St Xavier College - Xaverian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Xavier Foundation HE work of the Diamond Jubilee Committee having been accomplished and accomplished in such a very satisfactory manner, the Alumni was loathe to dis- band such an energetic and loyal body of nsons of St. Xavier . Accordingly in the latter part of 1924, a perma- nent committee known as the Xavier Foundation was created, to carry on the work of the now extinct but never to be forgotten Diamond Jubilee Committee. On this committee were placed all the members of the Diamond Jubilee Committee and in addition to these not only members of the Alumni but also men of prominence in civic and educational activities in this city. The aim of this Committee is to promote in all ways, linancially and otherwise the growth and betterment of St. Xavier College. The work of the foundation has al- ready produced great results, for we see in the near fut- ure the Little Flower Chapel, the Library and the Gym- nasium, all of which are sorely needed by the institution, and which, when completed will make our Alma Mater one of the outstanding educational institutions in this part of the country. The work of the members of this committee argues well for the future St. Xavier and with the path blazed, the younger members of the Alumni will readily follow and the entire Alumni body will be one huge but active Xavier Foundation. Page Forly-six

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the leading scientists of the world in his field, Dr. Fischeris tribute to Mendel, and his explanation of the Mendelian law carried the Himprimatur of authority. Sweeping aside, with facile sarcasm, the loose speaking and looser thinking of pseudo-science the Doctor tabulated the claims of heredity and ttacquired characteristics in their true ratio. Following Dr. Fischer, on February lst, Rev. William Rob- inson, S. J., former President of Saint Louis University, ad- dressed the Alumni and their friends on uEducation. Approaching his subject from a different angle than that of Father McClorey, Father Robinson pleaded for tteducation in contra distinction to instruction . Alleging that there was a false spirit of materialism and evaluation in present educational demands, he advocated a true education which developed all men, body, mind, and heart. For the lecture on Sunday, March 8th, the committee in- vited Mr. Louis E. Wetmore, of New York. Mr. Wetmore was formerly connected with the literary and editorial departments of the New York Times . ' The development of his thesis concerning Catholicity in Europe Since 1914 was extremely novel and interesting. It was his conclusion, borne out by personal observations, that the intellectual centers of Europe which up to 1914 were either actively anti-Catholic, or indifferent, are now swinging to Catholic philosophy and Catholic culture. The lectures were brought to a close on Sunday, April 26th by Dr. James J. Walsh. With Cardinal Gasquet, Ralph Adams Cram, and a few others, Doctor Walsh has done much to place a true value upon those glorious Middle Ages. For this lecture, however, the Doctor left his beloved Thirteenth Century to pay tribute to Pasteur. According him the honor of having saved more lives than any man in the long story of mankind, Dr. Walsh traced the activities of Pasteur from the little village of his birth, through his life, to his saintly death in ripe old age. WM. L. REENAN, t03. Page Fnrtyefive

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Members of the Xavier Foundation REV. HUBERT F. BROCKMAN, S.J. REV. JOSEPH P. DESMEDT, S.J. REV. FRANCIS J. FINN, SJ. REV. GEORGE R. KISTER, S.J. WILLIAM H. ALBERS JOHN ANKENBAUER EDWARD J . BARBITT J. DOMINIC CLOUD LOUIS COFFIN SIR RICHARD CRANE, K.C S.G. JOHN M. CRONIN OSCAR J. DREYER ANTHONY B. DUNLAP WILLIAM E. Fox THOMAS GEOGHEGAN JOHN J. GILLIGAN DR. THOMAS P. HART JOHN HOBAN JOSEPH HUMMEL, JR. JOSEPH L. LACKNER ALBERT W. Lmnow JAMES L. LEONARD Lows LEVASSOR HARRY MCLAUGHLIN FREDERICK MACKENTEPE THOMAS F. MAHER GEN. P. LINCOLN MITCHELL DR. A. C. MINOR E. C. MOORMANN EDWARD MOULINIER ROBERT MULLANE JOHN P. MURPHY HOWARD N. RAGLAND JAMES A. REILLY JOHN H, REILAG ANDREW ROHAN WALTER A. RYAN WALTER S. SCHMIDT JAMES SEBASTIANI LEO J. VAN LAHR JOSEPH B. VERKAMP ALBERT WESSELMAN MORGAN W. WILLIAMS THEODORE H. WENNING WILLIAM C. WOLKING Paste Forty -seven