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VOL. VII BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. SATURDAY 1 May 311890. No 13

THE RELATION OF PHI LOSOPHY TO THE . OTHER SClE~ CES.

SPEEC H BY E. K. B~FORE TilE CLA.ss OF SACimD ORATORY·

God is tile so urce, tile fuuntn.in of a ll wisclom and man ns man, a creature according to tbe image of an nll wise Creator , loves, desires n.nd pursues that whi ch draws him nearer to his maker. Tb is in born love of and s igh ­ing afte r w i~dom , is callect philosophy. Philosophy, then, of whose general and p:wt!cnlar utility I purpose to speak , develops one of tll~ nobles t inst in c ts of 0•1r nature, th e iJ:stin ct to !w ow, and by ord ai ning ·all t he f<tc ul ties of our being, makes us like God, ou r prototype·

Let us cons ider first how beneficial tbe study of wis­dom is for a ll men and £or a ll t he avocations iu which men ar<! engnged ; secondly, how in, li~pensnb l e it is for t he Hthlime nnd godly sciet.ee of Tlwology. ·

Th e obj ect of ph il osophy in clurl es the universe, man a n1l Gocl, in the ir most essentia l relations to each other. H ence witb p,-.,pl'icty when comparerl t o t he wl.J o le col­lection of \i tJma.n sciences it is prono un ced to be, "as t he sun in tile pbnelary syste m, the li g ht of all. '' T he knowledge of a thing stops with its immediate or prox· i mnte en uses ; but wisd om, which is pltik><Ophical knowl­edge, seeks cames more remote, un iverfa l and hi ghe r, the ultimate causes of all t hings. i'.{oreover, it ~ee ks to ex­pl:l.in t bings as t l1 ey nb~ol utely !tre a nrl could not other­wise bt>. Al l the ~cienee~ :tiH.l urts ll epenrl upon philoso­!Jhy as t,) t he ir certai nt y, ns to t heir prineipl«s a nd as to their methorl; an d therefore their existence is imposs i­ble witho ut it. Its supre me princ ip18s are cer titude a nd evidence, by which our mind adheres to trutl.t without fear o f error or of 1 he opposite being tru e. Philosophy in thi s sense h:ts a certa in chamcter o!" universality which places all t he sciences and nrts un der its domin_ ion. The object of physi cd sciences is a ll that which we observe by th e senses But b that which fa lls under the obser vation of the ~enses someth ing objectively true and re!d or merely a sensation an en.~ ntlionis? If there ai·e not real bod ies, which have in themselves the qualit ies <•f odor, color, figure and form; if these bod ies a nd quali ties hav-'3 no connect ion with taste

smc·ll rltl d s ig ht; nJUSt not nil physical · science fall? SeC'ronrlly, ft'iPnee a nd art must seek tbe ir princ iples

in philosoph y. The bas is of phys ical science is th e idea of ht~ i, g, of s ubstance, of mntter and qual i ty, o£ cause and rffcct. Were these id eas wanting you eould not pr(ICI:'l'd one SlCjJ . But w!Ptt is being? vVhat is matter anrl wh;,t r! ist ingn is bes it from substance? Go to phil­osophy ;~ ncl your questions are solved .

TJ ,e ~cie11ce e>f mathematics depends upon it. Arith­mt:!tic is fo unded on the idea of number, bence upon t he ideas c,J u nity and cli ~tinr:t i on ; Algebra on tile idea of s igns representing known and unkn own q u an tit i e~; Ge­ometry u pon the ideas of extension and space. Moral sc ience rests upon the ideas of the good and the i ust. T l. erefo rc i t has its dependence upon philosophy. And do not tdl poli t icnl sciences clepend upon it? For how cnn he wisely govern wbo has no knowledge ofthe fac­ul ties, nature, Jaws and rlest iny of tile huma n soul ? Med ica l SG ience bas its cl ependcnce upon the highest of all sc iences. For the most perfect knowledge of t.he orgnns wo uld be almost useless to the phys ician were be t(l cl i ~rega r rl t he passions, the habits and thei r influ­en ce upon the human organ ism . Order and tranquillity in t!.e thougll ts aucl mental fun ctions of the patient co, del not bP. re- established. And does not philosophy I urn ish us wit.h the idea of the beau tiful, as well as of truth and goodness. A nd is not truth eminently beauti­fu I? What str ikes the in te ll ect more than tbe splendor of ev id ence. Tbe reforc literature nncl !lrt m ~t st also sub­j ect. themselves to the queen ofscience.

History cl epe ncl s upon phi losophy for without it , it would be a mere catalogue of events without cause or connecti on. Finally ma 11 in his invest igation must use ­certain rules tn di scover, explai n, prove an d defend truth and t hi s we call method upon which all science depends . Therefo re e<'l ucation, with t ru e philosophy as its b1sis, is powe rful, iti mighty , is invincible: without it, it is weak , unsound and superfici:tl.

T he st udy of phi losophy a lso perfects the natu re of man . It preserves the understand ing from error for it exposes an d ex plains objects in their very essence, by means of truths which are necessary, absolute and im­mutab le. It suhj ects hts passions to right reason a 1J rl di­rer.ts him toward his eternal encl . Hence it exercises a g reat infl uence upon the morals of man and the social

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order. But think not that philosophy by beautifying life, elevating though ts , ordain ing the fa.c u ]ties, ten,ehes men self eonceit, teaches men to be satisfied with their own reawn ings and to refuse li g ht from above ! On the con trary sound philosophy leads li S t.o the very port'l iS of revelation and te ll s m there i ~ a God- He :;lwaks­listen- be li eve and adore .

The ultimate end of man is e tern;,] beatitud e; but philosophy ex plains the v irtu es, nature and prin c i p l e~

of morality which fit man for beatitu de; there fore a

knowledge of it is necessary fur man in order tbat he may obtrdn his ultimate, enJ. Philosophy demunstrat('S truths which pave the way to fa ith ; as the ex iste nce. veracity and prov iC.ence of God. Fa it!'J a lt houg h it ex poses many truths exceed ing ren.son, n evertheles~, it has some which do not exceed the li£'h t of reason, tor in­stance, the creation of the world , prov idence, free will and the immortality of the soul. Rut philosophy demon­strates these truths. Therefore it is indispensabl e in the study of Theology.

In the explaining the mysteries of our faith its aid is great. In the first place because supernatural truths are better comprehended according as nature is made more fit for receiving them; for the hahility of n:tture depends upon the gre:tter degree of natural cognition which i~

acquired through philosophy. Now through the study of philosophy we perceh-e the dogmas ol faith more clearly, ltec~use it explains many concepts common to devine as well as human things: for ex. the concepts o f truth, substance, unity and a hundred others.

Allow me now to present to your considemti on one or two examples which will demonstrate the usef:llness of philosophy in the study of Theology. T ake L!J c Holy E ucharist for instance. The unbeliever sees the ho ly Tabernacle and exclaims in the pride of his ignorance:

· ' ·Her·e is a monument of superstition; here man .adores an absurdity ." Oh! my dear infidel, is this mystery so absurd and contradictory? DJ you not comprehend tbat t here is no near relation between bodies a nri ou r sen~ i­

h ility? If you admit that it is not intrin sie Lily repug­nant that there may be an omnipotent God, must y ou not admit He has the power to lliake a body which sha 11 not produce the phenomena of sensibility. You mnst answer in the affirmative or place yoUt·self rn contra­diction to all sou.nd thoughts. When the great teachers of philosophy, from Aristotle to St. Thomas 11re agreed upon holding that reason could not demonstrate, for in­stance ~he intrinsic impossibility of absolute accidents, existing independently ofma~erial substance, they cle:.r­ed the way for some of the most, diffi cult of our relig­Ious dogmas.

Theology comes then in the footsteps of philosophy and affirms facts which are proved by the authority of competent witnesses - and when the skeptic exclaim s

" impossib le !" - the true philosopher says - "our reason does not prove it impossible; therefore it is not i:·ra­tional to believe it." T hus does philosophy cpme to the rescue of Theology in the ultimate explanation of its thousand mysteries. It is not only the mother of Theo­logy, butl,he handmaid ofall the sc iences. Without it man would be in darkness sunounded by c haos; with it all becomes clear as the . noond ay sun. We may therefore rightly exclaim with Milton:

How charming is devine philosophy ! Not har&h and c rabbed as dull fools suppose; But. musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectared-swee ts, Where no crude surfeit reigns.

SOLITUDE

The mind wearied and exhausted by the tumult and harassing cares of daily duties seeks among ordinary d e. ights a longed for rest and refreshment. The com­pany of m<:!n, the theater and ball-room give only a momentary relief. In vain does man wander through the pleasure gardens of earth; in vain is his ear charmed with music'.- harmony and his eye with nature's sul:>li:n­i ty. After wandering through the bustling world a nd tasting the delights contained therein , the soul is still di seontented. Soci11ty with its ch ~ums and allurements C:111110t bring to the soul the tranq uility tor which it s igl1 s.

The history pf men 's lives reveals the f>J.c t that sweet delights are banished by society's stiff ceremony, and cttn be found only in the abode of solitude. Never do the distant hours of the happy past appear so charming as when reviewed from sol itud e. The mind that h11-s onee discovered the wealth of pleasure!\ containnrl in solitude seeks the same in time of trouble. It is in sol _i~ tude that the soul can congratulate herself on escap­ing fwm past dai1gers, and to reass ure herself of pres­ent securit.y. Every joy o£ lormer years and every ex­pectation of the future like a treasure brought forth examined and replaced. No dreams are so sweet as those day dreams which we ex perience in solitude. The fltithful soldier passes slowly on picket. The night is J ark and no living being stirs, no sound reaches his ear save the chirp of the cricket. Wrnpped in thought this solitary sentinel dreams away the hours of vision far more exquisite than those of his sleeping comtades in the camp. He thinks of his loving wife and darling child­ren, and looks forward with indescribable j,oy to the day when he will bid a welcome farewell to arms and depart in haste to the bosom of his family. The exile no longer enjoy~ the nttractions of society. In solitude

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he sees llis home, hi s frie 111.is , and every pleasure of ti:J rmer d:otys.

For the student sol itude is a verit.able treasure; but tor a guilty con cieucc &olitude is a little hell. The seeker is a] ways restless and thinking of the crime be co mm it ted :

•·Then stirs Lhe fee lings infinite so felt., In. solitude \'·here we nre least alone;''

Hut if solitude i~ a nelight to many , ;it mny be a heavy chastisement to oLhers. Wh en you visit a dungeon yo u tremble at Lhe si~;h ~ of a eell with its huge irun d b01s a nrl bars. Bring your thou g bts back to antiquity :tnd there see the del ight the monks experience in soliLude. There it was that they wrvtB their books a nd prayed un ceas ingly to God. It, seemed to them to ue t.he onlr time they were happy. Ann so it goes. I co uld give in­numerable ex am pies at presel1t , but think t hn. L I wi 11 le:we you to consult Byrv11 on this subj ect. He knew how unsatisfying are tiJe pleasures of the wodd ; bow sh'l.l!ow the praises of men:

" If from society we learn to li ve, 'Tis solitude should teacl1 us how to rlie; IL bat.h no flatterers ; vaniLy can give No hollow aid.; alone-man with his God mus t strive.'

. "But·'midsL the crowd , the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel , and to possess,

"And<roam along, the world 's tired d enizen, With none who ·bless us, none whom we can bless; i\iinions ofsplenclor shrinking from d istress! None that, with kindred consciousness endued, Ifwe were not, would seem to smi le the less Of all that ll.atter'd , fvllow'd, soug ht and sued ; ThiM is to be alone; this, this is solitude."

AMERICAN LIGHTS ,

The United States the "L'lnd of Free and the Brave,'' great in t he eyes of th'3 world as the only true ty]Je Of government; respected and feare d oy the nation that cl1ims to be "J.\IIonarch of all it surveys;" the dread of the powerful Iron chancellor of the land that sent its rlespicable hirelings .of Hrsse Cassel to hel p to overth row the ju~ t clai ms of a peo ple fig hting for its rights; stands to-day as the fo remost nation in point:; of civilization and scientific progress. Ame rica w as the t'ru it of great scientific research in the person of our zealous Colmn­bus <l.nd as such was desti ned by Prov iden ne to be the crad le of discoveret·s ancl in ventors in all branches of sc i en eel'.

We need not investigate very profoundly before we

find the realizat ion of the asser lion . An Erlison whose inventions enlighten the world by their bril liant scin­t: ll ations.

A Mors~ wbusc eonv enticnal electric sounds traverse the entire ci v·i li zed world.

A. Cyrus Field whose cable wi ll announce the cl own­full of European monarchi es.

An Ericsou whose ft~lu au s i\IolliLor or "Cheese box or. the plank" went down to Httmp ton Roads on the 8th. of March in the 2 nd. yea.r of th e ci vil wa r al1d the next day had all the wodd speakin g its praise for hn v iug de­feated and blockaded the :nost. por tentiOLts, iron chtd the Merrimac. A F 1tlton who p:wed the WtW to r ,<pid navigation.

J ames Dwtght Uaua famous tluoug hout the country as a master oft11e tlm?.e extensive c!epi!.r tmen t& ofknowl­edge tl1a t treat ol sc iences of minerals, of Lhe Earth or Geology, and Nat.nral history or Zoology.

Loui s Rud ol f Agassiz as our countryman Benjamin Thomso n <l esen·es a place among the great E•1ropeans who ha ving made th is Lhei r adopen country have done great 11·ork here ;tnd took ranks alo ng wttb the most famous Americ<tns , of these one ot" th e most imJIOrtant men of this century was t he S~Vi ss scientiot Louis R. Agass iz. Mr. Agassiz was born a t lVIol t ier, Switzerland, lVIa~' 28, 1807. He was fonf! of study and almost with­out knowing it, as -his biographers say, he la id the foun­dation for becomi·ng a sc ientist while he .was a boy and a youug man, study ing· in the schools, and universities of Switzcr:and. He was you ng ·whim he became fam ous for his knowledge of fossi ls and fresh water fish, from a work written ii1 Latin and published before be was :.!5 years old. Shortly afterwards he was made professor of Natural History at, his native town. In 1846 he came to this country to lecture in Boston and to fill a commis­sion from the King of Prussia to examine the Geology and Natural History of the Unitecl States. At that time Mr. Agassiz did. not think of making his home here, bnt he became at last so attached to th is country that the richest offers of Monarchs could not induce him to leave it. The people found him d eligh tful company and a very able and agreeable teacher. The following year the Lawrence Scientific School, a branch of Hn.rvard and our distinguished naturalist Louis Agass iz was asked to accept the professorship.

In addition to his teach ing, he kept on with his study and in vestigation Eharing with what he found out with any who wished to le~rn from him both hy lecturing and in his writ ings. He was always at work, patient and persevering agrdnst any disappointments, for hio life was not at all <·n the smooth road . He used to say "I can not uncterot~nd how any bony shoulcl be idle or shoul d have time hang on his hands. There is never a moment, Gxcept when I am asleep, that I am not j oy­fully occupied."

One time when be was very busy sLudying out some deep question of Natural Hi5tol;Y, he received a Jetter

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from the ·west offering him :1. la rge sum for a cou rse o f popular le<:tures on Natural History; be sent back wo td : "I can not ufforcl to waste my time making money.'' There wet·e ~great many people surpriserl when this answer was made publi c; hut it helped to arouse a new anJ different intetest in hi ::; work At different times l'l'lr. Agassiz made tours throug h the vari o us par ts of tltis conn try , nncl into tbe Amazon region of Sou tlt America making the discovery of many fishes before unknown and writing :t book c.n bis .Jollt'ney in Brazil also ~ work of several volumes o n cont.ributions to Natural history of United States.

There is a very strange eoitwiclence with regard to the fact that men of genius have ~eldom been fvrtunate in their offspring. Neither Cmsar nor Shakespeare left children to perpetuate their fam e. In the annals ot American science there arc remarkab le cxceptiOtl~ to this rule.

.John ,V. Draper was fortunate in h~ving thrc·c sor.s who succeeded to his name anrl each of v1hom di sti n­guished him self in some bran ch o£ scientific thought. The elder Silliman gave p!ace to his son ofalmost equn] renown. Jas. D. Dana has an ab le successor in his son Edward S. Dana wbo at present is following the foot-steps of hie illustrious senior. .

Louis R. Agassiz the subject of this essay, likewise had the happiness of having a great son not by reftecterl li g ht, but great in comparison, great in his own indi· viduality. It has ber:n well said of him that he is "the best authority in the world on certain forms of marine life."

Never before in the annals of the history of our cou n­try or even of tlte world at large was there a scienti~t

who won more universal fame. Poets and orators have used their most eloquent strains to immortalize the name of the great Louis Agassiz.

The following is Longfellow's tribute: "And nature the old nurse took, The child upon her knee, Hay" Here is a story book Thy Father hath written for thee."

To-day over the broad expanse of our g lorious coun .. try the name of Agassiz is the household word of all scien ti fie circle~.

ELOCUTION.

Por sometime past preparations have been in progress for the elocutionary contest for a gold meual, by some of the members of St. Viateur's Euglossian association. The rooms of different contestaJt!s have rung with tlleir

practice effurt~ , a nd do wn the C(.JTi clors hav e roll ecl lhe echoes of their chquence. There were fi ve contestan.ts for ~he prize, and each one am011g th em had hi s eoterie of fri ends ancl ad mirers, ,v!Jo hoper! t.ha t he wou ld wi!J Lh e clesirecl tro phy. The j aclges se lec ted were T. P. Blln­

field and D. H. P.tdclock from outs ide and Rev. P' r ~

Dooling o f Lit e co llege. Their iii SI'.r cJC tor in e loe uLi nn during Llw yenr has been l~e v . J. ~o lon, a r,cl lh e rxhibi­tion las t ni ght shows that he has, been ftitlrful to lri ;; clut.): · An e loc uti on ist of the first m:tgnitu rle lrirnself, he has impanerl t •> th e stud ents m11 ch (,t hi ,; ge1lius in thi s linr , and t lt ey l>id f tir, should they stny at St. Viateur'o untilllt eir eoll cge life is comple ted , to l.Jeeome sharp ri vnls uf llr e i r i nstruetor.

Tlr ~ hall was well filled with SL U' Ienl s :~.t th e tim e sr.t for tltc o pening or the cuntest, e;v·lr one as dee ply in tc r­estecl in the su.·ccss or f:ti lure o r !c is spec i:d l:tvorito :1 3

the co nLesL:t r1L~ t lrern selves, altlrouglr ea0 l1 one rece iv ed hi s d uc anJ hearty ap plau ~e n t the cone! tt.; i<>tJ of hj s efl'ort .

TI.Je e veni ng entertainment o pened with a seleet i(ln by the lx1.nd , after whi ch the exereises follower! in r egtl· Jar order a~ g i,·en in the progrrull below:

Music .. .. . .. ... . ... . ....... .. . . ..... . ........ , ..... . Hand F ontenoy . .. . .. .................... . .... . . ..... J. Doheny Parrhassus and the eaptive ... .... . ............ G. 13on fi eid Piano duet . . ... . .. . ...... . .. :Wles~rs, McHugh and .13oylan...-How He Saved St . ..Michaels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Lennartz Supposed Speech of John Adams ..... . .. .. ..... .. J. Ule:-try Wounded . . .... . .. . .......... . ............ .. .. , B. Leroux Music. .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra

Eaeh one of the boys slr owe<l that he lwd labored f~titbfully to ~ec nre th e prize. fi: ,tch was calm antl self .. possessed , am! threw into his recitati on all the power be conlcl c:ommand. As nearl_y us they could r11uli ze, they threw off their own inclividn:tlity an cl SlliTOuncl­

ings and placed themselves in put of those they re­presented. As the result of the d ec ision of the judges will not be known until the meda l is awarded at cum­mer.cement, we shall not attempt any criticism of the efforts. It is enough that all did splendidly, a r,cl each one may feel proud of his effort. Only bne can win the prize; but the others slwulcl not tee! discouraged or think that their efforts were not apprrciatecl. · At the conclusion of the exercises, Rev. Fr. Marsile, · the president of th'3 college, introduced Hon. D. H . Paddock, who ::~ddrebsed the boys .for about five min­utes, congratulating them on the advantages which S t. Viateur's college held out to them , and urging them to so equip themselves with the lV~itpvns placed iu their hands by these teachers \hat they migi.Jt be fully pre ­pared, when their time s lwuld come, to take upon them ­selves the full duties and responsibilities of life, with honor to themselves and their tutors.

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• Tl.e Catlwlic Church cmd ocialism, by Conde B. Pallen - B. Hertler P ul.J[i,IJer, 1, ··o uth Broad way ~t.

Loni, Mo. Pri<:eJ:lcts net.- In this es ~y. which among others has the appreciable merit of being bort nne!

at the arne su fficier. tty com prehcnsi ve~· tlle au thor offer a solution ,of th~ social problem as it propo es it.self to u · het·c anrl now. The questiott is examined in the light of fir t principle3, w which we rnu~t always return in the covine of rellcction fur the solving of all impor­tant que tions.

The ::>olution i · emu that ~nl \"t'$. It i;; prc,cutell in a c lear and forcible ·1-y le :111d catJ he gra:<jJC,[ i.Jy all, l':>r it should be read anrl studie. liJy ,til. The problen1, as the writer rcmarl(s, is not a new one - 1t is olcl <t:> ltu­rnan nature ; but !'or us it~ mearting is intcnsitiecll ,ec:w~c

the ocial ~:onditit•us arc ueLLn kn''''"r•. The remNly howtwer is tbe r\DJe -the peri\:!C ting of the i nd i l"id unl wh o i the ;mit of society. This perfection is lo come thr•>ngh the Church whose mis ion is to make IUPD per­fect. as the H eavenly Fatil<·r i~ [Wt li:·ct; in so far, of course, a.; men are suEccptiblc or snch perfection.

Thi ·~tcstion h¥ :dway uccupi•·.d the attention of Catholic writers and many of our most !toted thinkers !rave <'xprC'ssctl like ideas upou the Sttbjecl-Truth is CV('!' the aame-an rl great minds alwnys i,cc it i11 th e

:-.arne light. Di ll Ba I me~, or DotH.J~" Corte~, o;· Brown­:JOU live to-day t.hcy would not write truer or dt:.eper ()r ITIOrC Ueautif'Ul [l:lgCS than th<JSP qf i'\lr. j>,!IJCII. "\\re

therefore especially invite the careful attC;nUon "f Catholic tut!cnts tu this ~say. a more detai Jed acrount

of which will appc;~r in another nnmhcr ot our .Journal.

TIH.; IIAG.--1..' ELOC:('TIO:\Alt\' CO:\TEST.

The routine of life at ~t. Vtatcur's during- the la~t

few wcei{s of the scholastic year is greatly cnlinJJerl h.v compe•itive exhihitions of vnrinus kincts . The tempting prizes rtonated by kind frinfls of the college c.all fonh the tudent's nobl~t efturls i1: each llarticular study and much latent talent i thereby cteve lopecl; bnt the mo t interesting and perhaps tlte mwt useful of tbese exhibitions is thl\t in wllieh the future Demosthencs fir t speaks "in public on the stage." )[any thus made their first appearance last \Vednesdny in Elocutionary co11test for the Gold M edal pre en ted hy the H.eY . . James }[. Ilag:m Hector of Maple l'rlrk. TJJ.

The progrnm was a.s fc11lows:

Part 1

OVERTURE- Fairy Wnltz .......... OtWIIt:<: TIU.

C~:>n viet'!- Soliloquy on e ve of e~cution G . .JJcCA;o;x . Rum's l\Iani:1.c ...... . ............. A. GRANGEH.

The Uncle .......................... F. ConE. .John i.\Inyna rd ........ . .............. H. ELwl . B1ttle \Vaterloo ...... . ..... .. .... J . .No1oroYLE. \Vonnded ............ .... . .. .. . ... .. B. L1monc

PART l l

I nterlude. :,th. Air Vnrie .... Prof. U. 1\I.\HTt:\hAU.

The Polish lloy ............... . . .. U. O'CoNKOH. The Collier's Child ......... .... V'{. W oooW.\HD. l\Iuch Ado about 1\otl.Jing ....... . .. lLum-r JoN& The Ioquiry ..... ........... EL-GE Nt:: O'CoNNOR Gr:mdhther ...... .............. . ALLEN lliAHEl{.

Til e Engineer·s Story ......... Ht CIIARD BRADLU:¥ 1Jare and Do ......... . .......... .JlrLTo.:-r AHHEY

Perri ition's Ride .............. A.:-rTHONY NonTON Pacldy':o Excelsior ........ . . ..... .. P. DANHmn. Finale . Yalsc <IC's Fee~ . ....... COLL!WE Oncw<:STA

.\I I of tl1c boys cl icl well and many gave e vidence of rttrc native talent wbicl.J ba(l been fostered by \.!!tl'efu l cui!Avatioll. They thus reflect great credit -on tl.Jeir pro·

l'e;-sors who must haYe Jabore<l intelligently and assid­uously to bring about uch flattering results. The gen­tlemen whose untiring efforts have aecompli;;hccl so lllUCh good are tbe Hev. Bros. 1'. J. l\lcCormiek . aJJcl .J. J. O'Cal lag ha n C. S. V., :mel Professors l\ orrnoy lc, ;Hc !Jevitt, Concl on and McKenna.

I t i ~ not well to d epart froni established usage and ~1s it is cu tomary to withhold the decision until com­mencement Da y, we rnnRt refrain at present from hon_ oring those who fought for prominent places so valiant­ly and 'O succes fully. Without disclosing any state secrets however. an <'I may mention that the sweet- voicccl l\linints elicited the most enthusiastic app lause. The "Leap" was well described; another John l\Iay narcl stood before us in the brave little lad who impersonated t!Jat cbaraetet· ;a humorous Longfellow told huw "Excelsior" heights may be attained without however losing an op ­port unity, "Be .Taoers;" the " Inquiry " was answerecl in r:ch, mellow tonPs and the plainti\'C voiced " Li ttle

.Jim" seernerl almost a realit-y. The judges chosen to decide tl.Je contest were Dr.

Schubert of Kankakee. Alexius Granger LL B. ol Tucker and .Jno. T . Bennett of N. Y. City. When the last contestant hacl retired the genial D0ctor rose and entertained t.he audience with some pleliSing i·erninis­cences of his boyhood clays rlt St. Vin.teur's after which a ll withdrew well pleased witJ.t the evening's enjoyment.

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EDITORIALS.

I::\TE LL ECTFA L STHENGTlJ CON QL' Em;.

~Ian i;; l1y uat11re a perfectib le bei 11 g. Jli :;; life i.; a seri es of act;: . ea.cL -u cceediug act infl uenced i11 some measure by the preceedin g one. The hi story of man is a recoun ting of steps towards progress. Nor has he been defi cient in thio respect e1·erythiug poi nt:; to the g reat results attained in thio directi on. However we are not to assume thM. lte is phy o; ically more perfect to-day than he \·1-'ai:i in past ages. l \ !r­baps the contrary i s t ru e ; not that mental prog i'C:bs is detrintental to th9 phy ical llHlll, for it was though t long ago tl1 at" u1 eu,; sann. in co rpore ,;ano'' wa. the de:;iraiJle t ltin g for 1u au. B11t a;; Jll an g i l'e themseh cs more to reiin emcut, ljotlt c nlti1·atio11 of those finer q nalities less time is left f.or n1erely plly­sical itJL]Jl'OI·ement.. C Limate and rn ode;; of livin g have clon e their share toward making 111 a 11 less strong in a physical point of 'riew. Eh tfn ce it tl• say that man ba~; for long ages steadily sought illtprove­ment in his mental faculties and of the res ult~, ;.:o evident' we need uot speak.

While we should neYcr lose sight of our physical culture which couduces so much to bring out much that is good and attractive ill man, yet mental cu l­t ure being so far superior should claim our first at. tention as it :ohould receive onr uucncli11 g Jahor.

For phy:;i(·.nl impw1·eme11 t every vecaoiuu i ;; offer ­ed; e1·ery 111au, e1·en t l1 e loii'L';; t ltm; rneans affurd ed !J i n1 o l' g ro11·i11 g ::. truug, l!ltt l'or n1 enta l eulture there tl.ltt :; t l1 e favor i11 g eircnm ~:> talt <.:e;; ~ts regan.! ,; Lilllc <u 1d pl aee; a11d g reat dil ige11 ec and d e~:> ire of i Il l pro ve­IJl t.: ll t u11 t he part of 111 au. 1\ ,; to ltinJ yo nth, ic lJy a ll :tw:w r-; the n w ::; t; exccll eut and as to pl ace, th e cv ll egc hold ;; t!te Jir :; t rardc

Front ' thi ,; it. foll o1vs tl1at t lw sciHJrJ ! l1oy, of a ll uth ers, i;; the li tO ·t fa1·ored. E ve ry oppJ rt tlltity j ,;

afforded lri111 .• \ t <:o ll ege, IJ c::; ides n. tea.clt er and booko, 11·ltich he ntig l1 t IHLI'L' lmd at lt0 11 1e, he bali lllltii J chance,; to :; t ltdy ll ll! ll ; ul' lear ning front <to::io -' e iat ion llt ::t ll V thinu;:; wl1i c!t ,,.ot t!d IJe Yery difiie ttlt

oJ 0

i11 t:i ll l<t ll er <:O illlllllllitl e~. if W t! W-.l i'.J ~m Jti e ien tly a li 1·e to Oltt· rt ee J::;, or if we

,,.e t·e deeply penetrated wit!t ti re g rande ur u[ our bein g and fu ll y reali zed the g reat des ti11 y ,,·Jticlt i;; Ottr .>, \1·e wonlclnever need lJe remind ed of the adl'::ut ­ta.ges o[ study, a,; W t! WO llld 11 e1·et· mi ss ~w y oppvr­t llnity of goin g toward s thn.t ltig lwr ·phere, in which tl1 e cul ti,·atecl rn au re 1g 11 s ::i llpt·elll e . .J\ot! Ji11 g u11 g h t to g i1·e 11 · su n111 clJ pail! a" tu re:tli ze that ,,-e are i r1clift'erellt to ;;ueial impi'(JI'L! JII Cll t, a:nd it 11·o nld see n1 that no 11·onl::i arc strong enung !t to eo11d ernn thos';) 11·ho arc t' O lost to their o1n1 inter·e;; t;; :u; tu de,; pi :;e or ll t·g lect : LII )" a11d all elt n11 ce,; toward <>ocial culture.

!)t 11cl e nt ~ arc· oftcllremi11tl ed of th i" deliiH]u cncy un th eir part. yet strauge tfJ ~ ay th erea reaiii'H.)' " t lw:;e wlw need tilt <: h rej) rcrww cb , and ~ndd e 1 · ::; ti II their nuntber is 110t few.

If t!J en 0 11 e fee l::; that thi s alJ[leal,.; tu !ti lll . ll' l1 y uot IJe uuw ly <lll (lruu::;e htlll :;ell to a<:tion . w ·jth de ­sire wi ll eo ute t l1e mea t! » and .' ll t;Ce,'<:; is in e1·it.a iJ ie. Be;; ides tl1 0 ple<Lbure o[ Btt td y lw wi ll he ::;;wed from JtULll j evil 1;;; !te ll'ill lw in,; trum e11tal iu dui11 g much g(_:)Qd ; and Jw 11·il l lJe ,; ure to <Ltt aill a wortl1y p!a<.;c in that grand t miu vf intell ect ual ll'arri on; vl'll() fo11 g ht th e lmtt les uF progress and who ha1·ing de. thronecl the king of darkuet's, ltal·o made kno11·! edge the rnl cr of the world.

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* * GHEAT GHEDJT j;:; clu e Mr. A. F . JJidier £or

the many nseful additions he has made to the JYI useurn . Besides gi viug mauy specime11 s of cliffere11 t kinds, :Mr. Didier has prepared and mou nted sever ­al skeletow; of l)irlb, tuice and in ,:;eet:; . Hi s latest

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1\fork in this line, is :;~, ,;keletou of a rooster, which

fm- many lotig years had proudly strutted among ltis peers of the barnyard a~td who is now 1leuceforth to

grace the Jviuse11111 by h1::; stately fnnJJ e, as .al;;o to tes tify to th e arti,;tic skill of Mr. Didier . W e eon ­

g ratu late the rua tt agen; of tlw mn;;e um on. having

i:mc!.t an untiring wo rker an<l we feel snre that his

·labors a!'e appreciated by the Ill as they :,:tre ad mi reel

by the friend~; of the Co ll ege.

"' *''* BLOOUTIOl\ is a ,; tt~dy well worthy the atten-

t ion of s tudents and we JJliJ ~t ::;~t.)' tlrat t lte t; tudents

of tlt. \ ' iateur's are a, li n J to it~ <tdl"ft tt tages. The tin:;t cJu te:;t came off lac;t week: a ::; vecial c:la,,;::; umler

the care of Mr. J·. Bo lon , a f"t~ll ac<:O ttnt of w·bose

good work will he £ou1td itt anot l u~ r eolumtt. The

contest for the "Hagaa G·olcl :Medal'' took place, \V'ednesday anJ wa:;; no le:;B creditab le to the stu­

dents. In this study tlte IH)y,; ~eem to r ea lize that

much depends on the ir iudi1·idual effo rt ::< aucl im·

pressed by this they have 11·orkecl hard. T hi s is the

lJmper spirit and it is tile prin cipl e t ltat :;houlclrule

in every branch of lea ruing. \ Vithont the stnclent's

exe r t,~qn litt le c~.n \J(;l.,done; with it a ll things are pos c:; i ble. Tlte 0 t·a,torial C<J II test takes place next

week aud we luwe reaso n to expect mu eh hulll the participant~. y\T ork 1 hoys, \1"(>!} 1 i t i ~ t ] w signal of

s ueeess.

* * '" THE l,'L\ AL contest ta ke:; p l<tee .J uu e l'Jth.

There is iittle time left a!lll ::> t llclents s ltullld draw on

their latent power .:; for a gmncl tt troke at the cud.

There is always a clt<mce to score a '' icto ry if only

try . Listen to Shake<>peare : " There i,; t• tide in the affair;; o[ tll ell , ·w hich taken ctt the flood leads on to fort une;

Omitted , a ll the voy<tge of their life I s hound in shallows >t nclmiseries. "

Two C+old M edals have heen wou; the Oratory

Medal wi ll he competed for oa Tuesday, .I nne lOth.

There are rnany others, l-ltri ve to get on e ! It will be

a great victory fo r yo n, an<'t a plea:mre to yonr k ind

parents, aud the 1uore effo rt yo ll make wi ll 80 en­courage you that you wi ll attempt greater thing::>

in the fu tn re.

HERE AND THEHK

A very interesting at tic1e appears iu lhc June Catholic

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Worlcl, desc ribing "S~ude t;t life at t he University." vVe have reacl it with much uvirl ity and pleasure aiJd have exu lted in the prec ious bappiness of those fortunate ones whose goou lot it is to liY e in an 11tmosphere so

· eminently intel lectpal and so elevating-where the desirr: to excel is contagious. There is comfort in the thought that those receptive miuds, aft.e r .imbibing the truth in a ll its bea ut.y and g•·ancleur from the lips of ab le nJ [:sters, will return to 11 s converted into its elo­quent a.post!es. We are pleased to see that Sacred Eloquence receives snch merited attention .... May it be the gnocl fortun e of some of St. Viateur'" sons soon to enter Lhe lists of t he Crrtholi c University!

* * * A good Ll1it1g is the D~;rective L ist of Cathultc Books

and Catholic Author.<, issueu by J. Mu rphy & Co., Bal­timore, Md. The pampldet is profaced by wme sound rem:<rk-; !rom the Rev. Tltomrrs Hughes S. J., in which 1i1'8 exposed the reasons why such a Jist is offered and shoLl id be used. This catalogue witnesses the fact that the supposed dearth of Catholic books, as the supposed sca rcity of Catho li e Society, is rdl a mistake . English and American Catholic .literature has received apr<)­digious increase in the last fifty years, both from original writers n.nd from translators. "For tbe present, _ ~ays the p t·ef:tce, we only ~•clvnn ce thi:o catalogue to show that there is in ex iste nce a m11ss of excellent literature on C:1tholi e stthj eets, or of books, at least, by .good Crrtho­li c : 11:th o r~ ." The Ji st is a Catalogt(e 1:esonne ; ancl the ord er in wltielt the. books are presented is very helpf ul for se leetiotL

-A rerr~on is off~ red why this list contains none but catholic authors: because owing to human perversity, if there is mixture on our shelves, the better works w i II suffer di~paragem ent and will be discred ited by the pt•ofane and the worse. Let ns have something that will foster Cathol ic enli ghtenment and piety. Let us have something select. I'Ve sllalllose nothing by not being acquainted wi th that which is com mon, vulgar, or vvb rldly. If we :nust borrow, then let u~ have only tbat which is good rrom works which are not all good.

- T bis <,at:J. Iogue is especially intended for soda­liti es and reading circles, and it is hoped , will prove helpful to many in maki,]g a judicious selection of b-ooks "which will help them."

* * * - There appears in the June Century a very amusing

sketch on tbc Anglomaniacs. "The women of the French Salons" is also quite entertain ing.

* * "' The May Blossoms still lead, with the Colonels

second. The Dew-Drops are pushing ~ll, and are now p laying a killing game.

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L OCAL S.

-Jim, d o yo u see that tree'?

- B isho p is very prominent a t s hort. - Nertr the pill r.r, l\hc . D o yo u see tbat fell ow be's

ve ry ta lkative. - Dun' t give the m pe rmi ss ion , Father , th ey wo n

the treats of me. -Jim, wha t did you d o wich th a t chec k $9. HD?

- Who is tb e traveller?

- S ti ek your feet out th e window- bO:}'! - ·when is the band f:omiug ont with th ose evening

o pen concerts , Eli lead er D a ndurand ?

- Say , Mac , where was M ark? We were l> o tli on "guard ."

- Well , I guess I sha ll go no w; here co mes my pa­pa , say s the man ol ax-handle fam e.

- The bugle saddened many hear ts o n D ceo rati o n Day .

- U nder the barb wire fenc e!

- \Vho sa id tha t there w as any hay tieed vn l\J. W· and W. Me. '' We a1'e the people.''

-Bo uqu e t ! Bouquet ! The only thiug lacking to

mnke him one of the committee was a dress . - Seconu hand merchandise!

-G. and N. ha ve sent applications to an Uuele

Tom's Cnbin troupe for ehara cters. They a re ta ken with the pretty personages in the compa ny and ba ve

bee n y earning for an answer.

- A scene most splendid and also lll ost apprec iated

was the military mass on the eampus Decora tion. The

sermon by Rev. Fr. Mursilc C. S. V ., to tltc batta lion was a gem; high thoughts and g e nero us, patriotie feeling.

-The varions soeieties of the bouse are Lreatiug

themselves to ice cream and strawberry banquets. Lt~

not the f. taft' forget to reminrl the gen~rous presid cn t of an important duty.

-Work on the c~t.>logue is going 011 aetively in the printing ofllcc.

-Rev. J. Bollman, of Sag Bridge, llL wittnessed the base ball g a me in Wilmington last week.

- Mr. James Welsh played with his old home nine -the time we were beaten!

-"Do they allow you to smoke? vVhy you' re ~> till damp behind the ears."

SHAMROCKS 22 ; KANKAKEE 5. Tuesday May 20th., the Shamrocks, accompanied by

a large number of friends, left for Kankakee whr.re upon the grounds of the Hospital, they scored an easy v ictory over the represP.ntative nine of that institution.

The Hospital boys were not in the game from begin­

ning to encl. They could not bat and their playing in the field was not of a s uperior o rde r . Th8 S hamrocks hnd

n ot th e least tro uble in hitt i1 g Haym ond and . pou nd ed

til e ball wh e ne ve r they fe lt lik e it. All o f the !Joy s go t a hit exce pti11 g Vi a teur Riv :<rd . Bisso nn ett e (l i( \ no t

piny hi s us ua l game in the fit·ld , but with t.liis exce p­

ti o n every un e cl id g ood work . The llos pi t:d people

sho w wa ut o f praeti ce and 11 eccl lJe tlcr IJiLLc r~' . The

boys we re sent firs t to b ttt '"'d l.Jro ug ht :n one. Tile K~utlw kee marl c a blank. Second innillg, :S lw mroek ::;

e rossed th e pl a te t wice a nd K ·,nka kee re pen teJ Lll cir

firs t inning . Third, blanks fo r bu Ll! . F o urtl! , ~ l!a m rocks,

two; K a nk:tkces, notl>ing . Tl1 e fit'Lh , eaeh scure tl t wi Cl'. In t he s ixth th e Hos pital pcopl'.l wen t :o pi e<.;es nn(1 til e

S lwmroeks mad e e ig ht runs, while in th e las t ha lf the

Kank akees add ed o11 e .mo re to th eir s trin tr . The Sham­roc ks scored two more in til e se venth nn•1 f'o ur in th e e ight whil e the K :udc1kees wen: bl:tnke rl in both . The

ninl.h \.he ho me boy s sco red nga in n11rl t.h e Ka11k:tkces

crossed the plate twice . The g am e wn ~ tO\> mnch o ne

sided to be i11te resting but tl1 e ir were some prett.y pl :1y ;;

made during its prog ress. The followin g is th e

fol U~n!AHY.

E-trned run s - ~h a mrocks, LO : K a nkAkeP, :; . Ldt 0 11

l>ases - S hamrocks , 10; K :Lnk a k<>c , 0. Base o n halts ­

:::ihaml'Ocks, J ; K•wl<"tkee l. S ~ ru ek out- l ly Le3 ~1 gc, ~ ;

by H nymond , "(_ Stolen bases - Bi s~onnette (2 ) , Le­

sage, Cond o n, Lero ux, Flavin, Fe rgu son. nf,rga n, F e u­

ton . D o ubl e plays - Lero ux Lo Flavin to C lP:u·y; !He Inty re to "'Y:tl sh. Two !Jose hit s - C le:ll'_\' , Lay 11 Cl1 .

Wild pitches - Lesage, 3 ; R1 y rnond, 5. IJ mpire­Mr. Da ndnrtt!Hl . Time- l!. l .) ALtenfb.nce ~ ~::!.

WlL'\IIN G TON 18; COLLE<+!<: "/. A o day f.,ll o w..; night; so in th e moral ord c:· ri c­

feat i11 e vita1Jl· follows victory . Our fa mo•1 s :-; h : Lmrock ~

wh o had go ne forth but to co nqu er ; who;;e C0111ing me:tr.t sure d e feat to th e nine whi c i1 rece iv ed t.h e m,

have th e mselves mt. t th0ir vVa terloo at tl:c hand s o f

the '.Yilmingtons. This latter ni11 C harl los t a gnrne o n

the College grounds, bnt this had only s put'I'Nl th em o n to grea ter effvrts nncl thus th ey end eavored to make 11 p for their loss, wl1 en tiH! b oys should go to ·wilming ton .

The Sham roeks met then, last T'.tes-:lay and we re no t only d efeated, hut nctua lly s wallowed up. No me tTy

was shown. "Bud " had longed for this day nnrl gl oated

over his triumph. This might. b e said in d efen se of . th e College boy s : that the gronnd at Wilmington is s im­

ply a cow pasture in th e last 'tages of d ecay; be,;irl es the !;oys were pre tty tired after their long drive : th e

weather bein g wnrm nncl the road s rl11 s ty. At the elo~e oft he battle the sco re s tood 18 to 7 in favor o f "Bttds Buffaloes.'' But if th e Wilmington folks are t y rants on the ball field , th ~y nre the kindest of people otherwise.

The boys recei vee! a royal reeeption from the v ic tors which made th em realize how noble the victor when

kinclues:o if~ ruling power.

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- 'P leMe give me a pencil with rubber on i~'­

saiLb tbe tittle Joe. L. -It wns wondered why the catcher didn't pay"

attention t.o tile game at Kmkakee. _Ic i · said he will be taken o_ff of the pay mw (l) if ~t !Jnppens ngaiu.

-:- Collier harl a: good prompter; we do not know which was most nnxiou to ;<peale

- Fmnk Collier dubbed Pete Right Fic\<1, "Beans." What do yon think of Pete?

- Only t\\ o weeks fr 111 next Tlmrsdll y and the great day will he here.

-The longe t and bigcrest hit that was made at vVilm iogto;~ w :\3 made by the three '' ubs," ::l.t least so thought the young-.

- l ben little Frauk 1\l. puts on bi s n~al cute spring vvercont it ls saifl he carr i~"' a curling iroa for defen ce again t IUJY who may try to ste:1l him.

- .Prof. olon, of St. Via leur's college, g:we an elo­c utionory entertainment in the oper:t hou~e, nt Pullmnn, Monday evenil;g the 26th. The bailding hRS 1\ Sf!ating capacity of 00, and 011 the occasion ofl'rot. ·:,Ion's ap­pearance there every scat wns taken and e\'eu standing room was not to be ht1rl. It i need less tu nc\ d that the entertainment was a complete ~uccesi', from the fact that 1'.r0f. "oton is an elocu tioni t of f:tr mnre than ordinary nbilily, although a young man, and wiLh n reputation yet to establish; but the xcellent chnracter of the work be is rloing will not make tllif' a ditl1cu lt t~~l<. He COID­

bines rare judgment and apprecil\tion of !Ji:; theme in hi renditions.

K. K. K. times.

DECORATIO:s' IJA Y .

Yesterday we celebrated Decoration DJ.y with a pomp and spirit born of t!J e occasion. For many days preparation had been m:~.de by the College Battalion, which of course, leadil in uch dem onstrations . The day dawned bright and clear a welcome sign, yet everything predicted a warm day. Permission had been granted us by Rev. P. J . :Iuldo0n, Chancellor of the ArchDiocese, to ceiebrate Mass in the open air. The sacristan, Mr. John Kelley with his u ual good taste, had erected .:1. beau­tiful little altar on the campus and there with the bat­taliOI! drawn up in martial array anrl surrounded by the other students, besides many distinguished visitors, Rev. 1. J. Marsilc offered the holy sacrifice of the Mass.

This sublime rite uf our Church, always ~pea ks to the faithful in accents of love and grandeur, but on such oc­cuione it leaves an impression doubly lasting, as it then s eems doubly impressive.

'

During rhe fass Father ~Lusile opoke a few eloquent words on the Day: dwelling part.icularly on the grati­tude which prompted the American people to remem­ber their illustrious dead , a cu tom whicll is followed i11 no other country. The speaker reminded tho stude_nts of the great deeds wrought by our soldiers and of the immense advantages we enjoy today: the result of their pntriotism . Hat first the students were not fully aware of tlle sentiment which prompts the c:elebration of tllis day, ~urely tl!e eloquent words of Father Marsile must have persuaded them, of the debt ot gratitude whicll America owe:; her illustrio11s dead.

After .\l ass tbe member o! the Battalion made the nece~sary preparations for the part they were to take in the aftE>rnoon's celebration at Kankakee, where they l!ac: been k:ndly invited by the managers of the Day's program.

At lp. m. conveyances were brought -to the College and the boys took tbeir departure for Kankakee wllere they arrived at 1.45 and thence marched to the armory whicb was tbeir bend-quarters for the afternoon.

At 2p. m, the program wad open by prayer; Re v. fr. Prestly officiating. After the prayer Rev. Con. Hauey, · the orator of the clay stepped on the platform and de­li vered a masterly oration touching on the eveuts of the clay, in sty le peculiar to himself. At the close of Mr. Haney's speech the line of march was formed on Court St. and all went to th e grave yard. TIJe following is the ]inc of march: ·

Band . Company H. St. Viatel'r's College Cnrlets. Sons of Vet.erans. • Drum Corps Whipple Po t G. A. R. Woman·s Relief Corps and tlower girls in omnibuses President, Orator and Chaplain in carriages. .:.\Inyor and Comlllon Council in carriages. Citizens in Carriages.

On the ground the G. A . R. formed in open order, the flowPr ·girls passed between the ranks and under the guidance of the committee on graves, proceeded to the work of decorating the soldiers wounds.

After the ceremonies at the cemetery were completed all turned homewn.rd .

The College Boys as usual commanded the respect and admiration of all as 'lfell by their Military skill as by their manly behavior. By the time they returned to town and had partaken of some necessary and well earn­ed refreshmente, evening was already come. At 0.30 Col. Ball gave the order for home and a happy crowd of boys mounted ~he vehicles awaiting them and were driven to the College, well satisfied the parL they bad taken in the day's doings.

122 ")T. VIATIWR'S COLLEG.f; JOURNAL.

l{OLL OF HONOR. SENIOR. DEPARTMENT.

Gold Mednl for Concluct and Politene~s-Eqmdly

deserved by A. Besst>, L. Brossen n, C. Bracly , J. Con­don , W. Clnn c, V. Cy rier, J . Cleary , P . Ch :~ rro n, D . Desberger, F. Dandurand, P. Dandurand , A. Didier M. Fortin , P . Ferguson, E. Fraser, A. Fvrti o, N. Frn .~er ,

G. Hanl'er. A. Lesage , 1\f. Len nur tz, L. Lf'g ri 8, F. ,YJoorly, W . McHugh, T. Maher, D. Fl<tvin, J . S lav in , H. ~bea, J. Stou t and D. Walsh. Ur>~.wn by ~' . Dandnra.nr!.

Dititi ng u ished.

.]. Coyle , W . Caron,.\ . G ra nclpre, T . I-i:. e ll_y , W. Lee, A . King, A. Norton, G . Reid , V . Rivarcl, M. Ryan, C. Roy, T . Swegman, \<V. G ros.se, J . Dunnelly, • .1 . . Mahony, G . F ort.iu, 0. Labri ;; , A . Marcotte, 1. N orm oy I e.

JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.

Gold Medal for Conduct and Po!itness-Equally de. served by A . Besse, J . Betsuer, H. Braden, A. Boylan, H. Cha.r!eston, J. Culbertson, G. Dostal, J. Doheny, H. Finske, J. Howland, B. O'Connor, .) . O'Connor , T . Pelletier. - Drawn by J . Carlon.

Distinguished.

J . Cosgrove, F . Coyle, P. Savoit~, F . Westney, J. Laplante, 0. Marcotte, D. Granger, F. St. Aubi·n.

A RAINY DAY.

Wilen the first light of cl ay appears in the East, th e death-like silence that ha.s reignecl •)Vet• the earth tor the few houri! previous, is broken by m'l n ani beast: · each ct·eature of the world, preparing for the daily task wllich n~cessity compels him to pedorm , l•efure day again sink; out of sight and is g<t th ered 't<) the sharl es of etert)ity . ·

Th!;l tnerchant seeks his plaee of bus iness, the scholar his books; wh-ile he who has accurn:ulatcll the n ece~sary requirements sits at t.he window of his beautiful rur.n­R.ion and looks with scorn and conteu.pt on the eom­mQ!l laborer wllo passes with a pick in oue hand, a t1in­l)er-pail in the other, and a rubber-coat thrown across his arm to protect him from the ra in, of which at pres· ent t!lere are many signs; and prucience t"eaches him to be prepared for the worst.

By this time the sun has risen high and shines forth with splendor. People who can absent themselves from their duties and also those~ whose dntied k6ep them a t

borne a rc enti ced away loy th e g llorions morning, which h tS eve ry ind ic: ttion of bl'ingi ng 1'01 th a pleas.ant <lay , and in the course of a few hnurs hundreds of people l!.re scattered through the city 11 11d the country .

Toward noon large clouds !U'e seen gatbe\ ing just above t.he horizon , which :1fter a wlnle · spreRd them­selves quickly over the entire ~ky, a nd the sun that rose so clear and brig ht. l!ut a t'ew ho urs befvr-e, is 1 o v completely hidden !rom s ight, anrl they who are enjoy­ing the rVty, realizing for the first time that rain is near. hm-riP-dlr gather together th e different :~rti cles which th ey have with th em and Hec from tbfl app!•oach(ng storm as a fug itive flees from jtldtice. ~ ·J m e find shelter, hut many ::tl'fl caug'ht in the shower ; befo re they reach their d estination the ra in is n pun them, and the faces that but a few moments flgo were lit up with the appear­ance of pleasu re now ha,·e the same sad anrl gloc my expres~ion as the day itself; and they say to themselves "l wish it ne ver rained ." But this expression is uttered on the impulse of the moment. anrl after some reflection, as a geneml thing, they are again in harmony with na­ture, for they know that rain is as necessary as sunshine.

1i it were not for the ra in , the seed which is now be­ing planted , would spring only to wither away ann die from the heat of the scorching ray~ of tht> eun . The num ­erous rivulets on hillsides which bound over pebbles ancl rocks in their course to the valley below, where they meet to iorm the larger body of water, which on its way to the ocean turns the wheels of prosperity , would soon dry up and this beautiful earth on which we stand would in a snort time become a vaet deser t on which no being could live.

How significant thP.n are the little mortifications we :mtfer on a miny day, compared to t.he immense advau_ tages wbiclt the world rleri ves from sut!h an occunence! Like all the phenomena we observe, "'e &ee in rain the .love of a beneficent Creatllr, who having made th.is beau ­tiful world, bas give~ rain ns a means of preserving th e plants and flowers which ofall things clo most to beau­tify the earth and to make man happy .

AMBOY. 2nd . G ramm ar .

SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

Baron Liebig , the great G erman chemist, says that, ''as much £our as can lie on the point of a table knHe

contains a~ much nutritive constituents a~ eight pints of the best and most nutritious beer that is made."

The Canada Healtb Journal says : "We belhwe _there is no better direct remedy for intemperance than strict vrgetariRnism. Sir Charles N~.pier tried a vegetable die t

r ,.

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ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE J()URNAL. 1:23

as a cure for intempPr[tr.CE' in twt>nt.y seven e;asf>s nnd

the cure was etft!c:ted in every c::t,e, t he tim e vnrying

from thirty days to twe lv e :nontl1 :> .

T he ex pedition of Phi ladelp ~> i :t Aca<l e my 0 1 Natnnll

Sciences lm~ su l:ct!ed ecl i n expl .,dir.g some v~> ry crrone-. ous )d<!as i11 reg u·d to Lh 'l height or Mexiean VolcanOPS.

They_ Jou u!l -P opoca tn pt-t J to , uP . neilr ly !'?!000 feet lowe r thl\n the me:~s ure t u e nt-~ t>i' Humboldt.· The total

height of t he n10untai n, m:tki>•g a ll owa 1tC C for minor

b~ rometric correc:tion:;, is 14 /1 '0 feet above the ~eu

level. T lte summit ui· P"I''Jl'al: t1,e tl was des t itute of SLJOW.

The sa lt uwuntains loeat~d un the banks of the

Rio Vergin, nn nffitwn t t·flh t> Colora(lo River in Lin­col n county Nev:-~.da cover ::t it are:~ o f twenty miles ex­

tending to within seven mi lrs uf t he ju nctio n o r t!Jat

stream with the Colorado. The salt. t l;ey conta in is pure and white and clearer than gln,s, a nd it is said that a

piece seven or eight inches thic k is sometimes c lear

enongh to see through to read a pnpcr. Ovrr the salt ig

a layer of sandstone from two to eight feet thick, and when this is torn away tbc sa l t nppears li ke a huge snow

drift. ·H ow deep it is bas not yet been ascertained, but a single b1ast of gian t powder will blow out tons of it.

Under the cap r ock have bt>en discovered cnrved wood

and c.h;~rcoa l , and matting made of ced a r ha rk, which

t he salt b~ s preserve tl , probn bly the eamp vf prdJistor­

ic man .

Prof. R. H. Tilu rsl,on. iu a rece11t a rti cle, gives a

graphic description of what electr icity , will do in the near future. H e says it wi ll b re:~k up the present fac,

tory system and enable the home worker once more to compete on living te rms w ith g re:.tt oggregations of

c>~ ptial in unscr upulo us ha11ds. Grea,t steam engines will unr'loubtedly become so urces of power in large cities

a nd will send o ut the electric wire in every con1H of tile town, he lping the sewing womau at ber machine,

the weaver a t his pattern loom , the med1a.nic a~ il is en_ g ine lathe, g iving every house-the mechan iea l a icl s need­

ed in the kitchen , the lau11dry, th e elevator, and at th e same time giving light, and possibly beat, in liberal

qannitity and in tensity .

LITERARY NOTES.

Through the contribu t ions of kind friends, John G il­

m ary Shea, bas been enabled to resume his work on the history o f the Catholic Church in America.

ThE' question, Di d Ln Lher t:ommit suicide? is ouce m ore accordi ng to L'U,I.tVe,·,q of Paris, cliscnssed in re­

ligious ci rcles in Eu rope. The editor of the ~ew York Sun when a~ked to name ·

th e finest eclit0ri a.l "'r iter j " Ameriea answered: that

.John O 'Con or of tile H.ocheste r Post Express came the~ nearest to ht s id eq l of :t\\ edi tor ial wri te r .

"Tbe pub l ic l ibr:try i:; a n _nnqnn lifi ed ble~sing. Tha t

.mr! tho- school hou se are the g reat.e~t agents o f c iviliz ft ­tiou in o ur tim e; on ly wit.h their CO· t) per: ttion c:a t1 the

dream of the univPrs·d brvther lt oo (i oi hum a nity b e

rea liz ed . Tbe sm tll e ~ r. f,·ee library , if o nly its vo lum es are ()rope rly clwse n, c:t n r] ,' nob le missi(Jnnry work. Y un t il

c:1.n fiud thro ug h it th e wny to that knowlerlge wltich is

power. Apart from th e menta l it:uprovem cnt it imp li es,

it is H. pe::lce±nl heav e 11 wil e re vulgar temptations can not ass:ti] -lllt hou,··s e.'>cnpe from drnJgery-a glimpse

r~freo J, i ng :tnd inspir i11 g, of npl ~. nds beyond the den.d

levr. l w h ich is their di.tronl pnthway. O r. James D. D ana':; great wo rk in "Corals a ucl (;o ra l

Isla \Jd " fi rs t publi:- he<l nearly a score of years ::tgo hn s

just been republished in a tilird a nd revised edition

The observations upon wbicil Dr. D:.tna's works were originally based were m:.td c by t.be author while with

the Vvi lkis exploring exped ition which started out up­

on its fou r j'l:!fl.r~' voyage around the wor ld in 1838, on ly seven years later than the ex pedition which Dar ­win accompanied nncl P•ad e forever famous thereafter.

B oth D&na a nd Darwin, while upon .these expeditions,

gave much attention to the subject of Cor:tl formation,

and arrived at substantially sam e conclusions. Darwin:; work on "Coral Reefti" was pnblisbed in 1842, Ana

D a na's report ie th e ~ubject not long a fterward .

PERSONAL.

A UEHBACH- The m a rriage of Herbert T. Auerbach

'82 t o Miss Jinnie K Phillips i~ announced for the 27 inst. Tha t t hey m ay both be happy i5 our sincere wish.

EXCHANGES.

The College .lYiessage, has jusL celebrated its s ixt.eeth birthday, and the anniversary number comes forth with that blush and grace peculiar to "sweet sixteen." vve

wish you s uccess 0 Message, and we hope that your path will never be more thorny nor your prospects less

bright. The Buchtel-ite is a ll dressed up and iu white, mind .

you. This is to celebrate late victories on the diamond, we presume, a nd as of late we have been mowing down

t:i'f. V IATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL.

all tbe outside nin es witbit~ r:tnge ot us, we rather appreciate the Buchteltte' s d isp!ay. However tbe B ne ed not expect a cbnllenge from us, thi.Q yem-.

chi ef p:•rts o f the ht1m a n system; viz: the lungs. Defects in that organ won lead to seri ous r es ults, !lnd the sever ity of our climate renders i t alm ost impossib le to a voicl colds, sore thronts, etr. W"ha t n re we to clo th en'? It would Ree m, that th e m o~ t r ff'. ct ual m i ans (If wiLh .. stan,-!ing the se ve ri ty of climntc is to strengthen our lungs. S inging, or ~pt( malic tra i11ing p roposes itself as a r emedy a nd the r r fore it s hon lc l rec ieve atteutio n in. school s.' ;.,

BOOKS AND PI!: LHODJCALS.

The Tablet, (Jno. 1\'Iurphy & Co, B-dLimore ,) conta i10 s a very interesting sketch of th e Am e ri e~ n Coll ege at Rom<>. Pictures o t stud c'nts a re a lso gi V('ll; ~ li e>re is c a lso an a~cou nt oi th e a u<lie nce give n by the Pope to th e New York r!eJ·ald cor respo nd e nt . \Ve be.li eve the writer wh en be s·•y s: "No m :·n cn n mn ke tli :1.t journey from tlw ponc:erous bronze dour of th e Vatican into tbe ' preoeu ce of the sove ri rgn whom 250 ,000,000 Of people hail as tb e Vi ce.rrge nt f >f hea vPn nud ea rth without be ing thr ill ect from head t o f"ot .. " Many other sketches and min or articles make up !J] .. asant read ing . Tbe Tablet is iss ued quarterly at 50cts a year.

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