Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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- t - - V W- ct Professor of Classics at Canisius College Professor of Chemistry at St. Joseph ' s College Professor of Chemistry at Boston College

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Voyage the First IN accordance with the time honored custom of narrating class history, perhaps we should tell of the eventful voyage of the good ship 1915 as chronicled in its logbook, but, doing this, what prosaic sailing ship or steamer could we find which would serve as a fitting receptacle for our achieve- ments? None, I hear you say; so we must seek something more light and graceful, something more distinctive of our class, something capable of greater achievements; and we can do nothing better than to allow you to peep between the pages of the record of our voyage, and gazing therein, picture yourself as one of our bold and adventureous company, when, in September, 1911, setting forth into the Great Unknown, we saw the hills and dales of our familiar home- land drop beneath us into the misty depths, and our listening ears heard only the stifled exhaust of our motor, the hum of our propeller, and the whistling of the wind through the frail steel framework, as our powerful airship forged ahead. After nearly a week of confusion and troublesome times, under the able guid- ance of Fr. Redmond Walsh, S. J., prefect of studies, we made a safe though difficult landing into the realms presided over by Fr. Lane, S. J., Mr. Cox, S. J., and Mr. Meagher, S. J. Here we decided to remain for ten months, and to secure the best interests of our company, we elected John J. Walsh as our leader, with Edward McLaughlin next in command; we made Frederick Wennerberg the keeper of our records and Walter Mullen, the faithful guardian of our finances. With this fortunate selection we entered upon our duties as visitors in the new land. Rather arduous duties they proved to be, although lightened consid- erably by the consideration and good will of our professors. A few weeks after our arrival the varsity football candidates were called out. Our company, represented by such worthy players as Linehan, Cunning- ham, Gallagher, Brandon, Gavin, Mullen, O ' Keefe, Goiosa and White, made up the backbone of the squad. One of our number, Frederick Wennerberg, as Hotspur , ably represented us in the annual Shakespearian production, while Edward Farmer won the medal offered by the Marquette Debating Society. But, sad to say, there was a darker and a sadder side to some of our activities, for Fr. Bridges, S. J., was then prefect of discipline, and a more energetic pre- fect, as some members of our class testified, would be extremely difhcult to find. As a necessary consequence many of our fellows spent long hours meditating on their sins in that reviled but nevertheless time-honored institution, Jug. However, all things, good as well as bad, must have an ending, and so, on one pleasant night in June we assembled for our departure from the Land of Fresh- men. Just before our departure three of our number: Richard Quinlan, John 19