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Southern
should
in every
e tl,
ROCK
........ TH E SO U.TH ERN GUARDIAN ........
HAS
RECORD
,,A catholic i[
paper is a per-
pctual mission."
Pope Leo XIII.
The Official Organ of the Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas
...... /. 51. iiil .....................................................
Little Roek, Arkansas, Saturday, June 21, 1913 Number 15
AL INSTITUTION PASSES
LAND OF PROMISE
REALMS OF FACTS
AND DEEDS.
Where Real
is Paramount
the game played with Arkansas for
tile State championship. The hopes
for success in athletics in the future
are much brighter than ever and if
they equal the success attained in
• studies during the past year, then in-
deed will Little Rock be foremost in
all branches.
The ollege has ever endeavored
to put in practice ideas of.a real
Catholic education• Ix follows the
method that the Church has follow-
ed for centuries, modified only to
meet the exigencies of the age and
country in which we live. Its
watchword is "Develop the entire
man, his soul, his mind, his body."
She surrounds the young meta who
are her students with all those en-
for Future Growth and vironments and inducements that tend
Are Flattering to develop the entire man. Her pro-
Catholics Should Matte Their
Liters and Their Dislit00es Known
(By Rt. Rev. J. M. Lucey, V. G•)
Editor of The Southern Guardian. [she learned from a priest that she
The Yale students in their prompt[had deeply insulted the Catholics of
and manly apology for a recent in-]tile town who were preparing to lay
• i I
suit to Cathohc Sisterhoods suggest the matter before the amhorities of
to Catholics what course is best to her church, she apologized profusely
take when similar things are done
anywhereInsults of this kind are in
nearly every tase the result of
ignorance, if Catholics would be
quicker in resenting carictures of
their religion, they would find that
their Protestant fellow citizens wouhl
and declared that she had no idea
that her frolic would be viewed in
that light• She begged that the mat-
ter would not be placed before her
pastor as it would mean her im-
mediate discharge as organist of the
chzrch. The matter was then dropped.
homa and George A. Williams of
l'oplar Grove, Ark.
The official program was inter-
"spersed with choice selections by the
boys' rohestra and glee club, and in
conclusion the Very Rev. Dr.
Stocker, O. S. B., presiding in the
absence of the Rt. Rev. President,
Abbot Ignatius Conrad, delivered an
address of which we give the sub-
stance in the sequel:
Commencement Address.
Another acadcn ic year has come to
'its close. At the distribution of
premiums and medals which you
'have witnessed all have not been
fortunate enough to carry off a prize.
But this is in the nature of the case
that on similar occasions only a
minority are winners of the first
'honors though many have been
thank them for their action. As a
AN ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
IS ORGANIZED
SUB'IACO COLLEGE GRADU-
ATES FORM ORGANIZATION
WITH SEVENTY-ONE
CHARTER MEMBERS.
All Students Welcomed
To Their Alma Mater
Rt. Rev. Bishop Sends Congratula-
tions and Blessing to Members of
New Organization. Banquet
Bishop and Priests Have
Builded Well.
Rock College has completed,
successfully completed its fifth
It is no longer in the land of
and hopes, but rather in
accomplished facts and deeds.
an old Latin adage that saysr
end crowns the work," and the
t on June the fifth
fitting crown for the work ae-
shed during the five years of
Never before had the
Little Rock seen the conferr-
degrees, and never
tad it seen such a solemn,
and successful commence-
as
was attested by the
e°ngratulations the faculty
have received.
looking back ov.er the five years
history, we of the faculty can
SUch a great success should
yn the Work of the College; and
not only we, but also the public
aware of the work Little
has done and will do
future. Five years ago the
John B: Morris, D. D.
op of Little Rock, founded the
eg.e in one of the most ideal
m tLh e City of Little Rock sur-
led uy the most beautiful homes
e city• The beginning of the
ge was Small, consisting mere-
one School building, which is
USed as a recitation hall.hooA
time it was only a day sc
to meet the necessities naturally
expanded into a boarding
following year the gym-
lfling was completed being
"fessors are men who work not for rule intelligent Protestants or Jews
the mere emolument they they re- will not knowingly insult Catholic
ceive, but rather because in their feeling.
work they accomplish something Tee Yale apology was as"follow'--':
for the Kingdom of God, namely the "To the Citizens of New Haven:
• mak!ng of good Christian men and "We, the undersigned, realizing
A few years afterwards in Pine brave fighters. However all of you
Bluff in the season of the skating have been on the'gaining side if we
rink craze, at one of the masquerade determine the gain not by outward
balls, a lady appeared in the robes of "accidentals but by inward essentials.
a Sister of Charity. It happened A medal and a prize are very fine
that a half dozen Catholic ladies things to carry home in noets pocket,
• good American citizens. There
effort is not only to train the mind,
but also to build up character, to
check and correct the tendencies of
the flesh, and to instill and
strengthen high ideals.
In the onward course of time the
College will grow as it has in the
past and in a few years will take the
place for 'which it is fitted, the fore-
most Catholic college in the South- sidered insulting, and more particu-
larly since we have given offense
west. For, as has been truly said:
"Its foundations have not been laid to the Catholics of New Haven, we
by the united efforts of a number would have it understood that out"
of individuals, it has not expanded disgutse was meant m no sense
parody upon any
tdn flourished by means of gifts whatever as a
nd donations from philanthropic form of the Catholic Church. We
minded persons; but it owes its alone are to. blame .f°r, the un..
existence and enlargement solely to fortunate' mtsunderstandmg.
Seven or eight years ago in Pine
the personal efforts of His Lordship,
that by our thoughtless conduct dur- were present at the moment as
ing the Omega Lambda Chi celebra- spectators and mild participants.
tion on Monday last, when by taking Immediately they surrounded the
part in the proceedings, disguised as masquerader and told her "'now you
nuns, we showed an unintentional take those things off right here or
we will pull them off." The lady
violation of good taste and common
decency, do hereby -.ffer to the citi- begged to be allowed to stay a
zens of New Haven a public apology minutes or two when she would re-
tire. All kinds of excuses were given
for our conduct, which was con-
and it quickly became evident that
and to show off among relatives and
friends as trophies of victory in the
intellectual arena: but more im-
portant than a medal on the coat is
that which is in the mind and in the
"heart, And in this respect I say, my
"friends, you all have something to
carry home with you from college.
"You came for an education, and an
"education you have obtained either
pure ignorance of good form in partially developed or entirely
society was the cause of her mis- "matured. Education may be eom-
fortune. She disrobed, however, pared to the growth of a plant: in
sufficiently to remove all insignia some of you it is barely sprouting, in
and returned home to the satisfac- others it has grown nto the blade,
tide of her captors. These inci- n others again' the blossom is bud-
dents were kept out of the daily ding, n others the full-blown flower
papers at the time as there was no
desire to add humiliation to discom-
fiture. There cannot be any doubt
the Rt. Rev. Bishop and the dio-
cesan priests• It is a school of his
and of their making and as such
should appeal to every loyal heart
the State of Arkansas."
Charles Jaeobus,
St. John's Seminary.
Bluff when a Mardi Gras celebration
was in progress, a young lady music that if Catholics would make known
teacher and organist in one of the their ideas on such features in
city Protestant Churches appeared general newspaper articles and in
in the robes of af Sister of Mercy. club meetiv,, neither Protestants
She thought that her action was in-[nor Jews would think of giving
expressibly funny and so did some offense to their religious feeling.
of her friends. Next morning whent J.M. LUCEY, V. G.
has broken forth shedding its Ira-
grants, in others finally the fruit has
• reached maturity.
"case of graduates.
and Entertainment.
Special to The Southern Guardian,
On June xI, forty students of
Subiaeo college retttrned to their
Alma Mater for the purpose of
organizing an Alumni Association.
This initial meeting was appropriate-
ly coincident-with the completion of
the twenty-fifth year O f the existence
'of the College, and was featured by
the eelbration of his First Holy Mass
by Rev. Anthony Vorster, 'o7.
The organization was first sug-
gested about a year by Rev. Father
Tynin, Hot Springs, Ark., 'o6, and
the enthusiasm with which the idea
was responded to by the "old boys"
as evinced by their letters and'utter-
ances at the meeting, tells that it
was a timely one. When invitations
were sent out by the committee for
preliminary work to students eligible
for membership, the applications
This latter is the came in quick and fast. Seventy-
one have been enrolled as Charter
members, of which number forty at-
Now, nay dear students, when I
say that you carry home a precious
treasure with your education, you ex-
pect me to expatiate briefly on the
'merits of an education. Educaton is
a matter of both the mind and the
heart: in the mind it spells knowledge
tended the meeting, the rest express-
'ing their regret that they were us-
"avoidably detained from being pres-
ent.
, Upon their arrival at Subiaeo, the
old students were met and saluted at
- and skill, in the heart it spells the depot by the college band con-
BUILD 373 CHURCHES " ['Co
Catholics inthe United States built Annunciation I mmencement At chat-a'cter. And in both respects edu- sisting of twenty pieces, and wel-
-- cation is a treasure of exceeding comed by the faculty and students.
The first meeting was called to
ast year 373 churcl'es at an estimated Academy Has Subiaco College I value"
Education imparts, in the first order at loa. m., June ix, by Father
cost of $7,5oo,ooo. Successful E tl Luke, O. S. B., as chairman of the
Go d Clo 'committee on preliminary work, who
A new leper colony has heen 0 sing v/ Den I place,power, knowledgeyes, my andfriends,knowledgefinancialiS
formed in Samoa, an isolaten site -- ' -- power, intellectual power, social introduced Father Benedicb vice
tweh, e miles from Apia having been DIPLOMAS AND MEDALS MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS DIS-/ president and rector of the college,
the one at West Point chosen. The colony will be looked
soc.°,nsidered one of the bst in after lay German Catholic mission
v_nf.n, being equipped with all aries.
.tl apparatus, having a place
so a larg Zarl 'sk t fllndm:_, o bamS:ba in a neighhorly consideration of
r s others one should not overlook the
these first two years the
of the College was Rev.
O'Hern who resigned that
at the end of the term in It li Colony's
tie was succeeded by Rev. a an
A. Seagnoy who has held Pilg
'oitiotl of president for the last Long rimage
Years. The dormitory then
Morris Hall was situated Catholics of Center Ridge Journey
Cathedral on Seventh to St. Vincents for Solemn
stana streets. The board-
emg few this building at that
was sUlcien t to accommodate
• tire number. But as the name
of the college grew, so
StUdent body, and to ac-
tmodate the ever increasing
AWARDED AT FINAL EXER-
CISES FRIDAY EVENING
JUNE x3.
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
grace of conversation. To keep
pleasant talk going is not stmqly a Number of Out of Town People At-
fine are it is the mark of a benial tend Commencement. Fine
and considerate nature.
Celebration of Great Feast.
Special to The Southern Guardian.
St. Vincents, June x6.--The feast
of Our Lady Of perpetual Suceour,
the patron feast of our church and
of our local branch of the German
Address by Monsignor ,-,,
Lucey, V.G. '\\;'
\\;
A large crowd was present at the
commencement exercises at Annun-
clarion Academy last night at which
"time diplomas were presented to four
'graduates and prizes were awarded
other students. An excellent musical
TRIBUTED AMONG THE
BOYS WHO HAD WON IN
HONOR'S RACE.
ADDRESSOF DR.ST OCKER
Was Full of Sound Advice to
, Graduates and Those Who Have
i Not Finished College " Career.
Special to The Southern Gnardian.
Subiaeo, June x9.Attended by
such a moderate number of visitors
as the distance from a centre of
population made one 'anticipate, the
commencement exercises of Subiaco
College .were held in usual style at
power, moral power.
\\;Vhcn I say knowledge is financial requesting him to deliver the address
power, I do not mean to imply that of welcome. Father Benedict in his
you have learned to bc alchemists eloquent address wdclt upon the
and • are now able literally to turn the power of organization for good or
• baser elements of earth into gold and 'bad, and particularly the power of an
'precious stones. But you have with Alumni Association for the good of
(Continued On Page EishL}
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New Honor For
Mother Francis
Recently Elected Gneral Head of
Order Sisters of Mercy In State
To Be At St. Mary's
education, and the benefits of mem-
bership. In conclusion he con-
gratulated the assembly on the
nohle purpose for which they had
met.
On motion of Father Edward,
Father Benedict was elected
temporary chairman and Father Paul
temporary secretary. A committee
of seven was then appointed for the
purpose of drafting a constitution.
It was further resolved to send a
The many friends, not only in Lit- telegram of congratulation to Rt.
Rev. Bishop Morris, for the double
program added to the interest of the the college auditorium on Sunday
exercises. Among the large number afternoon, June 15. ale Rock, but throughont the State,
of the friends and patrons of the
school who attended the closing ex- The award of medals which from will hear with much pleasure and anniversary of his ordination to the
ercises were a number of people from the viewpoint of the students' inter- delight, that Mother Francis, who priesthood and elevation nto the '
other places, with several visiting eat, formed the acme of the program for'the East three years, has beenr in "episcopaCY;adjorned untilwhereupen3 P. m. the meeting
charge o St, Joseph s Infirma y at
priests, including' Rev. M. J. Norton was as follows: Announement was made that a
of Students, a new dormitory •Catholic Staatsverband, was eelebrat- assistant to Monsg. J. M. Lucey, V.
erected adjoining the first two ed yesterday here with the usual G. pastor of St. Joseph's parish; Rev.
on Twenty-fifth and Gaines, solenmities. The members of the Father Albert, pastor of St. Peter's
is known as Fitz- society appeared with their banner church, Pine Bluff, and Rev. Father
and is an abiding and and badges and received Holy Corn- Matthew, O. S. B., pastor of Lake
memorial to the kindness reunion. Village parish and missions.
terosity of Bishop Morris. It
ately fire Proof and equipped
modern and up to date im-
tements that insure the corn-
and Safety to its occupants.
fllt day of the completion of
the School as grown
and bounds :Ul).l, .now it
• ,,... .
most Successfully completed Rs
year.
rag the last five years the col-
been fairly prominent in the
world, havin-
• baseball,
and, football g who
A novel feature of the feast, how-
ever, was the pilgrimage of the
Italian colony of St. Jonnarius
church at Center Ridge to the
shrine off Our "Lady of Perpetual
Succour at St, Vincents. There had
been isolated pilgrims frqpm Center
Ridge coming beforet but this was
'tle first time in the history of both
congregations that a pilgrimage rep-
resentative of the whole Catholic
The diplomas were presented the
members of the graduating class by
Monsg. J. M. Lueey, V. G., who made
an interesting and instructive address
'to the class• The members of the
class who have completed the aca-
demic course are Leo Oziel Hark-
hess, Maude Caroline Bryant, Selma
'Janette Martin and Annie Regina
Martin.
A medal for the completion of the
colony of Center Ridge was at- musical course was given to Katie
ranged, Boyee.
Following the pious practice of the . The medal for attendance was
• people of Morrilton and Atkins and drawn for
teste a 1_ teams
" aonorably and I1 by Leo Harkness,
other schools 'i--" we with
-, , u me state. Still, faithful to the traditions of .their "Josephine Hope, Effie Oaks, Gene-
ttWays etOSed their seasons with own old country every Catholic Marie
family of Center Ridge delegated 'vievc Harkness, Anna
Roost, Emily
equ:atl l Umber of defeats an d Ehemann Anna
ball,teamme last sprm' g when one or several members 'to take part Katzenstein, Susie Schieker, Gene-
of C- - - • under the leader- in the pilgrimage. " 'vieve Graham Dwight Smith, George
iidawPtitJ°n8o, who has ,ust::t_lh!:elabtl :ti:::: The pilgrims left their homes Ehemann, Erva Kersey, William
r : "' t" ['early, before daybreak, to cover the "Gaske, anc[ won by. Genevieve Gra-
{lohg distance of sixteen miles of af i.ha m '
I rougt'stony road to come in time for [ The boarde rsi medal for ladylike,
in allall t'ed-lC:' ten tgamesOne. Theand] tdgh mass at St. Vincent. ,At their.l.behavior was :Mrtwn for ;. Lillian
watts the exception of[ (Co-t71ued on Fifth Page.) ] ' tConfinut'd On Page 'ilght. '
Leo Terbieten of Fort Smith was
the proud winner of the Bishop
Morris medal for excellence in
Christian doctrine; Paul A. Fuhr-
mann of Lindsay, Tex., was awarded
the Abbot Conrad medal for uni-
form good con.duct; Nicholas Eichen
of Nazareth, Tex., carried away the
Dr. Horan medal for best average in
classical course; George A. Wil-
liams of Poplar Grove, Ark., got the
Mgr. Lucey medal for best average
in commercial course; Leo Hays of
]Eufaulat Okla., obtained the Presi-
dent Wright medal for best average
in preparatory course; Bethold Knof
of Muenster, Tex., gained the
Senator Gray medal for best average
in Christian doctrine contest;
Domin;c Venters of Hartshorne,
Okla., was the recipient of the
Spencerian medal for excellence ifi
penmanship.
Six boys graduated from the com-
mercial department and received the
diploma and degree of master of
accounts.' They werl Henry De-
Hot Springs, has been selected to
fill the office of Rev. Mother at Mr.
St. Mary's Colleget Pulaski Heights.
Mother Francis succeeds Mother
Mary Antonia, who had presided for
the past six years, and whose term of
office expired the past week.
Mother Francis is too well known
to need any introduction to the pro-
plc of this community. She comes cnt, viz., G. M. Elsken, J. J. Eckarti
from one of the oldest and most sub- J. J. Morrison, Rev. W. J. Tynin,
stantial families of the St, ate, who:J. Roelli,tl r pWaa.ne B iFat, h
during the early days of Catholicity [Gregory, "a , • •
in Little Rock, were staunch andrSiebert , Fr. Benedict, D. Hays, Fr.
strong supporters of the faith. She [Andrew, Yr. Boniface, W. J. Due.rr,
EdaSrdStrlchfer?l;;splea:ted Ceha:en: nd [:ent A, FSrl.aAtnFf ,V..d;aRdohl7 jYlI.
this city. "Vorster, Fr. Jerome, Win. Clark, D.
In the fall of 87z she left home Venters, Fr. Stephen, W. Rogers, A,
and family to devote her life to God Holland, M. MeDermott, F. Hasler,
and the cause of religion, and en-'H. Duekworth, W. Lawder, G. A.
telegram had been. received from Rt.
Rev. Bishop, acknowledging con-
"gratulation and sending his blessin
for the new organization. (Prolong-.
'ed Applause). The report of the-
committee on constitution was read
and after serious discussion adopted!
and ,signed by forty members lrea--
tered the Novitiate of the St. Mary's
Convent, then located at 7th and
Louisiana sts.
Here she pe:severed in her reli-
gious duties until two years later
she became a professed Sister of
Mercy, to be known in the future as
Williams W. De Clerk, T. F. Me-
'Carthy, H. J. Elsken, P. Fuhrman,
'F. Wiese, L. Terbieten, A. Buergler
and L. Sharum.
A committee on resolutions and
"another on nomination were next ap-
ponted .by the chair. During the
Clark of Pocahontas, Albert Holland Sister Mary Francis. She has since afternoon session at 3 o'clock the re
of Pine Bluff, Charles McDermott that time divided her: energies be 'prt of committee on resolutions
• was., submitted and unantmous Y '
of Little Rock, Walter Rogers of, tween Little Rock and. Hot Springs, ' ' • __' '! ' ' '
Jonesh0o, Dominic Centers of Okla- (Continued on Fifth Page.) (Continued on Fifth Page.)
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