St Francis Minor Seminary - Via Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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mea-Eo-zo-a-zo-zb-zo-s-EDSQQGI Echgqe-a-e-e-cz-e-ee-a-a-ca-c Erifting anh Ereaming EST SI'MMER I spent a few evenings in a man- ner whieh, though it may seem odd. was a pleasure for me. This queer method of Iinding.r a pastime was to row a boat Out on the lake. then after reavhing a desirable distance from the shore. to stop rowing and just drift along. The serene solitude on the water, broken now and then by the Shout Of a swimmer or of a person on the shore. seemed to rest me. and allow me to dwell on thoughts of a most pleasant kind. The soft light of the moon shining on the water was a scene no artist could eopy, no poet eould fully express, and no man eould appl'eeiate unless he himself saw it. It I allowed my sight to wander towards the shore. I eould see the lights of the automobiles as they passed along the road. Now and then a large bird flew over me in quest of food. or oe 'a- sionally a fish swimming about in the moonlit water flopped beside my boat. The stars twin- kling in the heavens contributed to the beauty of an already magnificent scene. What more Could anyone desire for a theme for his thoughts than that presented lly a smooth. motionless lake andethe light of the, new moon? Everyone who seeks pleasure in such a pastime as this. does not think of the same things that perhaps another would. One may see himself aseending' the altar steps to be ordained. another tries to imagine himself as a successful busi- ness man. and yet someone else may think how fine it would lie if he were the hero in a game or in a great undertaking. But every one of these dreamers must for a moment admire the great, proof of Gods power and majesty which lies open to his vision. I am sure an evening: thus spent on a lake will not luring sorrow to anyone. XVhen after some time I grew tired of drifting: and dreaming. I returned to shore satistied. After I had taken eare of the boat I usually went into the house and retired for the night. Lying in bed. I again thought of the seene I had enjoyed. eJoHN NILAND. Ellie 01an ?Rnnm nf a IHnunhry AST SUMMER I worked in the core room of the Beloit Iron works. It certainly was a great experience. Not only did I learn how eores were made, but also how hard the average workman has to work in order to make a livelihood. The hours were from seven in the morning to six in the evening. with an hour for dinner. My work consisted of making sand molds. and then plaeing them in an oven. From this the average person would think that the eorenlaker had an easy joll. Not at all. For sixty hours a week the eorenlaker stands at a bench. making, per- haps. large, difficult cores or small frail ones. These he must, plaee in an oven to dry. Very often he must use large iron plates to tit the cores. and when placing these in the oven fre- quently burns his hands or arms. Then again. his cores must be correct in shape and size, or he is in danger of losing his position. However. the one redeeming feature of this work is that the eorenlaker works by the hour and not by the pieee. Another thing: that I learned was the im- portance of a core room in a foundry. No east- ings can he made unless there are certain cores inserted in the mold. If a partieular core, is not made, the mold that requires it must stand. Hence. if the eorelnakers went on a strike. the foundry would be foi'eed to Shut down. But. one might ask. ttt'ouldnit the foundry men take their places? Yes. they could, but the cores would not come up to the standard. Core mak- ing is a t 'ade. and no trade can he learned over night. So, we see that the core room is the heart of a foundry. and the eoremaker an important fea- ture in any institution of this kind. eWILLIAM NoLAN. Page Twenty-nine

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f 533-29-3-3-3-3-29-29 33ng EQC aigje-czcaa-cz'ecaae-cz-ae-c Sallynuptte making lIE MAKING 0f silhouettes is a very intvrvst- Tilly: pastinw. especially when made with a vanwl'a. I will oxplain how they are made. but lirst I will giw a brief history of tho urigin of tho mlnw. Etienne do Silhonotto was Minister of Finanvv in the French government during 1759. lt was during: this time that the French mnrt lwt'amv very vxtra '2 gant. bilhnuotto triml to stop this waste. hy puttingr into vt'fovt some very sovoro reforms. llv wunlwllwl i110 nuhlvs t0 mmvm't their gold and silver artivlos into mnm-y. This act made Sillmuotto very unpopular. Tho From'h artists in thv spirit of irony reduced their Imr- tl'aits to more outlines in order to save lalmr and materials. These outlines wore- thon known as usilhouettes. This was first a slam. wm-tl. lmt later amv into good nsagv. In this man- try tho art of silhmwtte-nlakiII: was givvn i110 nanw 0f skiagraphy. and in England shadow- graphy. Silhouetto-making with a camera van he done either by daylight 0r tlashlizht. hut tho host way of makingr them is by tho latter. It is the host lwvausv it ran lu- dmw at any tina- ut' the day 01' niy'ht'. and it takes lmt a second to lwrt'm'm. Two moms with an upon doorway lwtwvvn thvm arv m't-ossary. A smooth shoot of whitt- vloth must lw hung over thv doorway in such a mamwr that no wrinklos can he soon in it. Thu porsnn 0r uhjm-t tn ill' plmtographwl slmultl he placed almut two foot from tho shwt in either mm of tho rooms. The person shnnld t'aw at right ang'los tn the vanwra. whioh is facing tla- slivvt ill tlw salao 11mm. 0n the other sitlv of the shoot tlw tlashliuht powder is plavml, aml ho- t'm'v tho pirtln'n is taken the lights in both rooms must he oxtinguishwl. or if it is tlaytinw. tlw rooms should lw darkmu-tl. The shutter is then opunml and tho puwdoi' ignitwl. after whivh the shutter shmtld lw immediately clnsml. Tho sil- lmlwttt- has thou lwon taken. aml is ready to he dvvulopod and printed. aJtuw TUCIILINSKY. ZHrnat 'I'Iu' frost Iriny, artist NIIIHY'HIP. quietly Hitlllm from his Imlum' 0f wryxlul Imwn o'ar IIH' I'itlm' in 1111' mrmnliyhf llv str'uls Ihru thv 1:104:41me brnu'n. Tipping 11w gram Will: tiny pmrls Finvr. snfft'r Hum llmru of NW t'ilit'l' Ilurk 'I'I'uf ,s'r'rr'ums rfvr Ilu' northw'n .w'us, On to HH' Inwmix tin Ilwir tlyiny glory Hr ymw in NW silvnw' 0f Might. 'I'o Iminf 11w fm-mf With u muyir- brush. Allhlf m; lurr'r 07' human rlu-vlliuys. Ilv pt'mw thru the durlrt'nwl 741111101112 Ami. xw'iuy no lift: IH' huv'riwlly pumt'x. lint 'ill HIP morning if is fnmul 'I'Imf his brr'uih has vlomlwl flw glass: Iimriny funriful t'IIA'fIPS' 0f I'M SM in furmfx of yllislt'uiug hiroh from. A fur off a xlr'vpu mrlr -,- t-rtru'iny 'I'rlls 01' 1hr mminy of rlruru: Nu flu; king yullwrs IliR hrlpvrs'. Anti flvm In his mw'rns' of iw'. ll'lmrt' a dim NIIH shimw in HM nigh! a For HH' N'iml of tho fruxf Icing Lustx only frmn twilight fl; tluu'uiny. ?CIIARLES RYAN. 6-32'$.'.C;E'E E'E3:E:CE:E:g Page Twenty-cight

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5-33-an 1-19-33 ago ED zatiGI EEC 13:062-ch-E-cze-caei-cz-cz-ga-c mihnight mama nn Olhriatmaa Eng IT IS AImI'T twenty minutes after eleven. and many people can be seen walking: to ehnreh. 0n arriving: in the ehureh. we see before us :1 manger in which can be seen :1 babe. Around the manger are statues of Mary. Joseph. and shep- herds. The entire surroundings are lighted by manly eleetrie lights of different colors. A few ehildren are kneelingr in front of the crib and in their own v: y are giving: thanks to God. Now let us go to the sanctuary where the altar boys are standingr and facing the erilb. There are :1 few boys with Violins. the sweet melodies of whirh iill the entire ehnreh with heavenly thoughts. The altar boys. ueeonumnied by the violins, ure singing ttSilent Night. I am unable to deserihe the wonderful feeling instilled in me by this heuutiful sight. The Solemn Iligh Mass is now heinj.r cele- b 'ated. During the Mass, the altar boys and the ehoir. eonsistim.r of men and Women, sing. The celebration of the Mass is soon over. and the people begin to leave the ehnreh until only a few remain. These also depart after some time. Then the lights are put out. 21ml only the red sanetuury lump throws a faint glow on the walls of the ehul'eh. iPlL-SNK MULLING. Eh? Etrlaratinn nf Zlnhepmhmw THE DECLARATION of lndepentlenee is the great- est legal document in the United States of America. It is classed with two other great documents or charters. munely. the Magma tlzlrtn and the Petition of Rights. After the Freneh and Indian wzn- wnsover ICllglmul. the mother eountry. passed some ole noxious laws upon the eolonists sayings; that she had driven out the Freneh for them. The worst of these iilensnres. however. was taxation with- out representation. This meant that the mother country eonld tax the eolonists without allowing them :1 voiee in English purlimnent. XVhile this feeling: of tlissntisleetion vzls hov- ering over the colonists there suddenly rose up am essayist Thomas Paine. who by his writings started this country tm 11rd independem-e. Ilis pamphlet. Common Sense. soon won the rieh and educated elnss over to the eolonistsi Side. A little time after orators begun eunvussingr the country and spreading still more the desire for freedom. Then in the year 1776 Thomas Jeffer- solL who later was to he the third president of the new nation. eomposed the doeument and on July 4 of the smile year. after two days of de- lihetation. it was signed by the lemlin;r person- ages of all the thirteen colonies. This doenment was made for the purpose of letting the other nations of the world know that the colonies tleelzu'ed themselves entirely free and independent of the mother eountry. It also reads that the colonies are eumlhle. by them- selves. of lmntllihg all the legal. eonmlereial. 1121 '211 and other business which :1 country must carry on. --ROMAN 0. BERNERT. A htagpr 0 Father. form W 11111; past offenec. :1 m1 kmdly aem'pf mu pmrifcm'e. For although I hate fried my very best. I hare often fallen Ilrith the rest. 0 Father. help me to remain true To the premises which I make to You: And urhen I am tempted by Satan's snare. Help me aluruyx to rescorf to prayer. -R.AYMOND MCDERMOTT. gagecaca-cacac-gqgeg;aosfafggaaa-Esga 3392' l 9 2 9 29755-5 eczecee-g-e-s Page Thirty