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              Published at .Yu:;urelh CuI/eye, Roche.dcY, .Yr.,' Fork
VOL. V, MARCH, 1930 ~o, 6
Student Convention Great Success; "Once There Was Seniors Go Down
1,200 Attend Rochester Conference a Princess" Given To Defeat In
Ol'er 1.100 students attended the l~'. 'I'M speakers following him by Dramatic Club Good Battle
Student Sodality Conference of 8t~6Sed the sigrMicance of the Mass After a hard fought battle. the
Wes~ern New York held. March 9. at and the use of the Mi6Sal. Andrew The excellent performance on Senior basketball team WIl$ defeat.
NItUU.Hh Academy, under the au. Brady from Canlsius High SChool FT"hbruary 24 and 25 of "Once ed by the SOph!! at the Inter·c18.3S
sU~<'$ted serving Mass as a desira· ere Wu a PrinceSl!," by the contest in A.qulnas iYm, February
spices of Nazareth College. In spite, ble act for a Sodallst. Regina StraW! Dramatic Club, makes ~ wish that 27 rlth a sea f 16.4
of unfa\'orable road conditiOI1ll. and from St. Mat'Y's seminary fel!cltous· .uch occa,ion were repeated more TI~C team ~:r~ sho~ by th
consequent delay of the busses from ly defined. the Liturgy as the '·holy! often. The play was delightful I 5oPh!! WItS perfect centering &rOun:
Bu1!alo, the Auditorium ,,·as crov.-d. SllCriftce. of the M8.3S. the Sacra· I and the ca~t ~as wholehearted!y "Om· Connors. The semors showed
eli at t,,-o o'clock for the op('ning of ment~. t.le recitation of the divin!' I and enthu,ulstlcally ab~orbed m I a lack of practice In pas.5work but
the tim convention held in Roch('!;- oMce. and an other public d:!\'o- making it a suece:;;;. Thc plot was once or l"ice gave the 5oph~ ~m
tel" luld sponsored by Nazareth Col- I t!ona"', explaining that the LltUJ"8"}' B·mple, yet interesting, with a une:lSY moments. e
lege. ReprtSentatives came from In a mo~ r!!!!trlcted sense mean"> background of ~maU town life MRrlan O·Neil and Man' E\'8 Hen­Yll"-
J"I}' all the !chools and colleges of' only thE: ct:~monles of the Mass, II most realistically portrayed, neTS were high sco~rs for the 5oph!!
Wrstern New York-Canisius CoI- SOdall5l.1; also told of !..he MLs:.a. Helen Cronin as th~ ,:,rince!l~ each making eight points. The sen~
legt', St. Bonaventure's, Stella Niag- Recltata at daily Mass and the !n- Dellatorre made a convlncmg and iors had a speedy forward in HUda
am seminary. Nardin Academy, St. c~aslng advantages that practise In lovely ligure, and the test of the MacNamara
Mary's seminary, Immaculate Heart this exercise brings, In this discus· cast gave her splendid support. The lineup was as tallows:
of Mary. Mount Mercy, Mount St. sian, CanlsiW! COllege, Nau.reUl The plot is, of coune, so perfectly SENIORS SOPHS
Jo.seph and Loretto Academies. and Academy, Stella Niagara Seminary, known that further detail is un· B. Welch.. . .M. E. Henner
Our Lady Of Mercy High SChool. C ... ni5lus High SChool, Immaculate neceSl!ary. Ormond Dailey, a! Rlg~t to!'Ward
The pastOI'$ of all the parl5h Heart of Mary. St. Mary·s Se:nlnan", Phil Lennox was very good; Hilda H MacNamara....... .M. O'Neil
churches were Invited. and many N~eth College and our Lady of, )leXamata, 83 Mrs. Purrington, Left forv;ard
priest! we~ pre&en~ At the sug-, Mercy High SChool ",ere rePre!lented and Mary Eva Henner, a~ MH. D. Mattes .. , .... , _ .... 0. Connon
gestion of the Right Reverend Bish. , The second topic. ·'Apostollc Work··, Seaver were delightful. Betty Center
op, beautiful holy cards were p~_ W1I8 opened by Helen Cronin aI, Randall. as the "Old Prince~," E. Cr')ft. .. E. Strebler
senl«l U sollVenirs, The stage was Nazareth College, who divided Cath- seemed born to a title and a Right guard.
$l.rlldngJy decorated with colorful olic action Into Its three phases re- palace, mortgaged though it be. A.. Ma'l"in. . ......... R. Sehltferli
bannen and pennants from the lating toO Sodall5ts. la) Cathechetlcal Aunt Meta, played by MarthA Left guard
\"ar!ous schools. Ice was broken In&truction, (b) SOCIal senice work, Clark, proved very enjoyable. and Betty Randall and K. Walsh were
rlght at Ule start by the singing at Ic) Ideal Sodallsts. She ga,'e In· we thou2'ht Dorothy Fleming and I Substituted for E. Croft and A
parodIes led by the able Canlslan tercstill8' 8t:ltlstics for the ROI:!ary Jo~ephine Koch charming. Anna Magin, Senion, in the second quar­checr-
leadel"ll, Barth and Nubeck. Campalgn of last year--4.000 faml- Egnn and AI Conway, as Mr. and ter. Charlotte Sutphen was subst!·
The Introduction and word of \\el- lies pledgPd to ~y the Rosary dally Mr~, BoydI', were also very genu- lute for K. Walsh in the third qU,lr-come
was itven by Adelaide Blesen- together for halt a year. and 60,000 ine. I er. . ___ _
bach, Prefect of the College SodAI- Individuals for one year Follo""lng I Altogether the del i g h ted ,-
Ity. follOWed by Ma.rv1n G. SCh .... er.1 her, Mildred Buli;e of Na.zaroeth COI- thuekle~ of the audiencl:' and the SE,,'OR v ALI-·",'ll"'E OA.":CE
of CII.ni5lus, President of the W. N_ lew:e !$howed the need of Catholic, decidedly appreciative applau~e The senior Class entertained at a
Y S. S. C .. who formally opened the leaders and their lnnuence on the I indicated that the play was weU. formal Valentine Dance at the Col·
com'entlan :lnd presided as ch:tir- girls In their charae. Then. ver:; reCeived and that similar perform. leal', Friday evening, February 14.
man. At his Imitation. Monsignor I appropriately. the hbton· of th(' 50- ancu in the future are anticipated Dancing took place In the assembly
Nolan Ij:a\'e the opening prayer. I 'COntlnued on J)lUle !<.iXI with pleuure. room, "Rhere the soft gleam of
Mr. SChwert then read a letter re. The efforts of Ml:. FrItz BonehUi shadl'(!. lamps on the polished ftoor,
celll!'d from Father Lord, congrat- In directing the play are greatly ap- the Inviting COllltOrt of wicker fur·
ulaUng the participants In the con- The stud':nts of Nazareth preclRted. Thanks are also due t.o nllure. and the palm·banked orches-ventlon,
and r(:mlndlng them of the I College. as h'lstesses of the Howl' &. Rogers and Weis &. Fisher tra corner lent a graciOUS social at-national
convention In June. Then Student Lenclershlp Conven- tor the loan of stage property. mosphere. MUSiC was furnished from
the two topics for discussion, '"The tlon held In R.ochC5ter on <"t nine until twelve-thirty. At eleven
Liturgy" and Apostolic Work." were March 9. extend to Slstcr ELE('TION OF OFFtCERS o'clock, Intennlsslon .... -as announced,
Marcella their sincere th.an\r.li
placed in the hands of the speak· for the use of Nazareth Aca- FOR W. N. Y. S. S, C. and Slipper ",as served In lhe dining
et!. The principal speaker for the room. where mellow candlelight and
ftrst topl" '"Tha Llt_', ",-as demy on that day. It thc At a brl f~' r .... ....., red and whi·a .. nu:et.l.ng was successful a.s e m""' .... ng a Wle prefect$ "!>M ..... decoratiol1ll dlt·
ChilrlC$ J. Wick. from CanisiliS Co1- ",-onU of praise from ali sldC$ of the W_ N. Y. S. S. C., Sunday, It fUlled a true Valentine spirit. Heart-le-
ge. He deftned the scope of the the accommodat.lon ..... ILA decided. that Canisiu.!' Collegt: shaped programs, b}" Helen McE:n-
Lltul'ln'. cmphasizlng the Mass and prove, retain the presidency. that Nau.reth ean}". and bout.onn!eres at red and
which the Academy auditor·
the ditferent wars of assisting at it. ium Ilnd cafeteria provided COllt£e be vice-president. St. Bona- white t1ov.-ers.. designed by Beatrice
He reminded US that Pop(' PiUII X was one of the chle! fllrtor&. venture, Secretary. and D"Youville. WelCh. ",ere presented to the guests,
~~I~=:~~g~f\"~:nii{~ ;;,a:p~~~I~I~eleD~~ao~ treAe.:~;; meetlm~ of the S, S, C, Of ~:::: ~~~~~~~,,~:~an~~
a fe ... years ago In order to ground which was highly condUCive Nazareth COllege held March 11, Dorothy Fleming was chairman of
us more ftrmly In the truth!! of our to the re=;ults achieved there. Miss Adelalde Biesenba.eh WIUS elect- arrllDgements, ass\.sted by Helen
rellglon, He suggested a few ways cd as the ''ice-president from Naza· Malone, Dorothy Mattes and Alice
to sludy the LltuTiY more thorough- reth. Harding.
Pare Two THE GLEANER
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S .... ZARETH COLLEGE The Fifth Estate 1
Vol. V MARCH. 1930
On the top floor of on(' of th~
Published monthly by the students buildings of the CMhollc Unlver:;!t)'
of N.nareth College. Roehuter,
HYi\L" TO ST. JOSI::PH
There are m.\ny salnu above
Who !o\·e us '111th true love.
:\fany angel!i ever nigh;
But Joseph. none there be.
O. none 'II·ho love Ilke thee!
EXCHANGE
The Canisian,
C.anl~lus College,
New York I of Amer1~a ""Grits a priest qulte lln­Buffa
lo. :So Y.
known fa the .... TlU"TlI of popular
STAFF I $Cien~lJ'c article!>. He b the Rever-
Ed;tor·I~·C",,"f c..v .. oIa Wa..\.~ ••• '31 end Huah O·Nelll a Benedlctln('
Auoc"" Edi'o ... _Ka'hlH~ O·Sden. ·SI botanist ..... ho ..... a :'k-" '" .k,.
Deate!lt of Salnu. be near us when The '·Gleaner" 1s glad to extend
heaniest congratulations 10 the
Thou were guardian of Our Lord I"Canlslan" as from one college paper
Poster-father of the Word, i to another. IWe know our approval
we dIe!
Pa .. llno Hennu.y, 31, FI ..... n •• I . ~ .... "" '"" m Vo"". ·32. Mary Mo •• n, '33 survey of the Medltcrranean !rult
Colle,. £d ,.... Ann Fonn.,.,y. '31 " '" "" "
Who In thlne arms did lie: w1ll be of the utmost Importance to
Socl •• y £dlto. £: ........ C.al., ·31 y (cera. es Cap tata ...... "en t."at tr we HIs brothers be. the editor of the "ClI,nislan".l But
A •• i .. an. Soc""'y Editor. insect ..... u. endangering thE' fruh.
S""n ... M.na,e. MCd • .., Bu.~o. '32 crop of FlOrida last April. Thl.s
We are fonn-sons to thee. anY'lllY v.e do like your paper Im-
A'ic. c..u .... n....,,.er, '31 priest b. now arranglng Ihe Informa-
Dearest or 5aJnu, be near 1I~ when I m~ly. The variety and breadth
..... 11' die! lof all your activities awaken In us
A~.·. Bu.in ... M", Loul •• BTow-n, '31 I tlon whIch result,d '~m h'- '0,"
C,..,,,lalion M .... 'e... '" ",,, ,
Lima .. Ro .... nl>.c~. '31 and It will be of great-e!lt Imllortance Thou ... ere Mary's earthly guIde.
Au'l Cl.eul.'ion M.Maun,a,,.,," c,,.., ..,iDer. '32 In case of future afTnctlon b-v thr Fore\'el' at her side,
H" ....... .Edil.... Mary LeO'r,., '32 fruit ny or any other pest. Father O. for her sake. hear our cry;
A •• i.tan, Hu", .... £.Ill.... O'Neill WIUi aha asked to make a For we rolla .... · in t .... way. M".,,,.,,t £".1,1>1. "3 .~
Repor,er_Martha Clark, '31. CI .. dfO Qwmtltatlv(" survey of all the plants Loving Mary lUi \I.·e may.
that green-eyed monster. envy. You
have so much to ..... rite about that
your papE'r cannot help but be .... Ide-ly
read.----or should .... e say unh·ersal·
ly1-ln your college. and of very
vital Inter!!!;t 10 both studenl$ and
E .. ,I ... I. '31. Eln..,. Zwoi,le, '32. of Florid"- lind has been a most ac- J)earest of Salnu;, be near us Pu.lda Liberalo .. , '3' . when alumnI.
s..n~or Reprooen'atlv,,_Adel.lde Si ... n. tlve ob.strvel· and advl.ser In the In· we die!
bach, "0. Ui," Croft, "0 ve!'-tigat!~n undertaken by the go\"_
TAylupml. .n o .-.A Ehdnitao rL oul... .M G ..I.." '"aUr,..t. 'L31e.a 'l ~c'U~. ernment. This survey is ('ven mo~ T."...-. u '...'...'..' a ry' S V'I.-,.,n '0,"
Br.dy. '31. 1;101... <: .. n'~'I. 'lI, Important than the erad;eation of Wert the Imalf!' of the do\'e,
An... Er.n. 31. Ml.d • ..d PI .. ,,- Wh ' h ""h'
chi ... '31 the fruit fly. s.lnce a knowledge of a was er spouse on .
For Advertising Rate$ Call Sal t.
the plants will guide In checkIng any I Briug us gifts from Him. dear
NAZARETH COLLEGE pest that may Infest F1or!da. . n
402 Augustine Street Anna F1schette. '32. Brmg WI comfort when we faint.
Phone, Glenwood 4014 Dearest of Saints. be near WI when
.... ·e dlel
ThP Much edition of "Thought"l
publishes the article under the title I S!UI.ly o'er the desert sand,
A convention Is one at the foun- of "GenesLs and the CreatIon of the Into Egypt·, darksome land.
CONVENTIONS
dation timbers In the buildIng of an World:' by F'nincls A. Tondor!. S.J. As an exlle didllt thou fly:
organ\.tation. EnthWllasm. \eadina to By hLs death. the field of Catholic And v.-e are exiles. too.
the deslre to do. is nlmulated. The scIence. notably seismolQIY. has 5uf- With a ,,"WId to truel through,
desire to do leads to the doing. and Cered a very rreat loss. Dearest of SaInts, be near UII when
Ihe oril:t.nlzatlon grows. The dahl' In a clear. convincing style. Fath- "'e dlel
leads to the desire to see the oom- T d f tate d d I th
pletion and the "'ork continues unt11 ~ th o~ or ~d s t~n I ::eve o~tI e When thy gentle years were run.
the o-. .a. n1~ation stan.. .... ..I,n. .1.' ._ f"...."... ofa thae e psa $$Aieosn In eO enn erspisr e whiocnh on the bosom of thy Son. .
strength. ha. to d with ~th I d .. r Uke Rn Infant dldst thou lie.
The flTlIt timber In Nazareth·s ~e. a . II' S x ays 0, 0, by thy happy death,
creatIon. In ,his IntrOductlO~, . he I In ehs.t tTanquil Nazareth,
Student Spiritual SOCIety was placed takes the onl3 reasonable Christian. D,ate!lt of SalnUl, be near UII when
by Father Lord at hLs organization ."" ,d, '"W.~ , -, -h. Cath .. 0\ ..... .u sc en ... ". ~ -I .... 'e dIe -Father Faber.
visit. a little over a year ago. The olic scIentist keenly realizes that
second tlmb~. relnfordlli the flTlIt. science and religion should raped. --------------­was
!.he nnt convention \I.·e attended each other. if they are to labor alike I speclesM Ls explained; tI:lgether with
at Buffalo. the thIrd timber. again. for the rood of mankind. but that It~owledge that "man'S very nature
a Buffalo convention: and lastly.· n<llther should be placed In the false I makes him share something with
the fourth. the conventIon held at light of doIng the other ~ work; that I Ood \I.·hieh no other ~reature shares
Rochester. March 9. ,allies they Are by nature. neIther with man." Next. the tentatlVi!
The Importance of conventions be- foes nor rln.ls:· Then In nne phllo- theory 01 Neo·Platonism whkh Au­ing
more fully recog:nlzed. re-read sophl~al fonn he proceeds with the ~tlne eVl'llved Ls put In lUi correct
the letter from Father Lord in the, body of the paper, p:ocp'1.ndlng four l!gt>t and Its naws are enumerated
Ff!bruary issue of the "Gleaner". He oonsecuti.\'e paints of primary 1m- with utter fairness. The tenable be­teus
of the Students Spiritual Lead- partance lief In a t ..... enty-four day In thl!i re-en;
hlp Convention to be held In Chi- FIrst. Ls the Or-l"r of Creatlon. IOU"d was ~Jected In the middle of
cago. June 20. 21. and 22. wherein It ls proved that the rc'1em. thl! 18tt. century for "Coneoreant
WIth your conventIon enthWlla4m atical arrangpment of the "arId ~ Periodism·· ..... hlch Interpreted the
now at Its high point. start plannlng , the work of an all.po ..... erful Creator. allegorical tenn dayS as six BUCCes­for
th1s natIonal convention. con- , not merely a pOetic \.nlct. All the slve geological epochs. ·that idea
sider delegateS. and continue to ancient hLstorical sources lire Inade. has been supplanted. now by tWO
"Pray' Plan! Talk!'· I qll'lte tc testify to anythIng !dmllar generRI theorles-"IdeaUlIm and be-
• to creation out of nothinltll6SS. Sec- lief in fonn of Revelatlon or vision
LENT ondly. hI' follows with the import_ theory:' Bll)lical commentators lire
It sho.cld be easier for us than for ante of exeresis in correct under- stili occupied In the .... ·ork of this
other1l to keep the spIrit of Lent. We ~tandlng of Hexaemeron. That ex- Interpretation. but Father Tondor!
ha.ve every opportunity given us--It egesls. always cheeked by the I ,ays that for the Catholic "truth­Is
easier to grasp opportunities. than Church, as the actinp; Interpreter of fuln~ rest!' on the assurance of an
to create them to be gnlSped. the Gospel "essentlally inspired In, extrinsic Dh1ne authority. wit-
We can attend Mass, and receive Its nature". is strengthened by the nessed by the rightful exe~tse of
Holy Communion. We can give up "moral unanimity of the Fathers". reason In every sphere of natural
daneing during the noon-hour to at- Thirdly. the fact of God as a per- research . which are notes of
tend the Stations. We can visit the I!Qn:1..l &!inil:. who created the world I t.ruth beyond the reach of our dis·
Chapel eaally for private devotl.ow:. of his free volition is stressed. "yet covCry."
But beIng easIer. it tollows that is he:' frequently appearing In the It ...-ould pront e\'ery Catholic 001-
we should be more faithful. We ~ritlc1zed pa.ss&geS. substantl.a.te the, lege \loman to read the paper. It is
should iI:I to mass DAn..Y, lillY the statement. Here the point that Gen- a scholarly orpn\.ta.tion of an iJn­Stations
of the Cross DAILY. and esls "does not at aU concern Itself partant mass of materlal.
VisIt the Chapel DAILY. with the Immediate orIgin of Mary Neary, '32.
We like your ~tyle of writing- espe­cIally
your sport ne .... s. You cer­tainly
awaken even in the most
casual reader the thrill of eombat.
But abo~e all we like the "Oll Oush·
er' (rather a hopeless give-away for
us or course). Anyway. we do like
it.-ftnd it extremely clever and
amus\ng,~me ... ·eeks more so than
others. of course. Our only adverse
critl~l~m Is thl.s: we have a perlect
horror of ads on the editorIal page.
espee1ally with ~uch worthwhile edl­torlab
as younr. You see some very
learned and cle\'er people told us
once that It is pOOr journalism. We
thought it only k.lndness to hand on
this Information.
Repetition gives emphasLs. they
say; and so we repeat: Congratula·
t.I01U1. '·CantslanM
• We hope to con­tinue
our acquaintance In the future.
T he Pelica.n,
St.. Elizabeth's Colle,,,,
Con,~n t, N. J .
We ...... i.~h to welcome this chann­ing
paper from St. Elizabeth's CoI­lere
to the number of our exchanges.
W e know from Just ha\1I1J" read
these two Issues that YOU sent us
that It will be • valuable addition
to our collection. (All of whlch i.~
very "trite'· of course. but quIte sln­,,",,)
In regard to your comment on "A
f'1I.I;$lng Thouaht'·, we read It. but as
you see It has not had much etrect.
Of course. 'II'e I'-umot pretend to
boast these gN'at analytical minds.
for whIch such wr'ters as the author
of "A Passing Thought .. are well
known among Eastern colleges.
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CLUB NOTES ! "! Our Mission Director The Sophomore Party
We wish to congratulate the With the Harvester Tha.t Nazareth College hall a PToblem: The Sophomore cl~
DRAMATIC CLUB on their suc- '--------------' staunch friend in Reverend Leo C. pll;.S a hOlipitable classmate, pili.'! •
cessful performance of the pro-I The Mission income is being Moone), h:u al" •• ),s been • recog- bus, plus a. starlit evening, plus an
d
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uc lon, "0 nce The re \\'a s a well remembered this month. The nf i,ted f.ct, Another evidence of Ih~ enormous lunch, ..... u.ats what? dshl rI ed d I I "
PrinceSl!." We wi~h them equal I Seniors are doing their bit. $3.10 nen p was expe enc ur ng i\n~1\"er: (Olvrn by the Sopho-succel<!\
in their future undertak- I was recei\'ed {rom the Senior the recent Spiritual SOCiety C:m- mOrel; in unison): i\ grand and &Ior-ing~,
dance. The )tissions do appreci. ;:!::!~e:.hICh the College Council lOllS urnI'.
d ... - Explanation: FrIday, February 21.
The GLEE CLUB pro\'ed iUie\!
worthy of Nazareth at its first
public appearance. March 9, at
the Student's Spiritual Conven.
tion.
The ATHLETIC CLUB ~howed
its "vitality. vim and \'igor," on
February 27, when the Soph Bas­ketball
team won an easy victory
O\'er the Scniors, We hear that
more acti\'ities of this kind are
being planned.
The following girl~ were electcd
to the Freshmen Basketball Team:
Josephine Koch, forward
Margaret Enright, forward
Mary Moran, guard
Kathcrine Morgret. guard
Anne Glover, center
Betty Griffin. ,ide center
The captain is Margaret En­right;
the manager, Mary Moran,
The FRENCH CLU B .pent a
very amusing evening at their last
meeting os R re~ult of the one-act
play which was presented by III!V_
eral o{ the members of the club.
Plans were discUlllled for a French
dance, to be held at some future
date. • Our Convention
We hereby adopt '"The Magnificat·,
as our omciaJ prayer for tine weath_
er, in virtue of Its exceptionally
speedy work Saturday and Sunday
That typical blue and whlt.e day
of Mary thrilled U$ all. The h06-
teSljes were on hand early to receive
the guests. At eleven-thirty, the
first bll.'!-IOll(\ from Butfalo arrived,
"The other seven busses w1ll be right
along," they told us. But, stranit
to say, they did not come and they
did not come. T9,'elve. one, one­thirty
passed. And Io! In they
trooped. at last. SOme perverse tnc ..
of fate placed that accident in the
way, but SOrtallsts conquer all and
at last our convention WfU; ,h'en a
rousing send-off to the strains of
"Hello, SodallstsN
• Monslrnor Nolan
gave the open1n(r prayer and the
discussions were launched and car­ried
through to a blazl.na- finish, ftt­tingly
climaXed by an address of OUr
Right Reverend Bishop.
Then came one Of the most. Im­p""",~
lve and soul-stirring Benedic­tions
I have ever experienced. The
beauty of the alt.a.r I.s beyond the
power of description: the "0 Sa.lu­tarEs"'
and "Holy God" rose from
hearts. fired anew with 10\'1' and de­votion:
and thus came to an end
"Our First Convention".
Anne Ryan. '31. • ~'he higher the rise, the greater
the fall.
ate anCeli. FMher Mooney always t.SIIlsts us at exactly 6:30 o'clock, a large and
BallketbaU has pro\'ed a new ~'hen "'I' CO to him ..1 th our needs, spacious bus ea.rried a. part of the
source of income. $3.;;0 was re­ceived
{rom the Senior-Soph game.
Ma)' such basketball game~ flour­ish!
Wc find them profi!.able not
only to mind and body, but al~o
to the Mission pun;;e.
Silence, unknown people, un­accountable
actions, numerous
giftM, what doe_ it all mean?
Whether in the dead of night
$omeone gtl;'l1lthily enters and
lea\'e~ those precious gifts, or
whether a number of somebodies
come into our college with their
present~, we know not. How
'would "they" get in? Or should
I say, "it"? Do you think through
the walls! They !laY. "thc very
walls have ear~. I have never
seen them; have you? They mU3t
be in\'isible. Why could there not
be invisible doors too in the
walls? I wonder. Perhaps "the
unknown" walks boldly right
through our midst, and deposit.!'
the gift... upon Sister Rose
RE\'. LEO C_ MOOSEY
Sophomore class out of the college
gateS. TtI·tnty minutes later the rest
of the class boarded the bus at the
Blue Bus Tenninal. Thrlils ran up
and down every spine. eyes sparkled,
tongues chattered, laughter rang
clear. The long anticipated "'slelgh_
ride" had begun.
O\'erhead the gayl)' twlnklln.!i:' Star8
twinkled more merrily to the tune
of "GI\'e a Toast:· "Aren't We All?"
"Smile~"~in fact of all the best
kno\\'l\ SOll~ u!lder the sun or. as !~
was In that case, tulder the stars.
Quce a terrifying discord broke
through the hannony~p(U.'t of the
lunch had Callen on the ftoor. But
i~ takes all sorts of happeninp to
make a party, so we picked. it up
and rode mel'Tlly on.
lliriam'l\ desk. Who kno,,"!!? Has This time he did nOt e\'en w::tlt for
not anyone those "eyes in the back us to &.Sit: he came offerln, help.
of her head"? Cse them, develop I We are deeply iJ"Rtefui to you.
them! You would·be-Sherlocks : Father Mooney, tor directing the
put on your sneaks. get to work. I publlelty of the Convention, Your
Get a ferret. and ferret ou~ the I efforts are bemg rewarded b)' the
solution. It i~ for the Missions, interest shown In your activities. We
The mysterioUll gift>! were also. feel that a grea.t part of our SUCCIlSI'
Onward Christian soldien;! ill due to you. and .. ~ want you to
TWt:nty-ft\'e l"'B.venlng wolves were
gTeet.:d \\"Ith gentle "i"Ords and sooth­ed
hy the "ielcome sight Of AP.tha
and Mrs. Young. They quickly took
possession of a. spacioU$ room with a
"perfect .. ftoor. We feel that "i'e owe
a special vote of thanks to "RQlde"
far her music and to the others who
assisted her. Finally, iWlCh WBII an­nounCed,
Mrs. Young had deeorated
the tables very beautl1ully in red,
white. and blue, with an enormous
hatchet in the middle of each of the
three tallIes. The lunch was deli­eiOu.~,
everything to delight the pal­att'
of a college sophomore. The
crowning feature was a mound of
',"hite ice cl't'flm, of unbelievable de­liciousness
and si:re. topped off by
tiny hatchets which we're all saving
to g!ve to our grandchildren as
keepsakes of the world's most glor­Ious
party.
The industrious twins, Marie
Callahan and Esther Merklinger,
deserve special commendation.
Marie beautifully relined a chas­uble,
while Esthcr expertly reo
Jluired a stole,
Mary Louise Karnes is reading
handwriting for the Missions.
Come one, eome all with your best
specimens.
Honon for collecting maguine<
and old clothing this month go to
Esther Gargano, Helen Guntert,
Alma Lou Ginnity, and Anne Le
Pine.
St. Franeis Xavier's 1.:nit pre­sented
us with the $weete~t haby
clothe~. We are greatly indebted
to them for both the c:Iotbes and
the money, we received from them.
We are \'ery grateful to the
nuns at St. Anne'~ for the darlin~
knitted caps.
Donations ha\'e been sent to
Father Taelman, Father Cunning­ham,
and Father Warnes. We sent
boxes of clothing to a negro
mission in Virginia.
More interesting letters!
look, and read. Co-operate,
Step,
girls.
know that we appreciate what you
are doing.
Medicines! We want medicines.
Do you not think that it has been
~ome time since you have seen
your doctor? Be charitable, -pay
him a \'i~jt. Have you consulted
your dentist twice a year? Take
AmOll and And)"!! advice to visit
your good deed. See the bogie
man, The Sophomores ha\'e been
doing fine work, steadily bringing
medicine in, Where are the other
cta~"cs? Come on girls! Don't
let the Sophs walk away with this,
Ba~ketball it .seems is not their
only accomplishment,
After lunch we danced again. sev­en.
1 of the girls entertained us.
Soon, too soon. the pianist rose, af­ter
playing at least a do~en "Just
one mores". We thanked Mrs..
Young. Mr. Young, and Agatha.
boarded. the bus and started. for
home. The memory of the Young's
kind hooPltality .... 'ill linger long. We
.. ish to gi,'e them a rousing vote of
tlUl.nks from the entire claSl!. • The ;}tission Meeting speaks for ETERNITY
iueif. Reverend Julian Thinpont, Born at death into another life,
C. S. S, C, Co, not only gave us an Like ships tossed far by wind and
interuting lecture, but a few strife
nightmares also. Hawaii is in our: Which, ~hen the sun returns to
thoughts and dreams now. view
The papers are beginning to roll
in. Mr. Huney, the superintend­ent
of Profe!l!lional Building,
donate6 all his newspapers. "'e
are sincerely grateful to Mr,
HU!l!!ey.
Will glisten fresh and firn. and
new.
Fear ye not the earthly plight
'Tis but a mask to shield the flight
or souls into another life.
Through stormy sellS, untimely
blast,
Now that Lent is here, how This newer life will always last,
about a few more prayers? The Regardless of the time and tide
envelopes could be weighed down I Which mortal souls below abide.
a little heavier with your prayers, Margaret Enright '33.
Page Four THE GLEANER
~C ::_~~_;rd_er_Le_gi_on~I ~! _:.: _ A_N_UN_SUN_G_GE_N_IUS__. .._ _• !ALUMNAE NEWS!
Florence hu changed her Ideu of I Years ago ,' .. e used to ree!t.e a lit.
colltgl' cars,-to a Franklin, Nov ... I It wa~ our la~t night at ~ea and accompanied, be<:au",.' that i~ the Ue rhyme about "Where, 0 where
uk you, wlult is the cause ot that11 there were Ih'e or sil< of us gath- worst tortun' )'OU can inflict on is my little dog gone?" No",' our
:-.-:- ered in the card room, To my a pianist of Jimmie'" type, qu('rry Is. "Where. 0 where are all
M a basketball piayer,--Oaetana great relief, however, the others That he was a geni~ no one the little graduates ot ye:st.eryear?"
woulc! make a splendid football had at la.t wearied of the inevit_ doubted. He Wall generally con- I Some~ow or other news is rather
able bridlte, (cards alway~ bore c('ded to be the fine~t piani~t in: scar~ aroUI1:i thIS time of year and
me) and had decided to talk. Ai the Con 'rvatory. He could make I all our anxious questions as to ;.he
tackler.
'-:-:-
Mary f\eary-"Hu anyone seen the con"en;ation drifted from you weep, or laulth. or cry out what, thc where, anti the whyof our
my 'PernlclOWI 0I>IIclou5'1" politic~ into IJ5ychology, and with t('rror, when the mood wu I mallY alwnnae receive ever the $Ilffie
.-:-:-. thence into one of its ever popu- upon h;m, Yet ir he were over- ansll.'er of "Ohl Tm all rtght. What?
B'!e Is considering an Int.enslve
cou~ In such songs B4 "Love Me,"
"Stranlle What Lcwe Can Do," ete.
:-:-:-:
lar issues-the influence of hered- t,red or irritated he would grind Oh. the 'IfIme old thing In the s&me
itv vef"!lU~ that of enviro"tlment- ou~ Bach or Beethoven like an I old way. News? Why. I haven't
I 'wu rou~ed to immediate inter· automaton. He was el<tremely I heard anything from anybody In
est. The~e were men of keen in- ~en~itive, lind though he could not goot\nes.s knows when!" And so I~
Kate Walsh-"Is a pedaa:ogue a telleet, as I had become aware help feeling his potential great-' ~oes. We did manag~ to evoh'e a
teacher of peClaAY?" in our short acquaintance, and I nes~, he wa~ ea~il}' depresged by few fRets or interest however.
:-:-:-: WIIS glad of an opportunity to henr an unfricndly or indifferent critie·
Mildred Insists on celebrating her their opinion~ . ism of hiK playing, Helen COllins spent a week~nd In
the Big City of New York receutly.
While there. she visited Peg Creary
and Franees McLaughlin.
least day. Isn't II birthday enoushr. "Environment is by far the I asked him once ir he really
-,-'- more important:' Park('r, the bot- derived great plell~ure from his
Do vou kllOW how you can morlDl· anist, wa_ saying. "A plant with· mu~ic. He waited ~o long before
Iy hurt, Betty? era and dies in the wrong e",'iron· answering- that I thoultht he was -'-- lIelen, you were splendid In the
play, and ""I' wtsh you the best of
succ::ts5 In every undertaking In the
future.
-:---
"Eleanor', face is brightening up,
Is It the lett.ers cominS eII$tward.
or .,,'as It ttl!!- convention?
:-:-:-:
It certainly is a shame that Pat
had to be slek durlna the conven·
tlon. Better lUCk. ntl<t UrnI'.
.-.-.-,
"Yes. his father ""as In Auburn."
"No. he w-asn't at Church."
"Well, no, the tloor dldn't stlek
this time."
:-:-:-'
ment. Put a fern in a dark room, going to ignore the question, aa
or gi\'e it too little water-how he often did any whieh he eon-long
does it lasH" ~idered obvioua or unnecessary.
"But those are the bare usen· But he flnally replied, and I was
tials of its li fe," said Phillips, who rath('r ~urpri~ed at his an!lwer,
Mary Forshee has added a night
course In physical culture and gym.
nasi un, tor adults to her other ped­agogical
duties,
dabbled in social Kience, "Man ":llu~ic i" mort' than pleasure to Julia Sullivan will be In RochCli­can't
live without food either-but me. .It'a my whole life. But I ter during the nel<t ...... eek a.s referee
food isn't his environment. I am! ~ometlmeR I hate my~elf for bemg between the R. B. t. and Whalen
open to conviction, but so far I' such a slave to it , . , , . I can't Girls' basketball teams. Julia'.
see no reason for ehan¢ng m)'! feel different!}' about it mysel1-. team has quite a reeor-d. It has won
opinion, which is that heredity but I orten env)" people to whom I 5e\'en consecuth'e sames and lost
pla~'s a much greater part. in :: it means nothinlt at .n," I but three throughout the season.
man's lifc, Take the Juku That was the neare~t I e,"er
family, for el<ample---" heard Jimmie approach self an-
"El<actly;' interrupted Parker, alysil<, Mo~t of the time I think
"The Jukes family! Environment! he wa~ lICarcely aware of himself
If a newborn baby from that stoc:k as a relll person, He wandered
were taken out and raised in a about with a detached air, stop­normal
atmosphere, he would be pin(l" on a street corner to com·
Marlon Popp had a compulsory
\"lLC8tlon from her library work. Old
Man Grippe. so we hear, added her
to his other pOOr sufterins v1etilM.
We hope you feel better. Marion.
Too bad that the guiding foree 111 a normal person!" po~e if he happened to feel like Helen Coyne. \\'1' are told. is plan·
nlng a sununer course at Columbia
for this year's vacation. The be!.t
of progress for such a scholar.
the famll:; "'1\11 away, isn't It Kate? Just then Dr. Cadman. a small it, but never doing anything with
Wante<!.: Something by whleh
Bctty's logic book may be perma·
neotly attached to her. Always f.nr·
ry It. Betty. Cherish and Cherish.
and eherlsh It. -.-;-
Mary Gehrin Is gradually beeom·
Ing accustomed to her week-end
trips. She returned quite IIBfe and
sound'" Ith her bag,
-:-:-
The doctor I.s gradually recovering
from her IlIne5$ due to her over soli·
c1tude for her patients.
in~ig-niflcant looking man who an intent to be "queer." That he
could, whcn he wished, write an wa~ wholly sincere I have never
impo~ing list or degrees after his doubted in the least.
name, voiced a mild suggestion. I mu~tn't talk about him for·
"Perhap~ Mr , Hunter hu some c"er, but the lIubjeet or Jimmie is
ideas on the subjeet," he said, hard to change once you've begun
I laughed deprecatinltly. "No to think about him. He ha~ a little
idea~ of any importanc!'," I ~aid, place of hi~ own in my memory
"I ean't offer any "tatistic~, hut that he'll always keep, and I guess
if it would not bore Y01l I ~hould e\'er)'one who ever knew him feels
MOllica has returned to the fold.
She had quite an el<perlcnee. Be­lieve
I~ or not. Library work and
substituting are her dally lot alnce
Monlea bade farewell to East Orange
lor was it West?)
like to tell II story which. to my the ~ame way. There wa.~ firc Dorothy MeGrath would like every
mind, provei! that both Mr. Phil· and magnetism in hi. playing that alumna, Who can poss!bly arrange It,
lips and Mr. Parker are right in attrncted, but a pathetic wistful· to participate in ~ .... annual retreat
some respects; neither 110, in ex· neSll in himself that drew 0111' ",hich Is being given at the CoUese
treml's." irre~il\tably, The boys of the Con· under the comhin"t"l auspices or both
They asscnted with apparent lIervatory liked him, without pre· I alumnae assoclatlons. , ______________ -; I interest. so I began. And I shall tcndinlt to understand him, The:
set it down here 8$ I told it to girls were all hal! in love with him 1"'--------------,
Let Your
Missal
Be Your Guide
When
Assembled at
Mass
them, in a maternal BOrt of way,
When fif"!lt knew Jimmie It wa. customary for aU gradu-
Wilder he was about as typieal a atinlt lItudents to give a public I
musician as ~'ou"'e e"er heard of. performance before recei"ing their
He used to accompany for my degreell. For BOrne of them it
'"iolin teacher. I was studying meant a (tTeat deal-their fint
music m)-"!lel1, not becal1$e of any chance to impress the critics, and
great talent, but because I liked to 8how what they could do with
it, and the atmosphere of the Con- an audience of strangers (no stu­servatory
intrigued me, partieu- dents wcre allowed), With Jimmie
larily the element contributed by it was considered just a matter or
such people as Jimmie. form. But, a~ it happened, that
I often wondered if he ever rc- recital changed the whole course
membered to eat. He was thin of hi" lire.
and pale, almost to emaciation, I wall talking- with him late on
He must have needed money pretty the aftcrnoon of the performance, ,---------,·,·,·,·,·",··---'1 badly anyway, or he wouldn't have (COntinued on page seven)
During Lent!
Remember
Mission
Envelopes
on
Tuesdays
THE GLEANER Page ,lo'we
Alas and woe!
No man?
No money?
Oh! oh! ohl
U're
Not
Coming?
I think so!
Now here's why
Got to go!
Tender and gay
Harmonies play
Ecstasy
Pulsing e'er on
Romance, delights
One night of nights,
Means one thing only-
The Spirit of
St. Patrick
St. Patrick'S day always brings to
mind the "faith of our fathers". We
Shall not try to solve when St. Pat­rick
was born. If that question
could be solved. it wiluld have been
solved long ago. Our only concern
"Mystery Island" was a splendid
success! It was produced under the
auspices of the Social Cornnuttee of
the S. S. C. Those who took part
were: Estelle Mehan. Genevieve
MacCarthy. Dorethy Hill Dunne.
Ruth Gaenzler of the class of '30:
and Madellne Ritter. Evelyn Sema.
Eileen Gsanger. and Audrey Grein
of the class of '31. The proceeds Of
thc play were given to the missions.
! ! '31-THE PROM-31 ! ! is. What he did for the Irish peo­ple:
what sort of a man he was:
what kind of a saint. When St. Pat­rick.
came to Ireland, he came to
stay. He gave his whole self to the
Irish people. When he made theil'
souls Christian. he made hI:; aII'll
heart Irish. In this he showed him­self
a true Apostle. For while all
natlonalltles are Goers Children. yet
they all have their national char­acteristle:
s. a \I ay of their own. Some
of these ways are praiseworthy. and
some may no~ be. St. Patrick con­genially
adapted. himself to the good
Nazareth College.
Rochester, New York.
The Virgil Class presented "The March IS. 1930.
Fate of DIdo". an .original play. in Dear Colleg1ennes:
the school audltonum on Tuesday. I We're so ~xclted about the Prom
March 11. that we can·t even think of Educa-
The Rochester Civic Orchl'Stra lion! Imagine that!
with Guy Fraser Harrison conduct- O·oh If you only knew what the
Ing made its first appearance at result of our meetings. Interviews.
Nazareth Academy, FrIday. Feb- sps.-ions and what-not .... 111 bel-it
ruary 29. The selections were ren- we could only tell you now:-!we
dered in true musical fashion and it can hardly. hold back from telling.
is doubted it there was a single un- to be frank secretly.)
Illterl'Sted person In t.he entire au-I 1 don·t believe Rochester hn.s ever
dlence. yet seen such a function. But It i will. and that soon. It will be like
The SeniOrs celebrated George I something rou read about but never
Washil1lrton's birthday wit." a party., expect to see-somelhtng to dream
Entertainment was provided and re- ' about-from far off.
freshments served. Of course you've Imagined your- ___ -=-® self attending some grand atIair-
From a Sophomore : like those wonderful parties of the
Old South--o[ easy dlgnity and regal
Viewpoint chann. with an atmosphere aU hos­pitality
ar:d grace. Thc Prom will
Few, if any members of the SOph- be like that.
omore Class had attended a previous I We are positive that you will have
Convention of members of the Stu- the greatest thrlll of your whole life
dents' Spiritual Society, and in the when you mo~e through the gorge­general
concensus of oplnion It was . ous Formal Rooms at oak Hill. on
a conlplete success. the arm of The One And Only or
Primartly the girls were superla- The Handsomest In Town to the
th'e In their admiration of the act- strains of that marvelous orchestra.
ual bringing together of such nwn- And It will be marvelOUS.
bel"S of young people for a serious,
purely spiritual meeting. On a par
wi.th the spirit which actuated their
talks was the earnestness with which
the speakers delivered their Lou;truc­til'e
messages to their Fellow-Sodal­Ists.
With the common ground 01
religion theirs. a spirit of enthusiasm
and congeniality mounted. fast In
the entire assemblage.
The pride and attention with
which the audience lister:.ed gave
evid('nce of their Interest as did the
general murmur of disappointment
when the discussion was closed. But
the character1stlcally gracious words
at Bishop O'Hern soon compensated
tor that. At this tune the collegiate
background ot banners was raised to
disclose an exquisitely appointed
altar for Benediction.
And you should See tha.t Menu!
Why we"re hungry more than a
month ahead. ourselves!
I know you don't need to be u.rged
Ul come. It would be an Insul~ tG
the judgment of any Collegienne to
Insinuate that she needed urging to
attend the Prom of ~.
But there IS. how.,v"r. one thing
that we do urge-that you make
yoo.:r reservations early--a.s soon as
possible--!!O that you may be sure
that you and your friends will be
among the selected and \'ery much
restricted number. Many ot our
!rien~x-Collegiennes have come
Ul us desiring to make reservations.
but we Ilre opening our books first
to you. "brethren-pardon me-sis­ter~-
hl-books.
be "A Woman Without a Class"
doesn·t sound respectable.
Maybe I can get the secrets in
Without censoring. though.-the Edl­tor's
a. triend of mine. But plO!ase
don't tell any of the Juniors about
this letter except Anne Camille-the
girl you make your reservation with.
"'1':.11 next month.
Very PROMinently Yours.
Chatterbox.
Junior.
ways of the Irish people. This traH
Pl""om Pattel"" of the saint served the Irish well.
Prom night for Evelyn Moore when they settled In foreign lands.
would be one step nearer to heaven especially here in America. Their
If she could waltz that night of hearts wcnt out to their new coun­ntght.
s away to the magic (?) strains 1 try. the future home of their chU­of
Skultety's orchestra. Too bad dren. With tond memories of 'the
Evelyn. such R.r(' the v1c.issitudes of old sod". they gave their love to the
llfe. Maybe your ht"lrs will get him new. That ls why they advanced
for Y('UT "Funeral March". I so rapidly. That is why we find so
___ many of them in high places. They
The Juniors are hoping for sup- had learned from their pIltrlot saint
POrt fronl their "little sisters" in a how to love and Cherish truly and
"great big \'I·ay··. Come on, Fresh- loyally. In an Ame~can way. the
men. don't disappoint us! land of their abiding hope and
No tears. we hope will be shed home.
during our Prom night except by' St. Patrick drove the snakes out
those who are "Crying for the Caro- of Ireland. but he did not drive out
llnes"-which piece promises to be the rairles. This is the keynote of
the "nauonal anthem" of the whole. his character-he took over the good
a.ftair. I and tolerated. all the little cherished
__ Ideas of an Imaginative people. No
If Marjorie Boscher~. proverbially wonder the people arose and shouted
tardy one of the class. or Margare~ with one acclalm: ··the God of St.
Darcy. practically immune to bells, Patrick .Shall be our God:'-The
comes strolling In a few hours late. Orphans Messenger.
the matter ought to be referred to is:
the '"bouncers". It is the talent of hwnan naturc
helen Howland had this prom
nightmare:
Ballroom-the assembly
invitations-written in German
Attendance-thirty-four
Menu-Hash. soda crackers and
~
to run from one e;d;reme to another.
The su1nciency of my merits is to
know that my merit is not suf'll.cient.
The beginning only of
hard and costs dear.
a thing is
Music_none at all
Favors--education textbooks
ladies
(0,1-------------------------------
Lipsticks for the men
Committees
chairman: Eve}J.n Moore. Mildred
Wnlsh. Lucille Brady. Pauline Hen­nessy.
The Sophomore class wishes to
extt"nd a. slr.cere ~Of congratula­tion
to the omcers and committees
whose tireleSs etIorts made the con­vention
,possible and delightful for
.n.
SO. if you are as wise as we think Helen Howland was unanimously
Boys' Fa\'on:: Mary McDonald.
chairman: Margaret Burke, Anne
LePine. Mildred Pisanchin. Dorothy
Sullivfl.n.
We Wefe much impressed and
quite IUl.turally look torward to the
next movement of this klnd. Shall
It be Chicago In June? Nothlng
would please our loved Director,
Father Lord. more. Why not?
Mary Neary. '32.
yoU are, you will make your reSeI"YlL- elected. general chairman of the
Uon very. very early-this is an in- Junior Promenade for 1930. She is
side UP. we .... ·ouldn·t tell It to every- assisted. by the following commlt­one,
but v,-e wan~ to be sure that tees:
YOl], of our own College first. will Orchestra.: Anne Ryan. chairman:
be on hIInd to enjoy the wonderful Anne Egan. Corinne Callahan. Helen
time we are preparing lor our very Welch.
best friends. So make your re~eT\'a- Ballroom: Adelaide Weingartner.
tltms early-later may be too late. I chalnnar:: Gladys Englert. Eleanor
Do you know. dears. rve told so 1 Goers. Frances Carroll, Lillian Ros­many
state secrets that I'm liable senbach. Alma Loulse Ginnlty.
to be expelled from the Class-to Girls' Favors: Marjorie Boschen,
Invitations: Helen Guntert. ('hair­man:
Mary O'Brien. Anna Fennes­sey.
Programs: Martha Clark. chair­man:
Gertrude Walters, Kathleen
O'Brien.
Publicity: Margaret Darcy. chair­man;
Allee Grusseruneyer. Anne St.
George. Irene Carron. Eleanor Craig.
Louise B:-o\'ln.
Correspondent: Anne Camille.
p~ Six THE GLEANER
The Cheerful GlVer -- I G t S
Xa!8reth College was well rep- S , rea uccess
, re~ented at the banquet g1,'en by (Contmued from page 1)
Knocks from a
Padded Cell ! . ! Chas. House Banquet Studen t Convention II
Com'entlon Day, Matcb 1). has.. " c!allty 'ioU t!'aced b}' Thomas G8\"1n.
come and gone E"erything was MI~s Manon BurkE' on \\edne.da\" I'--------------.J admirably take~ c~re of and we evening. February 26. at the I Canlshu. Co]]ett'~.-many hearil!l; j~
were '·et}· happy o,'er this big Charles .House .. E"eryo~e had a I for the nnt time. The SodaUty was
event in our ~odaHty Hfe, most enjoyable tIme. lhu Burke In3~U!CI In 1$63. at the Jesuit
ga,'e a. c~~prehensive report of I Colll"gl'. Rome. and !pread to 7000 .
B.~"You may not belleve It, but
I said 'No' to seven dl1ferent men
during thE' summer."
The Eucharistic eommittee of the actIVItIes of Charles Hou"e ' .
the S. S. C, again took charge and then introduced our Rigi,t] 000 m~mbers of all dasses and
of preparation" for the fil'llt Fri- Reverend Bishop who graced the rank!. ltiJ aim Is peDOnai sanctity.
day. The Blessed !;aerament was occasion with his pre~ence. The helping othen. and the protection
exposed for the entire day. the ~ight Reverend Bishop spoke con- and preserutlon of the doctrines or
service ending with Benediction cerning the urgeney of godlll; the Cathohc Church. lUI adun-
A,-"m" I don't doubt It. What
WEre they selling?"'
Hubby~"Your bread Is all right.
dElir, but In not as light as Moth­er's."
in the afternoon. During th\l leadership and the importance of' taeea are the special protection of W,fe-"And I might add that your
entire day, four girll were on volunteer service, the 9lessed. Virgin Mary. intimate Toll Isn't as hea,'Y as Dad's."
guard for po;-riods of fifteen min. Miss Burke gave us an in~ere~t.1 spiritual contact with other SOdallt}'
uteil eRch. ing summary of the growth or members and \11th the Head SOdal· B. F.~ .. l"ve a friend I'd llke you
Mass for the student-body con­tinues
to begin nt qunrter to eight.
Let's make 100', nttendllnce for
the entire college during the Len­ten
leason,
The Stations of the CroS!! are
being said eao;-h noon in the chapel
during Lent, led by one of the
studentll. We are sure that every
girl in coHege will attend.
Plans are under way for the om­cia!
enrollment In the Sodallty of
the Chlldren ot Mary. of those girls
not yet enrolled. It I.s expected that
this ceremony will be held Man:h 25.
The Literature COmmittee 1000g­il'St$
that this be ,·the boot Of the
month:~
NAIS
Marie Galqu et
Among the va~t amount of
literature turned out today a book
so truly Catholic a~ "!"ais" comes
as "a rose blOlloming in the
desert." Marie Gasquet telll us
of a little French girl, Nai~, whose
faith is so inborn. so great that
she hears hymns in the bird"
twitterin~. the flutter of nngel
wings in the bree~ea. that grim
death to her means but "a step
into heaven," A girl ignorant in
letters but wise in knowledge and
sweet understanding sympathy.
Naill lives in the little hamlet
of Les Figons. She pnsses msny
happy dayl with her listers nnd
brothers playing in the woods
among the wild Howel'll, Four
happy children tramping through
the woodll see the fragrant Ipring
violets, The possibility of chains
and necklaces suggelts itsel{ to
them. Another thought folloWII, a
?tiny shrine to our Blessed Lady!
A shrine lovingly made with seedll
for candlesticks, butter cupa for
the flame, a white iris for our
Blued Lady! The lhrine finilhed
the children burst into song:
"C'est Ie mois de 1IIari-e
C'est Ie mois de plus beau:
A la Vierge cheri-e
Chantons un ehnnt nou\'eau!"
Naia, homeward bound, turns for
a last look. A king fisher is fold­ing
hi, wings before the white iris.
She determines to build a church
for t he birds, her friends, a bower
of flowers, Nai. ia practical and
Charles HouJle. She told us how Ity at Rome. and Ule pt1l'Uege of
the number of persons served ha.~ beinj; one of the mO!t richly In­steadily
increued while the pro- dulgenced lay orsanlzations In the
portionate number of workers ha~ world. The S. 8. C. Is a compnrn_
decreased. Last year the numbel' tlvely modem outitOwth or the So­of
individual ('ontacts wall 41 000 dallty, and e8Ilentlally charncter!sUc
and this yeRr it i~ expected to of the American Ideal ot emclcncy
reach the ;;0,000 mark. Our Riltht Ill; abn I.s to promote the welfare
Reverend Bishop streued the of the Sodality In the most emelent
neceuity of more volunteers: \o.ay. Other representath'es Crom
e!pecial1y among Catholic college I Na.zal·eth Academy, Canlslus HIgh
studentll, who having had the ad-I Schoo.!. Mount Mercy Academy.
vantage of education and traill. Mount St. J05('ph's and Immacu·
ing. are fitted for leadenhip late Heart of Mary Academy polnt­among
the children of our foreign_ I ed out opportunities of perfonnlng
born peoplea. If Charles House I AJXlIItolic Work by recreational nc­ill
to continue to "en'e the thous-I th1ties. Spreading good I1t~rature,
ands of people who are looking and living good example Cecllla
to us for leadenhip efficiently and Boutay from Mount 8t. Joseph's
.... 1'11 there must be a greater Te- Academy. spoke ot adoptIng the So­sponse
from our students. A won_ I dallt~ medal as pan. of the school
derful work is being accomplished unllonn, and Dorothy Dwyer told
through the example and influence of a club formed at Loretto Aca­of
the worken. and the bishop ill, demy for vl.!JUn( the sick The
looking .to Nazareth College girlll !peaker.l had to be cut short after
to contmue to give aid. lind to I three hours ot discussion. although
many more of the 5tudents to many more $Ought the noor, There
volunteer for this, God's work. were t .... t"nty-nve In all.
Are you going to refuse thie .... s an appropriate and beautiful
urgent appeal from our Belovetl conclusion. Right Revt"rend John
Bishop? What the College has Franclll, O'Hem uI'ft'd the SOdallsts
done in the past in this matter t.o contlnuc devotlon to Our Lady
emphasizes what a Catholic Col_ as theIr model. He re-cmphaslzed
lege. properly supported can two alms of the Sodality. personal
mean to Rochester • pert~tlon and aidIng others. Flnal-
. Iy, he poInted out the tremen_
girls to mtet."'
Athletic Girl_ "'What can he do?"'
Chorus Oirl~"How much has ¥?"
Literary Oirl-"What does he
reltd?'
SOciety Glrl-"Who ate hiS tam~
Ily~"
Religious Girl - "Whst Church
dOCli he belong to? ..
College Glrl-"Where Is he?"
It takes grit to get any place In
this world. A few years ago. spinach
was alm<'St unknown.
"Is the grand jury sifting the evi­dence?"
"Not exactly: It'! straining it:·
Prof.~"What did you nnd out
about the salivary glands?"
(;()-ed.~"Noth1ng at all. They-re
$0 secretive."
"What Is F'rancl.s SCOtt Key's
greatest distinction?"
''Be knew all four verses ot the
'Slar Spangled Banner."
All a MexIcan has to do to die for
his country Is to be el~ted Presl­deut.
Teacher~'·Doctor. I haven·t
w('ll since I eame to Naples:'
Fhyslcian- "All. yes-but
Naples and die. you know."
felt
:--------------- dous responslblUW ot an organim.
besIdes provldmg a church feeds I tlon such as the S S. C. for the
her bIrd" '\11th grain. Every da}' oonverllion of the world. Pr~ed!ng
she comes to pray bringing fresh solemn Benediction. the Olee Club Wiltden~" YOur last minute has
ftowers and grain. The kingfisher, ot Nazareth Collt'lr'e sang the "Ave arlived. Is there anything YOU
.-.. ~rc h es reveren tl y on her head all Marla" Meanwhile the stage had want?"
she kneeb. been tran~formecl Into a Sanctuary. Prisoner~··Please.
It is so fascinating a tale that: and one of the t.ense moment!< of the the-minute egg?"
one cannot lay it do'\\'"n until the afternoon was "'hen the curtain
could I have a
last word has been read. ."'". ,., lifted behind the s.. ....... .~. .... ......-............. .=.... .f..- AIart.ha-Do you make Ufe-site en·
wi~h her sweet spirituality, her the $peakt'f'l!, and disciOlled the ex- latgments from sna~hots?
brIght laughter dances deep into: quWte altar adorned with 11111'11 and
our hearts. Only thirty-three, ,learning tapenl, ~1th beautiful Photographer-That's our speclal-chapt?
rs, but what wealth they' "hrlnes of Our Lady and St. J05('ph ty.
contam, Each on is like some un_ I on eltht"r side. Rev, John Setter. Martha- Fine: hen:!'S a picture of
forgetable vignette painted by a 8.J .. was the celebrant. assisted. by the Grand Canyon.
In simple
lies:
mannen all the secret
Be kind and Virtuous. you'll be blest
and wise.
master hand. We heave a deep I the chaplain ot Nazareth COlleae.
sigh RS the con"ent door closes on I Rev. WJlfred Murphy. C,S-B" as
Nais where she will pray pray to' deacon, and Rev. William Naught.on
God without asking Him 'for any- as sub-deacon. Re\'. John Keefe.
thing. Th? French Academy Ch'lplaln or Namreth Academy. was
awarded thIS story a prize in master ot ceremonies. and Rev.
b1 92h6.· for "the most original work , Charles Reynolds assisted. The ldJ ene5ll travels vt"n' slowly. aud
ot m form and thought." RIght Revt"rend Bishop bel!towed the po\'erty soon overtakes her.
R,. Schifferli, '32, Episcopal ble5lllng.
The example of good men Is visible
phllo.wphy.
• The best thing in this world Is to
livt" above It.
Absence of occupatIon Is not rest.
A mind quite vacant Is a mind dls~ """"'.
THE GLEANER
An Unsung Genius
(ConUnued from page tour)
returned home. and Impul!;;lvely pro­pOSed
to Laura Morton. a childhood
ph,ymate of hl~. She. poor girl. had
and I wished him the bcst of luck. always loved him. and they were
married alm06t Immediately.
"That's good of you." he said, Jimmie wasn't long In ftndlng out
"but I won't play well tonight, what II terrible mess he'd made of
I'm afraid. I.haven't memorized things. but I\e played the game
my last se:lecuon yet-I'\'e be,en . b!"avely and Laura never suspected.
accompanYing a.1I day_nd 1 v.e i He never touched the plano ~ln­g.
ot to work o~, It from now until there wasn·t even one In the house
t1me to go on. except II tuneless atrocity-but he
I wanted him to let it go and had nel'er ~n wel! and hI!;; folly
U5e his music to play if necessary, turne<! out to be practically sulcide.
but he told me that wasn't allowed. because he died In about two years.
The papeu next morning were Laura Wall left with an infant son
unnecessarily crue1. Jimmie was Jack, but &he fortunat.ely II .. as not In
at his worst, I suppo!e, but they financial ditncultles.
knew better than to call him an Jimmie had alternate spell!;; or de­"
excellent machine." I Celt terri-llirlum and consciOUsness just before
ble 80rry Cor him, remembering he die<!. In the former. his ... tle
his extreme sensitiveness to a learned all that he had tried to keep
destructh'e criticism like that. I from her. But In the latter he and
dropped into the Conservatory a LI\UJll. had a chance to understand
few day! later, but was told that I each other as they never had before.
he had already left for his home. Jimmie begged her to keep Jack out
in Louisiana. The school term had of the musical ""'orld If she possibly
ended. could-nEver to mention music to
never saw Jimmie Wilder him. and to let him study it only If
again. he insi5U:d..
• • • • • • •
Twenty years afterwards, by
the merest accident, I lItumbled
upon t he rest of the story. It wa~
just about a year ago that I
plumed through a lImall town in
Loui~iana, while motoring to Kew
Or leans. •
Directly, it was its homey ap­pearam::
e and the neat little sign.
"Dinner Served to Tourists," but
indirectly it must have beer. Fate
that led me to stop at a particu­lar
house just inside the town for
11Inch.
By way of small talk I asked
the young girl who served the
meal whose home I was in. She
pr o\'ed quite talkative and in_
formed me that Mrs. Wilder had
been serving occasional mealll to
tourists fo r several years, not be­cause
she needed the money, but
jUllt becsuse her Southern hospi­tality
made her feel kindly toward
travellel1!.
Poot Jimmie! He thought he
could sa.ve Jack from a fate ~uch all
his. but the Instincts o[ here<!lty
were too strong. Little Jack evinced
an Interest In music from the time
he "'"8.'1 able to talk. When he was
ft\'e or IJ1x yeaa old he wa.s plckin&"
out by ear on the tinny plano tllllt!S
hc heard.
"SO:' Jimmie's .....too,,' ftnished. "1
submitted to the inevitable. I got
J ack a good plano and let him atudy.
In spite of everything." she indl­ca.
ted the picture on the mantel. "he
Is as you see, just like Jlmmy.~
"In spite of everything." I said
s!ollilly, "he IS .nmmle ..
"But 1m0wiI\&' his father's tragedy
resulted !rom unrestrained temper­mentalism,
1 have Il5ed every effort
to bring up Jack within a sense of
personal rel>j)onsibllity. The reports
of hls instnJctors and the comments
of his ~Iates prove that Jack has
not only temperament-he ha~ char��acter
and I have no feat for his
future ..
A FROST-PICTURE
A dainty sprite sweeps gracefully
Along this frosted window pane.
A~ though she went down fairy lane
To keep a tryst 'neath fairy tree.
Her gay robes sparkle In the sun.
B) fi-r more beautiful than dew
Upon a rose of lovely hue
When brightest morn' has just be­guo.
And through her locks all glistening.
And found her neck and wrlsts 80
!!1.lr.
Shine purer gold and gems more
rn"
Than from earth·s deepest mines
could spring.
This frozen picture on the pane
Will soon In warmth all disappear:
But on my mind 'tls stamped so
clear
'Twill ever fair remain.
Anna Flsehett.e, '32.
•
Convention Parodies
"WELCOME SONO"
Tune: "HellO. Baby"
Wlo. SOdaII!;;\.Il, how dO you do?
H·lo. Socialis\.ll. speakln' to you­Introducing
Naureth's S. S. C.-in
,,"00"
H·lo. SOdal..Llts. ""'e ",ant to work
H·lo. SodaIlsts. \\"e want to play,
How about a little company?
Welcome to our home. 0 SodaIlsts
<ru,.
Make yourselves at home
And we'll ftnd things to do together.
C·mon. SOdallsts. don't hesitate
C'mon, SOda.ilst.s. co-operate
We'll get in step and pep up our
oom·enUon.
(Rita Kier, N. C.)
Tune: "Turn on t he Heat"
Coml' on. Crusade.
Let's get to work
Be good Crusad.ers.
Don·t ever shirk
Oh-Oh
We want to. you know,
Come on, Cr1.lll&de.
We'll never loee
Read Catholic books
And pay a.il yoW" dUe!!
Oh--Oh
We want w, you know
If you're a good SOdality Crusader
It·s understood, you'lI be a leader
later:
The name Wilder Is a common
enough one. and although It natu­rally
reminded me of the boy I had
known yean; before. I dId not con­nect
Jimmie In any way with the
1I0ill\e until I happened to glance up
at the mantel. There I saw the
somber. dark face I remembered. so
well looking down at me. He seemed
younger than When 1 had kno
him. but the same wistful, haunflng
sadness was in his ey~.
"rm afraid I've Impo!;ed on the
good nature of you gentlemen." I
said, as 1 conCluded. "I ha.dn't In­tende<!
to ~e such a long story
of it. but somehow I felt that lowed
it to Jimmie to tell all or nothing."
Strive to be true
.Parker rosf' and offered his hand. Aim to be loyal
"Your point Is won-in this case." Oet up sta.mpl'i and save your tinfoil
he said. Show your ambition and work for
But Phillip!! only smiled II.! he too I the missions,
c1a.sped my hand. Why not?
Mary Louise Karnell. '30. (Edith Crott, N. CJ
l"age Seven
Impressions of the
Recent Convention
Flags. bannen;. pennants. gorge­toW;
colors. eag('rness. enthusiasm.
!nterellt---<\uch was my Impression
when I entered Nazareth Academy,
Sunday afternoon. March 9.
COm'entlon spirit had bfen In the
'lir lor ,,·celts. but In ow highest
dream~ we could not reallte such
p:rfectlon as we found when the
day ftnally came.
Many of us find our chief del\;lht
In meeting new and interesting per­SOI.
S. and this joy was wholly lul­tilled
at the convention. Nev.' frieillis.
new ideals. si;:"Onr resolutions. aU
found the l\ay to our hearts.
Who could help but feel the beau­ty
and dignity of the Liturgy of the
Church after such an Inspiring dls­CUSlllon?
Is there anyone of us who
feel!;; unwtlling to carryon "Cath­olic
Action"' when such splendid ex­ampl~
are set before 1151
The kindly "'on!s of our Bishop.
too. ~u1d be an enoouragement to
every member of the S. S. C.
The supreme thr1ll of the after­noon
came with the raising of the
curtain, revealing the a.itar, radi:mt­Iy
bright for the solemn ceremony
ot BenedictiOn.
Helen Malone. '30.
To the r.:lusing strains of ··Hall.
Hail. the Gang's All Here!", sung
with a vehemence that smacked ot
the Anny-Notre Dame pme, the S.
S. C. convention gtlt under '1;a.y.
With a. retOrd attendance of stu­dents
from Burralo, Nlaga.ra Fa.I.l5
and vicinity. many of whom made
the tl1p in the face of adverse con­ditions.
the meeting wu an even
rn-eater ~uece-ss than " .. e had hoped
t~.
Thl' nl06t striking feature a"bout
the meeting Itself wo..s the keen In­terellt
among the members of the 111;­sembly.
The eagenll'Sll to contribute
to the discussion. and willingness to
mount the platform and expound.
ren.dered It dimcult for the chair­man
to pick a speaker from among
the large number of \"Oiunt.eers. In
fact. there were many ot us who
qulte "'earied ourselves jumping up
and down to no purpose. However,
we hope for recognition next tlme.
The alJalr was. in Its entirety, a
huge success. The only drawback
to the afternoon's enjoyment was
the ab6ence of Father Lord. We
hope that the next tUne we may
have him with us to conduct things
In his own inimltable way. and to
lead In .singing. "Hall, Ha.il. the
Oanf(s All Here!"
Betty Orllftn. '33.
Strana:ely stirred. 1 asked the maid
If Mrs. Wllder would see me. She
came in presently, a plump. pretty
womlln of about forty years.
I told her that I had known Jim­mie.
and had often wondered what
had become of him. She mUSt have
realiud. that I wa.s not prompted by
Idle curiOl&lty. for lIhe told me the
whole story qulte frankly.
,- - Tune: ''Tlp Toes throul"h the Tulips" "
Jimmie, It seems, had been so dis­couraged
by the harsh criticism he
had received that he decide<! a
career wasn't worth the stl'Ug8"le. He
'Twall on the mount of Calvary Let's go. time is ftyln&,. The grateCul heart will always
Oh! so long ago, SOul's are dying find opportunities to show its
That Chrin our bleSlled Saviour I Por the faith that we would briI\&' gratitude.
Was offerf'd up Cor men. them from the Master today. When pleallure ill made a busi-
'Tis on our every altar
At break of each new dllr,
That Christ our blessed Saviour
b offered up onew.
P. Liberatore, '33.
Come on. they are needing. they are 1_"_'_"_._'_·'_'__''_'_'_'_1o_b_'_'-,-'_"_'_'_u_,_,._
pleading
For the help that we can give them
From our true hearts today
Hasten thro\\' no chance away
EaCh chance we use well is II.
Treasure Without measure
AlJd the Master's smile will greet us
In His heaven some day.
(f'rellhmen Clau, N. C.)
THE GLEANER
PRAY! PLAN! TALK!
COME!
Where? Chicago
When? June,1930
Who? Students Spiritual
Leaders
(This Means You!)
Why Not? Why Not?
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