1928-11-22

              OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY AND ORGAN OF THE ALUMNI

Vol. 41—No. 28

COLLEGEVILLE, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1928

Price—Five Cents

5T. CECELIA 10 BE

Program Will Interpret The Proper Spirit Of Church Music

The liturgical musical concert commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Motu Proprio of Pope Pius X, will be solemnly illustrated in a representative rendition this evening, the feast of St. Cecelia.

The Monastery choir and the Ecclesiastical students will unite under the direction of Fathers Innocent and Norbert, to offer this presentation. The program will endeavor to interpret the proper spirit of church music, both choral and polyphonic, with and without organ accompaniment. The selections have been arranged to picture the moods and sentiments of the Church in the different seasons of the ecclesiastical year, and the devotional part of music as an aid to the more solemn celebration of the liturgy.

The main characteristic of liturgical music is solemnity in simplicity. This is portrayed by expressions of prayerful emotions of simple festive themes, especially the fervent themes of St. Cecelia who is the inspiring patron of music.

The program:

Introductory CANTANTIBUS ORGANIS.I Vesp.Antiph.

Monastery Choir ADDRESS, Very Rev.Basil Stegmann, O.S.B.

Part I

ORGAN SOLO by Rev. Ermin Vitry, O.S.B.

TENEBRAE FACTAE SUNT. . . .Palestrina

Monastery Choir (a capella)

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Sag Workers Move

Into New Quarters

Because of the large amount of space necessary for setting up the "dummy," the art editor of the Sagalagan, George Evans, and his assistant, Norbert Ahmann, have taken over room 324. Father Damian has had it furnished with a large drafting table, reference benches, and the paraphernalia needed in their work. Also the photographic cuts from former Saga-tagans are kept in this room.

The artists say the office will be the scene of lively activities when all the portraits and snap-shots have been collected, and the time comes to trim and mount them.

At present work is being rushed in order that a tangible estimate can be taken before letting contracts.

Cast Begins Practice On "Haunted House"

"The Haunted House" has been selected by Father Clarus as the next play to be presented by the University Dramatic Association. This comic-mystery play by Owen Davis had more than a year's run on Broadway. It is reputed to abound in thrills, and is characterized by weird knockings, muffled voices, and ghostly screams, suggesting banshee presences.

Several new members of the dramatic association are being given try-outs and several old participants in past successes will appear.

Stage managers Caveney and Doell are drawing plans for the new setting, an important feature for the type of play.

Father Clarus reports that the first practices of the cast indicate that "The Haunted House will prove highly entertaining. He believes that it may set an example for future dramatics at St. John's. The date of presentation is uncertain, but it may appear about December 9.

Weather Bureau Sets

Out on 36th Year

Frigid    Weather   Flags    Becoming   More Frequent Daily

Winter will approach another step towards its future domain today according to reports from the local Meteorological station.

The flags exhibited daily from the pinnacle of the Science building are positive evidence of the desire of the United States government to supply its citizens with a truly reliable account of weather prediction. This has met with marked success, especially from the people in the West.

The flags displayed are significant of weather locally, the most important symbols and their significance are as follows:

The white flag—clear or fair weather,

The blue flag—rain or snow,

The white and blue—local rains,

The black triangular flag—temperature change,

The white flag with black center—cold wave.

Many more forecastings are denoted by these symbols, but the foregoing are the most significant in our everyday life.

The St. John's Meteorological survey has been in existence from the year 1892, and since its foundation has gradually become a permanent and instructive feature of the University. The outstanding characteristic of this station is its adaptability for relaying weather signals which are received from the United States Department of Agriculture,

New   Space   Needs   Dictate   Changes   In Library and Museum

It seems that building activities at St. John's are never at rest, which is more evidence of its progressiveness. The Fathers, it appears, are expending no small amount of effort to afford the students better accommodations and opportunities and make St. John's a more outstanding and attractive institution.

Each year some improvement greets the visiting alumnus. Last year the new Auditorium was completed. The southwest wing of the Main Building has been remodeled and it is now the new quarters of the community. With this hardly finished, work has been started on the Library and old music quarters. The abandoned photo studio on the third floor with its large skylight on the east is to be converted into more useful space. The skylight is really one large window, and now being obviously unnecessary, has to come out, and the new wall to be built up in its place will contain six windows.

The Rev. Procurator has issued a call for bids on a new tile roof for this building. The work will probably be let during the latter part of this month. Father Raymond says that when these repairs have been completed, the museum will probably be moved up to the third floor, leaving the entire second floor for the reference department of the library. There are many reference works which cannot be handled at present, due to the limited space

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Juniors Choose Ford

In Joint Meeting

The College Seniors met after dinner Friday, the 16th, to discuss and vote on the two pertinent matters of the present season. On the first they managed to assemble a sufficient sameness of opinion to effect the final decision that the individual pictures for the Sagatagan would be informal, in so far as they would not be posed in cap and gown. The class next decided to meet in conjunction with the Juniors to suggest to them the possibility and advisability of selecting a ring or pin, or both, this year, with the intention of making it a permanent form for St. John's college graduating classes.

Thirteen Juniors met Friday evening and elected their officers for the year: Melvin Ford, president; Roman Niedzielski, secretary and Continued on Page 3