University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Again I saw the faces of those who were so conspicuous in Father Crumley ' s English class. The witicisms of Louis Wagner, Eddie Hammer, and Nig Reulbach were once more appreciated. 1 heard again some of the mirth-provoking answers of Eaton, Charley Haney, and Coontz. The luminaries of the class, Parrish, Shields, Callicrate, and others, were also present. I read for the — th time Joe O ' Reiley ' s comic articles and athletic notes in the Scholastic. 1 looked at the calendar; time was still passing with marvelous rapidity. The foot-ball season passed in two minutes. Soon, it was March, 1904. The Freshman class organized, and Byrne Daly was elected President. The baseball season came and passed, and again 1907 acquired additional fame. A few minutes more, and the ' 04 Commencement was a thing of the past. Suddenly the clock stopped. I looked at the calendar, and it read 1904-1905. I gazed out of the window; Oh! how different things were and how many familiar faces I missed as I watched the students walking to church. The gardener said, You are now a Sophomore, and with all mv heart I pity vou. Your class is much smaller in numbers than it was last vear. Some are not now at Notre Dame; some have been conditioned in classes, and others have changed their courses, which necessitates their being Freshmen again. Vhat you lack in quantity, however, you make up in qualitv. There are several new members who give great promise. Dwan and Sinnott have entered the Electrical Engineering department. The ScientiHc course has a new member, McCartv, who looks like a doctor already. Kenny, the great horseman, from Eldred, will greatly strengthen the English course. Your class has won great renown in the I ' niversity this vear, and its members, though only Sophomores, are developing into good men. One 1907 man held first place on the Universitv debating trio, and another member of that class was his teammate. The second team was also led to victory by a Sophomore. In things dramatic as well as in track athletics, football and baseball, ' 07 was prominent. The Scholastic Board contained several of your men. The gardener turned and pointed again to the clock, which was

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Bill Draper ' s stop watch beaten to a sitting posture. I remained silent and eagerlv watched the gardener ' s next move. Several mo- ments had passed (or several days, if you wish) before 1 could understand the significance of it all. Suddenly the clock stopped and the gardener pointed to a large calendar, which 1 had not noticed before. 1 1 read l i(V- 1904. Now, I realized all. 1 was three years younger than 1 had been a few moments before. Accidently I raised mv hand to my face and was somewhat startled to find that my mustache was gone. I looked out of the window and saw the men of 1904 walking about. ' hat great men thev were! Kanaley, Griffin, Dillon, Gallitz, Mac, and the rest. But, to get back to my story. Father Ready passed bv, followed bv Tom Lyons, who was in hot pursuit. Things looked entirely changed. I glanced toward Sorin Hall, and as Steve Riordan entered, I saw him meet with a cool reception. What did it mean? I glanced again, this time with greater care, and 1 under- stood; Sorin yas porchless. 1 Jieard someone order a cab and thought him reckless, but 1 realized, of a sudden, that cab hire was a neces- sary evil for the street cars were not then available. I looked down the main avenue of the quadrangle, and on each side stood rows of healthy and majestic-looking century plants. My glance swept the entire space as far as the Post Office. Lo! the Sorin Monument was gone. Everything was changed, and it all happened in an instant. My reverie was put to an end by the calm, soft voice of the gardener. You are a Freshman. For a short space of time I shall take the dignity of a Senior from you. We are now in the Scholastic year I90.vl904. This wonderful passing backward oi time, I did not attempt to explain. 1 realized that it would now be almost four years before my graduation, whereas 1 would have been graduated in a few months had this retrogression of time not taken place. It seemed cruel to take so much from me, but I consoled myself with the thought that it was for some purpose. The gardener urged me to pay particular attention to the progress of the ' 07 class. I prom- ised that I would, and tiic hands of the clock went around at a faster rate than before.

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living up to the speed record it had already established. It stopped, and the calendar read, 1905-1 ' )06. The gardener continued You are Juniors, now, and as juniors, we expect more from you. In 1906, there were two men of 1907 on the first and two on the second debat- ing team. ' 07 was victorious in tiic oratorical contest; the Scholastic was supported largely by the members of your class, and in athletics, you were not bv any means in the background. The presidents of many of the clubs of the I ' niversity were members of the ' 07 class. ' The clock got in its work for the next to the last time. It stopped; the calendar read 1906-1907 . Behold! you are a Senior; your dignity has all been restored to you. Although this scholastic year has not yet been completed your class has accomplished much. Six of the eight members of the debating teams will be graduated in June, and your class was well represented on the football and track teams. In King for a Day and Richelieu, the graduating class offered the stars. The state oratorical contest was won by a ' 07 man. In the Notre Dame oratorical contest, ' 07 captured the Hrst three places. The scholastic is supported almost entirely bv mem- bers of the class of ' 07. Before June, ' 07 will accomplish many other great things. Thank vou, I said, and was about to depart, when lie called nie back. Let me show you n y apple orchard. 1 often wander among my trees and Hnd great joy in watching their growth. In the spring when they bloom, and in the summer, when they develop large, luscious fruit, I go daily among them. I call each tree by name, and as I call them, each seems to bow and return the salutation. Each tree represents a class at Notre Dame. That tree, which you see, standing away from the rest, out there near St. Joseph ' s Lake, is the best tree in my orciiard. It represents the class of 1907. Its six main branches stand for the following courses: Classical, Eng- lish, History and Economics, Biology, Civil Engineering, and Elec- trical Engineering. On the hrst branch, A. B., there are four apples which liavc not yet been plucked, Thomas Burke, W ' endel Corcoran, James Jordan, and William Cunningham. Tiic next branch, Litt. B., has six apples, Edward Kenny, Wesley Donahue,