St Patricks Academy - Patrician Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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15rrture bg Gxlagtnn 31-Ianultnn The members oi the high school gaxe Clayton Hamilton close attention for an hour when he spoke at length on the subject Edmond Rostand and the French Modern Drama in the school auditorium on September 28 1932 The address of this celebrated author and critic was for the most part a comparison of three actors in their portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac but he also talked to some extent on dramatic history Cyrano de Bergerac was xx rrtten in 1897 by Edmond Rostand a native of Paris This young artist xvas a recluse having a passion tor privacy He xx is an arrstocr it and xx as xery wealthy so that he was able to spend a great deal oi money rn order to avoid people He lived in a castle set in a xast estate When the completion of this famous drama was reached news xx as sent to all parts of Europe as well as America The people of America especially were stimulated to a feverish excitement and Edmond Rostand at once became famous Though I xx as only sixteen years old at the time I can still remember clearly the noise that message aroused lt was heard all around the rolling globe that a young Frenchman twenty nine years of ag xxhose name was not knoxxn outside of Paris had written the most entranclng and the most contagious play ever yet shoxvn on the stage at any time the speaker declared ln 1920 an English version of the play was given to American lovers of choice dramas Fhis was written by Brian Hooker after he had been requested to do so by Mr Hamilton and Mr Hampden Mr Hooker made the vivid spir rt of Edmond Rostand accessible for the first time in a quarter of a century to English reading lovers of belles lettres This outstand ing translation conxeys from one language to another the brrskness the eloquence the spontaneity the rapture of the original There ue onlv four of Shakespeare s plays and about six other dramas which Mr Hamilton considers in some way better than this French play However he stated that some of these such as Macbeth the average person xx ould not care to xxrtness often because of the unpleasant mem ories which it leaves whereas Cyrano de Bergerac leaves nothing but joyful and happy reminiscences. Cyrano is a heroic comedy which any type of person can enjoy It has fixe massive acts all of xx hich haxe very extraordinary settings The third act can be compared to the loxe scene in Romeo and Juliet and is said to be ex en more impressive. The leading part has been played by three great actors: Constant Coquelin Richard Mansfield and Walter Hampden. At the present time due to Walter Hampden this delightful play is still as thrillingly alive as it was in 1898. It is to be hoped that Mr. Hampden will keep this piece in his repertory for many years to come. The lecturer also mentioned the plays which Rostand wrote for Sarah Bernhart at her command and said that most of the great plays have been xvritten to order It xx as Coquelin xx ho commanded Rostand to write Cyrano de Ber- gerac enumer ating many qualities which the great French actor said the play must have in order to give him an opportunity to use all his talents Every one who heard Mr. Hamilton is only too anxious to have him return soon again. 0 Fifty nine . G 9 . . ' . . I 7 . . ' . . V , ' na a 1 D4 y, . ' ' 1 6 u D 1 D l l 1 ' 1 D. , I . . H 7 as , - - . H . . . H V v .' ' - x - ' n 1 . 'E 4 1 nl 02 Y v Y I I . . . . . . YI 1 pw . , . - . U v . . . . , . . ' y . v v - ' .3 v x br . v - . Y , - n n . . 0 . . I . . . . H I , . I . . . . . . , ' , ' H H ' . 9 1 ' v n . 1 . ' A . . 9 1 ' n E u 1 , U V . I I . I . ' . V Y - , u n , 1 x V I 1' - Y I 7 If ,, Y . u an , , . Y 4 7 7 ' 0 , , as as 1 . . . , 1 . r 1 . r Y . . Y v H , ,y un n . . . .

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illathrr llluhharh Irerturra The Reverend Bernard R Hubbard S J geologist for twenty years at Santa Clara Unrversrty authorrty on Alaskan xolcanoes and glacrers wrrter of adventure and exploratron rn Alaska was the guest of our Pastor The Reverend Ambrose Dwyer on October 27 and addressed the student body on hrs experrences rn Alaska and the Far West Father Hubbard has been arrangrng for the development of over 52 000 feet of hrs Alaskan movre films at the Agfa Ansco These were being developed for use rn hrs natron wrde tour of lectures and other films for use rn hrs then new book Mush You Malemutes whrch was the Latholrc book of the month for December Santa Clara rs one of the oldest un1vers1t1es rn the world datrng from the days of the early Spanrsh land owners rn Calrfornra and old whrle Washrngton and hrs army were rn Valley Forge Father Hubbard sard that through the years of class work and studres rn geology and associated subjects he found hrmself facrng questrons he decrded to solve by first hand research and he started hrs vrsrts to Alaska srx years ago to verrfy or reject conclusrons Among hrs drscoverres he declares have been glacral craters or old craters of volcanoes filled wrth rce He has vrsrted all parts of the north and durrng recent years has covered 6000 mrles by arrplane Upon one of these trrps he vrsrted the noted Moon crater mountarns and on May 26, with Frank Dorhandt as hrs avrator hrs plane went wrthrn the great hrgh walls of Anrakchak the largest actrxe xolcano rn Alaska, and flew around the rrm 21 mrles rn crrcumference makrng a perfect landrng upon an rsland rn one corner A new eruptron was then under way and Father Hubbard got out and roamed about makrng observations and notes for several hours A serres of artrcles wrth many photographs taken durrng hrs vrsrts was contrrbuted by Father Hubbard coverrng some of hrs Alaskan tr rps to the Saturday Ewenrng Post Many artrcles hare been publrshed from Father Hubbards pen rn the New York Trmes and other eastern publr catrons Perhaps never before has the personality of a speaker so attracted us as that of Father Hubbard A member of the Socrety of Jesus a mrssronary and explorer he communrcated to us hrs enthusrastrc and adventuresome sprrrt so that we too were thrrlled by hrs darrng feats down clrffs and over almost rmpassable mountains struggles through blrz zards accounts of steamrng cracks and h1lls of laxa that threatened to sw allow hrm and hrs assocrates hrs brts of screntrhc lore hrs love for hrs dogs, but greatest of all the srmple and endurrng farth of the Alaskans Father Hubbard rs a broad shoulder ed well pr eserxed man of lrttle more than average he1ght very qurck and alert He rs from an old Colonral famrly descended from the Canadran and French on hrs father s srde and from the early New York Dutch on hrs mother s srde Durrng hrs years at Santa Clara he has assrsted rn football and sports and durrng hrs vrsrts to Alaska he has been accompanred by some of the football and sport lead ers of Santa Clara He has spoken countless trmes oxer the radro and rs now under con tr act Wrth the Natronal Br oadcastrng Company on a round of lectures that Wrll cover Amerrca for a year to come He wrll use the movre films rn hrs lectures When Father Hubbard nnrshed we had only one desrre to vrsrt the Esqurmos and become acquarnted w rth them wJr6gfQ:nG E7s6g'Q:16 f'4 Frfty erght 3 l 5 l 5 Q7s?tbc6?4 1 J ' f ' . .Q . , ' Q ' 5. . Q . ' . - Q . - .- ' - . r 2 -4 Q . Q . ' - ' ' . . ' Q . , . ' . . Q - . 1 . . . . ' . - . ,I ' Q V Q ' I ' . ,, . Q ' . - Q . , 5 , . Q . - u . ,I . Q i , c - - Q Q , . Q - , v . ' , . Q . ' , . ' ' . , ' - Q Q . w . . 1 , . - I , . . , . Q . . w Q . . 1 Q D . . Q ' . , - . . ' Q - . , Q a . . . 4 Q . ' I . ' - ' . r' . V - ' . ' . Q . , ' I . , Q . - . r 1 ' , Q ' ' . . r I I . I Q Q . Q G U

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l Q 5 l al 5 Q l 5 5 l l Srnrnr .Uuumr Behav The annual Sen1o1 J unlor debate was held 1n the school audltorlum on March 8 1933 The questlon of thls debate was Resolved That all banklng func tlons should be controlled by the l'ede1al Govelnment wlth a guarantee of deposlts Q4C?'fQf.?'BE462e speakers were The Semor team upheld the afflrmatlve sxde of the questlon 'lhe 1 John hosenzwelg 2 Malgaret D1llon 3 Francls Donovan The J un1o1 team upheld the negatlve Slde Th1s team conslsted of 1 Jayne Sheehan 2 Emmett Hogan 3 Joseph Clapham Sara Carey acted as chalrman 1' he dec1s1on was glven to the negatne Uhr Srnmr 1KPrPptum It was three thlrty June 6 EYCltPI'!19I1t prevalled 1n PV61y h1gh school loom and no wonder We were to have oul fllSt Prom An evenlng of .GA-E?QfGb-2796A dlessed ln then best togs pohshed H001 to the lull of enchantmg muslc melrlment was antlclpated and we vwere not dlsappolnted The hour at last a111ved and we found ourselves amld gay comrad shlp of laughlng guls dlessed IH pastel shades and merry boys smartly The Senlols wele our honor guests for the evenmg' and the othel couples one hundred fifty 1n all made a pletty plcture glldlng on the But alas' all too soon the clock st1uck tvselve and llke Clnderella the fun was over The much antlclpated Semor Receptlon was brought to a close We owe a debt of glatltude to all who made thls occaslon such a success but especlally to the follovung patrons and patronesses lv IS Mrs Mrs Mr and Mrs LHVSIGHCG Glblxn M1 and Mrs Joseph Hurley MISSQS May and Mal gal et O Connell M F1e1Je Edward Cah1ll John B Southee is F. S S 3 2 Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs M1s Emlly Callan M1 and Mrs John Devereaux Mr and M1s Dan O Hara Sixty S Wen Colleta Woods M A McNerne5 Edvs ard H1ckey . 0 . Q 9 Q .. . ' . . . . , . Q . . Y .U . - ' J ' 1 1- I 5 v. 1 ' nr . . . . . , . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 6 . ' . . . . : . . . . . . . , .. . .V Q 9' o V . , . . . ' . , . . , V . , ,. . Q F ..' . ' 7 Y . 1 -.' . . ' 1 - 0 L l . . . ., . 1 1 1 w I 1 . D , ' . . . . . . v 9 . , . 0 N I y q . . 1 -I . . . ' Y ' y' . , . v1 ' ' Is v . . V, . . , ' r . ' . . , 9 ' , . . I - - 1 9 ', ' . . . , . , . , 10 0 V v . . . , 1 7 y ' . . , . . v . '-v