4 Miniature from a Horae, or Book of Hours, of the Paris use, dating from about 1460. QActual size.^ Bomesdag Bookc NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-ONE PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS COLLEGE OP ARTS AND SCIENCES (BtorgetotDn flniuersitg WASHINGTON, D.C. ©cdication IT IS THE HAPPY PRIVILEGE of the 1941 DOMESDAY BOOKE Staff, in dedicating this volume to Father John E. Wise, S.J., to single out a member of the Jesuit Faculty, who is a native Washingtonian, an Alumnus of Georgetown, Dean of the Freshman Class, and a priest, whose sterling character and affable disposition have won the hearts of everyone. A glimpse at the College records reveals the fact that, while a stu­ dent at Georgetown, Father Wise distinguished himself both in the classroom and in extra-curricula activities, thus typifying in his own life, the ideals of scholarship that he today seeks to instill into those under his charge. He was graduated in 19x6 with the degree of Bache­ lor of Arts, cum laude; and was a member of the Journal Staff, Presi­ dent of the Day Scholars Club, Captain of the Rifle Team, and a mem­ ber of the Gaston and Philodemic Debating Societies. The general esteem in which Father Wise is held today is reflected in the words of the past, for accompanying the picture of John E. Wise, A.B., in the 19x6 DOMESDAY BOOKE, are these words of the editor— "Inevitably and conspicuously present in the distribution of premiums. Equally unassuming in their reception. Less than shy, more than gen­ erous. Our strongest hope in the National Open. John's consistent driving, clever approaching and meticulous putting are symbolic of all his efforts. His drives are long and they're always on the fairway." REVEREND JOHN E. WISE, S.J. Jforctoord THE SCHOLASTIC YEAR 1940-41 is deeply significant in the his­ tory of Georgetown, for it marks the Tercentenary of the College Library. Though time has levelled the unpretentious structures in Southern Maryland, which were the forerunners of the more numerous and more impressive halls now forming the Georgetown Campus, nevertheless, the books that the pioneer Jesuits assembled into their first library still survive. Nay more, like a sturdy race, this precious collection of 195 volumes has increased through each successive gen­ eration to its present numerous progeny of xoo,ooo volumes. With a just pride then, the 1941 DOMESDAY BOOKE welcomes the opportunity to take for its theme the Tercentenary of the Georgetown Library, and to record permanently an event which merits even greater recognition. In doing so, we wish to offer a meed of praise to Elisha Francis Riggs, for his many and generous benefactions to the George­ town Library, and after whom the modern library is named. In the development of a theme so broad in scope and so extended over the years, we can at best but flash before the eye some few repro­ ductions of items in the more important collections, and make brief mention of the more valuable manuscripts, incunabula and early Americana. This in the hope that the student and the connoisseur will drink yet deeper at the rich and inexhaustible well-springs, where, in the words of Chaucer—"On books for me to read I me delight.'' /i/ ./, cum tpiltationt: pozuiue^ '^ lonapdtai^^ WJ iftitimmuscoiftcdut- l)omum&/q[ui eDifimnteanv, L^r;.,y ^^ife Daminus cuftoDimt oui :i^ / i\J OoDu^eawtamn^fmmautgtlatquici^ i t I^Janumdliiobisanttlmt 1 "Derius quimanDiumii pamnv # a. ;t5ar' i' r. A page of the text from a Horae, or Book of Hours, pro­ duced during the second half of the fifteenth century. (^Actual siz.e.^ "Ciic Manuscripts in the Uiggs Memorial librarg THE UNIQUE IMPORTANCE of manuscripts in the world of scholarship is unquestioned. In the case of the printed book, the printer intervenes between the writer and the reader. This is not so with the manuscript, which affords the most direct communication possible between writer and reader. The Georgetown Uni­ versity Library is fortunate in possessing a small but valuable collection of manu­ scripts. These have been acquired over a long period, chiefly through the generosity of individuals, some of them anonymous and others, such as Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady i:trcnitenarg (the late Mrs. William J. B. Macaulay), well known for their benefactions to institu­ (5eorgttottin tions of learning. lanitiErsitg It is a strange historical paradox that the middle ages, during which were per­ Xibrarg fected two of the outstanding media of color in art (the stained glass window and the illuminated manuscript) could be confused in the minds of some historians with the "dark ages." One example of mediaeval color is a Horae, or book of hours, of the Paris use, dating from about 1460, a page from which is reproduced herein. Against a gold, blue and red diapered background is the "sapphire Mary" seated in a chair, her feet on a red carpet laid on green grass, with the Child on her lap reaching eagerly to a golden bowl of fruit offered by a kneeling angel whose pink wings show above his pure white garment. Of comparable beauty and color is another Horae in the Georgetown Collection, this one dating from the same period, and containing twenty-one miniatures, with an Adoration of the Magi, Flight into Egypt, and Crucifixion. Among the non-liturgical manuscripts is a volume of theological and homiletic works by the Venerable (now Saint) Bede (his Parables and Canticles), Hugo de Saint Victor, Saint Jerome, Gilbert de Auxerre, and others. It is a folio on paper, in the original binding, of 30X leaves, executed in fifteenth-century France. The manuscripts at Georgetown are not confined, however, to the mediaeval period. Prominent in the Brady Collection is the Crewe Manuscript of Sheridan's School for Scandal, which Nettleton and Case, in their British Dramatists from Dry den to Sheridan, accept as the most authentic of the several in existence. Finally, a treasure in the Brady Collection that deserves special mention is the autograph manuscript of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer, a microfilm of which has been deposited with the Library of Congress. As we follow Tom Sawyer's adventures in the author's own handwriting, we are privileged also to observe the changes, cor­ rections and abandoned paths which marked the author's progress during the com­ position of his masterpiece. It is in the perusal of manuscripts alone that we are vouchsafed this intimate view behind the scenes, so to speak, of an artist's creation. 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M M'fi^ fHUibih) Mr^unutm^ ttbburtuit*ci First page of a fifteenth century manuscript containing various theological and homilectic works by the Venerable Bede, Hugo de Saint Victor, Saint Jerome, and others. (^Actual size.) y c^ju cM-'V^'^^^^'-'-'^-i^^^ ^ /-ITTAAJ L^J^JJ^^ £-r . •->.. " 7 • / " ( " „ ,,ld/^^ .f^^-^ 'UuUr(>^, ^ It '^.' /y -\ T/6e opening lines of the famous manuscript. .A tnicrofilm of the entire 880 pages has been deposited ivitlj the Library of Congress. QActual s/Z'-) /Ii/iau<iA Qe&Ax:^eioui^ ocdeA- ta <Jiecdu. Wkiie Qnao£4iaA, deed o^ leannmq-. ^-f^ ^ •-^ l^-^'^ ,Vj»fi^-Tj» L4!*. (Jf^>ffr?«^ < ^"('('•WP*' ^g ^^^/^ ^ Co^fdeif- Jiali. XcKmim^ (mwM- an tke JiUuxm. Vhe k&m£- G^ pJicuj£/i. ^kUe Qn<znenoA jacade. AcnMd- ike loMUi- ta cMecdtj.. jmedkaid a^ peace. /he (XimfMd- j^iMn the entrance ta QeoAxzetauut. REVEREND ARTHUR A. O'LEARY, S.J. A.B., M.A., Ph.D., D.D., LL.D. President of Georgetown University 25 REV. JOHN E. GRATTAN, S.J. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences REV. JOHN E. WISE, S.J. Dean of Freshmen 26 REV. RICHARD C. LAW, S.J Dean of Discipline REV. JOSEPH M. GEIB, S.J. Assistant Dean of Discipline 27 REV. JOHN P. SMITH, S.J. Associate Professor of Mathematics and Religion, Student Counsellor WALTER J. O'CONNOR, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, Registrar ALBERT A. AUSTEN, M.A. Instructor in Public Speaking JOSEPH M. BARBECOT, M.A Instructor in French LEO M. BELLEROSE, M.A. Assistant Professor of French DOMINGO CAINO De CANCIO, M.A Assistant Professor of Spanish 28 JOHN J.