St Johns College - Ozanam Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Jfdf M. PAUL GANS, '26 .....,.. ............................................. ........ E d itor ASSOCIATE EDITORS GERALD M. SULLIVAN, '26 FRANCIS T. WESTMEYER, '27 JAMES P. COYLE, '26 CARLETON A. SOLON, '28 WILLIAM J. COYLE, '26 LEO W. KENNY, '28 PAUL A. ELNEN, '27 JOSEPH A. GELIN, '25 Hi. S. A. FRANCIS METTY, '27 JOSEPH T. REILLEY, '25 Hi. S. DEPARTMENTS Literary Notes ........ .... ........................................... B E RNARD C. COMTE, '26 From Far and Near ...,..... ........... R OBERT J. MURPHY, '26 Promiscuous Paragraphs ....... .......... C LARENCE A. MELLEN, '25 News of the College ....... ............ E DWARD R. GARVIN, '27 Athletics ................. . ........................... FRANKLIN F. HAYWARD, '28 BUSINESS GEORGE E. KENNY, '26 ROBERT H. MAHER, '27 JAMES H. HORAN, '27 JUNIOR JoI-INsoN, '28 JAMES HENNESSEY, '27 PETER J. NoLAN, '28 STANLEY TCHORZYNSKI, '26 Hi. S. CIRCULATION BERNARD J. HOLTGRIEVE, '26 DONALD F. MCC-RATI-I, '26 CLARENCE J. YEAGER, '26 JOHN J. CANELLI, '27

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51112 Gbzanam VOLUME 2 JUNE. i925 NUMBER 4 C Q N T E N T S A False Alarm-M. Paul Gans, '26 .............................................. . 5 Public Speaking for the College Man-Eugene Chesney, M. A ....... , 9 The Senior's Lament-Poem-Otto F. Wenzler, '25 ....................... .... I I The Phantom Rider-Paul A. Elnen, '27 ....................... .... I 2 To a Goldfish-Poem-Joseph A. Celin, Hi. S. '25 ......... .... I 3 Dying Theories-Carleton A. Solon. '28 ........................... .... I 4 The Little Flower-Poem-Gerald M. Sullivan, '26 ......... .... I 7 Man and Man-A. Francis Metty, '27 .................,.... .... I 8 Success-Poem-Anthony Albert, '28 ......,.......... .... 2 0 Where Hope Is-Poem--Robert J. Murphy, '26 ........ .... 2 I Too Much Law--Donald F. McGrath, '26 .............. .... 2 2 Mary, My Mother--Poem-Nicholas 1. Kelly, '28 ........... .... 2 5 Regina Martyrum-Poem-Marvin Sauppe, Hi. S. '25 ......., .... 2 6 Merlin Struts His Stuff-Gerald M. Sullivan, '26 ............ .... 2 7 The Trout-Poem-John Friend, Hi. S. '25 ........... .... 3 0 Catholic Writers-Leo W. Kenny, '28 ..................,............. .... 3 I The Land of Heart's Desire-Poem-John Marshall, '28 ........ .... 3 3 Asking for a Raise-Thomas P. Kenny, Hi. S. '26 ......... .... 3 A Bewitching Smile-Poem-Urban L. Pilliocl, '26 ......... .... 3 5 WITH THE EDITORS ................................................. .... 3 6 Downtown in Toledo-Francis T. Westmeyer, '27 The Classics and the Student-Leo W. Kenny, '28 Cheerfulness-Edward Booker, '27 Are We Awake?-Joseph T. Reilley, '25 Hi. S. The Moral Effect of the Drama-John J. Canelli, '27 Retrospect-Leo F. Griffin, '25 FROM FAR AND NEAR-Robert Murphy .......... .... 4 3 NEWS OF THE COLLEGE-Edward R. Garvin.. .... 47 LITERARY N OTES-Bernard C. Comte ..................... .... 5 I ATHLETICS--Franklin F. Hayward .....,....,..,....,,,.,.,,,,,,..,, .... 5 5 PROMISCUOUS PARAGRAPHS-Clarence A. Mellen ..... .... 5 7 Zifhr Gbzanaxu Published quarterly by the students of St. Johu's College. Subscription price one dollnr per year. Single copies thirty cents. Entered as second class matter February 19, 1920. at the Post Otiice at Toledo. Ohio. under the Act of March 3. 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103. Act of October 3. 1917. authorized April 2, 1920.

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CA False Alarm By M. PAUL GANS Is the Roman Catholic Church the enemy of America? Is Catholicism utterly incompatible with American- ism? Is it a constructive or a de- structive force in this fair land of ours? Has Popedom been transferred to Washington? Can one be a loyal American and a loyal Catholic at the same time? Does Catholicism today stand self-condemned? Prominent gentlemen have attempted to answer these questions in articles appearing in the last four issues of the Forum. Michael Williams, a Catholic, and Ed- itor of the Commonweal, opens the se- ries of religious discussions by main- taining that the Roman Catholic Church in America has the country's best interests at heart, and that from its activity in the past it has proved itself the defender of the highest and noblest American ideals. Mr. Williams challenges non-Cath- olics to present openly and fairly whatever objections they have against his Church. In the April number, john Jay Chapman, a distinguished non-Cath- olic replies in a few hectic utter- ances-objections for the most part culled from that mine of French athe- ism, La Grande Encyclopedic. An analysis of Mr. Chapman's reply is made in the May number by Fred- erick Joseph Kinsman, formerly Pro- testant Episcopal Bishop of Delaware, but now a Roman Catholic layman. In a cool, considerate style Dr. Kinsman refutes the animated errors of Mr. Chapman and steadfastly defends the unparalleled authority of the Catholic Church. The fourth article, in the june is- sue, is written by Charles Fama, for- merly a Roman Catholic, but now a Protestant. Dr. Fama endeavors to refute Dr. Kinsman by quoting from the Bible and also from the oilicial edition of An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine for the Use of S. S. Teachers and Advanced Classes. His conclu- sions strike one as narrow, and found- ed on insufficient evidence. Having the advantage of fourth contributor, his article should have been--at least in many respects-superior to the others 3 but his superficial treatment of the question, his sweeping and un- qualified condemnation of Catholicism are a proof of his incapacity of form- ing anything like an impartial judg- ment. We regret that this fourth ar- ticle was entrusted to Dr. Fama. Protestant historians agree that for the last two thousand years the Cath- olic Church has shown itself one of mankind's greatest benefactors. Spir- itual uplift and social service are the high lights of its mission. It has al- ways shown itself divinely human and humanly divine. The Church has done more for suffering humanity than al- most any other institution in the wor1d's history. Nor would Europe be what it is today, if Catholicism had not civilized and Christianized the de- structive hordes of barbarians that threatened to exterminate early Con- tinental civilization. The continual practice of the Church has been to better humanity, to cure the ills of the spirit, to comfort the afflictions of the flesh, to educate, cultivate, and refine