Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW Pilate Pleads I did my best for Him; not I But those accursed fools would have Him die. And how was I to know that they Would free the thief so they might slay This Christ? Whom I could not defend If still I wished to stay great Casar s friend.. I did my best. He understood That I was guiltless of His Blood. But then those words? what was His plan? When He said: °‘ Pilate, play the тап.” Was I not just? By heaven, I swear I played the man, and I was fair. Hear me! before that mocking crowd Was Pontius Pilate trembling, cowed? And in my tray did I not lave My hands? Was not that bold act brave? Before them all to let them see His Blood was spilt in spite of me? That was a deed magnificent To show I deemed Him innocent. But when the man was led away— T'was strange—There was Blood in my tray. JOHN ROBINSON Cummins, '28.

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LOTYOLAÀ COLLEGE REVIEW М He is perched upon а high stool in London. The Golden Gate is very far away. They caught him and they caged him like a squirrel, е Не is totting up accounts and going grey. He will never, never, never sail to 'Frisco. But the very last thing that he will see Will ђе sailor-men a-dancing in the sunrise By the capstan that stands upon the quay. . . To the tune of an old concertina, By the capstan that stands upon the quay. An appreciation of Alfred Noyes would not be complete without men- tioning his long narrative poems and his lyrical ballads which have ‘‘done much to win for him what is in these times an astonishing popularity. Of one of these ( Drake ) Rudyard Kipling wrote, ‘І am not craftsman enough to understand all the mechanism of blank verse, but the tale itself held me yester- day from one end to the other. Among the most popular of his ballads аге Forty Singing Seamen,”’ Companion of a Mile, “Тһе Barrel-Organ, “Тһе Silk О’ the Kine.” The music, the technique, and especially the refrains interwoven into the stories (in the use of which Mr. Noyes is a master), make these lyrical tales unforgettable. One can almost hear the barrel-organ playing in the poem of that name; the metre is changed to correspond with the chang- ing music of the organ. It begins: There's a barrel-organ carolling across a golden street In the city as the sun sinks low; And the music's not immortal; but the world has made it sweet And fulfilled it with the sunset glow; And it pulses through the pleasures of the City and the pain That surround the singing organ like a large eternal light; And they've given it a glory and a part to play again In the Symphony that rules the day and night. The sonnet, “Тһе Double Fortress,” illustrates the deep feeling and artistic reserve of which Noyes is capable: Time, wouldst thou hurt us? Never shall we grow old. Break as thou wilt these bodies of blind clay, Thou canst not touch us here, in our stronghold, Where two, made one, laugh all thy powers away. Though ramparts crumble and rusty gates grow thin, And our brave fortress dwine to a hollow shell, Thou shalt hear heavenly laughter, far within; Ы m= as Love, two hidden lovers well. We shall go clambering up our twisted stairs To watch the moon through rifts in our grey towers. Thou shalt hear whispers, kisses and sweet prayers Creeping through all our creviced walls like owers. Wouldst wreck us, Time? When thy dull leaguer brings The last wall down, look heavenward. We have wings. In attempting this essay, I have not endeavoured to write a literary criti- que; but rather, merely a short exposi- tory appreciation, with the view to stimulate in others interest in one who has been eminently interesting to me. Nor can I be accused of overrating Noyes as a poet, for I have, subtly, spoken with the whispers at my back ‘‘of those who are far greater men than I. Noyes deserves appreciation, for he is a literary artist, than whom contemporary poetry shows none better. I will conclude by quoting an en- comium from Williams’ scholarly vol- ume ''Modern English Writers,’’ which, TEAM of Noyes’ book ''Flower of ld Тарап,” says: ‘‘His naive melodies are here perfectly in place, in a bazaar- like dep of dainty things—ivories, fans, ради plumaged birds, bright sailed ships, glancing seas and gleaming clouds. Even Mr. У. W. Gibson... does not write so brightly as this, for Mr. Noyes outvies the extravagant painting of Browning in ‘Sordello.’ ' Lewis J. PHELAN, '28. $397

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LOYOLA COLLEGE REVIEW — AvTOTTE, J. Esdras. “Ала weigh'est thy words before thou giv’ st them Breath.’ —SHAKESPEARE. Esdras is one of the silent members of the class who have let their actions speak for them. He has played in a regular position on the Junior Football team and has made himself valuable to the Intermediates. His success on the class hockey and baseball teams have won him the esteem of his classmates. These activities have not interfered with his class work; in the physics laboratory he is an unrivalled master at manoeuvering electrical machines. He has also found time to take the C.O.T.C. examinations and we may expect to seea Lieutenant Autotte among the foremost of the army against any odds and any enemy. It is more probable, however, that this quiet young man will do honour to Loyola in the world of com- merce where fresh laurels are surely awaiting him. Activities: (ШЕ Football, 728; Intermediate Intercollegiate Rugby, '28; Class Hockey, 27-28; Class Baseball, '27-28; C.O.T.C.; Debating Society, '27-'28. The Seniors Through Junior Eyes Butter, Reynolds. “Мол blameless is be, centered in tbe sphere Of common duties.” —TENNYSON. Reynolds entered Loyola in 1918, left us and then rejoined the class of '28. During his short stay he has shown him- self to be a, persevering student and an enthusiastic supporter of all College activities. He was the first of his class to enter the lecture ficld and we feel sure that those who listened to his dis- courses derived any amount of practical information therefrom. In the more active sphere Reynolds takes part in tennis and hockey; moreover, what is rather unsuspected in so placid a gentleman, he has taken the examination preparatory to Certificate A in the C.O.T.C. We have heard that Rey- nolds intends to enter Law; we are as- sured that his conscientious persever- ance, his training as a lecturer and his practical knowledge of economics will bring him to the very front ranks of his chosen profession. Activities: Class Hockey, '28; Golf and Tennis, '28; С.О.Т.С., '28; Kappa Pi Sigma, ‘28; Debating Club, '28. 4 по |