Gleaner_192811

              P"blished (II N(I:;arellt College, Rochc.~ter, Ncw Yo,.A~
NOVEMBER, 1928 No.2
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OUR RETREAT
~i!::iI ET llE:AT has become for \15 only a pleasant
memory hut who dl.11 measure what treasures
we h:n'e 5tC'red for ourselves in lle':lXcn "where
neither the rust nor moth doth consume. and
where thieves do not break through not steal?"
lS difficult to catch again the spirit of retreat, to
again into those three days, which began with :.rass
Ioly Communion and were filled with prayer, spiritual
IgS, and quiet reflection and dosed in the late afternoon
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. sending us home
:he mantle of CQd's blessing about us.
'om the first words of Father Brady at the begin ning
:l.SS on the opening day his strenuous zeal, his intense
;tnes.s c0111111\111icated itself to liS. Father Brady ga,'e
If unHintingly to liS and so wholeheartedly II) he about
:ather's husiness" that he soon secnred our co-operation
:onficlence. \Vith the other manifold blessings of
t we girls of Nazareth Col\egt' feel we have secured
essing of a new friend,
was O\lr first retreat in our new home. too. a~ld the
\'en' walls of the building, which has been for !'O long the
home of those who give their lives in the highest way to
God. radiated an atmosphere of purity and peace which
tou('hed lIS with its quiet benediction. How many pleasant
phlccs we found in the house where we could look out upon
the campus and sec the beal1t)' of the maples reflecting the
glory oi their :'Iraker and, in their autumnal splendor, illus­trating
for us the great trut hs of dea th and resurrection!
:'Ilan)' of us took the walk down under the poplars and
through the woods by the side of the tiny brook and found
it JUSt a rosary long,
The value of a retreat IS measured hy eternity. Only
when the current of life has borne us to the shores of that
,'ast fore,'cr will we be ablc to realize its importance for
"wc sec now throl!gh a glass in a dark manner," but if
we ha\'e followed [he parting advice of Father Brady and
kept close [0 Jeslls in the Blessed Sacrament and to Mary,
Ilis Immaculate Mother, surely we shall see them "face to
face."
A. L. F. '30.
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ZARETH COLLEGE
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AZARE'fH COLLEGE
wood 4014 402 Augustine Street
'he Holy Souls
a stOTy told of a certain man
)nfined to purgatory for a time
Ir ing his life he had received
munion with little preparation.
in a vision to a dear friend
made thi ~ request: " I beg of
le 10\'e we hore each other, to
.te for the benefit of my soul,
so with great preparation and
then hope certainly to be
om the terrible Sll fferings that
tdeed well deserved for my
to ward~ the Blessed Sacra-iend
in need" made ready to
.le. and that very day he beheld
Qlli bcillg taken into heaven.
>o ~ !' ihlc to estimate how much
\'orthy COnllllunion may mean
ering souls. .It is likewi se not
~ cd how well they repay a little
10wn to them.
er should canse such consider­hese
to bear fruit in our lives;
been said that whoever brings
Ito heaven hy his prayers. may
of hi s own salvation.
N . t c .
character, conduct are three
chain. Choice determines the
)rm the habit; habits make lip
tel' ; character shapes the con­I
up. therefore al l the choices
t, and yotl ha\'e the character
sem. and you can ill part, at
:shadow the conduct of the
T H E GLEANER
Hobbies
~ l(\ch has heen said and done along
the lines of recreation. 11 has been
reduced almost to a science with princi­ples
and laws and experimentation.
E\'eryl>ody hitS a word to say about it.
j\'!ay I not contrihute my opinion ?
\Vhen we were children, and life was
one hig " roundelay," rainy days and days
when Suzie went to grandma's and Sallie
wen t to shop with her mother. were our
only trial. Then only was there nothing
to do and no one to play with. It used
to take a great deal of tact on the part
of mother and big sister to amuse us, to
help tiS liye t hrough the endless day .
Life has become a business matter now.
It is an im'estment which yields accord­ing
as capital is put into it. There is time
for social life and pleasure and spor t::----­all
meaTls of recreation in themselves.
But what abollt the days when the " clouds
lower." e\'erything seems irksome. and
the ;'moods" come on ? TheSe are the
times when a hobby is put to good usc.
[t may be drawing or cooking or garden­ing
; it may be llltl-"ic ; it may be coin 01"
stamp collecting'. But it must be some­thing
that invoh'es work we enjoy, and
work the extreme opposite of OllT daily
routine; it must he something we can do
by ourselves.
Snme one has said that we should
have two hobbies ; an outdoor and nn
indoor. SOllle one el se goes so far as to
say there should be a spiritual hobby.
At any rate. ;'next to religion and a sense
of humor it is chiefly hobbies that help
us along the pilgrimage o f life. Don't
ride one to death. htlt ride it grace fu lly."
N. + c.
To OUl' Adver tisers
\\'e. the students of Nazareth College,
take this opportuni ty of expre ~s ing to
our ad\'ert iscrs appreciation of their in­terest
in and cOllsidemtiOIl of our College
PIII)licatioll, '''rhe Glealler."
Our subscriptions to the Gleaner in­dude
not only Ihe students of the College
and a IIlll1lber of smd':lI\s at Nazareth
Academy, hllt also outside subscr ibers who
arc interested in our work. Thus, the
publication is taken in to many homes and
circulated among a large number of
fri end s.
It is our most earnest desire to serve
ollr ad vertisers who,. to a large degree.
make this publication possible, thereby
giying to the students an opportunity of
self ex pression. Therefore, any sugges­tions
which the a(h-ertisers may wish to
offer with reference to the placement of
Our Archbishop
T he untiring. se1f -~ acrifi cing loye o f a
father for his children, that 10\'e which is
a reflection of the Di\'ine, the same that
Christ im plied when I-Ie cOlllmissioned
His apostles to "feed His lambs. and to
feed His -;hcep." IS the only pa rallel
which can be drawn to Ihe tendt:r and
conSla!ll solicitude we h:l\'c known in Olli'
Bishop. /\nd just as the kind iather may
fm or onc of his dlildren before the
others. so too. we ha\'e always fclt, that
he. our spiritual father. made Nazareth
one o f his fa yorilC charges. To us. more
than to others, he has allowed a closer
familiarity. a less fo rmal association with
him; and while to others he is known and
esteemed from afar, to liS he has always
been a personal friend of our school
days.
This privilege which we enjoy may be
d1\e to the fa ct that we are the participanrs
and co-workers in a project so dear to
his heart, the cause of Catholic higher
education ; for in all the noble work that
13i ~ h op Hickey has achie\'ed during his
years as head of the Rochester diocese,
that stands out as monumental. It is
hardly necessary to speak of his work ;
it suffices to say that it was sufficient
reason why the H01y Father rai ~e s him
to yet higher hOllors. No insignificant
standing could explain stich action. The
(lffieial statemen t sa)'s :
,. Pius Xl on the occasion of accepting
Dishop Hickey's resignation wished to
bestow added honor upon him for his
years of sen'ice; he raised him to a dig­ni
t)' alxl\'e allY yet betsowed uj>on him."
And 'So today he is our dearly-lon'd,
highly-honorerl Archbishop Hickey.
The people of the diocese ha\'e known
his consciemious and unwearied discharge
of his dtlt ies. It is for tllem that he has
spent his strc}lgth. They are offering
him congratulation as an e." pressioll of
their gratitude and ap p n:~ iati o n . They
must lJU ry their regret in view of the
fa ct that their bishop has earned a release
from eNactillg re~po n si hiliti cs . \Ve trust
that the needed re~t will bring renewed
health and strength, and that we shall still
know in Ihe old tender way, ollr "Most
~i fts to College
liege acknowledges with grati­'
t of $ICXXl f rom ?lfr. Oliver
lei one of $1 50 from a friend
es to remain unknown, both
c equi pmen t of the chemi st ry
for which about $5,000 has
lded recently, During the five
)Ilr e..'(istcnce the gi ft of Mr.
the only large money donatiOIl
nd yet we li\'e in a city where
110n to hear of millions COIl­o
,!dtll:ation. \Ve have felt
II the appeals which we have
tervals, as li ves are being sacri­more
by manual than by mental
)tIr elforts to provide for the
rOting women of our vicinity
of collegiate standard . In
we received almost one-third
IIlg women who entered college
We trust that the generosity
)stich will he emulated by our
, whom the cause ot" Catholic
Icalion should be sacred.
N. + c .
liege has also been the recipient
. a valuable furty-inch reflecting
. The instrument is thirty years
perfect cond ition. Its modern
I devices and special construc­tribute
to the inventive genius
gner.
lescope now stands 111 the
Xlralory. awaiting a pertnanent
Plans are under way for the
it on a rotating platform near
, where an octagonal windnw
de the be~t l){lssihlc means of
n.
indebted for this prized giit to
Hart o f Rochester, and we wish
; to him our sincere apprecia­gratitude.
'1'o:'lT r. Eugene
IseJ. we are indebted ior his
this as in many other things
e been of benefit to the college,
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ege Reception to
~demy Alumnae
,
y. Octoher the twentieth. the
lel students of :-.Iazareth Col-a
tea and r;;.ccption to the
)f X"azarcth At.:adcmy in the
!)1l1 . which ha::. been ta,tefnlly
and furnished through a gift
Alul11nae. Thus they had al1
y of enjoying with liS the
surroundings they ha,'e pro­om
"vc ia! e\·ents. \Ve extend
'e thanks and hope they will
THE GLEANER
Club Elections
Imlllediately after the classes were
organized and heaeled by their respe<:tive
officers it seemed opportune that the
,'ariOtiS clubs, which form such a vital
part of our college life. should be set in
1110tion for the current vear.
The Dramatic Club 'was n:orgallized
first. Those dramatically inclined, handed
together and chose for
President-Clementine Kvch. re-elected
Vicc- President-Beatrice V'ie1ch
St'J.:retary- Mildred Burke
Treasl\Ter-J\'lary Neary
Sports too, have found an important
place in our activities, At the first meet ­ing
of the Athletic Association, the fol­lowing
offi.cers were elected :
President- Jean Hayward
Vice-President- Agncs Marron
Secretary- .Martha Clark
Treasurer- Elsie ;;;trehler
For all those who have a singular liking
for fluency in the French tongue "La
Reunion Francaise," was reorganized
this year and elected for
President- lela Holme".
Vice-President-Anna Egan
Sec retary- Edith Fischer
Treasurer- Lois li"o!ey
As for the Fremin Unit, we all know
its impor tance, and the necessity of st rong
organization to ca rry 011 mission work.
Father Cleary !Il a convlllcmg and
en thu siastic little talk aroused our mis­sionary
spi ri t and straightway we tOast our
votes for
Pre ~id{,l1 t-Jeal1 Hayward
Vice- President-Mary La Palm
Secretary-!\'fary O'Brien
Treasurer- I{osalind Maley
The: Sister Soror ities, Sigma Tau and
Theta Nu, in whic.h arc centered our
pllrely soc.ial activities. ha,'e also been re­organized,
aud are now showing signs (Ii
intense interest III their prospecti\'e
cvents, Sigma Tau has for it.s officers:
J"'resident-!\Iary Forshee
Vice-President- Helen Howland
Secretary-Dorothy Sullivan
'l're:lsltrer- Lois Folcy
Theta !\u has for its officers:
Pre~ide nt~.:\r ary Oli\'e Schreiner
Vice-Presiclent~r lelen Coyne, . !\I~t11ma
Secretary-Louise Doyle
T reasurer-Catherine \Val~h
\\'ith these capahle officers of the ",":fI­ons
cluhs to guide liS. we feel that all om
effurt~ and undertakings for the next
year will he succe::.sful.
N. + c.
I am bm a tillY huhble
Of salty foam upon a hea\'ing sea­wonder
why the Cood God takes the
tronl/le
To make a ~hore of Destiny.
For me.
Nazareth College has many things this
year it never had before-a new buildi ng,
new laboratories. new fumishings. and
an Alumnae.
Tangible evidence of that fact was pro­duced
Friday evening, November 9th.
when the said Alumnae, having decided
they should do something definite to
pro\'e that, as a' group. Ihey are st ill alive
and actively interested in their Alma
Mater. sponsored a carcl-party at the
College. The arrangements were made
so that the guests could play any game
they wi shcd, bridge. five-hundred, or
pednJ as it was a private party with a
prize for each tnble.
The proceeds f)f the party w'!re turned
O\'er to the College,
N . + c.
Parties of the Month
;'.'\ I's'· own fellowship and good humor
presided over the party given to the
Frt:shmen by the Sophomores, Pictures
of Smith, place cards, each holding a
Smith button, and table decorations in
red. white, and 1I1ue carried out the idea
,..,f the party. Certainly we heartily agree
with the sentiments of the Sophomores
e"pl'e~se(1 in their rOl1 ~i l lg rlw .... r . Il ,..,w
mt1ch the girls enjoyed bridge and danc­ing
after the very excellent supper was
d early shown hy their relt1c tance to go
home, \Ve Freshmen surely enjoyed the
e,·elling. and we wish to extend thanks
to the Sophomores. \Ve are disappointed
in the outcome of the presidential elec­lion.
bnt the "AI Smith Party" will
always remain a delightfu l remembrance
of this campaIgn.
N , + c.
Ch ... ~ts ! Hig ghosts. little ghosts.
ghosts WIth deep. deep voices or ghosts
with clammy hands. in fact all kinds of
ghosts were hostesses to the sophomores
at a I-Iallowc'en party Tuesday e,·elling.
October 30, 1928. LOllely passages
through dark. gloomy corridors, where
m}":;teriolls hells rang- and hoodcd figures
lurked! ..-\ spooky ses~ion when the wlri­OllS
portions of a slain persoll's <lnatOlnr
passed through shrinking hands accom­p:
Ulie<1 fl.\' piercing shrieks. and fortunes
told I)" a well-informed gyp:-)". were
dew'r stunts olTered. Hctrcshments wert:'"
~c!"\"ed and prizes awarded for the clever­est
and the funniest costllme::.. Shortly
hdore the "witching hour" the gllests
departe<! with sincere thanks to their
FOllr
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) LLEGEDUST
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ersies over election haye raised
than sueial acti\'ities could.
+ +
ming, i\far.v O'Brien and Helen
'ent a week·end !1l Buffalo
Now, just what i.~ the attrac·
IfTalo?
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McGrath staunchly declares:
"! (\-Ve won't tell anyone,
t t t
nd Dot had a ride in a real
! afternoon. That's an experi­)
eople can hrag about.
.,. • t t
ler day Dot i\'fattcs sta lled her
s far as Avon goes she prac­the
royal gyp.
t {- t
ve our teachers, our tcachers
Oh, Kate!
t t t
a~1l1 lor educational work has
!ClillCd ever since Lois Foley
IlS th..1.t it tends to broaden one.
t + +
~ayward just lo\'cs i'I'fission
1st ask her why.
t t t
·kh has takcn a slldden intense
thc weather reports. Vlell~­;
cen Bee's new fur C'Xlt?
t ;. t
iors have two invalids to mourn
Helen i\hlone is just recov­n
an operation, and Dorothy
a t to bc olltdonc, has painfully
. sprained ankle. To both wc
r sympathy, anti sincere hopes
dy recovcry.
N. t c.
Meynell Club
rnell Club held its first allm:al
n Monday, Octoher 22. The
officcrs were elected : Presi­!
Harding; Secretary, Kathleen
al program for the year was
emphasizing the reading aud
of modern poetry. It is to be
the rVIeynell Club will continue
p its organization and to stand
igh literary ideals that should
Catholic college woman.
t t t
ling conducting a Meynell Club
" I think that literature will
ery popu lar among College stu­I
the start naming candy bars
THE GLEANER
A Miraculous Painting
It may he trlle that the majority of us
are familiar with the famous picture of
our Lady of Perpetual Help. so that \\'e
recognize it on seeing it; but how many
of us know anything at all ahout the his­tory
of this picture and the artist'!>
thought that prompted the mastcr-piece?
Surely a discussion of it mllst prove inter­esting
to us, for every time we enter onr
chapel. O\lr gazl;! I11ust rest upon a like­ness
of the miraculous original which
occupies a very pl'Ominellt place there.
In thinking of Mary or in praying to her,
we Ollght to remember the meaning of
her title, "Mother of Perpetual Help"
and rely on her for succor and aid in
time of trial and temptation.
Until the end of the fifteenth centu ry,
this painting was in the island of Crete,
now Candia, where it \vas venerated as
miraculous. From there it was brought
to Rome by a pious merchant. who. while
stopping at a friend's house. was taken
ill and expired, after he had entrusted the
picture oi Our Lady to his host with the
sole request that it be placed in some
Church for public veneration. After
many years, during which time the
Blesed Mother appeared to the man and
ordered him to place her image in a
Church. the man died, and in a mysterious
way his wife, who up to that time had
not allowed him to fulfil the divine COIll­mand,
finally consented to part with the
painting. One of her nt:ighbors, however,
came to visit her and sought to persuade
her to kecp it in her home. Immediately
this poor woman was taken seriously ill,
so tbat she was thought to he dying.
Thoroughly frightened. she begged for­gi\'
eness of our Blessed Lady. and upon
touching the portrait, was miraculously
cured.
The church designated by Mary to
recei\'e the picture was St. :Matthew's. of
which the Augusti nians then had charge.
\\lilile there it was hung over the high
nltar and many were the miracles and
cures it effected. \"'riters of those times
who trent of Home's churches, invariably
mention the painting in St. Matthew's as.
miraculous and as known all over the city
for this reason. \·Vhen the AlIgllstinians
removed to a new monastery, they took
the picture with them. This was some
time during the first half of the nine­teenth
century. After a few years
scarcely a person remained who knew
that the picture, hung away in the private
chapel of the monastery, was thc famous
miraculolls painting venerated for cen­turies
in St. Matthew's Church.
I n a wonderful way. and surely through
the intervention of oLlr Lady, the where­abouts
of the picture was finally made
known, and her express wish in regard
How man)' Mission Scouts have we
here? Probably. in the tnte sense of the
word, there arc !lone-for it takes from
six to s.evcn years' training along mission
lines to prcpare for this "job." "'f he
training of a scou t consists in a constant
and quite thorough education in things
missionary." \Ve may not be that type
of a mission SCOllt bill C\'ery one of us
has the gift of heing able to read.
Catholic college girls should know some­thing
about the Missions that ha\'e been
established to carryon the \Vork of
Christ and, needless to sa)" the j\'[ission
magazines, and there are many to which
this College subscribes, are naturally the
most reliable and quickest source of
knowledge.
Our .Mission books, most kindly
donated hy the St. Uernard's Unit. are
fascinating and you are interested in spite
of yourself. Make it yOLlr motto to be
well informed on this point. Don't let
outsiders say-"\Vhy that's a strange
thing-she hasn't even a speaking ac­quaintance
with. her Church's mission
work and she goes to a Catholic College."
Lnst, but not least-let us pray-pray
for the conversion of infidels and give a
few pennies now and then to help these
heaven inspired misstonaries in their
mOllumental task of salvaging souls for
Christ!
J. H. '29.
t t .,
Boxes ha\'e been placed in the cafeteria,
the study hall, and the asscmbly room for
tinfoil and stamps. Do your share and
don't make the other fellow do it all .
Just remember to save tinfoil at home
and at school and save your stamps. Cut
the stamps from the letter, lcaving a half­inch
margin.
E\'cry college girl is a member of tne
Mission Unit of Nazareth College. Do
pay your dues of $1 at once- some
one else needs the money more than you
do.
N. + c.
Overheard at the sorority dance, Oc­tober
31 .
Louise: "Does. the orchestra play re~
quest numbers?"
Mary Olive : "Certainly."
Louise: "Then ask them to play "To­gether."
Mary Olive: "They're doing the best
they can for the practice they've had."
N. t c.
Fortune Teller; "I'll tell your fortune,
girlie."
Teen: "How much?"
Forntne Teller: "Twent '-nve cents."
THE GLEANER P(l,QC Five
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
;ie, why is Georgie so black?
lis 1fomsic make him wash '?"
dear! You musn't bother
e head ahout such things."
IIomsie, I want to know !"
i the way the Lord made him,
LInch. No matter how hard
washes his face it will always
Run along and play now, I'm
~ar-01ds are hard to COI1VUlCe,
lie Clayton asked no more ques-
1. He was silent and sat there
hought. Until a short while ago
!ver seen anyone that was black.
ler had once told him that if he
lsh his hands and face oftener
lid get as black as the kitchen
::harlie thought that would be
A nd then last month he had
tie boy slightly older than him­ing
iletween the pickets of their
[e liad timidly sidled over toward
he was close to the fence, and
the o~her side of the pickets was
est face he had ever seen.
You've bccn making mud
had said to the stranger, "and
at your face all black. Your
1 spank you."
h! Heh! Ah shuah fooled yo'
lin't mud. Dis's jcs' black. Ah's
ggah."
's a niggah?" Charlie had asked.
.on' mean t' say yo' neber hea'd
:gah! Ain't yo' neber seen a
mrlie had ne\'er seen a "nigger,"
he had never been outside his
I since his family had come to
ton last year when his father
:ed to CO;lgress. In 1900 chil­'
e not usually found playing in
·ts: at any rate, children who
he section of \'Vashington where
tons lived. did not play in the
They were kept within their own
a fence of iron or pickets. Here
:: safe from the onrush of horses
e new Yehicles that were called
les.
) Charlie had never seen a "nig­he
was anxious to know why
e black. but he didn't like to ask
found friend . He did find out.
that the boy's name was George,
ved away over in another section
y, and that he came twice a week
Ollse nc."t door to collect and
ash.
that first meeting Charlie had
for his little black friend every
and Friday. Sometimes it rained
mldll't go out, but then he wouid
;tairs in his nurser window and
who patiently pulled the cart of wash
through the pouring rain. Oilcloth cov­ered
the care fully laundered wash and
kept it dry and clean. but poor r;eor.gie
often looked drenched to the skin. One
day Charlie had offered to give the boy
his raincoat.
"Shuah dat's ver' fine 've you all, but
tain't no use," explained Georgie, " Dis
yeah coat ob mine am mighty heby, an'
it doan leek none. I'se ver' 'bliged jes'
a same."
And now Charlie s.1.t in the garden try­ing
to figure out why Georgie was so
diffe·rent. He had told his mother all
about him, hoping that she would make
things clear, but she hadn't helped him
llluch after all. \Vell, he'd ask her again
some time when she wasn't busy prepar­ing
for company. l\'laybe then she could
explain things better.
Next day the opportunity came, and
Charlie said, "Georgie says h.e's a lliggah.
Is that why he's black?"
"You mean a negro, Charlie. Yes,
Georgie is a negro, and that is the reason
he is black. The good Lord made some
people white like liS, and some people
black like Georgie. 1 can't tell you why
because the Lord never told us why, but
he gave Georgie a soul just as white as
yours."
":\1aybe the Lord just wanted to show
us how we'd look if we were bad and let
our face ;)lld ],:lnrls gf't (Iirty," exclaimed
Charlie as if he had made a big dis­covery.
"\Vhy! Do you know wl1.1.t 1
think? r thillk that niggahs are just like
us underneath their skin."
"They are, dearest, just exactly like
us."
"\Vell then, wouldn't they be just as
white as we are if we just skinned them?
\Voulcln't they, Momsie?"
"Oh, dearest .'lOll don't understand!
Why if you took their skin off they wotllt!
bleed to death. You remember how hard
your finger bled when you cut yourself
on daddy's jack knife."
"Oh, 1 fo rgot. But anyhow I wish
someone could make Georgie wrute. May­be
if I pray hard God will make him
white."
"And why do you think that he would
rather be white? 1\Taybe he's wishing
that God would make you black."
"Oh no, Momsie. Why the other day
some lady passed when 1 was talking to
him, and she said that I ought to be
ashamed of myself to stand there talking
to a "nigger." She 5.:1.id that where she
lives 110 white person would ever be seen
talking to a "nigger." And Georgie bad
tears in his eyes, and I said to the lady,
'I'm . lad I don't live there. Georgie's the
he is black.' And after the lady had
gone on Georgie said that he wished he
was white like real folks."
And so the friendship between these
two youths bccan~e closer and closer.
'fhe dark hoy took a great deal of pleas­ure
in talking things over with his newly­found
chum. He never came inside the
fence-all their conversation passed be­tween
the pickets. [n fact he conld linger
only a few minutes each time, for his
mammy would be waiting for him to
deliver more wa~h . Sometimes he stayed
a little too long and had to run a part
of the way home; for he dearly eSljoyed
the things Charlie told him. George had
never had any schooling except what his
mammy had taught him, and that was
little enough, to be sure; but Charlie had
a lady teacher in the honse- a governess
he called her-and he could teU you all
sorts of interesting stories that he was
learning to read out of a pretty red book.
Oh yes, Charlie knew a good deal more
than Georgie, even though he was a whole
year younger.
One i\'londay afternoon when the little
darky lad came along Charlie c."claimed,
"Georgie. do you know what day it is?"
"Does ah? Ah sh'd say ah does!
'l"day am Lincoln's birfday. Mar the
gud Lord 'ward him."
"Go"erness wid me ail abont him and
how he freed the slaves nearly forty
years ago." Then after a pause, "Cieorgie,
was your father e\'er a sla\'e?"
"Yas suh ! \Ven mah dall was )'oung­er'n
ah be he wC!rked ill de cottOIl ficld .
We sllllah thank de Lawd fa' Marst'
Lincoln."
Then th!!y began to talk about Presi­dent
Lincoln. Soon came the question
that usually arises when boys talk of
presidents. "Georgie. wouldn't it be
great if we could be president:; some
day?"
''It sllllah wOl1ld an' mehbe you will be
president some day. Charlie, but ah
reckon they ain't no hope fo ' a poor li'l
darky."
The boys looked up toward the White
HOllse and the gently rising hill beyond it.
"You never can tel!, Georgie, maybe
yOll 7(·jll be president some day, and ride
\lP there to the White {-louse. Mavbe I'll
walk along in the parade behind YOli. I
wish it would happen."
Then the talk reverted to slavery.
From that day a bond of sympathy drew
the boys closer than ever, and soo.n it
was Georgie who talked and Charlie who
listened, interrupting now and then with
an ejaculation when the story seemed
incredible. Li fe on some slave planta­tions
must have been hard. Charlie
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liraculous Painting
IlllfCd froll! page four)
·ealtd. that it should he placed
urch on the Esquiline Hill
churches of St. Mary Major
1 Lateran. The church of the
; t~. known as St. Alphonsos',
m;)ted and to it the picture
turned for the pllbiic venera­faithful.
Ire. which is painted on a
of gold, dates back to the
!ntury. Our Blesed Lady, in
holds her Divine Child Oil her
ler head is coyered by a dark
lined with green. 'fhe eyes
t at tiS with a tender expres­~
em to speak her anguish at
gs of her SOil. On either
head. four Greek letters are
signify "Mother of God."
:sus is in half figure also. His
~ 1l, His mantel dark yellow,
=ture carmine red. He wears
! fastened to His foot, the
ing loose. Oyer I-lis left
~ the Greek letters signifying
51." As if seeking protection
nother. He grasps her right
His countenance betrays the
els at the sight of the cross
ngel 011 the left holds before
angel on the right has in his
!l containing the lance and the
1 sponge. Over the former
e Greek initia ls of St. Gabriel
le latter the initials of St.
: Archangel.
,\Ilnot express the exquisite
he countenancc oi the Child
f that of His Virgin Mother.
d that the pious artist wished
1 cam'as the thought contained
prophecy concerning the
":My sorrow is ever before
A. W. '30.
N. -I- c.
;! Bells! Bells!
vas just a Freshie
I a little bell,
tIld sih'ery ting-a-ling
3ses oft would tell.
vas a Sophomore
!r bell we rang:
d fail to hear its call?
clang! Clang, clang ! clang-!
I'm a Jllnior
'e a bil!. loud gong
1 I hear that brr-rring.
n bet I rush along.
I'll be a Senior
iess that l'lll perplexed,­Ir
the bells grow bigger,
'ott-what bell next?
THE GLEANER
Academy News
father Keefe is giving the religiolls
instructions this yea r.
With the opening of school in Septem­ber,
the election of oAicers for t.he sev­eral
classes took place. In the senior
dass the officers are:
rre~ident-C.ene Patterson
Vice-President-Alice Fisller
Secretary-Betty Griffen
Tr\'!asurer- franccs Leicht
Following the elections tlte variolls
clubs were organized. In the Medaille
Clul) the officers elected were:
President- Harriet Pierce
Vice- President- Frances Hill
Sttrcta ry-Margaret Voechel
Treasilrer- Gl&dys Gehrig
In the Sttldp.nt GOyef'lIllent Club the
officers for the coming year are:
Prcsid€"nt-.-\r\enc \Veruer
Vice-President- Harriet Holmes
Secretary- Lois Lang
T here is to be a permanent Senior
dramatic clui> called the "Senior 1'hes­pians"
which will soon bc organized. This
is the first dramatic dub organized in the
school and eyeryone is anticip<.ting SllC­cess
for it.
v
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I Wonder
Of all lovcly things that be;
L;)ughter, ocauty, ttstasy,
Sweetest of them all to me
[ s wonelel".
\Vonder with shy, solemn eyes,
\Vonder tremulOllS with sighs,
Wonder seeking in the skies
Soul and solace.
\Vonder, that its very breath
To Loveliness sttrrendereth;
\Vonder at the thought of death
Awed and wistful.
\Vonder, since the world began
Softening the heart oi man;­Tell
nil:. where, in Heaven's plan
Is \\'onder?
J oy there is to free the heart,
Crief to rend the soul apart.
Love is life's own counterp.art;
\\'hat is wonder ?
Is it longing, 10lleJiness.
i\lenlory of lost happiness.
Laughtl'r tottthed by tellderness.
AmI by tcars?
Is it sadness ; can it be
SOil I of that sweet sympathy
Linking all humanity?
I wonder.
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:l11lilllt('d frOIll p,/yc five)
I as Georgie told its realities.
)' told each other that they
the Lord that Lincoln had
11 lhis. But as their lips spoke
ess, their little hearts knew bet~
ley both prayed that God would
er people see that white folks
,y better than darkies.
: harlie's seventh birthday ap~
and he was to have a big birth~
. All the boys and girls of the
ood were invited. but suddenly
. imself lost all interest in the
Irty.
an't have Georgie at Illy party
lilt a party," he exclaimed to his
nel stamped his feet.
I1St can't inv ite him, clear," his
!xplained. "You see. other
not feel as we do abont clarkies.
r children might not speak to
)r if they did, it might only be
un of him; and that would hurt
than if he didn't come at all.
.lidn't want that to happen,
1. {learest?"
)f cOl1rse not. Bnt cOlildn't
nd I have a party all our own?
.;e those other boys anyhow."
other time, but you know the
1 have all been sen!," said his
lping to settle the question and
~ boy at the same time.
r hope none a f them can come 1"
nd trailed moodilv oyer to the
the yard where Georgie always
Georgie was not coming today,
de Charlie feel closer to him to
He thought it all out-he was
veil years old now, it wouldn't
)efore he would be able to do
wanted to--and then he'd be
'gie all the time. no matter what
'd,
.y of the party found Charlie
to the situation. But it was
and he was determined to watch
111m and gi\'e him a piece (of his
cake. It was a gorgeollS day
galiles were played on the lawn.
he middle of a game of "1 spy"
:membered that he was going to
Georgie. but in the excitement
: so many presents and seeing
XlyS. he had forgotten an abou t
w could he ever have done that?
!d over to their corner. There
Old crouched down on his knees
lead resting in the hollow of his
Charlie was slife he was c r y~
ran into the house and carefully
up a piece of cake. \I.,'hen he
le corner Georgie was just get~
, to start home.
lrry I couldn't invite you, but
THE GLEANEH
understand why. Anyway, here's a piece
of cake 1 saved for you. Sometime we'll
ha\'e a party all Ollr own, just you and
I. and there won't be anyone to stop us."
* * * * * *
The years passed rapidly, one after
another and soon Charlie was eighteen.
Mr. Clayton's terlll had expired several
years hefore, but the family had hecome
so attached to \,yashington that they re~
mained there. Then Georgie's mother
alld father were ca rried off bv a disease
that the doctor called influen;a : Georgie
wa:>: left all alone. Charlie's chance had
come.
"Mother, you know we'll need some­one
to take care of the garden and do odd
johs around the house, now that old
Jones can't do it any more. \,yon't you
give Georgie a chance?"
And so it was that after thirteen years
George fi rst stepped inside the Clayton's
house. He lived there now, in the ser~
\'ants' quarters to be stlre, bm still under
the same roof with Charlie. Then their
happiness was indeed great, but it wa~
not loug. The war cloud lowered (leeper
over the cOllntry. Charlie was preparing
to go as a matter of course. One day he
was milch surprised when George came
to him and announced his intention of
enlisting.
"\Vhy George, that's certainly great of
you---especia1\y when yOIl consider all the
heartaches that this country has caused
YOll ."
"Ah jcs' ha\'e to. Charlie, all jes' have
to. Ef Lincoln hadn't freed liS, wed be
jes' slaves still. but he did free us an'
now we ought to help free oders. Vas
suh! Ef your mah kin spare me, ah'l1
leaye tomorrow."
And so it happened that black and
white were fighting for the same cause.
Charlie wrote home occasionally, but
George had no one to whom to write and
so h~ spent his time thinking au; the
questIon that was still uppermost in his
mind. "Can a negro ever be honored and
placed on a level with a white man?" But
he came to no conclusion.
And finally the war was ended. Tri~
ulllJlh and victory were written in the
hearts of the allies.
Theil after months the boys began to
come home.
But Gc"Orgie came not.
Charlie ulXln his return had a clue. but
it gaye ItO definite knowledge.
. "\-\le were ad\'ancing toward the enemy
mto a storm of shells when during one
of those lulls between explosions 1 heard
a feeble voice cry, 'Charlie!' There at
m\' feet was George. his face drawll with
pain. 'Goodbye. Charlie: he said, 'Ah
reckon we'll meet at the Golden Gate.'
I slopped for just :1 second trying to ease
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'!ight
~ Unknown Soldier
fill/led from pags SI.>i.'Clt)
{ near his hea rt. I tore myself
ising him that I 'd come to see
first·aid·tent a ft er we'd taken
lowed a lump that seemed to
throat, and then went on, "It
)Ie week before I could get
ent to the fir st-aid-hospital and
ween the rows of wounded,
~ was not there."
urned his face away as a tear
,th down his cheek. Then he
( and continued, "I went with
Irt to the field where the dead
lIried, but his name appeared
den cross--o f this I was cer-spent
the whole day there,
le field th ree times. There
mounds that bore no identifi­lese
harbored bodies that had
:ilated beyond recognition.
'rge is alivc, or he lies there
;;oil, an unknown sold ier."
f waited for George to come,
endeared himself to the whole
months passed, and all the
d returned, and sti!! George
hey gave up hope.
, \ Vashingtol1 on the third
. of the sign ing of the Armis·
crowd was gathered together.
m al1 o\'cr thc world had come
great celebration.
,revailed and heads were bared
procession marched slowly by.
played "Our Honored Dead."
clad army saluted. Washing­ying
homage to its Unknown
by motorcycle police, mount·
and the solemn beat of the
\ms of the great army band,
ion passed slowly by. Escorted
and sailors, the funeral car
e along,-a caisson drawn by
orses. Thcn came soldiers in
civilians-the highest in thc
in black. But down just
.cm was a solid mass of white,
, f thc So.1.i lors' hats. And in
of the flag·draped casket was
us bouquet of white chrysan-he
cortege wound its way tip
Arlington cemetery. Tears
eyes of Charlie Clayton as
I along some di£tance behind
. It was not until that morn­knew.
Bllt now he knew with
e was following Georgie up
lst the ' ·Vhite House, on and
I the top. Others might not
n they were honoring. but the
- -
THE GLEANER
\t la~t the), had reached Arlington.
Taps announced a period of silellce and
fervent prayer. Then came the speech
of the president and the bestOwal of vari­OilS
medals by m illi~ter~ from Belgium,
Great Britain, France, Roumani;!, Poland,
Czecho-S lovakia, and Cuba. Row after
row of medals was pinned to the casket.
Then the body was lowered into the white
marble sarcophagus and the crowd slowly
and reverently withdrew.
'I'wo guards alone remained , one with
lears in his eyes and a heavenly smi le on
his lips. Visitors throllghout the day re­marked
that one of the guards looked a~
though he had seen a \·ision. or kncw the
.!'ccret of the Unknown Soldicr. Little
did they realize how trtle their remark
had been.
And people who arc frequently found
paying homage at the tomb of the Un­known
Soldier have often remarked that
of the perpetual guard kept on duty there,
one smiling face is seen most often.
:M. B. T. '29.
N. + c .
Pen Points
Hasn't October been a beautiful
month ?
+ + .~
Nazareth seems to have been rushed
religiously, studiollsly, and socially dur­ing
the last 30 days.
+ + + Three meals and a little petting can
make even a hlack and gray kitten sleek
and purring. if administered in the proper
quanti ties. Isn't it so?
+ + +
Vole won't mention election in this
column. bllt we do hope yOIl didn't bet
heavily. Ne\·ertheless. our "Happy
\\farrior" is still our hero.
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for a very spook~' Hal1owc'en party,
try the Seniors. 'fhe Sophs say they
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The moon was shy and laughing,
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The baby lea\'es were sighing,
And a breeze came tumbling down.
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I went a lonely way,
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