Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception - Annual Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 188 of the 1936 volume:

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KEARNEY, S.T.D Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn 8 CATl-IEDRAL C REV EDWARD A BUKEY As the Annual was QOIHQ to press the sad news of the death of Father Bukey the professor ot rnusrc reached us We extend to h1s beloved parents brothers and slsters our srncere heartfelt sympathy Cathedral College loses the benetlt of the r1ch muslcal h1s genlal personahty and hrs lovable Chnst hke character God has summoned hlm 1n the prune of hte to Joln the angehc chorrs and to rece-we the crown of hte for labors consclenhously performed REQUIESCAT IN PACE talents with which God had endowed him. Vlfe all shall miss 7 OLLEG ..A -rl- 1 , ,7 8 - t-l A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 t BOARD OF EDITORS Editor-in-Chief FRANCIS M. TYRRELL '36 Associate Editors-in-Chief ROBERT I. BARNWELL '36 IEROME A. MURPHY '36 MICHAEL F. GUINAN 37 EUGENE I. MOLLOY '37 IOSEPH F. DAVID 37 Alumni Editor ROBERT I. BARNWELL '36 Associate LOUIS F. FERBER '36 Athletics Editor IAMES P. HENEGHAN '36 Associates IOHN M. DONELON '36 ERNEST I. VOHS 37 Patrons Committee-Chairman PAUL F. MECONI '36 Associates FERGUS A. BURKE '36 I N E, DIERKS College Societies Editor MICHAEL I. FLEMING '36 Editor of Chronicle THOMAS F. CRIBBIN '36 Business Manager GEORGE F. Lal-'LARE '36 Associates ANTHONY F. LOGATTO '36 FRANCIS I. MURPHY 37 Staff Artists IOHN NORRIS '37 - IOSEPH HOLAHAN 38 GERALD RYAN '37 DONALD EDWARDS 41 Faculty Adviser REV. GEORGE G. MORROW, Ph.D. 9 - 4q THE FACULTY A N N U A L 1 9 3 B ' 0 The Facult THE MOST REVEREND THOMAS E. MOLLOY, S.T.D Pre ident VERY REVEREND MONSIGNOR IOHN D. WYNNE, LLD Rector REV. IOSEPH I. HYLAND, A.B. Mathematics and History REV. RICHARD B. MCHUGH, M.A. Civics and Pretect oi Discipline REV. IAMES I. GRIFFIN, B.S. Science REV. IOHN E. RYAN, M.A. English and History REV. RAYMOND I. CAMPION, M.A. Religion and Preiect of Studies REV. GEORGE G. MORROW, Ph.D. Latin and Religion REV. MYRON I. PURICK, M.A. Science REV. EDWARD A. BUICEY, A.B. Music and Religion REV. ADAM I. PFUNDSTEIN, A.B. Greek and Religion REV. EUGENE T. MCCLOSKEY, S.T.D. Latin and Religion REV. RALPH D. NELSON, ALB. Biology and History REV. ARCHIBALD V. MCLEES, D.D. Latin and Religion REV. STANISLAUS I. KOWALSKI, S.T.L Mathematics REV. CHARLES MULROONEY, M.A. English REV. IOHN I- FEE, M.A. Latin and Religion REV. THOMAS I. KELLY, S.T.D. English and History REV, AMBROSE C. GILMARTIN, S.T.L. Latin and Italian REV. IOSEPI-I P. DENNING, M.A. Science and English REV. MARTIN S. RUSHFORD, M.A. Greek MR. IOHN F. CRANE Athletics MR. FRANCIS I. WELDON, M.A. Librarian ll OOCATHEDRAL C OLLEG Through These Portals Pass 12 U V O 9 O O A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 . . . .0ur Graduates-Class of I936 f'What peaceful hours I once enjoy'dl How sweet their memory stilll But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. -Cowper. MIDST the hue and cry of Commencement there rushes upon a stirring host of graduates the full comprehension of two things, namely, the be- guiling effects of well utilized time and the mixed emotions that accompany final partings. Our stay within the portals of our Alma Mater has embraced but a fleeting six years, yet it was time enough to witness our heaven-born evolution from heedless, timid freshmen to alert, complacent collegiates. The gems of genuine cornradeship, set in a background of ebullient humor, so paled into nothingness the myriad difficulties precipitated by our scholarly curriculum that it becomes piteously delightful to eye them over our shoulder. Nothing short of flaming optimism and fitful anticipation can allay the sweet sorrow attending our good-bye. This leave-taking is, in addition, our cue to proffer to the entire faculty of Cathedral College some modicum of our sincere and profound gratitude. That we cannot open entirely the flood-gates of our hearts and shower its esteem upon them is an evident fact that we richly lament. For their solicitous con- cern, however, in our well developed growth, for the finesse with which they dipped our minds into the Hpierian spring and draped them with the purple Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity, for their scarlet discipline and occasional leniency-for all these we are deeply grateful, and though our lips mutter but a lisping thanks, our hearts scream for them a colorful prayer that rings within us and echoes from the highest vaults of heaven. To regard Cathedral merely as a stepping stone to a higher life, to View its hallowed walls only in the lusive shade of our memories, cannot be coun- tenanced, while to be removed from the secure and warming guidance of our professors is something to be borne with difficulty. But we have, fortunately, some consolation. Our Holy Mother the Church, penciling for us with benign hand the VENI, SEQUERE ME, prescribes our next abode, the lmmaculate Conception Seminary at Huntington. There we look forward to six fruitful years of study, for which Cathedral has amply prepared us, there we shall perpetuate the sports and fellowship of collegeg there too we shall glory in the realization of our loftiest ambition, the paramount ideal of every Cathe- dralite, the crowning climax to long years of stubborn studies-Ordination to God's Holy Priesthood. I. A. MURPHY '36 13 '0CA'l'HEDRAL COLLEGE ROBERT J. BARNWELL ST. BARTHOLOMEW PARISH, ELMHURST A man of letters, manners, morals, parts. -Cowper. Bob is one of the distinguished looking members of our class. A tall, well-set gentle- man, Bob has often been known to move the class by the rumble of his booming voice. He has always been found prepared to defend the lrish race and to expound its praises. Bob is one of our mates who, besides other things, has learned to push the pen, and has had articles printed in both the GAR- GOYLE and the ANNUAL. A loyal friend, a trusty pal and a plug- ger, Bob has always been a popular mem- ber of the class. He has engaged himself in social work both during the school year as an Achille Ptatti worker, and during the summer as a Catholic Charity assistant. Besides this, Bob is cr member of the Business Staff of the GARGOYLE, the Alumni Editor of the AN- NUAL and a camper of some renown, A fervor that is outstanding distinguishes him when he is with us and has left its mark upon us. His zeal, ability, and persistency cannot go unrewarded. SYLVESTER G. BENACK ASCENSION PARISH, ELMHURST For his heart was in his work, and the heart Giveth grace unto every Art, -Longfellow. Syl has always had one thing in mind, the quest for knowledge. His efforts in that regard have not availed him nought, for he has been the recipient of many an honor at Cathedral. He is a member of our library staff, an Associate Editor of the GARGOYLE, one who has tread the boards as a St. Francis Player, and a singer of the choir. It has been rumored that he spent part of the summer vacation, trying to acquire a familiarity with Chinese and Sanskrit, His efforts are not limited to studies, however, for Syl has for many years been one of our class basketball team with a style of play that is indeed individual and all his own. That Syl will go far, we have no doubt. His earnestness, coupled with a good nature, will secure for him a high position in later life. The Church is always in need of schol- ars and we see in him one of the answers to that need. His erudition has fitted him with a most formidable weapon to fight the good fight well. 14 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' DONALD G. CRYNES ST. PASCAL BAYLON PARISH, HOLLIS True humility, the highest virtue, mother of them all. -Tennyson. Donald Crynes is the type of student about whom nobody in the school has ever heard except his classmates and sometimes even they forget that he is in their midst. This is because Donald is a strong, silent man. Long ago he must have heard the saying that an empty barrel makes the most noise, and he has suc- cessfully taken care that the adage could never be applied to him. The class can always tell when it is about two minutes of nine for it is at that time that silent Don slips into class each morning. We nomi- nate him as the student who has had the slickest haircomb over a period of years. His neat ap- pearance would suggest the nickname of Dap- per Don but everyone will agree that he has to bow before Fergus Burke. In addition to being quiet and debonair, Donald possesses true humility and natural humor. In all he is a gentleman. What finer tribute could we pay him? HARRY M. CULKIN oUR LADY or LORETTO PARISH, HEMPSTEAD So sweet the blush of bashfulness Even pity can scarce wish it less. -Byron. Here is the fair-haired boy of sixth year-also known as Handsome Harry. Ut you ever meet him, you will see that he does not belie his name.l Harry came to us in fourth year and his ready smile, pleasant disposition and gentility won us immediately. Lately Harry's far heralded, traditional, phe- nomenal blushing has been surpassed in reputa- tion by a newly discovered hobby of his-hitch- hiking! They say he travels tar and wide-via the thumb. As a member of the Achille Haiti Society, Harry has been steady and faithful. And when not otherwise engaged, he can be found exhibiting his dexterity at the ping-pong table. That lett hand of Harry swings a mean racquet-good enough to have made him the runner-up in the College finals. ln scholastics, Harry is diligent and serious. His marks well show his worth as a fine student. All in all, we hold Harry in high regard and his presence among us in future years will be most Welcome. 17 OOCATI-IEDRAL COLLEGE JOHN C. DALY SAINT LUKES PARISH, WHITESTONE Cheerful at morn he wakes from short repose, Breathes the keen air and carols as he goes. -Goldsmith. Cheer, cheer, cheer. We have never seen aught else on Iohn's countenance. In fact, we so far have tailed to notice even the slighest sem- blance of sadness issuing from his beaming Visage. One somehow doesn't realize that mel- ancholy exists when he is in our midst. Iohn is well known for his ability to burst into melody at all occasions and delight us with a song. Iohn is, above all, a scholar. All through his years at Cathedral, he has been an honor man. CPerhaps there is something in the old idea of the high forehead lending to genius.J His erudite- ness, ambition, and good humor have secured a firm grip on the hearts of his companions. Many a dreary day has been turned into one of joy merely through the uplifting touch of his char- acter. His radiantly pleasant personality has filled us with naught save agreeable memories and we look forward to having those many sad moments which will undoubtedly occur in later life made happy ones by his company. JOSEPH F. DALY SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO PARISH, BROOKLYN Take him all in all he is a man. -Shakespeare. toe measures up in every way to our estima- tion of the ideal classmate. He is first, last, and always, a gentleman. Besides, Ice is the liv- ing, walking exponent of the slogan, Keep Smiling! When his friendly lips are not parted in a pleasant smile disclosing his Iaultless teeth, his merry brown eyes flash forth paens of joy. Per- sistency and loyalty are outstanding attributes in Guiseppe, tEvidence-He still roots for the Dodgersj When time hangs heavy and our countenances are glum we instinctively turn to Ioe Ior a cheery remark that brightens the spirits of all. He is another of the noble souls who have given un- selfishly of his time in performing that meritorious spiritual work of mercy, viz.: instructing the igno- rant. We are certain that no tears of bitter failure shall find his tomb. 18 A N N U A L JOSEPH F. BUCKLEY OUR LADY OF VICTORY PARISH, BROOKLYN Wit, the pupil of the soul's clear eye. -Davies. Ioe has the unique distinction of being the youngest man in the class. This alone has earned for him the appellation of Baby Buck. Coupled with this is the fact that, notwithstand- ing his youth, he is one of the few Who have accomplished in five and a half years what it has taken the rest of us six to do. His sparkling wit has guided the humor col- umns of the GARGOYLE for the past two yearsg short stories, one-act plays cmd poetry by the ream have all been the products of his facile pen. Cartoonist, par excellence, yet finding in his more serious self a fine artistic bent, he has enjoyed the laurels of staff artist for the ANNUAL. Ioe is ct thespian of no mean ability, and finds his physical recreation in Inter-Class Basketball. For all of his many and diversified activities, scholastic requirements have never been neg- lected. A man of merit, a man of Worth, Ioe is certain to meet with as full a measure of success in years to come as he has enjoyed within the walls of Alma Mater. FERGUS A. BURKE SAINT AGATHA'S PARISH, BROOKLYN A finished gentleman from top to toe. -Byron. Glance at a lad with a ready smile and an infectious laugh which have endeared him to all his classmates. His facility of speech and pleasant voice have Won the pride of Bay Ridge the position of one of the foremost Hlunchroom debaters. lt is not uncommon to see Fergus in the midst of a serious discussion suddenly to, burst out into uproarious laughter at something that flits across the pages of his memory. We do not care to censure Fergus for this uncanny habit because in the long run we have as much enjoyment out of these outbursts as he does. He knows how to get the most out of life and does it with a laugh and a smile. Fergus, by the way, is one of the most nattily groomed lads in our midst. He sings a mean tenor in the choir and has graced the Achille Ratti with his burning enthusiasm. Fergus is regarded by his classmates as a true comrade. With his happy disposition, his remarkable perseverance and his ingratiating mannerisms, he has achieved a Well-ren'Iem- bered niche in the happy recollections of those with whom he has associated. 15 f CATHEDRAL COLLEGE GEORGE A. CONROY ST. MARY, GATE OF HEAVEN PARISH, OZONE PARK The thing that goes the farthest towards making life worthwhile, That costs the least and does the most is just a pleasant smile. -Nesbit. Six years ago, Georgie entered the portals of Cathedral as the smallest freshman, But in spite of his Lilliputian stature, however, which, it might be mentioned, has since grown to pleasing di- mensions, Georgie has a gigantic heart and this is evidenced in his every word and gesture. Bubbling over with mischievous fun and beam- ing with belligerent proclivities, this little Her- cules beguiles his true self by perpetually writhing his mouth into an electrifying smile. Although Georgie is always overflowing with life and iellowship and continually lending color to our long school hours, he is also possessed of a more serious side. He is, for example, an undustrious and faithful member of the Achille Ratti Society. He is indeed waxing strong and interested in the performance of this sacrificing foretaste of the Work-which, We feel certain, he will wholeheartedly ply in years to come. THOMAS F. CRIBBIN sr. PATRtcK's PARISH, roar HAMILTON Sincerity is an openness of hearty 'Tis found in a very few people. -Charron. The gentleman who wrote, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, must have been acquainted with Tommy g for Tommy has the very auld sod of Erin flashing from his twinkling eyes. Tommy is perhaps best known for his wonder- ful powers of speech whether it be on the debat- ing rostrum ffor he is one of our debatersl or in an informal gathering. Whether Tommy is helping the GARGOYLE get funds, or Writing for the ANNUAL, or singing his high tenor in the choir, or performing his scholastic tasks, or instructing his religion class as a member of the Achilli Ratti Society, he is above all sincere. Since he came into our midst three years ago, his piety and humility have created impressions that will never be forgotten. Certainly many a pupil of his must have been inspired by his very zeal, let alone his ability. Those same smiling eyes mirror good humor as well as serious-mindedness about his calling in life, and we cannot see how Tommy will fail to win over many cr convert as he has won over us. To use the words of that same gentleman mentioned before, 'Tommy' has stolen our hearts away. 16 A JOHN E. DIERKS HOLY NAME PARISH, BROOKLYN Thy wit is as quick as the greyhound, it catches. -Shakespeare. One might spend hours studying Iohn from what may be seen in the picture and come to know him not at all, but after six years of com- panionship, we find that he has become not merely one of us, but part of us. Seeking ad- jectives, we find dry and droll most fitting. A smile that seems to radiate good humor, is the crowning glory of almost six feet of him that has the consistent habit of spreading in four or five general directions upon the slighest provocation. ln scholarly fashion he has found little or no trouble in maintaining a good average at his books. In the sports world here at college, he has born the Blue and White time and time again as aquatic mentor on the Varsity squad. Iohn has endeared himself to the class as a whole for his Classnotes as a member of the GAHGOYLE staff, he has unselfishly and unstint- ingly given of his time and efforts to the work of the Achille Ratti Society. A man, a student, a friend, that's what Iohnny is to us. Ad multos beatos annos, Iohnl JOHN M. DONELON OUR LADY or MERCY PARISH, FOREST HILLS No one but himself can be his parallel. -Pope. Six stirring years at Cathedral have had telling effects upon Iohn, undoubtedly because of his lofty, flaming ideals and his feverish, palpitating tempo rimed so perfectly with those of the Col- lege. His fascinating career, rife with diversified success, screams its own story. The 220-yard free style and the fancy diving laurels, to begin with, consistently fell to him during his four years with the swimming team. As the editor of the GARGOYLE, he has gloried in the unparalleled excellence of this year's publications. That he is a natural master of histrionics as well as a com- placent, commanding and impressive figure On the public platform is something to which all who have beheld him will readily attest. His spark- ling personality, flavored with his scintillating wit and colored with his ready smile, has merited for him the Warm, admirable fellowship of his classmates, the self-same fellowship that swept him into the presidency of the students council. Amid the normal, fitful helter-skelter of school life, lohn is ever the reviving leader, amid the slothful, lackadaisical element of the college, he is ever the exponent of school spirit. His record, indeed, anticipates a glorious future. 19 N N U A L l 9 3 6 ' 0 CATHEDRAL COLLEGE LOUIS F. FERBER sr. AGNES PARISH, ROCKVILLE CENTER Wit and humor belong to genius alone. -Cervantes. We were tempted to call Louie, Sunny Lou, for when you meet him, you are warmed by his sunny, broad smile. But Louie is better known as the Rustic, hailing as he does from Rockville Center- the best little village on the lsland. So says Louie. Well, it IS little, but about being the best in anything-you haven't proven your point yet, Mr. Ferber. A sure sign of Spring is the sight of Louie dashing about on the handball court. He likes the game and is one of the best in the school at it. For indoor relaxation, Louie so wielded the ping-pong racquet that he became Senior Champ. Besides this Louie has been a fighter for-and on-the College basketball team, while the Achille Ratti Society and the ANNUAL staff find his name on their rosters. In the meantime, Louie manages to stay up Well in front with the leaders in class Work. He is a great fellow-always eager for a laugh, happy-go-lucky and ever Willing to oblige. And that is what makes us look forward to hav- ing you with us, Louie, for the rest of the pull. MICHAEL J. FLEMING SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH, WOODHAVEN Mirth, with thee l mean to live. -Milton. Michael, the lad with the laughing eyes, is especially famous among us for two things. First, Mike, as he is called by the lads of the class, has attained to the highest rank in scout- ing, the Eagle, Secondly, he has experienced the honor of meeting the illustrious President of our country. Gladly we recall Mike's cheerful smile and quick retorts against all attacks launched at him for his two distinctions, ln activities more closely connected with school life We find Michael extremely active. Our blue-eyed son of Erin is sacristan of the College Chapel, a letter man in swimming, a member of the College basketball team, a fasci- nating story tell, in the ranks of the Achille Ratti Society, and an excellent student. If Words can express an appreciation of a fellow who has aided us greatly in the course of six years, at the conclusion of senior year we are prompted to say, Thanks, Mike, for your cheerful smile, your deep kindness, your con- stant Willingness to lend a helpful hand. 20 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 THOMAS S. FORKER HOLY REDEEMER PARISH, FREEPORT Only when Genius is married to Science can the highest results be obtained. -Spencer. Stan is preeminently the scientist, The ap- pliances he has contributed for laboratory experi- mentation together with the excellent results he has achieved in his science classes ably bespeak his ability. But Stan is a man of many parts, Though commuting from Freeport every day, he found time for many extra-curricular activities. The choir and the Achille Ratti Society have claimed his membership and the Dramatic So- ciety is dearly indebted to him for the many mechanical devices he has constructed lor stage effect. While most of us found satisfaction in giving over one afternoon a week to instructing children preparing for the sacraments, Stanley's zeal urged him to devote two to their care. Conversing with Stan has been pleasant and inspiringg association with him has convinced us that success will surely be his. He is a valuable asset to the best traditions of Cathedral. In graduating him, Cathedral loses a loyal, enthu- siastic son. But the loss of Cathedral is the gain of Huntington. Six more years of fruitful study and pleasant intercourse with Stanley in the Major Seminary is our earnest hope. GERARD T. GREENE SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH, WOODHAVEN There was a mystery in his looksg His eyes seemed gazing far away. -Longfellow. Few men are like Roddy-his accomplishments are as varied as his talents. In the field of sports he has played on both prep and college basket- ball teams with the maximum of success, and as for baseball, Roddy made the team as a matter of course. His all-round ability in the sport king- dom is astonishing though by no means is he lacking in scholastic achievements. In tact, he is well up in front. His best point, however, is the genial character which has endeared him to the hearts of his classmates. His school spirit and quiet yet elo- guent manner of doing things have made him one of the most popular graduates. Few of his listeners will fail to be impressed by the sin- cerity and warmth of his talks. With these weapons alone he will won over many souls for Christ. As he leaves Cathedral he bears with him the heartfelt and sincere wishes of us all for a fruitful career in the vineyard of Christ. His kindness, cheerfulness and readiness to pitch in have carried him far, we feel sure that they will continue to keep him in high esteem and regard. 21 A N lf U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 JOHN V. HAGAN, JR. HOLY NAME PARISH, BROOKLYN A Knight of Arthur, working out his will. -Tennyson. Perhaps you may not be a sport fan, perhaps you are, but whether you are or not, you're CI friend of Iack's. A lad with that never say die spirit, he has always been found to defend his favorites, and even now predicts a pennant for the Dodgers lack joined our ranks in the third year, and since then has worked his way into the friend- ship of his classmates. Besides this, lack has also earned for himself the reputation of being a good student, Among his activities, lack has found the great- est pleasure in being a member of the GAR- GOYLE Staff, and a member ot the class teams, besides mingling in the various other activities here at the College. Considering his genial disposition, his sturdy character, and his views on all subjects, we can safely say that lack will experience nothing but evident success in his way of life. EDWARD G. HAGGERTY sr, PASCAL BAYLON PARISH, HOLLIS Heroes themselves had fallen behind Whene'er he went before. -Goldsmith. Ed is not alone a member of the class, for he has become in six years of comradeship a veri- table legend of our humble group. As far back as Third Year, Ed broke into violent promi- nence when he appeared sporting a corn-cob pipe. Not entirely satisfied With the mere echo of a resounding bass, he filled the role of Varsity Manager of Basketball, also guiding the desti- nies of the College squad for the past year. He swam Varsity backstroke and rounded off his athletic career as a star on the Class Basketball squad. That military bearing, only too evident in his photograph, was acquired in the C. M. T. C. camp at Fort Dix, where he spent his last vaca- tion. Ed is a voracious reader, and this in addi- tion to a natural eloquence has made him a brilliant and absorbing conversationalist. He has been known to hold forth for hours on almost any topic, and often has our wonder grown that one small head could carry all he knew. He is a man of high aspirations, but the plaudits of the throng are only too few to show our appreciation of him. 22 A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 0 JAMES R. HAND SACRED HEART PARISH, CUTCHOGUE The gentle mind. by gentle deeds is knowng For a man by nothing is so well betrayed As by his manners. Neither sleet nor rain nor gloom of night has kept limmy from the completion of his appointed rounds, No, Iirnmy is not a mail-man. He is a pioneer. For who but a pioneer would dare ven- ture from those wilds of Cutchogue to the civiliza- tion and culture of Brooklyn? But, seriously, limmy is a fine, likable fellow. Right from the first day we met him in fourth year, We feel that we took to Iimmy. His ready smile and pleasing disposition would make any- one his friend. To put it mildly, Timmy is a sport lan. He follows all the games. But his one consuming passion is golf. He shoots in the low 70's-and that's playing on any man's course. Iirnmy's marks in class, however, are not at all like his score cards. He shoots high and is well up in all his studies. Keep your eye on the ball, Iimmy, stay clear of the traps and you'll get there-with us pulling for you. JAMES P. HENEGHAN OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PARISH, BROOKLYN Wise with the wisdom ot ages, Firm as a granite-ribbed mountain, Tender as a woman's song. -Clark. The serious-faced gentleman whom you see is undoubtedly one ot God's greatest gifts to the class. He is a personality conspicuous by his pleasant, cheerful, unobtrusive disposition. Pru- dent and capable, gentle and witty, that is Iim. He ranks well in scholastic achievement. The tact that he rounded out his course at Cathedral by catching on the Prep for several years speaks volumes about him. No one who saw him in action with the College basketball team can say that he failed to profit by his years on the Var- sity squads. He must believe that there will be sleep enough in the grave for he is always active and helpful. lim has the happy faculty of dispelling gloom and dispensing cheer. When he isn't smiling, it is an occasion worthy of note. Most of the World's conquerors have come on horse and armed to the teeth. Iim follows Christ in that his gentleness conquers all. 23 CATHEDRAL COLLEGE HENRY C. KRISCH SAINT PANCRAS PARISH, GLENDALE For thou art Freedoms now and Fame's One of the few, the immortal names, That were not born to die. -Halleck. The rotund gentleman pictured before you is none other than Henry Christian Aloysius Louis Krisch. The jolly humor of this amiable fellow shines through his sparkling eyes, his hearty laughter echoes frequently through the halls. Henry, better known as Hemi, is beloved by all for his frankness, kindness, humility and jovi- ality. The cheery voice of this radiant-eyed cherub has delighted us for many an hour when he appeared in the Saint Francis Players' pro- ductions. We flock to I-term and so prove the poet's statement, Rejoice, and men will seek you. Hemi is a man of many parts. He played Iunior Varsity basketball and wore a Prep uni- form last year. This year he was with the College team. For years he has been a Thes- pian PAR EXCELLENCE. Herm doesn't con- fine his activities to merely mundane thingsg for two years now, he has unselfishly given much of his time to teaching the Catechism. We are proud to hail him as a friend whose memory will linger with us unto the grave. GEORGE F. X. LA FLARE ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA PARISH, HICKSVILLE Nothing great was ever achieved without en- thusiasmf'--Emerson. George is a chap who is easily excited. This particular quality provides a never-failing source of humor for the class. Not that he is a class wit, however, for he is one of the more serious among us. He belongs to practically every so- ciety in the school. He's a member of the GARGOYLE' Staff, unofficial president of the Achille Ratti Society, member of the St. Francis Players, business manager of this ANNUAL, a participant in the Oratorical contest and a mem- ber of the choir. Despite all these activities, George still finds time to keep among the leaders in his studies. His favorite subject is Communism, which he denounces in no uncertain terms. Frenchy could fill many a volume with his thoughts on the subject. At present he confines his activities in this regard to the elocution class. A few weeks spent in Sixth Year would ex- plain why George is one of the best-liked in the class. His deep sincerity, his fervent piety, and his willing enthusiasm foretell a world of success for George. 24 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 ANTHONY F. LO GATTO ST. PATRICICS PARISH, LONG ISLAND CITY A sound Mind in a sound Body, is a short but full description of a happy state in this World. -Locke. Tony is an outstanding product of Cathedrals training. He is keenly intelligent, quick of Wit and facile of expression. He is a veteran of the choir, a member of the GARGOYLE, ANNUAL and library staffs. In class, Tony is an ardent defender of the classics and the champion Italian scholar. He is also a scientist of account. Whenever Tony has a moment of spare time he devotes it to his Work in handicraft, which he taught as a counsellor at Camp Molloy. He is a firm devotee of camping and capitalizes on his every opportunity to study nature. In the field of sports, Tony is no mean pitcher, but alas and alack, he was overlooked by Coach Crane. Tony, through his keen mind, his fluency, his geniality, his generosity and his ambition, shall certainly reach his goal in life. WILLIAM E. LOHMANN ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH, WOODHAVEN But strong in Will, to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. -Tennyson. Bill was little Willie when he entered Cathe- dral. But today We find Bill's head and shoul- ders over most of his classmates and enjoying the distinction of being the tallest individual of the class. Qualities of persistency and consistency mark Bill. In all his undertakings there has been ex- emplified a perseverance which has been ad- mirable. His scholastic efforts have been re- warded, for Bill has always been one of the best pupils of the class. He has seldom competed in official sports about school and his athletic abil- ity has often been overlooked. But to close observers such a consistency has distinguished his athletic endeavors that it has led them to consider the tall Woodhavenite as one of the best athletes of the class. Bill is gifted with a remarkable sense of humor and all agree that he is well able to hold his own in the enticing game of Wit. His persevering spirit and ability to stay with a task until completed will hasten him along the course which he is now pursuing and will speed him successfully to his goal. 25 CATHEDRAL COLLEGE FELIX M. LOPEZ ST. 1ERoMR'S PARISH, BROOKLYN A cheerful temper, joined with innocence will make beauty attractive, knowledge delight- ful and wit good-natured. -Addison. The whole class will agree that no one could have been more fittingly named than Felix Lopez. His cheerful attitude, happy smile and practical jokes have enlivened many a dull after- noon in school. We remember that one of the professors once said to him, You are wholly without guile, Felix, I hope you will remain so. We know that he will. Although his athletic activities were limited to interclass games, he will be remembered as one of the rnost enthusiastic rooters of the College and Prep teams. In fifth year he won his letter as manager of the swimming team. Felix roots for Brooklyn and ever since fourth year he has been arguing with Iohn Daly over the respective merits of Mungo and Gomez. For several years Felix has been prominently cast in the productions of the Saint Francis Players. He has ambitions to write stories and his favorite subject is science. Because of his pleasant disposition, fine character, and intellec- tual zeal, this biographer prophesizes that Felix Lopez will meet with nothing but success. THOMAS F. McGLADE ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH, BROOKLYN Sweetest the strain when in the song The singer has been lost. -Phelps. Tom's appearance of severity in the picture might mislead anyone who did not know him into thinking that he was always thus. Far from itl Tom is one of the most jovial and certainly one of the best liked men in the class. He is one of those fellows who have diversified their interests in such a way that, in reviewing them, we feel that we know the real Tom. A basketball player of no mean ability, he has starred on layvee, Varsity and College squads. As sports writer for the GARGOYLE, he has shown a capably critical judgment, as a Saint Francis Player, he has trod the boards in excel- lent interpretation of the many roles that he has played. But it is as a man of song that we shall best remember Tom. Chorister par excellence, you are sure to hear him on Commencement night, carrying on his broad shoulders many of the more humble tone-deaf. With a light heart, embracing a singular apathy toward the morbid, yet, definitely not the hail fellow well met, a bright path stretches invitingly before him. 26 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 JOSEPH G. McGOWAN MARY QUEEN or HEAVEN PARISH, BROOKLYN His heart, as far from fraud as heaven from earth. -Shakespeare. Five years ago Ioe came to us from St. Iohn's Prep and was immediately accepted by most of us as a very quiet chap who blushed violently upon the slightest provocation. But with the passing of the years, we have discovered that he can hold his own in any conversation, especially with his pal and sidekick, Iohn Daly. foe has been conspicuous for his remarkable deeds, but he has always been the steady, plug- ging type. He has never been afraid of hard work and has put in many a weary hour of study. This persistency of his has always brought results and when the marks were issued, one would always be sure to find Ioe's name near the top of the list. In athletics, loe has proven himself time and time again. For five years he has been one of the mainstays of the class basketball team. He has taken a prominent part in other class sports also. Because of his quiet modesty, his untiring dili- gence, and his simple piety, we predict a bright and happy future for loe. EDWARD J. MCHUGH sr. 1OsEPH's PARISH, BROOKLYN A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still. -Butler. Who, in a World of college memories, will ever forget the immortal Gracie of the l935 Christ- mas show fame? As a Saint Francis Player, Ed has rocked us back on our heels time and time again. His antics on the stage and in class are but indications ot an irrepressible energy that he has carried out on the court as a Prep and Col- lege basketball star. A never say die sort of player would describe Ed in fine fashion. Al- ways at his best when the going is toughest, he has come through always, not alone athletically but scholastically. Mac has his thoughtful side, too. He has demonstrated his literary rnettle as book review columnist on the GARGOYLE Staff, A methodi- cal student, we feel that Ed has gleaned from his books a good deal more than many who have secured higher scholastic standing. Ed shall be well remembered for his learned dissertations on things and stuff. If coming events really cast their shadows before them, a very bright future lies open before this fellow-graduate. 27 0'C.1-XTHEDRA-L COLLEGE JAMES M. McKENNA OUR LADY or sORROWs PARISH, CORONA As merry as the day is long. -Shakespeare. The sparkling wit and humor of this son of Erin have turned many a weary hour into one of pleasant memories. His gay spirit and inex- haustible fund of smiles will always serve to lighten the tedious path of life. His high tenor voice was but recently discovered and his pres- ence in the choir was of great assistance. As for sports, Iirn has played on the class team in basketball and baseball. His studies are quite the natural thing for him, being not the least perturbed by the intricacies of a scientific labyrinth nor the subtle distinctions of Latin and Greek syntax. Great things are expected of lim and no doubt he will exceed all our fondest expectations. His pleasant and infectious per- sonality will be a great factor in his future suc- cess. lt is with mingled feelings of joy and sorrow that our Alma Mater sends him into greater fields, where his talent and sterling qual- ity will Win for him the high place he holds in the hearts of his fellow-students and associates. MATTHEW J. McMAHON OUR LADY or REFUGE PARISH, BROOKLYN Laugh and be merry, like brothers akin. -Masefield. Three years ago from Cathedral Boys, New York, came this lad to join the ranks of the Class of '36. In no time Matty was one of the boys His attractive personality was magnetic and close companionship with the Flatbush youth taught us that Matty was a man of contrasts. We observed 'iMatty when he turned his at- tention to sports. There was something appeal- ing about Matty's style of play that gripped us. He always exemplified an aggressive, enthusi- astic, fighting spirit which never gave up and never knew when it was beaten. In the few impromptu football games held by the class, Matty played so well that all admitted to him belonged the distinction of being THE grid man of the class. On the other hand, when we beheld Matty in the classroom and courtyard he was ever a carefree lad who possessed that extraordinary power of always being exhilarating and of in- ducing his classmates to replace their frowns with grins. We are truly grateful to have had Matty as one of our companions, an unyielding fighter, an everlastingly cheerful comrade, 28 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 JOHN F. McPARTLAND sr. ROSE or LIMA PARISH, BROOKLYN Knowledge comes but Wisdom lingers. -Tennyson. Scotty asseverates that there is no Scotch blood in him and detests his sobriquet. He spends his spare moments trying to convince his own select circle that he is Irish to the very bone. But for Iohn, Scotty is a misnomer. lust to look at him is to be convinced of his Irish an- cestry. His genial disposition and ready Wit savor of the Old Sod. In scholastic achieve- ment he surely is among the more successful. He is a hard, steady, dependable worker, a con- scientious student, mature in his reasoning and practical in his pursuits. As a speaker the com- mendation of professor and students has often been his. It is very difficult to best Iohn in a discussion, so logical is his thought and so Well considered his opinions. Iohn can't tail, he must succeed. His zeal, coupled with a magnetic personality and spirit ot Willingness to Work, assure him of lasting friend- ships and undoubted success. Iohn will make a good priest. PAUL F. MECONI ST. BARTHOLOMEWS PARISH, ELMHURST He holds the rank no king can give, no station can disgrace Nature puts forth her gentleman, and monarchs must give place. -Cook. Freddie is the class specialist on two im- portant items-the situation in Germany and the changes in the styles. Paul, who has spent many of his summers abroad, has recently BEEN PERSUADED, and now can supply all information concerning the distressing conditions overseas. Among our members, there is no better dresser than Paul. Yet, despite his business-like appear- ance, he is a most congenial soul. Paul has earned, besides the reputation of being a good student, one of being a Writer of some repute, having contributed to both the GARGOYLE and the ANNUAL. Amongst his extra-curricular ac- tivities, we can list his position as Chairman of the Patrons Committee of the ANNUAL, one of the Business Staff on the GARGOYLE, member- ship in the Achille Ratti Society, a tenor in the choir, and a debater. We find Paul to be at all times a Worthy comrade, a companion who has read deeply and travelled widely, yet who never hesitated to disperse a cheerful word and to lend a willing, helping hand. 29 OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE RAYMOND F. MORGAN OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL PARISH, BROOKLYN To catch the thrill of a happy voice And the light of a pleasant eye. -Willis, Ray is a serious, chubby individual. His good humor, and hearty laughter have lightened dull moments time and again. You would not know he was in the class-so quiet is he-except for that contagious happiness of his. He is of the character and calibre that is indispensable in any class. Scholastically, Ray is a good student-as his recitations and better-than-average marks prove. But he just can't seem to prove to that certain professor that he IS right. His oft repeated: Yes, Father, I'm positive has been to no avail, lf you don't succeed -well just give up, Ray. The Achille Ratti Society has found a good worker in him and as Vice-President of the Saint Francis Players he has ably acquitted himself. He is also on the staff of the GARGOYLE and a member of the school choir. His willingness to give a hand when needed and his aforesaid happy disposition make us sure Ray is headed for great things. JEROME A. MURPHY sr. AGATHA's PARISH, BROOKLYN For voices pursue him by day, And haunt him by night- And he listens, and needs must obey, When the Angel says: Writel -Longfellow, Ierry is the class poet. In this crowd of prosaic personalities the Muse would certainly go beg- ging were not Ierry there, the solitary singer of sentimental sonnets. But in his humility he does not disdain the less melodic prose as a medium to express his vagaries of fancy and his Weekly themes are gems of rhetoric which have been a source of constant delight and edification. ln- deed Ierry is Donelon's only rival in the art of eloquent dissertation. He is a versatile chap, being an active mem- ber of the Achille Ratti Sociey, an actor of no mean ability and renown, an Associate Editor of the GARGOYLE, and Assistant Editor-in-Chief of the ANNUAL. In the scholastic field lerry is among the leaders, excelling in Mathematics. ln Social Science he has devoted his energies and enthusiasm to obtaining reform in our Pure Food legislation. Ierry's frank personality, warm smile, modest scholarship and poetic soul form an irresistible combination that will break down any barrier. 30 I i A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 0 ANTHONY F. PAZERECKAS TRANSFIGURATION PARISH, MASPETH He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all. -Goldsmith. Pazzy joined our ranks in fourth year as a recruit from St. Iohr1's Prep. He studied there for three years and acquired much experience in the field of athletics which he was able to offer Coach Crane. He was a member of the Prep and College basketball teams. He also gave his services to the baseball squad. His skill in long shots was a deciding factor in the game with this year's Prep, in which he was high scorer. He studies hard and is never a slacker. His humility is his predorninating virtue and his willingness to help a fellow classmate is a close second. He is quiet and unassuming, the pos- sessor of a noble character. He is one who will forge ahead constantly, simply because he won't let himself slip back. He is truly destined for success and it is with the assurance of his future well-being that we say, Au revoir, 'Pazf FRANCIS S. PULLO ss. PETER AND PAUL PARISH, BROOKLYN Work, work, work from weary chime to chime. -Hood. Truer words could not be spoken of Frank. His six years at Cathedral have been devoted en- tirely to study and application. Few take their lessons so much to heart as this patient and generous burner of midnight oil. Though of a quiet and unobtrusive nature, Frank holds an appeal for every friend. One must know him to appreciate his fineness and delicacy of charac- ter. His kindliness, humility and good-natured spirit are entrancing and of great influence. Real hard, honest-to-goodness study is perhaps his greatest qualification. His favorite subjects are Latin and Greekg his little difficulties in the syntax of the latter have made many an interest- ing periocl-for the students. , Frank takes things to heart and all his under- takings are characterized by sincerity and zeal. Our wishes and good luck to you, Frank, may your work in the ministry be of profit to you and your fellowmen. Sl UOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE ROBERT F. RAUSCH Sr. CHARLES BORROMEO, BROOKLYN Speak but little and Well, if you would be esteemed as a man of merit. Bob,' or as many would have it, Louie, is one of Natures dearest sons. But before thatg he is ever alert and Wide-eyed during the classy We refer you to his marks during the past six years. Bob has been class Secretary for the past few years. He was the star breast-Stroker of the swimming team in fourth and fifth years. He is equally handy on the handball court and at the ping-pong table. A leading light of the class basketball team has been Robbie His accomplishments also have been distributed to the choir and the Achille Ratti Society. Bob's Willingness to help out a friend, and his keen sense of humor and his unassuming atti- tude have endeared him to all the members of the class. These outstanding qualities of char- acter have Won for him friends in the past and will serve him in good stead in the years to come. We may safely prophesize that Bob will never lack friends. JAMES J. SKELLY HOLY cnoss PARISH, BROOKLYN A man's man. -Anonymous. From our years ot acquaintance with 'lIim and from our first-hand knowledge We take justifiable pride in pointing to him as our CHEVALIER SANS PEUR ET SANS REPROCHE. His serious- ness and sincerity are veiled by his scintillating personality which sparkles through his pleasantly freckled face. Iames, more familiarly known to his friends as Cap, has won our affection by his earnestness, kindliness, and, above all, his cheerfulness. Iim has been on the GARGOYLE Staff since 1931. His steadtastness secured for him the posi- tion of Business Manager in his senior year. He has made a great success of it. Cap has been an active member of the Achille Ratii Society for three years now. Those who know him Well are more than proud to call him friend. He comes as l'Christ cometh, all with meekness shod, out of the silences of God. 32 y A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 HERBERT A. TRAVIS sr. BENEDicT's PARISH, BROOKLYN Far may we search before We find A heart so manly and so kind. -Scott. Herb is rather a quiet chap, preferring to be a good listener rather than to be loquacious. Likable and agreeable to all of us, he makes an excellent friend and fellow-student. Good humor and readiness to assist others, qualities which are definitely his, endear him to us, An earnest, conscientious Worker, his ability to master the languages of Cicero and Homer, and his profi- ciency in other branches of study are some of the characteristics that make him outstanding among his classmates. We feel confident that Herb's fine qualities will stand him in good stead in the glorious future that lies before himg that he will succeed where others have failedg that in him the minis- try of Christ will have found a fathful and Willing servant. We feel equally confident that his very fond memories of the delightful hours spent Within the portals of Cathedral College will be eclipsed by the more glorious recollections of the six eventful years that lie before him in the attainment of that Goal of all Goals-the Priest- hood. FRANCIS M. TYRRELL V sr. BRENDANS PARISH, BROOKLYN A kind, true heart, a spirit high, That could not fear and would not bow. -Halleck. Strolling serenely through the hallowed by- ways of Cathedral for these some six years, Frank has cut out for himself an enviable path. Quiet, of modest demeanor, and at all times the perfect gentleman, he has become one of our best students. We cherish htm for his kindness, honor him for his scholarship and unassuming manner, and-plague him for his persistence, during those six complete years, in the collection of Propagation dues. His unobtrusiveness had become well nigh pro- verbial until one day not long ago, he aroused us from our lethargy by making a resounding defense of THE CATHOLIC WORKER. Many a pleasant moment have we spent While his skilled fingers rambled over the ivory keys. He has lent his fervent enthusiasm to the GARGOYLE and Saint Francis Players, and his talents, learned- ness, and merit have been recognized by the fact that he is the editor of the ANNUAL. His burning zeal has been of unlimited use to the Achille Ratti Society and his voice has sung the praises of God in the choir. Frank has been a boon companion to every member of our class. His genuine sincerity has made him beloved by all. 33 OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE WALTER J. VETRO ST. PATRICK'S PARISH, LONG ISLAND CITY His strength is as the strength of ten, Because his heart is pure. -Tennyson. Should you by some chance happen to meet a tall, dark gentleman with a serene look, one who seems to be peace personified, yo uwill have met Wally, Our Class President is of a most quiet, unassuming nature, but always beware of at- tempting to prove Nordic supremacy to him. To put it mildly, he just doesn't believe it's so. His accomplishments appear to have no limit: Assistant Editor of the GARGOYLE, active mem- ber of Achille Ratti Society, erstwhile baritone of the choir. From the very beginning of his student days tfive and one-half years agol he has been one of our really outstanding students, securing honors every year. ln our haste we must not overlook the field of sports, for Wally during his Prep days was one of the baseball team's mainstays. His meekness and firmness, when necessary, have made an indelible mark upon the memo- ries of his classmates. Fervent religion, glowing friendship, simple sincerity are his outstanding traits, and he has for many years been an up- lifting influence on his companions. He is now and always will be, our lovable Wally, WILLIAM F. WANERKA coRPUs CHRISTI PARISH, MINEoLA Wit and humor belong to genius alone. -Cervantes. Hiram is the individual responsible for a majority of those witty sayings, the Gargrins, which entitles him of course to the livery and scutcheon of a full-fledged Hawker of Hoary- headed Harlequinade. His nimble wit,, abetted in part by his prodigious memory Kfor antiquated quipsl, enables him to assault his quarry with a barrage of buffoonery that renders them help- lessly convulsed and defenseless before the final fatal facetious fusillade. Seriously though, that same talent for droll witticism is eloquent evi- dence of his alert and keen mind. Hiram has been a zealous follower of Cathedrals curricula for six years, during which time he has applied himself to every task no matter how difficult and has always come out on top. As a resident of Mineola and a neighbor of Roosevelt Field, he has become an authority on airplanes. He is a loyal member of the Achille Ratti Society, one of the Saint Francis Players, and an Associate Editor of the GARGOYLE. Hiram's spirit of humor has endeared him to every one of us, and we are certain that its appeal is as universal as humar nature. 34 A N N U A L l 9 3 5 0 0 FRANCIS J. WILLIAMS l OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PARISH, l BROOKLYN He has moved a little nearer to the Master of all music. -Longfellow. Frank is or jovial and amiable fellow, it there ever was one. In class he says very little, but in the REFRECTORY he puts on a remarkable dis- play of verbosity. He fulfills his tasks quietly and pleasantly and his bright, gleaming person- ality has been a source ot delight to his class- mates. Frank has been a veritable fountain of mirth and has amazing ability for imitating comi- cal situations. In the field of athletics he is top- ranking in tennis and handball. For six years his uncanny persistence in scoring on killer shots in handball invariably subdued the mighti- est of opponents and a blazing tennis serve practically burns his adversary otf the courts. He plays the piano too, and many a time did we gather around him alter choir practice and relish deeply his clever and soothing caressing ot the keys. His unfailing goodness, attractive smile and good naturedness make the thought ot his friendship a most pleasant one. X' PRIMEVAL It was, I know, long years ago, So hoary sages say. The hot sun's glow ne'er ceased to show, And time was one long day. God willed! 'Twas done! The Summer sun Was hidden by a haze. Clouds had begun, formed one by one, Gone were the torpid days. And then behold! leaves red and gold And plump ripe fruits were found. The tirst frost told that Autumn's cold Would spoil the harvest 'round. On winter crept. Then nature slept And ice-dipped winds did blow. The earth these swept, while Angels wept White tears which We call snow. Then March winds blew and violets grew, The robin's song was clear. Grass wet with dew-'twas Spring, so new! Thus was the Earth's first year. CARL DENGEL, '37 '35 OOOATHEDRAL COLLEG- F9 THESE ARE SOME OF OUR GRADUATES IN THE LONG, LONGLAGO 1 w - I xx 1 Y ' ' if A - ieffjjr if O '7 -,.l?235.g, 1F 5 Q - 2 ,551 7.4-.14 V i 11 T 12 10 I0 GUESS WHO? CAnsWers on page 1221 36 A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 0 THESE ARE SOME OE OUR GRADUATES IN THE LONG, LONG AGO - V 1fa,w,, ' , wfssw-H11 w uisagaww' Wm w , M , qw H gym , 3 I , 1 ' , 18, iiw'-V T fm - E - - Pyle ' I . , S! J I I A gig X, N X -VII!!! N .. .j . ig iii A w .Q ' X H nv u. ,.-U.-.f- i5-k MA --A i , . , ,. , A I I1 A N26 M Q a H ta I ' T H I 3 E 1 I i i My w 1 ' V A , X gwf, v , 5 ' 1 Lf' , - wma Y I ,234 ' T AWE 'Hz ww M ,N W J.. T25 24 L, ,Q WHS Xu ' w E 1 1' 5 u S W - :H Y T M , W Twig.-,,, N . ' ' fi: N , 1 . GUESS WHO? CAFISWGIS on page 122D 37 CATHEDRAL COLLE G IN CHURCH The nave was dark And one poor light With pale red ray Was swallowed up ln all the gloom. Without, a lark In helpless might And spirit gay Addressed the dawn Prom distant fields. None heard it here Where in the glow So He might see A penitent Left two last gifts. A bitter tear Presaging woe, A thomy tree, Symbolic of His fruitless life. IOHN O'CONNOR, '37, SPRING COMES tSonnetl Horace, Odes I, 4 v. I-10 The winter fierce now giveth way to spring, A Welcome change-its new clear Western breeze, The tackles launch dry keels upon the seas, While to the herd the stalls no pleasure bring. And ploughmen now no more to firesides cling, Nor does the Winter's snow make White the leas. With moon above, high now amid the trees, The dances Venus leads, the earth does ring. As cornely Graces, Nymphs glide hand in hand- Their tripping feet and woodland floor all tread, While glowing Vulcan greets his Cyclop band. 'Tis fitting now to gird the glist'ning head With myrtle Wreath or blossoms fresh once more, Brought forth in soil set free from cold and hoar. IOSEPH P. DAVID, '37, 38 1. W ,s i g 9' 4'!l OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE Resume of the Church Persecuted Through The Ages ECAUSE you are not ot the world . . . therefore the world hateth you. From the dawn of her creation the Church has felt the sting and the scourge, the bite and the torment of fierce, relentless, and wholly undeserved attacks. Against them all she remained steadfast and unyielding, always en- during the selfish and blind assaults of egotistical dictators and misguided people. Instead of being swept away in the maelstrom of blinded prejudice, the Church has ever arisen victorious, firm, and with greater strength. Perse- cutions form an almost unbroken chain since the days when Our Lord be- stowed His benediction in person. The way of persceutions was paved by the death on the Cross. The Iews, not at all satisfied with the terrible injustice that they had perpetrated, soon began a bitter attack upon all Christians. The notorious Herod Agrippa gave the unlicensed assault official sanction. This action seemed to be a mere fore- runner of the diabolical Roman Persecutions. The ten Roman persecutions as listed by Saint Augustine, which lasted for some three centuries , are the worst that are found in the annals of the world's history. The number of Christians who signed the document of Faith with their blood is appalling. lt has been estimated by some that about eleven million followers of Christ passed the great test gloriously. Of the ten the first, the seventh and the tenth were the rnost savage, the most gory, and the cruelest. The tale of the first persecution which was instigated by the infamous Nero, who is supposed to have satiated his morbid sense of pleasure by placing the brand to one of the worst of all conflagrations, needs no retelling. The Christians were elected to pay for the devilishness of the Emperor. Hunger- rnaddened dogs tasted of human flesh, the thirsty Tiber drank in innocent vic- tirns, and the nights were lighted by a new type of firebrand-human torchesl After the death of Nero there was a respite until the thankfully short reign of Domitian, who dared to designate himself Dominus et Deus. All who had the courage to oppose him paid the penalty of death. The third persecution, although it lacked the violence of the two previous one, was of greater dura- tion and was given impetus by Trajan, who, with the exception of his treat- ment of the Christians, is cited as an excellent and clement ruler. By this time it would seem that the emperors could see the utter useless- ness of sacrificing so many innocent lives. But no, they refused to follow the dictates of justice and continued on in their mad attempts to rid the Empire of Christians. The charges launched against Christians were for the most part groundless. Catholic purity rankled the pagan officials to no end. These were intensely annoyed when they were fearlessly charged with sensuality and bribery by the Faithful. Priests and soothsayers greatly alarmed for the status of their positions with the growth of Christianity, added their prestige to all campaigns against Christians. Calumny and downright falsehoods were re- sorted to without any qualms whatsoever. So it is not altogether surprising that such a sagacious personage as Marcus Aurelius would stoop to persecution. 40 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' He, one of the most outstanding of Roman emperors, allowed himself to believe the false charges and slanders that were hurled in the face of Christianity. His persecution began in Smyrna and was under the patronage of both the pagans and the Iews. One of the faithful who witnessed the terrible tortures that the martyrs of this persecution underwent wrote: These holy martyrs were so torn with lashes that the veins, arteries and even the entrails could be seen. In the midst of this cruel torture they remained firm and unshaken, and, whilst even the spectators were moved to tears at the dreadful sight, these generous soldiers of lesus Christ did not utter the least cry nor the faintest groan. The Church was blessed with a breathing spell after the death of Marcus Aurelius and persecutions were not undertaken till the reign of the Emperor Septimus Serveus. ln the beginning of his rule Serveus was rather kind toward the Christians. Then he had several edicts put in force which were so severe that some of the faithful thought the anti-Christ to be at hand. Twenty-four years after the cessation of the fifth persecution Emperor Max- imin, the Thracian, began a rather cautious weeding out of all who taught reli- gion and he forbade the reception of Baptism. Christianity had so grown and escaped the rigors of previous emperors that it now encompassed about one- third of the Empire. This sixth persecution lasted but a scant three years and ended with Serveus' sudden demise at the hands of one of his soldiers. The most exquisite and refined means of torture were employed during the next tseventhi persecution under the direction of the Emperor Decius. The sole duty of the magistrates was to ferret out the Christians, especially priests and bishops. By wiping out the clergy and securing wholesale apostates, Decius saw the ruin of Christianity. This persecution continued under the next emperor Gallus. lt was during his reign that a great pestilence fell upon the Empire. Sacrifices to Apollo were ordered and the Christians of course were the victims. Although the date of the conclusion of this persecution is given as 253, it never really abated. lt was again flamed into violence by the Emperor Valerian, who was aroused against the Christians by one of his ministers. Many ennobled souls were inscribed on the golden pages of martyrdom as the result of the edicts promulgated by Valerian. The force of this persecution was spent in the defeat of Valerian at the hands of the Persians who, after subject- ing him to many indignities, flayed him alive. The ninth persecution merely led up to the last great stand of Roman paganism against Roman Catholicismg and the followers of the Nazarene utterly confounded the cruel, diabolical, the uncontrolled and maddened onslaughts of the passionate, bloodthirsty, and inhuman pagans by their perfect perseverance, undiminished courage, and solid trust in Our Masterl Pages of history are redolent with the narrative of Diocletian's wild foray against the Faithful. This tyrannical outburst was levelled at Christianity from all sides. The whole earth, writes an observer, streamed with blood from the East to the West. The tortures were unique, unheard of, inhuman, cruel to the extreme. Some were hung up with their heads brushing the ground, others bathed with molten lead. A whole regiment was put to the sword for pro- claiming Christl The envenomed assailants resorted to that favorite trick of driving sharp reeds under the nails. Many Christians were pulled apart by 41 OUCATHEDRAL COLLEGE glowing pincers and then scourged with pieces of iron till their souls fled to Heaven. The various modes of racking the Faithful with pain employed during this ravaging of the Church put the weird and excruciating methods of the exotic Orient to shame. The wildest and most turbulent attack came to an end. And six years after the close of the Western scourge, the Eastern flaying ceased with the dreadful death of the hated Galerius. When the turmoil and the havoc, the awesomeness and sheer ferocity of the ten great attacks upon the Church by the emperors and their myrmidons had come to their bar- baric and gory conclusion we have a firmer faith, a greater and more wide- spread Christianity, and a vital proof of Our Lord's encouraging words, And the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. Not long after amnesty had been gained, lulian the Apostate, rankled at the growth of Christianity, began a devilish campaign in which the tombs of the martyrs were destroyed and the system of education was rearranged so that Catholics were forbidden to teach the classics. He sought to mould pag- anism in the cast of Christianity and failed. His war was but short livedg it was merely a passing cloud. Iulian's dying accents were Thou hast conquered, O Galileanl In the course of the barbaric inroads upon the Empire, Holy Mother Church had to face another severe test. A great part of these savage illiterates were grounded in Arianism and thus had an added incentive for beleaugering the Church. But she withstood the assault, tamed the barbarian, and made Europe a better place in which to live. As the lamp of faith began to glow in the hearts of men in the nations of the North it was being extinguished along the coast of North Africa. The fiery, marauding, sweeping drives of Mohammed practically wiped out all traces of the Church that had been once so flourishing there. Striding through the corridors of time we find numerous instances in which the Church was unjustly plagued. Indeed as the Church increased spiritually, she grew temporally. This latter fact, although it marks the great progress of the Church, was an ever galling thorn in her side. During the ninth and tenth centuries she became closely linked in Italian politics. The roughshod manner in which the Papacy was overpowered makes a very gloomy interlude in her history. In the eleventh century the dreary cloud spread to Germany and We hear of the struggle between Gregory VII and Henry IV. The Hohenstaufens from Frederick Barbarossa, in ll5'Z, to Frederick II, in 1250, continued to quarrel with the Popes. In England the struggle was waged by Henry II, who tried to disregard clerical immunities, and we hear of the martyrdom of St. Thomas ia Becket. A methodical appropriation of Church land was made by Philip the Fair. For his justifiable protestation, Pope Boniface VIII was the victim of a wrathful, avenging king and two years later the so-called Babylonian Cap- tivity of the Popes begins its seventy years existence. The sixteenth century faced the Church with a new problem-Protestan tism. Previous to the Protestant Revolt and leading up to it we have the heresies of Wycliffe and Hus. The teaching of the latter based on Wycliffe brought on a revolt in Bohemia. Here a great many of the aristocrats incited by avaricious desires for Church property and wealth rifled edifices of wor- ship, tortured priests, and murdered multitudes. 42 A ' N N U A L I 9 3 6 0 ' Reams have been devoted to the recording of the Protestant Revolt and little need be said of it here. Its spread was not peaceful and its means were not honorable. The Chuch lost half of the former Catholic Germany, hundreds of churches, and millions of souls. In Sweden, Norway, and Denmark greedy rulers wholly confiscated church land and property while Catholics were driven from office and the clergy and religious were banished. The revolt spread to England, though it was not impelled by the same factors. The sensuality of Henry VIII brought on a disruption in the ranks of a people that had been once the proud carriers of the banner of Christ. From Henry's time with the exception of the reign of Mary Tudor, England underwent a thorough purging of Catholicism, which DEO GRATIAS was not entirely successful. These conditions lasted in England for about one hundred years after the death of Queen Elizabeth. In Scotland the rising against the Church was brought on first by the influence of Lutheranism and then through Knox via the doctrines of Calvin. Here the deserfion was unduly violent and a civil war broke out in which the Protestants were assisted by the English. One of the worst persecutions since the days when pagan Rome laid bloody hands on the Church was waged in Ireland. From the beginning of Henry's revolt, attack after attack was launched against the Faith of the Irish and with each incursion the roots of Faith penetrated more deeply into the hearts of lreland's Catholics. England's dogged determination to drive the Faith from Erin was a complete failure and it was only in our own day that the plaguing of Ireland came to an end. Finally, in this sweeping survey, we have in Germany of the late nineteenth century the counterpart of Hitler of present-day fame in the personage of Bismarck. He, like the emperors of old, took part in a movement to make the Church subservient to the state. By high-handed legislation, dig- nitaries of the Church as well as the clergy were incarcerated, but such tactics availed nothing. The Church triumphed in spite of the KULTURKAMPF and shook off the fetters of persecution. In this brief attempt we have tried to give a true picture of the presecu- tions suffered by Holy Mother Church since the time when she first shed her rays of salutary goodness over this flagrant world, The scenes are laid in Europe, where, today the fiercest attacks are raging against the Church. The story of these attacks are taken up in full in separate articles on Russia and Germany which will be found in later pages of the ANNUAL. From Europe also are emanating those accursed tenets of Atheism, Agnosticism, Skepticism, Realism, and Materialism which are being insidiously scattered throughout the civilized nations of the world. Mexico's persecution, which is commented upon in this book, is just a solitary example of the modern trend. But from them all the Church will arise intrepid, undaunted, ever glorious, and triumphant as she has in the past. And arising from the blood-splotched arena of Rome's magnificent Colesseum, arising from all the varied fields of slaughter we see a flickering, hovering vision of a powerful and great Church which has been reared and will continue to be reared from the seeds of Faith, watered and tended by the prolific streams of innocent martyred blood In Vitcxm Aterncrm. Because you are not of the world . . . Therefore the world hfliefh YOU-H ROBERT I. BARNWELL, '36 43 FIFTH YEAR - SECTION ONE A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 Fifth Year- Section One MATEUB hours and contests have come to occupy an important place in the world ot amusement, especially on the radio. Do not be deceived into thinking that Major Bowes gets all the talent. We will match the Ama- teurs in our class with anybody's amateurs. First of all, we present Iohn Iatkowski of Bay Ridge, our Amateur Coin Collector. Testimonials of his diligence and industry can be obtained with scarcely any effort by writing to any member of this class and enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Next on the program is Thersites Hume, Amateur Artist, who also acts as the Cathedral tennis team on special occa- sions. As the wheel of fortune spins, we found ourselves listening to the melodious strains produced by Fritz Bubinoff Cosgrove, our Amateur Violinist, who is notorious for having fiddled while the students burned. Following him, as usual, is Tom Ryan, the Amateur Horse-Tamer from Omaha, who has con- quered many a pony in his five years with us. Hiding behind the huge bulk of our gay equestrian is Domne lnnocens Lubey, Amateur Villain, all around rogue, occasional scamp, Little Boy Blue and Latin Student. After this creature you will be entertained by no less a performer than lohn 'lGrumpy O'Connor, Amateur Spectacle Polisher and Twirler, the man who invented the whispering campaign. Act ll will be opened by Wally Missback, Amateur l-lead Splitter, who Will positively and without the least trickery crack two hardwood floors and a marble column with his bare, unaided cranium. Next in order comes Hugh Byrne, Amateur lce Walker and present holder of the world's record for the Two Foot Crash. Close behind Doctor Byrne is Quintus Fabius Heffernan, Amateur Name Gatherer, whose appellation it laid end to end would certainly clutter up the Latin class. Then we have Pete Altman, Amateur Masticator and Sandwich man, who will devour at one bite a loaf of bread in any class designated by the audience. Bringing this act to a close is George Staiger, Amateur Baden Baden Bad Man, the only man who can keep Lubey under control. As the final act begins we find the stage occupied Cliterallyl by Ernie Vohs, Amateur Floor-Duster, who specializes in worm's eye-views of basketball courts. The next performer is Charley Vogel, who will entertain you with marvelous tales of the Seven Seas. By now you are ready for Edgar Guest Dengel, Amateur Poet, and But Slinger, who thinks Homer is great, But-. After him comes little Charles Muggins Buby McGee, the Amateur Fuller Blush Man. Then comes another Charleyg this time one of the Girnius clan, our Amateur Ford Driver, whose chief occupation consists in avoiding Poles. Galloping behind Charley's Ford VZSU4 we see loe David, our Amateur Run- ner, who is training for a six-mile match race around Lake Killarney against Chris Haggerty. Next is Barney Molloy, Amateur Basketball Spectator and Library Magazine Collector. Last but not least, we present as a fitting finish to our show, Professor Albert Witterholt, Amateur Long Distance Food Con- sumer, holder ot all world's records for non-stop eating. lOSEPH F. DAVID, '37, 45 FIFTH YEAR - SECTION TWO A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 Fifth Year - Section Two RE long another year of preparatory work will have flown by. lt soon will fade into nothingness as the previous terms did. But the vivid mem- ories gathered throughout this busy season will linger long in our minds as a truly delightful school year spent in intimate friendship. Oh, of course there were sorrows and a few tough breaks and even some harsh words spoken now and then, but the pleasant laughter which very often issued from the sanctuary of our little classroom has burned itself deep into our hearts. Particularly were our afternoons most enjoyable, what with the interested groups huddled about a few chessboards, and another group of warblers gathered in a safe corner of the room. But even the scenes during class are none the less worthy of charming memories. Yes, impressions like Brabson's sound sleeping before the very eyes of the professor will always be food for discussion in the time to come . . . and not only that but many, many others . . . for instance, Colonel Crim- mins' nightly escapades buried in a sea of books until early dawn and his everlasting retort Pardon? when asked any kind of question in class . . . Dimples Hoffman and his perpetually pained and perplexed looks. . . . l-lotzy's learned inquiries about the relative merits of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Acquinas, and his slight contempt for the old Greeks .... Dempsey's naive Greenpoint accent and his staunch defense of Pete McGinnis .... Doc- tor Ott's profound puzzlements and profuse vocabulary which invariably make our professor of Greek raise his eyebrows and out of the corner of his mouth intone a slight whistle, followed by a sharp What? . . . Campell's 30 seconds flat to reach the board and erase it ..,. Kern's difficulties asked about 15 minutes after they had been discussed .... McCarren's embarrass- ing loud laughs at the wrong time .... Coates' hand being constantly raised making him look like the Statue of Liberty .... Guinan's lightning-like mind. . . . Kenney's knowledge of itsee bitsee bees .... Colbert's continuous con- tributions of priceless puns .... latkowski's desire to be ever near the rad- iator .... Sullivan wearing gloves, boots, and muffler in class one day in March .... Murphys deep cavernous tones when he gets up to read .... Norris almost waking up the dead, merely clearing his throat. . . . lVlacek's silence the year round . . . and little Gerry Ryan's last-minute arrival for class every morning .... Ah, yes, and that's only the half of it. For instance, the day it was so cold, most of the class bundled up in order to survive. Some were wearing two pairs of socks, three mufflers, etc. Then, too, shall we ever forget the day our bearded friend Crimmins came into class loaded twith homework, of coursel. We found out later that he wrote about thirty-five pages for a simple essay in history. ln order to get his material, he ordered some sixteen volumes of history on the German peoplel Well, I think that's enough of that. And so, as the old Scotchmen say as they light their pipes in the cool of the evening, May your chimney ever smoke and may your table be ever filled with good things for you can never tell whenlmight drop in. GERALD A RYAN ,37 47 GATE-IEDRAL CO OUR PATRONESS AND INSPIRATION 48 Uhr lA21'5Y 611111311 nu init fw Www l VIVA CRISTO REY' W9 ' . lx Q2 1 xx 11 f Q 7 .fri'F' z -.: :'.',',:.:f.':.-2 -1,:,'.- , QP ggi g. -:1 1'FQf1..Z-:fi ewivz' ' 5.1! 13337 1.315 Biff.: ,' fa, .1 x , , :::. fx 5253 pei? kmx I '51 BH: J - ' H 5 ?-:Te F' E ' 5:33 if! JW A 561 V 5 fi? A :iii iii: fi 3:4 :- 2 ,:-xv. ,ew ., -i't',.2-. .mmf L :mg -ug, ,Hag-,q.j.d . AR - 1 .11 49 OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE The Persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico OUR hundred and seventeen years ago, when Cortez with his six hundred venturesome conquistadores disembarked on the shores of Mexico, a strange and weird country lay before him. A New World civilization, three or four thousand years later than those of the Old World, prevailed under which the inhabitants worshiped their gods in a gruesome and terrible man- ner. The Aztecs, for thus were the people of that region called, yearly butch- ered thousands of humans before their god, Huitzilipotli. The stench of human blood and degrading cannibalism reeked throughout the land. Today in Mexico the clock has been put back four centuries and again we behold the period of human sacrifices. The scene, however, is slightly altered. Instead of bodies the rulers of Mexico are butchering the souls of the children before the Moloch of the Mexican Communist totalitarian state. Mexico of today reeks with the stench of moral corruption, systematically and deliberately planned by the high priests of Bolshevism. The innocent minds of children are being perverted by the false and vicious doctrines of Com- munism and Atheism. The godless, satanic minority who hold the reins of the government are making a determined and concerted effort to wipe out all religion from the minds and hearts of sixteen millions of trusting, simple souls. They would make a practical sacrifice at the altars of Marx and Lenin, their gods, a sacrifice entailing the eternal welfare of an entire nation. Before undertaking a discussion of the situation in Mexico at the present time it is necessary to obtain a glimpse of the background and beginnings of the prevalent religious persecution. It is entirely wrong to suppose that the opposition to the Church on the part of the government is of recent origin. Calles was by no means the author of the anti-religious movement, nor were Obregon and Carranza before him. They merely renewed and intensified the antagonism which has existed between the Church and State since l833, when the North American Freemasons instigated a persecution of the Catholic Church in a futile endeavor to wean the people away from all religion. At the time of the inception of this persecution, greedy and avaricious men were in power, unscrupulous individuals, who coveted the wealth of the Church. The subversive propaganda of Freemasonry found fertile fields in the minds of these government officials, who saw an opportunity of confiscating the wealth and property of the Church. This explains why the Church and State have remained opposed for so many years. The State, to make legal the seizure of Church property, forced the acceptance of legislation contrary to the principles of Catholicism. Any objection on the part of the Church might be construed as a move against the State and would leave her open to the assaults of her enemies on the grounds that she opposed the established and recognized government. The confiscation of Church property would then be ordered to combat the enemy of law and order. The excuse for persecuting the Church, then, was based on the assumption SU A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 that Catholicity was essentially opposed to any form of government suitable to regulating the affairs of a nation as large as Mexico. The fact that ninety percent of the Mexican people Were, and still are, Catholic, did not deter the powerful anti-clerical minority. The fact that Mexico owes her independence to the indefatigable and fearless efforts ,of a country priest named Hidalgo did not influence the greedy rulers to respect and reverence the position of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The fact that larger and better countries than Mexico have been most successfully ruled in the past, although they were entirely Catholic, did not seem to impress these bigoted and self-blinded men. The argument that it was the wealth of the Church herself which led to the enmity between Church and State is palpably false. Up to l832 the work of the Church in Mexico was quite wonderful. Any traveller in Mexico may see, even in the small villages, the beautiful old churches and the schools and the hospitals which the rich and selfish Church built and maintained gratis for the people. Here is the wealth of the Church employed in caring for the spiritual, temporal and social needs of the people themselves. lt can be seen that any restrictions placed upon the Church's power to perform these vital and necessary offices for the betterment of the people cannot be excused on any grounds. These first persecutors of the Church are known as anti-clericals. They have continued their opposition to the Church, but in recent years have been joined by a more virulent, aggressive and harmful party, the Communists. The Communists, who are pledged to wipe out all religion, found willing allies in the older anti-clericals and the two factions united to present a strong front against Catholicism. Because they control the government and the military, this insignificant minority is enabled to hold in bondage the vast majority of the people. Their godless so-called reforms are so offensive to the funda- mental principles of liberty and justice that the nations of South America have felt constrained to remonstrate with the Mexican Government and to petition the United States to intervene. The extent and ferocity of the persecution can be judged by a document submitted to the A.B,C. powers by Chile. ln this appeal, signed by eighty-one of the leading officials of Chile, the three great mediatory powers of South America were requested to employ their good offices to bring about a restora- tion of religious liberty to the millions of Catholics in Mexico now deprived ot that liberty. The document reminds us that when recognition was accorded the revolutionary government in Mexico, then headed by Venustiano Car- ranza, in l9l5, by the United States of America, acquiescense of six Latin American countries came only after the Carranza Government had promised that liberty of worship to the individual each according to his conscience would be strictly complied With. lt then makes the point that representations against the persecution in Mexico today would be logical since the successors of the Carranza Government have not lived up to that pledge. These words taken from the appeal give evidence of the scope of the persecution: ln one country on our continent the vast majority of the people are practically held in bondage by their government, and, Your Excellency, they are held in bondage because of their religion. That country is Mexico. Sl OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE lt goes on to tell of the hundreds of members of the clergy and laity that were put to death, the thousands thrown into prison and the hundreds of thousands who were forced to seek refuge in foreign lands to escape the fury of the persecution. Such a thing, says the petition, has not been seen in the normal life of any civilized nation during the nineteen centuries of Christianity. A total of 3,500 priests, all Mexicans, the petition notes, cannot today per- form their spiritual duties, and in fourteen of the thirty Mexican States not one priest is authorized to perform his duties or exercise his ministry. Even the sanctity of the home, it states, has been invaded. Briefly, the petition states, Mexican Catholics and in general every inhabitant of Mexico who professes any religion whatever has been despoiled of those rights which man possesses by his very nature-the right to practise religion publicly and privately, the right to educate his children in accordance with his convictions, and those liberties which, rightly exercised, are the very essence of civilization andof domestic life-freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly and the most sacred of all, the liberty to elect their own Government. Fifteen million Mexicans, in their own country, are made outcasts by their own country. What need have we of making any further statements concerning the persecution when we have this first-hand information clearly indicating its intensity? Why go into the lives and deaths of the individual 'heroes and martyrs whose sufferings have done so much to awaken the poor Peons to their danger and incite them to fight for their rights? The stories of Father Pro and the Lion of lalisco, Archbishop Francisco Orozco y limenez, could fill many pages and would make any Catholic proud of his heritage, but they are too lengthy to relate in full here. The execution of Father Pro without even the semblance of a trial raised such a storm of protest that even Obregon voiced his disapproval. Unfortunately, however, the deed had already been accomplished under the orders of the Strong Man, Plutarco Calles. The life of Archbishop Orozco presents another View into life in Mexico for the past few years. His Excellency Don Francisco Orozco y limenez, Archbishop of Guadala- jara, was known throughout the length and breadth of Mexico as the Lion of laliscof' He gained his reputation by his fearless stand against the Com- munists and Atheists who are in power. Refusing to submit to their harsh and oppressive and godless legislation, he was forced to spend bitter years in exile. For months he had to hide in mountain fastnessesg a price had been set upon his head. Yet he never ceased his ministrations of the Sacraments of Penance, of the Holy Eucharist, of Confirmation, of Holy Orders. He even taught in the wretched cellar which once housed his seminarians, The lawful property of the Archdiocese had been confiscated by the revolutionary Government and utilized as barracks, garages, cantinas, Socialist schools. His library was scat- tered to the four winds, while his art treasures reposed in public galleries, More than once his own life was forfeit, but, in spite of huge rewards offered for his betrayal, the thousands of lndians who recognized him on the streets of Guadalajara or in the ravines of lalisco never dreamed of touching the 52 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' blood money. A faithful servant brought him mail from the city and a few vegetables for his meals. A hut in the wilderness, the Breviary, the folk of the mountainside-these formed the environment of a priest and scholar who had made his mark at Rome, who had been vice-rector of the College of San loaquin in Mexico City, and notary of the first Plenary Council of Latin Amer- ica. One ambition he achievedg he died in Mexico, the fatherland he loved and he labored for the souls of his flock to the end. Archbishop Orozco lived as a martyr, died as a saint. As we study the lives of these two men in particular we cannot help but be impressed by the great misery and suffering which is being inflicted upon the Catholics of Mexico. lt seems strange indeed that a majority of ninety per cent of the people should come under the power of a minority whose principles are so diametrically opposed fo theirs. We must remember, how- ever, that this minority is very well organized and controls not only the Legis- lature but, what is more important, the army. The Catholics have not been slow to sense their disadvantage and, under the leadership of their bishops, have attempted to present a unified front to their persecutors. The outlook at the present time is fairly promising. Calles, the most virulent enemy of the Church, by a stroke of poetic justice, has been exiled from his country by the ruling president, Cardenas. ln a pastoral letter published on lanuary 20, l936, the bishops of Mexico firmly and openly took their stand against the Socialism which has already done untold injuries to the spiritual state of many souls. The letter instructed parents, teachers and priests to provide religious educa- tion for children. All Socialistic teachings were condemned and Catholics were forbidden to attend any classes of instruction in such theories and principles. We can close in no more fitting words than those of the pastoral letter, We pray most sincerely to the Sacred Heart of lesus and to our most excellent Lady of Guadalupe to illuminate those who have the grave responsibility of watching over the welfare of the nation so that, leaving the path of error which leads only to degradation and misery, they may give the true guarantees and liberties which we need to achieve the peace, tranquility, culture and pros- perity of our beloved country. FRANCIS I. MURPHY, '37. f 53 FOURTH YEAR - SECTION ONE ANNUAL 1',936-- Fourth Year-Section Une HE fellows in our class have been very busy this year. For instance, many have become poets. Aided and abetted by the English professor, they have written verses about Yvonne and the Statue of Liberty and other sweet and tender subjects. Our foremost poets are limmy Duignan, who writes romantic and comical verses, and Sammon, who prefers odes. Sandy Murdock also wrote good poetry, and he writes prose in the style of the author of the Pickwick Papers. One of the foremost members of our class is Guigliano, our representative of the Society for War and Fascism. Guilie spends his time defending Mus- solini and trying to show how ltaly is civilizing Ethiopia. No account of 4B-l would be complete without mention of Senator Sam- mon. When the Senator is not working he does his best to keep law and order in the classroom. I-lis hobby is breaking desks. Leo Elmhurst Byrne suffers from a dearth of inspiration since he has been separated from Friend McGann in the Greek class. Little Leo and Friend McGann differ on politics. McGann leads the Anti-Roosevelt forces. His co-mates are: Hunt, Sammon, Buetow Cpride of Hicksvillel and Lucchi the Silent Republican. These brave little Minute Men are the only defenders of the G. O. P. against the scurrilous attacks of Little Leo and his young Demo- crats. Cur newest and sharpiest athlete is Iimrny CPatD Duignan. Paddy has looked like biblical Ioseph in his coat of many colors ever since he made the baseball team. Iimmy Gannon is the guy who made things hot on the courts of the competitors for the C.H.S.A.L. basketball championship. Even Murdock was on the team, and President Tom Daly was the team's business manager. Captain Kelly of the swimming team has promised waterwings to all who join up with his team. Well, well, don't tell me Tom Donohue needs water- wings. Hudson is the man we all dodge. I-le collects the Propagation money for the Chinese and Abyssinians. At other times he monopolizes the handball court with Knickman and Giggles Rooney. Rooney is an awful cutup. When will he stop giggling and making awful puns? David is disgusted with such capers because he cannot hear Brennan's asides with Rooney's noise. U Now that the pin oaks on Washington Avenue are putting out their leaves, Lucchi leaves his desk between each period to gaze out of the window at the spring-like sight. His newest opus, L'Uccisione nella Biblioteca fThe Murder in the Libraryj, an opera in twelve acts, is the product of his own and Knick- man's genius. Knickman's collection of theatre programs is increasing and multiplying. l-le has worked out his own Decimal Classification System for programs, and those contributing to his collection can now be assured that whatever they give will be duly classified and preserved. - L. BYRNE, '38-B. BRENNAN, '38. 55 FOURTH YEAR -- SECTION TWO A N N U A L l 9 3 6 ' ' Fourth Year- Section Two Y this time, dear reader, you have probably become very suspicious about the purpose of this book. Surely, you say, so fine a book is not merely to tell us about such a tribe of hoocllums as those fellows in sixth year! This ANNUAL must have been designed with a greater, a nobler view in mind. And, indeed, your suspicions are correct. What has gone before is but an introduction to the recital of the stirring, not to say lurid, history of Class 4B-2. - lf you were to ask any Cathedralite about 4B-2 a strange light would come into his eyes and he would exclaim, Ahl There's a class for youl lt's so-so- so- And thus he would go on searching for an adjective to epitomize the spirit that is 4B-2's. We have learned a lesson from our predecessors and there- fore we shall not commit ourselves by making too specific charges. But this is neither hither nor thither, so let us proceed to the business at hand. You can never fully appreciate our class until you have become ac- quainted with its most famous member-Sharpy Cuneen. Cuneen is a news- paper columnist in disguise, whose observations of the goings on in the world of men's fashions are sought after by thousands. We are all eagerly awaiting the publication of a volume of his memoirs entitled l DRESS AS l PLEASE- THE SAGA OF A Sl-lARPY. Mr. Cuneen has confessed that he considers the chapter entitled Who Sets the Fashions for Men and How l Do lt quite the best thing he has done to date. Another renowned man of the class is Matt Flood, litterateur and groveller extraordinary. Like all great men, Matt has a few little eccen- tricities, such as soliciting members for his Grovellers Club, and asking first year children their opinions on intricate literary questions. Flood has gained great renown by starting the mania for chess, now one of Cathedrals most popular pastimes. Then, too, there's Calderwood, the CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIAS only rival. On questions concerning church affairs, especially religious orders, Calderwood is an undisputed authority. Amesse, the class cut-up, is always ready with a hair-raising joke and is continually causing disturbances in his corner of the room. Red is never quiet for one minute and Geiss' peaceful slumbers are often interrupted by his noisy seat-mate. This is an intolerable situation, for Geiss must have his rest so that he may be in perfect trim for next Wednesday, when he will be kept busy answering questions about the Physics experiment. Without Geiss we would never be able to complete the experiment. We come now to the real he-men of the class-the athletes. Our pres- ident, Artie Fitzgerald, has distinguished himself on the court this year. The class also contributed O'Neill, the star center, and Danny O'Connell. These boys are getting ready to do in baseball as much as they have done in basketball. We behold the final exams bearing down upon us. And so with the rest of the boys we scurry off to our books. IAMES G. MCELROY, '38 57 CATHEDRAL C OLLEG CHEMISTRY LABORATORY BIOLQGY LABORATORY 58 ! A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 mzrszmfeh QQ 1 Mag. X mx jf Ii ' 1 R EUSI ET 3 RUSSIA ,W ' 'f ..,.f1J? 59 QI 00CATHEDRAL COLLEGE The Persecution of the Catholic Church in Soviet Russia MPERIAL RUSSIA fell with a crash that could be heard above the tumult of the Great War. Out of its debris arose the Russian Republic. But the masses, inured to the boot of the oppressor, were unprepared for self-rule, and, weary of conflict, were unwilling to wage a senseless war in the name of a still moremeaningless democracy. And so the March Revolution was followed by the November Revolutiong Kerensky gave way to Lenin, Trotzky and Stalin, democracy yielded to the dictatorship of the proletariat, disorderly freedom surrendered to organized subjection. Communism was in the saddle and Anti-Christ reared his ugly head in Holy Russia. Persecution of all organized religion was an inevitable consequence of the triumph of Communism in Russia. Were it merely a social system, Com- munism Could be neutral toward religion, but because it is itself a religion with a sure conviction of its own exclusive mission, it seeks to eliminate all other creeds. Marx, the author of Communism, based his system upon the theory of economic or historical materialism which affirms that the entire course of his- tory and social life is determined by the operations of economic forces. Accordingly, spiritual life, morals, philosophy, art and all culture are merely the perverted products evolved by man in his search for the fundamental economic processes governing his existence. In Communism this theory is given color, energy, life, by the addition of Marx's own unique doctrine of the class struggle. History, it states, records a continual conflict between the classes of society. Deliverance of the human race from this irrational existence becomes the Messianic vocation of the proletariat, the class which alone pro- dues all the material goods on which society lives and yet is subjected to the exploitation of the parasitic capitalist. lt is this promise of the role of liberator which is intended to appeal to the world proletariat and to awaken its enthusiasm. lt is in this that the religious aspect of Communism takes shape. At the outset Marx founded his new dispensation on the false assump- tion that perfect happines is attainable in this life. This followed, naturally, from the materialistic philosophy which denies the existence of God, the soul, and a world to come. Man is no longer the image and likeness of God, he is the image and likeness of society. God and His divine laws are replaced by the mysterious economic forces, immortality and the Beatific Vision by the promise of an illusory and empty earthly Utopia, morality by expediency in the interests of the revolutiong Christian charity and love of neighbor by a creed of hatred, of war between the classes, of man against his brother. Such is the religion which is being forced upon the Russian people and preached to the world. There is a marked similarity between the circumstances surrounding the Russian Revolution and its French prototype. ln both cases the people were 60 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 breaking the fetters imposed upon them by an autocratic sovereign and a decadent nobility. For centuries they had been oppressed by privileged classesg their intellectual life had been stunted by monarchs who feared the loss of their power were the people to be educated to a knowledge of their rights. ln each instance the traditional Church had been discredited before the people by an unhealthy intimacy with the State. There, however, the analogy ceases. Whereas the Catholic Church in France, with the vigor of eternal truth and the grace of divine guidance, triumphed over every force both within and without which would destroy her, the Russian schismatic church, lacking the divine life of the true Church, never recovered from the blow. In truth, the Russian schismatic church has been subjected to a persecution the equal of which the world has never witnessed. Yet the very success of that attack must be attributed to the imperfections of that organization whose complete collapse left its people disillusioned, helpless, lost in a sea of doubt and uncertainty. It exists today in exile, a national church without a country, nurtured upon rapidly diminishing hopes and fond memories. ln its own land it lives in fact only in the hearts of its spiritually starved people. Though its Christianity was strong enough to inspire thousands to suffer torture and death for His sake, it itself could not endure the life of the Catacombs. The Roman Catholic Church in Russia embraces but a small minority of its inhabitants, yet the intensity of the campaign directed against it is out of all proportion to its size. The reason for this is obvious and, as far as the Sovet government is concerned, extremely logical. This Church by its very catholicity stands forth as the opponent to be reckoned with if the world revolution is to be successful. Finding Catholics not amenable to friendly overtures for cooper- ation as allies, the Communists have declared a particularly violent state of warfare to exist with this insolent tool of the Capitalistsf' It will be a struggle to the finish between the Communist lnternational and the Christian lnter- national, the Church Catholic. That the Soviet is conscious of the inevitable conflict and the mettle of its adversary is clearly revealed in these words taken from HBEZBOZI-lNIK, The Godlessf' official organ of Russian Atheism. The struggle with Catholic clericalism . . . is severer than the struggle with the Russian Church, because the Catholic organization is stronger than the Pravoslavny, and Catholic ideology is more adaptable to the conditions of general life. Although, in structure and in dogma, the Catholic Church is medieval, its flexibility and its strength enable it to deceive the masses, already enslaved by capitalism. ln direct opposition to the International of Moscow stands the International of Rome, which has its agents everywhere and its ad- herents in all lands. But against this single clerical front we must oppose a united front of the Atheists and Communists. The Catholic Church in Russia has always led a harried existence. Under the Empire its organization and members had been subject to constant discrim- ination and often to physical violence. This attitude resulting of course from Sl OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE the close connection which existed between the Russian government and the national religion is evident in the decree banishing the lesuits, whose offense lay in the perversion of ignorant and tender-minded youth from the light of the Orthodox faith and love for Holy Russia to the vicious tenets of Rome. lt was with joyous hearts then that Catholics welcomed the revolution which would bring, they thought, freedom of worship and relief from auto- cratic oppression. This, they soon discovered, was a vain hope and with the ascension of the Bolsheviks to power the Church was made the object of a persecution more savage and vicious than had ever been experienced under the Tsars. ln truly traditional style priests and faithful steeled themselves for the assault and stood their ground while around them they saw the others flee before the first evidence of a conflict. The campaign against the Catholic Church reached a dramatic climax in l923. Previously the Soviet onslaught from the Russian schismatic church had been successful in disrupting and disorganizing that body. Both by threats of reprisals and by the more subtle methods of deceit, flattery and bribery they had influenced a great number of the Orthodox clergy under the guise of a reform movement to renounce the traditional Church and establish a new body, The Living Church, which would accept the tenets of Communism and Soviet domination. Those who refused this offer were executed or imprisoned. Such a wholesale acquiescence in their scheme by the Russian priests encour- aged the Bolsheviks to redouble their efforts against the Catholic Church. But their attempts were doomed to failure. Despite threats and trickery they failed to daunt a single Catholic layman, let alone a Catholic priest. Revenge was soon forthcoming. In the spring of 1923 the attention of the world was focused upon a simple courtroom in Moscow where Archbishop Cieplak, the head of- the Catholic Church in Russia, and fourteen fellow members of the clergy were being tried by the Soviet Government for alleged counter-revolutionary activities. These activities consisted in a refusal to relinquish sacred vessels to the Soviet without the permission of the Pope required by canon law and a reluctance to comply with the Bolshevik law forbidding the religious instruction of children under eighteen years of age. The true nature of their crime was ably ex- pressed by Archbishop Cieplak: Our great endeavor has always been to preach, and to realize in our own lives, that divine truth which, now for nearly two thousand years, has been the light of the world, has been hailed as the truth by the greatest of human intellects, and has led humanity to attain its highest development. And the end of all our efforts is that we stand here in the dock, accused of plotting a counter-revolution. During those days that courtroom must have awakened for some the memory of another courtroom of many centuries ago where a charge of blas- phemy was hurled in the face of the Son of God. ln that tribunal was being enacted a drama far more tremendous than mere appearances could reveal, for there in the person of Archbishop Cieplak stood the Church Militant, silent, unconquerable, as she had stood for two thousand years before the ever- 62 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 changing figure of Antichrist. Across the Width of a table the International of Lenin, arrogant, drunken with power, confronted the lnternational of Christ, venerable with an ageless wisdom, and was disturbed by something it could not understand. ln the nascent career of Communism it was a new experience. Previously the Bolsheviks had crashed through every obstacle in their path. But the iron discipline and unfaltering loyalty of the officers in Cl'1rist's army were disquieting and incomprehensible. The Soviet luggernaut had collided with the Rock of Peter. The procedure and outcome of this judicial travesty proved beyond doubt that the Soviet government was determined to destroy all religion. With far- cical solemnity the priestly defendants were found guilty of the crime of teaching so-called religious knowledge to children. Archbishop Cieplak and Monsignor Budkiewicz were condemned to death while the others were con- signed to the living death of the abominable Soviet prisons. lrnmediately an outraged Christendom raised its voice in thunderous indignation. All denomi- nations united to protest against this common menace. ln order to avoid world censure, the Bolshevik leaders compromised with aroused public opinion to the extent of commuting Archbishop Cieplak's death sentence. But Monsignor Budkiewicz they would not save, and that heroic priest of God followed in the footsteps of his Master on Good Friday, 1923. May he not have died in vainl The unparalleled campaign being conducted in Russia today to deprive an entire people of its soul is terrifying not only in the barbarity but in the thoroughness of its methods. Their ingenuity and efficiency must arise from diabolically inspired minds. The talents, energies and resources of the whole nation have been regimented in the drive to stamp out the religious con- sciousness of the people. Every medium of persuasion and coercion, of propa- ganda and education has been drafted into the assault. The program is so comprehensive, all-embracing as to permeate even the innermost lives of every inhabitant of the Soviet state. It is twofold in char- acter: violent suppression of religion and a state-subsidized propagation of atheism. Every single day of his existence from the time of his infancy, the Russian is exposed constantly to anti-religious propaganda. He is deprived of every means of obtaining the knowledge and comfort of religion. lf he does not prove susceptible to these efforts he is either slain outright, sent to a living death in prison, or left to himself deprived of every means and opportunity to obtain the things necessary to keep himself alive. The process of despiritualization begins with the child. Soon after birth the infant is taken from his parents and cared for in state-controlled nurseries. Most parents readily conform with this practice because their own time and energies are for the greatest part expended in the compulsory labor imposed upon them by the Soviet regime. incidentally, it is such conditions that have succeeded in rendering the Russian family a thing of the past. From the first moment of his conscious existence the child's mind is nour- ished on the poison of atheism, and hatred and contempt for God and religion. The child is even taught the alphabet with the aid of atheistic slogans and anti-religious caricatures. l-le learns to regard the Soviet government, the evi- 63 OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE dent protector of his well-being, with greater loyalty and affection than his parents. Instances are well known in which children have betrayed their parents to the state for alleged violations of Soviet regulations and were highly extolled for their infidelity. No longer in the Russian home do we come upon the classic Christian scene of the infant in his mother's arms, learning the beau- tiful story of Bethlehem and the Child Iesus and lisping his first halting phrases in adoration and love of his Creator, lnstead we find the unfortunate Russian child deprived of the knowledge of love of God and the care of affectionate parents which are his birthright, and being inspired rather with an idolatrous awe of the unprepossessing figures of the proletarian saints, Lenin, Stalin and Marx. The Soviet leaders are not content merely to debase the child's mind with this unnatural ignorance of his true status in the Divine Plan during the early and all-important formative years of his life. He must be trained and pre- pared for his role as a future disciple of Godless Communism in the satanic program of world revolution. The ideal is expressed by Madame Krupskaya, Lenin's widow, thus, We must make our school boys and girls not merely non-religious, but actively and passionately anti-religious. He is enlisted in the Young Pioneers, an organizations of the Soviet youth who participate most vigorously in the campaign to throttle the Russian soul, especially of the little children. They are particularly energetic in their efforts to obliterate the celebration of Christmas with its joyous religious significance. As the youth reaches manhood he is exposed to forms of anti-religious propaganda more suitable to his maturity. ln work and in play, no oppor- tunity is overlooked which might be utilized for its devilish purpose. Elaborate measures include the introduction of a new calendar and the five-day week with the elimination of Sunday, its religious associations and opportunities for spiritual exercises. ln industry professed atheism is a certain guarantee of preferment and the worker is constantly coerced to embrace this course. ln his hours of leisure he is still more subject to highly supervised anti-re- ligious influences. Literature, the arts and sciences, stage, screen and radio, lectures, posters, workers' clubs, even churches which have been transformed into anti-religious museums-all are employed in the attempt to impress him Hwith the futility of faith and the rascality of religion. lf he remains unimpressed by this constant assault on his faith and per- sists in seeking the spiritual solace which only religion can afford, he finds himself confronted with obstacles which render his efforts all but vain. Prior to l929 the Soviet Constitution at least provided equal opportunity for re- ligious propaganda of all cults and anti-religious propaganda and made some vague mention of freedom of conscience. But in that year even that last remnant of official favor disappeared. A series of new decrees were promulgated that included not even a hint of toleration, except for anti-re- ligious activities which were granted free range and governmental benedic- tion. About the exercise of religious worship was erected a network of ordi- nances whose purpose was to suppress the external practice of religion in order to do away ultimately with the actual existence of religion. Thus the 64 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 believer Who courageously disregards the prospects of social ostracism and official displeasure, which is equivalent to certain imprisonment and possible death, attendant upon his heroic resolve to observe the dictates of his con- science at all costs, discovers that the goal which has motivated all his con- stancy has been removed from his reach. By such a long and tortuous path he learns, as so many others have come to realize, that in reality TI-IE ADOB- ATION OF ALMIGI-ITY GOD IS A CAPITAL CRIME IN SOVIET RUSSIA. Communism has shown the ability to awaken in many of its adherents a fanatic enthusiasm. But materialism is a barren creed and Communism is a house built upon sand. Man cannot for long retain confidence in a phil- osophy which offers no basis for hope except in a paradise which is at best uncertain, temporal and dependent upon man's frail nature to be realized. I-Ie is, even if unconsciously, cognizant of his true role as creature and there is in his nature a yearning for God and the things of the spirit that cannot be denied. Even the Godless generations of the future Will not be able to restrain those queries which arise spontaneously in the human heart, Whence have I come? and Whither do I go? God grant that events do not come to such a pass that that assurance Will remain our only consolation. But that realization Will always exist to comfort us. At all events the Catholic Church survives as the only hope of Russia and of the world against the plague of Communism, and it is the duty of all Catholics by the practice of positive Christianity to make that fact apparent to a doubtful humanity. FRANCIS M. TYRRELL, '36. f 65 CATI-IEDRAL C O THIRD YEAR - SECTION ONE THIRD YEAR - SECTION TWO 66 A N N U A L 1 9 3 E5 0 0 Third Year - Section Une OH two years a collection of very conventional words and phrases has emanated from the group of individuals that represent the present third year at Cathedral. About this same time every year we inform you that studies have been conquered by perseverance and hard work, we exaggerate the antics of a few cut-ups, we glory in our athletic achievements and so on and so forth . . . But this year we have resolved to be differentl l l We will refrain from mentioning such trivialities as Dermody's flair for red ties. Thereis a rumor afoot that our Vice-President, Basil Rathbone has dictatorial ambitions that threaten the administration of President Ioe ludge and Secretary McNulty. No notes are complete without a casual review of our notables. Fuchs, the trick who terrifies the natives ot Patchogue with tales of penances and jug, and Gorry, the water boy on the swimming team, whose experience makes him a potential batboy, at least. A two-point defeat at the hands of an inspired second year team provided a sorry climax to a fine season. There you have the story of our class basket- ball team. Martusciello, Quinn, l-laggarty, Byrne, and Cogan scored a thrill- ing victory over 3B-2. Third Year - Section Two lS name is l'lgnoto, the name the ltalians have for the Unknown. Every class has its lgnotos whose successes class notes fail to mention, but silence seems to whisper the fame they never knew. lt is to these lgnotos the following lines are dedicated. Among the luminaries of the class there is Mickey McGuire, who after three years' campaigning for the Prep has yet to show a sign of the gruelling battle. Mickey is a class officer and a real scholar, too. lack Bopp is willing to bet on anything with anybody, and at any timel What has become of foe Coughlin's famous sweater? Whenever he-man CPD loe wore this sweater during a Greek test he would be sure to pass. Ed, l-ledgecock, president, has again made the Prep baseball team. Ed. is so good that he was consid- ering Hholding out, but Bertie persuaded him to sign. Bertie, by the way, comes from one of the Gowanus Canals first families. Our class basketball team won three out of five games-'snuff said. The class, however, has great hopes in the baseball team. Have you seen Sharpie McCaffrey's latest in what the well-dressed man should wear? Matthew O'Reilly is so expert in his mastery of Greek that our Greek teacher has promoted him to the rank of Captain in 3B-2's army. Shanahan is clamoring for Mat's impeachment. l would say something in the manner of a farewell, in Latin or Greek, but as l don't kno-, -er, l mean, as you wouldn't understand, I will just say Good-by until next year. 67 ' OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE The Catholic Literary Revival in Modern Literature URING the past year newspapers, periodicals with a literary flair, and magazines devoted to book reviews have noted with growing interest the increasing Catholic tone of the newer books. Among the latest publica- tions are several volumes dealing with the Catholic Literary Revival. The authors surveying Catholic literature in general, all countries, all languages, have commented upon the causes, the history, the characteristics and the probable future of this Revival. This article will merely attempt to outline the Literary Renaissance in England and the United States. With the end of the Victorian era, Catholic literature began to enter new fields. There was the Celtic Revival in lreland, and the ancient faith of the Irish appeared in poems, essays and critical articles, written under the influ- ence of this movement. ln England, Mrs. Alice Meynell was launching the Catholic Literary Movement, and offering to the world the poetical genius of Francis Thompson. The first reason for the great interest in Catholic Literature is that the Church offers a solution of our economic and political problems, Economists, political analysts, sociologists and even statesmen are coming to the conclu- sion that the modern world will have to choose between Catholicism and Communism, between Christ and anti-Christ. All intelligent Christians realize that to choose Communism was to invite world chaos. On this account many non-Catholic writers are publishing works that show the influence of the Church on the solution of modern problems. Millions of non-Catholics aligned themselves behind the standard of the Church in an effort to combat Com- munism. All this has led to a renewed interest in Catholic books. A second reason for the increased popularity of Catholic Literature is that by far the greatest number of writers of real worth are Catholics. ln every field of literary endeavor Catholics have forged to the front. Belloc, Chesterton, Arnold Lunn, Fr. Knox, Christopher Dawson, all are supreme in their field. These men of a cultured Catholic background have shown what the Church could produce in the literary field if given the chance. These men are artistsg they have broken down the idea that one cannot be intelligent and a Catholic at the same time. Having seen some of the reasons for the prominence of Catholic Liter- ature at the present time, let us turn now to a short discussion of the history of the revival. The Catholic movement in literature can be easily divided into three periods. The first is the Victorian era. Of course, the chief defender of the Catholic position in that era was the Great Newman. He finds his place in literature because he was a master of style. Luminous is the word to describe it. His subjects glow as he writes of them. Simplicity, dignity and ease of diction reveal a personality of grace and dignity. After Newman the Catholic movement died away for many years. lt was not until the turn of the century that the Catholic spirit in literature was again felt. That it reappeared at all at this time was due mainly to the influ- 68 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' ence of Mrs. Alice Meynell. At the home of this authoress met all the literary lights of England. Here they discussed the million and one things that occupy the mind of budding poets and playwrights. lt was she who officially started the Catholic movement in literature as a movement. She made all the Cath- olics who frequented her house agree always to write with the definite pur- pose in view of advancing Catholic principles by their writings. Finally it was she who discovered the genius of Francis Thompson, the greatest Catholic lyric poet in the English language. He has been ranked by some critics sec- ond only to Keats and Shelley, and all agree that he is the greatest English poet produced since their time. The World War marks the beginning of the third and greatest period in Catholic literature. We have already declared that the war marked a turn from the principles of the post-Victorian era to the principles of either Cathol- icism or Communism. lt is because of this turn to Catholicism in search for peace and security that the interest in Catholic literature has greatly in- creased. The greatest figure in this third phase of the Catholic literary revival is the journalist, G. K. Chesterton. This man, journalist, pamphleteer, an author, a poet, has been outspoken against the principles of the post-Victorian era that lead us to the war. He shouts, he rants, he raves, he pleads cajolingly, he philosophizes in paradoxes, on all fronts, in every manner he leads the Catholic attack against the twin evils of the day-Atheism and Communism. Close behind Chesterton comes his friend and adviser, Hilaire Belloc. As Chesterton leads the attack, so Belloc directs it. l-le and his associates are bit by bit destroying the prejudice against Catholicism. He has shown the people of the present day their heritage from their Catholic past and urges them to embrace it. The Catholic spirit pervades all forms of literature. ln poetry the music of Alfred Noyes charms us by its simplicity, and the delightful scenes he pic- tures are seen on the streets of London. He and his friends are taking up the work of Francis Thompson. More and more the worthwhile novels are acquiring a Catholic tone. In the field of biography, the greatest demand at the present time is for lives of the saints. Catholic scientists, for the most part priests in universities, are coming to the fore. Finally, in the always turbulent fie'ld of Apologetics, there has been amazing activity. The bookshelves are being filled and emptied of recent volumes replying to the attacks of some bigoted non-believer or ignorant atheist. As to the effects of this Catholic revival we can say very little. We are yet in the midst of it. Undoubtedly one of the first results has been to encour- age more Catholics to write. lt has given Catholics courage to state their views in print . It has led non-Catholics to inquire about the Church and has been responsible for many conversions. lt has dispelled the idea that all Catholics are ignorant and uneducated. These are all outward evidences of the revival. But who will enumerate the hidden results? Who will count the number of men and women who have drawn strength, comfort and joy in an hour of trial or moment of misery from some Catholic book that offered enlight- enment, understanding and truth? SYLVESTER G. BENACK, '35 69 0'CATHEDRAL'COLLEG SECOND YEAR - SECTION ONE W. , H SECOND YEAR - SECTION TWO 70 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 Second Year - Section Une E never fully realized the flight of time until last September when we found ourselves in Second year. Nothing can be accomplished without leaders, therefore, we elected lohn Gallagher, president, and Gerard Duffy, secretary. Since we were not strangers to one another, the class soon became well acquainted once more. lt is our ambition to visit Bunker Hill, our pet historical spot. We like all countries ruled by a King because he is our favorite monarch. But we are not all as silly as we seem. There are a few geniuses among us-Gin- nane, McDonnell, Fogarty, and McGuiness. This quartet is in constant de- mand, especially when a difficult problem in Geometry arises or when we do not understand Caesars English. Then again, out of our number came one who may be termed a pioneer His name is Warren Koch. He made a suggestion one day that a Stamp Club he established and it was taken up and put into effect. Koch was elected its first president. Another thing of which our class is proud is that we have players on all the school teams. Comerford represented us on the Prep, while Bibler, Bergin, Brogan, and Gallagher were stars on the I. V. Ruddy was among Father McLees' Midgets. Then, too, our class team was among the top ranking ones. Now that we have finished this brief picture of our class, we must offer our thanks to our professors. So, until next year, 2B-l bids you farewell. ROBERT I. ODONNELL, '4U. Second Year - Section Two XTRAl Farmer-No Labor Party Abolishedl Yes, kind reader, that's how our school year opened. The Farmer-No Labor Party which favored the fusion of the offices of vice-president and secretary was dissolved by the Pre- fect of Discipline. The charge against them was this: 'Whereas the officers of class 2B-2, Messrs. Counihan and Murphy, are commuting hicks from the sticks and have neglected to dismiss classes to catch the 3:05. They are hereby relieved from official duties. Did this mean that in the future all commuters were disqualified from holding class offices? Immediately, a riot arose among the rest of the hicks, but it was soon quelled by the majority party, the city slickersf' McHugh, Campbell, and Roland were finally elected. Our athletic endeavors were crowned with great success. Our class basketball team, composed of Ryan, Pryor, Roland, Lawrie, Watson, Reehl, Dilgen, Sullivan, Blake, Cabisino, and Tansi, simply couldn't resist laying aside those seniority rules and privileges to win the championship in the inter-class basketball tournament. On the final deciding game with fourth year they showed outstanding courage even though all the odds were against them. Not only have we been prominent in athletic achievements but we have excelled also in classroom feats. No, we're not boasting about our high LQ. 1 ROBERT V. BOUBEAU, '4O. 71 ATI-IEDRAL COLLEG CREDO The lamp of night hung high above the hills And hovered o'er the quiet fields below, The twinkling stars shone down upon the rills, While clouds passed by like spectres, stately, slow. Alone in all that solitude and peace The unbeliever gazing up with awe, In silent contemplation could not cease To marvel at the wonders that he saw. For he beheld the order and the force That governs every sun and moon and star And gleaming counstellation in its course, And guides the reins oi planets, near and far. And then, o'erwhelmed, he dropped upon his knee And Whispered, God, I do believe in Thee. FRANCIS MURPHY, '37 THE HORIZON The sparkling sea, Gray sand, blue sky, Attracted me As I passed by. I think that where Clouds touch the deep, A man, right up To God, could leap. CARL W. DENGEL, '37. YZ he Q1 huvch .d-7 . -, E' 3 '1 :f - 1 V 21511161122 f 73 OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE The Persecution of the Cathoiic Church in Nazi Germany T was the Christmas Season. The world thrilled to the strains of GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEC, while clouds of reverent incense rose, bringing with them the prayers of humble homo to the Christ-Child in the poor stable. All over the world men were kneeling in unobtrusive, unpretentious adoration. All over the world save in the North of Germany, where instead of the people bringing their gifts to the CHRISTPKIND, they beheld a strange new way of celebrating Christmas. Lol Instead of the Prince of Peace coming forth to bless His children, Woden, god of the fire and the sword, the king of the old German gods, brought on Christmas Day an heroic celebration, a day of festivity in honor of war. Motorcycles, on which were seated ANGELS clothed in white robes, and with wings o'erspread, but with the ugly grey steel of the German trench-helmet crowning their heads, sped from the barracks. They moved toward their TANNENBAUM and fired machine-guns as they madly encircled it. And then, a mountainous tank rode from the barracks while on it, between two machine-guns, sat old ST. NICKOLAUS, smiling his traditional cheery smile. fn irony that was deriding, his sack revealed its contents- miniature tanks. , The lapanese have an old pagan proverb, First among men, the war- rior. It would seem as if the New Germanism is striving to its utmost to wrest this adage from the people of the Land of the Rising Sun. A Christian govern- ment follows paganism's idealsg a Christian government for more correctly, one that bears the name CHRISTIANJ puts aside Christ as a child would an old rag doll that it has always cherished but has grown tired of, it puts aside Christ and reaches into the mist of ancient Nordic mythology for a new god to worship-a new god who will approve their actions-a new god who will smile hypocritically in approbation of what is to come-a new god-WODEN IN PLACE OE CHRIST-Death in place of Everlasting Life. For a long time, the National Socialist Party had been making formidable strides towards achieving the popular favor of the German people. With its young Austrian leader, a splendid statesman, growing more and more appeal- ing to the Prussian eye for militaristic leadership, Naziism promised to become the salvation of Deutschland. Von Hindenburg alone stood in the way, but even he, in a national crisis, finally put his VATERLAND under the restrained dominance of the Brown Shirt. Hitler was created Chancellor with certain curtailments. He showed himself to be just what was needed until Von Hin- denburg's death and then he proved himself a veritable boomerang. Plaunt- ing, as does the pirate, the colors of another, Hitler campaigned as the avenger of French insults, the settler of internal disputes, the righter of wrongs, the friend of the capitalist, the friend of the laborer, the friend of man, and won the election. Within a short time after his election, the German people saw not all these in him but realized that he was a real wolf in sheep's cloth- ing. They beheld not the friend of man as their dictator but an uncurbable 74 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 fiend, laughing in scorn at them, they beheld a puppeteer dangling his dolls between life and death-instead of salvation, persecution. Three things were his major ideas to drive pestilence and poverty from the doors of his people: exterminate Communism, keep all money from leaving the country, and tolerate no opposition. lnconceivable though it may seem, Herr Hitler has used all three to fight the Catholic Church. Some time ago, Hitler concluded a Concordat with the Pope, agreeing to allow the Church full freedom should the Catholic Center Party be withdrawn from active politics in Germany. The Center Party was immediately dissolved and Bome waited patiently for the fulfillment of the other half of the pledge. Needless to say, it was repucliated, and though Hitler may have proven himself a BRILLIANT statesman, at the same time he showed himself to be an undependable Phari- see, a liar. The whole world was startled from its comparative complacency by the news of Hitler's drive against the Church, when he began to jail priests and -yes, even nuns, At first, the charge of opposition was hurled at the German priests, the priests were preaching against HlTLEBlSM, and the nuns were teaching the children not to follow the state. Yes! True to a certain extent. Then the Hitlerites began to reach into the homes of Catholic families for can- didates to the Brown Shirts. All well and good, Germany needed a large army of youths for national security just as did France and Bussia, Germany had to have the old patriotism recreated before she could rise from her defeated state to the glorf ous Germania of days gone by, Germany needed this for her peoples minds are formed like that. BUT, when the country started to try to make the children mere machines of the state, when it tried to deprive the parents of their God-given rights, when it tried to make the children believe that there was nothing' but the state worth striving for and that there was no God but Hitler, THEN the Catholic leaders acted. We may take a quotation from the BBOOKLYN TABLET to show examples of what hap- pened: Fr, Franz Boelle of Westphalia, was sentenced to six months in prison for criticism levelled at Chancellor Hitler, and Fr. Otto Zimmerman of Stutt- gart, to four months in prison for criticism of the Hitler Youth groups. ln Eich- staett, Bavaria, a priest whose name was not given out by the police was arrested and accused of permitting members of the local Catholic Youth group to engage in military drills. Two other unnamed priests, one in Kellersberg, the other in Plangrath, Bhineland, were sentenced to eight and eighteen months in prison, respectively, for criticism of the Hitler movement, while the latter's sister was given a five months' prison sentence on the same ground. A fine was aiven Er. Albert Coppenrath in Berlin for failing to display the swastika flag on his church on a political occasion. This same charge of opposition to the country has been the excuse for the suppression of speech on the part of members of the Church and their means of expression. All Catholic libraries were closed in Munich because they were allowing the use of FOBBIDDEN books. Catholic newspapers have been forced to close their doors and stop their presses. Of these, the SCHWABZ- WAELDEB VOLKSEBEUND and the HEUBEBGEB BOTE are but two. Nor are these measures employed against the clergy and the Catholic press alone. ln- 75 v0CATHEDRAL COLLEGE dividuals, too, are affected by the unjust laws. Witness the following, but one instance of the suppression of the individual. ln Essen, Westphalia, a Catholic municipal employe was dismissed because he refused to let his chil- dren join the Hitler youth organization. Probably in the second measure to drive depression from Germany, to keep all money within the country, the Nazis have found their most able weapon in fighting the Church. That has been the excuse proffered for the unfair, blind trials tendered to OFFENDERS. Concentration camps, a new Nazi invention for political imprisonment, are filled with priests and nuns who have broken the edict by sending money out of the country. lt is an estab- lished fact that many of those who tried to withdraw money from the limits prescribed were but acting in accordance with their orders' rules. Many of the nuns and priests so wrongly taken from their children in Church and school were but offering help to the foreign missions. One sister, Sr. Anna Schroers, was given ten years penal servitude as though she were a com- mon criminal and was fined 150,000 marks, about Sl00,000. How many lives have been given to l-litler's purge of UNDESIRABLES will probably never be- come known. Hundreds of innocent souls are admittedly shut up in these con- centration camps. Sr. Anna Schroers is only one of many. During the month of February, the persecution of the Catholics followed a new trend. Catholics were turning Communist, they were distributing Marxist pamphlets, preaching the doctrine of Russia, or so the Nazis said. It is doubtful whether anything more fantastic and asinine has ever been charged against the Church. Communism, the one common enemy that both Naziism and Catholicism have in common, is now said to be the bosom friend of the latter. During that month, more than l50 leaders in the Catholic Youth Movement were cast into prison under the charge of having sent Red letters to the youth of Germany. A Father Kester was one of those accused of teaching Stalinism to his pupils and was sentenced to two years by what is laughingly called the people's tribunal. The next month, it was discovered that the literature which priests and nuns had been accused of sending out had been mailed to them. On the very day that the mail was brought, Nazi inspectors were sent to call on the recipients of the letters to search their homes for anti-Hitler literature. lt isn't necessary to ask how the inspectors knew the exact date on which the letters were to be found. lt isn't necessary to conjecture as to who were the senders of those letters. It would be too ridiculous to look for the answer when it almost hurls itself upon the questioner. Prussia, the stronghold of German bitterness, has always been opposed to the Catholic Church in DEUTSCHLAND. More than once, the traveller has found in his particular coach on a train, a magazine with grotesque-looking figures drawn on the covers and political cartoons sketched through its pages. More than once, that same traveller has picked up that magazine for something to read, in the absence of matter written in his own native tongue, in order to relieve the inevitable monotony that never fails to come with the long train-journey. On some occasions, that traveller has been a non-Catholic who knows nothing of the Church and finds impressed on his mind the por- trayal of Her clergy as inhuman monsters, seeking to misguide the youth of 76 ANNUAL 1,936 0 0 the world. Incidents such as these used to be isolated and extraordinary, but Hitler has taken full advantage of the power of the artist's caustically sarcastic pen. These magazines are now visible on every newsstand and are openly sold to passengers on the trains from the platforms. This, however, might not be so bad if it were kept so. But such is not the case. The cartoons are made of an enormous size and are given over to the Brown Shirts for their Sunday afternoon parades, during the progress of which they flaunt them before the eyes of citizens, Protestant, Iewish or Catholic, while they with all their bravado shout for the downfall of all three. These cartoons depict priests as subverters of the people, monsters stealing into the homes of people, radicals of the Pope. In their stupidity, the Nazi leaders forget that 'THIS KINGDOM IS NOT OE THIS WORLD , they don't think of the fact that the House of Peter seeks not temporal power but the conversion of souls to Christ. May we take time here to quote Count Apponyi on the subject of Fascism? I-Ie says in his MEMOIRS, Fascism organizes work with the object of pre- venting any relapse, even of individuals, BELOW THE LEVEL WHICH IS PROPER TO MAN. It keeps open the path by which anyone may attain, through moral strength and conspicuous achievement, to positions of distinc- tion. WITHOUT WEAKENING INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER, from which all great deeds spring, IT SEEKS TO FIGHT THE ABUSES OF INDIVIDUALISMT Does Naziism do that? I-Iitler's fascism is a direct contradiction to this for he himself is an ABUSIVE INDIVIDUALIST. But where Hitler does conform to Count Ap- ponyi's ideas is in these words taken from the same work, The great danger to a power that has no counterpoise, and is not exposed to free criticism, lies in the fact that its possessor loses his clear vision of the limits of the possible. Human nature is imperfect even in the greatest men and cannot endure an excess of power without giddiness. An article in COLLlER'S said the following: Present political and eco- nomic crises have crowded into the background one of the most significant movements of modern times-THE GROWING ATTEMPT TO CRUSH CHRIS- TIANITY. Today the governments of the countries which contain over a third of all Christians are waging a ruthless war against the Christian Church. How true this is of I-IITLERLAND Cfor one can hardly call it Germanyl. Per- haps Herr Hitler has the interests of his country at heart and believes that Catholicism is not good for his people. Another great German Chancellor once believed that. Bismarck inaugurated a policy of persecution and insult against the Church with all the forces he could muster. With his vain KUL- TURKAMPE, foolishly and blindly he proceeded to strip this age-old Divine Institution of I-Ier rights. History gives us the outcome: Bismarck died, a broken and beaten man. Can it be that Hitler trusts that he can succeed where Bismarck failed Perhaps the Chancellor is ambitious, ambitious to make Germany the all-powerful state on the field of combat and feels that Christendom with I-Ier doctrines of peace and brotherly love stand in his way, ambitious to become the all-mighty emperor of that all-powerful state. Yes, maybe the Chancellor is ambitious-but CAESAR, TOO, WAS AMBITIOUS. PAUL F. MECONI '36 77 OOCATI-IEDRA.L C OLLEG FIRST YEAR - SECTION ONE N I , En FIRST YEAR - SECTION TWO 78 A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 ' First Year - Section One ITH our initial year at Cathedral slowly but surely ending we look back over a year in which we have progressed both scholastically and in sports. We have climbed the first step in the ladder of success, at whose top, we hope to find ourselves members of the l-loly Priesthood. We realize that without the help of the Reverend Faculty we could scarcely have succeeded. Any success which we may have attained is due to their tireless efforts. ln writing these class notes I would consider it a good idea for you to become acquainted with some of the boys Meet Mr. Farrell who knows all, sees all and says very littleg Masterson our champion i'Alibi lke p the tDuke himselfl McGurk, Edwards who can draw anything from shoestrings to a mob scene in the lunchroom. Though we have progressed far scholastically, do not think for a moment that sports were forgotten. When practice for the basketball team was an- nounced the candidates came out in droves. Cuneen, Comerford, Woods, Geis and Egan were chosen for a first team and fought mightily for the glory of the class, tasting both victory and defeat. But the basketball season has closed and we must pursue a new field of adventure. Baseball has stepped into the spotlight. Boys of every shape and size are applying for positions on the team. Congratulations to Lennon who made the Prep. When a class team is formed lBl will have a squad of ambitious players. Having told all there is to be told, we must bid adieu. A NEIL QUINLAN lll. First Year - Section Two EPTEMBER 9, l93E5 was the beginning of the scholastic life of some forty- three timid youths at Cathedral. The class soon realized that they must work without a let up. We became aware of the fine spirit of the school and at once set out to make a name for lB2. Football was started and an intense rivalry was felt between the first year classes. The honors on the gridiron were shared equally, each class winning a game. George Schultz was the main factor in our success, but the team on the whole was fairly good. Class officers were elected and the returns showed that George Schultz was President, Geoghan, Vice-President, and Reynolds, Secretary. Unfortu- nately Schultz resigned and George Ruddin was chosen as his successor. Among the members that were chosen to play on the Midget team were: Flynn, Funaro, Connelly, Reid, and Lyden. When the call for Class teams was issued, the basketball talent of our class was exhibited. The team was handi- capped in height, but they made up for it in spirit. Among the players on the team were: Oscar Flynn, Doerflinger, Connelly, Brown, Bernard, Reid, and many other ambitious youths. We are now closing the end of our first year at Cathedral and I imagine the future holds a great many surprises for us. GERARD BRCWN '41 79 00CATl-IEDRAI.. COLLEGE Gregorian Chant, the Musical Language of the Church N the language of the musician, Gregorian Chant is that type of music adopted by the Church which has archaic tonality and free rhythm. This awe-inspiring, technical definition sums up succinctly the meaning of Gre- gorian Chant. When we say that the Chant has free rhythm, we mean that, unlike our present day music, it does not have a specified number of beats to the measure so that the accompaniment is humdrum and monotonous. The rhythm of the Chant consists of two types, Simple and Composite. The first consists of single beats following each other with no divergence in time. Composite rhythm is composed however of combinations of beats, that is, its is synthe- sized simple rhythm or a combination of simple rhythms. The phrase archaic tonality refers to the sound of the melody. The modern scale is composed of notes arranged so that the octave consists of a complete series of tones, beginning with and ending with do, the primary or dominant note of the scale line. ln Gregorian however we do not have this scale line but rather a system of modes, eight in number, by means of which the Gregorian composers produced their beautiful, soaring melodies. A mode is a manner and in music means a manner of placing what we call half-steps in such a relation to each other that as a result we have the artistically simple Gregorian melodies. The composers of the present time are hampered by the fact that they have only two scales to work with, namely the Major and Minor. The monks who wrote according to the Gregorian system however had choice of eight scales from which they might draw. As a consequence they were not forced to rely upon the use of harmony or part music. Part music requires that several melodies be sung at the same time by different types of voices, thus producing a richer and more brilliant tonal effect. Gregorian Chant is essentially the music of the Church. The function of the music of the Church in the words of Pius X is completely set down in the phrase Uvivificare et fecundare, meaning literally to liven and to make rich. The music which is sung in our churches today adds life to the liturgy, but it is a life which belongs on the concert stage or the opera house. Certainly the duet sung by the gentleman tenor and lady soprano just before the Sanctus of the Mass does not provoke any prayers from the congregation, save may- hap prayers for the early completion of the hymn, or should we call it song ? Art is essentially simplicity and Gregorian Chant is' the very embodiment of simplicity, How spiritual and uplifting is the Gregorian SANCTUS which almost makes the congregation lift their gaze to heaven and say aloud to God, HOLY, HOLY, HOLY LORD GOD OF HOSTS, HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL OE THY GLORYV' At the present time how different a scene we behold in our Churches. How often do we find the priest waiting patiently at the altar until the choir has completed an operatic rendition of the Offertory ? When the piece has 80 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 ' ' ended with great swelling of chords and much holding of high notes, the priest may begin the Sanctus. There are other parts of the Mass also where we have the influence of modern music. It was my own experience to have listened one morning at Communion time to the accompanying organ music. While the priest was distributing communion, the tender and romantic strains of Listz's Liebstraurn floated throughout the church. The above are but a few of the examples of the influence of modern music in our Church liturgy. THE OFFICIAL MUSIC OF TI-IE CHURCH IS GREGO- RIAN CHANT. Pope Pius X in the MOTU PROPRIO enumerates the character- istics of liturgical music as Holiness, Beauty or Art, and Universality. The music must be Holy, it should be free from everything that savors of the world, hence the music of our churches at the present time is not in accord- ance with the expressed desires of Pope Pius X. The Music must be an Art since its primary function is to fill the listeners with devotion and reference. The music must be universal so that wherever and in whatever country it be sung it will have the same good effects upon the listeners, The Chant must be such that it can be adopted by any country and used in the Churches throughout. The next point of the MOTU PROPRIO which seems to be neg- lected in this age is the ruling in regard to the singers. The choirs are to be composed of men and the soprano or high parts are to be sung by boys, not by women. We have mentioned the above points merely to show that our present day Church music while in itself is inferior to Gregorian is also out of keeping with the expressed desires of our Holy Father. In fact, to foster the growth of Gre- gorian Chant as the only music for the Church, Pope Pius has decreed that it be taught in seminaries and other higher institutions of learning. Hence it is the duty of seminarians and clerics to propagate the use of Gregorian Chant in churches. It is a well-known fact that various pastors throughout the dio- cese of Brooklyn are beginning to recognize the worth of the Chant and are engaging organists trained in Gregorian. Let us glance for a moment at the other side of the question, what is the reaction of the laity? Many no doubt would approve of an all-Gregorian Mass merely for the fact that the Mass would be shorter. I believe that the greater number of people would appreciate the Chant for its artistic value. There is something in back of this type of music which is present but indefinable. Perhaps the Church when she appeared to Pope St. Gregory disguised as a Muse, instilled something into the divine music. At any rate there is something radically different in the Chant as compared to other types of music. The question is at the present time still unsettled. Let us hope that in the near future there may be some steps taken in regard to the matter. Music is the language of the soul and Gregorian Chant is the music of the Church. It is beyond a doubt the only music good enough for the Church. The music of the Church should be in keeping with the language and liturgy of the Church. GOD IS THE KING OF ALL EARTH, SING YE WlSELY. Ps. XLVI. Let us sing wisely indeed and let us also sing worthily, in a manner befitting the King of all the earth. FRANCIS WILLIAMS '36. 81 UOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE Alumni Notes , . .. xx- 7 f' ff I -,dfffgff 57. L X- 4 SZ!!! QT? 3 lxre ,f' ' ,f ff? , J ' - 4 Xt f f' N 'Q . 4,0211 vw. 3 T l f. r Crux y , J f 4,1 . 'f U ' -l- S. iff l sf 1 g 'af I 'fi ff' gf, . ff: ww , .14 F. ,ia 4 4' l. ,i-9 v,L , ! 'WQLA ll f s .4 'I ts , I , ,K II, -T5-' f -'V- ll ll ll Z 1 ng ng Q5 fs M737 ?? . ' F 4- ng 1- lv.. ,-f,, 4' --A , - . ,,,,f,.f 'ffa0',4i-f,p 4' ' .xffm ,f . . 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These represent what is left of another scholastic year, and soon these, like the rest, will lie crumpled in the Wastebasket. This calendar, just as it stands, is a challenge to the memory. Thus far this year there have been three ordinations, all of them performed by Bishop Kearney. The first took place at the close of the Fall Retreat, the second on Passion Saturday, and the third shortly after Easter. 82 A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 0 During the course of the year several able and interesting speakers have given talks at the seminary. lust to mention them, there were among others Dr. Bruening, Msgr. Belford, Fr. Phelan of the Institute of Medieval Studies at Toronto, and Fr. Theophane Maguire, Editor of THE SIGN. Mr. Shuster, of the COMMONWEAL, has conducted a course in English Literature. He has lectured each week on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. It has been a good year for shows and debates. We have had a House Play, presented under the auspices of the A. A., a fine spirited Christmas Show, a series of one-act plays under the direction of the Speakers' Club, and a good old-fashioned GAUDEAMUS-the offering of Second Philosophy. Of late we have turned to the outdoor sports. W'e can remember, how- ever, a basketball tournament that ended in a tie between Third Theology and Second Theology-an indoor handball tournament won by those two demons of the court, Holzheimer and Greblunas-a pool tournament captured by Balu- towski and Hayden. We remember very well the ping-pong tournament, ably conducted by Mario Silvestri and won by lohn Toole. The baseball field has been weeded, flattened, rolled and manicured. All is in readiness, therefore, for a short but successful season. Such veterans as loe Canning, lim Resch, Ray Spengler, and Vinnie Powell are after the Little Squire of Sport, lim Bulger, to get things going. The ceremonies of Holy Week were as usual very impressive. There was the Tenebrae Service on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday-the triumphal procession on Palm Sunday-the singing of the Passion by three deacons- the reserved joy of the Mass and Procession on Holy Thursday-the Watch before the Repository--the sorrowful ceremonies and Mass of Good Friday- and finally in the ceremonies and Mass of Holy Saturday the anticipation of the victory and glory of the Resurrection. The Deacons have been busy-selecting chalices, picking ordination cards, being fitted for cassocks, arranging for this and for that. They are now making immediate preparations for the day to which their lives have been pointed these many years. They ask your prayerful remembrance. To all at Cathedral, Best Wishes. To the ANNUAL staff, a successful issue. To the Sixth Year Men, we'll be looking for you next fall. And to the calendar, you thought we coul-dn't remember, just for that we'll tear off another month! There! IoHN I. o'coNNoR '31 as 00ggCATHEDBAL coLLEcE North American College Rome, Italy l-IE season of delicate beauty, delightful sunshine, and pleasant mellow breezes waiting gently from the Mediterranean is now with us. PRIMA- VEBA, ltaly's lovely spring, has visited the Eternal City. lt is time when one readily sits back and contemplates the WHY and the WHEREFORE, the HOW and the WHEN of the year that has fled into the dusty crannies of happy memories. 4 This year we are only seven, since no new man came to take the place of Father Dominic Scafcfti who left during the summer. We began our studies last November at the Gregorian University. All had advanced a year, which accounts for one in Second Theology, five in Third Theology, and one in the Deacon class. The glorious Feast of the lmmaculate Conception, which is also the day on which the College was established over seventy-silt years ago, brought to us the elevation ot the Deacon class to the Holy Priesthood. The Order was conferred by the Cardinal Vicar of Rome, Cardinal Marchetti-Sevaggiani. The occasion was brightened by the presence of many of the parents of the ordi- nati. Father Ed Bradley was more than fortunate, for he had his mother and two sisters at his ordination. We are happy to tell you that Ed is completely recovered from his illness of last summer and we know that all his friends in Brooklyn join us in wishing him AD MULTOS ANNOS. Among those ordained on December 8th was Father Frank Glimm, an- other Cathedral alumnus, who lives not far from here at the Collegio Capra- nica. Hevalso was blessed by having his mother and sisters with him on that eventful occasion. The Third Theology Class in Huntington will be glad to know that their colleagues lack Fleming, lack Healy, Tom Coyne, Ken Morgan, and Bill Bart- ley joined the ranks of the Clergy when they received the Tonsure at the Chapel of the Seminary of Saint lohn Lateran. Each ot these gentlemen now sports a bald spot on the top ot his head, since in Rome all clerics must wear the visible sign of their calling. These same worthy gentlemen about three weeks ago, this time in the Basilica of Saint lohn Lateran, received the tirst two Minor Orders of Porter and Lector at the hands of the Vice-Regent of Rome, Archbishop Palica. In a few days they expect to receive the remaining two Minor Orders of Exorcist and Acolyte. Tom Little is the only remaining Brooklynite here, No orders have been conferred on Tom as yet since he is only in Second Theology. He still holds down the position of Sacristan which should keep him busy for another little while. Bight now we are in the middle of Lent and are hard at work Can old Cathedral customl trying to catch up with the profs. A final word of general interest is that Ken Morgan still tips the scales around ninety kili or more Ca kili is two point two poundsl. WILLIAM I. 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J5'5 'atv ff2'Q,6f:7.+55f' ' W4 Canisianum Innsbruck, Austria REETINGS from the Alpine hills of the Austrian Tyroll Once again the Annual is calling tor news of what we are doing here in Innsbruck and we must bow our head in shame and admit that it has caught us in a very poor condition. After chewing a perfectly good pencil to bits, plagued people with some of the rnost toolish questions about recent events, we still find ourselves at a loss with our old friend Gloom staring us in the face, taunting us, mocking us: You knew it would corne to this, why didn't you think about it earlier? You've let it go until the last minute and now . . . well, what excuse are you going to offer your friends tor news? We shudder at the thought, dear reader. We dare not say much about ourselves for the simple reason that we are but one, and then too, the year thus tar has witnessed very little out ot the ordinary that would be of interest to others. But, why fret? lnnsbruck and Tyrol always offer plenty of fruit tor conversation so why not let's have a gemuetlich chat and ramble away to our hearts' content? lnnsbruckl Tyroll lust a mere speck on the great map ot Europe, and yet, what a world ot beauty and scenic attraction all her own lies within these' borders. What traveler could ever forget the intimate hospitality and friend- liness of the Tyrolese native. Who could walk through her picturesque villages, gaze upon those quaint peasant cottages, talk with a real old native Bauer and not be touched by the simplicity and homeliness of this folk. A sunny, mountain-encircled town, the jewel of Tyrol, that is lnnsbruck. Snugly buried in the lnn Valley between those two lofty chains of the Alpsg 85 E7 00CATHEDRAL COLLEGE what a marvelous sight with that eternal background of mountains and those two swift currents ever winding their way like two silver ribbons through the city and then rushing off and down through the valley. The walk along the Sill with its rapid, rushing river, tumbling about the enormous boulders, cleav- ing its way through the pine covered hills and sylvan foliage. That glorious descent along the precipitous Mittenwald pass, rising, dropping, zigzagging its way along the mountains' edges. Who could stand upon the banks of the beautiful green lnn and look up at those mighty peaks without being touched with a feeling of awe for the Creator of these 'igiants of nature. l-low insignifi- cant we feel when we stand at the foothills of the town and stare up at this scene of power and giganticness. ls there any wonder then that there lies hidden such an unexplainable and mystic charm in this little 'fhaven of the Alps. But there is one thing which we cannot fail to tell you about this gorgeous panorama of the Tyrol. No matter how much your guide books tell you about this country there is one thing which they will invariably omit-ea factor which, no doubt, plays the most important role in the hidden charm of the land. lt is the manner in which romantic Tyrol announces its religious loyalty to the Creator and Giver of all this beauty. Throughout the countryside the visitor cannot but be impressed by the outward manifestation of the devotion and religious feeling of this simple people, Walk along the open highways and you see there along the wayside shrines dedicated to Our Heavenly Mother, pass through the little villages and your eyes stare upon some ancient religious scene painted above every door front, climb along the peaceful mountain paths and you follow the Stations of the Cross through the forest, risk the highest peak and on reaching the summit you find implanted there the sign of Christianity-the Cross. As you gaze down upon the towns from above, one white building, nestled among the tiny homes, will stand out in clear promi- nence and immediately draw your attention-the village Church. Well, well, now look what has happened. We told you we could talk about Tyrol for hours and sure enough we've almost been caught and en- twined in its mystic faze ourselves. We only trust you've enjoyed your little visit and hope you'll forgive our incessant chatter. lust one more word to our lnnsbruck friends and former fellow Exiles, Changes must come and go but Canisianum and the University remain ever the same. Gone are our favorite Easching vacation and Pfingstferien, but a new order has risen which we feel sure will gradually fulfill their place. Time moves along rapidly and soon the Easter vacation with Passion Sunday and Ordination will be with us. Then for that short stretch till lune and the end of another year toward our sacred goal. To the ANNUAL for a grand success of its latest edition and to all at Cathe- dral for a happy and successful completion of the present year we extend our sincerest wishes. LEB' WOHL and AUFWIEDERSEHEN. FRANCIS l. ULLRICH '32 86 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' Saint Marys Seminary Baltimore, Maryland ACK in the Hdiebus antiquisu that a former professor was so fond of recall- ing, we used to envy, as we read the alumni notes in the ANNUAL, the men who wrote them. The Romans would always mention the beautiful Primavera, and the alumni in the Washington Sulpician Seminary would invariably describe the cherry blossoms along the Potomac. We used to long for the days when we too would write back to Cathedral a description of the joys of Seminary life in the Springtime. But now that we are an alumnus, we wonder, sometimes, if we would not rather be undergraduates again. The mood does not last long because our hearts inevitably turn from the happy past to the happier future, and then from the golden realm of dreams to come true, our thoughts return to the present, and with Peter we whisper, Lord, it is good for us to be here. Lord, it is good for us to be here, Our dreams, our hopes, our ambi- tions, our life, is nearer now of fulfillment than it was in our Cathedral days, the days that made the present possible. And although our present is not completely without its shadows, the altar and its Glorious Light is daily draw- ing nearer to dispel those shadows. We are, those of us in St. Marys, already a year out of Cathedral. And we are already a year nearer the burning hope of our lives. Those of us in St. Marys Yes, Cathedral once again has sons in America's oldest seminary, sons who are proud to be here in the cradle of the American priesthood. There are four of us here in Baltimore, Frank Seeger, Dick Pfiefer, Nooky Leonard, and the writer. There faces us the tremendous task of realizing the high ideals, of fulfilling the standards set by our predecessors from our Alma Mater. We shall strive to vindicate the confidence of those responsible for our being here. None of us has yet known anything but joy in his seminary life, for seminary life with the good Sulpicians could not be anything but joy. We have felt, at times, that we are perhaps better off than our fellow graduates. For we have learned that the Church to whose priesthood we aspire, is deed a Catholic Church, something we knew, but never quite realized before we came here. Our friends back in Cathedral we would ask to pray for us. For we who aspire to such a high office need prayers, We have obstacles which we feel only prayer can overcome and we humbly beg your help in overcoming them. To the graduates, soon to be our fellow-alumni, we extend our sincerest congratulations. We hope and pray that your first year as seminarians soon to begin, will be as happy as was ours. And if it should fall to the lot of any of you to join us at Baltimore, we are certain that you will find St. Mary's an auspicious place to start your major seminary career. VINCENT T. EATON '35. 87 OOCATHEDRAL COLL 4 v 'z ', . ' E- ,Cfi 'P' ,FIX NI! ' 'j.- -' A H 1 21,2 E E QW Y 1 ' -fv...-- A i i '11 A I , ,- ,., Y Y Pfm ufo ' -rx- Tl7Pt'l?5ml5 l . 4 , ' . -A . xN.fQ:t,Y I ' i' ff - V 1722:-Zxl' il, ' P+' ' F -G Hu' T f yi Ly yn - f ,2:1f3 :11e:'.-,U .N - Kg. 5 3 I H X I ,Q . W .1 J... Q 'W A , Q ' A-Q f , , 1 ? -V X i r - S 9, 'qQgl+:I:.:. ' r - :aff . it fd ,,., W.. 1' ---'i ., . A INR 1 - ' fry .. ! - ' .:::. X, L f 1 K 1 , wwf -A-1 ' , ' V 1, ' W . at 5 QQ- .Y 88 EGE A N N U A L l 9 3 E5 0 ' Literary Review of the Year LITERARY review of the year, such as this, must necessarily be of limited scope. lt cannot be too ambitious. lt cannot detailg it cannot describe. lt must be satisfied to narrate and in some small measure to evaluate. American life seems to reflect itself most accurately in fiction. The novel output each year is prodigious, but it always finds a gullible, carnivorous and, unfortunately, often indiscriminating market. Out ot the hundreds of novels that are read and widely publicized, it is difficult to find a half dozen that are of distinction. This year our most artistic novelist, Willa Cather, brought out her first effort in some time in Lucy Gayheartf' a restrained and dignified romance. Miss Cather is somewhat of the Emily Dickinson recluse type and her work bears the stamp of a detached and sympathetic observation of life. Sinclair Lewis, whose recent novels were definitely on the downward trend tif ever they were really good literaturel addresses a prophetic warning to the people of the United States against Fascism and Communism in lt Can't Hap- pen Here. The most picturesque novel of the year, however, came out of England from thelbusy pen of the Empire's Poet Laureate, lohn Masefield. His Victorious Troy is looked upon by some as the best story of the sea since Conrad wrote his immortals. Historical fiction, usually a fertile field for a facile pen, was rather scarce. One very fine piece of work did appear, how- ever. Helen C. White's Not Built With Hands is a well built narrative hung about an accurate report of historical facts of Medieval Europe. Pearl S. Buck, Nobel prize winner of recent years, had a novel in the form of a biography of her mother, The Exile. lt is a tragic account of what destruction a frigid and sterile Protestantism wrought in a fervid soul. Finally the most heralded work of the year was George Santayana's The Last Puritan. From all accounts it is a very perplexing book. Mr. Santayana is a sincere philosopher and he has set down here the paths of his odysseical ruminations. li is characterized by a silent and resigned frustration. One reviewer said that in his heart of hearts he longs for the substance of Rome. ln recent years the booksellers have noticed an increased interest in bio- graphical reading. These tastes were well taken care of in the past year. Stefan Zweig, whose Marie Antoinette achieved such renown a few years ago, set his hand to the precarious task of writing the life of Mary Stuart. The result, Mary Queen of Scotland and the lsles, although it has enjoyed a large sale, was a disappointment to many. His biography is hardly objective. Among other biographies of an historical and political nature, Mr. George Seldes' Sawdust Caesar, the story of ll Duce, was one of the most important and certainly the most controversial. Suffice it to say that it was banned in Italy and accorded a very Warm reception in England. Another no less re- nowned ltalian was the subject of a distinguished book. Atturo Toscanini by Paul Stefan is destined for a permanent success among the Italian genius' many admirers. ln the year of his canonization St. Thomas More was treated by William Chambers, a non-Catholic, in an authoritive and sympathetic book. The most notable work in hagiography, remarked of very highly in the book 89 00CATl-IEDRAL COLLEGE world, for its breadth of vision and scholarship, was Father Francis Talbot's life of his fellow lesuit, Isaac logues- Saint Among Savagesf' With each passing year the Catholics of America are becoming more book-conscious. Consistently, the type of Catholic books is improving. This year a book appeared that is at once a landmark in Catholic letters and a handbook for all students of contemporary literature by Catholics. The Cath- olic Literary Revival by Calvert Alexander, SI., proved a revelation to many, Catholics and non-Catholics alike. A year would hardly be complete without a book from the ever-enthusiastic Chesterton. The Well and the Shallows is characterized by his customary brilliance. Father Fulton I. Sheen, our most in- spirational radio priest, has a book of sermons of great theological worth called The Mystical Body of Christ. A contribution to the field of apologetic literature came from the fighting Arnold Lunnq Science and the Supernatural is a correspondence between Mr. Lunn and I. B. S. Haldane, rather of a free thinker, in which Lunn defends the thesis that the principles of modern science are compatible with the tenets of organized religion. lf Haldane remains un- convinced, he is at least more tolerant for the experience. In the field of science, the most sensational, if not the most scientific, book of the year was Dr. Alexis Carrel's Man, the Unknown. Dr. Carrel speaks fav- orably for the miracles at Lourdes but in other instances gives manifestations of some rather hazy and distorted notions of religion. Dr. Ray Forest Moulton augmented the production of popular astronomy with Consider the Heavens. Then too every year there are a few notable books on scientific subjects that are written in an appealing and less technical style. The most important this year fto all .ostensible purposesl were books of travel. However, Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Discovery and Father l-lubbard's Cradle of the Storms impart in a very palatable manner some very scientific and absorbing facts about geology. Definitely in the field of travel books, we find by far the most celebrated non-fiction book of the year, Mrs. Lindbergs North to the Orient. Her work is a very graphic and readable account and has sold so well on its intrinsic merits rather than on the name of its author. There was a regrettable dearth of good poetry, Arthur Guiterman's spirited Death and General Putnam being the only noteworthy new volume. But this deficiency was compensated for in a remarkably large production of scholarly .works on history and politics. Mark Sullivan finished his Our Times, a twelve volume work, in which he has recorded over a period of years and in popular journalistic style, the politics, culture, eccentricities and, unfortunately, vulgari- ties, of American life. From a standpoint of unemotional record and persistent research, William H. Chamberlains History of the Russian Revolution was the outstanding contribution of an American to permanent historical reference. Finally in politics, a very fine and revealing book, was Walter Millis' Road to War in which he has retold the story of our entrance into the last war in order that now we may better understand our ground and so lessen our chances of being involved in another conflict. The reading tastes of a nation reflect how that nation believes and thinks and feels. lt is encouraging for the future of America to note that the popular trend is definitely toward more serious reading. 98 1 ge 1' , W g ' 1-1 1? ' 1 - z f ,,, -1 K.-1 11 fi: W 1 , ,,- .,.,,,,,' W 1 W ,, QL 1.x , 1, an ,. KA , fx' f' 'R . if V wx qmx K . n 3 T'1 -- N -x 2 Nw, f' w 1-N g A , , 1 f , 'M 1 1 E f ' 51- X ' 1 3 k...-N .fix ,Z If ' , ' W' 1 Qf1gg::ffiQ ' M ' NH, ,if V, v,,,.11 ! ' X Q .. --' V . ' ,334 L1 ,1 1-11111 1 rf . A1 y 113 . .1-X ,Zsfjy X ,N ',f' 1 -I, - ' -,.!?? pAQ ' ,112 ,.-fjjf '- . f' fjigyfg ' -, ,, .M v fi-3115.3 'AK ' fm-11 fi Xi J., -1-. V . it-2. 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H r L, 1 aga- ffssgfgnsssw..kW'1QW 2' gv :. lj:-'gg,ggQ'g:-Jmrfig . 7 gn - vffgsflf in TL- Q. f U. l 5' '-M5411-11:11 - -1f.-,Q,',f1Fv'in-'-111151111 1, L -j-- 'Y xvzfwgmw.-QM-. . 1 1 11 1 R V H, 1 5gg..,,,j.,L,,..,,,, 1 f ' ' 7 ' 1-'?4'9l5Qi,.2'rnh.,.... 1' g- 1 .,...' .xZ2A2Q:H.L:15.Y .- - ' ' -.. 0f.2E'H.TLY1'-v'l1' 1' - 91 STUDENT COMMITTEE A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' The Student Council President ....,..A.A.......,.A.....,...........,........,.,,..,.,.,.....,, ..........A......,......... I OHN DONELON '36 Vice-President ....,....,... ............, G ERARD GREENE '35 Secretary .......... ........... ..............A. .......... ...,......,,,.. F R A N CIS MURPHY '37 HE establishment of the Student Council in the College department marks an innovation in the familiar type of student government at Cathedral. Formerly, the Student Committee, whose officers were chosen from the senior Class, directed and supervised the mass exercises both of the College and High School Departments. By the institution of the Student Council the College is governed apart from the lower classes and enjoys greater freedom, The Council is composed of nine members, who are chosen by their fellow-classmates, representing the three classes of the College Department. The purpose. of this organization is to give the College men a medium through which they might voice suggestions which may improve existing regulations, The Council meets in conjunction with Father McHugh and discusses whatever suggestions they have received from their classmates. Excellent work has been accomplished by this new organization and in light of its present achievements the future promises a great improvement in the government of the College Department. The Student Committee President ...................... .............. T HOMAS DALY Vice-President .........,... ......,..................., D ENIS DORE Secretary .......,....,.., ,,........,., M ICHAEL MORONY PERATING in connection with the High School Department alone, the Student Committee has obtained greater support and cooperation than was evidenced in past years from the student body. The students felt that they were at last freed from the domination of the upper-classmen and strove to demonstrate that perfect discipline could be maintained by Committee- men of their own classes. Those gentlemen of the Committee who performed their task well in regulating the exercises of the students are: Tom Daly, Denis Dore, and Michael Morony. On his part, Father McHugh has expressed satis- faction with the manner in which the Student Committee has carried out the assignments. 93 vu ' . 1 - . -.' H Y . , , . ,. ww., 4 ' V-1..' :,. J - ..-,, w..'. X Nm 'mfr ' ' U U I ..u.w,.,g. .A W-, Y .LW Y ,. , V. . ..1 gg- ' ,, . . v , , , ACHILLE RATTI SOCIETY un,-,, , ,,. ,. , V Yx,..YY-YY,J ANNUAL 1936-- Achille Ratti Society Going therefore. teach ye all nations HE world today clamors for the salvation of good citizenship in the slum sections of our large cities. The Catholic Church eagerly seeks the salva- tion of souls in those neighborhoods. Indeed, in these particular down-trodden sections, the harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few. lt was this con- dition that prompted the formation of the Achille Ratti Society here at Cathe- dral. Within the confines of our diocese, there are a number of neighborhoods in which the amount of work for the parish priests as regards the salvation of souls is too abundant to allow exacting training for each individual soul. With this in mind and the opportunity of gaining experience, the profit from which may well be reaped in the future, Cathedral called for her sons to go forth into these down-trodden sections and assist the priests and nuns in the Catechetical instructions of the little ones. Since that movement was started four years ago, four years, which have witnessed the tiny mustard seed of charity and love' grow to a mighty tree, a source of good and of salvation, Cathedral has never been so well represented in these minute mission fields as this year. Week after week, braving the inclemency of the weather, over- coming all sorts of hardships, even sacrificing much of their own valuable free time the faithful sons of Mary, the loyal members of the Achille Ratti Society, the alteri Christi of tomorrow have gone forth to spread the word of God to enable the children to know, love and serve God as they should, so that here in this life they might be better Catholics and citizens of their country, and in the next, eternal life, holy and happy saints with God in heaven. ln this matter of Catechetical work, a special word of Commendation is due to the members of the College department, especially the Sixth Year class. ln past years, the cooperation which the upper classmen offered was as a rule, only fair. This year, however, the brunt of the work has been borne by the graduates. They have gone forth into four different parishes in the course of their work, and the words of praise and appreciation which have been heard in their regard has indeed been most delightful and encouraging. This stun- ning example has been most edifying to the under-graduates to whom the task will fall next year. And now indeed it is with a sorrowing heart that the Society bids such faithful sons ADIEU. Although the hours of instruction are fleeing fast into the hallowed halls of time with the little ones receiving their First Holy Communion and Confirma- tion, the members of the Society who are to take up the burden again in the F all look forward to their task with joy and gladness. They breathe a prayer of hope that they, walking in the way of Christ, may in their future missions save many more souls so that they and their flock may come to enjoy that prom- ised reward, Come to Me Ye blessed of My Father. 95 , PROMOTERS OF APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 Apostle-ship of Prayer REV. GEORGE G. MORROW, Ph.D., Spiritual Director Sixth Year IOHN DIERKS Fifth Year EUGENE I. MOLLOY GEORGE F. IATKOWSKI Fourth Year WILLIAM I. SAMMON DANIEL F. O'CONNELL Third Year IAMES C. OHLSEN ANTHONY A. BIBLER Second Year IOHN H. MCGINNIS GEORGE I. BLAKE First Year ANTHONY L. HOLZHEIMER PATRICK I. CONNOLLY N the first Friday of each month Doctor Morrow conducts the Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Iesus, the Heart that favors His loved ones and is, in return, treated with coldness, subjected to rebukes and manifestly outraged. First an instructive sermon is preached, followed by the Rosary, Litanies of the Blessed Virgin and of the Sacred Heart and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Through these devotions the entire student body of Cathedral renders public homage to the Adorable Heart of Iesus in atonement for all the insults It has suffered. And when We consider all the promises Our Lord made to Saint Margaret Mary in regard to those who adore His Sacred Heart, especially in regard to the clergy . . . I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts, We ought to be inspired to be most devout at these Devotions. The monthly intentions decreed by His Holiness the Pope are the subjects of Doctor MorroW's sermons. He clearly and very interestingly explains the intentions and then proceeds to show how this intention is intimately connected with the everyday life of an aspirant to the priesthood. These instructions are very enlightening and enable us to clearly understand just what We pray for every morning. In every class there is a promoter Who distributes the leaflets and Who acquaints the class with the desires of Doctor Morrow. These gentleman, named above, have discharged their duties very efficiently. 97 THE CHOIR A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' The Choir C Catholics and non-Catholics alike, the liturgy of the Church is the most impressive and symbolical of ceremonies. But the most touching factor is the music, Gregorian chant, the Church's form of musical expression. The solemn, majestic tones, the charm and beauty, remind us of the monks of old, rising at the early hours of morn to praise the Name of the Lord in reparation for the sins of men. It is very important here to note that they called upon God in music. No, there is no alternative for the rich, undulating and mellowed in- tonation of the hearts lifted in prayer. ln full accord with the injunction of His Holiness and eager to impart the Gregorian to the priests of tomorrow, His Excellency, Bishop Molloy, intrusted Father Bukey with the huge and delicate task of training the students of Cathedral in this type of Christian musical prayer. Four years have passed and what are the results? Thank God, they are gratifying. For every occa- sion and under all circumstances Father and his faithful choristers were never wanting. The improvement each year becomes more and more evident as assignments are more accurately and more beautifully rendered. On Friday, November 20, the Annual Solemn Mass was held for all the deceased benefactors of the college. The Choir chanted the Requiem Mass With the beautiful HSALVE REGINA as a closing prayer. The greatest achieve- ment of the group, perhaps, was the music provided for the Christmas enter- tainment. When the ADESTE FIDELES was rendered in part music the recep- tion it received was Well Worth the many hours of tedious practice and repeti- tion that must of necessity precede such a performance. Out of justice and thankfulness, a Word must be inserted here about Sixth Year through Whose Whole.-hearted and kindly cooperation the accomplish- ment became possible. With the spirit and enthusiasm that have been so characteristic of all its activities throughout its six years, the graduating class lent its support and talent to the ranks of the choir. During Holy Week the Choir as usual supplied the music for the Pro- Cathedral, together with Father Brackenfs choir. The beautiful month of May brought with it our annual May Mass, the most inspiring and loveliest practice of the school. Once again in unison at the foot of Marys altar, the student body dedicated itself to her loving care. The new HSALVE REGINA, requested by the Rector, added a final touch to the impressive ceremonies. There must be great rejoicing in heaven and We feel sure that the celestial choirs must join with us when on earth We sing of the glory of the Almighty and His chosen ones. Our acclaim and congratulations to this self-sacrificing group and to its capable director, Father Bukey. We cannot but predict greater and higher goals for them. If the first four years have brought such fair results We are not too optimistic if We believe that the next four shall bring twofold, aye four- fold, the first fruits. 99 00CATI-IEDRAL COLLEG SCENES FROM THE FIRST LEGIONH 100 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 ' ' Saint Francis Players N writing of the Saint Francis Players it has always been the custom to start off with apologies for lack of material, time, scenery, and everything else. Paucity of membership, lack of spirit, and to speak frankly many a poor per- formance were all explained away by calling scripts dull, the stage too small, or the student body unresponsive. But this year told another story. There was a renewal of interest, an increase of ability that can be explained only by the new surge of school spirit that has flooded the whole school. The season began with GASSED, the first comedy in several years to bring forth real belly laughs. The plot, it is true, was one that was used before, but there was supplied fresh dialogue, and a lightness of presentation that made the play a hit with all the students. Acting honors went to lack Donelon for a bombastic performance as a senior with high pressure ideas, and to Henry Krisch who proved himself a good dead pan comedian, At Christmas, the sequel to GASSED was presented, under the name of GRACIE. And to mention GBACIE is to bring back chuckling recollections of Ed Mcl-lugh dominating the whole action, giving the best individual perform- ance that l can remember in my six years at Cathedral. GRACIE was followed by a serious play, THE UNBIDDEN GUEST, on the same program, with a throwback scene of lerusalem that was quite realistic. The scowling, scoffing father that Syl Benack made was a fine character rendition, while many will remember Frank Tyrrell as a gentle, understanding Saint Ioseph. The real triumph of the players was THE FIRST LEGION, which we hoped was but the first of many such school plays. We can well recall the weeks of practice, with Father Ryan coaxing, scolding, flattering, scorning good per- formances out of a cast which possessed eagerness hard to be surpassed. The question on the lips of everyone was whether the players could possibly suc- ceed in putting on a full length serious play that would be accepted by a critical audience. Then breathless hours before the big night, the stabbing minute before entrances, the last curtain, and-thunderous applausel lt would be useless to recall the action of the play, the Merrie Mon- signor, the grim confessional scene, the pathetic death of the Father Rector, or the glorious last miracle. They are things which neither youynor I shall forget for many a moon. And individual performances? To name the stars would necessitate the mention of the whole cast and each character in particular. Enough to say that the actors proved that they lived their parts, and gave careful and sincere interpretations. But there was one member of the Saint Francis Players who has never made an appearance on the stage. He is Stan Forker, a clever electrician who knows how to get startling effects with little bits of wire and pieces of string. l hope the players can secure another like him next year. ln conclusion may we ask What about next year? Shall the old feeling of despair return again, or shall memory of a good year carry next year's Players to new summit? Do not allow your reviewers to call you just Thes- piansf' To you from graduating hands we throw the torch. lOl PROMOTERS OF THE PBOPAGATION OF THE FAITH 7 I A'N N U A L 19 3 6 0 ' The Society of the Propagation of Faith Spiritual Director ..,.......................,,.......,..,... REV. ARCHIBALD V. MCLEES, D.D. Senior Chairman ...,.............,..,..........,, ......,....,................,.......,...., F RANK TYRRELL '36 IOHN M. IATKOWSKI '37 IOSEPI-I M. SULLIVAN '37 EDWARD E. HUDSON '38 ' DANIEL E. O'CONNELL '38 IOSEPI-I B. IUDGE '39 WILLIAM I. MCGUIRE '39 IOSEPI-I B. BI1-ILER '40 PHILIP I. REEI-IEL '40 NICHOLAS P. SUSSILLO '40 IAMES P. REYNOLDS '41 WILLIAM I. MCCARREN '41 Remailing Committee WILLIAM E. LOHMAN '36 IAMES R. HAND '36 WILLIAM A. RUDDY '40 ACI-I year We, as students of Cathedral College, are called upon to help in a Work in which We should be most interested, since later it is to be our life Work, namely, the Propagation of the Faith. Of course, at the present time We are not permitted to carry on this work directly, but there are two ways in which We may do our part, by prayer and by financial contributions. Every morning of the school year special prayers are offered up to the Over- seer of the Missions for the Propagation of the Faith. A special Sunday, designated as Mission Sunday, is observed in some one of the churches of the Diocese by the members of the Society and others who are able to attend. The other means of spreading the Faith is by financial contributions. This is of no small importance to the Society. This year has been very suc- cessful, even surpassing last year which was a banner one. The members of the Society and the collectors of each class are to be highly commended, but especially the Sixth Year class and section one of Fifth Year. It is quite certain that the latter will set a record for individual subscription average. Another section of the society which is becoming more and more im- portant each year is the Remailing Department. This group gathers, selects, and sends out Wholesome Catholic literature to schools, hospitals, and homes in many foreign lands. Some of these parcels travel north to Canada, others southeast to various parts of Africa, and still others West to the Philippine Islands. At the present time there is a great spiritual famine in these countries and good Catholic literature can satisfy part of the hunger which exists. Recently, many prayer-books, rosaries, and holy pictures have been included in the shipping. The Remailing Department is happy to announce the receipt of numerous letters of thanks from the Missions and the Missionaries who have been benefited by this help. These letters, with their kind Words of appreciation, give abundant thanks for the little bit We do. The prayers which these humble Missionaries offer up to God can not but amply repay us many times for our sacrifices which are infinitely small in comparison to theirs. In past years, Cathedral College has made a name for itself in Mission activities for which it should be justly proud. It is up to us as students to continue this glorious Work Which surely must be pleasing in the sight of God. Let us continue propagating the Eaithl 103 GARGOYLE STAFF A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 0 The Gargoyle Staff Director .......A,..........A,.,.. ....A....,..,..,,,.,...,.A,. R EV. IOHN E. RYAN, M.A. Editor ..,,.....,..,......,...,...,........,,.. ...,........,.A.. l Ol-IN M. DONELON '35 Assistant Editor A......w..,...,.w. ...... ....,....... W A LTER VETRO '35 Business Manager .....A.,..........,,,..,..........i....,,.........,........,....,.......,.....i.. IAMES SKELLY '36 IFTEEN years have passed since the GARGOYLE first made its appearance in Cathedral in the form of a small four-page paper. During the years succeeding that memorable date, the available literary talent produced such varied and extensive material that the paper assumed new proportions. When the world was threatened with the terrible crisis during the dark days of the depression, the GARGOYLE was affected by the unsteady state of conditions about it and, lacking support, entered upon the stormiest period of its career. lt survived the burdens that threatened to overwhelm it and 1936, the Fifteenth Anniversary of its inception, finds it nearer its former state, still accomplishing its important mission to provide the student with a medium for the written expression of thought. The GARGOYLE has embarked upon a new era of development under the skillful management of lohn Donelon, Editor-in-Chief, and lames Skelly, Busi- ness Manager, through whose efforts the proposed improvements were made possible. As Editor-in-Chief, Iohn is to be highly commended for the excellent Work he has performed in turning out the greatly improved GARGOYLE. l-le has increased the number of pages and has made the magazine more attrac- tive by his novel arrangement and originality. Especially deserving of praise is the November issue, the Anniversary number which contained statements of the former editors. Tribute of praise is likewise due lim Skelly, who has been most influential in making this the most successful year in the history of the GARGOYLE. By his untiring efforts he has obtained an unusual number of ads and has kept the staff free from financial Worries. A word of praise for the remainder of the staff and department heads who have contributed much toward making each issue of the GARGOYLE a success. loe Buckley, author of By ye olde Lamplightf' proved a very inter- esting and humourous columnist. The Gargrins, edited by William Wanerka and Gerald Ryan, both demon jokesters, were amusing and provoked smiles from all the readers. Tom McGlade and Mike Fleming, the sport commenta- tors, Frank Tyrrell, the inquiring editor and author of Did You Know? g Ed McHugh and Benack, the book reviewers, lohn Donelon in the Observers Seat , Roddy Greene and George La Flare, society editors, and Billy Lohmann comprise the remainder of the staff. The most enjoyable article of the maga- zine was that submitted by the celebrated and mysterious Dinkle, whose wit confounds all his readers. The articles by Paul Meconi and Robert Welsh proved very interesting. No one ever failed to read the stories written by George La Flare, who has shown great ability as a short story writer. Every issue of the GARGOYLE was eagerly anticipated by the student body and was joyfully received. Again, congratulations, Donelon and Skelly, on the Fifteenth Anniversary of the GARGOYLE. 105 ST. IOI-IN BERCHM1-XNN'S SOCIETY A N N U A L l 9 3 6 ' 0 St. John Berchmann's Society HE distinguishing characteristic of a priest is his love for the Mass and the Altar. ln the aspirant to the priesthood this mark should be likewise pres- ent. But sometimes because ot distance from the school or because of late Masses in the parish, the student finds himself unable to express this love and desire for nearness to the altar and would be compelled to go through his courses at Cathedral without ever assisting at Mass. lt is chiefly for these stu- dents that the St. lohn Berchmanrfs society is maintained. They have the opportunity to assist at the masses celebrated by the priests of the College and to take part in the other ceremonies conducted here during the school year. Under the direction and guidance of Father Kowalski the membership of this society has so increased that at present it embraces students from every class and is by lar the largest society. Certainly deserving of commendation are its members who travel from near and far, in all kinds of weather, having the same motto as the mailman, 'lnor wind, nor rain, nor snow, shall stop them so that they might be present to assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The activities of the society were not confined to school alone. Members of this society assisted at the annual solemn Requiem Mass celebrated in mem- ory of all the souls of the deceased benefactors, faculty and friends of the College. They likewise served the May Mass which was celebrated in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary under whose protection the College has been placed and to whom it is dedicated. During Holy Week they were present for the solemn rites conducted at St. lames Cathedral and had the privilege of serving the Bishop in the Mass of the Resurrection celebrated on Holy Sat- urday. Special words of praise are due Father Kowalski who, unknown to the greater part of the school, spent Thursdays and all his free time repairing and renovating the altar and the background of the stage which serves for the chapel. With a meager sum at his command and with much labor he has worked marvellous changes which have drawn murmurs of approval from the student body. He was assisted in his work by Robert Welsh and Harry Culkin, who likewise sacrificed time for the improvement of the altar. After Father Kowalski has carried out his plans, we can visualize in the near future a chapel which will be more conducive to prayer and less distracting to the students. Without doubt the members of the St. lohn Berchmann's society have carried on their work in a laudable fashion. But they seek no reward and ask to be permitted only to enjoy the distinct privilege of entering the Holy of Holies. 107 LIBRARY STAFF A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' The Library Staff URING the past year, because of definite progress in the cataloging and classifying of its books and in the careful and wise selection of new additions, our library has achieved a new efficiency as a bibliographic tool. A complete shelf-listing of our books has been effected, and from this list we hope to have a very practical and complete dictionary catalog shortly in use. New additions have been chosen with a view to their reference value and their usefulness as auxiliaries to class work. The field of recreational reading has not been overlooked, and here the reading habits of the students have been considered. Additional magazines have widened the range of our periodical files, and back numbers have been bound. ln the early part of the year, Columbus Day was the occasion of a dis- tinguished gathering of librarians, who met together in Cathedrals library for the fall conference of the Brooklyn-Long Island Unit of the Catholic Library Association. Mr. Weldon acted as chairman and under his presidency an interesting and informative meeting was held. Student assistants performed an excellent task in acting as ushers and aides. We of the library consider it a distinct privilege to be able to cooperate in whatever way we can with the efforts of the Catholic Library Association. We believe our library can and will be a unifying force in the curriculum of Cathedral. To this end we have always cooperated to the best of our ability. And we have furthered our efforts during the past year by extending along planned lines the work in library instruction for the high school depart- ment. lf we have succeeded in making the library better known to the stu- dents and in creating it anew as a focal point for their study interests, we feel amply rewarded. Besides serving as an integrating unit in the curriculum of a school, a good library achieves a social aim through the promotion of whatever projects and activities can be of benefit to the extracurricular life of the student body. ln line with this policy the library has been happy to extend its fullest facilities to the specialized work of the St. Thomas More Society. Cooperation has also been freely given to the members of Cathedrals stamp club. An oversize stamp, picturing some sort of l-lottentot contemplating space, never fails to attract the eye to the stamp corner. Although he otherwise considers himself highly flattered by the resemblance, this reproduction is definitely NOT a portrait of the librarian. We were also very happy to accommodate those who engaged in the chess tournament. l-litherto we have been unaware of the large number of chess fans who frequent our sacred portals. During the year they suddenly broke out like a rash. The Gargoyle first inoculated them, and then quaran- tined them in the library where with the aid of friendly kibitzers they work off the virus by means of feverish skullwork. In whatever small way the library has helped promote these activities, we take pleasure in the fact and are grate- ful to have been of assistance. We beg also to remind the faculty and student body that both the librarian and the library are at your service always, 109 ST. THOMAS MORE LITERARY SOCIETY A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' St. Thomas More Literary Society T. THOMAS MORE has a great many wise and witty sayings in his fine writings. But it was rather in view of what another famous Englishman of letters, Francis Bacon, said about reading making a full man and writing an exact man, that a literary society was started at Cathedral College. Father Mulrooney, whose years as a professor of English have bred in him an interest in sponsoring good reading tastes among the students and a whimsical faith in the impossible, first conceived the idea and began igniting little sparks of interest here and there among the student body. Gradually the heat of enthusiasm spread and, although we have not reached anything like a conflagration, yet for the eight months since October a small but steady flame has been kept burning. The club is formed of students from fourth and fifth years. At present that is the only actual restriction upon membership. All things else vary with the individual member. An ideal member, however, is one who either derives entertainment and profit from good literature and wants to increase his capa- city for enjoyment and profit or else one who, although having done little reading, is convinced of the latent pleasures of literature and is eager to be introduced to them. He is one, moreover, who is willing to criticize and be criticized, to contribute his ideas to the forum at the end of each meeting and to submit original work, poetry, short stories, etc., when such is the order of the day. l-le is not a litteratus , he is not one who thinks he KNOWS all about about literature but one who wants to LEARN all about it. At the first meeting, deciding that the dual aspect of the fame of Thomas More as Saint and scholar was not incompatible with our particular interests, we called ourselves the St. Thomas More Literary Society. We include about twenty-five in number. At some meetings we discussed an author, the order consisting of papers on his life and works, readingsfrom his works, criticism of papers, questions and discussion. Authors thus far discussed have included our patron St. Thomas More, Francis Thompson and Mark Twain. A few of the meetings have been enlivened by reviews of current books. After a few months of such procedure we decided upon an innovation which proved very popular. We select a particular branch of literature, e.g., the short story, poetry, have papers read on the history and technique of that particular form and have original work submitted voluntarily by any member. This program has proved less formal and more agreeable. lt has also fostered a more spirited discussion. A literary society in Cathedral is not something entirely new. Two pre- vious ones existed at various times in the history of the College and both died after an early blossom. Profiting by these experiences we are guarding against over-enthusiasm, and too lofty ambitions. Father Mulrooney, our faculty adviser, and Mr. Weldon have aided us by their suggestions and efforts to keep interest alive. We are grateful. We feel that a literary group such as ours has a place in Cathedral and we are determined to make it a permanent part of the life at the College. lll THE ANNUAL STAFF A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 The Annual Staff N consideration of the fine cooperation which every member of the class of l936 manifested toward the Annual, it would be unjust to exclude them in mentioning the ANNUAL Staff. When the process of compiling the ANNUAL had gotten under Way, the entire class responded to the call of Doctor Morrow and of those who were designated by him as members of the staff. After school the classroom was a buzzing center of activity as the students milled about, discussing possible advertisers or patrons and as others submitted to the editor the literary assignment which they had prepared. Every man Went out to do his share with the avowed intention of making the l936 ANNUAL a success. When the ANNUAL Staff had been chosen by Father Morrow, early in the school year, it set about at once to make plans for the publication of the ANNUAL. After several meetings the preliminary plans were prepared and the theme and dedication were decided upon for the book. Work now began in earnest. Frank Tyrell, as Editor-in-Chief, had a difficult task upon his hands, being responsible for all the literary material of the book. The 1936 ANNUAL bears mute testimony to the endless hours of work he spent in preparing and creating material so that the book might be a success. To George La Flare, the Business Manager, and Paul Meconi, the Chairman of the Patrons Com- mittee, We owe special Words of appreciation for their untiring efforts as is evidenced in the great number of ads and patrons. The Staff Artists, joseph Buckley, Gerald Ryan, lohn Norris, loseph l-lolahan and Donald Edwards, are to be highly commended for their excellent work. Their hours of toil and months of thought are likely to be passed over lightly, but we are indeed grateful for their contributions. Then there are the other members of the Staff Who worked equally hard but who are easily forgotten: Robert Barnwell, Michael Fleming, Louis Ferber, james Hennegan, lerome Murphy, Ernest Vohs, and Anthony Logatto. And to all who have helped us in any Way We praise and thank. Especially are We grateful to our advertisers and patrons and We hope that all our readers will remember them and patronize them. No mention has been made as yet about the most important member of the ANNUAL staff who has the difficult task of choosing the staff and in kindling in the entire school a zeal to support the ANNUAL. As Faculty Adviser he undertakes the tremendous responsibility of insuring a successful publication, a responsibility which entails no little Worry. We of the ANNUAL Staff are indeed thankful that We have one such as Father Morrow, to Whom We can go with our problems and We are sincerely grateful for the Work he has done in the past and at the present in making this ANNUAL a success. lt is the candid hope of the 1936 Staff of the ANNUAL that everyone of its readers will enjoy the book as we enjoyed publishing it. ll3 OOCATHEDRAL DEN xt' ,I-IUCKL DINKLE FOR PRESIDENT NCE every tour years, as all good Americans know, trumpets blare, con- tetti ilies and the bandwagon starts to roll, as our political circus comes to town. This is 1936. Already the mud is flinging, blatherskites are ringing- it's Presidential Yearll This year of all years the ANNUAL feels it must depart from a normal policy of non-partisanship, and support the Republicratic nominee, D. CD. tor Dainoclesl Dinkle. We do so not because we think an awful lot of Dinkle, but chiefly because we believe with Dante that when rid- ing to I-Iell theres nothing quite like having the Divil CD. tor Damoclesl as en- gineer. So with a toot-toot and a tweet-tweet, were ottl May the worst man winl ' Campaign song Crnay be sung to any tunel: COLLEGE Ohl Everything's punk in Punxsatawney VVe'll make everything okay And it I had another He would march beside his brother - Dink, Dink, Dinkle hoorayl Campaign slogans: tRepeatl A moth in every closet, a shirt on every back. Bustard or bustl A vote for us is a vote for us. The world's our onion-let's skin it. All bull and a yard wide. Boost Bustard and be burnptious, A boll for every weevil, a beet for every cop. DINKLE ACCEPTS NOMINATION BLOODWORT, Indiana, Iune 21, 1936- D. KD. lor Damoclesl Dinkle, Well-known Flathead Indian chief, received his official nomination as candidate for the Presidency here last night before a large audience in Blue Skunk Lodge No. l of the Loyal Order ot Hail-Fellow-Well-Met. Little Miss Oaken Buckit, also a local Flathead, presented the nominee with a bouquet ot asatoetida, while the crowds roared and the band played God Save Our Happy Homes. Darnocles next rendered his speech ol acceptance. Our reporter happened to be covering a pie-eating contest, so We didn't get a copy of the speech. However, we will reprint a very old speech of accept- ance which has been used by every nomi- nee since the days of Polk. tOne more Polk like that, and we won't get up no rnore.l A N N U A L I 9 3 6 0 ' Candidate's Speech of Acceptance My friends, keenly aware as I am of my humble capacities and limited abilities, I also realize that I am the one man' in all the Americas best qualified for the task that lies before me. I venture to say you couldn't have picked a better man more unworthy of this high office. Search the wide world over, from the alabastric coast of Maine to the prune-fed portals of the Pacific, and I dare say without fear of contradiction that even with a fine-tooth comb you couldn't find a rarer specimen of political termite or humming humbug. And now, my friends . . . people's choice . . . friend of the farmer . . . wolf of'Wall Street . . . sterling character . . . fearless . . . brave . . . signal honor . . . solemn duties . . . spirit of independence . . . . . . Iackson . . . Iefferson . . . Madison . . . Lincoln, Nebraska . . . etc., etc. . . . Thank you ver' ver' much. POPULAR CANDIDATE FIRES OPENING GUN IN CAMPAIGN HON. DINKLE'S SPEECH IS PRINTED HEREIN FORTHWITH GREENPERNT, U. S. A., Iune 23.-Friends, citizens, Yahoos. As I gaze upon this vast sea of homely faces, I say to myself, I say, Verily, old sock, it's a small world after all. And now, my misbeguided constituents, let me give you some idea of how things are going to shape up when I'm elected to this country's most exalted office. To begin with, there'll be no more of this Mr. President stuff. No more Mr, President this and Mr, President that. Iust call me 'Prez, folks. Iust plain Prez, that's all. I want you to feel right at home in your own country. I want you to be able to walk right up, slap me on the back and say, How d'do, Prez, or Looks like rain, Prez. For seventy-five thousand per an- num, you can even kick me in the slats. And any old time one of you brothers passes through the Capital city, why just you come right up to the White House fit'll be the Green House thenl, park your feet on my desk, smoke my best cigars, spit in the presidential cuspidor, and let no man say you nay. Friend of the peepul, that's mel Now what do you want to do for you when l'm elected? Speak up: clon't be afraid. I'll promise you anything, any- thing at all. Did I hear some one say Free hamburgers? Right. Well, just you listen to me, folks. When I get to Wash- ington, the first thing I'll do, I'll just press one of them there little buttons, and soon as one of them little pot-bellied senators pokes his head through the door, I'll just say, I'll say, l0O,UOU,IJOO hamburgers com- ing up. That's what I'll say, And sho' nuff, folks, each and every one of you will get his or her hamburger. Won't cost you a nickel. Absolutely, And if anyone says Listen. When I get to Washington, I'll just take my pen in hand and write another one of them constitutional amendments. Free baseball tickets for all children over sixteen. How's that sound? Why, there's no reason at all we should pay to see them there fellers enjoying themselves playing ball. 'l'hey're having a good time, ain't they? Why can't we? Yes, sir, folks, when those history people start a-writin' some more books, you know what they'll say? They'll just say, Mr. President Din- kle, the man which put baseball flat on its back. That's where baseball belongs, anyway. It's silly to be chasing a little ball around a big lot on a hot afternoon. As soon as you catch it, they take it off you and hit it somewhere else, anyway. That's the way Dinkle does it. Don't you go listening to what my opponents say. What they say is all poppyrot, thats what it is. lust plain poppyrotl They Want to know how l'm going to balance the budget. Imagine thatl What do they think I am, cr trained seal? Folks, before I get through with our national deficit, we won't have to budge-itl And don't forget, my opponents all have vice-presidents to help them out. With me it's a one-man job. Besides, there's nobody can take my place, anyway. My only answer to them and my one warning to you will be the words of Erasmus, Beware the Grix bearing giftsl And now, my dear friends, just one part- ing word. Remember that a vote for me is a vote for you. But be sure you vote for mel 0'CATl-IEDRAL C'OLLEGE The Man Who Won The War NCE in every author's life a true story with a perfect plot comes along, smacks him in the teeth, and leaves him lying prostrate and flabber- gasted. Such is the following true story. Proof of its veracity will not be found in the secret files of any War Office. The files are too secret for that. So you'll have to take my word for it. And don't forget, the word of a Dinkle is a joy forever, or words to that effect. 'k 'k uk' One wintry night late in August l was traveling between Bordeaux and Gardeyloo on the Poupaloup Express. The locomotive had just stopped for wine, water being very scarce, at a tiny wayside station called lesuistuesilest- noussommesvousetesilssont, also known as Pomfret. Suddenly the door swings open and lo and beholdl who blows in but a mad dog of an Englishman. Gaunt, gray, grim and glum, he looked as though he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. Utter woe looked out from each weepy eye. As soon as he spotted me he opened up his buck teeth Che was an ex-privatel and barked, Oh, so you think the Americans won the war, do you? Well, let me tell you something, Yankee, you've got another think corningl Well, it ain't comin' very fast. Who did win the war? l did, old bean, that's who. The very chapl l induced him to tell me all about it. He told me the following story which l give to you in his own words-mostly. -k ul' 'Ir Monkhouse is my name, Abbie Monkhouse. At the outbreak of the Great War l joined up with the Bloomsbury Fusileers, a crack regiment they were. We were ordered across the channel in no time at all and saw action in the very first days of the war. As our first assignment we were sent up to hold a tough line of trench somewhere between Windshield and Wipers. The Bochies had been coming fast, their assault crushing and grinding all before them. By love, it didn't look as though anything could stop the German steamroller. Well, on the night in question, Captain asks for volunteers to do patrol duty in no man's land. I happened to cough just then and the Captain says, Good, That's fine, Monkhouse. We'll pick you as long as you volunteer. So I'm the goat for that night. Captain What's-his-name says, Well, Steve. Didn't l say my name was Steve? It must be my nickname, then. Well, Steve, he says, just go out there and if you see a shrapnel coming, be sure to duck. All you have to do is reconnoiter. I don't know what it is recon- noiter, you understand. But whatever it is l figure l'll do it to the hilt, wot? Rawtherl T And so with a hearty clap on my shoulder and a manly handshake, ll6 A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 0 Captain says, Steve old bean, best of luck. l'll see to it personally that a gold star is put alongside your name on the Bloomsbury honor roll. That gave me a creepy feeling, so I Creeps over the parapet and out between the lines. I meant to stay in one spot and then creep back again. But it was a low-lying country and the mosquitoes were a trifle worse than bad. Consequently I kept moving about from place to place. Then pretty soon, quick as a flash, I was lostl Not knowing where I was, I groped blindly about. Suddenly I could hear someone singing We'll be coming down the Vosges when we come, and then I realized I was within hailing distance of the Holstein hillbillies, who occupied the trench opposite ours. The music got in my blood somehow, and I started a little jig all by my lonesome. All of a sudden I danced right smack into a German sentry. He challenged me in a thick, wursty sort of guttural voice. Chi e? he blusters. A frightful mess, says you. Rawtherl says I. However all is not lost. I bashed him one in the choppers. Ach, yust like mein brudder, he says. Next I kicked him in the rump. Ah, yust like mein fadder, he ecstatically mur- mured. And finally I calumped him over his cabbage head with a birch log Cthere were birch logs handy thereaboutl. Ah, yust like mein mudder. As he vent down for the third time he smiled and muttered, I-Ioch est der Vater- land. Iss yust like heim. CYah, geshichtell ' He had a pig's knuckle in one hand and a bottle of beer in t'other. Before doing anything else, I very wisely helped him finish these. While doing so I began to realize that a conscious German would be much more useful to me than an- unconscious one. So I hit him another clip over the head with the bottle, and that brought him to. In rapid fire succession I asked the following questions and elicited their corresponding replies. Whats the number of your regiment? Nein. How many thousand infantry? Nein. it How many artillery corps? Nein. What time will you attack? Nein. Cheerio, ' I said, and walked off. xx With a bit of a pig and a bottle of brew in him, a soldier has a better chance of finding his way home than otherwise. So before long I tumbled into the British lines and reported to the Captain. I felt pretty good. With four nines we should be able to lick any three kings in Europe. The Captain however didn't think so. Neither did the Colonel or the Major. A general staff meeting was hurriedly called. 'Private Monkhouse re- ports nine thousand infantry will attack at nine in the morning,' says Captain Courageous. 'What shall we do?' Everyone was at a loss for a suggestion. The Allied cause seemed hopeless. Lieutenant Pipsqueak piped up with a plan. 'Let's bring up the Scottiesf he says. 'They're just the men for a tight place. Besides, with legs like Irish blackthorn sticks, they'll scare the Huns. ll7 CATI-IEDBAL COLLEGE Their carbuncular knees make one think they have bubonic plague. Really they dot' This was the best suggestion of the evening, but was finally voted down because the general staff believed that not only the Scotch Highlanders but every last one of us would surely be kilted on the morrow. Meanwhile I was squatting outside the dugout chasing a cootie and dreaming of fish and chips, bloaters and ale, and such like gastronomic de- lights, Suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, a mere Wraith of an idea shot through my soporific brain, l grabbed it as it flew by, hung on, wrestled five or ten minutes and finally pinned it to the mat. Lord love us, what a grand idea it seemed to bel Here was the very thing that would halt the German advance, save Paris, win the war for the Allies, make the world safe for democracy, and make Steve Monkhouse famous, all at one fell swoop. I boldly decided to carry it out. Carrying out my bold decision, I quietly raided the commissary, swiped everything in sight, and made off to a wee spot of woods in no man's land. Here with a hammer and saw which I had in my back pocket I set up twenty of thirty tables. On each table I laid out a magnificent spread of vittles, vita- mins and vin ordinaire, not to mention beer and pretzels and scads of skittles. Then I meticulously painted a half dozen large board signs, each of which read, 'Das ist ein Biergartenf A remarkably cheerful little spot it turned out to be. I acted as first customer as well as host, and by the time I rolled into my home trench I felt jolly well like a barrel that would like to loosen a hoop or two. Extraordinary, wot? Next day the Huns did attack, but the bally rotters started at dawn in- stead of nine o'clock as they had said. However, my scheme worked to per- fection. They were half way across when the bounders saw my ground-floor rathskeller. Now no true German can resist a lil' snack with something to wash it down. Believe it or not, they didn't reach our trenches till two in the morning of the following week. I-Iawl By that time Paris was saved, the war won for the Allies and the world made safe for democracy. Unfortunately, however, Steve Monkhouse was not on his way to fame. I was just busying myself on a scheme to shoot bottled beer at the enemy aviators instead of anti-aircraft shells, when my arrest was ordered by Major Coincidence. They court-martialed me for committing mayhem on the com- missary. No one seemed to realize that I was the man who saved Paris. Or maybe the ungrateful wretches didn't see any sense in saving Paris after all, At any rate, I was found guilty and shot at sunrise on a gloomy Sunday. I say, don't look so frightened. I really was shot, you know. Then to show, as an everlasting example, what happens to imaginative birds who dream of bloaters and ale, fish and chips, and such like gastronomic delights, they had me pickled and preserved in a glass tank which was trotted all over France and the British Isles. So, my friend, here you see me-a forlorn little chappie who won a war, now dead as a doornail. And by love, am I pickledl Hicl I ll8 A N N U A L l 9 3 F5 0 0 Murder In Cathedral HE following poem was Written one hundred years ago, in l936. During the course of the succeeding century it has gradually attained a rare emi- nence as a national classic until at the present time it is on the prescribed list for all English courses in secondary schools, replacing old standbys such as the ANCIENT MARINER, AS YOU LIKE lT, and THE FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR. The poem is a lyrico-narrative gem, composed of a unique rhyme scheme of twenty-four quatrains Written in electrolic ammeter. lts remark- able lilting cadences, clever turn of thought and general all-round sweetness and light have made of it a popular as Well as a critically superlative mas- terpiece. The author, Dangerous Dan Dinkle, was a native of Brooklyn. He was born of pious parents named Deuteronomy and Desdemona Dinkle. His family traces its origin back to the Middle Ages, where We read ot a Didymus Dinkle who carried a vase in the War of the Roses. More recently the family fortune was created by Grandfather Doremus, who made his boodle in submersible doughnuts. An uncle, Doodad, was the inventor of the famous Dinkle dunk, a sidearm, weaving and bobbing motion which conserves the coffee as Well as the doughnut. Daniel Was born in 1930 and died in l935, never having reached the age of reason. Therefore it is all the more remarkable that he should have left to us this notable testament of his genius. 'Jr wt' sl' You got me, Hal, Sir Thomas cried, I-le ups and comes a martyr. The deed is done, no bell is rung 4 To herald crimes of Garter. 'Twas fifteen hundred thirty-five, Four hundred years ago. He served his Sire, provoked his ire, 8 For that they laid him low. For men not dull to honor bright lt was an awful slaughter. No mortal mud has right o'er blood 12 To spill it just like Water. No kindly Word have We to spare For aught a King conspires, His friends demise he did devise, lfi Let's burn him till he's Wires! ll9 OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE But in all truth we must confess, The man who murders bodies ls not the Worst, though thrice becurst, Of those who dwell in quoddies. Bethink you yet of this my friends Though hell is full of holes The deepest pit sure scarce is fit For those who murder souls. And Thomas More Whose bones are dust ls murdered o'er and o'er . By thoughtless chumps whose brains are bumps Who haunt Cathedrals door. Ten times a year and once a month They give themselves the berry. On topmost floor, third corridor, They mock the literary. As leader of this cutthroat loanol Eugene Molloy is sorry. Detractors rise Without surprise And beg him for a quarry. Be-lloc he cries, or Chesterton Or Let's belabor Pickwick. And off they go with a tallyhol Enough to make one sick quick. To Chief Molloy as helping hand loe Davids first assistant. Alas! Alackl His head doth crack, His mind is non-existentl Of skinny form and peaked mien, All slats and no breadbasketg His Wit too ripe and puns all tripe, His skull is like a gasket. O'Connor's next. Step up my lad, And take one on the chin. Please raise your voice, you're not a hearse. Wipe off that silly grinl lt much befits to liken you To Peter's church in Roma. Your top is fair with golden hair But what an empty domal 120 U A L l 9 3 And then there's Dengle, Dutch and dour, Whose brow is not unhandsome. Yet when he woos the lyric muse She flies right out the transom. Close by sits Rubie, Kid McGee, Whose blush disturbs the censors. He inks the floors and breaks the doors But balks at painting fences.. And that's not all. Full twenty more Use words like octahedral. They're only few of many who Do murder in Cathedral. No matter what the subject be ln essay, verse or drama, lt write they will, they aim to kill Or wound you with a comma. Poor Thomas More ot saintly name Was truly bold and brave, But still he moans and sadly groans While turning in his grave. Ah, where the cause? Oh, Whose the crime? Where shall we lay the blame? The world would gasp with throaty rasp Were we to name that name. lt isn't Smith, it isn't Tones. lt isn't Pat O'Looney. lust bend your ear and you shall hear 'Twas -- -- -llll My work is done, a goodly deed, And now l am at peace. Sir Thomas More can now endure, His soul will gain surcease. My rhythm's gone from bad to verse, My rhyme is rather wowzy. But think of those who hold the nose Because their pomes are . . . frowzy. l2l ODCATHEDRAL C OLLEGE You've borne with me for quite a time Throughout this jingle's tinkle. So be at rest, you must have guessed- 96 That this is by D. Dinkle. 'k 'k k Explanatory Notes laid him low: To render prone as by a blow. mud: i.e. clay. quoddie: O. E. for jail. hell is full of holes: there is no satisfactory scientific proof of this. Whose bones are dust: in all probability not really dust but amorphous calcium. berry: A now extinct species of bird, once indigenous to the Bronx. Eugene Molloy: There was a Eugene Molloy at the siege of Dunboy. Probably no relation of the same. Belloc . . . Chesterton: Two British Wrestlers who invented the famous triple Nelson, a combination hammerlock, roundhouse curve and brain fag. Chief Molloy: Evidently of Indian extraction. mind . . . non-existent: The author was not given to exaggeration. O'Connor: A boy orator of note, later known as the Wizard of Winfield. A famed poet of the last century, often called Doggerel Dengle. Rubie: from the Latin erubescere meaning fluster. Cathedral: probably a once famous prep school, now a stamp and chess club. turning in his grave: No evidence has yet been found to support this. No trace has ever been found of the correct name employed here. Close research has uncovered the name of a Mr. Muldoon who flourished at this age. Perhaps the familiar derivative Muldoonie was used, in order to rhyme with O'Looney. Stan Forl-:er Ioe Buckley lim Heneghan Roddy Greene Frank Williams Ioe McGowan Ray Morgan Robbie Bausch Iack Hagan George La Flare Freddie Meconi Ed Haggerty Lou Ferber GUESS WHO? CSee pages 35-375 122 Rob Barnwell Hercules Conroy Frank Tyrrell Herb Travis Syl Benack Iim Skelly Don Crynes Tommy Cribbin Bill Lohmann Felix Lopez Mike Fleming Ioe Daly Iohnny McPartland LIBRARY E TH 0'CATI-IEDRAL COLLEGE College Basketball LTHOUGH this year's College team did not attain the heights reached by the quintets of former years, it was fairly successful. To begin with, the team had no veterans from last year about whom a quintet could be molded. There were, however, six graduates from the Prep and four men who had had previous experience on other teams. These ten men presented a squad that was able to hold its own with any on the floor. Though lacking in height this team was a fast, tricky, intelligent one which depended on team play for victory. At the center getting the tap most of the year was Tony Pazareckas whose accurate shooting helped win many games. Hisislow but deceptive style Was a constant thorn in the side of the opposing teams. Last minute bas- kets from Tony stole many games from the opposition who counted the games as already won. Capt. Rody Greene and Eddie McHugh were at the regular forward positions. Greene held the team together by his fiery play and indomitable spirit. His flashy dribbling demoralized many teams and was instrumental in adding to the victory column. McHugh -was a constant threat from the middle 124 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 of the court. His loose, shifty style made him a valuable man to the team and added to his effectiveness as a player, as the scoring will indicate. At the guard positions were limmy Heneghan and Tom McGlade. It was under limmy's direction that the team was run and he led the way by his brilliant play. A constant scorer and a dependable passer, he was at his best when the fight was the thickest. McGlade was easily the cog that made the team function. His more than effective guarding and his numerous long shots only served to insure victory for the College. Among the substitutes who gave a good account of themselves when they were inserted were Wiry Willie Lohman at center, Herman Krisch at guard and Matty McMahon at forward. Mike Elemin gand Louis Ferber rounded out the team and played well when called upon. The most notable victories of the College were at the expense of the Prep, which was a heavy favorite to win, Savage lunior Varsity and Poly Prep lunior Varsity. The game with the New York Stock Exchange, though a defeat, was a thriller all the way. Thanks are in order to Mr. Crane under whom we started. He generously gave the team the use of the court and the benefit of his advice at difficult times. Our manager, Eddie Haggerty, deserves the greatest praise for his untiring efforts to provide a formidable schedule for the team. lohn Donelon deserves a word of thanks for his work at the score-book. Finally to Ernie Vohs and Wally Misbach thanks is extended for their aid, and a word of gratitude to the referees of the past season who called them as they saw them. Interclass Basketball Tournament HIS year's inter-class tournament witnessed a vast improvement in the ability of the various teams. Almost every class was imbued with the for- ward fighting spirit ot the Prep. As a result the games, for the most part, were more closely fought and provided greater thrills for the onlookers than ever before. Particularly striking was the brand of basketball played by the lower classes. The Cradle of the Prep, this year's contest uncovered a few players who must certainly be considered as valuable material next year. ln the Senior division the race was hotly contested, but the experience of the well-organized Fourth year team, the champs of last year, was enough to return them again to the top of the Senior division. ln the lunior division, Second year overcame the spirited opposition of the other classes including a stubborn Third year team to head its particular division. With the playoff came a great surprise. The compact, smooth-working Senior champs were routed by a less experienced but more spirited Iunior team. And once again the banner of Class Champions is shifted from the upper classes to the lower group. 125 GUCATHEDRAL COLLEGE The Prep H HE finest team to represent Cathedral in ten years. Such is the opinion held by many old-timers connected with Cathedral. And surely We haven't seen one to top this year's team in all our time here. Fast, aggressive deceptive, would hardly suffice to describe this year's quintet. They baffled opposing teams time and again and scored impossible baskets to the amaze- ment of all. The zone defense employed by the Prep was a powerful asset in checking the opponents offensive. lt broke up numerous scoring threats and at the same time set up fast-cutting plays which resulted in many baskets. The team possessed no individual top-notch player, but Was a smooth- clicking group that presented players skilled in every department of the game. Captain Vohs, at forward, stood out as the bulwark of the defense. His pow- erful aggressive spirit helped win many games. Under the basket, Ernie was at his best and any ball he laid his bands on was sure to remain in the posses- sion of Cathedral. One of the finest men to don a Cathedral uniform, Vohs Will be sorely missed next year. Wally Missbach, at guard, showed a brand of ball that is rarely seen around here. His clever ball-handling and fancy dribbling broke up many a l26 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' game. Who can forget the St. Francis game when Wally dribbled through the Whole team and came up with a basket? His consistently good shooting was a source of Worry to opposing guards Who were set to Watch him. Re- member the St. lohn's game, when lerry O'Neill Went on a rampage to bury the enemy decisively. A fine center, lerry Was indispensable under the basket following long shots and preventing baskets. Artie Fitzgerald filled the other forward position and did an excellent job. 1-le was a dead shot from the center and most adept in Working the scoring plays. At the other guard posi- tion We find the little man limrny Gannon. An uncanny passer, limmy pos- sessed a sixth sense which enabled him to diagnose many rival plays. 1-lis floor Work was superb and at the most crucial times limmy came through with the necessary basket. Among the substitutes Who were particularly impressive were Dixie Walker, as aggressive a player as a team would Want. Danny O'Connell possesses an accurate eye, Which when coupled with some experience will render him a formidable threat next year. Rounding out the squad and serv- ing notably when called upon were Brabson, McCarren, Macek, Murdock, Comerford, and Mcl-lugh. H The Prep extends its appreciation and the entire student body offers con- gratulations to Mr. Crane for his untiring zeal in producing a championship team, the surprise of the league. Last We mention lohn Sherman, under Whose managership the team Went along to its enviable record of 22 victories against 7 defeats. Here's the record: Cathedral 26 St, Agnes 20 Cathedral 25 Brooklyn Prep Cathedral 34 St. Leonard's Academy 28 Cathedral 25 La Salle Academy Cathedral 25 De LaSalle Institute 15 Cathedral 34 St. Francis Cathedral 31 Cathedral Prep CN. YJ 22 Cathedral 13 St. Augustine's Cathedral Z0 Seminary ll Cathedral Z4 Loughlin Cathedral 15 La Salle Academy 19 Cathedral 32 St. Michae1's Cathedral 20 Loughlin ' 13 Cathedral 14 Adelphi Cathedral 31 St. Michaels 13 Cathedral 24 Holy Trinity Cathedral 34 Trinity 26 Cathedral 40 St. Leonard's Academy Cathedral 33 Dwight ll Cathedral 20 St. Iohn's Cathedral 28 Cathedral Prep CN. YJ 18 Cathedral 29 Brooklyn Prep Cathedral 15 St. Francis Xavier 22 Cathedral Z0 St. Francis Cathedral 25 Seminary 21 Cathedral 33 St. Augustine's Cathedral 22 St. Iohn's 18 Cathedral 20 College Cathedral 21 Cathedral CN. YJ 22 CK. of C. Tournamentj 1 127 OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE The Junior Varsity HE proving ground of Prep material, namely the lunior Varsity, was forced to withdraw to the background in favor of the Varsity. The brilliant record of the Prep overshadowed the tireless work of the layvees. Yet the younger players were not without their own glory. Although they lacked a strictly organized schedule, nevertheless they played many brilliant games. Their fine work filled Mr. Crane with confidence as he thought of filling the vacant places on next year's Prep. However, While they played, they emu- lated the varsity men almost perfectly. Their rendition of the zone defense puzzled many an opponent and was instrumental in breaking up many scoring plays. Before the season was over the Iayvees had developed varsity ma- terial. Toward the end of the Prep schedule, limmy McHugh and Ed Comer- ford found their sterling team play rewarded. They were elevated to the Varsity and immediately made their presence known. Besides these, Kuraine and Bibler kept their team in the running by superb floor work. They were assisted by the fine team play of McGuire, Hendel, May, Gallagher, Bergin and Brogan. A fine team was developed and its record of ten victories and four defeats proved to all that the team had the stuff. They showed varsity calibre and promise to carry on the fine record of their bigger brothers. - l28 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 The Prep Baseball Team HEN the hum and excitement of a very successful basketball season had died away, Mr. Crane issued a call for candidates for the baseball team. The outcome was awaited with greatest expectations inasmuch as an almost complete veteran team was due to report. After weeding out the less experi- enced men, the Prep settled down and began polishing the rough spots. Moving over from third base, Artie Fitzgerald took up the bulk of the pitching. Augmenting Fitz on the mound was Eddie McCarren, a veteran from last year. A newcomer, Pat Degnan, showed enough of a fast ball to be included on the pitching staff. Our veteran kid infield found Dixie Walker, a fence buster, covering first base. Dixie exhibited a flawless brand of fielding and more than held his own at the plate. He bids fair to outshine the rest of the league at his position. At second base we find Danny O'Connell, another veteran. A heady ball player, Danny teamed up with lack Meade to form one of the best double play combinations in the league. lack is the newcomer in the league. So far, he has proven himself a capable infielder. Eddie I-ledgecock cavorts around third base in the manner of a veteran. ln the outer garden we find Butch Vohs in left field. Ernie is the long range power type of hitter. ln center we find Pat lDil Stratico. lt is his job to fill Roddy Greene's shoes and, so far, Pat has done nobly. ln right field is Ierry O'Neill, another newcomer to the team. His late spurt has eclipsed the rather poor start that he made. Behind the plate, Mr. Crane found his biggest deficit. The booming bat and the uncanny handling of pitchers provided by limmy l-leneghan was to be replaced. To Tom Brabson was given the task of steadying the pitching staff. Aided by lohn Heffernan, another veteran, and loe ludge, a player of promise, Tom more than held his own with the rest of the catchers in the league. The Swimming Team N startling contrast to the most successful season ever enjoyed by Varsity Basketball, Varsity Swimming made its poorest showing since the inaugura- tion of tank sports here at Cathedral. The principal reason was the loss of the complete first string squad, with two exceptions. Captain Ioe Kelley and limmie Ohlsen were the nucleus around which Coach Donelon had to build an entirely new squad. lim was lost to the Blue and White for three-quarters of the season due to a spinal operation. Kelley performed nobly in attempting to fill the gaps left in the team by graduation, but he was unable to perform the impossible. The l935-35 season served to bring out some fine material, but the re- quired grooming could not be supplied in the course of a few short weeks. lohnny Dierks and lack Donelon worked hard to round out the team. They have succeeded in building an extremely young and inexperienced squad into a group that, with another season of preparation, should prove a real tank threat in League waters. l29 OOCATI-IEDRAL COLLEGE ' YL- H ,i SEPTEMBER MONDAY 9-Nine o'clock sharp-the familiar blast of the whistle and the va- cation is over. The students are quick to revive old friendships and to Weld new ones. Our Rector celebrated mass and then spoke Words of Welcome and encouragement. The college Was conspicuous by its ab- sence, being free till Friday. Among the faculty was noticed one new- comer, Fr. Fee, Who had replaced Fr. Lynch during the summer. The usual morning session of class assignments was in order, and a free afternoon was declared. TUESDAY lU-There Was no more vacation today. Work began with each stu- dent hoping and praying that this would be another successful year in the climb to the Holy goal of Priesthood. FRIDAY 13-Superstitious or not, the College returned today. There was no delay in setting to Work as full day was declared. The usual Saturday confessions, changed to Friday this year, were held for the first time today. MONDAY 16-The first of the regular Weekly devotions was attended today. A change was noted as the senior group this year consisted only of the college classes, all the high school being consigned to the junior group, FRIDAY 27-Members of the college who had visioned themselves as experts in the art of speaking French received a shock when the Rector announced that Italian was to replace French as the modern language in the schedule of the college classes. OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 2-The call to serve Christ, the same call that brought each man to the college, was again echoed today as the Achille Ratti Society an- nounced its schedule for the coming year. This year again, as in the past, the ualteri Christi of tomorrow were granted an opportunity to Go and teach all nations. I FRIDAY 4-The initial First Friday Devotions of the year were held. As in 130 ANNUAL 193600 the past years, they were conducted by Reverend Doctor Morrow, Spir- itual Director of the League of the Sacred Heart. MONDAY 7-The usual series of conferences given during the Weekly devo- tion period were begun today. Father McCormack gave the conference and will continue throughout the year alternating regularly with Father Harrickey and Father Carow. The call for basketball candidates was issued by Coach Crane. TUESDAY 8-Father McLees, Spiritual Director of the Propagation of the Faith, called the first meeting. He plans to make this a banner year for Cathedral and its mission activities. SATURDAY 12-There were plenty of sad faces among many of our friends of other schools as the first holiday of the term fell on Saturday, but there was nothing but jubilation for Cathedral as it sighed, Here at last. MONDAY 21-The astronomical minded sixth year visited the new Hayden Planetarium in the afternoon to augment their knowledge of the workings of the solar system. Father Griffin, science professor of the college, accom- panied the class to explain the various phenomena. NOVEMBER FRIDAY 1-HOMNES SANCTI, ORATE PRO NOBIS. All Saints Day, a holy day and a holiday, brings Cathedral to the ,realization that we are all striving for a place with the saints in heaven. SATURDAY 2-HREQUIESCANT IN PACE. All Souls day beckoned us to pray for those who have returned to God. TUESDAY 5-Another holiday, and this one for us to see who shall handle the reins of our government. THURSDAY 7-The annual requiem mass for the deceased priests of the dio- cese was sung at the Pro-Cathedral by His Excellency Bishop Molloy. The members of the college department served this mass. MONDAY ll-Armistice Day stopped more than the war. It stopped classes at Cathedral for a day. TUESDAY l2-You're asking why that general depressed feeling is in evi- dence today? The first quarter exams is the answer, and worse than that, they will last till Saturday. SATURDAY I5-Today brought more than relief, it brought out the first issue of the GARGOYLE. A hurried glance and all agreed, the best We ever had. WEDNESDAY 20-The usual night rule was lifted for tonight so that all might attend the annual card party tendered by the Ladies Auxiliary at the Knights of Columbus. FRIDAY 22-The school attended the annual requiem mass for our deceased l3l 0'CATHEDRAL COLLEGE benefactors which was sung by our beloved Rector at the Queen of All Saints Church. The college building was the scene of the yearly junior clergy exams today. SATURDAY 23-That depressed feeling is again evidenced. This time the re- port cards are the cause. WEDNESDAY 27-The Thespians make their seasonal debut in a hilarious comedy Foxy Froshf' lust prior to the announcement of the Thanksgiv- ing holidays, which last till December 2nd, by our Rector, Father Morrow made the official announcement opening the yearly drive for ads and patrons for the ANNUAL. The hearty cooperation of all was sought. FRIDAY 29-The basketball teams, College and Prep, travelled to Huntington to meet the best the Seminary had to offer. The average was .500 for the day, as the Prep won and the College lost. DECEMBER MCNDAY 2-lt was back to the wars today, as everyone returned ready for the last month of the year. SUNDAY 8-Today was the patronal feast of the college. Although everyone rejoiced in the joy of the Church and of Mary, there was a general opinion that holidays should fall on school days. SATURDAY 21-The long awaited Christmas entertainment absorbed all in- terest today. The Thespians presented two plays, the first, a sequel to the Thanksgiving show, was another comedy entitled Gracie In direct con- trast to this, and to instill the true Christmas spirit into the students, a drama of the Christmas season, The Unbidden Guest was then pre- sented. The Choir, under the Direction of Father Bukey, rendered the choral pieces, and in this made its debut as a group trained in the art of part-singing. At the conclusion of the entertainment, the Rector spoke a few well-chosen words regarding the Christmas season, and with a fer- vent wish and prayer announced that the holidays would last until Fri- day, Ianuary 3rd. MERRY CHRISTMAS. JANUARY FRIDAY 3-Whoever started that Happy New Year saying certainly never thought of us. Why even the heavens wept with us today as we returned to say Happy New Year l TUESDAY 7-The Prep basketball team, which has been the surprise of the league, gained first place by topping Saint lohn's Five, Zl-l8, on the losers' court. The school was one happy acclaiming mass. MONDAY 13-The Christmas entertainment, which was received with such great accord by the students, received even more acclaim as the Thes- pians presented it at the regular monthly meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary. 132 A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 ' FRIDAY I7-The school was given even a greater chance to cheer today as the Prep downed their old rivals Saint Francis by a 34-I9 score, and thus strengthened their grip on first place in C. H. S. A. A. standings. WEDNESDAY 22- Dark clouds cast their shadows before them. lt was re- gents exam day for the members of the lower grades. FRIDAY 24-The storm is here. The annual mid-year exams start and continue till Tuesday, the 28th. As if everyone wasn't gloomy enoughl SATURDAY 25-Saint Augustine's Five handed' the Prep their first league set- back in an overtime game at their home court. The score was I5-13. The second issue of the GARGOYLE made its appearance. WEDNESDAY 29-This is a day of recollection, as the students use this holi- day brooding over the exams. FRIDAY Sl- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That's our motto, as We set to work for the second half of the school year. FEBRUARY SATURDAY l+A very important announcement was made today. The annual Lecture Concert of the Ladies Auxiliary has been abandoned and in its place has been substituted the Broadway stage success, Tl-IE FIRST LEGION The date is set as Friday, May 8th, and the cast is to be chosen from the college. FRIDAY 7-For some it is joy, for others it is sorrow, as the report cards make their way into our lives. WEDNESDAY l2-Lincoln was a great man-he freed the slaves for life, and Cathedral for a day. A holiday is always appreciated, but when it falls before another, the appreciation is doubled. SATURDAY 22-If these holidays continue, we are liable to become addicted to the habit. Today's was in honor of the Father of Our Country. WEDNESDAY 26- Remember man that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return. No more appropriate quotation could be applied to this particular Wednesday-Ash Wednesday. Today was the day of the Annual college debate. The question was: Resolved: That all states should enact legislation providing for a system of complete medical care avail- able to all citizens at public expense. Messrs. Guinan, Brabson and Alt- man of 5th year upheld the negative, and Messrs. Meconi, Cribbin and Buckley of Sth year, the affirmative. The decision went to the negative. MARCH WEDNESDAY ll-The Prep, which had hitherto made a great stand to remain near the top, went into a tie for first place by defeating Saint Francis I9-l5. 133 OOCATI-IEDRAL COLLEGE TUESDAY I7- Sure it is a great day for the Irish and a holiday for Cathe- dral. Those Irish smiles, however, were turned to frowns as the Prep lost to Saint Iohn's, 24-13, and with this defeat was forced to take 2nd place in the final league standings. THURSDAY 19-We of Cathedral, who are under the patronage of Mary, stop for a moment to honor Saint loseph on this, his feast day. FRIDAY 23-Friendships were forgotten, rivalries grew overnight, it is the College-Prep Game. Before a noisy crowd the College tripped the Prep 21-2U in a game that was thrilling from start to finish. As in the past, the proceeds were turned over to the Propagation of the Faith Society. This marked the close of successful seasons for both the Prep and College, and once again, as the trunks and sneakers gave way to the spikes and gloves, we said Wait till next year. MONDAY 30-Reverend Father Foley O.M.Cap. addressed the college today stressing the fact that Christ calls Come, Follow Me in more ways than just the secular priesthood. The school offered its humble prayers for the recovery of Father McLees who was seriously ill. TUESDAY 31-Keep that smile! You guessed it, the group pictures for the ANNUAL were taken. All we say, is, Pity the camera. APRIL WEDNESDAY I-What again!?? Third Quarter Exams are with us. The dirge lasts till Saturday. SATURDAY 4-The third issue of the GARGOYLE appeared. MONDAY 6-The climax of all the religious activities of the year is reached as the annual students' retreat begins. Truly, we could do no better than to spend these few days of Holy Week in company with the Master. The retreat master this year is Reverend Cyril Maguire of the Passionist Order. WEDNESDAY 8-So much the better after the retreat, and more stolid in our quest for the priesthood, we take our leave of school for the regular Easter holidays. In keeping with the traditional custom, the students take part in the Holy-Week ceremonies at the Pro-Cathedral either as Altar boys or as members of the Choir. MONDAY 20-lt's back to the usual tasks for six weeks more. SATURDAY 25-For the second time this year, a member of the faculty is afflicted with serious illness. The victim this time is Father Bukey. MAY WEDNESDAY 6-The best speakers of the College vie for supremacy in the annual College Oratorical Contest. FRIDAY 8-The night of nights! The college presents, under the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary, the First Legion. The Academy of Music re- 134 A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' sounded to the applause of a crowded house as the Thespians covered themselves with glory. SATURDAY 9-Say, these plays are really enjoyable, especially when the next day is a holiday created by such an occasion. WEDNESDAY 20- l'laill Mother of Godl Cathedral sings the praises of its patroness as we join the Rector in a mass offered in her honor. The day, of course, is a holiday. THURSDAY 21-This is one holyday Cathedral never benefits by since it al- ways falls on Thursday. Oh! I thought you knew. Why, it is Ascension Thursday. SATURDAY 23-The call of Christ, echoing in the classrooms of the parochial schools, gathers those who would continue in His way as Cathedralites for the yearly entrance examination. WEDNESDAY 26--The orators of the High School department try to emulate and this through the medium of the final examinations. SATURDAY 30-Once again We are the recipients of a Saturday holiday. This time, it is Memorial Day. IUN E WEDNESDAY 3-The second annual school outing is held at Rye, N. Y. We owe Fr. McLees a vote of thanks for the pleasant time. MONDAY 9-The final battle must be met. The final victory must be gained, and this through the medium of the final examinations. SATURDAY 13-lt is the survival of the fittest, as the victors march on and the conquered lie behind. The end of examinations brings news of Gods Holy Will, manifested in each one of us. The final GARGOYLE reached us, the greatest of the year. MONDAY 15-Those who seek the Regents diploma meet their tests during this week. FRIDAY 19-O Sacred Heart of Iesus, We thank Theel The Feast of the Sacred Heart brings the climax of our preparatory seminary days. Six long years have we toiled, facing all obstacles and overcoming every kind of strife. Tonight is our night, and we of the senior class with prayers of thanksgiving in our hearts for God, for our parents, and for our profes- sors, don our graduation caps and gowns to receive our diploma from our beloved President, Bishop Molloy. With hearts, mingled with joy and sorrow, we pass through the portals of Cathedral for the last time. We face a new world with a firm purpose, and we are henceforth to lead a new life, the seminary life, in our quest for success. The goal is nearer by six years, and we pray to Iesus and Mary that it might be reached. Oh, the Life of a Priest of Iesus Christ! THOMAS F. CRIBBIN '36 l35 OOCATHEDRAL COLLEG IPATRONS MOST REVEREND THOMAS EDMUND MOLLOY, S.T.D. MOST REVEREND RAYMOND AUGUSTIN E KEARNEY, S.T.D One Hundred Dollars REVEREND RICHARD A. KENNEDY Fiity Dollars RIGHT REVEREND BERNARD I. QUINN Twenty-five Dollars RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR IOHN B. GORMAN RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR FRANCIS P. CONNELLY RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR MAURICE P. FITZGERALD VERY REVEREND MONSIGNOR IOHN M. HILPERT REVEREND GEORGE G. MORROW REVEREND PETER LEO RICKARD MRS. THOMAS F. CAHILL MR. THOMAS I. McGANN Twenty Dollars RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR MAURICE P. FITZGERALD Fifteen Dollars REVEREND LOCKSLEY A. 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Please Consider Helping the Help1ess FORM OF BEQUEST-l give and bequeath tif real property add devise D to the Brooklyn Home for Blind, Crippled and Detective Children, incorporated under the laws ot the State of New York, to be applied to the uses and pur- poses ot said institution, and under its direction ....... - ..................,,..........,,....,..,,.....,......,.i........,.,....... Clnsert sum ot money or description of propertyj Please Patronize Our Advertisers 144 Compliments of The Cathedral College Alumni Association 5 Compliments of The Church of St. Ephrem BROOKLYN N Y 146 Compliments of St. Bartho1omew's Church ELMHURST, LONG ISLAND 4 MONSIGNOR FRANCIS I. ULEAU Pastor 147 Cpl f The Children of St. Lucy's Church 4 Compliments ot Our Lady of Angels Church Fourth Avenue oft 74th Street BROOKLYN, N. Y 5 MQNSIGNOR FRANCIS I. OHARA Pofstor 149 Compliments of Our Lady of Refuge Church BROOKLYN MONSIGNOR FRANCIS P. CONNELLY, Pastor 150 Compliments of THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT Boroughs of Brooklyn ond Queens The engravings in this book were executed by the CHEMICAL PHOTO ENGRAVING CO 9 MURRAY STREET NEW YORK CITY P1 e Pcitronize Our Ad t 151 C01 rect Clotloirzg for SE17fLi1Z6l7'Z2l7ZJ' In our Clerical Shops within our Fifth Avenue Store fcor. 41st SLD and our Warren Street Store Kat B'wayJ. a staff of trained tailors is ready to meets your requirements with knowledge, dis- patch and courtesy. We specialize in complete outfits for ordinations, and for students entering the major seminaries. Cassocks tailored to tit-especially at the collar. Rabats. Birettas. Zimaras. Clerical collars. Cloth- ing. Furnishings. Hats. Shoes. Our 1001, discount to the Clergy applies to'Seminarians. ROGERS PEET COMPANY Fifth Ave. at41sr Sr. NEW lBroadway at 55th St. YORK Broadway at 15th St. STORES B'way at Warren Sr. B'way at Liberty St. BOSTON: 104 Tremont St. arBromfeld METROPOLITAN ENGINEERING CO. Pressed Steel Welded Products MURRAY PATENTS 1250 ATLANTIC AVENUE BROQKLYN, NEW YORK Please Patronize Our Advertisers 152 47 YEARS IN BROOKLYN- 47 YEARS OF GROWTH! ln the center of the city, convenient to all Brooklyn - and Ofticered by men old in bank-experience-The Kings County Trust Company has come to occupy an increasingly dominant position in this city's commerce and finance. An interested. personal service offering every modern banking facility has earned and retained a wide patronage throughout our 47 years of growth. Capital - - - - - S500,000.00 Surplus - - S6,000,000.00 liingz Qluuntg Ernst Glnmpaug 342 to 346 FULTON STREET Cor. Court Square Borough of Brooklyn CITY OF NEW YORK Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Compliments oi A. J. 8: J. J. MCCOLLUIVI, Inc. 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Simply exchange your present home or property for a 5 to 7 room home on a spacious, landscaped plot in a restricted and established community. Visit these homes TODAY and then-send full particulars of your offering to Realty Associates, Inc. CML Longj, 56 Salisbury Avenue, Stewart Manor, L. I. Or call Mr. Cahill at Tlliangle 5-8500. STQ WOR Phone SOuth 82252 JOHN J. ELLIS 1224 EIGHTH AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Please Pcftronize Our Advertisers 155 .g-g,--'q-:--'-'-'-:-:'2 '-:-'-:-:-:-- .'---,--:-:---'-1-:-af'-':-':-:-1-:-'-:-.314 -'-g-1-,-.4-.-.-:-:-:-:-:-.-:-:-' '112123:- gZg1g15:95:,-:-'-'-:-:-.-''Zz-32:25:32-' ..::5:::::-1- Z:35:2:E:5 . , ,-'5:::Q:5 -' , 44 a. f' :Z-gi: . .-' f , 9 . 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The Only New York City Hotel on the At1antic Phone EVergreen 7-3400 GUARD YOUR HOME WITH GUARDIAN WIRE FENCINGH Fencing for Every Purpose Lawn Fence - Garden Fence - Poultry Fence Ornamental and Chc1in1ink Types Complete Fences Erected Write for .Descriptive Folder IGOE BROTHERS 6173 Metropolitan Avenue BROOKLYN, N. Y. Branches: New York, Newark, Iamaica, Asbury Park, N. I. Compliments of R. U. D. We Use Drake's Cakes in our Lunchroom DRAKE BAKERIES, Inc. 77 CLINTON AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Please Patronize Our Advertisers 164 Compliments ot THE GREENPOINT PEOPLES Regular Democratic Organization 119 NORMAN AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. 1l5fQff,mWw mln ' I num I I1 Ill KRlSP CKEB W? Milk of Superior Flavor W. M. EVANS DAIRY CO. Incorporated W. C. EVANS, President 3480 FULTON STREET APplegate 7-5151 - 5152 CLARENCE HANSEN 6 SONS. Inc. I Tinsmiths and Roofers Since 1909 999 ATLANTIC AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Phone MAin 2-3000 Phone IAmaica 6-0061 CRAWFORD CLOTHES New York's Largest Clothing Chain EVERYTHING ALL ONE PRICE 518.75 168-O5 IAMAICA AVENUE Cor. 168th Street JAMAICA, N. Y. EDMOND M. MURPHY, Manager Compliments of BERRY BROTHERS MOTOR COMPANY. Inc. Distributors Plymouth cmd DeSoto Motor Cars Bedford and Atlantic Avenues BROOKLYN 153-26 Hillside Avenue IAMAICA Please Patronize Our Advertisers IN MEMORY OE MARY A. KELLY Compliments of Holy Name Society St. Theresa's Church Classon Ave. and Sterling Pl. BROOKLYN, N. Y. REV. ROBERT E. CROWELL Spiritual Director SACRED HEART SEMINARY Fulton and Cathedral Aves. HEMPSTEAD, N. Y. 'A Private Day School for Girls and for Small Boys WILLIAM H. SADLIER, Inc. Text Book Publisher ll PARK PLACE NEW YORK RETREATS FOR WOMEN Under the Auspices ot SISTERS ADORERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD Dates of Retreats-Week-end Retreats are held over the first and third Sunday of each month. The Retreat begins Saturday after- noon at 2 pm. and continues until Monday morning at 7:15 a.m. The Monastery not only invites individual retreatants, but also re- serves retreats for parish sodalities and dio- cesan organizations, For further information and descriptive booklets write to REV. IOSEPH F. STEDMAN Director of Retreats MONASTERY OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY and 53rd ST. Brooklyn, N. Y. PROM Rev. GEORGE L. MURRAY IN MEMORY OF HIS MOTHER Dudley G. Eldridge. Inc. Shirt Makers ll WEST 50th STREET NEW YORK Phone Clrcle 6-3780 Phone ATlantic 5-3405 Iohn I. Darraugh 61 Son, Inc. MORTICIANS ALEXANDER I. DARRAUGH Class of l9l9 FUNERAL HOME 8811-13 Fifth Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. Please Patronize Our Advertisers Phone NEvins 8-4394 SULLIVAN BROS. Choice Meats POULTRY AND PROVISIONS 53 FIFTH AVENUE 270 Prospect Park West HUguenot 4-2064 Phones STagg 2-1072-1073 ANDREW C. ROESCH Church Candles BROOKLYN, N. Y. Office and Factory: 179-181 POWERS STREET Compliments of CATHOLIC TRAVEL LEAGUE Mr. W. MCCARTI-IY, Director Compliments of HOLY NAME SOCIETY OUR LADY OF SORROWS I REV. EUGENE I. NOLAN AUTO SERVICE BUckminster 2-1549 IOHN E. DUFFY Funeral Director 957 Coney Island Avenue M. I. SMITH SONS Funeral Directors Compliments of EMIL F. KUPFER 169A NASSAU AVENUE Real Estate and Insurance AUGUST NOLLER'S MARKET Choice Meats and Fine Provisions FRESH KILLED POULTRY Fish - Clams - Oysters ALL KINDS OF CANNED GOODS 1244 NOSTRAND AVENUE Phone INgersoll 2-1811 Academy Our Lady of Mercy sYossET, 1.. I., N. Y. Boarding and Day School lor Girls Affiliated with the State University ELEMENTARY, HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL DEPTS. Conducted by the Sisters of Mercy Compliments of ST. ANN'S SODALITY OUR LADY OF SORROWS REV. EUGENE 1. NOLAN HOWARD 6 HOWARD Morticians Phone Mldwood 8-7770 5815 AVENUE N Near E. 59th St. BROOKLYN, N. Y. FUNERAL CHAPEL Compliments of IOHN GEIS ROBERT GEIS Please Patronize Our Advertisers Phone Rlchmond Hill 2-3344 DENNIS T. KENNEDY Funeral Director SUIISGI 6-2007-3470 TROYS S. S. AGENCY Representing All Lines Winter and Summer Cruises 8411 86th ROAD WOODHAVEN, N. Y. At LOW t Rat es es Automobiles for All Occasions 6001 FIFTH AVENUE Brooklyn, N. Y. Our New Telephone Number ls MP-in 2-5040 Compliments of COGHLAN 5. SHUTTLEWORTH CATERERS DR. RAYMOND F. IVIEDLER 448 NOSTRAND AVENUE Near Putnam Avenue BROOKLYN, N. Y. Iohn TI. Gallagher Sons. Inc. Funeral Directors 25 ABERDEEN STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. GLenmore 5-2020 87-46-l37th STREET, IAMAICA, L. I. REpublic 9-4343 2584 NORTHERN BLVD., MANHASSET, L. I. Manhcrsset 1414 SMART FORM FOUNDATION GARMENTS INDIVIDUALLY FITTED TO YOUR FIGURE MRS. MARY MOONEY 1803 BENSON AVENUE Brooklyn, N. Y. Phone BEnsonhurst 6-1479 Compliments of REV. I OHN A. CHERRY ST. ANTI-IONY'S Telephone MAin 4-0977 FRANK E. SPAULDING Funeral Director l3l ATLANTIC AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Compliments ot WILLIAM H. STRANG WAREHOUSE, Inc. 900 ATLANTIC AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Compliments ot HOLY NAME SOCIETY GLENDALE, L. I. Compliments ot DANIEL I. 6. HAROLD D. SCHAEFER Undertakers Fourth Avenue and 42nd Street , BROOKLYN, N. Y. Compliments of HAIGNEY BELL BUOY BATHS West 35th Street and Boardwalk CONEY ISLAND ESp. 2-9702-8791 Reasonable Season Rates Please Patronize Our Advertisers ST. IOSEPH'S SCHOOL For the Improved Instruction of the Deaf tEstablished 18691 Lip-reading and Speech Are Taught GIRLS' DEPARTMENT 113 BUFFALO AVENUE Bet. Bergen and Dean Sts. Brooklyn, N. Y. Compliments of A. W. HEINRICHS PRINTING COMPANY 946 FULTON STREET BROOKLYN, N. Y. WILLIAM I. BOEGEL Bus. HEgeman 3-1838 Res. EVergreen 2-3997 THE BURGHARDT STUDIO Architect Group and Portrait Photographers 13 EAST 37th STREET NEW YGRK 752 SENECA AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. IERE I. CRONIN. Inc. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Our establishment is prepared to render a funeral service for 35150 upwards, and regard- less of price the service supplied will have as a guarantee the personal supervision of a trained and experienced friend. This type of service cannot be rendered to you by estab- lishments handled by assistants. Chapels 115 ATLANTIC AVE. 38 LAFAYETTE AVE. MAin 4-1398 Brooklyn, N. Y. Missouri 7-0976 Phone TRiangle 5-2170 DOWNEY 6: MURTHA OPTICIANS 130 LIVINGSTON STREET BROOKLYN, N. Y. Iames I. Downey William F. Murtha Compliments of ST. PANCRAS CATHOLIC CLUB GLENDALE, L. I. START TODAY Send Your Linens to the Oldest Laundry in New York It was established in 1839 We Know the Business lust Call GRamercy 7-4490 You can't help being pleased with our Service EMPIRE LAUNDRY 120 W. HOUSTON sr. 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Est. 1870 REALTORS 6 Offices 59 Lafayette Ave. Cat Fultonl NEvins 1214 Flatbush Ave. tat Ditmasl BUck. 585 Nostrand Ave. fat Decml LAfayette 6909 F th A . t69th1 AT1 8-5400 2-5400 3-5400 5-5400 8-5400 . 6-5400 our ve Ca antic 57 Lafayette Ave. fat Fultonl NEvins tlnsurance Offtcel 160-09 Iamaica Ave, Cat Washingtonl IA I. I. HA F O R D NEW AND USED 1095 ATLANTIC AVENUE PRos. 9-0600 Phone PRospect 9-5640 F . C H I N K E L High Grade Meat Market 795 FRANKLIN AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. RT Compliments of H. MCDONNELL 209 SCI-IENECTADY AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Compliments ot WILLIAM F. F OLEY Undertaker 270 MARCY AVENUE EVergreen 8-8182 Main 2-6344 - 45 GANZ EQUIPMENT NEW AND USED BUSES Arnbulances - Funeral Cars - Service Cars l l 19 ATLANTIC AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Henry H. Ganz Phone NEvins 8-5336 QUALITY MARKET DIAMOND, Prop. PRIME MEATS - CHOICE POULTRY FANCY GROCERIES Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 237 DEKALB AVENUE Bet. Vanderbilt and Clermont Aves. PHONE ORDERS PROMPTLY DELIVERED CORP. Hempstead 123 GEO. PETERS 6. SONS. Inc. Florists and Nurserymen FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS FRANKLIN STREET HEMPSTEAD, N. Y. Farmingdale 832-833 Night: Hempstead 5881 LONG ISLANDS LARGEST MAX STALLER WHOLESALE FRUIT 6. PRODUCE EXCHANGE, Inc. Direct Receivers FARMINGDALE, L. I. Please Patronize Our Advertisers l70 Phone MAin 2-4924 KINGS COUNTY STUDEBAKER SERVICE, Inc. Repairs on All Make Cars 967-973 ATLANTIC AVENUE ROSARY SHOPPE. Inc. Mail Orders Attended to Promptly DeKalb Ave. at Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Opposite Dime Savings Bank RELIGIOUS ARTICLES Prayer Books, Rosaries, Statues, Pictures, Beautiful Cards, Booklets, etc. Diamonds - Watches - Iewelry - Silverware Class Rings - Class Pins - Fraternity Pins Medals CUmberland 6-1657 Phones STillwell 4-8983-84 P. I. HUGHES FUNERAL HOME Sexton ol St. Teresa's Church 45-U7-48th AVENUE WooDsiDE, N. Y. Our Lady of Wisdom Academy OZONE PARK, N. Y. 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