inflicted the death penalty. The heretic was science. Yet in spite of that principle we would put to death, not because the Church declai-ed not think of allowing a man to murder or to him .such but because he committed a crime steal even though his illTregulated conscience which the state law said was worthy of death. should conA'ince him that there is no guilt Heretics were tried in ecclesiastical courts in murder, in theft, or in embezzlement. as heretics because only the Church can judge Neither did the pope, the Church or the Catholic of heresy, just as criminal cases are tried in conscience of the middle ages feel obHged to . criminal courts and civil suits in civil courts. allow a man to teach false doctrine even though The law of the empire fixed the punishment he believed those errors to be true." The prin­ regardless of the court in which the case was ciple, is the same in both cases. tried. If the Pope and Government (of this To judge the Inquisition in its application Ave " 55^ THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

must reconstruct the atmosphere in which the Varsity Verse. Inquisition flourished. To a generation which regarded religion as the prime objective fact of life—the bond of social and political order— UNWILLINGNESS. heres)' appeared in a very different aspect Ah, how loath all nature seems from that which it wears in an age of religious To. bid farewell to winter's dreams, indifferentism and individualism. Doubt as And yet her heart is wont to sing to the doctrine preached by the Church seemed The praises of the coming spring. mere blasphemy. The end of mediaeval pun­ Ah, how loath my heart .does seem ishment "was the vindication of the divine honor, To bid farewell to childhood's dream, and the supreme evil which a man could do And yet there is a voice that sings was the denial of the revealed faith. In the Of stronger, thoughts which manhood brings. statute books of the da}'', it was treason against S. T. M. the Sovereign Lord, it was a capital injur}'^ to IT C.^N'T. the commonwealth. It was more heinous than murder in the degree that the soul which it Love may make-the worl.d go 'round,- killed is more excellent than the body. . They And love may make your gladness grow; - imposed the worst punishment they knew, and But love wont bake the bread or cake. the lightest was severe and in keeping with the Nor furnish, you with dough. then existing stage of civilization. Burglar}?-, seiz­ F. W. ing another's territor}', false coining of money, EVENING ST.'VR. were all pimished with death in that age. Evening star, 'tis sad to see j'ou Nobody now finds fault if . we hand over, a Stealing off so soon; murderer to the state, because murder is a But your light is but the pathway. crime against the state as weU as a sin. against Of Night's Queen, the moon. God. Heresy in the middle ages, wa^ a crime J. S. against the civil as well as against the, religious A CH-A^NGE IN THE WEATHER. society^ And in truth every heresy was a cause of genuine disorder not onl}': to Church By Jinks,-the old day's looking crackin' bright! but -to the state as well. For example, the . The sunshine beatiug down upon my back Albigensians denied baptism, the Eucharist Is just as .cheering - as a comrade's Avhack and the mass. They.denied the authority of Of greeting.. Chummy-like, it puts to flight the Pope; they declared oaths to be essentially The old-"blue-devils,"—^sort of sets me right - ' evil. Feudalism was based upon the oath, - With everything. It has a homely knack •• -. the state was based on feudalism. -The foun­ . For letting loose the whole darn laughing pack dation of the state, was threatened. They de- . O.f Joys, and riveting the .Glooms up tight. ' nied that church or state had a right to punish. Marriage was considered essentially bad, suicide It certainly, does start me feeling fine. . encouraged and fornication permissible. We can And vaporizes every jot of care. . . ; see in this reasons why'the state concerned it- The-sap o' Spring goes, climbing up my spine— >^ self :with heresy .and punisheddt so sevefely: . Believe I'll ditch this-winter underwear. .It is not the purpose of this paper.to defend, the.torture. The Church did not invent it. The By Jiggs, wish I'd kebt ob by heavy glothes; . ,;V_.criminal-courts;of the day made use of- it as This bloobing gold has plub stobbed'ud by dose. '; v; a-'iheans for,: securing exddence as: the sweat . ••, .. .. '. •'.:. HUGH Y. LACEY; , ' >/:box;.is xised in pur- own ddy. > Nobody; doiibted C- about.-.its: usefulness.., The Cliurch '.accepted ., \ . •, PERFECTV AGREEMENT. - ttie^torture.f' We: may regret that the: pope ^ was. This: verse"; is .shorCarid breezy,.it moves like hobby - ..r~ '. .not ahead of his tinie,as;Pope.GT"egor}: was when : ;; .;horse,V;-.-;:r;c, ;--.^"-.::\. .. -'' -\ - .• . - =' •: -: r He cpniienihed trial- by if e. > We regret that the Its rime' is._ra,ther:;wheezy, \t has but= little force ; ;•; }-j>; Jpppei'coiild: not; Have £nseddtwentieth -^ centtiry, It.'s likg/the.;car.pnjHill'St:^ is the subject %: ;yf 5 methods < of;' securing- e>Hdence,; but Ave. have;. to >-^i:qf.iit,-^:;::^V•j^^;-;^•^-.^^;,:;^'':., ^ -. - ft^LS^M^^ami: acted-as -the.man: of \ !;the: tiine = ,Neith"ei;tjwill:?moye.:an^ get fright out - :$;4.; randlns^ means/oChis:.day: ]y' '-3:i-Cja^ndiihoyeMt:f;4:^-';^^^ "•-. R..",;V. • - THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 55^2 let n one smoke in here, can't skive to town, I? Called, can't miss class. Pretty soon, I .wont-be al^^,'^ lowed to breathe without permission.. I'm ' CHARLES FINEGAN. goin' to quit, that's all. "^Tiat's the use bf ' hanging around here in prison." - x,.\ "Come on, Jim, deal the cards; we haven't Jim was a grasshopper. His motto: was:V got all night." "Go while the goin's good, and don't think ofi> "Just keep your shirt on, old boy, and you'll tomorrow." He never let irules . worry "him" get your cards soon enough." until he got into trouble, then he blained them v.. "Well, don't try to shuffle the spots off instead of hiinself for his difficulties: --" ^Z 'em. Father Black will be in here prett}'- soon The abused one crossed the hall and knocked r and kick us all out." on Wilson's door. - ' "-: "Come in. Well, what's the matter; now,y "He'isn't afraid of me." Jim, you look like that nervous breakdown ~ "He isn't, eh? You'll think he's afraid of was- coming after all. Ftmny what a difference no one if he hands you fifty demerits to keep just "a few demerits make," taunted his friend-• those other two hundred thirty-company." "Aw rot, what's eatin' you,, anyway. 'De-- : "Oh, I guess I-can stand 'em without having merits nothing. It's the principle of the thing- a nervous breakdown." Demerits for smoking and he. knows mighty • "Uh-huh, I suppose you'd be bored to death well that I never smoke!" . if you had three hundred." "But the smoke was in your room." - . .. Before Jim could reply Bob Greely inter­ "Yes, and I'v^ got a saw in there too, but rupted. I'm not a carpenter."" . _ . "Come on, cut the rag chewing both of you, "If you told that to Father Black he'd prob- . and let's play cards. It's your lead, Pete." ably tell you that you. also had brains in yoiu* "Jiggers, fellows! Listen! That sounds like head but you never used them." Father Black." "Now, don't try to start any argument.; Some one came to the door and knocked; I'm in enough trouble now without looking: r the card players were silent. The knock was for more." ' ,: , . repeated, so was the silence. A key was slipped '' Trouble! Whv the sudden change? When' into the lock; the door opened and Father you were playing cards ' you intimated-that , Black entered the smoke-filled apartment. demerits were the least of your troubles. - Wliat's "Greely, Perkins and Wilson, go to your wrong; rooms. Jim, there's smoke in here; that's "Oh, I'm just sick of the whole outfit. Every->' ; i: fifty demerits." thing seems to be going against me since I .;"..:,"; "I wasn't smoking, Father." got caught on that night skive. Every.time ..^: "This is your room, isn't it?" I miss a class I get reported, and now I'm on . ;;r}9'-'\ "Yes." the Delinquent List in three subjects, and'in:: v -.y.,:^^^ "Well, you have control of it, and it's up to the 'Cause for delinquency' cxibxmn' Siie :ihe^ ' ^^j^ • you to see what is done in here and be the re­ three words, 'Hopeless,- 'Absence' ahd"-^No i>r;^h^-^ sponsible person. Smoking in rooms is fifty Application.' I'm going to dig out;,2oaA'V.ixi:^:^j-r^^f^ demerits. There's smoke in here; it's your going qiiick too." • ^'''•"S---^'-''y^^^xM room and the demerits are-yours, too. You'd "What are you going-to do if youfdo quit?"^ r^.r^-^^ better open a window before you choke to death. "My dad might get me a good job,.ajid'if^ r,_.V.-^^;;^ I think you have about, three hundred now. he don't it wont make any difference. It'll-"^ y:^^-i;!| You know what that means, don't you?" be a relief to get away from here, no matter •.;'r:^-.-t^^^^^^^ *-'Yes." - , , ., ' •what happens.'' '' ' - . ' '''^ • ^''•./=.H"li%P "Then, draw your own conclusions." " Evidently you're notin love with -the place,-} c^;r;-:i;pg| When the ,prefect, left Jim's room, the un­ Jim/'. •_ -.'..;•".-: V'"-'•-:::"'?^";§^^^lii fortunate one ciu-sed his luck aloud; ''What's there around here to get=stu(^ bh,-i/^r.}^vl5S^^ "Cohfound it all anyway. I'm always get­ anyway? You don't like it,- and - you. ;kn6w.;>; ' '•" "'^^-'" ting a presentof some kind?hung on me: Two you don't. Yoii've just got in a rut and'fyour/:^ hundred an' eighty demerits with, three months too lazy to get. out:of it." . ', !',:'S^li-f-M^ till June. Can^t miss^ morning, prayer, can't. • "Huh! Good thought but poor expressioii^iS|;<3p^3

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'''i\'Tiat are jo\x trying to do, kid me •>" The inner workings of Jim's pliant mind were "Nope." affected b3'" the,advice of his older companion. "I suj^pose you think I'm just blowing off The 3'^oung fellow looked at things from a saner hot air, but I'm not. You'll see; I'm goin' point of view. He saw. now that he was to to get out of here inside of a week." As he said blame for his trouble, although he gave his this Jim left his friend's room and hurriedly pride a bone-breaking kick when he admitted scribbled a few lines to his father. it. He knew he liad done little or no work in " Three days later Jim received an answer. an3'- of his classes, and he finalh' concluded that He opened the Tetter and a check fell to the he wanted to get 'awa3' from school simply floor. The youngster did not take time to because he was too laz3'- to work, too conceited read the epistle; he snatched up the check, to admit that he had made- mistakes. The rushed into Wilson's room and waved the pale confession surprised and hurt him, for never blue paper before his friend's face. before had he shut himself off from the rest of "Well, old man," he cried triumphantly, the wor?d long enough to realize that his short­ "I got my money and I'm goin' tomorrow.-" comings were as numerous as those of an}^one else. He decided that he would sta3'^ not ovlj "You talk as though you had just solved a two weeks, but the remainder of the year. He fourth dimension problem. If I were you I'd would work faithfull3'- and in some small degree put on the soft pedal instead of ringing in make up for his six months of idleness. He the base drum and cymbals." would show some of the fellows who had "kidded "Say, Pete, what's the matter with 3'-ou him about his high delinquent-list batting- Tately. Seems to me you're sore about some­ average that he w^as as good a student as an3' thing." of them. He would "come back" and make "No, not sore; just a little disappointed." good. "Disappointed in what?" Jim's flow of good resolutions was inter­ "You." - rupted b3^ the entrance of Wilson. "^?Iiy?" "Well, what do 3'-ou sa3'-, Jim, going to try "Do you reall}' want to kiioAV?" 3'our luck again?" "Shoot away." "Yes, Pete. I've thought it all over, and "And 3"OU wont think I'm tr^nng to give, you I've just concluded that I've been a monumental 2jxy holier-than-thou stuff?" ass. I'm glad that I didn't go home because "No, go ahead." m3'' Dad told me last. 3'^ear that if I ever quit "Well, Jim, I've been through the mill. or. if he ever had occasion to take me out of I earned my own living for two 3'^ears before school, I'd never get another chance.'' I came here, and in those two years I learned "Wliat did 3'-our Dad sa3'" about it in his that life is just about what you make it. If letter?" you plug along and mind 3'^our own business "The letter! Why, I forgot to read it. and. don't break an^'' law^s you won't get in It isn't in m3'- pocket and^—I remember I laid jail; but when 3'^ou start nosing around and it on the table in 3'-our room." going but of the way to look for trouble ^^^ou're They found the letter- on Pete's table and , sure to find it. It's the same proposition here. Jim read: Mind your own business, plug along at your DEAR SON:—^Your report card came a week classes, smile. occasional^ instead of kicking, ago; the highest number on it is 230. You got and 3'^ou'll find that the more yoii do the better that in Demerits. The rest of 3''our grades you_ feel. You're crabbing about the De­ range from 48 to 63. I decided then that 3^ou linquent List, Taut you know you haven't done could learn more in the school of Experience ^axij work; 3^ou're kicking about the prefects, than you can in college. Come home im­ but put 3'^ourself in their place and see what mediately; I have a job for^3'^ou in the ware­ 3'^ou'd do under the same circumstances. You house. , Enclosed, find check for thirty dollars. haven't given 3'^ourself a chance to make good, ..." * YOUR DAD. that's all. - Listen, Jim, why don't.you take P. S.—^I just received 3'-our letter of March 2. another shot at/it? Walk T the straight and Glad to hear that quitting school will cause 3'^ou na.rrow for two weeks, and if 3'^ou're not no inconvenience. Will •expect 3'^ou home no .satisfied.:, then, just quit." ;".• , "'••_ later tha,n March 6th. ;. H. G. W. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 555.

Swapping Cousins. Jim.mie's broken arm is as good as new Sgafn. Let me see—there's Genevieve, she's eight;— you'd better get these facts down in your note­ LEO MUCKLE. book or you will get stuck*—then there's Win­ ifred, she's ten; next comes Jimmy, he's twelve; "All right, Joe, it's a go if you say so," en­ Annie's fourteen, and Mary and Louise, the thused Tim Hansbur>^ to the other occupant twins, are eighteen. You want to get the girls of a pennant-decked room in one of the large down fine, for my cousin, Louise, and my sister, living halls of a university in Indiana. : Louise are both named after my mother and "You wont see me back down on my own are both the same age, so you are apt to be scheme, Hansbury, you can bank on that," dragged into a study of comparative heredity." came the emphatic answer. That night Joe Winters wrote two letters. "We had better get busy mighty sudden," One was to his cousin in Chicago telling her suggested Winters. "Vacation is only five that he would accept her invitation for the days away and I can tell you, Tim, we've got Easter holidays; the other was to an old high- to get each other's family histor}'- on our finger school pal,filled with promiscuous news and a ends if we succeed with this little experiment." full account of the trick the two boys had "Oh, it wont be so bad; not for 3'^ou anyway," planned to play on their Chicago cousins. Hansbury said as thoughtfully as his thought­ "You may think it a rather risky plan," he less nature permitted him to say anything. wrote, "but I think it's a good chance for some "You see, I've alwa3'-s lived with my family real sport. It's like this: my room-mate and out in Maine away from all our relatives, and I are both going, to Chicago to spend the holi­ I'm not supposed to know ver>'" much about my days with kinsfolk Ave have never seen. I'm cousins and aunts and grand-uncles and what­ going to be Tim Hansbury and he's going to ever else is included in a fellow's ^eneaXosy, be Joe Winters, just for variety. Simple, eh?" especially the ones that. I'A'C never seen. I It was late when Joe had finished the two know that you- will get by all right, but I'm letters and as he stepped out to drop them afraid I'll fall flat when your uncle—1_ mean, in the box in the hallway the lights were already of course, my uncle—puts me through a cross- out. examination on that famity of 5'ours." The plans for the visit had been made Tues­ "Don't let that bother you," laughed Joe. day: Fridaj- afternoon found both boys wait­ "I can tell you all you'll need to know about ing for the train to Chicago. Meantime, my family in fifteen minutes; you Avill have Winters had received a reply from his cousin to depend on your acting talent to do the rest. bearing some unexpected news. All you need to do when you reach my uncle's "I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday, house is to introduce yourself as Joe AVinters, it read, "Louise Maxwell, and found out that and make yourself at home. The folks will be her cousin, Mr. Hansbury, is coming to visit expecting you—or rather me—as my Uncle her the same day that you are coming. You has given me three or four bids to visit him. know that we live just across the road from But say, Tim, don't forget to ask for Agnes each other and have always been the best 'of right away; she's m}' cousin and I've been friends, and as she said that Mr. Hansbury knew careless about answering her last two letters." you, I thought you might come together. We Hansbur}'" looked out of the window across two girls "vvill meet you at the station, but' as ' the college campus and laughed as he reviewed neither of us have ever seen you, I'll ask you the scheme in his mind. Then he turned to to carry a copy of the Post conspicuously in his colleague and began to instruct him in your left hand so that I'll be able to know turn. you. "In the first place," he said, "talk as little This was an unexpected run of luck and things as possible about my family, for,if my aunt were bright with tlie two boys as they stepped • is anything like mother she will talk about the off the train and walked into the Union Station family pedigree all da}'- and get y^ou tangled up in Chicago. Joe, alias Tim, held the -magazine a thousand ways. About all you need to know in his left hand in a manner to attract attention, is that you are the oldest of six children, four and soon the students saw the two girls coming girls and two boys. They are all well and towards them. Introductions over, the four 556 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

started on their pleasant way through the hurr}''- however, during supper, and soon Joe discredited ing streets. That day March was in her most his 'premonitions entirely. amiable mood and the weather was like that "Well, T certainl3'- would like to see Tim," of Tune. Kven on the most croAvded streets rausingty spoke ' Mr. Winters. "It's fifteen there was a freshness in the air that made the 3''ears since I saw him. You sa3'' he's well?" four young people fairly bubble over with mirth, "Father? Fine, he hasn't been sick a day though there was more than the weather in in the last ten 3'-ears," answered Joe promptl3''. the mirth of Winters and Hansbury. "That's good. And sa3'', Joe," he continued, "We are so glad 3'-ou came together," Agnes "how's old Bill Johnson, the fellow who lives Winters remarked; looking at each of the boys across the street from 3'^ou. I knew him well?" in turn. " You see, Louise and I never do enjoy Joe squirmed uneasil3''. Bill Johnson?" anything quite so well unless we are together, he said thoughtfulty, "I don't remember him." do we Louise?" But Louise Maxwell and Tim "Oh, surely you do. Don't 3'^ou remember Winters were engaged in their own conver­ the old soldier with the wooden leg that the kids sation. Joe, or rather Tim now, answered in­ all used to tease?" . stead, "I'm not a bit sorry, and I'm sure " Oh, 3'^es; sure I remember now. I'm stupid," Winters isn't either, for we chum together— Joe explained trjnng to be easy. "Sure, old Bill ^'^ou know we're room-mates." Johnson with the wooden leg. Why—er— The conversation drifted merrily from one we called him grandad; he's fine. Man3'''s topic to another, but there was never a word the time I've bothered him till he chased me said about families, and the two boys Avere half a block." congratulating themselves about their success. "Chased you half a block," roared Mr. Soon .thc}'^ were home. Winters. "That's a good one." And the That evening, after successfully navigating whole famity -joined in the uproarious laugh. through the introductions to the older people, Joe couldn't see much in the joke, but laughed the two boys in their respective rooms thought with them as if he did. the situation over. Both felt eas}' and sure of That, however, was the onh'^ unpleasant themselves, for neither had made an}?- con­ moment of the- evening for him. Indeed he siderable break, though once Hansbur}'^ had began to think that he was just a little bit happier become absorbed in telling a story and had than he had ever .been before. The excite­ called upon his companion to verif}'- it with an ment of the proposition made him vivacious "Isn't that right, Tim?" But this was only a and entertaining, and his new "relatives" slip, and no one noticed it except the boys seemed to like him well. Yes, he was happ3'' themselves. Tim, or rather Joe, had not as yet And every now and again he caught himself met his uncle because the latter had not re­ stealing furtive glances at his "cousin," and turned irom business, and the coming meeting he gradually became conscious that he was caused him some anxiety. The bo3'^s had planned glad' she wasn't really his cousin after all. to spend the first evening with their assumed That night sleep refused to come at Tim's relatives, and for the folloA\ang da}?^ an auto ride bidding. But when it came finalty, it brought .through the city for the four 3'^oung people with it. happy dreams of a fair face and soft had been arranged, followed by a theatre party brow;n e3'^es, and again he was glad she was not in the evening. The lads had decided to re­ realty his cousin. turn to school the third day, as it marked the Next morning after breakfast he 'phoned the opening of the college baseball season and they real Joe Winters. did not want to miss the big opener with a rival "How's eveiything, Tim?" university nine. . ^ "Couldn't be finer," answered the other. It was seven-thirty tha.t evening when Mr. . "Say, Tim, let's take a walk this forenoon," Conbo3'^ Winters returned home from business. and in a lower tone, " I want to see you alone." -Tim, alias Joe, met him ;at the door, and after "Sure, I'll be glad to," agreed Joe alias Tim. kheart3''" Handshake felt much relieved, hut"there "I'll be over in twenty minutes, and we can -\^as still a.sink3'^^^feeling about his heart, a'kind walk till noon."~ of eyi! foreboding sensation, like. the one he had "It• ^fasn't t^teen .minutes before the two felt before he had his facelpainted black dur­ -rooih^mates were walking with quick step down ing his Freshman .year. -Things went smoothly, -the street;: -:;: ; -. -. . • THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 00/

"How did you make out, Joe?" queried Tim. were quite dry. Spring was pleasantly evi­ "Great!" answered his companion. "Great, denced on every'^-side and the four yoimg people Tim; look here, I want to tell you that your were enjoying the ride immensely when Louise cousin's a fine girl, with emphasis on the fine. said, "Joe, I really behcve that"you and Agnes But how did you get along?" Winters look alike." Hansbury chuckled-to himself as he compared Joe reddened, but with his characteristic rotes with his friend, and thought of his own coolness in such times he answered: "And you sentiments towards Winter's cousin. Louise Maxwell, you.look like Tim Hansbury. "Just the best," he explained. "Didn't Now there's a compliment for you in return." run into a single snag". Just up a tree once when "But I really mean it. I'm serious," in­ 3'^our uncle asked me about a certain old Bill sisted the girl. Johnson who- lives across the road from your "And so am I serious," Joe replied, "and home. I was lost for a minute, but then he said I'm going to get more serious. Hansbuiy, - that I must remember old Bill Johnson, the tell them the ston.'-." soldier that the kids used to tease. I took the "Both girls assumed a surprised look, while cue and remembered." Hansbury fingered his watch-fob and moved "What did you say,; anyway?" uneasily in his seat. Then he cast his eyes "Oh, something about the times I used to down and waded straight through the story bother him, and he used to chase me half a block. without a break. Winters watched the two sfirls "You told him what?" gasped Toe. closely to detect any change in their mariner, "That I used to bother him and he used to but both sat motionless until Hansbury finished chase" me half a block and then they all with, "And we've told you this because you laughed at something " see—^^"^e—er—we both—a—^Idnd—a—thought "Laughed? I should think he would laugh. we'd like to have you know it." Why old Bill Johnson hasn't walked in ten ^'•ears." "Then Agnes opened her handbag, took out There was silence between them for half a letter and handed it to Winters. It was the a block. Then Hansbury still undaunted re­ letter he had written to his high" school pal marked, "Well, I seemed to get by with it all explaining the joke. His blunder flashed right, so what's^ the difference. But here's through his mind instantly. something really important, Joe, 'Mihi crede!' "Then-you both knew?" he asked sheepishly. as Cicero would say, your cousin captured this "Couldn't help it when-you wrote and told, kid from the start. ¥/hy I fairly couldn't me about it. You must have been pretty sleep for- thinking of her last night." sleepy .that night." "We're both in the same boat," confessed "Well, the joke is on us Hansbury," grinned Winters. Winters. I'm really not sorry though, are you "I guess we are and I think we're both pretty Louise?" he said addressing the girl he had tried far out at sea. We've got to straighten, this to fool." ; thing out and let them know we -really are not "^^3^ Mr. Winters?" • their cousins. What do you say?" "Well, are you?" he answered in the Celtic "Well, I'm willing to break even with you, style. Joe, for I'm in the same felicitousl}'' unhappy "Not so ver^''. Look, Mr. Hansbury, and mood about that blue-eyed cousin of yours. Agnes don't seem sorrj^ either." I'd like to have her know that I'm not her The boys lost track of time after that. It' cousin and see how she would seem then." was an hour later when -Louise sard abruptly: ".VvHien we are taking that auto ride we've "Before we go back home," she said, "let planned for this afternoon we'll tell them all me tell you, boys, a real joke. It's just this: about the whole affair and see how they take it?' you' see Agnes and I have known each other "Sure, that's a good idea, Joe," agreed Tim. so well and so long that we are like sisters and "I think that both of the girls will appreciate our people are like the same family. So when the joke and somehow or other I don't believe I got this letter I showed it to Louise and we they'll really be sorry to find it out." arranged to turn the tables on you fellows. We That afternoon instead of making a tour of arranged to change places with each other, while Chicago the:students prevailed on their cousins you were here so you have been" making love - to take a ride into the country. The roads to your cousins after all." 558 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

that they Avill not refuse to act in the next affair that is displeasing to them? Notre Dame Scholastic If the Home-Rule Bill passes, and there seems Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter little likelihood that it will not, England will either have to force the army to obey or she Published every Saturday during the School Term at the University of Notre Dame will be a laughing-stock before the powers- There is little doubt as to what other nations Terms: $1.50 per Annum." Postpaid would do if officers resigned on the eve of a Address: The Editor Notre Dame Scholastic conflict, and there is little doubt as to .whg.t Kotre Dame, Indiana John Bull will do Avhen he has to maintain his old-time reputation. Resignation under such VOL. XLVn. MARCH 28, 1914. NO. 22 conditions is treason, and treason has its own punishment in army discipline. Board of Editors. —^A recent letter written by Senator John WILLIAM M. GALVIN,'14 JOSEPH M. WALSH, '14 Sharp Williams brings up the old question of WALTER CLEMENTS, '14 GEORGE SCHUSTER, '15 the relation between Catholicity and patriotism. ARTHUR J.HAYES, '15 HUGH V. LACEY, '16 Senator Williams' letter MARK DUNCAN, '15 CLOVIS SMITH, '15 Catholic Men in was written in reply to TIMOTHY GAL VIN, '16. Public Life, an inquir}'- regarding as­ sertions recentl}'- printed in —^The English government has not in a anti-Catholic papers. The assertions were of hundred years been in so critical a condition the character that so regularl}'- appear in such as she appears to be in at present, if one can publications—that "Roman Catholics are flock­ judge by the recent ing to this country," "that Catholics hold office England's Condition. resignation of army in the United States," "that bishops or cardinals officers vfho were or­ of the Catholic Church are meddling with or dered = on to Ulster. Once the army discipline defying our laws," and—a rather new one,— of a countr}'^ is relaxed, once it is in the power that Secretary Tumulty is dangerous to the of officers to decide what enemy they will fight freedom and independence of the American against and at what times they will keep the- republic." Senator Williams righth'- rebukes peace, the Commons is simply a figurehead and the inquirer, and assures him that we are in no the army officers are the real leaders of govern­ immediate danger from our Catholic office­ ment. For officers to resign in the face of an holders. oncoming conflict seems to most people little That there has been a distinct undercurrent short of treason, and for the Government to of anti-Catholic feeling among certain classes tolerate such action without ptfnishing the in America for the last half century it is useless offenders shows the condition of affairs in Eng­ to deny. That this feeling is the most un- land. That the Government should bind itself American movement that America has ever by writteh"Tcontract not to demand officers to known ought to be just as evident. To suppose y •? -y.-ffi^^ Tagainst- t^is or that faction seems pre- that one is being, patriotic in America when he '. - --! ---l^posterotlsrSand ^'^et that is what the army dcr is opposing a feUow-citizen on religious grounds - mands-from the Government. A statement was is an absurd mistake; for religious liberty is ^. •- recently given the officers by the Minister of a fundamental principle of American govern­ U' \'~ War which guaranteed that the army in Ireland ment. - would not have-to figlit against Ulster.. "If It is well that.Catholics in public life should Premier Asquith withdraws this guarantee," bear in mind the fact that there are many un­ ^ . says Brigadier-General Gough, "he will have' patriotic, underhanded critics, who are certain --, to throw over the army council, and the Govern- to attribute every misdeed of the Catholic to P*.. ^ment will be faced practically, with the dis­ his Catholicity. Such men will not fight in ±^i' ruption of the army." Such a .condition in the open, and there is only one wa)^ to oppose

"V- i ;^e army is certainl}'^ most.serious, and if the them. Ever}'^ Chief - Justice \\rhite on the Suprem.e leaders are. permitted to carry their point in Bench, every 0'Gorman in the Senate, every this.case, what assurance has the.Government -Tumulty in the'Presideht's office, is one more fHE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 559 answer to the one who sees antagonism be­ for his kindness in securing several improve­ tween Catholicism and Americanism. The ments for the hall among which are the excel­ American public is all too willing to forget the lent shower baths, which were' recently in­ deeds of a Sheridan or a Taney. Hence we stalled. The remainder of the program was must keep the right kind of Catholics constantly as follows: before the public; and every Catholic who as­ Essay—"St. Joseph, the Man." Jos. F. Smith pires to or secures public office must feel that Piano Solo—"The Rosary." James Foley the duty of demonstrating the patriotism of Recitation Jos. W. Stack the Church rests upon him. "The Hall" James E. Sanford Melodies St. Joe Trio Sullivan, Stack, H. O'Donnell. —We are not accustomed to look to the Recitation, "The Hibernians."" Ray T.' Miller Canadian snows for much advice, believ­ Violin Solo, "Traumerei" Paul E. Weiland ing as we do that these States are better Catholic Influences on Liberty.".... Frank H. Hayes developed in every Vocal Solo, "Bandelero" Robt. E. Daly Recitation, "At the Circus" -. Wm. J. Redden From Out the North, way. Yet the Do­ Poem, "St. Joseph " Jno. J. Reynolds minion has set us an The Yery Reverend President was then example well worthy of emulation. The Wat- called upon and gave an excellent talk to the sonian quagmire, known as the Menace, has students. He expressed his pleasure in find­ been emphatically drained off Canadian soil. ing that the program contained a note of serious­ The people there are convinced that freedom of ness as well as being entertaining. Rev. Fathers speech does not imply the use of language un­ Irving, MacNamara, Schumacher and Maguire worthy of the name, and their government has were also present. A smoker followed. ' extended this principle to the mails. A sheet which even our far-Western Mormon dailies The Senior Ball. decry as vilely libellous, which sane men every­ where are Hkening to the residue of a witch's Setting a precedent, the Senior Lawv'-ers have cauldron, should not pass through the posts of joined with the Seniors in the four-year classes, a self-respecting nation. Polemics surely are and the Senior Ball this 3-ear will be the first of a more admirable character than this; real senior ball given at Notre Dame. The the principles of modem warfare do not coun­ action was taken after the classes had considered tenance the introduction of cholera or the poison­ the union in separate meeting, and after both ing of cisterns; why then should that highest classes declared the advisability of uniting. departure of human thought, the search for Committees on the place of the dance, on ultimate religious truth, be stained with the programs, decorations, and entertainment have filth unworthy men have cast upon it? The been appointed, and are at work to make Menace is not merely a sectarian sheet; it is the affair the best of the 1914 social season. anti-Christian most decidedl5^ How can you Both classes wash to extend an invitation besmirch the oldest, largest, and most influential to all men in the college courses, and to alumni body and not soil the others? So soon as we of the University to attend the ball. It wiU realize this we shall not be the sole enemies of be held the evening of Easter Monday.at a the Menace. All will then recognize that the time and place to be announced in the next disease of religious calumny and personal issue of the SCHOLASTIC. vituperation is just as noxious as malaria. Then, Out of town graduates, especially, who can perhaps, we shall follow the example of Canada not be reached by personal invitations from and establish immunity. the members of the Senior classes, are assured of a welcome, and are promised a royal time St. Joseph's Day Entertainment. because all-of this-year's ninety-five seniors are striving to make it a success. The annual entertainment for the feast of St. Joseph was held tinder the auspices of the Society Notes. Literar}'- Society^ in St. Joseph's hall Saturday evening. March 21. The program was opened KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. by 'Mr. Frank Bartel, the Chairman, who Tomorrow afternoon Notre Dame Council thanked Father Cavanaugh on behalf of the hall No. 1477, Knights of Columbus, will welcome 56o THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

thirty-six candidates into membership in the in, such a clear light, its influence for good is order. The First degree will be exemplified unbounded. The style of the author is en­ b}'' South Bend Council at American Hall. chanting and carries the'reader along in spite The Oflficers of Notre Dame Council request of himself. The book is neatly bound' in red that all candidates be in the chamber at Walsh cloth. hall no later than 1:15. Members of other ««-to councils are cordially invited to attend the Personals. initiation. —Mr. Grattan Walls, who attended the BROWNSON LITERARY AND DEBATING. University till Christmas time, has entered Qadlitv rather than quantity was emphasized St. Andrew's Seminary, Poughkeepsie, New in the brief, well-balanced program of the York. Brownson Literary and Debating Society at --Mr. Frank X. Cull (Ph. B. 'oS) is associated their weekl)- meeting, Sunda}* evening. with the firm of Bulkley, Hauxhurst, Iiiglis & A debate, "Resolved, that Capital Punish­ Saeger, jAittorneys at Law. The address is ment should be Abolished," made up the first 1023 Garfield Building, Cleveland, Ohio. part of the program. Although a rather time- —^John O'Shea, a former student at the Uni­ worn subject, so much spirit was injected into versity who has been engaged in business in it, and it was so abl}?^ argued pro and con, that the West for the last six years, called on his at the conclusion of the debate, the judges were many friends at Notre Dame during the week. unable to decide just where they stood on the mooted question. It was called a tie. —James Armstrong, whose address is 628 The second half of the evening's program Briar Place, is believed to be the oldest Notre - consisted of three recitations, of which W. Dame man in Chicago. His period was from Henry's rendition of Kipling's "If" was the '57 to '61. Is there anyone to dispute his most artistic in conception. A. McDonough claim? The Notre Dame Club of Chicago hopes followed with a creditable reading of Pope's to have him at the next annual dinner. "Essay on Man." S. Carroll added zest to •^Mr. Charles DeLunden, who is well known the program with a clever St. Patrick's Da}- to the older students, enjoyed a brief visit at aftermath entitled, "A Little Piece of Green." the University last Tuesday. Mr. DeLunden was a student at Notre Dame for some years, Book Reviews. and is now connected with large mining interests in Mexico. He was in Monterey during the recent engagements near there and tells of A new edition of the "Holy Week Book" many thrilling sights. containing' the mass, vespers, and compline for each da)'^ in Holy Week, and for Sunday, Obituary. Monday and Tuesday in Easter week; the Special Morning and Night Services for Palm REV. H. N. SANTEN. Sunday and the last three days of Holy Week, We note with-sorrow the death of the Rev. together with Matins and Lauds of Easter H. N. Santen, which occurred at Hamilton, Sunday and the blessing of the Holy Oils oh Ohio, on Wednesday, March iSth. Father" Maunday. Thursda}'^, has been published b}'^ Santen, who was astudent at Notre Dame during Benziger Brothers. The: Latin and English the,years 1888-1890 was pastor of St. Anne's prayers are in parallel columns so that the Church, Harnilton, Ohio student may be able to follow them without *** difficulty. The price of this edition is 20 cts. DR. JOSEPH O'MALLEY. Dr./Austin O'Malley, former head of the . A second edition of Christian Reid's "Light English pepartment in the University, and Mr. of. the Vision," has been; published b)'- the Frank Ward- O'Malley, have the s5'-mpath3'- CAve'Maria Viess. This, is perhaps the most of man}'- friends among the Faculty and alumni fascinating .story .this, well-known author has in the death of their brother. Dr. Joseph O'Mal­ •written, -and ; as; it deals-with the; marriage. ley, who.;passed. away-soine-weeks 1 ago in his problem, which is so much fdiscussed at the home in :]Philadelphia. Dr. ^Joseph was known }j>r

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Not to ever}'- one is given the opportunity —Sprig has cub. to participate in the ceremonies of Holy Week —^Russell Downey.. '16, Sorin hall, spent in their fullest detail. But here at Notre Dame the past two days at his home in Churubusco. the ritual of the Church is followed in everj'- Where's that? - . detail, and the students should avail them­ —"Heinie" Berger - so enjoyed the measles selves of this occasion of grace, and at the same at the Universit}'- detention hospital, that he time acquaint themselves with the beautiful followed it up with a siege of grippe at the symbolism of the liturgy of-the Easter season. irifirmar}'. 'The celebration of Holy Week will begin at the high mass, Palm vSunday morning, at which —Professor Koehler " is holding rehearssils Rev. President Cavanaugh will act as celebrant, every day for ""WTiat's Next?" the Senior play Rev. Father Walsh as deacon, and Rev. Father to be held Easter Monday afternoon in Wash­ T. Burke as subdeacon. The Passion of our ington hall. Lord will be sung b}'- Rev. T. Irving {Evangelisia) Notice!—All students frpm the New England Rev. E. Davis (ChnsUts), Rev. J. Maguire, states are asked to meet in room 201 Sorin haU, (Petnis) and the College Choir (Ttirba). Sunday morning after mass. Important. Be Tenebrse v/ill be ,sung on Wednesday, Thurs­ there New Englanders! day and Friday evenings at 7130 p. ra. This —^Father Hugh Benson, the noted English inspiring devotion is one of the most ennobling novelist, is to lecture at the University some­ in the calendar of the Church, and is of special time after Easter,, and will probably preach, value at Notre Dame because of the wealth of to the students at their Sunday mass. voices which take part in it. The Lamen­ —^The field is being graded for a new baseball tations will be sung by the Chorus and Rev. T. diamond for the students of-Walsh hall. No Crumley and Rev. J. Maguire; the Lessons by pains are ever spared by Walsh, for anything Rev. J. Ryan, Rev. M. Schumacher, Rev. W. that may tend toward captiiring a championship.^ Lennartz, Rev. M. Oswald, Rev. T. Irving —^The third team of the minim division and the Rev. Celebrant. of Holy Cross hall defeated the Carroll halls On Holy Thursday" the mass will be sung by ex-Minims in a one-sided game by the score Rev. Provincial Morrissey, assisted b};- Rev. of 27 to o. What they were playing, we don't T. Irving as deacon and Rev. T. Burke as know. subdeacon. The same priests will officiate —The ne.xt issue of the SCHOLASTIC will be at the Mandatum services at 3:00 o'clock the Easter Number and will be published a in the afternoon. Aveek from Wednesday. Owing to the fact Good Frida}'- at eight o'clock in the morning that this will be a larger number than usual, the mass of the Presanctified will be celebrated there will be no edition next Saturday. b}'- Rev. President Cavanaugh, assisted b}^ Rev. M. Walsh and Rev. J. Nieuwland as deacon and —^Another former Notre Dame man. has con-- subdeacon, and at three o'clock in-the after­ tracted to play league ball. This time it is noon the Way of the Cross will be made. Tommy O'Connell, who played short-stop on the Varsity team last ^^ear. He has signed to The blessing of the Holy Water will begin play with the Grand Rapids Central League promptly at seven o'clock Holy Saturday morn- club. . ing, and the mass of the day will be sung at 8:45 b}'- Rev. A. M. Kirsch, assisted b}^ Rev. —The grand opera company that was booked. for last Wednesday evening failed to appear, T. Irviftg and Rev. J. Farley. and as a result the prefects were free to go to Classes, will be taught-as usual during the the city where they met many of the students. first three days of the week. Saturday's The boys were down looking for the company classes wiUbe held on Thursda}'-, and there may so that the students at home might not be dis­ be no classes taughton Good Friday and Holy appointed. - . "^ . . - Saturday. The Senior Play will be held Easter Monday —There is no truth in the rumor that "Hard-; at 2 :oo p. m. and the Senior Ball the same even­ Luck" Campbell is to sign up with the High- - ing.; Classes will resume Tuesday 8:15; a. m. landers.. John says he will continue to'playV 56: THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

on the Corby team and that he has no par­ a track meet last Sunday wijih the Carroll ticular desire to travel with the Varsit}''. hallers and successfully defeated the Main —^An organ has been installed in the chapel Building aggregation by a score of 49 to 43. of Walsh hall. Hereafter the gentle voices Allerton Dee was the "chick" who did good work of the Walsh hallers will be afforded an inspi­ in almost every event, and Robert P. Cavanaugh ration toward greater quantity and better was his close second. The stars for the Car- qualitj'^ of tone. rollites were Emil Fritch and Sol Williams. ' '—Brownson and Walsh halls met in a prac­ —It worried us exceedingly to learn from tise game last Wednesda)'' on the Carroll campus, a Chicago newspaper that Eichenlaub was losing and from the fofm displa^'-ed b}^ some of the his sight and might be stone-blind in a week. members of these nines, it would seem that The last time we saw the gentlemen he was able the coming baseball season was to be a pros­ to take nourishment and to walk without the perous one. Louis Malone was in the box aid of a guide and if we may be permitted, for Walsh and worked with his usual speed. we predict that he will be able to see holes in —The good work of Lent still continues and our opponents'line next fall without the aid large numbers are present at daily mass and of opera glasses. Communion. Wrh}'" not every one for Passion —Col. George B. Goethals, who was recentl)'- Week? If 3'-ou haA^e neglected^ this grace so appointed Governor of the Panama Canal Zone far start now and end Lent in a fitting manner by President Woodrow Wilson, has favored' so that you ma}' enjoy Easter as it can only the University with a large autographed photo­ be enjoyed hj those who have made a sacrifice. graph of himself. One of Mr. Mansfield Mer- —The state Peace contest was held at riman, noted civil Engineer and a writer of a Indianapolis March 20. The contest was won number of works on engineering subjects, b}!" the representative from Earlham College. ~ has also been received. These will be hung Notre Dame's representative. John F. Hynes, in the Engineers' librar}'" with other pictures of was unsuccessful in landing one of the higher famous engineers. places in the contest, although he delivered a —The new Ihree-thousand dollar organ at meritorious speech on "The Futilit}'' of War." St. Joseph's Church, South Bend, was dedi­ —^The Notre Dame council of the Knights cated last Sunday evening with a program of of Columbus will join with the council of South sacred music. The sermon was delivered by Bend tomorrow • and will' exemplif}' the first Father Irving. Two of the musical numbers degree. The work will take place in American were rendered by Notre Dame students, Ros­ hall imder the supervision of Grand Knight sini's "Cujus Animam'' being pla3''ed on' the Louis McGann of South Bend. About one violin by Arthur Carmody, and Wiegand's hundred candidates are expected to take the "O Salutaris" sung during the benediction by degree. Cecil Birder. —At Kalamazoo last week Father Cavanaugh —^The Seniors in the regula,r f our-3'ear courses spoke to an audience of • four thousand people and the »Senior Lawyers at their class meeting in the armor}'- building. Nearly a thousand last Sunday decided to cooperate this year more, persons were turned away, unable to and give but one dance. Formerly the lawj'^ers— secure standing room. Father Cavanaugh's otherwise the three-year men—^have given a speech on "Socialism'J was rated as one of the dance at which only the members of their most powerful ever given on the lecture course profession attended, while the four-year men in:that city. _ . - / . gave the bigger dance. - The Senior Ball on '.j-^The annual dinner of the Scholastic Editors Easter Monday will be the first of the tluree has \i)een' postponed again on account of the class dances which wiU. follow Lent. ^ness of Father: Moloney. It mil take place, —-A surer sign of spring than the robin is lidweyer, shortly after Easter and everyone old Dominic with his axe on the quadrangle. 9onne6ted with the paper is expected to be The other.day while, working under the Carroll present.; The-bashful will not be required to study hall he wa,s forcibly" struck by a few 5nake".speeches;;the bold will not be permitted, arguments from tha,t hall, in,the form of. an softhat the eyening ma.)''be enjoyedl . -. • algebra andr Latin grammar. These books:made ^iiT$&:juniqi^ ";Chicp;' ^^ held an impression on himj but, he was unable' to

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find the source of their descent. He refuses judges were Rev. Matthew Walsh, C; .8.' C, to do any more work in that locality. Dominic Rev. Paul Foik, C. S. C., and Prof. Frederic also requests us to add that he is not the Padre L. Sinims, principal of the South Bend "high Dominic McCann made famous by. Tom Daly. school, and their decisions awarded places to •-=—Judging from the strange noises heard in the men in the order named: Messrs. T. Galvin, the different halls these^days we would say that Lenihan, Smith, O'Connell, Schuster, and Gus­ the Elocution contest is not far distant. Never­ hurst. A'lr. T. Galvin received twenty dollars theless, it is inconceivable to us how anyone in gold, Mr. Lenihan fifteen dollars, and Mr. could choose a recitation that contained the Smith ten dollars. The remaining thirty dol­ words "Fire! Fire! Fire!" to be given at the lars will be expended in the purchase of de­ top of one's voice, and still more strange that baters' monogramed watch-fobs. The subject an}^ one should attempt to practise such a for debate this year is, "Resolved, that Indiana selection at night when the lights were out. should adopt the Initiative and Referendum." If there are any more fires in the soul of the The' first debate will be held with St. Viator's elocutionist there will be read}'" hands to sub­ College early in May, Notre Dame's affirmative merge him in the lake and quench the flame. team going to Kankakee, and St. Viator's coming here. On May 15 Notre Dame's neg­ • —St. Edward's hall was treated on Thurs­ ative team will debate with Indiana University's day evening to a unique moving picture show affirmative team atBloomington, and the Wabash by -Father Maguire. The film shown was a College negative team will debate with our. battle in the Mexican war taken by Mr. De- affirmative team here. The affirmative team Lunden who has just returned from Mexico. is composed of Messrs. T. Galvin, Smith and , iPeople who believe these IMexican battles to O'Connell; the negative of Messrs..Schuster, be no more serious than the proverbial French Lenihan and Gushurst. Messrs. Walter and duel are greatly mistaken. The fighting was W. Galvin are the alternates for the two teams. fierce all through and the number of dead and Both teams are now at work on their briefs. wounded much greater than even that given in the newspaper accounts. Mr. DeLunden has certainly procured the picture of the war. Athletic Notes.

—^After Easter the SCHOI^ASTIC will run a At last King Baseball reigns supreme. The new column entitled, "Who's Who at Notre last snows of winter having given way before Dame." There are so many famous person­ the fer\-ent prayers of Coach Harper's enthusiasts, ages in the Senior and Junior classes, not to the scene of activities has shifted from the speak of the Sophomore class, that it seems gymnasium cage to the Brownson diamond. advisable to give short biographies of these The men all seem imbued with new life, after different students so that all may know the ha\ang been shut up so long, -and they are truth. The difficulty of finding out the ages showing up so well in the field and with the of some of these students and the almost hope­ stick as to relieve the Coach of all worries less task of locating, on the map, the birthplace except on the problem: Who will be in the of others, has delayed the publication of this regular line-up? Only two positions are in column. Now that the facts are at hand you any way certain, and the fight for the rest is a shall have them regardless of the\ joy they may hot one. The pitching staff, Capt. Kelly, Befger, bring to those unaccustomed to seeing their Sheehan, Crilly and Fitzgerald, are performing names in print. in such a way as to destroy aU fears on "that —^The finals for the picking of the debating score, while the veterans Kenny and Gray, J^S.' teams was held on the evening of March 18 along with Brookes of last year's interhall in Washington hall. There were eight contes­ champions, are holding down the receiving end tants for places, these eight being the debaters in fine shape. " ;, who had withstood all the preliminaries. Those At first Farrell and MiUs are showing lip, who spoke on.the afiirmative side were George in great style, and there is ample assurance. Schuster-r William Galvin, J. Clovis Smith, that the initial sack wiU be ' well .cared for. Emmett Walter, and Eugene O'Connell, while Mills is also being, tried out at second along the negative speakers were Timothy^ Galvin, with Mike Carmody and Bjoin. This all points Fred Gushurst and Emmett I,enihan. The to the conclusion that the. Coach is going-to-. 5^4 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

get the best hitters in the squad lined up some- SIGHTS TO MAKE .ONE WBEP. libw, for more games are won by Ivtayy batting A.Corby Haller in the ninth inning when the score is" dead against him. .' than are lost by occasional lapses in the,field. A Walsh Haller Avho has passed a good examination ' Shortstop,' from the looks of things, could be in Math. ' . - .well acred for b3'' any of .the three aspirants, ' ' Oiie look at any "of the lemonade, pitchers in Bro. Dee Newning, Art Carmod}'' arid Meyers, while Leopold's' store: -' THarry Newning and lilward are fighting it out Beauty Rohan trying.out for the Varsity. Willie .Case in his Sunday, clothes.-

for the hot comer. " • ' ' ' - ***• •. "*-In the outfield, Duggan, Berginan, Lathrop, DIFFERENT. Finegan, Pliska, Mooney and Bjoin, are ha\ang Fr. Schumacher—What are you doing for. Lent, a warm contest, and it would take a clairvoyant John? Did you give up smoking? to .predict the outcome. Taken' all together, John—No, Father. ... - . we are going to have a team well up to Notre Fr. 5;—Did.you stop eating candy? John-^No, Father. -. ' " Dame calibre. Fr. 5.7i—Are you attending-mass every morning? '[ In a practice game Wednesda}?^, the Regulars, John—^No, -Father. for the tirne being, defeated their opponents Fr. S.—What, John, not doing anything for Lent? 8-6.. Kell}^ and Berger each pitched, and Crill}'- John—I'm living in Walsh Hall, -Father. alternated on the mound for the Yonnigans. Fr. S—Oh;, that's different; why didn't you say so.

Another practice tilt is scheduled for today, LIFE'S -LITTLE CONSTIPATIONS. with several more next week, in preparation for Students who come into your room to borrow a the.first game with Olivet on April nth. quarter,, and "who insist."on telling you about their four touring cars at home. ... /^ Safety Valve. The swell dresser who" sits next to you at table and tells you the number of swell banquets he has attended, i . , . -Svery now and theii some outrageous story is pro- while he is. eating .peas .with his knife.^ :V diiced.with our name attached.to it. We wish there- . : A Carroll Haller acting natural. ;- ~ , j° fore,ltd assure our readers .that Ave never said:— - _-. _ ,- - - - "*** .. . . : That Knute Rockne's head looked like a billiard Keep .-your, knives, there's pie for dessert.'

V ".That John McShane of Corby-was a horrible ex- . .: • , OUR IDEA OF HEAVEN. . • .. i •- " 'ample' of a ..half-mile runner. / Being locked in'a small room with Durbin and Sholem :. - ; v That Eugene b'CohhellshpuId stop working his to interview us, with Eugene O'Connell going through I .* ... face into a. Jather when'he "debates.^ 1 his debate" speech in one corner and Willie Case stand­ f .r, -* ,. iThat Marty MeeHan was beaten in a recent ti'ack ing at the window singing, "Darling You are Growing "..;>.: / /meetTay.two little fellows. , Old.';' 1-:: : ':' [-•'. .' . ' _ '-*;A<:S:^ L. ; ".-^That-George Blount's brain .>vas just like his name.. • "' -~- : " • r'-'. • - - *** ;.-.'., . "" " *. ' . /J'Z'y^^^^ rose watel ' rThe other day'we noticed two minims dragging a ' y.V..-,. .and used,;c6ld.cream. .:-^ ... , third-across:the campus.by the legs, and.on question­ : -r-l ; - ; .r..;That: Kins : was canned, from the University. ing them. we. were: told that^ they; were playing dead r :>':':-. ;.'>;• That .Si iFairelLfi^ it .amppssibletp catch a base- horse. . : 1- . . .' . ' ,. . , ,> :.:bair^with both, hands..' -: . ..-. . . : :• J '> .,V -"^THat Eicheniaub looks like/ciipiii's .Jaig brother. . . ' XM?-'^-iIH^3^?.. turned .those Iwords ujside down; .V:,-. ^:-That';Dee:Newnihg.''is red-he^ it wasnit.ourV fault;.: -. " . -i • -\''; •' -^.ii'T^hat'Peter iXerhs/is a:quasi-gook;, -^ ,- :. . ..<.'!;. 1 c'^ilr^l^agj^ .his;-time .reading. > As one .;.of.;the 'visitors. I fernarked who witnessed J-:-;^' •>jV.-T"=''r\cheap|-magazines.''^^ .-;-;':J'i:.-x^"--r ..'" .,"J:"'--'-•';"' - -•-''. '-'.•-'••^^''-^•Wejdnesday^^ s baseball, practice:- "My, what.a large "r: ,1 ;;. > 3-:, f:;.\.jT^ ;swimmer.V,J \ ' ,; 'wad.^ofvguni'tthat short-stop chews! ^What. did you "say his^name.-was; Meyers?^ . V - " . ."1, -f"";j;/^^->J;:,';.f'sif|TM ••-:.'"-.''V.'" '':''•' = ;;RecreatipnHis-:ppeffy,, d feet and.sauer.

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