Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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12 LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW G Loyola the heartiest felicitations of her older lower brothers. His Grace Archbishop Bruchesi was also represented in the person of Rev. Father O'Rourke, Professor Caldwell, speaking on behalf of McGill University, tendered the congratulations of the older institution with many expres- sions of praise and encouragement. He touched on the happy relationship existing between the Institution which he repre- sented and the one in which he was at the moment, and stated that this whole- hearted co-operation of all engaged in one of the greatest works of all time—the quest of knowledge and the instilling of it into others—is bound to have the best results. He also spoke of the splendid record en- joyed by many students of Loyola who had later attended McGill. Dealing briefly with many world-wide problems he stated that undoubtedly the world was greatly in need of sound education. Professor Atherton then offered the best wishes of the University of Montreal. Speaking of the ideals and faith common to the University he represented and to Loyola, he took occasion to express his strong admiration for the Кайо Studiorum as followed by the Faculty of Loyola. The training is one, he said, that is efficient, thorough and complete. He added that all the years of his acquaintanceship with the College had only served to deepen his respect for the institution, its students, and its professors. The Rt. Hon. Chas. J. Doherty spoke for the Board of Trustees. He expressed his deep faith in Loyola and gave to the student body some very sound advice, which, coming from one so widely exper- ienced, bore with it great weight. Replying for the College, The Rev. the Rector W. Н. Hingston, S.J., thanked the speakers most sincerely. He then briefly reviewed Loyola's history. A strong appeal to the present students to be diligent in their studies and to profit in the greatest degree possible from every branch of the training, not only for their own benefit, but also in order that they might thereby be worthy of their predecessors on the class-room benches and that they might (o thus show their gratitutde o the Professors and Institution which is equipping them physically, intellectually, and morally to take their places in the world. Immediately following, tea was served in the College Refectories. | On Saturday evening the Loyola Old Boys' Association entertained at the Wind- sor Hotel. On Sunday morning at 10.30, Pontifical High Mass was celebrated in the College Chapel. The Rt. Reverend John Forbes, Bishop of Uganda, officiated, assisted by the Very Rev. J. M. Filion, S.J., Provincial of the Jesuit Order of Canada, and the Rev. W. H. Hingston, S.J. Rector of Loyola College. To better accomodate the large crowd expected the original intention was to sing the Mass in the open air on the Campus. However, several showers during the night and the presence of dark clouds in the sky, which scarcely predicted suitable weather caused this plan to be changed. The Chapel which was very tastefully decorated for the occasion was filled to capacity. А great many, un- able to obtain seats were forced to stand at the back throughout the entire service, The music, both vocal and instrumental, was exceedingly well chosen and excellently rendered. The choir was under the capable direction of Prof. J. J. Shea, professor of music at the College. The scene was a most impressive one. The solemnity of the occasion, the picturesque robes of the Bishop, the inspiring ceremonies of the Church, the prevailing sentiment among all present, made the celebration one that shall not quickly pass from the memories of those who had the privilege of witnessing 1. On Sunday afternoon а large tablet commemorating all the Alumni and Stu- dents of the College who served during the Great War was unveiled in the Acade- mic Hall before a large and intensely interested audience. The tablet is of bronze and on it are inscribed the two hundred and seventy-seven names of those who had enlisted for service overseas. Of these thirty-seven paid the supreme sacrifice. The tablet represents the sincere expression of

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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

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LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW 13 оош ыш а == -- - ----------- - ere admiration and esteem which the studes of to-day have for their predecessors, who, hearing their country call, willingly and promptly responded. Patriotism 15 опе of man's noblest natural virtues. For all who faithfully and loyally served their country in the hour of need we have the deepest respect. But for those of that heroic band who once sat with us at the same desks, who once trod daily the same corridors, who once struggled for the same inspiration. on the Campus, who once imbibed knowledge at the same gushing fount, we have a special, a deeper, a greater respect. It is an incident such as the present one that most vividly brings home to-us the lofty ideals, the noble traditions, the high standard of citizenship to which we are heir. We gaze with sorrow at the -thirty-six names of those whose answer to duty led to.death, but it is a sorrow that is mingled with pride, a just pride, a pride that instils in our hearts a fond ambition to be worthy of those who went before. The Loyola College Contingent, Cana- dian Officers Training Corps, under the command of Major M. J. McCrory, and a detachment of the Loyola College Cadet Corps, acted as Guard of Honour. The Cadet Band furnished the music. The presentation address was made by W. P. McVey, '22. He mentioned briefly the motives which prompted the giving | of the memorial. We, writing almost a year after the presentation was made, may, 1 feel sure, say without vanity, that they were motives which the dead, if they could be given earthly voice for a moment, would endorse and approve as truly their own when they offered up their all on the altar of France's Fields as a sacrifice for suffering humanity. He also mentioned the fact that the students had been enabled to make the presentation by foregoing their allow- ances, and added apologetically that in a case where our duty was so evident it would have been childish for us to consider this a sacrifice. - The tablet was unveiled by Major George P. Vanier, D.S.O., M.C., A.D.C. to:the Governor General. He had come from Ottawa, being a graduate of Loyola and a former president of the Loyola Old Boys Association. His address was a masterplece, worthy of the occasion. He treated chiefly of the noble acts to which the tablet was dedicated as a com- memoration. Referring to gallant services performed by many whose names were inscribed on the tablet his words touched all present, but in a special way those who still mourned relatives and friends elevated to higher things by death during the Great War. He spoke of these men with a fer- vor and admiration arising out of daily contact with them in those awful days of struggle. Fighting shoulder to shoulder on the blood stained battlefields of Europe, where men knew each other for what they really were, where man's inmost soul was laid bare by the constant presence of naked death, he was truly in a position to judge of their deeds. The tributes, which he paid to them, were not unfounded. They were the tributes of a soldier to his fellows who had fought by his side in battle. They were tributes of a friend to friends whose true worth he really knew. They were the tributes of a student of Loyola to his fellow students who had united again in a cause, where their unswerving loyalty, their unfailing devo- tion and sterling patriotism, showed to all the world the character of their training. An intensely emotional spirit prevailed. The Guard presented arms; the bugles blew the General Salute; the Union Jack was drawn aside and the names of the illustrious dead and of the gallant living were exposed to view. This tablet, which has immortalized in bronze these two hun- dred and seventy-seven, remains a testi- mony, to all who may view it, of Loyola on the Field of Duty. The Rev. Fr. Hingston, S.J., thanked the students for their splendid gift, which he knew well represented real sacrifice on the part of a great many of them. He also thanked Major Vanier for his presence and for his address, especially for his refer- ences to the gallantry and bravery of Loyola students in the Field. Moreover, speaking from personal testimony, he expressed his admiration and pride in the