St Vincent Seminary - Symposium Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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Seminary, he hnds time to deliver numerous lectures. He is a brilliant man and it gives him great pleasure to be of assistance to anyone who seeks his help. ANTIQUUS: Dir Glenn was here twice. Thelirst time was from 1908 till 1918. Later, he came lnaelc to study for a D. D. degree. I-Ie was a hard worker and no thesis seemed too difficult for him. To take his mind off arduous studies and to get the necessary exercise, it was his custom to hold impromptu wrestling matches with his roommate. Needless to say, both enjoyed them very much, and afterwards returned to their studies with renewed vigor. PEREGIUNUS: It seems that, instead of being orderly, as I intended, I am jumping from one part of the country to the other. I hope it makes no difference to you if my tall: should lack order at times, just so it produces the information that in- .fih . ' ,Vi x h .X Mp!! 1 I -1 ' . The Grotto on the Cherry Path Eighteen 'Years Ago ll 172 ll

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PEREGRINUS: Now, Father, don't criticise our boys of today. They're a mighty line lot, but lest we fall into an argument on personalities, let's continue. Do you know that late in December, fire broke out in the rectory of St. Canice's Church, Pittsburgh. Father Fallon is pastor there. Despite the efforts of his assistants and the firemen, it spread rapidly throughout the building and destroyed it. ANTIQUUS! Is that J. Celestine? I remember him well, al- though he was here from 1892 until 1896. Many of the boys who were here remember him, too, as an animated dictionary. It afforded him supreme delight to render a speech employing the biggest words he could find. Needless to say, most of it was lost upon arid ground, but the reaction upon his hearers afforded him great amusement. PEREGRINUS: l'll mention a few young men now, so that you can rest your memory. Father Ricards is a young man so l presume that it isn't many years since his ordination. He is stationed at St. Paul's Church in Butler but his activities are by no means confined to that town. His ability as a preacher is widely known and his services are in great demand. lf popularity can be used as a criterion then it would seem that Father Ri- cards is well along the road to success as a preacher. ANTIQUUS: He is easy to remember, having studied here from 1913 until 1927. He was quite a speaker while in the Seminary but he did not permit it to interfere with his hobby of making 'movies' It was great fun to watch him and his company 'on location.' It actually consisted of about five men but it did not lack numbers. If the plot called for a mob or an army, it was supplied by each member making his exit on one side of the camera and hurrying around to re-appear on the opposite side. When the finished product was Hashed on the screen, the mob, numerically, at least,'was all that could be desired. Many were- the laughs we enjoyed over 'The Downfall of King VVhoozis' and 'The Farmer's Daughterf PEREGRINUS: Here's another easy one. Dr. Glenn, one of the professors at St. Charles Seminary in Columbus wrote a book on the history of philosophy. The volume is now in the hands of the- printer and will soon be published. There's another busy man for you. Besides writing books and attending his classes in the H1711

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terests you. When I was in El Paso, Texas, I made it my business to see Father Kiergan. He is located at the Cathedral but his activities extend far outside the city. VVith his trusty Ford, he travels over quite a bit of that immense state, carrying the con- solations of religion to the scattered Catholics in out-lying dis- tricts. He was getting ready to go on a trip while I was there, and very kindly pressed me to go with him. It was a pleasure to travel with Dave and mid puffs of fragrant smoke from his briar, his ever-present companion, he gave me a resume of his work as We rattled merrily along. 'It is rather difficult', as he said to me, 'it's twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, but I like it.' And from his appearance, he did. ANTIQUUS: He would, because during his short stay here from 1926 to 1927, he was constantly on the move. Let him have his pipe with the trick top, and come what may. He had t-wo pet aversions: a long walk with congenial friends, or, if the weather Varsity Heroes of Another Day 517311