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

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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT STUDENTS’ LIBRARY MAIN ENTRANCE THE DINING ROOM RECEPTION ROOM

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RELIGIOUS TRAINING The College authorities are convinced that without Religion there can be no education, in the true sense of the word; that is to say, no complete and harmonious development of the intellect and heart of man. A textbook on Religion is made use of in every class, and a lecture on the Evidence of Religion is given once every week to the students ; and in all classes the day’s work begins and ends with prayer. The Catholic religion is taught to Catholic students, who are required to attend regularly to their religious duties; non-Catholic students, however, are admitted to the College and their religious views duly respected. EXAMINATIONS There are two examinations each year, one in January, the other in June. These examinations are both written and oral. The annual promotions and prizes are decided by the exami nations, combined with the monthly marks of the entire year. Any student who fails to attain an average of 60% in his examinations and year’s work combined, will not be promoted at the end of the year. In the grad- uating class, the special prizes are decided by disputations, written essays on phil- osophical and scientific subjects, together with the results of the final examination. A REST HOUSE IN THE GARDEN 13

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The Class of 1922 The history of the pioneer graduating class of the new Loyola College at Evergreen, goes back to the days of 1911-12. For it was then that Thomas Marcin, our efficient Shakesperean artist, matriculated in “3rd Prep.” The two Coniff brothers, Jack and Arthur, were Tommy’s class-mates the following year. And in final preparatory the names of Jennings Clark and quite a few others of our present number were for the first time handed to the registrar. In First High, we received the rudiments of Latin. How well do we recall our first faltering handling of the words of that ancient tongue ! There were about sixty-five of us then who joined in the chorus of declining “porta” which marked our entrance into classical fields. Father George Kelly and Mr. James J. Becker, S. J., were our teachers, and ably did they supervise the work of our initial year. The two following semesters were truly delightful. For who of us possessing the good fortune to have studied under Mr. John B. Ryan, S. J., shall ever be forgetful of the incessant interest which he displayed in our behalf? The tedious task of writing an English composition was converted into a pleasing pastime through the teachings of this worthy man. It was then, too, that we were intro- duced to Greek. And though it was quite an obstacle for some of us, yet we tried our best to master it, since it was deemed essential for the proper perfecting of our mental capacities. While pursuing the course outlined for us in Third High, we were honored by the advent of two of our present fellow-students — Roger Blankfard and R. Emmet Bradley. It was during this period of our scholarly career that the abilities of Clarence Caulfield as an orator and debater were first recognized; and now for six years have we duly respected the arguments flowing from his stentorian voice. In June, 1918, twenty-nine of us received the High School Diploma. A shadow of sorrow was cast over our commencement exercises when we thought of the absence of three whom Fate had taken from our presence. For the withering arm of Death had carried off in the bloom of his youth, Clark Corcoran, one of our most esteemed class-mates; and Mars had beckoned to two of our comrades — James Shea and Thomas Landy — who enlisted beneath the “Stars and Stripes” to fight upon the soil of France. Frank Di Paula, who but a short time before was wont to tread upon the shores of Sicily, was among us when we graduated. IS