Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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THE ECHO The Year 1922-23 HE STUDENTS and faculty of Seattle College have continued in the last year the work begun in other times. Many activities were started, and many plans, which before had been impractical, were put into effect. Upon the foundation laid down by the sturdy, self-sacrificing men of other years were built the brilliant achievements of 1922-23. What for them were mere possibilities, on account of their labors today can be called actualities. To begin with there was the resumption of the College course. This was probably the greatest move made during the year. Seventeen members of last year’s High School class returned to continue their studies in Freshman, and three former members of th'' class of ’21, who had been at Gonzaga for a year, came back as Sophomores. With these as a nucleus, the rebuilding of the College course, which had been dropped after many years of success on account of the pressure of circumstances during the World War, was begun. The enrollment at the beginning of the year showed a twenty-seven per cent increase. T his, too, is a sign of progress and should the student body swell in like numbers for the next few years to come, it will not be long before the College can boast as large an enrollment as its sister institutions on the coast. At the first Student Body meeting Leo Burke, the most popular man in the school and a member of the fourth high class was elected president. Along with him Bernard Scholtes, last year’s Athletic Manager, was unanimously chosen to fill that position for another two semesters. These two men have handled the affairs of the student body in a most capable manner. The second big step toward greater improvement was accomplished early in October. That was the organization of the letter club, a thing hitherto unknown in Seattle College. 10 i

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THE ECHO letic store room, dressing rooms and lockers, the heating plant, the book store, showers and lavatories. On the first floor are six class rooms, the library and reading room and two offices. One class room, the auditorium, gymnasium and Chapel are on the second floor. The third floor contains the new laboratories. the Annual and Palestra editorial rooms and the spacious. well stocked museum. The lower building, used almost entirely by the faculty, contains forty-five rooms. On the second, third and fourth floors are the Fathers’ private rooms, chapel, parlors, library, recreation room. etc. On the first floor are the kitchen, heating plant and dining rooms. Both buildings are well built and meant to last. They are convenient and modern in their appointments and constructed so as to give the maximum of service. Between the two buildings and dividing the campus, runs the Interlaken Boulevard, probably Seattle’s most beautiful drive. The location of the College and the manner in which it is built adds greatly to the beauty of the drive and when anticipated improvements are completed it will be one of the sights worth seeing. Only four of the seven acres are now in use. There is room on the grounds, should the demand warrant it, for two more buildings, several tennis and handball courts and a good sized stadium, all without touching the present athletic field. T he position of the College is ideal for expansion and should it some day rise to greater heights, a new place would not have to be found. The new site has many advantages not afforded in the old place at Broadway and Madison. The surroundings are far more pleasant and far better adapted to the location of a school. The student is not hampered by the distracting sounds of heavy traffic and he finds a cool, shady place to loiter during the recreation periods. The scenery too. unequaled any place in the city, adds to the advantages of the college. The acquisition of this location gave the College the needed momentum to push it forward. It has advanced surprisingly in the last three years and bids fair to go ahead, at a steady pace, for a good many years to come. 9

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THE ECHO Elsewhere in the book will be found an account of this worthy organization and what it has done during the year. Contemporaneous, one might say. with the formation of this club, was the issuance of the first Palestra of the year. True it is that the Palestra was started during the preceding year but it is also true that it was not until this year that the staff had the time and experience to get into full swing. Certainly a great amount of credit goes to those who succeeded in putting out the three numbers which were issued during the spring of 1922, and their praises will be everlastingly sung. The same staff was retained in the fall of 1922 which began the paper, and they were allowed to carry on their work to a successful climax. In this compendium it would be. to say the least, unfair to pass up the athletic teams though they have been given ample space elsewhere. A word, however, would not be out of place. The football squad had by the beginning of December, completed what was in the eyes of the students a very successful season ’ though to the casual reader it would only seem mediocre. As everyone knows it makes a great deal of difference from which side of the fence one looks. Following football came basketball which proved to be more successful than its predecessor. And with the first glimmer of the spring sun was ushered in baseball, tennis and track, all three of which resulted in victory for the Panthers. In this line also was a precedent set for it was the first time in the annals of the College that a track team represented it in competition with other schools and colleges. But we cannot go on forever prating about athletic accomplishments. Let us look further for successful activities and we need look only to dramatics. Heretofore one or two plays a year was considered a great sufficiency but during this year of advancement nothing short of three would do. so that in the fall “It Pays To Advertise, ’ was offered, followed in early spring by “The Folly of the Cross. and in the summer by “The Seven Keys to Baldpate. All three plays scored heavily in every respect. Each was a success financially and dramatically and a galaxy of stars rivalling the best stock in the country was uncovered. 11