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

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FOURTH YEAR - SECTION ONE

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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

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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