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

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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,

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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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William Bolger, Paul Foik, William Moloney and Louis Kelley. The third branch, Ph. B., bears eight apples. After many wind- falls, those surviving are Ambrose O ' Connell, John Wadden, Mat- thew KeneHck, Edward O ' Flvnn, Frank Collier, Lecj Coontz, James Keefife, and Robert Kasper. The B. S. branch has two apples, Franklin McCartv and Dennis Lannan. The apples on the next branch, C. E., seem to be much riper than the others. Thev are Joseph Lantry, James Bach, William Donovan, Thomas Tobin, Luis Villanueva, Jose Gallart, Clement Devine, and Juan Perez. The last branch, E. E., contains two more apples, Aloysius Dwan, and Joseph Sinnott. He paused a while then continued, Your class is — well I must not say too much. Allow me to add, however, that I am glad I met vou. 1 wish the men of 1907 the great success in life which they deserve. Thank you, Gard. , said 1, for I felt that I had known him four years — I trust that your orchard will produce many healthy trees, and that their fruit will be wholesome. I shook the old man ' s hand, and a smile plaved wistfully about his face. I walked to the door, and the smile changed to a look of alarm. Wait, he fairly screamed, You are now five months be- hind. The hands of the clock whirled for a minute then assumed their regular motion. T walked out of the room into the first of March. 1 do nut sincikc, nor dream, so 1 ( live the receipt in passing by, ( )ne part of knowledge, sense, two more; Paper, pencil, fancy, four.