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A WAY, ye phantom dreams, away!

Life 's path is not so drear. Why cool ambition's cheek and brow.

Hope's heart, why crush with fear.

_1\S in the slimy, stagnant pool

There grows the lily fair, So may a noble life be led

'lVIicl squalor, filth and care.

Life's hard enigma stands unsolved, Unsolved it shall remain

For men who live in idle dreams That rob of thought the brain.

The h ero's born, when death claims fear; 'And life's enigma solyed

vVhen men join brain and muscle both To · do the things involved.

Then hie , thee to the idler's den, Who life's great puzzle shirks;

The key. that opens to success · I s found in one word: "\1\T ork !"

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CHILDE HAROLD.

Canto I.

First Paper: Character of the Hero.

C HILDE HAROLD'S Pilgrimage is the description of By­

ron's own travels in Spain, Greece, Rhineland and · Italy. During the course of his journeyings the poet sees many

things that are inspiringly grand and he is generally equal to the task of giving his impressions· poetic utterance; he sees m~ny

things which he deems commonplace and low and to these he .d6·es . not fail to apply the whips of hi s poetic genius. In any woti< df this kind one must expect a strong subj ective element. Clri:t'de Harold is not written like a ;ailroad advertisement of be'autiful

scenery and fair cities and paradisaical r esorts. It is instinct and all palpitant with . the writer's own sentiments. It may ·even he A matter of surprise to some to find how, in the midst of such grand and varied scenes of nature, in the midst of so many diff.ereni: peo­ples, in the midst of th'e attractions of so many great cities and the smoke and turmoil of so many battles, the traveler ma.tr.ag·es to keep himself so prominently in the foreground. This subjective element is so strongly marked as to leave t~pon the reader the .· im­pression that Byron vv :::. ~~ not J. ffiicted with the shrinkihg- modesty of the violet.

Although Chi lcl e Harold 's P ilgrimage is, so far as it goes, au­tobiographical, yet Byron had at first thought of concealing his identity under the name of Harold . . To accomplish this design Byron resorts to a ruse calculated to deceive the reader into believ­ing that t he pilgrim is a pleasure-sated knight of some former age, who starts out in quest of diversions., The quaint artifice which he uses in view of effecting this purpose consists ' in calling Harold

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not a knight or a lord, but in giving hi:u1 'the old title of Childe; and in sprinkling his diction with old and obsolete words so as to give his poem an air of antiquity. For ii1st::mce, he uses the word mote for ought or might; whilome for formerly; ne for never; hight for called, losel for vagabond; shent for disgraced; plaisaunces for plaisances; joyaunce for joyance. It is remarkable, however, that this artifice is i11-sustained, for even in the first canto the poet abandons it and forgets to use any bqt current or modern English words. Again, he destroys what illu~ion he might have hoped to produce by this ill-marJ:aged rnirage when Childe Harold is made to express opinions on _ quite modern ' events, such as the battle of Waterloo, and to discourse upon the modern characteristics of peoples: things quite inconsistent with the character of a mediae­val ~knig}lt, who is not represented as a prophet. The poet throws off all di.sguise towards the end of the third canto, and in the fourth canto he speaks out in his own name. Childe Harold has disap­peared: "I stood in Venice on the bridge of 'sighs."

· As to the hero's character, such as it is revealed to us m this poe.m, we can say that it agrees in the main with what is known

. . . of Byron's personality. Even admitting that Byron has been ex-travagant in painting his own vices, it is certain, as Scott mildly puts it, that this poem gives us no good symptoms of Byron's heart ahd 'morals. Here Byron represents himself as a sad losel, a worth­less fellow, who disgraced an honored name, who, upon reaching manhood, had tasted pleasure unto nauseating satiety, who was so sick at heart and so disgusted with his fellow revellers and par­amours,-flatterers all and heartless parasites, that he fled from his native land and even felt incline'd t o seek the shades of hell , just for a change of scene.

Hence, pleasure-drugged, he leaves without a sigh his laugh­ing dames that "long had fed his youthful appetite"; he· leaves his estates and his home and his "goblets that had brimmed with ev-

. ery costly vine," But h e abandons ·an these not to seek a desert in which to shed tears of penitential regret,-but to seek distrac­tion in other pleasures. Once only, while in a mountain solitude, in pensive mood, conscious reason whispered to him to despise his early youth, misspent in maddest whim; but as his aching eyes

grew dim at thus gazing on truth he s hakes himself fr ee from this "moping fit " and onward h e push es in eage r chase fo r the diver­sion of chang ing scenes 0 He seems as incapable of remorse, of salutary sorrow as he is now dis inclined to pursu e t h e p leasures of sense, " the harlot and the bowl" (so r8) 0

H e is now morbidly morose 0 Beauty's eyes have no charm

for him 0 He is g iven to loathing his ,present st at e 0 He is w ithout hope 0 V ice had buried all his hopes 0 H is is the unrestin g doom of cursed Cain 0 T h e sparkling eyes of Spanish m aid s may shoot their fervent fl ashes ;-these love missi les but g lance off his " mar­ble heart 0" T his moral dyspepti c ca,n. only declar e the fruit lus­cious w hich now no longer h as power to please his palate 0 As with th e wanderin g J ew, the ceaseless g loom of conscious guilt shuts out from him all possibility of r est in this life and all hope of a better fat e after death 0 It seems it is especially for this crushing wearin ess caused by the over shadowing thought of his blighted life, th at he pleads for pity, fo r sympathy 0 • He poses not as a model, but rath er as an obj ect of pity 0 Scott th inks it t akes impudence equal t o L ord Byron 's other powers t o plead g ravely for sympathy fo r his ennui , his lass it ude caused by the loss of his fellow wassailers and paramours 0 How can h e seriously ask us t o compass ion ate his ev il s w hen h e confesses himself a rank, an in­curable pessimist and a disciple of the philosophy of despair ? If there is a clear moral sense to this piece of composition it is the solemn warning w hich it gives to all those who mig ht fee l inclined to follow the doctrines of Epicurus and Shopenhaur 0 T hose w ho surrender themselves to the r eckless and sham eful excesses of sen­sual indulgence w hich t he philosophy of pleasure will lead them into w ill inevitably w ander into the black fores t of pessimism and despair.

Speaking of a Spanish r ecluse, Byron says :

"Deep in yon cave H onorius long did elw ell , In hope to m erit heaven by making earth a hell."

T his hermit soug ht to sanctify himself throug h r etirem ent, solitude, silence, praye r and mortification 0 A ll this, according to Byron, is makin g earth a h ell for one's self 0 Byron was no ascetic,

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tnuch less a mystic. He here profess-es his disbelief in the efficacy of penitential exercises for curbing the passions. St. Paul chas­ti zed his body for that purpose. Byron leaves out of count the superior delights which flood the souls of contemplatives.

He would then have us believe that it is by the gratification of all desires that we can make a heaven of earth, that is, attain supreme happin ess ri ght here on this dusty globe. Thus would come about the rehabilitation of th e fle sh c~ r eamt of by Cabanis, Broussais, Saint Simon. To b e well-fed anirnals does not seem a

·ve ry high aim for men. To make t~1i s earth a paradise, that is, to spend all cur efforts to make our hom es the delightful abodes of luxury, of affluence, of peace and of love and to be satisfied to bask in indolent enjoym ent of this Eden unto the end of our natural lives, ignoring the while any other higher destiny-all this is un­sound philosophy, b ecause it is converting m eans into an encl. And even were this earthl y felicity the summum bonum, it could n eith­er be attained nor preserved without the constant repression of many dangerous natural inclinations. And' should it enter into the minds or hearts of these supposedly happy mortals to scale th e summits of intellectual or moral eminence, they would soon discover- that these feats are impossible without mighty effort; and that great effort calls for . qualities quite the opposite of the dispo­sitions developed by self-indulgence .

Pythagoras, Socrates,· Plato and the ·stoics · had saner views by far 0~1 this s't_to'ejct than many of our own nioclerrt would-b e pa­gans, among whoni. . Ch:.iftle Harold, · alias George Gordon Byron, can easily be classed. Byroll. l.l.1 ade his own 'life miserable by act­in g qt1ite the opposite . of -tli:e saint ly Honorius,· and there is no tellin g how rriahy domesti'c ' Edens he defiled, how many happy lives he wreck~d in acting OtH his own bad principles: A few more m en lik.e Honorius make t h e world fak e· a' sererier aspect; a few more men like Byron would soon inake the earth as inhabitable as hell itself. R .

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DANIE;L O~CONNELL.

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T 0 bear the name of statesman and orator, just.ly, and above all, to act up to the exalted standard of manhood, implied in the term Christian, is surely $ufficient to glorify and en­

nol)l e any man and to make him an exemplar to which his race and

nation may turn their eyes for guidance and inspiration. · The bare consideration of what these titles stand for is sufficient to make this clear. A statesman is one who devotes his talents and ener­gies to the welfare of his fellow-men ;, who seeks to enfold the humblest citizen in the land with the protecting mantle of just law, and to secure for every man .the exer~ise of his inherent rights. This is the ordinary scope of statesma~ship. But there are high­er , nobler , grander displays of this mat nificent science. He may justly take his place in the front rank . of statesmen, who lifts the galling yoke of iniquitous laws from the unoffending necks of mil­lions of hi s countrymen; who dries the scalding tears of his cruel­ly scourged fellow-citizens, and allows them to breathe the sweet air of liberty ' and security. All this I claim for Ireland's greatest and most beloved son- the immortal liberator, Daniel O'Connell- · st at esman, orator and uncompromising Christian.

Why do we today hold this man in such high esteem? Why do we love, honor, and venerate his name? Why do we so fervent­ly perpetuate and immortalize his memory? In a word, what has

he done, what great work has he performed that his name is en­shrined in every Irish heart and in the memory of every Irishman? Before answering these questions let us cast our thoughts . some few centuries back and briefly investigate the sad condition of Ire­land before O'Connell appeared upon the arena.

T hat Ireland has been the most afflicted of nations, no man will deny; and never .,was her grief, her affliction, her misfortune g reater ; never was her clark hour darker than at the close of the 18th century. She was cruelly oppressed and persecuted by the tyrannical government of England, as no nation or people had evet·

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been before . England had framed a code known as the P enal L aws, w hich Montesquieu said could have been " made only by devils, and should ·be registered only in hell. " Under these unjust and ri gorous laws, a Catholic Irishman was barely allowed the right to live, and scarcely could he lift his hand without violating the law. It seems oppressive, cruel, shameful in the eyes of men that a powerful nation trample under foot , crush and enslave a weaker, an inoffensive people, and impose on them the· galling yoke of oppression and ty ranny; but how far more tyrannical and hate­ful in the eyes of God and man does a nation appear, which not only ens laves and tyrannizes a people thus, but even seeks to enter the very sanctuary of their souls . and to bind with chains and shackles their very conscience, their free-will, denying them that which i-s most dear to men,-the exercise of their religious, their spirit ual duties-the worship of the true God. This was how E ng land treated and trampled upon the Irish people, almost de­nying them the right of existence . It is no wonder, then, that this ' ' Ireland of . Saints and Scholars,'' chained and shackled by the cruel bonds of oppression, was in such a sad condition that one o£ her most cherished poets has thus described her:

· "0 Ireland, m y country , the hour of thy pride and thy splendor hath passed,

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A nd the chain that was spurned in thy moments of 1iower hangs heavy around th ee at last!

There are mJ.rks in the fate of each clime, there are turns in the fortunes of m en;

But the changes of realms or the chances of time shall never re­st ore thee again."

* * * * * * * * * "In the nations thy place 1s left void; thou art lost in the list s of

the free; Even realms by the plague and the earthquake destroyed may

r ev ive, but no hope is for thee."

It was at this ve ry moment when the nation's spirit was bro­ken, w hen all hopes bad been abandoned, wh en she seemed to have rep,ched the limit of her sufferigns and· humiliations, that O 'Con­nell-then a young man, witho1,1t arms1 witho1,1t · rank, without

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wealth, without renown-threw himself in front of the people and begged them to make one more effort. The people, dispirited, disunited, broken-hearted, turned a deaf ear to him. They were unwilling to make another effort. In vain they had fought and toiled and labored. They had now given up all hopes; for they had seen every attempt lead but to the scaffold. This was the people with whom O 'Connell had to deal; a people whose repeated failures had driven them to the verge of despair. Bt1t O ' Connell said: "I will forge these four millions of Irish hearts into a thun-

derbolt, which shall suffice to clash this despotism to pieces."

The ablest of her statesmen-Swift, Grattan, Emmet, Flood, Sheridan, Curran and Burke, had given their lives to Ireland, but after all what was she? A slave, still clamoring for justice, at the feet of England. It was O'Connell, by his devotedness, his pa­triotism, his untiring zeal, who moulded these millions of disunited dispirited and broken-hearted people into a strong and formidable band, and compelled England to yield to their demands. He de­manded justice for Ireland, and the emancipation of the Catholics. He did what Grattan told the Irish people on many occasions: "Keep knocking at the union"; and England was forced to yield point after point. And where is Ireland today? Her chains and shackles have fallen off one by one, and now she stands on almost an equal footing with England. All this has O 'Connell clone for Ireland. Yes, and even more-he has layed the foundation, the corner-stone of Ireland's freedom and future greatness; · he has deeply implanted in her blood-stained soil the seed of sweet liberty, which shall be reaped in some future generation; and the last and patriotic words of the immortal Emmet: "When my_ country takes her place~, among the na~icr, s of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written," shall 1~ e realized, and his epitaph shall be inscribed in letters of gold e n the marble shaft which a grateful nation shall raise to perpetuate the memory of its martyred hero.

Is it, then, any wonder that the Irish people, wherever scat­tered, love, honor and cherish deep in their heart of hearts the name of O'Connell? Well may they exclaim, "Gratt?,n sat by the cradle of his country, and followed her hearse; but it was left for O'Connell to sound the resurrection trumpet1 and show that she was not dead, but sleeping."

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Aft er v iewing th e marvelous success of O'Connell as a states­man, let us. now consicl er his abilities as an orator. Wherein lay the g reat charm by which O' Connell achieved such a wonderful success ? It was his marvelous, his pFodigious eloquence. As an orator he is unsurpassed in modern . times; and we may search the records of history in vain to find another man who united mil­lions of his country m en, and inspired them with such lofty and burning aspirations, with such an unquenchable fire of patriotism as did the great O'Connell. His oratorical eloquence and skill con­sis t ed not so much in th e splendor of ,his diction; not so much in fin e exp ressions and rounded periods; but it consisted in the pow­erful grasp with which he handled the most vital questions; in his deeply resonant and thundering voice; in his majestic appearante ; in the eye beamin g with intelligence and humor ; in the uplifted a rm , emphasizing every g lorious maxim of freedom and religion. He was gi ft ed w ith a wonderful m emory, a powerful and compre-hensive intelligence, a most fertile imagination, a penetrating ge- ( ' ·· · nius, a most t ender · and loyal heart, a truly noble and generous sp1nt. He knew how to conciliate in the highest degree the affec-tion, devotedness and loyalty 'of his countrymen; and had such a power over thei r minds and he'irts as to obtain from th em whatev-er he desired. H is invincible firmness of mind; the superiority of hi s genius; his truly noble and generous heart; his great and untir-ing e:-1ergy of soul ; and above all a most consummate prudence under the mcst trying circumstances were the means by which 1-c endeared himself to his people and won their love, respect and admiration. O'Connell has a still higher and broader title than

that of " Lib erator. " It was he who invented; it was he who layed

the corner- ~ tone of the g reat m ethod of constitutional agitat ion, and the "fir st -g reat agitator" is the title by which he is universally known, and his proudest titl e to gratitude and fam e. "This," says Father Burke, " is the fir st and greatest victory of peaceful princi-

ple v.r hich the world has ever witnessed, the grandest triumph of truth and justice, the most glorious victory of the genius of one 1nan."

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not what he has clone,, not what he has, but what he is . We must measure him not by the brilliancy of his genius, not by the great­ness of his power, not by the vastness of his influence, but by the grandeur, the nobility, the truth and beauty of his life. Now the most perfect, the cleepe.s~, the holiest, the most comprehensive law of right-living ever taught fo-r the guidance of man's conduct is, . without question, the 'sublime teachii1g of the gospel-Christianity. Consequently, in the last analysis he must be accounted the great­est and highest. typ~ . of man. who mo.st fully conforms his conduct to the standard of l'ofty action taught by Christ. This is the solid title to enduring great1~ess. which I claim for O'Connell-that he was. a whole-souled, praCtical, earnest, fearless Christian.

Before him lay two .. yvp.ys of life: one led to all the world prized- wealth, glory, title, fame; to the council chambers of the nation; to the highest plaees of distinction in the land. The prompt­ings of youthful ambition, the stirrings of genius which he already felt ,. the consciousness of vast intellectual power placed all these grand prizes within his easy grasp, and strongly urged him to en­ter this golden field, · to grasp this grand opportunity. The other way led to humiliation, privation, hatred and contempt; it was a way of danger and of blood and it had ever before ended in de­feat; a way in which the noblest patriots of the land .had trodden to a most . shameful death on the infamous scaffold. Nevertheless, it was for O'Connell a way made glorious by the sufferings of his forefathers; sanctified by the blo,od of martyrs and patriots, and il­lumined by the cross of Christ. Yet he who entered here was bid­den to leave all worldly hope behind. It required a man of an ex­traordinary strength of character, of unshaken faith to resist such temptations. O'Connell \.'~:2-S such a man a true and fearless Christ­ian, and I claim for 4im the ·wisdom and courage of choosing the latter path. Sacrificing the vast gains of his profession, and loudly proclaiming his religion, he cast in his lot with his people, and de­voted his life, his time, his energies and his power with untiring zeal to the cause of right; to the cause of justice and humanity; to the cause of his suffering countrymen- the emanc'ipation of the Catholics. "\TV ere it only to Ireland," says the great Lacordaire, "th?-t emancipation has been profitable, where is the man · in the ch.urch who has freed at once seven millions of souls? Challenge

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'Y((')ut recollection-· ·s-earch history from that ·first and famous edict which granted to the Christ.i:ans liberty of conscience; and 'See ·ff ·there are to be found many such acts comparable by the extent of · their .effects with that of Catholic Emancipation! Seven millions .. ®f souls are now free to serve and love God even to the end of time; and each time that this free people ,advancing in their exist­ence and their liberty, shall recall to memory the aspect of the man who studied the secret of their ways, t.hey will ever find inscribed

:the name of · O 'Connell, both on the latest pages of their servitude and -on the first of their regeneration !"

O'Connel had a two-fold mission to perform; and now that he haCJ. successfully accomplished the cr~wning act of his life, Catholic emancipation, he turned his thoughts ·to the secondgrand object­the repeal of the union. For ten long and weary years h~ sat in the British parliament, amidst the'/bitterest opposition, hatred, ti-. ' valry and contempt, fighting for Ireland's rights, for Ireland'.s free-domJ demanding justice for that people which he loved with a love next only to that oi his religion and of his God; but, alas! before he had time to execute this grand design, the angel of death spread

' his devastating wings over the .lad~, and the sad news of famine, misery and death went from mouth to mouth. Famine, in 'its most frightful and horrible forms, raged through the land. The strong

·man, the aged widow, the orphan and the tender maii::len alike turn­ing their white lips to heaven in t.he last faint cry for bread, suc­cumbed to this dreadful visitation. J\fany found their way to the churches that .they might breathe their last in the presence of their God. When the aged fa.ther .of his country beheld this sad specta­cle, and had not the means to save them, his heart-that tender, that brave, that true, loyal and generous heart, broke within his b-osom. The aged man arose from his bed and directed his totter­ing steps towards Rome, the holiest spot on earth, to plead for his suffering people; but, alas! afar off on the shores of the Mediter­ranean he breathed forth his pure spirit. His last request was: "When I am dead, take out my heart and send it to Rome; let my body be brought back to mingle with the dust of Ireland!"

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there are few_ who possessed so many and such brilliant and strik.- . ing qualities so marvelously blended together in such exquisite har­moi1y. If everything be well considered; if we call to mind the . i1~.~ · numerable odds which he had to encounter, together with his un~

. .. ' daunted and successftll perseverance, few will be found who m~r:-ited as high commendations; still fewer who evinced under all pos­sible occasions, under such trying and distressing circumstances a gre~ter energy of soul, a greater fort.itude, and a 111.0re consumate prudence; and none, per.haps, who, placed in the same or in a like situation, confronted by such innumerable, tremendous and seen1-ingly insurmountable difficulties, ever equalled him, or could have achieved such a grand success, such' a glorious triumph. In this point of 'view O'Connell seems to stand alone; in- this chiefly must

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"His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man.' ' 1

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RICHARD II.

W HAT theme i more effecti in arou ing men to deeds of

valor and reno n in awakening dormant nations to pro­. teet th ir h n r and their in titutior: , than the inspiring

a :: ent of patrioti m. "rhe ;vorld ·s great· h roe ha e found thi mo­tive of ~ uch influence and import a to acrifice life, friend and for­tune in order to ~ n ·e their countr · can e. Even the peru al of the grand eff )rts f uch her . i sufficient to tir the heart of human­ity, to r u, e men to perform like deed f r their country' welfare and happine . Man f the rna ter orators and riter of all age ha e found no 1 £tier ubject in hich the might di play their ge­nius. Even the imm rtal hake peare ha infu ed into one of his drama a brilliant array of patriotic sentiment which no doubt be peak the love and affection which he b re t v ard the land f hi birth.

\Vith uch feeling i the tragedy of Richard II. all thrilling and Iikevvi e doe it become an incentive t noble th ught and ac­tion .

"This earth of maje ty, thi seat f ~ ar 'This other Eden, clemi-paradLe, Thi fortre built by .l r ature for herself

gainst infection and the land of v ar, Thi happy breed of men, this little ria, This precious tone set in the ilver ea."

What a tribute to the Briton and what a powerful incentive t hearts which beat with bravery i the reply of Mo bray to the ter-rible accusation f Bolingbroke:

"Call him a landerous coward and a illain. Which t maintain I would allow him odd , And meet him were I tied to run afo t Even to the frozen ridges of the lp , Or any other ground inhabitable."

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And, again:

"As gentl.e and as jocund as to jest, go I to fight."

We behold, moreover, the stately bearing and faithfulness of spirit amongst the nobles anq all these qualities so proudly pre­dominant.

" ·My honor is my life; both grow in one; Take honor fr.o~11 me, , and my life is done:­In that I live and for that will I die."

With such models of bravery and .dignity, Shakespeare has supplied rich material for a careful study of his race, and left high ideals to s1,1cceeding makers of history.

Of probably greater importance;, however, are the characters themselves, who afford us mean scope for the study of human na­ture. The principal ones introduced are Richard, Bolingbroke and the Duke of York, yet the others bear close relation to the action and, in some cases, reach a height of dramatic power which leads one to forget for the moment the greater personages. Richard is a character who does not favorably impress the reader, but he af­fords an insight into that class of men whose wavering character is the scorn of their associates. Surely Richard is a man of weak action, displaying a woeful lack of such strength as should of ne­cessity exist in a man whose high position demands the exercise of force. This weakness amounts in many cases to a certain ef­feminacy, which, when weregard his rank, makes him but the more 'despicable.

We may first examine those traits of mind which were the di­rect consequences of his deficient character and which are so well presented by Shakespeare.

First, he was insincere. Such friends as he had were quickly forgott en if the scaleof favor turned but slightly against thern. Thus loudly does he rail at Busky, Green and Bagot, his erstwhile com­pamons :

"0 villains, vipers, dan;ru 'ed without redemption! . . . Three. J udases, eachon!e thrice worse than Judas!"

Another example of his weakness is demonstrated in his vacil­latin g mind. This is, perhaps, hi.s most noticeabie fanlt, and thoug h he endeavors to. conceal his actions in the garb of deceit,

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the least question of his powers betrays his woeful lack of moral force and utter want of constancy:

''B ut 11ow the blood of twenty thousand men Did triumph in my face . . . . . And, till so much blood thither come again

Have I not reason to look pale and dead?"

But a possibility remains in the decrepit Duke of York, a vain hope. however :

"High b our thoughts ; I know my uncle Yorl~ Hath power enough to serve our turn."

·' Are not such feeble essays condemnable in a man whose only

int ere~ t should be th e protectio11· and advancement of his govern- · m ent, w hos e actions should portray the boldness and courage of an unconquerable spirit ? Richard even stooped to the level of a culprit .. wl1en he takes m ean advantage of the unfortunate family ot Hereford. The father dead, the son banished, he seizes the pos­sessions of this family , an act which finally brought retribution , and for w hich he paid th e price of his crown.

\ Ve L :..Ye ~ aid that he was effeminate. This is supported by a g enerJ l v iew of his dependency upon others, even those weaker than himself, and t be tenor with which he viewed sudden r everses.

' 'This earth shall have a feeling and these stones Prove armed soldi ers, ere her native king Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms."

And, a little later in th e same scene:

"Revolt our subj ects? That we cannot mend; They break their faith to God, as well as us !' t

A nd, again:

" I live with bread like you, feel want; tast e grief, N eed friend s :-subjected thus, H ow can you say to me, I am a king?"

Y et let us endeavor not to take an entirely pessimistic view of Richard . W e must surely give him credit for an evident tinge of kinc1ness

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·nature. However, his benevolence can cast but a faint ray of praise, o'ershaclowed as it was by his detestable weakness of char­acter. Another factor in his favor was his love of convention­ality, of ever observing the highest dignity and formality at court. This fact attests his respect for established customs and the regard in which he wished to be held. More essentially the latter, for surely these formalities were of greatest aid in drawing from his subjects the estimation which was his clue by descent ap_d estab­lished custom, an estimation of which Richard was sorely in need and which l:J.e so little deserved.

In a word, Richard II. was remarkable for his wavering char­acter, the cause of hs infidelity, inconstancy and vaCillatiHg mind. A man who can rule a great nation under such difficulties is worthy of note, and in studying him we can but conclude that we are view­ing the better side of the English people's nature, their respect and support of their monarchs.

In. Bolingbroke we have a character worthy of serious reflec­tion. Many critics have likened him to Richard III., yet his tal­ents do not display themselves as clearly as those of this crafty

· monarch. Furthermore, he is unlike Richard III., inasmuch as ge­nius is his· agent for ambition. Yet can we _boldly declare that his ambition soared above patriotic and just motives? Even when Richard is in his power he grants him opportunity for honorable retribution and safety, however, with a certain feeling · of self-im­po ·t-aJ1Ce :

"Even at his feet to lay my arms and power Provided that my banishment repealed And lands restored again, he freely granted."

We must concede that Bolingl::- roke is worthy of the title noble, since he appears the soul of honor and gracious bearing, willing to trust and desirous of rewarding his benefactors:

"I count myself in nothing else so happy As in a soul remembering my good friends."

Above all he is the fearless English nobleman of old, display­ing with proud and loyal spirit the dauntless courage which $eem.~

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but as a part of his being, and which is ih such direct contrast to Richard II .

York is the faithful support of Richard, the guardian of his kingdom. He is ever loyal to his word, and his boundless faith in Richard, even though he receives no return from his good advices, will not allow him to forsake the king. He is the victim of circum­stances and though his age adds clignit,y to the nbble projects he ad­vances, the vigor of youth is lacki1~g: for the execution. He is a

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model patriot as well as adviser, avo~ving allegiance to the crown even so far as to yield the life of his :only son'; and this of his own accord. h1 this connec.tion ensues a _scene of dramatic power, in­tensely impressive and of the highest order. In presence of the painful voice of duty, York stands ui1moved, whereas the duchess displays the deepest emotions of a mother's love:

"Forever will I walk upon my knees, And never see clay that the happy sees

· . . . until thou bid me joy By pardoning Rutlond, my· transgressing boy."

And more:

"Our knees shall kneel ti'll to the ground they grow!"

And Bolingbroke hears her prayer, tl'. e appeal of a he·art held by but ·a thread of hope.

It is somewhat difficult to criticize many passages which Shakespeare has introduced into this tragedy unless we have a keen insight into the customs and liberties of his clay. Thus many have ob jected to what are termed misplaced puns, yet the "Barel of Avon '~ has but seemed to take advantage of the spirit or fault, if you will, of fancies so popular in his age. This tragedy is, perhaps, the choicest legacy which Shakespeare has left in the form of his­toric dramas , at least from the standpoint of the student of history. N one are more -vvorthy of serious reflection, for in this sp lendid piece of historical painting an admirab le insight is given into the ch::t racter and manners of the times, as well as the vicissitudes, the heartaches and frequent misfortunes of princes and rulers. The eYents of history form the textt1re into which the lives of the char-

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:lCterS are closely ' W0'ven, while in most of his other historical dra­mas events are but a background to which the characters are af­fixed.

The tragedy of Richard II. has many qualities which will con­duce to its preservation for succeeding ages. It is· a lasting monu­ment of the power of the gn~at genius who has infused such life and action ihto its characters.

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THE VIATORIAN.

Published monthly by the students. Edited by the students of St. Viateur 's College, Bourbonnais Grove, Ill.

All correspondence must be addressed: THE VIATORIAN, Bourbonnais, Ill. Subscription price, one dollar per year, payable in aova,nce. Entered at the Bourbonnais P . 0. as second class matter.

BOARD OF EDITORS.

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P. J. DUFAULT·, J. DRENNAN,

EDITORIAL.

W. J. CLEARY, W. MAHER.

CLASSES were resumed on Thursday, September 4· Never

in the history of the college have so many students been re­. ceivecl during the first week. The number increases steadily

from clay to clay. The attendance has now reached last year's max­imum. This certainly indicates that the present will be a record­breaking year for St. Viateur's. The Viatorian extends a cordial welcome to all the students.

"Here or' nowhere, now or never Let each one strive with best endeavor. n

Students, let this be your motto , cling to it with fixed resolve, act always n accordance with it. In a short time the results will be evident. Some men never find themselves in the right place. If they act wrongly, their surroundings are to be blamed; if they clo not make progress, their environm ents · retard them. Oh, if they were but elsewhere, what would they not accomplish!

Unfortunately, they can never locate that elsewhere, even with the aiel of the most complete atlas. All at times are attracted by distant charms which, on being approached, vanish and again re­appear still further. If you wish to achieve anything, if you de­sire to mak~ men of yoruselves you must learn to be content with your pres·ent position and utilize it to the best advantage.

Let not g loomy thoughts take possession of the sanctuary of vour mind . Like tiresome visitors they are slow in taking leave

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and their presence renders on e incapable of fruitful effort.

Here, not elsewhere, as far as the present is concerned, you are called upon to be "up and doing."

Now is the time to sow the seed if you expect to reap the har­vest h ereaft er. Today's \vork must not be deferred until to-mor­row. Another work awaits the morrow. Spend not your time in fruitl ess irresolution concerning- what you will do. You have your tasks assigned. Do them well and overburden not your minds with too anxious thoughts about the r esults . Time ancl the thou­·sand sec ret influences which Providence brings to bear upon the development of the human i11ind, will make the seeds which you sow, sprout , grow, blossom, and bear frui t a hundredfold. The acorn requires a hundred year s to reach th e full development of the stately oak . Feverish anx iet y to put the finishing touches on our work often retards,if it does not altogether destroy,the work intend­ed. No masterpiece was ever produced in a hurry. The perfect statue bas long been conceived in the mind of the artist before he seek:; the marble on which to reproduce his conception. His tools need repeated sharpen~· ngs before he gives to his idea a concrete form. We too are scul ors. The marble on which we work is an immortal soul. Th tools which we use are thought and action. The masterpiece whiO'~ each is to produce is a perfect man. This of course is a work v/J hich will cease only with the last throb of our life-giv ing hearts. But every throb as it adds to the life and strength of the ph:Yisical man should likewise indicate progress in the development of what is high and noble within us. Each mo­ment as it drifts us closer to the shores of eternity should aJso bring us closer to wisdom and goodness. If you strive thus to advance st eadily in slow, natural and healthy intellectual growth, you will learn to make all that is fair and nobl e in life a part of your own be­ing. _ T hen the bread which will nourish your inner life will be the manna of life's truest happ iness, which you will not eat alone, but, with a generous hand share with your fellow m~n and find in the distribution a constant multiplication of your supply.

It is Vi'Onderful what you can accomplish when you set your ;·n inds firmly on any task. Obstacles may tower up rnoupta.in-like before you , your path may be steep and rugged, the biting bl·a.st of adversity may sm ite your cheeks, no sympathfti:€. friend may be

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near to apply the balm of consolation to your bleeding breasts; but if, with firm step and hearts aglow with determination, you stride 11pward and onward, brushing aside all that would thwart your progress, you will e·ventually rise above the commonplaces of life, and with hearts strengthened by activity, find yourselves prepared for greater achievements. One obstacle overcome enables you to surmount two others. The lessons of today well learned fit you for the more difficult ones of tomorrow. E x ert not the mind in

. useless erideavor to find knowledge without labor. Set it down as a first principle that your mental capacity is in proportion to your mental labors, modified b.y the manner in which you execute them.

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EXCHANGES.

W E are pleased to have before us at the beginning of, this s-cholastic year so many college journals that abound with essays, debates, orations and poetry. Indeed1 we

w is h that the numbers tor June and July were " double numbers ," as there is a freshness and flavor of originality to be found in the w ·ritings of students during these two months that seldom appear. at other times. This we believe is owing, in some measure, to a more careful preparation of the subjects treated, on the part of th e wri ters; but especially to the fact that they have made progress in the art of writing during the preceding months. Surely there is 11othing that can give a young writer more encouragement than this o n e consideration: to know that he has made progress , and hence t hat he is capable of making still greater progress. While we ad­J11ire the talent displayed by the writers who have contributed ar­t icl es to the r espective journals which are now upon our table, w e express the hope that ~y will continue to keep up th e good work for the year '02- '03. / - -

"The Fordham;~v'Ionthly" for July is replte wth interesting and up-to-date topics,.J ut we must make special mention of the articles: R:ttionalism in tf~ Press, in the School-room and in the Pulpit. The writers havf treatedtheir subj ects in a forceable and masterly way and this , to}, at a most opportune time-when so many of our Amercan youth ~ have the tendency to place t oo mu ch confidence in their reasonin g' powers. The poems, "In Memoriam ," 0 Salutaris Hostia," and "The College Cemetery, '' are well written; but what appeals to us most is the high and noble sentiments which they b r eathe .

uThe University of O ttawa Review" has a well-written and instructive article entitl ed "Those Filipinos." In this the writer s hows how unjustly the Spanish friars are characterize d as a body Df avaricious and corrupt m en, besides h e points out the fact that -they have contributed ·incomparably more toward the conversion o f the heathen than their accusers, notwithstanding the two great fo r ces w hich the latter had at their disposal-dollars and free

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number of "The Spectator" the fo llowing extract, taken from "Au­gustana J ournal :

' 'Th 'Away from Rome' movement is sp reading, and has also entered I taly. Every effort ha been made t o keep the Protestants out of Italy, but it seems that th ey are all quite unavailing. At the present . time there arc P rotestant services in at least 300 places in Italy. In addition to these there are 12 congregations belonging to the Catholic Italian church, 42 Methodi t congregations, 12 con­gregation and 40 preaching tations are in the hands of the Epis­copalians, and the Baptists have 8o congregations and preaching places . In this way is the good work kept up and developed, in pite of all opposition on the part of the Roman church. "

The fa.ct that all t hese various sects and preaching p laces, which are so car efully enum erated above, exist in Ita ly, is not, af­ter all , o wonderfu l. V\' eeds are somet imes to be found growing in the mo t fertile gardens., in s-p it e of every effort on the part of the gardener to eradicate them-even in Italy. . s for t he preach­ing place we are all aware of their importance. A dry goods box placed at the corner of some sicle ~ treet and a Dible are about a ll that is required to consti tu te such a place-preacher 2.rc only too numerou . But it would appear that the Spectator is jubilant over the number of sects and preaching place , ince it devotes val­uable space in its "exchange column " to this extract. ~ow, since truth is es entially one, indivisible and unchrt_n geable, and hence, since th ere can be but one relig ion t hat is true, we would like to know how the Spectator or the one w ho first penned these lines can recon cile a number of ects, each professing different beliefs , with this one religion? I s it not evident to every thinking man that the g reater the number of religious denominations that exi t in any country, the greater is the number of ouls in that country who are feel on wind instead? But this is precisely w hat Protestantism ancl a ·few of its legitimate chi ldren-the sects and congregations named in the extract-are doing for the inhabitants of Italy. And this is w hat· i. called the good work that is being kept up in spite of a ll opposition on the part of the Roman cht\rch. \Ve would re­spectfull y suggest that the Spectator in future displaay better taste w hen se lecting an xtra t for its "exchange co lumn."

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SILVER JUBILEES

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~ Rev. H. Boeckelman. R~:y. ]. Lesage.

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REV. J. LESAGE, Aurora, Ill.

I N September of 1877, the two r everend jubilarians who were

recently feasted were advanced to sacred orders. They had b0th been students of the p_hilosophy and divinity courses of.

the college and had lent the faculty th e aid of their talent as pPO'­fessors in this institution. Both distinguished themselves by their zeal and tact as teachers, and gave promise of the successful minis­t ry, twenty-five years of w hich they have just rounded.

Students of the present generation feel a keen joy in the sue-

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ce·sses of their elders and also in the glory which they shed upon our common alma mater. We can look with but eager admiration and hearty applause upon the efficient work of those who have left these halls and gone forth to build churches and fill theni. with . de­vout worshippers. And when an institution begins to count the years of its ex istence by quarters of centuries it is an assuring sign of its solid stability in the mid st of the sw eeping changes of our fast going age. Hence these jubilees , th ese epochal dates are for us young students of St. Viateur's .occasions of genuine delight and encouragement. They are opportunities we gladly seize of con­gratulating those worthy alumni upon their distinguished services to the sacred cause of religion during these many years, and of wishing them full many more years of blessed labor.

Rev. H. Boekelman celebrated his silver jubilee in St. Vincent's church, Elkhart, Incl._, on the 3rcl of September, and Rev. J. Lesage, in Sacred H eart church, A urora, Ill., on the 9th of September.

There w ere at both feas ts la rge numb ers of form er students of St. Viateur's and fri ends of the reverend. jubilarians . R't. Rev. lVfgr. G. M. L egri s , D . D. V ., R ev . JVI. J. Marsile, C . S . V. , and R ev. J. L. L aberge, D . D ., r epresented the co llege on th ese fes tal occasions and w ere among the number of those who made ad­dresses .

R ev. Father L esage was th e recipient of a solid silver t ea-se t and many other valuabl e presents from his numerous fri ends. R ev. Father Boekelman was presented with a purse of nearly $8oo and many oth er g ifts from his parishioners and his confrees .

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RE CEPTION OF RT. REVEREND JULES CHATRON, D. D.,

Bishop of Osq.co, Japan.

B EFORE the opening month of scbool drew to a close, it was our good fort un e to r eceive the honored visit of Rt. Rev. Jul es Chatron ,D. D., bishop of Osaco, Japan. The most

reverend bishop, accompanied by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Legris, arrived at the college F riday, September 19, and was most cordially received by the priests and faculty.

Th irty years have elapsed since, as a humble missionary, Fath­er Cl1atron went forth from. his native land, sunny France, t o sp t ead the gospel of Christ in that land to w hich the glad ti dings we re fir st carried by t h e saintly Francis Xavier . D uring this long pe­riod the zealous missionary never left J ap o_n , but labored there in­ce. santly to fulfill his sublime mission, ever r eady t o r eceive the re ('omp ense which was given to so many of his fellow miss ionaries -the martyr's crown . T he health of his grace, a·nd the interest of the church .in Japan made it neces~l::,Y for l1im to v isit this country . . On the morning after !1is arrival~ tb~_ l~~bratecl mass 111 the coll eg e chapel,· a t w hich all the students wer~ present. Very R ev . l\1[ . J. fl/{ars ile, C . S. V., was assistant pri est . That morn­ing he was grven a r eception by the students and faculty in the study hall. Mr . J. 1\tf. Kangley read th e following Address of Welcome:

"Your Lordship : With great joy did we learn a few clays ago that a bishop from far-away Japan and a friend of our learned and devoted professor, 11onsignor Legris, was to v isit us. vVith eager­ness did we look for~ard to the moment w h en we would have the p leasure to gather around yon and bid you a hearty welcome to our college home. Be welcome among those w hom your · fri end, fl/{on­signor L egris, not only honors by his sojourn among them, but whom he loves enough to feed daily from the cop ious fund of his knowledge and whom h e daily edifies by his many virtues . Your acquaintance with Monsignor Legris and the high esteem in which

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he holds you , both bid us open wide the doors of the fri endliest hos­pitality and receive you with the warmest affection.

The episcopal dignity which you bear t ells us that you are a prince of the church, that you are invest ed with the plenitude of that sacerdotal power which rules the spiritual world. We feel honored by your princely presence and we w elcome you with all the resp ect which is clue to one who is vested -in the maj esty of Gocl­g1ven power.

"W e know , too, that you are orie of those self-sacrificing mis­sionaries of whom the holy spirit exclaims: 'Blessed are the feet of those wh o preach peace'; w e know that when you left your sunny France for distant J apan th e pious multitudes kiss ed your feet in w ishing you God-speed on your soul-saving journey ; w e know that you are one of the worthy successors of the saintly Francis X avier , apostl es w hose lives have all been sanctified by the most arduous labor , by poverty and ever-trustful prayer. Believe us w hen we say it is with feelings of the profoundest reverence that we look . up to you a.s one of those elect souls w hom God uses to work out the conversion of peoples . Be you, then , thrice w elcome among us to bless and cheer our directors and t eachers, to bless and inspire those who are to become preachers of God's fecund word and to bless and gladden all the young gath ered h ere around you, the lambs of th e fl ock, w ho, like the children w ho pressed around the gentl e Christ , eager fo r his caresses and blessings, now lovingly surround you and crave the favor of your sage counsel and paternal blessing . "

After thankin g the students for their fri endly greetin g, t he most reverend bishop, spoke on the condition of the church in Japan . H is lecture was most interesting and instructive. I t aroused the admiration of lli s audience for the zeal of St . F rancis Xavier , the heroism of th e missionaries w ho succee ded t hat great apostle o f the Indies and J apan and, above all for th e grand constancy of the converts t o the faith . The distinguished prelate also touch­eel upon the political situat ion in J apan and the great progress

· w hich that country has made towards civilization. H is g race left t he college fo r Chicago, but we hope to have t he

pleasure of seeing him once more before his departure for t he land of h is labors.

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GOVERNOR RICHARD YATES' VISIT.

G OVERNOR YATES and many other prominent ment from various parts of the S tate did honor to the fact1lty and stu­dents by their v isit to the institution on Thursday, Septem­

ber I I. The v isit of the first man of this great State 'of Illinois, of one w ho has been raised to that exalted position by the choice of a free people would , at any time, be a pleasure and an honor; but at the present time, w hen th e governor has so many appointments, so much important work to accomplish, it is to be considered as doubly such. O ur distinguished v isitor and those who had the honor of accompanying hi m, aft er r ece iving a cordial welcome from t he p resident, Very Rev. lVJ: . J. lVI: a rsil e, were given a reception by the student s and faculty, in the Entertainment hall. After the echoes of the applause w hich g reet ed his honor had died away, Mr. J. M . McCarthy st epped forward and l·eacl the following Address of Welcome:

"Your Excellency: It is for us a plea ure as genuine as it was an unexpected honor to be able to welco 11e you in our college home. Both the pleasure and the honor w · ch you are doing us by your visit shall be long and grat efull y r em e 1bered.

"We always appreciate as a very high bono indeed the per­sonal visit of one whom P rovidence and the con:fiden e of his fel­low citizens have placed at the head of the State, as the guardian of justice, the executor of law and the defender of those sacred rights upon which the social organism and all true civilization rest.

"It is ever a pleasure for us to lay our tribute of respect at the feet of those to w hose care are committed the momentous affairs of governorship , and t o profess our loyalty to those who represent the supreme authority of the Stat e.

"I t is a source of particular delight and encouragement for us young men to greet your excellency, whose years still mark him a young man and one capable of deep interest in the youths of this State. Your presence here as our governor is a shining proof that youthfulness is no bar to promotion to the highest office in the gift of the people . It is a sign that th.e age places large confidence in

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its young manhood and that it is disposed to r eserve for young men its highest honors, as well as its weightiest r esponsibilities.

"Once- more heartily greeting you, we assure you of our r e­spect and loyal regard."

Governor Yates arose to r espond and, in a short but eloquent spe·ech, exp ressed his appreciation of the welcome extended to him, and also of the proi'nising appearance of the students and t he g rand opportunities w hich were within their r each to prepare them for that success which , in a fr ee country like ours, li es open to men of persevering endeavor . In the course of his remarks, which were -interspersed w it h striking comparisons a1:d noble fi gures, he brought v ividly before the minds of his auditors the necessity of labor , science and relig ion in education.

The opportunity of meeting, hearing and coming in close con­tact w it h a man who, in the early years of life, has forged hi s way through great obstac les to rioble achievements, certainly should be, for the young especia lly, an incentive w hich will nerve thetn to en­dure manfully the hardships w hich must necessarily be undergone to prepare them for the battle of life . The students have been g iven an opportunity such as t his at the beginning of t he scholas­tic year; it is their duty to profit by it. vVe w ish to thank Gov­ernor Yates in a special manner for his friend ly vis it and w ere it not too" much, to hope that it may be r ep eated.

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PERSONALS.

-Rev. J. H. Nawn, St. Mary's Church, Chicago, recently spent a very enjoyable d~lJ with his friends at the college. He was present at the reorganization of the elocutionary classes and gave the students a practical lesson in that art. His ability as an elocu­tionist needs no com.ment here. It will be our good fortune to hear him as a pulpit orator on October 21, when he will deliver the panegyric on St. Viateur. Although but a few years · in the min­istry, Father N awn's success in sacred eloquence has already been assured. The Chicago Journal for September 22 devotes a whole column to a criticism written by JVIr. J. O'Donnell Bennett on a sermon which Father N awn recently preached at St. Mary's. From this appreciation of Father N awn's eloquence we quote the fol ­lowing: "Excepting _only a few discourses by the erudite and pol­ished Jesuits, I have never heard such a stirring sermon from the lips of any Catholic as Father J oh~. N awn preached at St. Mary's. A young man, this priest, c~~1~\ slender, animated, having clear, sharp eyes, a far-carrying, melodiot. s voice, much elegance of gesture, utterance and diction." The crit' goes on at length, an­alyizing the sermon and pointing out its m ny perfections. We need not remark further on this quotation; it , eaks for itself.

-We were pl.eased to learn of the return of Rev. J. D. Lap­lante, C. S. V., to this country, after an absence of four years, spent in pursuing an advanced course in theology, at the seminary of St. Sulphice, near Paris, and at the seminary of Cambriai, France. Father Laplante made his studies in the classics and in philosophy here, winning in the latter the honors of the class of '94· Leaving the college he entered the Novitiate of the Clerics of St. Viateur and, after the required probation, became a professed mem­ber of that order. He taught for a few years previous to his de­parture for Europe at the Holy N arne school, Chicago. As a stu­dent, Father Laplante was no less remarkable for his diligent ap­plication than for his good qualities of mind and heart. The many friends :which his kind, gentle, and affabte manners have already

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won for him will hear with pleasure of his advancement to the im­portant position of 1viaster-of-Novices for the Chicago Province of his Order. The Viatorian wishes to congratulate Father Laplante and hopes that his efforts in' leading the young men committed to his care in the paths of religious perfection, may be crowned with a success equal to that which he achieved so often in the class­rooms and .cle?ating halls of his Alma l\!Iater.

-Rev. J. Ryan, C. S. V., has resigned his pos1t1on as prefeCt of studies and discipline, which he had held for the past twelve years. As treasurer, he has now charge of the financial affairs of the college.

-Rev. W , J. Bergin, C. S. V., recently ordained, replaces Fath­er Ryan in the prefectship. Father Bergin will also teach the Phil­osophy of History class.

-Rev. Brothers F. Clark and P. Brown are teaching at the Holy N arne school, Chicago. Rev. Brother Sheridan is teaching at St. Viateur's Normal Institute, Chicago. The Viatorian wishes them success.

- Rev Brothers Corbett, Quirk, Surprenant and Solon, former­ly of the Holy N arn e school; also Rev. Brothers Brower and Ha­zen, of St. Viateur 's Normal Institute, are stationed at the college this year.

-Rev. Brother A. D. J'vlanville, C. S. V., whose connection · with the college extends back over a quarter of a century, has re­tired from active service to seek in the calm retreat of Novitiate life a well-earned rest . Brother 1vfanvill e, cluhng his many years at the college, has successfully filled the following positions: Pro­fessor of Telegraphy, Stenography and Music; he has also been procurator and assistant treasurer. The Viatorian is not unmind­ful of the reverend brother's connection with it in its early clays, and in return it wishes him health and happiness.

-Rev. Brother Senecal is expected to return to the college in a few weeks. He has been in Canada since last June and, previous to that time, he had spent nearly a year in Colorado, for the ben­efit of his :health , vVe hope to find him much improved in health.

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- O ur es t eem ed fri end and k ind benefa ctor , R ev. M. L etellier , is w ith us once more . He has just r eturned from D ewtit , Ia., w here, for the past fo ur months, h e r eplaced R ev. F ather H ennes­sey . He is delig hted w ith the appearance of every thing at the coll ege , esp ecially t he lawn an d fl ower beds, in w hich he takes. a specia l interest .

-Rev. 0 . E. Paquin , C. S. V ., has charge of t he tailoring es­tablishment, w hich has b een moved from Chicago to Bourbonnais. He is prepared to g ive complete satisfaction in the line of clerical goods to a ll w ho desi r e it.

-Rev. D . O'Dwyer , Chebanse, Ill. , v isited his fri ends here a few weeks ago .

-Rev. W. J. Granger , St . J osep h's church, Chicago, whil e r e­cent ly v isiting his parents in the v illage, call ed at the coll ege. F r. Granger 's many fr iends here w ish him success in the new fi eld of endeavor w hich he has just enter ed .

- R ev. D r. O 'Callaghan and R ev. Fath er Murphy, Belvedere, Ill. , an d Rev. J . Lamb, L yons, II~ we re the guest s of the p resi­dent. Fat her JVI urp hy made arrang~.m ents for Mast er T. Butler , of Belvedere, Ill. \

. \ - Rev. l\11. A . Dooling, pas tor of St . J ohn 's church, Clinton,

Il l. , ca lled r ecent ly on his fri ends at the ~~lege . F ather Dooling has closed the contract fo r the p rop erty o w hich he intends to b u ild a new church , w hich, w h en com P, let e ~ill be on e of the most magnifi cent ~hurcl1 es in the Peoria diocese . F ather Dooling's efforts well deserve t he su ccess w hich crowns them.

-Rev. Father Nawrocki, of Chicago, spent an aft ernoon with l1is fr iends here .

- R ev . Father W halen, pastor of St . P atrick's church , Kanka­kee; Rev. Fat her Dennison an d Rev. Father J ennings, of Chicago, v; ere the guest s of the p resident one afte rn oon in Sept ember.

- R ev. H . D urkin , Rantoul , Ill. , broqght some of his parish­oners over to see t he college a few clays p rev ious to the opening. rfheir imp ressions of the place evidently were good, as w e have several students from that t ow"n. O ur sincere thanks to Father

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-1\.ev. f. l\IIcDevitt, Chicago, made a trip to the college with

some new students from St. Colum bkille 's pa rish. We fully app re­

ciate Father l\IIcDevitt 's efforts to forward the good work of his

A lma Mater.

-Rev. J. Kelly, Clinton, I ll. , was with us fo r a few days in

September. Father K lly made all his theological studies her e,

and was among those who went forth last June to take an active part in th e work of the ministry. For th e past three years Father Kelly ably fill ed the important position of ~Erector of vocal and instrumental music . His effi ciency in work of this kind was amply demonstrated by th e frequent triumphs of our yo ung choiris ters ; but by none better than by that w hich he enab led them to achieve in the rendition of the operetta, "St . Patrick," at the Illinois thea­t er , Chicago . While here, he gave th e students and faculty a very pleasant musical entertainment . \ Ve hop e to hear Father Kelly again soon and, in the m eantim e, wis h him that success in the n ew fi eld of endeavor w hich he has entered to which his many qualifi­cations entitle him.

-Mr. Doran, 1\/[r. N aurocki, Mr. U ehlein and 1\/[r. O'Rourke ar e among our n ew seminarians. Last year's seminarians are all back, with t he excep tion of those w ho were ordained, and Messrs. B. Tarsky, w ho has enter ed St. 1\IIary's , Baltimore ; N . Lamarre, St. Lauerence, Canda ; E. and A. Caron, St. Francis, W is. , and also Nir. J. Staeger. The theology class is larger than that of any pre­ceding year.

-Mr. D 'Arnalle, in company with Mrs. Ost and Mrs. Wilde, of Chicago, mad e a trip to the college in September. Mr. D' A rnalle is professor of vocal and instrumental music and has his studio in th e art institute, Chicago . Before leaving, he entertained the fac­ulty with selections from various operas . We hope to have the pleasure of h earing Mr. D ' Arnalle again.

- We were p leased to learn that l\/[r. A . Caron and his broth­er , U rich, have completely r ecovered from their r ecent and severe illness .

- We r eg-ret that l\,11:, C, J ohpson1 Ol1e of last year's st11d~nts 1

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is clown with typhoid fever. We hope . that he will speedily recover and b e back with us o1ice more.

- M r. and Mrs. Robinson spent an afternoon with their son, Edwin, of the minin department.

- Master A. Lam beau had the pleasant visit of his father re­cently.

-Master R. Daley r eceived a p leasant v is it from his mother a few weeks ago .

-Mrs. S. Holland v isited her son, Carl , of the Junior depart­ment.

- Mr. B urke, of Chicago, _ spent a pleasant afternoon with his sons, W ill iam and Robert, both of the senior department.

-Mr. and J\1 rs. J\-1o ran, 1\/[attoon, Ill. , ma:cle their first visit to the college last week. Their son, Willi-am, showed them the build­ings and grounds . They were very well pleased with the appear­ance of things in ge neral.

-Mrs. M. Gaine, of Chicago;\ is ited her son, Clarence, of the minin department. \

-Mrs. \ li/. Youngs v is ited her so'~, F inius, a few days ago.

- J\1iss A. McGinniss, Chicago, cif~d on her brother, Frank,

recently. l~: ~ _ - J\1r. Vv . Gillam, in company with his ~ughter, Miss Kather-

ine Gillam , were the g uest s of M iss J. Berge~, Bourbonnais, last week. While h er~, they made Edwin forget all about homesick­ness.

- J\1r. and M rs. J. Connor, J oliet, III. , spent a Sunday in Sep­tember here, w ith their son, Thomas.

- Mr. W. F lannigan, who was one of the seniors of 'or, made a t rip to the college a few weeks ago. His many friends here were g·lad to see him looking so well.

-~\irs . E. Lister, Chicago, passed a few pleasant hours in the company of her son, Edwin, of the n.1inim departmept ,

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MILITARY NOTES.

The battalion was organized on September 14, by Colonel Cleary and prospects for a successful year are very flattering, ow­ing to the manifest enthusiasm in the ranks and the large number

· of. recruits who are being initiat~~ into the ranks of army life.

Adjutant W. Hayden has s):lcceeded l\!Iajor Maher, and Capt. Burke, of la-st year's victorious ~{6. B., has taken the post left va-

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cant by lVIajor Hayden's promotion.

The Marsile Light Guards (\re in charge of Capt. A. Burke, who hopes to see the pennant float over the ranks, where, in former years, it has so often been borne, whilst former aide DeCamp Sheil will gtfide the erstwhile victors, ,the Rivard Light Guards .

. ; A new departure in having · s~nior captains, R. Mudd and W.

McKenna, · over the Junior companies, insures a race for honors which already begins to grow exciting, and every effort is being put forth, especially in these early drills, when the rudiments npon which te> build perfection are being acquired.

The Ford exhibition squad will bid for first honors on St. Via­teur's Day. Although composed almost entirely of new men, th e organizatibn promises to uphold in an able manner its high stand­ing among the l.ead·ers in Western college squads.

Military exercises are becoming very popular amongst the young men of today, and justly so, since the beneficial effects of such training cannot but result in men of strong physique and sys­tematic habits. The discipline of drilling has a threefold advan­tage when, combined with college life. Besides emphasizing the necessity of order, it renders a young man physically attractive, whilst in sustaining needed balance between mind and body it ac­complishes a result which is too often offset by the elaborate ath-letic .systems of the modern college. C.

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'~ ATHLETICS.

The campus presents a live ly scene during the autumn days? wh en the rigors of w intry confin ement begin to be anticipated and l every moment of free time is utili zed by the devotees of sport after the weighty duties of class and study hours .

The baseball diamonds are th e scene of many interesting con­tests, w hilst hand-ball claims an ever increasing popularity. The bowling alleys were opened early in the season and? judging from the numb er of knights of the pin , we shall have an expert league for the winter months.

T'he Senior A thletic association · elected the following officers at the last meeting:

P resident-· \V. Cleary. Secretary-J . D reman. Treasurer--Rev. Vl. J . B~gin. ·· ··

Ass istan: Treasu~er.-P. J \ \V ahl. . ; .. · The J umor assoe1at10n has the followmg ·officers· : ·

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P r esident-F. M unch. Vice-P resident-J. Finn. , , Secr etary-J. :Monahan. Treasurer-· Rev. J. Boudreau. ·,IJ ., t.': · ..

Assistant Treasurer-J. Finn~gan. ·. ~ . v: , The football t eam is rapidly assuming shape; under . th.~ coni; .

· pet ent leadership of Capt . Martin, although no remarkable talent has appeared amongst the new men, but there are some .. whose .. weight and speed will be of advantage, and hard . practic~ . should develop a team which w ill excd that of last s~asqn. . J\t leas~ ,half . of last year's eleven are back to don the moleskin and w:it.h . su~h bright prospects the "Old Gold and Purple" js ,sJ-ue to .a,qq Jq it~ ,· already long list of victories on the gridiron. Alfhough the sched­ule is not yet complete, the following teams will probabLy appear on

the college fi eld : . . _ . · ., , .. -~ 1 North Division High School, Lewis Iq.stitut;e,,.Annour, ,Irstk

tute, Morgan Park Academy, By de Park High Schp'ol. · . ·.·; _· .~ ·:: .· •·

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With the close of the football season the n ew gymnasium wi·H becom~ th e center of activity. The pool and billiard tournaments w hich proved s uch an attraction las t year are to be continueft-, w hilst the Indoor Baseball L eagu e is a lready being promulgated in order that t eams may be developed early and interest increased. O n the whole, athlet ics have assumed an enthusiastic asp ect an(l the proportion of m ental activity and p leasant recr eation assur.e likewise a year of hig hly benefi cial work. "

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> ' Th e second eleven lined up against the Kankakee High school team on September 27, and,althoug h n either goal line was crossed,

·the contest was exciting and st:J irited. The game aws p layed dur­ing a shower of ra in ; hence the footing was insecure and fumbling characterized nearly eve ry scrimmage. In sp ite of the fact that the R eserves are n early a ll n ew men, they p r esented a strong line up against the season ed High school eleven, and will doubtless prove a difficult p roposition befor e the season i fa r advanced. Vl ahl, Ho lland and Hayden p layed fast ball for the college, t eam, and the enti r e eleven put up a surprisingly strong exh ib ition of line breaking and tackling. •

T h ese teams will meet in a seri es of games, the second to be p layed on October 2, at the fair grounds. C.

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T hey' re off!!! Unum strike.

Toothpicks . O n the roof. " I bought it:"

"Where are the golf links ?" Are you going to join the auto­mobile club ? "H e's all right! He played in P aduckey . "

A ll are w elcome at the Wayside Inn. Have you seen the five dollar pants? They 'are tailor-made,

too ! "All students in the science class must be single. " Wanted-A good umpire for hand-ball games . He must have

his life insured . K.-"I know a color ed lady in Chicago." Charley from K entucky- ' "Oh!!! !"

~. (In the Latin class ) P rof\-Has possum an imperative?" · · Bright student-"Y es; po\eto (potato). "

P.- "Say, vVilliam, w hat ar<r you taking out of my pocket?"

· W illiam-" Y our reputation ·h Ray- "Where is th e carpente ?" B.-"You w ill fi nd him in his r ~rn under the basement."

.. A lex. B_.- " I drill da~;y (J?ailey) n~, although I only have to d'f:·ill t hree times , a w eek.

(In the Ast ronomy class ) D.- " \iVhat is the Earth?" M. H.- "A c01net. "

. Charley from Paduckey- (( I w onder why Vivo took the purse from Mart in?"

Kelly-" I suppose he thought the change would do him good." Shorty--"I know som ebody who smokes better cigars, now." Dick-"\Nhy shouldn' t he ? He's the treasurer. " J oe- "Our fri end in the Poop will have a long way to come to

Greek class this y ear ." \ATillie-"Oh, he can ride his. pony down!"

Cure for baldness: Go to the music room and you will hear music that will raise the hair on your head.

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A WARNING TO THE KICKERS.

\Ve know it has occurred before, That some are prone to feeling sore, If they but see their name in print. To such as these we drop this hint: We have no use for any bloke Who cannot stand a decent joke. We're here to write the jokes on all From learned Profs. to minims small. For kickers we've no earthly use; For them we've nothing but abuse; They'll find that kicking 's rather thin, For v\re'll proceed to rub it in, Untll they humbly bow to us, And cease to kick, and fume, and fuss.

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