St Vincent Seminary - Symposium Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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I . I , 'IIIIIMMF . JI I lllll i naxjus ,' x , - ,,,.kk VV J H holding the position of episcopal chairman of the department of Lay Organization With these two capable men on the board the future of the society is assured ANTIQUUS Why committee work ought to be familiar to Bishop Boyle Do you know that during his student days of 88- 98 there seldom was a committee organized of which he was not a member? Generally he was chosen as critic if the gathering called for one. His ability to criticise constructively was so re- markable that is was small wonder that he was chosen. In fact, I heard boys at that time say they would sooner have his censure than the praise of others. PEREGRINUS: I also saw Father Gavenda, down in the Scran- ton Diocese. Now there is an ambitious chap! He is chaplin of the :nmmumu if NX N In - lllxl I: sung I ,,,i . .11 .yi. : 5 X 5 : , f -' T X Lili 2 i in Running , - 9 U ' 77 , u ' ' t . , 0 I 1 ! I ' ark' 1 , as ummuumu f A T 4 glllllli ,V St. Joseph F oundling Asylumg a member of the faculty of St. Thomas Collegeg and assistant chancellor of the diocese. He has to hustle to take care of all his duties but he is performing them in grand style. His shoulders seem to have been made to carry a big load and, judging from the ease with which he discharges those duties, no burden is too onerous for him. ANTIQUUS: I remember him well. He was here from '22- 25. He could carry a heavy burden then, physical as well as mental. He could put a man on his shoulders and carry him with ease. He was a great walker, and it was a common sight to see him coming over the horizon with some member of his walk perched on his shoulders, and Joe swinging along with no visible inconven- ience. He didn't finish his studies here but went to Rome where he earned the degree of Doctor of Canon Law. His close adher- ence to the dictum Mens sana in corpore scwo, seems to have produced a man of great ability mental as well as physical. PERFGRINUS The Holy Father recently honored the same diocese by appointing one of its men to his household. Last Thanksgiving Bishop ORe1lly announced that Father Zy- chowicz would be raised to the dignity of monsignor. This announcement was received with enthusiasm because he was well deserving of the honor He has done an immense amount of work for the Polish people in that diocese and his ability to care for a large parish and to make and keep peace among oppos- Z X, L2 lI169ll .I llllllllllllll iiiilf .....- mmmnm ing factions marks him as a capable leader. 'I

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. I quest of news this year-and you alone can furnish it. I meet most of your alumni and although I am well acquainted with their activities now I know practically nothing about them as students I m just as interested in their former activities as you are in their recent ones' so, for every bit of news I give you, you must return some information regarding their activities as students - ANTIQUUS: Fine! But I must be cautious. Some of the old stories for policy reasons may not bear repetition. Boys will be boys, you know, Father, and I will make every effort to offend no one and also supply all the information you desire. PEREGRINUS: Well, to begin-I just returned from Chicago where I saw Cardinal Mundelein who was entertaining Cardinal Ceretti, who presided at the Eucharistic Congress in Australia. That was a pleasant diversion from the strenuous work your eminent alumnus is undertaking for the advancement of educa- tion in the Archdiocese of Chicago. He heads a gigantic building program caring for the ever-increasing number of students in his schools. If I'm not mistaken there are, in all, thirty-seven buildings to be erected, including nineteen elementary schools. You see, in this way, the children will be grounded in the truths of their holy religion and will be able to continue their higher education in an environment that will protect their faith and strengthen it for the coming battle of life. If it were possible to have a similar system everywhere, the forces of bigotry and ig- norance would rapidly weaken and die. ANTIQUUS: His Eminence hasn't been here since 1892, when he left to finish his studies in Rome, but I do remember him. We were rather busy at the time and the Fathers were not as numerous as they are now To help out the then Mr. Mundelein offered his services as prefect They were accepted He liked boys and boys liked him As prefect he was to put it mildly, a great success and it was with genuine regret that we heard that we were to lose him PEREGRINUS While in Chicago I also met Bishop Boyle Congratulations were in order on his recent appointment to the Administrative Committee of the National Catholic Welfare Conference By the way, that makes two of your alumni on the board Bishop Schrembs has been a member for some time A I llll llllla ggnn 'Ma : . l U. m I , 5 5 2 -.r ,f - 'W f ffsllls HI! I 'llillllllmln . 9 ! , . . . 7 77 .. Ulllllllllllll' gllllllg in n mmf I 7 - 1 , ' 1 E n u n ' - n . 1 ' . 0 4 'V 0 . . . . . . i 0 1 Q c 1 . L . Q , . i 1 'x ' ' , - ' , WUIIIIQIII' ' ,, J , , , I . V, , - ..-. -,: 4, , .. . ' V ' ' . ' 2 4 - ' ' . . 3. - , , 5 -' '- . Ill anulmlul ' ' , I I X..! 4116811

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WWF? Elllllll aqgungmn U , 'I 9 I H 0 Y : ' ' EIIIIII V ililllilllllll W : u 1 . 0 0 Q ' u ' , 14 . , . ' 1 1 'N lliilillllilak 5lllIll! Ill? ' 77 , xx 1 -a week. Bllllllllllllf' . X .-my-tl ,, , X . I., K Ill 'xill ' ANTIQUUS I don tfor the moment recall him. Wait until I look him up. Yes, he was here from '85-'89. I'm an old man but, like everybody else I too had a beginning. I didn't get here until after his time I m afraid I can't give you a story about him. ' PEREGRINUS Hold on Father, you don't get off that easily Hereafter if you can t remember the man, you must give me a story about the early days. You say you weren't here then but, no doubt, you have heard stories of things that happened before your advent to St. Vincent's. ANTIQUUS! I must confess I remember a lot of stories but its a job to select one that might interest you. Here's one I was thinking about only recently: It was always a custom to grant a little reward to those athletes whose earnest efforts brought victory to the School. The treat consisted in an extension of the evening free time until nine o'clock thus affording the ball-players a few hours of pleasant recreation and the opportunity of discussing the game. PEREGRINUS: Well, to continue, Father Zychowicz isn't the only alumnus of that diocese to become a monsignor. Father James F. Fagan was raised to the same dignity during the past year. His elevation is a reward for work well done, too. During the vacancy of the Episcopal See of Scranton, prior to the con- secration of Bishop O'Reilly, he was administrator of the diocese. This was indeed a difficult position, for at the same time he had his parish duties besides the supervision of his new church then under construction ANTIQUUS I ll have to look him up too. Ah, yes, he also was before my time He was here from 1881 till 1886. I can satisfy your appetite for stories of early days with one I heard only a few days ago. It IS about a game of baseball played in the spring of 1886. In those days a game was more strenuous than now and a man had to be a. real man to last a full game. Yes, Father, there were giants in those days This particular game lasted some live hours and when the smoke of conflict cleared away, St. Vincent's was on the winning end of a 74-68 score. Those were pioneer days and the men were able to survive a real day's work the likes of wh1ch.,would put most of our present day youngsters in bed for f'X 'gk 1117011 ' d ll Illllll Slllillllllllll- 'TIIIIIIIIIIIII' W . 'Num ' . I D U , , . K . , , :lllg . . ,. , ' E E . , 5 E