St Vincent Seminary - Symposium Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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: X . ,,,, ,, XX XX X I n nm-' 5:55-2 6 - A .414 armani TUESDAY, 4. Near disaster occurred out on the Cherry Path. Wiethorn used one of his famous similes on Bob Murphy with almost fatal results. THURSDAY, 6. During a touch tackle game this afternoon, John Lees after falling on his head made a hurried sojourn to the land of sweet dreams. After the accident Bingo exclaimed: f'Gee! I feel better than ever. Something must have been knocked into place. FRIDAY, 7. The Feast of St. Ambrose, Patron of our beloved Rector. According to his custom, Father Ambrose generously offered the seminarians supplies of his aristocratic tobacco. Needless to say, the offer was accepted. V SATURDAY, 8. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The , . lake, frozen over for the first time this year, afforded the skaters excellent pastime. f7Q,XX X,. . MONDAY, 10. Mark Stanton's diligently compiled statistics If received a severe jolt when Father Nepomucene postponed the I Philosophy test for a day. TUESDAY, 11. john Collins, in a great hurry to play hockey, and dreaming of his beloved pastime, or something, started for the lake with his broom instead of his hockey club. l THURSDAY, 13. Rumor hath it that Patrick James Fenton has been practicing ice skating in his room in order to strengthen his weak ankles. FRIDAY, 14. The father of George Lavelle passed to his eternal reward today. The Symposium extends sincerest condolence to the family in their sad bereavement and irreparable loss. May God rest his soul! G SATURDAY, 15. An unexpected visitor to our clubroom pre- sented itself tonight in the form of a Xbat. It met unexpected death at the hands of the heroic Francis Paul. SUNDAY, 16. Singular distinctions were meted out by the Rt. Rev. Archabbot to several seminarians this morning in the form of Degrees. To them the Symposium extends its congratulations. XX X X X X X im lllig g-2 ll1451l

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llllllllllllllf Collins. . , . . , . - 1 . , . , . . . n l o . lllllllllllllllg h ff-3 ' ' 5 . : : zllllll: : : wmumuunf - - thinks Notre Dame and Carnegie Tech should be scheduled next season SUNDAY 25. Real wintry weather today induced the semi- narians to huddle close to the radiators. Bill Cavanaugh s ears are warmly tucked beneath a tassel-cap during his afternoon walk TUESDAY 27 The record for the season's earliest skating on St. Vincent Lake was broken when Collins and his colleagues inaugurated a very strenuous campaign on the ice. Mr. Butter- bach reported to Manager Collins, demanding a tryout for a position on the hockey team. The monthly meeting of the Mission Society this evening was featured by an lnstructive and entertaining talk by Mr. WEDNESDAY, 28. The Collegians acquitted themselves nobly in their presentation of the Treasure Island and afforded us all an enjoyable evening. Mugsy McGraw did not attend as he is afraid of pirates. THURSDAY, 30. Thanksgiving Day. We have many things to be thankful for-turkey, mince pie, cranberry sauce, and the fact that the Christmas vacation is less than three weeks away. Not even a theological discussion by his messmates could induce Lucas to speak at dinner todayg he was so busy doing justice to the meal. DECEMBER, 1928 SATURDAY 1 Christmas holidays, those precious days, arrive this month O Brien as usual, was the first to send his letter to Santa Claus SUNDAY 2 An excellent entertainment this evening given by the semmarians 1n honor of St. Francis Xavier, was surpassed in merit only by the subsequent address of Dr. James J. Carroll MONDAY 3 Feast of St. Francis Xavier. Charles Kerr, alert discovered a fire in the locker room, while Foley, asleep, passed his namesday in bed ' SZ 1114411 Slllllllllllllll s 5 ' ' n Elllllli allls Nlllllllllllin . ! n is I-5 slllg Elllllli sllli 'I llll ll 77

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lVlONDAY, 17. Preparations for the approaching journey home- ward were cheerfully- entered into by all. Time-tables, hand-bags and Sunday clothes were brought out from their hiding and placed in readiness for the trip. TUESDAY, 18. The Christmas Play, Bethlehem, was ably presented by the collegians in the Auditorium tonight. VVEDNESDAY, 19. Father Baldwin's Dogma test helped pass the morning. The afternoon, however, brought with it that long-awaited hour for departure. JANUARY, 1929 XVIQDNESDAY, 9. The Pennsylvania Railroad was kept busy all day bringing the boys back from their vacation. Greetings and handshakings were the program for the day. THURSDAY, 10. More than one happy dream of the bygone holidays was cruelly terminated this morning by the familar tinkling of a bell at six o'clock summoning us from Slumberland to the Land of Reality and Dogma sheets. SUNDAY, 13. It was with deep regret that the seminarians learned of the death of Miss Mary McCartney, beloved sister of John Mc- Cartney. We offer our heartfelt sympathies and assure john and the family remembrance of her soul in our prayers. O'Ii'I'll.l0 lVlONDAY, 14. The expected, but by no means pleasant, news of approaching tests was officially broadcast to- day. As a result Sabetti and Credt were brought down from their pedestals. FRIDAY, 18. Fond memories of the 'fKnights of the Big Wincl were refreshed when an embryonic tornado visited us tonight, neatly removing several shingles from the roof of the printing- shop. SATURDAY, 19. VVorried, and even slightly sorrowful, count- enances accompany the theologians this morning as one by one ll 14-6 ll