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

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26 THE IGNA TIAN A Sun nf Emu mnrlhz DARRELI. W. DALY, A. B., ,19 aamgv AUNIVVA is pouring forth her firell' . 3 cc se' 3 Fl 5-31 5' 'ww A L -' Jael :wif-s. The end has comell' The god is angry! Such were the cries of the frightened natives of the island of Kau- loa, as they deserted their huts of grass and ran in frenzied haste to the tribal meeting place. It was the first eruption of the volcano in ten years, Huge masses of molten lava seethed to the craterls rim How madly down its side, bearing to any form of life that lay in its sound filled the air, and the whole and bubbled over, to death and destruction path. A loud hissing scene was illuminated by a red glare that made the cone of the volcano stand out in bold relief. Soon the square was filled with dark-skinned natives, all prone upon the earth, praying the god to prevent the threatened destruction of the village. The king took his customary position, and commanding attention, pre- pared to address them. lKe not alarmed my good people, he said. HAS yet we have suffered no injury. lYe must not allow ourselves to become unnecessarily frightened, for we niay be able to devise some means of averting disaster. Let us hear from our aged and wise adviser Laukuna. Arise Laukuna, and advise your people. My good friends, he began, it is indeed a great danger that threatens us. I must confess that I am at a loss to account for our misfortune. Nevertheless, there is one explanation that comes to my mind. Perhaps our all-powerful creator and master is displeased with our manner of living: For years it has been our custom to keep all visitors aixay from our shores. lVe have lived entirely by ourselves, not knowing and not caring how the rest of the ivorld served the master. It is t1'ue that

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THE HERMITS ROSARY ln the purple of fast fading twilight He sits telling his beads strand by strand. While directly before him in plain sight Runs the time-telling hour-glass sand. Wfhile upon him age surely is creeping, ls claiming his fast failing strength, Yet for him age was not made for weeping. 'Tis no season of wearying length. Need we look for the source of his glory? Nay, 'tis obvious, patent and plain- 'Tis the same sweet and beautiful story VVhich is told on the Rosarvs chain. lVhat a solace is such a devotion! VVhat a well-spring of joy and of grace! To feel sure in our every motion The full power of winning lifels race, O Marial Christ's glorious mother. O Sweet Virgin! most pure and most wise. Wle beseech thee, and trust in no other, For our prayers you will never despise. lVith the feelings of john the Apostle, As when told by his Lord to HB6-hold! To you, tenderest Mother, most docile, Through the Ros'ry our cares we unfold. l'V1'IIia11z A. O'Brit , :Jn-la.....i,

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A SON OF TWO WORLDS 27 We have endeavored to serve as best we knew how, but we may not have chosen a way that is pleasing in the eyes of our great father. My advice, then, good people, is that we send one of our tribe out into the world to learn how other men are living. This will take time, but in the meanwhile our good intention should protect us from the wrath of the almighty. He bowed graciously toward the king, and turning, walked slowly back to where he had been seated. lt shall be done, declared the king. lint which one of us shall be sent on this most important mission? lVhom shall l choose to be the envoy of my people? l'Lalateal Send Lalatealu Send Lalatea, the Young prince! Let the young prince go and learn the ways of the great world. 4 if s Pk To be snatched out of the simple life of an island of the mid-Pacific, and thrust into the midst of the con- fusion and turmoil of an American city was the lot of the unconventional Hawaiian youth. Lalatea. lf he had been swept helplessly along by the swift current of American every day life and activity, and finally lost forever in the dark pool of failure, no one could have said that the unexpected had happened. llnt instead. after three years of ceaseless study and toil, we find him in the city of Chicago in the person of 'lohn Strong, a young business man of keen perception and winning personality. Ever mindful of his mission, he had lost no opportunity to acquaint himself with the character- istics of the American. He had labored as men are seldom seen to labor, and in return he had had the satisfaction of reaping a golden harvest. He had met with unprecedented success in the business world, and with success had come a deep regard for American business systems and American business men. ln the midst of all this mastering of new world ideas, someone struck a chord that resounded and re- -,as-B-,.a,.. , ,