Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Voyage the Second AFTER a flight of three months, a flight which at first seemed very pleas- ant, but which finally grew rather dull and monotonous, we descended, a rather precarious descent for some of us, into the strange and unfamiliar state of Sophomore. Our little band, however, was slightly diminished in numbers, some of our company having been lost in the storms which we encoun- tered during our voyage. We discovered that the rulers of this new land were Fr. Keating, Fr. Gaynor and Fr. Devlin, and under their able rule we proceeded rapidly, although somewhat painfully, along the road to knowledge. Here, more than at any other place in our travels, we discovered that truth which is as old as man — that there is no royal road to knowledge. The works of Dem- osthenes, Sophocles, Cicero and Juvenal gave us knowledge of the ancient glories of Greece and Rome, while at the same time they caused much self-commiseration on the part of the poor unfortunates who had to burn the midnight oil in order to prepare a creditable translation for the following day. Chemistry, with its stifling odors and noxious gases, proved a source of inspiration and invention for some, whose delight it was to discover some new compound with a partic- ularly offensive and penetrating odor, and thereby drive us from the laboratory. About mechanics, the least said the better, since it does no good to recall past hardships and miseries. Our ofiicers: Edward Farmer, Frank Breath, Edward McLaughlin, and Richard O ' Brien, President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer respectively — made their first public appearance at the annual Sophomore dance held in Horti- cultural Hall, where they proved that they were as light and graceful on their feet as they were efficient in the management of class affairs. As usual, the members of our party distinguished (not extinguished, as Fr. Keating used to say) themselves in all college activities. Frederick Wennerberg as Macbeth, and James Dowling as Lady Macbeth ably portrayed the characters they repre- sented in the college play. The relay team, captained by Leo McGovern and made up entirely of Sophomores had a very successful season, while Fred Wen- nerberg again came into prominence by winning the Marquette medal, contested for in the annual prize debate held by that society. In due time the much dreaded final examinations came, as examinations will come, and it was with a heartfelt sigh of relief that most of us, excepting, of course, Joe Norton, Dick Quinlan, Joe Leonard, John Lahive and a few others, tossed, or more properly I might say, threw, the ancients into dusty corners, there to repose in innocuous desuetude until the trump of doom or any other unfortunate exigency should call them forth. Then, with light hearts, tempered somewhat by regret, we saw that state wherein we had resided during the scholastic year, fade away in the distance as our trusty craft glided upward into empyreal depths. 23