Regis College - Ranger Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Regis College played host to the literary Catholics on in a three-day Literature Congress, November 24, 25. P Literary Congress. of the Rocky Mountain Re and 26. This Congress was the first movement of its kind to take place in the United States, and probably shall in years to come, mark the beginning of the Catholic Literary Renaissance in this country in much the same way that the publication of the Lyrical Ballades is considered to be the beginning of the English Romantic Re- vival. The congress had for its purpose the publicizing of the Catholic Revival in belles lettres. For an avowed end it had the transformation of a skeptical American audi- ence inlo a convinced gathering of enthusiastic American Catholics. It sought to acquaint the people of the region which Regis may be said to serve, with the facts of the new movement into the Church of the leaders in literary fields. For this purpose Mr. Benjamin Masse, S.j., acting head of the English depart- ment at Regis, secured speakers whose situation made them preeminently fitted to discuss this new Romish phenomenon. There were Fathers Gerald Ellard, S.J. of St. Louis University, and Daniel Lord, S.J., editor of the Queen s Work. The Monsignors William O ' Ryan, Denver ' s clerical dean of litterateurs, and Matthew Smith, editor of the Catholic Register, America ' s foremost Catholic paper, spoke during the ses- sions. Mr. Calvert Alexander, S.J., author of the first book on the Catholic Revival, directed one meeting as did Miss Josephine Gratiaa of the St. Louis Public Library. Another session was conducted by Francis Sheed. publisher, translator, and author from the house of Sheed Ward. The sessions were held at Denver ' s distinguished Brown Palace Hotel and at their close all America had been startled into the recognition of a torch of faith and culture burning brighth in the shadow of the mountains. May Crowning. The sodality activities for the scholastic year of ' 34 were climaxed with the beautiful ceremony of Crowning the Queen of the May. On May 20, the Regis College Sodality acted as hosts to the Denver Sodality Union on the Regis campus for this annual demonstration of Catholic student love for Mary. Miss Margaret McKee of St. Joseph ' s High School was the queen for the occasion and was escorted by George Finan of Annunciation High School. Messrs. Walter Angerer, Niels Beck, Nicholas Jinacio and Vincent Giacomini represented Regis College as Knights of Mary in the ceremonies. Every school affili- ated with the Sodality Union was represented by Knights and Ladies in the retinue of the queen. The student bodies of the colleges, schools of nursing, and high schools, marched in procession to the scene of the crowning. The Very Rev. J. A. Herbers, S.J., president of Regis College delivered the panegyric of the afternoon. John McGraw, Regis senior, gave the student response. The poem read for the occasion, The May Crown of Mary, was written by Dorothy Caughlin of Annunciation High School. These beautiful ceremonies were concluded with solemn benediction. Rev. Mark Lappen was celebrant. Rev. Michael Harrington, deacon; Rev. Herman Leite, sub- deacon, and master of ceremonies, Rev. Stephen Kruger. The music was under the direction of Rev. Andrew S. Dimichino, S.J. Richard McNamara was general chairman of the program, with Frank Sullivan. Felix Lepore. Milan Predovich. and Robert Close as his assistants. --4 2 3 i

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Baseball. Rangers knock off their first victim and are off on flying start. P t: ■ n I It te a JL Row Ryan, Pa Oaseball. With spring comes the call of the birds (mocking, cuckoo, hum- ming, etc.), the call of the wild, the call of the streams, the calls of fever (spring. hay, love) and the call of the bat. This year when co-coaches Wilson and Chilero called for ball-players, four veterans and eight hopefuls answered the shout. The reasons why there were not more out for the team were the inconveniences of labor- atory, or something else. But what they lacked in numbers they made up in pep. All went well in spring practice, but with the opening of the season proper, misfor- tune camped on the bags. Old Man Tough Luck tapped four of the Rangers for his fraternity, two of them quite lustily. Georgia 1 Sutherland broke a finger, but was immediately outdone by Lammerman who broke his arm. Both Harris and Reinert severely sprained their ankles, Johnny doing the better job. But when the Rangers really began to play ball, they meant it. They have only lost two games, both of them heart-breakers. They vanquished Cathedral in their first game, 13 to 3. Their next game with North High, ended in a 2-2 tie. the game being called because of a severe dust-storm. The next two encounters were unfor- tunate for the collegians as they dropped them to the Barr Lumber Co. and to Welby. Colorado. They began their conquests anew with a defeat of the St. Dominic ' s Club of the Holy Name League in a last-inning thriller. Since then, they have not lost a game. The scores of the other contests were: Regis 5. Regis High 3; Regis 13, Holy Family 3; Regis 12. Regis High 3; Regis 12, Parochial All-Stars 8; Regis 14, Barnum Boosters 9; Regis 13, Welby 2. Domenico, Ryan. Redmond, Chilero, Wilson. Payne, and Plemel were the lead- ing hitters of the season. Payne. Sutherland. Domenico, Redmond, and Harrington hing staff was ina the P

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Prep Parade. Gee! I wish I ivas a Frosh again. Uratorical twOJltest. The oratorical abilities, reminiscent of a filibustering con- gressman: the appearance and personality of a born actor and the cold, finely driven logic of a cultured Catholic gentleman, won for Mr. A. Andrew Hauk the medal in the Thirteenth Annual Regis College Oratorical Contest, held January 19. Mr. Hauk ' s address was entitled. Catholic Education Looks to 1934. and because of its timeliness, content and forcefulness. coupled with his ability persuaded the judges. Rev. Thomas D. Cayne, CM. of St. Thomas Seminary; Rev. E. J. Mannix and Mr. Joseph Newman to award him first place. J. Emmett Harrington, a fellow classmate of the victor, was adjudged second place winner with his oration, Catholic Education, A Cure for All Ills. The other contestants in this year ' s competition were: Charles Collins, senior, Woman ' s Place in Catholic Edu- cation; Louis Hart, senior, Catholic Education, a Preparation for Catholic Action: Leland Purfurst, sophomore, Catholic Education and Patriotism; John Reinert, Catholic Education and Catholic Literature. [locution Contest. John Reinert, freshman, with a ersatilit and facility of character changes that would do honor to a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde won the forty-fifth an- nual Regis College Elocution Contest on March 7. His rendition of the selection, The Going of the White Swan, a tale of the north woods was judged the best of the evening by Mr. Edward C. Day, lawyer and newspaper man; Mr. Joseph Zarlengo, lawyer, and Mr. Joseph J. Walsh, lawyer. Alec Keller, a sophomore, who entered the contests for the first time this year, showed marked dramatic talent in winning second place with his, A Convict ' s Soliloquy the Night Before Execution. Max Jonke. junior and Jack Coughman. Alan Lutz and Patrick Hart, freshmen, were the other contestants. The Prep Parade. The Annual Regis Prep Parade was to be given in the Cocoa- nut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Music was to be alternately furnished by Guy Lombardo ' s orchestra and the United States Marine Band. However, due to a typo- graphical error, the affair beca me known as the Milk Fund Ball. Naturally this gave rise to some confusion, such as the Regis Student Council getting their mail mixed up, and milk coming in Brown and Gold bottles. Therefore, in order to straighten out matters at great personal expense and violent effort, that sterling patriot, that gentleman, that scholar, Frank Sullivan, presented another Prep Parade in the Regis Gym on the night of Friday, April the 20th. The second Prep Parade was a marked success. There were 7.000 people present, all of whom simultaneously decided to dance the Tiger Rag. Thirteen paying guests were also noticed in the crowd (pals of Mr. Sullivan!. During intermission an Easter egg hunt was conducted on the premises. Valuable prizes were donated by the Regis livestock depart- ment. The school of animal husbandry personally donated yearling geese to all lucky prep- sters. Alexander, the rooster with the red fan on his head, is quoted as saying, The eve- ning was truly a delightful success. Never in all my years of entertainment at Regis Col- lege have I been host to a more lovely group. The whole evening may be summed up in the words of Tspholde. the college squirrel, who er aptly said, It ' s the nuts! -tf 24 ..