Dame Scholastic

-al.-^ Cb Dot re Dame DisceovAsi-ssmpeia-\/ICTVR\/S- vw/e-OVASI-cRAS-iMOieiTuiews<^' .

Vol.. L. NOTRE DAME, INDIANA, MAY 26, 1917. No. 32-

had anyone to shovv these backfield men how A Song of Service. to drop-kick." He turned the'knob of the gym door and 'PHERE is for me somewhere a worthy place. stepped in. There was no one in the dressing- Where T may work in harvest fields of earth. rooms.- * • . And reap the grain that golden grows apace— \ - ^. Angels will take the sheaves and know their worth Conklin'^ seated himself on one of the long benches, opened his suitcascxand in a short Perhaps I live to help a soul in wor^ time stood erect in, his old football togs. He A child, or one whose hair has long been gray; tlirew his clothes into the bag, snapped it shut For since God keeps me in this world, I know and trotted out along the path to the field. Some one has need for me somewhere today. The guard at the gate held him while he B. A. called the coach; Lynch looked at Conklin coldly for a long time, then he held out his hand. The Prodigal's Return. "How are you, Conklin?" he asked coldly. "What brought you down here?" BY JOHN J. SULLIV.-VN, 'iS. They shook hands very briefly. "Why, I thought I might be needed to.help 1e| T was a week before, the big game of the with- the drop-kickers. Lynch,, so I took the season. On the campus nothing was talked liberty of offering my ser\'-ices." of but the game with Haywood. Great "I see," said the coach quietly. "But listen here, Conklin, before I ask you-to come in was the confidence in the team that so far I want you to understand that you will likelj- remained unbeaten. Whether unbeatable or notj be very unwelcome out there," he pointed to the the next Thursda3'''s game would decide. But field. "You didn't receive an- invitation—• - the hopes of Clayton students were running purposely. But the thing isn't in my juris , high. . , diction. Come in if you want to." -The field within the high board fence was a Conklin was hurt terribly, but he stuck out place of mystery for the students. Secret his lower jaw and jogged out upon the. field. practice had excluded all but the team and the Many of his classmates and even some of graduate coaches: ' his old teammates were there. All either,met TomConklin climbed out of his ta.Ki, fished him distantly and with a frigid courtesy or out a hesivy suitcase from somewhere within ignored him entirely. It seemed none coidd • the. car, paid the .passive driver and gazed forgive him for that one thing 'in the past. aboiit him. - - He h'ad been .disgracefully discharged for a "The same old; place—^just the same," he wild escapade a day before the most important murmured.^ "Nothing changed but the faces, game. He had been the greatest drop-kicker in I suppose." the .football history of Clajlon; but today-she He began to walk rapidly in the. direction Avelcpmed him back as she would a pestilence. of-the big gym. - Ray Conklin, the _ young brother of Tom, "Yes,"-he mused, "the_ faces wiE be dif was the only one that greeted him decently. .: ferent. " I wonder "how they'll receive .the "Can't talk very long now, Tom," he had brother of -Ray Conkliu. At least they'll said after a hearty hand shake. "But I want- all give me credit for the nerve.' But T'm to see you as soon as we're throiigh." , heeded here now;- I^khow ft.r They've never He hurried off. Ray was the sensation of the: oo O Tim NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Clayton backfield and the older brother looked and scored three field goals. But loag before after him -with a swelling heart. then Coach L3'nch had known the reason. "I hope I'm not hurting him any, coming Haywood had knoAvn every play and signal here like this," he told himself. that he had guar'ded so zealous!}^!' That • night the student body requested In the dressing-room Lj^nch thrashed it out Conklin to leave the campus. He received with Trainor, the captain. the committee smilingly, but he was torn with "No! I tell you," repeated the coach for the humiliation and an.ger. twentieth time, "it couldn't have been that Later, honestly indignant he told his brother way. No one got inside that field but ourselves! about the Avhole thing. Somebody on the inside sold us out, that's all. "I'm sorry," sympathized Ray. "You came It's not how: it was, it's who it was that I want here in all good faith too. What are you going to find out." to do now, Tom?" Trainor shook his head. Then suddenly "I'll tell you what I'm going to do" answered there flashed to him the thought of the bills the unfortunate one slowl}-, "I'm going up he had seen pass from Tom Conklin to Ray. to Haywood tomorrow. The3''ve invited me In a second he had splurted out his suspicion. long ago. And.I'm going to do my level be.st "The cur!" the coach groaned with rage, to beat ClaAôn. I'll show tliis bunch of snobs "sold us out to his vicious brother, did he? the value of drop-kicking." I thought he might be different from that other Conversation lagged and soon Tom arose. Conklin—^but I guess I was wrong." "Well, old fellow, I'm wishing you the best The following morning Ra}' Conklin found of luck. I'm going to catch the io:oo o'clock himself suspended from Clayton on suspicion train. And say," he paused' and drew forth until he could prove his innocence. some bills, "here's that twenty-five I owe you— Tom read about it in the papers in the lobby I'd better pa}^ A'OU now that I've got it." of a hotel a hundred miles away. He caught Ra}' was just thanking him when Trainor, the next train in the direction of Clayton. the captain, came in without knocking. He Lynch received him almost iiisultingl}*. Conk saw the bills and the elder Conklin stopped lin spoke before the other could sa}'- a word. short. . ,, ^ "I w'ant to tell you something. Lynch," "I hope I'm not intruding?" he asked. he began rapidl}^, "that I know is going to "No, no, come in,—sit down, mv^brother was queer my reputation as a sportsman from one just on the point of leaving." end of the countr}'-' to ^the other. I've come a ^ "Good-b5''e, Ra}^—I'll drop you a line." hundred miles today to do it. Ra}'" Conklin "vSo long, Tom, good-luck" is one of the whitest .men I know alive, and he's no more guilty of selling you out than 5''ou are The papers next evening chronicled the. fact yourself. That money he received from me that the famous Conklin had been installed was in payment of a little debt. To clear his as assistant coach for Ha3'-wood Universit}'-. name entirety my story will have to be pub Clayton admirers read the headlines, sneered, lished I suppose—so here it is: I stole 3'-our and forgot it. . . ' signals, L3'^nch, and I. stole every one of 3ôur ''All through the next few days laborers were pla3'"s—^yoii're not much more, as a detective busy erecting new rows of bleachers for the big than 3ôu are as a man—^that's enough, isn't it?" • crowd that was sure to come. And finally the "But wait a minute," asked L3^nch contritel}--, big da}'- arrived. "tell me, Conklin, how did 3'-ou get our signals?" Thousands'saw the game .... and won ' "Wh}'',—^3'ôu see those new bleachers out dered. The visito'rs seemed impregnable on the there?" asked the other. ."Well, I helped build defense. Time and time Clayton, who was those while you fellows were at' secret practice.'" Toefore considered far the better offensive L3'^nch gazed intently at the ground. Then, machine, was thrown for big losses. In the "I'm sorrjv" he said. "If there was any other ' third quarter Ray Conklin" blood-smeared and wa3'' I'd hush this stor3ûp. Everyone at Clayton, ; on the point' of tears -was carried from I'm afraid, has misjudged 3'-ou—" the field:. From 'then on ,Ha3'^wood gained steadih?-; before the final whistle sounded tliey The-stoiy as Lynch told it was printed. had .crossed Clayton's- goal.'lind twice This is it^ ' • ' .^ ^

u-- ^^•'•J-

• V -•• ,-; k^i>'r-l>^'%A-:":-l}^^:.Si THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC OOA /-" Benediction. men spend years in overcoming a disadvantage resulting from imperfections in any one of The many-toned, unending chant;. . them. Among the great men of the last century, Redolent vapors of incense favored by all, or obliged to combat the influence Cloaking the pale glare of candles. of any one of these agencies I have enumerated, Rich robed figures moving about; Abraham Lincoln stands out boldly in the van The tinkling jingle of a censer's chains; as the one Avho became a man among men, • The dull hazed red of hanging altar lamps: perhaps the greatest of the Tw'entieth Century, .Great fluted columns reaching up and up. despite the fact that a great love for God and Spreading above in a lyric canopy. liis fellow-man and an overpowering sense of jVngels, cherubs, saints gazing from painted ceilings. justice which prompted perseverance and Large colored windows glowing with the dying siin, anibition seemed to be the only elements of A stir in the vast black of worshippers; real success in his favor. The singing of a silver bell; Imbued as we may be with our own impor A tall figure with uplifted hands— tance we have not yet proved capable of many Like a sea—the bowing of heads. things, and to date have not been accorded George D. Haller, 'ig. the privilege of selecting our own ancestors and the hereditary tendencies and talents The Making of a Man. they carry as baggage. Neither have the infantile protestations registered against the -•. '' BY JOPIN U. RILEY, 17. recognized methods of child-raising amounted to ver}' much. However, a man's religion and It is almost a common belief in this unri .his advan-ced education are diiferent, for he valled age of progress that euAdronment and may exercise his freedom of choice. If he be the surgeon's knife can make or unmake any born and brotight up in a religion, let him studi man. Environment and heredity have been ously live up to it and respect it and trust-to" his blamed for criminals that the sociologist and conscience to tell- him whether or not he has" scientist hope to cure; in numerous instances the the gift of Faith. - insane have been completely cured by an opera If a man be firmly grounded in his religious tion on the skull, and persons who appeared beliefs the views of any one individual who may inherently bad have been regenerated -through instruct him during his college days will not the influence of good environment. Despite this greatly influence His life; but to obviate even progress, when every step seems to be a step, the risk of such a catastrophe parents and directly or otherwise, for the improvement of students wisely select schools and universities environment and the overpowering of the laws where strength as well as protection is given. of heredity—^if such really exist—our prisons Is not the purely secular part of a college continue to be overcrowded and our hospitals education bound to have some influence on the for the insane, delinquent and incorrigible making of man, you yall ask? Most certainly increasing in number. Islay we then still sup it is, for the man who makes a botch job of his pose that the making of a man is largel}' if coUege course is liable to lose his self-respect and not wholly dependent upon his ancestors, despair of success. When L speak of college " his mother, his ministers and his teachers ? failures I do not mean those who spend four of Looking into the. life of any one individual the best years of their lives having a good time" it seems possible to place the blame for his and avoiding labor both at home and at school. virtues and Aaces, his habits and characteristics I mean the xnan who through luiwise selection at the threshold of the tendencies and aptitudes of his courses finds himself at the end of four with which he is born into the world; the years equipped. for the battle of life, with a training he receives at home in his tender and diploma,^ a, fair amount" of culture, a bit of impressionable years; his religion and the scientific education, a smattering of the Ian-" manner in which he regards it; or lastly, his guages, a notion or two about philosophy, but teachers in. whatever educational institutions no really definite special equipment resulting he ma}'" attend.-" Few men are fortunate enough from the nursing and cultivating of the.talents, • to be born and grow to a mature age while • he brought from home. Off hand, the most these four great forces work in harmony. Many obvious remedy, for such results would seem 532 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

to be prescribed courses which would deprive thing with no' definite outline- by which we may the man of freedom of choice in another of the recognize it when it chances to come our wa}' great moulds in which men are made. in that particular form best suited to our The prescribed system of study, as generally natures. How is a man to know when he has understood, however, has also b'eeii accused of found his) vocation? Many men have been turning into the world men armed with onl}' unusually and equall}'- successful in several the same educational hash acquired by men professions or businesses, through their failure under the elective system. . Our colleges and preparator}' schools have It would seem then that the reasonable plan been accused of neglecting their part in assisting would be a combination of the two systems: the student to discover his vocation, and after a group of elastic prescribed courses with elective ward • in fostering and encouraging him along sub-courses or even" individual subjects, to be those lines. In this way they would help him selected .b}- the student with the advice and to be an expert in some one line of work, of suggestioii of a qualified expert. In other words, course not neglecting his culture and general has vocational training a right to be considered education. He would be fitted to do at least a possible means of helping education to its one thing weU.. - part in the making of a man? It cannot be but The realization of this fact has resulted in the fair to consider it as such when confronted with appearance of an expert in a new line of work. the number of men who, though favorably born, He may be called a vocational expert. As far carefully reared and blessed with a sterling as I know, Culver GMilitar}' Academ}^ is the only piet}?- fail to achieve what the modern world school in the country employing such an expert. demands of a man. It is his duty, as far as is possible, to discover Is every man predestined to some particular the liAe of work-for which each boy is suited occupation or profession? Should he be unable and to see that he is trained along such lines. to fathom his own personality to the extent From ever}'- school the boy has attended, and of discoA'ering his vocation—^the result of such from his parents, a cpmplete list is obtained of predestination—is he therefore the proverbial the studies he has taken. His grades in these square peg in a round hole? I believe, and I subjects, those he liked and disliked, how he presume most everj^one does, that those called played and amused himself, what work he could to the religious life feel within the voice of God do best with his hands, what best with his calling them to His service. Is the call as distinct brain, and a thousand other facts, are noted on for ever)'' vocation? a card arranged for the purpose and filed. The It is quite clear that a man who feels he is boy is advised to pursue work along those lines called to the religious life, and knoAVS matrimony to which he is best adapted. His teachers report is not for him, has little to worry over in accepting his progress to the expert. The bo}'- is consulted the call. He cannot be seriously tormented b}' as to his own ideas of his progress. He is watched doubt, for there is onl}'^ one religious life, the life at work and- at play, and all the information of the "three vows. But to the man-who knoAVS ih thus obtained is catalogued a.id used as the ^ his heart he is not best fitted to serve God as a basis of the "youth's training. He is encouraged religious and who feels within him the necessit}- to progress fastest in that subject to wliich he is of taking unto himself a helpmate and wife, the best suited and is given enough of all other search for his vocation, aside" from this, the classical subjects to bolster up his specialty. marriage state, is indeed mystifying. Thus, besides a general education and a . Undoubtedl)'" many men do not achieve the smattering of ever}'-tliing he has a specialty. heights in the business and professional world When he is about to graduate the' expert to which their ever}'- virtue and. quality would presents a summary of the student's academ}'-'' seem to entitle them, and we know there are record and the boy is then able to see for himself countless absolute failures. On the ..cpntrar}'-, what line of work he can follow in college to the men who seem to be entirel)'- unfitted for certain- best advantage, or. if he is not going to college, _. walks of life have been startlingly" successful into what business he should endeavor to secure along-those verj'" lines. Luck, we are prone to a place in' order to advance rapidly. In this way call it, though we have no-doubt the}'- have the boy is graphicall}' showrr the. yalue of missed-their respective .vocations. .' , . experience as _ a teacher and'enabled to give, - Vocation; then, seems to be a subtle, abstract the-best. of his heart arid mind to his work as TEE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 533

he does his soul to liis religion and Maker.' War. Hon. Wood bridge N. Ferris, former governor of Michigan, has instituted much the same idea in his school, the Ferris Institute. Mr. Ferris Defiant, proud, to arms the nations flew; ^ urges all high-s^chool graduates to spend at least Into the dust, God'sJaw of love they threw*. a year at work before entering college, in order "Mid shot and shell, the soldiers knew no fears. to find out, as nearly as possible, what line of And souls were chastened by the smart of tears. woi'k they like best and for what'they are best suited. The quiet homes are now more quiet still. The number of college men one finds pursuing The verj^ silence auguring of ill. a particular course of study without any idfea wliither they are going or what they intend or On every side are hearths made desolate. would like to do after graduation, is astonishing. And cries of starving throngs increasing great. Could these same 3'oung men, even before they But joy! A way to God is found in strife. entered college, have found out for just what For struggle is a constant law of life. particular calling the}^ are best suited, if they had known how to do so and been given the We cry for pea.e, though we are warriors all. •proper assistance? It does not seem impossible Who fight to hang our arras in Heaven's Hall. that such a conclusion may be correct. B. Gilbert, '20. Most young men, realizing the part their education is bound to play in making the boy The Movies. into a man, give considerable thought, and even ^ pra3êr, to the subject, but there seem to be no "Come, let's take a trip to the movies," says tangible, concrete aids to assure- them this or a popular .song. So also say the billboards, that inspiration they may feel stirring in their your kind friends, and not least of all, the souls is the one to be obejêd. How is the young price—two jitneys downstairs, and one up. man to kiibw the voice that will call liim out Gaze upon your favorite as" she gracefully of boyhood and into manhood ^-hroughout raises one white hand, touches her beautifully the days of his preparation? Today he ma}'- feel coiffured hair, adjusts her diamond la valliere, he is predestined to be a man of business, and then returning the said white hand to the tomorrow, that work within four office walls dish-water, begins anew to wallop the-pots and could never have been ordained for liim. pans therein reposing. Control your emotions, It would seem, then, that there is a place dear companion. Your little Mar>' is the -victim in life for the vocational expert. His greatest of deep-d^'ed villainy. Years ago her wretch service would be giving" hirdself exclusively of an uncle stole her away as she lay sweetly to the study of the qualifications of young men, cooing in her cradle, and left her on a door-step and the devoting of his energies to putting them ' in the West End. She grew up in the slums of on the right track, that having the advantage the Avicke~d city, keeping her innocent soul pure of being blessed with the best the other three and true amid all the temptations about her. forces of man-making can give him, the 5-outh Then a haughty dame,—^her o-^vn aimt, by the will not waste them b}- adulteration with un-- way,:—took her in as a menial. Her currish profitable years in school. Such an expert uncle was among the dear departed—dear is wpuld be a man to whom the young men in right; his' funeral cost four hundred dollars, doubt could go with'their troubles and difficul- the most expensive one of the season—so the ties of study; with their hopes, fears, original old codger could not prevent this step toward ideas and plans for the future. They would not justice. But somehow Marj-'s exuberant inno- hesitate to^ confide or unburden themselves, cence was born to waste its sweetness on the for his time and ability would be theirs. As a kitchen air;, hence it came about that she held result, a young man M:;ould at least be reasonably the job with which she was wrestling -vyhen first certain he was on the right road and personally- •we perceived her sylph-like form. doing his utmost to take- advantage of what Now fades the TiTetched picture on the-sight. nature, family' and . religion had given liim Mary, poor but proud, vanishes, and you see taward the -making of a man, rather than before 3^011 a benevolent old gentleman with fitting himself to be a round peg in a square hole. side-whiskers and a bald head. He inquires 534 TEE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC for Miss Mar\- Bushman, and the haught}^ old Unseen. dame, having looked 'him over, sniffs with unmistakable vigor; she says that the servants I heard a little blind bird^ sing receive their callers at the other end of the And twitter in a tree, house, and would the gentlemaa kindl}^ seek Just glad to feel the warm sunshine, the lady there? Possibly he Avill be able to make " ^ Though sun it could not see. her understand his purpose in coming; no doubt he knows how servants talk. And I. too, am happy made And then—oh, happ}' da}'! oh, vitidication When in God's grace serene of justice!—Mary is heiress to a large fortune! The sunshine of His love I feel. She had given a tramp a crust of bread several Though He is all unseen. years ago.; the tramp went some place or other; Thomas J. Ilajiifiu, 'ig. he discovered gold, aad made six million dollars; Notes on Some of the Birds. he died the other day, and left it all to Mar3^ Then the haughty old dame takes Mary to the parlor, and falls all over herself trâng to be BY MEMBERS OF THE OBSERVATION CL.A.SS. pleasant. The birds around me' hopp'd and play'd. "Sa3% Mamie," saA^s Gertie right behind you, Their thoughts I cannot measure,— "what makes -the old bird change so awfull}^ But the least motion which thej' made much." It seemed a thrill of pleasure. — Wordsicorlh. "Wlw, don't 3-0U know?" saj-s Mamie in Much has been said and Avritten of the value answer. "Mary has just told the mean thing of bird stud}', of the pleasure to be found in it, that she is going to marry a gold miner with and of the fascination it affords to those who sixty million dollars." pursue it. "Gee, ain't that great," exclaims Gertie. ' Our literature abounds in references to birds "Ya-ah," Mamie agrees as she turns again and bird life. WordsAvorth, especially, is knoA\''n to the picture. as a bird poet. His A'-erse fairly throbs AA^th the NoAv, m}^ companion, behold Mar}'- in her happy songs of the air. finer}-. A lap dog, firrs, automobiles, electrics, Too i-(iany of us, hoAA-eAêr, liaA-e obtained our beautiful -gowns, a mere man, and all the rest knowledge of birds, if AA'^C happen to haA-e an}^ of it. In 'steen minutes or so, the mere man puts at all, from poems and books^ of science; AA^C his hands on Mary's shoulders, and draws her alloAv the poets and naturalists to do the obserA- nearer and nearer. The focus changes, and now ing for us, and thus depriA'ê oursehês of one of we see only, their two heads on the screen. the greatest pleasures that nature offers; The mere man continues to draw her nearer Let us go into the fields and study the birds and nearer—and nearer—and-^^ first hand. In this AA'ay only shall we realize .Zip! goes the'film. AA^hat Burroughs means AAi^hen he says, "There The American flag. - . is a fascination about it that is quite OAêr- Much applause. poAA'-ering." In a short time one begins to feel a Come again. genuine pleasure in being acquainted AA-ith the Good-night. . R. C. C. birds themseh'-es ' and able to recognize the A'arious species. Vision. Why does ornithology - become so intensely interesting? Wlty do these, little creatures- I gazed into the silent night, ' appeal so strongly to the mind and the heart? As wrapt it lay in sleep. Much of the fascination is due to their AA'onderful Full-flooded by the clear moonlight. beauty and to the delicacy of their song. There Where Avinds are wont to sweep; is something else that attracts us. We find by And far beyond the silvered skies. close obserAJ-ation and study that birds exhibit New paths my spirit trod; to a marked degree many human traits and^ I kneAV that there were watchful eyes, characteristics. There are birds, for example, . And I felt the hush of God. Avhich shoAv themselves A'-ain and haught}'-; •M. A. Coyle, 'iS, others that are so modest that it is difficult to THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 535 get even a glimpse of them. Like human beings, when we see a small dark bird fly across our they show signs of love,, hate, .courage, fear, path, says: "There goes a sparrow." How do patience and anger. we know whether or not it is a sparrow; and, It is Avell to cultivate the friendship of the if it is, which one of a dozen species? birds. They will bring happiness and help -to Many birds are easily recognizable by their make life ever so much more interesting. plumage and voice. Some have very beautiful RAYMOND O'DOXVNELL. markings and are easily distinguished- One of these is the flicker, a summer resident in the * * northern states. It is about twelve inches At the present time -Notre Dame appears to long, and is brilliantly marked. Its neck and be the "stopping-off place" of numerous birds, head are bluish-gray; .its back is brown and who, like modern aristocrats, after a pleasant barred with black; the breast is of a lighter. southern winter are on their way to the.cooler color, and is thickly spotted with black. There North to escape the torrid southern heat. is a red stripe on +he nape of the neck, and a An hour's Avalk through the groves, around the black one across the breast. The under side lakes, or a ramble through the gullies that lead of the wings is a golden color, which is very to the St. ^Joseph River aifords sufficient time conspicuous in flight. While the flicker is not 'to study a variety of richly plumaged birds very musical, it makes a beautiful dash of color that delight the eye as well as the ear of the among the trees in summer. lover of nature. Another bird, which is possibly more familiar, The Baltimore oriole, with its plaintive is the brown thrasher. Its back is a dark brown, whistle, its orange-colored bod}', black wings while its breast is Hghter jn color. This bird and black head, is easil}^ distinguished. The possesses a long tail, Avhich it uses to express American redstart is beautifull}' marked. It its emotions. Not so brilliantly marked as the is alm.ost entirely black, with large spots of red flicker, it makes up for this deficiency b}^ a fine on either wing and fringes of red in the tail voice. Perched in the top of a high tree, the feathers. brown thrasher pours forth a soag which is Warblers there are aplenty: the myrtle, preferred by some even to that of the mocking the palm, the pine, the yellow, the chestnut- bird. It never appears to tire of singing, and sided, the black-throated green, the" black- seems to pride itself on its vocal accomplishments. throated blue, the Maryland . yellow-thr6at. The flicker and the brown thrasher are two The magnolia and the blackburnian -deserve of the birds which frpm April to October of special mention on accoiuit of their varied and each year, provide for us the entertainment richly colored plumage. In the first, black, we all, unfortunately, do not appreciate. yellow, and white are combined in a way to attract the eye of the least careful observer. LOUIS VAXDYKE. •'fi In the latter oraage, though not the predominant color, is so prominent on the breast and throat The perfume-laden air, mingled with the that it unmistakably distinguishes the species. sweet songs of the birds, tells us that spring is- here. All the birds join in the vernal chorus One hundred varieties of birds have been for man's pleasure. The swallows twitter as seen here since the beginning of spring, a goodly they soar in the heavens, the brown thrasher number of new varieties appearing every day. performs in the tree-tops, and the meek field- Some have already passed to their summer sparrow trills in the high grasses of the meadow. home farther north. Among these may be Anyone with a keen ear can distinguish liieritioned the purple finch, remarkable not many species of birds as the members of the onh'' for its beautiful singing' but for the pecuHar dail}'' symphony. Despite this unceasing chorus, distribution of delicately rose-hued plumage very few persons interest themselves in this ever its throat and body. ' F. B. precious gift of nature,—the birds. Some regard * * them as pests. But let us turn to those who It has been truly said that "familiarity enjoy the presence of these messengers of breeds contempt," and nothing better illustrates happiness. this than the^_fact that many of us too often Close obser\-ation given by those who are regard the existence of our bird neighbors interested in these gay companions of ours merely as a happy accident. How many of us. reveals many interesting things. Perhaps some 536 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

warm afternoon you will hear kitty's plaintive Of all- the forms in which Nature reveals cries, Avhich upon investigation will prove to be herself, nowhere does she do it more fully and a AA'il}'' catbird sitting, in the bushes nearby. more beautifull}'' than in her birds. The whip-poorrwill has such a peculiar Avay of These little creatures of the pure fresh air of uttering its notes that one would think it is the Avood and the pasture are CA'er ready to far awa}'^, whereas it is, perhaps, in the nearest delig'ht us. The trees, and the floAA'-ers, and the hedge. -The brown creeper has an odd habit green of the meadow, are all beautiful, but of climbing up a tree and then fl3ang down to Avhat arc tlie)' AAJ-ithout the songs and beauty the bottom, often repeating this performance. of the birds? The great out-of-doors AA'ÔUM So it is with ever}^ bird, each having its peculiar be a lonely place CA'cr longing for the notes habits which arouse, the intense interest of the of its little friends. lover of birds. But it seems that good old Dame Nature ALBERT A. UEBBING. has taken special pains that AA'ê might not be . *. AA'ithout her little songsters during an}^ part of the changeable year. In AAdnter, AA'-heh all To THE SCARLET TAXAGER. else is dead, she sends the hardy snoAA^birds • t Bird of fiery 'flame. and chickadees to cheer us, AAdiile in summer she With wings and tail of night, giA'es us a great Aâriet}' of the most' beautiful And- dove-shaped head,—by right singers. • ' / Beaut3''s thy name. The rich color of the bluebird as it passes * Swaying in the trees. before our e3'es, and slowly, silentl}'' Aânishes v With the sunlight on thy coat. from sight, makes one forget that there is any Thou art like a flaming mote thing else in nature. Listening to the AAônderful Fanned by the breeze. song of the thrasher cannot ^ fail to driA^-e aAvay all one's cares and troubles. And the oriole, The charming call-note— in its brilliant orange and black, makes the Chip-chtirr, chip-clmrr, thou dost say- best and most faithful of friends. These are In the woods on a summer day, but a fcAvof the enjoyable acquaintances AA'C 'Seems remote. may make among the birds if we will only be sociable. There is a Avorld- of delight' out of Thy robin-like song. doors, and the birds furnish an important As on the air it floaft, part of it. - " L. LEO "WARD. ^ : In memory wakens notes For which I long. Nature as Ave see it on a summer afternoon But'not thy voice— Avith the floAvers in bloom, • .saturating the air it is the matchless red with their perfumes; the rippling brook floAvi.ng Of thy coat and head— through the cool, green forest, presents a beauti This is-my chioicc. ful picture to the loAêr of nature. .Yet, ,Avhat is all this Avithout- the SAA'-eet -songs of the birds? Those groves where thou How drear}'- AAôuld not a groA'-e seem AAdthout . ' ~ -Dost flash in summer days the notes of the songsters. HOAA* A-erj'- imperfect More lovely are, when sways Avould the spring morning seem if AA'C were not j^ . ' -' '''- - ' -, 'Neath thee the bough. ' - aAvakened b)'' the' robin and the bluebird?, •^ - ^/ ' , - ' ^ Surel}'-, nature could hCA'êr be complete AAdthput ". ,, - In autumn, tide ^- our feathered friends. _ ,^ \ ,Th3- coat of flame .will fade Go out some-morning' early, especially at , ;.: To yellow, ashes-—shade-.. 'J this time of the* year, and>;observe the Avonders .'•,..•',-_' Thatnyounds thy pride. , . of ,the.birds. .ObserA'ê the melo'dious note of -,-'.' Bir.d of scarlet iianie, ,. - the mjeadow-lark;and the bubbling.note of the r, -I await returning Ma\-, . ; cowbird: Then take note of the beautiful

V ,. {,W^hen the sunbeains shall- play' : ~ plumage of': the goldfinch, a - bird which the ; .-. V ' - - Oii-thy coat of flame. • - • most indifferent of ...observers could not. help . B. A. admiring. >"-The;ii ? watch-:fs the kihgfisher, one ^ THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 537

of the many that indulge in fishing. Watch but which cultivates an appreciation of the him as he rises from the lake with a small value of birds. J. EDWARD EZRAJVIER. fish in his long gray beak. This bird justifies ' its name, because a more expert fisher ^could One of our earliest spring migrants among the not be found. birds is the song sparrow, which by its fascinating Then look for the knight, which is the smallest song attracts the ear of everyone. I took little of birds, with the exception of the humming notice of birds imtil I heard the song of this -'bird. A very active bird is this and only by bird oaXj two months ago. My admiration ver}'" good observation can we realize its beauty. for its notes increased rapidly and I soon became There are two species of knights, the golden- eager to see from what source they came. crowned and the ruby-crowned. The ruby- By means of field glasses I observed the song crowned is in my estimation the prettier of the ster's markings. Its back is streaked with two, being topped with a patch of red, which brown and its breast spotted with black. shows up ver}^ distinct against the olive green . As the days passed, my attention was arrested plumage. by the notes of other birds I had never heard before, and gi^adually I grew more and more Observe for a while the "creeper famity." interested in this branch of natural science. .In this family' the ^most important are the The golden-crowned kinglet was another bird' - nuthatch and brown creeper. The latter is that early drew my attention. On account of its noted for its characteristic climbing, as well as , small size, its golden crown aind olive green, back,, its call, which is a weak "tip." In climbing it is peculiarly interesting. The markings ,of this bird creeps up the bark of a tree, then this tin}^ creature were hard to distinguish- "drops back" a few inches, then climbs up ward because of"its continual restlessness. ' again. He never climbs head downward, a characteristic which distinguishes him from the When I first saw and heard' the purple nuthatch. finch, I could hardly believe that a bird of such beautiful plumage and pleasing song could have As 3''ou return home from your trip, notice existed for so many years and escaped my carefully the red-winged blackbird, the most notice. beautiful b}'- far of all the blackbirds. The These three were the first birds in which I scarlet red stands out against the jet black took particular interest, and it is due to these- in striking contrast. and man}^ others that I have spent delightful The inost uninterested of persons could not hours in search of new species, and'pxuch to my but help becoming fascinated by the study of satisfaction the number is ever increasing. birds, a stud}'- which is not only instructive. JAMES W. CONNERTON. :

Our Fighting Irish Crew.

When old Sammy called the Kaiser, why he didn't You can bet your bottom dollar that the lads will do • call on nothin',_ . ~ ' ' their'share, ' ' ' . So he trained a_ couple million just to show he wasn't An' they'll rush rigbtinthe thickest when the trumpets bluffin'; -^ start to blare; . . Then he grabbed a hundred Irish from-the Golden and Theytare all for Uncle Sammy, and loyal through and, the Blue, ' , through,. An' he gave 'em all comniissions 'cause he knew What For there never was. a slacker in the Figbtin' Irish they could do. Crew. " . " '

When the Kaiser meets a squadron, led by men from . . ' ~ " - Notre Dame, _ , ' \ • - . -, - • He'll be wishin' he was neutral in the bloody bloomin' . - . . • - > game; • - For they'll take his mighty Teutons, and drop 'em - . . ; . ' , in a trench,— -. - • .-. •, An'Hindenburg is lucky,"if he gets to play the bench, - • • - - . _ • , , ^ John L. Reuss, 'i8.- . •>3S THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC —Solemn and sad is the hour in which comrades are parted and friendships broken up, Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. to be renewed, if at all, only when the vicissi Published every Saturday during the School Term at tudes of time shall have THE UNIVERSITY OF HOTRE BAME To Our Volunteers, restored the • old circum Terms: $1:S0 per Annum. Postpaid stances and the future , Address: THE EDITOR, NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC shall have proved itself blighting or propitious. Noire Dame, Indiana Those students who have responded promptly MAY. 26, 1917 No. 32. to the call of cOuntr}- are now in a precarious position. They know not whither they will be BOARD OFr^DITORS sent nor when the command to depart will come. But they are none the less ready to do HOWARD R. PARKER. '17 SPEER STRAHAN, '17 willingly whatever may be required of them. EDWARD J. MCOSKER, '17 HARRY E. SCOTT, '17 The grave situation developed within the last MICHAEL J. EARLY, '17 JOHN A. LEMMER, '18 few months has thrust apart kindred hearts, STUART H. CARROLL, '17 CHARLES W. CALL, '18 but the departing ones leave blessed in the DELMAR J. EDMONDSON, 'IS THOMAS F. HEALY, '19 F. JENNINGS VURPILLAT, '18 JOHN URBAN RILEY, '17 prayers, good wishes and sincere admiration W. BREEN MCDONALD,'IS MICHAEL A.- MULCAIR,'I7 of those of us who for the present are left EDWARD G. LINDEMANN, ' 18 FRANCIS FARRINGTON, 'IS behind. In faring forth to struggle with un certainties and hazards, our volunteers will find —Local interest in bird-life has borne fruit' an abiding strength in the .helpful philosoph}^ in the present issue of the SCHOLASTIC. The and noble ideals nurtured in them by the views and observations and experiences of those Church and their Alma Mater, whose good among lis who have given offices can be appreciated fully only at a time Interest in Birds, their time and attention like this. We bid them godspeed, with firm to this subject make re confidence in the kind protection of Providence, freshing reading, but this symposium is only; and the hearty promise that unless the unex one, and peihaps onty the least, of the fruitful pected takes place, we shall join them later results of their activity. These men have had somewhere on the front. pleasant and profitable experiences which in the •* • » deeper sense cannot be shared with those who —Prominent among propagandists at the have not been similarly employed. As with all present time are the moving picture producers, personal work, the greatest benefit here has who have begun a campaign against censor accrued to the worker. Bird-study, at the very ship. The}'- ask_ for a least, "takes you out in the open,"—it is not Abolish Astigmatic free reign in their work, a class-room or a recreation-room performance. Censorship. claiming that they are This getting outdoors m^eans fresh air and entitled to the same privi sunsliine, with occasional dashes of wholesome leges that are extended to the producers of the rain and tussels Avith the sharp winds of earl}'- spoken drama. In, so far as .it is the so-called spring. It means exercise in the pleasant form boards of censorship' that the photoplay mag of walking, not as an end in itself but merely nates are opposing we see no reason for denying as a necessarA' means" to an end. It means them their wish. Official censorship in the training of the senses in observation, especially United States is not worthy.of the name. In the e3''e and the ear. It means exhilarating the face of its scrutinizings pictures are being mental occupation. Best of all, it involves the shown in our theatres that would have been bright companionable fellowship that comes of driven from the stage were they, presented common interests pursued on a common footing. ten years ago. Toda}'- they would not be It involves, too, a lesson of large., importance tolerated either were, if not for the easy indif for life, namely, that the highest pleasures ference of Avholly respectable playgoers. are. also the simplest and the least expensive. . Public' opinion is the_ strongest governing The life of the birds,'particularly in the migra force in our republic, in morals no less than in tory seasons, is a wonderful and beautiful j)olitics.. What the great mass\of our citizenry "movie," thrown on the screen of nature in appirpves is bound to. preAJ-ail. But we believe the limitless theatre of all outdoors, - that the public conscience^ has become anaemic

^ /

THE NOTRE ~DAME SCHOLASTIC 539 with respect to the morality of the photoplay. inventor at work. Mr. Hutchison himself A few 5''ears ago there -were loud clamorings is a notable inventor. He has created amongr against the film depicting the lawlessness of the other things, the 'Klaxon' horn for the auto great west; these were thought to offer too mobile, and as a member of the naval cons,ulting strong a stimulation to the adA'-enturous spirits board, is now bus}^ with his chief in trying to among our young boys. The train holdup has discover some means to defeat the submarine. been replaced on the screen b}^ subjects of sex, A number of guests from \ the Rotary, Ejiife with the inevitable corollaries of marital in and Fork, and UniAêrsity Clubs of South Bend felicity and infidelity. Yet there is none of the attended the lecture. • F. J, B. apprehension—at least not in the same degree— that there was when the spirit of the pictures MR. ROSS CRANE. was outlawry instead of loose morality. A second A'isit from Mr. Ross Crane of the Censorship of the moving picture is un Chicago Art Institute was most A\-elcome, and doubtedly needed, but it is the censorsljip of his lecture, Avhile of a different nature from the an unbending public coQScience, not the im first, was fully as interesting. Mr. Crane has perfect inspection of paid boards. Let the the ease of expression and the pleasing freedom producers have what they ask for, and substi of moAêment that betokens, wide experience tute for boards of censorship a more critical and a secure knoAvledge of his subject. The attitude toward the moving picture as it is in wit that seasons his discourses, together with its present stage of evolution. an evident array of talents, makes Mr. Crane's lectures a delight. Tuesday afternoon he treated the audience to a noA-el exposition -of Lectures. the various modes in which the arts are inter preted, and of hoAV the same thoughts reach MR. HUTCHISON. expression through the soul of the poet, the -The large audience that filled Washington painter, and the musician. Mr. Crane made the Hall on Frida}^ evening, May iSth, enjoyed a further and interesting ^comforting point that very instructive and entertaining lecture. The AA^hatever one does well, be it nothing more subject of the lecture was Thomas A. Edison, and subtle than running a factory, is art. the speaker, Mr. Miller Hutchison,"'who has been intimately associated with the great inventor Obituaries. as consulting engineer for more than seventeen 3'ears. He sketched briefly the early days of Mr. Bdison—a chapter on a mind's indomitable MICHAEL A. J. B^VASEN struggle against every disadvantage that poverty Notice has just been receiA-ed at the Uni- ' and a world's indifference to budding genius A-ersity of the death of Mr. Michael A.. J. bring in their track—and took up in order some Baasen vrho died at his home in Milwaukee, of the principal inventions which have made the WiS;, on March 24, 1917. Mr. Baasen graduated name of Kdison world-famous, showing the suc from the UniA'-ersity in 1864 and AVIII be remem cessive stages of the processes that converted bered by many of the old boys. He Avas^ model vague but hopeful ideas into practical and useful Christian gentleman and Avas highly respected contrivances. It was Mr. Edison who conceived in the community in Avhich he lived. To his ~ the idea of sending more tha-i one message over bereaved family the students and faculty offer the same wire at the same time; who perfected their sincere sympathy, and bespeak prayers * the. telephone invented by Bell; \vho gave the for the repose of his- soul. world the phonograph, 'the dictaphone, the moving picture, the incandescent lamp, the DR. JOAQUIN AYALA. storage batter}?-, and the electric railway; and Word has been receiA'-ed of the death of Dr.: the common factors that found their way into Joaquin' Ayala" AAÎIO passed away at his hoine " i all these inventions were work unceasing, in Guadalajara on April 17th. Dr. Ayala had 1 indomitable patience, and a cheery, happy earned a reputation as one of the most skilfuL disposition. ph3'si'cians of Mexico and: AA-^S much admired ,. The speaker illustrated his lecture with slides for his qualities of heart and his gentle character. and moving pictures which brought his audience • A friend AA^ho knew him AAêll says: "He died into the JSdison shops and showed them the in the Lord, as he had liA-'ed." R. LP. 540 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Personals. - Varsity News.

—ÎS'Iajor Joseph B. Cusack (B. S., '89) writes —Have yon.lost a fountain pen? If 3ôu have, that he will be back in June if leave of absence see Brother Alphohsus who has several that he can be secured. The major can be reached at wotdd like to return to their o\yners. 2332 Scottwood Ave., Toledo, Ohio. —Sorin cadets who received-medals for com —^Rupert Donovan (LL. B., '08) has received petitive drill, were: Paul Leqni, gold; S. Delor- a commission as Second Lieutenant in the First enzo, silver; and A. Pengnet, bronze. • Illinois Cavalry, and William Corcoran (B. vS. —The Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding of Fort " in Biol., '13) has received a commission in the Wayne administered the sacrament of Con Medical Corps, U. S. N. firmation to a class ôf sixt3':-f our in the Uni . • —Învitations ar<^ out announcing the mar versity Church, Ma}^ 21st. riage of Francis Marie Place of South Bend —William Lamport, the South Bend adver and Russell H. Downe}'' (XL. B., in Journ., '16). tising expert, delivered a lecture to the class The ceremony will be performed Jiuie 6th in _in Advertising, Ma}'" 18. "The News Agency, the First Methodist Episcopal Church in South Its Purpose and Work" was the subject Bend. " , . treated by the lecturer. —Mr. Leo Schumacher (LL. B., '13), brother —Final examinations in the Preparatory of bur Director of -Studies, visited at the Uni School will begin on the morning of Ma}'' 31 versity last week. He now lives at Tulsa, and will close at noon of June i. Oklahoma, where he is associated with Joseph In'the colleges the examinations will begin E. Laattj (C. E., '07). on June 6 at i :3o P. M. and will last until noon —Harry W. CuUen (LL. B.,.'i2), 1226 Dime of June 8. Bank Bldg., Detroit, writes that he cannot attend the Jubilee Celebration. He is to be —Cartoons b}'" the best cartoonists in the married to Miss Helen Vandefhoof of Windsor, country will be one of the features of the Canada, on June 16. Felicitations. equipment of the, new Journalism -quarters in -—"Al" Fries (C. E., '16), who until recently the hbrar})-next fall. Papers showing the various has been a foreman for the Bedford Construction - stages of development of the press will also Compan}'" in the building of the new librar}', occupy conspicuous places. ' • has taken a position in Toledo, Ohio, with a —The Columbian Insjirance Company large steel manufacturing company. His address wishes to employ several college students is 1420 Starr Avenue. during summer vacation. If you are interested, "—The marriage of EUa-Lillian Miller to Mr. write to J. W. Adams, 1008-9 Hunie-Mansur. James Wasson (C. E-, '13), one of the best dash Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind.,, giving both your men that ever wore a Notre Dame jersey, present and your home address. took place- on April 25th. The j^-oung couple —Lost—Somewhere, on' Universit}^ campus, will be at home after Jul}'' 15th at 709 West a French cylinder, silver _ watch with ke}'' wind. Seyent3':-first Street, Chicago, Illinois. Initials in back of case. - Echappement-A- —-The Notre Dame Club of Chicago held its cylinder-4-Joyaux No. 10884. Open face, annual election of officers on Wednesday, Roman figures, ^monogram on back, "C."' Ma}'' i6tli, at the Brevoort Hotel, and the fol Finder kindly return to Brother Basil, C. vS. C, lowing were elected: Fred L- Steers, president;^ Music Hall. ^ " . Thomas Shaughnessy, vice-president; Rupertv . —Tuesday evening. May 29, in the Tapestry Donovan, treasurer; Francis H. Haj^'es, sec'y._ room of .the,Oliver Hotel,.Benson's Orchestra . —rCharles E. Dorais (LL. £., '14), who is of Chicago. Avill-furnish the music for the -calledthe "Wonder Coach," down at Dubuque Junior Prom. T.his;iast social functiontof the ^ College, is. coming " back in June to - see • his year .1917 promises to -be one of the brilliant brother joe receive his sheepskin., It.is.safe to social functions\for; the society lovers. Com,-, .' say.;that, iio- oiie on the campus'will receive a mitteemen-in charge of tlie affair are:. John heartiervwelcbnie.t^^ Dorais^ the ^yon'derful' Reuss,r John-Lemiher, James Logan, Thomas :,little, quarterback; who led the Gold and Bliie.^ Eang, _Mortis 'Starrettj Robert Hannan, and' ; :.to sa^mahy victories^ ' r '':"-.;>' „\ -. "y. Iêonard• Mayer.,;;-. >•;_ :" - ' " ' • Ty::-i'-':-ic:.7:^f;^::^.. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 3^41 •' SYLLABUS OF LECTURES

A Series of Five Lectures on the Hebrew Trial of A REVIEW OF THE TRIAL • Jesus and Two on the Roman, to be delivered in connection with the Diamond Jubilee exercises of the THE ARREST OF JESUS — THE PRIVATE EX University of Notre Dame, June i to 7, 1917, by the AMINATION OF TPIE PRISONER BEFORE - Very Reverend Francis X. Earth, Pastor of St. Patrick's ANTSTAS AND CAIAPHAS — THE Church cf Escanaba, Mich., and Dean of the Counties INDICTMENT. THE PROGRESS of Delta and- Schoolcraft. OF THE TRIAL AND THE VERDICT

LECTURE NO. V. THE HEBREW TRIAL OF JESUS CHRIST June J, 8 P. M. (Froe Lectures) JEvSUS CONDEMNED BY THE JUDGES OF. - THE SANHEDRIN . ' - - LECTURE NO. I. June I, i P. M. A re^-iew of the verdict because the" merits of the accused were not considered. THE RECORD OF THE FACT IN THE TRIAL OF What would have happened if Jesus had had His JESUS . . ft day at Court? A'study of the authenticity of the Gospel biographies, [The proper consideration of" the Hebrew Trial which form the record of fact in the Hebrew and Roman because of the verdict, be:conies a matter of review trials of Jesus, and the credibility of the Evangelists on appeal, requiring a Brief containing a complete who wrote and published these narratives, are here statement of facts, an ample exposition of law, and subjected to the rigorous tests of rules of evideuce sufficient argument to show the existence of error in laid down by Simon Greenleaf and by Starkie, both judgment] eminent legal authorities.

LECTURE NO. II. Jtute 2, S P. M. II. THE PRISONER BEFORE THE BAR THE ROMAN TRIAL OF CHRIST ..- Who is He? {Two Lectures)' A review of Jesus, of Nazareth as He appears from the record of the fact. LECTURE NO. VI. A study of the Humanity of Jesus as laid down by J tine 6.8 P.M. the Abbe Bougoud and other illustrious write'rs^ Part First: JESUS BEFORE THE ROMAN COURT. LECTURE NO.-III. What Avere the powers and duties of Pilate?. June 3, S P. lU. What the mode of trial in Roman Capital Cases? What forms of punishment in Capital Cases? THE LAW—THE COURT AND THE JUDGES Special study on Crucifixion. A stud J' of: Which Roman Law was applicable to the Trial of (i)' Hebrew Criminal Law from the Mosaic and Je.sus? • . • Talmudic sources. Special study of the Roman Judge, Pontius Pilate. (2) The Hebrew Tribunals of Justice, particularly Part Second: • the Great Council or Sanhedrin. (3)^ The- moral character of the Hebrew Judges JESUS BEFORE PILATE, THE JUDGE - who sat at the Trial of Christ; Part Third: S., (rt) What they ought to have been; JESUS BEFORE HEROD OF GALILEE (6) What they, really were. Part Fourth: JESUS AGAIN BEFORE PILATE . :' LECTURE NO. IV. June 4, S P. M. Part First: LECTURE NO. VII. .' ,- June 7, 8 P.M. ,' THE LAW CONTINUED — WITNESSES AND. EVIDENCE. THE MODE' OF TRIAL AND Part First: -^ \ ' THE EXECUTION IN CAPITAL CASES, , LEGAL ANALYSIS AND ~SUMlvIARY OF THE ROMAN TRIAL OF CHRIST ., • - Part Second: Part Second: . ' , THE NATURE'OF THE- CHARGE,. BROUGHT MEDITATION ON THE PASSION AND DEATH. AGAINST CHRIST AT THE TRIAL BEFORE - OF JESUS' , / '•'THE SANHEDRIN. WAS HE GUILTY ' ^ • AS CHARGED "To your tents, 0 Israel!" : . 542 THE NOTRE DAME'SCHOLASTJC

—The following editorial paragraph from the kinglet, ruby-crpwned kinglet, chipping sparrow, New York N^ews will be of interest to the college field sparrow, Lincoln sparrow, song sparrow, men who knew Gilbert Hand, now training at swamp sparrow, vesper sparrow, white-thioated Fort Sheridan. sparroAV, blue-headed vireo, red-eyed vireo, '' A feature of a patriotic meeting at Plymouth, warbling . vireo, white-eyed vireo, yellow- Wis., which brought tears to the eyes .of many throated; vireo, myrtle warbler, black-throated was the reading of a telegram sent b}'' M. H. green warbler, palm warbler, yellow warbler, Hand, a Plymouth citizen, to his son, Gilbert pine warbler, magnolia warbler, black and white P.J a student at the University of Notre Dame. warbler, black-throated blue warbler, golden- Young Hand wrote to his parent for consent to winged warbler, Blackburnian warbler, Nash enlist. His father Avired: "Your mother raised ville warbler. Cape Ma}'' warbler, redstart, her boy to be a soldier when his country needs chestnut-sided warbler, jSIar}''land yelloAV-throat, him. Ma}' God bless you." The boy's father Tennessee warbler, yellow palm warbler, black- is of Irish blood; his mother of German descent. poll warbler, hermit thrush, olive thrush, This double hyphenate is a sterling American, wood thrush, brown thrasher, ovenbird, robin, just as'are all the other young men, like him pine siskin, goldfinch, purple finch, kingfisher, descended from foreign-born fathers and mothers spotted sandpiper, solitary sandpiper,' kildeer, If Uncle Sam was deserted by his sturdy sons herring gull, sapsucker, flicker,' • red-heatled of foreign strain he would be in a sorry plight woodpecker, red-wiaged blackbird, cowbird, indeed." bronzed grackle, crow, chimney swift, barn {•wallow, rough-winged swallow, blue jay, cat —Last Sunda}' the Poetr}-- Society held its bird, cardinal, house wren, winter wren, purple final meeting of the scholastic year. The martin, sparrow hawk, phoebe, wood pewee, business of the evening included, besides the bluebird, mourning dove, towhee, American usual discussion of topics interesting to the golden eye, bob-white, whip-poor-will, snow poets, the criticism of several original poems. bird, bob-o-link, meadow-lark, white-breasted Of these, the Indian songs of j\'Ir. George Haller nuthatch, red-breasted nuthatch, brown creeper, seemed to be the favorites. Especially interest Baltimore oriole, orchard oriole, and indigo bird. ing to the nembers was the announcement that" the John'Lane Co. ,is soon to publish a book Athletic Notes. entitled, "Poems of Charles Warren Stoddard,

Poet of the South Seas." These poems by our THE NIAGARA GAMES. former professor have beea collected b}'' Ina "Pat" Murray, a youthful, left-handed sopho Coolbrith and edited by Thomas Walsh. " At more, whom Coach Harper has- been patientfy the conclusion of the meeting Father O'Donnell, teaching baseball since last February, was the who is the founder and inspiration of the society, redeeming feature of the two games with expressed his entire satisfaction at the work Niagara last week. After-Notre Dame had done diuring the year, and his hopes for even *lost to the easterners 6 to 4 in the first game, greater things next ^j-ear. Apart from the bene jointly chargeable to the loss-of a second base fit the}'' derived from poetic criticism and the man and a center fielder through faculty prohi practice of verse-making,' the members of the bition and.some fine baseball by the visitors, society have acquired a new interest, in poetry young Murray'was elected to pitch the final ^and have made the personal acquaintance of contest. H6 allowed just, six hits in the first such men as Monsignor Kelly, Father''John full Varsity game he ever pitched. .One rim Talbot Smith, Father" Patrick Carroll, Joyce in the "second and another in the eighth, after Kilmer, Thomas Walsh, and Louis Wetmore— the game had been cinched, were all he allowed all of whom have been the guests of the societ}'- the team that had defeated Notre Dame the at one time or another during, the year. day before. The score was 5 to 2. ^^ —^The member of. the observation .class in -Hits by Keehan and AUison gave Notre Dame ornithology who has b'een most persistent in his a one run advantage in the opening round. efforts to^ obtain the largest list ,ol birds is Mr. Niagara evened the. score in the.-third, but.in , Henr}'' .'Keatts.. Jn. the short, period of three the sixth Notre Darne came throu'gh with three.'- Vweekshe has inade "the .acquaintance of these " Chief "JMeyer and Capt..'-': Jake" Kline teased eighty-one .specie's'- of'thirds: golden-crowned walks out; of. the pitclief.; Wolf then bunted to •wBWdpswB-^pwa—-•

THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 543

the pitcher who threw to third to catch Meyer. loo-yard dash—King, ISTotre Dame, first; Mulligan, ^'Chief" after a grea't slide Avas safe, and the Notre Dame, second; McGinnis, Notre Dame, third. bases were full. Spalding rolled one to second Time, 10 2-5 sees. 220-yard dash—King, Notre Dame, first; Farrell, scoring Meyer, but Kline's attempt to score M. A. C, second; Carlson, M. A. C, third. Time, from second on the same play was disastrous, 22 4-5 sees. and he was out at the plate. Ronchetti got on 440-yard dash—Peppard, M. A. C, first; Kirkland, first through an infield error, again filling the Notre Dame, second; Phelan, Notre Dame, third. bases. Murray fiied out to the catcher. Keenan Time, 55 sees. 120-yard high hurdles—Barrell, M. A, C, first; smashed a terrific hit through the box that Starrett, Notre Dame, second; Kirkland, Notre Dame, nobody touched except the center fielder, on third. Time, 16 4-5 sees. which Wolf and Spalding scored. Allison ended 220-yard low hurdles—Starrett, first; Kirkland, the inning by fouling out." Doubles in quick Notre Dame, second; Hatland, M. ^A. C, third. succession by Meyer and Kline scored another Time, 29 sees. Mile run-—Call, Notre Dame, first; Noonan, Notre for Notre Dame in the seventh. A sacrifice Dame, second; Jackson, M. A. C, third. Time. ^y after a hit and an out gave Niagara the last 4 niin. S3 sees. run of the game in the eighth. Half-mile run—Call, Notre Dame, first; Peppard, The visitors presented the strongest aggre M. A. C, second; Allen, M. A. C; third. Time, 2 min. ID ss sees. », gation that has played on Cartier Field this year. Two-mile run—Noonan, first; Fox, M. A. C, Celts there were on the team in abundance second; "U'arren, M. A. C, third. Time, 11 min. 12 sees. and "fight" stuck out all over them. A .500 High jump—Douglas, Notre Dame, and Carver, percentage for each team for the series just M. A. C, tied for first; Donahue, Coughlin, and about describes their relative strength. The Schcibelhut, Notre Dame, tied for third. Height, •^ first baseball weather of the year brought out 5 ft. 3-4 in. the best in "each team and the games were Running broad jump—McGinnis, Notre Dame, first; Warner, M. A. C, second; Carver, .M. A. C, remarkably well played. third; Distance, 20 ft. 5 in. Shot-put—Bachman, Notre Dame, first; Atkin, NOTRE DAME", S3 2-3; M. A. C, 42 1-3 M. A. C, second; Coughlin, Notre Dame, third. "Notre Dame's track survivors, claiming Distance, 43 ft. 6 in. themselves crippled, maimed and practically Pole vault—Rademacher, Notre Dame, first; Doug paralyzed by the loss of. ten men whc\ had las, Notre Dame, Sargent, M. A. C, and Yeager, forsaken scholastic ways for the profession of. Notre Dame, tied fx)r second. Height, 11 feet. war, proved to be a highly active corpse Discus throw-^-Bachrnan, Notre Dame, first; Atkin, Saturda}'' afternoon, when they defeated Coach • M. A. C, second; Coughlin, Notre Dame, third. Beatty's varsity squad on the M. A.-C. cinders, Distance, 121 ft., 6 in. 83 2-3 to 42 1-3."—TJie Siate Joiirnai, Lansing, Hammer throw—Bachman, first; Lukins, M. A. C, second; Coughlin, third. Distance, 137 ft., 3 in. Michigan. Final score—Notre Dame, S3 2-3; M. A: C, 42 1-3. . • The"above "text" is a sermon in itself. The c. w. c. facts of the case are well presented. It was a * * wartime team that Coach Rockne put on the Four innings were all that could be played track. Many of his stars were in other states, against Purdue at Lafayette before it rained mastering the rudiments of soldier}^, and green Wednesdav afternoon. Notre Dame was leadinsr men performed in their stead. Just two first one tcf nothing when the excessive moisture places went to the team that a week before drove the teams to cover. The next day Harper's had won a "championship among the difi'erent men" moved on to Bourbonnais, Illinois, to Wolverine schools—-Captain Peppard winning tackle the St. Viator team that they disposed of the quarter-inile by a great burst of speed in so easih'" in, the -first game of the season played the last hundred yards, arid Barrell taking the on Cartier Field. high hurdles from Starrett in one of those "it's up to the judges" decisions. Though In the second inning of "last Sunday's game a number of Notre Dame men won their events between Corby and St. Joseph, Locke was 'for the first time, the performance of Rade- knocked out of the box and St. Joseph w^on the macher-in. getting oyer eleven feet in the pole garne 9 to 3. Schmidt pitched a consistent vault stamps him as the blackest of the rather game for the winners. - large local'' dark horse [' contingent. Summary: On Thursday St. Joseph's were beaten even 544 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

F. O'Brien, '13; Michael L. Fansler. '04; A. C. Fortin, '01; Danie worse than the}' beat Corb}*. Walsli was the J. O'Connor,,'05; M. H. Miller, '10; William D. Jamieson, '05 Grover' F. Miller, '16; Thomas A. McLaughlin, '16; 'Edwin H. team that humbled the hall that is about Sommerer,''i6; Joseph O'Sullivan, 'ift; Jacob E. Eckel', '16; Vincent Iilooney, '16; John T. Shea, '06; Edward M. Schaack, 'g3; Anton to "be glorified b}^ a pair- of wings," and the C. Stephan, '04; Dr. F. B. McCarty, '07; Harry F. McDonagh, '10;- Charles W. Lahey, '13; Adam J. Kaspef, 'gs; George W. Kasper. score was 14 to o. There is a lot of snap in '95; Robert A. Kasper, '07; Charles Girsch, '94; Gerald A. Fitz- bigbon, '07; John B. Fruechtl, '04; Hugh J. Daly, '12; Edward the Walsh Hall aggregation this 3^ear, and K. Delana, '13; Harry Cuitis, '08; Charles Cullinan, '07; Daniel CulUnan. '07; Dr." W. P. Gradj% 'gg; Edgar Crilly, 'go; George Father Farle}'- has them on their toes at all S. Crilly, _'8S; James V. Cunningham, '07; M. H. MiUer, '10;. Frank X. Cull, '08; Jesse E. Vera, '10; Walter Duncan, '12; James W. times. Big "Dutch" Wrape is their mainsta)' O'Hara, '13; Joseph CoUins, '11; Dr. H. G. McCarty, '12; James Dubbs, '06; Raymond E. Skelly, "'11; WiUiam R. Ryan, 'n-; in the box and he disposes of opposing bats William A. McKearney, 'oS; Maurice J. Breen, '09; Raymond C. Langan, 'g3; Charles A. Grossart, '96; Edward J. Ranch, '95; Wil men Avith amazing regularity. Watch Walsh. liam J. Mooney, Jr., '14; John J. McShane, '14; Henry A. Wim- berg, 'g6; Gerald S. Clements, '14; John G. Winiberg, 'g6: Philip B. O'Neill, '02; Ellno A. Funk, *o8; Rev. J. C. ScuUin, '09; Os'car A. Fox, '06; Dwight Cusick, '12; Paul F. O'Brien, '12; C. P. Somers, '15; F. W. Durbin, '13; Arthur W. Ryan, '13; E. H. Savord, '12; Robeit L. Fox, 'ci; John McKeefrey, Harry J. Zim- Old Students' Hall. mer, 'og; Owen Murphy, '13; Thomas A. Havican, '09; Jacob, W. Kraus. 'gS; James Devlin, '13; Thomas C. Hughes, 'og; A. W. Subscriptions to May 25, 1917. Page. '03; J. W. Ely, '09; John McCague, '12; In memory of Joseph T. Dixon, '12: Joseph P. Shiels, '00; George Attley, '10; William W. O'Brien, '00; Charles M. Bryan,'97; Clement Ulatowski, '11; John The following subscriptions for Old Students' Hall were received S. Corley, '02; Joseph A. Martin, '12; R. Newton McDowell, '06; by Warren A. Cartier, Ludington, Michigan, treasurer of the M. J. Ney, '98; Otto Schmid, 'og; T. Paul McGannon, '07; Poyn- building committee: telle Downing, '14; John J. E. Wertin; Dr. Jesse H. Roth, '10; S2000.00 WilUam F. Montavon, 'gS; Thomas T. Cavanaugh, '97;'L. jV. Samuel T. Murdock, 'S6. Stum, '13; Rev. Henry A. Norman. Siooo.oo I $75-00 Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, P. T. O'Sullivan, "68; Right Rev. E. J. 1 McLaughlin. '75; M. F. Healy. '82; John C. Shea, '98; Clement C. John W. CosteUo, '12; A. F. Dorley, '00. Mitchell.'02; Byron V. Kanaley,'04; DaiiicI P. Murphy.'95; John §60.00 ,P. Lauth, '68; James D. Gallery, '73.' Raymond T. Coffey, '10. ^ $50o.oo_ $5 0.00 Robert Sweeny,'03; C. A. Paquette,'90; Rev. John Diunen,'65; Albert B. Obeist, '06; Louis P. Chute, '92; WilUam Fish,'12; Warren A. Cartier, '87; Stephen B. Fleming, '90; Thomas Hoban, J. Clovis Smith, '14; Frank B. Cornell, '00; Rev. John Schopp, '99; Angus D. McDonald, '00; William A. Mclnerny, '01; Joseph '94; A. J. Major, '86; ,Chailes Vaughan, '14; Stephen H. Herr, '10; %{. BjTne, '79; Cassius McDonald, '04; William P. Breen, '77; J. N. Antoine, '70; Rev. Thomas Cleary, 'og; Fred Stewart, '12; Student from Far West; Rev. I. E. McNamee, '09; C. C. Craig, '85; Jay Lee,^'i2; Albert F. Gushurst, 'og; Edward P. Cleaiy. 'og; Frank E. Hering, 'gS; Peter P. McEUigott, '02: James J. Conway, Rev. John J. Burke, 'S3; Rev. M. L. Moriarty, '10; Rev. John '85; George Cooke, '90; John Dowd, '99; G. T. Stanford, '04. P. Quinn, 'S3; Simon E. Twining, '13; J. V. Birder, '13; Cecil E. Birder, '14; M. Emmett Walter, '15; Ralph Eberhart, '02; _ $300.00 Rev. John M. Gerenda, 'og; Timothy P. Galvin, '16; Ray M. Frank N. Mass, '77; WilUam A. Walsh, '95. Humphreys, '16; Hugh E. Carroll, '16; Jesse C. Harper; Ronald S250.C0 S. O'Neill, '14; Louis P. Harl, '16; Joseph D. Kovacs, '16; Pat Fred E. Murphy, '93; John M. Flannigan. '94;- John H. Neeson, rick Maloney, '16; J. F. Delph, '16; Hugh'O'Donnell, '16; James '03; Joseph B.-Naughton, '97; Peter Kuntz, '98; * John H. Fendrich, Sanford, '14;. Ira W. Hurley, '14; Emmett G. Lenihan, "15; Francis •84; John Eggeman, '00; A. A. McDonell. '00; Eugene A. Delanej"-, - H. Hayes, '14; Raymond J. Kellj', '16; Ernest P. Lajoie, '15; •99; R. A. O'Hara, '89; ^f. P. Hannin, '93. Rev. P. J. Crawley, 'gs; Arthur Pino, '06; WilUam Milroy, '13; S200.00 Dr. Robert Frost, '02; Eustace Berry, '03; A Friend from the W. G. XJffendel, 'ci; John O'Shea, '11; James F. Kennedy, '94; South; Daniel Shouvlin, '14; R. B. McConlogue, 'og; Thomas Louis C. M. Reed, '98; Francis O'Shaughnessy, '00; Joseph J. J. Jones, '03; Twomey M. Clifford, '13; Cletus H. Kruyet,. '12; Sullivan, '02; G.'A. Farabaugh* '04; Robert Anderson, '83^ Joseph Dalton B. Shrouds, 'og; D. R. Shouvlin, 'og; P. W. Purcell, '12; Lantry, '07; Rev. F. J. VanAntwerp. '14; L. J. Kcach, 'oS; Rt. Carrao F. Dixon, 'og; Joseph P. O'Reillj"-, "03; W._B. Helmkamp, Rev. Thos. F. Hickey, '03; Christopher C. Fitzgerald, '94; F. A. 'n; Rev. M. T. Griffin, '04; Robert E. Daly. '15; Ray J.Dasch- Kaul, '97; William Hoynes, '77; Edwin J. Lynch, '10; T. D. Mott, bach, '04; M. P. Clinton. Jr., '08; Matthew A. Campbell. '06; '95; F. Henry Wurzer, '98; Paul R. ]Martin, '13; Timothy V. Dr. L. G. Dwan, '04; 'Dr. Joseph Kearney, 'g4; Thomas D. Quigley, Ansberry, '93; John M. Quinlan, '04; Daniel jMadden, '06; Fred '12: Dr. John M. Lilly, '01; Robert C. Newton, 'Sg; Rev. Wm. D. J. Kasper, '04; J. S. Corby. '98; Thomas Steiner, '99; John F. , Hickey. '14;" Martin -O'Shaughnessy, '00; Rev. D. A. C'arke, '74; Gushing. '06; Francis H. AfcKeever, '04; Daniel V. Casey, '93; Matthew Kenefick, '07; Albert G. Feehey, '13. Arthur B. Larkin. '14; Edward-Peil, '14; L. C. Nash, '00; John F. ' Fitzgerald,'15; George A. McGee,'or. ' X $40.00 V. E. Morrison, '89; - Gerard N. Krost, '04; Stephen A. Fazekas. S150.00 §25-00 Rev. Michael Shea, '04; Ambrose O'Connell '07; William Byrne, John M. CuIUgan, '15; Joseph M. DeLone, '02; Simeon T. '95; James L.~ Tong, '94; W. A. Draper, '06; James E. Deerj% '09. Flanagan, '14; .W. B. McLain, 'oij.; Lawrence Janszen, '09; Rev. $120.00 A. A. Lambing, '83; James M. Riddle, '13; Henry Hess, '82; Dr. Maximilian St. George, 'oS. ' • E. M. McKee, '06; Robert B. Gottfredson, '13; Rev. John H. Mullin, '11; I. N. Mitchell, Sr., '92; Frederick WiUiams. '13; Rev. $100.00 / Joseph Toth, '11; Joseph M. Walsh, '14; Max Adler, '89; John G. Oliver J. Tong,'73; Hermann CR.Piper '11; Rev. Edmund O'Con Mott, '95; Rev. T. O. Maguire. 'og; Paul J. Smith, '16; C. I. nor,'94; J. L. Lamprey,'03; Walter Joyce,'07; George N. Johnson, Krajewski,-'16; Joseph P. Flynn,'16; John P. Conboy,'16; W. W. '95;. WilUam, H. Boland, '88; William J. Granfield, '13; M. O. Turner, '16; Alfred Fries, '16; J. A. McCarthy, '16; J. Harry Bums, -*86; Rev. Michael Ryan, "95; William P. Higgins. '03; Sylvestre, '16; Harold P. Burke, '16; Peter C. Yearns, '16; Fred James Frederick Coll, '89; George J. Hanhauser, '01;- James P. M. Pralatowski,'16; Francis J. Kilkenny,'12; Edward L. Figel,'11;'' ' Fogarty, '00; Rev.-John B. McGrath, 'So; John F. Fennessey, '99; Thomas_J. Dooley; 'g7; Mark A. Devine, '10; Daniel E. Coney, Cyril J. Curran,'12; Ernest E. L. Hammer,'04; Alfred J. Pendleton, '10; Fiemont Arnfidd, '12;" W. W. Harless, '86; Edward J. Walsh, , '97; Edwin Wile, '74; Francis C. Schwab, '02; Rupert F. Mills, '14; '00; Thomas Curi-an, '16; D. D. Myers, jrl, '00; Dennis Moran, William H. McCarty, '99; Edward J. Gljmn, '11; Frank P. Crowley. '14; Leo F.Welch,'12; Ralph A. Reitz,'14: Lawrence Luken, '02; '09; Thomas B. Curry, '14; James A. Curry, '14; Harry Y'. Crum-' , William L Beckham, ,'ir; Frank C. O'Rourke, '12; Martin Hena- ley.' '03: Harry S. Cahill, '08; Walter V. Heekin. '05; William han,'i5;Robert-J. Dederich,'og; Carl K. Roelands,'06: Clarence McKenzie, '88;- Rev. Bernard P. Murray, Mark M. Foote, '73; W. May, '06; J. S. Cangney, '12; George Rudge, '74; Rev. Patiick - Patrick J. Houlihan, '92; E. J- Maurus, ^93; Thomas J. Swantz, A Barry. '12; William. B: Akin, '88; J. V. Sullivan,'g?; Rev. '04; H. C^ Hogan, '04; Harold P. Fisher, 'c6; John B. Kanaley, WiUiam J..Dames,''oo; George A.Lynch, '13; Arthur D.Walsh, "12. .'09; James F. Hines,-'09;. John B. McMahon, '09; Rev.' John M. Byrne, '00; J. H. Gormely. '03; Thomas O'Neill, '13; Robert - • ' - , . , . §20.00 • > -E. Proctor, '04; John F. O'Connell. '13; Frank C. Walker, '09; Gabriel Davezac. 'g4; James R. Devitt.'is; Albert A. Glockner' Rev. Gilbert Jennings, 'c8; George O'Brien, '90; \^tus Jones,- '16; Julius M. Hac'i,'g2; G..D. McDonald.'16. •02; W. A. Duffy. '08; Rev. J. H. Guendling. '14; Fied C. Mc . " -'$15.00 -"'^ Queen, 'oo;. Charles J. Stubbs, "88; Rupert Donovan, '08; Rev. Francis H. Gavisk, '14; Rt. Rev. Frank O'Brien, 'gs; Frank- Bernard.Durch, '13.,' ". • . , . -' , L. McOsker. '72; Chailes E. Ruffing, '85;. James F. Foley, '13; <- • • ' ,• -• $io.od' , _• -Rt Rev. T. C. O'Reilly. '09: Thomas J- Welch, '05: William . P.' J. O.'Connell, '73; -Paul.T. Markey, 'oS; Edward J. Markey, E.-<;otter, "13; John C. Tully, '11; JolmF. O'Connor, '72; T. P. '06; Alfred Vignbs, '95; Andrew, L.'Shimp, 'gi; Frank-Niedecke, .O'Sullivan, '02; G. M. Kerndt,; I82; Dr. Frank J. Powers, '94; 'og;-^HarryKirk,'i3; Louis Chute, 'g2;' J. J. Deasey, '06; H.King, -Rev.,John Talbot Smith, '07; Daniel C.' Dillon, '04; Thomas ~'i6;Vjames-E;~R6ach;;.'i6;', J.-E. -Hogan, .'16; Frank Maher,"'02; C "Butler, 'oS;'Edward .M. Kennedy, '08; John J. Kennedy,-'09;.* Frank'W. Bloom;;'84; George F.'Pulskamp, 'g6; Joseph J. Hinde, -.Peter M. Ragan. 'g2;'James D. Barry."g7; Fred L. Steers, '11; , s.'og;;,John A.Sawliins, '13; .Bernard. Bannon, ,'07; LeGrand Ham .,Walter Clements, '14; Edwaid J. Carlton, '16; Leonard'M. Carroll, - mond, ,'13;-Robert^Franey.-; -".--,'', - • . '16;; Luke L. Kelly, '16; Frank"E.; Swift, 'x6; C. P. Mottz,-.'16; .: .--",-'•''•>.'-;''--;".'''..•'>--•--"$5-00 "',-"".'•,--.. " ' ,• ' -, Samuel Ward Perrott, -16; Edward C.' Ryan, 'i6; James Francis Robert'D. Murphjv'oi; MarkDiincah,'15; Hiram Halliday,'06; " Clau'de .S.rM:oss,.'g5;: John Bell; '08; • P.. M. OMeara, 'og; A. L Strickfadeii;" , A:-K, Grimes," '14; .Paul. R;, Byrne, '13'; Grandville , - Timrhins.'«•-•'-?";-"-J- -','.;.,. -;•-.'',-..' ' '•"• - .'•'•- • '