Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW The Shrine TEE is a place I know of, where The Virgin's statue stands; Tis shrined on sylvan hillside fair O'erlooking fertile lands. The statue in a grotto, grown With moss and scented flowers, Is made of costly wood alone, Which has no wond'rous powers. But there in years no long gone past Our Lady thrice appeared. And, to a hermit dumb, aghast, She bade a shrine be reared. And, from that time, such wond'rous things Have in that place been wrought, That help by »easants, priests and kings Has endlessly been sought. The sick, the deaf, the dumb, the blind Sought mercy and her aid And miracles of every kind Thro' her sweet love were made. Our Lady oft to us appears And shows her gracious powers 'To aid, in sorrow and in tears, These ingrate hearts of ours. And she is in her shrine for e'er, To gain us to her Son; No sooner have we made our prayer Than is the favour done. So let us to our Mother raise, From whom all mercy starts, Of honor, glory, love and praise, A Shrine within our hearts. F. D. McCrea, Arts, 26.

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LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW In Alien Lands What matters though afar in alien lands Accursed War, in its unhallowed wave, Has swept those lads into a graceless grave; What matters though unkind are stranger hands, And heedless feet tread o'er these soldier bands; The upland ploughman singsa thoughtless stave; And the hum of cities’ life o'er our dead brave Beat ceaseless as the surf on broken sands. What matters when, through all the golden years, In hidden tombs within the hearts of friends Are sealed the sifted remnants of their deeds. Above their mangled limbs the cross appears, Тһе symbol of sweet sacrifice that mends Тһе human heart in every wound it bleeds. Joun Wo tre, B.A., 719 (Reprinted from 1919 LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW)

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CSS (945 Silver Jubilee Celebrations E year 1922 was a memorable one for Loyola in many ways. Not the least among these is the fact that during that time she celebrated her Silver Jubilee. Twenty- five years before, in the year 1896, the small group of students who had been attending a special English course at St. Mary's, were provided with an institution of their own. During this period, Loyola, which first took material shape on the corner of Bleury and St. Catherine Streets then after a brief stay of two years was transferred to Drummond Street and finally, іп 1916, was moved to its present site, developed from an idea into the reality of to-day. We may well say that it has developed into a living, thriving, flourishing reality, occu- pying an important part in the education of the young English speaking Catholics of Canada. It is with fond pride and loving recollection, that the Alumni look back on these years of growth. It is with a strong sense of devotion and joy that the present students witness her development as re- corded in the still few pages of her history. And 16 is with no less pride, no less devo- tion, coupled with the comforting satisfac- tion. of accomplishment that the present Faculty and those members of former years who still live to view their lusty infant de- veloping into a promising youth, review the success which has attended their efforts. | Is it little wonder then, that after а quarter of a century of steady progress the Alma Mater asked her students, past and present, together with all the friends of the College to join with her in her Silver Jubilee? Or can anyone marvel at the ready response to her call? When the mother speaks, does the child ever hesitate? The time alloted for the special activities of the Celebration was the last week of the Academic Year. For weeks previous the Loyola Old Boys’ Association had been working with tireless energy locating several former students who had been out of touch with the College, and in making all. their members more fully acquainted with the steady advance of the College. The Faculty was exercising its usual indefatigable zeal to get all in readiness and the students were co-operat- ing in every way possible. Sunday, the 18th of June, arrived with a general air of expectancy prevalent. If weather could be considered as an omen of success or failure, then the Jubilee Celebrations were to be marked by the most dark and dismal disappointments. The early part of the week had witnessed nought save the brightest sunshine and the bluest of skies. But with Friday came а change. The decorators were on the Cam- pus getting ready for the outdoor parts of the festivities, when the sun became darkened, black clouds appeared out of the clear blue, and rain fell. It rained all the remainder of the afternoon and even- ing. Saturday brought no cessation and the torrents continued all day. The Annual Field and Track Meet was scheduled to take place on this day, but owing to the inclement weather it had to be postponed. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the Academic Hall was the scene of a very interesting and impressive ceremony. Des- pite the unfriendly weather a large crowd had gathered to witness the event. Repre- sentatives were present from the two Montreal Universities to extend to young