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Vol. IX. CINCINNATI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1924 Graduating Classes DIRECTRESS OF "SWEET HEARTS" Verkamp Medal Won Will Be Large By Freshman June 18, at Emery, Time and Place Set for Conferring of Degrees. Side Defended by Welp and Stenz Awarded Decision. Ninety-six students will receive de grees, diplomas or certificates at the For the first time in years a fresh eighty-third annual commencement of man won the |n-ize medal donated by St. Xavier College to be held at 8:15 Joseph B. Verkamp, Cincinnati cloth p. m., Wednesday, June 18, at the ier, in the twenty-fourth annual Phil Emei-y Auditorium, according to the opedian debate held at St. Xavier pre-graduation announcement made Memorial Hall, Wednesday evening, by the college administration. Rev. .A^pril ,30. To Joseph E. Welp goes John P. McNichols, S. J., Ph. D., now the unusual honor of winning- this president of the University of Detroit choice scholastic prize in his first and a former professor at St. Xavier, collegiate year. -will deliver the commencement ad Upholding- that immigration should dress. Baccalaureate services will be be further i-estricted through pass held in St. Xavier Church, Sunday, age of tho Johnson bill ponding in June 15. Although the preacher of Congress, Welp asserted that pre- the baccalaureate sermon ha.s not yet cautionai-y measures ai-e necessary, been named, President H. F. Brock lost tho United States be surfeited man, S. J., hopes to obtain one of with immigrants, unassimiable and the prominent Catholic clergyman in out of tune with our habits and cus this vicinity. toms. Award of degrees, diplomas and Welp, with his colleague, .Joseph certificates will be made to students B. Stenz, also a freshman, won the in the College of Arts and Science, judges clecision for presunting tho the College of Law, the School of MISS' FLORENCE MORAN best arguments. Commerce, the School of Sociology, The contention of the losing side, the Normal School and the Extension consisting- of Joseph ,J. Egan and courses. gible. Papers of the St. Xavier trio were forwarded to St. Louis as the James P. Glenn, soiihomores, was that Two master degrees will be award enforcement of the existent laws was ed together with 58 bachelor honors. best of the local participants who wrote on tho assigned topic, "Tho the principal requisite Cor improve- Twenty-four will receive certificates mont of the immigration problem. for successful completion of courses, Catholic Graduate and Civic Emi nence." The judges wui-e: Thomas F. and others will receive diplomas. Maher, '87; James J. Grogan, 'OS, and The following- are candidates for Marquette, Carrol and St. Louis Sylvester Hickey, '13. awards: universities were prominent in the (Continued on page 3) ]-anking-. Marquette claimed the con- tost winner, Richard V. Carpenter, SENIOR AWARDED EIGHTH and also the fourth place. Carroll BISHOP MURPHY PRAISES PLACE IN PROVINCE men gained three places. Two St. XAVIER'S SPIRIT OF Louis men were nientioned in thu CONTEST first ten. St. Mary's College and HOSPITALITY Campion College each had one man Marquette, Carroll and St. Louis honored. Visiting Dignitary Gives Interesting Furnish Majority of Winners. Carpenter is a casual contributor Lecture on Missionary Life. to "/Vmerica" and his work ha.s been Final results of the English Inter of a rather high standard. collegiate Contest of the Missouri St. Xavier's over-welcoming spirit Province of the Jesuit Order show and the general attitude of kindly af that John A. Thorburn, '24, ranked fection for former professors and eighth in the competion. Papers of HONOR MEN IN LATIN students was praised by Rt. Rev. Thorburn, Victor W. J. Feighery, '24, CONTEST Bishop Joseph A. Murphy, S. J., in and Ronald Jeammougin, '26, repre an informal talk delivered before an sented St. Xavier in this contest. assembly of students and faculty in This is the first time in several years The following papers were award the College of Ai-ts and Sciences dur that St. Xavier failed to gain more ed honors by local judges in the Inter ing the reception arranged in his than one place among- the first ten. collegiate Latin contest: honor at Alumni Science Hall, Tues The competition is an annual af Francis A. Ai-linghaus, James Hur day afternoon, April 22. ley, He)-bert Barnhorn, Jo.seph J. fair conducted by the Missouri Prov • Bishop Murphy declared that St. ince, which controls 12 colleges and Egan, Albert IT. Metz, Oscar Wahoff, William Buchheit, John B. Stenz, Xavier has the reputation throughout universities in the Middle West. Stu the Missouri province of the Jesuit dents in the Arts college of all the Henry J. Ausdenmore and Paul J. institutions in the ]n-ovinee are eli- Ratterman. (Continued on page 11) THE XAVERIAN NEWS fested in the intercollege English con test. A society for the advancement of music and dramatic art has been Annals of the Past ^^r Stuaents ^ St Xavier Collegia founded, and so far produced one successful performance. [From the Xavier Athenaeum] Subscription $1.50 per year Tho teams representing every Published bi-weeltly. Ten Years Ago Publication day. Wednes
FOUR CONFERENCE GAMES WILMINGTON TOPS ABILITY OF THREE XAVIER YET TO BE PLAYED XAVIER BY ONE RUN MEN NOTICED Two of These Games Will be Staged Desperate Rally by Xavier in Eighth Abroad and Two at Home. and Ninth Fails to Win Game Much of Varsity's Success Due to Saturday, April 26, Wilmington Athletic Coach. St. Xavier still has four confer College defeated St. Xavier at Cor By John T. Gaynor, '25 ence games to be played. On May 7 coran Field to the tune of 5 to 4. they engage the Miami team at Ox Weiskittel failed to pitch his usual ford in a return battle. This should tight game, the Quaker outfit secur produce a real contest, as Miami will . The baseball material and coaching ing eleven hits off his delivery. Dick, at St. Xavier is receiving due recog have the advantage of playing on however, was the batting star of the their home diamond. nition. Three men in the past year team, slapping out two triples and a have received offers from big league Ohio U. will lock horns with Mey single in four trips to the rubber. clubs. er's ball tossers on May 9 at Corcoran The Saints hopped into the lead in Field. St. X. has always seemed to the second inning, but failed to hold The work of Tommy Hart, catcher be Ohio U.'s jinx, being defeated only the advantage, and at the finish of par excellence on the 1923 nine, im once in all the conference games in the third inning Wilmington was pressed John McGraw to such an ex which the two teams have engaged. heading by a single encounter. tent that he was signed last sum The Athens school has the reputation For the next five innings Fieke mer when the Giants were playing in of producing strong fighting teams in held the St. Xavier team runless, Cincinnati, Tommy working out with all sports, and the St. Xavier backers while his teammates increased the them while they were here. He joined can expect an "eye-for-an-eye" battle. lead to four runs by countering three the team at Sarasota in the spring The return engagement will be and created quite a bit of comment in the sixth. by his work. Shortly before the be played on May 13 with Wilmington The Saints made a desperate at ginning of the regular season he was College at Wilmington. In the first tempt to knot it up in the eighth and farmed out for further seasoning to game the Quakers beat St. Xavier by ninth, when they walloped the Wil the Elmira, Pa., team. the close score 9f 5 to 4. mington hurier for three runs. Amid the frantic beseechings of the St. Yobby Cushing, a three-sport man May 24 will 'find St. Xavier doing- Xavier rooters, the rally fell just one at St. Xavier, also received an offer battle with Wittenburg at Corcoran run short and the game ended with from the Boston Red Sox last year, Field. According to reports from Wilmington on the long end of the while the latest news is an offer re Springfield, Coach Godfrey's men are score. ceived by Dick Weiskittel, pitching in prime condition, being one of the ace, from the St. Louis Cardinals. strongest teams in the conference. Weiskittel and Reynolds collected five of the Xavier's nine hits, while While the Cards were here Dick Walton was the individual batting worked out with them under the TENNIS ACTIVITIES HIN star of the Wilmington aggregation, watchful eye of Branch Rickey. In DERED BY PREPARATION securing three hits out of four at cidentally, we might remark that a tempts. goodly crowd of St. Xavier men were OF COURTS St. Xavier present to watch their favorite cavort AB. H. PO. A. in a big league uniform. The Ohio Intercollegiate Tennis As Mussio, ss 3 14 3 It may be to the point to mention sociation has extended to St. Xavier Ball, 2b 5 12 1 here than in the past year St. Xavier College an invitation to participate Reynolds, lb 4 2 10 0 has produced athletic teams which the in the play-off of the State College Boyle, c 3 16 1 student may well be proud of. This Championship matches at Mansfield, Rapp, cf 2 12 0 is due partly to the excellent matei-ial May 30 and 31. Sullivan, If 3 0 10 which the school has furnished and The invitation is under considera Welge, 3b 4 0 0 2 partly to the high grade coaching tion and will most probably be accept Marnell, rf 2 0 0 0 which the teams have secured. Joe ed. The Arts department harbors Weiskittel, p 4 3 0 2 Meyer, certainly deserves the best St. many an excellent tennis player, and Schmid, rf 10 10 Xavier has to offer for the whole if these players can be assembled and Lam'rs, rf 10 0 0 hearted manner in which he has work a representative team chosen for the ed with the teams. Not only has he Mansfield matches, it will serve as 32 9 27 9 given them the benefit of his tutilage still another extension of the athletic Wilmington but he is also the one who started the activities of the school, and also a AB. H. PO. A. building up and expansion of the further means of advertising our R. S. Fisher, ss 3 0 2 4 campus. Such disinterested labor de Alma Mater. R. A. Fisher, cf 5 110 serves more than financial recom- pence. The slow process of preparing the Troth, 3b 4 2 0 3 courts has somewhat hindered the Haley, lb 4 1 14 0 Under his coaching the football formation of a team, but undoubtedly Nowald, If 4 2 10 team secured an even break on the many of the men have been working Walton, 2b 4 3 13 season, the basket-tossers were run- out on the courts in the vicinity of Shaw, rf 4 0 13 ners-up in the conference and the -their homes. 7jiegler, c 4 2 7 0 baseball team is slowly but surely Among the most promising men in Fieke, p 4 10 5 rounding into shape. the Arts department we might men Considered as the baby of the Con tion Mussio and Burke, seniors; Voll 36 12 27 18 ference from the viewpoint of student man, Olinger, Geerin and Dacey, jun enrollment, St. Xavier has proved her iors; Babbitt, Paddaek and Lamping, Soph: "I'm a little stiff from bowl self a powerful infant packing the sonhomorcs. ing." necessary punch and possessing the Other capable players will come to Frosh: "Is that so. We used to grit and fight for which her teams light at the opening of the courts. live there, too." have always been famous. THE XAVERIAN NEWS BASEBALL WILL LOSE in the city. The courtesies of the It is up to men of Xavier to do Cincinnati Gym athletic grounds have their bit in advancement of track. FOUR MEN THROUGH been offered to Xavier track men on Reliance on the "other fellow" will GRADUATION Tuesday and Thursday of each week. not help. Demonstrate earnestness This includes use of lockers and by proving- what three weeks of prac The baseball team is fortunate, in showers. Coach Brodbeck, a former tice can do. Springtime is the best asmuch as they will lose only a few college mentor, has expressed his for track work. men through gi-aduation. Those leav willingness to give expert advice. The Track offers an opportunity to ad ing are Lee Kiley and Dick Marnell, points learned at the gym grounds vance the good name of the college outfielder's; Tommy Ball, second base, may be practiced on other days of in a new field of endeavor. and Dick Weiskittel, pitcher. Rapp the week at the spacious track en The opportunity exists. A little has still another year to cavort in circling Corcoran Field. actual effort can do much toward the center pasture, while the re "How to arouse greater interest in making the athletic powers that be mainder of the present line-up are track athletics at St. Xavier?" is a realize that St. Xavier students lire- sophomores. This promises well for question baffling in itself. Someone serious in their desire for track. the. baseball team of 1925. Those assks: "Why don't they fix the track?" sophomores who have made good This question deserves another in re this year are Welge, Reynolds, Boyle, ply: "Why not show earnestness in WEISKITTEL STARS AGAIN Sullivan, Mussio and Schmidt, while track activities by steady practice in their infield will be strengthened next order that they may have a reason to Dick Weiskettel was the individual year by Albers, who has been laid improve the facilities?" Pro-vided star of the Wilmington game. Al up with rheumatism. the present track was utilized, some though not pitching so effective a thing more would be done to fur brand of ball as is his custom, Dick ther the. sport. At present, St. Xav nevertheless carried olf premier bat RINGWALD ENTERS A. A. U. ier has the best under the circum ting- honors. Contrary to all prece stances. More enthusiasm- shown in dents established by his pitching col MEET appearing- on the track, gresiter in leagues both past and present; he terest in furthering- the movement for wielded a wicked war club, connecting The St. Xavier track team has re intercollegiate track activities by ac with his rivals' delivery for two ceived an invitation to enter the first tual effort and participation is nec triples and a single. May the fever senior championship track meet of essary. rage. the New Ohio Association of the A. A. U. H- a According- to advance notice this meet will be held under the auspices J. J. SULLIVAN & COMPANY of the Cincinnati Gym at the latter's grounds. Funeral Directors Lee Ringwald is practically the CITY FUNERAL HOME: 413 BROADWAY only man who has put in any persist SUBURBAN HOME: BELL PLACE AND McMILLAN STREET ent practice on the St. Xavier track. Main 1600-1601 Limousine Invalid Car Woodburn 133 He lias announced his intention of II. .11 entering the meet, and will probably run in one of the distance events. Ringwald is a fast man with plenty of endurance for the long run, but has not as yet perfected the spring, = Don't Ask For Size — Ask To Be Fitted" =; necessai-y for the dashes. On his shoulders alone rests the burden of carrying the St. Xavier colors to victory. VARSITY MEN RECEIVE "LETTERS"
The St. Xavier football men are in receipt of their lettered sweaters. They are of excellent material of the regulation blue with a large, white chenille X. Like new papas these proud possessors strut the campus, displaying their habit to the awe and admiration of their less fortunate BY THEIR FIT brethern. YOU'LL KNOW THEM THE TRACK TEAM The fit of your shoes like the fit of your clothes, makes for their distinction. As By Leo Ringwald, '26 in a finely tailored suit, you'll find snap and fit that's outstanding- in these smart "I would like to see St. Xavier do Oxfords. more in track athletics." Such was the statement made by Alfred Brod- beck, athletic director of the Cincin $7.50 - $8.00 - $8.50 nati Gym, prominent local athletic club. The question can now be asked Others at $5 and $6 why St. Xavier does not do more. The material is here; likewise the fa cilities. There seems to be but one thing lacking and that, the proper spirit. MADDEN St. Xavier undoubtedly has its prospective track men who remain "THREE CONVENIENT STORES" Madison at Pike St. 410 Walnut St. BIO Monmouth St. hidden like a gem unpolished. The Newport facilities of St. Xavier for track ath Covington Cincinnati letics rank very high and are as good as can be found in any athletic club THE XAVERIAN NEWS-
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ST. XAVIER'S GALA YEAR EDITORS JUNIORS TRIM MONARCHS Raymond Daley Chas, Wesselkamper Edward McGrath Gerald Flannery Truly the year 1923-24 has been a James Quill Harry Schmidt The Xavier Juniors traveled over victorious one in every way for St. Thomas Byrnes and John Sack. to Bellevue and handed the much- Xavier High. A new spirit seems to touted Monarch team the trouncing have been imbued—pardon us, the of their lives. The Junior pitchers, old spirit )-evived—in the students, BASEBALL MANAGER Keller and Fitzgerald, pitched fine and it has eari-ied us through an ball and held the enemy at their epoch year in the history of the mercy throughout the game. Geier school. Of course, as usual, we tri caught well, while the hitting of the umphed in sports of all kinds. In Juniors was fine. Westerman, Brand football, pounding- our way through and Niehaus lead in the hitting. The all comers, we easily marched off with final score was 12-5. the city championship. Basketball proved even more successful. Cincin nati was a cinch; Hughes, East, Cov TRACK TEAM ington, Newport, Elder, St. Mary's, all looked alike to the champions of When the call for track men was the X. In the Tri-State Tourney at posted on the bulletin board about the University of Cincinnati, we were ^^^HHIDSI iM^'^Bk^^^K ttr ^^^^lH thirty handed in their names as can the last Cincinnati team to be elimi ^^ ^^^^^^H didates. But what has happened to nated. But not satisfied with local most of them? We have a large num triumph, the team sallied forth to P' ''* * . ^'^^HffifflHI SB8BiiMfc»*»" ^^^^^^^^^H ber coming to practice evei'y night, foreign shores and made a most cred ^^^4^}^^9H^^ yet we would rather see about double itable demonstration at Chicago in ^^^^^^||jHWH the All-American Tournament con the attendance. This is a good chance ducted by the Loyola University. In 1^^^ .^^^^^^H to show what kind of an athlete you deed, we are justly proud of our five. are, and how far your school spirit To them be all honor and pi-aise! e.xtends. As you know, we are to en And now baseball, track and tennis ter all the field and tracks meets to are in the air—strongly. The track be held in this vicinity. Why not join and tennis teams have been strength the team and help along the name of ened materially, and baseball is won the school by winning- everything in derfully promising. Sure, we have sight? We can do it in field meets, had our defeats, but even Napoleon just the same as we have done it in suffei-ed Waterloo. Moreover, a baseball, football and basketball. So, splendid innovation in the form of let's get busy! junior athletics has made its appear James Quill ance in the school this year. The Congratulations, Jimmy. Oh, par DO NOT MISS IT youngsters have made mighty strides, don us! Fellows, meet Mr. James E. won pi-aiseworthy victories and prom ise a glorious fortune for the ath Quill, manager of the 1924 baseball We mean to say that you will miss letics of the school in the years to team. You know, Jimmy's athletic the event of your life if you fail to come. Yes, our athletic year is all aspirations were always greater than show up for the Annual Track and we could ask, and we extend our his scholastic ones. But then that's Field Meet held at the Corcoran Sta dium on Saturday, the 31st of this hearty thanks to the men who have natural. He doesn't have to aspire made it so. fair month of May. Every school is scholastically, he's there already. going- to send its representative track Quill has always been a major con- stars and the competition is going to But .sports are not our only suc testant in all affairs of an intellectual be keen this year. This track and cess. The scholastic achievements of field meet is for the parochial schools St. Xavier are just as noteworthy. nature and has often come off victor. Studies, oratory, elocution, they are of Greater Cincinnati, or of Cincin Early in the year, the students pro nati and vicinity. Some fine prizes duced what was, beyond all doubt, all the same. He tries everything. in the way of cups and medals will the most successful play, from every go to the winners in the various angle, that St. Xavier High has ever events. attempted. Everyone pul. his heart St. Xavier High Library is now run into the work, and the re&ult was a ning- on the same system as the Pub credit to their efforts. ''The Seven lic Library. The librarians have OUR TRACK MANAGER Keys to Baldpate" was proclaimed a worked unstintingly at theii- tasks, "professional" rendition by all the school days and holidays, at noon and We all know the track manager and dramatic critics of the city. Again, in the evening, until they have now our students, Austin Welsh and like "Jeff," the tall Kentucky Colonel accomplished a work that is a monu of Fourth D, and with him at the McKeown, were awarded the prizes ment to their efforts. As for the by the Times-Star for the highest av- head of our sprinters our success is Book Store go look at it, that's assured. Ray is no mean athlete ages among the newsboys. Edward enough! McGrath, having won the champion himself, but as a business man he ship in the Fourth Cincinnati Dis And finally, if we do say so, tho makes J. Pierpont Morgan look like trict, ran a very close second in the High School Page of 1923-24 is a 100 Sol, the credit man. Daley is a splen City Elimination of the National Ora per cent improvement over former did student, ranking with the best, torical Contest. years. Seldom has it been left un a first-class actor and elocutionist— filled, and always have the students the Play and Elocution Contest are Then, consider for a moment the had words of praise for the material. ample proof of that-—-a good athlete Book Store and Library this year. The editors, realizing- their duties, starring on his room teams and an Really, for the earnest effort and the have strained all effort to make their all-around good fellow, as everyone splendid success of the men in charge, task a success. We trust we have knows. Go, get 'em, Ray, we're with we must take off our hats to them. done so. you to a man! THE XAVERIAN NEWS XAVIER DEFEATED IN A HUNDRED FOR MISSIONS THE SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS CLOSE CONTEST When Bishop Murphy, the newly The annual .scholarship examina Newport High Beats Xavier—Score appointed vicar of the British Hon tions will bo hold in tho High School is 10 to 7. duras missions, addressed the High building on Saturday, May 17th. All Tom King's St. Xavier nine met School on Easter Tuesday, he was the parochial school boys in the eighth their first defeat of the season at the presented with an offering of $100 for grade are eligible to "take the test.s hands of the Newport High School his dearly beloved work. No doubt in an eft'ort to win the awards. The squad at Andrew's Park, Newport, he was quite pleased and will remem winning- of a scholarship is consid- yesterday afternoon. The Xaverians ber the St. Xavier boys in his prayers. oi-od a great honor without even con failed to come up to their usual stand sidering- its pecuniary value . ard, committing numerous errors. FINE WORKT^DIE Their pitching was of the highest GREAT START MADE IN caliber with Bamberger hurling in a perfect fashion. He did not allow a INDOOR LEAGUE single hit in the first three rounds and gave but one in the fourth. Lein The intorclass indoor leagues have inger, who succeeded him did not fare been going great guns i-ight from the so well and remained in the box but start, and fi-om all indications they a single inning. Bray took his place are in for a banner year. In tho open and though he pitched well he was ing game of tho season 4-A came un nailed for the winning tallies. The der tho wire ahead of tho 4-B crow Newport nine played a flashy game on in a well jilayod game. Among- the the green and also hit at the right juniors 3-A also were ahead at the times. The Saints missed many op bell, and the contest was grabbed portunities and lost countless chances from tho 3-B boys. Luck seemed to score by their reckless base run against all "B's" and hence- 2-B ning. bowed to the 2-A nine in a one-sided Score by Innings contest. Tho B gang- in fi-eshman 123456789 R. H.E. year could not be denied in spite of St. X. 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0- 7 10 11 the jinx, and they brought home the Newp. 00031204 x-10 8 3 bacon in their well played game with A. In the second round the Fourth C XAVIER BESTS COVINGTON boys showed their class and knocked olf the D gang and gave indication of Turns in Two Wins in as Many Days. having- an excellent chance for the Score, 5 to 2. title. The strong St. Xavier High School squad added a second victory to their Ill- -S) credit yesterday when they turned back the Covington High Bulldogs by Edward McGrath Fine Photographs a five to two score. "The game was Edwai-d McGrath, representing St. AT POPULAR PRICES called at the end of the seventh in Xavier High School in the prelimi ning due to the fact that the game nary of the National Oratorical Con Benjamin Studio Grand was late in getting under way. test conducted by tho newspapers of 714-16 RACE STREET The Xaverians got away to a good the country for the fui-thorance of start, scoring a run in the first on i-espeet for tho Constitution of the .IS Brennon's walk and Crowley's base United States, easily defeated all op H" on an error. In the second they add ponents from tho private schools and ed two more on three hits. In the academies of the city and all the pub third round the Saints made another lic high schools in Hamilton County W. E. FOX & CO. marker on Shevlin's double and a outside of the city. In this contest fielder's choice. The last score came McGrath was unanimously returned Stocks and Bonds in the fifth, when Crowley singled the victor by the three judges, Mr. and then scored on Boiler's triple. Bennett, County Superintendent of 604 4th National Bank Bldg. For Covington, Armstrong, their Schools; Judge Dixon and Mr. Saw twirler, was the individual bright yer, a well-known attorney. IS .(a light, giving seven hits and two free After winning this preliminary IS- tickets. our representative wont down to one Telephone, Cannl 4463 Score by Innings other contestant from the district of 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R. H.E. Cincinnati at the Emery Auditorium E. A. MCCARTHY St. X. 12 10 10 0 0 0—5 7 0 on Wednesday evening, April 30th. Carpenter and Btiilder Cov. .. OOIOOOIO 0—2 6 0 The winner of this contest goes to Chicago to compete with other con Remodeling a Specialty OUR FIRST YEAR A testants from the different districts. 705 Broadway Cincinnati, O. SUCCESS -B MAY ALTAR Eastman Supplies--Amateur Finishing This, the first year of real organ ized Junior representative athletics, With the approach of the month of JOHN L. HUBER has been a real success. The so-called Our Blessed Lady, the annual collec CAMERA SHOP kids got out and showed the world tion for the decorating of the May A FULL LINE OF EASTMAN AND that they had the stuff. The Junior altar was not forgotten by tho stu EUROPEAN CAMERAS dents. In ail the classes the collect football team won three out of six Phone Main 702 144 E. Fourth St. starts, which is not half bad when you ing was taken care of by tho class .B consider that they played some rather pi-esidents who announce that the large teams. The Junior basketball bovs wore liberal. While the total IS- •B teams are the claimants of the 85- coilected has not yet been divulged, pound championship, having won 10 it is hoped that enough was given by Jno. J. Gilligan & Son and lost 3. The midget rep team did the students to keep our May altar not do so well, losing 6 out of eleven filled to overflowing with plants arid Funeral Home starts. And now we have the Junior flowers during this month, when we baseball team and maybe a midget should occasionally step into the 22 WEST NINTH STREET rep team will be formed. More suc Chapel to pay a visit to Our Heavenly cess to the boys next year. Mother. m -—-B 8 THE XAVERIAN NEWS
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DENNY'S BUBBLE boys. Denny was reminded that he "Steamship Offlce" caught his eye. had not eaten since early in the morn By G. Murray Paddaek, '26 Here he turned in and deposited on ing, and proceeded to purchase sev the counter all but a few dollars of Denny stood on deck and watched eral sandwiches and two bottles of his fortune, and in i-eturn received his dream come true. He watched a beautiful red liquid. One of the a steerage ticket for Dublin on the until the blue haze on the horizon latter he decided to store away sister ship to the one he came on. cleared and became the ragged edge against a future thirst and deposited "She leaves in half an hour, sonny," of New York's sky line. He watched it in the bottom of his satchel, una called the clerk to Denny's vanishing- until the noon-day sun caught a re ware that the top was almost off. figure. The wharf was reached at turning- glint from the statue in the Utterly tired out after his strenu last, and he would have embraced the harbor. Denny was very happy. The ous sight-seeing tour, he sank down steamer if his arms had been as great dream of his seventeen years was on a doorstep to munch and sip. His as his relief. And as he walked reality at last, and he stood at the ardor was considerably diminished. aboard, the electric signs on distant gateway of America, the Golden. A He had turned skeptical in his pur pinnacles began to wink in a sly way, week before, he had bid good-bye to pose of an immediate conquest of but Denny cared not at all. He found his native hills of the county Down, American finance. He even doubted his little stateroom, and in a short and had set forth with a light heart if his worldly wealth (a vast matter while was dreaming of a snug cot and a pocketbook to match, but with of ninety-seven dollars) was sufficient tage in the hills of Erin. the soul of a conqueror. to establish him on that Wall street, The long steamer was slipping- into of which he had heard so much. But her dock. Denny chafed at the delays he was, at least, resolved to have a HABIT of landing and departure from the look at this magic thoroughfare where By Joseph A. Dell, '25 ship. He longed to set foot on the pennies were changed into dollars. magic soil of America, and to begin With this end in view, he turned an apprehensive step toward the teem The clock chimed eight. Mr. Klee his meteoric ascent to fame and for yawned, dropped his paper on ths tune. Finally the way was clear, and ing avenue, the scene of his late em barrassment. He cast a furtive floor and arose from the overstuffed grasping tight his sole piece of lug Morris chair. gage, an old brown satchel, he dashed glance at a strolling- officer of the down to the wharf and took posses law, who seemed, for some reason, "Guess I'll go over to the club sion of the land in the name of King- to have taken an interest in Denny. awhile," he said. Denny and the county Down. The boy instinctively quickened his His wife looked up from her em gait, for the past few years in his broidery. She was still in the twen First of all, he would have a look own peaceful little land had given at this big city that towered above ties and pretty. Her eyes were flash him a decided antipathy for any shape ing now and her voice was petulant. him. He gazed in fascinated awe at encased in a uniform. Preparing for the distant buildings which seemed to "Wayne, you've been out every flight, he tucked his satchel under his night this week. I should think you'd graze the sky, and started off in the arm. It was wet and dripping and a direction where they were highest and liave enough feeling for your wife liquid trail was forming on the side to stay home at least once in a while. thickest. As he drew nearer to them, walk in Denny's wake. "There g-oes his feeling of awe became intermixed Before we -were married, mother my fine drink," thought he, "but no couldn't keep you away and now you with one of trepidation at the unac time for that just now." customed roar and surge of the city. are never home." Traffic became dense and more dense. A backward glance over his shoul "Well, I can't see any use in stay Walking- was a matter of difficulty. der told him that the officer had also ing home. I'll be in early." Crossing- a street, he began to admire increased his pace, and, in fact, was The door slammed on a very lone one of the giant structures on the making distinct signs and commands some -wife. Two tears welled up in other side and v/as called startlingly for Denny to stop. Panic seized him. the brown orbs and coursed down to his senses by raucous clangs and What had he done? Were wandering- her cheeks on to the pouted lips. So screeching- horns and brakes. "Come Irishmen forbidden? Or maybe they he couldn't see any use staying- home. out of the sky, Hiram!" yelled a truck had gotten wind of his plans to clean Well, he'd see. He wouldn't have driver, as his wheels barely missed up Wall street! Denny hesitated no any home to stay in. She'd go home Denny's foot. Shying, dodging, sid longer. The green hills of the Isle to mother. ling, he finally reached the curb, and were calling him and he burst into leaned for a moment against the in the avenue with only one idea in his Her resolution was quickly enac teresting building that had nearly mind—to get back to the good old ship ted. The train left in an hour. It brought him to sorrow. He jumped he had left a few hours ago. The took thirty minutes to gather her in alarm at some fearful roar and city ci-owds held no fears for him gowns and the taxi had waited twenty commotion over his head, and thought now. They were his refuge. He more until she finally descended the sure the skyscraper was toppling to fought and jostled and pushed his stone steps. its ruin and his, too. Denny was not way back along- the same street he "A dollar extra," she panted to the acquainted with the elevated railway. had traveled so timorously not long- driver, "if you make this train." By now the afternoon crowds were before. At the corner he collided vio "We'll make it," he said. flooding the walks. Again Denny en lently with a newsboy, leaving be * * * tered the billowing human tide and hind a showei'' of newspapers and in It was after twelve when Wayne again was pushed and shunted from vectives. He made his way through returned. The house was in dark side to side and bawled at by passing- the street traffic with reckless haste, ness and the man seemed disappoint motorists who flashed before, behind, to the angry shrill of sires, and the ed that no one awaited him in the liv and around him all at once. He vain whistles of traffic policemen. His ing-room. Removing his hat and coat turned at last, down a smaller street pursuer was left far behind, but Den he walked leisurely up the broad stair that seemed to promise some relief ny took no chances. Without a quaver way and into the bedroom. It re from the terrifying- activity of the he dodged under the lowered gates of sembled the wake of a cyclone. avenue. Here he came upon an a railway crossing and flashed past Wayne hurried over to the gaping Italian gentleman who was doing an the screaming monster. On he went. dresser, picking up piece after piece extensive business iri sandwiches and He reached the less crowded dis and laying them down in a dazed soft drinks with a crowd of news tricts and sped along until the sign manner until he espied a note. He snatched it up and read avidly. THE XAVERIAN NEWS
"Wayne: Lady Editha de Beauville, who gave while the orchestra, directed by Mr. "Stay out as late as yon Itlte. I'm jioing home to mother. Don't try to write. I'm up love, pleasure and fortune to be Hartford Brucker, S. J., interpreted through. come an anchoress, sealed in a tiny the melodious numbers in a pleasing "Dorothy." cell by the wall of a country church, manner. Well, the girl was right. He was with only one small "parlor window" The characters of the cast were treating her rather shabby. Funny, looking out upon the world. The happily chosen. Miss Julia Kelly and he had never thought — — Sho story of how, although seemingly cut Thomas Manion, as the prince and must have been pretty lonesome sit off from all earthly traffic and hav princess, sang their solos and duets ting here alone while he was having ing- no part in tho lives of her fellow- lo much applause, and became as en a good time at the club. He'd fi.x men, she yet succeeded in guilding gaging a royal couple as was ever things up. He'd show her that he and salvaging- human soul after hu found in a fairy-story. Dame Paula, really did love her; that there was man soul by the aid of her wisdom Miss Bertha Gossman, found no nothing he wouldn't do for her; that and purity and the providence of God, ti-oublo in adjusting herself from a is one of the most beautiful tributes laundry to a -royal court, led her His reverie was interrupted by tho ever paid to the contemplative life. White Goose with admirable poise violent ringing of the doorbell. Ah! It is a powerful and moving rebuke and demonstrated her acquaintance there she was now. She had changed to all who complain of the "uselos.s- with affairs royal' by greeting the her mind. He opened the door. The ness" of our cloistered religious. footman as "your Lordship." The well-known Hennegan pair, father visitor was a man, a friend. The first half-dozen chapters are "Man, where've you been? I've and son, were the chief laugh makers interesting, but not remarkable, and of the evening. The former as Mikol, been looking all over for you. Dot's the scene with which the book opens the diplomat, and the latter as the been in an accident. She's in the smacks somewhat too strongly of "last of the H'inglish Slingsbys," hospital." "Ivanhoe." But from the hundredth brought many bursts of applause. Al It seemed an eternity before they page to the end the story is positively together the cast bore itself to great reached the place. She was uncon enthralling. Each succeeding- inci advantage. scious. Her condition was very seri dent delights and thrills the reader ous. One leg was terribly lacerated. more than the last, and every page The choruses and dances were well- An operation was necessary. Skin glows with beauty of phrasing. done. "Sweethearts," "Every Lover Must Meet His Fate," "Jeanette's would have to be grafted from an "The Anchorhold"_ is a very won other person. Wayne became panic- Wooden Shoes," and "What She derful book, and gives promise of Wanted," particularly pleased the au stricken. even better things to come. One can "Then, doctor, for God's sake, be dience as did the Mother Goose Epi not but wish that the Catholic Church sode when the well-known childhood gin the operation." numbered among- her literary chil "We haven't the people." characters stepped out from the dren a few more writers like Enid pages of the book into true life. "I'm here!" Dinnis.—J. H. M., '25. "You couldn't stand it, alone." The four Monks and their "Tale of "Bill, you'll help?" He turned to Woe," brought a hilarious note to the his companion. TO THE LAND OF BEAUTY climax of the play. "Sorry, Wayne. I'm in no condi By James P. Glenn, '26 As a whole, "Sweethearts" was a tion. I—" fine achievement and takes its place "Then, I'll stand it alone." 0 Greece, couldst thou but call to life beside former All-St. Xavier suc "Why man, you've not a chance in anew cesses. There is no need to consider a hundred to recover." Those mighty souls whose skill did its good purpose, the Dormitory "It's nothing to me. Com' on." give thee birth. Fund, to call it an excellent evening's Whose legacies are crumbling back to entertainment, for the large audi It was two months later. The op ence fully appreciated its merit. It eration had been a complete success. earth, E'en yet, fresh praise were thine, gives fair promise for like produc The Kless had returned home. Wayne tions in the future. "vvas seated in the Morris chair read where praise is due! ing. On the other side of the table The skeletons of Athens bring to view The cast of principal characters fol sat Dot. What a wonderful husband Of pensive eyes thy days of sterling- lows : she had! How brave, how thought worth, Miss Bertha Gossman, Mr. Walter ful, how chivalrous! Never again When Spartan sails sang on thy Ryan, Jr., Miss Martha Metz, Mr. would she be alone at night. She frothing- firth. Joseph F. Hennegan, Miss Julia Kel lifted adoring eyes to the loyal coun And bearded genoi-als brought thy ly, Mr. Thomas Manion, Mr. Joseph foes to rue. M. Rigney, Mr. Samuel J. Pusateri, tenance opposite. Suddenly the clock Mr. Edward K. Hennegan, Mr. Al whirred and struck eight. Wayne The vein-streaked shafts of Pericles bert Bohl, Mr. Charles J. Ryan, Miss arose, tossed the paper aside and Margaret Kotter, Miss Mabel Madden, yawned. are hewn Miss Anna May O'Keefe, Miss Lillian "Guess I'll go over to the club," And powdered by the hidden hand of Rafool, Miss Elsie Bierman, Miss he said. "I'll be back early." Time; Dena Bonini, Miss Anna Schrage, of Time; Miss Rose Contadino, and Miss Alice Thy priests the sacred chant no Marx.—G. M. P. BOOK REVIEW longer croon, "The Anchorhold" Nor hast thou quill to mock Homeric By Enid Dinnis. (B. Herder Co.) rhyme. XAVERIAN MASQUE PLAY "This admirable novel, published Yet, thou must scorn the solace of a IS POSTPONED some months ago, recently won a land place in America's list of the hun Whose dreams for men shall ne'er be The Xaverian Masque Society, dred best English Catholic books half so grand. which had planned to give tho com written within the last century. It is edy, "It Pays To Advertise," at the the work of Enid Dinnis, who came Odeon, May 19, has postponed all into prominence as a writer with the A REVIEW OF 'SWEETHEARTS" theatrical presentations until next appearance of her volumes of short •fall. Mr. John A .Ryan, S. J., dra stories, "God's Fairy Tales" and matic director of the society, had '"Once Upon Eternity." "The Anchor- The musical comedy, "Sweet hearts," by Victor Herbert, was pre gathered his cast for the play before hold" is similar in tone to its two the organization decided to call off predecessors, but witnesses to a re sented at Emery Auditorium on the evening- of April 28, for the benefit of al! pending theatricals for the re markable growth in strength, depth mainder of the school year. and technical skill. Indeed, one is the Dormitory Fund. It proved to be another triumph for the diversified It is likely that the St. Xavier High scarcely overbold in calling it a mas School will "be given the rights of the terpiece. talents of our institution. Excellent work by all the participants, and the play, as students there have mani The tale has its setting in Eng fested a desire to play the piece. land of the early fifteenth century, able direction of Miss Florence Mor an, raised the performance far above The Masquers are working on a •when the pure metal of Mediaevalism the average amateur production. musical entertainment, which may had begun to be corroded with the Nothing was neglected in regard to be given before the college year rust of the Renaissance. It is the stage, custom, and lighting effects,: closes. •chronicle of the beautiful and wealthy 10 THE XAVERIAN NEWS MASQUE SOCIETY HOLDS Ike: "There ain't no hell!" Mike: "The hell there ain't!" ELECTION Outnerving Tke Wits —Hour Glass. J. Harry Moore, '25, was elected Steud: "Say, you're a iiollidge graduate and you know everysing, president of the Xaverian Masque So Joseph A. Dell, '25 don't you?" ciety, student dramatic and musical Sucker: "And you said this car A. M.: "Sir, I would affirm thy organization in the. College of Arts was a fine machine. Why, it won't most worthy statement." and Science at the election held Fri even climb this little hill." Steud: "Well, what I wanna know, day, May 2. Dealer: "I said: 'On the level it's has time tables got legs?" He took office immediately after a good car.' " his election and will serve for one After which, we will tune in upon year. "And what else," asked the drug that beautiful ballad by ex-secretary John K. Mussio, '24, retiring presi gist, after filling a prescription. Denby, entitled, "That Oil Gang Of dent, was chairman of the election "Well, if it's the real thing, gimme Mine." assembly. He introduced the new a box of headache powders." head after urging that the members Soph. (In English) : "May I ask of the society support the new admin The result of an ad: a question concerning a tragedy?" istration as whole-heartedly as they "Dear Sir: I notice that you have Prof.: "Certainly." did his own regime. a vacancy for an organist and music Soph.: "What's my grade?" Other officers elected were: John teacher, either lady or gentleman. Murray, treasurer; Robert Bruns Having been both for several years, I "You've got the biggest feet in man, secretary; Eugene Perazzo, mu beg to apply for the position." town." sical director; Thomas Manion, as "Gwan, I kno-vy a sailor who takes sistant dramatic director, and Earl Historical Facts his pants off over his head." Winter, publicity manager. The Knights of the Garter were the king's chief supporters. When strikers obtain shorter hours, —Hour Glass. do they work less than sixty minutes ANNUAL'S EDITOR —A. S., '25. HONORED "How's your son making it at col lege?" Nan: "Did you find Archie rather "He isn't. He's spending it." shy last night?" Joseph H. Meyers, '25, editor of Min.: "A little. I had to pay our the "Xaverian," 1924 year book of Eniployer: "Had any operatic ex- fares home." the College, has a very choice poem jrience?" —Pelican. called "The Fools' of God" in the Applicant: "Yes, appendicitis." April 26 issue of "America," Catholic 11- 'IS review of the week. F. A. Bien Realty Co. TESTIMONIAL DINNER REAL ESTATE FIRE INSURANCE The niembers of the Sophomore Room 211 Second Nat. Bk. Bldg. and Freshmen Law Classes will give a testimonial dinner to ,the graduat ing class shortly after the close of -a the classes. The dinner will be given -a at the Clai-emont. la- •a Have You Joined the Fenwick Club?
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Father Moulinier is in town "Box and Cox," Sir Arthur Sulli Well Represented. in the interest of the National Hos van's operetta, was repeated by mem pital Association of which he is presi Approximately 1500 persons at dent. bers of the Xaverian Masque Society tended the benefit card party and en before an appi-eciative audience at tertainment given by members of the • Sympathy is extended to J. B. San Notre Dame of Providence Academy, Kappa Sigma Mu of the Schools of ders, '71, for the death of his wife, Newport, Ky., April 24. Commerce and Sociology, Friday eve Anna Marie Sanders. Sanders was ning, April 25, at the Gibson Hotel valedictorian of the class of 1871 and Roof Garden for the Catholic Stu at present is one of the oldest living- dents Mission Crusade building fund. members of the alumni. A number of the various Crusade . Representatives from the College units in Greater Cincinnati were rep were in the sanctuary of the Holy resented on the general committee ap Name Church, Cincinnati, where the pointed by the organization to assist funeral was solemnized. in the work. A. M. Boex, hard-work ing- and efficient general chairman of The sympathy of the junior the affair, had his numerous helpers Richard J. Verkamp, a former class and all the students of the detailed to best advantage. member of the class of '25, visited College of Arts and Sciences is Innumerable committee men and the College of Arts and Sciences on extended to Joseph T. Higgins, women from the College of Law, the Friday, April 25. He was welcomed Schools of Commerce and Sociology by many of his friends and foi-mei- '25 whose mother died on April were on hand. The College of Arts classmates. Verkamp is now a stu 25th. and Science was officially represented dent at Georgetown College. by Nicholas Janson, '24, and Earl Winter, '26. m- -m B" -a Many students from all depart For Roofing ments attended the affair, which will WITT & CO. SEE go down in St. Xavier"history as the' FUNERAL DIRECTORS largest charity affair ever given for Chas.Thorburn & Son Personal attention given a benefit of the Crusade. 2256 MONROE AVENUE The funds derived from the event 1416 Elm Street will be directly applied to pay for Phone Wdbn. 8141 Norwood, Ohio the remodeling of the Crusade Castle a: =a a. •si at Ault Parle, which had been re paired for the reception of Bishop a- "a Francis J. Beckman, of Lincoln, who Clothiers, Furnishers and Hatters is chairman of the executive commit tee of the Crusade. THE RALPH GREEN CO. BISHOP MURPHY 406-408 V/alnut St. (Continued from page 1) ®l)e ^tple g)tore for ifWen Order for g-iving a "great and royal a. -a welcome." In the course of his remarks, the -a visiting hierarch depicted interesting- The Quality Paint Store— phases of missionary life in British Honduras, for which country he is RICHMOND BROS. vicar apostolic. Bishop Murphy told WHOLESALE and RETAIL of conditions in the southern state Manufacturers of Paints and Varnish for Every Purpose in a very entertaining manner, caus ing- an outburst of mirth among his 616-618 Main Street Canal 3485 listeners at one moment and follow D ® ing with a serious thought that caused 'B even the most nonchalant undergradu a- ate in the assembly to pucker his lips and indulge in a momentary lapse PERKINS & GEOGHEGAN of deep thinking. INSURANCE Rev. Hubert F. Brockman, S. J., president, and Rev. George R. Kister, FIRE—CASUALTY—BONDS S. J., dean of the College of Arts and 902 First National Bank Building Call Main Sll Sciences, headed the members of the faculty attending the reception. -a The Henry P. Milet Unit of the a- 'a Catholic Students Mission Crusade presented Bishop Murphy with a purse of .$50 for use in the mission fields. Officers of the unit, who had arranged the reception, conducted Eat Irish Potatoes Bishop Murphy to the Crusade Castle, Shattuc avenue, after the assembly meeting at Avondale. The group ac companying the visitor to the Castle LEONARD, CROSSET & RILEY iiicluded Victor J. Feighery, '24, president of the Cincinnati Local Con Front and Plum Front and Broadway ference of the Catholic Students Mis sion Crusade; John K. Mussio, '24, Budd and Harriet president of the Milet Unit; Earl Winter, '26, vice-president of the Cin CINCINNATI, OHIO cinnati Local Conference; Eugene Perazzo, '27, and Robert A. Ruthman, a. B 12 THE XAVERIAN NEWS RALLY AND RECEPTION IS Something of a general convention ATTENDANCE AT MAY toucii -was manifest at the rally, for MASSES PLEDGED BY POMPOUS AFFAIR bishops, monsignors, heads of mission FRESHMEN ary orders, memliers of the Crusade Bishops, Priests and Students From advisory board and delegates of Cru sade units came from all over the All Parts of the Country Present. The Freshmen class has inaugurat country to enhance the occasion with ed a' movement which bids fair to de their presence. Most of the clergy velop a phase of our College life The second annual rally of the Cin had -witnessed the ceremonies atten hitherto sadly latent. The May Mass, cinnati Local Conference of the dant upon the consecration of Bishop Catholic Students' Mission Crusade, Becl