Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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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

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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 College Night, too. was very successful. Under the direction of the College classes an entertaining program was furnished and was enjoyed by a capacity audience of students and grads. Before this epitome grows longer we must consider one of the most progressive moves of the year, that of the organizing of the Alumni Association. Further on is a complete account of it. but its worthiness in the order of things cannot be passed over. The formation of the society was a necessary step and can be considered, next to the resumption of the college course, the most opportune move made in the year. We can now pass on to the last part of the year in which things happen with such rapid succession. The publication of the Echo stands out as the most important event. For five yean there had been no annual at the College and the obstacles to be overcome were most disheartening. But with the dogged persistency of the staff and the sincere hope of producing a worthy volume these were surmounted. A generous round of applause is due the Echo Staff and the whole student body for the Echo’s success. Their work, pioneering in a sense, will not be forgotten for it is neither written in water nor sand. The Public Debate and Elocution Contest demand our attention next. Being annual affairs they are looked forward to throughout the whole year and stir up a wholesome interest as they near. Both events were up to the usual high standard this year. The senior debating society stepped forth with the real thing when they inaugurated an annual banquet. And the two debating societies, working together, staged the second dance ever held under the auspices of a college organization, the first having been held by the class of thirteen. Both the banquet and dance drew favorable comment from faculty and interested persons who take time to notice Callege happenings. Not to be slighted is the fact that the students of the College presented the faculty with a much needed automobile. There are doubtless other happenings which we must pass over either because of a failing memory or lack of time and space or for fear of becoming tedious with such a seemingly irrelevant 12