St Xavier College - Xaverian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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REV. JOSEPH F. KIEFER The Sodality Convocation ATURDAY, May 30, 1925 was the day assigned for the great Sodality Convocation at Corcoran Field. The Rev. Joseph Kiefer, SVJU was in complete charge of all details. A long line of SodaIists proceeded in order to the massive altar, upon which the statue of Our Mother was placed, and around which there were countless bouquets of flowers of every description. The participants in this rally were as follows: Boys of St. Xavier Com- mercial School, St. Xavier High School, St. Xavier College; St. Xavier College Alumni; members of St. Xavierts Ments and Young Men's Sodalities; students of all the Academies of Cincinnati, Covington, Newport and Melbourne; St. Xaviefs Ladies' and Young Ladies' Sodalities. Students of St Marys Hyde Park, and Elder High School brought up the rear of the long procession to the altar of Our Lady. It was indeed a beautiful sight as the graduates of the Liberal Arts College and 0f the College of the Sacred Heart, formed in front of Hinkle Hall bedecked and enrobed in the formal cap and gown, and slowly wended their way to the field, reciting, while they proceeded, the Rosary of the May Queen. The success of the Convocation is in every way due to the efforts on the part of Father Kiefer; his programme, which follows, well took care of the afternoon, and caused many comments of satisfaction to be heard everywhere. The programme: 1. Litany of the Blessed Virjrin IChnrus 0f 10. Suscir-u H t. M Mr. Sam l'usalcri 2500 VUiCESL 11. annvucalilm l'uum Miss. Abigail Shea 2. Introductury Remarks. Mount SL. Jusc-ph. 3, Aw: Maria tSludenl rlnuhle quartplL L2. The Angelus'W t. t, t Jesuit Quartet 4. O Sanctissima tChurusL l3. Convocation Address Rev. J. F. Kiefor. SJ. 5 Callelze Address. , , John A. Murray 14. Magnificat , r Girls double quartet 6. Brim: Flowers 01' the Rarest tChurusi. 15. Act of Consecratiun. T. May Poemr .. Miss Mary Louise Guttim: 16. In this Day tChorusL Sacred Heart College. 1?. Concluding Remarks 3. Daughter of a Mighty Father 1ChorusL . Rev. Hubert F, Brnckman. Pres. 9 Alumni Address Mr. George Munrmann 1H. Mother Dearth . Entire Assembly Page One Hundred Five

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The Sedality ROM the earliest days of the school, the tradition has been that the devotion of Our Lady is a requisite for success, but seldom has this tradition been so admirably lived up to as it has this year. It is no empty statement when we say that attendance of the student ibody at the meetings has been greater than ever in the past. This fact is in no little measure due to the enthusiasm which the new Moderator, Fr. John F. Walsh, S.J., inspires and fosters. His solicitous guidance was a stimulus which the members found to be an ever elevating force and help to the things that really count. The Ohice, that lyric laude, is recited at each meeting in chorus that is as virile as it is fervent, and is, we hope, as pleasing to Mary as we are sincere. After the Office, a talk is given by the Moderator stressing the need of true Christian manhood in a world that it too prone to licence, and easy morals. The meetings are held every Friday, and on the first Friday of each month, Benee diction of the Blessed Sacrament is given. Two of the most impressive services conducted during the year were, Mem- orial Exercises for the late Rtt Rev. Henry Mueller, who was a Sodalist himself many years ago at St. Xavier, and the solemn investiture, and reception of fifty men into the ranks as Sodalists. The officers were: M. Albert Schmitz, Prefect; G. Murray Paddack and Thomas J. Manion, Assistant Prefects; Herbert H. Barnhorn, Sacristian; George E. Fern, Librarian, and Alfred G. Helfesrieder, Medal Custodian. Page One Hundred Four

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The C. S. M. C. Society HE Catholic Students' Mission Crusade, while not classed as a major activ ity, really is from the standpoint of the number of those who join every year, and work in various ways for the betterment of missions, both home, and foreign. Our Henry P. Milet Unit, named in honor of Rev. Henry P. Milet, S.J., one time professor at St. Xavier, has always been constant in its purpose of willingly co-Opel'ating with any movement of the organization, whether national, or local. It has, since its inception, been the local collection center for all the materials gathered for mission work. Stamps, tinfoil, money, and all means of convertable funds are gathered by the members from the Academies, High Schools and Parochial Schools, and then sent periodically to the National Headquarters. 011 January 6, 1925, the unit had as its guest Rt. Rev. Bishop Van Hoeck, of the India Missions. Through voluntary contributions the society raised a purse of one hundred dollars for the Bishop, and enjoyed the privilege of a special talk by him on the conditions, work done, and work to be done in his Diocese. The purse was a gratuity which was amassed without drawing on the treasury which is maintained for the usual disbursements to other needy charities. During: the past years this branch has received many curios and relics from Indiat and the East in general in recognition of the work done for the mission cause. The active enrollment now approximates one hundred members, and the promises of a greatly augmented student body for next year lends encourage- ment in the hope that many will be converted into Laborers in the Lord's Vineyard. The officers for the past year were: Earl Winter, President; John Stenz, Treasurer; George Fern, Corresponding Secretary, and Paul Rattermann, Recording Secretary. Rev. John F. Walsh, S.J., acted as adviser, and aided the Unit materially with his counsels and directions. Page One Hundred Six