St Josephs College - Argus Yearbook (Emmitsburg, MD)

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T ' 'ill H E ga so r - Ti T 5 'glw .I QE tel. g y T The Readin-g Clircclle 1 u I ' I1 f fail 'li' The Reading Circle will be a famed institution some day-we think. At least, ,. F. lei 0 it performed a zlieroic act by rescuing Saint Josephis bookishness from oblivion. li Q And the class of '28, the class that brought it into activity, cherished it, and watched ' Tu 9 it grow into a purposeful, resultful activity, might well be reciprocally hauled out I - 7 of oblivion. 1 T ' r A Blessed Clet Unit was the especial instigator, we must admit. It would be a A s. 1 ,P ig serviceable prop, too-but there is no need of such. i . lf Uffl The purpose, of course, is to be well-read in the best modern books, to weigh 95.5 CSS' their merits and defects carefully, to build up an unshakable opinion of their authors, PL! characters and characteristics, in other words, to promote a cultural interest in ex- X45 Y' emplary modern 'writers and their works. H . II, . ,XX . T9 f 09 There are several intellectually attractive and hobby-attractive lectures on uThe fill fi? Purpose of Reading Circles, MHOW to Criticize Booksf' and ccWhat to Look for in 9 A Poetry. These furnished the only impetus necessary. They pointed out the direction .Q . K f to be followed, thereafter inquisitive minds poked about independently. ,QL T In May, an unscholarly, but very real, reward materialized in the guise of a tea. T i f ,Q . 5 Miss Katharine O,Toole, '28, gave a dramatic reading. Of course, one couldn't weigh i 'ii ' ln the balance a frivolous affair like this, and a high-brow, literary meeting. 3 VT, 111091159 is lighting the Shrine Of Current Literature. We trust that fervid souls T 'rv will keep it burning. T7 its Cz...-rw 71.10.-AMA! al- 3 ,, Q, fc, , -it GI V 3 x .El N Q - . , , I. Iii T T . an , e a fl , if i fel ' 'Q -. 9-gm-L-it g g g ,. , Y N. W K WW WT'--T, ' W'---T'::7 'T T 7 r:'v, 1-.,.v,., W .. -W , , . C T' WH UN? 'SXT' 56 ET KFGFH 51 ft? gs Ql.. .. A 1. 1 it 474 . . f. 2 ff 1-. 5-if li' ra - 'Q RJ' ?-X '1Q'C li X li ft sf-af me -L! ifft 5529 .5 ,Q fo 1. 1-QW 3, ji l 7' QA l , 1 e .' ., -i Tl 'l ,iz i 14 :rr 3 is al :E T . 3? it as V.: is L I .ix N ' -'N 1. 'S 5 , L..

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For over an hour she conferred with htm, compete y Orge 3, t A21 ing, l of John Acton, and returned to her room at a quarter to five to find him still waiting patiently fflgj in the now twilit room. Marian regretted her thoughtlessness in keeping the boy, to go ome ' ce Q after dark in a neighborhood where even strong men packed a rod. Ei ' 4'0h, John, She began, Fm awfully S0f1'Y-7' h. d h h. h 55,559 Ft l I beg your pardon, said an unexpected voice from the doorway be in er, 15 t IS t e tfnr gi A 1 tl ' fourth-grade classroom? li if -i, at , , , A: -N., J, li I The owner of that voice, thought Marian, surely must have lost his way, to be on River Street. . b As she turned, a slim form brushed by her, and John Acton threw himself into his fathers fp! -5 arms. Side by side they stood, ridiculously alike, even to the absolutely authentic wave right across gi. gg Kg, the front of the two dark heads. . Q . s A ,Ig 12'-li iv You are Miss Brent? said the visitor, and, without waiting for the ,reply, added, I am - !7'fh John Acton-young Johnls fatherf' He put an affectionate hanoh on ihlf bcilys ihoulder, and con- Ei get .gi 'I -lb tinued HI hope that I am not upsetting your discipline or anyt ing i e t at, ut it was getting H, , , f EXW I 7 , 7 . . d N lx pf' dark and as John is not usually late I started out to see if anything had happene . atura y y mil ily. the beginning of my search would be the schoolhouse, although I hardly thought he could be kept ,I lt gi ' . K4 QI here. John, he colored, a bit shyly, and his tone was both wistful and proud, Johns usually , ,WJ :ggi a-a pretty good youngster. ' E533 In .4Yes-oh, yes, indeed-I-it was just for form's sake that I kept him. I intended to let him 5 1, ,N ' go as soon as the other children were out of sightf' She moved from under the electric light g? 'W all ,ln It 'fff'-0 which she had turned on some minutes before, but its brightness seemed to follow her hair, and 'P 'rf linger in the clear earnestness of her eyes. t - ,,gpjff'i fi I am awfully sorry she went on but I am very glad you have come Mr Acton John llffji 'k-CWA V I has always interested me, because he is, well-different, and I often wondered 1f there were any- lg 1-7, l f 'Ah one to whom it would be Worth-while-I mean- ou see- l fw,ll PE V ' . F 2 'ff Erwffff She stammered, and blushed, as she realized how impossible it would be to say what had Qt Q been in her mind to this man, standing there so obviously a gentleman, one of her own kind, A at grave but deferent, shabby, and aware of the fact, but proud. il ' ii ' f ile onlly nodded at her confusion, and his eyes lit with sudden understanding, an under- if A . stan ing s adowed by sadness. l . si 1 s ' -f .Q P ,QA it I thought-1sn't there-couldn't you-7' she bit her lip, annoyed at her own embarrassment. J C E :L Q 1 ' Where, now, was the fluent teacher, the poised ruler of rebels, the self-assured daughter of a great 3 house whose fall had left her orphaned, penniless, over-educated, and-too proud. I .j 5 'J ' I should, said John Acton, 'fhe deseiyes much better than all this, but-f' .. A Q! 6 .9 I-Irs drifting tone asked of her an understanding equal to his own, and in a mental flash she ' , ,, Q saw the whole story, such a common story, but so achingly sad when actually met face to face. 0 ,Q g An only son, she surmlsedu, cutoff because of an unsuitable marriage, forced to earn a living , ,f Si f Kx f without the necessary training, disheartened by poverty, and finally so crushed by the loss of his 7 Y ' I youngdwige that he had drifted, unresisting, into this destitution. She knew J ohn's mother had If , J' . - een ea some time. A ig 1 - . . . f, 3 I h HAH this 'swept through her mind in the instant they stood face to face, gray eyes locked with A gg ' Y, N, t e grown. hen wordlessly he turned and went, out into the darkness, hand in hand with his son. I , 'L ,f t up fy f -1 Ihe next morning Marian missed the. culprit of the preceding day's excitement. When he ' 'Q .ai ecto appear in the afternoon she .felt strangely worried, but decided to wait another day before I ig. ,E 5 invfstigagng. Pupils might be absent one day without explanation, but a second day of un- aut 1or1ze absence required that.the teacher communicate in some way with the parents. il ' lg QCIZSSCS 0PGI1ed Friday morning minus the benefactor of white mice, and Marian determined LQ Mfllll 2,510 ersgg to investigate as to the boylsnabsence, instead of sending a note by one of the . Ev. kara! grga5en.d eocould nlotlfathom her own motives, but was conscious of an unreasonable feeling of 33,524 Minh anxiety on e alf of the dark-eyed lad and his young, disillusioned father, W N the Brstt titles: vgllrae logitlly Egxziglgiingireagyg lielpful I coulld dp, she thought, and it was by no means ,aj . er ep essness to e of - ' T . . 1, T 1 i I among these people. rea SCIVICC since she had been down SEM ,V ,km r 55? it 1. ' ' K- -gf ig K ...A nie- 'B' 0 iff ,, ,-Q , If ,. ,gan - K ffm 'Mm .f 'N-'rr-' M -- - A -' 3 -'iC?'A'f '-...L - st , It Q . -. ' fl, l l t fe Q 1 7'-3-is e. fam 'P fat . at I I l M 'W'L : r ,',,gjgQ'Q13TFs, gs,--f in it N -v vgl, ,1 if-Q