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Bonaventure Scores
In Building Fund Game
5,000 Watc::h Contest
Gold and purple plumes, torn
stubs, the happy rea1i~ation of
\ Freshmen Present
j Original Latin Play
On Tuesday, November 28, the
assembly room was turned into a
section of ancient Rome as Freshman
Latin students marched mao
jestically about, draped in togas of
spotless white.
success and the inevitable memo The initia ted will recognize this
ories are all that remain after St. event as the original Latin play
Bonaventun!'s defeat of the Notre adapted from the story of the
Dame "B" team Thanksgiving
Day.
The dear weather with its cr isp
air which just nipped a bit at one's
toes was ideal for football. This
perfect weather condition is an undeniable
proof of the efficacy of
prayer, particularly the repeated
singing of the "Magnificat," as all
Nazareth students will testify.
Approximately 5,000 spectators
viewed this football game of mao
jor caliber, played {or the benefit
of the Nazareth College Building
Fund. It was evident from the
cheering that of that 5,000 there
was a considerable number who
were forced to watch Notre Dame,
their idol, totter and fall. They
justifiably conaoled themselves with
t his thought, however, that the boys
in green and gold who were playing
that day had not been playing
together consistently as a team
throughout the seaaon. The results
of this game, therefore, cannot
be used to den(lunce the much
publicized Rockne system. However,
even nnder more favorable
conditions for Notre Dame, there
would have been real action, for
the Brown Indiana, champions of
the Little Three, are strong, earnest
war riora.
The game, itself, was decided in
favor of St. Bonaventure during
the first and fourth quartera when
the Brown Indians carried the pigskin
over the line for two touch·
downs, I·eaulting in the final score
of twelve to nothing. At two other
times they threatened to score but
Notre Dame, strong in defensive
plays, checked every assault.
Traditional collegiate color and
verve was given by the nniformed
St. Bonaventure band, by the
Aquinas band and by t he Blessed
Sacrament and St. Monica boys'
bands.
Although no goal posts were
torn out or no jubilant "snake"
dances followed, a gay holiday
spil·it prevailcd throughout and
Horatii which was given at two
performances by two different
casts. The speeches although given
in Latin, had been previously ex·
plained by one of the students, thus
making the play comprehensible to
all.
The program began with an
"Ave .Maria," sung by the chorus
of Roman citizens. This waa fol ·
lowed by the greetings extended
by Mary Elizabeth Golding and
Rosario Maurizio of the first and
second casts, respectively. In the
same order, the prologues were
read by Florence Sullivan and An·
na McInnis. Then the taking of
the omens was done in pantomime
by Cecelia English and Edna
Bruckel as King Tullius, Ruth
Lintz and Marjorie Howland as
the augur, while they were read by
Pauline Bott and Laura Hohencr.
The story was then explained by
Frances Hosenfeld and Edna
Wadsworth.
The cast of princillal characters
for both performances is ss follows
: King TuHus. Edna Bruckel
and Cecelia English; Horatiu~,
Eleanor Carmen and Gertrude Sercu;
the Father of Horatins. Zelda
Lyons and Rosemary McNulty;
Horatia. the sister of Horatius,
Margaret Mary Morrow and Rita
Knauf. The remaining members
of the class assisted very ably as
Roman citizens by hailing and
cheering Horatius with much gus·
to. Accordion accompaniments and
solos were given by L(lu ise Schram·
e1. The audience applauded heart·
ily and declared both plays great
successes. Since this was the first
attempt of its kind and since it
was received with sl1ch enthusiasm,
the writer feels sure that the aa·
sembly will continue to be turned
into a Roman Forum from time to
time with astonishing results.
V. S., '37.
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Col1ege To Dance
At Columbus Club
On December 27
continued through the evening The annual Christmas Dance of
when 400 couples gathered for the the Colle.'!C will be held at the Co·
Thanksgivin~. Day Dance at the Ilumbus Civic Center on December
Columbus C'v'c Center. 27, the Wednesday of Christmas
Approximately $3,000 is the net week.
resnlt of the benefit game and the The students and alumnae and
dance. The College wishes to thank .their friends will dance to the muall
who have in any way contrib- sic of the popular Cliff Benzing.
uted to the aplendid snccess of this This orchestra, \vhich played at
first undertaking of the Building I Silver Lake during the paat sumFund.
mer, has had great success in
Club Hears Review I
, Of Popular Novel
"Anthony Adverse is the most
talked of book in the United
Siates. In New York, the current
qnestion is, 'On what page are
you?'" Thus Miss Mary Mac·
Carthy began her review of "An·
thony Adverae," by Hel·vey Allen.
st the Literary Club meeting on
the evening of December 6.
Miss MacCarthy first gave us a
brief account of Mr. Allen's life.
He is descended from a long line
of Harvard men, but he was independent
enough to break away
from that family tradition. Our.
ing hia boyhood, his thirst for the
Greek poetry in his grandfathcr's
library was almost insatiable. It
is evident, even in the first two
pages of "Anthony Adverse," that
its author is a student of Greek
literature. After a varied educational
career, Mr. Allcn decided
to devote his life to literature.
He is an admirer and an imitator
of Dr. Johnson lind is distinctly
Johnsonian in his choice of words.
He belongs to the spirit of John·
son's period and should ha\·e
lived in eighteenth century England.
For several years he had
wanted to write a novel depicting
the development of a ao ul, and
"Anthony Adverse" is the result
of that desire.
Miss MacCarthy characterizes
the novel as "the strangest book
ever penned." According to her,
some parts of it are realty remarkable
while other parts are entirely
unworthy. On severa! occasions,
.Mr. Allen attacks the Church unnecesSllrily
and ignorantly, yet he
creates two magnificent priests,
Father Xavier and Brother Fran.
cois.
We thank Miss MacCarthy for
one of the most interesting of
Literary Club meetingg. Her
splendid summary of this 1224·
page novel not only held our attention
constantly but it left us
amazed at her remarkable memo
ory.
Rochester, notably at the Hallowe'en
dance of the Oak HillCounh·y
Club. Those of us who have heard
it are eagerly looking forward to
the Christmas Dance. The Dance
will be formal again this year.
The following studenta are in
charge of the various committees :
Ballroom, Margarct Grimes ; or·
chestra, Betsy J ones; decorations,
Eileen Hartigan; invitations, Dor·
othy Lucas.
The tickets will be $2.00, plua
tax. They may be purchased from
any of the following :
Ticket Committee: Dorothy
Lucas, Zelda Lyons, Eileen Harti.
gan, Margaret Ellen Bennett,
Eleanor Andrews, Marian Smith,
Mary Lawrence, Margaret Mary
Morrow, Helen Obef'$t, Frances
HQ!\.enfeld.
Audrey Wright
Audl-ey Wright shows her true
Christian spirit and her suffering
in these notes from her diary:
"I who can conceive no rain·
bow- what can r give God and
what can I give my neighbor to
make him happy?
" I would not seem ungrateful
nor w(luld I care to keep all my
happiness to myselI. So I shall
strive to forget the ugliness (If
life, to see only the beauty of
rosebuds and dark green leaves.
.My thoughts shall he prismatic
clearness, like the fleeting form
of the rainbow; my eyes shall reo
Ilect only heauty and happiness.
"Then when my neighbor gazes
into my eyes, he, too, will find
peace. And when God hears my
feeble prayers-perhaps He, too,
will be pleased."
Reflection-by Audrey Wright.
This story comes to us from a
teacher deeply interested in th~
problems of negro education:
Andrey Wright wanted a di.
ploma from a regular American
college, a white girl's college. She
was lame, as a result of infantile
paralysis-but thst was not her
difficulty. She was not dark of
skin, could pass indeed for white.
She left Oberlin, a negro college,
and see ured entrance in a wel!.
known northern college for
women. Yet when" it came time
for her gradUation from the co!lege
of her dreams, it was fonnd
that she lacked II credit. When
she applied for entrance in an·
other, she was refused. While she
was attending Chicago University
her final choice, she was stricken
with spina) meningitis and died.
The following is a poem written
by an Oberlin classmate, Peggy
Peck Secrist:
" IN MEMORIAM"
••
AUDREY WRIGHT
Your fOlm was b,.()wn, ons limb
was like a wing
Which some p(!or bird drags
painfully behind.
Your smile was white, and flashed
to hide the sting
Of body pain and race insult un·
kind.
Y our eyes held humble dignity tkat
swept
The glances fldl of pity from my
eyes.
! liked you,. poignant hllmor tkat
1IO'~ kcpt
From quite l<1lbiaecd observa.
twns wise.
You fed YOI"· mind, your body to
fOl·get.
A nd sought with z60l for "sweetness
and fOI" Ught."
Though limping was your gait, I
neVer ·met
Y ou when YOl1r mind was in that
piteous plight.
Y 6S. y()U my classmate bravely
to"fud to be,
A faithful f,.fund t() all--and
were-to me.
By Peggy Peek Sterid.
T HE GLEANER Page Three
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MISSION NOTES Paga_ns_A_re Asked
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Another lively and entertaining
meeting of the Fremin MillSion
Unit was held in Assembly on
Thuuday, November 29.
The mission 3OngB, which seem
to bee<lme mOril popular at every
meeting,were lIung. Frances Owens
explained the rea30n for the name
"Fremin Missien Unit."
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The Junior clau thank' t he studentl!
of the college for their IIUPport
in the recent fudge ule. The
proceed~ have been sent to Anna
F ischetle, '32.
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A check and an application for
membership have been sent to
Mon!ignor Thill of Cincinnati.
Every student of Nazareth College
ia now a member of the
S. M. C. Let'll prove that we are
worthy member. ! Show your mil_
sion IIpirit! .-. The varioull classes of the College
are bringing contributions to
school which will make Christmas
a happier day in the Negro and
Indian Mission. F-iel.dll . A chlM:k has been unt to Father
Hilbert and Clementine Koch.
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Football Dance Held
At Columbus Club
After the Thank~giving day
game, our interest turned to the
dance that evening. Soon after
ten, enthusiaslic couplu began to
come into t he Auditorium of the
Columbus Civic Centre. Sax
Smith and his Cavalien were in
place and al1 was in readiness to
honor the boy~ from Notre Dame
Bnd St. Bonaventure. We do not
know how honored they felt but
we do know that everyone who
attended the dance had a good
fme . This time "ev(>ryone" really
means what it.ll8Y$- For every.
one was there-students, alumnae.
friends of the coi!ege greeted e.ch
other heartily and the holiday
spirit prevailed.
The dance was the largest that
we ever attempted and we were
not disappointed in its lucces&-financi
al or social. Friend called
to fr iend as t hey danced, only to
be lo!t in the crowd at the next
moment. We were glad that 10
many of the boys were able to
stay for the dance----and how dif.
ferent they looked from the
muddy football heroe. of the
afternoon!
We wish to congratulate Mi"
Helen Howland, dance chairman,
on the tone of the dance and itl;
5UCCe".
H. M. C., '35.
Writing from Hong Kong,
China, a Maryknoll Sister glvell us
glimpses of the joys a nd aorrowa
that accompany the mluioner's
quest for 90uls;
"Life is just what we make it;
and here in China this iJI equally
true. For the ))list two yeau I
have had charge of the mcals,
studied Chinese, and prayed. I like
the Chinese people, snd al30 their
language-thanks to t he Holy
Ghost for thatl QUI' Convent
schedule ls the ~ame as at the
Home Knoll; though there we had
a few minutes occaqionally to walk
from house to house, but here time
starts where it endll!
" In our big city of Hong Kong,
it is either hot or cold; hot because
we are in a tropical zone, and cold
because thc homcs are not healed.
Walking is good for one on cold
days, but Sisten are not free to
walk when they please. However,
God takes ca re of the Siste,.; they
suffer some, and forget it again.
More Sisters are wanted on all the
MillSions. When I look at th(l$t
that come into Hong Kong from
the Interior, all I can think of is
martyrs. They look beautiful to m,.
"We two Sislen and our charges,
the Nntive Aspirants from Hakka_
land, are at present living on the
third Hoor of Holy Spirit School;
but we ~pectlO leave Hong Kong
for Siaolok next month. I am glad
that we shall soon have two more
Maryknoll Sislers to strengthen
this work. Our Candidales are
going to get theIr pustulant dresses
before we leave for the Inter ior.
At prescnt they are wearing the
black Chinese blouses and pantl!
(fOUl).
" Holy S]lil'it School is situated
on a big hill fadng the harbor,
where we can see the sleamen
coming in. The betler clus of
Chinese girls nttends school, and
lovely girls they are. The I'egular
native garb is worn by all-white
blouses and fous; though in some
schools in the city the Chinese girls
wear uniforms of hlouses and
skirts. like the Europeanll.
"J ust now a pagan funeral is
pa8$ing the convent. It is the saddest
thing to heal' them banging
pot lids, and to l ee t he mourners
.. ,.jth sacks over them. Every·
t hing looks 110 filthy! The men
carrying the corpse are without
shirts. and their scant apparel is
dirty. TJ>.e covering over the corpse
is dirty too. As aomeone has truly
said, 'One can always tell a pagan
by the dirty apl)(!arance of hi, body
and clothes.' God really took the
light away from the pagana ; and
t he devil has a strong hold on
them.
"We had a pagan girl coming to
Holy Spirit School, who wif!hed to
be baptired; but her parenti! would
not consent. Then the girl took
sick ; and when her father who
Juniors Sponsor I
"Li_tt_le_ Women" ,-._S" S_,_C_" NE_W_S.....-li
When we announced how glad __ •••
we were to be sponsors of "Little
Women," even we did not realize
what a pleasure it would be. Newspaper!!
have given it their highest
aPP"oval by calling it excellent.
We shall add ours and call it suo
perb-the !>est.-loved picture of the
year. The vast crowds that thronged
t he theatre la$t week and who
waited hours for scatl! certainly
were proof enough to producer.
that we do want good movie.. It
would be a grand achicvement if
that picture were the first of a new
era in the moving picture field.
May it have every IUeee81-
It won't be necelsary to go inw
g"eat detail a bout the picture for
who hu not seen it? But we can't
let it go by without great applause
fo r the actors, each of whom made
those well.known {riends of ours
live again as they did when first
we Il1(!t them. Katherine Hepburn
as "Jo" was perfect, that seemingly
ca refree, tomboyish "Jo" who
really is the backbone of her fam_
fly. J oan Bennett as "Amy" was
the "Fastidious" Miu who lived to
use grown-up words---or at least
what sounded like t hem. How we
lovrd her as she whispered to ralt·.
Lawrence, when he uked Beth and
her to go into the ball-room, that
Beth (Jean Parker) had an "infirmity"-
ahe was shy! We cried
all over again during Beth's first
;l1neu and at her dcath it seemed
as if we just couldn't let her leavc
the group. Here again Jo comes
to rescue us as she console. her
mother with the thought that Beth
is well at last. Meg is herself
again- the eldest of her father's
little women. Mr. Lawrence, Mr.
Brooke, and the Profe8llOr who
couldn't have been better portrayed
are all there. The setUngll are
really lovely-the COlItumes exact.ly
as Louiu. May Alcott must have
wantrd them to be.
As for our own IIpeeial interest
in it which is we know that of all
student. of Nazareth College as
well, we want you to know that
we appreciate you r generous response
to ou,' "equest for . upport
In t he undertaking. We hope that
it waa a financial .u~u for we
really derived much pleuure in
llponsoring "Little Women".
H. M. C., '35 .
really love. her, asked what was
the matter, she told him that since
he wouldn't give his consent to her
becoming a Catholic. ahe would
rather die. The girl has been ill
six months now. The father------(lf
course he aays the doctor-will not
allow the Sisters, or anybody that
would apeak about God, see her.
Father says 'This i~ the devil's
work'; nnd I believe it. The girl's
l ister goes to Mau secretly every
Sunday.
"So you see that only prayers
will bring the pagans to God." Maryknoll
Mission Letler.
The Central Council of the S0.dality
wishes each loyal Sodalist
a ve ry Merry Christmas!
Mary, the beautif ul Mother of
the Infant Christ, is our Mother
too. On Christmas morning when
you are filled with I)(!aee and joy
and sUrl'ounded with mirth and
gaiety. just breathe a tiny prayer
to Mary that her Son may ahower
His heavenly gifts upon us.
Sodalists, have you !leen the
Christmas pamphlet, "The Christmas
Child," by Father Lord-a
beautiful explanation of the ageold
IItory? The lle rfeet greeting
or .mall gift!
The Sodality ask. that all Sodnlish
say a fCl'vent prayer for
the repose of the aoul of Father
Lord's mother who died during
November.
When we begin making New
Year's reaolutions, let'. all reaolve
that we . hall, fint of all, be true
children of our Blessed Ladyl
"Let your light shine before
men. A dty seated on a mountain
cannot 6e hid," was the lext chosen
by Fat her Francia Kleehammer in
his simple but beautiful talk to the
Sodalists of the College, but especially
to those twelve member. of
the Freshman Class who were received
into the Sodality of Our
L.ady, Thursday, December 7, the
eve of the feast of tne i mmaculale
Conception.
From those few who listened to
Chrillt on the mount, the Church
has grown until it now numbers
millions all over the earth and the
Catholic religion is truly before the
world, Father Kleehammer pointed
out. The Catholic college gi rl, he
added, has an especially great res
ponsibility. being, above all othe1'
8, so well grounded in Catholic
truth. But the Sodalist, the priest
aaid, au umes an additional re_
sponsibility in that she allies her!
clf with those saint and martyr
Sodali3t1! who have always Haunted
before the eyes of non-believers the
banners of purity, humility and
se lf-sacrifice.
(Continued on llage seven)
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A college ne~pa pe r i. the organ of t he college.
It il the voice. not merely of the editor and of
the staff. but of t he college as a whole . It should
be a very r eal part of aehool li fe and a strong
echo of ~hool activities. A school paper that does
not do this ia simply and bluntly a failure.
The Gleane,. was established with this purpose in
mind. And has it accomplished it? Is there •
sincere intereat in the GleaMr on the part of the
student body! It is published for you as students
of Nuareth College. Do you want it? Exactly
what does it mean to you! Little or absolutely
nothing! , Do you consider it a vital part of
Nazareth College or do you consider it merely a
monthly ta!k of the staff? Would you sub.cribe
to it if the subscription price were not ine1uded in
your undergraduate fee?
What do you think about it? The GleaMr wants
your suggestions. How would you like to see it
improved? It should be an expression of your
opiniom, your ideas. Is it? And if not. why not?
We wllnt to mllke it that We want a brilliant
and glorious future for Nazareth. Must not the
college paper come up to the college? If it doe~
not, it is not a true inst rument of the school. The
college will be judged, If not wholly. at least in
part--and in a great part-by its paper. Indiffer_
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Chri. tma., 1933
When the l un il at its lowest point in the
heavens, when the face of the earth i. turned away
from the light. when silence makes the alightest
lound audible, Almighty God gives again His first
great gif t to humanity-what humanity most
needed then and always needs-a Child. The
church opens her doors when night is at the apex
of its a, cendancy and announces the birth of The
Light of the world. "Let the heavens rejoice. and
let the earth be glad before the face of the Lord:
because he cometh."
Many. howevcr. who follow t he Divine precedent
of giving a gift IIJ a token of "emembrance, forget
THE GLEANER
that Mary's Child wal more than a gift-He i~ a
pledge to the world of God's a ssi~tance in al1 its
tr ouble!!. We. who cannot help our country with
plans for recovery or schemes for rehabilitation
should see that the Christ Child Is not forgotten.
Impressed though we may be by the splendid
leadership of our executives and the astuteneu of
their advisors, on Christmas Day the poet's word I
must ring in our ean.
"But tI., Ki1lg of HefH" " Who mad, Illenl al/,
1. fair and g,,,t/, and 11S"1I _all;
HIJ liu in tlls .traWl bll 0 .. OZIJJI' • • tal/.-"
"We Hereby RelOlve--"
We are approaching the end of another year.
Every New YCllr'. Day is the beginning of a new
and different part of our live!!. What will we make
of 1934? Will it be a year that we can look back
upon as one of our happicst or. at least, as one
which we strove to make beautiful and memorable?
Or is the new year to be entered blindly and with
no aspirations, no de3ires (or a ful!er and lovelier
life?
New Year's resolutions aTe everywhere a standing
joke. They a,'e made earnestly enough, perhaps,
but what else is there that is so qu:ckly forgotten?
We re!lOlve not to eat candy, we resolve
to do with fewer linger waves every month, we
resolve to do our week·end I tudying on Fridayand
then we forget! These are little thingl, al1
of them. Would it not be better if we made but
one great re!lOlution instead of dozens of small
ones! Let u. say that we will seek the be3t in
the New Year, let us try to find that which is true
snd make it a real part of our lives. We rna)'
lay down no set rules, we must be free! But let
our freedom be of a kind that wantll what is good
and rejects all else . Let us have the new year
as we would wish it !IO that when 1934 is old and
ready to leave us we may say, "It has been the
best and dearest year of my life-and I have made
it so!"
The Glea",r wiahes the happieat of Christmases
and the brightest of New Ycars to the faculty,
student:!, alumnae and friends of Nuareth College.
Aide. To Santa
A misty smile, and a silent prayer. t he tokens
of heartfelt gratitude, will porhap). on Christmn
Day supplant the discouraged and al11103t despair_
ing expren ion on the wan faces of tho.e who could
foresee only a day of sadness, cold lind somber,
with none of the festive spirit or joyous peace
which should mark the great feast. Nor wiJJ this
be a transfiguration without reason. For the ageold
theme o( the Christmas season. "peace on
earth, good wm to men," wil! be evidenced this
year in a material way, as the student, of each
class help to bring joy and happineu to poor
families. In co-operation with the Catholic Charities,
the girls are preparing Christmal basketll that
contain a substantial dinner, and even !lOme deJicacies
which serve to make a meal a real celebration.
These baskets of food, with toy. for tiny children,
who may have rea!lOn to express early doubts
in the existence of the benefactor known III Santa
Claus, will be distributed to those families whose
worldly goods are meager. Such an activity on the
part of the students i. truly commendable.
The College thanks the bands which .0 kindly
offered their services on Thanksgiving Day. They
gave a t rue aid of gaiety to the football game.
This year's first inue of Veritll Fair. the college
quarterly, came out on Wednesday. November 29.
The Gleaner wishes to congratulate the staff of
Verity Fair on its splendid work and to wish the
quarterly all succeu during the coming year.
Who's Who in This
Month's 'Gleaner'
Eileen Burns is a graduate of
Auburn High School. Her very
fine poetry has made her a fre.
quent contributor to both the
Quarterly and the GltGII.tr. Small
wonder that she aspire] to creath'e
writing as a career! Eileen il
president of the Sophomore Clan
and a member of the Debate,
Literary, Study, French, dramatic,
and Glee Clubs. And in addition
to that, she teaches dramatiCI at
the Charles House . You aren't
interested in extra-curricular aCtivities
by any chance. are you,
Eileen? >-.
Betty Frank come3 from Nazareth
Academy. She wishes to be
II journalist-"just IInother cub,
but with hopes of not becoming
too big a black bear." Betty likes
swimming. diving, tobogganing.
writing and her dog, Bunny. She
is secretary of the literary Club
and a member of the debate and
GI~ Clubs and of the Press
Bureau. <- .
Hilda Connor graduated (rom
the Academy of the Sacred Heart.
Her ambitions are to be a social
worker, to eat endless tuna I\sh
undwiches and to liye in Spencerport.
Good luck, Hilda, we know
you've got what it takes! Hilda
i5 president of the Junior Class,
secretary of the Study Club and
a member of the Literary and
Italian Clubs. --- Jean Reynolds, Winchell of the
Boarder Legion, is from Auburn,
She Wan" to be a social worker
and is already beginning by tellch.
ing dramatics at the Charle'
House. She should be good at the
drama-we remember her as the
only freshmlln in the cast of
"Holiday." Jean is a junior now
and a member of the Literary and
Dramatle Clubs.
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Ruth McNamara b another
Junior and a graduate of Nazareth
Academy. Her e!\$llyl and poems
have appeared often in the
Gleaner. She hopei to be a for.
e:gn correspondent _ that'. a
pretty big ambition for our little
Ruth but she can do it. Go to it,
Ruth, and all the success in the
world! Ruth is a member of the
Literary Club.
Lucia Vetter is one of the most
versatile of the Juniors. Not only
docs she draw unusually well but
she has an ambition to be a doc.
tor. She is one of those rare and
always interesting people who are
both IIrtist:c and scientific. And
we haven't yet told you all about
Lucin-----!;he plnys the violin too.
In fact, she has everything_ and
more power to her! She is a ",em,
ber of the Glee and Science Clubs,
[""'~"""
LITERARY CLUB
The Alice Meynell Literary Club
of Naureth College met at a .upPH
meeting on Wednesday, Deeember
6.
The business meeting was very
ahort and the members of the dub
adjourned to t he Social Room,
where Mias Mary MacCarthy gave
a very interesting review of Hervey
Allen's popular novel, "Anthony
Adverse."
The next Literary Club meeting
will be on Wednesday, J anuary 3.
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STUDY CLUB
The Study Club meeting was
scheduled for December 6 but, due
to Mis. MacCarthy'. leeture on
the same dllte, it was not held.
The next meeting will be on
Wcdnu day, January 3.
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FRENCH CLUB
A aeenc from "Patelin" was
g;ven at the French Club Tea,
Monday, December II. The actors
were the Misses Ruth Ehmann,
Mary Rito O'Connell, Mary lind
Eileen O'Reilly. Tea was served
by a committee of sophomore.
with Eileen O'Reilly as chairman.
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DEBATE CLUB
At the meeting of the Debate
Club, Monday, Deeember 11, MiSli
Margaret Blumrick and Mi!\!l
Frances Owens upheld the affirmative
of the subject, "Re30Ived,
that the will is free," against the
(oaeh, Mr. Robert Dwyer.
During the past month MilS
O'Neill, the moderator, acceptcd
fo r the Club the challenge of
Seton Hill to meet them on February
5. A letter WI\5 received
from Niagara Univeuity suggel ling
topin for a debate on March
17 or 18. The membcu voted to
meet the Niagara Debating Team
and chose the negative of the .ob·
Ject, "Resolved, that the methods
of the N. R. A. should be made a
permanent policy of the govern_
ment."
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MI SS ION STUDY CLUB
The MiSliion Study Club which
has been giving its attention to
tbe Jesuit Relations since September,
will, after J anuary, adopt the
Student Mission Crusade'a new
General Study Syl!abus which
makes Round Table study of any
mission lIeld PG!I!Ii ble. Maguinn
wi\! be used as texts. The Syllabus,
issucd by the Crusade Castle,
Cincinnati, Ohio, auppliC$ t hree
complete study courses with
special questions. Buggestions tor
meeting features and public
achievement. A complete biblio·
graphy is also provided.
I
T H E G LE A N E R
SCIENCE CLUB
The Albertus Magnus Science
Club held a business meeting on
Thursday, D(:(:ember 11. Miss
Bernice Ginnity wss in chsrge of
the I Upper and Miss Betty WeI"
man had charge of the entertain_
ment. The members on her committee
were Miu Mary Elizabeth
Norton, gave a descriptpion of thc
Hall of Science at the World's
Fair; l'tIi!l!l Anne Daly, who presented
a skekh of t he life of
Robert Koch, a noted bact.erologist
particularly interested in the cause
of tuberculosia; and Mi!l!l Rita
Barry .howed some of the applicat:
on, of chemistry that are made
to cr:m:nology.
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ITALIAN CLUB
o Corcolo Italiano of Nazareth
College met at its regular monthly
meeting last Wednesday. Plans
for future meetings were dis_
cU!l!led. Mi!13 Rose Pizzaferrato
presided.
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MATH CLUB
The Math Seminar held ita regu_
lar meeting on Thursday, December
14. Three papers were prel
ented: "Partial Fractiona," by
Miss Mary Carroll; "Three
Methods of Trisecting an Angle,"
by Min Lucile Kunz; and "Egyptian
Mathematic.," by Mia Abbie
Mosey. Between the speeches,
the members enjoyed Bolving
mathematical puzzles. Other
members volunteered to apeak at
the naxt meeting of the Seminar.
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"Sldll' U1IUC,,,tllm matura 101lllS
equwm., :n,
Peccct ad eztremum rid,ndllS ,t
ilia ducat." -
IVI,," age hat come, 110 longer let
me aing
Cf YOllth and lOll', R,mmlbro:nc,
mall bring
Some con.olation 1(Ih,n the /iy, is ',w Bil l ",,,,er can Lh<lil killdle, MlICW
glow.
Then let me weep Mt fOI' II 'pring
Lhat'. fled
A nd ld me .igh not for CI youth
tlult', dead,
Bld . till mil lilting It/ric and my
mirth-
Pega,uI, Loo, IIW.t one day com'
to earth.
E. B., '36.
Nolan's Drug Store
Thomas r. 1. :\Tolan, Prop.
817 D.:w.:v AvlUw~:
Wanted: Romance
As Penny ~at in the tiny room,
proverbially box-like except in ita
neatness, she longed intensely for
the old gang. If three months before
anyone had told her that she
would be in Spa pin on that day,
bemoaning her lot, she would have
given her an incredulous glance
out of thOle now tearful brown
eyes, and added her low short
gurgle. Probably she would have
replied in the phrase of the
moment for it was her special
pride that she wu ever the first
to learn of a new word 01' phrasc,
and the first to drop it when it
threatened to become trite. But
here she wu in Madrid, of all
places, that city which had become
a by-word for all her desire"
and what was she thinking of!
She tried to tell herself how mar.
velous it wu that she, Penelope
Lang, of Portbille, Maine, was
actually in that romance-drenched
country, but , he only began won.
dering all over again what Pat,
her pal and companion at home,
wa. doing, whom Tommie Forham
would take to t he coming Easter
Formal at the Local Country Club,
whether Mom was planning to
meet her in New York on her reo
turn.
At first she had sought fmntically
for the glamour thllt she felt
must be there, but it just "wa$n't."
The streets did not wear
that aura of mystery that she had
been so positive they would have,
there were few beauties in the
city and thOle who might pO!l!libly
claim the distinction in the Spanish
type were revolting to Penny
whenever she Raw thcir dark skin
covered with a thick dead white
powder that entirely disfigured
them. As for the general crowd,
they either followed the Spanish
custom of dressing in a diamal attempt
at regaining some of their
ancient glory, or tried to Amerieanize
their clothes, which generally
resul ted in an incongrous
effect, fatal to lin American girl
hungering lor the sight of a real
honesl-to-Jokomaca (the raging
phrase at the time of her departure)
American man.
With a softly-uttered " darn-itall,"
Penny sprang up and ran to
the closet, dragging down the
small black hat with its litUe
audicioUB red feather, and the
jacket of her black suit, Bubtle in
its simplicity. This was the en_
semble that she had bought to stir
the hearts of at least four or five
of the Dons ahe had been so positive
she should meet,-oh, prop·
erly of COUl'lle, but neverthele!l3,
meet. If the ·most glamorous msn
in all Spain offered to take her to
the -most exciting place in all
Mildrid, she would give it up for
five minutes with good 01' Tom.
mie, or, for that matter, any
American.
She clattered down the Bteps in
the manner in which made Mrs.
(Continued on page 8)
Page Five
Pietro's Gift
" n un ulong, children. Qnd
dream about those strange Ameri.
can sweets yo u're going to receive
tomorrow. Don't forget w me
prayers to the little Christ King."
Although he smiled, there was
a note of worry in Father O'Oona·
van's voice. Slowly he t urned and
w(lnl back to the strange hut
which served as his home, school
and church.
[t was a lovely day, the kind
seldom experienced in the Philippines.
The sky WIIS a hazy blue';
the colo)' of OUI' Llldy's gown"
Father had deaeribed it to the children.
Despite the exquisite, lingering
beauty of the day the priest'.
frown deepened. Tomorrow was
Christmas ! How could he have
been careleu enough to forget to
tell the people sending the little
red Christmas stockings that his
class had doubled this year?
Doubtfully he looked at the amaH
keg beside his desk. If only
people had been as generous as
formerly there would be one
bright tarlatan s tocking, bulging
with candies for each tiny brown
child. Silently he offered up a
prayer that there would be.
Christmas came and Father
O'Donavnn found, much to hi. )'elief,
that there wa. just one . tocking
for each child. Thankfully
he wakhed them a. they sat,
happily chattering together about
th(l ir queer candy. Suddenly his
glance wandered to the door.
Startled, he gasped. Had he forgotten
one poor little mite after
all? Surely that was hi. cheery
little Pietro standing there, his
eyes sparkling but watching the
others rather longingly.
With two strides Father was at
hi •• ide.
"Pietro, did I give you II stocking
too ?" he asked anxiously.
Pietro nodded, hi. big, black
eyes danced. The priest's wonder
increased. He couldn't have eaten
all that candy in 80 short a time.
"Where is it! I gave your baby
l ister a piece. You didn't give
}'ours to her, did you!"
The black curia flew as Pietro
vigorously ahook his head. The
prie:;t became more bewildered
and a bit impatient. Why didn't
the boy explain!
"Where is that candy ?" he
asked in a stern voice.
Pietro smiled and, taking
Father'. hand, led him toward the
chapel.
Here Father O'Donavan had
constructed a rude crib for the
Infant Saviour. lIere he had told
the children of the little King,
born in a cave, with nothing to
play with, nothing of anything.
And here, in the Infant's hand,
was the bright red tarlaton stock.
ing, Pietro's Christmas candy.
"You see, Father," he explained
hesitatingly, "you forget littul
Bebe Jesu, ao I gllve Him mine."
E. C., '37.
PalIil Six THE GLt:ANER
1D
mar Santa Claus :
All the little girls have been very
good-they're never late for praye1"
8, the pictures at the bottom of
the oatmeal dishes are always in
view at the end of breakfast 'n
everything 'n s~i ng how good we
arc, Santa, could you please
hanger your tri_motor around these
pam early this year? Low pe0-
ple suddenly decided to go home
for Christmas, and so we're writing
you one big letter 'n then you
won't have quite so much mail to
open.
Miss Corcoran needs an ArmlStrong
heater to dispel the frigid
air.
Beth Lyona--a castle in Spain
lor her goldlish. That's the right
place for them.
Eileen Burns-A copy at t he
"Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" or a
year's sub!cription to the Cornell
lVidoirI.
Abby Mosey- A Prince Charming
to get the sleeping beauty up
for prayers.
Florence Flynn_A nice new
train of thought to go with the
coach.
OK E5
"What a re the
dominated Eng·
invasion of the
Rita lI1alamphy: "The Derby
and the Grand National "
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Sister Dorothy Agnes: " How
many bones have you in your
body, Eleanor!"
Eleanor Cunningham: "About
900. I think."
Sister: " Tbat'. more than
have. How do you account for
it?"
Eleanor:
lunch.
had herring for
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Agnes : "Here comes the parade
and Mother will miss it. Where is
"She's upstaiNJ waving
Agnes; "Good heavens ! Can't
we afl'ord a flag?"
ofo - + - +
Mr. Mourant: "What do you
","",,,,. ., .,t..h ,is sentence--' Benedict
a janitor' ?"
"~;;,,,;;.~; 'Mary: '·My hiBtory
his exile, he spent
his life in abase_
ment."
Marjorie FrOllt--A bottle of Aromatic
Spirih of Ammonia to keep
her on her feet in chape\. Patient: " The size of your bill
Helen Menihan and Eleanor makes my blood boil."
~unningham_A "small" gymna_ Doctor: "Th,t will b. tweMt,
SlUm SO they can have their work_ dollars more for sterlllzing yo" ur
outs in private and thus spare the I".t •• ,.,,,
picture, on all nearby wall8. + - ofo - ofo
Cecilia English- A trip to the
Sorbonne after leaving IIChoo\.
Margaret Conroy-A ", mooth"
away to IIilt to Syracuse and a
"smoothie" after she geta there.
Mary Catherine Mcguire _ A
bank of phruelS to au iat her in
describing the Lehigh's glories.
Dorothy Rankin - More interviews
with film stars minus the
assisting camera men.
Mar&,arct Blumrick _ A wmcat
or a patent adjuster by which a ll
her tentative dance engagements
fall in line instead of in one spot.
(She's been a good girl, Santa.)
Rita Snyder _ An advanced
cou rse in Biology 80 she can keep
up with a certain University man.
.Jean Reynolds-Self-making bed
to eliminate a «min faculty memo
ber's critielam.
Vir~inia Nugent--A fraternity
pin.
Florence Sullivan_A hamper
in which to bring back her master 's
roUlS. Don't let it hamper you,
Flo.
F. Smith: " I hate being advertising
Illanager for the Gltamn-.
I'm 80 un weleome when I try to
get ads."
K. Whitlield: "I don't feel that
way-they alwaYB tell me to corne
again."
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We hear the Juniors talked
about Prom at t heir !Upper Illeeting.
They don't think it's too
early to talk about it. It's time
we started to think about it. Let's go,
bank on the el(ce1!ency of the Ventilation
System in Sibley's Basement.
Anne Marie Reddy- A part in
the Glee Club singing baas.
Josephine Boyer - An alarm
clock, or any other kind of bell,
guaranteed to aroU$e al much ac·
tivity at 6:30 A. M. as at 6:30
P. M.
Mary Agnes Doyle-A bottle of
formaldehyde to preserve her sunny
diaposition.
'N just for a linish. Santa,
HAL"
1~:#::':~~.lN!;Boutlel:e tinT hTi se ni s
Soc::iety of
Onlv half of 1N6 i. hi,lt
A11d there the tl"Oullle liM.
/0'0'· wh~n. I would £06 ,inging
TheN! are tear. luithi"ll mv
SiNJ;e half of ",. i. I';sh
I love Ihe rock-bou"IId sea,
B ut wAil. I ki .. the fIIIltv sprav
It 86nds a chill through Ine.
Th, half of me tltat's 11;,11.
Love. the wi"lltry wind at night,
U"IIlil I think of fillt.r-boa~
A"IId harbor out of right.
The half of me lhat', II-iek
B'·6athe. Ike love within a ,·ose
But ,·,membe,·s 111ilh it. fragrance
Til., pain thllt VIlrting know •.
Th, half of mIl that's Irish
Would ronm tits 1/Iorld around,
And n"ver know IIts hllppinus
Tkat ke)"e at koms 18 found.
Qnlv ltalf of me is hi.h
And 011111 ltalf i, gllV;
I build "'II ca.tIes in th, 'and.-Ths
tid. fukM Iii"", llwaV.
o hllif of me that', lI;eh,
Keep your 'pell"))OIl m6 .till;
Let me only wake from dreaming
Wh..!1I. Dell/h becko>18 from. the
hilh.
GEJl11I.UDf. J ANE GoDD,
Washington, D. C.
Dei AL
UE
The Hobart-Rochester game WlI.b
well represented by Nazarcth foot-ball
enthusiaslll. Among
pre$(!nt were the Mil$(!' Helen
erst, Margaret Meisenzahl, Dolores
Edell, Ilnd Mildred Durnherr.
0 0 you know ,
Cab Calloway is originally from
your fair elty! He is a graduate
of East High and worked at
Speedy's. He i, now one of the
best orchestra leaden and earns
something like $10,000 a week.
He has an insurance policy which
state3 that he will receive $2,000
weekly for the rest of his life as I soon as he IItoP3 directi n~ his
band.
When four members of the liut
year Italian cia" attended a play
at Benjamin Franklin High School
recently, they were given seats by
II Professore OJ Francesco him!lt!U
-right in the front row!
Lucille Odenbach is scheduled
to come down with the mUmpl
Christmas Day. IIn't that a nice
Christmas present! Here'. hoping
ahe's immune!
Ask B. Ginnity what she thinks
of placelS "dosed after Labor
Day."
If lIuch a thing , hould be desirable
to our teaeheu, all they
would have to do would be to r,ng
the bell at Sibley's and they could
conduct da~5es there during the
holidays. Nazareth College works
there, you know.
A certain young lady we know
seems to be trying to work her
way througb college. Every time
we see her, she is asking, " Would
you like to buy s duck!"
While she was working· in
Sibley's, one of our g;rls wu approached
by a customer who
later said she would like to help
her. "I have $75,000," she said,
"and I would be wi1Iing to spend
at least $12,000 on you. I have
been to see Sister Marcella and
she , uggested my taking care of
I; i:f:;~:~;~~;;~:,~~i~~~~~:tl T.ohmise wgeirnl.t onC ofuolrd na 'th Ia lhf ehlpo uyro aun?d"
giving Eve. finally, after they had exchanged
Miss
Miss Jean Reynolda spent a addresses, the lady went her way.
~nt weekend u the guest of Our young friend looked her nsme
Mary Thaney. up in the city directory. After
Miu Mary Loui$e the hUllband'. name was the word,
guest for "motorman," very sim ply- yet
I i,;,;,';,;Miss Mary very definitely. Just another ilJu.
I; sian shattered
What happened when one of the
Notre Dame roolera (male), with ;;,;;;,';.1 a blanket, sat next to one of our
petite Bonaventure rooterswhose
feet just couldn 't be tbawed
';;'!~~':;:~'~':~~'~;':fTf~::;~;;lout ! How is your math-2;1::!!
Official Jewelen
Nna .... lh Coll ••• Jewelry
D .. .. ce F .... o .. and PrO.raml
Helen Baker--A pair of rubber
tired roller skates to get her to
d ass on time.
could you manage a liat of ,u g~s- I"''''''. "'C';'; ....
tion$ on ways and mean. of get.ting
the most out of a recreation
The Metal Arts Co.,
Incorporated
Phone, Stone 2176
Anne Portka-An iIluatrated plan! A. Non. Charles Jack, Rep.
THE GLEANErt
The Essay Corner
THE GHOST OF A STORY
It was quite late. An eerie
silence enveloped the house. The
ceaseless patter of rain outside
heightened the atmo$phere of ~ u s·
penH. A curtain rattled as the
draught gave it a wicked tug. The
room was lit by a single lamp
which tried, but vainly, to diffuse
light in a human head; to bring
at least a Caint illumination to
that expanse, now blank, of que&tionable
worth which anatomists
delight in calling the brain.
For that wh:ch should have
been an organ of thought, which
should have been broadcasting a
succession of brilliant ideas to a
wide awake mentality, had forgotten
its fUnction, or at least had
temporarily signed off. One
should not deflnitely condemn this
metaphor as inapt, since psychology
has not defined the human
mind in ib sim:laritie! to radio
But perhaps it will as 800n as the
biological - muia - for - mental -life
problem has been deared up.
It was even later. The silence
still prevailed, the rain continued,
the curtain rattled louder. And
the mind was , till a blank. Sud_
denly, as if a veil were lifted, a
figure appeared and came forward
from the dim corner of the room_
It was a ghost, of counle. But
even for one of these well-known
supernatural apparitions, this
one seemed ' to be particularly
crestfallen, unusually mournful.
Hb long white garb, the ordinary
costume for such beings, was
literally spattered with mud, and
his gait, prescribed for all ghosts
as misty and gliding, was queerly
uneven as he walked laboriously
aeroSl the room. When the figure
at the desk, interrupted in the
proeen of doing nothing, looked
on in hostile alienee and made no
offer of hospitlillity, the apparition
spoke: "I'm a ghost."
"Well, I know it," was the testy
reply.
"I guess you don't know what
kind of ghost I am," the raJping
voice of the intruder continued,
"or you wouldn't be so di5internted."
The girl who before seemed ao
undisturhed, so ~col"n ful, now
paled and shrank back from the
white clad figure . Yes, it must be
the ghost of lin e~say, for what
else could threaten or hllunt more
effectlvely? But the ghost read
the thought and smiling, shook his
head.
"No, I am not the ghost of an
easay. That is. not in the way
which you thought. It was an
essay between might and main,
betwecn power and punch, between
force and fight. I am the
ghost of cheers, of music, of valiant
playen, of a muddy field of
an excited audience, tht ghost of
intercepted paMes, t h rill i n g
l
lackle., heroic defenses. Yes, I
am the ghost of that memorable
Thanksgiving Day football game."
At the!!e IInal words, the girl
who had been annoyed by the
atrange interruption, leaned forward
in excited inter cst, "Then
you can tell me whether t he Notre
Dame halfback really was ......
In her haste the eager questioner
sought 10 detain the retreating
ghost. The law laid down by all
mythology was broken, and the
ghost diuppcared in a cloudy
mist, bearing with him, and thus
making secret forever, the answer
to that burning, half-asked question.
R.McN., '35.
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MAGIC CASEMENTS
Youth looks upon the world with
eyes of hope and in his heart sings
"[ am monarch 0/ all I .urvey,
Mil ri"ht thtlr. i. !lOU 10 di.putll."
Only those who have lived in the
future--the land of youth-can appreciate
the panorama of life which
youth !lCea from ita magic casement
of hopes and deaires. No
ideal i, too high for attainment;
no inapiration too difficult to follow;
no dream too vague to work
upon when a young heart looQ
forth and views a whole world oC
fa ncy and reality waiting for a
conqueror.
When youth hal Hed and man
can no longer ga1Al out through ita
magic casement to find in hope
(dreams, inspirations and ideals)
recollection reveals to old age the
results of its youthful desires.
With the deep peace which comes
of contentment those "dreamers of
dreams" exchange the memory for
vision uying,
"I mourn no ,non' 1111/ lIanii/ked
'/lean:
Btlntlatlt. /I. ttl"lld~ rain,
An April raill 0/ ttmilu o"lld
t~ors,
MlI heart i. '/IOlln" aQain."
In youth they had pleaded as
David did,
"Let 111" peopl. at Il1/1.5t with my
/anciei/ tile plai:ns alld tkt
rocks,
Dr~alll tAtI ti/. 1 am lttlVtlr to 11Ii~
willi. a"d imaQtI thll .how
0/ mankind a. they Uti" ill thQle
/a.k-um. it lla.rdlll s/ttlll
know."
Now they find a charm in yesterdays
for there is a dignity in
that which is old. There is mel-
10wnellB in age-pence in that which
is linished and complete.
" . .. . Y esterdall all gold a>ld la)'ge
Enrich Ollr nan'ow "i"ke",
they tell us, aa youth's future
glides away in mystery and magic
through the amethystine dusks of
the past. In the shadow of "na rrow
night" there are many figures
to enrich tomorrow's yesterday,
which will be "all gold and large"
(Continued on page eight)
At some time in our carefree
past, we read that extra-curricular
activity is of grellt benefit to the
undergraduate. In fac t, it is reputed
to be an important part of
a .... elI-balanced education. The
Choice of the activity or activities,
in which the undergraduate par_
ticipates, is supposed to give an
insight into the individual's natural
abili ties and inclinations, &5 well
aa to bring out latent lalent, and
to develop t hose Inclinations which
may have been previously mani_
fested. PrOllpoctive employer'a
are deeply interested in the extra
curricular activity of the student
as are t he officials of any graduate
!lChool in which the individual may
desire to further his knowledge.
Anyway, this t irade against the
intr overted book-worm impressed
us, and we dedded to follow ib
dictates. In the three years since
our matriculation, we have tried
heart and soul to become leaders
or active participants in everything
which t he college offered.
The r eault of our endeavor is a
trail of varied but not successful
enterprise!
We have never considered ourselves
literary, consequently we
did not try to cllrve our niche in
Nazareth Annals by this route.
We know that we must have inclination
lind ability to .... ard some
line of accomplishment, and by a
proce611 of deduction, di$covered
that we were latent literati. How_
ever, our reputation had pre<:eded
us, and there was not even a lookin
on the Gleaner Staff.
On bcnded knee we begged the
Editor to do a column.. IncidentaUy,
we did not bend our knee
until devious means had [ailed,
proving t hat we lack ingenuity
118 weI! as ability. Sometimes we
feel 80 inferior! Well- the Edi_
tor condescendingly liatened to
our pleas, and by her non_com_
mital comments, we knew that we
were not even penetrating her
Dura Mater. Our only satidaction
WIIS that we could write
enough columns to reach from
Hoboken to Harlem, and if they
were needed, if they were pass·
able (and her manner indicated
that she did not believe even It
passable coulmn could be origin_
ated in our feeble minds) and a
lot of other "if's", we could have
columning as our outstanding
extra.curricular activity.
So what-? Here we are, taxing
our study·tired brain trying
to select a lIubject for our first
column. The Editor asked for it,
too. The need is sort of se<:ond
hand, a pictUre which was to be
used not having been developed
or something. Great men have
started careen by getting just
such a break_filling in for .ome
one else.
Half of the afternoon was
passed in trying to think of It auitable
name for our column. We
wish that the Gleaner were a
weekly instead of a monthly pub·
lication. We could write more
columns. Anyway. we'll think of
a name. It was in biology or phi!osophy
that we learned that "in_
tense thought brings resul~." We
are optimistic. Some place in
among our convolutions there ia a
name lurking. We'll probably
think of it tonight. They claim
that hypnagogic states are con_
ducive to brilliant t hought. Some
of the great works of the world
have been day dreamed before
they became a relllity. F"lInkly,
if the boy friend i, halC aa dull
as he was the other night, we shall
think of a name that will have the
entire campus ngog. The import_
ant part now, however, i, to get
busy on our column.
As we look out into the warm
September sun, we clln not help
from thinking of the day when we
Ihall be the campus .senution.
Imagine being whispered about as
the female Walter Winchell I We
could write for hours, but our
alloted space is just about used
up. We may even accept syndicate
offers after we graduate.
Believe us, this world is just full
of opportunities! All you have to
do is look ar ound a bit.
• • • •
Here is it-midnight. The Editor
hasn't called for the column
yet. She u.id that she surely
would have to have it by six becsuse
it would have to be in the
hands of the printer the fi rst thing
in the morning. Maybe she doesn't
feel as if this isaue of t he
Gltaur will have flnesSE! enough
for uS to make our debut. The
new ataff is aort of green, and
they probably want an iSlue whiCh
will be a credit to our work.
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S. S. C_ NEWS
(Continued from page 8)
In conclusion, Father Kleehammer
said, "May you so conduct
yourselvel that after death you
may be received into the Eternal
Sodality of J esus and Mary."
The candidates were received into
the Sodality by Father Norbert
Wagner, chllplain lind spirltlllli director,
al they knelt before t he
altar and expressed the deBire to
become Sodalish. A blessed medal
was given to each as a visible man_
ifestation of their membership in
Our Lady's !5OCiety.
Benediction was given by Fllther
Wagner following Father Kleehammer's
talk. The Glee Club
ung t he Benediction hymns.
Before their reception, the candidates
made a triduum in preparation
for it.
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The New York Times has a word
to say about the constant emigl'a_
tion from Germany that the Nazi
rule has caused. They tell us that
the "dentists are all leavi ng Germany
because no German dares to
open his mouth."
-,
Pai'e Eight '1'HE GLEANER
PHI BETA KAPPA WANTED: ROMANCE
(Continued from page 5 )
Rouley, who had accompanied her,
smile indulgently. She was so
Bure that Penny was having an
ideal time that Penny didn't have
the heart to tell her what she
really felt about everything.
"But that is, what you say, O.
K.? He is of the best of men,
have no fear."
The broiling heat of a mid-day
sun was heating down on the
sandy gray earth, a veritable Vulcan
scorching plant and tree and
man alike.
She was in the onion patch-a
thin, wiry figure in her old
patched, brown gingham dress,
not that she did have any new
ones, but this one was especially
old. Kneeling on the soft, powd'ery
sand of the soil, her peaked
face, lined with thought but not
worry or unrest, shone with an
inner joy, a joy that king Midias
could never have. Yes, Mrs.
Bahr was a lucky woman for she
was a happy woman.
"Oh Anna, what do ye think
yere doin' there? Have you gone
mad? Sich a hrolin' noon as this
and yere workin'. No man nor
boy is worth sich labor. Here now,
take a drink of this here cold
grape juice I brung youh."
All t his was from none other
than Molly Kelly, the but old soul
in the world. but sometimes best
old souls impede OUr actions and
thoughts.
"Hello, Molly," answered Anna,
and sipped the cooling drink. "I
wss just going to come over.
Franz, Franz has won the key, the
Phi Beta Kappa. I knew he would.
Isn't that grand?"
"The Phi Beta Kappa," pondered
Molly, "and what may that
be?" To be shure r niver heart!
the likes of that before."
"Oh Molly," shouted Anna, "it's
the key for scholarship, for being
one of the smartest in his class at
college and Franz, he got it yesterday.
He'll get a job now. You
wait and see if he don't."
"Well and I should hope so.
Going to college for four years
and you and Herman slavin' an'
killin' yourselves," muttered
Molly.
"But Molly, he'll be a great
man some day, a noted professor
or maybe an artist. He's studied
80 hard. You'll be glad you knew
him then," objected trustful
Anna.
That night, however, after Anna
blew out the lamp, she did not go
to sleep right away. She said her
prayers in thanksgiving that her
request had been fulfilled. Then
she fen to imagining and pictur_
ing herself as a lady, a real lady
with an overstuffed davenport in
her parlor, a radio in her bedroom
and an electric icebox in her
kitchen with ivory walb and linoleum
fl.oor. But suppose Franz
should not get a school.
"Schools are few," she whispered
to herself. "Why do I
worry, though. Franz has thc key.
He'll get a place. He'll get a ..
He'll get. " Anna was asleep.
May came and went, June, too,
with its graduations and honors.
July escaped. August flew. September
arrived.
She was in the celery patch-a
thin, wiry figure in her old
patched. brown gingham dress.
Bent over thc plants, her peaked
faee was lined, not with thought
but with worry and care. Franz
had no school. It was Friday and
Monday was Labor Day. There
remained only one more place to
apply, the district school-a country
school at that with sll the
grades huddled into one small, ill
ventilated room.
Franz had gone to see Mr.
Woods, the principal. He should
be retUrning now. Down the
broad state highway a tall, emaciated
youth of about twenty-one
was lagging along the road, his
dusty shoes kicking a stone for a
distance rebelliously. Then lIS the
~tone rolled into the side of the
road, Franz wrcaked his disgust
and melancholia on another. He
turned into the yard hut seeing
his mother in the garden started
towards her.
"Oh Franz, you're back already.
Did you see Mr. Wads? The
school has been painted, hasn't it?
You weren't gone long. Did youdid
you get the school?-Franz,
tell me."
"No," Franz muttered. "I'm
too young. I lack experience. My
appearances Jack the quality of
discipline. I got the place; yes I
did."
"Franz, you are playing the
joke on your old mother. A sad
joke that is. When do you start~"
There was no answer. Anna's
son had run into the house. Four
ycars of study, his mother's sacri_
fices, his father's objections finally
overwhelmed- what did they mean
now. Nothing left except staying
in the same groove, a tenant's son,
rising at {our, going to market,
sweating, toiling till sunset. Was
this the life he was facing~
Anna for once was quiet, utterly
quiet. Her hands were still,
but her body was rigid as one of
her bean poles.
"It's II dream. It can't be true.
Penny strode down the street ,
looking madly to the left and right
as if she expected to grab romance
out of the very surrounding~ by
her deep longing. As she went
along, she reflected bitterly that
one more week would complete
the two_months gift of travel that
her Aunt Jenny had given her.
Why she expected anything
special to happen in this last week,
when for exactly five weeks and
three days she had been compelled
to try and feel thrilled at soiledlooking
costumes, silly customs,
dingy streets, and houses, she
didn't know, but surely something
would happcn. How many nights
had she drawn the curtain to shut
out the gaze of the moon as it
looked abstractedly down on little
Penny Lang. Would it have seen
as mocking if she had felt its
beam on the familiar grey porch
of Pat's, talking- ah, what would
she most likely be talking about?
-her Trip to Spain, no doubt!
With an almost hysterical laugh,
she turned into the small doorway
which marked the little store of
Don Pablo, her only Spanish male
acquaintance. So this was to he
the limit of her romantic Spanish
trip, but she greeted the storekeeper
with the same warm smile
which he had grown to look for_
ward to. He knew somewhat of
her keen disappointment and was
continually trying to cheer her up.
Today, after he had said,
"Buenos Dias, Senorita," he ex_
citedly began to talk interspersing
Spanish for the English he could
not quite remember in his hurry.
"Ah, Senorita, I have found
heem." "Who~ A Spaniard~"
cried Penny, forgetting her
former remark concerning all
Spaniards.
"Nooooo, Senorita, but thees
Penny assured him it was, but
as she left for home, shc wondered
just how right it was. Don Pablo
would never send a man who wss
anything but proper. Anyway
the touch of unconventionality
pleased her. He probably wouldn't
be very stimulating anyway,
but he would be something.
That night as she was dressing,
Penny found herself humming.
"Had she come to this that a date
made her feci almost kittenish?
shc asked herself,- Heavenly Day,
not that surely. She became so
disgusted that she resolved to be
very reserved and cool.
(Concluded in next issue)
ofo - ofo - ofo
Magic Casements
(Continued from page seven)
in tomorrow's night. Those whose
lives are finished but whose memories
are still fresh keep "their
world forever at the dawn."
If the hopes of youth had no
other use they would repay us for
our idle hours by brightening old
age with recollections. Then we
have learned
"SchemeB of life, itB best rules and
ri{1'ht UBB8 the c(mrage Out!
gains
And the prudence that keeps what
men strive fo,'"
so the greatness of the magic
casement through which old age
looks back upon the last lies in
its power to enhance 1st cause~.
There is no time left to reach the
ideal strength to follow the inspiration,
no youthful eyes to see the
possibilities of the dream, but there
is no sense of self·reproach for th(!
failurcs; only a feeling of gladness
for the accomplishments of
life and one of sadness for. the
passing of yo.ut-h. . E. N. R., '35. Pam: "Hasn't Harvey ever
marriet!?"
Beryl: "No, and I don't think
he intends to because he's studying
for a bachelor's degree."
Phi Beta Kappa, what are you? -Catholic Courier.
No, no I won't dig onions, nor
radishes nor celery, no nothing
any more. I won't, I won't. I'm
rich, I'm a lady. Franz is a professor.
My dress is silk. How
soft it feels. What is this in my
hands? It's, it's gloves, white
gloves, white kid gloves." A shudder
shook the frail body. The
gray head fell. And so Molly finds
Anna with two stalks of celery
tightly clasper in the blue veined
man is so nice, so kind." 1------ ------ - --
"But an American," murmured
hands. J . H., '37.
Penny desolately.
At the disappointed look which
quickly spread over his face she
hastened to add,
"Tell me about him1"
"But, no. He will tell you for
his own, for, Senorita, I have took
the liberty to give heem your ah_
addresse, and he will be at your
ca!;ll tonight."
When Don Pablo saw that the
Senorita was looking anxiously at
him, he said,
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