The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1933 Page: 2 of 6
six pages : ill. ; page 17 x 13 in. Scanned from physical pages.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page 2
THE RATTLER
February 23, 1933
THE RATTLER
EDITORIAL STAFF
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ................................................................................Bill Rives, ’33
MANAGING EDITOR ....................................................................Tim Williams, ’33
ASSOCIATES: William Jennings, ’33; Howard LeBaron, ’33; Herman Wild,
’34; John Quinlan, ’34; Calder Clubb, ’34.
STAFF: Dennis Sheridan, ’34; Joe Kenny, ’35; C. B. Thompson, ’35; Rodham
Routledge, ’35; Bob Curda, ’35; Tom Jackson, ’35; Eli Arnaud, ’35.
BUSINESS MANAGER..........................................................Harold Delemater, ’35
BUSINESS STAFF..................................Manuel Micher, 36; Harold Mitchell, ’36
CIRCULATION DEPT.: H. Jambers, ’34; G. Jambers, ’34; Calder Clubb, ’34;
Herman Wild, ’34; Joe Kenny, ’35.
THE RATTLER is published twice a month during the academic year
at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas. Subscription, one dollar a year.
Entered as second class matter, March 20, 1926, at the post office in
San Antonio, Texas, under Act of March 3, 1879.
COLLEGIATE AMERICA SPEAKS
The following, clipped from The Loyola Maroon, student
paper of Loyola University of New Orleans, is one of the best
college editorials of the year. We assume the privilege of
printing it:
“Many and varied have been the indictments of collegiate
youth that have been made during the past four or five years.
These venomous statements, anent the lackadaisical attitude
of the university youth, have charged him with typifying what
the motion picture screen calls flaming youth; they have stated
that he is a composite of raccoon coat, a gin flask and a fra-
ternity pin with a pennant under one arm and a beautiful but
dumb damsel under the other; they have called him drunkard,
laggard and fool—all this they have charged him with being,
and the collegiate youth, secure in his own knowledge of the
injustice of these attacks has taken it quietly, has made no re-
buttal or counter charge. But within the past two years the
indictments, becoming more vicious, have added insult to in-
jury; they have placed the straw that has broken the camel’s
back. Faced by imminent financial disaster, the maturer minds
of the country sitting smugly in their little glass houses, have
blamed the college student for his complaisance in the face
of this disaster.
“You”, they cry, “are the men of tomorrow; you are the
future directors of the country’s destinies; you are the ones to
Whom the nation will look for guidance in the years that are
to come, and yet you nonchalantly stroll your campi, without a
thought for the future, without a care in the world, with your
interest centered on your games and your amusements, with
never a thought for the task that is ahead of you.” This is
the crowning insult that the country has hurled at collegiate
America.
America, your youth answers you. We grant that there
is necessity for grave consideration of future problems; we ad-
mit that from our ranks will come the leaders of tomorrow;
all this we concede, but we most emphatically deny that we do
not realize our responsibility, and we would present for your
consideration the old proverb concerning the inhabitants of the
glass domiciles.
You, 0 distinguished ancestors and venerable predeces-
sors, should realize that whatever predicament the nation may
be in, you are the ones who placed it there. During the years
that have passed since the beginning of the past decade, we
Whom you are indicting, have been spending our time in at-
mospheres of study, preparing for the work that faces us. Dur-
ing these years, you have been molding the destines of the na-
tion. You have been deciding on the policies of the country,
and whatever may be America’s present condition, you are the
ones directly responsible for this condition. ■ It is true that at
first glance it seems that the present deplorable state of af-
fairs has been brought about through the unethical activities
of a certain group of men, but in the ultimate analysis, the sit-
uation is directly reduceable to the general human equation.
You have permitted things to come to this pass, while we were
incapable of taking a hand, while we were even incapable of
knowing what was transpiring. You are to blame. Is it not
enough that we will have to suffer the consequences, that the
sins of the fathers will be visited upon the children? Must we
also be charged with not caring? America, we do care ; not
only do we care, but we are capable of assuming the burden
that you have placed on our shoulders. Y^ou charge us with
indifference. Indifference is the very root of the evil tree of
economic depression and inefficient, dishonest government that
is sapping the strength of America today. And the indiffer-
ence that has brought this about is yours; not ours.
And to collegiate America we say: We know that you are
prepared to face the situation ‘that confronts you. Never be-
fore in the history of the country, has the university graduate
left the commencement stage to face so dismal an outlook.
(Continued next column)
LENT AND SELF-DENIAL
Forty days of solitude, of fasting, and of humiliation were
Our Lord’s preparation for the most glorious mystery of His
stay on earth. In this practice of self-denial He teaches us
the steps we must take in preparation for the next life.
The Church sets aside each year forty days preceding the
celebration of the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ for
us to prepare ourselves for this greatest of events. But do we
follow Our Lord’s example, do we really deprive ourselves of
the petty things we desire? In the majority of cases the answer
is no.
Is it not the least we can do for the Savior Who gave all
that we might be saved? Do we not owe Him something for
sacrificing His life and undergoing the vilest tortures for us?
Little acts of mortification are magnified greatly in the eyes
of the Almighty. It would take little effort on our part to fore-
go some of the pleasures to which we are accustomed during
the few weeks of Lent. That show, that usual piece of candy,
can very easily be dispensed with, and the few cents saved
thereby may become alms.
God expects us to do something for Him in return for the
multitudes of favors He has granted us. Why not determine
now to abstain from all necessary amusements and the like,
and begin to repay our Savior for some of His goodness? It
is surprising how simple it is and how great the reward.
Scientific Club
Hears Father
Rabe
Rev. Father Alfred H. Rabe
delivered an address on Michel
de Montaigne, French essayist,
at the anniversary banquet of
the San Antonio Scientific
Society, February 7.
In his speech, Father Rabe
briefly outlined the life of
Michel de Montaigne and
criticized his essays from a
literary viewpoint. Mon-
taigne’s influence on Bacon
and Shakespeare, especially in
the drama Hamlet, was
brought out in the talk. The
selfish, egocentric nature of
Montaigne and his skepticism,
epicurianism and Utopian
ideas of society were con-
demned by the speaker.
In conclusion, Father Rabe
accented the present-day need
of social sense, the under-
standing of social obligations,
and especially the ever in-
creasing demand for the
Christian virtue of charity.
The university faculty
wishes to thank Mrs. W. F.
LeBaron for donating the
flowers used for the Forty
Hours’ devotion.
WE WANT SNAPSHOTS!
The Features staff of the
year book is again appeal-
ing to the student body for
snap-shots. Any pictures
will be accepted that have
anything to do with college
or campus life.
They may be given to
Tim Williams, Features
editor, or Calder Clubb, as-
sistant editor.
Orchestra and Glee
Club News
The orchestra has been ask-
ed to appear before the San
Antonio Federation of Wo-
men’s Clubs in a musical con-
cert at the San Pedro Play-
house. The public will hear
the orchestra and glee club in
the musicale of February 26
in the Express Publishing
Company auditorium.
On February 15, the mus-
ical director, Brother Albert
Hagemann, was presented by
the St. Monica’s Guild in a
talk on “The Trend of Modern
YYuth and How Education Gan
Meet It.”
The Medina Valley Woman’s
club has secured the services
of Bro. Albert when it meets
on March 2 at Devine, Texas.
This lecture is entitled “Texas
in Flower and Song.”
The junior department of
the Tuesday Musical Club,
whose enrollment includes
many St. Mary’s students, will
present a program of original
compositions of the club mem-
bers in the home of Mrs. Eli
Hertzberg on March 11. It is
being arranged by Eli Arnaud
and Harold and George Jam-
bers, and will feature Bro. Al-
bert in two original comic
readings. Compositions of
Eli Arnaud will also be heard.
It was necessary to obtain
a larger hall for the patriotic
musicale on February 26 in
order to provide enough seats
for the admirers of the uni-
versity orchestra and glee
club. The program will be
held in the auditorium of the
Express Building. Hence, no
one will be turned away be-
cause of the crowd.
We know that you do not intend to permit conditions to con-
tinue as they are at present. Now you are filled with the fire
of ambition, and are imbued with the will to do. Do not lose
it; do not become ultra-conservative as too many of those who
have preceded us have become. Do not be satisfied with half
measures; retain the desire for drastic action that characterizes
you at present, and do not leave to your children and to their
children’s children, the heritage that has been bequeathed to
you.
Personalities
---
Tim Williams
Tim Williams, president of
the senior class, entered St.
Mary’s in September, 1929,
after graduation from St. Jo-
seph’s high school in Victoria,
Texas.
In his freshman year, Wil-
liams was a member of the
championship intramural in-
door baseball team and the
Freshman football team, The
Rattler staff, the Rattler club,
and was associate editor of the
Freshman edition of The Ratt-
ler.
As a sophomore, he was
vice-president of the class
during the second term, was a
member of the sophomore
championship intramural base-
ball, basketball, and football
teams, The Rattler staff, and
the Rattler club.
In his junior year, Williams
served as secretary of the jun-
ior class, secretary of the
Rattler club, and was a mem-
ber of the military unit, the
staff of the Diamond Back and
The Rattler, and the junior-
senior baseball and basketball
teams.
During the present year,
Williams is president of the
senior class, managing editor
of The Rattler, vice-president
of the Rattler club, Features
editor of the Diamond Back, a
member of the International
Relations club, and Gaptain-
Battallion Adjutant of the
military unit.
The next monthly meet-
ing of the social club of the
Downtown College, which
will be held at 8:30 p. m.
on March 2 in the club
rooms, will feature enter-
tainment of special interest
to students of the Wood-
lawn section.
All students of St. Mary’s
taking downtown courses
are invited to attend this
evening of unusual amuse-
ment.
The brief business meet-
ing will be followed by card
playing and entertainment
appropriate for Texas Inde-
pendence day.
CARD OF THANKS
Librarians of the univers-
ity appreciate greatly the
plenteous supply of former
issues of America and Com-
monweal magazines, sent
in by Notre Dame Nuns,
Sister M. Hildegardo and
Sister M. Clemens Kauss,
from New Haven, Indiana.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.). The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1933, newspaper, February 23, 1933; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614813/m1/2/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library.