WINTER, 1254 THE CHIMES heavenly mother, Mary Immaculate, guides man, her spiritual child. None of those wondrous qualities which are the treasure of motherhood is lacking in our heavenly mother, but rather each is possessed by her in the greatest degree possible. Her care omits no effort in trying to keep her wayward children from spiritual pitfalls. Her solicitude for us is our strongest advocate before the throne of her Divine Son. What then, when one of her tottering infants, having taken his first few steps under her direction, moves toward the highest goal possible, the priesthood of Jesus Christ? How unsteady are those first steps toward the goal! Yet, again as the earthly mother, she gently prods him, guides his steps as often as he falls away from his course. Perhaps he has greater difficulty than her other children because his first few steps are more difficult ones, violently beset by temptations, made precariously difficult by greater demands placed upon them. But a mother’s devotion, completely ignoring self, strives to remain commensurate with the needs of her child. If our goal in life be high, our steps consequently difficult, then Mary must needs increase her devotion to our cause. "Woman, behold thy son” was as much a commission as "Son, behold thy mother.” Mary could hardly forget the words spoken as the cruel sword of grief was passing through her tender heart of divine motherhood. What a marvelous consolation to inspire the labors of a steep path in life! A rich and unfailing fountain of grace and strength is Mary; this is what she must mean to the student for the priesthood, that child of hers who has chosen life’s highest and steepest path. Already on my way along that high and difficult route, I cannot but find gratification in the assurance of a heavenly mother’s guidance for my steps so faltering. At the path’s end lie hopes fulfilled, prayers answered, the radiant blessing of the holy priesthood. And there stands the mother of God, beckoning, directing my steps. There does she display the fullness of her meaning to me . . . the intention for which she was given to me in the dying breath of her Son. Richard J. Dillon, ’55. StequttHrant tn ^arr Father of Francis A. Regan, ’60 Father of John Crysler, ’27 48
DEAR BENJAMIN Here an elder brother at Dunwoodie writes to Benjamin, in Scripture, the youngest of the family. Dear Ben: Well, I’m back again, only this time I’m writing to you and not sending you off to the printers as I did last year. Why, it seems like only a short while ago that the Chimes staff of '54 was worrying about the graduation edition. You might say that those days are past, but the class is exactly the same as you so well remember it. It’s still that same old group who spent many a long hour in the Chimes room. I’m sure you also remember how we were all one big family—how we all depended so much on each other. For example, the joy of getting the Chimes out was certainly the work of everyone in the class. Well, Ben, when it came time to write you, I thought perhaps you'd want to hear from all of them. As space is short, we have limited our message to one other than myself. Though the days of Cathedral have passed and the "Marian Year Class” is now at Dunwoodie, we often spend our free time after meals chatting and chuckling about the good times we did have. The many happy memories are right here with us at Dunwoodie, and you are as much a part of us now as you were when we were working feverishly to make a printer’s deadline. Retreat greeted us upon arrival— that is, after we received our rooms and took a stroll down to Central Avenue to buy some "odds and ends”—and I’m sure that most of us never appreciated prayer and silence as much as we did then. The Retreat Master, Father O’Keefe, was excellent, as was the spirit of each seminarian. Thus we entered the scholastic year, but not without an "all-day rec”—and did we play ball; why most of us were exhausted for a week! It was the day after the retreat’s end, and the fellows had a week’s energy to work out of their systems. What a day, only to be followed by the beginning of class. For us, the "lowly” philosophers, it was something new and exciting, something toward which we looked forward. Just think, we were going to begin the study of philosophy, and all in Latin, too! However, I’m sorry to say that the first day’s enthusiasm has worn off a little by now and many are looking back with envying eye to Horace and the Latin Fathers. All kidding aside, the students are really wonderful, and the time allotted for private study is just perfect. There’s no more "subway studying” or CHIMES Room” reviewing classes and we find proper time for everything — prayer, study and recreation. 49
WINTER, 19 54 THE CHIMES Another wonderful aspect here at the Major "Sem” is the wonderful and inspiring way the ceremonies are conducted. You recall how well we thought we served at St. Patrick’s each Sunday. Well, right now we are the "humble” torchbearers. And, too, you surely remember how well we sang Vespers and High Mass. Believe it or not, they sing even better up here. The choir is truly excellent. This fact, coupled with the perfect serving of the various liturgical functions, certainly adds to the majesty of the altar. Then, too, aside from these wonderful new experiences, we have the “loop” and the friendly conversation of an evening’s walk; again, the ballfield has a definite place in our priestly development; why, even the clang of spoons in the refectory sounds a friendly note and it is precisely this air of friendliness which makes Dunwoodie what it is. The men in the upper house greet us as if we had known them for years. Perhaps it’s just the encircling presence of God which makes Dunwoodie so wonderful, but it is here, as nowhere else, that you can honestly say that you actually see Christ in your neighbor. That’s about all for now, Ben. I want to "bone-up" for a few quizzes, but I will promise to tell you all about the Mayorality Elections up here the next time I write. Your seminarian friend, Bob Gannon. Dear Ben: Autumn has come to Dunwoodie. From the window of my room in the philosopher’s wing I can just make out the statue at the far end of Gigot’s pond. As November passes, the red, orange, and golden leaves fall slowly from the trees and that figure in stone becomes daily more visible. To my embarrassment, though, I’m forced to admit that I’m not quite sure whom it represents. There are a great many statues up here, Ben, as you saw for yourself on Cathedral College Day, and they all add something to the beauty of these magnificent, well-kept grounds. We certainly have a perfect setting in which to begin the final six years of our preparation for the priesthood. Shortly after we came to the seminary, we were invited to learn something about the apostolate of the laity by joining the Catholic Action Seminar. The enthusiasm of the veterans in the group was quickly communicated to ourselves. Many had been able to see the tremendously effective work being done in the field by such Catholic Action organizations as the Young Christian Student’s movement, the Christian Worker’s movement and the Catholic Family movement. They introduced us to one method of bringing Christ into the lives of others, which has proved enormously popular. It is known as the "Gospel Inquiry,” and as the name implies, it is an effort on the part of a group of people (usually average laymen) to exegete a portion of the New 50
THE CHIMES WINTER, 1954 Testament. They then try to apply that exegesis to their own lives. I don’t need to tell you what tremendous potentialities for good such discussions can have. But life here at Dunwoodie isn’t all taken up by the serious tasks of priestly formation. There is a lighter side that comes to relieve the tension and to bring a welcome change from the daily routine. The last Saturday in October, for instance, we had a kind of Halloween supper. Chicken salad was served, along with potato chips, apple cider, and doughnuts. After the meal, we were entertained by a variety show that brought back fond memories of our own Gandeamns. One thing that made a great impression on us, too, Ben, was the great spirit which everyone here manifests. In reading Bob’s letter to you, I see that he has made mention of it, but I couldn’t let this opportunity slip by without paying tribute to it myself. All the upperclassmen were ready from the moment of our arrival to give us a helping hand and to make us feel at home. Then, too, on our first Sunday at the seminary, we saw this year’s ordination class raised to the diaconate and given a standing ovation when they entered the refectory for breakfast. Tradition and true spirit are a part of Saint Joseph’s, Ben, and we’re glad to be a part of it, too. Good luck in your studies and come to see us when you get a chance. After all, this will be your home one day, please God, as now it is ours. Your seminarian friend, John Clune. Morgan Fraternity Activities of our thirtieth year began with the opening meeting on September seventeenth at the Midston House. Our interesting schedule included a talk by Father Cohalan on Pius Tenth, a reception to Monsignor Lenahan, and a Halloween Party held at Guardian Angel Hall through the kindness of Monsignor O’Donnell. We salute Frank Granito, ’43, and his Committee for their fine work. Classes represented ranged from 1913 to 1952. Our Speakers Bureau is available for talks at parish affairs; arrangements can be made through Father Wilkinson at the College, or Mr. Christopher Coleman at 226 Kimberly Place, Bronx. . . . The Annual Communion Breakfast will take place at the College on Sunday, February 27. Peter Donahue, '48, heads the committtee for this event. . . . Tom Golden, ’42, a patient in Veterans Hospital, Ward 3E, will welcome a visit from the Morganites! 51
BOOKMEN WILLIAM J. TOBIN, ’55 SHRINES TO OUR LADY AROUND THE WORLD By Zsolt Aradi Farrar, Straus & Young 211 pages $5.00 Throughout this Marian Year, many books have been produced dealing with the various aspects of the life and works of our Blessed Lady. Zsolt Aradi, who for more than ten years has served as a newspaperman and diplomat accredited to the Vatican, conceived the idea of presenting Mary to people of all faiths through the medium of the numerous shrines dedicated throughout the world in her honor. In this work the reader takes, as it were, a pilgrimage through the five continents of the world, gazing with awesome respect upon the monuments of living faith built in veneration of Our Lady. Men have paid homage to Mary on every continent and in every period of Christian history. As the author affirms in the introduction: This book does not attempt to explain, it merely tries to describe this living faith, to suggest the fastness of this veneration and the richness of its historical and geographic context. The reader encompasses a period extending from the beginnings of Christianity to the apparitions of Our Lady in the twentieth century, including the last miraculous appearance of the Weeping Madonna in Sicily in 1953. These shrines represent the hope of modern man, who desires to believe, to keep faith, to hope against all odds and all signs of doom. As one reads, he wonders whether these great centers of devotion were formed from some necessity of believing, as an escape from oppression or from the monotony of everyday life; or still further, as an outlet for emotion. However, before he has completed half the book, he realizes that these questions must be answered with an emphatic no. He comes to the realization that these centers of devotion were created for the believer through the inspiration of Our Lady. Perhaps the most interesting and most significant section deals with the shrines to Mary in Russia. The author strikes a somewhat unfamiliar note in saying that . . . the Orthodox Church in Russia is not free; religions functions, though permitted, are reduced to a ceremonial. Some of the churches have been destroyed, others converted into profane use and later reconverted for religious services. The organization of the Church is controlled by the completely atheistic state. But the soul of the individual cannot be controlled; people pray 52
THE CHIMES WINTER, 1954 to the one and only God, even as their ancestors did; and to the Blessed Virgin, the most powerful reminder of the mystical and historical fact of the Incarnation. Zsolt Aradi directs the reader’s attention to three of Our Lady’s shrines behind the Iron Curtain—Our Lady of Vladimir, Our Lady of Kursk, Our Lady of Iviron. A reproduction of the Iviron Madonna may be seen at the Russian Center of Fordham University. The book abounds in photographs of the various shrines, paintings and statues. To my dismay, I found these masterpieces reproduced in black and white. The value, purpose, and effect of this work would have profited immeasurably, had these masterpieces been presented in all their beauteous color. However, the work is still of enduring and inspirational interest and a reading of it can serve only to increase or confirm the devotion with which Our Lady is held. For the Marian reader, the book is a must. MARY AIND MODERIN MAIN Edited by Thomas J. M. Burke, S.J. The America Press 231 pages $3.50 To present the teaching of the modern popes on the role of Mary and the relevance of Mary to our times was the editor’s purpose in assembling this volume and its earlier companion Mary and the Popes. He has done well. The book consists of ten essays by as many writers, American and English, priests and laymen. Recently we saw what the presence of a queenmother meant to a Protestant cathedral, a secular university, and to our city,— courtesy, refinement, splendor, an emphasis on nobler aspects of things. Of course, much of this was superficial and leaves us so puzzled that many of these people with the best of illogic cannot see the place of the Queen of queens in God’s plan. This would have been just the book to give out at the door of that cathedral. Or any door for that matter! Mary can do much for modern culture and the book shows various facets of that theme. Father Burke’s introduction blueprints the course of the book and gives it a thread of unity. Among the contributors are C. C. Martindale, S.J., Daniel Sargent, John LaFarge, S.J., William A. Donaghy, S.J., and Paul Palmer, S.J. The book is excellent opening for the individual new understandings and vistas of the place of the Great Queen in his life. Get a copy for Christmas! HORIN CATHOLICS Edited by Frank J. Sheed Sheed & Ward 279 pages $3.50 Converts are continually and most usefully telling why they joined the Catholic Church. In this book nineteen born Catholics disclose why they are still in the Church, what the experience of living in the Church has been, and what is most valuable in it. In fact, every Catholic knows he is 53
\V INTER, 1954 T HE CHIMES in the Church by the grace of God; nevertheless, there is a human experience of the Faith; mind and will and emotions are not simply passive. This experience the writers of these essays have tried to set down in words. Each of the nineteen is concerned with the Church as he has experienced it. What they have written they do not claim is Catholicism, but only that this is what it has been to them. The experience of the Faith is so rich and so all-pervading that they deem any apologia of theirs trivial. So far as I know, this is a novel experiment, indeed the first of its kind. We can better appreciate the difficulty associated with such a task, and can more fully understand the predicament of the writers if we exchange places with them and find ourselves confronted with the question: "Why are you still a Catholic?” This book is more striking since each writes of his own experience, without having seen one another’s essays and without receiving instructions on what to write. The authors are not typical Catholics. Indeed, Frank Sheed, in commenting on this quality, doubts whether there is a typical Catholic. In this anthology of faith you meet nineteen people, quite different from one another. It brings to mind the fact that there are 300 million more in the world each with his own way of being a Catholic. Seventeen of the witnesses are "cradle” Catholics, people who simply found themselves in the Church, as distinct from converts who made their own way in. The two remaining "rocking-horse” Catholics Antonia White and Caryl 1 Houselander, both authors, were brought into the Church very young by parental decision. All are laymen and women with enough skill to get their experience down on paper. Mr. Sheed ended the book with an essay Hilaire Belloc wrote on the same theme a quarter century ago. Frank Sheed prudently has chosen the authors from widely diversified backgrounds. Although eight of the nineteen may be classified as modern authors, their spheres of influence attract many different elements of society. A linguist of spectacular note, a typist, a professor of chemistry, a British public official, an English professor—all independently and individually attempt to present graphically their meaning of Catholicism. Antonia White, the winner of the Deniyse Claironin prize for her translation of Maupassant’s Une Vie, convincingly reveals what Our Blessed Lady, her heavenly Mother, has meant to her. "Our Lady laid her hand on me that (baptismal) day and she has never removed it, not even during the thirteen years when I ceased to be either a believing or a practicing Catholic.” Educated in a convent school, she unblushingly relates that upon her entrance into the society of the world she was shocked to find so many skeptics and atheists having a far stronger moral sense than some Catholics. Not attempting to determine all the complex and overlapping causes which led to 54
THE CHIMES WINTER, 1 9 S 4 her loss of faith, the author mentions that she reached a stage where it was intellectually dishonest to believe in God. Adopting the Santayan view, she found the Catholic religion was the most splendid embodiment of "poetic truth.” In search of truth she encountered the teachings of Spinoza, Lao-Tse, and Buddha. Confronted with the Buddha’s way, nevertheless she could not forget that Christ is the Way. Despite all her difficulties, her belief in Our Lady remained an odd, isolated fact which nothing could destroy. In 1940, during the blitz, she attended Christmas Mass only for the physical beauty of the ceremony and its liturgy. Then magnificently does she relate how the invisible hand of Our Lady literally pushed her into a confessional. Her account maintains the working power of Mary in the Church. Maisie Ward, the noted actress Jane Wyatt, Jean Chariot, and Hilaire Belloc, all in their individual vivid style give an account of Catholicism as they see it. This anthology is witness, not apologetic. What does it prove? By the end of the book you will have had an intimate glimpse into the lives of some Catholics. Although quite unlike one another, all have had the Catholic Thing, so to speak, in common. In this book you will discover what it is. The anthology, without a doubt, deals a mortal blow to the view that Catholics are all of one kind, "poured into one mold, tarred with one brush, hammered into one shape.” Secondly, it destroys the prevailing and overlysimplified opinion among us that converts are different from the rest of Catholics because they are in the Church by their own choice. John F. X. Smith. LIFE IS WORTH LIVING (Second Series) By the Most Reverend Fulton J. Sheen, Ph.D, D.D. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 237 pages S3.50 A worthy successor to the first of this scries which was a phenomenally successful best-seller! Those who read the previous selection will agree with me in affirming that Bishop Sheen has the uncanny knack for making the difficult easy, the common elegant, the lofty sublime. This forty-first of the Bishop’s books presents the twenty-six half-hour talks delivered to the vast television audience throughout the United States during his last season on the Dumont television network. The contents were taken either from the kinescope of the telecasts or from a notebook in which they were recorded in shorthand during the presentation. The only change is the absence of the Bishop’s inimitable blackboard drawings. As in the first book, his friend, Dik Browne, redrew his sketchings in such a way as to capture his original ideas. The talks, aimed at the widest audience possible, range from challenging ideas on education and world affairs to considerations on "Nice People” and "Why Work Is Boring.” The Bishop 55
\V 1 N T E R , 19 5 4 THE CHI M E S turns a neat epigram: "nice people think- they are good; the awful people know they are not" . . . "every liberal is a reactionary; he is in reaction to the last form of liberalism” . . . "an unjust war is any war which would help a non-Communist country; a just war is any war which serves the Soviet aims." The book is as stimulating and interesting as the telecasts, though handicapped by the absence of the inimitable voice and the searching eyes! The Chimes heartily welcomes the appearance on the literary scene of Image Books, a new series of pocketbooks published by Doubleday. For the first time the American reader has been offered some of the outstanding Catholic literature of our time in fine, inexpensive editions. To our knowledge this is the first series devoted to such a purpose, the focusing of the public eye on some serious Catholic thought. We present a list of the first eight selections and heartily encourage our readers to buy them. DI: Our Lady of Fatima By William Thomas Walsh 223 pages $.65 D2: The Spirit of Catholicism By Karl Adam 242 pages $.75 D3: Damien the Leper By John Farrow 225 pages $.65 D4: Mr. Blue By Myles Connolly 119 pages $.50 D5: A Popular History of the Catholic Church By Philip Hughes 280 pages $.85 D6: Peace of Soul By Fulton J. Sheen 264 pages $.75 D7: The Church Speaks to the Modern World Edited by Etienne Gilson 333 pages $.95 D8: The Diary of a Country Priest By Georges Bernanos 232 pages $.65 56
Qathedralia DONALD J. KELLAHER, ’55 Monday, September 13 th Schola Brevis It was wonderful to see the supreme happiness reflected in the faces of a refreshed student body at the sight of these hallowed walls. Father Considine was impressed by the eager group which he welcomed back, and he expressed his desire to see them continue in this frame of mind, come what may! After a brief interview in the classrooms, many of our ambitious brethren hurried off to purchase a supply of knowledge at Barnes & Noble. Tuesday, September 14th Veni Creator, Spiritus Very Reverend Monsignor Henry J. Lenahan, our new President, officially opened the school year with the Mass of the Holy Ghost to invoke the Spirit of Wisdom to come and abide with us. In his welcoming address he expressed a wish to see an effort made on the part of every man to give Christ the best he had. Friday, September 17th Congratulamur Monsignor Lenahan greeted the parents of the new students here at the College. The boys are going to be studying three hours a night this year! Wednesday, September 22nd Fratres Our older brothers at Dunwoodie showed us a royal hospitality. For many of us, it was our first trip to the Major Seminary. The boys strolled around the grounds and buildings and participated in the games. With renewed spirit we left what, with God’s help, will be, one day, our home. Friday, October 1st COMITES In an assembly of faculty and students, Monsignor Lenahan paid tribute to two faculty' members now become pastors, our former President, Monsignor Giblin, and our former Spiritual Director, Father Dougherty. Thomas Carney, Senior Class President, bespoke the grateful esteem of the house for their fruitful years among us. Monday, October 4tb Ave Maria With a sermon on the Annunciation, William Tobin inaugurated the senior talks in October devotions. 57
\V INTER, 1 y 5 4 THE CHIMES Monday, October 11th "Quid Hoc Ad Sacerdotium?” His Excellency, Bishop Pernicone, celebrated Mass for us. At a reception later, he won the hearts of all with his radiant goodness, Christlike simplicity, and infectious good humor. His fatherly words inspired us. After Monsignor Lenahan’s welcome, Edward Gillespie of Sixth Year presented our spiritual bouquet. The Glee Club excelled. The Bishop forced us to take the rest of the day off. Tuesday, October 12th Procedamus in Pace On this fine morning Father Moody and Father McMahon led a hearty group of thirty-nine on a hike to Bear Mountain. I would have gone along, but for some reason or another, my alarm clock didn’t go off. Mmmm. Tuesday, November 2nd Requiem Aeternam Dona Eis, Domine The customary business at the polls sounded a few deathknells for some of the living! Monday, November 15 th Oremus! They’re here! Tomorrow and Wednesday, too! Friday, November 19th Prorsus! A new quarter, the challenge taken, and the second joust begins. We will not be unseated. Saturday, November 20th Requiescant in Pace The Alumni Society Mass for deceased members was offered in the Chapel of Christ’s Eternal Priesthood by Monsignor Henry J. Lenahan, S.T.L., with Father Darby as deacon and Father Griffin as subdeacon. Let us never forget the departed brethren of the closest fraternity in the world. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, November 22nd, 23rd, 24th Venite Seorsum These three days of our retreat are days of soul-searching, days of humility. With the help of Almighty God, we will be better for the great graces of these days, inspired by our retreat master, Father James V. Kenny, ’31. Wednesday, December 8th Ave Maria Today we solemnly celebrated the closing of the Marian Year. Our grateful hearts have known great graces. Mary conceived without sin, pray for us! 58
CHARLES A. ROTH, ’55 T HE high-spirited men of Sixth Year, led by Athletic Manager Ed Nowatzki, have been eagerly searching for opponents upon whom they might demonstrate their athletic skill. Despite their efforts and repeated challenges, Sixth Year has remained virtually idle for the first half year. Are there no teams to face this mighty crew? The only real action Sixth Year has seen was the exciting softball game with the major seminarians on Dunwoodie Day. Sixth Year failed to score in the top half of the first inning, but the major seminarians didn’t waste any time in their behalf. They scored 3 runs. It seemed that Sixth Year was fighting a losing battle. The score was 9-2 at the end of the six innings. The seventh inning brightened their hopes as stocky Johnny Haraksin stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and cleared them with a four-run homer. Their hope was short lived, however, for the bottom of the seventh inning proved to be the inning to end all innings. Led by the bases-loaded home run of Mike Tomasetti, ’53, the major seminarians lashed out with fierce hitting attack. Sixth Year finally managed to get three out, but the damage had been done. The Dunwoodians scored nine runs which doubled their score. Sixth Year added a lone score in the top of the ninth, and then raced across the field to devour what was left of the frankfurters, sauerkraut and milk. The bright spots of the game were homers by Patty Gartland and Johnny Haraksin and a rifle throw from left field by Pat Ryan which caught a man attempting to steal third after tagging up at second. The score by innings: Cathedral— 01010040 1—7 St. Joseph’s— 3 0 2 0 1 3 9 0 x—18 On the same day, 5A took on 5B in a basketball game and defeated them 59
W INTER, 1 9 S 4 T H E C H I M E S by the score of 47 to 40. Fraino, Drury, McCabe, Gerrity, McGreal, Finnegan and McIntyre made up the victorious team. 5A is planning more interclass basketball games, and they intend to take on all comers. Dunwoodie Day also saw a one-sided football game between Third and Fourth Year. Sparkling plays such as Thornton’s jump pass to his left end for a 30-yard gain overwhelmed Third Year by the score of 44-0. 3 A took on 3B at McCoombs Dam Park in a football game which proved to be another one-sided affair. The star of the game, Gould of 3A, scored five touchdowns, one of which was his interception of a pass on his own 20-yard line and his 80-yard run for a TD. This must be a new record! The final score was 50-7. Other stars for 3A were Duffy, Gallivan, and McCarren. A tight and exciting football game between First and Second Year ended in a 6-6 tie. Effective passing and running were the outstanding features of the First Year team. At one time, Second Year was knocking the door at the goal line. Attempting to score, Second Year drove hard through the center of the line, but First Year fighting gamely managed to stop the push a few inches from the goal line. What a team! Stars for the Second Year team were Joe Egan and Wayne Harwood, for the First Year team Richard Petruce of 1A. Second Year is not going to give in too easily, however, for a return game is in the offing. The class athletic managers arc: Edward Nowatzki...............Sixth Year Richard Gerrity .................................. 5A John Reynolds .................................... 5B Brendan Thornton.............Fourth Year Thomas Gould................................ . 3A Kevin Woods.......................................3B Andrew Lennox ........ .................... 2A Charles McDermott............................ 2B Anthony Giardino................................ 1A Robert Lyons.........................................1C Varsity Under the watchful eye of our temporary coach, Mr. Krywicki of Cardinal Hayes H. S., the Varsity hoopsters have been holding their preliminary warmups and tryouts. Mr. Norton, our regular coach, has been taken ill and, as a result, he will miss this preliminary part of the season. It is hoped by all that Mr. Norton who has been with the team for thirty years will soon be able to return to his familiar post. The Varsity team will definitely miss some of the star players of last year. The loss of Bobby Martin, the team’s high scoring ace, and Arty Genet, the lay-up artist, will certainly be felt. Other players seen last year such as Tommy Taaffe, Johnny Sullivan, speedy Bobby Condon, Pete Gavigan, Jim Brennan and Jack Scanlan have all been graduated. This loss will be felt in the tougher games to be played this year. The schedule this season is, indeed, rough. The tougher teams that the Varsity will play are Yeshiva, Pratt, and Cooper Union. The rest of the schedule does not offer easy going either, since many of the teams to be played come from four-year colleges with a much 60
T H E CHIME S WINTER, 19 5 4 larger student population than ours. Of course, all hope must not be abandoned. There are still stars on the Cathedral quintet, in the persons of Pat Ryan and Tom Carney. Ryan and Carney were stars last year, as all know. They should really be outstanding this season. There are a host of other hopefuls also such as high jumping Joe Bergen, John Broderick, Bill Tobin, George Shau, and Ed Nowatzki. An important part will be played by the student body this year. We all know that a team backed by crowded section of cheering students plays a better game. When the students are behind a team, the team cannot but play a better game. Let’s all get out to the home games on Wednesday nights at the Hayes Gym and cheer them on! The Varsity Schedule Nov. 20 — Away Webb Nov. 27 — Away Ycshiva Dec. 1 —Home Westchester College Dec. 11 — Away Vincentian Dec. 15 —Home Pratt Dec. 18 ■—■ Away Seton Hall Dec. 29 —Home Alumni Jan. 5 —Home Pace Jan. 12 —Home Brooklyn Cathedral Jan. 26 —Home Columbia Pharmacy Jan. 29 — Away N. Y. C. Community Col lege Feb. 4 — Away Westchester College Feb. 9 —Home Cooper Union Feb. 16 —Home Seton Hall Feb. 19 —Home Brooklyn Cathedral Mar. 2 —Home Ycshiva Prep and J.V. The prep team is looking forward to a most successful season. The loss of certain players from last year's team does not seem to bother Father Griffin or Manager Charlie McDonagh too much for they expect a lot of help from last year’s J.V. team. However, the big guns, according to Father Griffin, will be Tom Gould, Hank Mansell, and Frank Haughey. They were all first string last year, and, since they have added some height and weight, they will burn up the court this year. Tom Gould, the center, is expected to be the big man on rebounds. Hank Mansell should baffle all comers with his snappy jump shot, and Frank Haughey will really razzle them with his fast drives and long range sets. This year’s J.V. will move into the spotlight. The latest dope from Father Griffin has it that their schedule will be bigger this year. Andy Lennox of 2A and Tom Mulvanerty of 2B are expected to be the aces of the team. Bill MacDonald and John and Joe Grange (twins) will be no small help. Once more we have to say that no matter how good a team is, it always needs support. And that support must come from you. Home games are on Wednesday nights at the Cardinal Hayes High School Gym. Get out there for every game and let’s hear you use those vocal chords! 61
VINCENT P. GORMAN and HUGH F. McMANUS, ’55 S OME of you may wonder why there are two Chatterbocians this year; our more cynical readers will no doubt attribute this to the charity of our moderator, who would not want to see one poor wretch take all the blame. They're right. Unfortunately deprived of Winston’s services this year, we were forced to gather the material by our own labor. One day, as we were walking down the stairs between the third and second floors lamenting this very fact, we came across a most heart-rending sight. A young lad, obviously a Freshman, was sitting abjectly on the landing, shaking with grief. Moved by his tearful countenance, we sympathetically inquired, "What’s eating you?” "Nobody loves me,” he bawled. "Tsk, tsk,” we chided, "that's no way for a Cathedral man to act. What could make you say a thing like that?” "It all started when Father Deno accused me of not loving my mother; he says (sob) that anybody who would cross liverwurst with pastrami, subtract salami, and get baloney couldn’t possibly love his mother. And I heard that he never (sob) passes anybody who (sniff) doesn’t love his mother.” "But, Sonny—” “That isn’t all! He’s not the only one who doesn’t love me. Father Lynch c-called me something very nasty the other d-day!” "What w'as that?” we inquired solicitously. "He called me c-c-comma conscious! Gee, I wish I was a S-S-Senior and had a nice t-teacher like F-Father Mo-MoMoriarty!” After we told him a few things, we left him a happy (and much wiser) young man. • • * •• Cathedral life as reflected in the latest movies, songs, and books: Rogue Cop—Father Gartland I’ll Cry Tomorrow—Day before distribution of report cards Little Things Mean a Lot — Father Cohalen’s quizzes Stranger in Paradise—No Fourth Year Greek? Betrayed—Sneak quiz Shake, Rattle, and Roll—IRT Gone with the Wind—Father Lindner’s lecture notes The Crttel Sea—Ferry ride to Staten Island on windy day The High and the Mighty — Father Byrne Back in the Old Routine—Jug 62
THE CHIMES WINTER, 1954 This Old House—Three wild guesses! The Happy Wanderer—Father Moody on one of his hikes Living It Up—Wednesday nights To satisfy the curiosity of any students who may wonder what the faculty did during the summer, we include the following tidbits of information: Father Deno spent his summer making a year’s supply of liverwurst sandwiches for the school cafeteria—Perla’s. . . . Father McMahon got in shape for the coming school year by simonizing his cassocks. . . . Father Wilde was seen looking at this sign in a Third Avenue pawnshop: "Be the envy of your neighborhood! Be the first in your gang to own a Greek typewriter! Picture yourself the life of the party as you pull out your new typewriter and bang happily away!” Later, Father was seen leaving the shop, typewriter in hand, and barrel around his waist. . . . Father Cohalen spent a two-week vacation at Hyde Park. . . . Father Moriarty stunned the golfing world with his hole-in-one at Greenwood Lake. . . . Father Gartland was fighting for more Senior privileges. Gossip Column—Bernie McGinn is still visibly shaken after his encounter with a ferocious beast that nearly devoured him in the Fourth Year classroom. The mouse is still at large. . . . Your reporters hear that Dick Dillon was so peeved at his replacement as house organist that he challenged his substitute, Pete Thomas, to a duel—■ candelabra at fifty paces. . . . We recently learned that the faculty house is cared for by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm. . . . Jim McIntyre of 5A tells us this one: A few weeks ago, Father Lindner was demonstrating the effectiveness of the pulley by hoisting some of the braver 5B men up to the ceiling. 5A, on the floor below, was shocked by a resounding crash which reverberated throughout the whole school. • • • As you have probably realized, this column is in desperate need of material. All kind-hearted souls who send us any material will be eligible for the following prizes: Eight glorious weeks in Parris Island training with the Marine Corps ... a year’s supply of elevator passes. . . . An interlinear translation of Fabnlae Faciles. ... A copy of 1001 Excuses for Getting Out of Jtig (no student should be without one!) . - . ten free piano lessons with Liberace... and, last but not least, a pair of galoshes for playing basketball in the gym on a rainy day. So, until we meet again, work hard, keep a stiff upper lip, and you, too, may someday be a Chatterbocian. 63
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