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

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The Dreamer A Kenneth Doyle, High School, '24 In an attic dimly lighted, Dreamy-eyed and growing gray, Lulled by Wiles of airy fancy Droned a man the livelong day. In the future. never present, VVas the masterpiece he'd write. Mornin04's hours Gave lace to noondav D b . Noonday glided into night. Changing years roused no endeavor, Till upon a listless day Passed his soul to his Creator. Faded thus his dreain away.

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FIGHT 'EM HARVARD 13 men and unceremoniously dropped upon some bales of hay. When he was able to grasp things and persons more clearly, he realized that Parker-a rather bloody Parker-with a smile that was lacking two teeth, was wiping his face with a soiled handkerchief. Also, Partmour observed, Parker seemed highly elated over something, and was repeating in a sort of chant, The higher breed, the higher breed-Fight 'em, Harvard, Fight 'eml .... The higher breed!- I knew he had it in him! Then it dawned upon J. Bentley that the paean was dedicated exclusively to his, J. Bentleyfs prowess in the con- flict, whereupon he drew himself solemnly, though unsteadily to his feet, and through very puffed lips, said with unruffled dignity: I say, Parker, you 're entirely wrong-entirely. Mere- ly entered the brawl to chastise the brutes that-that forgot their place. Really, you must understand, it was merely in the form of a reprisal-a reprisal, and all that sort of thing and you must understand it as such, really. And then, as Parker laughed in loud, uproarious mirth, vague memories of the late conflict arose in J. Bentley's brain. He remembered now that he had heard the cry as from a distance in the thickest of the fight Fight 'em, Fight 'em, Harvard! He remembered-but no, it could not be-that he too had repeated and repeated and revelled in the words., He stopped, puzzled-he looked for an an- swer into the laughing, though blackened, eyes of Parker. Did I really, Parker? he said. The answer was emphatic. J, Bentley, you did! fig

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Parent Or State? George E. Devine, '23 HEN our American govermnent was established, one hundred and fifty years ago, its founders took par- ticular care to set forth plainly and unmistakably the rights of the people. They had fought for many years for an opportunity to exercise these rights, and it was of the great- est importance to them that the prerogatives of the citizens of this country should be clearly defined and strictly respected. By a Constitution which has been pronounced to be one of the world's most equitable doctrines, the people were guaranteed the free exercise of their natural rightsg and by a government whose purpose it was to safeguard these rights, they have rested secure in their enjoyment. Lately, however, the more observant among our statesmen and citizens have realized that there has come a dangerous change in the current of our na- tional life. The old ideals of the Constitution, and the first principles of our government are not respected orheld in- violate to-day as they have been in the past. V There have been many instances of this divergence from our former traditions, but none, perhaps, so striking as that we have but recently witnessed. In our sister state to the North, an act Was passed at the last general election which is of the greatest importance to all fair-minded, clear-thinking people, and to Americans, and Catholic Americans in particu- lar, The provisions of the Oregon School Law have become so well known that it is not necessary to set them forth in detail, it will be sufficient to state that it compels all children between the ages of eight and sixteen to attend the public schools. i After one of the most bitterly contested campaigns in the political history of our country, the act was passed by a majority of fourteen thousand votes. The first issue raised in the campaign was that of Americanism, and as the attack