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CPtje  C^aVttV  granted  to  Boston  Col- 
lege in  1863  is  reproduced  here  from 
the  original  document  in  the  possession 
of  the  College.  The  men  whose  names 
appear  on  the  document— the  first  trus- 
tees and  the  officials  who  signed  the  act- 
constitute  an  interesting  group. 

Father  John  McElroy,  S.J.,  was  born 
in  Ulster,  May  14,  1782.  Came  to  the 
U.  S.  in  1803,  entered  the  Society  of 
Jesus  as  a  lay  Brother  in  the  same  year. 
Buyer  and  bookkeeper  at  Georgetown 
University.  Assigned  to  higher  studies 
because  of  exceptional  ability,  was  or- 
dained priest  in  1817.  In  Frederick,  Md., 
he  built  the  Church  of  St.  John,  later 
was  chaplain  in  the  army  of  Gen.  Taylor 
during  Mexican  War.  Came  to  Boston 
in  1847,  built  Boston  College,  High 
School  and  Church  of  the  Immaculate 
Conception.  Died  at  Frederick,  Md., 
Sept.   12,  1877,  aged  ninety-five. 

Father  Edward  H.  Welch,  S.J.  Born 
in  Boston,  May  20,  1822.  Graduated 
from  Boston  Latin  School  and  Harvard 
College  (1840) .  Studied  at  Heidelburg, 
where  he  was  attracted  to  the  Catholic 
Faith.  Returning  to  Boston,  was  re- 
ceived into  the  Church  by  Bishop  Fitz- 
patrick.  Studied  law  at  Harvard,  theol- 
ogy in  France.  Admitted  to  the  Society 
of  Jesus  in  Rome,  was  ordained,  then 
entered  the  novitiate  at  Frederick,  Md., 
in  1851.  Professor  at  Georgetown,  Loyola 
College,  Baltimore,  Holy  Cross,  and 
Woodstock  College,  Md.  Assistant  at 
Church  of  Immaculate  Conception,  Bos- 
ton. Died  at  Georgetown,  Dec.  2,   1904. 

Father  John  Bapst,  S.J.,  was  born  in 
Fribourg,  Switzerland,  Dec.  7,  1815, 
studied  at  the  Jesuit  college  there,  en- 
tered the  Society  in  1835.  Coming  to 
the  U.  S.  in  1848,  he  labored  on  the 
Indian  missions  in  Maine,  at  Old  Town, 
Eastport,  Bangor  and  Ellsworth,  where 
he  was  persecuted  for  the  Faith,  being 
tarred  and  feathered.  Taught  at  Holy 
Cross  College.  Came  to  Boston  in  1860; 
pastor  of  the  Church,  and  first  president 
of  Boston  College,  1863-69.  Died  in 
Maryland,  Nov.  4,   1887. 

Father  James  Clark,  S.J.  Graduated 
from  West  Point  in  1829.  Attended  semi- 
nary at  Mt.  St.  Mary's  College,  Emmits- 
burg,  Md.;  entered  the  Society  in  1844. 
Prefect,  professor  of  mathematics  and 
treasurer  at  Georgetown.  President  of 
Holy  Cross,  and  of  Gonzaga  College, 
Wash.  Died  at  Georgetown,  Sept.  9,  1886. 
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Because  fact  is  born  of  vision, 

Because  Faith  makes  all  things  whole, 

We  have  prayed  that  our  eyes  be  single 

And  swerve  not  from  the  goal. 

Look!  on  the  grass-clad  hilltop. 

Where  chestnut  and  maple  blow. 

And  the  groping  elm-trees  yearn 

To  the  mother  green  below. 

Embodied  in  marble  and  granite, 

Throned  on  the  lakes  clear  blue. 

Real  as  the  sky  and  the  sunshine. 

The  Dream  that  we  dared  is  come  true. 

Timothy  W.  Coakley  '84 


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OF  BOSTON  COLLEGE 

PUBLISHED    BY    THE    1963    SUB    TURRI 


Stuart  B.  Meisenzahl, 
Editor-in-Chief 


John  R.  Hurley, 

Art  Editor 


A.  Michael  Hanna, 
Business  Manager 


Typical    street    scene    on    Boston's 
Beacon  Hill  in  the  1850's. 


The  Park  Street  Church  in  the  middle  of  the  nineteenth  century. 


^Ol^tOn    eOllr^r  is  one  hun 

dred  years  old.  What  was,  little  more  than  a  cen- 
tury ago,  only  a  dream,  today  is  a  magnificent 
reality,  a  vital  testament  to  the  visionaries  who 
lifted  her  first  stones.  From  these  grew  the 
Gothic  towers  and  soaring  spires  that  proclaim 
her  fame,  her  glory,  and  her  proud  traditions. 
She  sits  on  the  Heights  of  Chestnut  Hill,  among 
stained  glass  and  vaulted  ceilings,  gazing  down 
on  the  city  whose  name  she  bears.  Her  carriage 
proclaims  her  the  Alma  Mater  of  26,000  living 
men  and  women.  She  is  proud,  and  justly  so. 

Who  raised  up  this  spired  hill,  this  towered 
city  with  its  voice  of  deep  throated  bells?  Who 
claims  her  laurels;  who  deserves  the  tributes 
given  her?  Is  it  McElroy  who  envisioned  her; 
Gasson  who  gave  that  vision  stone  and  steel;  or 
any  of  those  whose  names  are  written  large  on 
her  Gothic  facades?  On  one  hand,  there  is  no 
answer  to  these  questions,  for  Boston  College 
is  no  single  man's  vision,  no  single  man's  efforts. 
She  is  the  result  of  one  hundred  years  of  vision 
and  effort,  the  by-product  of  the  dreams  and 
labor  of  nameless  thousands.  And  if  some  have 
contributed  more  than  others,  no  man's  efforts 
tower  above  a  throng  where  the  heroic  was  com- 
monplace. On  the  other  hand,  it  is  equally  true 
that  no  man  has  ever  attended  Boston  College 
without  leaving  his  mark  on  her.  Behind  the 


towering  ramparts  their  spirit  lives  on,  with 
each  entering  class  their  number  swells,  and  one 
great  voice  cries  out— Hail  Alma  Mater! 

In  this  the  university's  centennial  year,  hun- 
dreds o£  great  and  famous  people  have  flocked 
to  pay  her  homage.  She  has  been  praised  and 
extolled  by  the  highest  ranking  officials  of 
Church  and  State,  the  educational  world,  and 
the  performing  arts.  It  is  not  only  her  magnifi- 
cent beauty  to  which  they  have  paid  tribute,  but 
even  more  the  Jesuit  Fathers,  the  faculty,  the 
students,  and  the  alumni  of  Boston  College.  It 
is  indeed  just  and  proper  that  they  do  so,  for 
these  people  are  the  university.  The  glory  of 
every  mother  is  her  sons  and  these  are  the  sons 
who  have  crowned  their  Alma  Mater  a  thou- 
sandfold. They  have  made  Boston  College  what 
it  is  at  present  and  they  shall  make  the  Boston 
College  of  the  future. 

In  every  sense  of  the  word,  the  college  is  an 
idea  and  an  ideal  carried  in  the  minds  and 
hearts  of  its  people.  The  1963  Sub  Turri,  on 
this  great  occasion  of  the  university's  Centen- 
nial, congratulates  all  of  you  who  carry  the  name 
Boston  College  in  your  minds  and  hearts.  We 
humbly  request  that  we  be  allowed  to  dedicate 
this  volume,  your  history,  to  you  who  have  lived 
it  as  the  men  of  Boston,  to  you  who  sing  out 
her  proud  refrain  For  Boston! 


SAINT  IGNATIUS  LOYOLA 
The  Founder  of  the  Society  of  Jesus 

Boston  College,  on  this  its  Centennial  Anniversary,  is 
justly  proud  of  her  progress  during  the  past  hundred  years. 
In  this  relatively  brief  span  of  time,  Boston  College  has  grown 
from  a  small  local  seminary  to  a  vast  university,  including 
six  separate  schools  on  the  undergraduate  level,  three  graduate 
schools,  and  a  professional  school  of  law.  This  physical  growth 
has  been  paralleled  by  a  corresponding  expansion  of  the 
curriculum  and  an  increasing  awareness  of  community  re- 
sponsibility, both  of  which  have  contributed  to  a  growing 
reputation  for  academic  competence. 

At  the  same  time,  the  university  is  full  of  hope  for  the 
future,  basing  its  confidence  on  the  continued  influence  of 
those  forces  which  helped  to  bring  it  into  existence.  As  one 
of  twenty-eight  Jesuit  institutions  of  higher  learning  within 
the  United  States,  Boston  College  shares  the  benefits  of  a 
tradition  of  education  which  extends  back  over  four  hundred 
years.  According  to  its  principles,  as  set  forth  in  the  Ratio 
Studiorum  of  St.  Ignatius  Loyola,  the  vision  of  what  a  uni- 
versity does  begins  with  a  clear  perception  of  what  man  is— 
what  constitutes  his  true  human  dignity  and  sets  him  apart 
from  the  rest  of  creation.  The  university  recognizes  that  man 
is  a  knowing  and  choosing  creature,  that  these  are  his  greatest 
powers  and  his  crowning  glory.  The  development  of  these 
all-important  faculties  constitutes  the  goal  to  which  the  true 
university  devotes  all  of  its  facilities  and  resources.  Education, 
therefore,  is  not  mere  instruction;  knowledge  not  an  accumu- 
lation of  any  given  body  of  facts.  Learning  is  the  instrument 
of  education  and  not  its  end.  The  purpose  of  education  is 
the  cultural,  mental,  and  moral  development  of  man. 

With  this  philosophy  of  education  as  its  cornerstone,  the 
Jesuit  college  seeks  to  present   to  its  students  a  curriculum 


which  contains  such  disciplines  as  will  create  a  questioning, 
analytical,  and  perceptive  mind.  This  in  itself,  however,  is 
not  enough,  for  such  a  developed  mind  does  not  necessarily 
relate  itself  properly  to  its  duties  toward  God  and  man.  For 
this  reason,  the  Ratio  Studiorum  also  stipulates  that  the  stu- 
dent receive  training  in  religion  and  citizenship.  Toward 
this  end,  there  is  a  core  curriculum  of  theology,  philosophy, 
literature,  and  history,  which  has  served  to  unify  the  univer- 
sity despite  the  increasing  variety  of  programs  available  to 
students  in  the  various  schools. 

The  history  of  the  Jesuit  Order  in  the  United  States  pre- 
sents a  long  and  adventurous  record.  The  initial  penetration 
of  its  missionaries  and  explorers  is  written  on  historical 
markers  throughout  the  land.  Today  at  Auriesville,  New  York, 
overlooking  the  Mohawk  Valley,  on  the  site  of  the  martyrdom 
of  two  of  their  number,  stands  the  Shrine  of  the  North  Ameri- 
can Martyrs,  St.  Isaac  Jogues  and  his  companions.  One  hun- 
dred and  eighty  years  ago,  the  numbers  of  the  Jesuits  through- 
out the  world  were  drastically  cut  down  by  their  political 
suppression,  which  left  isolated  in  the  United  States  a  small 
band  of  ex-Jesuits  in  the  area  around  Maryland.  Although 
these  men  recognized  that  there  was  a  desperate  need  for  a 
school  in  the  vicinity,  they  hesitated  to  undertake  such  a 
bold  venture  out  of  fear  that  it  might  hinder  the  eventual 
restoration  of  the  Society.  John  Carroll,  the  first  bishop  and 
Prefect  Apostolic  of  the  new  republic,  was  especially  interested 
in  the  development  of  such  a  school,  since  it  was  his  re- 
sponsibility to  provide  priests  to  serve  his  see  and,  in  his 
opinion,  a  school  could  provide  students  with  the  preliminary 
classical  studies  which  they  would  need  to  enter  a  seminary. 
There  was  opposition  to  this  plan  on  the  part  of  many  anti- 
Catholics,  but  Bishop  Carroll  prevailed,  and  on  May  15,  1789, 
an  appropriation  was  voted.  The  bishop  invited  the  Jesuit 
Fathers  to  administer  the  school  and  they,  responsive  as  ever 
to  the  call  of  duty,  accepted  despite  their  personal  misgivings. 
There  were  many  difficulties,  not  the  least  of  which  was  that 
the  Jesuits  who  made  up  the  faculty  had  little  or  no  experi- 
ence at  teaching,  other  than  their  work  on  the  missions. 
John  Carroll  sent  constant  pleadings  to  his  associates  in  the 
Old  Society  in  England  for  more  experienced  masters.  They, 
however,  agreed  with  many  of  the  American  Jesuits  and  were 
adamant  against  doing  anything  which  might  upset  the  plans 
for  restoration.  Most  of  these  difficulties  were  finally  resolved 
in  1806  when  Fr.  Graber,  the  General  of  the  Order,  gave 
Bishop  Carroll  permission  to  reestablish  the  Society  in  the 
United  States.  From  this  date  Georgetown  became  a  Jesuit 
College  with  the  Rev.   Robert   Molyneux,   S.J.,   as  Rector. 

Gradually,  the  Jesuit  Order  began  to  advance  up  the  At- 
lantic coast.  In  June  of  1842  St.  John's  College,  Fordham,  was 
founded  in  the  diocese  of  New  York.  Directed  for  the  first 
two  years  by  the  local  clergy,  the  school  was  turned  over  to 
the  Jesuits  by  Bishop  Hughes  of  New  York,  both  in  order 
to  improve  the  quality  of  education  at  Fordham  and  to  free 
his  own  clergy  to  meet  the  needs  of  his  fast  growing  bishopric. 
A  young  Jesuit,  Fr.  McElroy,  S.J.,  who  was  to  play  an  impor- 
tant role  in  the  founding  of  three  colleges,  was  very  influen- 
tial in  bringing  about  this  change  of  administration.  He  had 
given  retreats  to  the  native  clergy  and  the  kindly  bishop  had 
become  a  fast  friend  of  his.  It  seems  that  Bishop  Hughes  had 
some  doubts  about  the  transaction  because  he  stipulated  that 
the  Jesuits  were  to  be  French  Canadians  from  St.  Mary's 
College  in  Kentucky,  in  order  that  the  Georgetown  group 
might  not  take  over  and  make  Fordham  subordinate  to  that 
college.  In  1846  St.  John's  was  sold  and  in  that  same  year 
Frs.  Murphy  and  Thebaud  arrived  in  New  York.  After  a 
year  of  preparation,  the  college  was  officially  opened  as  a 
Jesuit   educational    institute.    The   faculty   was    mainly   com- 


posed  of  French  Jesuits  from  the  New  York  and  Canadian 
missions,  which  were  independent  of  the  Maryland  Province, 
while  most  of  the  courses  and  textbooks  were  modeled  on 
those  which  had  already  proved  successful  at  Georgetown. 
Both  schools  were  run  according  to  the  precepts  of  the  Ratio 
Studiorurn  and  there  was  no  substantial  difference  between 
them. 

Although  it  would  be  another  two  decades  before  a  college 
would  be  established  in  Boston  itself,  the  Jesuits'  first  con- 
tact with  the  city  had  come  as  early  as  1650  in  the  person  of 
the  Canadian  missionary,  Gabriel  Druillettes.  Fr.  Druillettes 
did  not  expect  to  be  very  well  received  in  the  predominately 
Puritan  stronghold  and  was  pleasantly  surprised  with  the 
gracious  welcome  which  Governor  Bradford  accorded  him. 
Protestant  missionary  John  Eliot  did  everything  in  his  power 
to  make  the  visiting  Jesuit  comfortable.  It  was  not  until  24 
years  later,  however,  that  another  Jesuit,  Fr.  Pierron,  came 
to  Boston.  While  there,  he  met  most  of  the  Protestant  clergy, 
with  whom  he  left  a  very  pleasant  impression. 

In  the  early  part  of  the  nineteenth  century,  the  Jesuits 
again  visited  the  Massachusetts  vicinity.  The  period  between 
Fr.  Pierron's  visit  and  the  next  Jesuit  encounter  had  been 
filled  with  marked  anti-Catholic  feeling  in  Boston;  the  few 
Catholics,  who  comprised  only  two  per  cent  of  the  population, 
were  tolerated  at  best.  Their  activities  were  limited  to  the 
bare  minimum  of  public  worship.  The  Puritan  faction  which 
had  founded  Boston  had  acted  as  most  minorities  do  when 
they  finally  find  themselves  a  majority— they  imposed  all  the 
restrictions  from  which  they  had  fled  upon  the  minorities  of 
their  new  settlement.  Until  1780,  when  the  state  constitvuion 
of  Massachusetts  was  drawn  up,  there  were  any  number  of 
legal  penalties  placed  upon  the  Catholics  of  the  population. 
These  often  included  special  tax  rates  and  at  one  point  the 
"Papists"  were  even  forbidden  domicile  in  Boston  itself.  After 
1780  most  of  the  feeling  against  this  group  remained,  but 
the  only  legal  evidences  of  it  were  explicitly  anti-Catholic 
clauses  in  the  oaths  of  office.  This  barrier  was  finally  re- 
moved in  1822  when  the  state  constitution  was  amended. 

In  the  1830's,  political  and  economic  conditions  in  Ger- 
many, Scotland,  and  Ireland  started  wave  upon  wave  of 
immigrants  on  their  long  journey  to  the  new  republic.  The 
inhabitants  of  the  United  States  assimilated  the  first  of  the 
"foreigners"  with  relative  ease,  but  they  were  hardly  pre- 
pared for  the  tidal  wave  of  people  which  broke  upon  them 
in  the  middle  forties  as  a  result  of  renewed  political  upheaval 
and  devastating  famine.  The  Great  Famine  struck  Ireland  in 
1845  and  within  two  years  over  two  and  a  half  million  of 
Erin's  proudest  sons  fled  the  downfall  of  their  beloved  land. 
More  than  a  hundred  thousand  of  these  impoverished  Irish 
migrated  to  Boston  where  they  received  anything  but  a  warm 
reception.  The  old  line  Protestant  "natives"  felt  that  all  they 
stood  for  was  in  danger  of  being  trampled  by  "those  filthy 
immigrants."  The  Irish,  of  course,  were  of  no  help  in  break- 
ing down  these  barriers.  They  clung  together  in  small  ghet- 
tos, a  situation  which  was  further  aggravated  by  their 
economic  plight.  Since  the  vast  majority  of  the  immigrants 
had  not  even  the  barest  rudiments  of  education,  there  was 
an  obvious  and  immediate  need  for  some  schools.  As  early 
as  1820,  Bishop  Cheverus  of  Boston  recognized  this  fact  and 
invited  the  Ursuline  Sisters  to  set  up  a  parochial  school  for 
girls.  In  1826,  the  bishop  decided  that,  because  of  urbaniza- 
tion, the  site  of  the  school  near  the  old  cathedral  was  fast 
becoming  unsuitable  for  a  convent  school.  He  purchased  some 
land  in  Charlestown  and  an  enlarged  school  with  facilities 
for  boarders  was  constructed.  Soon  after  that  he  founded 
another  school  for  both  boys  and  girls  under  the  direction 
of  Fr.  Fitton,  and  by  1831  there  were  three  parochial  schools 
within  the  Boston  See. 


Old   South,    the   original   Georgetown    College   building.    Built   in 
1791,   it  was  demolished   in    1905    for   Ryan   Hall. 


Statue  of  Archbishop  John  Carroll,  founder  of  Georgetown,  with 
the  tower  of  the  Healy  building  in  the  background. 


An  event  took  place  in  1834  which  put  the  Protestant  view 
of  the  new  Catholic  migrations  into  perspective.  A  mob  of 
violent  bigots  marched  on  the  Ursuline  convent  school  with 
claims  that  it  was  being  used  as  a  dungeon  for  recalcitrant 
nuns.  The  attack  took  place  during  the  night  and  the  sisters 
were  forced  to  flee  into  the  dark,  which  was  soon  echoing 
with  the  crackling  inferno  that  was  once  their  home.  Fire- 
men who  rushed  to  the  scene  found  themselves  confronting 
an  armed  mob  which  turned  back  their  attempts  to  save 
the  structure.  In  1837  Fr.  Fitton  left  his  day  school  and 
established  the  Seminary  of  Mt.  St.  James  in  Worcester  to 
meet  the  pressing  need  for  clergy  which  the  Irish  influx  was 
causing.  The  task  was  too  much  for  him  and  in  1842  he  talked 
with  the  new  Bishop  Fenwick  about  selling  the  school.  There 
appeared  in  Boston  about  that  time  Fr.  John  McElroy,  S.J., 
who  was  called  upon  by  the  bishop  to  give  a  retreat  to  the 
diocesan  clerics.  Bishop  Fenwick  was  so  impressed  by  Fr. 
McElroy  that  when  Mt.  St.  James  was  sold  to  the  diocese  in 
1843,  he  immediately  entrusted  the  administration  of  the 
new  Holy  Cross  College  to  the  Jesuit  Order.  Holy  Cross  was 
apparently  only  a  moderate  success  in  those  days,  due  to  its 
distance  from  the  main  body  of  the  Catholic  population  and 
its  high  tuition  rates. 

There  still  remained  a  very  urgent  need  for  parochial 
schools  in  Boston.  The  situation  became  even  more  critical 
with  the  advent  of  Horace  Mann's  drive  to  oust  all  denomi- 
national religion  from  the  Massachusetts  school  system.  The 


The    Fordham    University    Chapel    facing   on    the    Queen's    Court 

dormitory   area. 


The  Administration  Building  of  Fordham  University,  formerly  the 
Rose  Hill  Manor  House,  built  in   1838. 


net  result  of  Mann's  work  was  to  dilute  all  religious  influ- 
ences except  for  the  strong  Puritan  strain  which  so  tightly 
held  the  Commonwealth  from  its  first  inception  as  a  colony. 
The  objections  of  the  Catholics  to  the  dechristianization  of 
the  educational  system  served  only  to  warm  the  coals  of  anti- 
Catholic  feeling  and,  when  Holy  Cross  College  applied  for 
a  state  charter  in  1849,  she  was  refused  by  an  aroused  and 
well-informed  legislature. 

The  situation  came  to  a  head  in  1859  at  the  Eliot  School 
in  Boston.  There  had  been  any  number  of  incidents  at  this 
and  other  schools  when  the  Catholic  pupils  refused  to  recite 
the  Protestant  version  of  the  Commandments.  Finally  one 
teacher  at  the  Eliot  School  took  matters  into  his  own  hands 
and  a  young  Catholic  boy  was  severely  beaten  for  daring  to 
make  such  a  refusal.  The  boy's  parents  brought  suit  in  court 
and  the  encounter  gained  national  publicity.  The  case  was 
resolved  on  behalf  of  the  teacher  and  the  local  Catholic 
population  determined  to  start  out  on  its  own  if  no  satisfac- 
tion should  be  forthcoming  from  the  courts  of  law.  They 
turned  immediately  to  their  bishop  with  requests  for  a  paro- 
chial school  system.  This  was  an  idea  which  the  bishop  had 
long  entertained.  As  early  as  1842,  his  predecessor  had  dis- 
cussed with  Fr.  John  McElroy,  S.J.,  the  possibility  of  starting 
a  college  in  the  immediate  area  of  the  city.  In  1845  the 
Jesuit  Provincial,  Fr.  J.  Roothaan,  S.J.,  had  written  to  the 
Rector  of  Holy  Cross  to  express  his  desire  that  a  college  be 
built  in  Boston  and  even  advised  the  rector  to  expend  the 
majority  of  his  energy  in  furthering  this  pursuit. 

By  1847  Fr.  McElroy  had  once  again  returned  to  Boston, 
and  he  again  broached  the  idea  of  the  college  to   the  new 


Fenwick  Hall  of  the  Holy  Cross  College  in  the  1860's. 


Bishop  Fitzpatrick.  He  explained  in  detail  Bishop  Fenwick's 
plan  for  turning  over  the  land  that  the  old  cathedral  had 
stood  upon  as  soon  as  the  new  Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Cross 
was  finished.  Bishop  Fitzpatrick  seemed  receptive  to  the  idea; 
but  he  evidently  thought  better  of  it,  for  in  that  same  year 
at  the  end  of  October  he  turned  St.  Mary's  Church  in  the 
North  End  over  to  Fr.  McElroy.  Despite  Father's  diligent  work 
toward  the  creation  of  the  college,  the  provincial  received 
notice  from  the  Maryland  Province  that  there  would  be  no 
teachers  forthcoming  to  staff  such  a  school,  since  the  Mary- 
land Province  was  itself  planning  an  expansion.  The  General 
had  firmly  decided  that  it  would  be  unwise  to  increase  the 
burden  of  the  southern  province  at  that  time.  Fr.  McElroy 
was  advised  that  he  might  continue  such  plans  as  he  had,  but 
should  not  expect  the  opening  of  the  college  in  the  near 
future. 

Father  went  ahead  somewhat  disheartened  but  with  his 
usual  drive.  In  1851  he  was  looking  for  land  on  which  to 
build  a  new  church  and  the  college,  and  at  that  time  dis- 
covered that  the  City  of  Boston  had  the  site  of  the  old  jail 
up  for  sale.  He  was  discouraged,  however,  to  find  that  the 
land  was  split  into  a  number  of  small,  disconnected  parcels. 
For  the  time  being  he  abandoned  his  idea  of  buying  up  this 
land  and  the  few  acres  which  divided  it.  The  bishop  in  the 
meantime  had  found  what  he  considered  a  suitable  location 
in  the  Otis  School,  which  the  city  also  had  up  for  sale.  Fr. 
McElroy  immediately  agreed  that  it  was  a  fine  site  and  he 
noted  with  satisfaction  that  "it  could  easily  hold  six  to  eight 
hundred  students."  His  satisfaction  was  brief,  however,  when 
the  bishop  informed  him  shortly  thereafter  that  it  was  im- 
perative that  St.  Mary's  School  for  Girls  be  moved  to  that 
site.  During  this  transaction,  the  jail  lands  were  sold  to  Col. 
Josiah  Amee,  who  was  to  become  a  popular  hero  of  the  Civil 
War.  In  1853  the  colonel  made  it  known  that  he  was  willing 
to  sell.  Fr.  McElroy  immediately  had  a  broker  contact  him. 
It  was  then  discovered  that  there  were  a  number  of  restrictions 
on  the  use  of  the  land,  one  of  which  stipulated  that  ten  brick 
houses  would  have  to  be  built  on  the  site.  Fr.  McElroy  in- 
formed the  colonel  that  it  was  impossible  to  buy  under  those 
conditions,  and  the  colonel  immediately  petitioned  the  City 
Council  to  have  them  removed.  On  March  9,  1853  word  was 


St.    Joseph's    Chapel,    Holy    Cross,    facing    on    the    college's    finely 
manicured  croquet  lawn. 


Looking  down  Beacon  Street  toward  Newton  in  the  1850's.  This  is  a   portion   of   the  marsh   area  forming  part  of   the   neck  of  Boston 
before  filling  began.   Boston   College  was  built  on   the   southern   half  of  this  area  when  Harrison  Avenue  was  reclaimed. 


received  from  the  Committee  on  Public  Land  that  the  City 
Council  had  passed  the  resolution.  Father  was  overjoyed  with 
this  news  and  even  happier  when  he  found  that  the  colonel 
was  also  willing  to  sell  the  parcels  which  cut  the  property  in 
two.  The  restrictions  had  not  been  removed  from  this  area 
yet,  but  his  lawyer  informed  him  that  he  was  perfectly  safe 
in  assuming  that  the  City  Council  would  extend  its  previous 
vote  to  cover  this  small  additional  area.  Fr.  McElroy  paid 
Colonel  Amee  $13,000  in  cash  and  assumed  a  mortgage  of 
some  346,000  which  was  held  by  the  city. 

Fr.  McElroy  was  well  pleased  with  this  purchase,  since  the 
four  story  granite  building  which  stood  on  the  property  had 
cost  the  city  $50,000  when  new.  Accordingly,  he  had  his 
lawyer  set  in  motion  the  legal  procedure  necessary  to  have 
the  restrictions  lifted  from  the  rest  of  his  property.  The 
Committee  on  Public  Land  was  astounded  to  learn  that  a 
Catholic  priest  had  purchased  the  land  and  they  were  horri- 
fied to  learn  that  he  planned  to  erect  a  church  and  school. 
The  radical  bigots  on  the  committee  stirred  a  hornets'  nest 
of  controversy  and  before  Fr.  McElroy  knew  what  had  hap- 
pened not  only  was  his  petition  denied  but  the  old  restrictions 
which  Colonel  Amee  had  had  removed  were  reapplied  to  the 
rest  of  the  land.  That  this  action  exceeded  their  legal  power 
did  not  seem  to  concern  the  committee.  Father's  lawyer  ad- 


vised him  to  ignore  their  notification  and  to  proceed  with  his 
request  for  a  building  permit,  and,  after  consultation  with 
the  bishop,  the  petition  was  presented  to  the  mayor,  the 
aldermen,  and  the  Committee  on  Public  Land.  Nine  hundred 
and  twenty-four  citizens,  the  core  of  a  new  political  group 
called  the  Know  Nothings,  signed  a  counter-petition  demand- 
ing the  continuance  of  the  restrictions.  Father  McElroy's 
petition  was  refused.  This  action  awakened  many  of  the 
more  prominent  Protestants  of  the  area,  who  deplored  the 
bigoti7  and  intolerance  of  the  Know  Nothings,  and  so,  on 
May  19,  1853,  twenty-five  of  these  upright  citizens  approached 
the  mayor  with  a  petition  urging  that  permission  be  granted 
for  the  erection  of  a  church  and  college  on  the  jail  lands. 
Among  the  25  signers  were  a  number  of  famous  educators, 
literary  critics,  nationally  known  lawyers,  an  ex-speaker  of 
the  national  House  of  Representatives,  and  a  former  gov- 
ernor of  the  Commonwealth.  Three  of  the  signers  of  the 
petition  came  from  the  Lawrence  family,  one  of  whose  mem- 
bers, Amos  Lawrence,  had  recently  purchased  a  farm  on  top 
of  Chestnut  Hill  in  the  suburbs  just  outside  Boston.  Under 
such  pressures  the  mayor  and  the  aldermen  agreed,  but  the 
City  Council  was  adamant  and  the  restrictions  stood.  Fr. 
McElroy,  realizing  that  he  had  lost  the  jail  land  controversy, 
immediately  rented  the  property  rather  than  sell  it  back  to 


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the  city.  In  1856  Alexander  Rice  was  elected  the  new  mayor 
of  Boston,  but  the  city  elections  failed  to  remove  enough  of 
the  Know  Nothings  on  the  Council  to  pass  McElroy's  petition. 

In  1857  it  was  decided  that  the  South  End  of  the  city 
would  be  a  more  suitable  place  for  the  erection  of  a  college 
and  church,  since  it  would  be  more  accessible  to  the  Catholic 
population.  The  well-disposed  Mayor  Rice  indicated  that 
the  city  was  about  to  sell  an  excellent  plot  of  land  on  Harri- 
son Avenue  between  Concord  and  Newton  Streets.  On  April 
20  of  that  same  year,  Fr.  McElroy  sold  the  jail  lands  to  the 
city  at  a  $9,000  profit.  The  very  next  day  he  appeared  before 
the  Land  Committee  and  requested  that  he  be  allowed  to 
buy  the  Harrison  Avenue  tract.  The  land  comprised  almost  a 
solid  square  block  of  the  city  and,  as  soon  as  this  became 
known  to  the  public,  a  good  deal  of  opposition  sprang  up 
again.  This  was  encouraged  by  the  city  newspapers,  which 
played  up  the  fact  that  priests  would  be  taking  over  the  city 
block  by  block.  A  number  of  the  council  members,  although 
they  lacked  Know  Nothing  ties,  were  frightened  enough  by 
the  publicity  to  vote  against  Fr.  McElroy's  request.  When  he 
realized  that  the  local  populace  considered  his  request  "an 
audacious  attempt  on  the  part  of  the  ecclesiastical  authorities 
...  to  acquire  undue  and  colossal  power,"  he  shifted  his 
ground  and  offered  to  buy  only  a  part  of  the  Harrison  Avenue 
plot.  He  was  assured  privately  that  this  display  of  "willing- 
ness to  cooperate"  would  secure  ultimate  approval.  The  coun- 
cil debated  the  proposal  from  the  end  of  April  until  the 
middle  of  July.  In  the  meantime  Fr.  McEIroy  looked  into 
a  number  of  alternate  prospects  and  on  every  occasion  met 
with  failure,  due  to  the  people's  fears  that  such  a  church 
would  bring  with  it  the  "Irish  rif-raf"  and  generally  lower 
the  status  of  the  neighborhood.  Finally,  on  July  22,  1857, 
he  received  word  from  the  council  that  they  would  sell  the 
Harrison  Avenue  land  to  him. 

In  1857  Harrison  Avenue  was  situated  on  the  neck  of 
Boston,  which  was  a  swamp  area  until  filling  began  in  1853. 
It  was  hardly  a  suitable  site  vmtil  the  marsh  sections  were 
filled,  but  then  overnight  it  became  a  very  desirable  residential 
district.  In  1856  the  horse  railroad  of  the  Metropolitan  Trans- 
portation Company  made  its  appearance  on  the  neck  of  Bos- 
ton and  the  price  of  land  began  to  rise.  Fr.  McElroy  got  in 
on  the  ground  floor  of  this  land  buying  and  within  a  very 
short  time  his  original  investment  was  worth  many  times 
what  he  paid  for  it.  Within  two  weeks  he  hired  a  New  York 
architect  for  the  church  and  a  local  designer  for  the  school. 
Fr.  McElroy  had  no  intention  of  opening  the  school  until 
the  church  was  well  enough  established  to  help  pay  for  its 
upkeep,  but  he  thought  it  would  be  prudent  to  build  both  at 
the  same  time  to  save  money. 

Work  on  the  buildings  proceeded  rapidly  and,  on  April  27, 
1858,  Bishop  Fitzpatrick,  Fr.  John  McElroy,  S.J.,  another 
representative  of  the  Society  of  Jesus,  and  three  other  clergy- 
men laid  the  cornerstone  for  both  the  church  and  school. 
The  church  was  formally  dedicated  to  Mary  under  the  title 
of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  which  had  been  dogmatically 
declared  in  Rome  only  four  years  previously. 

In  October  of  1859,  Fr.  McElroy  and  another  Jesuit  left 
the  rectory  of  St.  Mary's  in  the  North  End  and  took  up  resi- 
dence in  the  completed  section  of  the  college.  Financial  trou- 
bles soon  mounted  and  the  good  Fathers  became  very  bitter 
towards  the  people  of  St.  Mary's  because  they,  who  were 
supposed  to  be  supplying  much  of  the  construction  costs,  had 
faltered  in  their  obligation  during  the  last  year  or  so.  He 
had  pleaded  unsuccessfully  with  the  bishop  and  the  Provincial 
on  a  number  of  occasions,  in  his  attempt  to  get  the  Jesuit 
pastor  to  shoulder  the  obligation  which  he  had  agreed  to. 
The  pastor  and   the  parishoners,   however,  were   still   angry 


over  the  decision  to  move  the  school  out  of  the  North  End  and 
into  the  South  End.  Eventually,  with  the  appointment  of  a 
new  pastor,  the  problem  was  largely  solved.  Still,  unforeseen 
expenses  plagued  him  and  he  found  relief  only  because  of  the 
generosity  of  Mr.  Andrew  Carney,  who  was  also  the  man  who 
encouraged  Fr.  McElroy  to  buy  many  of  the  small  parcels 
of  land  which  surrounded  his  original  purchase.  Father  was 
overjoyed  when  this  benefactor  not  only  paid  personally 
for  much  of  the  new  acquisition,  but  even  made  it  into  a 
small  recreation  area. 

The  church  was  formally  opened  in  March  of  1861  and 
the  duties  of  pastor  fell  upon  the  already  overburdened  pre- 
late. He  busily  planned  for  the  opening  of  his  college  but 
was  soon  disheartened  by  the  Provincial,  who  said  that  there 
were  not  enough  teachers  to  staff:  colleges  at  both  Boston 
and  Worcester.  Although  the  Provincial  finally  became  so 
sympathetic  with  Fr.  McElroy's  plans  that  he  even  suggested 
closing  Holy  Cross  to  provide  a  sufficient  number  of  teaching 
Fathers,  Fr.  McElroy  judiciously  refused  to  allow  this  to 
happen. 

As  early  as  1860,  it  was  proposed  that  Boston  College  be 
opened  for  a  short  period  of  time  as  a  seminary  for  Jesuits. 
Since  there  were  no  adequate  training  houses  for  the  Order 
and  since  the  General's  representative  concurred  that  this 
was  an  excellent  idea,  the  wheels  were  immediately  set  in 
motion  to  bring  the  Seminarium  Bostoniense  into  being. 
Jesuit  communities  from  all  over  the  United  States  sent  their 
scholastics  to  Boston;  and  on  hand  to  greet  them  was  Fr. 
Bapst,  who  had  recently  moved  from  Maine  to  assume  the 
duties  of  rector.  The  seminary  was  a  great  success  in  every 
way  but  the  financial,  so  Fr.  McElroy  was  relieved  to  find  in 
the  first  months  of  1863  that  the  Provincial  was  beginning 
to  take  heed  of  requests  that  a  college  for  "externs"  be  opened. 
He  argued  eloquently  that  he  had  originally  raised  the  funds 
for  the  college  in  order  to  provide  a  school  for  the  sons  of  the 
donors.  It  was  now  his  solemn  obligation  to  establish  this 
school  and  to  fulfill  his  promises  to  these  people.  In  March  it 
was  decided  to  incorporate  the  college,  which  up  until  that 
time  was  owned  solely  by  Fr.  McElroy,  and  soon  a  petition 
was  put  before  the  Massachusetts  Legislature  asking  for  a 
charter.  On  March  31,  1863,  the  petition  was  approved  by 
the  House  and  the  Senate  and  was  sent  to  Governor  John 
Andrew,  who  signed  it  on  the  first  of  April.  The  summer  of 
that  same  year  saw  the  final  departure  of  the  scholastics, 
many  of  whom  returned  years  later  as  teachers  at  Boston 
College.  The  humble  Fr.  McElroy,  who  had  but  a  few  weeks 
before  been  elected  President  of  Boston  College,  asked  that 
he  be  relieved  of  his  duties.  He  was  eighty-one  years  old  and 
his  work  was  done:   Boston  College  had  been  founded. 


The  Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  and  Old  Boston  College 
buildings   on    Harrison    Avenue— from   a   sketch    done    about    1865. 


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Madonna  and  Child,  a  delicate  work  ivhich 
hangs  in  the  office  of  the  Bapst  librarian.  This 
Byzantine  masterpiece,  tooled  in  gold  and 
silver,  was  a  gift  of  His  Eminence  Richard 
Cardinal  dishing. 


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As  spring  burst  upon  the  land  in  April  of  1863,  a  war- 
weary  nation  waited  expectantly  for  news  of  Grant's  offensive 
against  Vicksburg  and  of  Lee's  forthcoming  campaign  in 
Pennsylvania.  With  all  eyes  turned  to  these  historic  events 
on  the  national  scene,  few  even  in  Massachusetts  were  aware 
of  the  important  event  taking  place  in  the  state  capitol  on 
April  1  of  that  year.  Only  a  very  small  number  were  aware 
of  the  great  struggle  which  had  ended  when  Governor  John 
Albion  Andrews  signed  the  charter  entitled  "An  Act  to  In- 
corporate the  Trustees  of  the  Boston  College."  The  trustees 
were  a  handful  of  hardy  Jesuits  who  had  fought  tirelessly 
and  determinedly  to  bring  Catholic  education  to  the  people 
of  Boston. 

But  even  these  stolid  priests  probably  did  not  realize  how 
much  more  they  would  have  to  struggle  before  their  institu- 
tion would  become  an  integral  part  of  the  lives  of  the  people 
of  Boston  and,  eventually,  of  all  the  United  States.  They 
perhaps  were  not  aware  that  the  election  of  Fr.  John  Bapst, 
S.J.,  as  first  President  of  Boston  College  was  far  more  a  begin- 
ning than  an  end  to  their  work.  For,  if  anything  was  to 
keynote  their  next  quarter  century,  it  would  be  hardship,  sur- 
mounted only  by  the  perserverance  of  those  laboring  to  estab- 
lish an  institution  worthy  of  the  tradition  of  Jesuit  scholarship. 

Because  of  the  difficulties  encountered  in  obtaining  financial 
backing,  classes  did  not  actually  begin  until  September,  1864, 
when  22  uncertain  young  men  entered  the  doors  of  the 
building  on  James  Street  to  be  initiated  into  the  mysteries 
of  higher  education.  Undaunted  by  the  small  number  of  the 
'elect,'  the  Prefect  of  Studies,  Fr.  Robert  Fulton,  S.J.,  ener- 
getically set  about  the  task  of  organizing  the  students  into 
classes  and  getting  lessons  under  way. 


Reverend  John  McElroy,  S.J. 


Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception. 


Washington  Street  in  the  I860's. 


The  school  was  formally  organized  in  the  European  style: 
seven  years  of  study  starting  with  Rudiments,  then  3rd,  2nd, 
and  1st  Humanities,  followed  by  Poetry,  Rhetoric,  and  Phi- 
losophy. For  several  years  it  was  standard  practice  to  give 
the  prospective  student  an  examination  to  determine  his  cap- 
abilities in  order  to  place  him  at  the  proper  level  (long 
before  the  College  Entrance  Examination  Boa,rd)  .  Only  an 
ability  to  read  and  write,  plus  an  understanding  of  the  pri- 
mary principles  of  grammar  and  arithmetic,  was  required 
for  admission.  Because  of  the  haphazard  preparation  of  the 
entrants,  the  college  lacked  the  higher  classes  for  several  years. 
In  the  first  year,  for  example,  no  one  could  be  placed  higher 
than  2nd  Humanities. 

Of  the  62  boys  who  attended  Boston  College  at  one  time 
or  another  during  that  first  year,  approximately  48  were  on 
hand  at  the  end  of  the  year  when  the  public  was  invited  to 
the  First  Annual  Exhibition.  This  exhibition  had  been  a 
source  of  much  concern  for  both  Father  Bapst  and  Father 
Fulton.  In  view  of  the  sparse  attendance  at  the  college  during 
the  first  year,  it  seemed  necessary  to  encourage  the  public  to 
entrust  their  sons  to  the  school.  With  such  thoughts  in  mind. 
Father  Bapst  wrote  a  letter  to  the  Provincial  in  May  of  that 
year  in  which  he  proposed  that  an  exhibition  be  held,  an 
idea  originally  suggested  by  Father  Fulton.  The  desired  ex- 
hibition was  to  consist  of  two  parts.  On  the  first  night,  there 
was  to  be  a  regular  public  examination  of  the  Rudiments 
and  Humanities.  The  second  night  was  to  witness  a  religious 
drama,  Joseph  Sold  by  His  Brothers.  Father  Bapst  explained 
that  the  play  was  necessary: 

since  an  examination  of  the  younger  boys  would  certainly 
not  prove  to  be  of  general  interest  ....  I  don't  see  any- 
thing calculated  to  popularize  our  schools  but  some  bril- 
liant exhibition,  and  for  the  present  nothing  else  seems 
available  but  a  drama  such  as  I  have  proposed.  If  it  can- 
not be  permitted  now,  it  can  never  be  permitted.   .   .   . 


Reverend  John  Bapst,  S.J.,  first  President  of  Boston  College. 


^,^2 


Faculty  Building  on  Harrison  Avenue   (Old  Boston  College). 


We  are  discouraged  enough  already,  it  would  be  dan- 
gerous to  increase  our  discouragement,  although  cer- 
tainly we  shall  submit  to  your  decision  no  matter 
what  the  consequences  may  be. 

Needless  to  say,  the  Provincial  granted  their  request  with  due 
dispatch. 

In  addition  to  the  play.  Father  Fulton  arranged  to  have  on 
hand  the  popular  Germania  band  and  the  college  choir.  The 
venerable  83-year-old  Father  McElroy  returned  for  the  occa- 
sion to  present  books  and  silver  crosses  to  the  top  members 
of  the  student  body.  Sixty-four  awards  in  all  were  given  out. 
The  newspapermen  of  Boston  commented  that  the  first  com- 
mencement exercises  had  "proved  [the  college's]  claims  on 
the  patronage  of  a  discriminating  public." 

Thus,  as  the  nation  entered  the  painful  years  of  recovery 
and  rebuilding,  Boston  College  was  at  least  guaranteed  the 
opportunity  to  continue  in  existence  and  to  strive  to  produce 
the  kind  of  students  it  had  promised  the  people  of  Boston. 
A  start,  however  shaky,  had  been  made.  It  was  left  to  future 
years  to  build  on  this  foundation. 

The  remaining  five  years  of  Father  Bapst's  administration 
were  marked  by  steady  growth,  until  the  student  body  num- 
bered 130  in  1869.  Mere  numbers,  however,  do  not  tell  the 
whole  story.  There  was  also  growth  in  excellence  as  the  classes 
took  on  a  more  stable  character  and  the  school  began  to 
acquire  a  definite  form. 

The  course  of  studies  at  this  time,  lacking  the  higher  classes, 
centered   on    the   classics   and    English,    although    arithmetic. 


French,  and  music  were  also  taught.  Lessons  consumed  six 
hours  a  day,  four-and-a-half  hours  on  Saturday.  Parents  were 
kept  informed  of  the  students'  progress  by  weekly  reports 
written  by  the  Prefect  of  Studies  himself;  and  each  year  was 
climaxed  by  the  public  exhibition,  at  which  students  were 
examined,  declamations  made,  and  plays  presented.  The 
practice  of  assigning  students  on  the  basis  of  an  entrance 
examination  continued.  They  were  then  allowed  to  advance 


Some  pjoiuns  ol  the   IHdO'; 


as  quickly  as  possible  in  each  subject,  so  that  a  person  might 
be  in  different  levels  in  different  subjects  (long  before  John 
Dewey) . 

It  was  never  forgotten  that  the  purpose  of  the  college  was 
to  train  Catholics.  For  this  reason  daily  attendance  at  Mass 
was  required,  as  well  as  monthly  confession  and  an  annual  re- 
treat. Attendance  at  daily  catechism  lessons  and  weekly  lec- 
tures on  the  doctrines  of  the  Church  was  also  required  of 
the  Catholic  students.  There  is  no  indication  that  there  were 
any  non-Catholics  attending  the  college  at  the  time,  so  most 
probably  these  activities  involved  the  entire  student  body. 

The  foregoing  descriptions  give  some  idea  of  the  classroom 
life  of  the  students  in  the  first  few  years  of  the  college's  exist- 
ence. Perhaps  just  as  important  as  the  formal  academic  train- 
ing received  was  the  experience  gained  in  extra-curricular 
activities.  True  to  the  Jesuit  ideal  of  educating  the  whole 
man,  different  societies  had  grown  up  almost  from  the  very 
first  day  of  classes. 

In  addition  to  utilizing  the  opportunity  provided  by  the 
productions  and  declamations  which  marked  the  end  of  the 
school  year,  the  student  could  give  vent  to  his  forensic  pro- 
clivities in  the  Debating  Society,  founded  by  Father  Fulton 
himself  and  later  to  bear  his  name.  The  Society  of  St.  Cecilia, 
a  forerunner  of  the  University  Chorale,  provided  musical  ac- 
companiment for  daily  Mass  and  other  liturgical  celebrations, 
both  at  the  college  and  at  the  neighboring  Church  of  the  Im- 
maculate Conception.  First  place  among  the  activities  listed 
in  the  college's  initial  catalogue  (published  for  the  academic 
year  1868-69)  went,  of  course,  to  the  Sodality  of  the  Immacu- 
late Conception. 

It  is  significant  that  in  1869,  as  a  farewell  present  to  Father 
Bapst,  the  sum  of  $20,000  was  contributed  to  be  applied  to 
the  school  and  church  debt.  While  the  academic  life  of  Boston 
College  had  been  taking  shape  for  over  five  years,  heroic  efforts 
had  been  made  to  ensure  that  the  school  would  not  founder 
for  lack  of  funds.  The  constant  attempts  to  eliminate  the 
claims  against  the  college  form  an  integral  part  of  the  struggle 
of  the  first  few  years. 


Bishop  John  Fitzpatrick,  who  brought  Jesuits  to  Boston  in  1847. 


Daniel  M.  C.  McAvoy,  the  first  stu- 
dent to  register  when  Boston  Col- 
lege   opened    in    September,    1864. 


John    Andrew,    Governor    of    Massachusetts,    Patron    of    the 
College. 


EXAMINATION  AND  EXHIBITION 

OF' 

BOSTON    COLLEGE, 

MUSIC. 
EXAMINATION. 

Tile  matter  aaaipied  for  the  various  classes,  is  as  IbUows; 

I'or  the  third  class  of  Humanities,  Nepos,  Phredrus,   Gricca   Miuora,   I 

and  Greek  Graniinurs. 
I'or  the  tirst  division  ofUudiments,  Viri  Romie,  Latin  and  Greek  Grami 
For  the  second  division  of  Iludimcnts,, Geography,  Latin  Gnimnuir. 
For  the  third  division  of  Rudiments,  Geography,  Spelling. 

MUSIC. 


DECLAM  ATIO  N. 


THE  SCHOOL-llOY, 

CORIOLANUS, 

HILDEDRAND, 

MUSIC, 

DUTIES  OK  TATRrOTlSM, 


TllOB.  J.  FOKD. 

Francis  Norkis. 

VlKCEXT  LAfrOltHE. 

Geo.  W.  LEN.toN. 
Fha.nk  McAvov. 


miDA.-jr,    JXTDTB    30. 


JOSEPH  AND  HIS  BRETHREN. 


ASA  C  RED   DBA  if  A  , 


I  M     T  W-O     A  t 


URAMATIS    PERSONiE. 


JOSEPH, 

H.  R.  ODossELi- 

ASENETHES, 

, 

W.  J.  Cai.v. 

HERSICLES, 

D.  McAvoT. 

THANETES, 

V.    i.AFOKMt 

ARAXES, 

F.  JIcGlNLKV. 

JUDAH, 

F.  J.  McAvoT. 

SIMEON, 

J.  BAnRON. 

UENJAMIN, 

T.  J.  Devksnt. 

LEVI, 

F.  \V.  NORRIS. 

ZAllUI.ON  AND  OTHERS, 

A.  J.Maheb,&c. 

MUSIC. 

DISTRIBUTION    OF 

PREMIUMS. 

MUSIC. 

The  ICxcrcIsoB  will  begin  at  Ualf-past  seven,  on.  both  evenings.    Entn 
tVoin  .Tames  Stivet,  between  Washington  St.,  and  Harrison  Avenue. 


Program  of  the  first 
Boston  College  Com- 
mencement, June  30, 
1865. 


November  of  1863  had  seen  the  debt  at  an  all-time  high 
of  $156,666.  After  Sunday  Mass  on  November  22,  Father 
Bapst  called  a  meeting  of  the  men  of  the  Immaculate  Con- 
ception parish  and  proposed  to  raise  $5,000  to  meet  the  col- 
lege's immediate  reeds.  Andrew  Carney,  one  of  Boston 
College's  most  generous  benefactors,  perceiving  that  this 
would  provide  only  temporary  relief,  immediately  offered  to 
donate  S20,000  if  the  rest  of  the  congregation  would  match 
this  amount  within  six  months. 

Two  days  later,  Father  Bapst  was  able  to  reply  to  Mr. 
Carney: 

The  proposition  was  received  with  a  tremendous  ap- 
plause and  to  show  they  were  in  earnest  $4,000  were  sub- 
scribed on  the  spot  by  64  men  only.  .  .  .  The  impetus  is 
given,  the  excitement  produced;  it  is  within  our  power 
to  have  $40,000  within  six  months  if  the  movement  is 
skillfully  directed.  The  cry  is:  we  shall  not  lose  the  chance 
given  by  Mr.  A.  Carney!! 

The  $7,000  mark  was  reached  by  the  end  of  the  first  week. 
Three  weeks  later  the  total  hit  $10,000.  At  this  time  the  Irish 
Catholic  purse  was  very  lean  and,  as  the  drive  started  to  lose 
momentum,  Father  Bapst  set  about  seeking  means  for  inject- 
ing new  energy  into  the  flagging  effort.  He  would  not  "lose 
the  chance  given  by  Mr.  A.  Carney!!"  On  January  26,  1864, 
Father  Bapst  transmitted  to  the  Provincial  his  ideas  for  raising 
the  required  money.  He  suggested  that  the  college  sponsor  a 
"Grand  Fair"  at  the  Boston  Music  Hall,  adding  that  if  such 
a  Fair  were  held  the  debt  might  be  reduced  enough  to  open 
the  school  in  the  fall  of  '64.  The  Provincial  gave  his  im- 
mediate approval  and  the  "Grand  Fair"  was  scheduled  for 
April  5   through   16.  The  shrewd  Father  Bapst  had  chosen 


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these  dates  because  "later  the  days  are  too  long.  It  is  in  the 
evening  that  money  comes  in;  if  the  days  are  short,  all  is 
spoiled." 

On  April  4,  while  preparations  for  the  Fair  were  being 
hastily  concluded,  Andrew  Carney  was  struck  dead  by  an 
attack  of  apoplexy.  Three  days  later  he  was  laid  to  rest  on 
the  grounds  of  the  Carney  Hospital  which  he  had  founded. 
Though  his  death  dampened  the  spirits  of  all  connected  with 
the  fair,  the  workers  resolved  to  make  it  such  a  success  that 
it  would  be  a  fitting  tribute  to  Mr.  Carney.  By  the  sixteenth 
of  April,  the  Fair  had  netted  over  $27,000.  In  addition  to 
the  promised  funds,  Mr.  Carney  willed  the  Church  and  Boston 
(College  another  ,f25,000  in  securities.  Within  a  few  months. 
Father  Bapst  had  collected  |62,000  in  cash  toward  the  liquida- 
tion of  the  college's  $150,000  debt. 

Once  the  college  opened,  tuitions  were  expected  to  take  up 
some  of  the  financial  burden.  However,  since  tuition  was  only 
$30  a  semester  and  since  even  this  was  waived  in  cases  of 
extreme  need  (of  which  there  were  many  among  the  Catholics 
of  the  day) ,  this  did  not  go  far  toward  meeting  the  school's 
expenses.  Hence  it  was  decided  to  offer,  at  $1,000  each,  per- 
petual scholarships,  which  would  guarantee  the  donor  and 
his  heirs  the  right  to  send  a  boy  to  Boston  College  as  long 
as  the  institution  remained  in  existence.  But  the  perpetual 
scholarships  inexplicably  never  became  popular,  and  the  col- 
lege soon  received  a  fresh  blow  when  the  annual  contribution 
from  St.  Mary's  Church  in  the  North  End  (long  a  steady 
source  of  revenue  for  the  college)  was  withdrawn.  This  neces- 
sitated a  second  fair,  far  more  elaborate  than  the  first. 

Once  again  the  Boston  Music  Hall  was  taken  over  for  the 
event.  From  October  15  to  November  23,  1866,  the  college 
held  sway  here,  featuring  such  attractions  as  Gilmore's  Irish 
Band,  one  of  the  most  popular  in  the  country.  The  final 
result  was  the  collection  of  $30,728,  which  provided  temporary 
freedom  from  monetary  worries. 


Upper  left:  Looking  down  School  Street.  King's  Chapel  is  at  left. 
Left:  Prize  book  awarded  by  Father  McElroy  at  the  college's  first 
exhibition.  Lower  left:  Melads  awarded  by  Father  McElroy. 


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The  second  President  of  Boston  College,  Fr.  Robert  Brady, 
S.J.,  was  another  Southerner,  like  Father  Fulton  and  many  of 
the  scholastics.  In  fact,  the  men  of  the  Maryland  Province 
played  so  important  a  role  in  the  early  days  of  Boston  College 
that  the  first  heroes  of  the  traditionless  school  were  graduates 
of  Fordham  and  Georgetown,  and  the  students  always  showed 
a  certain  sympathy  for  the  Confederacy! 

Father  Brady  himself  did  not  stay  long.  His  term  of  office, 
which  began  August  27,  1869,  ended  less  than  a  year  later 
on  August  2,  1870,  when  he  became  Provincial  of  the  Mary- 
land Province.  His  successor  was  the  dominant  figure  in  the 
first  quarter  of  Boston  College's  first  century.  Father  Robert 
Fulton,  formerly  the  Prefect  of  Studies. 

As  Prefect  Father  Fulton  had  worked  for  seven  years  to 
develop  the  academic  disciplines  at  Boston  College.  He  was 
largely  responsible  for  the  form  which  the  school  adopted  at 
this  early  stage.  Now,  as  president  for  an  unprecedented  and 
never  repeated  twelve  years  (1870-80,  1888-91) ,  he  was  to 
further  build  the  traditions  and  increase  the  stature  of  the 
Catholic  college.  In  view  of  the  formative  role  he  played  in 
the  college's  life,  it  is  perhaps  symbolic  that  his  administration 
saw  the  replacement,  in  the  official  Jesuit  catalogue,  of  the 
term  CoIIegiutn  Bostoniense  Inchoatum  by  the  designation 
now  used.  Collegium  Bostoniense. 

It  is  perhaps  worthy  of  note  that  the  first  thing  he  did  as 
president  was  to  lower  the  school's  debt  by  another  $21,000 
to  114,000.  Financial  solvency  was  always  the  first  thought 
of  any  President  of  Boston  College. 

From  the  point  of  view  of  later  generations,  two  events 
stand  out  as  significant  in  this  period.  The  first  of  these  was 
the  opening  in  February,  1875,  of  the  first  addition  to  the 
James  Street  buildings,  thus  beginning  the  trend  of  expan- 
sion at  Boston  College.  The  back  wall  of  the  college  building 
had  been  moved  out  on  rollers  some  six  feet  and  classrooms 
had  been  expanded  in  the  intervening  space.  Room  was  also 
provided  for  two  large  halls,  one  seating  400,  the  other  more 
than  1,000.  The  net  result  was  to  double  the  capacity  of  the 
college  which  had  by  now  grown  to  150  students. 


IN   AID   OF 
AXD  THE 

Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception, 

Will  be  holden  in  the 

BOSTON  MUSIC  HALL, 

From  MONDAY,  April  4th,  1864,  to  SATURDAY, 
April  leth,  inclusive. 


Conttibntioiis  of  money  and  articles  for  the  Fair  are 
regpecttolly  solicited,  and  can  be  sent  or  delivered 
personally  to  either  of  the  Committee,  -whose  names 
are  given  below,  to  any  authorised  Collector,  or  to  the 
Pastor  at  the  Collie. 

The  object  of  the  Fair  is  one  which  should  Interest 
every  Catholic  in  the  diocese,  and  it  is  hoped  ttiat  all 
will  co-operate  in  making  it  successful. 

^  JOHN  BAP8T, 

Prudent  <rf  Boston  College,  and  Pastor  of  the  Church 
of  the  Immacolate  Conception. 

In  connection  with  the  Fair,  there  is  now  in  pro- 
gress 

A  Crrand  Com1>liiatlon  Ral&e 

for  three  CHICKEEING  PIANOS,  tickets  to  which 
(at  9J9  each)  can  be  obtained  at  the  ware  rooms  of 

Chlckerlng  &  Son,  24S  Washington  street. 

Oliver  Ditson  &  Co's  Music  store,  277  Washington  st. 

HenryTolman&Co'?.    "       "    291  Washington  st. 

Patrick  Dcmahoe's  Bookstore,  33,  Franklin  street, 
or  from  either  of  the  Committee. 

Each  ticket  gives  the  holder  a  chance  to  draw 
A  GBAND  PIANO, 
A  SEVEN  OCTAVE  KOSEWOOD  SQUARE  PIANO, 
or,  a  &H  OCTAVE  ROSEWOOD  SQUARE  PIANO, 
each  of  which  will  be  as  good  an  instrument  as  can 
be  made  by  Cbidcerlns  4^  9o^i^«  whose  Pianos 
are  surpassed  bj  those  of  no  other  makers  in  this 
conntry  or  in  Europe. 

JOS.  A.  LAFORME,  No.  31  Central  wharf. ) 
HUGH  OIJRIEN,  No.  >i  Cearal  street.  I 

JOHN  H.WILLCOX.  No.  29  Chester  square,  }-Com. 
F.  MrLAUCiHlJN,  No.  28  Exchange  street.  I 
l\  11.  l't)WEi:S,  No.  17  Milk  street.  j 


Some  of  the  early  faculty  members  gathered  on   the   porch  of  the 
Harrison  Avenue  residence. 


This  expansion  in  facilities  was  followed  by  the  second 
event  of  really  lasting  significance— the  first  graduation.  As 
early  as  1869,  some  had  suggested  that  there  could  be  a  phi- 
losophy class  and  a  graduation,  but  Father  Fulton  had  felt 
that  it  would  be  dangerous  to  try  to  grant  degrees  before  the 
school  was  safely  established.  Thus  the  school's  right  to  grant 
degrees,  so  long  fought  for  and  so  dearly  won,  remained  un- 
exercised. A  number  of  students,  unwilling  to  wait  any  longer, 
had  transferred  to  Georgetown  or  Fordham  to  complete  their 
studies  and  obtain  their  degiees,  but  many  of  the  faithful 
still  wanted  to  receive  their  degree  from  the  school  at  which 
they  had  spent  so  many  years. 

The  academic  year  1876-7  saw  the  establishment  of  the 
Professorship  of  Logic,  Metaphysics,  and  Ethics  and  the  for- 
mation of  a  graduating  class.  Boston  College  thus  prepared 
for  its  first  commencement  week. 

The  week  opened  with  a  science  exhibition,  featuring  the 
demonstration  of  Bell's  newfangled  device  for  the  transmis- 
sion of  speech.  The  next  day  saw  the  performance  of  a  Latin 
play,  Philedoniis,  while  graduation  day  was  marked  by  a 
literary  exhibition.  The  previous  year  had  seen  the  beginning 
of  the  tradition  of  having  the  archbishop  hand  out  prizes  for 
academic  excellence,  so  Archbishop  Williams  was  on  hand 
again  for  the  presentation  of  diplomas.  Also  present  was  the 
Governor  of  the  Commonwealth,  Alexander  H.  Rice,  an  old 
friend  of  Boston  College.  In  view  of  the  college's  later  impact 
on  the  community,  it  is  interesting  to  note  that,  of  the  nine 
graduates,  one  died  a  few  months  later,  two  became  doctors, 
and  the  other  six  became  priests  of  the  Boston  Archdiocese. 
Already  Boston  College  was  performing  a  sei"vice  role  for  the 
community. 

Other  events  of  greater  or  lesser  importance  helped  to  span 
the  ten  years  of  Father  Fulton's  first  term  of  office.  After  the 
first  graduation,  the  school  was  finally  a  complete  institution, 
with  all  grades  and  studies  offered.  Thus  it  could  attract 
students  from  greater  distances  who  saw  a  chance  to  obtain 
a  degree  from  a  recognized  institution  of  higher  learning. 
One  of  these  students,  coming  all  the  way  from  Lowell,  was 
perhaps  the  most  famous  graduate  of  the  college's  first  quarter- 
century:  William  O'Connell,  later  Cardinal-Archbishop  of 
Boston  and  Dean  of  the  American  hierarchy. 

October  of  1870  saw  the  formation  of  the  first  military  drill 
unit  on  the  Boston  College  campus,  the  Foster  Cadets.  This 
precipitated  the  college's  first  major  crisis:  Father  Fulton  re- 
quired all  sudents  to  participate  and  to  purchase  the  college 
uniform,  but  such  an  expenditure  was  beyond  the  means  of 
many  students,  who  did  not  come  from  the  city's  wealthiest 
families  by  any  means.  The  upper  classes,  who  had  only  a 
year  or  two  to  go  and  who  would  have  had  to  transfer  to 
another  institution  to  get  their  degree  anyway,  were  especially 
unhappy.  Thus  September,  1871,  saw  classes  open  with  62 
students  out  of  140  gone,  including  all  of  Rhetoric  and  Poetry 
and  most  of  First  Humanities.  The  cadets  themselves  made 
quite  a  presentable  showing,  winning  several  drill  competi- 
tions and  participating  annually  in  the  gala,  rollicking  St. 
Patrick's  Day  Parade.  For  fifteen  years  the  streets  around  the 
college  echoed  to  the  music  of  fife  and  drum  as  the  cadets' 
silver  swords  and  Springfield  rifles  crisply  responded  to  the 
commands  of  the  drill  master.  "Protestant  opposition  to  the 
drilling  of  cadets  was  tremendous,  and  rumors  began  circulat- 
ing that  the  Jesuits  were  stacking  arms  in  the  cellar  of  Im- 
maculate Conception  Church."  In  1885  the  decision  was  made 
to  permanently  put  aside  the  battalion's  parade  flags  and  silver 
standards.  (Continued  on  page  26) 


Reverend    Robert   W.    Brady,    S.J., 
second  President  of  Boston  College 

(1869-1870). 


The   construction   of   the   subway   bed    in    the    1870's.    Park    Street 
Church  in  the  background. 


23 


Rev.  John  McEiroy,  S.  J.  (1782-1877). 


44T  ^^*  born  in  the  province  of  Ulster,  the  most  north- 
I  ern  province  of  Ireland,  ...  in  1782,  ...  At  the  time 
of  my  birth,  Catholic  emancipation  had  made  no 
headway  in  Ireland,  and  hence  I  received  simply  a  com- 
mon education,  ...  I  left  Ireland  for  America,  in  1803, 
when  twenty-one  years  old.  ...  I  landed  first  at  Baltimore, 
and  went  from  there  to  Georgetown. 

"Jefferson  was  president  of  the  United  States  when  I 
landed.  I  have  met  him  several  times,  and  often  had 
occasion  to  admire  his  republican  simplicity.  When  I  took 
the  stage  in  Baltimore  and  came  to  Washington  ...  I 
went  to  Georgetown  .  .  .  and  entered  into  commercial 
life.  I  gave  up  the  mercantile  life  to  go  to  college.  I 
entered  Georgetown  College  in  the  capacity  of  clerk  or 
bookkeeper.  The  October  following  I  entered  the  novi- 
ciate as  lay-brother  where  I  remained  as  such  for  nine 
years. 


REV.  JOHN  MG  ELROY,  S.  J. 

FOUNDER    OF    BOSTON    COLLEGE 


"  (It  was  during  this  period  that  I  witnessed,  from 
the  college  ^vindo^vs,  the  burning  of  the  capital  by  Gen- 
eral Ross,  after  the  battle  of  Bladensburg.) 

"I  remained  in  Georgetown  four  years,  filling  the  same 
office  I  occupied  before.  I  .  .  .  came  from  there  [to  Fred- 
erick] in  1822.  I  remained  until  1845.  During  that  time  I 
erected  the  center  building  of  the  Academy  of  the  Visita- 
tion, over  the  way,  for  the  Sisters  of  Charity.  I  was  re- 
moved in  1845  to  take  charge  of  a  church  in  Georgetown, 
of  which  I  was  pastor. 

"The  Mexican  war  having  broken  out.  President  Polk 
called  upon  the  bishop  for  a  chaplain  for  the  army.  I  had 
the  honor  of  being  selected  by  them,  and  was  sent  with 
Father  Ray  to  the  army,  .  .  .  the  President  said  the 
Mexicans  were  all  Catholic  and  must  be  conciliated.  I 
was  with  General  Taylor's  part  of  the  army  and  be- 
came quite  intimate  with  him.  I  remained  with  the  army 
as  chaplain  for  one  year.  In  1847  I  went  to  Boston 
to  see  Bishop  Fitzpatrick.  He  offered  me  a  church  and 
my  provincial  consented.  I  was  placed  in  charge  of  St. 
Mary's  and  was  there  about  seventeen  years.  My  life 
in  Boston  was  at  times  somewhat  tempestuous,  but  it 
pleased  the  Almighty  to  bless  my  labors  abundantly. 
I  immediately  set  to  work  and  built  a  number  of  schools. 
At  length  what  was  known  as  the  jail  lands  were  offered 
for  sale,  on  which  formerly  stood  the  jail  .  .  .  the  land  was 
purchased  by  a  gentleman  and  I  succeeded  in  inducing 
him  to  part  with  a  portion  of  it.  My  purpose  was  to  erect 
a  college.  The  cry  was  raised  of  "Church  or  no  Church," 
"Father  McElroy  or  not."  A  desperate  struggle  ensued. 
Finally  ...  I  sold  the  property  back  to  the  city  and  bought 
a  lot,  almost  an  entire  square,  on  which  I  erected  a  college, 
which  is  at  present  in  a  very  flourishing  position.  A  violent 
prejudice  was  manifested  against  granting  a  charter  with 
college  rights,  but  I  secured  the  services  of  General  Gush- 
ing, whom  I  had  known  in  Mexico.  He  introduced  me  to 
the  Legislature,  by  whom  I  was  received  with  great  kind- 
ness and  my  modest  petition  was  granted.  It  was  on  this 
occasion  that  I  was  introduced  to  Governor  Andrew,  who 
informed  me  that  it  would  give  him  great  pleasure  to  sign 
the  bill  as  soon  as  it  passed  the  Legislature.  I  subsequently 
built  and  dedicated  in  1861  the  Church  of  the  Immaculate 
Conception,  the  finest  church  in  Boston.  It  was  consecrated 
with  imposing  ceremonies. 

"Since  leaving  Boston  I  have  been  engaged  in  the  ordi- 
nary diuies  of  the  ministry,  my  failing  sight  having  cur- 
tailed and  impaired,  to  a  great  extent,  my  usefulness.  I 
still  say  Mass  and  preach  here  [Frederick]  at  the  novitiate, 
but  I  am  unable  to  travel  without  a  guide,  and  that  would 
be  making  two  do  the  work  of  one.  I  have  often  known 
one  to  do  the  work  of  two,  or  even  three,  but  I  think  the 
reversal  of  the  rule  would  be  unprofitable." 

Based  on  a  personal   interview  for  the  Nev^r  York  Herald,  May  6, 
1876,  published  May  8,   1876. 


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Possibly  the  only  Rector  of  Boston  College  to  be 
tarred  and  feathered,  John  Bapst  was  born  at  La- 
Roche,  Fribourg,  Switzerland,  on  December  7,  1816. 
The  young  Bapst  studied  at  the  Jesuit  College  in  Fribourg, 
entered  the  Society  in  1835,  and  was  ordained  in  December 
of  1846.  Shortly  thereafter,  the  Jesuits  were  expelled  from 
Switzerland  (no  fault  of  the  future  rector),  and  Father 
Bapst  was  assigned  to  do  missionary  work  among  the 
Indians  at  Old  Town,  Maine. 

In  1854  Father  Bapst,  making  his  personal  rounds,  was 
apprehended  by  a  local  group  of  rather  anti-Catholic 
Know  Nothings,  ridden  on  a  rail  to  a  distant  point, 
stripped  of  his  clothes,  tarred  and  feathered,  and  nearly 
burned  alive.  Under  the  fire  of  such  persecution,  the 
Jesuits  withdrew  from  Maine  in  1859,  and  Father  Bapst 
was  appointed  Spiritual  Director  at  Holy  Cross  College, 
where  he  remained  until  he  was  made  rector  of  the  new 
Scholasticate  of  the  Society  of  Jesus  in  Boston  on  July  2, 
1860. 

The  tense  national  atmosphere  of  the  time  is  demon- 
strated in  a  passage  from  a  letter  written  by  Father  Bapst 
on  March  3,  1861: 

Tomorrow  Lincoln,  the  new  President  of  the 
United  States,  will  be  installed  in  the  office  at 
Washington.  You  are  aware,  I  suppose,  that  we 
are  just  at  this  moment  resting  upon  a  volcano; 
that  the  Southern  States  are  about  to  separate 
from  the  Northern,  and  that  the  Union  will 
probably  be  dissolved.  They  expect  some  great 
disturbances  at  Washington  tomorrow.  It  is  very 
likely  a  civil  war  will  ensue.  And  then,  what  is 
going  to  become  of  us?  God  alone  knows. 

Meanwhile,  however.  Father  Bapst  had  other  concerns 
of  a  more  immediate  nature.  He  wrote  in  1863  to  the 
Provincial  of  the  Order  regarding  the  seminary  in  Boston, 
which  had  for  the  first  time  been  called  Boston  College: 
"Is  it  not  high  time  that  Boston  College  should  be  opened 
for  the  boys  of  the  city?  They  have  waited  so  long  that 
they  begin  to  think  that  it  will  never  be  opened."  It  was 
not  long  before  the  Provincial  heeded  Father  Bapst's 
rather  urgent  request,  and  in  August,  1863,  the  rector  of 
the  former  Jesuit  seminary  became  its  first  president, 
now  that  it  had  become  a  college  for  the  "boys  of  the 
city."  His  appointment  to  the  post  followed  the  three- 
month  honorary  tenure  of  Fr.  John  McElroy,  elected  for 
purposes  of  incorporation. 


REV.  JOHN  BAPST,  S.  J. 

FIRST   PRESIDENT   OF   BOSTON   COLLEGE 


Father  Bapst's  early  disappointment  and  despair  yielded 
to  hopes  for  his  college.  His  administration  was  an  event- 
ful one,  and  by  the  end  of  it,  prospects  for  the  successful 
development  of  Boston  College  were  high.  When  Father 
Bapst  retired  from  office  in  August  of  1869  to  become 
superior  of  the  New  York-Canada  Mission,  he  wrote  to 
the  Jesuit  Superior  in  Rome:  "Boston  College,  despite 
serious  obstacles  in  the  way,  seems  now  to  enjoy  a  success 
beyond  all  expectations  and  to  hold  out  great  hopes  for 
the  future." 

The  interest  of  Father  John  Bapst  in  his  school  con- 
tinued ttnwaning  until  his  death  on  November  2,  1887. 


Rev.  John  Bapst,  S.  J.    (1816-1887) 


Academically  this  decade  witnessed  not  only  the  introduc- 
tion of  a  philosophy  course  and  an  initial  graduating  class 
but  also  a  program  of  study  leading  to  majors  in  classics  and 
English.  It  was  at  this  time  that  the  practice  of  sending  weekly 
reports  to  anxious  parents  was  cancelled,  due  to  the  ever- 
increasing  number  of  students  and  the  impracticality  of  the 
measure  from  a  clerical  standpoint. 

Father  Fulton  was  extremely  active  at  this  time  in  an  organi- 
zation which,  though  not  directly  connected  with  Boston  Col- 
lege, was  very  definitely  linked  with  it,  and  which  was  to 
play  an  important  role  in  the  life  of  the  Catholics  of  Boston 
for  many  years.  The  Young  Men's  Catholic  Association  of 
Boston  College  was  inaugurated  to  provide  a  means  of  recrea- 
tion for  young  Catholic  men  unable  to  attend  college  for 
financial  or  other  reasons. 

The  association  itself  was  organized  during  the  winter  of 
1874-5.  Father  Fulton  drew  up  the  constitution  of  the  group, 
which  made  the  President  of  Boston  College  president  of  the 
association  and  gave  him  a  veto  power.  This  was  a  necessary 
formality  because  the  group  used  Boston  College  property 
for  its  activities,  but  in  actual  practice  the  elected  vice-presi- 
dent had  control  of  the  group's  activities. 

The  association  had  ups  and  downs  in  its  membership  and 
activities.  When  it  was  strongest  it  staged  dramatic  produc- 
tions, debates,  and  lectures,  while  also  sponsoring  reunions  and 
athletic  events.  Later  it  became  too  big  for  the  Boston  College 
campus  and  moved  to  its  own  quarters.  For  about  thirty  years 
it  conducted  an  evening  school  well  known  to  many  Boston 


Reverend  Robert  Fulton,  S.  J.,   third  President  of  Boston   College 
(1870-1880). 

State  Street,  Boston,  in  1875. 


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At  convincing  prices.  There  are  other 
dealers  who  sell  good  hats,  ours  are  the 
finest  that  can  be  produced. 

PrTces  $2.00,  $2.50,  $3.00 

Gloves  and    Umbrellas 

HARQEDON  &  LYNCH 

171  HanoYer  Street,    Below  Blackstone 

OPEN    EVENINGS 


TH£T£IEP/W/^£ 


The  rear  entrance  to  the  college  buildings  shortly  after  Father  Fulton  moved  the  back  wall 
out  to  the  street. 


Catholics  as  an  excellent  preparation  for  civil  service  exams. 
Both  the  school  and  the  Young  Men's  Catholic  Association 
went  out  of  existence  during  World  War  II,  as  the  city's 
Catholics  became  prosperous  enough  to  do  without  what  was 
essentially  an  association  for  the  less  well-to-do. 

In  1879  Father  Fulton  wrote  to  his  superiors  asking  that 
he  be  relieved  from  office.  He  was  deeply  concerned  lest  too 
much  of  one  man  should  stifle  the  growth  of  the  institution 
he  loved  so  dearly.  Yet  the  fall  of  1879  found  him  still  behind 
the  rector's  great  oak  desk,  and  it  was  with  some  reluctance 
that  he  greeted  the  incoming  freshmen.  His  relief  from  office 
was  long  overdue  and  uncertainty  as  to  his  future  troubled 
his  waking  moments.  He  penned  a  number  of  requests  to 
Rome  and  the  polite  reply  he  received  did  little  to  comfort 
him.  He  was  told  that  there  was  little  that  could  be  done  at 
the  moment  since  no  decision  had  been  made  concerning  a 
replacement;  he  would,  however,  "receive  a  few  weeks'  notice 
once  the  decision  had  been  made."  Father  Fulton  carried  on 
his  work  until  Friday  afternoon,  January  9,  1880,  when  he 
received  a  letter  from  the  Provincial  informing  him  that  he 
was  to  be  relieved  of  his  office  in  two  days  by  Father  Jeremiah 
O'Connor,  S.J.  He  knew  Father  O'Connor  well  since  he  was 
the  assistant  pastor  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  Church  a 
scant  50  yards  from  his  office.  No  doubt  Father  Fulton  read 


the  Provincial's  letter  with  pleasure  since,  as  he  must  have 
realized.   Father  O'Connor  was  a  very  capable  replacement. 

But  if  Father  Fulton  was  pleased  with  his  successor,  he 
must  have  been  astonished  and  shocked  at  his  own  future. 
He  was  to  remain  at  the  college  until  further  notice  as  the 
Prefect  of  Schools  and  "general  assistant"  to  the  new  rector. 
His  astonishment  can  be  more  easily  understood  when  one 
realizes  that  it  is  a  time-honored  custom  to  transfer  a  superior 
to  another  house  as  soon  as  his  term  of  office  has  expired. 
The  wisdom  and  charity  of  such  a  practice  is  obvious,  but  if 
it  ever  needed  demonstration  it  could  be  found  abundantly 
in  this  case.  As  it  happened.  Father  Fulton  knew  and  loved 
Father  O'Connor  and  he  was  able  to  write  quite  frankly,  "I 
think  Father  O'Connor  is  doing  first  rate,  and  he  has  made 
a  splendid  beginning."  But,  in  spite  of  this,  he  was  forced  to 
confess  that  it  was  hard  to  see  his  pet  projects  abandoned  and 
his  decisions  reversed. 

Father  Fulton  quitely  endured  the  painful  humility  of 
his  new  position  until  May  13  of  1880,  when  he  was  notified 
that  he  was  being  transferred  to  St.  Lawrence  Parish  (now 
St.  Ignatius  Loyola)  of  New  York  City.  He  was  given  many 
honorary  degrees  by  the  populace  of  his  "favorite  city"  and 
testimonial  banquets  in  his  honor  abounded  as  the  day  of 


A   (tRAND  fair 

fN     AID    OF     THE 

BOSTOiX   COLLEGE. 

A>D  THF. 

Church  of  the  Immaculate  Con- 
ception, 

WrLl,  OPEN    rN   THE 

BOSTON  JMTJSIC    HALL, 

October  X5,  186fl. 

Donations  in  aid  ot  the  J^'air,  either  In  Articles  nr 
Money,  will  be  grateiullv  received  by  either  of  the 
Managers,  or  at  the  College  in  Hamson  Avenue. 

The  Fair  will  he  under  the  manaffoment  of  the  fot- 
lowinx  gentlemen : 

KRaKCIS    McLADGHU*  .  Eichange  street 

HCGH  CAKLV.  Frp.man4(«rev. 

MICHAEL  DOHEKTY.  Union  Sqnare 

JOSEPH  A.  LAFORME,  N.  Regglo  &  Co. 

C.  A.  LINEMANN.  FraniUn  street. 

HDGH   O'BRIEN.  SUlppinc  List. 

WM.  S    PELLETIER,  Eoxhaiy. 

J.  H.  WILLCOX,  Chester  8qn»re. 

The  Tables  will  be  nuder  the  direction  of  the  fol- 
lowins  Ladiefl.  to  whom  contrlbntinns  mav  be  sent  ;— 

CiTeEDBAl  Tabi^,  Miss  C.  Bradley  and  Mis.s  M. 
A.  Cassrdy. 

St.  Maet's  CHTJ3CB  Table,  Mrs.  M.  Tamey. 

Si.  Maet'3  Sdncat  School  Tablb,  Ml3»  G.  Crow- 

St.  PKTEn  and  Sr.  Paol  (Somh  Boston),  Mrs. 
Anthonv  Kane. 

Gati  or  Heaves  (Sonth  Boston),  Miss  Kate  Sul- 
livan. 

St.  Joseph's  (Rnx'inrv).  Mrs.  Col  Gnlnev. 

HEFRtsusiEKi  Table.  Mrs  Dr.  Hartuelt,  Miss  M. 
A,  Crean 

Me=:.  Wlt.LIA3r  ^lONTGOSfERV'S  TABLE. 

Tbinitt  Chcech  Table,  Mrs.  B.  Elchhomand  Mrs. 
1.  Fandel. 

Combisjtion  Table.  Mrs  A.  A.  Thaver. 

St.  Btephes's  Chuech  Table,  Miss  Catherine 
Toomey. 

St.  Vincent's  Chcbch  Table,  Mrs.  James  Riley. 

Mas.  Carmet  and  miss  Rkooio's  Table. 

Miss  Helen  Davis's  Table. 

College  Table.  Mrs.  T  Feran. 

Floweb  Table.  Mrs.  J.  Galvin. 

Immaculate  CoscEmoN  Table,  Mrs.  Lennon  and 
Mrs.  Insrlis. 

OCE  Lady's  Table    Mrs.  A.  McAvov. 

MBS.  1.  C.  -MEitEiLLs  Table. 

Mas.  F.  SiESESLicn  and  JIes.  Hent.t  Ptaff's  Ta- 
mes. M.J.  Ward  and  Mis<  I,.  Colevan's  Tible 
Mabbibd    Women's    .sodality    Table,   tors.    T 
Bradv.  and  Miss  Florence  Lym»ii 

Yousc;  WoMBNs  Sodality  Table. 

Sunday  School  Table. 

•ALTAR  Boys'  Table, 

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departure  grew  near.  As  early  as  February  of  that  year,  the 
Young  Men's  Catholic  Association,  which  Father  had  helped 
to  found,  sponsored  a  reception  for  him  in  College  Hall.  On 
this  occasion  all  the  great  and  powerful  friends  which  his 
literary  tastes  and  energetic  activity  had  won  for  him  were 
in  attendance.  Renowned  educators  and  distinguished  pro- 
fessional men  gathered  to  hear  the  Governor  of  the  Common- 
wealth, John  O.  Long,  and  Mayor  Prince  of  Boston  describe 
glowingly  the  man  and  his  works.  John  Boyle  O'Reilly,  a 
popular  newspaper  columnist  and  poet,  wrote  a  tribute  to 
him  appropriately  entitled  "The  Empty  Niche."  The  poem 
was  Victorian  in  its  style  and  by  modern  standards  certainly 
lacks  sophistication,  but  without  doubt  it  expressed  and 
mirrored  the  feelings  of  the  people  of  Boston  on  the  occasion 
of  Father's  transfer.  The  Young  Men's  Catholic  Association 
gave  the  college  .|500  to  found  the  Fulton  Medal,  a  prize  still 
awarded  by  the  university  for  outstanding  speaking  ability. 
A  bust  of  Father  Fulton  was  unveiled  at  the  close  of  the  even- 
ing and  it  was  praised  in  print  for  the  "fire  and  magnetism" 
which  it  had  captured.  It  is  unfortunate  that  the  statue  is 
now  lost  to  the  college. 

This  reception  only  begins  to  give  the  proper  impression 
of  the  city's  esteem  for  Father  Fulton.  He  had  acquired  for 
both  the  college  and  himself  a  position  of  prominence  and 
leadership  within  the  community. 

Although  Father  Fulton  was  editorialized  in  The  Pilot  on 
a  number  of  occasions,  the  scope  of  his  personality  and  energy 
was  never  so  well  described  as  in  the  issue  of  January  24,  1880: 

.  .  .  Father  Fulton  has  grown  to  be  a  feature  of  Boston 
Catholicity.  His  name  and  his  person  were  everywhere 
respected  and  beloved.  The  remarkable  influence  he  pos- 
sessed as  a  spiritual  guide  and  as  a  friend  is  rarely 
equaled.  Under  his  wise  and  temperate  direction,  Boston 
College  has  grown  into  splendid  promise.  .  .  .  He  is  neces- 
sarily a  large  figure  socially  and  intellectually.  .  .  .  Wher- 
ever he  may  go,  Father  Fulton  carries  with  him  the  love 
and  respect  of  Boston. 


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PART   IL 

Jhe  Jucer  Jmbjcct. 

A  Farce  in  One    Act. 

DOCTOR  BIN'GO,         .       J.  W.  McCoumack 

JULIAN,  his  nephew,       .         .       J.  J.  DwvER 

CHARLES  MARKHAM,  Julian's  friend, 

H.  H.  Harden 

BILL  MATTOCK,  tlic  "Subject," 

J.  P.  Murphy 

NED  SNATCH,  Bill's  chum,          J.  F.  Duffy 

SAMMY  SPECTRE,  the  Doctor's  boy, 
i                                                                  W.  J.  Browne 

TOM  DARKING,  an  Innkeeper,  C.  A.  LoGUE 
Afnsic:  Higgins'  Band. 

1'                                                 1 

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Cadet  Brisfadier  General  P.  H.  Callahan. 


The  humble  Fulton  must  have  blushed  at  such  public 
praise.  Nowhere  in  his  personal  effects  were  found  any  news- 
paper accounts  of  his  accomplishments.  He  kept  but  one  letter, 
which  the  Provincial,  his  immediate  superior,  had  written  in 
January  of  1880,  to  congratulate  him  at  the  termination  of 
his  rectorship.  It  closed  with  the  remark:  "The  college  which 
under  Divine  Providence  owes  everything  to  you  has  won  a 
prestige  which,  as  it  has  been  the  effect  of  its  past,  is  now  the 
guarantee  of  its  future  prosperity." 

Father  O'Connor's  term  of  office  passed  smoothly  and 
efficiently  and  would  have  been  almost  entirely  uneventful, 
save  for  the  founding  of  two  organizations  which  are  now  re- 
spected and  integral  parts  of  campus  life.  In  1883  the  students 
of  the  class  of  '84  circulated  a  petition  which  requested  the 
establishment  of  a  literary  and  news  journal.  In  January  of 
that  same  year,  the  rector  of  the  college  announced  the  ap- 
pointment of  Fr.  Thomas  Stack  as  the  moderator  of  the  newly 
formed  Stylus.  The  format  was  radically  different  from  what 
today's  undergraduate  recognizes  as  the  university's  literary 
quarterly.  The  original  specifications  called  for  a  magazine 
about  12  pages  in  length  with  dimensions  of  approximately 
10  by  12  inches.  Poetry,  occasional  short  stories,  various  an- 
nouncements, and  a  news  column  call  "Domi"  were  featured. 
Financial  considerations  ruled  out  the  possibility  of  illustra- 
tions and  pictures,  although  there  were  occasional  advertise- 
ments depicting  the  latest  in  derbys  and  wing  collars.  The 
new  publication  was  in  effect  a  combination  newspaper, 
literary  journal,  yearbook,  and  alumni  news  letter.  It  received 
a  tremendous  response  from  the  student  body  and  many  of 
the  alumni,  now  125  strong.  Indeed,  the  circulation  outside 


Foster  Cadet.  Note  B.C.  emblem  on  hat. 


The  gymnasium  at  Old  Boston   College. 


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of  the  college  grounds  must  have  been  at  least  as  great  as 
that  on  campus,  since  an  average  of  600  copies  of  each  issue 
were  distributed  among  only  260  students.  The  professional 
press  of  the  day  termed  the  Stylus  "unquestionably  one  of  the 
best  college  papers  published."  In  1889  the  Stylus  temporarily 
suspended  publication  because  its  offices  had  fallen  to  the 
sledge  hammers  of  progress.  New  construction  had  begun  on 
the  college  buildings  and,  regrettably,  there  was  no  alternative. 
For  four  years  the  students  went  without  their  Stylus,  but 
finally,  in  1893,  it  was  revived  under  the  direction  of  Fr. 
Timothy  Brosnahan.  Since  that  time,  the  Stylus  has  never 
suffered  another  interruption  of  publication,  although  more 
than  once  the  financial  ice  has  been  thin  and  the  issues  even 
thinner. 

In  1883  the  Stylus  was  able  to  report  to  the  student  body 
the  efforts  of  Messrs.  T.  W.  Coakley  '84,  J.  P.  McGuigan,  and 
T.  J.  Hurley  '85,  to  form  the  Boston  College  Athletic  Club. 
Up  to  this  time,  sports  had  been  organized  on  a  game-to-game 
basis  with  no  official  notices  or  teams  to  bear  the  college 
standard.  The  absence  of  an  official  athletic  program  up  until 
this  time  is  explained  by  the  lack  of  facilities,  the  day  student 
composition  of  the  school,  and  the  fact  that  up  until  the 
middle  seventies  the  school  had  no  students  old  enough  to 
compete  on  the  intercollegiate  level.  In  the  period  1870  to 
1877,  there  were  a  number  of  attempts  to  organize  a  baseball 


•a-'^i 


^^ 


'  J|ave  the  effect*  of  the  gruiade*  been  beneficial 


to  gurope?" 


A_firmal,-vc: 

EUGENE  A.  McCarthy, 

FRANCIS  A,  CUNNINGHA.M, 


Negative, 
JEREMIAH  G.  FOLEY, 
FRANCIS  J.   BARNES. 


JUDGES. 
Mr.   Thomas  J      Flatley,  Mr.    0.    H.    Tully,  Mr.    P.    Dona 


SCIENTIFIC    ESSAYS   AND   EXPERIMENTS 
By    Members   of   the   Graduating   Class. 

June  li),    ^      §>,  p.M. 


team,  but  the  "Fairgrounds"  across  the  street  from  the  school 
could  not  always  be  had  and  the  only  other  suitable  sites  for 
a  ball  game  were  "picnic  distance"  from  the  college. 

The  rector,  Father  O'Connor,  immediately  approved  the 
plans  laid  before  him  in  1883  and  appointed  a  Jesuit  scho- 
lastic, Mr.  D.  L.  Brand,  S.J.,  as  moderator.  Timothy  Coakley 
was  elected  first  president  of  the  Athletic  Association  by  the 
forty-odd  men  who  made  up  its  membership  in  its  first  year. 
In  the  college  catalogue  for  the  years  1883-84,  the  purpose  of 
the  Athletic  Association  was  stated:  "Its  object  is  to  encourage 
the  practice  of  the  manly  sports,  and  to  promote  by  these  the 
esprit  de  corps  of  the  college  students  who  are  its  members." 

Fired  with  vernal  vigor,  the  association  quickly  organized  a 
baseball  team.  In  May  of  1884  the  Stylus  commented  on  the 
spring  activities  with  a  classic  piece  of  partisan  reporting: 

The  Baseball  team  has  been  reinforced  by  many  effi- 
cient players.  Under  Manager  Hopwood,  it  is  prepared 
to  do  some  good  work  in  the  field.  Already  it  has  defeated 
the  South  Boston  Athletic  Club  14-3,  the  Roxburys  15-5, 
the  Adams  Academy  nine  21-12,  and  though  defeated  by 
the  Lynns,  it  owes  its  defeat  not  to  the  superior  playing 
of  its  adversaries  but  to  the  friendship  of  the  Umpire  to 
that  nine.  .  .  ." 

On  July  31,  1884,  Father  O'Connor  stepped  down  from  the 
presidency  and  turned  over  the  "reins  of  government"  to  "a 
familiar  face  and  a  well-remembered  voice,"  Fr.  Edward  V. 
Boursaud,  S.J.,  who  had  been  a  teacher  of  Poetry  and  Rhetoric 
at  Boston  College  back  in  1879-81.  Father  was  well-liked  by 
his  students  and  by  the  poor  of  the  Boston  area.  He  was  quiet 
and  mild-mannered,  but  he  managed  to  create  a  furor  in  the 
city  when  he  demonstrated  his  sympathy  for  the  striking 
street  car  employees  by  avoiding  the  scab-operated  vehicles 
and  publicly  riding  in  the  strikers'  protest  barges. 

Under  Father  Boursaud's  leadership,  the  enrollment  of  the 
college  brushed  the  300  mark  for  the  first  time  and  the  student 
chapel  in  the  basement  of  Immaculate  Conception  Church  was 
expanded  and  redecorated.  Father  also  felt  that  it  was  time 
for  the  college  to  begin  a  Master  of  Arts  program.  The  cata- 
logue for  the  years  1884-85  announced  the  requirements: 
"For  the  .  .  .  degree  of  A.M.  it  will  be  required  that  the 
applicant  shall  have  continued  his  studies  within  the  college 
for  one  year,  or  studied,  or  practiced  a  learned  profession  for 
two  years."  If  the  requirements  seem  loose  by  present  stand- 


30 


Reverend  Jeremiah  O'Connor,  S.  J., 
fourth  President  of  Boston  College 
(1880-1884). 


The  College  Hall. 


ards,  it  should  be  noted  that  there  were  only  seven  such  de- 
grees conferred  by  the  college  in  the  30  years  until  1913. 

It  was  Father  Boursaud  who  gave  his  permission  for  the 
founding  of  the  Alumni  Association.  As  early  as  the  spring 
of  1884,  the  editors  of  the  Stylus  began  campaigning  for  such 
an  organization:  ".  .  .  It  would  materially  aid  us  by  making 
the  college  more  widely  known  and  esteemed,  and  by  infusing 
a  lively  and  kindlier  interest  among  the  older  students  for 
us  of  the  present.  .  .  ." 

The  enthusiasm  for  such  an  undertaking  was  not  at  first 
what  the  Stylus  would  have  liked  to  engender,  but  some  of 
the  graduates  of  the  Class  of  '84  did  form  a  committee  under 
Mr.  E.  A.  McCarthy  and  in  1885  they  approached  Father 
Boursaud  with  plans  for  an  Alumni  Association.  Father 
doubted  that  enough  people  were  interested  and  a  discouraged 
band  of  young  men  left  his  office,  only  to  return  a  few  months 
later  after  sounding  out  the  alumni  support  for  such  a  project. 
When  the  rector  perceived  that  there  was  indeed  sufficient 
popular  sentiment  among  the  136  living  alumni,  he  immedi- 
ately gave  his  permission  for  the  formation  of  the  association. 
In  June  of  1886,  the  first  reunion  was  held  in  Young's  Hotel. 
The  success  of  this  affair  provided  an  indication  of  the  success 
the  group  has  had  ever  since. 

On  August  5,  1887,  Fr.  Thomas  Stack,  S.J.,  was  appointed 
the  sixth  President  of  Boston  College.  Father  Stack,  remem- 
bered as  founder  of  the  Stylus,  was  at  the  time  a  very  popular 
professor  of  Physics  and  Chemistry.  He  was  a  perpetual  delight 
to  the  student  body  because  of  his  endless  repertoire  of  Civil 
War  tales.  Their  joy  at  the  announcement  of  his  appointment 
was  short-lived,  however,  for  Father  fell  grievously  ill  a  scant 
seventeen  days  after  the  announcement.  On  August  30  his 
death  ended  a  career  as  rector  which  never  even  began.  The 
suddenness  of  this  loss  temporarily  put  the  college  at  a  loss 
for  leadership.  There  was  no  time  before  the  opening  of 
classes  to  go  through  the  procedure  of  electing  a  new  presi- 
dent, so  Father  Nicholas  Russo,  Professor  of  Philosophy  and 
a  prolific  author  in  his  field,  was  chosen  as  vice-rector  to  fill 
the  gap.  His  term  of  office  proved  brief  and  uneventful.  Less 
than  one  year  later,  on  July  4,  1888,  the  news  of  a  new  presi- 
dent swept  the  college.  The  great  Father  Fulton  was  re- 
turning. 


To  their  Retiring  President 


Program  for  the  reception  given  to  Father  Fulton 
by  the  Young  Men's  Catholic  Association. 


KGVGRGnD•^KOBGRT♦^FaLTO^,•^$.  J. 


YOUNG  MEN'?  C^lTpeiilC  TlSSeCI^f  ION, 

-^:|;0P  BOSTOn  COLLeGE.'- 


Will  be  presented  Massinger's'Great  Five  Act  Play, 


,(<^\  "^^, 


REUNION     OF    THE 

Am 

boston  college, 
Wednesday,  June  21,  1882. 


Cover  of  an  early  Stylus,  May  1895,  in 
honor  of  the  Jubilee  of  Archbishop 
Williams. 


jdiyLllI:  ^ciA\i>)iii\. 


_  ^ofton 


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;  j  \\  ^ 


32 


Reverend  Edward  V.  Boursaud, 
S.  J.,  fifth  President  o£  Boston  Col- 
-1887). 


The  reception  room,   Old  Boston  College. 


Reverend  Thomas  H.  Stack,  S.J., 
sixth  President  of  Boston  College 
(IS 


Reverend  Nicholas  Russo,  S.J.,  sev- 
enth   President   of    Boston    College 

(1887-1888). 


33 


Mural  depicting  St.  Ignatius  of  Loyola,  one 
of  a  series  of  four  such  paintings  in  the  Ro- 
tunda of  Gasson  Hall  ivhich  were  done  by 
Brotlier  Francis  C.  Schroen,  S.J. 


The  second  quarter  century  of  Boston  College's  history 
could  not  have  had  a  more  auspicious  start  than  to  have  the 
inimitable  and  beloved  Father  Fulton  back  at  the  helm.  His 
eight  year  absence  from  Boston  had  been  filled  with  activity 
both  at  home,  where  he  became  Provincial  of  the  Maryland 
Province,  and  abroad,  where  he  became  Inspector  General 
of  the  Irish  Province.  He  had  exhibited  boundless  energy  in 
his  every  undertaking,  and  he  brought  back  to  his  beloved 
college  a  zeal  which  immediately  began  to  recall  the  spirit 
of  the  sixties  and  seventies. 

For  a  number  of  years,  there  had  been  a  great  deal  of  dis- 
cussion about  the  adequacy  of  the  existing  college  accommo- 
dations. The  archbishop  was  insistent  that  the  first  three  years 
of  the  college's  European-style  seven  year  course  be  iTvamped 
and  that,  in  addition,  a  four  year  commercial  course  be  insti- 
tuted. Such  action  was  deemed  necessary  because  of  the  rising 
popularity  of  the  "public  high  school."  Up  until  that  time,  it 
was  only  possible  to  get  a  degree  from  the  college  after  com- 
pleting the  full  seven  year  curriculum,  and  so  the  student  who 
dropped  out  after  three  or  four  years  received  no  credit  for 


his  endeavor,  despite  the  fact  that  he  had  completed  the 
equivalent  of  the  public  high  school  course.  Father  Fulton 
also  recognized  the  pressing  need  for  larger  quarters  for  the 
Young  Men's  Catholic  Association,  which  held  a  special  place 
among  his  many   interests.   Space  was  desparately  needed. 

Father  Fulton  placed  the  expansion  program  at  the  top  of 
his  list,  and  the  plans  of  the  five  previous  years  began  to 
become  a  reality.  Upon  his  return  he  was  fortunate  in  finding 
a  large  number  of  influential  friends  who  could  help  immeas- 
urably in  the  task,  while  the  Young  Men's  Catholic  Associa- 
tion plunged  the  entire  effort  of  its  large  membership  into 
the  work.  When  ordinary  means  threatened  to  fail,  he  ener- 
getically turned  to  the  "Grand  Fair,"  that  ingenious  device 
which  had  twice  previously  saved  the  college  from  insolvency. 
Needless  to  say,  with  Father  Fulton  directing  the  project, 
the  drive  was  a  success. 

Work  was  begun  on  the  portion  of  the  building  facing 
James  Street  in  1889.  The  plan  was  to  extend  the  building 
toward  Newton  Street  on  one  end  and  toward  Concord  Street 
on  the  other.  As  a  result,  the  frontage  on  James  Street  would 


ADMIT    BEARER 


Tt|BFaiFfoFtl?BBmldii|gFuij[t 

OF   BOSTON   COLLEGE. 
Beginning    November    27th,    1889. 


ADMISSION   FROM   HARRISON  AV.,   BETWEEN   CHURCH  AND  COLLEGE. 


Boston  College  faculty  residence  and  the  Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  as  they  appeared  in  1895. 
\1 


Allie  Gleason  -  5'  2",  120 
lb.  fullback  for  Boston 
College. 


The  first  official  football  team  at  Boston  College    (1893). 


be  increased  by  almost  one  hundred  feet.  A  number  of  strikes 
in  May  of  '89  delayed  the  completion  of  the  additions  until 
spring  of  the  following  year.  In  the  meantime,  the  English 
School,  as  the  high  school  was  then  called,  was  set  up  and 
its  division  from  the  college  made  complete  with  the  an- 
nouncement that  the  students  of  this  school  were  to  use  their 
own  private  entrance!  Although  the  English  School  conducted 
a  series  of  courses  designed  to  prepare  the  student  for  activi- 
ties in  commerce,  the  seven-year  requirement  for  an  A.B.  de- 
gree remained.  With  these  manipulations,  the  rector  was  able 
to  satisfy  the  demand  of  the  archbishop  and  still  maintain 
a  time-honored  system. 

September  of  1890  saw  a  record  high  enrollment  of  315  stu- 
dents. The  genial  Father  Fulton  was  on  hand  to  greet  the 
new  freshmen  with  a  number  of  fatherly  admonitions  and 
directives,  not  the  least  of  which  was  a  detailed  explanation 
of  "Jug,"  as  the  Jesuit  detention  system  was  called.  His  energy 
was  beginning  to  flag,  however,  as  the  effects  of  his  constant 
activity  began  to  tell  on  his  health.  Severe  rheumatic  pains 
now  crippled  him  for  longer  and  longer  periods.  Samples  of 
his  handwriting  at  this  time,  which  are  preserved  in  Bapst 
Library,  give  eloquent  testimony  of  the  heroic  effort  he  was 
obliged  to  make  in  writing  even  the  briefest  notes. 

On  the  evening  of  October  15,  1890,  Father  Fulton,  Arch- 
bishop Williams,  and  ex-Mayor  Collins  marked  the  fifteenth 
anniversary  of  the  Young  Men's  Catholic  Association  by 
dedicating  the  new  wing.  It  was  the  last  event  Father  was 
ever  to  attend  at  Boston  College.  The  following  morning,  at 
the  directive  of  the  Provincial,  Father  Fulton  set  out  for  Hot 
Springs,  Arkansas,  hoping  to  regain  his  health. 

When  it  became  obvious  that  there  was  little  hope  for  im- 
provement in  Father  Fulton's  health.  Rev.  Edward  I.  DeVitt, 
S.J.,  of  Holy  Cross  was  appointed  vice-rector  of  the  Boston 
school.  In  September  of  '91,  Father  DeVitt's  title  was  changed 
to  that  of  rector  and  president.  With  this  action  Father  Ful- 
ton's records  were  permanently  closed  and  with  them  passed 
an  era  which  would  be  long  remembered. 

Father  DeVitt  was  a  studious  man,  better  suited  for  re- 
search than  for  the  duties  of  a  public  functionary.  His  main 
accomplishment  while  rector  aptly  reflects  his  real  love  in  life, 
for  he  devoted  almost  all  of  his  energies  to  the  improvement 


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This  sample  of  Father  Fulton's  handwriting  vividly  illus- 
trates the  severe  rheumatoid  pains  he  encountered  in 
penning  even  the  shortest  note. 


35 


The  library,  Old  Boston  College. 

of  the  library.  The  first  gifts  to  this  library  had  been  made  a 
full  decade  before  the  birth  of  the  college.  In  1853  Rev.  J.  C. 
Shaw,  S.J.,  contributed  a  small  but  valuable  collection  which 
he  had  acquired  while  traveling  abroad. 

A  second  patron  of  the  Boston  College  library  was  Col. 
Daniel  S.  Lamson  of  Weston,  Massachusetts,  who  gave  one 
third  of  his  personal  library  to  the  college.  In  1865  he  also 
transferred  to  the  Trustees  of  Boston  College  a  Proprietor's 
Share  of  the  Boston  Athenaeum  which  he  had  inherited  from 
his  father. 

In  1875  a  secular  priest,  Rev.  Stanislas  Buteux,  bequeathed 
his  collection  of  five  thousand  volumes  to  Boston  College. 
The  gift  assumed  great  sentimental  value  when  it  was  learned 
that  the  donor  had  been  an  invalid  throughout  much  of  his 
life  and  in  personal  financial  difficulties  a  great  part  of  the 
time.  He  had  gathered  the  books  with  a  discriminating  eye 
and  at  great  personal  sacrifice,  with  the  intention  of  one  day 
presenting  them  to  the  Jesuit  Fathers,  so  that  he  could  have 
some  small  part  in  helping  to  continue  the  fine  education 
for  which  they  were  renowned.  The  acquisition  supplied  a 
full  line  of  literature  on  slavery,  the  Civil  War,  and  educa- 
tion, as  well  as  a  badly  needed  backlog  of  the  best  in  period- 
icals. 


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1, 

Jj^PmBbI^vV*^^ 

Another  priest  of  the  Boston  Archdiocese,  Father  Manasses 
P.  Dougherty,  left  the  college  a  personal  library  rich  in  Irish 
history  and  biography.  In  1882  the  library  acquired  from  the 
estate  of  Robert  Morris,  Esq.  a  large  number  of  volumes  on 
English  and  American  Literature,  which  up  until  that  point 
had  been  sadly  lacking.  At  about  this  time  it  was  decided 
that  the  college  was  secure  enough  financially  to  allow  the 
administration  to  allot  a  modest  budget  for  the  purpose  of 
acquiring  new  books.  Before  this  the  library  had  been  almost 
totally  dependent  upon  the  generosity  of  patrons. 

Father  DeVitt  found  this  accumulation  of  some  22,000 
books  shelved  in  two  rooms.  He  promptly  began  updating 
the  card  index  and  purchasing  books  whenever  investigation 
proved  that  a  department  was  weak.  By  the  end  of  his  term, 
he  was  able  to  report  that  the  college  was  in  possession  of 
28,319  volumes  "arranged  in  137  cases,  distributed  over  three 
rooms."  This  represented  an  increase  of  over  25%  in  four 
short  years. 

Father  DeVitt  also  undertook  an  expansion  of  the  science 
departments.  A  chronicler  in  the  Woodstock  Letters  gives  an 
idea  of  the  innovations  he  brought  about  and  an  excellent 
insight  into  the  rigorous  science  course  of  that  period: 

A  roomy  cabinet  has  been  added  to  the  new  science 
lecture  rooms.  Several  additions  to  the  collection  of 
instruments  have  been  made  during  the  year,  among 
them  a  fine  Polariscope,  imported  from  Paris.  The 
class  of  astronomy  used  the  telescope  very  frequently 
during  the  year.  This  instrument,  made  by  Clark  last 
year,  will  be  employed  in  the  study  of  variable  stars. 
Physics,  mechanics,  chemistry,  astronomy,  and  geol- 
ogy seem  to  be  a  rather  heavy  task  for  the  young 
intellects,  to  be  taught  during  the  graduating  year, 
and  a  change,  therefore,  is  now  being  contemplated. 

In  1890  the  college  debating  society  took  the  name,  the 
Fulton  Debating  Society,  in  honor  of  its  founder,  the  recently 
departed  rector.  The  next  year  saw  the  organization  of  a 
school  orchestra  and  a  dramatic  society  called  the  Boston  Col- 
lege Athenaeum.  In  1892  a  natural  history  club  called  the 
"Agassiz  Association"  was  formed  under  the  direction  of 
Father  Fullerton. 

Athletic  interest,  meanwhile,  continued  to  grow.  Students 
at  Boston  College  made  frequent  visits  to  the  rector  in  1889 
and  1890,  seeking  permission  to  establish  a  football  team.  The 
interclass  games  had  given  impetus  to  the  sport,  and  in  1891 
a  delegation  led  by  Joseph  O'Connell  '93  and  Joseph  Drum 

The  recreation  room,  Old  Boston  College. 


Reverend    Edward    I.    Devitt,    S.J., 
ninth   President  of  Boston   College 

(1891-1894). 


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m-mm'' 


'94  finally  received  sanction  to  field  a  team.  O'Connell  served 
as  captain  of  the  first  two  "elevens,"  which  were  run  on  an 
informal  basis. 

In  1893  football  was  officially  recognized  on  James  Street. 
At  least  six  games,  and  probably  more,  were  played  by  this 
squad.  In  an  auspicious  debut  for  the  fledgling  Boston  Col- 
lege unit,  the  season  opened  with  a  4-0  victory  over  St.  John's 
Institute,  at  that  time  a  power  in  amateur  circles.  The  Maroon 
and  Gold  climaxed  the  season  by  defeating  Boston  Univer- 
sity 10-6,  the  first  encounter  in  a  long  and  important  rivalry. 
One  of  the  standouts  of  the  '93  squad  was  Allie  Gleason,  who 
at  5'  2"  and  120  pounds  was  the  smallest  player  in  Boston 
College  football  annals. 

A  major  innovation  occurred  in  1894  when  for  the  first  time 
a  paid  coach  was  hired— William  Nagle  from  Mount  St. 
Mary's.  The  year  1896  witnessed  the  birth  of  one  of  the  na- 
tion's greatest  sports  rivalries,  as  Captain  Joe  Walsh,  one  of 
B.C.'s  All-Time  centers,  led  Boston  to  6-4  and  8-6  decisions 
over  the  Holy  Cross  Purple.  The  outcome  of  the  second  con- 
test has  been  disputed  by  authorities  of  both  colleges  to  the 
present  day.  The  Boston  Globe  of  November  15,  1896  carried 
the  following  story  on  the  mix-up: 


A  view  of  tlie  college  from  James  Street  after  the  alterations  of  1890  were  completed. 


.*f'.va 


Four  minutes  before  time  was  called,  young  McGrath 
(B.C.)  started  around  right  end,  but  Sockalexis 
(H.C.)  brought  up  the  blockers  and  brought  the 
little  fullback  down  behind  the  line.  A  squabble  fol- 
lowed, and  McGrath,  taking  advantage  of  it,  ran  to 
the  goal  line  for  a  touchdown.  Holy  Cross  would  not 
allow  it  and  the  officials  upheld  the  visitors.  Referees 
Clarkson  and  Dadmun  called  for  play,  and  as  B.C., 
arguing  for  the  touchdown,  did  not  line  up  in  two 
minutes,  the  officials  told  Captain  Finn  that  Boston 
had  refused  to  play,  and  Holy  Cross  was  declared  the 
winner,  6-4.  Then  the  Worcester  team  cheered  Boston 
College  and  left  the  field.  Captain  Walsh  here  re- 
monstrated, stating  that  he  had  not  refused  to  play. 
Mr.  Clarkson  then  sent  two  men  to  the  Holy  Cross 
Tally-ho,  but  as  neither  of  them  were  officials.  Holy 
Cross  refused  to  come  back.  .  .  .  The  umpires  finally 
told  Boston  College  to  put  the  ball  in  play  and  an- 
other touchdown  was  scored  by  White. 

On  July  16,  1894,  Fr.  Timothy  Brosnahan,  S.J.,  succeeded 
Father  DeVitt  as  president  and  rector  of  the  college.  The  new 
rector  was  chosen  from  the  ranks  of  the  teaching  faculty,  on 
which  he  had  served  four  years  as  a  scholastic  and  three  years 
as  a  priest.  Father  Brosnahan  threw  himself  energetically 
into  his  new  role  and  immediately  revised  and  upgraded  the 
curriculum.  The  students  recalled  him  as  "the  man  who  in- 
troduced philosophical  psychology  and  the  ninety-hour  chem- 
istry lab  requirement."  Father  also  proved  himself  an  ex- 
tremely capable  financier  in  his  handling  of  the  scholarship 
funds  and  the  general  income  of  the  college. 

In  1894  he  proposed  that  there  be  an  intercollegiate  debate 
between  Boston  College  and  Georgetown.  What  is  now  com- 
monplace was  then  a  rare  treat.  Permission  had  to  be  received 
from  the  Rector  of  Georgetown,  the  Provincial,  and  the  bis- 
hop. It  is  an  interesting  note  on  the  morals  of  the  time  that 
the  prime  consideration  was  that,  in  order  to  avoid  scandal, 
the  Georgetown  men  would  have  to  be  shepherded  every  inch 
of  the  five  hundred  miles  between  the  schools  by  a  Jesuit 
Father.  It  may  seem  incomprehensible  to  us  that  three  college 
students  could  not  make  this  short  journey  on  their  own, 
but  Father  Brosnahan's  words  are  a  testament  to  the  close 
care  they  received: 


I  asked  that  three  boys  be  allowed  to  come  and 
promised  that  they  should  be  given  quarters  at  the 
College  and  consequently  all  appearance  of  undue 
liberty  be  taken  away.  They  are  to  come  direct  from 
Georgetown  to  Boston  and  to  return  in  a  like  manner. 
This  is  important,  because  if  anything  should  happen 
to  give  grounds  for  complaint,  the  scheme  would  end 
with  its  beginning. 

Finally,  in  May,  1895,  the  much  heralded  and  long  awaited 
event  took  place.  The  Georgetown  men  arrived  under  the 
watchful  eye  of  Father  DeVitt,  and  no  undue  liberty  was 
allowed  them.  Debating  "The  Equity  of  the  Income  Tax  Law 
as  Passed  by  the  Last  Congress,"  the  Georgetown  men  carried 
the  field  and  returned  home  with  their  chastity  unmarred, 
while  the  Woodstock  Letters  reports  that  "the  philosophic 
Bostonians  found  consolation  in  the  fact  that  victory  still 
remained  in  the  Society." 

Five  days  after  the  great  debate,  on  May  6,  1895,  the  Trus- 
tees of  Boston  College  gave  the  rector  permission  to  purchase 
a  small  brick  apartment  house  at  39  Newton  Street,  and  the 
following  March  the  college  acquired  the  adjoining  structure 
at  41  Newton  Street.  That  summer  it  was  decided  that  it 
would  be  more  convenient  to  move  The  Young  Men's  Catholic 
Association  to  this  new  site,  thus  keeping  the  actual  teaching 
facilities  of  the  college  within  the  same  building,  while  giving 
the  association  a  building  all  its  own. 

Having  expanded  the  actual  classroom  space,  Father  Brosna- 
han turned  his  attention  to  the  need  for  an  athletic  field.  In 
June  of  1898  he  proposed  to  the  college  trustees  that  they 
purchase  a  lot  on  Massachusetts  Avenue  a  short  distance  from 
the  college.  By  the  end  of  the  month,  college  officials  had 
contacted  the  estate  of  Oakes  A.  Ames  and  had  bought  up 
some  402,000  square  feet  of  land. 

When  the  news  that  an  athletic  field  had  been  acquired  was 
released  to  the  student  body,  the  Stylus  exulted:  "There  is 
nothing  that  brings  greater  joy  to  all  than  the  final  crowning 
of  the  efforts  for  an  athletic  field."  The  students  were  led  to 
believe  that  the  land  would  be  cleared  by  the  following  spring 
and  made  into  a  baseball  diamond  with  a  track  running 
around  the  perimeter,  but  their  hopes  were  short-lived.  For 
two  years  the  brambles  and  goldenrod  precluded  any  chance 


Eighth  Annual  Prize  Debati: 
The  Eulton  Debating  Society. ^^o^t@n  College 

"  sriould   the  Llnited  ^SMfc^fftervene  to  terminate  tl^e 

COI^iet  n^U  TUESDAY,  RPRIL  27,   IR97, 

At  eight  o'cloci?  P.  M . 
NO  HDMITTANCE  DURINCl  THE  DCRATE. «. 


Reverend  Timothy  Brosnahan,  S.J., 
tenth  President  of  Boston  College 
(1894-1898). 


One  of  the  Fulton  Debate  Society's  timeless  topics. 


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The  1896  football  team 
which  whipped  the  Cross 
twice  in  the  same  year. 


of  using  the  Massachusetts  Avenue  lot.  The  sports  editor  of 
the  Stylus  moaned:  "The  same  heavy  drawback,  the  lack  of 
a  suitable  field  for  preliminary  practice,  stares  the  baseball 
team  in  the  face.  .  .  .  Once  again  there  is  strong  likelihood 
that  it  will  not  be  used  for  baseball  purposes  .  .  .  during 
this  spring." 

In  1900  the  president,  Father  Mullan,  announced  to  the 
alumni  that  the  reason  for  the  long  delay  was  that  it  would 
cost  at  least  1 15,000  to  clear  and  grade  the  land.  This  sum 
was  totally  out  of  the  question  unless  a  gift  were  made  for 
the  purpose.  The  gift  was  not  forthcoming;  the  field  lay 
athletically  fallow  for  another  two  years. 

In  June  of  1898,  when  Father  Brosnahan  had  just  com- 
pleted arrangements  for  the  new  athletic  field,  he  received 
word  that  he  was  being  transferred.  The  new  rector,  the  soft- 
spoken    yet    courageous    Father    Mullan,    spent    the    summer 


rearranging  and  beefing  up  the  existing  courses.  With  the 
opening  of  classes,  students  found  that  three  completely 
distinct  departments  now  existed  within  the  institution:  the 
college  proper,  consisting  of  four  regular  classes  leading  to 
the  A.  B.  degree;  the  academic  department,  consisting  of  three 
classes  preparatory  to  the  college  course;  and  the  English  de- 
partment, consisting  of  graded  classes  in  which  English, 
modern  languages,  and  the  sciences  were  studied.  A  section 
was  also  set  up  to  teach  those  not  old  enough  or  well  enough 
prepared  to  enter  the  academic  department. 

A  year  later,  Father  Mullan  announced  that  efforts  were 
being  made  to  acquire  an  endowment  which  would  enable 
the  college  to  hire  lay  professors.  Financial  considerations  had 
long  excluded  any  but  the  unsalaried  clergy  from  teaching. 
On  that  occasion  he  also  promised  that  every  effort  would  be 
made  to  expand  the  facilities  of  the  school.  Under  the  present 


"Vous  insultez  ma  mere,  chapeau  has  devant  elle.' 
the  B.C.  French  Academy. 


From  Les  En f ants  d' Edward,  performed  by 


Reverend  W.  J.  Read  Mullan,  S.  J., 
eleventh  President  of  Boston  College 
(1898-1903). 


SHAKESPEARE'S 

IMACBETH 


PRESENTED    BY 


Students  of  Boston  Colkge 


BOSTON     COLLEGE    HALL 

Boston,  Mass.,  Wednesday  Evening, 
December  twentieth,  eight  o'clock 
Eighteen     hundred     and     ninety-nine 


conditions  no  more  than  40  additional  students  could  be 
added  to  the  460  already  enrolled. 

Father  Mullan  was  justly  proud  of  the  academic  standards 
which  he  was  constantly  improving,  so  his  normally  calm 
blood  must  have  boiled  when  Harvard  University  withdrew 
the  name  of  Boston  College  from  the  list  of  institutions  whose 
graduates  would  be  admitted  as  regular  students  at  the  Har- 
vard Law  School.  Behind  this  move  there  lay  a  Harvard 
tradition  of  accepting  no  other  degree  as  equal  to  its  own. 
Each  applicant  for  advanced  studies  was  screened  and  placed 
where  the  Harvard  officials  felt  he  ought  to  begin.  Hence  it 
was  often  necessary  for  graduates  of  other  schools  to  make 
up  one  or  two  years  of  undergraduate  training  before  being 
admitted  to  the  graduate  school.  Harvard  Law  adopted  its 
own  variation  of  this  ruling  in  1894  and  drew  up  a  list  of 
approved  colleges  from  which  students  would  be  accepted 
directly  into  the  Law  School,  while  students  from  all  other 
colleges  would  be  individually  screened.  Only  one  Jesuit 
college,  Georgetown,  made  the  list.  Boston  College  and  Holy 
Cross  immediately  protested  on  the  grounds  that  their  course 
of  studies  was  exactly  the  same  as  Georgetown's.  The  list  was 
revised  so  that  the  two  schools'  names  appeared  on  it.  In 
early  1898  Fordham  College  appealed  on  the  same  grounds, 
and  a  revised  list  was  again  drawn  up.  This  time,  however, 
not  only  was  Fordham's  name  omitted,  but  also  the  names  of 
Boston  College  and  Holy  Cross. 

Father  Afullan  leaped  into  the  fray  and  demanded  to  know 
why  Boston  College  students  were  being  slighted.  Dr.  Charles 
Eliot,  President  of  Harvard,  replied: 

We  found  on  inquiry  that  the  graduates  of  Boston 
College  .  .  .  would  not  be  admitted  even  to  the 
Junior  class  of  Harvard  College.  .  .  .  Furthermore, 
we  have  had  experience  at  the  law  school  of  a  con- 
siderable number  of  graduates  of  .  .  .  Boston  College 
and  these  graduates  have  not  as  a  rule  made  good 
records  at  the  school. 

Father  Mullan  immediately  asked  for  a  meeting  of  repre- 
sentatives of  the  two  colleges.  Dr.  Eliot  agreed  and  sent  Dr. 
Vonjagemann  and  a  number  of  others  to  a  conference  with 


J©EPOHT    <^/ /o^  ^«    9^<,^M  ^... 


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MARKS:  100,  Highest  Average   Attainable;   100-93,  Excellent;  92-85,   Very  Good;  84-7S,  Good  ;   74-65,  Fair ;  64-55,    Poor;  54-0,  Deficient. 
AN    AVERAGE  of   60   Is  required  for   ANNUAL  PROMOTION. 


PROFICIENCY. 


ABSENT,   DAYS. 


CONDUCT. 


MENTAL  PHILOSOPHY, 
PHYSICS, 

The  Parent  will  please  sign  and  return. 


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the  Jesuits.  Von  Jagemann  denied  that  Harvard  College 
rated  any  institution  and  insisted  that  each  case  was  a  separate 
one.  It  was  then  discovered  that  only  four  men  from  Boston 
College  had  attended  Harvard  Law  within  the  preceding  ten 
years,  of  whom  two  had  completed  the  course  of  studies. 
Father  Mullan  asked  why  there  was  any  list  at  all  if  each 
student  was  really  an  individual  case  and  also  wondered 
whether  the  good  doctor  thought  that  four  students  constitut- 
ed a  "considerable  number  of  graduates  of  .  .  .  Boston  College" 
upon  which  to  base  a  judgment.  Dr.  Eliot  did  not  reply.  The 
next  month,  on  January  17,  1900,  Dr.  Eliot  published  a 
letter  saying  that  he  had  no  intention  of  discrediting  Catholic 
institutions  as  such  and  then  promptly  ended  with  a  blast 
against  all  Jesuit  colleges: 

We  would  be  heartily  glad  ...  if  the  Jesuit  colleges 
would  so  amplify  their  courses  of  instruction,  and 
raise  their  standards  of  admission,  that  they  could  be 
fairly  put  upon  a  level  with  such  institutions  as 
Dartmouth,  Amherst,  Williams,  Harvard,  Lafayette, 
Oberlin,  Rutgers,  Trinity  (Conn.) ,  and  Wesleyan 
(Conn.) . 

On  this  level,  in  the  judgement  of  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, the  Jesuit  Colleges  in  the  United  States  do 
not  stand  and  have  never  stood. 

Father  Mullan  was  justifiably  wild  with  anger.  He  promptly 
wrote  and  asked  the  Doctor  if  he  had  any  facts  "other  than 
the  ones  which  you  have  already  set  down  and  had  refuted" 
to  prove  this  new  statement.  Dr.  Eliot  replied  that  he  wished 
to  terminate  the  correspondence.  He  added  that  an  answer 
to  Father's  request  "would  involve  my  making  a  detailed  state- 
ment concerning  the  inferiority  of  Jesuit  Colleges,"  which, 
in  his  opinion,  "would  serve  no  good  purpose  at  the  time." 


Father  Mullan  promptly  retorted:  "You  have  said  that 
Jesuit  Colleges  are  inferior.  I  have  asked  you  to  tell  me  why 
you  say  that  Boston  College  is  inferior.  You  are  not  only 
unwilling  to  answer  my  question,  but  unwilling  to  even  give 
me  a  chance  to  reply  to  your  imputation." 

To  this  Dr.  Eliot  replied  that  he  would  not  issue  a  public 
statement  of  his  reasons,  but  would  convey  them  to  Father 
on  a  personal  basis.  Father  righteously  answered  that  this 
was  unfair:  ".  .  .  You  have  damned  Boston  College  before 
the  community,  and  you  intend  to  make  it  impossible  for 
Boston  College  to  defend  itself  before  the  community." 

Father  Brosnahan,  the  recently  retired  president  of  Boston 
College,  watched  the  early  stages  of  this  controversy  very 
closely.  Since  he  was  no  longer  the  official  leader  of  the  college, 
there  was  little  else  he  could  do.  Nevertheless,  he  still  itched  to 
get  into  the  fight.  His  opportunity  came  in  late  1889  when 
Dr.  Eliot  published  an  article  in  the  Atlantic  Monthly  which 
encouraged  the  formation  of  colleges  without  stipulated 
courses  of  studies.  In  his  praise  of  the  elective  system  he  took 
time  out  to  take  the  Jesuit  colleges  to  task. 

Another  instance  of  a  uniform  prescribed  education 
may  be  found  in  the  curriculum  of  the  Jesuit  col- 
leges, which  has  remained  almost  unchanged  for  four 
hundred  years,  disregarding  some  trifling  concessions 
made  to  the  natural  sciences  .  .  .  Nothing  but  an 
unhesitating  belief  in  the  Divine  Wisdom  of  such 
prescriptions  can  justify  them,  for  no  human  wisdom 
is  equal  to  contriving  a  prescribed  course  of  study 
equally  good  for  even  two  children  of  the  same 
family  .  .  .  Uniform  prescriptions  of  study  are  absurd 
and  impossible." 

Father  Brosnahan  took  up  the  challenge  on  behalf  of  the 
Jesuit  system  of  education  and  promptly  submitted  a  rebuttal 


Some  dippings  from  the  great  Harvard-Boston  College  dispute. 


mmn  hiad 

Cim  A  BIGOT 

Ciiainpion  of  kwX  CollegASL 
Makes  Attack. 


IPresideat  Eliot  in  R«p!y  San  He  Only 
Men  \»  Imt  Standard 
ia  [nstitslioBs. 


AMBRffK^i-     J 


President  Eiiot'sReply 
to  Dr.  Barnes. 

"Jesu't  Ccl!c--s  Are 
Not  A  ;iVi;ndng," 


The  Law  Scaooi  Bars 
T:  eir  Gradu:.tes. 


n 


i.  Eli! 

iFmf." 

So  Says  Rev.  W.  G. 
Reai   Mullan. 

"Facts   and  Conclu- 
sions Wrong." 

Had  Criticise  i  Jesuit 
Curriculum. 


PRESIDENT    EUOT    AMD   JESUIT    COUBOES : 
A  DBFEHCE. 

BY   UBV.  TIMOTHY     BKOHMAHAN,    H.  J.i   WOODSTOCK    COL- 
LXOI,  WOODHTOCK,   MD. 

I. 

Mr.  CharlM  W.  Eliot,  pMsUemt  of  Harvard  Unlver- 
gity,  published  Home  time  ago,  In  the  AtUwtie  UmMy, 
an  article  advocating  the  extension  of  his  elective  lya- 
tern  to  leoondary  or  high  KhooU.  Before  diMnia^og 
his  subject  he  »aw  fit  to  transgreee  the  proper  acope  o^ 
his  paper,  as  indicated  by  ita  Utie,  in  order  to  express 
his  views  on  Moslem  and  lesnit  ooUeges.  What 
peculiar  association  of  ideas  is  reapomdble  for  the 
yoking  of  Moslems  and  Jesuits  in  the  same  educational 
category  it  would  )>e  unprofitable  to  inquire,  since 
it  is  a  question  of  merely  personal  psychology.  The 
present  writer,  having  no  brief  for  the  Moslems,  is 
concerned  only  with  the  strictures  on  the  Jesuit  sys- 
tem. Thwe  he  thinks  are  nnfounded,  singularly  in- 
exaict,  and  merit  attention  solely  tKm  the  fact  that 
they  are  the  prononncanents  of  a  man  standing  big^ 
in  his  profeadon. 

The  convictions  of  one  holding  the  position  of  the 
premdent  of  Harvard  Dnlverdty  will  naturally  carry 
weight  in  educational  matters.  Preddent  Eliot  has 
been  at  the  head  of  one  of  our  most  prominent  uni- 
vfttaities  for  over  thirty  yrttfs.  It  is  no  doubt  due 
Urgdy  to  his  executive  ability  that  the  institution 
which  he  lias  governed  so  long  has  been  so  successful 
financially,  and  rectaved  that  organisation  to  which  it 
owes,  in  part  at  least,  its  present  popularity.  It  wil 
be  presumed,  therefore,  that  he  has  made  himself  ac- 
quainted with  a  system  of  education  which  be  thinkgl 
proper  to  critidze  publicly.  It  will  scarcely  be  expected 
(hat  an  educator  of  hU  pro  minence  would  thought 
lessly,  or  under  the  stress  of  any  undue  feeling,  com- 
mit himself  in  a  magazine  article  to  adverse  comments 
on  a  system  which  he  did  not  deem  worth  his  study. 
Presndent  Eliot's  estinaate  of  the  Jesuit  system  is  ex- 
pressed in  thf^  following  passage  in  his  paper :  "  There 
are  those  who'say  that  there  should  be  no  election  of 
studies  in  secondary  schools.  .  .  .  This  is  pre- 
cisely the  method  followed  in  Moslem  countries,  where 
the  Koran*  prescribes  the  perfect  education  to  he  ad- 
ministered to  all  children  alike.  The  prescription 
begins  in  the  primary  schools  <nd  extends  straight 
through  the  tiniverRity  ;  and  almost  the  only  menta. 


of  many  colleges  wholly  independent  of  the  Jesuits.are 
condemned.  In  fact,  if  the  principles  of  "  electivism  " 
must  be  applied  to  the  education  of  every  child  of 
'%ight  years  and  upward,  it  looks  as  if  the  president  of 
Harvard  had  rung  the  death  knell  of  all  system,  not 
only  for  colleges  and  high  schools  but  for  primary 
schools  as  well;  and  we  shall  yet  witness  the  ex- 
hilarating spectacle  of  "  tots  "  of  eight  or  ten  years  of 
age  gravely  electing  their  courses  under  the  guidance, 
or  rather  with  the  approval,  of  their  nurses. 

The  state  of  the  question  as  regards  Jesuit  colleges 
may  be  clearer,  if  attention  is  directed  to  a  distinction 
which  the  present  General  of  the  Society  of  Jesus 
thought  it  advisable  to  emphasize  in  an  address  deliv. 
ered  by  him  at  Exaeten  in  HoUand  on  Jan.  1, 1S93. 
He  warns  his  hearers  not  toconfound  the  Jesuit  mdhod 
of  studies  with  the  matter  to  which  that  method  is  ap- 
plied. For  the  first  heclidmed  stability,  to  the  second 
he  conceded  cltange.  The  distinction  is,  of  course, 
obvious,  but  not  necessarily  always  present  to  those 
who  discuss  Jesuit  or  other  systnns  of  education. 
Now,  I  understand  President  Eliot  to  disapprove  of 
our  method  in  so  far  as  be  advocates  the  elective  sys- 
tem of  Harvard,  and  to  maintain  Uiat  even  in  the  sub- 
jects studied  the  Jesuit  system  has  adhered  to  the 
curriculum  of  four  hundred  years  ago,  excepting^  some 
slight  conoesrions  to  the  natural  sciences. 

There  is  one  way  and  only  one  way  of  investigating 
the  truth  of  this  last  assertion.  It  is  ptirely  a  question 
of  &ct8.  The  records  are  published.  He  who  .Tins 
may  read.  In  the  second,  fifth,  ninth,  and  sixteenth 
volumes  of  the  ifomimenta  Germanise  Paedagogica  the  his- 
tory of  the  formation  and  growth  of  the  Jesuit  sys- 
tem, finally  embodied  authoritatively  in  the  Hatio 
StutKorum  of  1899,  is  given  in  all  its  details.  One  who 
wishes  to  find  the  facts  need  only  contrast  the  studies 
indicated  by  the  old  Ratio  Studionm  with  the  studies 
taught  today  in  the  various  collies  of  the  Jesuits  in 
various  countries.  One  has  only  to  compare,  for  in- 
stance, the  programme  of  studies  at  Georgetown  Col- 
lege in  Washington,  at  StonyhuratCollege  in  England, 
at  Feldkirch  in  Austria,  at  Kalocsa  in  Hungary,  at 
Beyrouth  in  Syria,  at  the  Ateneo  Municipal  in  Manila, 
at  Zi-ka-wei  in  China,  in  order  to  ^et  a  (reneral,  yet  » 
fair,  idea  of  the  studies  pursued  in  the  Jesuit  roUeses 
of  today.  By  contrasting  the  courses  employed  in 
these  colleges  with  those  emploveii  in  the  seventeenth 
century' we  may  decide  the  question  of  fact.  Whetner 
our  recent  critic  made  an  investigation  of  tliis  kind  or 
somc'lhiiiK  ei|Uiviileiit   1  Imve  no  means  of  kiioHiii!^. 


the  author  read  in  accordance  with  the  scope  of  the 
class.  The  character  of  the  class  was  determined, 
however,  not  by  the  authors  read,  but  rather  the 
authors  were  selected  in  keeping  with  the  purpose  of 
the  class.  In  this  connection,  it  may  not  be  out  of 
place  to  note  a  fallacy  which  the  writer  from  personal 
experience  knows  to  obtain  in  places  where  one  would 
judge  it  IJtUe  likely  to  be  found.  The  fallacy  conilstt 
in  measuring  the  grade  of  a  class  in  a  college  conrst, 
by  the  author  studied  in  that  class.  A  mistake  of  this 
kind  would  indicate  a  very  confused  notion  of  edoei- 
tional  ends.  It  ought  to  be  quite  clear  ttiat  Cecair's 
Commentaries,  for  instance,  studied  in  the  firet  year 
of  a  high  school,  for  the  purpose  of  aoiulring  a  liitin 
vocabulary,  and  a  knowledge  of  Latin  constmctioB 
and  idiom,  is  a  vastiy  diflerent  thing  from  the  study 
of  the  sameJCommentaries  by  a'.lKidy  of  young  men, 
familiar  with  the  Latin  language  and  of  some  matoaty 
of  mind,  in  order  to  acquire  a  knowledge  of  historical 
style;  that  Homer's  Iliad,  studied  by  the  hif^-sdiool 
boy  with  one  eye  fixed  on  grammar  and  dictionary,  is 
anotiierbook  &om  that  same  Iliad,  when  read  by  a 
ooUege  student,  in  order  to  feel  its  epic  power.  Yet, 
undoubtedly,  any  one  acquainted  with  the  mechsniwl 
way  of  measuring  class  grades  which  is  widdy  pma- 
lent,  at  least  in  certain  parts  of  this  country,  must 
confess  that  even  those,  who  by  thar  position  ooght 
to  know  the  purpose  of  education,  will  attempt  to 
determine  a  student's  grade  by  the  author  he  studied, 
and  not  by  the  end  he  had  in  view  when  stodyiag 
that  author,  the  method  of  studying,  and  the  conse- 
quent mental  results.*  The  scope  of  these  three 
classes,  therefore,  is  a  distinct  thing  from  the  studies, 
or  authors,  which  the  Jesuit  educators  of  the  seven- 
teenth  century  used  to  attain  their  end.  Keeping  i 
these  precautionary  remarks  in  view,  it  is  admitted  ! 
that  the  twenty-five  hours  a  week,  constituting  the  ! 
class  work  of  Jesuit  schools  in  the  seventeenth  ce«- 1 
tnry,  were  practically  devoted  to  the  excluMve  study  | 
of  Latin  and  Greek.  i 

With  these  twenty-five  hours  a  week  employed  ia  ] 
the  studies  of  Latin  and  Greek,  let  us  contrast  the , 
studies  and  hours  in  the  Jesuit  college  of  today.  For 
brevity's  sake  I  take  one  .\uierican  college.  Geonw- 
town  r Diversity  iu  its  loUejiiate  department  exacts; 
twenty-seven  au.l  a  half  hours  a  week  of  class  woit; 
from  every  student  who  is  a  candidate  for  a  loUege  de- 
gree. But  instead  of  one  huiulre^l  per  cent,  of  this 
time  l)eing  pven  lo  I.atin  and  <Jr(>tk  as  in  the  schoob 
of  t!'e  seveiiteentli  oenlivrx .  only  about  lifly-threepw 


Father  Brosnahan's  reply  to  Dr.  Eliot,  President  of  Harvard. 


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the  Favored  Ones  on  the  List 
Have  a  Non-Catholie  Tendency 
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the  Authorities  of  Harvard. 


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1  Law  Sctiool  Autliority  Savs  Tliere  is 
No  Religious  Mm. 

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to  the  Atlantic.  The  editor  of  the  magazine  refused  the  manu- 
script on  the  grounds  that  the  Atlantic  "does  not  publish 
articles  in  controversy."  Such  a  statement  gives  one  a  picture 
of  the  power  and  stature  which  Dr.  Eliot  held  in  educational 
circles.  He  had  attacked  the  Jesuit  system  and,  once  he  had 
spoken,  controversy  supposedly  ceased.  While  other  educators 
were  cowed  by  his  bold  statements,  Father  Brosnahan  deter- 
mined that  he  would  not  follow  suit.  He  turned  to  the  Cath- 
olic press  and  had  his  reply  printed  in  the  Sacred  Heart 
Review,  then  reprinted  in  a  pamphlet  for  distribution 
throughout  the  country. 

Critics  greeted  the  essay  with  overwhelming  enthusiasm,  and 
Father  Brosnahan  was  hailed  from  coast  to  coast  for  the 
efficiency  with  which  he  had  dismissed  the  arguments  of  Dr. 
Eliot.  The  editor  of  the  Bookman,  Prof.  T.  T.  Peck  of 
Columbia,  commented  in  print: 

It  is  a  model  of  courtesy  and  urbanity  ...  Its  style 
is  clear  as  crystal,  ...  its  logic  faultless.  We  have  not 
in  a  very  long  time  read  anything  which  compacts 
into  so  small  a  compass  so  much  dialectic  skill,  so 
much  crisp  and  convincing  argument,  and  so  much 
educational  good  sense  ...  As  the  information  would 


probably  never  reach  [Dr.  Eliot]  from  Harvard 
sources,  we  may  gently  convey  to  him  the  information 
that  throughout  the  entire  country  professional  edu- 
cators and  men  and  women  of  cultivation  generally 
are  immensely  amused  at  the  cleverness  with  which 
his  alleged  facts  and  his  iridescent  theories  have  been 
turned  into  a  joke. 

Father  expected  a  salvo  from  Cambridge,  but  none  was 
forthcoming.  He  gave  numerous  talks  on  the  topic  and  dis- 
cussed in  minute  detail  "the  relative  values  of  courses  which 
lead  to  a  Baccalaureate  at  Boston  College  and  at  Harvard 
College."  Once  again,  the  press  was  enthusiastic  in  its  reviews 
of  these  talks  and  in  Boston  the  Globe  published  the  full 
text  of  his  speech.  Still  there  was  silence  in  Cambridge.  The 
last  volley  was  fired  when  Father  Mullan  presented  the  entire 
content  of  his  correspondence  with  Dr.  Eliot  for  publication. 
The  very  logic  and  system  of  education  which  Dr.  Eliot  so 
roundly  condemned  had  defeated  him. 

In  the  midst  of  the  academic  storm,  sports  at  Boston  College 
set  new  records,  and  then  met  total  disaster.  The  greatest 
Boston  College  football  team  of  the  '90s,  and  one  of  the 
strongest  in  B.C.  history,  was  that  of  '99,  scored  upon  but 
once  in  ten  games  and  then  only  by  a  Brown  team  which  was 
one  of  the  six  best  in  the  country.  Led  by  Ail-Time  greats 
Charlie  Kiley  and  Tim  Murphy,  Boston  compiled  an  8-1-1 
record,  including  a  17-0  whipping  of  Holy  Cross.  Unfortu- 
nately, Boston  College  was  desperately  poor  at  the  time,  and 
sports  were  run  at  a  great  loss.  As  a  result,  the  authorities 
decided  that  they  could  not  afford  to  sponsor  a  football  team 
and  the  entire  schedule  for  1900  was  cancelled.  In  spite  of 
this  decision,  courageous  Captain  John  Kelly  gathered  his 
team  together  and  went  by  boat  to  Maine,  where  B.C.,  under 
the  name  of  the  Boston  Combination,  defeated  Bates  by  a 
5-0  score.  This  was  the  only  game  played  by  the  team  of 
1900,  however,  for,  after  fruitless  discussions  with  the  presi- 
dent, the  club  was  disbanded. 

Athletics  were  re-established  the  following  year  on  a  pay- 
as-you-go  basis,  but  the  quality  of  the  football  team  was  far 
below  that  of  previous  years.  In  a  noteworthy  incident,  the 
game  with  Holy  Cross  was  forfeited  after  an  argument  over 
a  questionable  decision.  According  to  1901  rules,  a  ball  was 
in  play  as  soon  as  it  was  moved.  Joe  Kenney,  B.C.  center, 
watched  his  opponent  place  the  ball  down.  Then  Kenney 
pushed  the  ball  with  his  toe,  and  a  mad  scramble  for  the 
pigskin  ensued.  During  the  argument  that  followed,  the  Holy 
Cross  coach  ordered  his  team  off  the  field.  The  B.C.  eleven 
lined  up  and  carried  the  ball  unopposed  over  the  goal  line, 
Captain  Kenney  still  claiming  that  his  play  was  within  his 
rights.  The  referee,  who,  it  must  be  noted  in  due  justice, 
was  a  Holy  Cross  man,  ruled  otherwise,  and  the  game  was 
awarded  to  the  Purple,  11-0.  This  decision  caused  the  only 
major  rift  in  the  entire  seven  decades  of  B.C.-H.C.  relations, 
but  before  another  pigskin  season  had  rolled  around,  the 
wounds  were  healed  and  the  teams  met  again  in  football. 

Contrary  to  the  desires  of  the  student  body,  football  was 
not  played  at  the  college  from  1902  until  1908.  For  the  fol- 
lowing four  years  the  school  fielded  only  mediocre  teams, 
but  the  little  college  on  James  Street  was  building  well  for 
the  future. 

Hockey,  or  Ice  Polo  as  it  was  then  called,  one  of  the  first 
sports  at  James  Street,  had  begun  informally  in  the  1880's  and 
was  played  until  the  turn  of  the  century.  Ice  Polo  was  much 
the  same  as  modern  hockey  with  two  notable  exceptions:   a 


rubber  ball  was  used  instead  of  a  puck,  and  polo  sticks  were 
shaped  differently  from  the  modern  hockey  stick.  Hockey, 
under  its  new  name,  was  inaugurated  at  Boston  College 
during  the  winter  of  1897-1898,  just  one  year  after  the 
Maroon  and  Gold  had  compiled  a  spectacular  record  on  the 
Ice  Polo  rinks.  The  subsequent  change  in  Boston  College 
administration,  however,  brought  a  new  president  who  was 
not  favorable  to  intercollegiate  athletics.  With  the  curtailment 
of  all  sports  in  1900,  hockey  was  completely  dropped,  and 
nothing  definite  was  done  toward  restoring  it  until  the 
college  moved  to  University  Heights  in  1913. 

The  earliest  records  of  baseball  at  Boston  College  refer  to 
contests  played  in  the  '70's  during  school  picnics  at  Miller's 
Field,  Roxbury,  near  what  is  now  the  Dudley  Street  Terminal. 
Line-ups  for  the  games  frequently  included  the  name  of 
Dennis  Sullivan,  a  catcher,  who  was  later  to  be  B.C.'s  first 
contribution  to  major  league  baseball  when  he  played  with 

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Reverend  William  F.  Gan- 
non, S.J.,  twelfth  President  of 
Boston   College    (1903-1906). 


Reverend  Thomas   I.   Gasson, 
College  (1907-1914). 


S.J.,   thirteenth   President   of   Boston 


ominating  the  rotunda  in  Gasson  Hall  is  a 
large  white  marble  statue  of  St.  Michael  sub- 
duing Satan,  which,  including  the  finely  sculptured  base, 
stands  eleven  feet,  three  inches  high.  The  most  striking  feature 
of  the  group  is  its  remarkable  integral  vitality  and  its  feeling 
of  frozen  motion.  St.  Michael,  brandishing  a  sword  on  high, 
hovers  airily  over  the  crouching,  furious  Lucifer.  The  pose 
of  the  angel  suggests  a  certain  divine  placidity:  smooth  limbs, 
unruffled  expression,  easy  gesture,  aloof  posture,  majestic 
sweep  of  wing,  flowing  cape  draped  over  left  forearm.  The 
devil,  surrounded  by  leaping  flames,  cuts  a  sharply  antithetical 
figure:  snaky  tail,  smallish,  bat-like  wings,  muscular,  straining 
limbs,  and  a  grimace  expressing  disgruntlement  at  his  unen- 
viable position.  The  juxtaposition  of  the  two  figures  is  re- 
solved in  an  artistic  synthesis  of  the  highest  sophistication,  a 
sublime  affirmation  of  the  integrity  of  world  order  which  finds 
a  delightfully  appropriate  analogy  in  the  concept  of  harmony 
between  the  Church  and  the  world,  so  essential  and  so  in- 
sistently propounded  in  the  Jesuit  educational  system.  Even 
the  most  casual  onlooker  cannot  fail  to  be  impressed  by  the 
allegorical  significance  of  the  symbolic  contrast  between  the 
lofty  figure  of  St.  Michael  and  the  low,  creeping  beast-like 
form  of  Satan. 

The  idea  for  the  sculptured  group  struck  Gardner  Brewer, 
a  wealthy  Boston  merchant  and  art  lover,  one  day  in  1863. 
He  contacted  the  noted  Italian  sculptor  Adam  de  Chevalier 
Scipio  Tadolini  and  offered  him  a  most  liberal  commission 
to  sculpt  such  a  piece.  Tadolini  readily  accepted  the  generous 
offer  of  120,000  (quite  a  sum  in  those  days)  and  immediately 
began  studies  on  the  subject.  After  nearly  two  years  of  pain- 
staking planning  and  drafting,  Tadolini  procured  an  immense 
single  block  of  the  finest  Caralla  marble  and,  with  a  crew  of 
highly  skilled  craftsmen,  tackled  the  demanding  subject. 
While  his  artisans  labored  feverishly  on  the  figures  under 
Tadolini's  expert  supervision,  the  maestro  himself  prepared 
and  sculpted  the  equally  imposing  companion  piece— the 
octagonal  pedestal,  with  its  four  bassorilievos  of  Biblical 
scenes  concerning  Blessed  Michael.  While  the  work  was  in 
progress,  Scipio  kept  a  running  correspondence  with  the  eager 
purchaser  Brewer,  informing  him  of  every  bit  of  detail  and 
embellishment.  Meanwhile,  the  artistic  world  of  Rome  held 
its  breath  in  expectation  of  Tadolini's  capo  lavoro. 


When  the  group  was  completed  in  1869,  Scipio's  studio 
was  mobbed  for  days  with  curious  visitors  and  vociferously 
appreciative  artists.  Outstanding  among  the  many  distin- 
guished personages  paying  due  homage  to  Scipio's  artistry  was 
His  Holiness  Pope  Pius  IX.  The  good  pontiff  scrutinized  the 
group  with  a  knowing  eye,  blessed  Tadolini,  smiled  benignly, 
and  dropped  that  oft-quoted  tribute,  "The  devil  is  not  so 
black  as  he  has  been  painted."  Nor  was  the  artistic  sensation 
engendered  by  the  group  limited  to  Rome.  As  Scipio  re- 
marked in  a  letter  to  Brewer:  "The  number  of  foreigners 
who  come  to  see  it    (the  group)    is  immense." 

Regarding  the  difficulties  involved  in  the  transportation 
of  the  unwieldly  group  to  Boston,  Scipio  expressed  in  the 
same  letter  preference  for  a  "steam  vessel,"  to  minimize  injury 
to  the  marble  in  the  event  of  an  unfortunately  rough  voyage. 
He  also  firmly  requested  fare  from  Brewer  to  make  the  passage 
himself.  He  felt  that  his  personal  presence  was  indispensable 
to  supervise  the  imloading,  remove  the  supports  from  the 
marble,  affix  the  wings  and  sword  to  Michael,  and  otherwise 
care  lovingly  for  his  creation.  As  Scipio  candidly  put  it: 
"It  is  therefore  to  avoid  as  far  as  possible  every  chance  of 
misfortune,  in  this  respect,  that  I  have  decided  to  ask  you 
to  pay  the  expenses  of  my  journey  both  for  your  and  my 
advantage." 

The  statue  group  resided  in  comparative  seclusion  in  the 
Brewer  mansion  for  several  years.  Upon  the  dissolution  of 
the  estate  at  Brewer's  death,  St.  Michael  and  Fiend  was 
brought  to  the  auctioneer's  block  in  1909,  where  it  fetched  a 
disappointing  $700.  The  anonymous  buyer  forthwith  do- 
nated the  sculpture,  in  the  name  of  Rev.  Charles  Lane,  S.J., 
to  Boston  College,  where  it  was  to  adorn  the  proposed  Recita- 
tion Building  on  Father  Gasson's  new  Heights.  Through  the 
spring  and  summer  of  1909,  the  grotqD  was  presented  to  the 
Boston  public  in  one  of  the  old  campus  buildings  on  James 
Street,  until  the  Recitation  Building  (now  Gasson  Hall) 
was  sufficiently  completed  to  house  the  great  work.  Amid  the 
resurging  autumn  rush  of  fresh  students,  Tadolini's  master- 
piece was  set  in  the  class  building's  arching  rotunda,  and 
for  54  years  Michael  "refulgent  in  divine  beauty,"  impassive, 
and  grandly  indignant  in  meting  out  devine  justice  to  the 
Archfiend,  has  inspired  awe  in  all  who  behold  him,  from  the 
meekest  freshman   to  the  grandest  administrator. 


the  Boston  Nationals.  Although  the  Stylus  of  May,  1883, 
registered  a  plea  to  make  baseball  intercollegiate,  and  although 
there  are  references  to  a  game  with  Holy  Cross  in  July  of 
the  same  year,  the  sport  did  not  really  develop  until  Father 
Gasson  moved  the  college  to  Chestnut  Hill  in  1913. 

At  these  same  picnics,  track  also  had  its  humble  beginnings 
in  three-legged,  sack  and  potato  races,  father-son  relays,  rock- 
tossing,  and  other  such  spirited  field  events. 

Athletics  received  a  much-needed  boost  on  July  30,  1903, 
when  Rev.  William  Gannon,  S.J.,  undertook  the  administra- 
tion of  the  college.  He  found  that  Father  Mullan  had  left 
the  academics  of  the  school  in  superior  shape  and,  in  order 
to  restore  some  balance,  he  sought  to  bring  the  opportunities 
for  physical  exercise  up  to  the  same  fine  level.  One  of  his 
first  actions  was  to  prepare  the  athletic  field  for  daily  use, 
thus  providing  long-awaited  practice  facilities.  He  also  began 
to  stir  up  interest  in  sports  among  the  prep-school  students, 
so  that  his  later  activity  on  the  college  level  would  find  strong 
support. 

From  1900  on,  the  attendance  at  the  college  had  slowly 
ebbed.  No  adequate  explanation  can  be  provided  for  this 
phenomenon  except  perhaps  that  prospective  students  may 
have  been  discouraged  because  of  the  barriers  Harvard  had 
erected  to  prevent  Boston  College  students  from  entering  any 
of  its  graduate  schools.  At  any  rate,  a  trend  toward  recovery 
began  shortly  before  1906.  But  even  though  this  augured  well 
for  the  future  of  the  college,  it  did  not  compare  with  the 
impetus  which  was  given  by  the  election  of  Fr.  Thomas 
Gasson,  S.J.,  as  President  of  Boston  College. 

Since  he  took  office  on  January  6,  1907,  Boston  College  has 
never  been  the  same.  He  had  been  a  teacher  at  the  school 
since  1895,  and  his  ten  years  of  experience  must  have  been 
spent  in  planning  what  he  would  do  if  he  were  ever  to  be- 
come the  president!  After  only  two  months  in  office,  he  ap- 
proached Archbishop  Williams  about  the  possibility  of  mov- 
ing the  college  to  another  site.  The  archbishop  was  well- 
disposed  toward  the  idea  and  even  magnanimously  offered  to 
give  the  site  parish  rights.  Father  Gasson  had  long  known  of 
the  existence  of  three  different  parcels  of  land  in  the  Newton 


Amos  Lawrence,  owner  of  the  Chestnut  Hill  property  which  Boston 
College  purchased.  This  picture  was  donated  by  his  grandson,  the 
Rt.  Rev.  Frederick  C.  Lawrence. 


A  view  across   Commonwealth  Avenue   to   the   barns   of   the   Lawrence   property, 
present  site  of  St.  Mary's  Hall. 


Looking  up  from  Old  Alumni  Field  to  the  Lawrence 
family  home,  present  site  of  Gasson  Hall. 


area,  which  the  real  estate  firm  of  Meredith  and  Grew  had 
offered  for  sale  as  early  as  1900.  The  most  appealing  of  these 
parcels  was  Amos  Lawrence's  farm,  located  on  the  top  of 
Chestnut  Hill.  According  to  the  letter  from  Meredith  and 
Grew:  "It  may  safely  be  called  the  finest  piece  of  land  in 
the  vicinity  of  Boston.  ...  It  commands  a  superb  view  across 
the  water  of  Brighton  and  Brookline  .  .  .  and  seems  almost 
intended  by  nature  to  be  the  site  of  a  large  institution."  The 
two  other  sites  which  were  offered  are  now  occupied  by  Mt. 
Alvernia  Academy  on  Waban  Hill  and  St.  Elizabeth's  Hospital 
on  a  craggy  jjlateau  in  Brighton. 

In  May  of  1907,  Father  Gasson  broached  his  plan  to  the 
enthusiastic  alumni,  and  a  board  of  advisois  was  formed  im- 
mediately to  seek  the  financial  means  whereby  this  vision 
might  become  a  reality.  Meanwhile,  he  was  busily  renovating 
the  old  structure  for  the  arrival  of  a  record  500  students  in 
September  of  '07. 

In  August  of  that  same  year,  Archbishop  Williams  passed 
away,  and  the  throne  of  the  See  of  Boston  was  occupied  by 
Archbishop  William  O'Connell,  an  alumnus  of  the  Harrison 
Avenue-James  Street  school.  He  greeted  Father  Gasson's  plan 
for  changing  the  site  of  the  college  with  the  warm  approval 
that  only  an  alumnus  could  have  given. 

On  November  11,  1907,  the  Trustees  of  Boston  College 
voted  to  buy  the  land  in  question  and  further  granted  Father 
Gasson  permission   to  buy  a  number  of  neighboring   tracts. 


Father  Gasson  breaking  ground  for  the  Tower  Building,  June  19,  1909. 


The  first  great  lawn  party  on  University  Heights. 


Ktxam  all  m^n  hy  tl|pa?  prpa^uta 


narc  fetl  of  land 


Colktc  at  the   Cheslnul   Hill  Re, 


whereof y  we  hereby  record  our  abiding  gratitude. 


^^y    "At.-l^T-a.-a.ja-'g^         ^.        W-^-^;t--3-*'-w, 


»,     '    »•>  ','',*» 


An  informal  picnic  in  1907  where  the  library  now  stands. 


47 


On  November  25,  they  extended  the  purchase  rights  to  an- 
other tract  of  land  bordering  on  Beacon  Street,  Hammond 
Street,  and  College  Road.  The  college  thus  found  itself  in 
possession  of  some  30  acres,  worth  an  estimated  $187,000. 

Father  Gasson  acted  quickly  and  called  a  mass  meeting  at 
the  College  Hall  for  the  night  of  January  20,  1908.  Alumni 
and  friends  packed  the  auditorium's  900  seats,  and  $50,000 
was  raised  that  night  in  response  to  the  speakers'  pleas.  Dr. 
J.  F.  O'Brien,  the  chairman  and  director  of  the  first  meeting, 
was  so  pleased  and  encouraged  by  this  response  that  he  or- 
ganized another  meeting  at  which  an  additional  |137,000  was 
pledged.  A  week  later,  on  February  24,  the  formation  of  the 
"Boston  College  Club"  was  announced,  its  membership  open 
"to  those  interested  in  the  extension  of  Boston  College." 

On  June  20,  1908,  the  first  lawn  party  for  the  benefit  of 
the  new  college  was  held  on  the  Chestnut  Hill  site.  On  that 
day,  before  some  25,000  people  who  had  made  the  trip  "into 
the  country,"  Father  Gasson  dedicated  the  new  land  as 
"University  Heights." 

On  January  25  of  the  following  year,  he  announced  a 
competition  to  determine  the  best  general  plans  for  the  new 
buildings.  The  American  Institute  of  Architects  supervised 
this  contest,  in  which  four  prominent  local  architects  were 
invited  to  compete.  First  prize  of  $1000  was  offered  for  the 
best  general  plan,  |500  for  the  next  best  general  plan,  while 
third  prize  was  the  commission  to  design  and  supervise  the 
construction  of  the  Recitation  Building. 

On  April  12,  it  was  announced  that  Maginnis  and  Walsh 
were  the  winners  of  the  first  and  third  prizes  and  Edward 
T.  P.  Graham  was  the  winner  of  the  second  prize.  The  Ma- 
ginnis and  Walsh  master  plan  called  for  a  group  of  15 
buildings  done  in  the  English  Collegiate  Gothic  style.  Such 
an  architectural  style  "would  blend  harmoniously  with  the 
natural  characteristics  of  the  site"  and  provide  an  atmosphere 
which  would  reflect  a  long  tradition  of  collegiate  life.  The 
design  called  for  a  series  of  quadrangles  lined  with  trees  and 
framed  by  connecting  passageways  and  parapets.  These  plans 
were  later  submitted  as  part  of  an  exhibition  of  the  Society 
of  American  Architects  which  toured  the  principal  cities  of 
Europe.  The  tower  has  often  been  favorably  compared  with 
the  spire  surmounting  Magdalen  College  at  Oxford:  both  are 
near-perfect  embodiments  in  stone  of  the  educational  tradi- 
tions which  they  represent. 

It  was  hoped  that  construction  on  the  Recitation  Building 
could  begin  at  once  so  that  it  might  be  finished  by  the  fall 
of  1910.  Father  Gasson  was  overjoyed  with  the  plans  for  this 
building  with  its  great  tower  topped  by  four  delicate  spires. 
It  would  provide  a  central  line  of  focus  and  draw  all  of  the 
other  buildings  into  their  proper  setting.  It  is  interesting  to 
note  that,  according  to  the  original  master  plan  and  the  design 
of  the  Recitation  Building,   the  front  of  the  college  was   to 


The  prize-winning  design  submitted  by  Ma- 
ginnis and  Walsh  to  the  Boston  College 
Competition. 


*^. 


'^^tT^m^''^-  ^..--d^ 


A  general  view  of  the  proposed  Boston  College  ^ 

by  Maginnis  and  Walsh.  / 1 


''^V^  J^jgL  >^-^<' 


The  old  tradition  of  Freshman  Rush. 


face  the  Lawrence  reservoir.  The  present  main  entrance, 
Linden  Lane,  was  actually  intended  to  be  the  side  door  to  the 
campus. 

In  April   of   1909   the   Young   Men's   Catholic   Association 
sponsored   a   gigantic   music   festival   at    Mechanics    Hall.    A 
chorus  of  four  hundred  voices  was  the  feature  attraction  and 
10,000  tickets  were  sold  in  advance.  The  funds  realized  from 
this  venture  were  turned  over  to  Father  Gasson  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  new  building.  On  June   19,  another  garden 
party   was   held   on   University    Heights.   This   function   was 
even  more  successful  than  the  first  one,  drawing  over  thirty 
thousand  people  in  the  course  of  the  day.  At  about  3  p.m. 
Father  Gasson  strode  to  the  staked-out  area  and  a  hush  fell 
over  the  crowd.  In  his  hand  he  held  a  ribboned  silver  spade. 
Addressing  the  crowd,  he  spoke  the  fomaal  words  of  dedication: 
In  the  name  of  the  august  Trinity,  the  Father,  Son, 
and  Holy  Ghost,  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  Savior 
of  the  world,  and  who  has  given  us  the  only  civili- 
zation by  which  a  nation  can  endure,  in  the  name  of 
all  that  is  high  and  noble,  we  perform  the  first  act 

The  interior  of  a  fashionable  Boston  store  in  the  early  1900's. 


Bar. 

Thou 

as    I.     G!iB30n,    S.J 

PreG 

iclent   Boston  Coll 
Harrinon  Ave. , 

of  this  series  of  tremendous  acts  which  are  to  result 
in  this  great  blessing  for  the  people  of  the  Common- 
wealth of  Massachusetts. 

He  lifted  the  spade  and  formally  turned  the  first  sod. 

There  was  at  this  time  a  scheme  to  erect  the  "Daniel  O'Con- 
nell  Memorial  Building  and  Irish  Hall  of  Fame."  Father  Mc- 
Guire  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  Church  had  organized 

(Continued  on  page  52) 


April  15,  1909 


Rev.  dear  Father; 

We  bej  to  ackno'vled.^e  'Tith  i.iany  thanks  tho 
Tocoipt  of  yo-.  r  lotter  of  April  lath,  in  Thich  you  inform  us  of 
tho  award  to  our  Firm  of  rrlzes  1  and  3  on  fne  Soston  College 
Competition.   We  are  especially  pleased  at  th"  gracious  terms 
in  --hich  thi-  notification  is  confirmed.   Weed  we  say  how  sensible 
we  aro  of  'ho  dignity  of  this  Boston  Colleae  Cornlasionl  He  have 
felt  that  our  work  in  the  years  past  hao  been  conscientiously 
directed  towards  such  an  opportunity  as  this  and  we  should  Indeed 
have  felt  unhappy  if  it  had  not  come  to  us.   Wc  feel  all  the  bettor 
for  its  having  come  after  a  fair  struggle. 

We  of  course,  had  no  expectation  that  any  design 
would  Issue  from  the  competition  so  literally  adapted  to  your  needs 
as  to  permit  its  being  carried  out  without  considerable  modification 
and  we  are,  therefore,  prepared  for  considerable  amendments  In  oura. 

We  shall  be  very  glad  to  abide  by  I-tr.  Logue's  inter 
pretation  of  Clause  C.  of  +he  Cfimpetit ion, 

"•'ith  renewed  thinks  believe  us  to  be 

Very  sincerely  yours,. 


Of  the  twenty  two  young  men  who  were  present  for 
the  opening  of  classes  at  Boston  College  in  Septem- 
ber of  1864,  "many  came  gratuitously  and  only  one 
or  two  had  talent,"  or  at  least  so  observed  Rev.  Robert 
Fulton,  S.J.,  then  prefect  of  studies  and  later  president  of 
the  college. 

Robert  Fulton  "was  born  June  28,  1826,  at  Alexandria, 
Virginia,  son  of  an  Irish  Presbyterian  father  and  a  County 
Clare  Catholic  mother.  Educated  first  at  home  by  his 
mother  and  then  at  various  private  schools,  Robert  began 
work  as  a  congressional  page  at  the  age  of  twelve.  He 
had  the  opportunity  during  his  four  years  in  the  Senate 
chambers  to  hear  and  observe  the  great  orators  of  the 
day:  Webster,  Clay,  and  Calhoun.  Of  the  termination  of 
his  service  as  a  page,  Fulton  states  in  his  diary: 

After  four  years,  William  Henry  Harrison  came 
into  power;  Edward  Dyer,  Sergeant-at-Arms  of 
the  Senate,  notified  me  that  I  was  too  old  to  re- 
main a  page.  I  believe  the  real  reason  for  my 
dismissal  was  my  strong  Democratic  leanings,  and 
the  fact  that  Dyer  had  a  favorite  young  Republi- 
can of  his  he  wished  to  appoint  to  the  post.  My 
happiness  was  over.  My  mother  could  not  sup- 
port me,  even  while  I  was  studying  a  profession. 


Rev.  Rnhcit  Fulton.  .S,|.    (lS2fi-l  SOfi) 


REV.  ROBERT  FULTON,  S.  J. 

FIRST  PREFECT  OF  STUDIES 
AT  BOSTON  COLLEGE 


I  tried  to  get  some  employment  and  failed.  I 
could  not  be  a  mechanic.  I  even  attempted  dur- 
ing this  time  to  take  up  the  study  of  medicine, 
aided  only  by  some  books  and  instruments  bor- 
rowed from  a  friendly  physician.  This  venture, 
of  course,  came  to  nothing. 

Young  Fulton  next  set  his  sights  on  West  Point  and  a 
military  career.  Lacking  the  proper  credits  for  entrance 
there,  he  enrolled  at  Georgetown  as  a  means  of  prepara- 
tion. His  life  there  began  unhappily  because  of  the  em- 
barrassment caused  him  by  his  poverty  in  the  midst  of 
his  wealthy  fellow-students.  "Why  didn't  someone  teach 
me  that  poverty  was  not  disgraceful,  that  the  opinions 
of  others  were  not  formidable!  "  But  with  the  passing 
months  a  new  consideration  arose  which  made  him  forget 
his  other  concerns:  he  had  become  aware  of  his  vocation 
to  the  religious  life.  Fulton  entered  the  Jesuit  novitiate 
at  Frederick,  Maryland,  on  August  31,  1843.  It  is  interest- 
ing to  note  that  Fulton's  mother,  now  widowed  and  in- 
spired by  her  son's  vocation,  later  entered  the  Convent 
of  the  Visitation  in  Washington. 

Fulton  spent  the  long  years  preparing  for  his  ordination 
at  St.  John's  College,  Georgetown,  Loyola,  and  Holy  Cross 
and  was  finally  ordained  at  Georgetown  by  Archbishop 
Francis  P.  Kenrick  on  July  25,  1857.  After  becoming  a 
priest  he  taught  rhetoric  at  Georgeto^vn,  until  he  was 
sent  to  the  Jesuit  seminary  in  Boston  in  1861  to  teach 
theology  and  administer  Immaculate  Conception  Church 
on  James  Street.  As  one  of  the  most  capable  young  men 
of  the  Order,  he  was  selected  as  the  first  prefect  of  studies 
at  the  new  Boston  College.  He  was  given  an  opportunity 
to  better  the  quality  of  the  students  he  had  earlier  de- 
plored when,  on  August  2,  1870,  Fr.  Robert  Fulton  was 
appointed  third  president  of  the  college;  a  glance  at  the 
college  history  of  the  period  will  show  how  energetically 
and  successfully  he  served  in  the  post.  His  tenure  came  to 
an  end  almost  ten  years  later,  even  though  the  usual  term 
of  office  was  only  three  years.  Because  of  his  administra- 
tive abilities.  Father  Fulton  was  reappointed  eighth  presi- 
dent of  the  college  in  July  of  1888,  but  was  finally  forced 
by  severe  arthritic  pain  to  retire  to  Hot  Springs,  Arkansas, 
in  1891.  His  health  failed  rapidly  and  the  once  dynamic 
Father  Fulton  succumbed  on  September  4,  1896. 


Rev.  Thomas  Gasson,  S.J.   (1859-1930) 

REV.  THOMAS  GASSON,  S.  J. 

SECOND  FOUNDER  OF  BOSTON  COLLEGE 

Thomas  Ignatius  Gasson  was  born  of  a  Huguenot 
father  and  a  Catholic  mother  in  the  tiny  village  of 
Seven  Oaks  on  the  twenty-third  day  of  September, 
1859.  Though  descended  from  a  long  and  distinguished 
family,  Thomas  Gasson  could  boast  no  great  material 
resources.  His  first  schooling  was  at  St.  Stephen's  in  Lon- 
don, where  he  pursued  academic  studies  and  was  given  a 
thorough  training  in  Protestant  Christianity.  After  two 
years'  tutelage  under  a  minister,  Tom  followed  his  brother 
to  the  United  States,  where  the  latter's  straitened  cir- 
cumstances forced  the  youth  to  support  himself  as  best 
he  could. 

Thomas's  interest  in  the  Catholic  Church  was  awakened 
at  this  time  through  the  guidance  of  a  poor  Catholic 
laywoman.  Miss  Catherine  Doyle,  whose  kindness  and 
assistance  were  a  great  comfort  to  the  lonely  lad.  She 
read  the  Anglican  tracts  that  he  brought  her  and  explained 
to  him  how  they  differed  from  Catholic  teaching.  When 
his  insatiable  curiosity  began  posing  too  difficult  questions, 


she  referred  him  to  the  local  Sacred  Heart  Convent,  and 
got  the  Mother  Superior  to  assign  him  a  special  tutor  in 
the  fundamentals  of  the  faith.  Another  Catholic  woman, 
Miss  Anne  McGarvey,  despite  her  limited  means,  cared 
for  Thomas  like  a  mother  during  this  period  of  instruc- 
tion. His  gradual  conversion  was  culminated  by  his  re- 
ception into  the  Church  in  October,  1874. 

A  year  and  five  weeks  lat- 
er, Thomas  Gasson  joined 
the  Society  of  Jesus  at  Fred- 
erick, Maryland.  His  studies 
consisted  of  the  usual  two 
years  novitiate,  followed 
by  two  years  of  classical 
studies  (plus  a  special  add- 
ed year  for  outstanding 
work),  and  then  the  tradi- 
tional philosophy  at  Wood- 
stock College.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  1883  his  regency 
commenced  with  three  years 
at  Loyola  College  in  Balti- 
more, and  two  more  at  St. 
Francis  Xavier  College  in 
New  York.  In  August  of 
1888  he  was  selected  to  pur- 
sue theology  studies  at  Inns- 
bruck University  in  Austria. 
He  was  ordained  there  at  the 
University  Church  on  the 
twenty-sixth  of  July,  1891, 
and  remained  for  another 
year  of  theology.  He  then 
taught  metaphysical  poetry 
for  two  years  to  the  juniors 
at  Frederick,  before  devot- 
ing a  year  there  to  further 
studies  in  ascetical  theology. 

In  August,  1895,  Father 
Gasson  came  to  Boston  Col- 
lege, on  assignment  to  teach  the  juniors  metaphysics  and 
ethics;  two  years  later  he  was  made  a  professor  in  those 
fields.  He  was  appointed  President  of  Boston  College  on 
the  sixth  of  January,  1907,  and  immediately  manifested 
great  desire  for  the  development  and  expansion  of  the 
college.  Through  his  indefatigable  efforts  and  monu- 
mental undertakings,  the  campus  was  moved  to  the 
Heights;  St.  Mary's  Hall  and  Gasson  Hall  (renamed  in 
his  honor  in  1954)  were  the  happy  fruits  of  his  careful 
planning  and  intense  interest. 

As  President  of  Boston  College,  Father  Gasson  also 
assumed  duties  as  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Immaculate 
Conception,  and  served  both  college  and  Church  well 
until  1914,  when  he  was  succeeded  in  both  capacities  by 
Rev.  Charles  W.  Lyons,  S.J.  He  was  then  made  dean  of 
Georgtown's  graduate  school;  in  1923  he  became  retreat 
master  at  Mount  Manresa  on  Long  Island.  He  was  later 
instrumental  in  establishing  Jesuit  university  education 
in  Canada.  Father  Gasson  also  lectured  exhaustively  on 
historical,  philosophical,  and  economic  subjects  through- 
out the  United  States  and  contributed  frequently  to  re- 
ligious and  educational  periodicals.  He  died  in  Montreal 
on  the  twenty-seventh  of  February,  1930. 


The  southern  approach  to  Gasson  Hall  shortly 
after  completion. 


all  of  the  Irish  societies  in  the  Boston  area  and  had  accumu- 
lated enough  money  to  hire  an  architect  to  design  the  build- 
ing. These  people  hoped  to  build  this  domed  edifice  on  the 
site  of  the  present  library  and  donate  it  to  the  college.  But 
when  it  was  seen  that  the  Irish  societies  could  by  no  means 
begin  to  collect  the  necessary  $300,000,  the  plan  was  dropped, 
and  all  of  the  funds  acquired  up  to  that  time  were  turned 
over  to  Father  Gasson. 

The  fall  term  of  1909  was  routine  at  Harrison  Avenue;  the 
situation  at  Chestnut  Hill  was  anything  but.  For  weeks  the 
sound  of  falling  trees  and  dynamite  blasts  shook  the  locality. 
The  basement  was  blasted  out  of  solid  rock,  which  was  then 
cut  up  and  prepared  for  use  in  the  walls.  As  the  work  pro- 
gressed, it  became  evident  that  costs  were  spiraling  upward 
beyond  the  wildest  expectations.  No  large  gifts  were  forth- 
coming and  the  only  means  of  support  were  the  collections 
at  the  Immaculate  Conception  Church.  As  things  became 
more  desperate,  the  Fathers'  Mass  stipends  were  pooled  and 
soon  the  entire  Jesuit  community  began  living  on  a  very  frugal 
basis.  At  one  point  construction  was  actually  stopped  and  the 
completed  work  covered  over  until  the  necessary  funds  could 
be  accumulated  to  enable  the  project  to  progress.  A  little  over 
a  year  after  the  work  began.  Father  Gasson's  administrative 
assistant  wrote:  "Gasson  saw  all  too  clearly  that  unless  the 
unforeseen  happened,  the  building  would  never  reach  com- 
pletion. The  winter  of  1910  saw  him  face  to  face  with  failure." 

Father  Gasson  finally  appealed  to  his  superiors  in  Rome  for 
permission  to  sell  the  athletic  fields  on  Massachusetts  Avenue. 
They  were  agreeable  to  this  transaction  and  so  in  March  of 
1911  the  Trustees  of  Boston  College  authorized  the  sale  of 
these  lands  to  a  utility  company.  Father  Gasson,  with  his 
financial  condition  now  somewhat  improved,  instructed  the 
contractors  to  resume  work  as  soon  as  possible.  On  May  11 
work  was  begun  again.  At  the  end  of  the  summer  the  tower 
was  completed,  and  by  mid-October  all  of  the  heavy  masonry 
work  had  been  finished.  It  was  hoped  that  the  cornerstone 
might  be  laid  the  following  spring,  but  again  all  hopes  were 
frustrated  by  dwindling  funds  and  various  strikes. 

The  Harrison  Avenue  school,  meanwhile,  had  reached  its 


all-time  enrollment  record  with  1000  students,  a  100%  in- 
crease since  Father  Gasson  took  office  in  1906.  That  same  year 
the  Stylus  had  the  pleasure  of  quoting  the  rector's  comments 
concerning  an  attempt  on  the  part  of  another  local  university 
to  buy  part  of  the  Chestnut  Hill  grounds:  "I  have  refused 
an  enormous  and  magnificent  sum— a  sum  which  would  erect 
a  number  of  our  proposed  buildings— if  I  would  part  with  a 
portion  of  our  grounds.  But  I  concluded  that  if  our  site  was 
so  good  and  fitting  for  other  institutions,  it  was  worthy  of 
Boston  College." 

Throughout  the  winter  of  1911-12,  work  on  the  interior  of 
the  tower  building  continued.  The  heating  and  wiring  were 
all  in  place,  and  arrangements  were  being  made  for  the  use 
of  stained  glass  in  the  assembly  hall  (the  present  treasurer's 
office) .  Plans  were  made  to  move  into  the  new  structure  by 
the  following  spring,  but  once  again  there  were  "unforeseen 
delays,"  a  term  which  by  now  was  becoming  a  by-word  in 
the  Stylus's  description  of  progress  on  the  Heights.  While  all 
of  these  plans  were  being  executed.  Father  Gasson  was  also 
busy  expanding  the  curriculum  of  the  college.  In  response 
to  requests  by  many  prominent  men  of  Boston,  he  and  Father 
Fortier  began  giving  lectures  in  philosophy  and  professional 
ethics.  Father  Fortier  insisted  that  something  more  than  casual 
attendance  could  be  obtained  if  the  lectures  were  so  arranged 
that  papers,  examinations,  and  finally  credit  could  be  given 
to  those  who  wished  to  obtain  a  Master  of  Arts  degree.  Father 
Gasson  liked  the  idea,  and  so  the  first  of  a  series  of  post- 
graduate courses  was  set  up.  Meanwhile,  the  Young  Men's 
Catholic  Association  took  it  upon  themselves  to  provide  classes 
for  those  who  were  not  well  enough  prepared  for  these  post 
graduate  lectures.  A  large  number  of  adults  were  thus  able 
to  continue  or  complete  their  college  education  which  for 
one  reason  or  another  had  been  interrupted.  The  success  of 
the  program  was  never  in  doubt,  and  in  1913  nineteen  M.A. 
degrees  were  conferred,  with  42  more  being  granted  the  fol- 
lowing year.  At  the  end  of  1914,  the  new  rector.  Father  Lyons, 
was  forced  to  discontinue  the  program  because  of  faculty, 
library,  and  financial  problems.  The  question  of  graduate 
classes  was  not  taken  up  again  until  after  World  War  I. 


Throughout  the  winter  and  early  spring  of  1913,  the  work 
on  the  interior  of  the  Recitation  Building  continued.  The 
plasterers  had  finished  their  work  in  December  and  the  four 
month  waiting  period  before  mural  decoration  could  begin 
passed  quickly.  Father  Gasson  had  secured  the  services  of 
Brother  Francis  C.  Schroen,  S.J.,  for  the  task  of  decorating. 
When  the  painter-brother  arrived  in  March  to  begin  the 
magnificent  work  which  now  adorns  the  Tower  Buildings, 
the  papers  accompanied  the  news  of  his  arrival  with  an  an- 
nouncement that  classes  would  open  on  Chestnut  Hill  by 
the  end  of  the  month.  It  was  decided,  however,  that  the  en- 
tire student  body  should  not  be  moved  at  once,  since  many 
of  the  facilities  were  still  undergoing  construction  and  there 
was  as  yet  no  adequate  place  to  house  the  faculty.  For  some 
time  Father  Gasson  had  been  pondering  the  idea  of  renovating 
an  old  stone  barn  which  was  situated  on  the  present  site  of 
St.  Mary's  Hall  and  which  would  be  capable  of  housing  the 
entire  faculty,  but  the  purse  was  already  lean  enough  without 
any  added  debt.  Although  a  number  of  alternate  plans  were 
proposed,  none  of  them  ever  materialized,  and  so  the  faculty 
were  obliged  to  commute  from  Harrison  Avenue  until  1918. 
Nevertheless,  Father  Gasson  and  Father  Brett  (a  member  of 
the  first  graduating  class  of  Boston  College)  went  ahead  with 
plans  to  greet  the  "golden  anniversary  seniors"  when  they 
transferred  to  the  Heights. 

On  Friday  morning,  March  28,  1913,  a  large  group  of  young 
men  in  derby  hats  and  carrying  "Boston  bags"  jammed  their 


way  into  a  few  streetcars  and  began  the  long  journey  up  to 
Lake  Street.  At  half  past  nine  they  were  all  assembled  on 
South  Street  (College  Road)  where  they  posed  with  the 
faculty  for  the  photographers.  They  then  formed  a  procession 
which  entered  the  Recitation  Building  through  the  West 
porch  and  proceeded  to  the  Rotunda  where  Father  Gasson 
addressed  them: 

Gentlemen  of  the  Class  of  1913;   this  is  an  historic 
moment.  We  now,  in  an  informal  manner,  take  pos- 
session of  this  noble  building,  which  has  been  erected 
for  the  greater  glory  of  God,  for  the  spread  of  the 
true  faith,  for  the  cultivation  of  solid  knowledge,  for 
the  development  of  genuine  science,  and  for  the  con- 
stant study  of  those  ideals  which  make  for  the  loftiest 
civic  probity  and  for  the  most  exalted  personal  in- 
tegrity. May  this  edifice  ever  have  upon  it  the  special 
blessing  of  the  Most  High,  may  it  ever  be  a  source  of 
strength  to  the  Church  and  her  rulers,  a  source  of 
joy   to   the   Catholics  of  Boston   and   its   vicinity,   a 
strong  bulwark  of  strength  for  our  country  and  a 
stout  defence  for  the  illustrious  state  of  which  we  are 
justly  proud. 
With  this  simple  and  solemn  act  of  dedication  and  conse- 
cration, Father  Gasson  and  the  Class  of  1913  took  possession  of 
University  Heights  and  the  great  gothic  tower  which  crowns 
it.  A  new  age  was  dawning  for  Boston  College.  For  fifty  years 
she  had  grown  in  a  small  corner  of  Boston;  now  she  looked 
forward  to  a  vastly  more   magnificent  expansion   on   a  hill 
high  above  her  city. 


The  Manasses  P.  Dougherty  Entrance  to  the  Rotunda. 


The  assembly  hall  in  the  new  Tower  Building. 


The  Class  of  1913,  the  Golden 
Anniversary  Class,  bring  for  the 
first  time  the  derby  and  the  "Bos- 
ton Bag"  to  University  Heights. 


53 


Ford  Memorial  Tower  of  the  Bapst  Library 
of  Boston  College.  Ford  Tower  houses  a 
famed  medieval  staircase  and  three  magnifi- 
cent Flemish  tapestries  donated  by  the  Hearst 
Foundation. 


^^ 


^■^ 


-li^ 


Si^' 


The  Rotunda  of  Gasson  Hall  with 
its  final  decorations. 


The  third  25  years  of  Boston  College's  history  had  dawned  on  that  cold  March  day  in 
1913  when  Father  Gasson  took  possession  of  the  Recitation  Building  just  a  few  short 
days  before  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  founding  of  the  college.  Fr.  John  McElroy  had 
been  dead  for  almost  20  years  now,  but  he  could  scarcely  have  asked  for  a  better  substi- 
tute than  the  energetic  Father  Gasson.  The  man  was  an  artist  in  every  sense  of  the 
word.  He  lived  solely  to  create  his  vision  of  Boston  College  and  he  channeled  every  avail- 
able once  of  strength   into  the  completion    of  this  task. 

The  early  part  of  June  found  him  busy  supervising  last-minute  touches  on  the  new 
building  in  order  that  all  might  be  ready  for  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  on  June  15. 
The  four  great  bells,  which  are  now  such  an  inescapable  part  of  campus  and  neighbor- 
hood life,  were  being  tuned  and  Brother  Schroen  was  hastening  to  conclude  his  work  in 
the  assembly  hall  and  in  the  Rotunda.  Before  Father  Gasson  had  time  to  think  about 
it,  the  great  Sunday  afternoon  was  upon  him  and  he  was  ushering  the  bishop,  monsig- 
nori,   and  government  officials   to  their  places.  A  heavy  stone  with  the  simple  inscription 


St.  Stanislaus  Koslka  in  carrara 
marble,  Gasson  Rotunda.  The 
fine  detail  work  on  the  wall  be- 
hind the  statue  was  done  by 
Brother  Schroen,  S.J. 


Father  Marquette  and  Joliet  on  the  Missis- 
sippi, Gasson  Rotunda. 


BOSTON  DEBATERS  WIN 
FROM  GEORGETOWN 

Toll  Question  of  Panama  Canal  Sub- 
ject of  Argument — Gen. 
Wood  a  Judge. 

LARGE  CROWD  IN  ATTENDANCE 


The  Fulton  Debating  Soeisty,  ot  Bos- 
ton College.  Bbsten,  Mass.,  last  niglU 
won  the  annual  intercollegiate  Jebate 
with  the  Phllodemlc  Society,  of  GeoiBc- 
town  UnlveVslty.  The  decision  of  the 
judges  In  awarding  tlie  debate  to  the  Ful- 
ton team  was  unanimous,  and  was  popu- 
lar with  the  throng  o£  Georgetown  stu- 
dents and  friends  who  attended  the  de- 
liatQ.  A(though  the  Georgetown  .sympa- 
thizers pulled  for  the  home  team  nil 
through  the  deb?te,  they  freely  admitte-^i 
that    the    be.>;t    side    won. 

The  .question  debated  was  "Resolved. 
That  the  jolted  States  vessels  engaged 
in  coastwise  trade  be  free  from  toll  in 
passing  throU5l-, .  the  ^Panama  Canal." 
Tlin  TJoston.".  !>-■•.  rr^reaented  by  Fran- 
cis X.  aa-i-nv;!/,.  Co'v^rd  A.  Sullivan, 
and  I.e.-/  M.  Murra.7,  -.ip'^eid  the  affirma- 
tive, .^»T"  .fMi,..?,  P,  ^'eedh.^m,  Bernard 
S.  Brari'  anu  P.rvi  I  L,  Waldron.  of 
Cg:»  t..^^. -;,    ar.ruc:.    *i.e    negative. 

The  I'viin  argupi'^-hL.s  .advanced  by  the 
^nirirat'.e  in  sup.'.nrt  of  their  conten- 
lloii.  was:'  Ihat  r^-e  tolls  would  jgreatly 
lieneflt  the  Artic-ri'an  merchant  marine 
and  :ini,iul,i'.3  i;«  growth.  They  ai.io 
contentleil  tha*-  tlt'»  nUimate  American 
consumer  wquln:  be  xreatly  benefited  by 
free  tolls,  iri  tl.ot  the  gi;eat  railroad  sys- 
tems of  the  country  would  be  placed 
in  direct  competition  with  the  water 
lines. 

Georgetown  balsed  its  arguments  chiefly 
upon  the  violation  of  the  Hay-Paunco- 
fote  treaty  with  Gi-oat  Britain.  The 
Georgetown  debates  declared  free  tolls 
would  put  honesty  on  a  premium,  and 
be  discriminatory  to  American  ships  en- 
ga.tcod    in    foreign    cnmnifrcc 

The  judges  wore  Maj.  Gen.  Leonard 
Wood,  Chief  or  Staff,  U.  S.  A.;  Jurleo 
F.  W.  Booth,  of  the  Uniled  States  Court 
of  Claims,  and  Henry  Heiskell,  Chief 
,of  Marine  Service,  of  t>i6  Weather  Bu- 
reau. Gen.  Wond,  a.-tiiig  na  chairman 
of  the  board  ot  juiigc";  aniinunccd  the 
decision  of  the  judges.  Paul  "W.  Mc- 
Quillen,  vice  president  of  the  ["hilociemlc 
Society,  pre-'=ided  over  tiie  deliate.  Music- 
was  furnished  by  the  Gcol.getown  Maa- 
dojin   Club. 


BOSTON  DEBATERS 
WIN  FROMjORDUAM 

Federal  Ownership  and  Control 

of  Railroads  Discussed  in 

Fulton  Intercollegiate 

Debate. 


DECISION  UNANIMOUS 


The  Fulton  Debating  i;ocietS-  of  Bos- 
ton College  last  cvenlnc;  won  their  sec- 
ond intercollegiate  victory  of  this  year, 
iWs  time  sehdin.T  to  defeat  the  Tepre- 
.sematives  of  the  SI  John's  Debatlnc 
Society  of  Fordham  I'niveralty.  Ne-w 
■Vork  oily.  The  ]u<lge3  announced  that 
although  the  decision  wa.s  tinanlmou.s. 
Sim  the  debaie  was  very  close,  a  senti- 
ment tliat  was  shared  also  by  all  in  tha 
audience. 

The  question  debated  -(vas,  "ripsnlvecJ. 
That  the  Federal  Government  Should 
Own  and  Ccntrol  the  Hailroada." 

The  Fordham  Society  was  reprrsented 
bv  Joseph  P.  Lvnch,  'W;  nichardi  S. 
C'onwav,  -in:  Ale\-an.ler  P.  J.  Vincent, 
•]?.  all  'of  Xew  Yoi  k.  They  upheld  the 
alflrmatlvp  side.  The  Fulton.  Debaters 
on  the  negative  were  Rdward  A.  SulU- 
\an,  'U.  of  Cambridge:  Rnbect  I'. 
Harrv,  'H.  of  N'ewton,  and  Leo  .\.  Mur- 
rav.  ■14,  of  Revere. 

The  Boston  team  -n-ere  expenenced 
men.  having  debated  again.st  Clark  last 
year,  and  the  first  and  third  speakers 
ti-i<l  been  in  the  Georgetown  debate  a 
month  prevlou.'!. 

Fordham  had  .a  cle.an  Klate,  ton,  hav- 
ing iust  defeated  Columbia  wltnin  a 
month. 

The  afflrmntive  based  their  .arsvimenl"; 
on  the  different  a'ms  of  public  and  pri- 
vate ow-nersblp,  that  of  the  former  br- 
ing riubllc  seivlce  and  of  the  latter  prl- 
v.-te  nrolli. 

The  negative  sustained  well  their  cnn- 
tendon  that  the  Government  was  In- 
ctticient     to     conduct    such     a     Busine.A< 

The  iudges  were  J'Tank  V.  Tnomnson. 
aw  istant  hradma.oter  in  the  Hosinn 
Public  schools;  Hon  W.  r.  .\.  i^itzger- 
flld.  regis'er  of  deeds,  and  James  S. 
nown«--y,  [uincipal  of  the  Hosinu  iiign 
School  of  Commerce.  Jjmeg  H.  Car- 
.ner,  'Si>.  presUled  at  the  debate. 


The  Marquette  Debating  Society  of  1912 


The   great  bells  of  Boston  College:   Ignatius,  Xavier,   Berchmans,   Gonzaga. 


"1913"  stood  at  the  left  of  the  speakers'  platform.  Father  Gas- 
son  handed  the  silver  trowel  to  an  alumnus,  Archbishop 
O'Connell,  and  the  new  Boston  College  was  officially  and 
firmly  embedded  on  Chestnut  Hill.  Mayor  John  F.  Fitzgerald, 
grandfather  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  approached 
the  podium  to  praise  the  college's  contribution  to  the  city 
and  wish  her  well  in  her  next  fifty  years. 

The  fall  of  1913  found  the  interior  of  the  college  still 
abustle  with  workmen  putting  on  the  finishing  touches. 
Brother  Schroen  had  moved  his  paints  to  the  third  floor 
where  he  was  decorating  the  Fulton  Debate  Hall  with  the 
portraits  and  speeches  of  the  great  classical  orators.  On  the 
first  floor  a  number  of  marble  statutes,  depicting  such  men  as 
SS.  Stanislaus,  Berchmans,  and  Aquinas,  were  being  set  in 
place.  The  chef  d'ouvre,  a  statue  of  St.  Michael  destroying 
Lucifer,  was  placed  on  an  elaborate  base  in  the  center  of  the 
Rotunda.  Father  Gasson  considered  ordering  seven  new  bells 
for  the  tower  in  order  to  create  a  complete  tune-playing  chime. 
The  cost,  however,  outweighed   the  aesthetic  beauty  of  the 


Murals  in  the  Fulton  Debate  Hall,  Tower  Building. 


The  1913  cast  of  Macbeth. 


scheme,  and  the  project  was  indefinitely  postponed. 

Even  as  these  preparations  were  being  completed,  Father 
Gasson  was  occupied  with  the  architects'  plans  for  the  con- 
struction of  a  Faculty  House.  It  was  obvious  already  that  the 
long  trip  every  morning  and  evening  was  detrimental  to  the 
health  and  well-being  of  the  community.  The  Fathers  had  to 
consult  one  another  before  making  appointments  for  tutorial 
classes  so  that  they  would  all  be  able  to  leave  at  the  same  time. 
Dinner  hours  at  the  rectory  were  scheduled  at  all  sorts  of  odd 
hours  and  occasionally  someone  would  even  be  left  behind  at 
the  new  campus.  Father  Gasson,  however,  was  not  to  see  the 
completion  of  this  work.  In  December  he  received  notice  that 
as  of  January  11,  1914,  the  Rev.  Charles  Lyons,  S.J.,  would 
assume  command  of  the  Heights. 

Father  Lyons  had  taught  as  a  regent  at  the  old  Boston  Col- 
lege. Since  then  he  had  been  the  President  of  Gonzaga  College 
in  Washington,  D.C.,  and  of  St.  Joseph's  College  in  Philadel- 
phia. He  brought  with  him  a  mind  used  to  the  administrative 
affairs  of  colleges  and  a  keen  eye  for  the  future  growth  of  the 
Chestnut  Hill  campus.  In  March  of  '14  he  received  the  com- 
pleted plans  for  the  faculty  building,  but  was  disappointed 
because  the  structure  was  only  three  stories  high  and  the 
chapel  could  only  hold  the  present  faculty.  He  reasoned  cor- 
rectly that  the  college  was  on  the  threshold  of  a  new  expansion 
which  would  necessitate  a  chapel  twice  the  size  of  the  one 
planned  and  that  the  number  of  rooms  for  housing  the 
faculty  would  have  to  be  increased  by  almost  fifty  per  cent. 
Consequently,  he  had  Maginnis  and  Walsh  add  another  story 
to  the  building  and  expand  the  chapel  to  accommodate  250. 
On  June  14,  the  alumni  presented  the  rector  with  a  check  for 
$40,000.  The  following  September  they  had  the  pleasure  of 
seeing  their  money  put  to  work  when  ground  was  broken  for 
the  new  building.  A  year  later  the  structure  had  risen  to  the 
level  of  the  second  floor  and  it  was  conjectured  that  the  build- 
ing might  be  occupied  by  the  summer  of  1916. 

Things  passed  quietly  in  the  classrooms  of  the  college  dur- 
ing these  years.  The  hours  after  class  were  spent  practicing 
ball  in  the  neighboring  lots,  working  on  the  Stylus,  or  helping 
to  prepare  the  Sub  Turri  for  printing.  The  latter  activity  was 
begun  as  the  official  yearbook  in  the  waning  months  of  1912 
and  the  first  volume  appeared  in  time  for  a  copy  to  be  placed 
in  the  cornerstone  of  the  Tower  Building.  The  early  editions 
of  this  book  are  filled  with  numerous  pictures  of  students 
posing  in  unfilled  niches,  leaning  over  parapets,  or  hanging 
from  the  topmost  spires  of  the  tower— a  vivid  attestation  to 
the  limits  of  the  campus  at  that  time. 

In  1915  the  Philomatheia  was  organized  to  advance  the  gen- 
eral welfare  of  the  college.  Its  members  were  women  who  up 
until  this  time  had  had  no  opportunity  to  direct  their  energies 
toward  the  betterment  of  the  institution  which  their  husbands 


AlAS    Poor  Yok/ck 
\o6rb.  Nor  THE  oHLy 
deadhead  »n  the 
house:? 


The  editors  of  the  first  Sub  Turri,  1913. 


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l><<  11    h,    1,1      I,  .1 1    I.. I     ,    .     .,, 1     !,, 

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W.     1     ml     ^l,  I  1   l.in,  I      ll„      I  ,i,        „  ,i 

ll.    1     111    ^     .  1  I  ,  .1  1.  II I.  ,1    I  1  I 

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;iii    .,  IIM-  ml,  n-i  in  lli,    \  nuiv^   \l,  n  s  i    ill, 

A.,,,.  I, (inn    ,,f  «l,i,  I,   l„.  ,.    ,   ,   ,l„,  ,1   „„.„,1.,  , 


Boston's  "Honey  Fitz,"  who  as  mayor  repre- 
sented the  city  at  the  opening  of  the  New  Bos- 
ton College.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  Presi- 
dent Kennedy. 


Father  Lyons  nobly  seated  in  the  back  of  the  faculty  Pierce  Arrow  Touring  Car. 


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The  first  kickoff  on  the  new  field,  October  30,   1915. 


and  sons  attended.  Although  the  original  idea  of  the  club  was 
to  provide  moral  and  financial  support  for  athletic  events, 
this  narrow  framework  was  soon  expanded;  and  the  women 
began  to  provide  scholarships,  paintings,  and  small  buildings 
for  the  use  of  the  college.  The  first  social  event,  a  formal  ball 
and  reception  for  the  senior  class,  was  such  a  success  that  the 
ladies  were  able  to  present  Father  Lyons  with  a  check  far 
$1,400,  earmarked  for  educational  work.  Pianos,  scientific 
instruments,  and  expensive  altar  missals  were  but  a  few  of  the 
items  donated  during  the  first  yeais  of  the  club's  activity. 

The  fall  of  1915  found  the  hopes  of  25  years  realized  with 
the  opening  of  the  new  athletic  field,  which  had  been  care- 
fully laid  out  by  professional  architects  and  which  won  the 
enthusiastic  admiration  of  all.  The  Stylus,  which  had  so  long 


Official  Score  Card 

Bo^on  College 

vs. 

Holy  Cross 


Dedication  of  Athletic  Field 

at 

University  Heights 

CHESTNUT  HILL,  NEWTON 

Beacon,  Hammond  and 
South  Streets 

Saturday,  Odl.  30,  1915 

at  2  P.  M. 


The  first  of  the  New  Boston  College's   athletic  facilities,  Alumni   Field. 


59 


The  first  winter  at  Chestnut  Hill.  The  old  barn  at  the  left  stands 
on  the  present  site  of  St.  Mary's  Hall. 


^,«[*/^ 


An  "unforeseen  delay"  halts  construction  on  St.  Mary's  Hall  at  the 
second  floor. 


urged  the  administration  to  do  something  about  a  playing 
field,  took  partimlar  delight  in  envisioning  "maroon  goal 
posts  ...  on  a  field  of  green!"  For  a  while  it  appeared,  how- 
ever, that  the  new  field  would  open  without  any  facilities  for 
spectators.  The  Holy  Cross  game  was  scheduled  as  the  dedi- 
cation and  four  days  before  the  contest  began  there  were  no 
prospects  for  a  grandstand.  Messrs.  Mullin  '00  and  Lavelle 
took  it  upon  themselves  to  organize  a  hasty  drive  among  the 
alumni  and  $1,600  was  donated  to  the  project. 

On  October  30,  1915,  with  2,200  people  filling  the  semi- 
permanent grandstand  and  another  thousand  sitting  on  the 
track  which  ringed  the  field,  a  procession  filed  down  the  hill 
from  the  Tower  Building  to  the  brassy  beat  of  a  military 
band,  and  Father  Lyons  formally  dedicated  the  new  Alumni 
Field.  The  weather  was  perfect,  the  crowd  was  good,  but  for 
most  the  afternoon  was  marred  by  the  Cross  victory,  9  to  0. 

That  evening  all  the  papers  were  filled  with  news  of  the 
dedication  and  the  big  game.  Even  the  normally  conservative 
Saturday  Evening  Transcript  appeared  with  a  lead  article  on 
the  "great  progress  that  has  been  made  up  on  the  Hill."  It 
referred  appreciatively  to  the  campus  as  "Chestnut  Hill's 
Touch  of  Oxford"  and  heralded  it  as  "one  of  the  sights  of 
Boston."  It  also  thought  to  correct  the  mistaken  impression 
that  the  new  edifice  was  a  seminary,  a  not  uncommon  idea 
since  St.  John's  Seminary  is  located  less  than  a  mile  away. 

The  significance  of  this  dedication  can  be  realized  if  we 
remember  that  only  two  years  before,  a  B.C.  team  had  played 
its  first  complete  collegiate  schedule,  managing  to  win  four 
while  tying  one  with  Fordham  and  losing  three.  Football 
fortunes  improved  in  subsequent  years  with  the  appointment 
of  Charlie  Brickley,  former  Harvard  All-American,  as  coach 
in  1916.  His  appointment  proved  to  be  a  wise  move,  since  his 
name  attracted  many  schoolboy  stars  who  have  become  im- 
mortals in  the  annals  of  B.C.  sports.  Notable  among  these  is 
B.C.'s  first  All-American,  Luke  Urban,  a  tremendous  pass 
receiver  for  the  1917  eleven,  who  was  on  the  end  of  countless 
tosses  from  a  brilliant,  ambidextrous  halfback,  Jimmie  Fitz- 
patrick. 

Fitzpatrick  was  later  destined  to  become  one  of  the  greatest 
punters  in  collegiate  football.  In  the  West  Point  game,  while 
only  a  sophomore,  Fitzie  averaged  72  vards  per  punt.  The 
bitterly  fought  battle  with  Army  saw  a  courageous  B.C.  cen- 
ter, who  was  later  to  become  the  famous  Commander  Shea, 
stop  raging  Cadet  backs  four  times  in  a  row  within  the  five- 
yard  line.  Only  40  seconds  before  the  whistle,  the  running  of 
Army  All-American  Oliphant  carried  his  team  to  a  14-7 
victory. 

The  first  years  on  Chestnut  Hill  also  saw  the  revival  of 
hockey.  An  intercollegiate  club  in  1918  included  such  stal- 
warts as  Jimmie  Fitzpatrick  and  Phil  Corrigan  of  football 
fame,  as  well  as  Frank  Morrissey,  one  of  five  brothers  to  play 
hockey  for  B.C. 

With  the  completion  of  the  new  athletic  facilities  at  the 
Heights,  baseball,  along  with  track,  moved  onto  the  campus, 
which  was  soon  the  scene  of  intercollegiate  encounters  with 
such  teams  as  Stanford,  Penn  State,  Seton  Hall,  Georgetown, 
Catholic  University,  Manhattan,  and  Fordham.  Basketball, 
which  was  revived  in  1916  after  a  six-year  lapse,  was  played  at 
St.  Mary's  Gymnasium  in  Cambridge.  Although  the  early 
squads  were  successful  and  crowd-pleasing,  it  was  not  recog- 
nized as  a  major  sport  until  1920.  Luke  Urban  and  the  ever- 
present  Jimmie  Fitzpatrick  were  the  outstanding  players  of 
the  period. 

The  winter  of  1915  found  the  Boston  College  Athenaeum, 


By   the   spring  of   1916,   it   appeared   that   the   faculty  residence 
would  soon  be  ready. 


A  saint  in  stone  upon  whose  shoulders  rests  one  of  the  huge  beams 
which  support  the  ceiling  of  the  Assembly  Hall  in  the  Tower 
Building. 


Laying  of  the  cornerstone  for  St.   Mary's  Hall,  June  7,   1917. 


the  dramatic  society  of  the  day,  performing  "Nazareth"  under 
the  direction  of  Father  Ahern.  The  play  proved  so  popular 
that  the  original  one-week  run  had  to  be  augmented  by  five 
additional  performances.  In  response  to  popular  acclaim,  the 
drama  was  repeated  with  even  greater  success  the  following 
year. 

Plans  to  move  into  St.  Mary's  Hall,  the  faculty  residence,  by 
the  summer  of  1916  succumbed  to  the  usual  "unforeseen  de- 
lays" and  the  Stylus  began  to  circulate  its  time-worn  quips 
about  strikers  who  held  up  needed  construction.  Several  more 
months  passed  before  it  was  finally  decided  that  the  hall  could 
be  opened  for  use  at  the  beginning  of  January.  On  the  evening 
of  January  4,  the  last  day  before  the  cloister  restriction  was 
placed  on  St.  Mary's,  a  small  gathering  of  friends  attended  a 


dinner  in  the  assembly  hall  of  the  Recitation  Building.  The 
architect,  the  builder,  the  mayor,  and  representatives  of  the 
alumni  and  Philomatheia  clubs  were  present.  After  the  meal, 
the  guests  were  taken  on  a  tour  of  the  structure.  They  found 
a  building  constructed  in  a  modified  Gothic  style  with  massive 
grey  walls,  relieved  here  and  there  by  the  delicate  hues  of 
puddingstone.  The  entranceway  was  crowned  by  fine  stone 
traceries  and  a  tall  statue  of  Mary,  with  bas-relief  angels 
kneeling  in  salutation.  The  cornice  pieces  were  angels  with 
their  hands  folded  in  prayer  and  with  wings  extending  back 
into  the  walls  themselves.  Carved  plaques  served  to  break  up 
the  long  lines  of  the  building  at  pleasing  intervals.  The  ex- 
terior of  the  apse  of  the  chapel  featured  more  stone  murals 
depicting  incidents   in    the   life  of  Christ   and   His   Mother. 


Towney  rips   the   Purple   line:    B.C.    17,   H.C.    14.   The    victory    touched    ofE    a    gigantic    snake    dance    in    the 
streets  of  Boston. 


High  above   the  extcnoi    of   the   apse   there 
rises  a  crucifix  in  stone. 


The  patroness  of  the  building  set  amid 
a  tracery  of  stone. 


St.  Mary's  Hall,  the  faculty  residence. 


«4«(««xis!S£s3-si-.^::::?'H!''9paaa!s^ 


An  angel  rests  high  on  the  wall  of  the  Jesuit 
house. 


"My  house  is  a  house  ol  prayer."  The  wrought  iron  gate  separates  the 
cloister  from  the   public   areas  of   the  residence. 


The  old  refectory  for  the  Jesuits.  It  has  since  been  made  into  the  offices 
of  the  rector  and  his  executive  assistant. 


The  main  altar  in  St. 
Mary's  chapel.  The  mar- 
ble spire  rises  22  feet 
above  the  floor. 


These  were  surmounted  by  a  crucifixion  scene  done  in  spark- 
ling granite,  while  the  back  of  the  building  proper  was 
adorned  with  raised  stone  figures,  featuring  one  which  depicts 
St.  Ignatius  receiving  his  vocation. 

The  guests  found  the  interior  of  the  building  equal  to  its 
magnificent  exterior.  The  halls  were  done  in  wood  paneling 
with  heavy  metal  chandeliers  in  the  form  of  crowns.  An  iron 
gate  of  delicate  design  separated  the  cloister  area  from  taste- 
fully decorated  reception  rooms,  where  oil  paintings  in  sturdy 
gilded  wood  frames  dominated  the  fifteen  foot  walls.  At  the 
other  end  of  the  main  hallway,  another  wrought-iron  gate 
provided  an  entry  into  the  two-story  chapel.  Along  each  wall 
of  the  chapel  a  number  of  small  altars  were  provided  for  the 
use  of  the  community,  each  dedicated  to  a  separate  saint  and 


embellished  with  a  delicate  filigree  of  Boticino  marble.  The 
left  wall  consisted  of  a  series  of  gothic  arches  rising  above 
splendid  stained  glass  windows  depicting  the  life  and  sorrows 
of  Our  Lady.  At  the  focal  point  of  the  main  altar,  a  marble 
spire  rose  22  feet  above  the  floor.  The  ceiling  was  supported 
by  heavy  wooden  beams,  so  designed  that  they  appear  much 
higher  than  they  actually  are.  The  whole  effect  was  one  of 
spaciousness,  despite  the  chapel's  small  dimensions. 

The  Jesuit  faculty  took  possession  the  next  evening  by  the 
ceremony  of  filing  into  the  oak-paneled  refectory.  After  saying 
grace,  Father  Lyons  offered  a  simple  prayer  of  dedication. 

While  Boston  College  had  been  busy  caring  for  its  own 
needs,  headlines  suddenly  announced  that  the  Lusitania  had 
been  sunk  off  the  coast  of  Ireland.  War  drums  began  to  beat 


Candidates  for  the  Student  Army 
Training  Corps  line  up  for  the 
swearing-in  ceremony  on  Alumni 
Field,  October  1,  1918. 


A  graduate  and  his  girl  clowning  on  the  banks  of  the  reservoir. 


The  reviewing  stand  on  General  Edwards  Day. 


Boston  College  S.A.T.C.  officers  on  the  steps  of  the  Tower  Building.  Col.  J.  S.  Parke,  Commandant  of  the  Corps,  is  in  the 
first  row  center. 


The  S.A.T.C.  Band. 


The  band  in  parade  uniforms  leads  a  new  group  of  recruits  down 
the  main  avenue  of  the  college  past  the  rows  of  newly  planted 
Linden   trees. 


Tenting  in  France. 


in  the  United  States  and  by  March  of  1917  their  roar  was 
deafening.  The  college  could  not  miss  the  portent  of  these 
events  and  the  faculty  quietly  prepared  for  the  worst.  On  April 
6  the  United  States  officially  entered  the  conflict.  An  army 
camp  was  set  up  in  Plattsburg  and  one  hundred  Boston  Col- 
lege students  rushed  to  the  recruiting  offices.  To  their  chagrin 
only  one  of  them  was  accepted.  The  men  at  the  Heights  began 
a  strong  protest  at  what  they  felt  was  discrimination.  The 
Stylus  reported  that  their  complaint  had  finally  reached  the 
ears  of  Washington  and  that  in  the  future  the  men  of  Boston 
would  get  a  proportional  representation. 

During  the  summer  of  1918,  the  draft  expanded  to  include 
all  men  between  the  ages  of  18  and  45.  When  combined  with 
volunteer  enlistment,  conscription  began  to  drain  the  life- 
blood  of  the  college.  October  of  1918  found  only  125  men  left 
at  the  Heights— less  than  10%  of  the  pre-war  student  body. 
In  May  of  that  year,  the  War  Department  had  taken  steps  to 
save  a  large  number  of  students  from  premature  enlistment, 


Morning  inspection  on  Alumni  Field.  The  war  barracks  can  be  seen  in  the  background. 


iMi^i  rite'! 


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lOSTOn  COLLEGE 


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Lieutenant  Stephen  E.  Fitzgerald, 
'16,  was  the  first  Boston  College 
man  to  be  killed  in  action.  He  died 
capturing  a  German  machine-gun 
post. 


while  still  providing  them  with  training  which  would  be 
required  if  circumstances  demanded  their  enlistment.  The 
project,  known  as  "The  Student  Army  Training  Corps,"  re- 
ceived authorization  from  Congress  on  August  31,  1918.  Boston 
College  was  one  of  565  schools  selected  to  participate  in  this 
program  and  was  assigned  a  quota  of  750  soldiers.  Fifteen 
hundred  young  men  appeared  at  the  college  on  registration 
day,  twice  the  number  which  could  be  accepted.  Because  of  a 
tragic  epidemic  of  influenza  and  pneumonia  which  swept 
the  United  States,  the  project  was  delayed  until  the  middle 
of  October.  On  the  fifteenth  of  that  month,  the  men  filed  out 
of  the  newly  constructed  barracks  and  paraded  onto  Alumni 
Field  to  swear  the  oath  of  allegiance  before  Col.  John  S.  Parke. 

In  the  meantime,  the  Jesuit  faculty  had  been  occupied  with 
curriculum  problems.  Liberal  arts  courses  were  sharply  cur- 
tailed and  a  science-oriented  program  substituted.  Although 
the  faculty  was  not  overjoyed  at  this,  they  recognized  the 
necessity  of  the  change  and  made  a  clean  job  of  it.  The 
Knights  of  Columbus  provided  entertainment  for  the  student- 
soldiers  by  purchasing  a  "motion  picture  machine."  Army  life 
did  not  last  too  long,  however,  for  the  Armistice  was  signed 
less  than  a  month  after  the  swearing-in  ceremony.  The  War 
Department  ordered  the  restoration  of  the  normal  class  rou- 
tine on  November  18,  and  on  November  27,  a  final  review  of 
the  corps  took  place  before  Gen.  C.  R.  Edwards  and  Governor 
McCall.  Orders  were  then  issued  for  the  discharge  of  the 
S.A.T.C.  units  starting  the  first  of  December.  In  order  that  the 
barracks  and  the  equipment  which  had  been  supplied  to  the 
school  might  not  go  to  waste,  the  W^ar  Department  reactivated 
the  Reserve  Officers'  Training  Corps. 

By  March  of  1919,  the  R.O.T.C.  plan  was  in  full  swing  and 
military  uniforms  again  began  to  blossom  out  on  specified 
days  of  the  week.  But  it  had  no  sooner  taken  root  than  the 
general  disgust  with  war,  which  appeared  all  over  the  country, 
finally  struck  the  campus.  One  after  another  the  men  on  the 
heights  began  to  apply  for  release.  Their  numbers  grew  so 
large  that  the  R.O.T.C.  was  dropped  from  the  college  cata- 
logue for  the  following  fall  term. 

Boston  College  served  her  country  well  during  the  short 


A  B.C.  man  on  the  Continent. 


Rev.  William  Devlin,  S.J.,  the  fif- 
teenth President  of  Boston  College 
(1919-1925). 


The  Assembly  Hall  of  the  Tower  Building,  the  present 
site  of  the  treasurer's  office. 


"St.  Patrick  Teaching  at  Tara." 
This  window,  done  in  rich  tones  of  green,  red,  and  blue,  is 
the  center  window  of  the  former  Assembly  Hall. 


conflict.  She  sent  540  students  to  Europe  to  wage  "The  War 
To  End  All  War,"  263  of  whom  were  commissioned  officers. 
Fifteen  never  returned  home;  seventeen  bore  permanent  scars 
acquired  in  the  trenches;  twenty-three  were  cited  and  deco- 
rated by  the  United  States  and  foreign  governments.  A  small 
school  had  helped  to  do  the  big  job  and  the  battle  ribbons 
of  her  battalions  are  still  cherished. 

On  July  20,  1919,  Father  Lyons  was  replaced  by  Father 
William  Devlin,  S.J.,  and  the  college  was  formally  separated 
from  the  high  school  with  the  appointment  of  a  separate 
rector  for  that  institution.  Father  Lyons  drove  out  the  gate 
in  a  faculty  "Stutz"  for  the  last  time.  The  campus  no  longer 
resounded  to  his  booming  "Boston  English  accent,"  which 
had  so  often  filled  the  assembly  hall  with  quaint  phrases  and 
French  epigrams  such  as  "Noblesse  oblige,  Gentlemen"  In 
his  place  there  appeared  a  well-traveled,  European-educated 
Jesuit  whose  quiet  exterior  concealed  a  dynamo  of  ideas. 

Father  Devlin's  first  task  in  his  new  position  was  to  hold 
a  reception  for  Cardinal  Mercier,  the  heroic  prelate  of  Bel- 
gium who  was  touring  America.  The  student  body  turned  out 


en  masse  to  cheer  the  "Belgian  Patriot"  and  his  host.  Cardinal 
O'Connell. 

His  next  task  was  to  greet  the  football  team  on  its  trip 
home  from  New  Haven.  A  riot-sized  crowd  jammed  the  train 
depot  to  cheer  Major  Frank  Cavanaugh  and  his  tough  eleven. 
It  seems  that  somehow  the  small  Boston  School  had  journeyed 
down  to  New  Haven  to  engage  the  mighty  Elis.  When  "Little 
Jimmie"  Fitzpatrick  broke  a  final  period  3-3  tie  with  a  phe- 
nomenal 47-yard  field  goal,  the  men  in  maroon  suddenly  be- 
came famous  and  the  wise-cracking  "Iron  Major"  was  on 
his  way  to  becoming  a  national  legend. 

On  November  19,  1919,  Vol.  I  of  the  Heights  appeared  on 
the  news  racks  in  the  rotunda.  The  first  editor  was  Mr.  J.  Ring 
'20.  His  six-by-nine  scandal  sheet  had  the  dubious  distinction 
of  being  the  smallest  college  newspaper  in  the  nation.  On 
April  26,  1920,  it  was  decided  that  this  situation  could  no 
longer  be  tolerated  and  a  five  coltimn,  sixteen  inch  deep  "New 
Heights"  made  its  debut. 

One  month  later,  the  Heights  published  a  letter  from  an 
anonymous  friend  of  the  college  which  decried  the  lack  of  a 
suitable  mascot  and  suggested: 


Why  not  select  the  Eagle,  symbolic  of  majesty, 
power  and  freedom.  Its  natural  habitat  is  in  high 
places.  Surely,  the  Heights  is  made  to  order  for  such 
a  selection.  .  .  .  Proud  would  the  B.C.  man  feel  to 
see  the  B.C.  Eagle  gripping  the  uplift  of  the  Holy 
Cross  goal-post,  the  tattered  purple  and  white  banner 
in  his  talons.  Glad  would  a  Booster  be  to  see  his 
mascot  grasping  the  Yale  pup  .  .  .  tweaking  the  flap- 
ping ears  of  the  army  mule.  .  .  .  May  the  Eagle  of  the 
Heights  ever  scream  out  its  challenge  and  hold  its 
place  secure  on  the  banner  of  Victory. 

The  following  year  the  students  unanimously  endorsed  the 
suggestion.  The  Eagle  would  roost  on  the  Heights. 

The  interest  of  the  student  body  in  a  mascot  was  no  isolated 
phenomenon,  for  with  the  arrival  of  Frank  Cavanaugh  at 
the  Heights  in  1919,  Boston  College  sports  inaugurated  one 
of  its  most  glorious  periods.  His  outstanding  record  of  47 
victories,  14  losses,  and  5  ties,  including  an  Eastern  Champion- 
ship, hoisted  the  Eagles  to  a  respected  position  in  college 
athletic  circles.  The  1919  victory  over  powerhouse  Yale  was 
a  milestone  in  itself.  Fitzpatrick's  talented  toe  also  won  the 
Catholic  college  championship  of  the  East  for  B.C.  by  kicking 
the  extra  point  in  the  10-9  win  over  Georgetown. 

The  following  year  Yale  hungered  for  revenge,  but  the 
30,000  fans  at  Yale  Bowl  saw  B.C.,  playing  with  only  five 
substitutions,  emerge  with  a  well-deserved  21-13'  triumph. 

The  Springfield  game,  which  B.C.  won  12-0,  ended  on  a 
sad  note  as  Jimmy  Fitzpatrick  suffered  a  shoulder  injury 
which  put  him  out  of  action  until  the  Georgetown  game.  Even 
the  outstanding  play  of  Mickey  Cochrane,  later  a  great  major 
league  catcher,  was  unable  to  stop  the  Maroon  and  Gold 
from  rolling  up  a  34-0  score  against  B.U.  Fitzpatrick  returned 


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Father  Jessup,  S.J.,   in  his  office   at   Chestnut   Hill.   Roll-top   desks 
were  the  latest  thing  in  office  equipment. 


The   old   Stylus  office,    located   in    the    basement   of    Gasson    Hall. 


"The  Church,  the  Educator  of  Mankind." 
This  great  mural  is  the  last  of  Brother  Schroen's  works.  It  depicts  allegorically  the  efforts  of  the  church  in  every  field  of  human 
endeavor.  The  painting  covers  over  three  quarters  of  the  west  wall  in  the  present  treasurer's  office. 


This  typewriter  of  the  early  twenties  provided  the  only  ornamenta- 
tion amid  the  simplicity  of  community  life. 


This  stone  relief  of  St.  Ignatius's  coat  of  arms  is  set  in  the  wall 
directly  over  the  main  entrance  of  the  treasurer's  office. 


to  do  some  wonderful  passing  in  the  Georgetown  game,  only 
to  smash  his  shoidder  again  and  put  an  end  to  his  scintillating 
football  career. 

Close  to  40,000  jammed  Braves  Field  to  see  the  Eagles 
overcome  Holy  Cross  17-0  and  secure  for  Boston  College  the 
award  of  the  Veteran  Athletes  of  Philadelphia— "Champions 
of  the  East." 

The  year  1919  was  a  great  one  in  many  quarters  besides 
football.  Jack  Ryder  arrived  to  initiate  an  era  in  track  which 
lasted  until  his  retirement  in  1952  and  which  will  be  re- 
membered always.  Ryder  arrived  at  B.C.  after  a  brilliant 
career  in  professional  running  where  he  copped  honors  in 
everything  from  the  50-yard  dash  to  three-mile  events.  Setting 
to  work  with  tremendous  vigor  from  the  start,  Ryder  molded 
a  team  in  his  first  year  that  surpassed  even  the  wildest  dreams 
of  the  B.C.A.A.  His  sensational  student  from  Charlestown, 
Jake  Driscoll,  set  the  world's  record  for  the  indoor  quarter- 
mile  and  won  the  much-coveted  Bishop  Hayes  trophy  in  the 
feature  "600"  at  the  New  York  K.  of  C.  games,  as  well  as  the 
Colonel  Gaston  Cup  for  the  "600"  in  the  Boston  Legion 
games.  In  addition,  he  established  himself  as  king  of  the 
eastern  intercollegiate  runners  in  both  the  "220"  and  the 
quarter  mile.  The  first  of  the  Eagle  championship  relay  teams 
took  the  one  mile  event  in  Class  C  at  the  Penn  Relays.  The 
brilliant  season  reached  its  climax  when  the  Eagles  captured 
the  Eastern  Collegiate  title  in  May. 

By  the  end  of  his  first  year,  Ryder  had  stirred  up  a  tre- 
mendous interest  in  track  among  the  students.  He  had  almost 
everyone  out  for  track  who  had  an  honest  and  persevering 
desire.  Hours  were  spent  teaching  the  fundamentals  to  promis- 
ing candidates;  Ryder  himself  was  patience  personified.  But 
this  patience  was  rewarded  when  his  men,  many  of  whom  had 
never  run  before  they  entered  college,  won  numerous  honors 


The  library  in  the  Tower  Building.  This  room  is  now 
partitioned  and  provides  offices  for  the  Arts  and 
Sciences  Honors  Program,  as  well  as  a  large  Seminar 
Room. 


'Yale  or  Bust!' 


for  their  school.  One  of  this  group  was  George  Lermoond, 
who  won  the  Millrose  three-mile  event  as  a  junior  and  later 
became  New  England  Indoor  and  Outdoor  two-mile  champ. 
He  was  B.C.'s  representative  in  the  '24  Olympics. 

The  efforts  of  the  1921  relay  teams  won  national  acclaim 
after  setting  a  new  record  in  the  class  B  mile  event  at  the 
Penn  Relays.  The  Catholic  College  Championship  was  gained 
by  turning  back  the  Georgetown,  Fordham,  and  Notre  Dame 
relay  teams.  This  '21  relay  quartet  went  undefeated  for  the 
season  and  returned  to  win  the  Penn  Relay  mile  again  in 


1922  with  Driscoll  as  captain.  Now  at  his  best,  Jake  had 
broken  the  "440"  record  at  Pasadena,  gained  permanent  pos- 
session of  the  Colonel  Gaston  Cup  by  scoring  a  victory  in 
the  Legion  games  for  the  third  consecutive  year,  and  beaten 
the  best  "440"  men  in  the  nation  at  the  IC4A  meet  at 
Harvard  Stadium. 

The  faculty  had  little  time  to  enjoy  their  new  building 
before  workmen  began  hammering  away  at  partitions  placed 
in   the  basement  and  at   the   ends  of  some  of   the  halls   to 


Fitz  shows  the  form  which  enabled 
him  to  kick  a  47-yard  field  goal  to 
beat  Yale  5-3. 


B.C.'s  Fitzpatrick  is  dumped  at  the  end  of  a  twenty-five  yard  run  in  the  Yale  Bowl,  1919. 


The  1919  team  that  defeated  Yale.  Front  roic 
Scanlan,  Madden. 


ITrlxiii,  Sheclian,  Kelley,  Heaphy,  Doyle.  O'Brien,  Comerford.  Back  row:  I'il/patrick,  Corrigan, 


create  space  for  scientific  laboratories.  Classrooms  in  the 
Recitation  Building  were  packed  with  a  record  enrollment 
and  the  little  space  which  had  been  available  for  experimen- 
tation was  soon  converted  into  lecture  halls.  Some  of  the 
students  were  even  forced  to  commute  back  to  Harrison 
Avenue  to  fulfill   their  science  requirements.   Father  Gasson 


had  planned  separate  buildings  for  physics,  biology,  and 
chemistry,  but  that  idea  has  remained  in  the  planning  stages 
up  to  the  present  day. 

Father  Devlin  wrote  his  superior  asking  permission  to 
organize  a  drive  among  the  alumni  to  raise  funds  for  the 
badly  needed  science  hall.  Since  St.  Mary's  chapel  could  no 


The  Iron  Major  and   the  rejoicing  B.C.  men   after  the  Yale   upset. 


^^ 


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B.C.   sports  leaders  in   1920:      ,  . 
captains    Urban,    Fitzpatrick,     ' 
Dempsey,  and  Bond.  '^ 


Jake  Driscoll  as  he  sprints 
home  to  set  a  new  world 
record  in  the  "500."  Ail- 
American  Driscoll  was  on 
the  1920  Olympic  team. 


■  -jg- 


The  men  of  Boston  ran  a  huge  funeral 
in  1920  for  their  beloved  "booze." 
These  boys  led  the  procession  with  a 
casket  full  of  empties. 


Boston  College's  first  mascot  being  held  by  Darling  and  Kozlowsky. 


B.  C.  21 


CapLiin  and  AH  American  end  Luke  Urban  poses  with  the  twice-tamed  Yale  Pup. 


longer  accommodate  even  one  half  of 
the  student  body,  it  was  decided  to 
include  also  an  appeal  for  money 
to  build  a  college  chapel.  Form  letters 
were  sent  out  and  the  very  next  day 
Cardinal  O'Connell  notified  the  rector 
that  he  would  personally  pledge 
$5,000  "for  the  cornerstone  of  the 
new  building."  One  day  later  Fr. 
Michael  Doody  of  Cambridge  contri- 
buted $1,500  and  this  gift  was  fol- 
lowed by  two  more  of  $1,000  each 
from  Fr.  Thomas  Coghlan  and  Mr. 
Vincent  P.  Roberts.  On  March  11, 
1920,  Father  Devlin  announced  to  a 
mass  meeting  of  the  alumni  that 
Maginnis  and  Walsh  had  been  hired 
to  design  a  third  building.  At  this 
time  section  leaders  were  organized 
and  a  grand  scheme  was  set  up  to 
start  a  concerted  drive  among  the 
alumni.  More  circulars  were  sent  out 
and  each  graduating  class  was  as- 
signed a  quota.  Most  of  the  burden 
fell  upon  the  earlier  classes,  since  it 
was  felt  that  they  were  more  firmly 
established.  It  was  hoped  that  the 
drive  would  realize  $500,000,  but  by 
July  21  only  $86,310  in  pledges  and 
$29,902  in  cash  had  been  collected. 
It  soon  became  apparent  that  if  the 
drive  were  to  be  a  success,  contacts 
had  to  be  made  outside  of  the  alumni. 
Father  Devlin  then  decided  that  if 
the  drive  were  going  to  be  opened  to 
the  general  public  the  college  might 


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>  '»s 


ASTERN  CHAMPIONS 

1920 


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Monday  after  the  Yale  game.  The  entire  school  snake-danced  its  way  around  Alumni  Field  and  into  downtown  Boston. 


just  as  well  do  it  on  a  grand  scale.  The  scope  of  the  campaign 
was  widened  to  include  a  gymnasium  and  a  library,  bringing 
the  total  cost  of  the  four  buildings  to  about  |2,000,000.  Profes- 
sional direction  was  engaged  and  plans  were  made  to  start 
the  thirty-week  program  on  October  8,  with  the  actual  public 
drive  scheduled  for  ten  days  at  the  beginning  of  May.  Hun- 
dreds of  workers  began  to  contact  the  wealthy  and  influential. 
It  was  hoped  that  even  if  monetary  aid  were  not  forthcoming, 
these  people  would  still  throw  their  weight  behind  the  effort 
in  a  number  of  ways,  all  designed  to  give  the  college  adequate 
publicity. 

As  May  approached,  the  city  was  deluged  with  posters  and 
ads  declaring,  "Boston  College  Will  Be  Big  Enough  If  Your 
Heart  Is."  The  newspapers  hearkened  to  the  call:  feature 
stories  sprouted  on  front  pages  and  expensive  ads  appeared 
throughout.  A  former  Bostonian,  Vice-President  Calvin  Cool- 
idge,  gave  a  public  endorsement.  Secretary-of-War  Weeks 
and  Senators  Walsh  and  Cabot  Lodge  soon  followed  suit. 
Locally,  Governor  Cox,  Mayor  Peters,  Cardinal  O'Connell, 
and  other  prominent  persons  contributed  their  support  to 
the  effort. 

On  the  evening  of  May  2,  a  gigantic  parade  trooped  into 
the  Common  at  the  corner  of  Park  and  Tremont.  Cheers 
arose  as  a  large  replica  of  the  Tower  took  its  place  in  a  long 
float  parade  organized  by  the  students.  Fireworks  were  set 
off  and  speeches  were  made.  The  drive  was  officially  on! 

A  conspicious  Tower  was  placed  in  every  corner  of  the  city 
and  even  in  the  outlying  districts.  The  hands  of  the  clocks, 
which  served  to  indicate  the  progress  of  the  drive,  read  six 
o'clock  and  a  million  dollars  pledged  when  a  mammoth  mid- 
point rally  was  held  in  the  Boston  Arena.  The  benefit  show 
starred  the  celebrity  of  the  day,  Victor  Herbert.  Newspaper 
publicity  was  stepped  up  in  the  meantime  and  soon  all  con- 
versation centered  around  the  success  of  Boston  College's 
effort. 

The  day  the  drive  closed,  evening  papers  heralded  the 
success  of  the  $2,000,000  collection.  A  careful  check  a  few 
days  later  revealed  that  the  total  was  actually  $300,000  short 
of  the  mark.  When  redemptions  on  the  pledges  were  closed 
in  1929,  almost  .$500,000  was  still  outstanding,  and  expenses 
involved  in  conducting  the  drive  further  reduced  the  net 
amount  to  only  $1,127,000.  With  the  new  tally,  all  hope  for 
four  new  buildings  vanished.  The  cost  of  the  science  and 
library  buildings  alone  would  exceed  the  collected  amount 
by  several  hundred  thousand  dollars.  A  beginning  had  been 


"Off  to  Texas!  to  bait  the  Baylor  Bears." 


Frank    Cavanaugh,    the    Iron    Major. 


Funerals  seem  to  have  been  the 
order  of  the  day.  This  one  was 
for  the  "Elis." 


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The  proposed  Science  Hall  of 
1921.  It  bears  a  very  close  resem- 
blance to  the  present  philosophy 
building,  Lyons  Hall. 


The  proposed  Library.  The  struc- 
ture which  was  eventually  built 
shows  a  distinct  modification  of 
the  design. 


made,  however,  and  the  extensive  publicity  had  made  the 
college  known  throughout  the  area. 

Commencement  day  in  1921  found  the  college  bustling 
with  activity.  The  day's  schedule  of  events  included  the 
traditional  speeches  and  the  usual  presentation  of  diplomas, 
of  course,  but  the  highlight  of  the  afternoon  was  the  breaking 
of  ground  for  the  new  science  building.  Work  began  on  the 
foundation  the  next  day  and  the  campus  again  shook  as 
periodic  blasts  of  dynamite  loosened  the  solid  rock  ledge 
which  the  builders  had  become  so  familiar  with  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  Tower  Building.  Huge  wagons  hauled  by 
teams  of  straining  draft  horses  laboriously  carted  away  the 
rubble  to  a  site  where  stone  cutters  broke  it  into  suitable  sizes 
for  use  in  constructing  the  walls. 

In  the  fall  of  '21,  on  November  14,  a  long  cavalcade  of 
black  limousines  led  by  soldiers  in  campaign  hats  streamed 
onto  the  campus.  American  and  French  flags  fluttered  at 
intervals  along  Linden  Lane  and  the  band  struck  up  the 
tune  of  the  Marseillaise.  Father  Devlin  stood  on  the  front 
steps  of  the  Tower  Building  flanked  on  either  side  by  Jesuits 
who  had  served  as  chaplains  in  the  World  War.  A  large 
crowd  began  shouting  as  Marshal  Foch,  Commander-in-chief 
of  the  Allied  forces,  stepped  out  of  his  car  and  greeted  them. 
After  he  was  formally  welcomed  on  behalf  of  the  college,  he 
was  introduced  to  Mayor  Childs  of  Newton  and  former 
Boston  Mayor  John  F.  Fitzgerald.  The  party  entered  the 
Rotunda,  passed  through  lines  of  seniors  in  caps  and  gowns, 
and  entered  the  packed  assembly  hall,  where  Father  Rector 
conferred  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  upon  the  Marshal. 
Spontaneously  the  assembled  students  and  friends  broke  into 
the  Marseillaise. 

While  construction  proceeded,  life  among  the  student  body 
continued  as  always,  with  sports  uppermost  in  the  minds  of 
many.  The  Maroon  and  Gold  had  lost  the  services  of  one 
of  its  gridiron  greats  in  1921  when  Fitzpatrick  graduated. 
The  following  season,  however,  a  Minnesota  blond  named 
Chuck  Darling  took  over  where  "Fitzie"  left  off  and  for  the 
next  four  seasons  played  sparkling  football  from  all  positions 
in  the  backfield,  iDeing  chosen  Ail-American  quarterback  by 
some  and  fullback  by  others.  His  punting  was  tremendous, 
his  running  amazing,  and  his  speed  like  that  of  lightning. 
His  success  story  was  not  limited  to  the  gridiron  by  any 
means:  his  lifetime  academic  average  was  over  ninety-five 
per  cent;  as  a  centerfielder  in  baseball,  he  was  oustanding. 

The  first  intersectional  game  ever  played  by  B.C.  occurred 


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that  year,  when  the  Eagles  traveled  to  Dallas  to  meet  Baylor 
in  the  dedication  game  of  what  was  later  to  become  known 
as  the  Cotton  Bowl.  The  Iron  Major's  team  won  a  reputation 
for  Boston  College  in  the  Southwest  by  scoring  a  23  to  7 
victory  over  the  Bears.  The  splendid  running  of  Jimmie 
Liston,  coupled  with  the  stalwart  play  of  Matthews,  Kelleher, 


The  official  opening  of   the   $2,000,000  drive.   This  replica  of   the 
Tower  was  unveiled  at  the  Park  Street  end  of  the  Boston  Common. 


With  "Boaters  and  Banners"  the  class  of  '23  marches  to  Park  Street 
for  the  1921  fund  drive. 


77 


The  proposed  chapel  to  be  located  be- 
tween St.  Mary's  Hall  and  the  Tower 
Building.  This  plan  is  still  being  con- 
sidered for  use  by  the  college. 


and  Patten,  brought  B.C.  three  touchdoAvns  against  a  club  that  featured  hidden- 
ball  tricks  and  a  flashy  ofiiense.  Unfortunately,  the  day's  success  was  marred  when 
Chuck  Darling  sufi^ered  a  broken  leg  which  kept  him  off:  the  field  for  the  rest  of  the 
season. 

Grattan  O'Connell,  a  welcome  addition  to  the  Iron  Major's  1922  squad,  held  the 
distinct  honor  of  starting  every  game  for  four  years.  An  All-Eastern  end  in  1924, 
he  is  believed  by  many  to  have  blocked  more  punts  and  recovered  more  fumbles  than 
anyone  else  in  the  history  of  B.C.  football. 

During  1923  the  Eagle  eleven  was  scored  upon  only  twice,  as  it  ran  up  a  total 
of  167  points  against  14  for  the  opposition.  Although  an  undefeated  season  was 
marred  by  a  close  7-6  loss  to  Marquette,  the  Eagles,  with  Chuck  Darling  as  captain, 
gained  wide  acclaim  and  drew  the  largest  crowd  Boston  had  ever  seen  when  some 
47,000  fans  filled  Barves  Field  for  the  B.C.-Holy  Cross  classic.  Joe  McKenney,  later 


The  women's  auxiliary  for  the  1921  Drive  poses  in  front  of  St.  Mary's  Hall.  Banners  on  the  car  radiators  say  "Boston  College." 


78 


COOLIDGE 
ENDORSES 
B.  CJUND 

Sends    Open    Letter 

to  President  of 

College 


Vice-President  Coolidge,  in  a  letter 
yesterday  sent  to  the  Rev.  William 
Devlin,  S.  J.,  president  of  Boston 
College,  that  it  might  be  communi- 
cartd  to  the  public,  /  endorsed  the 
building  fund  campaign  that  Boston 
Cbliefee  is  soon  to  launch  and  pre- 
dicted tKSt  the  public-spirited  citi- 
zens of  Massachusetts  will  not  fail  to 
respond  fittingly  to  the  appeal  the' 
college  is  making  for  much  neded 
funds, 

WILL  BEGIN  MAY  3 

The  building  and  equipment  fund 
campalgtv  'or  Boston  Collegra  will 
begin  on  Tuesday,  May  3,  and  end  on 
TharBday,  May  12.  For  the  success- 
ful conduct  of  the  campaign,  teams 
are  being  organized  Injj^very  parish 
of  the  ar9hdlocese  of  Boston  and  pub- 
lic-spirited citizens  of  Greater  Bos- 
ton and  of  the  big  cities  and  towns 
of  this  section  of  the  State  are  being 
solicited  to  give  their  co-operation. 

The  campaign  Is  planned  to  raise 
J2,C00,000  with  which  to  build  and 
equip  a  Boience  hall,  a  library,  a  gym- 
nasium and  a  chapel.  Each  of  theee 
buildings  with  the  equipment  will 
ycost  about  {800,000. 

The  letter  of  Vice-President  Coot- 
Idge  follows: 

•■March  31,  }nii 
"To  the  public: 

■■Like  every  other  Institution  which 
ministers  to  education,  Boston  College 
flnds  that  It  needs  dot  only  for  Increas- 
ing 1ft  service,  but  to  maintain  unim- 
paired the  present  standard,  an  addi- 
tlon»to  Its  funds,  which  It  estimates  at 
(2,000,000. 

"We  are  just  beginning  to  realize  the 
importance  of  our  hgher  Institutions  of 
learning,  not  so  much  for  the  par- 
tlcular'subjects  they  may  teach  as  for 
the  general  standard  of  citizenship 
which  they  set.  It  is  in  accordance 
with  that  standard  of  loyalty  and 
patrlotlsnti  and  obedience  that  the  gen- 
eral attitude  of  all  education  Is  fixed. 
The  teachings  of  our  colleges  and  uni- 
versities are  carried  into  our  prepara- 
tory and  grade  schools.  It  is  not  pos- 
sible to  have  ideals  of  citizenship  there 
unless  that  Is  the  sentiment  which 
comes  from  higher  education. 

"This  cannot  be  accomplished  with- 
out a  proportionate  sacrifice.  Our  col- 
leges and  institutions  of  higher  learn- 
ing were  established  by  those  who  wer« 
willing  to  make  sacrifices  for  the  main- 
tenance if  high  ideals.  They  can  only 
be  maintained  by  a  continuation  of  the 
same  efforts.  .And  unless  they  are 
lalntalned  there  Is  no  source  from 
which  there  can  be  replenished  the  in- 
fluences which  have  supported  Ameri- 
can citizenship  for  almost  three  cen- 
turies. There  Is  no  source  of  freedom 
save  In  the  knowledge  of  truth. 

"A»  there  was  never  a  time  when 
there  was  so  much  need  for  the  sUbll- 
Izlng  forces  of  society  as  at  the  present 
day,  so  there  is  the  greater  duty  to 
make  contributions  which  will  serve 
what  is  a  useful  and  patriotic,  if  not 
actually  a  necessary  purpose.  Civlllza- 
lion  has  never  been  maintained  by  peo- 
ple iMcauBe  they  thought  they  could 
profitably  afford  it;  It  has  been  achieved 
for  us  by  those  willing  to  pay  a  Pr'o» 
beyond  what  they  thought  they  couia 
afford  to  pay.  It  is  to  that  spirit, 
which  will  never  fall  mankind,  that 
Boston  College  makes  ItB  appeal. 
"Yours  very  truly, 
(Signed)  "CALVIN    COOLIDOE^" 


The  proposed  gymnasium. 


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with  a  smile  on  his  lipa  ho  waa  mightily  chefjiccl.  Ho  rwi'ivi 
streets,  at  the  State  House,  (;i«y  Hall  and  oilier  sloppinx  i 

The  popular  acclaim  roae  Ui  hiKhent  poinla  when  (he  man,  w  hone  tgilKaiy  jfe'niUK  gillrtad 
Ihe  Amerlmn  and  allied  armle«  lo  world  war  victnry,  rode  alunt!  a  nillitarv  paraile  lino  of  12,000 
Tien  while  tens  of  thouaand.4  of  gpeetatora  lifted  eheer  oil  elterr. 

'     When  presented  a  atate  medal  Ijy  llov.  Cox  in  Iheheaulirol  llalli.f  I'Isbs  at  Ihe  Stale  Home 
Marshal  Foch,  replying:  in  French,  praised  the  spirit  or  Massaeliicu'lls,  whicli  sent  lier  in  liaBto 
(0  ttie  defgnco  of  liberty, 
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to  become  coach  of  the  Eastern  Championship  team  of  1928, 
and  Joe  Kozlowsky,  an  All-Eastern  tackle,  starred  through- 
out the  season. 

In  1925  West  Virginia,  defeated  only  twice  in  four  years, 
upset  B.C.'s  hopes  for  an  undefeated  season. 

But  in  his  final  year  at  the  Heights  in  1926,  the  Iron  Major 
at  last  achieved  what  had  so  long  narrowly  eluded  him— an 
undefeated  season.  Five  of  the  games  were  shutouts,  including 
a  61-0  romp  over  St.  Louis,  the  highest  B.C.  tally  to  that  day. 
The  opposition  scored  but  34  points  all  season  as  opposed  to 
the  222  points  registered  by  the  Maroon  and  Gold.  A  thrilling 
game  with  the  Haskell  Indians  resulted  in  a  21-21  tie,  with 
the  Indians  scoring  all  their  points  in  the  fourth  quarter. 
The  following  year,  the  Iron  Major  moved  on  to  another 
Jesuit  school,  Fordham. 

Boston  College  teams  in  the  early  20's  were  as  successful 
on  the  rink  as  on  the  gridiron.  Hockey  found  a  stalwart  in 


On  November  14,  1921,  a  long  cavalcade  of  limousines  bore  the  "Hero  of  the  Free  World"  to  the  Boston  College  campus. 


Leo  Hughes,  whose  lightning  speed,  clever  stick-work,  and 
blinding  shots  paced  the  squad  to  the  American  Collegiate 
Championship  in  1922.  Top-ranked  Yale  was  handed  an 
overwhelming  setback  7-0,  while  M.I.T.  met  the  same  fate, 
falling  to  the  tune  of  6-1.  B.C.  and  Harvard,  the  two  con- 
tenders for  the  championship,  met  under  the  titles  of  the 
Boston  Eagles  and  the  Crimson  Ramblers  since  relations 
between  the  schools  had  been  broken  in  1919.  In  the  exciting 
game  played  before  a  jammed  area,  the  teams  went  into  over- 
time before  the  Eagles  emerged  with  a  4-2  victory  and  the 
mythical  championship. 

The  Bostonians  traveled  far  and  wide  in  1923,  and  for 
the  first  time  in  college  history  an  American  team  won  every 
game  played  with  Canadian  college  rivals.  The  Eagles  played 
like  professionals— so  much  so  that  it  was  difficult  for  them  to 
arrange  a  college  schedule.  The  season's  record:  13-1-1,  the 
sole  loss  coming  from  the  Western  Amateur  Champions, 
Duluth,  2-1.  Since  the  loss  did  not  come  in  collegiate  circles, 
B.C.  retained  her  American  College  Championship. 

The  Eagles  were  forced  to  turn  to  Canadian  colleges  and 
the  best  amateur  teams  in  the  East  for  their  opponents  in  1924. 
West  Point  was  the  first  collegiate  club  in  the  United  States 
to  play  the  Eagles  that  year,  falling  6-3.  The  consensus  was 
vividly  expressed  by  Hamilton  College,  a  powerful  squad, 
which  offered  to  play  any  team  in  Boston  except  Boston 
College. 

The  following  year  B.U.  came  forward  as  the  only  American 
college  opponent,  splitting  a  two-game  series.  B.C.  then 
journeyed  to  Canada  for  the  first  time  and  handed  a  3-1 
set  back  to  Loyola' of  Montreal.  As  had  been  the  rule  for  the 


Marshal  Foch  and  party  leaving  the  Recitation  Building 
received  an  honorary  Doctor  of  Laws. 


where  he 


The  horse  and  wagon  approach  to  construction  in  1921 


past  several  years,  the  Boston  College  club  dominated  All- 
American  teams  with  men  such  as  Sonny  Foley,  John  Culhane, 
and  Jack  Fitzgerald. 

Boston  College  was  invited  to  play  in  the  dedication  game 
of  Madison  Square  Garden  in  1926.  Representing  the  United 
States,  the  Eagles  defeated  Montreal  4-2  and  the  Royal  Mili- 
tary Academy  7-6.  The  New  York  fans  were  astonished  by 
the  short-passing  attack  of  the  Bostonians  and  gave  the  team 
a  standing  ovation. 

Coach  Fred  Rocque's  era  came  to  a  close  in  1927.  Henry 
Groden  and  Tubber  Cronin  starred  for  the  icemen  in  the 
abbreviated  six-game  season,  as  the  growing  popularity  of 
the  professionals  put  the  damper  on  the  Eagles'  schedule. 

The  Eagles,  it  seemed,  could  do  no  wrong  in  this  era.  Not 
only  did  the  established  major  teams  achieve  national  fame, 
but  Jack  Ryder  also  continued  his  winning  ways  on  the  cinder 
track,  while  baseball,  which  had  been  the  first  sport  played 
on  those  early  picnics  of  the  last  century,  finally  emerged  on 
the  intercollegiate  level.  Basketball  too,  enjoyed  its  first  period 
of  prominence. 

In  1923  the  Eagles'  Bob  Merrick  equaled  the  world's  record 
in  the  120-yard  low  hurdles.  The  IC4-A  games  gave  Ryder  the 
opportunity  to  display  his  middle-distance  quartet.  The 
world's  two-mile  indoor  record  was  nearly  clipped  as  the 
Maroon  and  Gold  team  was  chosen  as  the  chief  contender 
against  the  Oxford-Cambridge  relay  team    (rated  the  world's 


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The  Science  Building;,  later  named  Devlin  Hall. 


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hall  on  the  third  floor  of  Devlin  is  lined  vi^ith  the  display 
of  the  Biology  Department. 


best)  at  the  Penn  Relay  Carnival  in  '24.  Welch,  Mahoney, 
Cavanaugh,  and  McKillop  defeated  the  English  speedsters  in 
the  two-mile  event  at  Philadelphia,  winning  international 
acclaim  for  Boston  College  by  breaking  the  world's  record  with 
a  time  of  7:47.6.  This  was  the  first  of  three  victories  in  the 
two-mile  Penn  Relays  (1924,  1927,  1932) ,  which  earned  Boston 
College  permanent  possession  of  the  Meadowbrook  Cup,  one 
of  the  most  highly  cherished   trophies   at   the  Heights. 

The  following  year,  the  quartet  of  Dillon,  McKillop,  Daley, 
and  McCluskey  smashed  the  long-standing  world's  record  in 
the  2,400-yard  relay,  while  the  intercollegiate  two  mile  medley 
relay  championship  was  brought  to  the  Heights  by  Dillon,  Mc- 
Killop, Welch,  and  Cavanaugh.  In  addition,  John  Murphy 
equaled  the  world's  record  in  the  45-yard  high  hurdles,  and 
"Fluff"  Flahive  established  himself  as  one  of  the  outstanding 
high-jumpers  in  the  nation. 

The  undefeated  two-mile  relay  team  of  '27  took  the  event  in 
the  Millrose  games  against  Holy  Cross,  Georgetown,  Harvard,  and 
Penn  State,  finished  far  ahead  of  the  field  at  the  BAA  meet,  and 
walked  off  with  the  Penn  Relay  championship  with  little  diffi- 
culty. The  medley  relay  squad  gained  permanent  possession  of 
the  Civitan  Club  of  Baltimore  trophy  at  the  Johns  Hopkins 
meet  with  clear-cut  victories  in  '25,  '26,  and  '27. 

The  history  of  Boston  College  on  the  diamond  from  1919  to 
1922  had  been  overshadowed  by  Eagle  glories  on  the  grid- 
iron and  cinders.  The  return  of  Coach  Olaf  Henricksen, 
former  Red  Sox  pinch-hitting  wonder,  to  Chestnut  Hill  in 
the   spring   of   '23,   however,    changed   the   general   complexion 


Mrs.  Vincent  P.  Roberts,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Philomatheia  Club, 
1919  to  present. 


The   Norwegian   Chalet  of  Mr.   J.   G.   Ranisbottoni  which  was  purchased  in   1924  by  the  Philoma- 
theia as  a  club  house. 


Third  Public  Session  of  the 
Greek  Academy 

Of  Boston  College 


CHEMISTRY  LECTURE  HALL 

Thursday  Morning,  April  the  Twenty-third, 
Nineteen  Hundred  and  Twenty-five 


The  President's  Conference  room,  located  in  St.  Mary's  Hall. 


William  Cardinal  O'Connell  awaits  the  arrival  of  the  new  President  of 
Boston  College,  Father  James  Dolan,  S.  J. 


Rev.    James    H.    Dolan,    S.J.,    sixteenth    President    of    Boston 
College  (1925-1932). 


of  baseball  on  the  Heights.  The  heavy  hitting  of  the  whole  team,  led 
by  Frank  Wilson,  was  the  sensation  of  collegiate  baseball  that  year. 
Wilson  hit  consistently  throughout  the  entire  season,  establishing  an 
intercollegiate  record  by  hitting  safely  in  twenty-seven  consecutive 
games  while  batting  .450. 

Of  the  33  games  played,  B.C.  slugged  its  way  to  a  total  of  30  wins, 
scoring  victories  over  teams  representing  Yale,  Princeton,  and  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  turning  in  a  victory  over  Holy  Cross  in  the  annual  series. 
The  first  game  of  the  H.C.-B.C.  series  was  won  by  Holy  Cross,  5-2.  In 
this  game  Jimmy  Kelly,  the  great  little  right-hander,  waged  a  tight 
pitching  duel  with  Holy  Cross  ace  Ownie  Carroll.  The  defeat  temporarily 
put  the  Eagles  out  of  the  running  for  the  intercollegiate  title,  but  a 
subsequent  win  over  Princeton,  which  in  turn  had  defeated  the  Cross, 
reestablished  B.C.'s  right  to  the  championship. 

In  the  second  game  of  the  series,  before  a  gathering  of  40,000  en- 
thusiasts at  Braves  Field,  the  largest  crowd  ever  to  witness  a  college 
baseball  game,  Frank  "Cheese"  McCrehan  won  a  niche  for  himself  in 
the  B.C.  Hall  of  Fame  by  slow-balling  the  Crusaders  to  death,  4-1. 

In  the  concluding  episode.  Holy  Cross,  battling  for  her  reputation, 
weathered  the  crisis  with  a  2-0  verdict  over  the  Maroon  and  Gold 
in  one  of  the  hardest  fought  battles  the  two  schools  have  ever  waged. 
Cheese  McCrehan  was  again  on  the  moimd  for  B.C.,  but  was  bested 
by  Carroll  who  was  twirling  air-tight  ball  that  afternoon. 

Another  banner  year  was  registered  in  1924  with  a  record  of  twenty 
victories  in  twenty-five  games.  Victories  over  Princeton,  West  Point, 
and  Georgetown  were  soothing  antidotes  for  defeats  at  the  hands 
of  Yale  and  Holy  Cross.  McCrehan  once  again  led  the  list  of  college 
twirlers,  and  catcher  "Hap"  Ward  topped  the  list  of  college  sluggers 
with  a  .400  average.  The  Eagles,  under  new  coach  Jack  Slattery,  main- 


Boston  College  won  this  debate  with  a  2  to  1  decision. 


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The  1924  two-mile  relay  team 
McKillop,  Mahoney,  Welch,  Cav- 
anaugh,  and  Coach  Ryder,  after 
posting  their  World  Record  time. 


tained  their  winning  ways,  although  never  quite  equaling 
the  achievements  of  the  '23  and  '24  squads.  This  golden 
era  produced  many  of  B.C.'s  diamond  immortals  including 
Gus  Whelan,  Chuck  Darling,  Bill  Cronin,  Sonny  Foley, 
Tommy  and  Eddie  Phillips,  Ed  Mullowney,  and  Dinny 
McNamara   along   with   McCrehan,   Wilson,    and   Ward. 

Basketball  at  Boston  College,  meanwhile,  despite  many 
drawbacks  such  as  lack  of  convenient  facilities  for  practice, 
enjoyed  a  creditable  share  of  success  in  the  early  twenties; 
but  it  was  not  until  1922  that  B.C.  produced  the  first  team 
in  many  years  to  defeat  Holy  Cross.  The  final  score  of  32-26 
was  largely  the  work  of  Tommy  Murphy  and  Grat  O'Connell. 
Another  victory  over  Holy  Cross,  along  with  conquests  of 
M.I.T.  and  Maine  among  others,  highlighted  the  1923  season 
in  which  Bill  Melley,  Frank  Mooney,  and  Jim  Hickey  estab- 
lished themselves  as  stars. 

Under  Coach  Bill  Coady,  the  Maroon  and  Gold  dumped  the 
Purple  twice  the  following  year.  In  the  second  encounter 
Wallie  Waldron  and  Murphy  starred,  with  Murphy  tossing 
in  the  winning  basket  in  the  final  minute  of  play.  Unfor- 
tunately, basketball  was  dropped  from  the  sports  program  in 
1925,  and  did  not  reappear  on  the  intercollegiate  level  for 
twenty  years. 

The  campus  was  extended  eastward  in  1924  when  the  Philo- 
matheia  Club  gave  the  college  an  authentic  replica  of  a 
Norwegian  chalet  on  Commonwealth  Avenue.  The  hall,  with 
its  attractive  main  room  surroimded  by  a  balcony,  proved 
extremely  useful  to  the  college  in  succeeding  years.  In  the 
spring  of  1963,  for  example,  it  was  used  as  the  headquarters 
for  the  Peace  Corps  contingent  training  at  Boston  College 
in  preparation  for  service  in  Peru.  This  house  was  only 
one  among  an  endless  series  of  gifts  which  the  club  pre- 
sented to  the  school.  A  letter  of  St.  Francis  Xavier,  S.J., 
for  example,  which  was  donated  to  the  library  by  the  club 
in   1935,  remains  one  of  its  most  precious  treasures. 

Work  on  the  science  building  proceeded,  and  although 
not  completely  finished,  it  was  opened  for  classes  in  the 
fall  of  1924.  A  great  deal  of  study  and  planning  had  gone 
into    the   building,   resulting   in    a   masterful    integration    of 


Cronin  in  one  of  his  famous  dashes  out  of  kick  formation  around 
end. 


Almost  50,000  people  at  Braves  field  watched  Cronin  slash  his  way 
up  the  middle  o£  the  Purple  line.  Final  verdict:   B.C.   17,  H.C.   13. 


T-T  ink  Cavanaugh. 


In  a  long  period  of  famine,  our  first 
"Cross  killers"  in   basketball,    1923. 


The  2,400-yard  Relay  Team  which  set  a  World's  Record   of    1 
minutes  53  3/5  seconds  in  1924. 


Ail-American  "Chuck"  Darling  safe  at  third. 


form  and  function.  Not  only  was  it  fully  equipped 
to  meet  the  scientific  needs  of  the  day,  but  in  addition 
its  masculine  Gothic  design  won  its  architects  the  J. 
Harleston  Parker  Award  for  the  most  beautiful  structure 
erected  in  the  Boston  area  within  a  three  year  period. 

The  ground  floor  housed  the  science  library,  faculty 
offices,  and  the  upper  reaches  of  the  two  large  base- 
ment amphitheatres.  The  second,  third,  and  fourth 
floors  were  occupied  by  laboratories,  offices,  and  supply 
rooms.  Part  of  the  building  was  set  aside  for  an  An- 
thropological Museum,  but  this  was  converted  to  class- 
rooms after  a  building  on  Hammond  Street,  now  St. 
Joseph's  Dormitory,  was  obtained  to  house  the  col- 
lection. 

The  exterior  of  the  building  effectively  expressed 
the  twin  aims  of  Catholic  education— to  prepare  stu- 
dents for  their  life  in  this  world  and  in  the  next.  The 
solid  horizontal  lines  of  the  building  were  suggestive 
of  man's  life  in  this  world,  while  the  slim  spire  above 


Creeden  sweeps  Naw's  end   BC   6,  Navy  0   (1928). 


The  1928  Eastern  Intercollegiate  Champions. 


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1936— Oilman    (13)  blocks  a  Michigan  State  kick.  B.C.'s  Furbush    (25)   recovered  on   the  seven   yard   line.   Final   score:    B.C.    18- 
Michigan  6   (1936). 


Breaking  ground  for  the  Library,  1922.  Father  Patrick  McHugh,  S.J., 
Dean  of  the  College,  with  the  shovel;  Father  Daniel  Lynch,  S.J.; 
Mayor  Childs  of  Newton;  and  Father  William  Devlin,  S.J.,  President 
of  the  College. 


The  library  in  1925,  when  construction  stopped  and  the  auditorium 
was  roofed  over.  In  1926  Mrs.  Helen  Gargan  donated  funds  which 
enabled  Father  Dolan  to  resume  construction  on  the  reading  room. 


Bapst  Library,  named  in  honor  of  the  first  President  of  Boston  College. 


indicated  an  awareness  of  his  ultimate  goal.  On  the  top 
of  the  spire  rested  a  golden  ball  and  cross,  symbolic  of 
the  harmony  between  science  and  faith.  Around  the  out- 
side of  the  building  a  series  of  plaques  commemorated 
such  famous  scientists  of  the  past  as  Volta,  Mendel,  and 
Pasteur. 

At  the  same  time  as  the  science  building  was  being  com- 
pleted, a  Greek  Academy  was  instituted  which  captured  the 
attention  of  a  good  segment  of  the  Boston  public  by  present- 
ing Euripides'  Alcestis.  This  and  a  series  of  lectures  sponsored 
by  the  academy  were  reported  in  the  Boston  papers  as  repre- 
senting another  contribution  of  the  school  to  the  cultural  life 
of  the  "Athens  of  America." 

The  same  scholastic  year  of  1924-25  witnessed  the  com- 
pletion of  the  first  floor  of  the  new  library  building.  Everyone 
was  enthused  over  the  new  Gothic  structure,  which  was 
rapidly  becoming  an  absolute  necessity  as  the  rapid  increase 
in  the  numbers  of  books  and  students  alike  caused  over- 
crowding of  the  Tower  Library.  All  were  severely  disap- 
pointed when  Father  Devlin  announced  that  because  of  a 
shortage  of  money  further  construction  would  be  halted  and 
a  temporary  roof  installed  over  the  first  floor. 

In  the  summer  of  1925,  Fr.  James  H.  Dolan,  S.J.,  replaced 
Father  Devlin  as  president.  Father  Dolan,  one  of  Boston  Col- 
lege's youngest  presidents,  realized  the  need  of  the  library 
and  immediately  applied  his  youthful  enthusiasm  to  the 
collection  of  funds  to  permit  completion  of  the  structure. 
The  drive  was  aided  immeasurably  by  Mrs.  Helen  Gargan, 
who  gave  the  reading  room  in  memory  of  her  husband,  a 
well-known  Boston  lawyer  and  philanthropist.  Two  years 
later  the  stained  glass  windows  were  in  place  and  the  dark 


oaken  beams  spanned  the  long  expanse  of  the  reading  room. 
June  13,  1938,  was  a  day  of  double  celebration,  as  commence- 
ment exercises  were  followed  by  the  dedication  of  the  new 
library  building  by  His  Eminence  Cardinal  O'Connell. 

The  long-awaited  building  was  designed  to  harmonize 
with  the  three  older  Gothic  structures.  Its  Ford  Tower  echoed 
with  due  restraint  the  theme  of  the  first  tower  and  served 
also  to  mark  the  main  entrance  to  the  campus  from  Common- 
wealth Avenue.  (The  plan  for  a  college  overlooking  the 
reservoir  had  been  abandoned.)  The  lower  level  and  the 
mezzanine  housed  the  stacks  which  were  supposed  to  be 
expanded  shortly  into  the  second  floor  auditorium.  The  view 
from  the  entrance  to  the  auditorium  revealed  the  low  vaults 
of  the  foyer  standing  in  sharp  contrast  to  the  lofty  arches 
over  the  stairway.  A  twelve-panelled  Shakespeare  Window 
of  brilliant  stained  glass  dominated  the  staircase,  whose 
wrought-iron  railings  picked  up  the  delicate  tracery  of  the 
metal  in  the  windows.  In  the  dusky  regions  above  the  window 
and  in  each  of  the  adjoining  arches  opposite  the  entrance  to 
the  reading  room,  almost  hidden  from  view,  a  series  of  bas- 
relief  sculptures  featured  a  rendition  of  the  Seat  of  Wisdom. 

The  visitor  entering  the  reading  room  is  struck  first  by  the 
stark  austerity  before  him.  The  peaked  wooden  roof,  straight 
chairs,  and  simple  tables  contrast  sharply  with  the  wealth  of 
carefully  planned  detail  in  the  windows  and  decorations. 
Scenes  and  characters  from  Chaucer  are  portrayed  in  the 
stained  glass  of  the  present  catalogue  room,  originally  a  re- 
ception parlor.  Around  the  main  hall,  overlooking  the  alcoves 
assigned  to  theology,  philosophy,  history,  and  other  disciplines, 
the  windows  depict  such  eminent  scholars  and  historical 
figures  as  Aquinas,  Bacon,  and  Bede.  In  the  windows  of  the 


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The  interior  of  Ford  Tower  in  the  Library,  llie  staircase  and  arches 
are  classic  pieces  of  medieval  architecture. 


The  lobby  of  Bapst  auditorium. 


rare  books  room,  converted  during  the  Easter  recess  of  1961 
to  house  periodicals,  the  seals  of  Jesuit  colleges  throughout 
the  western  hemisphere  are  represented.  The  highlight  of  the 
rare  books  collection  is  the  Francis  Thompson  room,  where 
manuscripts  and  early  editions,  including  the  original  copy  of 
"The  Hound  of  Heaven,"  are  displayed.  Robert  Frost  often 
mentioned  this  collection  as  the  feature  which  first  attracted 
him  to  Boston  College.  Also  noteworthy  are  copies  of  the 
most  highly  illuminated  book  ever  produced— the  Early  Chris- 
tian Book  of  Kells.  This  latter  is  preserved  as  part  of  the 
Irish  Collection,  housed  in  a  small  room  adjacent  to  the 
auditorium.  In  1952  the  two  most  vivid  and  most  famous  of 
Boston  College's  many  stained  glass  windows  were  commis- 
sioned by  Fr.  Terrance  Connelly,  S.J.,  Librarian,  and  placed 
in  this  room. 

Four  tapestries  donated  by  the  Hearst  Foundation  in  mem- 
ory of  William  Randolph  Hearst  add  a  touch  of  Old  World 
elegance  to  Bapst.  Three  are  preserved  in  the  Ford  Tower, 
named  after  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ford,  a  washerwoman  who  don- 
ated money  for  the  building.  The  largest,  which  covers  an 
entire  wall  of  the  present  periodical  room,  was  woven  in  Brus- 
sels around  1500  and  depicts  scenes  from  the  life  of  Christ. 
A  number  of  oils  and  watercolors,  including  a  suspected 
Titian  and  a  probable  Velasquez,  are  scattered  throughout 
the  rooms  and  offices. 

The  completion  of  the  library  marked  a  plateau  in  the 
physical  expansion  of  the  university.  With  the  exception  of 
the  addition  of  a  wing  and  a  beautiful  cloistered  garden  to 
St.  Mary's  Hall  in  1930,  major  construction  on  the  Heights 
was  suspended  until  after  World  War  II.  This  did  not  mean 
that  all  things  were  static.  The  period  of  the  late  twenties 
and  thirties  was  marked  by  diversification  of  the  academic 
programs  so  that  Boston  College  fulfilled  its  charter  and 
became  a  university  in  fact. 

The  first  step  of  the  college  into  post-graduate  programs 
took  place  after  the  end  of  World  War  I,  when  a  program 
leading  to  the  master's  degree  in  education  was  established 
in  cooperation  with  the  City  of  Boston.  The  students  re- 
sponded enthusiastically,  and  the  city  registered  its  gratifica- 
tion by  accepting  the  master's  degree  as  equivalent  to  two 
years  teaching  experience.  Only  men,  however,  were  admitted; 
women  did  not  sit  in  a  Boston  College  classroom  until  the 
Summer  School  was  opened  in  1924  to  aid  the  many  teaching 
sisters  of  the  diocese. 

In  1926  the  School  of  Education  was  incorporated  into  a 
newly  organized  Graduate  School  under  the  direction  of  Fr. 
John  B.  Creeden,  S.J.,  a  former  president  of  Georgetown 
University.  Classes  were  held  intown  at  the  High  School  in 
the  late  afternoons  and  evenings  to  facilitate  attendance  by 
those  teaching  during  the  day.  The  scope  of  the  courses 
offered  embraced  most  of  the  essential  academic  departments. 

The  next  step  in  meeting  the  needs  of  the  community  came 
in  1929  when  it  was  decided  that  a  Law  School  would  be 
opened  in  the  Lawyer's  Building  on  Beacon  Street,  next  to 
the  Boston  Athenaeum.  The  announcement  was  praised  by 
the  Boston  press  because  of  the  high  standards  set  for  ad- 
mission. 

The  decade  of  the  thirties  saw  extracurricular  interest 
reach  unprecedented  levels.  The  traditional  religious,  literary, 
and  oratorical  activities  continued  to  dominate,  but  language, 
science,  and  other  special-interest  clubs  were  also  formed, 
pointing  the  way  toward  a  most  significant  trend  in  subse- 
quent years.  The  formation  of  the  Brosnahan  Debate  Society 


The  Grand  Staircase  leading  to  Gargan  Hall,  the  main  reading  room. 


The  Shakespeare  Window  over  the  Grand  Staircase.  This  win- 
dow, the  gift  of  Mrs.  Daniel  C.  Buckley  in  memory  of  her 
husband,  portrays  scenes  from  eight  of  Shakespeare's  works. 


in   1923   to  augment   the   traditional   Fulton   and  Marquette 
proves  the  tremendous  interest  in  debating  and  speaking  in 
this,  the  "Golden  Age  of  the  Fulton."   Resolutions  such  as 
one  debated  in   1881,  "That  the  effects  of  the  Cirusades  on 
Europe   have   been   beneficial,"    yielded   more    and   more   to 
topics  drawn  from  current  events.  The  trend  culminated  with 
the   Boston    College-Harvard   debate    in    '28    concerning    the 
qualifications  of  Alfred   E.   Smith,   Governor  of  New   York, 
for  the  presidency.  The  Sub  Turri  of  that  year  reported: 
It  at  least  constituted  a  radical  departure  from  the 
wonted  dry-as-dust  topics.  The  men  selected  to  up- 
hold the  college  honor  were  Neal  T.  Scanlon,  Wil- 
liam J.  Killion,  and  Joseph  B.  Doyle,  all  of  '28,  whose 
records  in  the  debating  line  were  highly  presentable. 
Never  in  the  history  of  intercollegiate  debating  has 
such  interest  been  aroused  and  although  the  subject 
was  discussed  in  the  spacious  confines  of  Symphony 
Hall,  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  a  larger  auditorivim 
was  not  available  to  include  the  many  himdreds  who 
were   turned  away.   The   men  from  Boston   College 
made  a  remarkable  performance  and  not  only  won 
the  acclaim  of  the  audience  but  that  of  the  usually- 
moderate  newspaper  critics  as  well.  It  was  a  glorious 
conclusion  and  one  which  argued  well  for  Boston 
College  superiority  in  the  world  of  letters  that  she 
should  so  emerge  from  the  largest  and  most  widely 
heralded  collegiate  debate  ever  to  be  held  in  America. 
All  extracurricular  interest  was  not  academic.  Coach  Cava- 
naugh  had  gone,  but  the  winning  tradition  in  athletics  re- 
mained. Football  history  was  made  again  in   1928  when  one 
of  the  nation's  youngest  coaches,   twenty-three  year  old  Joe 
McKenney,  led  his  Boston  College  team  to  their  second  East- 
em  Championship.  An  oiustanding  backfield  man  during  his 
playing  days  at  Chestnut  Hill,  McKenney  succeeded  Leo  Daley 


The  auditorium  of  Bapst  Library.  This  room  is  used  for  the 
many  lecture  series  sponsored  by  the  college.  From  1926  until 
1948  it  served  as  the  church  for  St.  Ignatius  Parish. 


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as  head  coach  in  1928,  when  Daley  left  after  one  year  as 
Eagle  mentor. 

McKenney's  championship  team  registered  major  victories 
over  Navy,  Duke,  Fordham,  and  Holy  Cross.  Catholic  U., 
Manhattan,  B.U.,  Canisius,  and  Connecticut  also  fell  victim 
to  the  Eagle  eleven.  In  the  all-important  game  at  Annapolis, 
the  B.C.  defense  was  a  bulwark,  once  stopping  the  Midship- 
men on  the  six-inch  line.  "Big  Six"  Al  Weston  was  out- 
standing. He  and  Paddy  Creeden  drove  fiercely  into  the  Navy 
line  until  Weston  found  the  end  zone  for  the  only  score  of 
the  game.  The  Eagles  fought  to  preserve  their  slim  six-point 
lead  for  the  entire  second  half  as  Tom  Smith,  Johnny  Dixon, 
Charlie  Murphy,  and  Warren  McGuirk  turned  in  great  defen- 
sive work  for  the  Maroon  and  Gold. 

The  following  week  found  a  highly-rated  Duke  team  over- 
whelmed by  B.C.,  19-0.  Weston,  Creeden,  McGuirk,  Murphy, 
and  Smith  proved  standouts  once  again.  The  great  Iron 
Major  received  a  tremendous  ovation  when  he  returned  to 
Boston,  this  time  as  coach  of  Fordham,  but  the  Eagles  pre- 
vailed, 19-7.  Atfer  a  19-0  conquest  of  the  Crusaders,  Boston 
College  was  awarded  her  second  Eastern  Championship  within 
ten  years.  Charlie  Murphy  was  named  to  the  All-America 
first  team  as  right  end.  Weston  and  McGuirk  were  included 
on  the  second  team,  and  Weston  was  the  star  of  the  All-Star 
game  in  San  Francisco. 

Only  four  starters  returned  for  the  1929  season.  End  Johnny 
Dixon  excelled  all  season,  and  a  new  center,  later  to  become 
Ail-American  Harry  Downes,  turned  out  to  be  a  second  Jack 
Heaphy.  The  "Galloping  Antelope,"  Chessy  Antos,  provided 
the  fans  with  thrills  all  season  by  his  pass  interceptions  and 
lightning  speed  together  with  uncanny  broken-field  running. 
The  Eagles  closed  out  the  season  with  a  7-2-1  record. 

The  remaining  five  years  of  the  McKenney  era  were  marked 
by  28  wins,  15  losses,  and  3  ties.  Fordham,  coached  by  the 
great  Cav,  proved  to  be  a  stubborn  foe  during  this  period. 
The  1930  Eagles  were  sparked  by  Captain  Johnny  Dixon, 
a  speedy  pass  receiver,  powerful  tackier,  and  a  strong  punter, 
who  played  all  season  with  a  knee  injury  that  would  have 
hospitalized  most  mortals. 

The  1932  season  was  notable  for  the  dedication  of  the 
Eagles'  new  stadium.  A  3-0  upset  over  the  strongest  Fordham 
team  to  that  day— a  squad  featuring  several  of  the  original 
"Seven  Blocks  of  Granite,"  provided  an  auspicious  opening. 
The  season  also  witnessed  the  coldest  day  in  the  history  of 
Boston  College  football  when  the  mercury  dropped  to  zero 
and   biting  winds   chilled   the    10,000   fans   who  gathered   at 


The  modern  language  alcove  in  Gargan  Hall. 


►I-  loTiccntiis  aqmlfx.  -^ 

niowp^liuni  sectiuclimloliav 


An  illuminated  page  from  the  Landisfarne  Gospels,  housed  in  the 
Irish  Room  of  the  Library. 


One  of  the  King  Windows  in  the  Irish  Room.  Full-color  repro- 
ductions of  the  other  windows  by  Richard  King  may  be  found  on 
pages  6  and  7. 


Fitton  Field  to  see  the  great  rivals  battle  to  a  scoreless  tie. 

An  otherwise  undefeated  1933  season  was  marred  by  a  32-6 
loss  to  the  Fordham  Rams.  "Snake  Hips"  Freitas,  a  side- 
stepping whiz  as  well  as  a  fancy  passer,  gave  the  fans  many 
a  thrill  throughout  the  season.  Flavio  Tosi  played  outstanding 
football  and  was  selected  an  All-Eastern  end.  As  McKenney's 
coaching  days  drew  to  a  close  in  1934,  he  was  the  youngest 
successful  coach  in  the  nation,  having  compiled  44  victories, 
18  defeats  and  3  ties  in  his  seven-year  reign  as  Eagle  mentor. 

John  R.  "Dinny"  McNamara  succeeded  him  in  1935,  but 
illness  led  to  his  resignation  after  four  games.  During  this 
short  period,  the  Eagles  registered  one  of  the  greatest  upsets 
of  all  time,  an  18-6  victory  over  Michigan  State— the  number 
one  team  in  the  nation  and  a  Rose  Bowl  contender  until 
whittled  down  by  a  spirited  B.C.  eleven.  The  victory  over 
the  Spartans  proved  to  be  B.C.'s  most  far-reaching  athletic 
conquest    since,  the    Yale    games    fifteen    years    before.    The 


Part   of  the  ornamental   trim   on   the   beamed   ceiling  of   the   rare 
book  room. 


The   rare    book    room.    This    room    now    houses    the    periodical 
-]    collection. 


Gargan  Hall,  looking  north  toward  the  Francis  Thompson  Room.  The  side 
windows  depict  the  great  masters  in  various  scholarly  fields. 


punting  of  soph  sensation  Tony  DiNatale,  the  defensive  work  of 
Ed  Furbush  and  Jim  Cahill,  and  the  drives  of  Ed  Driscoll  and  Paul 
Flaherty  sparked  the  Heightsmen  to  this  great  victory.  Youthful 
Harry  Downes  took  over  the  coaching  reins  halfway  through  the 
season  and  led  the  Eagles  to  three  wins  and  two  losses. 

A  Boston  College  immortal  returned  as  hockey  coach  in  1928. 
Sonny  Foley  found  a  slipping  team  in  his  initial  season,  in  which 
two  victories  over  Holy  Cross,  5-4  and  6-3,  were  sole  wins.  These 
contests  marked  the  first  meetings  of  the  Crusaders  and  Eagles  in 
hockey,  and  the  following  year  B.C.  once  again  pinned  a  double 
defeat  on  the  Purple  representatives,  4-0  and  6-1.  Only  the  two 
Cross  wins  and  the  individual  brilliance  of  Joe  Fitzgerald,  Pete  San- 


A  highly   illuminated   Altar   Missal,    the   gift   of   Eugenio   Cardinal   Pacelli, 
Pius  XII. 


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(      ,  '     •  •   ■  .     •         ■     ■  >  .    . 

^-^-■;...^  .-•.••".•  .....     i. 


A  carved  representation  of  Our  Lady  of  Knock,  located  in  the  Irish 
Room  of  the  Bapst  Library. 


1 

i 

1^ 

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"Temple  Visitors,"  a  Japanese  print  from  the  collec 
tion  owned  by  the  Boston  College  Library 


"St.  Francis  of  Assisi,"  a  17th  century  Spanish  painting  in 
the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Bapst  Library. 


Five  of  the  twenty-seven  pilgrims  represented  in  the  Chaucer  Windows  of  the  card  catalogue  room. 


The  Epic  Poetry  Window.  This  thirty  panel  window,  a  gift  of 
former  Governor  Fuller,  portrays  scenes  from  the  Iliad,  Odyssey, 
Aeneidj  Legend  of  the  Grail,  Beowulf,  Le  Cid,  Song  of  Roland, 
Parsifal,  Divine  Comedy,  and  the  Gaelic  epic.  Tain.  This  window 
forms  the  backdrop  for  the  Thompson  Collection. 


This  medallion 
Library"  in  195 


of  Francis  Thompson  was  given  by  "Friends  of  the 
9. 


Some  of  Francis  Thompson's  original  manuscripts.  The  open  book 
in  the  foreground  is  the  first  draft  of  Thompson's  Life  of  St.  Ignatius 
Loyola.  The  most  treasured  items  in  this  collection  are  the  Hound 
of  Heaven  manuscripts. 


ford,  and  Nick  Tedesco  salvaged  a  measure  of  respect  from 
the  1929  season. 

The  depression,  however,  brought  a  cessation  of  hockey,  and 
for  the  first  time  since  1917  Boston  College  was  not  repre- 
sented on  the  ice.  The  sport  was  resurrected  in  1933  only 
through  the  work  of  self-effacing  John  "Snooks"  Kelly,  the 
manager  of  the  '28  club,  who  had  won  himself  a  spot  as 
second  center  through  hard  work  and  dedication,  and  who 
subsequently  became  the  most  famous  name  in  B.C.  hockey. 

Kelley's  first  squad  was  the  first  post-depression  club  for 
the  Eagles.  Working  against  financial  odds,  he  fashioned  a 
team  which  lost  but  two  games  in  1933.  Captain  Bill  Hogan, 
Ray  Funchion,  and  Herb  Crimlisk  were  whirlwinds  on  skates 
for  the  Heightsmen  in  both  '33  and  '34.  As  the  year  rolled 
by,  Kelley's  teams  showed  continued  improvement  and  addi- 
tional colleges  lengthened  the  schedule. 

The  post-depression  years  saw  track  at  Boston  College, 
under  the  watchful  eye  of  Jack  Ryder,  regain  national  promi- 
nence briefly  with  the  victory  of  Dailey,  Jordan,  Smith,  and 
Moynihan  in  the  two-mile  Penn  Relay  in  '32  which,  coupled 
with  the  victories  of  '24  and  '27,  retired  the  Meadowbrook 
Cup  to  Chestnut  Hill.  Nearly  every  year  B.C.  gained  indivi- 
dual victories  in  New  England  with  standouts  like  Dick  Gill 
and  Herb  McKenley  in  the  quarter,  Clarence  Flahive  in  the 
high-jump,  Phil  Couhig  and  Al  Morro  in  the  weight  events, 
Dan  Fleet  in  the  half,  Tom  Cavanaugh  in  the  mile,  and  Jim 
Zaity,  who  competed  in  the  '36  Olympics.  The  era  of  team 
supremacy,  however,  had  passed. 

A  significant  feature  of  this  period  was  the  blossoming  of 
the  minor  sports,  which  finally  obtained  recognition  from 
the  A.A.  They  were  considerably  less  successful  in  overcom- 
ing lack  of  coaching  and  financial  support  to  post  winning 
records.  First  tennis  and  then  fencing,  golf  and  rifle  teams 
achieved  minor  sport  status.  Captain  of  the  fencing  team  in 
1930  was  the  aptly-named  Ed  Steele,  who  won  a  silver  medal 
in  the  New  England  saber  championship.  In  addition  the 
1937  Sub  Turri  recorded  the  informal  activities  of  a  Yacht 
Club,  which  lamented  its  inability  to  sail  on  the  reservoir 
but  which  did  practice  on  the  Charles  River  in  anticipation 
of  the  day  when  it  would  be  recognized  as  an  associate  mem- 
ber and  finally,  in  time  for  the  '45-'46  season,  as  a  full  member 
of  the  Intercollegiate  Yacht  Racing  Association  of  North 
America. 


"Naked  I  await  Thy  Love's  uplifted  stroke!"  The  fifteenth 
painting  in  the  Gammel  Collection. 


Some  of  the  twenty  paintings  by  Ives  Gammel  which  represent  lines  from  the  Hound  of 
Heaven.  This  exhibition  was  on  display  November  4,  1956,  when  Father  Terrence  Con- 
nolly accepted  the  original  Hound  manuscript. 


This  16th  century  Flemish  tapestry,  a  gift  of  the  Hearst  Foundation,  represents  twelve  scenes  from  the  life  of  Christ. 


"The  Stoning  of  St.  Stephen,"  a  17th  century  Italian  oil  painting. 


"The  Trinity,"  detail  from  the  tapestry  on  page  99. 


One  of  the  colored  windows  in  the  natural 
science  alcove.  This  panel  represents  Roger 
Bacon  experimenting  with  Al  Kazan's  theory 
of  refraction. 


The  south  entrance  of  Bapst  Library. 


100 


A  page  from  the  Book  of  Kells  preserved  in  the 
Irish  Room  of  Boston  College  Library. 


A  13th  century  tapestry  from  Belgium,  one  of 

thrtc  wliiili  Ii  1111^  in  tin    Fiiul  Tower. 


BOSTON  GLOBE— THURSDAT,  JANTJAEY  12,  192S 


BOSTOH  COLLEGE  DEFEATS  HARVARD 
IK  DEBATE  OVER  GOV  "AL"- SMITH 


SMITH'S  QtfAl^IFlCA310SS  TO  BE  PREBLDENT 


Father  Dolan  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Louis  J.  Gallagher, 
S.J.,  on  New  Year's  Day,  1932.  Father  Gallagher  brought  to 
the  presidency  an  international  reputation  earned  by  his 
work  in  Russia  during  the  famine  after  the  First  World  War. 
His  training  in  operating  under  difficult  circumstances  stood 
him  in  good  stead,  for  he  arrived  at  Boston  College  just  as 
the  impact  of  the  depression  was  asserting  itself  on  all. 
Tuition  payments  were  in  arrears  and  the  number  of  students 
receiving  financial  aid  from  the  college  had  doubled  in  one 
year.  Nonetheless,  no  salaries  were  reduced,  although  econo- 
mies were  effected  by  the  curtailment  of  planned  expansion. 
Paradoxically,  the  need  for  economy  resulted  in  the  erection 
of  a  new  stadium.  It  was  built  by  students  under  the  direction 
of  professional  steel  workers  so  that  the  school  could  avoid 
paying  rental  to  a  stadium  intown.  In  the  fall  of  1934,  the 
tuition  deficit  was  partially  alleviated  by  the  Federal  Emer- 
gency Recovery  Act,  which  enabled  the  college  to  pay  many 
students  |15  a  month  for  work  at  the  college. 

The  five-year-old  law  school  intown  had  scarcely  inaugu- 
rated a  program  enabling  those  with  only  a  high  school  di- 
ploma to  make  up  the  necessary  prerequisites  for  admission, 
when  a  four-year  bachelor's  curriculum  was  offered  at  the 
high  school.  To  avoid  duplication,  these  two  programs  were 
integrated  in  1935  as  Boston  College  Intown  on  Newbury 
Street. 

The  city  of  Newton  widened  Beacon  Street  in  1935  and 
bought  a  narrow  strip  of  college  land  to  do  so.  The  payment 


President  of  the  class  of  '29,  Bill  Flynn,  christens  the  "Boston  College.' 


NAME  BOATS"-'*' 
FOR  COLLEGES 

First     Trawler     to     Be 
Nanded  "Boston  College" 


An  order  has  t)een  placed  with  the 
Bath  Tron  Works  at  Bath,  Me.,  by  the 
Attantlo  &  Paclftc  Fish  Company  of  21 
Fish  Pier  for  the  construction  of  three 
steel  beam  trawlers,  the  forerunners  of 
"a  fleet  the  eoncern  plans  to  build  and 
operate.  Tlio  three  will  bear  the  iiamea-, 
of  hoted  Catholic  Institutions  of  learn- 
ing, the  first  to  ba  called  "Boston  Col- 
lesTo,"  ready  for  delivery  Oct.  1  of  this 
lyear,  the  second  the  "Holy  Cross," 
completed  a  month  later,  and  the  third 
the  "Georgetown,"  to  be  launched  on 
Dec.  1.  This  13  the  beglnnlne  of  one 
of  the  most  extenjjive  building  pro- 
grammes contemplawd  by  the  produc- 
tion end  of  tho  local  fishing'  Industry  in 
years. 

The  new  trawlers  will  be  126  feet  lonrr, 
23  feet  beam,  13  feet  depth  of  hold, 
with   a   gross   tonnage   of   200,   and    will 


I  be  built  along  the  linos  of  the  famous 
'  N6Hh  .Sea  trawlers,  considered  the  r 
■  most  efflclent  »f  ihclr  kind.  Diesel 
'  engines  will  furnish  motive  power,  and 
'  by  a  new  arrangement,  tho  auxiliary 
',  units  are  placed  al^igslde  tho  engines, 
allowing  greater  pp^ce  for  the  storage 
of  fish,  the  holds  being  Insulated  and 
60  arranged  that  the  fish  may  be  car- 
ried on  special  shelTss. 


The  "Boston  College"  sliding  down  the  ways. 


FR  GASSON'S  FUNERAL 
IN  BOSTON  ON  MONDAY 

Services  in  Immaculate  Conception  Church  For 
Noted  Jesuit  Who  Died  in  Montreal 


The  funeral  of  Rev  Thomas  I.  Gas- 
«on,  S,  J.,  a  former  president  of  Bos- 
ton College,  who  died  late  last  night 
In  Montreal,  will  be  held  in  this  city 
at  the  Church  of  the  Immaculate  Con- 
ception, Harrison  av,  South  End,  next 
Monday  morning  at  10  o'clock.  Ar- 
rangements for  the  services  were  being 
completed  today  by  the  Jesuit  fathers 
In  charge  of  Boston  College  at  Newton. 

Information  from  Montreal  is  to  the 
•ffect  that  the  body  will  arrive  in  Bos- 
ton Sunday  morning  at  7:30,  and  will 
be  removed  to  the  rectory  .of  the  Chuich 


of  the  Immaculate  Conception  over 
which  Rev  Fr  Gasson  presided  as  rec- 
tor a  number  of  years  ago  when  he 
waW  president  of  Boston  College,  then 
located  in  the  old  buildings  adjoining 
the     Immaculate     Conception,     in    the 


Those  who  have  seen  this 
Colonial  lamp  all  say  it  is 
a  perfect  beauty. 

Style  No.  601. 
Colonial  Lamp, 
height  15%"  to 
top  of  shade, 
complete  with 
imported  Cut 
Prisms  and 
beautiful  Hand 
Cut  Shade. 
Finish  of  metal 
either  Pewter 
or  C  ol  0  n  i  a  I 
Brass.  Price 
complete, 


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Irish  Records 


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South  End.  Much  of  the  magnificent 
Boston  College  at  University  Heights 
in  Newton  was  planned  and  developed 
by  Rev  Fr  Gasson,  and  he  saw  several 
of  the  present  buildings  completed  and 
the  college  functioning  on  an  enlarged 
basis  before  he  was  trar.sferred  from 
Boston  to  other  duties  in  the  Jesuit 
order. 

Shortly  before  4  o'clock  Sunday  aft- 
ernoon the  body  will  be  conveyed  from 
the  chuich  rectory  to  the  adjacent 
church,  where  at  the  latter  hour  the 
office  of  the  dead  will  be  chanted  by  a 
group  of  Jesuits  from  this  city,  New- 
ton and  Weston.  The  body  will  lie  in 
state  at  the  Immaculate  Conception 
through  Sunday  afternoon  and  eve- 
ning until  the  funeral  services  Monday 
morning.  Very  Rev  James  M.  Kilroy. 
S.  J.,  provincial  of  the  Jesuits  in  this 
section,  will  officiate  at  the  low  mass 
of  requiem. 

The  body  ^111  be  taken  to  Worcester 
for  burial  in  the  cemetery  at  Holy 
Cross  College. 

Of  Huguenot  Family 

Fr  Gasson,  S.  J.,  one  of  the 
most  distinguished  jnembers  of  the 
Society  of  ^esus  on  this  conti- 
nent, was  born  at  Sevenoaks,  Kent. 
England,  Sept  23,  1859.  the  son  of 
Henry  and  Arabella  (Quinnell)  Gas- 
son. He  was  a  descendant  of  a 
Huguenot  family  which  settled  in  the 
South  of  England  In  the  latter  part  of 
the  18th  century. 
His  education  was  gained  at  St 
I  Stephen's  School,  London.  When  a 
boy    he    came    to    this    country    and 


of  the  city  was  augmented  by  donated  funds  and  used  to  erect 
the  wrought-iron  fence  which  stands  along  Beacon  Street 
today. 

The  Intown  College  was  joined  in  the  Newbury  Street 
building  by  the  new  School  of  Social  Work  in  1936.  The 
new  school  was  the  brain  child  of  Fr.  Walter  McGuinn,  S.J., 


The   opening  of   the   new  Alumni   Field  gate   on   Beacon 
Street,  1935. 


Rev.  Louis  J.  Gallagher, 
S.J.,  the  seventeenth  Presi- 
dent of  Boston  College 
(I932-I937). 


who  felt  that  "the  principles  of  Christian  philosophy,  especi- 
ally of  ethics  and  psychology"  often  were  not  integrated  with 
the  methods  and  techniques  of  social  work.  Father  McGuinn 
made  the  school  a  pioneer  in  its  field  by  his  emphasis  on  the 
individual  and  on  the  principle  of  "confidentiality,"  which 
urges  close  cooperation  between  the  social  worker  and  the 
community.  From  its  inception  to  the  present,  the  school 
has  always  maintained  a  majority  of  male  students,  making 
it  unique  among  American  schools  of  social  work. 

In  the  fall  of  1936,  the  college  was  visited  by  his  Eminence, 
Eugenio  Cardinal  Pacelli,  the  Papal  Secretary  of  State.  After 
being  greeted  by  Father  Gallagher  and  the  other  Jesuit 
faculty  members,  he  spoke  to  the  students  from  the  steps  of 
the  library.  When  he  announced  a  day  off,  there  was  such  a 
storm  of  cheering  that  the  Cardinal  added  a  second  day  of 
recess.  Cardinal  Pacelli  was  so  impressed  with  the  full-scale 
riot  which  ensued  that  he  granted  a  third  day  off,  and  was 
about  to  add  a  fourth  when  the  rector  stepped  up  to  the 
microphone  to  call  a  halt  to  the  proceedings.  Still  the  Cardinal 
managed  to  set  a  record  which  no  Boston  snowstorm,  before 
or  since,  has  been  able  to  equal. 

Father  Gallagher,  who  had  successfully  guided  the  school 
through  the  difficult  years  of  the  depression,  was  relieved  of 
his  presidential  duties  and  replaced  by  Fr.  William  J.  Mc- 
Garry,  S.J.,  on  July  1,  1937.  Father  McGarry,  an  editor  of 
the  Jesuit  quarterly.  Thought,  had  an  outstanding  reputation 
as  a  Scripture  scholar  and  authority  on   the  history  of  the 


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Father  McGan^  was  also  an  extremely  effective  executive, 
who  modernized  the  administrative  structure  of  the  school. 

The  Newbury  Street  building  gained  a  third  occupant 
when  the  School  of  Business  Administration  was  organized 
in  1938.  The  popularity  of  the  accounting  electives  which 
were  offered  in  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences  motivated 
Father  McGarry  to  form  the  new  institution.  A  committee  of 
thirty  prominent  bankers  and  businessmen  was  fonned  to 
act  in  an  advisory  capacity  and  to  aid  the  school  in  meeting 
the  needs  of  the  modern  business  world. 

Football  was  the  first  Boston  College  sport  to  emerge  into 
the  national  spotlight  after  the  depression  to  recall— and  even 
siupass— the  athletic  successes  of  the  '20's.  Gilmore  Dobie,  who 


Eugenio  Cardinal  Pacelli,  later  Pius  XII  and 
Bishop  Spellman  on  the  Boston  College 
campus  in   1936. 


Rev.  William  J.  Mc- 
Garry, S.J.,  the  eigh- 
teenthe  President  of 
Boston  College  (1937- 
1939). 


from  1907  to  1915  fashioned  a  remarkable  52-0-2  record  at 
^Vashington,  initiated  the  long  march  to  a  National  Cham- 
pionship with  a  6-1-2  record  in  1936.  Outstanding  in  a  come- 
from-behind  tie  with  the  Spartans  was  five-foot-four  Tilly 
Ferdenzi,  whose  specialty  was,  of  all  things,  pass  receiving! 
Two  years  later  "Gloomy  Gil's"  last  hard-fought  season  yielded 
the  same  record  when  the  Eagles,  with  two  minutes  left  to 
play,  tied  favored  Michigan  6-6  and  then  with  fifteen  seconds 
to  go,  moved  Fella  Sintoff's  toe  into  field  goal  position  for 
the  win.  A  14-0  smothering  of  B.C.'s  first  Big  Ten  foe,  Indiana, 
launched  the  Eagles  into  national  headlines. 

The  three  years  of  Dobie's  colorful  reign  were  the  stuff 
of  legends.  As  a  Presbyterian  he  could  never  get  used  to 
Catholic  jargon  and  aroused  considerable  hilarity  by  calling 
the  rector  "Parson  Gallagher."  A  strong  exponent  of  funda- 
mentals and  bruising  football,  his  highest  esteem  was  reserved 
for  his  biggest  players.  In  his  last  season  he  called  only  three 
by  their  first  names:  John  Yauchoes,  260  pounds;  Chester 
Gladchuck,  248;  and  Joe  Jabulski,  240.  But  this  hard-nosed 
approach  left  behind  a  core  of  players  whose  mastery  of  detail 
and  fundamentals  paved  the  way  for  the  great  years  to  come. 

The  year  1938  was  a  big  one  for  Boston  College.  The 
President  of  the  University  proclaimed  that  the  75th  anniver- 
sary would  be  celebrated  the  week  of  February  20.  On  Tues- 
day evening,  1100  alumni  crowded  the  seats  and  aisles  of  the 
Copley  Theatre  to  pay  tribute  to  their  Alma  Mater.  Father 
McGarry  read  the  congratulatory  message  of  Pius  XI  and 
delivered  the  Papal  blessing,  after  which  Governor  Charles  F. 
Hurley,  the  first  alumnus  to  achieve  gubernatorial  distinction 
in  Massachusetts,  commended  the  college  for  raising  "the 
tone  of  civilized  living  in  our  Commonwealth.  For  75  years 
Boston  College  has  amply  fulfilled  the  dreams  of  its  founders, 
carrying  on  under  tremendous  odds  a  work  of  education 
which  the  Commonwealth  deeply  appreciates." 

Classes  were  suspended  to  enable  the  3277  students  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  week-long  diamond  jubilee.  Students  joined 
with  girls  from  several  local  colleges  to  present  a  symposium 
on  Christian  Marriage.  The  same  evening,  a  concert  by  the 
student  and  alumni  musical  clubs  was  performed  at  the 
Copley  Theatre. 

The  highlight  of  the  celebration  was  the  Dramatic  Society's 
production  of  The  Music  Makers.  Elliot  Norton,  prominent 
Boston  critic,  wrote  that  it  marked  the  "beginning  of  a  new 
and  welcome  interest  in  professional  drama."  The  play,  a 
sardonic  comedy  dealing  with  the  World  War,  was  only  one 
of  five  produced  during  the  celebration,  a  sure  indication  of 
the  marked  interest  in  dramatics  at  the  college.  The  French 
Academy  put  on  a  full  performance  of  Racine's  Esther  com- 
plete with  period  costumes,  while  the  Italian  Academy  staged 
Pirandello's  La  Parente.  The  German  and  Spanish  academies, 
not  to  be  outdone,  presented  Schiller's  "Apfelschuss  Szene" 
from  Wilhelm  Tell  and  Sierra's  Rosina  es  Fragil.  Once  spring 
had  arrived  on  campus,  the  Classics  Academy  presented  Anti- 
gone on  a  specially  constructed  outdoor  stage. 

The  solemn  high  Anniversary  Mass  was  offered  by  Cardinal 
O'Connell  '81,  on  April  first.  His  sermon  to  the  1500  present 
emphasized  the  obligation  of  service  implied  by  faith  and 
the  close  relationship  of  education  and  religion  as  twin  forces 
in  the  development  of  youth. 

In  many  quarters  Boston  College  was  styled  the  "Oxford 
of  America"  because  of  its  devotion  to  a  classics-oriented  cur- 
riculum designed  to  produce  the  liberally  educated  man. 
Father  McGarry  credited  the  impressive  growth  and  accom- 
plishment of  three  quarters  of  a  century  to  "self-sacrifice, 
triply  exemplified  in  the  Jesuit  educators.  Catholic  parents, 
and  generous  scholarship  donors." 


Flood  of  Greetings  From  All 
Over  World  Marks  B.  C.  Fete 


Harvard  Debate  Features  Program; 
Pope  Plus  Lauds  Institution 

Congratulatory  messages  from  all  corners  of  the  world  were 
being  received  today  as  the  jubilee  week  celebration  marking  the 
75th  anniversary  of  the  founding  of  Boston  College  reached  its 
mid-point. 


Pope  Pius  XI 


Vatican  City, 

January  7,    1&3S. 

Reverend  Father  Rector, 
Boston  College, 
Chestnut  Hill,   Mass. 

On  the  oooasion  of  the   seventy-fifth  anniversary 
of  the   founding  of  Boston  College,    the  Holy  Father   imparts 
to  the  Rector,   professors,    students  and  alumni  his   affec- 
tionately paternal  apostolic  benediction. 

Eugene  Cardinal  Paoelli, 
Secretary     of     State. 


The  annual  intercollegiate  debate 
between  the  Fulton  Debating  So- 
ciety of  Boston  College  and  the 
Harvard  Debating  team  will  fea- 
ture the  program  tonight.  The  de- 
bate will  be  held  at  the  Copley 
Theater. 

A     message      from      Pope      Pius, 
v;ishing      the      college       continued 
growth   and   success  was 'the   high- 
light   of    the    alumni    convocation, 
attended  by  prominent  Boston  Col- 
lege graduates,  including  Governor 
Charles    F.    Hurley. 
MESSAGE   FROM   POPE 
In  his  message   Pope  Pius  said; 
"On   the  occasion  of   the   75th 
anniversary    of    Boston    Oollege 
the   Holy  Father   imparts   to   the 
rector,    professors,    students    and 
alumni  its  affectionately  paternal 
apostilic   benediction." 
Governor     Hurley,     an     alumnus, 
said: 

"I  have  come  to  extend  to  Bos- 
ton College  the  greetings  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  which  I  am 
now  governor,  but  I  also  wish  to 
extend  my  personal  greetings  as 
a  former  undergraduate. 

"For  75  years  Boston  College 
has  amply  filled  the  dreams  of 
its  founders,  for  75  years  this 
college  has  carried  on  under  tre- 
mendous odds  and  today  the  Com- 
monwealth of  Massachusetts  is 
proud  to  claim  her  as  one  of 
her  own." 
CARDINAL'S  GREETINGS 

Representing  William  Cardinal 
O'Connell,  the  college's  most  dis- 
tinguished graduate,  Rt.  Rev.  Fran- 
cis L,  Phelan  extended  the  cardinal's 
greetings. 

"Seventy-five  years  of  service  to 
the  Church  of  God,  the  state  and 
the  people  of  our  community  is 
the  resplendent  record  of  Boston 
College,"   Rev.  Phelan  said. 


"We    are    deeply    conscious    of 
I   the   great   debt    of    gratitude   we 

isons  of  Boston  College  owe  our 
alma  mater  and  the  great  Jesuit 
educators  who  have  heroically 
dedicated  their  lives  to  the  prin- 
ciples of  Catholic  education. 

"It    is    my    pleasant    duty    to 
bring  the    personal    greetings   of 
His  Eminence  Cardinal  O'Connell 
who    loves    this   college   with  an 
affection  which  seems  to  have  no 
limit." 
The    Very    Rev.    William    J.    Mc- 
Gairy,    S.   J.,   president   of  the    col- 
!egp,   lauded   all  who  aided   ir  the 
prosperous    growth   of   the   institu- 
tion. 
MANY  OTHERS  SPEAK 

"J  must  pay  tribute  to  the 
parents  of  Boston  College  men, 
to  all  tJiose  who  have  sent  their 
sons  to  the  college,"  he  said.  "It 
was  their  willing  spirit  of  self- 
sacrifice  which  has  inspired  o'-j- 
rapid  growth. 

"The  hardships  of  our  parents 
have  been  the  stepping  stones  of 
our  success." 

Others  who  addressed  the  con- 
vocation were:  James  G.  Reardon, 
con^missioner  of  education;  Dr. 
John  G.  Downing  of  St.  Elizabeth's 
Hospital;  Rev.  Daniel  J.  Riordan, 
oldest  alumnus;  Henry  F.  Barry, 
president  of  the  Boston  College 
Club  of  New  York;  Francis  J. 
Carney,  and  Alice  M.  Kerrigan, 
president  of  the  Boston  College 
alumnae. 

Donation  of  a  fund  to  purchase 
books  for  the  Alumni  Association 
library  was  announced  by  Gerald 
F.  Coughlin,  president  of  the  group. 
The  subject  of  tonight's  debate 
will  be: 

"Beselved:  That  the  New  Deal 
program    of    business    regulation 
is  detrimental  to  the  best  interests 
of  the  American  people." 
Boston  College,  upholding  tne  at- 
firrastive   side,  will  be   represente'.' 
by  Francis  E.  T.  Sullivan  and  Pau" 
L.    Schultz.      Richard    W.    Sullivan 
and   William  W.   Hancock   will  up- 
hold the  negative  side  for  Harvard. 
Judge  John  P.  Higgine,  chief  jus- 
tice of  the  superior  court  is  chair- 
man of  the  debate. 


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The  famed  golden  eagle,  symbol  of  Boston 
College.  The  eagle  itself  was  brought  from 
the  American  Embassy  in  Japan  and  watches 
over  Linden  Lane  from  the  top  of  a  fifteen- 
foot  shaft  of  polished  Vermont  granite. 


110 


Rev.   William   J.    Murphy,   S.J.,    the    nineteenth    President   of    Boston 
College  (1939-1945). 


The  final  quarter  of  the  first  century  of  the  Boston  College 
saga  actually  began  four  months  before  1939  with  the  appoint- 
ment of  Fr.  William  J.  Murphy,  S.J.,  to  succeed  Father  Mc- 
Garry  as  president.  Father  McGarry's  career  as  rector  had 
been  brief  but  busy,  and  he  was  only  relieved  of  the  position 
because  he  was  needed  as  editor  of  the  new  scholarly  journal, 
Theological  Studies. 

A  fortnight  after  the  installation  of  Father  Murphy  as  rec- 
tor. Hitler  marched  into  Poland.  The  world  tensed  for  the 
shock  of  war,  but  collegiate  life  was  not  immediately  affected. 

"B.C.  Hires  Unknown!"  read  the  headlines  as  the  Boston 
papers  reported  the  replacement  of  Gil  Dobie  by  Frank  Leahy 


The  former  Liggett  estate,  now  O'Connell  Hall.  This  mansion  was 
constructed  at  a  cost  of  |300,000. 


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Princely  Gift  to  B.  C. 
by  Cardinal  O'Connell 


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NOW  PART  OF  BOSTOX  COI.LLGE 
'  The  palatial  residence  of  the  late  Louis  K.  Liggett  tstate  at  CJnestnut.Hill, 
purchased   by   Cardinal   O'Connell   atfd   (lonitid   to  "Boston   GoHeg*. 
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By  this  gift  from  the  Cardin.il_  th«, 
campus  will  be  Increased  by  aboMtJoj 
third  in  area,  opening  up  vast  pnsfilt 
ties  for  further  development,  ; 
Quires  also  the  palatial  mansion  of  the 
drug  magnate,  which  is  to  be  converted 
into  a  classroom  and  office  building. 
The  Liggett  estate  adds  10  a.-res  of 
beautifully  landscaped  grounds  bounded 
by  Hammond  street,  Beacon  street,  and 
Tudor  road. 

In  honor  of  the  donor  the  residence, 
a  mansion  modeled  after  Gwydyr  ^^U 
In  Wales,  will  be  known  a»  the  CarSinai 
O'Connell  Hall.  In  the  announcentent, 
which  was  made  by  the  Very  Rev.  Wil- 
liam J.  Murphy,  S.  J.,  president  of-the 
college,  tribute  w^m  paid  to  the  C»j|di- 
nal.  It  aaid: 

•'Cardinal  O'Connell  during  his  Idng 
and  brilliant  career  has  always  ^ten 
Intimately  associated  with  the  co^^ge 
and  has  been  most  instrumental  in  'Pro- 
moting Its  progress.  Boston  ColleEO  i»en 
everywhere  will  take  great  satisfatstlon 
In  the  knowledge  that  the  name  of  the 
most  distinguished  alumnus  and  cpn- 
etant  benefactor  of  the  college  \\i||;al-' 
way  be  thus  splendidly  associated  With 
'the  campus." 

Plans  tor  Buikjing 

Indications  of  the  direction  «  hir^  the  ' 
expansion  of  the  college  at  L'liivafjity 
Helglits  is  to  take,  were  givtn  in  the  ; 
announcement  of  the  purchaF^c  of  the  I 
estate  by  the  cardinal.  The  main  build- j 
Ing,  which  Is  of  Tudor  design  .Tn.l  made  i 
of  brick  and  sandstone,  will  probflfbly 
be  used  for  lectures,  class  rooms.  olBces 
and  rooms  for  student  actl\ii  irs.  IB  j 
addition,  facilities  will  be  prnvitied  (or; 
debating  rooms  and  a  dramatic  wdrk- ■ 
shop. 

For  the  outbuildings,  which  are  con- 
structed In  the  old  English,  half-tim- 
bered style,  the  college  autiiorltics 
have  a  plan  for  incorporation  itito  the 
athletic  programme.  These  buildings. 
It  was  pointed  out,  are  grouped  around 
an  open  court  In  the  form  of  a  square, 
and  when  remodeled,  will  make  an  ex- 
cellent field  house.  It  is  but  a  short 
distance  from  these  buildings  to  the 
Beacon  street  corner  of  Alumni  Field 
and  they  will  offer  competitors  in  sports 
field-house  facilities  not  conveniently 
available  before. 

To  Be  Ready  in  Fall 

Work  will  go  forward  Immediately  on 
the  necessary  remodelling  so  that  all 
buildings  will  be  ready  for  their  new 
use  at  the  opening  of  classes  In  Sep- 
Jaonber.    -In,  addition   to    the   plans    tor 


GIFT  TO  B.C. 
ANNOUNCED 


Cardinal   O'Connell 

Makes    Present    of 

.Liggett  Estate 


In  the  largest  addition  to  the 
campus  since  the  original  purchase 
of  the  site  on  University  Heights  in 
1907,  Boston  College  announced  last 
night  the  gift  to  the  college  by  Car- 
dinal O'Connell  of  the  spacious  and 
rpagnificent  Louis  K.  Liggett  estate 
»t  Chestnut  Hill,  just  across  a  nar- 
row s{rcet  from  the  present  boun- 
daries of  the  institution. 


Page    2  —  Seventh    Col. 


The  grand  staircase  in 
O'Connell  Hall.  This 
photo  was  taken  while  the 
building  was  being  used 
by  the  College  of  Business 
Administration. 


in  1939.  The  twenty-nine  year  old  former  assistant  coach  at 
Fordham  soon  recalled  the  days  of  the  Iron  Major,  as  he 
turned  in  a  20-1  record  in  his  two  year  stay,  before  responding 
to  the  call  of  his  own  Alma  Mater,  Notre  Dame. 

The  single  loss  of  1939  did  not  keep  the  Eagles  from  return- 
ing to  the  Cotton  Bowl,  held  at  the  same  stadium  which  B.C. 
had  dedicated  two  decades  earlier.  A  second-half  field  goal 
gave  B.C.  its  only  score  in  a  low  count  Clemson  victory,  6-3. 
But  the  next  year  .  .  . 

That  was  the  year!  The  Eagles  soared  to  320  points,  kept 
the  opposition  to  a  52  point  total.  Trouncings  of  Center, 
Tulane,  Temple,  Idaho  (60-8) ,  Saint  Anselm's,  Manhattan, 
B.U.,  Auburn,  and  Holy  Cross  were  merely  routine.  But 
Georgetown  had  been  undefeated  in  the  three  previous  years. 
B.C.  led   19-16  with  two  minutes  left  when  the  Georgetown 


line  pushed  the  Eagles  to  their  own  goal  line.  With  19  yards 
to  go  on  the  first  down,  Charley  O'Rourke  raced  around  the 
end  zone,  taking  an  intentional  safety  to  kill  time.  George- 
town now  had  the  ball,  but  it  was  too  late.  Grantland  Rice's 
"greatest  football  game  ever  played"  was  history. 

New  Year's  Day  saw  the  Boston  club  in  New  Orleans'  Sugar 
Bowl  before  73,000  fans.  The  first  half  was  a  defensive  battle 
interrupted  only  by  a  Volunteer  tally  late  in  the  first  quarter. 
After  the  half,  the  southern  school  found  that  B.C.  had  an 
offense  too.  The  ferocious  blocks  of  Toczylowski  opened  up 
a  hole  for  Maznicki  and  Connolly.  Maznicki  kicked  the  extra 
point  and  it  was  a  tie  game.  The  seesaw  continued  as  Tennes- 
see countered  13-7  and  Connolly,  Holovak,  and  Manicki  made 
up  the  deficit.  Currinan  broke  up  a  field  goal  attempt  and 
gained    possession    for    B.C.    with    six    minutes    left.    It    had 


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O'Connell   Hall    from   the 
south  side. 


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"Chuckin'  Charlie"  O'Rourke  (Lucky  13)  cutting  the  Georgetown 
end  in  "the  greatest  football  game  ever  played."  B.C.  19— George- 
town 18. 


All  aboard  for  Texas,  Clemson,  and  the  1940  Cotton  Bowl. 


Boston  College's  Vito  Ananis  hits  the  Clemson  stone  wall. 


Head  Coach  Frank  Leahy 


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"Monk"  Maznicki  grinds  his  way  across  the  Sugar  Bowl  to  the  Tennessee  10. 


1942— Ail-Americans  Holovak 
(12)  and  Gladchuk  (45)  lift 
a  Tennessee  ball  carrier  out 
of  action  in  the  1942  Sugar 
Bowl.   B.C.    19-Tenn.    13. 


1943— The  Orange  Bowl  backfield:  Holovak,  Connolly,  Mangene,  and  Doherty.  "Iron  Mike"  Holovak 
scored  all  three  B.C.  touchdowns  to  become  first  string  Ail-American  fullback  on  every  poll.  B.C. 
21,  Alabama  37. 


Coach   Dennis   Myers. 


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Holy  Communion  in  the  war  barracks  of  Boston  College. 


been  steamroller  football  before;  now  "Chuckin'  Charlie" 
O'Rourke  passed  the  maroon  and  gold  to  an  80-yard  drive. 
Fabilski  pulled  in  two;  Maznicki  a  third.  On  an  off-tackle 
slant  from  a  kick  foiTnation  behind  Toczylowski's  blocking, 
O'Rourke  totally  befuddled  the  haggard  Vols  and  put  B.C. 
on  top,  19-13.  A  last  desperate  Tennessee  pass  was  intercepted 
and  B.C.  was  the  National  Champion. 

The  mastermind  of  it  all  left  for  Notre  Dame  and  was  re- 
placed by  Denny  Myer,  who  brought  a  new-fangled  "T"  to 
the  city  of  famous  tea  parties.  The  graduation  of  nearly  all 
of  the  Sugar  Bowl  team  posed  a  need  for  rebuilding.  By  1942 
the  job  was  done  and  a  perfect  record,  with  only  one  game 
left,  pointed  to  a  repeat  Sugar  Bowl  bid  for  the  top-ranked 
team  in  the  nation.  Then  the  Holy  Cross  bombshell  hit  as 
B.C.  suffered  its  worst  Crusader  defeat  in  history,  12-55.  The 
players  were  so  disheartened  that  they  cancelled  plans  to 
celebrate  the  end  of  a  victorious  season  that  evening  at  the 
Cocoanut  Grove.  When  news  of  the  tragic  fire  appeared  in 
the  morning  papers,  students  at  both  schools  could  only  be 
grateful  for  the  providential  outcome  of  the  game.  The  Eagles 
had  to  settle  for  an  Orange  Bowl  tilt  against  Alabama.  New 
Year's  in  Florida  was  stifling;  the  Eagles  were  injury  ridden. 
Nevertheless,  the  men  from  the  Land  of  Cod  marched  76 
and  80  yards  to  Holovak's  two  quick  TD's.  Alabama  had  not 
been  idle,  and  when  Lucas,  Mangene,  and  Holovak  put  Iron 
Mike  over  again,  B.C.  held  a  slim  21-19  edge.  Lucas  broke  a 
leg  and  one  disaster  followed  another  as  a  field  goal  put  the 
Crimson  Tide  in  front.  It  had  been  predicted  that  second-half 
replacements  would  decide  the  tale,  and  so  they  did.  Exhaus- 
tion in  the  heat  slowed  the  Eagles'  flight  while  Alabama 
forged  ahead  to  a  37-21  victory. 

But  now  the  war  was  raging  and  players  and  coaches  alike 
left  to  do  battle  on  a  new  field.  A  fine  schedule  was  scratched 
but,  even  so,  an  inexperienced  team  forged  an  undefeated 
five  game  season.  Especially  noteworthy  was  the  6-6  tie  with 
Harvard,  which  represented  the  first  meeting  of  the  two  schools 


The  Boston  College  chaplains  of  World  War  II 


During  the  war  the  college  was  administered  by  the  Society  and  the 
Army. 


The  soldiers  in   the  Army  Specialized  Training  Program   used  St. 
Mary's  Hall  as  a  central  office  and  barracks. 


in  23  years.  Standout  of  the  truncated  season  was  Eddie 
Doherty,  voted  to  nearly  every  All-American  squad.  As  the 
first  B.C.  player  in  20  years  to  play  for  the  Eastern  All-Stars, 
he  quarterbacked  one  of  their  two  TD's. 

The  pre-war  years  also  found  B.C.  dominating  the  New 
England  Hockey  League.  The  Sands  Memorial  Trophy  went 
to  the  Kelleymen  in  1940  and  stayed  at  the  Heights  for  three 
years.  Eighteen  consecutive  victories  in  two  years  and  twenty- 
five  such  victories  in  league  play  under  team-captains  Pryor 
and  Boudreau  were  followed  by  an  NAAU  championship, 
before  more  serious  matters  in  Europe  ended  the  Eagle  reig^. 


The  college  took  a  big  step  west  in  1941  when  the  Louis  K. 
Liggett  estate  on  Hammond  Street  was  purchased  for  the 
rapidly  expanding  College  of  Business  Administration.  In 
gratitude  to  the  donor,  the  rambling  structure  was  renamed 
O'Connell  Hall.  The  building,  which  once  required  a  team 
of  thirty  servants  and  groundskeepers,  was  a  25-room  Tudor 
mansion  patterned  after  Gwydr  Hall  in  Wales.  The  nine  and 
a  half  acres  included  riding  stables  and  a  $100,000  swimming 
pool. 

The  war  began  to  exert  considerable  impact  on  Boston 
College  in   1942.  Previous  to  this  time,  a  pilot-training  pro- 


Linden  Lane  echoed  to  the  terse  (oinmands  of  morning  inspection. 


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Soldiers  on  their  way  to  Alumni  Field  for  inspection. 


The  barracks  on  the  southeastern  slopes  of  the  college  grounds. 
The  buildings  in  the  rear  stood  on  the  present  site  of  Campion 
Hall.  The  building  in  the  foreground  served  as  a  gymnasium  until 
Roberts  Center  was  built.  It  was  torn  down  in  late  1958  to  allow 
construction  on  Cushing  Hall  to  begin. 


gram  had  been  instituted  and  the  first  college  company  of  the 
Marine  Corps  Reserves  had  been  formed.  In  1943  the  student 
population  dwindled  appreciably  as  over  300  students  entered 
the  services.  An  accelerated  program  was  planned  for  the 
freshmen  entering  in  February  to  enable  them  to  complete 
the  normal  four  year  program  in  two. 

In  July  of  1943,  Boston  College  was  designated  a  training 
center  for  the  new  "Army  Specialized  Training  Program," 
which  was  designed  to  train  technicians  and  specialists  for  the 
Army.  Trainees  were  to  be  soldiers  on  active  duty.  St.  Mary's 
was  evacuated  by  the  Jesuits  and  then  transformed  into  a 
residence  for  400  soldiers.  The  program  continued  until  it 
was  suddenly  cancelled  in  mid-March,  1944,  because  the  troops 
in  training  were  needed  to  support  the  Normandy  invasion. 

In  April,  1944,  the  student  body  of  Arts  and  Sciences  fell 
to  the  wartime  low  of  236.  After  this  the  quick  rise  back  to 
new  postwar  highs  began.  The  return  to  relative  normalcy 
was  well  under  way  by  September,  when  the  Jesuits  came  back 
to  St.  Mary's  and  special  programs  were  established  for  the 
returning  veterans. 

Boston  College  had  been  very  nearly  destroyed  by  the 
Second  World  War.  Not  in  a  physical  sense,  of  course;  the 
buildings  still  stood.  In  fact  the  war  provided  Boston  College 
with  several  new  barracks,  which  had  been  purchased  by  the 
university  after  the  war  and  moved  to  the  college  property 
from  discontinued  military  installations.  The  college  also 
bought  a  gymnasium  which  it  erected  during  the  winter  of 
1946-47.  But  the  steady  growth  of  Boston  College  into  a  uni- 
versity of  national  significance  had  been  brought  to  a  halt  by 
the  bayonets  and  rifles  of  the  military  trainees  who  took  over 


Two  of  the  four  great  bells  in  Gasson  Tower.  These  bells  have 
been  rung  on  only  four  special  occasions  since  1913:  the  death 
of  Father  Gasson,  the  end  of  World  War  II,  the  opening  of  the 
Vatican  Council,  and  the  one-hundredth  anniversary  of  the 
college. 


-frrri'i^ 


The  Hod  Carriers  of  Boston  College. 


SSW^^tS!''^'  "  " 


Paper  bricks  of  this  type  were  given  to  those  who 
donated  to  the  building  of  the  College  of  Business 
Administration. 


the  campus.  The  business  school,  founded  in  1938,  had  to 
hold  classes  in  O'Connell  Hall,  a  spacious  house  but  hardly 
an  adequate  classroom  building.  In  all,  less  than  100  students 
had  graduated  in  the  war  years  of  1945  and  1946.  When  the 
war  ended  abruptly  under  an  atomic  cloud,  however,  thousands 
of  GI's  traded  khakis  for  coats  and  ties  and  marched  to  the 
campuses  of  America  for  the  education  Uncle  Sam  had 
promised  them  under  the  G.I.  Bill. 

Fr.  William  L.  Keleher,  S.J.,  succeeded  Father  Murphy  as 
Rector  of  Boston  College  in  September,  1945,  barely  in  time 
to  make  plans  for  the  invading  army  of  education-starved 
veterans.  The  increase  in  enrollment  was  phenomenal.  When 
Father  Keleher  took  office  in  1945,  there  were  all  of  650  under- 
graduates; but  by  September,  1947,  4100  day  students,  two 
thirds  of  whom  were  veterans,  flooded  the  Chestnut  Hill  cam- 
pus. The  need  for  additional  classroom  space,  especially  for 
the  rapidly  expanding  College  of  Business  Administration, 
could  no  longer  be  ignored.  Father  Keleher  immediately  put 
into  operation  plans  for  the  erection  of  the  new  business 
college  across  an  emergent  quadrangle  from  Gasson  Hall. 
Work  began  on  June  2,  1947,  without  even  the  formality 
of  a  ground-breaking  ceremony. 

The  growth  of  the  Boston  College  we  know  today  dates 
from  the  somewhat  haphazard  and  hasty  plans  which  were 
made  to  meet  the  onrush  of  students  immediately  after  the 


Rev.  William  L.  Keleher,  S.J.,   the  twentieth  President  of 
Boston  College  (1945-1952). 


The   "master  plan"   in    1945. 


Fulton  Hall  as  conceived  by  architects  Maginnis  and  Walsh. 


war.  Apparently  there  was  no  complex  scheme  for  new  build- 
ings such  as  the  present  development  program.  Still,  the 
work  which  was  done  in  those  hectic  days  has  proven  to  be 
well-suited  to  the  needs  of  the  expanding  university. 

To  finance  the  new  building  and  to  provide  capital  for 
future  expansion,  Father  Keleher  embarked  on  an  ambitious 
fund-raising  campaign.  The  million-dollar  drive  was  the  first 
appeal  to  the  community  in  over  twenty  years.  Forty  per  cent 
of  the  goal  was  quickly  raised  by  the  alumi.  To  realize  the 
remainder  of  the  sum.  Father  Keleher  enlisted  the  students' 
aid  in  appealing  to  the  people  of  Boston.  This  phase  of  the 
campaign  opened  with  a  giant  rally  on  the  Chestnut  Hill 
campus,  during  which  the  rector  explained  the  need  for  stu- 
dent support  in  soliciting  funds.  The  response  was  fantastic. 
Armed  with  pledge  cards,  Boston  College  students  visited 
businessmen  in  their  local  communities,  seeking  "Bricks  for 
B.C."  Each  donor  was  presented  with  a  paper  brick  in  return 
for  his  contributions.  The  Governor  of  Massachusetts,  Robert 
F.  Bradford,  was  one  of  the  first  to  buy  a  brick.  At  one  of  the 
many  rallies  held  to  kindle  the  enthusiasm  of  the  student  body, 
cartoonist  Al  Capp  dashed  off  renditions  of  the  ever-popular 
Daisy  Mae  on  the  steps  of  Bapst  Library. 

New  buildings  were  not  the  only  innovation  in  this  vibrant 
post-war  Boston  College.  In  February,  1947,  Boston  College 
took  one  more  step  on  the  road  to  becoming  a  full-scale  uni- 
versity when  the  School  of  Nursing  opened  classes  at  New- 
bury Street.  More  significant  for  the  student  at  the  time  was 
the  arrival  of  coeds  on  the  pristine  hills  of  the  campus.  The 
nurses  traveled  to  the  Heights  twice  a  week  for  science  classes, 
to  be  greeted  on  arrival  by  hostile  jibes  and  unbelieving  stares. 

The  predominantly  veteran  make-up  of  the  student  body 
presented  a  number  of  problems.  The  close-knit  unity  of  the 
pre-war  classes  had  been  lost,  and  Heights  editorials  blasted 
the  growth  of  cliques  and  sought  greater  unity  among  the 
student  body.  The  football  team  helped  reestablish  this  unity. 
Torchlight  parades,  held  before  the  games,  wound  down 
Commonwealth  Avenue  to  the  Common  and  only  broke  up 
after  hours   of  cheering  and   celebration.    One   of   the   most 

Father  Keleher  and  Archbishop  Gushing  fill  the  cornerstone  of  the 
College  of  Business  Administration. 


Boston  College  School  of  Dramatic  Arts,   194 J. 


violent  of  the  leaders  of  these  parades  was  the  elusive  Giles 
Threadgold.  He  appeared  time  after  time  on  theater  marquees 
and  in  newspaper  office  windows  exhorting  the  students  to 
new  heights  of  frenzy.  During  one  rally  he  had  the  crowd 
chanting  "Hey,  Hey,  take  it  away!"  at  the  manager  of  the 
theater  exhibiting  the  motion  picture.  Forever  Ainher, 
which  had  been  denounced  by  a  Heights  editorial  as  immoral. 
A  few  grumblings  were  heard  from  the  veterans  about  the 
value  of  philosophy  courses,  but  the  answer  was  ready:  they 
were  materialists.  A  student  council  was  formed  towards  the 
end  of  April  in  1948,  and  the  student  body  began  to  act  like 
average  collegians  again  by  hurling  blasts  and  counterblasts 
back  and  forth  about  the  value  of  this  body. 

Expansion  did  not  stop  with  the  founding  of  the  Nursing 
School  or  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of  the  Business  School 
by  Archbishop  Gushing  in  October,  1947.  The  gothic  smoke- 
stack of  the  service  binlding  raised  its  grimy  head  into  "Heav- 
en's own  Blue"  at  mid-year  1948,  and  plans  to  bring  the  Law 
School  to  the  Ghestnut  Hill  Gampus  were  annoimced  in  1949. 
The  large  influx  of  student  cars  was  responsible  for  the  first 
attempts  at  filling  in  the  lower-campus  reservoir.  Alumni  Hall 
had  been  purchased  in  1947  but  was  unfit  for  occupancy  at 
that  time.  It  was  an  almost  perfect  copy  of  an  ancient  mansion 
of  the  Tudor  period  in  England,  but  had  fallen  into  disrepair 
during  the  thirties  and  forties.  In  1950  it  was  renovated  and 
made  the  headquarters  of  the  Alumni  organization  and  the 
school  publications. 

Behind  the  movement  to  place  the  Law  School  on  the 
Ghestnut  Hill  campus  was  the  overriding  desire  to  achieve  a 
real  unity  of  the  student  body,  which  was  also  the  chief  pre- 
occupation of  the  vocal  students  of  the  time.  The  fantastic 
growth  of  the  student  body  since  the  war,  the  lack  of  adequate 
facilities  for  informal  student  life,  and  the  overcrowding  of 


campus  classroom  space  combined  to  thwart  the  development 
of  any  real  unity  among  the  students.  The  construction  of 
the  new  buildings  had  relieved  some  of  the  pressure,  but  there 
was  still  a  lot  of  work  to  be  done. 

Activities  to  keep  the  students  busy  after  classes  were  sprout- 
ing every  few  months  in  these  renaissance  years.  The  R.O.T.C. 
program  was  activated  in  1947  as  an  artillery  unit.  In  the 
late  forties,  the  student  government  was  an  active  participant 
in  the  National  Student  Association  and  the  National  Federa- 
tion of  Catholic  Gollege  Students.  A  campus  radio  station, 
WBBC,  was  formed  after  the  completion  of  Fulton  Hall  in 
1948.  Students  in  large  numbers  congregated  on  the  lawn  in 
front  of  the  library  to  say  the  rosary  for  Cardinal  Mindzenty 
when  he  was  on  trial  in  Hungary. 

When  the  veterans  returned  to  the  Heights,  they  lost  no 
time  in  bringing  to  Ghestnut  Hill  the  greatest  era  in  her 
hockey  history.  A  4-3  upset  over  Dartmouth  was  the  feature 
of  the  season,  which  was  marked  by  the  outstanding  goal  tend- 
ing of  Bernie  Burke.  A  new  attraction  was  added  to  New 
England  intercollegiate  hockey  that  year:  the  first  New  Eng- 
land playoffs  to  select  a  representative  for  the  NCAA  cham- 
pionships. Although  a  14-5  record  left  the  Kelleymen  second 
to  B.U.  in  season  play,  the  tournament  gave  the  Eagles  a 
second  chance  that  launched  them  en  route  to  Colorado 
Springs.  Pitted  against  a  strong  Michigan  sextet,  they  waged 
an  impressive  battle  before  succumbing  6-4  in  overtime. 

The  fabulous  1949  season  commenced  with  a  13-5  rout 
against  M.I.T.,  with  Jack  Mulhern  pulling  the  hat  trick.  One 
victory  followed  another:  Harvard  fell  9-4,  as  Fitzgerald  took 
his  turn  with  the  hat.  The  largest  arena  crowd  since  the  '20's 
saw  the  Eagles  turn  back  Colorado  in  overtime,  6-5.  The 
Crimson  toppled  once  again  8-5.  Victories  over  Dartmouth 
and  B.U.  gave  the  Eagles  the  Sands  trophy  for  the  seventh 
time  in  a  decade. 

Now  the  Newton  lads  were  off  to  Colorado  for  the  second 
straight  year.  A  7-3  victory  over  Colorado  and  a  4-3  win  over 
Dartmouth  in  the  finals  clinched  for  the  Maroon  and  Gold 
the   Broadmoor  Trophy,   symbol   of  national   championship. 

Alumni  Hall. 


The  formal  gardens  of  the  building,  overlooking  the  reservoir 


The  south  side  of  Alumni  Hall. 


"•A.^SH'  ?i» 


The  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of  Lyons  Hall. 


All-American  honors  went  to  Burke  for  his  con- 
sistency in  the  nets  and  to  Butch  Songin  for  his 
work  on  defense.  Cheering  crowds  could  scarcely 
see  the  returning  Kelleymen,  hidden  under  ten- 
gallon  hats. 

The  icemen  were  not  alone  in  creating  history 
in  that  famous  1949.  The  men  of  the  gridiron, 
despite  a  so-so  season,  handed  the  Purple  Cru- 
saders their  biggest  licking  in  the  history  of  the 
rivalry.  Al  Cannava's  four  touchdowns  helped 
him  to  the  O'Melia  award  as  the  game's  top 
player.  Ed  Patela,  top  scorer  with  four  more 
TD's  and  ten  of  eleven  extra  points,  added  to 
the  76-0  shutout! 

The  end  of  the  war  marked  the  beginning  of 
a  new  intercollegiate  sport  at  Boston  College, 
as  Father  Ring,  Moderator-coach  of  the  basket- 
ball team  and  Director  of  Athletics,  prepared  his 
team  for  competition  with  other  universities. 
Lack  of  proper  practice  facilities  had  thwarted 
earlier  extramural  attempts,  and  this  same  lack 
made  the  1946  season  a  disappointing  one.  But 
Coach  Al  "General"  McClellan  was  not  willing 
to  let  his  team  remain  the  "doormat  of  the  New 
England  region"  for  long.  In  1947  the  Eagles 
were  on  the  threshold  of  success,  until  Elmer 
Morgenthaler,  a  7']"  center  from  Texas,  whose 
shot  was  as  fast  as  his  drawl  was  slow,  left  the 
Eagles'  nest  to  play  professional  ball  with  Provi- 
dence. Despite  the  loss  of  its  most  valuable 
player,  the  squad  managed  a  .500  average  for 
the  season,  largely  due  to  the  fierce  tactics  of 
John  Letvinchuk.  In  1948  the  team,  sparked  by 
Letvinchuk  and  a  trio  of  sophomores  from  New 
York,  capped  a  13-9  season  by  playing  a  benefit 
game  against  Georgetown  for  the  Jesuit  Reha- 
bilitation Fund  in  the  Philippines.  Despite  the 
good  overall  season  records,  the  games  with  Holy 
Cross  often  proved  to  be  tough  ones  for  the 
Eagles,  and  this  was  especially  so  during  the 
years  of  1949  and  1950,  when  they  came  face-to- 
face  with  Bob  Cousy.  Even  in  defeat,  however, 
McClellan's  army  staged  a  brilliant  campaign, 
retreating  only  under  the  all-too-real  fire  of 
Cousy's  37-point  record-breaking  barrage  in  the 
1950  game.  This  and  thirteen  years  were  enough 
to  convince  the  Eagles  that  it  might  be  better 
to  have  him  on  their  side. 

Meanwhile,  the  baseball  team  made  a  glorious 


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Another  tower  takes  its  place  on  the  Heights. 


President  of  the  College,  Father  William  Keleher   S  J 
wishes  the  workmen  good  luck. 


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The  1949  New  England  N.C.A.A.  Champions. 


This  1949  picture  is  perhaps  the  best-loved  in  the  history  of  the  Boston 
College-Holy  Cross  series. 


Al  Murra)  (hdps   i  (  lusidii    is  Id  Riu  I  i  s(  inipers  for  his  fourth 
touchdown  ot  the  day  B  C   7b— H.C.  0. 


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The  76  to  0  victory  left  very  little  to  be  buried. 


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Rev.  Joseph  R.  Maxwell,  S.J..   the  twenty-first  President  of  Boston 
College  (1952-1958). 


One  of  those  great  pre-game  riots. 


Co-education  was  most  appreciated  at  the  rallies. 


comeback.  Switching  from  grenades  to  baseballs,  the  diamond- 
men  became  New  England  Intercollegiate  Champions,  while 
Jerry  Daunt's  many-faceted  talents  at  second  base  made  him 
an  Eastern  Collegiate  All-Star.  Undaunted  by  the  loss  of 
several  top  players,  the  Eagle  nine  came  back  for  another 
winning  season  in  1948,  helped  along  by  the  pitching  of 
"Shutout"  Steve  Stuka,  who  provided  his  own  best  support 
with  a  .500  batting  average.  Good  though  the  '48  season  was, 
it  could  not  top  the  show  put  on  in  1949,  the  last  of  Coach 
Freddy  McGuire's  eleven  successful  seasons  with  the  Eagles. 
Highlight  of  the  year  was  a  game  with  Holy  Cross  late  in  the 
season,  when  these  two  Jesuit  rivals  were  top  contenders  for 
the  NCAA  crown.  Although  the  Cross  was  ahead  2-0  in  the 
seventh  inning,  the  diamondmen  responded  to  the  sound  of 
For  Boston  ringing  in  from  center  field  to  tie  up  the  game. 
A  pitching  duel  between  Levinson  (B.C.)  and  Formon  (H.C.) 
was  finally  broken  in  the  twelfth  inning,  when  Billy  Ryan  hit 
a  long  line  drive,  tried  to  stretch  it,  and  beat  the  throw  to 
home  plate  by  a  whisker  to  crush  Holy  Cross  with  their  second 
defeat  of  the  year  at  the  hands  of  the  Heightsmen  and  to  make 
the  Eagles  New  England  NCAA  Champions. 

New  England  Championships  were  not  the  exclusive  prop- 
erty of  the  major  sports  on  campus,  however.  In  1949  the  Ski 
Team  won  the  New  England  Ski  Conference  Championship 
by  sweeping  the  slalom  and  downhill  events  at  Mt.  Thorn, 
New  Hampshire.  Coach  "Snooks"  Kelley's  golfers  followed 
suit  by  putting  the  New  England  title  on  ice  for  two  successive 
years  in  1949  and  1950.  In  the  latter  year,  the  linksmen  posted 
a  new  team  record  of  293  at  Oakley  Country  Club,  while  Cap- 
tain Dick  Kinchla  won  the  New  England  singles  championship 
for  the  second  time. 

The  growth  of  the  college  continued  into  1949  with  more 
than  1000  freshmen  starting  classes  that  year.  The  complexion 
of  the  student  body,  however,  was  beginning  to  change;  for 
the  first  time  there  were  more  non-veterans  than  veterans 
at  Boston  College.  The  presence  of  400  non-Bostonians  by 
1947  was  sufficient  to  cause  a  Heights  reporter  to  ask  for  a  re- 
scheduling of  social  events  to  allow  them  to  attend  the  proms 
which  traditionally  had  been  held  during  the  long  vacations, 
and  Junior  Week  returned  with  all  its  attendant  splendor  in 
May.  After  an  absence  of  twenty  years,  the  New  York  Club 
was  revived  in  1951.  Another  Heights  writer,  proposing  an  in- 


surance  purchase  plan  as  a  method  for  giving  Boston  College 
a  class  gift,  stated:  "It  is  conceivable  that  buildings  could  be 
constructed  every  six  or  eight  years  with  such  a  plan  in  effect." 
These  events  only  hinted  at  the  future  Boston  College,  with 
its  cosmopolitan  atmosphere  and  its  tremendous  physical 
growth. 

The  next  step  in  the  physical  expansion  of  Boston  College 
was  the  construction  of  Lyons  Hall.  Plans  for  the  building 
were  announced  in  April,  1950,  and  construction  was  started 
soon  afterwards.  In  November,  1951,  the  building  was  finished, 
complete  with  the  much-needed  Welch  Dining  Hall— named 
the  Commons  at  first,  but  popularly  known  as  the  Caf.  The 
filling  in  of  the  reservoir  had  to  begin  again  after  a  flood  in 

1951.  Competition  for  the  needed  fill  dirt  was  fierce  because 
of  the  construction  at  this  time  on  route  128,  but  enough  of 
the  reservoir  was  filled  in  to  give  the  track  team  a  plot  of 
land  where  they  could  practice  field  events. 

Fr.  Joseph  R.  N.  Maxwell  succeeded  Father  Keleher  as 
president  of  the  university  in  September,  1951,  and  lost  no 
time  in  shocking  the  student  body.  He  announced  that  a 
new  School  of  Education  would  open  in  1952  and  thus  assured 
the  presence  of  the  feared  coeds  in  greater  numbers.  But  the 
students  were  even  more  disturbed  by  world  news.  The 
Korean  War  had  broken  out  in  June  of  1950  and  again  Uncle 
Sam  was  forced  to  recruit  from  the  ranks  of  college  students. 
A  Military  Advisory  Board  was  established  to  counsel  the  stu- 
dents, while  the  Heights  ran  a  long  series  of  articles  on  the 
possibilities  and  problems  of  the  draft.  The  war,  however, 
was  not  serious  enough  to  trouble  the  administration,  and  the 
slight  drop  in  enrollment  never  presented  the  problems  of 
the  Second  World  War.   Expansion  continued. 

The  School  of  Education  opened  its  doors  in  September, 

1952,  with  a  freshman  class  of  110  women  and  60  men. 
Twenty-five  girls  lived  off  campus.  Coeducation  had  become 
an  unavoidable  fact  on  the  sacred  hills  of  Newton  and  the 
presence  of  the  female  could  no  longer  be  ignored. 

The  opening  of  the  new  School  of  Education  precipitated 
one  of  the  longest  and  most  interesting  debates  ever  held 
within  the  student  body.  A  Heights  editorial  in  April  of 
1952  welcomed   the  foundation  of  the  new  school   and   the 


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change  in  campus  atmosphere  which  it  implied.  But  a 
Heights  cartoonist  in  the  same  issue  drew  a  savage  carica- 
ture emphasizing  the  questionable  charms  of  the  girls  then 
on  campus.  The  struggle  was  only  beginning.  In  the  fall 
of  '52,  an  inquiring  reporter  asked  the  girls  about  their 
reception.  "In  the  beginning  it  was  especially  amusing  to 
be  the  object  of  all  the  hoots  and  stares,  but  the  way  it 
is  continued  by  some  of  the  boys  takes  all  the  fun  out  of 
it,"  said  one  anxious  girl.  Another  determined  coed  re- 
solved to  do  something  to  improve  the  situation:  "You 
may  be  marvels  in  academic  circles,  but  you  certainly  need 
some  experience  in  dealing  with  the  opposite  sex.  Most 
of  you  treat  us  like  so  many  bottles  of  nitroglycerine.  .  .  . 
Give  us  a  few  months  and  we'll  have  you  acting  like 
normal  people." 

The  male  students  didn't  seem  to  realize  their  plight. 
Their  reactions  ranged  from  resignation  to  prophesies  of 
doom.  "As  long  as  they're  here,  let's  make  the  best  of  it," 
was  the  opinion  of  one  of  the  less  disturbed  gentlemen.  A 
more  articulate  freshman  saw  the  arrival  of  the  girls  as 
a  blow  to  the  school's  prestige:  "We'll  come  to  be  known 
as  just  another  college.  And  in  the  second  place,  I  just 
don't  think  it's  becoming  of  B.C.'s  tradition  to  have  these 
man-traps  draped  all  over  the  campus."  Another  student 
came  right  to  the  point:  "B.C.  has  had  it!"  The  student 
body  was  slow  to  recognize  the  importance  of  the  change. 
There  was  a  powerful  nostagia  for  the  old  Boston  College- 
small,  male,  and  easily  unified.  The  impact  of  the  erection 
of  the  two  major  buildings  and  the  large  increase  in  enroll- 
ment after  the  war  had  not  changed  the  basic  concept  and 
role  of  Boston  College.  There  was  some  talk  of  making 
the  university  the  best  in  New  England,  but  the  farthest 
limits  of  its  student  population  were  assumed  to  stop  there. 

To  further  the  unity  of  the  student  body  and  to  develop 
an  awareness  of  the  university's  tradition,  the  trustees  of 
Boston  College  decided  to  name  the  major  buildings  of 
the  campus  after  the  men  who  were  prominent  in  the 
foundation  and  growth  of  the  college:  Gasson,  Lyons, 
Fulton,  Devlin,  Bapst.  This  move  had  first  been  suggested 
in  the  late  forties  and  early  fifties  by  a  Heights  editor  in 
order  to  remove  the  cold  classifications  of  Tower  Building, 
Science  Building,  Library,  and  Business  School. 

Father    Maxwell    would    not    let    Boston    College    stand 


Many  a  B.C.  man  has  stolen  a  key  and  climbed  the  384  steps 
into  the  tower  to  leave  his  name  on  a  piece  of  steel. 


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In  1957  the  college  acquired  the  column  and  base  of  the  Admiral  Dewey 
Memorial  from  the  city  of  Boston.  The  eagle  was  then  moved  to  its 
present  site  on  Linden  Lane.  The  base  of  the  Dewey  monument  sits 
in  the  garden  in  front  of  Lyons  Hall. 


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In  1954  Boston  College  became  the  owner  of 
a  gold  eagle,  which  for  almost  three  years  stood 
in  front  of  Alumni  Hall. 


St.  Thomas  More  Hall,  the  Law  School. 


still.  He  had  ambitious  plans  for  expansion  and  the  skill  to 
realize  them.  The  Law  School  was  under  construction  by 
December  of  1953,  and  before  it  had  been  completed  work 
was  begun  on  the  building  which  would  house  the  new 
School  of  Education.  Campion  Hall  frightened  the  new 
students  even  more  than  the  arrival  of  the  coeds  some  two 
years  before,  since  the  architecture  constituted  a  radical  de- 
parture from  the  modified  collegiate  Gothic  of  the  earlier 
buildings.  Students  shook  their  heads  in  dismay  as  the  columns 
of  the  portico  were  put  in  place.  They  trembled  in  fruitless 
anger  when  bricks  were  used  instead  of  granite  facing.  But 
all  admitted  that  it  was  progress,  and  not  to  be  denied.  The 
age  of  functional  architecture  had  arrived  and  people  were 
almost  willing  to  accept  it. 

Campion  Hall  was  ready  for  classes  in  September,  1955. 
That  same  month  marked  the  opening  of  the  first  of  the 
dormitories:  Xavier,  Claver,  and  Loyola  Halls.  Three  hundred 
students  could  now  live  on  campus.  This  required  another 
concession  from  the  traditionalists:  Boston  College  was  firmly 


committed  to  the  out-of-state  student  and  it  would  never 
again  be  the  Boston  day-student  mecca  of  the  thirties  and 
forties. 

Throughout  the  early  '50's  athletic  history  at  the  Heights 
centered  squarely  on  Snooks  Kelley  and  his  annual  sextet. 
The  NCAA  Championship  eluded  the  Eagles,  but  that  did 
not  detract  from  the  repeated  captures  of  the  New  England 
Championship. 

In  the  1950  series,  B.C.'s  15-3  trouncing  of  Bowdoin  in 
the  semi-finals  set  an  Arena  season  scoring  record  and  paved 
the  way  to  a  2-1  decision  over  B.U.  The  Sands  Trophy  would 
spend  a  third  year  on  Chestnut  Hill.  The  following  season 
saw  Coach  Kelley  faced  with  the  "toughest  schedule  in  the 
history  of  New  England  Hockey"  and  a  sophomore-studded 
team  to  prepare  for  it.  A  quick  4-1  win  over  Brown  started 
things  off.  At  Thanksgiving,  however,  Michigan  and  Colorado 
took  their  toll,  statistically  and  physically  as  well.  Neverthe- 
less, Kelley's  icemen  reached  the  playoffs  and  trounced  Tufts 
14-1  before  bowing  4-1  to  constant  rival  B.LT. 


Archbishop  Gushing  blesses  the  Law  School,  1953. 


Richard  Cardinal  Gushing,  Gregory  Cardinal  Agaganian,  and 
Father  Maxwell  break  ground  in  1954  for  Gampion  Hall,  the  School 
of  Education. 


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Campion  Hall. 


St.    Mary's    Hall    viewed    from    the 
southern  approach. 


A   quiet   corner   in   the   Cloister 
Garden. 


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The     Ford     Tower 
Bapst  Library. 


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Two  near-but-oh-so-far  seasons  when  the  Eagles  narrowly  missed 
the  bid  to  represent  New  England  in  the  nationals  bridged  the  gap 
to  1954,  when  the  hockey  team  once  again  dominated  New  England 
play.  The  17-2  record  earned  B.C.  another  trip  to  the  midwest 
homeland  of  Michigan  and  Minnesota.  Prominence  in  New  Eng- 
land and  frustration  nationally  has  been  the  pattern  ever  since. 

In  football,  1951  was  a  year  to  remember:  a  poor  overall  record 
was  salvaged  in  the  final  game.  Fledgling  Coach  Holovak  fielded 
a  20-point  underdog  against  a  Crusader  team  sporting  an  8-1 
record  and  averaging  nearly  40  points  a  game.  Sure  enough  Holy 
Cross  took  an  early  7-0  lead.  An  interception  by  Bob  Cote  and 
some  hard  running  by  John  McCaidey  and  the  Eagles  came  right 
back  to  trail  by  one  after  six  minutes.  In  the  second  period,  another 
Crusader  error,  a  fumble  on  B.C.'s  8-yard  line,  gave  B.C.  the  ball. 
A  march  of  92  yards,  hacked  right  through  the  Crusader  line,  ended 


with  a  spectacular  end-zone  catch  by  Captain  Mike  Roarke.  Both  teams  began 
the  second  half  with  long  but  unsuccessful  drives.  The  Purple  finally  hit  pay 
dirt  in  the  fourth  quarter  to  lead  14-12.  Fans  on  both  sides  of  the  field  considered 
that  the  deciding  tally.  B.C.'s  freshman  quarterback  Jim  Kane  and  his  classmate, 
halfback  Joe  Sullivan,  thought  differently.  A  56-yard  conspiracy  set  up  Joe 
Johnson's  third-down  TD;  19-14  said  the  scoreboard.  "We  want  Egan,"  shouted 
the  Heightsmen,  as  they  marched  down  Commonwealth  to  the  Record-American 
offices  to  find  the  man  who  had  predicted  not  only  a  B.C.  loss  (everyone  had) , 
but  even  that  the  Chestnut  Hill  school  would  soon  be  dropping  football.  On 
to  City  Hall  with  cries  of,  "We  want  the  Mayor!"  This,  the  last  of  the  g^eat 
forays  downtown,  would  never  be  forgotten. 

Sometime  between  the  construction  of  Lyons  Hall  in  1951  and  the  years  of 
1953  and  1954,  a  B.C.  habit  popular  today  became  a  part  of  campus  life.  It 
was  the  tradition  of  the  coffee-cup  discussion.  Before  the  erection  of  Lyons  Hall, 


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Ten  seconds  remained  as  Joe  Johnson  smashed  his  way  over  the  goal  line  to  give  20-point-underdog  B.C.  a   19-14   verdict  over  the  Cross 

in   1931. 


Two  Thousand  Heightsmen  Storm  Boston; 
Spontaneous  Parade  Causes  Sensation 


In  what  was  tei'med  "the  most 
spontaneous  and  colorful  celebra- 
tion of  its  kind  ever  witnessed  in 
Boston,"  two  thousand  exuberant 
Boston  College  men  took  the  city 
b\  siege  in  a  post-game  rally  last 
Monday,  honoring  their  upset  vic- 
t  u   over  Holy  Cross  two  days  be- 

The  conquering  heroes  proceeded 
without  the  aid  of  a  wooden  horse 
to  take  over  City  Hall  and  the  at- 
tention of  thousands  of  amazed 
Christmas  shoppers  and  office- 
workers  in  their  triumphant  march. 

Festivities  started  at  the  campus 
when  a  conniving  red-head,  in- 
spired   by   tales   of   the   "good   old 


days,"  called  for  a  celebration  and 
received  spirited  support,  collect- 
ing a  mass  of  students  with  the 
aid  of  a  bass  drum,  and  snake- 
dancing  them  on  St,  Mary's  Hall., 
suggesting  a  day  off  from  classes 
to  celebrate  the  Cross  victory.  Fr. 
Maxwell  graciously  responded  by 
praising  the  victory  and  their 
spirit,  and  declaring  January  2nd 
a  "day  of  rest"  on  the  condition 
that  the  students  heed  his  previous 
admonitions  about  keeping  the 
cafeteria  and  the  grounds  clean. 

With  the  taste  of  victory  on 
their  tongues,  the  gathering  piled 
into  about  300  automobiles  and 
proceeded  downtown  "en  masse." 
After    disembarking,    they    routed 


Coach  Holavak  and  Captain  Mike 
Roarke  from  the  weekly  football 
luncheon  at  the  Hotel  Vendome, 
and  carried  the  two  through  the 
streets,  cheering  and  singing  as 
they  went.  At  City  Hall,  Mayor 
Hynes  had  no  key  to  the  city  to 
present,  so  he  presented  City  Hall 
instead,  and  "Saturday's  Heroes," 
Jim  Kane  and  Tom  Joe  Sullivan, 
were  made  honorary  "Mayor  of 
Boston"  and  "President  of  the  City 
Council"  respectively.  The  remain- 
der of  the  march  was  just  as  en- 
thusiastic. 

Another  contingent  of  thirty 
cars  showed  up  at  Worcester,  but 
the  tender  reception  awaiting  them 
was  postponed  by  Worcester  police. 


The  pre-game  rally  was   nothing  like   the  post-game   riot.      J''* 


The     celebration     began     at 
O'Connell  Hall,  .  .  . 


swept    down    Commonwealth 
Avenue,  .  .  . 


checked  Mike  Holovak  at  the  Ven- 
dome, .  .  . 


and  ended  the  day  in  front  of 
the  Record  American  to  catcall 
Dane  Egan,  who  in  a  pre-game 
write  up  predicted  B.C.  would 
drop  football  as  a  result  of  the 
Cross  game. 


cheered    the   mayor   as   he   proclaimed 
"Boston  College  Day,  .  .  . 


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The  Boston  College  Dormitories  as  they  appeared  in  1958. 


The  erection  of  Kostka  and  Gonzasfa  Halls  in  1957. 


the  old  cafeteria  facilities  had  been  limited  to  the  basement  of  Gasson 
Hall,  where  serious  overcrowding  prevented  any  extended  social  con- 
tact. In  contrast  to  this,  the  new  caf  in  Lyons  had  plenty  of  room  and 
a  curious  blend  of  coffee  which  acted  as  a  kind  of  mental  purgative 
for  the  eager  young  minds  at  Boston  College.  It  was  during  these  lei- 
surely coffee  cup  discussions  that  many  of  the  new  ideas  (some  of 
them  sincere)  about  the  process  of  education  at  Boston  College  were 
first  introduced  and  discussed. 

The  mood  of  self-analysis  was  not  the  exclusive  property  of  the 
student  body.  In  fact,  it  was  largely  suggested  by  the  university  self- 
study  conducted  by  Fr.  William  V.  E.  Casey  at  the  request  of  Father 
Maxwell.  Such  a  close  look  at  the  quality  of  education  at  Boston 
College  was  well-timed.  The  Business  School  had  reduced  its  phi- 
losophy requirements  from  28  to  18  semester  hours  beginning  Septem- 
ber, 1955.  In  March  of  '54,  the  Heights  noted  an  experiment  at  Notre 
Dame  which  eliminated  compulsory  class  attendance  for  honor  stu- 
dents. The  newspaper  also  printed,  in  April  of  1955,  a  report  on 
student  apathy  by  the  AAUP  chapter  at  Dartmouth  University.  Aca- 
demic Freedom  was  mentioned  in  an  editorial  for  the  first  time  in 
February  of  1955  and  in  October  of  the  same  year  the  newspaper 
printed  a  plea  for  individualism  within  the  liberal  Catholic  tradition. 
The  keynote  in  education  was  self-study  and  Father  Casey  carried 
on  a  vigorous  program.  He  submitted  questionnaires  to  the  student 
body  asking  them  to  rate  the  respective  departments.  Heights  editors 
reported  that  the  Philosophy  and  Theology  departments  were  the 
lowest  rated,  but  were  obliged  to  admit  in  the  next  issue  that  their 
information  was  incomplete  and  their  conclusions  unjustified. 

The  results  of  Father  Casey's  self-study  were  published  in  September, 
1955,  and  became  the  basis  for  many  of  the  future  changes  in  the 
university.  Among  the  specific  recommendations  were  the  enlargement 
of  library  facilities  and  intensification  of  the  reading  program,  the 
development  of  an  adequate  athletic  complex,  and  the  foundation 
of  a  guidance  system  to  offer  students  help  in  choosing  courses  and 
majors.  All  these  recommendations  in  one  form  or  another  were 
carried  out  in  the  coming  years. 

Enrollment,  which  had  been  slipping  since  the  Korean  War,  took  a 
sharp  upturn  in  September,  1955.  There  were  now  7096  full-time 
students  in  the  university,  including  1886  women  and  665  from 
beyond  the  borders  of  Massachusetts.  The  impact  of  the  crop  of  war 
babies  on  the  size  and  unity  of  the  college  was  foreseen  with  regret 
by  more  than  one  admirer  of  the  old  Boston  College,  but  nothing 


could  turn  back  the  pages  of  history.  In  September, 
1956,  2200  freshmen  arrived  to  replace  the  1100  seniors 
who  had  departed.  The  cost  of  education  was  rising 
with  the  large  numbers  of  people  who  were  applying. 
There  seemed  to  be  no  upward  bound  to  the  growth 
of  the  college,  and  Father  Maxwell  took  immediate 
steps  to  provide  the  facilities  for  the  vast  increase  in 
the  student  body. 

In  February,  1957,  following  the  suggestions  made 
by  Father  Casey  in  his  report,  Father  Maxwell  an- 
nounced plans  for  the  rebuilding  and  enlarging  of 
Alumni  Stadium  and  the  erection  of  a  new  gymna- 
sium. The  campaign  for  a  new  field  was  energized  by 
the  decision  of  the  Red  Sox  owners  to  evict  the  Eagles 
from  Fenway  Park,  where  they  had  played  football  for 
many  years.  Ground  was  broken  for  the  new  gym  in 
May,  1957,  and  Alumni  Stadium  was  dedicated  in 
September  of  the  same  year.  The  money  for  these  un- 
dertakings had  been  raised  in  an  amazingly  short 
time,  largely  due  to  Archbishop  Cushing's  contribu- 
tion of  $50,000,  which  gave  impetus  to  the  drive. 
McHugh  Forum  was  added  in  1958  and  the  univer- 
sity was  finally  able  to  tear  down  the  temporary  struc- 
ture which  had  served  since  1956.  The  completion  of 
the  new  athletic  buildings  also  meant  that,  for  the 
first  time  since  the  war,  there  existed  a  meeting  place 
large  enough  to  accommodate  the  entire  student  body 
at  one  time.  Further  construction  was  also  necessary 
to  meet  the  housing  needs  of  the  increasingly  cosmo- 
politan student  body  and  therefore  two  new  dormi- 
tories, Kostka  and  Gonzaga  Halls,  were  built. 

By  the  end  of  the  decade,  Boston  College  was  at- 
tracting the  attention  of  the  larger  charitable  founda- 
tions of  the  country.  In  1959  the  Ford  Foundation 
gave  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences  $857,000  to  raise 
faculty  salaries.  Sizable  grants  were  also  received  by 
many  of  the  departments  of  the  school,  by  the  citizens' 
seminars,  and  by  many  other  facets  of  the  expanding 
Boston  College. 


The  altar  of  St.  Joseph's  Chapel  in  Gonzaga  Hall. 


The  path  from  the  main  campus  to  the  dormitory  area. 


Father  Maxwell  lends  a  hand  as  the  site  of  Roberts 
Center  is  cleared  of  trees.  (1957) 


The  summer  of  '57  saw  Roberts  Center  take  form. 


The  gift  of  Mrs.  Vincent  P.  Roberts.  This  building  houses  athletic 
oflfices,  the  basketball  court,  squash  courts,  handball  courts,  a  weight 
room,  locker  facilities,  and  a  number  of  university  offices. 


The  basketball  arena,  Roberts  Center. 


The  trophy  case  in  the  main  lobby  of  Roberts  Center 


The  McHugh  Forum. 

The  curriculum  which  is  taught  at  Boston  College  today 
is  a  result  of  the  self-analysis  of  the  university  undertaken  in 
the  middle  fifties.  In  October,  1956,  the  students  were  be- 
ginning to  present  arguments  against  the  Latin  requirement 
for  the  A.B.  degree.  Opinion  was  by  no  means  unanimous:  a 
large  number  of  students  insisted  that  the  Latin  A.B.  gave 
Boston  College  a  necessary  distinction.  But  the  tide  had 
turned.  With  the  Russian  successes  in  space,  the  emphasis  in 
educational  circles  had  shifted  to  more  pragmatic  studies. 
Curriculum  revision  was  begun  when  Father  Casey  announced 
that  philosophy  would  be  taught  over  a  four-year  period, 
thus  reducing  the  burden  on  the  upper  classes.  Also  announced 
at  this  time  was  the  formation  of  an  Honors  Program  with 
an  emphasis  on  independent  study.  The  new  approach  out- 
lined by  this  program  was  noteworthy  enough  to  call  forth 
a  grant  of  $85,000  from  the  Carnegie  Foundation.  Finally, 
in  May,  1959,  the  Latin  requirement  for  the  A.B.  degree,  a 
feature  of  Jesuit  education  for  hundreds  of  years,  was  dropped. 

The  most  significant  upheaval  within  the  student  body 
during  this  period  was  the  reorganization  of  the  student  coun- 
cil in  1956.  The  old  student  council,  a  large  body  embracing 


all  schools,  realized  that  it  could  no  longer  adequately  repre- 
sent the  laige  number  of  new  students  and  therefore  dis- 
banded itself  in  February  of  1956.  Committees  were  appointed 
to  form  a  new  student  government,  and  the  result  was  the 
complex  organization  which  represents  the  student  today. 
Senates  were  established  for  each  school,  and  Interclass  Coun- 
cils were  formed  to  handle  large  class  social  events.  The 
Campus  Council  was  established  as  the  highest  ruling  body 
to  handle  conflicts  on  the  lower  levels.  The  revision  was 
accepted  by  the  student  body  in  May,  1956,  and  remains  sub- 
stantially the  same  today. 

The  student  body  had  another  topic  to  discuss  when  Alpha 
Kappa  Psi  arrived  on  the  campus  in  1955,  initiating  a  debate 
over  the  value  of  fraternities  which  split  the  student  body  for 
months.  New  activities  were  also  established  at  this  time. 
The  film  society,  the  Gold  Key,  and  the  Toastmaster's  circle 
all  provided  expanding  outlets  for  the  energies  of  the  student 
body.  Boston  College  had  grown  intellectually  and  physically 
in  the  ten  years  since  the  fund  drive  in  1947,  but  the  growth 
had  been  haphazard,  responding  beautifully  to  new  chal- 
lenges but  failing  to  anticipate  upcoming  changes. 


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When  Fr.  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J.,  became  the  new  rector 
in  September,  1958,  succeeding  Father  Maxwell,  he  had  a 
definite  realization  of  the  nature  of  the  growth  in  the  past 
years  and  of  the  requirements  for  growth  in  the  future.  His 
first  act  was  to  establish  three  new  administrative  offices  to 
assist  in  the  development  of  Boston  College.  Father  Casey 
was  named  Academic  Vice-President,  Rev.  Francis  McManus 
became  the  Secretary  of  the  University,  and  Rev.  W.  Seavey 
Joyce  took  office  as  Director  of  Development  and  Chairman 
of  the  University  Planning  Committee.  With  the  aid  of  these 
new  administrators,  Father  Walsh  set  about  devising  a  con- 
crete plan  for  the  future  of  Boston  College.  The  effort  of 
these  administrators  was  to  result  in  the  Centennial  Develop- 
ment Program.  Father  Walsh  had  decided  to  hold  the  line 
on  enrollment  and  to  concentrate  his  efforts  on  giving  Boston 
College  "excellence"  in  all  its  existing  facilities.  His  first 
project  was  the  moving  of  the  Nursing  School  to  the  Chestnut 
Hill  campus.  Ground  was  broken  for  the  new  Cushing  Hall 
in  February  of  1959. 

Coeducation  had  really  arrived  by  the  late  1950's.  The  first 
coed  officer  of  the  student  council  had  been  elected  in  October, 
1954.  In  December,  1958,  a  Heigfits  writer  seriously  suggested 
that  girls  be  admitted  to  all  the  colleges  of  the  university.  This 
seemed  to  be  the  general  intention  of  the  administration  when 
they  announced  that  a  small  number  of  girls  of  "very  high 
ability  and  ambition"  would  be  admitted  to  the  College  of 
Arts  and  Sciences  beginning  in  September,   1959. 

Boston  College  had  come  a  long  way  since  the  end  of  the 
war.  By  the  beginning  of  the  school  year  1959-60  most  of 
the  developing  trends  had  been  recognized  and  encouraged. 
The  new  dormitories  had  provided  facilities  for  700  boarders, 
and  each  of  the  major  imdergraduate  schools  had  been  located 
in  its  own  buildings  on  the  Chestnut  Hill  campus.  The  Bos- 
ton day  students'  college  had  become  a  large  and  prosperous 
coeducational  university.  Tuition  in  September,  1959,  was 
.|800  and  was  rapidly  rising,  as  the  largest  freshman  class  in 
history,  the  "Centennial  Class,"  entered  the  school. 

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Rev.  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J.,  the  twenty-second  President  of  Boston  College. 
(1958-  ). 


CARDINAL  OF  CHARITY 


Boston  College  has  had  no  greater  good  fortune  than  to 
have  for  a  patron  Boston's  beloved  Prelate,  Richard  Cardinal 
Cushing.  His  good  will  to  men  of  all  faiths  and  conditions, 
his  boundless  generosity,  and  his  ever-present  good-natured 
spirit  are  noted  characteristics  of  this  splendid  man  of  God, 
which  have  endeared  him  to  all  as  the  "Cardinal  of  Charity." 
Cardinal  Cushing  has  been,  in  the  past  years,  a  frequent  and 
most  welcome  guest  at  the  Heights,  appearing  for  convoca- 
tions, dedications,  liturgical  feasts,  and  holydays.  The  good 
cardinal,  a  staunch  B.C.  sports  fan,  has  inaugurated  such 
characteristically  warm-hearted  traditions  as  inviting  entire 
communities  of  nuns  to  the  Homecoming  football  game.  He 
has  also  spurred  most  generously  the  college's  development 
program  with  a  magnificent  kickoff  pledge  of  $2,000,000.  On 
this  occasion  of  its  Centennial,  Boston  College  extends  her 
heartfelt  thanks  to  His  Eminence  for  his  many  efforts  on 
our  behalf. 


Richard  Cardinal  Cushing  '17, 


and  boundless  generosity. 


Gushing  Hall,  the  Boston  College  School  of  Nursing. 


To  meet  the  demands  made  on  the  college  by  the  increase 
in  applications  from  out-of-state  areas,  Father  Walsh  drew  up 
plans  for  the  building  of  three  new  dormitories.  Cardinal 
Gushing  arrived  to  break  ground  for  the  buildings  in  Decem- 
ber of  1959  and  announced  to  the  assembled  crowd  that  he 
was  donating  two  million  dollars  to  the  university  on  the 
occasion  of  its  centennial  year  in  1963.  This  gave  strong  im- 
petus to  the  plans  for  the  Centennial  which  were  already 
taking  shape. 

The  Nursing  School  was  dedicated  by  the  cardinal  in  the 
spring  of  1960  and  the  dormitories  were  ready  for  occupancy 
in  September  of  the  same  year.  The  way  had  been  cleared 
for  new  construction,  and  Father  Rector  lost  no  time  in 
breaking  ground  for  the  new  student-faculty  center.  Cardinal 
Gushing  turned  the  first  shovel  of  earth  in  the  fall  of  1960 
and  construction  was  completed  by  October  of  1961. 

As  the  Centennial  approached.  Father  Walsh  announced 
in  February  of  1961  the  most  ambitious  and  most  important 
of  Boston  College's  development  programs,  as  important  to 
the  future  of  the  school  as  the  decision  of  Father  Gasson  to 
move  the  campus  out  of  the  city  of  Boston  into  the  Newton 
foothills.  There  are  no  plans  for  new  schools,  or  imwarranted 
expansion— the  goal  of  the  program  is  not  quantity  but  qual- 
ity. The  majority  of  the  |40,000,000  sought  is  devoted  to 
faculty  salary  endowments  and  scholarship  aid  for  students.The 

Continued  on  page  149 


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The  dormitory  area  as  it  now  appears.  The 
three  large  buildings  in  the  foreground  were 
completed  in  1960.  The  house  in  the  rear  wns 
purchased  in  1962. 


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St.  Joseph's  Hall  is  presently  a  dormitory.  It 
was  given  to  the  school  by  the  Philomatheia 
Club   in    1936  as   an   anthropological   museum. 


148 


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additional  buildings  planned  will  give  Boston  College  a  physical 
plant  equal  to  most  of  the  country's  finest  colleges.  The  announce- 
ment of  the  plan  and  the  enthusiasm  it  has  generated  is  by  far  the 
most  significant  event  in  the  history  of  Boston  College  since  the  war. 
No  longer  is  the  university  merely  responding  to  the  challenge  of 
changing  circumstances.  Rather,  it  is  actively  seeking  to  anticipate 
the  changes  of  the  future  and  to  become  the  best  Catholic  university 
in  the  country. 

The  student  body  is  aware  of  this  quest  for  excellence  and  is 
attempting  to  aid  it  in  every  way  possible.  Senior  class  gifts  in  the 
past  few  years  have  set  national  records.  The  popular  habit  of 
coffee-cup  conversations  has  switched  its  locale  to  the  snack  bar  in 
the  new  Commons,  but  the  self-analysis  and  search  for  improvement 
have  increased  with  the  years.  The  Heights  and  many  of  the  other 
publications  on  campus,  both  large  and  small,  have  constantly  de- 
bated the  problems  of  education.  The  Sodality  has  been  active  in 
bringing  a  wide  variety  of  speakers  to  the  campus  and  in  promoting 
an  atmosphere  of  Christian  liberalism  which  has  destroyed  the  more 
dangerous  remains  of  the  ghetto  atmosphere  which  prevailed  only 
a  few  years  ago. 


The  main  entrance  to  McElroy  Commons. 


149 


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The  campus  as  it  appears  from  the  dormitory  area. 


Boston  College  in  1963,  after  one  hundred  years  of  growth, 
stands  at  the  mid-point  in  a  significant  evolution.  With  the 
completion  of  the  development  program,  the  university  will 
have  an  excellent  physical  plant.  If  the  current  mood  of 
criticism  and  search  for  improvement  which  is  suggested  by  the 
new  self-study  announced  by  the  administration  continues, 
Boston  College  cannot  fail  to  achieve  "Strength  in  Excellence." 


An  impromptu  party  in  the  dormitory  quadrangle. 


St.  Joseph's  Chapel  for  resident  students. 


Cheverus  Hall,  one  of  three 
new  dormitories  completed 
in  1960  to  meet  the  needs 
of  a  growing  resident  stu- 
dent population. 


Shaw  House,   purchased   by  the   college   in    1962   for 
use  as  a  men's  residence. 


The  life  of  the  dormitory  student  is  filled  with  many  memor- 
able moments.  This  rally  took  place  in  1961  the  night  before 
B.C.  mauled  previous  unbeaten  Villanova. 


fib 


Boston  College  All-American  End,  Artie  Graham,  pulls  another  touchdown  out  of  the  sky. 


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BOWL 
EVIL 


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BOSTON    COLLEGE        ^fl^T 


HEDDA 
GABLER 

(See  Page  5) 


FRIDAY,  DECEMBER  7.  1962 


VOL.  XLIV.  NO.  12 


3,500  MARCH  FOR  BOWL 

Demonstration 
Lasts  3  Hours 


In  response  to  inquiries  with  respect  to  a  post  season  football  game,  the  following  statement  was 
issued  to  The  Heights  by  University  authorities  Tuesday  evening. 

"The  Boston  College  football  schedule  traditionally  ends  with  the  Holy 
Cross  game.  In  the  best  interests  of  all  the  students,  it  has  been  decided  that 
the  schedule  should  not  be  extended  beyond  the  regular  season." 


Boston  College 
Holy  Cross  .  .  . 


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12 


Head  Coarh  of  the  Boston  College  Eagles,   Jim  Miller. 


By  JACK  SWEENEY,  News  Editor 

About  3,500  students  climaxed  a  Gotham  Bowl  demonstra- 
tion last  Monday  with  a  march  down  Commonwealth  Ave. 
to  seek  Cardinal  Cushing's  help. 


Their  spirit,  energy,  and  confidence  bolstered  by  the  Holy  Cross 
rout,  an  estimated  3500  B.C.  students  rioted  in  support  of  a  trip  to 
the  Gotham  Bowl.  The  rumor  had  spread  that  B.C.  had  been  offered 
a  Gotham  Bowl  bid  and  was  about  to  turn  it  down.  To  protest  this 
action,  the  students  staged  a  spontaneous  Monday  afternoon  riot.  Starting 
at  McElroy  Commons  about  noon,  a  crowd  of  500  marched  to  Roberts 
Center,  chanting,  "We  want  the  Gotham  Bowl."  Failing  to  get  any 
response  from  the  Athletic  Association,  the  mushrooming  crowd  moved 
up  to  the  quadrangle  to  the  Eagle  monument,  where  its  spirits  were  re- 
charged from  the  roof  of  Gasson  Hall  by  charismatic  student-leader 
McCook.  After  another  trip  down  to  Roberts,  the  crowd,  now  over  3000 
strong,  marched  back  through  the  campus  and  headed  down  Common- 
wealth Avenue  toward  the  residence  of  the  "B.C.  students'  friend," 
Cardinal  Gushing.  In  answer  to  the  chant  of  "We  need  the  cardinal's 
help!"  and  a  stirring  rendition  of  the  Alma  Mater,  the  cardinal  ap- 
peared on  the  rear  portico  of  his  residence  and  engaged  in  a  spirited 
dialogue  with  the  students.  After  pledging  his  support  to  the  Bowl 
movement,  the  cardinal  promised  to  attend  the  game,  if  it  ever  came 
about.  The  crowd  dispersed  and  returned  to  campus  after  the  cardinal 
told  them,  "All  right,  go  on  back.  I'll  see  what  I  can  do.  But  remember, 
I  have  no  real  jurisdiction."  The  administration  stood  fast  and  in  view 
of  the  turnout  at  the  Bowl,  their  decision  proved  to  have  been  in  the 
best  interests  of  "the  dignity  of  the  university." 


Commander  Shea,  immortalized  in  bronze  by  the  college  he  loved  and  served  so  well. 


154 


The  Dedication  Game  at  Shea  Field. 


"Be  a  good  boy  and  grow  up  to  be  a  good  young  man.  Study  hard  when  you  go  to  school.  Be 
a  leader  in  everything  good  in  life.  Be  a  good  Catholic  and  you  can't  help  being  a  good 
American.  Play  fair  always.  Strive  to  win,  but  if  you  must  lose,  lose  like  a  gentleman  and 
a  good  sportsman.  Don't  ever  be  a  quitter  either  in  sports  or  in  your  business  or  profession 
when  you  grow  up.  Get  all  the  education  you  can."  From  a  letter  written  by  Commander 
Shea  to  his  young  son  shortly  before  his  death  at  sea  during  World  War  II. 


The  Commander  Shea  Field  on  the  eastern  corner  of  the  campus. 


Robert  Shea  unveiling  the  plaque  of  his  father  during  the  dedication 
of  Shea  Field. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE -1938 


BOSTON  COLLEGE -1963 


BOSTON  COLLEGE- 1973 


Augustin  Cardinal  Bea  and  Richard  Cardinal 
Cushing,  kneeling  ivith  their  attendants  mo- 
ments before  the  Consecration  at  the  Centen- 
nial Mass,  which  ivas.  celebrated  in  the  Cathe- 
dral of  the  Holy  Cross,  Boston. 


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THE 

CENTENNIAL 

CELEBRATION 


The  second  century  begins  today. 
We  begin  it  as  the  first  century  was 
begun:  with  a  faith  that  has  not  failed 
us,  with  a  hope  that  has  been  fulfilled, 
and,  forever  in  this  university's  bright 
future,  luith  thanksgiving  to  God. 

Rev.  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J. 
President  of  Boston  College 


"Boston  College  has  played  a  notable  part  in  the  life  of 
this  community  and  it  carries  on  a  most  distinguished 
and  ancient  tradition  of  Jesuit  education.  The  first 
thought  of  course,  is  towards  the  City  of  God,  but  there 
is  also  cognizance  of  our  obligations  to  the  City  of  Man." 

John  F.  Kennedy 

President  of  the  United  States 


"/  shall  treasure  this  degree  from  Boston  College 
most  highly.  It  is  the  first  degree  I  have  received 
in  the  United  States  and  it  comes  from  a  univer- 
sity well  known  in  Rome  for  its  energetic  efforts 
in  the  cause  of  Christian  unity." 

Augustin  Cardinal  Bea 
President  of  the  Secretariat 
for  Christian  Unity 


"Harvard  speaks  of  her  pride  in  her  association  with 
Boston  College  and  we  wish  for  her  long  life  and  a 
continuation  of  that  strong  forward  surge  with  which 
she  now  so  clearly  and  so  creatively  is  moving  ahead." 

Dr.  Nathan  Marsh  Pusey 
President  of  Harvard  University 


Left  to  right:  Father  Hans  Kiing,  Richard  Cardinal  Gushing,   Metropolitan  Athenagaros,  of   the  Greek  Orthodox  Church 
in  Montreal,  Father  Michael  Walsh. 

THE  CANDLEMAS  LECTURE  March  21,  1963 


On  March  21,  1963,  Boston  College  was  honored  to  present  Hans  Kiing,  a  special  theologian  of  the  Second 
Vatican  Council,  as  speaker  at  the  annual  Candlemas  Lecture.  Father  Kiing,  a  Jesuit,  is  Professor  of  Theology  at 
the  University  of  Tiibingen,  Germany,  and  author  of  The  Council,  Reforrn  and  Reunion  and  several  other 
equally  timely  books. 

Father  Kiing  spoke  in  Roberts  Center  to  an  overflow  audience  and  expressed  his  hopes  for  the  future  of 
the  Council  and  of  the  Church.  In  an  address  marked  by  its  abstract  and  learned  content,  he  still  managed 
to  offer  several  very  basic  and  concrete  objectives.  He  asked  that  pre-censorship  of  theological  writings  be  discon- 
tinued and  that  the  Index  of  Forbidden  Books  be  abolished. 

Father  Kiing  spoke  of  the  place  of  freedom  in  the  context  of  authority  and  tradition  and  offered  suggestions 
as  to  how  the  Church  might  make  room  for  liberty  among  its  members.  The  address  received  wild  applause 
from  the  large  majority  of  those  present.  In  a  speech  which  followed,  Richard  Cardinal  Cushing  gave  his  ap- 
proval of  Father  Kiing  and  expressed  his  desires  for  the  success  of  the  Council.  He  also  provided  a  very  con- 
crete example  of  his  own  efforts  in  the  cause  of  Christian  Unity  by  introducing  Orthodox  Metropolitan  Athe- 
nagaros, a  personal  friend  of  his,  whom  he  had  invited  to  the  lecture. 


A  relaxed  Father  Kiing  calls  for  "freedom  within  the  Church.' 


Part  of  the  enthusiastic  three 
thousand  people  who  gath- 
ered in  Roberts  Center  to 
hear  Father  Kiing. 


CITATION 

When  the  President  and  Trustees  of  Boston  College  set  our  hands  to  the 
task  of  framing  the  public  utterance  of  our  joy  and  thanksgiving  for  the  crowded 
century  since  Boston  College  took  its  place  among  the  universities  of  the  West, 
we  made  far  and  luminous  horizons  for  our  hopes. 

We  dreamed  not  only  of  inviting  to  the  heart  of  our  Centennial  splendor  our 
own  beloved  Cardinal  of  Charity,  but  of  summoning  to  his  side  the  Cardinal 
of  Unity  from  the  City  still  echoing  the  voices  of  the  Church  in  Council.  They 
are  here  with  us  in  our  plenary  convocation.  Together  they  symbolize  and  in 
their  august  persons  bear  witness  to  the  fresh  outpouring  of  apostolic  love  by 
which  the  Holy  Spirit  forever  renews  the  face  of  the  earth. 

It  is  a  long  turbulent  mile  from  this  sceptred  city  of  Boston  to  the  chiming 
spires  of  Rome,  but  the  works  and  days  of  Augustin  Cardinal  Bea  have  come 
before  him  like  a  fanfare  of  music. 

With  grace  and  humility  he  has  earned  the  most  flattering  confidence  of 
three  Popes.  To  him  as  to  few  others  in  the  scriptorium  of  time  is  due  the  quick- 
ening interest  in  the  Sacred  Scripture  by  which  the  word  of  God,  once  the  armory 
of  disunity,  has  become  again  the  common  treasure  and  inheritance  of  all  the 
brethren  of  Jesus. 

When  the  Holy  Father  selected  Cardinal  Bea  to  carry  from  his  own  shepherd's 
heart  the  message  of  love  and  reconciliation  to  all  men,  it  was  the  latest  in  a 
long  series  of  tasks,  which,  with  ever-enlarging  responsibility  and  honor,  he  has 
carried  out  in  the  Society  of  Jesus  and  at  the  Holy  See.  Now  in  his  ninth  decade, 
his  joyful  energy  and  great-heartedness,  his  gentle  prudence,  his  faith  that  knows 
no  fear  have  endeared  him  to  everyone  who  prays  as  Jesus  did,  that  we  may  be 
all  one.  In  this  humble  German  scholar,  this  gentle  Roman  Prince,  as  in  none 
other  save  Pope  John  the  Great,  we  find  our  hope  for  a  united  flock  which  may 
bear  unblushing  testimony  to  the  still  pre-Christian  world:  "See  how  these 
Christians  love  one  another." 

Mindful  of  the  authority  delivered  to  us  a  century  ago  by  the  supreme 
authority  in  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  the  President  and  the  Trustees 
of  Boston  College  have  requested  His  Eminence  Augustin  Cardinal  Bea,  of  the 
Title  of  Saint  Saba,  to  do  us  the  honor  of  entering  the  senate  of  our  honorary 
doctors.  And  now  with  unbounded  homage  and  affection  we  proclaim  him 

Juris  Ulriusque  Doctor,  honoris  causa. 


UNIVERSITY  CONVOCATION 

In   Honor  of 

HIS  EMINENCE,  AUGUSTIN  CARDINAL  BEA 

President  of  the  Secretariat  jor  Christian  Unity 


.PROGRAM. 


Psalm  150 

...     The  Most  Reverend  Jeremiah  F.  Minihan,  D.D. 

Addkess  of  Welcome  ...     The  Very  Reverend  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J. 
Prendeni  of  Boston  College 

.Address His  Eminence.  Richard  Cardinal  Gushing 

The  University  Chorale         Soon  Ah  Will  Be  Done 

Spiritual 

Reading  OF  THE  Degree    .     .     .     The  Reverend  Charles  F.  Donovan,  S.J. 
Academic  Vice  President  0/  Boston  College 


The  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Civil  and  Canon  Law  is 
His  Eminence, 
AUGUSTIN  CARDINAL  BEA 


Acceptance  of  the  Degree    .     .     His  Eminence,  Auguslin  Cardinal  Bea 
Alma  Mater The  University  Chorale 


Three  O'clock  Tuesday  Afternoon 

March  the  Twenty-Sixth 
Nineteen  Hundred  and  Sixty-Three 


Father  Walsh,  Cardinal  Bea,  and  the  Cardinal's  secretary 
arriving  at  Roberts  Center  .  .  . 


.  .  .  where  he  signed  the  guest  book. 


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Overflowing  crowds  pack  Roberts  Center  to  see  "the  most  influential  man  in  the  move- 
ment for  Christian  Unity"  become  an  alumnus  of  Boston  College. 


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and  interest  in  the  cause  of  ecumenical  unity." 


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new  Alma  Mater. 


The  Cardinal  of  Charity  and  the  Cardinal  of 
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THE  CENTENNIAL  MASS  OF  THANKSGIVING 

At  the  Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Cross, 
March  30,  1963 

On  March  30,  1963,  Boston  College  heralded  the  closing  of  its  first  one  hundred  years  with  a 
magnificent  Mass  of  Thanksgiving.  The  Mass  was  celebrated  by  His  Excellency  Bishop  Thomas 
Riley,  Boston  College  '22.  Richard  Cardinal  dishing,  Boston  College  '17,  preached  the  sermon. 

For  this  occasion  the  university  reached  deep  into  the  Church's  liturgical  past  and  celebrated 
a  Pontifical  Mass  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  Fifteen  bishops  from  all  over  the  world,  forty  monsignors, 
and  two  cardinals  were  escorted  to  their  thrones  by  the  Knights  of  Malta,  the  Knights  of  the 
Holy  Sepulchre,  and  the  Knights  of  St.  John.  The  faculty  of  the  university,  in  full  academic 
robes,  were  also  seated  in  places  of  honor.  The  sanctuary  of  the  Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Cross 
was  ablaze  with  lights  and  flowers.  Stationed  at  the  right  of  the  altar  were  the  180-voice  Uni- 
versity Chorale  and  the  35-piece  Boston  College  Centennial   Festival   Orchestra. 

The  University  commissioned  Mr.  C.  Alexander  Peloquin  to  write  a  special  Mass  for  the 
occasion.  The  product  of  his  work,  the  Missa  Domini,  skillfully  bound  together  the  deep  tradition 
of  the  Church  with  her  new  liturgical  life,  by  blending  the  centuries-old  Gregorian  Chant  with 
the  wider  range  of  modern  composition.  The  masterfully  interwoven  harmony  of  percussion, 
brass,  strings,  and  voices  filled  the  church  with  a  triumphant  and  powerfid  mood  befitting 
the  occasion. 

The  guest  of  honor  at  the  Centennial  Mass  was  Lord  Augustin  Cardinal  Bea,  President  of  the 
Secretariat  for  Christian  Unity  and  the  personal  representative  of  His  Holiness  Pope  John 
XXIII.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  Mass  he  presided  from  a  throne  on  the  high  altar  while  Father 
Devlin,  S.J.,  read  the  greetings  of  the  Pontiff.  Cardinal  Bea  then  imparted  the  apostolic  blessing 
to  the  students,  faculty,  and  alumni  of  the  college. 

Immediately  following  the  Mass,  Cardinal  Bea  held  an  audience  for  the  distinguished  dig- 
nitaries of  Church  and  state.  A  motorcade  formed  outside  the  Cathedral  and  all  present  returned 
to  McElroy  Commons  for  a  luncheon,  after  which  an  address  was  given  by  His  Excellency  John 
J.  Wright,  Bishop  of  Pittsburgh,  Boston  College  '31. 


166 


Their  Excellencies,   the   bishops,  with   their  Jesuit   faculty 
escorts. 


The  180  voice  University  Chorale  of  Boston  College  and  the  35 
piece  Centennial  Festival  Orchestra  begin  the  first  strains  of  the 
Missa  Domini,  composed  and  directed  by  Mr.  C.  Alexander 
Peloquin. 


His  Excellency  Bishop  Comber  of  Maryknoll  as  he  enters  the 
apse  of  the  Cathedral. 


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His  Eminence  Richard  Cardinal  Gushing,   presiding 
prelate  and  preacher  at  the  Centennial  Mass. 


The  high  altar  of  Holy  Cross  Cathedral. 


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His  Eminence  Augustine  Cardinal  Bea,  personal  representative  of  Pope  John  XXIII. 


His  Excellency  Bishop  Riley,  Boston  College  '22,  celebrant  of  the 
Pontifical  Centennial  Mass  of  Thanksgiving. 


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Father  Devlin  reads  the  greetings  and  decree  of  Pope  John  granting  to  the  faculty, 
students,  alumni,  and  friends  of  Boston  College  His  Apostolic  Benediction. 


Cardinal    Bea    and    Cardinal    Cushing    extend    their 
personal   blessing  during   the   recessional. 


Over  35  years  of  Boston  College  leadership. 


Seated:  Rev.  Joseph  R.  N.  Maxwell,  S.J.  (1951- 
1958);  Rev.  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J.  (1958-  ). 
Sta7iding:  Rev.  William  L.  Keleher,  S.J.  (1945- 
1951);  Rev.  James  H.  Dolan,  S.J.  (1925-1932); 
Rev.  Louis  J.  Gallagher,  S.J.  (1932-1937);  and 
Rev.    William   J.    Murphy,    S.J.     (1939-1945). 


Part  of  the  overflow  crowd  which  packed  McElroy  Commons  for  the  luncheon.   Closed  circuit   television  brought   the  proceedings   to  diners 
on   the  second  floor. 


172 


Cardinal    Gushing   enjoys    a    moment    with    Mrs.    Vincent    P. 
Roberts,    "the   Grand   Lady  of   Boston   College." 


Former  Speaker  of  the  House  Joe  Martin  enjoys  an  after-dinner  joke  with  Father 
Mackin  and  the  alumni. 


Most  Rev.  John  J.  Wright, 
Bishop  of  Pittsburg,  Boston  Col- 
lege '31.  Principal  speaker  at  the 
luncheon  following  the  Centen- 
nial Mass. 


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No.  45 


GRATEFUL  MEMORY  AND  HOPEFUL 
FORECAST 

(Mr.  McCORMACK  (at  the  request  of 
Mr.  BoGGs)  was  given  permission  to  extend 
his  remarks  at  this  point  in  the  Record,  and 
to  include  extraneous  matter.) 

Mr.  McCORMACK.  Mr.  Speaker,  this  is 
the  centennial  year  of  Boston  College.  Boston 
College  has  exercised  a  mighty  and  beneficial 
influence  upon  the  intellectual  and  moral 
thought  of  our  country  and  has  been  a  glory 
and  credit  to  the  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
chusetts, All  sacrifices  of  the  past  in  estab- 
lishing this  institution  are  vindicated  as  one 
beholds  this  magnificent  higher  institution 
of  learning  as  it  stands  today. 

A  nobler  civilization  is  the  dream  of  all 
men  through  the  ages  and  it  has  been  this 
high  hope  that  Boston  College  has  served 
so  steadfastly.  Beginning  humbly,  it  has 
flourished  in  the  great  traditions  set  down 
by  Jesuit  educators  some  four  centuries  ago. 
Prompted  by  the  age-old  search  for  truth, 
goodness,  and  beauty,  its  endeavors  have  en- 
riched our  civilization. 

I  recall  once  reading  an  anniversary  ad- 
dress by  Henry  Van  Dyke  in  which  he  said; 
"The  occasion  is  one  of  grateful  memory  and 
hopeful  forecast."  Such  an  event  is  this. 
Grateful  memories  of  a  heritage  won  by  toil, 
hopes,  and  prayers,  and  hopeful  forecast  for 
a  better  world  won  by  the  search  for  truth 
and  the  attaining  of  wisdom. 

Boston  College  has  been  fortunate  indeed 
in  the  dedicated  and  talented  men  who  have 
been  associated  with  her  through  the  years. 
1  might  add  that  Father  Walsh,  who  is  pro- 
viding one  of  the  richest  periods  in  the  his- 
tory of  Boston  College,  is  a  worthy  successor 
to   the  great   men   who   built   this  school. 

A  small  but  determined  group  of  men  led 
by  Father  John  McElroy  saw  their  hope  for 
a  college  to  serve  the  large  Catholic  com- 
munity of  Boston  materialize  with  approval 
of  a  charter  for  Boston  College  on  April  1, 
1863.  The  years  ahead  were  filled  with  strug- 
gle but  the  college  grew  and  the  city  grew 
around  it.  The  enrollment  increased  steadily 
each  year  and  by  1905  it  had  reached  500. 
Cramped  college  facilities  led  to  the  building, 
under  the  leadership  of  Father  Gasson,  of 
this  loveliest  of  campuses  at  Chesnut  Hill 
and  the  first  classes  were  held  there  exactly 
50  years  ago.  The  school  continued  to  ex- 
pand and  today  the  original  faculty  of  six 
Jesuits  has  grown  to  become  the  largest  col- 
legiate teaching  community  of  Jesuits  in  the 
world.^ 

Although  the  history  of  Boston  College 
is  not  unique  in  its  growth  amidst  tremend- 
ous hardship,  it  is  a  towering  monument  to 
the  devoted  men  of  the  Society  of  Jesus  who 
have  made  this  community  of  learning  pos- 
sible. The  test  of  the  ages  imparts  confidence 
in  the  Catholic  system  of  education  where 
the  teaching  of  Christian  morality  is  never 
lost  sight  of  and  goes  hand-in-hand  with  the 
mental   training  of  youth. 


While  recognizing  the  value  of  specialized 
skills,  Boston  College  has  adhered  to  the 
Jesuit  belief  in  the  excellence  of  a  liberal 
arts  education.  In  his  "Idea  of  a  University," 
Cardinal  Newman  wrote: 

A  university  training  is  the  great  ordinary 
means  to  a  great  but  ordinary  end;  it  aims 
at  raising  the  intellectual  tone  of  society,  at 
cultivating  the  public  mind,  at  purifying  the 
national  taste,  at  supplying  true  principles 
to  popular  enthusiasm  and  fixed  aims  to 
popular  aspirations,  at  giving  enlargement 
and  sobriety  to  the  ideas  of  the  age,  at  fa- 
cilitating the  exercise  of  political  power,  and 
refining  the  intercourse  of  private  life.  It  is 
the  education  which  gives  a  man  a  clear 
conscious  view  of  his  own  opinions  and  judg- 
ments, a  truth  in  developing  them,  an  elo- 
quence in  expressing  them,  and  a  force  in 
urging  them.  It  prepares  him  to  fill  any  post 
with  credit,  and  to  master  any  subject  with 
facility. 

This  has  been  the  function  of  Boston 
College. 

The  100th  anniversary  of  this  institution 
brings  forth  grateful  memories  of  great  men 
and  great  ideas  which  have  been  fulfilled 
throughout  the  years  of  growth  and  matur- 
ing. And  the  occasion  also  brings  to  mind 
illustrious  men  who  have  passed  through  the 
portals  of  this  college  as  students,  such  as 
our  beloved  Cardinal  Gushing  and  the  hon- 
ored and  eminent  Cardinal  O'Connell  who 
exclaimed   as   a   student: 

I  am  more  in  love  with  the  college  than 
ever.  There  is  plenty  of  hard  work,  but 
there  is  happiness  and  fine  feeling  all  around. 

Because  of  its  solid  foundation  and  rich 
heritage,  Boston  College  offers  today  a  hope- 
ful forecast.  In  these  critical  times,  with  the 
ever  increasing  needs  for  an  educated  citi- 
zenry, Boston  College  is  a  fortress  of  broad 
and  humane  learning,  a  kind  of  learning 
which  is  often  overlooked  in  today's  clamor 
for  vocationalism  in  American  education. 
With  higher  learning  so  essential  to  our 
democratic  way  of  life,  the  role  of  the  private 
college  becomes  vital.  The  Jesuit  school, 
particularly,  provides  the  necessary  well- 
rounded  mental  development  for  coping  suc- 
cessfully with  the  deepening  complexity  of 
our  age.  The  undergraduate  and  graduate 
schools  of  Boston  College  must  continue  to 
send  out  men  and  women  who  will  provide 
leadership  for  our  Commonwealth  and  other 
parts  of  the  world.  Our  American  way  of  life 
depends  upon  the.se  graduates  sent  out  as 
well  equipped  teachers,  priests,  lawyers- 
serving  as  judges,  legislators  and  attorneys, 
and  leaders  for  industry,  business,  and  the 
community. 

A  century  ago  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson 
penned  these  lines: 

Daughters  of  Time,   the   hypocritic  Days, 
Muffled  and  dumb  like  barefoot  dervishes. 


And  marching  single  in  an  endless  file, 
Bring  diadems  and  fagots  in  their  hands, 
To  each  they  off^er  gifts  after  his  will. 
Bread,    kindom,    stars,    and    sky    that    holds 
them  all. 

Our  age  brings  days  of  unlimited  oppor- 
tunity—days in  which  our  moral  strength 
and  intellectual  power  can  be  used  to  shape 
a  better  and  more  peaceful  world  despite 
pessimistic  moods  and  alarm  over  the  de- 
velopment of  nuclear  weapons,  inordinate 
scientific  knowledge,  and  precarious  interna- 
tional relationships.  The  days  bring  gifts  of 
greater  challenge  than  ever  before.  In  a  re- 
cent  writing.  Cardinal   Gushing  warned: 

The  urgency  of  the  times  makes  it  impera- 
tive for  us  to  take  counsel,  to  sharpen  our 
thought  in  regard  to  the  specific  ideals  for 
which  we  stand.  This  is  a  period  of  transi- 
tion, of  realinement.  We  are  seemingly  at  the 
end  of  a  civilization. 

The  times  are  dangerous,  but  there  is 
hopeful  forecast  in  a  imiversity  such  as  this 
one,  dedicated  as  it  is  to  truth  and  widom, 
both  human  and  divine.  The  knowledge  and 
morality  imparted  by  Boston  College  will  be 
of  no  small  value  in  the  contests  which  face 
us.  We  echo  the  words  in  Proverbs. 

Through  knowledge  shall  the  just  be  di- 
vided. 

I  congratulate  Boston  College  on  its  splen- 
dor and  successful  achievements.  My  sincere 
hope  is  that  Boston  College  may  continue 
to  develop  and  prosper,  that  the  sphere  of 
its  influence  may  ever  increase,  and  that  the 
sons  and  daughters  of  Boston  College  will  be 
foimd  in  the  coming  years,  as  in  the  past, 
leading  useful  lives,  doing  good  to  their  fel- 
low men,  ever  faithful  to  the  teachings  of 
their  glorious  alma  mater,  and  improving 
and  strengthening  our  institutions  of  gov- 
ernment. 

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ton:  Hawthorne  Press,  1962. 


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Theologian  Father  Kiing,   S.J. 


Dr.  Jaroslav  Pelikan  of  the  Yale  Di- 
vinity School. 


Father  Burghardt  of  Woodstock 
College  and  Dr.  George  Williams 
of  Harvard   Divinity  School. 


Dr.  Robert  McAfee  Brown  of  Stanford  University 
meets  -with  Father  Jean  Danielou,  S.J.,  of  the  Institut 
Catholique  in  Paris  and  Father  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J. 


A  top-level  conference  in  which  Father  Kiing  tries  to  make 
a  point. 


Catholic  Bishop  Primeau  of  Manchester,  N.H.,  and  Episco- 
pal Bishop  Stokes  of  Massachusetts  discuss  some  problems 
of  Christian  Unity. 


At  the  height  of  the  Centennial  Celebration,  Boston  Col- 
lege played  host  to  a  number  of  outstanding  theologians 
representing  several  Christian  denominations.  The  two  day 
conference  followed  a  similar  affair  held  at  Harvard  a  week 
earlier.  The  Boston  College  colloquium  differed,  however,  in 
that  Protestants  and  Catholics  were  both  full  participants, 
while  at  Harvard  Catholics  had  been  invited  as  observers 
only.  The  Rt.  Rev.  Anson  Phelps  Stokes,  Episcopal  Bishop  of 
Massachusetts  and  moderator  of  one  session  of  the  colloquy, 
summed  up  the  spirit  of  the  gathering  when  he  said,  "How 
typical  of  Boston  College  to  open  its  doors  to  men  of  all 
faiths  on  this  the  occasion  of  its  hundredth  anniversary." 

Featured  participants  at  the  conference  were  Jaroslav 
Pelikan,  Professor  of  Church  History  at  Yale  Divinity  School; 
Jean  Danielou,  S.J.,  Theologian  at  the  Institut  Catholique  in 
Paris;  Robert  McAfee  Brown,  of  Stanford  University;  and 
Hans  Kiing,  an  official  theologian  at  the  Second  Vatican 
Council. 


The  discussions  provided  intelligent  presentations  of  theo- 
logical differences.  Such  concepts  as  tradition,  authority,  holi- 
ness, and  unity  were  given  close  scrutiny  by  a  number  of  the 
most  distinguished  and  influential   theologians  of  our  time. 

Richard  Cardinal  Cushing,  in  a  speech  which  closed  the 
conference,  called  for  an  end  to  Roman  harrassment  of  Greek 
Catholicism  and  offered  his  apologies  for  the  centuries  of 
humiliation  which  the  Greek  tradition  had  suffered.  This 
echoed  a  spirit  of  generosity  which  had  been  so  noticeable 
throughout  the  colloquy.  It  was  a  concrete  gesture  designed 
to  carry  out  Dr.  Pelikan's  suggestion  that  "we  join  in  a  con- 
fession of  guilt  that  will  aid  in  bringing  us  to  a  festival  of 
reconciliation." 

The  full  text  of  these  discussions  is  now  being  prepared  by  Boston 
College.  Unfortunately  the  text  was  not  yet  available  at  the  time 
of  this  printing. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE 
THEOLOGICAL 
CONFERENCE 


MONDAY,  April  15,  1963 
8:00  P.M.     THE  CHURCH 

Presiding:     Most  Reverend  Ernest  J.  Primeau 
Bishop  of  Manchester,   N.H. 

Speakers:     Dr.  Jaroslav  Pelikan 
Yale  Divinity  School 

Dr.   Hans   Kiing 
University  of  Tiibingen 

Discussion:     Leader  —  Reverend  Walter  Burghardt,  S.J. 
Woodstock   College,    Maryland. 

TUESDAY,  April  16,  1963 
10:30  A.M.     TRADITION 

Presiding:     Right  Reverend  Anson  Phelps  Stokes,  Jr. 
Episcopal  Diocese  of  Massachusetts 

Speakers:     Jean  Danielou,  S.J. 
Institut  Catholique,  Paris 

Dr.  Robert  McAfee  Brown 
Stanford  University 

Discussion:     Leader  —  Dr.  George  H.  Williams 
Harvard  Divinity  School 

Guests  are  invited  to  participate 

TUESDAY,  April   16,  1963 
2:00  P.M.     A   BRIDGE   BETWEEN   EAST   AND   WEST 

Presiding:     Very  Reverend  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J. 

President  of  Boston  College 
Speaker:     His  Eminence  Richard  Cardinal  Cushing 


Richard  Cardinal  Cushing  takes  a  moment  out  before  his  speech  to 
break  ground  for  the  Carney  Building  with  Father  Rector  and 
Dr.  Maguire. 


Rev.  Stanley  J.  Bezuszka,  S.J.,  Boston  College,  and  Dr.  Paul  A. 
Weiss,  Rockefeller  Institute,  discuss  the  knowledge  explosion  in 
the  natural  sciences. 


Wednesday . . .  April  1 7 


9:00  A.M. 
9:45  A.M. 


10:45  A.M. 
11:15   A.M. 


12:30  P.M. 
2:00  P.M. 


Registration  (Campion  Hall) 

Address  of  Welcome  —  Very  Rev.  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J.,  President 
of  Boston  College 

FIRST  PLENARY  SESSION  (Campion  Hall  Auditorium) 

Presiding:     Charles    F.    Donovan,   S.J.,    Academic    Vice    President, 

Boston  College 
Speaker:      John  H.  Finley,  Jr.,  Eliot  Professor  of  Greek  Literature, 

Harvard  University 

"The  Inward  Voice  of  the  Classic" 

Coflee 

FIRST  PLENARY  SESSION  RESUMES 

Speaker:      Howard  Mumford  Jones,  Abbott  Lawrence  Lowell  Pro- 
fessor of  Humanities,  Emeritus,  Harvard  University 
"Modern  Scholarship  and  the  Data  of  Greatness" 

Luncheon  (McElroy  Commons) 

PANEL  AND  GROUP  DISCUSSIONS 

(1)  Humanities  —  Resident  Students  Lounge,  McElroy  Commons 
Moderator:     William  A.  Donaghy,  S.J.,  Professor  of  Theology, 

Boston  College 
Speaker:         Peter  A.  Bertocci,  Borden  P.  Bowne  Professor  of 

Philosophy,  Boston  University 
Panelists:        Goodwin   B.   Beach,   Lecturer   in   Classics,  Trinity 

College 

Robert  F.  Quinn,  C.S.P.,  Director,  Paulist  Center, 

Boston 

Thomas  W.  Copeland,  Professor  of  English,  Uni- 
versity of  Massachusetts 

(2)  Natural  Sciences  —  Faculty  Lounge,  McElroy  Commons 

Moderator:     Stanley   J.   Bezuszka,   S.J.,   Associate   Professor   of 
Mathematics,  Boston  College 

Speaker:         Paul   A.   Weiss,   Professor  of   Biology,   Rockefeller 
Institute 

Panelists:        William  D.  Cooke,  Professor  of  Chemistry,  Cornell 
University 

Shields  Warren,  Director  of  Laboratories,  New 
England  Deaconess  Hospital;  Professor  of  Pathol- 
ogy, Harvard  University 

(3)  Social  Sciences  —  Murray  Conference  Room,  McElroy 

Commons 

Moderator:     John  D.  Donovan,  Professor  of  Sociology,  Boston 
College 

Speaker:         Edward  Duff,  S.J.,  Professor  of  Theology,  Weston 
College;  former  Editor  of  Social  Order 

Panelists:        Samuel  H.  Beer,  Professor  of  Government,  Harvard 
University 

Lewis  A.  Coser,  Harry  Coplan  Professor  of  Sociol- 
ogy, Brandeis  University 

Alexander  Gerschenkron,  Walter  S.  Barker  Pro- 
fessor of  Economics,  Harvard  University 


4:00  P.M. 
5:30  P.M. 


Receptic 
Dinner 


I  for  all  Participants 


Rev.   Edward   DufT,   S.J.,   former   editor  of   Social   Order  and 
Professor  of  Theology,  Weston  College. 


Left  to  right:  Father  R.  F.  Quinn,  C.S.P.,  Paulist  Center,  Boston; 
Father  W.  A.  Donaghy,  S.J.,  Boston  College;  T.  W.  Copeland,  Uni- 
versity of  Massachusetts;  G.  B.  Beach,  Trinity  College;  P.  A.  Bertocci, 
Boston  Univerisity. 


BOSTON  COLLEGE 
CENTENNIAL  COLLOQUY 

The  most  significant  event  of  the  Centennial  Week  was  the 
discussion  of  the  knowledge  explosion,  a  theme  which  was 
central  in  a  three  day  colloquy  which  brought  together  many 
of  the  most  respected  scholars  of  our  time.  The  explosion  of 
knowledge  and  the  mushrooming  of  data  are  outstanding 
facts  of  the  academic  world  in  this  century.  The  meeting  at 
Boston  College  was  a  serious  attempt  to  cope  with  this  prob- 
lem and,  as  such,  constituted  a  notable  intellectual  event. 


Father  Charles  Donovan,  S.J.,  Academic  Vice-President  ot  Boston  Col- 
lege, has  a  word  with  Howard  Mumford  Jones,  Lowell  Professor  of 
Humanities,  Harvard  University. 


John  H.  Finley,  Jr.,  Eliot  Professor  of  Greek  Literature,  Harvard  Uni\ersit\ 


Thursday. . .  April  18 


A.M.     Registr 


(McElroy  Con: 


10:45 
11:15 


12:30 
2:00 


)r  newly  arrived  delegates 

A.M.     SECOND  PLENARY  SESSION   (Resident  Students  Lounge,  Mc- 
Elroy Commons) 
Presiding:    Joseph  A.  Devenny,  S.J.,  Dean,  Graduate  School  of  Arts 

and  Sciences,  Boston  College 
Speaker:      Samuel  A.  Goudsmit,  Professor  of  Physics,  Brookhaven 
National  Laboratory 

"Consequences  of  the  Knowledge  Explosion" 
A.M.     Coffee 
A.M.     SECOND  PLENARY  SESSION  RESUMES 

Speaker:      John  G.  Kemeny,  Professor  of  Mathematics,  Dartmouth 
College 

"The  Knowledge  Explosion:    A  Mathematician's  Point 
oi  View" 


Luncheon  (McEIroy  Commons) 
PANEL  AND  GROUP  DISCUSSIONS 


P.M. 
PM, 


Resident  Students  Lounge,  McEiroy  Commons 

Moderator:    John  L.  Mahoney,  Associate  Professor  of  English, 
Boston  College 

Speaker:         Walter  J.  Bate,  Abbott  Lawrence  Lowell  Professor 
of  Humanities,  Harvard  University 

Panelists:       George  M.  Harper,  Professor  of  Classics,  Williams 
College 

Alexander  A.  Schneiders,  Professor  of  Education, 
Boston  College 

William  A.  Wallace,  O.P.,  Professor  of  Philosophy, 
Catholic  University  of  America 
)    Natural  Sciences  —  Faculty  Lounge,  McElroy  Commons 

Moderator:     Robert  L.  Carovillano,  Associate  Professor  of  Phys- 
ics, Boston  College 

Speaker:        Francis  O.  Schmitt,  Institute  Professor,  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology 

Panelists:       C.    Raymond    Adams,    Professor   of  Mathematics, 
Brown  University 

Ernst  Mayr,  Alexander  Agassiz  Professor  of  Zool- 
ogy, Harvard  University 

Robert  R.  Shrock,  Professor  of  Geology,  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology 
)   Social  Sciences  —  Murray  Conference  Room,  McElroy 
Commons 

Moderator:     Robert  J.  McEwen,  S.J.,  Professor  of  Economics, 
Boston  (ilollege 

Speaker:         Carleton  S.  Coon,  Curator  of  Ethnology  and  Pro- 
fessor of  Anthropology,  University  of  Pennsylvania 

Panelists:       Joseph  P.  Fitzpatrick,  S.J.,  Professor  of  Sociology, 
Fordham  University 

Jeannelte   P.   Nichols,  Professor   of   History,   Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania 

Robert  Solow,  Professor  of  Economics.  Massachu- 
setts Institute  of  Technology 

ception  for  all  Participants 


John  G.  Kemeny,  Dartmouth  College;  Dean  Joseph  A.  Devenny, 
S.J.,  Boston  College;  Samuel  A.  Goudsmit,  Brookhaven  National 
Laboratory. 


Participating  in  the  meeting  were  such  men  as  Samuel  H. 
Beer,  Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Political  Science  at 
Harvard  University;  John  H.  Finley,  Jr.,  Eliot  Professor  of 
Greek  Literature  at  Harvard;  Howard  Mumford  Jones;  Lynn 
T.  White,  Jr.,  Professor  of  History  at  UCLA;  and  Samuel  A. 
Goudsmit,  Professor  of  Physics  at  Brookhaven  National 
Laboratory. 

The  scholars  present  were  unanimous  in  their  realization 
both  of  the  fact  of  the  knowledge  explosion  and  of  the  need 
to  come  to  grips  with  it.  Professor  Goudsmit  mentioned  the 
effects  of  this  trend  within  his  field:  "It  has  become  impossible 
for  a  physicist  to  follow  the  changes  or  modifications  in  basic 
theories  except  in  his  own  narrow  field  of  specialization.  Thus, 
within  a  scientific  discipline,  the  knowledge  explosion  leads 
to  extreme  specialization."  According  to  Lynn  T.  White,  the 
result  in  history  has  been  "a  surge  of  unexpected  findings 
and  interpretations." 

It  was  the  privilege  of  Boston  College  to  be  host  to  these 
scholars  and  it  was  her  honor  to  contribute  to  the  advance- 
ment in  scholarship  and  learning.  "There  is,"  as  Rev.  Michael 
P.  Walsh  noted,  "no  group  to  which  Boston  College  opens  its 
heart  so  warmly  as  to  scholars." 


Robert  Solow,  Professor  of  Economics,  M.  I.  T.,  a  member  of  the 
President's  Economic  Advisory  Council. 


Walter  Jackson   Bate,   Professor  of   Eng- 
lish,  Harvard  University. 


Carleton  S.  Coon,  Curator  of  Ethnol- 
ogy and  Professor  of  Anthropology, 
University   of    Pennsylvania. 


Joseph  P.  Fitzpatrick,  S.J.,  Professor  of  Sociol- 
ogy,  Fordham  University. 


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Francis  O.  Schmitt,  M.I.T. 


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proceedings  as  teachers  and  educators  became  stu- 
dents again. 


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Warren  Ault,  Profes- 
sor of  History,  Boston 
University. 


Friday. . .  April  19 


:00  A.M.     Registration  (McElroy  d 


)  for  newly  arrived  delegates 

9:45  A.M.     THIRD  PLENARY  SESSION  (Resident  Students  Lounge,  McElroy 
Commons) 
Presiding:     W.   Seavey  Joyce,  SJ.,  Dean,   College  of  Business  Ad- 
ministration, Boston  College 
Speaker:       Peter  H.  Odegard,  Professor  of  Political  Science,   Uni- 
versity of  California 
"Political  Science:  Knowledge  for  What?" 

10:45  A.M.      Coffee 

11:15  A.M.     THIRD  PLENARY  SESSION  RESUMES 

Speaker:       Lynn  T.  White,  Jr.,  Professor  of  History,  University  of 

California  at  Los  Angeles 

"The  Changing  Middle  Ages" 

12:30  P.M.     Luncheon  {McElroy  Commons) 
2:00  P.M.     PANEL  AND  GROUP  DISCUSSIONS 

(1  )   Humanities  —  Resident  Students  Lounge,  McElroy  Commons 
Moderator:     Reginald  F.  O'Neill,  S.J.,  Dean.  School  of  Philos- 
ophy, Weston  College 
William    F.    Lynch,    S.J.,     Professor    of    English, 


Speaker: 
Panelists: 


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(2)    Natural  Sc: 
Moderator: 


Speaker: 
Panelists: 


William   E.   FitzGerald,  S.J.,   Professor  of   Philos- 
ophy, Boston  College 

Norman  N.   Holland,  Associate   Professor  ol    Eng- 
lish, Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology 
William  O.  Martin,  Professor  of  Philosophy,  Uni- 
versity of  Rhode  Island 

snccs  —  Faculty  Lounge,  McElroy  Commons 
Louis  O.  Kattsoff,  Professor  of  Mathematics,  Boston 
College 

old  G.   Cassidy,   Professor  of  Chemistry,  Yale 


Uni\ 


iity 


of  Chemistry, 


4:00  P.M. 
"i/M)  P.M. 


Roy  J.  Gritter,  Associate 
University  of  Connecticut 
John  J.  McLaughlin.  Staff  Member,  Haskins  Lab- 
oratories; Associate  Professor  of  Biology,  St.  Francis 
College 

Jay  Orear,  Associate  Professor  of  Physics,  Cornell 
University 

(3)   Social  Sciences—  Murray  Conference  Room,  McElroy  Commons 
Moderator:    John    M.    vonFelsinger,    Professor    of    Psychology, 
Boston  College 

Vincent  P.  Wright,  Professor  of  Economics,  Boston 
College 

Warren  O.  Ault,  William  E.  Huntington  Professor 
of  History,  Boston  University 
Thomas  T.  McAvoy,  C.S.C.,  Professor  of  History, 
University  of  Notre  Dame 

Victoria    Schuck,    Professor    of    Political    Science, 
Mount  Holyoke  College 

Reception  for  all  Participants 


Speaker: 
Panelists: 


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Peter  H.  Odegard,  Professor  of  Political  Science,  Uni- 
versity of  California;  W.  Seavey  Joyce,  S.J.,  Dean  of 
the  College  of  Business  Administration,  Boston  Col- 
lege; Lynn  E.  White,  Jr.,  Professor  of  History,  Uni- 
versity of  California  at  Los  Angeles. 


A.  Thomas  McAvoy,  C.S.C.,  Professor  of 
History,  University  of  Notre   Dame. 


William  F.  Lynch,  S.J.,  Professor  of  English, 
Georgetown  University. 


THE  CENTENNIAL 
CONVOCATION 

Alumni  Stadium 
April  20,   1963 


For  weeks  the  campus  had  been  alive  with  activity.  Now  army 
heliocopters  hovered  over  the  campus  and  Secret  Service  men 
patrolled  the  buildings.  April  20  dawned  bright  and  clear,  but  still 
foul-weather  preparations  went  on  in  McHugh  Forum  and  Roberts 
Center,  where  over  one  hundred  closed  circuit  television  sets  were 
being  installed.  The  face  of  the  campus  had  undergone  a  startling 
transformation.  The  colors  of  the  nation  and  of  the  university  bil- 
lowed out  in  swaths  of  bunting  along  the  President's  route  and  great 
quantities  of  flowers  covered  the  speakers'  platform  at  the  reservoir 
end  of  Alumni  Stadium.  At  eleven  o'clock  a  violent  rainstorm  swept 
the  campus.  By  one  o'clock  only  a  high  wind  and  a  fine  mist  buffeted 
the  Chestnut  Hill  area.  By  two  o'clock  over  twenty  thousand  people 
had  swarmed  into  the  stadium.  The  chairs  and  seats  were  wet  and  a 
handsome  brochure  became  a  valued  sponge.  At  2:15  a  great  proces- 
sion began  to  wind  its  way  down  from  Roberts  Center  to  the  stadium. 
As  the  band  struck  up  its  martial  music,  the  weather  began  to  clear 
and  soon  the  only  sign  of  rain  was  the  glistening  lawn  of  the  field. 
A  great  cry  of  welcome  rose  from  the  stands  as  representatives  of  over 
three  hundred  colleges  and  universities  began  to  file  into  the  stadium. 
The  delegates  of  fifty  learned  societies  and  the  faculty  of  Boston 
College,  over  six  hundred  strong,  made  their  entrance  in  a  stream  of 
gold,  crimson,  blue,  and  maroon  robes  and  hoods.  They  were  followed 
by  the  distinguished  guests,  officers  of  the  university,  and  Church  and 
state  officials.  In  the  place  of  honor  strode  John  F.  Kennedy,  President 
of  the  United  States,  wearing  the  honorary  Boston  College  degree  he 
received  in  1956.  The  band  struck  up  "Hail  to  the  Chief"  and  an 
enthusiastic  audience  thundered  its  welcome  to  the  President. 


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President  Kennedy  arriving  at  the  main  entrance  to  the  university. 


ORDER  OF  EXERCISES 


Prelude 

The  National  Anthem 

Invocation His  Eminence  Richard  Cardinal  dishing 

Address  of  Welcome Very  Reverend  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S./. 

Greetings 

From  the  Colleges  and  Universities Nathan  M.  Pusey 

From  the  Commonwealth His  Excellency,  Endicott  Peabody 

From   the  Church His  Eminence  Richard  Cardinal  Cushiii^ 

The  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  is  conferred  upon 
Very  Reverend  Edward  Bernard  Bunn,  s.j. 

The  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Letters  is  conferred  upon 
Lady  Barbara  Ward  Jackson 

The  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Humane  Letters  is  conferred  upon 
Nathan  Marsh  Pusey 


Rev.  John  Rock,  S.J.,  dressed  in  his  de- 
gree robes  from  the  University  of  Lou- 
vain,  on  his  way  to  the  Convocation. 


ORDER  OF  EXERCISES 


From  the  Nation President  John  F.  Kennedy 


Alma  Mater 


The  audience  is  requested  to  remain  seated  until  the  Procession  has  left  the  Stadium. 


IFr.   Michael   P.   Walsh,   President  of  Boston   College,   and  John   F. 
Kennedy,  President  of  the  United  States. 


Fathers  Sweeney,  Devlin,  and  Donovan  help  ready  the  President  for   the   Convocation. 


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Nathan  Marsh  Pusey,  President  of  Harvard  University. 

The  1860's  were  a  period  of  intense  ferment  in  higher  edu- 
cation in  this  country.  This  ferment  was  occasioned  by  two 
kinds  of  discontent.  One,  that  the  attention  of  our  colleges 
was  directed  so  exclusively  toward  literary  studies,  and  these 
not  even  modem  literary  studies,  that  the  colleges  were  mak- 
ing virtually  no  contribution  toward  meeting  the  practical 
problems  of  a  rapidly  developing  society.  Scorning  the  agri- 
cultural and  mechanical  arts  they  were,  it  was  held  by  these 
of  their  critics  using  a  kind  of  smear  word,  "irrelevant."  Times 
have  changed. 

The  other  main  criticism  came  from  those  who  had  caught 
a  glimpse  abroad,  chiefly  in  Germany,  of  what  a  university  as 
constrasted  with  a  college  could  be.  There  has  been  a  good 
deal  of  confusion  on  this  subject  ever  since.  There  are  many 
colleges  in  this  country  which  grandiloquently  call  themselves 
universities.  There  are  few  universities  which,  like  yours,  are 
content  to  call  themselves  colleges.  But  in  any  event,  in  the 
past  100  years  we  are  in  a  new  period  of  ferment.  Higher 
education  has  become  extraordinarily  almost  too  relevant. 
Witness  the  way  President  Kennedy  has  taken  and  needs  a  con- 
siderable piece  of  higher  education  to  help  him  in  Washing- 
ton. Witness  the  way  his  Science  Advisory  Board  tells  him 
that  certain  agencies  of  Government  basically  dependent 
upon  the  research  activities  of  highly  trained  engineers, 
mathematicians,  and  physical  scientists  will  not  be  able  to  do 


their  work  a  decade  hence  if  the  rate  of  producing  these 
kinds  of  scientists  is  not  quickly  stepped  up  to  7,000  Ph.D.'s 
a  year.  Many  other  interests  and  concerns  seem  to  me  and 
to  others  to  have  equally  good  claims  for  this  kind  of  scarce 
talent.  It  was  only  yesterday  that  the  number  of  Ph.D.'s  given 
annually  by  all  imiversities  in  all  subjects  passed  the  level  of 
7,000.  It  is  now  about  10,000  per  year.  The  Space  Agency 
itself  would  like  to  have  about  10,000.  Clearly  we  have  a 
great  deal  to  do. 

May  I  interrupt  my  remarks  just  to  say  about  space  that 
today  is  the  day  to  test  the  aerodynamic  properties  of  the 
mortar  board.  I  hope  if  mine  takes  off  into  space  I  don't  go 
with  it. 

We  have  much  to  do  and  we  are  not  in  the  best  shape  to 
do  it.  We  have  all  been  struggling  to  make  good  the  defici- 
encies which  accumulated  in  our  plants  during  the  long,  lean 
years  of  depression  and  war  and  to  raise  the  funds  to  attract, 
to  hold,  and  adequately  recompense  our  faculties.  Even  more 
difficult  have  been  the  pressures  for  new  programs,  plants, 
and  equipment  originating  in  the  marvelous  burgeoning  of 
knowledge.  In  the  midst  of  this  we  are  confronted  with  a 
shortage  and  therefore  a  fierce  competition  for  first-rate 
teachers.  And  tridy  frightening  is  the  prospect  now  breaking 
over  us  of  soon  having  such  numbers  to  cope  with  that  we 
shall  have  in  a  decade  virtually  to  double  the  whole  enter- 
prise of  higher  education  in  this  country  which  it  has  taken 
more  than  300  years  of  patient,  devoted  effort  to  bring  to 
its  present  estate.  Mr.  President,  may  I  say  parenthetically  it 
is  our  hope  that  you  will  be  able  to  help  us  to  get  the  legis- 
lators in  the  Capitol  to  see  the  implication  of  this  remark. 

Meanwhile  it  is  a  joy  to  see  Boston  College  forging  ahead 
through  its  own  and  its  friends'  efforts.  Deep  in  the  center  of 
the  present  responsibility  of  higher  education  is  the  need  to 
find  ways  to  adapt  to  present  circumstances  the  old  basic  learn- 
ing with  its  concern  for  the  development  of  persons  and  its 
own  unremitting  attention  to  questions  of  value.  The  institu- 
tions of  higher  learning  entrusted  to  the  Jesuits  have  an 
honorable  record  in  this  regard.  It  is  to  be  hoped  among  all 
the  other  things  we  have  to  do  that  these  and  other  institu- 
tions can  work  together  to  accomplish  this  task.  May  I  as  the 
president  of  an  institution  more  than  300  years  old,  say  this 
discouraging  word  to  Father  Walsh  and  his  associates,  that 
the  common  task  we  share  does  not  get  easier  with  the  passing 
centuries.  But  may  I  also  for  the  colleges  and  universities  of 
the  United  States  felicitate  Boston  College  on  the  achieve- 
ments of  its  first  century  and  on  the  great  development  and 
growth  you  have  experienced  in  that  time. 

We  welcome  the  advent  of  strong  Catholic  colleges  and 
universities  of  which  surely  this  is  one  of  the  chief,  into  the 
advance  ranks  of  our  institutions  of  higher  learning.  To- 
gether these  institutions  have  already  done  much  to  build 
value  into  our  common  life  and  on  them  our  hopes  for  a 
worthy  future  in  large  measure  must  surely  now  depend.  The 
colleges  and  universities,  and  among  them  I  should  like  to 
say  personally  Harvard,  congratulate  Boston  College  on  the 
accomplishments  of  her  first  century.  We  salute  her  on  this 
happy  day  for  her  achievement.  We  would  speak  of  our  pride 
in  our  association  with  her  and  we  wish  for  her  long  life  and 
a  continuation  of  that  strong  forward  surge  with  which  she 
now  so  clearly  and  so  creatively  is  moving  ahead. 


GREETINGS  TO  BOSTON  COLLEGE   FROM 
THE  COLLEGES    AND     UNIVERSITIES 


GREETINGS  TO  BOSTON  COLLEGE   FROM 
THE  COMMONWEALTH  OF  MASSACHUSETTS 


Your  Eminence,  Mr.  President,  Mr.  Speaker,  Father  Walsh, 
Father  Bonn,  Lady  Jackson,  Dr.  Pusey,  Senator  SaUonstall, 
Senator  Kennedy,  Mayor  Collins,  members  of  the  Board  of 
Regents  of  Boston  College,  distinguished  guests,  and  friends 
of  Boston  College,  in  1847,  Father  John  McElroy,  S.J.,  arrived 
in  Boston  and  planted  the  first  seeds  that  have  grown  and 
flourished  and  produced  the  magnificent  bounty  we  know  to- 
day as  Boston  College,  one  of  the  great  institutions  of  learning 
in  the  free  world. 

My  presence  here,  today,  as  Governor  of  the  Common- 
wealth, is  symbolic  of  the  continuing  harmonious  relationship 
between  town  and  gown  that  was  begun  on  that  day  in  April 
1863,  100  years  ago,  when  my  predecessor.  Gov.  John  Andrews, 
signed  into  law  the  act  of  the  Massachusetts  Legislature  grant- 
ing your  charter. 

Fourteen  years  later,  under  the  inspired  leadership  of  the 
Reverend  John  Bapst,  S.J.,  the  first  President  of  the  college 
and  corporation,  the  first  commencement  was  held.  Nine 
young  men  graduated.  And  again,  the  Commonwealth  of 
Massachusetts  was  present  to  bestow  her  congratulations  in 
the  person  of  my  predecessor.  Gov.  Alexander  H.  Rice. 

Now,  on  another  day  in  April,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord, 
1963,  the  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth  again  comes  to 
Boston  College  to  join  in  this  well-deserved  and  joyous 
celebration. 

To  the  many  devoted  priests  and  laypeople  who  labored 
so  humbly  and  faithfully  for  so  noble  a  purpose,  every  citizen 
of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  owes  a  debt  of  grati- 
tude. 


His  Excellency  Endicott  Peabody,  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth 
of  Massachusetts. 


For  education  is  one  of  this  Commonwealth's  most  precious 
assets.  We  are  indeed  proud  of  the  tradition  of  excellence  in 
education  which  is  so  well  represented  here.  All  of  us  who  are 
working  for  better  educational  opportunity  in  Massachusetts 
can  draw  inspiration  from  the  story  of  the  birth  and  growth 
of  Boston  College.  From  humble  beginnings  in  the  South  End 
of  Boston,  you  have  matured  into  the  magnificent  institution 
of  learning  which  stands  before  us  today. 

Sitting  among  you  now,  there  must  be  some  who  were  pres- 
ent at  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of  B.C.  at  this  site  on 
June  15,  1913.  One  among  them  was  the  mayor  of  the  city  of 
Boston,  John  F.  Fitzgerald.  Now,  50  years  later,  on  an  equally 
proud  occasion  in  the  history  of  Boston  College,  how  fitting  it 
is  that  we  are  honored  by  the  presence  of  that  man's  grandson, 
the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America,  John  F. 
Kennedy. 

Certainly  our  Commonwealth  would  be  something  less  than 
what  it  is  today  were  it  not  for  the  men  and  women  of  Boston 
College.  Her  contribution  has  been  vast  and  varied.  Doctors, 
alumni  of  Boston  College,  have  exercised  their  merciful  calling 
throughout  the  Commonwealth.  In  our  classrooms,  sons  and 
daughters  of  Boston  College  have  been  astonishingly  active. 

The  clergy  who  minister  to  the  Catholic  archdiocese  of 
Boston  have  been  predominantly  men  of  Boston  College.  B.C. 
has  given  to  the  church  such  eminent  men  of  God  as  William 
Cardinal  O'Connell  and  our  beloved  friend  and  spiritual 
leader,  Richard  Cardinal  Gushing. 

In  the  courts  of  our  Commonwealth,  countless  lawyers,  men 
of  Boston  College,  have  pleaded  and  fought  for  justice.  Just 
recently  I  had  the  pleasure  of  appointing  as  a  superior  court 
judge  one  of  your  law  school's  most  distinguished  professors. 
I  am  delighted  that  this  appointment  has  been  greeted  as  one 
of  the  finest  of  this  generation. 

I  cannot  resist  noting  with  partisan  pride  that  the  first 
site  of  Boston  College  Law  School,  11  Beacon  Street,  today 
houses  my  political  alma  mater,  the  Massachusetts  Democratic 
State  Committee. 

The  law  school  forums,  the  Boston  College  citizen  seminars, 
the  lectures  on  public  affairs  have  in  an  extraordinary  way 
blended  the  dedicated  efforts  of  the  good  citizens  of  our 
community. 

Here  at  Boston  College  you  have  achieved  an  inspiring 
blend  of  faith  and  reason.  You  have  exalted  the  mind  and 
soul  of  man.  Your  proud  past  is  exceeded  only  by  your  bright 
future. 

I  can  think  of  no  more  fitting  tribute  than  to  quote  from  a 
letter  sent  in  1934  by  William  Lawrence,  the  Episcopal  bishop 
of  Boston,  to  your  then  president,  Father  Gallagher.  Bishop 
Lawrence  explained  that  the  land  on  which  Boston  College 
now  stands,  was  owned  by  his  father.  He  wrote:  "Boston  Col- 
lege, with  its  beautiful  group  of  buildings,  has  given  a  grace 
and  benediction  to  my  boyhood  haunts." 

For  me,  for  all  of  us,  the  presence  of  Boston  College  is 
indeed  a  grace  and  benediction  for  which  we  are  most  grate- 
ful. From  your  modest  beginnings,  you  truly  have  earned 
your  name,  you  have  reached  "the  heights."  As  Boston  College 
begins  its  second  century  of  life,  let  it  take  with  it  our  best 
wishes  and  Godspeed. 


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GREETINGS   TO  BOSTON  COLLEGE 
FROM  THE  CHURCH 


His   Eminence   Richard   Cardinal   Gushing,   Archbishop   of   Boston. 


Mr.  President,  Very  Rev.  Father  Walsh,  rector  of  Boston 
College,  members  of  the  faculty,  members  of  the  student  body, 
and  guests,  it  is  my  pleasant  duty  to  express  on  this  occasion 
the  congratulations  and  gratitude  of  the  church  in  honor  of 
the  centennial  of  Boston  College. 

The  college  has  grown  with  the  archdiocese  of  Boston  and 
it  has  contributed  enormously  and  indispensably  to  the  growth 
of  the  church  in  this  area.  It  was  Boston  College  that  en- 
couiaged  throughout  the  years  the  vocations  to  the  priesthood 
and  the  religious  life  that  were  necessary  for  the  expansion  of 
the  church  as  the  numbers  of  its  faithful  began  to  increase. 
For  over  50  years  the  students  in  our  diocesan  seminary, 
founded  in  1884,  came  almost  entirely  from  this  institution 
and  from  its  sister  College  of  the  Holy  Cross  in  Worcester. 
Today  it  is  Boston  College  that  provides  educational  forma- 
tion and  training  for  hundreds  of  teachers  and  administrators 
in  our  diocesan  schools,  so  important  for  the  healthy  and 
normal  functioning  of  the  church. 

There  is  another  reason  for  our  gratitude  to  Boston  College 
and  the  Jesuits  under  whose  direction  it  has  grown  to  its 
present  state  of  academic  efficiency.  The  church  has  a  part 
to  play  within  the  larger  community  in  which  its  freedom  of 
functioning  is  constitutionally  guaranteed.  It  is  erroneous  to 
conclude  from  the  concern  of  Catholics  for  the  expansion  of 
their  ecclesiastical  structure  that  their  interests  are  exclusively 
sectarian,  or  that  they  evaluate  their  achievements  in  the  field 
of  education  entirely  from  the  supernatural  point  of  view  of 
revealed  religion.  Ultimately  the  church  directs  the  minds  of 
men  toward  the  eternal  happiness  of  the  world  to  come.  More 
immediately,  however,  the  church  is  concerned  with  develop- 
ing the  highest  ideals  of  personal  integrity  and  public  service. 
To  be  genuinely  religious  means  to  be  conscientious  and  up- 
right as  a  citizen,  no  less  than  to  be  loyal  and  unswerving  in 
the  fulfillment  of  religious  duties. 

As  we  find  proof  in  oiu"  own  day  of  the  relevance  of  reli- 
gious beliefs  for  the  strengthening  of  our  Nation  against  moral 
decay,  we  have  reason  to  be  thankful  that  institutions  like 
Boston  College  are  preparing  young  people  for  positions  of 
responsibility,  and  bringing  the  highest  standards  of  academic 
excellence  into  harmonious  integration  with  the  ideas  of 
Christian  tradition. 

For  what  Boston  College  has  done,  is  doing  and  will  con- 
tinue to  do  for  God  and  for  country,  for  the  church  and  for 
the  state,  for  the  educational  world  and  for  the  common  good, 
we  are  thankful  today.  We  pray  that  He  who  is  infinitely 
wise  and  provident,  infinitely  good  and  merciful,  may  enable 
this  institution  to  fulfill  in  years  to  come  its  divinely  ordained 
purpose  of  keeping  sound  minds  in  sound  bodies,  of  drawing 
from  human  powers  their  greatest  measure  of  scholarly  effort 
and  of  elevating  the  human  personality  to  its  rightful  dignity 
of  sonship  with  God  through  Christ  our  Lord. 


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Very  Reverend  Edward  B.  Bunn,  S.J.,  President  of  George- 
town, receives  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws,  honoris  causa. 


Lady  Barbara  Ward  Jackson  receiving  tfie  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Letters,  honoris  causa. 


Dr.  Nathan  Marsh  Pusey,  President  of  Harvard  University,  re- 
ceives the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Humane  Letters,   honoris  causa. 


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The  Honorable  John  F.  Kennedy,  President  of  the  United  States  of 
America. 


Father  Walsh,  your  Eminence,  Governor  Peabody,  members 
of  the  faculty,  ladies  and  gentlemen;  it  is  a  great  pleasure  to 
come  back  to  a  city  where  my  accent  is  considered  normal, 
and  where  they  pronounce  the  words  the  way  they  are  spelled. 

I  take  especial  satisfaction  in  this  day  as  the  recipient  of 
an  honorary  degree  in  1956  from  Boston  College,  and,  there- 
fore, an  instant  alumnus,  I  am  particularly  pleased  to  be 
with  all  of  you  on  this  most  felicitous  occasion. 

This  university,  or  college,  as  Father  Walsh  has  described, 
was  founded  in  the  darkest  days  of  the  Civil  War,  when 
this  Nation  was  engaged  in  a  climatic  struggle  to  determine 
whether  it  would  be  half  slave  and  half  free  or  all  free.  And 
now,  100  years  later,  after  the  most  intense  century  perhaps 
in  human  history,  we  are  faced  with  the  great  question  of 
whether  this  world  will  be  half  slave  and  half  free,  or  whether 
it  will  be  all  one  or  the  other.  And  on  this  occasion,  as  in 
1863,  the  services  of  Boston  College  are  still  greatly  needed. 

It  is  good  also  to  participate  in  this  ceremony  which  has 
honored  three  distinguished  citizens  of  the  free  world— Presi- 
dent Pusey,  Father  Bunn,  and  our  friend  from  the  world  of 
freedom.  Lady  Jackson. 

Boston  College  is  a  hundred  years  old— old  by  the  lifespan 
of  man,  but  young  by  that  of  universities.  In  this  week  of  ob- 
servance, you  have  rightly  celebrated  the  achievements  of  the 
past,  and  equally  rightly  you  have  turned  in  a  series  of  dis- 
cussions by  outstanding  scholars  to  the  problems  of  the  present 
and  the  future.  Learnetl  men  have  been  talking  here  of  the 


knowledge  explosion,  and  in  all  that  they  have  said  I  am 
sure  they  have  implied  the  heavy  present  responsibility  of 
institutions  like  this  one.  Yet  today  I  want  to  say  a  word  on 
the  same  theme,  to  impress  upon  you  as  urgently  as  I  can 
the  growing  and  insistent  importance  of  universities  in  our 
national  life. 

I  speak  of  universities  because  that  is  what  Boston  College 
has  long  since  become.  But  most  of  what  I  say  applies  to 
liberal  arts  colleges  as  well.  My  theme  is  not  limited  to  any 
one  class  of  universities,  public  or  private,  religious  or  secular. 
Our  national  tradition  of  variety  in  higher  education  shows 
no  sign  of  weakening,  and  it  remains  the  task  of  each  of  our 
institutions  to  shape  its  own  role  among  its  differing  sisters. 
In  this  hope  I  am  much  encouraged  by  a  reading  in  this 
last  week  of  the  remarkable  encyclical,  Pacem  in  Terris. 

In  its  penetrating  analysis  of  today's  great  problems,  of  social 
welfare  and  human  rights,  of  disarmament  and  international 
order  and  peace,  that  document  surely  shows  that  on  the 
basis  of  one  great  faith  and  its  traditions  there  can  be  de- 
veloped counsel  on  public  affairs  that  is  of  value  to  all  men 
and  women  of  good  will.  As  a  Catholic,  I  am  proud  of  it; 
and  as  an  American,  I  have  learned  from  it.  It  only  adds  to 
the  impact  of  this  message  that  it  closely  matches  notable  ex- 
pressions of  conviction  and  aspiration  from  churchmen  of 
other  faiths,  and  in  recent  documents  of  the  World  Council 
of  Churches,  and  from  outstanding  world  citizens  with  no 
ecclesiastical  standing.  We  are  learning  to  talk  the  language 
of  progress  and  peace  across  the  barriers  of  sect  and  creed. 
It  seems  reasonable  to  hope  that  a  similar  process  may  be 
taking  place  across  the  quite  different  barriers  of  higher 
learning. 

From  the  office  that  I  hold,  in  any  case,  there  can  be  no 
doubt  today  of  the  growing  meaning  of  universities  in  Amer- 
ica. That,  of  course,  is  one  basic  reason  for  the  increasing 
urgency  with  which  those  who  care  most  for  the  progress  of 
our  society  are  pressing  for  more  adequate  programs  in  higher 
education  and  in  education  generally.  It  is  for  this  reason  that 
I  urge  upon  everyone  here  and  in  this  country  the  pressing 
need  for  national  attention  and  a  national  decision  in  the 
national  interest  upon  the  national  question  of  education.  In 
at  least  four  ways,  the  new  realities  of  our  day  have  combined 
to  intensify  the  focal  role  of  the  university  in  our  Nation's  life. 

First,  and  perhaps  most  obvious,  the  whole  world  has  come 
to  our  doorstep  and  the  universities  must  be  its  student.  In 
the  strange  geometry  of  modern  politics,  the  distant  Congo 
can  be  close  to  us  as  Canada,  and  Canada,  itself,  is  worth  more 
attention  that  we  have  sometimes  given.  Cultures  not  our  own 
press  for  understanding.  Crises  we  did  not  create  require  our 
participation.  Accelerating  change  is  the  one  universal  human 
prospect. 

Second,  there  is  indeed  an  explosion  of  knowledge  and  its 
outward  limits  are  not  yet  in  sight.  In  some  fields,  progress 
seems  very  fast;  in  other,  distressingly  slow.  It  is  no  tribute 
to  modern  science  to  jump  lightly  to  the  conclusion  that  all 
its  secrets  of  particle  physics,  or  molecular  life,  or  heredity, 
of  outer  space,  are  now  within  easy  reach.  The  truth  is  more 
massive  and  less  magical.  It  is  that  wherever  we  turn,  in  de- 
fense, in  space,  in  medicine,  in  industry,  in  agriculture,  and 
most  of  all  in  basic  science  itself,  the  requirement  is  for  better 
work,  deeper  understanding,  higher  education.  While  I  have 


GREETINGS  TO  BOSTON   COLLEGE   FROM 
THE  UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA 


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framed  this  comment  in  the  terms  of  the  natural  sciences,  I 
insist,  as  do  all  those  who  live  in  this  field,  that  at  every  level 
of  learning  there  must  be  an  equal  concern  for  history,  for 
letters  and  the  arts,  and  for  man  as  a  social  being  in  the 
widest  meaning  of  Aristotle's  phrase.  This  also  is  the  work 
of  the  university. 

And  third,  as  the  world  presses  in  and  knowledge  presses 
out,  the  role  of  the  interpreter  grows.  Men  can  no  longer  know 
everything  themselves;  the  20th  century  has  no  universal  man. 
All  men  today  must  learn  to  know  through  one  another  to 
judge  across  their  own  ignorance  -to  comprehend  at  second 
hand.  These  arts  are  not  easily  learned.  Those  who  would 
practice  them  must  develop  intensity  of  perception,  variety 
of  mental  activity,  and  the  habit  of  open  concern  for  truth 
in  all  its  forms.  Where  can  we  expect  to  find  a  training 
ground  for  this  modern  maturity,  if  not  in  our  universities? 

Fourth  and  finally,  these  new  requirements  strengthen  still 
further  what  has  always  been  a  fundamental  element  in  the 
life  of  American  colleges  and  universities— that  they  should  be 
dedicated  to  "the  Nation's  service."  The  phrase  is  Woodrow 
Wilson's,  and  no  one  has  discussed  its  meaning  better.  What 
he  said  in  1896  is  more  relevant  today  than  ever  before,  and 
I  close  with  a  quotation  from  him. 

I  offer  it  to  you  with  renewed  congratulations,  and  in  the 
confident  hope  that  as  her  second  century  opens,  Boston  Col- 
lege will  continue  to  respond,  as  she  did  in  her  beginnings, 
to  the  new  needs  of  the  age: 

"It  is  not  learning,"  said  President  Wilson,  "but  the  spirit 
of  service  that  will  give  a  college  place  in  the  public  annals 
of  the  Nation.  It  is  indispensable,"  he  said,  "if  it  is  to  do  its 
right  service,  that  the  air  of  affairs  should  be  admitted  to  all 
its  classrooms  .  .  .  the  air  of  the  world's  transactions,  the  con- 
sciousness of  the  solidarity  of  the  race,  the  sense  of  the  duty 
of  man  toward  man  .  .  .  the  promise  and  the  hope  that 
shone  in  the  face  of  all  knowledge.  .  .  .  The  days  of  glad 
expansion  are  gone,  our  life  grows  tense  and  difficult;  our 
resource  for  the  future  lies  in  careful  thought,  providence, 
and  a  wise  economy;  and  the  school  must  be  of  the  Nation." 

Boston  College  for  100  years  has  been  of  the  Nation  and  so 
it  will  be  for  the  next  hundred. 


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THE   CENTENNIAL 
BAND  CONCERT 

April  28,  1963 


The  Boston  College  Band  chose  the  Centennial  Celebra- 
tion to  revive  an  old  tradition  which  had  lapsed  for  almost 
two  decades.  At  2:30  P.M.  Mr.  Peter  Siragusa  lifted  his  baton 
and  led  the  band  through  an  hour  of  march  and  pop  music. 
The  three-time  winners  of  the  St.  Patrick's  Day  Competition 
in  New  York  rose  politely  and  received  the  applause  of  the 
over  five  hundred  students  and  friends,  who  were  seated  in 
chairs  and  on  blankets  on  the  sun-splashed  library  lawn. 
It  is  hoped  that  the  warm  reception  given  the  band  will  en- 
courage them  to  once  again  make  the  concert  an  annual 
tradition. 


The   Centennial   Band   Concert   on   the   south   portico   of   Bapst 
Library. 


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THE  CENTENNIAL  GREEK  PLAY 
May  5,  1963 

The  Classics  Department  also  revived  an  old  tradition  of 
the  university— the  presentation  of  a  Greek  play.  In  the  great 
days  of  the  Dramatic  Society,  there  was  an  annual  presenta- 
tion of  this  sort  with  authentic  costumes,  masks,  and  choral 
songs.  In  the  hands  of  the  Classics  Department,  the  authen- 
ticity of  such  a  production  was  carried  a  step  further:  the 
entire  play  was  given  in  the  original  Greek.  As  in  Ancient 
Greece  this  presentation  was  given  under  the  open  sky,  and 
three  hundred  hardy  people  braved  a  very  damp  day  to  see 
the  tragedy  on  the  library  lawn. 


SclturdtiV  Centennial  Convocation.   2:00   p.m.   Alumni  Stadium. 

April  20 

Monday  dramatic  society  centennial  Production.  8:30  p.m.  Bapst 

■^  Auditorium. 

April   LL  "Cenodoxus"  by  JAKOB  bidermann,  S.J.   Also  April  23. 


Sundiiy    Euripides'  "Rhesus".   4:00  p.m.  Bapst  Library  Lawn. 
Ma  V   ^    Presented  in  the  Original  Greek  by  the  students  of  Boston  College. 


Friday 
May  10 


Centennial  Drama  Festival. 

Seminar  on  the  Theater:  "One  Hundred  Years  of  the 
American  Theater,  1863-1963"   12:30  p.m. 

Opening  Luncheon.  Campion  Auditorium.  Keynote  Speaker: 
JOHN  GASSNER,  Sterling  Professor  of  Playwriting,  Yale  Univer- 
sity. "One  Hundred  Years  of  American  Drama:  An  Historical 
Account". 

Panel  Discussion:  "How  Much  American  Drama  of  the 
Past  Century  is  Significant?"  2:00  p.m.  McElroy  Commons. 
Moderator:  Professor  John  l.  mahoney,  Chairman,  Department 
of  English,  Boston  College.  Panelists:  Richard  l.  coe,  Drama 
Critic,  "Washington  Post-Times  Herald;  richard  gilman.  Drama 
Critic,  The  Commonweal;  Sydney  l.  Harris,  Drama  Critic, 
Chicago  Daily  Neu's;  henry  hewes,  Drama  Critic,  Saturday 
Review;  Elliot  Norton,  Drama  Critic,  Boston  Record-Ameri- 
can. 

Panel  Discussion:  "Some  Important  Movements  in  the 
History  of  the  American  Theater"  2:00  p.m.  Campion 
Auditorium.  Moderator:  dr.  harold  ehrensperger.  Chairman, 
Division  of  Theater  Arts,  Boston  University.  Panelists:  armina 
MARSHALL  LANGNER,  Co-administrator,  The  Theater  Guild,  "The 
Theater  Guild:  1919  to  1963";  lee  strasberg.  Director,  "The 
Actors'  Studio";  josE  quintero.  Director,  Circle-in-the-Square 
Theater,  New  York  City,  "The  Off -Broad  way  Movement"; 
HARLAN  grant.  Managing  Director,  Weston  (Vermont)  Play- 
house, "The  Summer  Theater  Movement". 


Critics  Hewes,  Morton,  Mahoney,  Oilman,  and  Coe  dis- 
cuss the  significance  of  American  Drama. 


One  of  the  most  constructive  of  the  Centennial  activities 
was  the  Drama  Festival,  climaxed  by  the  premiere  of  the  play, 
Seven  Scenes  for  Yeni.  A  two  day  seminar  on  "One  Hundred 
Years  of  the  American  Theater"  opened  the  festival.  The 
first  of  the  two  sessions,  attended  by  over  seven  hundred 
people,  dealt  with  the  successes,  failures,  and  hopes  of  Ameri- 
can drama.  Mr.  John  Gassner,  Sterling  Professor  of  Playwrit- 
ing at  Yale,  delivered  the  keynote  address  and  pointed  out 
that  the  work  of  Eugene  O'Neill,  Thornton  Wilder,  Tennessee 
Williams,  and  Arthur  Miller  has  been  instrumental  in  creating 
a  "rock-hewn  realism"  which  has  "given  a  special  lustre  to 
the  American  theater."  Participants  in  the  panels  included 
Armina  Marshall,  co-director  of  the  Theater  Guild;  Jose 
Quintero,  director  of  the  Circle-in-the-Square  Theater;  and 
Lee  Strasberg,  Director  of  the  Actors'  Studio. 

In  the  other  panel  held  on  the  first  day  of  the  festival,  four 
leading  drama  critics  examined  the  significance  of  the  past 
century  of  drama.  Richard  Coe  of  the  Washington  Post-Times 
Herald,  Richard  Gilman  of  Commonweal,  Henry  Hewes  of 
The  Saturday  Review,  and  Elliot  Norton  of  the  Boston  Rec- 
ord-American discussed  the  extent  of  America's  contributions 
to  the  theater  over  the  past  century.  Mr.  Norton  contended 
that,  "Though  America  has  not  produced  a  Sophocles,  a 
Shakespeare,  or  a  Moliere,  the  American  drama  in  the  past 
forty  years  has  been  equal  or  close  to  the  best  in  the  world 
at  the  time." 

The  closing  session  of  the  festival  was  the  occasion  for 
panel  discussions  on  "The  Universities  and  the  Drama,"  "The 
Community  and  Festival  Theaters,"  and  "The  Professional 
Theater  Today."  The  professional  theater  was  the  butt  of 
much  criticism.  Arthur  Kopit,  author  of  Oh  Dad,  Poor  Dad 
.  .  .,  bemoaned  the  fact  that  authors  are  denied  the  right  to 
failure:   "Every  act,  every  scene,  every  speech  must  be   tops 


100  YEARS  OF 
AMERICAN  THEATER 


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BOSTON 


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Sclturday  panel  discussion:  "The  Universities  and  the  Drama" 
10:00  A.M.  McElroy  Commons.  Moderator:  eugene  black- 
M&y  1  1  MAN,  Professor  of  Drama,  Northeastern  University,  President, 
New  England  Theater  Conference.  Panelists:  Professor  wisner 
kinne.  Tufts  University,  "George  Pierce  Baker  at  Harvard"; 
Professor  F.  curtis  canfield.  Dean,  School  of  Drama,  Yale  Uni- 
versity, "The  Yale  Plan";  LEO  brady,  Professor  of  Speech  and 
Drama,  Catholic  University  of  America,  "The  Catholic  University 
Plan";  ROBERT  w.  schnitzer,  Managing  Director,  Michigan 
University,  "The  Michigan  University  Plan — Professional  Actors 
in  an  Academic  Community". 

Panel  Discussion:  "The  Community  and  Festival  Thea- 
ters" 10:00  a.m.  Campion  Auditorium.  Moderator:  michael 
MURRAY,  Dirff /or,  Charles  Playhouse,  Boston.  Panelists:  K.ELMO 
LOWE,  Managing  Director,  Cleveland  Playhouse,  "The  Cleveland 
Plan";  Richard  hoover.  The  Pittsburgh  Playhouse,  "The  Pitts- 
burgh Plan";  zelda  fischandler,  Managing  Director,  The 
Arena  Theater,  "The  Arena  Theater,  Washington,  D.C.";  JULES 
IRVING,  Managing  Director,  The  Actors'  Workshop,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California,  "The  Actors'  Workshop";  Joseph  verner  reed. 
Producing  Director  and  Chairman  of  the  Board,  The  American 
Shakespeare  Festival  Theater,  "The  American  Shakespeare  Festival 
Theater,  Stratford,  Connecticut". 

Panel  Discussion:  "The  Professional  Theater  Today" 
2:00  p.m.  Campion  Auditorium.  Moderator:  Professor  edwin 
burr  pettet.  Chairman,  Department  of  Theater  Arts,  Brandeis 
University.  Panelists:  Herman  levin.  President,  League  of  New 
York  Theaters,  Producer  of  "My  Fair  Lady";  Howard  lindsay. 
Author  and  Producer;  Roger  l.  stevens.  Producer,  Head  of 
National  Cultural  Center,  Washington,  D.C. ;  Howard  taub- 
MAN,  Drama  Critic,  Neiv  York  Times. 


THE  CENTENNIAL 
DRAMA  FESTIVAL 

May  10-11,  1963 


in  craft  and  structure";  while  Howard  Taubman,  drama 
critic  for  the  New  York  Times,  charged  that,  "Plays  are  geared 
to  expense  account  mentalities."  Herman  Levin,  producer  of 
My  Fair  Lady,  defended  the  professional  theater  by  claiming 
that,  "People  attend  the  theater  to  escape,  to  be  entertained, 
and  that  is  what  Broadway  gives." 

At  a  dinner  preceding  the  premiere  of  Seven  Scenes  for 
Yeni,  Very  Rev.  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J.,  presented  gold  medals 
to  five  Americans  who  have  been  "outstanding  practitioners 
of  the  theater  arts  in  the  United  States,  men  and  women  who 
have  brought  dignity  and  distinction  to  our  theater  at  its 
best."  Recipients  of  the  awards  were:  Eddie  Bowling,  actor, 
director,  and  producer;  Lee  Strasberg,  teacher,  critic,  and 
mentor;  Lawrence  Langner,  founder  of  the  Theater  Guild, 
whose  medal  was  accepted  by  his  widow;  Jose  Quintero, 
interpreter  of  the  plays  of  Eugene  O'Neill;  and  John  Gassner, 
historian,  critic,  and  teacher. 


Lee  Strasberg  receives  one  of  five  gold  medals  given  by  Boston 
College  for  outstanding  contributions  to  the  professional 
American  theatre. 


The  cocktail  hour  before  dinner. 


In  his  address,  delivered  at  the  dinner.  Father  Walsh  called 
for  a  more  active  support  of  the  theater  by  the  university  and 
recalled  the  role  Jesuit  universities  have  played  in  the  de- 
velopment of  a  number  of  great  dramatists,  such  as  Moliere 
and  Calderon.  Not  wishing  to  dwell  solely  on  past  achieve- 
ments, however,  Father  Walsh  concluded  that,  ".  .  .  tonight 
there  is  the  sound  and  odor  of  a  new  flowering  season  in  the 
air.  With  you,  beloved  friends  of  Boston  College,  we  offer 
our  gratitude  to  God  who  has  given  us  the  harvests  and  the 
winters,  the  sunlight  and  shadow  of  one  hundred  years. 
To  His  greater  glory  we  dedicate  the  second  spring." 

THE  DRAMA  AWARDS  DINNER 

AND 

THE  WORLD  PREMIERE  OF 

"SEVEN  SCENES  FOR  YENI" 
MAY  11,   1963 


196 


Irwin  Corey  as  "Yeni"  in  the  Centennial  Play,  Seven  Scenes  for  Yeni,  commissioned  by  the  university. 


197 


THE   NEW   YORK   TIMES, 


Theater:  Forsyth's  Faith  vs.  Tyranny 


Boston  College  Offers 
7  Scenes  for  Yeni' 


By  HOWARD  TAUBMAN 

Special  to  The  New  York  Tlm« 

NEWTON,   Mass.,   May   12    - 
It  was  a  pi-nud  thinp:  for 
Boston  College  to  commission 
a  play  as  part  of  its  centcn- 
ial       celebration-  and       even 
more  ambitious  to  present  the 
premiere  on  its  campus. 
James     Forsyth's      "Seven 
j  Scene.s  for  Yeni"  had  its  first 
!  performance  last  night  in  the 
I  McHugh  Forum,  the  college's 
I  ice-hockey  arena,  which  was 


transformed  into  a  .spacious 
theater  with  a  large  stage. 
The  professional  production 
culminated  two  days  devoted 
to  the  theme  "100  Years  of 
American  Theater." 

To  anyone  familiar  with 
Mr.  For.syth's  work,  "Seven 
Scenes  for  Yeni"  is  not  mcie- 
ly  a  piece  d'occasion.  Its  con- 
flict between  religion  and  the 
antireligious  war  waged  by 
Communism  is  |Obviou.sly  not 
a  deferential  bow  to  the  play- 
wright's Roman  Catholic  pa- 
tron. For  Mr.  For.syth  h;is 
concerned  himself  with  spir- 
itual themes  in  the  past;  they 
are  deep  in  his  thoughts. 
• 

"Seven  Scenes  for  Yeni" 
makes  no  secret  of  wheie  it 
stands.  It  loathes  the  commi.s- 
sars  and  their  underlines 
who  make  puppets  of  a  whole 
people.  It  is  outraged  by  the 
deprivation  of  freedorii  of 
conscience  in  matters  of  faith. 

Admirable  as  are  Mr.  For- 
syth's views  and  emotions, 
he  has  allowed  himself  to  be 
trapped  in  the  very  snare  that 
cripples  Soviet-dominated  art. 
He  has  been  bo  intent  on  his 
messa-cp  that  ho  has  not 
trusted  it  to  emerge  from  the 
fundamental  action.  Many  of 
the  characteis  are  as  black 
and  white  as  the  figures  in 
the  anti-Western  plays  one 
encounters  in  Moscow. 

Since    his     imagination     is 


Commissioned  Play  Is 
Centennial  Highlight 


Irwin  Corey 


The  Cast 

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Cnriitdnfin 


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Donold   Scirdino 
Kl   jl    Dt     n 

I       n   I     r/ 


theatrical  and  his  >t\lo  pod 
ic,  Mr.  Forsyth  his  wiittcn 
some  touching  scene  s  He  h  is 
composed  a  play  withm  i  pi  ly 
that  recaptures  the  \  oivU  i 
and  the  .sweetnts-,  of  the  r  iily 
mysteries. 

The  machinery  loading  to 
the  intGBior  play,  however,  is 
slow  and  ponderous,  The  set- 
ting is  a  fishing  village  in 
a  satellite  country  where 
Christianity  is  still  stubborn- 


ly though  secretly  treasured. 
Jax,  a  party  cultural  secre- 
tary played  in  oily  fashion  by 
Khigh  Dhiegh,  persuades  hia 
superiors  to  let  him  under- 
take an  experiment  that  he 
hopes  will  undermine  the 
community's  religious  loyal- 
ty. 

Yeni,  a  sad  little  clown  who 
has  served  a  jail  term  for 
making  .sport  of  party  func- 
tionaries and  who  pines  be- 
cause he  is  not  permitted  to 
act,  is  Jax'."?  principal  agent 
for  this  experiment.  Irwin 
Corey  make  Yeni  a  gentle, 
sympathetic  figure  —  first  as 
the  comedian  in  oversized 
frock  coat  and  baggy  pants 
and  later  as  the  player  in 
traditional  clown's  make-up 
impersonating  Jesus. 

• 

Yeni's  family,  important  to 
the  drama,  is  conceived  along 
elementary  lines.  His  mother, 
played  forcefully  by  Claire 
Luce,  is  irritable  and  domin- 
eering. His  brothi'r  Fosca, 
'played  by  Walter  Kinsella,  is 
rebellious  yet  cynically  co- 
operative. Another  brother, 
Dominic,  is  a  courageous 
priest,  whom  Lon  Clark  plays 
with  intensity. 

Thero  is  a  girl  of  the  neigh- 
borhood, homeless  and  half 
Ji'Wish,  who  loves  Yeni,  and 
Ronnie  Claire  Edwards  af- 
tectiugly  portrays  her  as  well 
as  several  roles  in  the  Inner 
play.  There  are  also  many 
neighbors,  including  an  old 
fisherman,  played  with  comic 
zest  by  that  once-illustrious 
vaudevillian  Bert  Wheeler. 

Eddie  Dowling's  staging 
has  resources  of  sensitivity, 
particularly  in  the  play  with- 
in the  play.  For  in  the  "seven 
scenes  for  Yeni."  intended  as 
a  mockery  of  the  I'assion  of 
Jesus  but  redeemed  by  Yeni 
as  a  pure  fool,  Mr.  Forsyth 
achieves   his   best   writing. 


Pilate  interviews  a  scotch-thirsty  Christ. 


Seven  Scenes  For  Yeni 

Written  by  James  Forsyth 
Directed  by  Eddie  Dowling 
Produced  by  Francis  Sidlauskas 


Yeni     Entertains     himself     in     a     lonclv 
moment. 

Bert    Wheeler    and    Lucille    Benson    as 
"Argi  and  Bargi." 


Yeni  holds  the  ear  of  the  high  priest's  servant. 
The  clown's  impersonation  of  Christ  at  prayer. 

Yeni  explains  to  Una  Mari  why  he  must  cooperate  with  the  communists. 


HAIL!  ALMA  MATER 

Hail!  Alma  Mater!  Thy  praise  we  sing. 
Fondly  thy  mem'ries  round  our  heart  still  cling. 
Guide  of  our  youth,  thro'  thee  we  shall  prevail! 
Hail!  Alma  Mater!  Hail!  All  Hail! 
Hail!  Alma  Mater!  Lo,  on  the  height, 
Proudly  thy  tow'rs  are  raised  for  the  Right 
God  is  thy  Master,  His  law  thy  sole  avail! 
Hail!  Alma  Mater!  Hail!  All  Hail! 


EDITOR  IN  CHIEF 
Stuart  B.  Meisenzahl  A&S 


ART  EDITOR 

John  R.  Hurley  A&S  '63 


BUSINESS  MANAGER 
A.  Michael  Hanna  A&S  '63 


COPY  EDITORS 

M.  Douglas  Magde  A&S  '63 
Philip  A.  Knauf  A&S  '63 


SALES  MANAGER 
John  Walker  CBA  '63 


LAYOUT  EDITOR 
Thomas  Truxes  CBA  '63 


PHOTOGRAPH  EDITOR 
James  Hartnett  A&S  '65 


COPY  STAFF 

Frederick  Bouchard  A&S  '63 
Edmund  Duffy  A&S  '63 
William  Franz  A&S  '63 
Joseph  Gergen  A&S  '63 
John  Jordan  A&S  '63 
Ernest  Zupancic  A&S  '64 


FACULTY  MODERATOR 
Rev.  John  McNamara 


SECRETARIES 

Nadine  Curley  BN  '65 
Mary  Kay  Morin  Ed  '63 
Joanne  Plaise  BN  '65 
Clare  Pollick  BN  '65 
Joyce  Siwinski  BN  '65 


SPECIAL  DETAIL 

Mary  Breen  Emmanuel  College  '63 

Barbara  Hanford  Trinity  College  '63 

Cathie  Schantz  Univ.  of  Rochester  '64 

Judy  Simms  Newton  College  '63 
Ann  Slyngstad  Emmanuel  College  '63 

SPECIAL  PHOTOGRAPHY 

Thomas  B.  Barker, 

Associate  in  Photography 

Rochester  Institute  of 

Technology  '65 


The  Centennial  Celebration  has  offered  a  unique  oppor- 
tunity for  campus  organizations  to  provide  some  enduriyig 
contribution  to  the  university.  This  volume  is  the  SUB 
TURRTS  gift.  The  amount  of  time  and  energy  which  have 
been  expended  in  its  publication  pales  considerably  when 
compared  with  the  almost  superhuman  effort  of  those  who 
have  lived  the  history  we  have  recorded.  This  book  was  origi- 
nally intended  to  be  about  170  pages  in  length.  It  was  soon 
discovered  that  it  would  be  impossible  to  do  justice  to  the 
college's  past  in  that  limited  space.  The  number  of  pages  was 
therefore  expanded  by  one  third  and  still  we  found  it  neces- 
sary to  be  extremely  selective  in  our  choice  of  materials.  As 
a  result  we  have  undoubtedly  omitted  many  names  and  events 
which  others  may  feel  merited  inclusion.  To  these  we  offer 
our  sincere  apology. 

This  volume  is  unique  in  many  ways.  It  is  the  only  pictorial 
history  of  Boston  College  and  it  was  produced  by  seniors 
after  their  graduation.  These  members  of  the  class  of  '63 
received  no  payment  for  this  labor  and  it  is  a  tribute  to  both 
themselves  and  Boston  College  that  their  loyalty  runs  so 
deep.  Work  was  carried  on  right  through  Senior  Week  and 
late  into  July.  It  was  common  to  find  the  seniors'  dates,  some 
of  whom  had  traveled  over  500  miles,  quietly  typing  or  arrang- 
ing materials.  To  those  understanding  young  women  we  offer 
our  sincere  thanks. 


This  book  is  also  deeply  indebted  to  a  number  of  university 
officials  and  organizations.  Rev.  Francis  Mackin,  S.J.,  the 
Executive  Assistant  to  the  President,  and  his  staff  have  con- 
tributed valuable  materials,  extraordinary  privileges,  and 
helpful  suggestions.  Mr.  John  O'Laughlin,  the  Bapst  Librar- 
ian, offered  constant  encouragement  and  cut  much  of  the 
red  tape  one  normally  encounters  in  the  library.  Mr.  John 
Lamer,  Director  of  Public  Relations,  provided  constant  assist- 
ance in  our  coverage  of  the  Centennial  Celebration.  Rev. 
Francis  Sweeney,  S.J.,  Director  of  the  Humanities  Series,  luas 
a  source  of  inspiration  and  aesthetic  criticism.  Special  thanks 
are  due  to  Rev.  John  McNamara,  S.J.,  the  moderator  of  the 
SUB  TURRI.  Father's  sound  financial  advice  and  his  thorough 
understanding  of  a  moderator's  function  made  him  an  out- 
standing liaison  with  the  administration. 

The  great  deeds  and  energy  of  the  "Boston  Men  of  old" 
have  been  a  constant  source  of  inspiration  to  the  members 
of  this  staff.  It  is  our  firm  hope  that  you  who  read  this  volume 
will  be  equally  inspired  to  give  of  yourselves  that  Boston  Col- 
lege may  in  her  second  century  rise  to  ever  greater  heights 
of  excellence. 

Stuart  B.  Meisenzahl 
Editor-in-chief 


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PATRONS 


Mr.  William  S.  Abell 

Mr.  Felix  F.  Albano 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  D.  Alexander 

Mr.  Daniel  Bartholomew 

Bastine  &  Co.,  Inc. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Bergson 

Mr.  Jorge  Bermudez 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  F.  Bonnell 

Prof,  and  Mrs.  Paul  A.  Boulanger 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  J.  Bowles 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  J.  Brennan,  Sr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  F.  Bryan 

Dr.  Edw^ard  Cardillo 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patrick  F.  Carroll 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  C.  Carroll 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Catapano 

Mr.  Dominic  Cavanna 

Mr.  William  J.  Close 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  H.  Colgan 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donal  M.  Collimore 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Emedee  J.  Comeau 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  J.  Condon 

Mrs.  Arthur  I.  Conley 

Mrs.  Beatrice  Connolly 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edmund  J.  Connolly 

Mr.  Matthew  T.  Connolly 


PATRONS 

Mr.  Joseph  P.  Corbett 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Van  Crews,  Jr. 
Mrs.  Joseph  A.  Curry- 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  S.  Cyr 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Claude  M.  DeGrass 
Mr.  Joseph  C.  DiFeo 
Mr.  James  B.  Dolan,  Sr. 
Mr.  Edvi^ard  J.  Dowd 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Christopher  J.  Duncan 
Mr.  John  F.  Durkin,  Sr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  E.  Erwin 
Mr.  Michael  J.  Flahive 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  J.  Flanagan 
Mr.  Joseph  H.  Fustanio 
Mrs.  Florence  G.  Garvey 
In  Memory  o£  Marie  D.  Gergen 
Mr.  Salvatore  Giarraputo 
Mr.  Robert  J.  Glennon 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  F.  Hanna 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  R.  Hannold 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  K.  Higgins 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Julien  A.  Hebert 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Warren  C.  Hyer 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  E.  Jordan 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  C.  Kealey 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Murl  B.  Knau£ 


PATRONS 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  A.  J.  Kotarski 

Mr.  Henry  M.  Leen 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  Magde 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  H.  Malally 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  V.  Manganelli 

Mr.  William  M.  Manzi 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  F.  Marino 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Justin  P.  McCarthy 

Mr.  James  I.  McGrath 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eugene  McLaughlin 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  J.  McMahon 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  R.  McNamara 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  W.  McPhee 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Meisenzahl 

Mrs.  Alexander  Menotti 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard  Merchant 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  F.  Michaels 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  S.  Millea,  Sr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  Nannery 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  J.  O'Neill 

Mr.  Guarino  Pasquantonio 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Pavlitschko 

Mr.  W.  Lloyd  Pembroke 

Mr.  Francis  W.  Phelan 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edmund  S.  Pietraszek 

Mr.  Camillo  P.  Pizzeri 


PATRONS 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  F.  Provencher 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  J.  Quirk,  Sr. 

Mr.  Thomas  F.  Quirk 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Erminio  Raimo 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  J.  Rehill 

Ann  Riley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jerome  Rizzo 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Rube 

Mr.  Stephan  J.  Ryan 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  Servoss 

In  Memory  of  Arthur  P.  Shinney,  M.D. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  P.  Smith 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  J.  Speno 

Mr.  Francis  J.  Sullivan 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Warren  Sullivan 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  E.  Tarantino 

Mr.  Sergei  TerentiefF 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Fong  Tom 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sigmund  Tomkalski 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  J.  Trybulski 

Gov.   John  A.   Volpe 

Mr.   and  Mrs.   James  W.   Ward 

Mr.   Ernest  W.   Warnke 

Mrs.  Alfred  C.  Wasilauskas 

Mr.  John  O.  Werkmeister,  Jr. 

Mr.  Joseph  V.  Zak 


ANNA  MARIA  COLLEGE 

PAXTON.  MASSACHUSETTS 


OFFICE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT 


January  2,  1963 


Very  Reverend  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.J, 

President 

Boston  College 

Chestnut  Hill  67,  Massachusetts 

Dear  Father  Walsh: 

The  year  I963  marks  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the 
founding  of  Boston  College,  No  educator  in  New  England 
can  be  indifferent  to  the  achievements  called  the 
"Miracle  of  Chestnut  Hill." 

It  can  rightly  be  said  that  Catholic  education  in  this 
area  owes  much  to  Boston  College,  On  this  campus, 
countless  students  were  introduced  to  the  challenge  of 
intellectual  pursuits  and  prepared  for  their  careers 
as  teachers,  lav/yers,  social  workers,  nurses,  scientists, 
medical  doctors,  research  workers,  business  administrators. 
Most  of  our  Catholic  colleges  for  women  list  faculty 
members  who  did  all  of  their  graduate  work  or  part  of  it 
at  Boston  College  and  then  went  on  to  transmit  to  others 
the  knowledge  they  had  acquired, 

A  particular  message  of  congratulations  is  addressed  to 
you,  Father  Walsh,  for  the  remarkable  advancement  during 
your  presidency  and  for  the  promise  of  the  future  embodied 
in  the  Development  Program  you  have  undertaken. 

In  my  ovm  name  and  on  behalf  of  the  entire  personnel  of 
Anna  Maria  College,  I  wish  you  every  blessing  in  the  years 
ahead  as  you  continue  to  lead  Boston  College  in  its  service 
to  the  educational  needs  of  the  nation. 

Respectfully  yours  in  Christ, 

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Sister  Irene  Marie,  S.S.A. 
President 


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On  the  occasion  of  your  Centenary  Anniversary,    the 
University  of  Scranton  conveys  very  sincere  fraternal  greetings 
and  congratulations  to  Boston  College,    our  Jesuit  colleagues, 
your  dedicated  faculty  and  loyal  sons! 

A  century  studded  with  heroic  vision  and  sacrifice,  re- 
verses, hope,  expansion  and  construction,  is  an  eminently  con- 
soling accomplishment.  Boston  College's  century  of  community 
and  national  educational  service  and  its  renowned  devotion  to 
scholarship,  truth  and  meaningful,  masterful  teaching  is  a  truly 
brilliant  page  in  the  annals  of  American  Catholic  higher  educatioi 


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May  the  University's  progress  in^ihe  future:  continue  in 
admirable  tradition' —  Ever  to  Excel'T"^    "    •-— --  ►  -     -« 


Edward  J.  Tedescw  A.r.A. 

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Edward  J.  Tedesco  Associates  •  Architects 

E.  J.  Tedesco  B.  C.  '49 


Best  wishes  to  Boston  College— 
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Boston  College  Cadet  Officers  Club 
Boston  College  Rifle  Club 
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SALUTE 

B.  C.  on  its  Centennial 

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The  Officers  and  Members  of 
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CENTENNIAL  GREETINGS 
BOSTON  COLLEGE  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 


Rev.  Francis  V.  Sullivan,  S.J.  '21 
Faculty  Advisor 


William  A.  Ryan,  '33 
President 


Walter  G.  Boudreau,  '43 
Executive  Secretary 


Thomas  O'C.  Murray,  '43  CBA 
Director,  Alumni  Relations 


Compliments  of: 

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THE  BOOKSTORE 

McELROY  COMMONS 

BOSTON  COLLEGE 


THE  BOOKSTORE  IS  A  TRUE  ACADEMIC  BRANCH  OF 
ANY  UNIVERSITY. 


Textbooks  —  required  and  recommended  paperbacks  from 
all  publishers  —  reference  books. 

Sports  Wear  —  Jewelry  —   Stationery  —   Glassware  — 
Greeting  Cards  —  Book  Ends  —  Supplies. 

Health   and   Beauty   aids   —   Prints   of   Famous   Paintings. 

Boston  College  Songs  recorded  by  the  University  Chorale. 

Classical  and  Popular  Records 


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1863  -  1963 


Compliments  of 


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BOSTON  COLLEGE 

on  its 

100th  ANNIVERSARY 

.  .  and  to  the  faculty,  students  and  alumni 
the  Best  of  Good  Wishes. 


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at  century-old  B.  C.  .  .  . 
To  the  proud  place  you  hold 
in  our  community! 

For  one  hundred  years 
of  fine  things  done, 

For  one  hundred  years 
of  honors  won. 


For  everything  from  grads 
to  your  sporting  rate  .  .  . 

Congratulations  from  a  friend 
who's  one  hundred  and  eight! 

the 
Boston 

(an  ad'vertiser  in  the  original  issue  of  the  Sub  Turri  in  1913 ) 

A  Sherrard  Hoit-l 


Kotte  9ame,3ni>iaita 
Office  of  the  President 

December  12,  I962 


Dear  Boston  College  Friends: 

All  of  us  at  Kotre  Dame  are  happy  to  salute 
the  Centennial  Year  of  your  distinguished  Boston  College. 
We  have  watched  your  great  progress  -with  pride  and  satis- 
faction.  There  are  few  institutions  of  higher  learning  in 
America  that  have  grown  so  well  in  q.uality  and  quantity 
during  recent  decades.   Of  course,  this  is  in  keeping  with 
your  rich  tradition. 

May  we  take  this  opportunity  of  mshing 
the  Administration,  the  facility,  the  student  body,  the 
alumni,  and  the  friends  of  Boston  College  a  very  hearty 
hundredth  birthday,  with  the  confident  hope  that  the  next 
hundred  years  will  be  as  fruitf\il  and  productive  of  good 
things  as  the  past  hundred  years  have  been. 

All  of  us  at  Notre  Dame  are  proud  to  share 
the  joy  and  happiness  which  this  hundred  years  of  accom- 
plishment have  occasioned. 


Devotedly  yours  in  Our  Lord 


(Rev.)  Theodore  M.  Hesburih,  C.S.C. 
President 


FAIRFIELD    UNIVERSITY 

FAIRFIELD.  CONNECTICUT 


OFFICE    OF  THE   PRESIDENT 


February  20,  1963 


Very  Reverend  Michael  P.  Walsh,  S.  J. 

President 

Boston  College 

Chestnut  Hill  67,  Massachusetts 

Dear  Father  Walsh: 

Fairfield  University  salutes  her  elder  sister- 
college  at  Boston  and  extends  her  warmest  felicitations 
on  the  happy  occasion  of  Boston  College's  centennial 
celebration.  That  you  may  continue  to  grow  in  age  and 
wisdom  and  grace  is  the  fervent  prayer  of  all  at 
Fairfield.  "Ad  Multos  Annos"  is  the  sincere  and 
friendly  greeting  I  extend  today  in  the  name  of  our 
Deans  and  Faculties,  both  Jesuit  and  Lay,  which  Include 
so  many  Boston  College  alumni  and  exchange  professors; 
and  of  our  students  and  alumni  who  have  enjoyed  so  many 
friendly  meetings  with  Boston  College  men  in  cultural 
and  athletic  activities. 

Sincerely  yours, 

(Rev.)  James  E.  FltzGerald,  S.  J.  '^ 
President 


JEF:cn 


OFFICE  OF   THS    PRESIDENT 


RIVIER     COLLEGE 

NASHUA,    NEW    HAMPSHIRE 


CONGRATULATIONS  TO  BOSTOJ  COLLEGE 
on  ONE  HUNDRED  YEARS  of 
LEADERSHIP 

SCHOLARSHIP 

SERVICE 


Throughout  the  past  century.  Catholic  American  Youth,  looking  to  one 
or  other  of  the  professions,  and  thousands  of  priests  and  religious 
teachers  of  almost  every  order  in  the  United  States,  have  sought  to 
perfect  their  knowledge  and  xniprove  their  skills  through  contact  with 
Jesuit  scholars, 

Boston  College,  they  foimd,  answered  their  needs.  It  has  produced 
leaders  of  liiought  in  both  the  arts  and  sciences 5  it  has  consistently 
recognized  the  importance  of  sound  scholarship  and  as  a  result  has 
sent  forth  through  the  years  philosophers,  theologians,  men  of  out- 
standing spiritual  stature  as  well  as  prominent  leaders  in  government, 
finance  and  human  relations. 

In  a  word,  the  singular  achievement  of  Boston  College  has  been  in 
SERVICE  —  service  to  mankind  through  Christian  education;  service 
to  America  by  the  formation  of  men  imbued  with  lif e-and-death  loyalty 
to  their  country;  service  to  the  Church  expressed  in  the  large  number 
of  Boston  College  alumni  who,  whether  as  laymen,  priests,  bishops  ~ 
witness  Boston's  own  eminent  Richard  Cardinal  Gushing  ~  have  brought 
honor  to  their  selfless,  highly  trained  and  dedicated  teachers. 

May  Almighty  God  continue  to  shower  His  choicest  blessings  on  New 
England's  leading  Catholic  xmiversity  for  many  years  to  come. 


Sincerely  in  Christ, 


Sister  Clarice  de  St.  Marie,  P.M. 
President 


^^^ 


Annhurst  Gollkge 

South  Woodstock,  Connecticut 

December  25,  1962 


OFFICE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT 


Annhurst  College 
South  Woodstock,  Connecticut 


On  the  occasion  of  the  first  centennial  of  the 
fovinding  of  Boston  College,  the  President,  the 
Administration  and  the  Faculty  of  Annhurst 
College  send  felicitations  for  one  hundred  hears 
of  outstanding  achievement  together  vd.th  good 
vd.shes  and  prayers  for  continued  excellence  and 
growth  in  the  years  to  come* 


Very  sincerely  yours, 


Mother  Claire  Helen,  F.S.E, 
President 


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EMMANUEL  COLLEGE  offers  affectionate  good  wishes  to  BOSTON 
COLLEGE  upon  the  completion  of  the  first  century  of  dedicated  ser- 
vice to  youth.  With  admirable  courage  and  perseverance,  its  faculty  has 
upheld  a  high  level  of  scholastic  achievement  and  Christian  leadership. 
Sensing  the  conviction  in  the  minds  of  their  teachers,  its  students  have 
emulated  their  example  and  transferred  to  their  professional  fields  the 
moral  and  intellectual  ideals  they  have  learned  on  Chestnut  Hill.  Con- 
temporary society  gives  testimony  to  their  influence. 

We  who  have  witnessed  the  growing  years  pray  that  the  glories  of  the 
past  may  be  but  the  foundation  of  future  centuries  of  achievement  for 
BOSTON  COLLEGE. 


233 


Compliments  o£ 
A  FRIEND 


234 


Congratulations  to 

Boston  College 
on  its  Centennial 


INE   PRINTING  SINCE    1887  — 
That's  the  story  of  Foote  &  Davies,  Inc. 
Today  we  have  one  of  the  most  modern  and  best 
equipped  plants  in  the  country.  And  fine 
Yearbooks  have  always  been  an  important  part 
of  our  business.  Our  craftsmen  believe  in 
quality  and  strive  to  produce  the 
"best  in  the  Industry."  Our  excellent 
printing  doesn't  just  happen — 
it's  a  combination  of  production 
research,  craftsmanship,  and 
painstaking  supervision. 


FOOTE   &  DAVIES,  INC. 

764  MIAMI  CIRCLE,  N.  E. 


ATLANTA  24,  GEORGIA 


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CLASS  OF  1963 

SENIOR  WEEK 


"Our  group  had  61%  fewer 
cavities  and  50%  fewer 
brains." 


^i^^m 


'Take  that,  you  masher! 


"You  pinched  her  where? 


'Eat  hearty  .  .  .  it's  your  last  meal  for  a  week." 


*««^*^v«" 


M^^^ 


The  Lyons  Police  always  get  their  quarry. 


B.  C.'s  astronaut  heading  for  a  moon. 


Bouchard  and  Knauf,  builders  of  quality  homes. 


The  dirty  old  man  and 
his  gift  to  the  sea. 


The  Centennial  Camel  Race.  Representing  Boston  Col- 
lege on  the  second  camel  from  the  left  is  Rev.  Daniel 
Foley,  S.  J.— proving  4     out   of   7    men    prefer   camels. 


Senior  Day  at  the  Tam  left  many  of  the  boys  a  little  high. 


MOONLIGHT 
CRUISE 


Somewhere  in  there  are  the  "Red  Garter  Five." 


"Sock  'im.  Buck! 


"Sinking?" 


"I'll  be  right  up,  Moml 


Peter  Nero 


'The  Journeymen.' 


CAPRI 


R.O.T.C.  COMMISSIONING 


'Conaratulations,  Lieutenant." 


"Congratulations,  Son.' 


The  faculty  who  have  led  us  for  four  years. 


BACCALAUREATE  MASS 


Participants  in  Class  Night: 

Master  of  Ceremonies, 
Douglas  Magde 

Salutatorian, 
Thomas  Feeney 

Tree  Orator, 
Stephen  Fay 

Centennial  Ode, 
Judith  Corbett 

Valedictorian, 
William  Abell 


PARENTS  NIGHT 


CLASS  NIGHT 


Peter  White  receives  his  gold  medal 
for  General  Excellence  in  Arts  and 
Sciences  and  the  Cardinal  O'Connell 
Theology  Award. 


Mothers  and  fathers,  sons  and  dates. 


The   Honorable  Anthony  Joseph   Celebrezze,   Secretary   of 
Health,  Education,  and  Welfare. 


James  Reston  receives  his  honorary  Doctor  of 
Laws  degree. 


'Fondly  thy  memories  .  .  ." 


How  debonair!" 


Father  Charles  H.  Stonestreet,  S.J. 
Born  in  Maryland,  graduated  from 
Georgetown  in  1833,  entered  the  Society 
the  same  year.  Taught  at  Georgetown. 
Appointed  Provincial  of  the  Md.-N.Y. 
Province  in  1852;  president  of  George- 
town in  1858.  He  completed  St.  Aloy- 
sius  Church,  Wash.,  in  1859,  taught  at 
Georgetown,  was  appointed  rector  of 
Gonzaga  College.  Spiritual  father  at 
Holy  Cross,   1880.  Died  July  3,   1885. 

Alexander  Hamilton  Bullock,  who 
signed  the  charter  as  Speaker  of  the 
House  of  Representatives,  was  bom  in 
Royalston,  Mass.,  March  2,  1816.  Gradu- 
ated from  Amherst  in  1836,  taught  at 
Princeton.  Studied  law  at  Harvard,  be- 
gan practice  in  Worcester.  Elected  rep- 
resentative, 1845-1847,  senator  in  1849, 
mayor  of  Worcester  in  1859.  Returned 
to  the  legislature,  was  Speaker  of  the 
House  from  1862-1866.  Elected  governor 
in  1866  and  was  twice  re-elected.  Made 
trustee  of  Amherst  College  in  1852;  re- 
ceived degree  of  LL.D.  from  Harvard 
in  1866.  Died  Jan.  17,  1882. 

Jonathan  Edward  Field,  President  of 
the  State  Senate  in  1863.  Born  in  Had- 
dam.  Conn.,  July  11,  1813,  died  in  Stock- 
bridge,  Mass.,  April  23,  1868.  A  lawyer 
of  note  in  the  western  part  of  the  state; 
served  in  the  Senate  in  1854,  in  the 
House  in  1862,  again  in  the  Senate  from 
1863  to  1865. 

John  Albion  Andrew,  Governor  of 
Massachusetts  during  the  Civil  War. 
Born  in  Windham,  Me.,  May  31,  1818. 
After  graduating  from  Bowdoin  College 
in  1837,  he  came  to  Boston,  studied  law 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1840. 
He  was  elected  to  the  lower  branch  of 
the  state  legislature  in  1857,  served  a 
term,  declined  re-election.  In  1860  he 
was  elected  governor  on  the  Republi- 
can ticket  by  the  greatest  popular  ma- 
jority recorded  in  the  state  up  to  that 
time.  Was  re-elected  four  times,  serving 
till  January,  1866.  A  great  executive, 
liberal,  humane,  visioned.  An  uncom- 
promising opponent  of  slavery,  but  at 
the  end  of  the  war  urged  a  friendly 
attitude  toward  the  southern  states,  and 
"reconstruction  without  retribution." 
Also  opposed  the  notorious  "Know- 
nothing"  movement.  Though  not  a  Ca- 
tholic, he  frequently  attended  the  Im- 
maculate Conception  Church,  and 
proved  himself  a  real  friend  of  the 
Jesuit  Fathers  and  of  the  new  Boston 
College.  He  died  at  the  age  of  forty- 
nine,  Oct.  30,   1867. 


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