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              VOL. IX.
HERE AND THERE
V --
Students of a famous German
University are up in arm~ against
the prellenee of a J ewish professor
on their faculty. The poor He­brew,
Cohen by name, was I'ail·
roaded out of the university town.
only to be reealled by the board of
direetortl at the university who reo
fU!le to drop him because of stu­dent
demand. This incident $IIVOr!
of the medieval. Race prejudicell
it seemll have not yet ber:n aban­doned
in all parts of this "civil·
ized" world.
O. O. McIntyre tells this one
about Floyd Gibbons. Mr. Gibbons
made a contract with a tllm pro.
ducer who agreed to pay him a
stated amount fo r so much "film
copy." Strange to $IIy, Gibbons
W83 handed the proverbial rejee­tion
slip when his work was com_
pleted. But here he 1IC0red one on
the producer. He brought the case
to court and the law decided that
since he had spent 1IO many hOUr!
on the work he should receive pay_
ment. He accepted a settlement of
one thousand dollars, and estab­lished
thereby a preC(!dent for free­lance
writen. Others before him
had attempted the same thing with
little success. They are all mem_
bers now of the Floyd Gibbons "Su­ing
Gircle.'·
According to Professor Auguste
Piccard, explorer of the strato_
sphe re. we may in a few yearll
hence be taking our transatlantic
voyages "a la stratoplane." "In
the stratosphere," saya ProfeSBOr
Picard. "the weather is eternally
fair. There is no snow, rain, f og,
nor frost, nor ice depOlsits on the
plane. There arc none of the un·
pleasant conditions that constituted
obstacles in old·fashioned avia '
tion ." The average rate of speed
in the stratoplane will be five hun·
dred mile. an hour!
( All thrilling u any Horatio Al­ger,
Jr .• story ill the history of
Adolf Hitler, Germany'll recently
appointed chancellor of the Reich.
From strei!t sweeper in Russia to
tinsmith in Austria, then elevated
after years of struggling and po.
litical striving to the chancellor­~
hip of the Reichstag. Hitle r's
magnetic personality has had much
to do with the making of t he pow.
erful Nul leader that be is.
Pllblished at Nazareth College, Rochester, N. Y.
FEBRUARY, 1933
Missionary Nuns
Visit College
Si ster M. Solano Tells of
Labon in Africa
Two Franciscan nuns from Africa
visited Nazareth last month, and
one of them, Sister M. Solano, ad·
dressed the uudent body on J an­uary
13.
Sister Annunciata and Sister
Solano have been working in Africa
tor many years. They have [eft
their mission for a time and have
come to this country in an effo rt
to Becu re funds for their leper
hOBpital.
When these nuns first came to
Africa, they found the condition
of the natives deplorable. Under
,uch conditions the spread of the
disease of lepTO$y could scarcely be
cheeked. Now the ~isters have seg­regated
the lepers and have placed
them in thei r own hospitals. For
this great work. they a$k our help.
Situated on the Equator, these
SiBlers carryon their mi$Sionary
pursuits in the most to rrid of all
!ill!'<:tion_Uganda, Africa.
" Living in a climate $uch as this
affords many hardships," Sister So·
lano e1<: plained. "Our year ot sil<
months is divided into two sea­sons;
three months of rain fol ­lowed
by three months of drought.
The t hree month$ of drought are
accompanied by intense heat. Dur­ing
this period vegetation dries up
and water is scsrce. Under such
conditions work at the hospital b
not easy."
Uganda is in the heart of the
jungles. The lion, hyena and t he
moat poisonous snakes, including
the python, inhabit thi$ region. The
missions Buffer on account of these
creatures. Many natives perish
from the attacks of these wild ani.
mab and poisonous snakes.
Savage though the native$ may
!leem, they are $imple and easy to
convert. A whitE: person has a
great deal of appeal to the black
skinned native. It is hard for a
white person working among these
savages to convince hi$ people that
he or she i. not an omnipotent be·
ing. They place much confidence
in a white person and are grateful
for medical and su rgical help given
them. Of the three and one quar.
ter millions of natives, only thrce
hundred thousand are Catholics.
PROM CHAIRMAN
~-C~D~O~LORES TOOLE
Juniors Prepare for
Annual Promenade
Committees Promise Ma ny
Pleal5ant Surpriaes
The arrangements for t h e
Junior Prom of 1933, to be held
April 18, at the Oak Hill Country
Club arc approaching completion
under the competent direction of
Miss Dolores Toole, general chair­man,
and the various cOmmitteCII
a!!-llisting her.
All yet the Orchestra committee
h&.!l made no definite choice in re­gard
to an orchestra. But the
committee, headed by Doro·
t hy Grove!, is now considering
a number of widely-featured or­chestTlls,
and fairly bubbles over
with enthusiasm and assurance.
Departing f rom custom, t he
Program and Favor committee~
hll\'e collaborated and t heir chair.
men, Betty Nash and Dorothea
Quinn, promise something decided­ly
novel in the way of program
and favor.
Feasible ideall for decoration
have deluged the Ballroom com·
mittee. According to Mildred
Durnherr, chairman, a surpri!le is
in the offing thst will prove ar·
resting and delightful.
Now, whenever you observe
groups of Juniors in close huddles
about the college, whisper to
yoursel f, "Prom plan!!"
No.4
Sophomores Dance
On February 17th
" Rocm 11 " Scene of Gayety
To date " Room 11" has evoked
mcmoriell of Freshman Math, As·
sembly, Tea Dances, Horace, Stu­dents'
Hou r, Initiation - now we
add to that calendar, Soph Ho]).
The Sophomores have sxially ar·
rived.
The transformation occurred
Friday evening, February 17. Room
11 had modestly retired behind
palltel·hung walls and a aky of
gray·blue. Fran Foster was our
piper and we danced to t hill tunell
rrom nine 'til twelve. Relit and reo
freshment were sought in a lounge
so cleverly contrived in russet and
gr~n t hat none would suspect the
one time existence of a Study.
The committees were direeted by
the following: Decorations, Wini·
fred Murphy; Lounge decorations,
Bernice Ginnity; Programll, Beuy
Jones, President of the Clua; Re­freshments.
Beatrice Malone; Or.
chestra. Hilda Connor.
>J> - >J> - .
Junior Class To Hold
Bridge for Benefit
of Prom Fund
On Tuesday evening~ February
21, the Junior Clallll will hold a
card party at the college. This
party is for the benefit of the
J unior Prom fund, and a cordial
invitstion is extended to all frienda
of the Junior Class to attend. It
is earnestly hoped that the a~tend­ance
of the student body especially
will be large. The Juniors are re­lying
to a grf'at extent on their
sllpport.
The management of the Prom
this year will be no small under­taking.
We ask your co-operation
in helping to make it the ouutand·
ing success that all Nazareth Col.
lelrCII Proms have ber:n. You can
do this by attending our card pa r­ty.
For those who prefer jigll8w
puulell will be provided instead of
carda.
The prizes are attractive and
novel ; and you are assured of a
very pleasant evening. Tickeu, ob­tainable
from any member of t he
Junior Class, are priced at twenty­five
cents.
t>age Two THE G L EAN E R
Carl Sandburg
Addresses Meeting
of City Club
- j Speakers Inspire
I Hope in Science
.. Stude nts Hear Famed Poet
We wish to expn'lI~ our
sincere sympathy to Marion
Leaty and Bet$y J ones on
their recent bereavements;
and to assure them that our
earne,t prayers are being of.
fered for the npose of the
lIOub of their dear depart"li
ones.
"Poetry Is the capture of a 1'----------:- -:----' picture, a song, of I flair, in a
deliberate prism of wordll." Dramatic Societies
Thus Carl Sandburg defined T C t
poetry at a luncheon meeting of the 0 ompe e on
City Club last Saturday. The February 20th
Powers Hotel ballToom, and its
balcony, was crowded with a large
and enthusiastic audience.
Mr. Sandbu rg began with thirty­eight
definitions of poetry: some of
them epigrammatic, some fllntutic,
some whimsical, b:lt a1\ of th~ m
containing something of the true
e!ISCnce of poetry. Together with
the definition quoted above, the one
which best expre!ISCs the poetry of
Mr. Sandburg himllClf is this:
" Poetry is the achievement of the
synthesis of hyacinths lind bis·
cuits." For it is this combination
of the beautiful and the prosaic, of
delicacy and reality, which makes
Carl Sandburg's poetry what it is.
Mr. Sandburg read a representa_
tive group of his poems. And his
recitations were such that an after­reading
of the a.ame poems makes
one reali&e how very inadequate is
the printed page when contrasted
with a vibrant, living voice. lIlr.
Sandburg'. voice ia like that-reo
sonant, bright, animated. He read
particularly well hia "Snatch of
Sliphorn Jau"- a shining bit of
philoaophy. "Wildernelll" shows
another side of the man-inten8@,
powerful, glorying in his strength.
There is humor in " !'hizzog" and
yet mOl'e than humar; there !s
IIOmething deeper, for there IS
much more to Carl Sandburg than
that which appears on the surface.
And when he road " P"ayers of
Steel" we law the Sandburg who
has been called "The Poet I..aureate
of Industrial Ameriea."
Later we saw that 1\11'. Sand·
burg's voice was not merely mar·
velously well adapted to the. read·
ing of poetry for he sang aome of
the songs from his "American
Songbag"-a collection of typically
and distinctly American son~s
gathered from various lIOurces. He
accompanied himself on II guitar
and the combination of hi s guitar
and hi. ringing voice proved per_
fect for the type of IIOngs. He
sang cowboy IIOngs, prillOn songs,
negro spirituals, early American
ballads and sla\'c songs.
Mr. Sandburg finally said a fe,,·
very interesting, lind all too brief,
words on Abraham Lincoln. He
left us with a renewed admination
for the man and the poet. We may
not roally like poetry, we may find
him too real, too modern, too great
a departure from Keats or Shelley,
but we must admit that he has
IIOmething which thc older poets
neveT had: a love for factories and
The theatregoers of Rochester
will have an opportunity to attend
something that is a bit unique in
th6 field of entertainment o~
Wednellday, February 22 when the
Little Theatre Playeu of Auburn,
the Buffalo Civie Club and the
Rochester Civic Club will present
at the Columbus Civic Center three
one·act plays in the lIeCOnd part of
the Wutern New York dramatic
contest.
This project is b2ing fostered
with the hope of arousing interest
in better and finer entertainment.
Each play is a dever, brilliant bit
of drama; each creates abllOrbing
interest without descending to the
level of the average stage presen.
tation of today.
The program follows:
The RochC$ter Civi~ Players in
"Where the Cross Was Made," by
Eugene O'Neill.
The cast:
Callt. Isaiah B81·tlett ._
_ Will Fennessy
Nat Bartlett (his son) __
_ A. William Kniten
Sue Bartlett (his daughter) _ .
_ Anna Fennessy
Dr. Riggins ___ Edmund Plant
Silas Horn (mate) Herbert ~is
Cates (bo'sun) _ Daniel McGarrity
The Buffalo Civic Players in
"The .'inger of God," by Percival
Wilde.
The cast:
Henaon Stephen Feeley
Strickland ___ John Roche
The girl ___ Dorothy Strootman
The Auburn Little Theatre Play­ers
in "Highness" by Ruth Gior­loff.
The cast:
Gregory Adrian Dunn
Anna Borodin __ Almera Carroll
Paul Orloff___ Thomas Vail
Masha Petrovna Helen Beardsley
Any of the College girls or any
of the faculty who are interested
in attending may secure tickets at
the Civic Center or from Margaret
Blumrick at the co!1ege.
skyscrapers, for "smoke and stee!."
We, lit least, were sorry when the
voice of Carl Sandburg ceased and
when we were no longer an audi­ence
to the wit and wisdom of this
gray.haired man who il the poet
of Amer ican industry, the worship­per
of strength and of lovelnesa.
t he greatest living authority on
Abraham Lincoln-Carl Sandburg.
B. D., '35.
, Club Members
The Albertus Magnus Science
Club held its monthly supper meet.
ing on Thur!lday, February 9. Mr.
J ohn Temmerman, City Chemist,
gave a most interesting and !n­fo
rmative talk on the work With
which he is connected-how he
maku chemical tesls of roads un·
dH construction, of oila and soaps:
examines th~ evidence left by
prowling and malidous marau?era
and criminals, or how a mysteriOUS
fire or strange odor is detected and
traced to its source.
Inlormal discuuion ronowed, and
a hOllt of information was gleaned
by our "scientist$" who had hith·
el'to been in ignorance of the ex·
tensive and interesting field cov.
ered by the City Chemist.
Anured by Sister Rose Miriam
of the te r minat ion of this period
of "depression," real or imaginary,
within the year and bolstered with
new hopes of actually securing po.
sitions by Mr. Temmerman, the
Club members heartily agreed that
at last, having sent out their ship,
they are now doing their best to
"wash her back."
Prosperously yours,
The Hopeful Scientists.
+ - + - +
Study Club Discusses
Current Topics
"War Is In ev;table!" That wa~
the question at iuue during an
informal debate held at the Janu.
ary International Relations Study
Club meeting. Miu Rosemary
Sehifferli upheld the negative,
while Miss Margaret Blumrick
staunchly aS$erted the affirmative.
Miu Dorothy Schifferli presente,l
a pal.er explaining the difference
between ..Nationalism, interna­tionalism,
and Pa triotism. ""t"!!. M. U. May, a member of
the Rochester Chapter of the N.
C C. W., 8nd the President of
the Parent· Teachers Study Club
It the Convent of the Sacred
Heart was the guest of honor
that ~vening.
At the February meeting, held
Wednesday, FebrUliry 8. thl' fol­lowing
top;c~ were di~us5ed: "h
Charity a Duty of Government?"
by Mias Hilda Connor; "Why h
War Not Morally Wrong!" by
iUiu Dorothy Sehilferli, and "The
Catholic Church and National.
ism," by !\Iiss Elinor Roche.
New membera were voted upon,
and invitations will be extended
to them within this month.
Nolan's Drug Store
Thomas M. Nolan. Prop.
817 Db;WJ!.Y AVENUE
S. S. C.NEWS
Under t he auspices of the So·
dality of Our Lady in collabora.
tion with the Catholic Pre!l$ Asso·
ciation, the Scriveners and Catha·
lic Student Writers' Guild has been
formed and membership is open to
all who wish to develop their nat­ural
talents and publish early in
li fe even while at achool. The an·
nou'ncement of thia new guild in·
augurated at S1. L ~uil opens the
paths of countleu aspirants to lit­erary
fame, assista them with c~n.
structive literary critieism, ald.
them in finding publication me·
diums for their work, unites them
in a great crusade of Cathol~c
truth and assists the Catholic
prea.a' in secu ring and developing
future writers.. -. The Spiritual Activity for .'eb·
ruary is founded on Reaolution 3,
passed at the Nat~onal Stude~t. '
Spiritual Leadership Convention,
June, 1932: "That each Sodaliat
devote a sma1! period of time each
day to meditation."
February, the month of the
hidden life of Christ, is an oppor­tune
time lor a practical consider.
ation of Resolution 3, and for mak.
ing mental prayer a part of the
5OOaliat's daily life. >- .
The Character Builder CamPflign
for February trllnsforms the trifta
of life into treasures for heaven
by the "golden touch" of yo.ur
aapirations. How high is your Splr·
itual Edifice? .-. "Read a pamphlet, mail a pam·
phlet!" .
This slogan for Catholic Press
Month should be ca rried out in a
practical and effident manner by
all Sodalists, lind the distribution
of Catholic papers, magazines, lind
pamphlets should be undertaken
with the iea of reaching non_Cath.
olics as well aa members of the
Faith.
" Be ye doers of t he word and not
hearers only." (James 1, 22.)
+ - +
Mat"JI toll' iulPPN when she found
the Child J esus in the Temple ....
She ' is happy when she finds. Him
in your soul at Holy Communion.
E. E., '3S.
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D ,\NO; F ,\VORS ANO PROGRAMS
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Phone, Stone 2176
Charles Lennox
'l' H E GLBANER
Alumnae Entertain
At Evening Social
.,
Eva Henner, '32,
Alter the exams there was a the party. The
generous ell:odus of the boarder room was filled with card
legion in the direetion of their reo and chairs. but cards were
speetive homel!. Only Bee Malone In their sl.(>ad, each {our.
and J oo Boyer remained at College a jig·saw puzzle, the
to keep the ghosts from walking IC:;::;".:,,: . . ,,:.:E,.ve ryone dete)··
in nightly revels. There was a finished, but
night when one could have heard {our were Ruth Slavin's
ve ritable hordes of ghostly visitors Were a boll: of
wandering around the attic. Yes, soap for each
Bee and Joe explored all the attics the second
and cella r&-in the DAHK! . Refresh. + _ + were Berved lal.(>r in the
When Virginia went home she
took a trip around the !IOuthern pN!sent enjoyed n
part of the Em]lire State, finally evening lind hope to
VALENT/Nt: VAGARIES
Oll~ .eflL "01V~I·':
The oth~I·, a 1I0te­0SI(,:
~tt/1l he wrote mOlmlit bower.
For hi. I'alemtine.
Ih~t the IOllC/1I ro.~
In a petalled pen·t
Had (I tillll hellrl.­Sile
kel,t the ron
Fo.· her Valentine.
+ _ 0I< _ o!<
Fo il', "'"fli/e. e:tql<i.ite­Yo.
u· c"rd.
I hold il. feci Ille nWflie
beaU/II
V(jlefltifle_~ '1iI/II/hol/"
'~lIt ,0)· love-or dlll,,1
a. M., '35.
arriving at Canisteo, where there again to an Alumnae
was a surprise dinner in her honor' I ~§§~j~~~~7~~~;:E 0 C I R L
Dot Rankin +en_ter'1t0a lned the girlR played I~."I
from Pittsford at her home. She ' you might U E
wa, one of the few boarder! who her che~rs when Niag·
wa, able to attend the College IC'C,~.I.h" a point. Marg. was 1 •••• ----
Christmu Dance. The Mechanica a visit from her mother
D.,- w • • • 1" ...... b, h.. recently and all reports V' " R' .••
.. " "" ~-.:u to a good time. Irglnla Ice enlertfilno:u recent·
.. _ 01< + _ 01< a dinner at Oakhill Country
Kate !!eems to have taken in a Some big moments in little Ab-few
parties in her various visits to life came when she did two
her home town. She attended par. recently; entertained l or her
ties at Dot Rankin'. and at Mary I",', .. ,~, and traveled to Elmira to
Louise's. She also tried her hand other sister.
at entertaining for her former + - ..
room.l'Ilate, Helen Morrissey, and Eleanor i, a godmother! Now I
by taking a peek at the guest list she'll have to mind her p's
we find such of our acquaintances q's., although I know we have
as Dot Rankin, Mary Geherin, and no worries as to whether Eleanor
Jean Reynolds. will set any bad example. We
+ _ + know it just isn't in her line.
Mary and Ellen Horan have the Pardon me! I fo rgot to mention
unique di stinction among the befoN! that Bee Malone has
Boarders of having attended II UB. Having been with
Leap Year Party ln Andover. They she doesn't seem like
have also formed a pl"ivate thea· I ''"''b ... ·'
tN! guild, judging f rom t he number
of shows they took in while at
home. .-. Have you heard rumors of the
new club that w~u fo.·med during
the Christmas holidays? It is called
the "Auburn Club." Yes, we nOW
have our first extra-col1ege club. " " .....•• ,"": .. :.
The Auburn memben of Na~ reth
College, past and present, met at
Mary Lynch', home and decided to
unite themselve. by the common
bonds of an organl~atio:l. Mary
Forshee wa' unnanimously elected
first President. We congratulate
you, Mary!
The charter members of the club
are Mary Fouhee, Beatrice Wekh, I";,c".,,,,
Gaetana Ferlenda, Mary Lynch,
Mary Geherin, Eleanor Heieck, I h;i·p;i~ .. · .••
Margaret Blumrick, Jean Ueynolds, birthday came duro
and Eileen Burns. of tenor," and didn't
+ - + to us. However, it
Eileen Burns and Margaret a reality wher her Moth.
Blumrick were among the dancer! us a party. Were there
at the New Uochelle Christmas and did we have fun? I'll
Dance in Auburn, Marg. al!lO at. She also was one of the lucky
tended the NotN! Dame Ball in Au. who wa, able to attend the
burn, and danced at Hotel Syra· I ~.~:':~::'"" of Cornelia Otis
cuse to the music of Doc Payton.
If you had been at t he Niagara· "Ally All tal k."
.-. Anne Daly spent a weekend at
D'Youville College In Buffalo as
the guest of h.er- co.us in. Mary Carroll atl.(>nded a dance
recently at the University of Sy·
raeuse. .-. Dolores Edell entertained the
Tau Zeta Soro.ri-ty .at her home. Ruth Kasper spent the weekend
her home in. -Wo.lco tt. Berdeane A uchter entertained
. friends at a SUppel' pal'ty, Feb·
rua\"y 5.
+ _ 01'
J ane Flanniglln entertained a
of friends at hel" home in I G," ,~,. .-+
1 ~~:~'~;!,M:H,yakritnisg,a nB, etBsye tJtyo neDao, wMlianrgy,
and Josephine Boyer
at the performance
Otis Skinner lit the
recently.
oI< - ol:,
Helen Sullivan and Margaret
Meioonzahl attended Hobart Col·
Junior Week activities re-
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MISSION NOTES
The Mission Unit was
",,'".".' visitors, Sister
Annunciata.
an offering
We leel that we
in the great cause of
Christ's kingdom on .-. Stamps have come to us in great
numbers over the holiday '·acation.
Many thanks to our earnest work·
By the if you have
Ch';",";." ':';~~;i;,;;;;~the house,
':" Unit. We
the eards
in the envelopes, we ean make
use of th.e -sta.mp s. The OffiCHS of the Mission Unit
would like a large attendance at
meetings. Each mC(lting haa a
special program. We were sorry
that so many mi~sed our last pro·
We thought our speaker so
that our program waR repeat.­assembly.
Did you cnjoy it?
will be looking for you at our
next meeting. Will you be theN!
M. A.H., '33.
Among those present at the
University of Rochester f'~h
Frolic were Marion Bradley, Helen
Sullivan and Betty Hartigan.
Ruth HU!l!!eY entertained at her
recently at a jig.saw puzzle
party.
Tau Delta Sorority will have its
III!mi·annual rush tea at the home
Betty Capellino, February 20.
Betty Hartigan entertained
friends lit her home recently.
Edna Doyle was the recent guest
Miss Elizabeth Klett.
Fitzmorris spent the we(lk·
at her home in Holcomb.
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Published monthly by the students of
Nazareth College, Roche.'lter, N. Y. Chamr MemDer
Vol. VIII FEBRUARY, 1933 No. 4
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Cribbing
When college students t hemselves begin openly
to avow arguments in favor of cribbing, it is time
for us to take it seriously. That the arguments
in themselves are inane, as might be expected from
the very nature of the subject doe3 not seem to
bear t he slightest weight. Most certainly cribbing
i~ becoming an accepted term in the "best" co!!ege
circles. In the face of such a condition, it is but
natural to wonder what is happening to the much
lauded American sense of honor. As some would
have it, cribbing, or if we should be f rank with
ourse lves, plain, ordinary cheating, is a compara.
tively slight divergence from the course of honesty.
But if such" practice is openly countenanced dur­ing
the formative yeau of our college life, what
can we except of ourselve3 when we enter upon
OUr life endeavor?
Aside from the moral aspect, it is inexplicable
that anyone who has fulfilled the necessary require­menh
for matriculation should overlook the appar­ently
obvious fact that cribbing harms no other
but the one who practise3 it. It completely de­feats
one's very purpose in being at college. Four
years which should be very fruitful become a
rather shameful waste. We should say that the
very fact of the existence of such a distasteful
practice is a challenge to our intelligence.
Catholic college youth, who by reason of their
claim to the title, might be thought to frown on
such a condition, are by no means an exception
We think it scarcely an exaggeration to say that
cribbing is going on to a greater or le33 extent in
evcry educational institution in the country. h
t here something radically wrong with our outlook
on such things or is it merely plac'ng too much
emphasis on a trivial matter. We rather think
not. It is becoming too widespread, too much
taken for granted to be treated lightly. Of course
there will always be some who are too weak to
stand on their own feet, who will always rely on
mean:. outside themselve! to slide through an
exa mination.
Under such circumstances it is a moot quest;on
as to how higher principle3 might be inculcated in
our college youth . Variou3 institutions of higher
learn :ng have adopted the honor system, many
with apparent ly little success. It seems almost
inconceivable that a student with any self'respect,
any sense of honor whatsoever, would attempt to
T HE GLEANE R
copy when trusted to the extent that supervision
is done away with. But perhapl it . is being too
optimistic to hope that tho~e who regard cribbing
as a perfectly legit imate practice under the very
eyes of an instructor would desist when placed on
their honor, assuming of eour:;e that they may
even be considered honorable.
No constructive plan for combating it can be
offered here. But it would mo"t decidedly be to
the credit of any college which cl)uld successf ully
meet this problem. ----
A "Holy Year"
In a recent bull , " Quod Nuper," our Holy Father
has proclaimed a "holy year" of prayer, penance
and pilgrimage to Rome, to commemorate fittingly
the nineteen hundredth anniversary of the Cruci·
fixion of Christ. The Pope urge3 upon t he faith­ful
the necessity of reflection, of a withdr awal
from "earthly and decaying things," and exhorts
the world to t urn to an earne.t consideration of
the intere3tg of peace, that it may be rescued from
its present state of chaos.
In the courageous proclamation of Pope Pius XI
we find a splendid challenge to the despairing
attitude of men everywhere--a hope for better
things, and a counsel worthy of acceptance. "It
may be taken for granted," says a recent news­paper
article, "that all branches of t his faith
(Christianity) will follow the Pope's suggestion."
The comment continues:
"In the earnestnesa and dignity of the papal
bull proclaiming the Holy Year, there may well be
found a subtle answer to the forces of atheism and
materialism which are sweeping so many parts of
the world. The lines drawn by the historic Church
of Rome do not yield an inch against it. The ban.
ners float from the rampart3 of faith, giving notice
to the world that thus far and no farther may the
enemie3 of religion approach."
As Catholics we should be proud t hat our Church
thro ugh it3 vis ible Head, the Vicar of Home, is
point~ng out a way of light in the midst of dark.
ne"s. We ought to join our sp:rits to that of our
Holy Father, and, realizing the salutary nature of
recollection and prayer, pledge ourselves anew
through these means to the Cro, s, symbol of our
religion. Then will we show that the words of
our Holy Father have not fallen upon deaf ears.
John Galswc rthy
In t he death of John Galsworthy the world of
literature suffers no small 103s. The eminent
British novelist and dramatist had the distinction
of being one of the few Englishmen ever to be
awarded t he Nobel Prize fOI' literature. Mr. Gals­worthy's
claim to fame rests chiefly on his Forsytl'"
Saga, a series of stories dealing with t hree gener­ations
of a typical upper class English family .
I·' rom hi:; rich background of Devonshire traditions
he has given us in these volumes portraits of life
that bear the unmistakable stamp of sincerity.
It is said of J ohn Galsworthy that he wrote
more for his own personal satisfaction than to
please an audience. This accounts for the ease
and assurance that characterizes a ll of his works.
There is an ev:dent simplicity about them, a free­dom
from t he ornate, the superficial and sensa­tionaL
We may quarrel at t'mes with t his author
on ethical points; his unaffectedness of style can­not
be questioned.
It is ironical that at the moment of greatc3t suc·
cess, when his li terary ability was at the height of
its reeognition, death should have come to Gals­worthy.
His last illness pr~vented his going to
Sweden to receive the Nobel Pri::e. This lament­able
fact brings the words of the ancient poet, the
sad but true "si qua est ea glor:a" to our mind3;
and we l"ea1i~e that fame is after all but a shadow
fading before the reslity of death. However, we
sincerely mourn the passing of this illustrious
Englishman, John Galsworthy, literary artist.
THE COLLEGE
CRITIC
V iilcm{lv(41I,
Villanova College,
Villanova, Pa.
In this day and age of disll'ess­ing
economic problems, question­aires
have become quite the vogue
in many colleges. Such types of
inquiry were recently distributed
among the students at Villanova;
and the college paper printed a
series of articles regarding the reo
suIts. The report tl'eating of the
amount of money expended on
various forms of entertsinment
was very enlightening.
or course, the local movie houses
rated high, but the writer points
out: "A rather heartening feature
of the questionaire revealed that
the local playhouses which feature
legitimate drama scored in the vot­ing
above some of the better known
movie theatres."
The Walch Tower,
Marygrove College,
Detroit, Michigan
We always read with interest,
t he page entitled, "Broadcasting
the Marygl'ove Mind." In the Jan­uary
12th issue, the article, " The
L<:gitimate Stage Section" was
particularly interesting.
"Why plays and Catholic Action?
The stage has become a very in·
sidious factor in the brcaking down
of public moral~. Practically every·
one accepts that statement as true.
It do-esn 't work perceptibly or di­rectly
in most cases, but it docs
have ita evil effects as surely as I
am standing on this stage today.
Everything we see leaves an im­pression.
Only a strong-willed
p~rson could sit through a pedorm­ance
of " Reunion in Vienna" with
t hose two clever art ists, Lynn Fon­taine
and Alfred Lunt, in the lead­ing
roles, and not come out of the
theatre with the feeling that vice
and immortality are pretty nice
t hings, after al1. F requent experi­ence
of this kind will gradually in­sinuate
their evil into our system
and eventually affect the decisions
we make in everyday life. Plainly,
t here is an immense field for mili­tant
Catholic Action in the realm
of the theatre.
"Why Catholic reviews of ,plays?
Modern critics are too apt to dis­cuss
th~ acting, the stage tech­nique,
clevernESS of the lines, and
the tempo of a performance and
forget all about the ethics of the
p!ay. They maintain that the crit­icism
of a play on ethical prin·
ciples limits the author's "artistic"
palette; destroys certain colors
that are necessary for his produc­tion
of an artistic masterpiece."
The students have adopted the
slogan, "Make Maryg rove Clean
Theatre Conscious"; and they have
devised several workable projects
whereby the student body is made
aware of the creditable criticisms
of t he coming attractions. These
(Continued on page seven)
Technocracy
In an attempt to alleviate our
economic mizfortune3 an organi.
zation known All Technocra<:y ex·
pounded a new zystem of control
based on t he auumption that all
civilization is founded on phy~ical
energy. PhYlieal energy is quan­titative
and can be measured
Teehnocracy holds t hat 0 u r
economists have not u3ed a quan­titative
meAllure but rather a
qualitative measure to derive our
code of value and priee. The!e
engineers believe that a sYltem of
scientific measurements w h i c h
would alter the te<:hnique of liv_
ing should supplant our price
system. Thereby the energy or
work done by man and by machine
can be estimated but at the same
time mall would be master not
slave of t he machine. Neeenarl1y
the monetary systcm of evalua­tion
would be abolished in favor
of an energy exchange. Thc re­search
gTOUP busied themselves
at Columbia Univeuity tabulating
unemployment !lnd probable un.
employment if· the change is no ~
made. They contend that man is
a slave and that man-hours will
be exhausted if the progreSJ con­tinues
in the teehnological Ileld.
Insofar all they recognize that
man is an intellectUli1 being who
deserves foremost <:onside ration
they are to be <:ommended. but
their means of recognizing the
faet is quite faulty. They pre·
dicted everlasting unemployment
under our present e<:onomic SYIo­tern.
This in itself aggravates
more discouragement which Iler.
meates our civilization to the point
of surrender in many cases. At
the slime time they were expend·
ing over $5,000 per month of tha
unemployment relief fund to tllbu­late
these horrible p03l!ibilities,
but from this expense no immedi­ate
relief was gained. It iB little
wonder that they were expelled
from one of America's centers of
lellrning. Society is not vacillat.­ing
enough quickly to abolish the
traditions which have developed
through centuries from medieval
times and operated IIdequatelr
through various crises. It would
be a <:oward!y escape to grant s
few engineers the power to
speculate with a theoretical plan.
We m~t also remember that tech­nology
will progrell8 as it has pro­grellsed
to unconceivable limi ts.
This would lead to a gTeater de·
penden<:e on our engineers be.
cause man would always have to
be auured of his standard and
the machine energy would ftu('..tu­ate
accordingly.
It would seem more feasible to
reform our e<:onomic system
rather than to have II complete
revolution. Our rllpid progress if
blamed for unemployment, yet
through our new indust ries many
have been employed in new field s.
If man were evaluated a liule
more accurlltely much of the hard·
ship would be assuaged. Do we
T H E GLEAN~JR Page l<~ive
Letter to the Editor
Rochester, New York,
February 15, 1933.
Dear Editor:
For a number of yearlf, past
have been engaged in acquiring an
education. During this time I have
been acculltomed to check up on
my progreu about every five
month! by submitting myself to a
serieB of eXliminations. After all
these years I have come to the con­clusion
that this method is not only
a waste of time, but of no avail
whatsover.
r took my laat examinations
about threi! weeh ago. Before
that time I spent two wei!ks, not
in comprehensive studying, but
merely in refreshing my memo.·y.
I then took five tests, three of
which were in History, in two and
a half days. The following week
I more than knew my standings.
I was a complete nervous
wreck, a victim of insomnia and
unable to do a thing. Therefore,
I consider myself justified in mak_
ing such a statement, lind quote
the following article from Th~
Flo,;,"," Alligator, student daily of
the University of Florida:
"During the ten daYIl set uide
for the pallt semCllter 'examll' there
were 123,000 hours of preeioull
IIleep lost; 79,000 cups of colfee,
and 46,782 'dopes' consumed; 7,+
568 miles of 'extra walking' (cal1-
ing for physical energy) to the
Black Cat and Col1~ Inn for the
beverages; 289,617 hours of mental
energy expended studying or 'cram­ming';
5,365 Cafrein tablets <:on­BUrned
to stimulate mental activity
during the 'ordeals'; we spent 83,-
000 hours of mental anguish, 150,-
000 hours hoping we would pus,
700,516 fearing we would not, 11 ,_
500 hours of faith in our profes_
BOI'S, and 46,000 hours of doubt.
"And further, there were 217,561
watt!! of extra 'juice' burned, a
sudden increase in the infirmary
'aiek' li~t. several thousand dlltes
and shows missed, as well as vol­ume,
of paper used. During the
time actually spent taking eXllmi­nations
we were forced to spend
3,117 hours 'shooting bull,' which
requires deep thought, to Bay noth­ing
of the great strain it exacts of
the mental faculties."
The article ill wneluded by say­ing
that in an age of efficiency, ex­aminations
are an anomaly, in that
they are wslly and are conducive
of habits that result in vast eco­nomic
waate.
Sincerely Yours.
Weary Student.
reali:r.e t he utter uselessness of
machinery without men? OUf
industrial system is not for II few,
it is for society, Technocrllcy
recognizes thiB factor but its com_
munistic tendency is not the
genuine solution . Thus the ulti_
mate doom of t he theory seems
to be on the approach.
Msry Geherin, '33.
Washington
In time of war the twenty_second
of February is hailed as the birth­day
of a great military hero.
Washington is presented to the
American peGllle and to the world
as the savior of liberty and the
<:ommander who dared to face the
armies of England when her power
<:ould not be overshadowed even by
the ancient triumphs of Rome. In
time of peace the twenty·second is
celebrated lIS the day which gave
us the father of our country and
our g reatest statesman. With
pride we point to him all the eon­quero.
· who not only BllvOO his
country by his bravery, skill and
prudence, but al!lO left the states_
men of al! ages a model of nobility
nnd of grcatness in 8tateBcrllft in
which they can see theil· selllsh­ness
rebuked, their ambitions
checked, their pntriotiSIH elevated
lind their good will to mankind ex­Ilanded
and strengthened. This
yellr when we are neither blinded
by the relentlcu horror of war nor
deceived by the self'sati sfaction
which comes with long continued
peace, Washington stands before
1,111, not as a military genius only
nor yet all a harassed statesman
but as the grellt man in whom the
most noble qualities of an officer
and a patriot fused to bring him
the admiration of the whole world.
A new government wall organ·
ized by the election of WaBhington
as Preaident. As we glance back
at that stormy period in our his_
Student's Hour?
"This meeting will come to order."
And will it in the future-Betty
Griffin wants to know. The lack of
interest hall been a matter of seri­ous
reflection by members of the
Student Council Board. What's the
matter? The a ttendance hall been
falling off considerably in the last
month. Msybe it is the Council'a
fllult. Certainly the atudents do
not want to be just tlilked lit. And
very few others lire willing to get
on their feet and talk.
"Students' Hour" is just whllt it
implies, an hour given to the stu­dents
to diS(:uss the business of the
student body. This is a cherished
hour of the day and its being IlUt
for the use of classes would !IOlve
many conllicts, Right now the fae­ulty
do not think we are getting
out of it as much as we should.
If it is taken away, we lose all
voice. And if this is not imllOl"tlint
to you this year we must thi nk of
the future years. For once t hi ll is
taken sway it would not be with­out
a great struggle I·egained. If
it is taken-and the decision resta
with the IItudenlll- there is no other
available time for important dill­eussions.
A little action on the
studenta' part will decide the quell­tion.
Come to meetings and get up
and talk when you are there.
+ - + - +
Richard Halliburton
Speaks in Rochester
tory his majestic figu re stands out Richard Halliburton, the famed
as the chief of the i!1ustrious author of "The Royal Road to
founders of our Republic. During Romllnce," visited Rochester, Tues­his
adminbtration the exhausted day, February 7, undcr the spon­financell
of the new country were sorship of t he Scrllntom Book
Ilut in order by Alexander Hamil_ Store. An enormous, allpl'eciative
ton, hill Secretary of the Treasury, audience generously ap,llauded this
and the fede.·al government as- genial, humorous, unafreded young
sumed and paid t he war debts of man. He hlld II pleasing person­the
individunl 6tate~. However, ality, with the commendahle l)Ower
when J cfferllOn, who .. ~ !11ini~ter to to entel·tllin,
France had become warmly in sym- During his talk, in which he re­pnthy
with his people, wished the lated several incidents, contained
Unit<ld States to f"vor her old ally in his latest book, "The Flying
118 rar ns pOllsible without actual Carpet," we became acquainted
strife, Washington saw the dang- with the man, Halliburton; a young
era of lIuch a (:()urse and insisted man, journeying through lite with
upon strict neutrality. the exubel·anee of youth seeking
After twice administering the sr· new adventures, and mei!ting and
fairs of the government he died on solving difficulties with the wisdom
December 14, 1799. Hi! honored of old age.
name, enshrined in the heart! of Mr. lIaUiburton explained that
his countrymen, is destined to be it wall his lIim in writing thellC
venerated 110 long all our nation travelogue books, to snatch peGlIle
endures. In his "Eulogism on from their own circumscribed life,
Washington" on the centinary of and lead them in imagination
Washington'lI birthday. Webster through the beautiful and mysteri.
said that his name was "of power ous cities of Europe and the Orient.
to rally a nation in the hour of He POHse~lI a human, appealing
public diMsters lind callimities. a character with no .sordidness or
loadstone in days of peace attract- morbidity. Richard Halliburton en­ing
a whole peoples' confidences deared himself W Rochesterians be­and
the whole world's respect." cause of his obligingnells and kind-
In England, Byron despairing at ne$ll, for he welcomed even the
the rellults of such revolutions as smallest boy who asked timidly for
the world saw enacted in f'rllnce, his autograph.
protested in Canto four of "Childe 1----m-=id7.C'c.,";--,.-,-.,-,-,-. -----
Harold's Pilgrimage," 0/ cataracts, whe!'e nursing
"O!· mU8t 8!lci! millli8 be !'Q!O"irh'd Nature Ifmi/ed
in the wild, On in/alit Washing to>!?"
Deep ;n the Il1Ipruned /01·e,t1 E. N. R.. '35.
/ J O.? e
Page Six
us
Mo%art
On January 27, l766, in Sal~­burg
in Austria a child was bQrn
who was destined to become one of
the most human and lovable of the
greatest composers of the world.
The parenh christened t he child
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He
had but one sister, Maria Anna, to
whom he was united by ties of the
deepest affection.
The boy re<:eived much of his
early education and most of his
musical trai ning from his fa ther,
who WII$ a compOSer with II high
reputation as a violinist. At the
age of three Wolfgang took harps­ichord
lessons and a year later
could play well and even compose
little pieces, some of which are
still preserved.
About the year 1768 Mozart, in
company with his father and sis­ter
undertook a musical tour in
Austria and Germany. Later he
also traveled to France and Italy.
The young musician was now not
only skilled as a clavecinist and
organist, but also sang and played
the violin. He visited the courts
of England, Holland and Switzer­land,
always gaining high favo r
and admiration because of his rare
gifts and acquirements, as well as
his amiable disposition, natural
simplicity and candor.
Mozart's first opera entitlcd "La
Finta Simplice" was successfully
produced in Salzburg in D(Cembel',
1769. The following year, when the
boy was but fourteen years of age,
his opera "Mitridate, rcdi Ponto,"
was presented in Milan. The pro­duction
established his reputat ion
as a master. Nevertheless, this
was not to be his greatest composi­tion.
"Don Giovanni" and "The
Magic Flute" are considcred the
best of his works. Both show the
influence of the romantic interest
of the period during which he
lived. lie abandons the old theme
and the tragedy and either sclects
his characters from actllal life, or
transports us to the domain of the
fantastic.
This Austrian composer was not
alonc an opera writer, but wrote in
all forms and for all instr uments.
His works number more than six
hundred and a lthough each is by
no means a masterpiece, they di s­play
solidity and ingenuity. Until
his day, the German musical stagc
had known nothing better than ser­vile
imitations of the Italians, and
Mozart is now hailed as the found­er
of the German opera. His dra­matic
works show great individual
genius, and his simplicity has but
rarely been equalled by succeeding
COmpOSCl"S.
M. R. W., '34.
THE GLEANER
Events in the World
of Music
On the afternoon of January 12,
1933, Eugene Goossens returned to
Rochester, the seene of his early
triumphs, as guest conuctor of the
Philharmonic. Mr. Goossens was
instrumental in building up the
prestige of this orchestra until it
has now become one of the best of
its kind in the country. Since Mr.
Goossens left the baton of the Phil­harmonic
he has been conductor of
the Cincinnati orchestra and this
was his first return engagement in
Rochester in two years. The con­cert
was one which included many
musical novelties and although
these were very original and effcc­tive,
we enjoyed the works of Bee­thoven,
Mozart and Banodin much
mOre. A good audience attended
the concert and gave Mr. Goossens
a warm welcom.e-. . Rosa Ponselle, famous M(".rop(}l ­ltan
soprano, has at last joined the
ranks of ladies with bobbed hair.
The diva had her hair cut several
months ago, and reC(!nt ph(}to­graphs
prove that it is very becom­ing.
It makes her look, however,
just like every other woman and
we preferred it long because it gave
her individuali.ty- an.d style. Antonio Scotti, great Italian
baritone, closcd his long and active
career at the Metropolitan several
weeks ago with a performance of
"L'Oracola." Mr . Scotti was one
of the greatest singing actors of
(}ur day and his greatest r(}le was
"Scoprio" in Puccini's opera, "La
Tosca." He was loved and admired
not only by his public but by his
operatic associates. Scotti was a
t r ue representative of Ttalian art
and cultm'e, and most of all he
really represents the ideal Italian
gentleman. His retirement from
opera will leave the music world
with a void which cannot he easily
filled. +- .
According to recent report, Lu­crezia
Borl, glamorous Spanish
prima donna, will retire from
grand opera in five years. The
singcr was to have retired this
year but the "depression" made
this change inevitable. Bori is for­ty-
three years old and still looks
like a young girl, yet she has b2en
with the "Metropolitan" for ovcr
twenty years. Certainly Borl de­serves
a rest after such a long and
brilliant career. We feel certain
that if Bori says she will retire in
five years, she will because she is
sincere and honest, as well as a
famous singer.
A. OeM., '33.
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MAGAZINE REVIEWS
SCl"ilmm"s- February
"As I Like It,"
Willia:n Lyon P:1e:p3
Always instructive and interest­ing,
it is important in view of his
discussion of Galsworthy, and the
comments on present-day writing
and events.
"Boys Are Bad,"
Carroll E. Robb
Read fo!' pure amusement!
"Eminent Victorians,"
Howard Mumford J ones
An intelligent and unusual treat­ment
of thosc famous p:!ople.
Virgil J ordan's "Technocracy"
presents an intelligible treatmellt
of the theo,·y which has secured un­intelligible
hi therto.
The IVriter-January
"Turning over New Leaves,"
Harland Manchester
In this, the review of "Titans of
Literature," the "much talked-of
production of Burton Roseoe is
made with insight and fairness.
"The Sketch Versus the Short­Short
Story," T. M. Whitc.
This, a lthough interesting to all,
will be of spe<:ial interest to "short
story people."
"Naughty Marietta"
-Review_
"Naughty Marietta," a comic
opera in two acts, presented by the
Civic Opera Company. Book and
lyrics by Rida Johnson Young.
Music by Victor Herbe,·t. Pro­duced
under the personal direction
of Alonzo Price. Accompanied by
the Civic Orchestra, Guy F raser
Harrison cond.uc-tin.g. Selected members of the Roches­ter
Civic Opera Company rccently
gave their interpretation of VietOl'
Herbert's comic opera, "Naughty
Marictta." _ In the short carecr of
this society we have witnessed bet­ter
presentations than this. Sev­eral
small flaws made the perform_
ance displeasing lit times. Occa­sionally
the singing principals dis­played
weaknesses, but on the
whole the possibilities of these
roles were quite well realized.
Aside from our few disappoint­ments,
we noticed the simplicity in
design and the cleverness of Clar­ence
J . Hall in the stage settings
and abo the flash and color and
zest which is characteristic of the
Civic Opera's presentations, thanks
to the able direction of Alonzo
Pricc.
The story concerns a runaway
countess, Marietta, who in the dis_
guise of a "casket girl," flces to
Louisiana from France to eseape
an undesir able marriage. On the
\Yay she becomes enamored of Cap­tain
Richard Warrington, who dis­likes
aU women. After Marietta's
persistent wooing, he succumbs to
her charms, and she scorns the love
of the lieutenant-governor's son,
IAstening In-Ja nuary
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arouse your fighting spirit.
Such things as an unfai r e"pos~
of Calvin Coolidge and mediocre
jokes about Irishmen and Sotch­men
go hand in hand; leaving you
angry and mirthless.
In "Woman," the definition of a
"Madonna in the flesh" is given as:
a woman who had seventeen chil­dren;
was unable to care for them
properly and still loved her hus­band
who was somewhat of a
drunkard.
For some its saving grace may
lie in the printing of Rev. Dr. Ful_
ton Sheen's broadcast.
New Ol!tloQk-January
"The Host Theatre," Arthur
Hopkins.
"When the theatre touches cvery­day
life, Ict it bring some new il ­lumination,
some new understand_
ing." With such sentences hc diag_
noses the evils of the theatre and
offers constructive criticism.
"Machine Age Education,"
Bcn Behtt
Provides material fo,' thought
and argument.
"So long as the American heart
is after thc ideal of a full pursc,
there shall his mind be also and
here in finc his university shall
and should follow ."
who turns out to be the leader of a
pirate gang. His plots to over­throw
the Frcnch government in
Louisiana fOrlll a secondary theme.
Santina Leone played the Mar­ietta
with much spirit, humor and
pleasing coquetti shness. lIer hest
was the "Italian Street Song"
which is considered rat her difficult.
However. Maxine B"oughton in
"'N~ath the Southern Moon" was
decidedly more effective in her
warm tones. Lack of effort seemed
apparent in Edward Van Neil's
work. "I'm Falling in L::we with
Someone," however, WaS done quite
well. Philip Van Tassell found
difficulty in "You'll Many a Mar_
ionette," but otherwise he gave a
good interpretation, so good that
we could not dislike him even
though he was a villain.
What might have been lacking
in voice production was compen_
sated for in the dancing and chorus
wOl·k. Marion Tefft cxcelled in a
graceful solo dance. A comedy
dance with ErIe Remingt'm was
very entertaining. In fact I would
say Mr. Remington and Flol"anz
Jensen were the outstanding chllr­acters
in the whole performance.
Their work closely approached per­fection.
Need I mention that we missed
thc glorious Dorothy Dl"llkcley,
Ri chard Halliday and petite Incz
Quinn? We are looking forward
to another operetta in which they
will figure.
D. E., '34.
T il E GLEANER Page Seven
Til
Lacrosse Popular I Until reeently lacrosse was played
A mostly in Canadll, at one time be-mong
Sports Fans ing the national sport of that coun­___
I try. In 1928 it waa introduced
It is interesting to know a few into the Olympic program, and to-facb
about lacrosse, the game ' day it ill usu rping the popularity
which has IIttrllcted such a g reat I of both football a~d .basketbalL As
number of allort enthusiash this an outdoor aport It 111 very g1'ace_
year. l.acl'ollOO was played by ful lI.nd. be~utifuL. To th.e specta­North
American Indians for the j tor It 1,8. Inte.'elltlng, ~tlmuillting
purpose ot developing the strength and, excIting. .It contain,S all the
lind endurance of the young ImY.'1 th rl ll~ of dod~.ng, blocking, aide­It
had not the same Bignifillnce as steppmg, pau lng of football and
an ordeal but it was II test of phys_ require.s. a gre.at deal more akill
ieal prowell8, In some trib~a it wu a,n~ aglhty 0 ') the part of the par­Nlgarded
U a religious rite. The tlC)pant than any other game.
participants were obliged t(l fast The game itself hilS undel"gone
lor several days before the day of many chllnges since it., was fir!lt
the contes t. After the game had played by the Indians. The num­been
played there was much feaat- I b ~ r of players on each team has
ing and dancing, The Jesuits who I been I'(!dueed from twelve to seven
were pel'haps the first white men men. The stick. weighing about
to, witneu the game called it "Ia one pound and a half, ia lightest
c ro!l1lC," because the stick which in the part used for striking, The
the Indians used resembled a bish- object of the game is to throw the
op's cro:.;ier, rubbn bal1 into a netted goal which
Waiter: "You oua-ht to give me
a tip, the champi~n tightwad elves
me a tip,"
Sandy: "Meet the new cham­pion."
>fo - ~,
Mother: " Why d:dn't you call
me when those bad bOY3 ~tarted
to t hrow Itonel1"
Sonny: "Gee, Mom, what would
you have done. You can't hit the
broad eide of a barn,"
'l< _ +
Jean: "What's tho matter,
Flos?"
Florence: " I'm 'Moody ,.,
Lovett'."
+ - ';.
Freshman: "Betty Griffin say~
he funniest thing~ . Did you hear
what she said sbout the Dean?"
Sophomore: "No I d:dn't. What
d:d she say!"
Freshman: "Why she sa id the
Cantata interferred with Horse­back
riding."
< - +
Betty H. : "If everybody drove
ike I do, t here wouldn't be a
raffic jam like this."
Elizabeth D.' " If everybody
drove like you t here wouldn't be
anybody left to make a t raffic
am."
is gual'ded by a member of the op·
posing team called the goalkeep!!r.
The team scoring the most goals is
the victor.
Lacr osse is a game in which
good sportsmanship is neeesSIII'y
for its succeu. Each player must
be in perfect physical condition and
have a firm hand and a sti ft' back­bone.
+ - >10 - +
Catholic Indian Bureau
Feature Service
To " The Gleaner"
As a ZU1I.i B(l1I P m.".
In teaching the Indian ehildl'en
the Sister must make SUI'(! that th~
child pronounees the English words
correctly. After a general recita­tion,
therefore, individual rereti­tion
must be rellOrted to, 110 that
mistakes like the following may be
detected and Ilromptly correeted, I
was teaching the kindergarten chil­dren
the simple words: "Dear
J esus, bie" papa, ble" mamma,
blcu Father, ble" the, Sisters, etc."
Then I asked one little lad to reo
peat t he prayer alone, Bravely he
began, "Dear Jesus, dreu papa,
dre" mamma," I quietly halted
the little fel1ow, and pointed out
to him the error he had made. But,
knowing the llOverty ot these !lOOr
Zuni of St. Anthony'a Miuion lind
their need of clothing, I could un­del'lltsnd
how the boy might have
thought his prayer a reasonable
one.-Sister Anna Louise, O.S.F.
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Alaska's Beautiful Ca.is
Not unlike a fertile oasis of the
>1> _ + torrid Sahara, Pilgrim Springs is
Lazy Mother: " You naughty the beautiful oasis of Alaska's des­boy,
go to the vibrator and give e rt, The mission of Our Lady of
yourself a &,ood shaking." I (Continued on page eight)
COLLEGE CRITIC
(Continued f rom page four)
reliable reviews are culled from the II::III~I ~
Bookma'l, the Clltllolic lI'or/(1 and W At. <""'''',.w,,'. Ie. 0
It is a thought-provoking al,tide l lO [5
and a splendid suggestion toward 1 1.=~I[=:Jr:=1IC=.=::J~ the $(lIving of a pertinent que~ tion
among undergraduates.
Tile Cu.tisial!,
Cani$ius College,
Bu(l'alo, New York
"We see by the papers" that im­pressive
ceremony marked the jubi­lee
celebration recently held at
Canisiu$ College; many prominent
clergy and laymen deliveNld
spefthes lind attended the Ma!S$.
Convocation and Banquet which
featured the observance of the fif_
tieth anniverlll\ry of the granting
ot the College Chartet' by the Uni­versity
of the State of New York,
Thfl Gleaner ~akes this oppor­tunity
to exprell8 the congratula­tions
of the NaUircth Conege stu­dent
body to Very Revel'end Father
Eichhorn, the President of Caniaiua
College. We reiterate the words
of the Canisian editorial "that the
nut fifty years will see Canisiu8
ever in the fore in the cause of
truth."
Thfl Mercetk.,
Our Lady of Mercy High School,
Rochester, New York
The first appearance of Tlte
Mel'tcde', during the year 1983 is
a credit to" the members of 'the
staff; from the first page within
its startling red and black cover
to the last, we are arrellted with
its excellence as a High School
publication.
Attractive woodcuts ably illus.
i.rate the feature articles and
s tories. The dedication of Till!
Mercedes is in the form of a tril_
ogy: "to the early missionaries who
worked !IO near the present aite of
Our Lady of Mercy High School:
and to the early martyu, who of­fered
the Supreme Sacrifice, thus
consecrating the soil of North
America; to the Lily of the Mo_
hawks, Catherine Tekawitha,
whose cause fO l' cannoni>;a t ion is
now before the Holy See."
"Ncar to History," " The De­velopment
in Printing," with a Bub
theme in the book, and "Printing
in Rocheater" are well-written
showing keen analytical treatment
of the topics, Besidell forceful edi­torials,
well sel(!(:ted p:lema, enl.@r_
taining short stories, there is an
exceptionally fine story, entitled:
"The Rush for Gold." It arouses
our intel'est f rom the fnct that it
is a true story, vibrating with real­ism
as it ill "told from letters of a
Great· Grandfather" which date
back to 1850.
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Compliments of
The Golden Rule
Restaura:-nt
V IC'(QR, N. '(.
New course offered at Nazareth!
Faculty takes up Domestic Science !
Dishwashing a slMleialty! Practice
course given in kitchenette with
clerical supervision. If a cer·
tain young faculty member desires
further instructions, we could sug­gest
a teacher.
< - +
Mary Louise Bennett should tJ'y
resting her elbowl in a mol'(! stable
place. , , Thelle towel rllcks are
never very solid.
0 - +
We infer from the decOI'ation on
a cigarette ad in a recent popular
maguine that our faculty is be­coming
ad-conscious.
< - +
Imagine our economics prof. tell­ing
us to forget our figures!!!!
< - +
We always knew thllt profesSOMl
were IIbsent~minded, but we find
one now who burn~ his fingers with
a match while attemllting to blow
out a bunsen burner, ... +- .
What young faculty member
slipped a $Olitaire on the yes finge l'
of a certain young lady???
0 _ +
We \\'illh to thank the laculty
for keeping this ooIumn in exist­ence
and especially fo r contribut­ing
these interesting bib from ex­amination
papers-
"Byron's father lived separated."
" He had many love affairs and
he married one of them."
"Scncea was born at the end of
the Christian era."
" I have just finished reading the
Biography of Louis XIV, and am
\'e ry surprised to say I found it
very interesting."
" { was prepared to be rather
bored with the reading of a 400-
page book, but am glad to say I
diseovered it intel'(!sting."
< - +
We have authentic information
that a certain professor who thinks
he has been slighted in this column
believe ~ that "the longest way
round is the sweetest way home".
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flAZARETH (,'ULlfUi
UBAARY
Page Eight
Lincoln
The memory of famous men lives
on through the ages, a source of
edification, an ideal, and a strong
hope of the accomplishment of the
ideal. Our own Abraham Lincoln
is such a man, our own, because he
was first of all an American_by
birth, by inclination, and by his
actions. We point with pride to
him as the typical American, one
who although poor. raised himselC
to t he highest. most difficult and
most honorable position in the
country. Lincoln was no weakling.
He had physical prowess as well as
mental abilities. Lincoln the rail_
splitter and Lincoln the statesman
are one and the same humble
Lincoln. It was Lincoln who
guided us through the brbulent
times of the Civil War; it was he,
this country lawyer, who. through
his kindness and tact, persuaded
discordant characters to work in
harmony for the good of the state.
Much has been written about
Lincoln; books have been filled with
his friends' and acquaintances'
opinions of him. but perhaps one
of the finest tributes is that spoken
by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his
eulogy of Lincoln;
"He gNlW according to the need;
his mind mastered the problem of
the day; and as the problem grew
so did his comprehension of it.
Rarely was a man so fitted to the
event. In the midst of fears and
ealousies. in t he Babel of coun$<)ls
and parties, this man wrought in_
cesssntly with all his might and
a ll his honesty, laboring to find
what the people wanted. and how
to obtain that. It cannot be said
there is any exaggera tion of his
worth. If ever a man was fairly
ested, he was."
D. S .• '35.
Miss Fake; "Singing sounds
ike purrin g."
Adelaide: "That sounds like a
catty remark.". -. Patient; "Come quick, Doctor,
my friend is sick."
Doctor: "What·s the matter,
link elephants?"
Patient ; "Yea, t here are pink
elephants all over the place, an,l
he can't see o.ne- o.f them." Kay l'rt.; "What makes you
think you'd be good at basket­ball?"
Mil Mykins: "'Cause even my
mothel' says that I catch ever y­thing
t hat com.e-s a.lo ng." Father Wagner (calling the
roll); "MiM Odenbach, Isn't she
here?"
TH E G LEANER
An Illusion
I Cherished
I believe that all c hildren have
beau tiful illusions that they cher­ish
and then when they grow up
they fade away one by one. I
was no exception . I used 10
drcam about the lovely thing3 that
would one day happen to me
when I became a lady.
Was it Cinderella and her beau­tiful
prince c harming who first
fashioned for me my dreams of "­prince
charming, a handsome
youth who would take me to
dances and operas? This [ can·
not say but with these friends I
fiut began to live the golden
future that would some day be
mine. My lover would arrive at
my home in a luxurious carr iage
drawn by two stately white
horses. I would descend the stairs
in a graceful manner arrayed in
a pink lace gown with satin rib.
bons and pink satin slipper3, to
be greeted by my youthful ad.
mirer who wo uld stand with
llroud, adoring eyes, politely bow
and ask if he m~ght escort so
gracious a lady to his carriage. I
would then be taken to an
exquisite ball where I would be
the most beautiful lady and he
the most charming gentleman.
As time went on and my sisters
began to go out in the evening
my dreams were never shattered
because I was always sent to bed
beCore my sisters' escorts could
arrive. J liked to be in bed and
lovingly visualize the fine carJ
driving up and my sisters in lovely
formal gowns leaving for a night
of gaiety. I knew that some day
their pleasures would me mine.
It was an exciting event in the
family when I had my first invita­tion
to spend t he evening in the
company of a gentleman . But
oh! the disappointment to me 1 To
begin with t here was no lovely
pink lace dres3 with satin ribbons
on it laid out carefully upon the
bed. T here were no dainty satin
slippers. When the bell rang I
lifted the curtain to see if a
limousine could possibly have
driven up to the door. But no;
there was not a car in s ig ht. Even
aft e r this disappointment I
bravely smiled because I just
knew my escort would stand with
adoring eyes watching me as I
descended the stairs. I s tood for
a moment at the head of t he steps
Sara Teasdale
1884-1933
Perhaps the most famous word·
musician was Sara Teasdale, who
died January 29, 1933. Like some
famous music-master, she found a
new note, and mingled it in the
theme of Modern Poetry.
Sara Teasdale was born August
8, 1884, in St. Louis, Missouri. She
was educated primarily in the
schools of st. Louis, and later, to
complete her training, travelled in
Europe and the Near East. In
1914 she married Ernst B. Fil·
3inger, a writer of books on foreign
travel, and two years later moved
to New York City for a permanent
residence. In her poetry, one finds
little trace of the bittel' grief and
disappointments which marred her
life.
"Sonnets to Duse" was the title
of Miss Teasdale's first published
effort. In 1911, "Hclen of Troy"
appeared, written in blank verse,
and demonstrating her ability to
make a line both musical and elo­quent.
This collection gave the
first promise of the degree of deli ­cacy
and loveliness to h ~ exhibited
in her following creations. Reality
and a truly marvelOU3 epigram­matic
sklll were marked in Miss
Teasdale's offering of 1915, "Riv_
ers to the Sea," and in a collection
of superior love lyrics, entitled
" Love Songs." one may see
achieved an air of direct enchant­ment
through the employment of
rhythms, magical in t heir music.
"Flame and Shadow," published in
1920, was the author's masterpiece,
being tech nically and poetically t he
most perfect. A more dignified
s tyle is prevalent, and the sophis·
try of the line relieve the monotony
of too much music. It displays the
steady maturing of talent and
power.
whose blushes ane apparent ill­ease
could never be mistaken for
the charming debonair manner of
my prince.
Could these be t he dreams I
had cherished so many years that
now lay faded before me? Could
illusions die in such a sh:)rt time?
I stood half wondering if I co uld
be asleep. Then very soon I
realized I was not a sleep, for I
heard distinctly a shy, husky voice
say, "We'll sort of have to hurry
a nd catch t he seven-twenty street
Car if we expect to get to the
show before the vaudeville be·
gins."
pretending that the Plltent leather M. 1'.1 .• '34.
slippers were pink satin and my 1--;::;--- -,---oc".CCC::-'.-"_"­green
silk dress a soft pink lace Try the Aljo Club
gown with ribbons. I went for- 938 CLlFFORI) !\vENUH
ward to meet my prince charming. A S
There in the hall stood a young, Il}'. at\1rday o r Monday
freckled-faced, g r inn i n g boy evening for
Lucille: "I'm sorry, Father I'm D(lJlcing ulldcr pcrfecl (olUlitiOilS
here."
Husband: ,:r-D~ ~ou know how <goo~(03Urn5t're~
o bring up your child?" I' ~ Moser Studio
Wife ; "Certainly, why?" ...orinters ~ .,c,IIb(~c,el"\'
Husband; "You'd better hurry, t' t' ,/ 'J
right now she is at the bottom o f l 49-5 1 Norli)LI.1a.krStrcd
he ciste rn." SIone5316 ~odJI!;5t,",r.N.y.
iNCORI'ORA'l't:D
Studio (Iud HQlll e Portraiture
27 CLINTON AVENUE NORTH
Catholic Indian Bureau
Feature Service
To "The Gleaner"
(Continued from page seven)
LouI'des is loeated in a most beau_
tiful spot. We are surrounded by
mountains in the distance, and at
close range by a heavy forest of
soft wood trees. At a little dis­tance
from OUI' huildings, the Pil_
grim River winds in and out, bor­dered
in this section with heavily
wooded banks. The hot stream,
which is a verita ble godsend for
cleanliness in our work among the
children of the frozen north, runs
close by. Thcre is a bath house
built over t he hot pool.
Buttercups and asters bloom s ide
by side. The great number and
many varieties of wild flowers that
bloom here have to show themselves
in a short space of tim~, so all
blOOm togethcr. The birds i:I early
summer al·e a source of joy to lov­ers
of nature. They come as soon
as the winter begins to break up.
The Eskimo children are great
lovers of all outdoors. Nothing
~ scapes their keen eyes and ears.
They need to see man or b~ast but
once to be able to recognize him
ever after, and that even at a di s­tnnce.-
Sister Rose, Ur suline.
None of the modcrn poets has more
completely mastered his field than
Sara Teasdale. Although she con­fined
her talents to a narrow
range, there is still an ample offer­ing
of poetic beauty. Her poems
ate gracefully, yet they do not
lack intellectual content. Each is
a portrait, a delica tely wrought
cameo created with 3trength of out·
line and charm of pattel'n. Writ·
ing with u tmost simpl icity, her un­adorned
3tam:as are of ten more
eloquent than the most complicated
coml}Qsition. Nowhere may one
find such en riched utterances_
such delicacy of gestuz"<l as in the
poetl·y of Sara Teudale. She wu
supreme in her field- a poet who
interpreted most eJ(cellen tly the
ideals of the modern writer.
Sara Teasdale is dead, but the
flame of her genius will remain
aglow, its grilliance eVer indimmed
by time.
B. M., '35.
FURLONG STUDIO
POftTftAITs OF QUALITY
27 CLINTON AV". SOUTH
O~"".'n MOT." U NI"A
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