Canisius High School - Arena Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Tl-IE ARENA Vol. l - No. l Buffalo, N. Y., May 8th, 1915 5 Cents a Copy BY WAY OF PREFACE Today we launch forth to explore the sea of journalism. The sky may seem a little cloudy: the season may appear inopportune for such a venture: breakers may be ahead HOW IT CAME ABOUT The thought of publishing a High School paper was first suggested to us by the ex- ample of certain enterprising students of another Jesuit School, which, not to wound but ' our mention. sturdy C In the Europe of 1555, a young man called Peter Canisius was putting 1 Origi- drawing the finishing touches on a book important to those religiously-strained he pur- renlainil times, a catechism. Centuries later, in 1915, American students in a school it class. a Studel bearing his name tried to match his giant steps across 1iterature's thresh- L f old. The result was The Arena. On the 500th anniversary of the publica- 0 essor next, au' tion of his catechism, The Arena dedicates its 40th anniversary issue to St. Francis thi-1519-Sn Peter Canisius. Leahy, pride to As we share his surname in common, we also share his devotion, dili- rgpgsed are edug gence and way of doing things. We sit at his feet to learn the values he oval to preferen held necessary and sacred. We like being known by his name, and we when for whi like the picture linked to that name: a young man and brilliant, who Q could found six universities in thirty yearsg a young man and brave, 'een se' mde' an who could carry Catholicism s torch into the face of the reformation. BSS Sta-ff U19 CUTE We have the benefit both of his insight into man's purpose and his ed from erable li way of teaching it, and as the world makes obvious, we have our own finally not Com torch to carry. We salute a man and his courage. May we have some ' educatol part of that courage, cause some- part of the result he did, and may the ' should I torch burn brighter for our holding it, as it did in his hands. 'CE f0UI1f3 7 S, all mation 1 X. class- one such opportunity is offered by a school paper appearing at frequent intervals. To every student of Canisius We extend an invi- tation to co-operate with us in this enter- prise. The paper is yours, and to make it a success should be your aim and ambition. If you will lend it your hearty support we feel confident that the ship christened today will happily ride the waves and bear many generations of Canisius' sons onward towards the acquirement of a finished Eng- lish style. J. M. DONLIN. mates, it is hoped that we shall be able easily to publish an issue of our paper every fortnight. FRANCIS C. MQGUIRE. WHAT'S IN A NAME! The thing we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. So Shakespeare says. And yet we know how great great store people set by a nameg what anxious thoughts, for instance, it provokes on the part of a mother or sister when a little nameless creature presents itself as a can- L 4

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