Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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MATTHEW C. KALB. Came to our class last year from Freshman. ‘ Matt” is a musician, and, even with Philosophy, insists that life is one grand, sweet song. He is Vice-President of the Chess Club.

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The number of members in our class is nine. True all did not start with it from first year High. Edgar B. Graham, the manager of the baseball team, and J. Ambrose Quinn are the only ones who have the honor of this distinction. William A. Sauer, the thespian, joined the class in second year High, coming in from special class. John J. Lardner, the philoso- pher, through promotion also entered the class in second year high. Clarence G. Owings, known as the genius, the next to swell our ranks through promotion, entered in the fourth year high. Francis J. Ruppert, the student, is another of the many members added through promotion, Freshman being the year in which he made our acquaintance. Theodore M. Hem- elt, the orator, after several years’ absence from Loyola, re- sumed his studies with us in Freshman. J. Herbert Ellis, busi- ness magnate, formerly St. Charles’, was introduced to us in Sophomore. Mathew C. Kalb, the musician, cast his lot with us in Junior, coming from the class below. On the whole the class has been studious, having shown its ability on numerous occasions. All the members have won medals or merits of distinction for proficiency in study. Messrs. Lardner, Owings and Ruppert being particularly brilliant in this line. In ending, no excuse need be given, for like all grad- uating classes we are conceited, namely in thinking ourselves the best class that has ever passed from the halls of Loyola. J. A. Quinn, ’15.

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Ulljp ®uifntipllj (firulunj anb (llaasual iEburalinn. We hear it said on all sides that we live in an age of busi- ness, and this certainly seems to be the truth. The tendency of the day is to judge everyone and everything by the critical standard of business utility. “What am I going to get out of it?” seems to be one of the first ideas ingrained into the minds of our youths, and, instead of casting off this false standard as they grow older, many of them seem rather to increase it, so that finally their whole existence becomes merely a ques- tion of so many dollars and cents. To them there is nothing worth while, unless it gives promise of immediate monetary returns. Religion, education, morals — everything, in fact, is conformed so as not to become a hindrance in the wild scram- ble for riches. Naturally, one of the first places to feel the results of such a misguided condition of affairs is the schoolroom, where the minds of our future men and women are sent to be molded. Here, as everywhere else, only those things are wanted which are likely to produce speedy results. Every study must stand a rigid examination as regards its utility; if it does not measure up to the standard required, out it goes, to make room for some more practical course. An excellent example of this can be observed in the public school system of a city not very far from here, where hours that were formerly applied, with good results, to the pursuit of grammar and spelling and other such fundamental studies, are now given to manual training work and basket-making, and similar “practical courses.” In the colleges and high schools, the same thing is being done. A little English litera- ture, several comprehensive courses in science and applied mathematics, and a smattering of French or German — and, presto, you have the college course complete. No furbelows there. Everything is practical ; each and every study is calcu- lated to bring in a certain number of dollars to its most for- tunate possessor. (15)