Fordham University - Maroon Yearbook (New York, NY)

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PROCESSIONAL 10RD God of Futures, from Thy throne Stem vigil o;er Thy people keep— Lest blatant word in folly sown The bitter fruit of whirlwind reap— Lord God of Words, be with us yet. Lest we forget—lest we forget! White shine the stars, the dusk recedes— Fast breaks the Dawn— fierce beat ourjhearts— Life calls to Youth, our pathway leads. Sudden and swift to Fate's grim marts— Great God of Journeys be with us yet. Lest we forget—lest we forget! Where honor calls; there let us fare Nor count the cost in blood and gear— Unmindful of the pagan stare. Bind agony's wound, stanch sorrow's tear— God of the iYlercies be with us yet. Lest we forget—lest we forget! Strengthen our souls—so we may scorn Vice's red lipped lure, all melting eyed; That Sin's ripe fruit may grace forlorn. Temptation's tree while breath abide— Captain of Souls be with us yet. Lest we forget—lest we forget! When heart and brain heed call of dust. And night sweeps on life's fading sun — When heavens reel, and planets rust. And death calls men of Twenty-One— Eternal Judge, lighten our debt. Be with us yet—be with us yet! Amen. 20 —Joseph A. Panuch

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Fordham Memorial Gate THOUSANDS of Fordham men and their friends bent the knee in most solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament on the campus on the afternoon of November 14th, and then proceeded to the main entrance to the grounds, where they witnessed the dedication ot the gateway erected to the memory of the thirty-six Fordham men who failed to return after the World War. The Sixty-ninth Regiment, that gallant detachment of New York troops which has reflected so much glory on the city and state, with the men who fought alongside our honored dead, assisted in the dedication ceremonies. W ith hundreds of other veterans of the great conflict, they marched in review before Major-General O’Ryan and other distinguished officers of the National Guard. Marching to the same tunes to which they had so often marched, they awakened with every maneuver fond memories of our boys who have been reviewed for the last time. After the review the address of presentation was delivered by the Rev. Joseph A. McCaffrey, of the class of 1911, who served overseas with the fighting Ninth Infantry of the Second Division and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre for his deeds under fire. Father McCaffrey originated the idea of erecting a permanent memorial to the fallen heroes of Fordham, and as chairman of the Alumni Committee raised most of the funds for this purpose; and the gate which you see before you, the first memorial to be erected in the city, stands a fitting tribute to his initiative, faith and devotion to duty. Father Tivnan formally accepted the gift in the name of the University, and expressed his gratitude to those who conceived the plan and labored zealously for its completion. Monsignor Joseph F. Mooney, representing His Grace. Archbishop Hayes, then blessed the bronze plaques on which the thirty-six names have been inscribed, and the firing squad awoke the echoes of the college walls to voice the grief and the pride of Alma Mater for her fallen sons. Taps were blown, and thus another chapter in the history of Fordham was sadly vet triumphantly concluded.

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