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1932 SENIORS
VOL. XIII
FEBRUARY 24, 1932
NO. 10
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Sol Bloom is sending out literature explain-
ing everything about Washington except why
he stood up crossing the Delaware.—Publish-
ers Syndicate.
CATHOLICS WON PRAISE
OF GEORGE WASHINGTON,
SPEAKER TELLS AUDIENCE
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JOHN DICKMANN WORKING
IN SHAWNEE, OKLA.
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Mr. Hoover asks us not to hoard money, and
we won’t until we get some, anyhow.—Dallas
News.
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people again and again of their duties in
democracy, such as the United States.
—J. D. R.
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
Professor of History, St. Edward’s
University
Major, Chaplain, Army of the United
States
“The Star-Spangled Banner”----------
1 Audience
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There are three genders: masculine, femi-
nine, and crooner.—Milwaukee Leader.
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Too many geese that were supposed to lay
golden eggs turned out to be geese that laid
goose eggs.—Arkansas Gazette.
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The farmer may now expect some splendid
news from Washington. Our statesmen are
thinking up new ways for him to get in debt.
—The New Yorker.
BICENTENNIAL
Just as the Saints, the heroes of religious
life, are exalted for'their virtues, so are the
civic heroes honored for their patriotic great-
ness.
In Catholic schools students are taught from
their earliest years to emulate the lives of the
saints, but they are taught also to honor
America’s great leaders. Washington is held
up as the ideal American citizen. He was hon-
est, courageous, generous, kind, brave, and
able. Catholic youths have always been urged
to incorporate into their lives these qualities in
order to become true citizens.
The celebration held on Washington’s birth-
day at St. Edward’s was not a mere observance
of the bicentennial of that event, but is a
yearly affair. It has become a tradition at
St. Edward’s that the senior class present to
the University on that occasion a flag that is
to wave over the campus during the following
year.
Special significance is added to the occasion
this year, however, because it is the two-hun-
dredth anniversary of Washingtons’ birth, and
because this is election year. Washington led
his people to victory on the battle field. He led
his colleagues to a settlement of the govern-
mental difficulties by acting as chairman of the
constitutional convention. And he led them
through the first period of the new govern-
ment as their president. Celebration of the
bicentennial of Washington’s birth, and the
election of a successor to Washington in the
same year, serve to bring to the minds of the
people of this country their civil duties,—du-
ties that were so well carried out by the first
president of the United States.
Washington’s birthday is not merely a holi-
day at St. Edward’s. It has a far greater sig-
nificance than that. The day stands for every-
thing that is right in regard to civil duties.
Washington was not the greatest of warriors;
he was not among the best of speakers, but he
does stand as an ideal citizen. He was a leader
who kept his men together by his sincerity,
by his virtues.
In this, the election year, let the thought of
great civil hero, Washington, remind the
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One great goal of science, declares a speaker
at an insurance convention, is to increase the
expectancy of life. Another clever trick these
days is to live on with nothing to live on.—
Boston Herald.
ST. EDWARD’S ECHO, FEBRUARY, 24, 1932
The Catholic press is a great medium for
spreading Catholic thought and encouraging
good reading. Parents have the high duty of
placing good literature before their children.
When parents realize this duty toward their
children and the duty they have of keeping
themselves correctly informed, then and only
then will such publications be able to succeed
in attaining their two ends—the spread of
truth, and financial independence and expan-
sion. —W. B.
LOURDES SHRINE REPLICA
The grotto being built in front of the Ad-
ministration building by Father Lange and his
assistants is well on its way towards comple-
tion, and it will not be long before St. Edward’s
will be the proud site of one of the most beau-
tiful spots in Austin.
This shrine, when completed, will be the
culmination of the work started more than a
year ago by Father Lange when he began the
beautifying of the campus. It will mark the
end of a long, hard piece of labor which re-
quired much zeal and patience. From the first
this good priest has had visions of a beautiful
shrine which would not only enhance the
beauty of the grounds, but would also be a
splendid tribute to our Holy Mother. Through
his determination and painstaking efforts his
vision is about to be realized. It has been an
arduous task, but one well worth while. It is
not everyone who would attempt such an un-
dertaking, or once started, have the will and
conviction to go through with it.
The grotto will be a fine thing and some-
thing to be proud of, not only as a work of art
and beauty, but also as a place where students
and visitors may go for religious devotions.
Like the noted grotto in Lourdes, France, it
will have an altar and two statues, one of the
Blessed Virgin and one of Blessed Bernadette.
Here Mass may be said on special occasions,
and at any time students can go there for
prayer and meditation. No doubt, many vis-
itors will go to the shrine to view its beauty
and to ask the intercession of the Blessed Vir-
gin with her Divine Son. —P. T.
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CATHOLIC NEWS REPORTS
Catholic happenings are frequently misin-
terpreted and incorrectly reported by the secu-
lar press. Just this month the new and more
rigid regulations regarding mixed marriages
were reported in such a manner that they ap-
parently contradicted Catholic teaching.
Though the secular news services are highly
developed in the art of gathering and report-
ing news, they often fail to report Catholic
news in a complete and understanding way.
Their reporters lack a knowledge of Catholic
procedure and an insight into the doctrines of
the Church.
The only news service that has done much
to report Catholic happenings accurately is the
N.C.W.C. It has sent representatives all over
the world to bring back the real Catholic news
from a Catholic viewpooint. Its news reports of
Catholic happenings are carried by nearly all
Catholic newspapers.
It is evident, then, that the Catholic press,
the agent of Christ and the Church for. dis-
seminating truth, is the only means by which
Catholic news is brought accurately to the
Catholic home. And yet many Catholic publi-
cations are in dire need of support. Too many
Catholic people fail to realize the duty they
have to support Catholic publications.
It is astounding to note that so few Catholic
papers and magazines are being published and
that many of these have financial difficulties. '
With more than twenty, million Catholics in
the United States, whose support should be
given to Catholic publications, there is no rea-
son why any such publication should be the
object of charity.
ST. EDWARD’S ECHO
Published twice monthly during the school term by the
Journalism students of St. Edward’s University,
Austin, Texas
Editor-------------------------- .....-----------------John D. Raffaelli
Managing Editor-----------------------------------Walter Beach
Advertising Manager------------------------------Clarence Vollmer
Faculty Supervisor--------------------------------------A. J. Bieter
Staff: Peter Talerico, Charles Trefflich, Eugene Fox,
Jack Blanchette, Jack Allen, Martin Gemoets, and Harley
Riley.
with high honors.
years at the University he has main-
tained his high scholastic standing be-
sides taking part in numerous extra-
curricular activities. He has an aver-
age of 90 or above in his studies.
Dramatics was one of the first activ-
ities to claim his attention. He has
played one or two of the leading roles
in dramatic productions every year.
His star role was the interpretation of *
Everyman in the play by that naix4k£
which was staged in his sophomore
year. John was also interested in
inter-class debating and speaking con-
tests in his first years. He won the
speaking contest, open to all students,
in his junior year. 7
Raffaelli is a member of the local
council of the Knights of Columbus.
At present he is deputy grand knight
of the organization, and last year
served in the capacity of warden. He
has been a representative from his
class in the Students Activities coun-
cil for two years, and during both
years served as secretary. He is vice-
president of the Sorin Scholastic so-
ciety and president of the Neo-Scho-
lastic society. In the latter organiza-
tion he is looked upon as a leader be-
cause of his excellent treatises on phi-
losophical subjects. He is also presi-
dent of the North Texas club. He has
been connected with orchestra and
choir work since his freshman year,
and has served as pianist and organ-
ist throughout that time.
Besides all these activities, there are'®?
two sports that claim much of his time, <
tennis and golf. He was a member of
last year’s tennis squad, and is the
only man returning for this season.
John is a consistent golfei- and is mak-
ing a strong bid for a place on the
team that is to represent St. Edward’s
in the conference tournament this
spring.
His liking for writing prompted him ?
to choose the journalism course. He^||F
has been a contributor to the Echo for
three- years—first as a reporter, then
as a copy and proof reader, and at
president as editor.
His thesis will be written on the
value of the editorial as a part of the
newspaper, he said. His work after
graduation is not certain, but he as-
serted he would probably take up grad-
uate work.
John Dickmann, ’30, is now with the
Manhattan Construction Co., which is
building the court house in Pawnee*^
Okla. The construction company has
its headquarters in Muskogee, John’s
former home town. John graduated
from St. Edward’s School of Engineer-
ing with highest honors.
He is playing basket ball with the
town team of Pawnee, according to
word received here, and is also doing
some refereeing. While at St. Ed-
ward’s John was a member of the
squad for three years, and earned a
letter in his senior year.
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Robert Stavinoha of Temple, former
student, visited here Monday, Feb. 22.
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One of the leading students on the
campus and one of the prominent mem^
bers of the senior class is John D.
Raffaelli of Tex-
arkana, candidate
for the degree of
bachelor of arts in
journalism.
John came to
St. Edward’s
from Sacred
Heart academy,
of Te x a r k a n a,
where he finished
high school work
During his four
of our national constitution—the right
to life, liberty, and property.
“These rights are natural rights
and they cannot be alienated. The
right to life is founded on the fact
that unless a man lives and acts he
cannot reach his end, which is his per-
fection or happiness. To reach his
happiness he has the right to develop
his faculties. The right to an educa-
tion is therefore included in the right
to life. This natural right to an edu-
cation was recognized by the supreme
court of the United States in an
opinion rendered on the Ore-gon school
case, June 1, 1925.
Liberty a Natural Right
“The right to liberty is based on
the free will of man. It includes free-
dom of conscience, freedom of opinion
and freedom in all other actions
limited only by right reason, the laws
of God, the rights of other individuals,
and the peace and welfare of society.
The right to property follows from
man’s right to life, for his existence
is dependent on the fruits of the earth,
and he must of necessity have a right
to that which produces the fruits.
The abstract right of property is
founded on man’s nature; its exercise
may be regulated by public necessity.”
Father O’Brien told his hearers
that Washington was greater in peace
than he had been in war, pointing to
his conciliatory services and leader-
ship in the constitutional convention
and to his wise and firm administra-
tion as president which “welded the
scattered colonies into an indestruc-
tible union.”
Day of Dedication
In closing his remarks, Father
O’Brien called upon his audience to
dedicate themselves to the preserva-
tion of the rights that Washington
had been so instrumental in winning.
“Today is a day of celebration and
of jubilee,” the speakei’ declared. “It
must be more. Let it be a day of
dedication for us, dedicating our
talents and our lives to continue the
work—the preservation of our rights,
civil and religious—the rights for
which Washington battled and won,
and which he wrote into our consti-
tutional government.
“Let us make this pledge of dedi-
cation undei' the shadow of this flag—
your flag and mine—inspired by
heaven, woven by the blood and sacri-
fices of patriots, blessed by the
breath of Nature’s God as it flies
freely—ever, we pray, the symbol of
liberty and human rights. Thus
battling for liberty, truth, justice, and
for the Father of our Country, we
shall give George Washington an
honored place in the affections of our
hearts; his character, we shall carve
deeper in the shield of national re-
membrance; and his soul, in our hu-
mility and in our prayers, we shall
commend to the mercy and to the re-
ward of our loving Father—God.”
Program
Academic Procession to the Auditorium
“Stars and Stripes” Sousa
University Orchestra
“America” -------------------------------Audience
“George Washington and the Consti-
tution” Walter G. Beach, ’32
“The American Patrol”.....,.....Meacham
University Orchestra
“Spanish Gold”
John B. Flynn, ’24
Accompanied by John D. Raffaelli, ’32
Selections from Washington’s Fare-
well Address ^..Frank Herron, ’32
“Il Trovatore” Verdi
University Orchestra
“The American Flag”
---------------------Francis H. Coover, ’32
“Tango Serenade” Albieuz-Elman
“Conjonetta” ...—D’Ambrosio
Professor Joseph J. Van Ackeren
Accompanied by Mrs. Frank J. Skeeler
Presentation of the Flag
Chas. E. Trefflich, ’32
President of the Class of 1932
Acceptance of the Flag
Rev. Dr. Hugh O’Donnell, C.S.C.
President of the University
■Address..Rev. James J. O’Brien, C.S.C.
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