University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA The object of The Redwood is to gather together what is best in the literary work of the students, to record University doings and to knit closely the hearts of the boys of the present and the past EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER CIRCULATION MANAGER EXCHANGES ALUMNI UNIVERSITY NOTES ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE EDITORS EXECUTIVE BOARD BUSINESS MANAGER HENRY C VEIT TULLIO A. ARGENTI JACOB E. HEINTZ EDMUND. Z. COMAN P.P. MORETTINI MARTIN M. MURRAY LOUIS F. BUTY FRED J. MORAN JAMES E. NEARY EDITOR OF REVIEWS Address all communications to THE REDWOOD, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California. Terms of subscription, SI. 50 a year; single copies 25 cents EDITORIAL An Eye Opener Prescinding from the fact that John Barley- corn came by an early demise and thus precluded what we have above alluded to, nevertheless we can in all sincerity say that this, our first issue, is in every sense of the phrase, an eye opener. For the most of us a happy vacation has run its course. And for all of us a new year awaits our bidding to be made, accordingly as each shall strive, a brilliant, happy success, or a rank failure. We hope for the former; God forbid the latter. However the vehicle of our progress over the course of ten scholastic months will be of our own choosing. It is for each to recognize which one houses opportunity. Having made the discovery, let him acquaint 21

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20 THE REDWOOD tees a fireside and an altar, his per- sonal liberties and freedom from do- mestic invasion and tyranny. Yes, every man is a king, and his home is his castle. It is no wonder then, that, when an American Youth has reached the Year- stone of his Independent manhood, such thoughts — childish, grotesque, serious — should make riot with his brain, that he should contemplate the worthless as well as the worthy and honorable pos- sibilities of the state of man. Ameri- can Education and American environ- ment have made such a personality pos- sible ' — have made many such, actual. But today, more than ever, we must be alive to the tremendous duties and ob- ligations that rest upon every American citizen, and, in particular, each Ameri- can voter. Today the warning is renewed with ominous forebodings : Eterna l vigilance is the price of our liberties. And the imanswered question of the hour is: Whether the American Youth is suffi- ciently instructed in the hallowed tra- dition of his country; whether he has imbibed to the full the spirit of those intactible and sacred pages of our con- stitution and other patristic and vener- able docunients ; whether he sufficiently realizes and appreciates all that they mean now and all that they meant then, when their mighty souls first throbbed upon the soil of this continent; wheth- er he is sufficiently cognizant of his great duties and responsibilities as a man. In other words : Is the American Youth of twenty-one a capable Ameri- can citizen?

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22 THE REDWOOD himself with every requirement he will be expected to meet and thus move rap- idly on to the goal ahead of him. Opportunity is a twin sister to time. Both are fleet of foot and once past can never be recalled. Run abreast of the two and half of the battle is over. We are reminded of the story of the adolescent who was ambitious only in terms of tomorrow. He was going to be all that mortal should be — tomorrow. Well this youth would have been the greatest of workers, but the truth is he died and all that he left when living was done was a mountain of things he intended to do tomorrow. As a very apt answer to this we need merely quote the old adage which goes on to say: Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. The advantages of an early start, par- ticularly along educational endeavor need not here detain us. It is sufficient perhaps, to exhort you to two things, work and sincerity therein. Given these two, naught else than success, prosperity and happiness can ensue. Let ' s all put shoulder to shoulder and make this year a clarion to resound adown the annals of Santa Clara as be- ing the most successful year on record. Our Organ It is not a musical in- strument we are here referring to; it is the official publication of the Student Body, the Redwood, your book, to be made and supported accordingly as the spirit of your Alma Mater permeates you and incites you in its behalf. We are not going to preamble you to death by telling you what a really nice book it is, or the prominence it claims in the realm of Collegiate literary or- gans. But what we do want to acquaint you with is the duty it will ask you to fulfill. The older fellows have oft heard this repeated; the newcomers in- to our big family will find it new. To remind the one and inform the other, that is our present aim. On the opposite page you will ob- serve the object of the Redwood. It is to gather together what is best in the literary work of the students, to record University doings and to knit closely the hearts of the boys of the present and the past. Though many of you might say off-hand, I cannot write, that should deter no one. How fre- quently are we possessed of latent tal- ents wjiich we never dreamed was part of our make-up. It is only a trial and that oft repeated that should be convincing of whether or not one can write. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain in the mere trying, ■ ith this in mind we might suggest that you attempt, in your spare mo- ments, a bit of verse or a short story, or even a short essay on any of the current topics of the day. Who can tell but there may be in our midst another Shakespeare, or an 0. Henry or an An- drew Lang ! Permit us one more word in passing, and that in regard to the support of