Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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intricacies of Father Vassily's Catechism and the geometry of Wentworth and Smith were all solved l»y the ingenuity of Father F.gan whose fountain of good humor was always bubbling over. Mr. Tourigny. Mr. Logan, and Mr. Pasquale were the respective teachers of Creek. Spanish, and French and each one asserted that his language was the most beautiful and his class the most energetic. Needless to say there were many heated arguments on the subject. Mr. W'alterskirchen. the new athletic instructor, undertook to instill a knowledge of history into our somnolent senses and all who have come under his jurisdiction will attest that he generally accomplishes what he undertakes. The shifting scenes show that an immense activity took place in the Junior year. Third High was very capably represented in all sports and. since this year we had succeeded in obtaining a new gym. the maple hoards were constantly cluttered with the defenders of the honor of Third High. The class picnic, held on Ascension Thursday, was a classic. It was staged at Lake Wilderness, thirty miles away, so the din would not reach farther uptown than Yesler Way. The usual canoe light was held in the middle of the lake and it became so thrilling that six observers jumped off the raft without going through the customary ceremony of taking off their clothes. Mr. Logan surprised everybody with his culinary ability and everyone went home confident that it was a red-letter day in his life. After doing our share towards publishing the Keho. all settled down to some serious study in preparation for the examinations. With that dreaded terror past, summer vacation was treading close on our heels and soon we were departing for three months of relaxation. After a brief pause denoting a lapse of three months the curtain rises to reveal a barrage of chalk and erasers. When the smoke of battle clears away we find those same freshmen, with a few changes, safely barricaded behind the desks of the fourth high classroom. Seniors! 'They had. in their own estimation, attained the ultimate degree of perfection, lint, lo and behold, in walked a teacher and they were forced to renew their studies where they had left off the previous year. Their spirits were dampened, but not for long. Those high spirits which had been held in check for three months broke out and Father F.gan. Mr. Tourigny. Mr. I’asquale. Mr. Walterskirchen. Father (VRrien. and Mr. O'Donnell were forced to run the gauntlet of nonsensical remarks. Much to the delight of all. Father F.gan was appointed class moderator and. in his own inimitable fashion, pounded into us a sufficient knowledge of Fnglish and Religion. Mr. Pasquale undertook to instruct us in the beauties of Virgil and the mysteries of French and we studied whether we wanted to or not. Mr. 'Tourigny. in the Physics room, succeeded in bringing out the wizards of the class, all two of them, and under his direction the (Ireek class has browbeaten Xenophon. Homer, and Demosthenes. Pug? iM'iily niiii' 1931

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ECHO SENIORS TIIK curtain rises to disclose the opening scene—a group of sad-eyed freshmen congregated on the campus of Seattle College and listening open-mouthed to a self-satisfied sophomore who is reveling in his audience and describing the terrors of the institution until they seemed to the awed f resides” to equal those of the Spanish inquisition. That scene took place on a bright September morn. 1927. under smiling W ashington skies. Those same freshmen were soon caught in the rush of registration and by the time their bewildered senses had ceased whirling, the second day was well on its way and all was quiet on the western front.” But all did not remain quiet long. For as the scenes shift we find those freshmen, now divided into two classes, working diligently under the careful guidance of Father Fabris, S. I., in First A. and Mr. Fdward J. Coen in First B. hirst High was well represented in all the sports and before long we were shouting farewells and embarking on summer vacation. The summer passed with faltering footsteps but finally those same freshmen. with only a few changes, were again assembled. But as the curtain rises farther we sec a placard over the door and it reads— Second High.” Sophomores! Ah! what honor and praise did they entail. They were still divided and. much to their chagrin, were forced to work with all their former diligence under the tutelage of Mr. Logan. Mr. Fahy, and Father Doyle. But despite their firm ruling we had sufficient time for activities and the year came to a pleasant close with our honor as Sophs well defended. Once again the summer vacation was a pleasant memory and that timid group of freshmen were assembled once more. But this time the curtain rises to disclose them filing into the spacious halls of third high. That those timid freshmen were still divided is true: but that they were still timid is false. The crash of an eraser meeting glass dispells any notion that they were timid. But they were still forced to peruse their lx oks with the utmost diligence under the careful supervision of Mr. Logan. Mr. Feeley, Father Fgan. Mr. Tourigny. Mr. Walterskirchen, and Mr. Pasquale. Mr. Logan, the class moderator, patiently pointed out the secrets and beauties of good Fnglish. and just as patiently translated the superlatives of our good friend. Cicero, who proved a stumbling block to many Juniors who failed to appreciate the rhythm” of his passages. Mr. Feeley undertook to force a gentleman's knowledge of Chemistry into our stubborn brains. 1 le succeeded in holding out to the end of the year without a nervous breakdown but how he ever did it is a mystery to all who knew that class. The 193 1 ■ ’ igc twentyeight I

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ECHO Father O’Brien's knowledge of puzzles brightened up the mathematics room, while Mr. O'Donnell’s copious store of baseball facts prevented the Spanish class from hanging on the hands of the students. Mr. W'alterskirchen evidently vowed to teach history whether we liked it or not and he has succeeded admirably. The ranks of candidates for positions on the teams in every line of athletic endeavor were swelled by many members of fourth high and the class is proud of the sportsmanship shown bv all of them. College Night came as usual and all who attended realized from the first that the “Seniors had landed and had the situation well in hand. A humorous interpretation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin convulsed the audience and gained the coveted prize. The class picnic, held again at Lake W ilderness, was a huge success, with the usual number of duckings and the usual number of bellyaches. Sunburned backs were very much in evidence and every now and then uproarious laughter would give place to a half-stifled moan. The senior class, to prove their pep. has set an example for the other classes to follow. That event, held at Sand Point (iolf Club, was known as the Senior Prom” and was one of the most resplendent affairs ever staged. Kveryonc enjoyed himself to the utmost and it was indeed regrettable that it had to terminate. That mighty monster, examinations, has been vanquished and the year is drawing to a close. The curtain is slowly ringing down on the last scene of this drama and as it drops we see inscribed on it these words: (ioodbye and good luck, from the class of Ml.