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

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The Chronicle of 1922-33 HE second year of Loyola’s new lease of life opened very quietly, when compared to the first. The thrill of attainment which char- acterized that first day was replaced by the calm complacency of possession. Yet the feeling of that opening day, though somewhat subdued, lingered with us still. When first we entered Evergreen we were not only elated at what had already been accomplished but looked forward in pleasurable expectation of what the future would bring forth. Likewise on Students’ Entrance from Charles Street Avenue this second opening we thought not only of the wonderful achievements of the preceding year, though these were a never ending source of joy and wonder, but more especially of what the next few months held in store. The first year had seen the acquisition of the Garrett mansion with its grounds, the transfer of the college to Evergreen, the completion of the athletic field and the breaking of the ground for the new Chemistry building. 17

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In his speech, Mr, Flaherty showed the falsehood and injustice of those who charge the Catholic Church with being the enemy of science. By this simple act which we have witnessed today, he said, the Catholic Church gives added proof that the charge brought against her — the charge of being the enemy of science is false. This lie, said Mr. Flaherty, springs from the fact that those who spread it have not the true concept of science. The speaker vigorously upheld science as taught by the Catholic Church and the Jesuit Fathers. “Where do we find science pure and undefiled taught?” “Here,” he said, “in the institutions conducted by the religious of the Catholic Church.” He spoke of the Jesuit as the right hand of true science and the Church, today setting up another outpost of the forces of religious education. Following Mr. Flaherty’s speech the- Archbishop delivered an informal but most interesting address. The laying of the cornerstone, he said, was a simple act but it was pregnant with meaning. He outlined what the new Science Building meant to education in the archdiocese of Baltimore and in particular to Loyola. It is the fore-runner of that group of buildings which are some day to rise on this site and which will make of Loyola a University. The Archbishop emphasized the need of Catholic training for the young. Only by giving our attention, he said, to the parochial and Catholic High School, can we expect to fill our colleges. His Grace traced the development of Catholic education and referred to the splendid work now being done by the Church in the interests of education in the United States. To the work of the Jesuit Fathers he paid a glowing tribute. They have erected colleges throughout the country, they have taught the young the faith of Christ, while giving the highest possible secular education. In conclusion, the Archbishop thanked Mr. Jenkins, donor of the building, saying that “when he became a benefactor to Loyola, he became a benefactor to the archdiocese of Baltimore.” The Archbishop’s address was followed by a prayer in the form of a hymn and the exercises were brought to a fitting close. The Jenkins Science Hall will be built in collegiate Gothic style. It will be 147 feet long and 64 feet wide. When completed the building will rank with the finest of its kind in the country. Loyola, has already begun to go forward. Every day brings with it a new advance toward the realization of a future Loyola — a Loyola that will occupy a place among the great institutions of higher learning. We, the students of Loyola and first beneficiaries of the Science Building, wish to express our gratitude to Mr. Jenkins for the substantial interest he has taken in the welfare of the new college. Loyola will always hold in grateful memory the name of Mr. George C. Jenkins, Peter Coughlin, ’24. 16

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The second year is to be, no less than the first, a year of achievement. It is to see the fruition of the plans so carefully laid last year and the inception and completion of no less important undertakings. The students returned to see the new Chemistry building, the first of Loyola’s projected group of buildings, rising from the ground. The College was greatly in need of an additional building and funds had been provided for its erection by the beneficence of Mr. Jenkins. The architect was instructed to spare no time A Few Steps From the Science Building or pains on the plans in order to make this at once the most beautiful and best equipped chemistry building in the East. Situated at the south west edge of the campus, paralleling the Elizabethan garden, the building will make a most imposing appearance. Built in the collegiate Gothic style, it Is representative of the splendid group of buildings which, please God, will in time surround the campus and which will make of Loyola a dominant figure in the Catholic educa- tional life of the state. Scarcely had the completion of the Jenkins Chemistry building in time for the year 1923-1924 been assured, when Father Rector turned his attention to the erection of a gymnasium to be in keeping with the athletic field which he had 18