St Ignatius College - Ignatian Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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10 THE IGNA TJAN every period, and a very large collection of miniatures by famous artists. In this room there is a solitary figure of Napoleon standing out alone. One may see here a chair used by the Little Emperor, a stirrup, a pair of field glasses, and a lock of his hair. The next place of interest is the California, or Pioneer's Room, displaying a series of paintings of all the old adobe Missions of California painted by Oriana Day. In this room are a great number of portraits of men that were instrumental in the upbuilding of California in the days of its infancy. Four types of pioneers are represented here, the Spanish, the Wanderlust, the Military and the Gold Seeking Pioneer. Here are pictures of San Francisco show- ing its commercial development from the year 1837 to the present day. These old lithographs bring vividly to one's mind the days of old, the days of gold, the days of '49. The student has in this museum a real friend, who an- nually assists thousands of pupils in their quest for knowl- edge. Prof. George Barron, the Curator of the Museum, has a wide experience in the collection of exhibits, and a request for information always meets with a ready response from hirn. We are glad to hear that within a short time the erection of the first unit of a magnificent museum, the gift of M. H. de Young, will be commenced on the present site, a museum which promises to be the finest of its kind in existence.

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EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES 9 Orient. Hundreds of ivory carvings meet the eye, each dis- playing remarkable workmanship and representing the dif- ferent periods of the Japanese. Italy is well represented, aside from Art, by the wonderful relics gathered from the ruins of the famous city of Pompeii. One can almost see the violet skies of nearly 2000 years ago, and hear the deafening roar of Vesuvius accompanied by the clouds of ashes, which buried this famous city of bacchanalian revelry. 0 A glance into Egypt may also be had as we look upon the mummies and other objects dating back centuries ago. Here we also see the great Rosetta stone found in 1799, in a little town in Egypt, on which is written in Greek and Latin the solution of the riddle of the Egyptian. The Tapestry and Textile Rooms offer a broad Held to the student. Many hours may be spent prontably in studyf ing these master creations of man's' skill. The musical-instrument collection, with the harp, the lyre, and other instruments, adorned with grotesque heads of animals, and used by the players for arousing fear in their enemies hundreds of years ago, is one of the finest and rarest collections of its kind to be found anywhere. In the Ceramic Hall is a wonderful collection of pottery, glazed ware, chinaware, and enamelware of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. There are collections from every factory of importance in the world including Wedgewoods, Meissen, Dresden, Sevres and Majolicaq also cloisonne work by the Chinese, and the lacquer and gold work of the Japanese. Before we conclude our journey a glance into the Jewel Hall will invite the student to linger. Complete collections of coins from every part of the globe, medals of all the Roman Pontiffs who have ruled the Christian world, and also medals of the French rulers from l478 to 1834 are found here. Then there are the precious stones, the ruby, the diamond, the pearl, the amethyst, and jewelry worn in

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A Single Bag By JOSEPH MCINERNEY The morn sings sweetly while the sunbeams light The free abandon of our boyhood's dream, And watch ambition soar on wings of white- That Hash a message as they pass each beam. The noon is bright,-oppressive more than morn- And youth with firmer voice more gravely singsg Ambition still is there-her wings are shorn- She shapes a course that leads to weighty thing A song youth sings of things in time to be- Of deeds illumined by an evening star- The sun sinks lower-youth has lied:-but see! The dreamed-of things that were to be now are! The star of evening at its zenith stands. The fuller manhood now begins to waneg The star has fled,-no light upon the sands Of age-dim eyes look back to morn again. ,f. FD . Finals?-xul'25l E all S