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An
VOL. 3. Nos. 1 & 2 EASTER - SUMMER TERMS 1949 -=-----~-~~-----~~----------~~-~--,·~~----Editorial Committee :-
F. Murphy, J. McGloughlin, B. Kelly, S. Cantwell.
EDITORIAL Many of our readers expressed disappointn1ent af the non-appearance of an Easter number
of An R calt. T o compensMe !lhem we .are issuing a Dou,ble Summer number- larger, and, we trust, better than all previous issues. Our motto is "Every day in every way we get bette,r and better." l t is for o ur contrrbutors to see to it that An Reallt realizes this motto. Two circumst ances combined to prevent an Easter number of An Realt-1:ack of con.tributions and want of time. No articles- no An Rfalt ! So scribes and would-be scribes fill your pens and ge,t goi-ng for the next
number.
Since Christmas we suffered a severe loss in the deat;b of Reverend Dr. O'Neill. He was identi-fied with St. Mary's for many, many years. A'S a young studen,t he was a Prefect in St. Mary's and when the Co!Jege re-opened in 1926 Dr. O'Neill w.as the first Dean of Studies. From the
opening day in 1926 until the day he died 1he literally spent himself for St. Mary's. No one had the interests of the boys and of the CoJ]ege more at heart tha,n Dr. O'Neil:l. As ,a pwfessor of English
• and French hew.as unsurrpassed. On a · numiber of occasions his pupils won the Frenoh govemment
prize for profici:ency in the langua,ge. Many of his former students gmtefolly acknowledged tihe debt
they owed to the teaching of Dr. O'Neill.
His deat h, after so brie,f an illness. came as a shock ,to us atl. "The poor old Doc. \s dea,d!" one student was heard to say. "How we'll miss him saying his office up and do-wn t he avenue 1"
He died with the words of ~he Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis on .his lips~ woi;<ls he had repeated so often as a priest and which he ceased not to repea t in h·is last illness. May he rest in peace.
Another Sixth year class is passing on; another academic year is drawing to a close. To every member of the class we say : God bless you, keep you, guide you always whatever the path you tread, and may His Mother Mary be to each of yo:n a mother. Be always true to the grand tradition of St. Mary~s. Strive to live up to the high ideals pul b e,'fior,e you. Be loyal to your Faith
and to your Country and your CoHege will be proud 0£ you.
Fidelitas in Arduis.
ST. MARY'S MISSIONARIES.
·im,.1oRCH OF !HE fA1TH
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East Africa.
By the time tl!is copy of An Realt is in your hands Fr. T. O'Su11ivan will hav,e arrived home from East Africa. · He is sure of a big Cea:d Miie Failte from aU his old St. Mary's friends Past and Present.
Sierra Leone.
Fr. R. Madigan is working hard in Sierra Leone In 1946 he built a school at Njala, 22 miles from Gerihuu.. The only way to it was by a bush path and the only transport, a paiv .. of shoes. Last year be went to live in a, little house near his school-cum-churdb to make another inission centre whence the tight of Paith may shine on the Mende tribe.
Fr. Clerkin -returned to· Africa ju January and is attached to the Catholic Mission in Freetown.
Nigeria.
Fr. George Lahiffe is completing his firnt missionary tour. On his arrival in Nigeria he was assigned to Nsu, a large and d ifficult Mission where he lras worked zealously for over five years.
Fr. Jack Qui<nn returned to Onitsiha, April 1948 in time to assist at .the consecration o[ the-new bishop, Dr. Whekin. H,e is well-known in Malcu, Onitsha and Am~igboM'i.ssions, where he bas done Tr,ojan wiork. He is ait present at Umuahia.
Emekuku. Father F. McMahon's first appointment w.as to
Emekuku Mission where besides his priestly work he fouind .time to attend to the athletic aotiv:ities in t'he s6hools. Emekuku as a result has made its name in the various competitions in that disrtrict. At present he co,ntinues the good work at Ahiara Mission.
ST. ROBERT BELLA.Rl\illNE Feast Day-May 13th . .
St. Robe1.1t Bellarmine was born at MonitePulciano on October 4th, 1542. He jojned the Society of Jesus when he was eighteen, and soon was entrusted wiith the charge of teaching theology at Louvafo, i,o 1569. .
He was not only a learned theologian and a powerful preacher, but 'was also a gl!eat delbater, and one of the holiest and most zealous men jn the history of t-he Church.
Having spent seven years at L ouvain, he was made director ·of the course of controversy in Rome by Pope Gregory XIII. He was then, for a time, pmvincial of the J_esuits at Naples. ·Pope Sixtus · It sent him on a diplomatic mission to France. On April 21st, 1602, Pope Clement Vll[ made
bim Archbishop of Capua, wher,e he spent three years. He was made Cardinal against his wish.
He wrote many · books against Protestantism, and also a Cafhecbism, which· was trans1ated in to forty languages and be1ped coosiderably to spread the true faith. Paul V. Pope from 1605 until 1621, wished to have Beliarmine near his person, so the latter resigned his Archbishopric. and retired to Rome, where he · died on September 17th, 1621.
St.. Rob.ert Bellarmine, was canonized by Pope Pius XI on June 29th, 1930, and was proclaimed Doctor of the Ch uroh on Augusl 15th, 193 l..
ST. BONIFACE. Apostle of Germany. Feast Day, June 5th.
St. Boniface was 'born in ·Engla11d, near the end of the seventh century. ·He joined the Benedictine Order. Having become a monk he set out to evangelise the Wes tern Frisua:ns, among whom he worked from 719 until 722.
He then went to Rome, whei:e Pope Gregory II changed his name from Winifrid to Boniface ("Doer of Good"), consecrated his· Bishop. and sent him to evangelize Germany.
His mission was wide-spread and very success ful, for Boniface was a bom onmniser. He reformed ·the German Church, divided it inio dioceses. and studded. the country with mona&teries. The most notable of these was at Fulda, which was to provide missonaries for the Saxons.
He was made Ardl:Jibisbop by Pope Gregory III, and, having firmlv established the true faith in Gennany, he thought again of the paga,n Western Frisians, On the deith of St. Willibrord, he was put in charge of the Church of Utrecht. From here, he attempted the conversio11 o.f tqe Frisians, but, in 755, he was martyred near Dokkum l:iy them, togetber with hjs coadjutor Eoban, and other monks and converts.
His body was 1buried in his monastery at Fulda. Fred Ke1Jy, .
Year II.
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[n the publ ished results of the U .C.D. Spring Medical E xam ination we •note thal John Hen-aigan secured ,honours in his Third Medical ex:aminatioin, and Nial Murray seemed F irs t place and ·honours in Second Dental exa minartion. Congrat ulations, John and Nial !
Our enterprising cameramen, Jim Maguire, fobn Waldron and Alfie McGloughlin won a prize offered by the National F ilm Institute for the best amateur in,te.rest fi lm. The subject ' they selected was Peat-winning.
We offer our sincere congratulations to Joe Murray and Tony Murray who passed the Chartered Accountants Intermedia te e~am ination, and to Brendan O'F:arreN and Pa ul Kavanagh who passed their Final Chartered Apcounrants examination.
--:--Fei1m Byrne is . home o.n holiday from B. E.
Africa and Tom Bergrn has retmned from Singapar.e. Charlie OliHon is still in Chile and is tihe only European in his pafty. He is off the beaten track, and had to travel 80 miles to visit a dentis<t. Brendan O'Sullivan is dotng great work for medical science in Canada.
Dr. Ken Kellv has gone to E ngland where he intends to praotfse for a time. Brendan Lynch is also. in Engla·nd and was selected lo pliay for Londmi-lri.sh First V X on more than ·one occasion . We were delighted to meet him when he called during bis brief holiday . Other welcome callers were Midhael MacCormac and Alfie McGloughlin who are still in England.
--:- ·-Congra;tula:tions to George Norton on his hi~hly
suoeessful first season in International RugJby. He has been justly proclaimed the greates,t fullback in France. England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. What a thrill we got jn Lansdowne Road when with his first kick in International Rugby he sem the ball over the bar fo r l:reland !
Well played George! Long may you wear ~he green !
On 22nd February the Rugby Club gave a dinner in honour of the Most -R ev. Dr. Whelan, at wh ich a wrihng-set was presented to -bis Lordship. H was a nl'ost enjoy-able and successful fun ction.
The latest Past Student to m,arry is John Fitzgerald. To hiin and his charming bride we wi-sh every bles~ing and lm,ppi•ness.
We hear of quite .a number of lhe young members of ~he Un ion who intend to follow John's· good example in the very noar future. T o eaob of them we extend our best wis-hes.
A Sale of Work in aid of bh e- Union will be hdd early in October. The Union ex;peots every man to do his duty ! All interested should communica te wi-th the Union Secretary.
The Whist-Drive held in ,the College in December was a record success--eigbty-one tables !
Once again we appeal to Union members to communicate news of Past Students to the Editor, An Realt, St. Mary's College, Rathmines. We shall be only too pleased to publish items of interest to the members of·the Union. "An Realt'' should be a link b-etween the members, their Union and their College.
I We were profoundly shocked at the news I I of <the trag_ic deanh ~f Michael MoGloughlin . 1· I D uring his years 1n. St. Mary's, Michael I I made many friends among his companidns I I and his teachers. He w.as quiet and un-i assuming, yet of sterling clrnxaoter. Y.o.his
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RUGBY CLUB NOTES
Geor,ge No.rto11
For our club, the past season has been one of outstanding achievements. Our membership has increased enormously, wjth ithe result that we _could field ~ve teams on a Saturday and make up two teams fro m the residue for a Sunday match. Our 3rd XV won t:he Minol League Cup, our 3rdA XV became the first holde:rs of the Moran Cup while our 2nd XV were narrowly beaten in the final of the Junior League competition.
These ~1onours are mostly due to the unbounded enthusiasm and general fitness of the players thro1ighout the season. In all teams £.rom the 1st XV down, tihe emphasis js on youth, which certainly augurs well for the future.
Our 1st XV improved consider,ably after Christmas; winning seven rn.atches in a row before the Cup Competition. Jin this •they were defeated by Monkstown at1ter an unaecoumable ind ifferent d,isplay. On .the whole however, they had a good season under Oliver Byrne's dpa:ble leadership.
The 2nd XV had a most successful season. They ·went under nar:rnwly to Teremlre College in the Junior League final in a match played under appa1ling wcafaer and ground condttons. T hey had ,the honour of being the first team to-represent the Past Cl'ub officially outside of the country.
T hey travelled to M:anchester in January and cl.efeated a strong Old Bed-ians team by 18 points to 3. Two of our "exiles", Benny Lynch and Alfie McLoughlin travelled by London and Liverpool respectively to take par,t in tbe match.
The 3rd XV have been one o.f the outstanding teams of ohe season and capped al.I their displays by a good win over University College tn ,the Minor League Final. They were unbeaten in their grade. A highly entertaining_ trip was made to Cork where they defeated Cork Constiitution "A" by 29 points to 3. Under the astute guidance of Bill Hog.arty they gained the highes-t honours in their g•rade.
Football ''par .excellence" was the orde:r of the day where Matt. Gilsenan's 3rdA XV were concerned. This young and fit team gave some delig<htful exhibitions oE rugby during the season and it was fititing :that.they .should become. the first holders of the Moran Cup. They were unbeaten in their grade and ha<l scored an average of approx. 30 points per mat'ch 1.1hrough the season.
Although there was µo competition for .the 3rd B's fhis did not ruaJJ the kee.ness- which existed among the team. This was well demonstrated by the numbers w'ho turned out for practice.
Our than.ks are due to Very Rev. Father Maguire who so kindly gave us the f:acil i~ies in the College for practising during t·he iear ; To Rev. Fat hers Segrave and Barry who gave us the value of their tra,ining experience : and last but not least to R ev. Father Ernest Farrell, C.C. our representative on the Le1nster Branch I.R.F .U. for the interest he has always taken in the club and without whose fatherly guidance we should be very much at a loss.
We wish to extend our sincere sympathy to ,tihe rela tives of Midhael McGloughlin, R.I.P., on their sad bereavement. Miohael was a promine11t member of the club a few years back and was deeply beloved by all those who came in contact with him. Go ndeanaidh Dia trocaire a,r a ai,nm.
Our Annual Ge.neraJ Meeting is due to take place in the middle of June.
So until J1ex't season we say cheerio and here's to 1949-50 !
"In-Half."
PAST STUDE TS' DRAMATIC SOCIETY.
Since its foundation last a ulumn, the Past Student's Dramatic Society has produced lwo great successes. T he first, a tense thril ler-"Rope" was applauded with great enthusiasm by an appreciative audience. Particular mention must be made of Jim Kenny and Desmond Dempsey for the excellent acting ability shown in this play.
The second play -wias in complete contrast, a comedy by Rutherford Mayne, called " Peter''. This was very. well received, and Colm Keegan, ·the producer p layed the part of Sam Pa rtridge very well.
Congratulations Past, we are looking to seeing you again in the near future.
·John McGlo ughlin,
Year V.
Congratulations to Colm Keegan on getting Second Place out of 46 competitors in the Senior Dramatic Cup Competi tion at the Feis Matthew.
ALL ABOUT CALLIGRAPHY.
H ave you ever been conscious o[ a complete failure to read your o~~,,n writing? Have you ever, in going back over someth ing you · have written, wondered what o•n ear.th you mean t when you wrote that unintelligible mass of hieroglyphics spread oul on the paper before you ? Maybe you haven't, but, s.ad as it may seem. I have. G enerally it is the vital word of the sentence t hat gets Jost in obscurity, the remaining words being deciphered by some odd syllables whioh have escaped the general malformation. Many and lucid have been the epithets applied to it. but long experienc~ has hardened me to insults and has left me at a stage where any remark. would be mere repetition of what has been said over and over again during the course of my calligraphic career.
But there is one paticular plea to which l have never been able to grow indifferent-the impassioned appeal of "PL,EASE, will you improve your writing?" There is feeling in it, and pathos. and the words arc brought forth with a vehemence quite moving. t am conscience-stricken-temp-orariiy. If. instead of those words. some-thing like "your writing is atrocious," or "T can·t read this vile stuff," had been used. I would have been satisfied and my conscience would not have
Comtt:.>yJ [Weekly I ndependent Calm Keega,n., producer, prepares to give
Desmond Dempsey a beard !
been tottched. But that appeal, dripping with restra ined emotion, moves me to great efforts, and 1 set myself lO my next exercise fired with a holy zeal to please the teacher. My name I inscribe with meticulo us and scrnplous care at the top of the page, followed by the name of the subject, also written in blameless characters. Next comes the start, which is absolutely .withouL fault-as regards wri ting. This Herculean labour beitig so far successful, a rest is obviously indicated during which a haze of admiration for my own handwork · envelops me. A,wakening out of th is coma a feeling of discourage ment creeps over me as T think of the length of the exercise yet to be accomplished . and-heartrending as it is to. say it~ I relapse into the pre-repentance s:ta te o[ uHer 111-differcnce to the pro~r and correct use of the letters of the English alpha:bel.
Let yo11 noL, however, view everyone in the lig,ht of th.-:se revela tions. It is rumoured that there are really good writers-I beg your pardoncalligraphists in the. world. Tha,t your forefathers were. on the whole. beautiful writers you no doubt have been told. but vou will notice that not a word has been said about' some. of your earlier ancestors who wrote in a script which has so far defied human explanation.
S. Cantwell, Year V.
RUGBY RETROSPECT.
·rhough the memories of the school's Cup Matches are now dim , we take this opportunity Lo congratulate our teams which gave a grand display. ·
S.C.T.
Our Senior tc;im obtained a bye into the second round where. they mel with strong opposition from C astleknock.
Despite a last rniuulc drn ngc, our team gave a good account of themselves. Our forwards particularly played a great game. Outstanding among them was G. Drumn'l whose experience in · the backs had taught him an agility and speed which harassed the very sound Castleknock defence. M. Hoctor. too. played an excellent game, his work in the loose very deservedly earning him a trial interpro. and ultimate selection as sub. on the L einster team again.st Munster.
The final score Cast leknock 11 pts., St. Mary's nil, was hardly indicatve of the fi ne performa.nce given by our team, but it is consoling to note that thirteen of the players will be under age again next year.
.J .C.T. Our Junior le.am had lo play most of their
matches against a strong Belvedere side without the services of the, best forward, A. Woohou ~e. who was in jured in the early !>tagcs of the game. T his disadyantage howc,er served only to increase their enthusiasm, and iL was with the utmost difficuJ,ty that tlicy were held to a d raw.
lo chc replay however and despi te the good work of K . Sparrow and P. f,'it2patrick, their opponents - an improved side- secured vict ory by a narrow margin.
Under 13's. C'ongr:1tulat io11s to our Under l3's on bringing
back t.he Cup to SL. Mary's. It was a fine achievement as the opposit•ion was by no means weak.
The fo rwards played very well throug·hout l•he competition and gave the backs plenty of the ball. Of these Coim Brenn{tn deserves special mention for his robust tackling and determined running.
1n the backs the twin O'Connors and the captain, Sean Cooke. were the pick of a fast line, Cooke's kicking being exceptionally sound.
Congratulat.ions again Under 13'·s and keep up the good work !
A Lewis, Year V.
THE GAME OF RUGBY FOOTBALL (After many years of patient touchline research, Mr. Judge has embodied his rather no,•el ideas on the· game in his book "Rugby", extracts from. which we publish below).
All of you who are reading this book do so, I presume, witb the aim of improving your playing of that finest of all games, Rugby. (I.f your aim is to avoid it altogether, consult my earlier work, "Bunking : An H onours Co·ur:se", An Realt P ublications Lud., 8/6).
By following carefully m y system, you can indeed jmprove immensely ; but you must first rid yourself .of .all those preconceived notions that have done so much to obscure the real issues of the game.
Now it is generally believed that the principal ob_ject of Rugiby is to score points. This is not so. It is but a secondary aim- a token, as it were, that the primary object has been achieved. The average playing field consist_s of a:bout thirteen acres of good, green turf, and the primary object of the game is to bury as many of your opponents under it as the referee wilt allow. This definition is most important, and we strongly· urge the student to commit it to memory.
We realize, however, that the a:bov-e ma.y seem startling and . even bizarre to some. prejudiced by the old ideas ; but in support of our claim we can produce, not only the evidence of o ur eyes a.rid ears, and a lump on the head that has persisted for six years, but also the backing of History. . At ~his point, a brief summary of the origin anci history of the game is necessar,y. It is nowadays genera.Uy conceded ·by historians that Rugby is of far more ancient origi,o than is popularly believed. One school of thought holds that it is descended from the ancient Chinese game of Blow Foot•ball, a hypothesis .not entirely witbout its merits ; but rnod-ern trends favour the Dolbe-Schneider theory. According to this the game is merely a logical development of the inter-tribal oompus-boompus of prehistoric days. These gifted men envisage a scene where citizens of a group (or t rtbe) A make a raid upon the citizens ,of a tdbe (or group) B. and carry off the chief's cooki•ng pot, third wife, false teeth. or similar art icle. Any such citize.n of A would, if hotly pursffed. throw his trophy to any convenient compatriot. Here we have the beginni,ngs of passing movements ; while, in the gory ret ribution meted out to anyone Who was caught, we have obviously the germs of tackling.
Under such· circumstances, say Dolbe a nd Schneider, was the first game of Rugby played; and a very- reasonable suggestion it is too. Gradually ,of course, improvements crept 'in ; boulders beoame the standard missiles, .and soon,
for the further amusement of players and spectators, the referee was introduced. Equipped w_ith these essential featu res, the game has come down to us through the centuries.
Though brutal manhandling is thus of tbe very essence of Rugby, actual murder is not permitted. The rulings on this point have varied considerably with time. It was not until 1843 that fi rearms were forbidden on the field of p lay ; but in the B]ackhea:th rules of 1860 we find the fo llowioe : "Alvhough it is lawful to hold a player in the scrummage, this does not includ.e attempts to throM!e o_r s~rangle him, which ,~re totally opposed to the prrnctple of the game."
If any reader should even yet have a t1 y cloubt :;; about the real object of fhe game, let h im watch . closely at any Rugby match; let his see the unnecessary vehemoooe with which .a player •is tackled long after t,he whistle is go•ne, the thinly-disguised delight when a n opposing player is injured ; let him hear the lwrri'ble oaths which emerge from the scrummage, a sign of dark passiens let loose.
Surely no further proof ot our aisertion is needed! We may take it; tben, that we .have established the basic principles of t he game ; the remainder . of the book will deal with how to put them into practice.
(Here it was thought advisable to bring t.hesc extracts to a close).
David Judge, Year VI.
SENIOR ENGLISH DEBATING SOCIE1Y~
Tlie Society has held two meetings sin ce last Christmas. T,here was a large attendance at the fir.st mee.ting which took the form of a mock trial. Mr. J. McGloughlin volunteered to be the accused and w,as acquitted of a charge of murder before Mr. Justice G. Lynch. !Mr. McGloughlin was ably defended by Mr. F . Murp~1y. The Slate W1as represented by Mr. Judge.
An impromptu debate was held on Saturday, 2nd April, 1949. Rev. Fr. P. J. Murray, C.S.Sp. presided. Al~hough l he attendance was unusually small, the meeti•ng prov,ed to be very enjoyable. Mr. Corcoran speaking on "The Best Years of O ur Lives", was voted best speaker of the night'.
Mr. G. Lynch has been v.oted the best speaker of the year, and so receives . the-Oratory Medal for 1949. .
St• 1,1o.l'JS Coll ec~ 'ff\. \S s I C Q I l
So Cle CJ 'T1. ot es.
The third meeting of the Society took place on 12th March. A large audience from the Senior
·classes heard Mr. Desmond Dempsey, one of our very recent Past Students. give a truly inspiring pianoforte recital. He began with the Classical School, represented 'by Bach, Beethoven ,and Brahms. Then followed the Romantic SchoolChopin and Schumann. Debussy represented the lmpressionist School, and the recil'al ended with ~1
composition by Poulenc of the contemporary French School.
Mr. Dempsey prefaced his recital by a br ief account of the characteristics of each School ,and be.fore playing a piece he gave an interesting analysis of its composition.
Fr. Murray, who presided, complimented Mr. Dempsey on h is beautiful rendering of the pieces
THE FATHER MATHEW FEIS, 1949.
Our second year at the Fr. Manhew Fcis has been marked W·ith signal success. We had three Verse -speaking Choirs, a. singing Choir, and a Plai n Chant Choir entered. The Intermediate Verse Speaking. Choir (Second year students) got first place in their class. The Adjudicator gave them very high praise indeed. "I have not heard verse speaking at festivals in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland to compare with the delightful work wlhich [ have listened to here." I t was rare. she added, to find a choir of boys under 17 of such merit. She congratulated fheir teacher on very sound work.
The Senior V crse-Speaking Choir (Third year students) secured second place in their class, and the Junior Choir (First year) came fourth. Both received high praise £rom rhe A,djudicator.
[ n the Intermediate Boys' Elocution, Paul Moore got first place; and Neil Downes third place and V.HJC. Of Lhis competition the Adjt1dicator remarked : " T have never come across a higher standard in Irel'and, England or Scotland. and r have never awarded such higb marks."
selected and thanked him for providing such a delightful evening's entertainment.
PRO G RA M.ME Bach .. . ....... . .. . .... ... ..... . .. Jesu, Joy of Man·s Pt:siring. Beethoven ..... . Sonata Op. 10. No. 3. tfir~t movement). Brrahms .............. ... .. .. Rhapsody in G. Minor. Op. 79. Chopin .......... .......... .. .. Preludes ; No. 6 in B Minor.
No. 7 in A. Schumann .... .... ...... . Scenes from Chi,tc1hood, Op. I 5. Debussy .... .. . ... .. La Cat<hedrale Englontie.
(The Cathedral under the Waves). Debussy ....... . .. . . La Pille aux Chevellx de Lin.
(The Girl with the Flaxen Hair). The Litt.le Shepherd. The Golliwog's Cake-Walk.
Poulenc .. ........... ........................... .. , ..... Pasfourelle. J'Ohn McGloughlin.
Year V.
The choirs and the individual competiiors are to be congratulated on tbeir splendid performance. Their achievements justilie.d the time spent in rehearsal. To Miss · Cranny, our bard-working. pain~• taking popular teacher we owe whatever success we hav.e gained. We thank her sincerely, a,nd we congratula,te her on the outstanding success of her. pupils- St. Mary's and othersin rhe F eis.
The Plain Chant Choir secured second place in the competition confined to Second,ary Schools. They gave a good performance and received 94 % - a high mark.
We were unopposed in the chora1 singing competition . This was rather disappointing after all ohe good work our teac:her, Miss U hlema•nn, had put into Nie preparation of the set pieces. Eamonn O'Toole secured fifth place in the Junior Boys' Singing. There were eighteen compelit ors. We congratula te Miss Uhlemann on the standard reached by the choir, and we thank her for all the trouble she went to to prepare ,1s.
Milo carroll (Burke Sohool of Elocution) obtained first place 1n the Junior Boys' Elocution competition. ·
THE GLASS OF FASIDON.
He w.is of a type not uncom1non in tihe Senior School ; tall, dark, handsome, debpna·ir. Shoulders- broad. Visage- vacuous. There was an expression of sa.tisfaction and admiration on that visage as tie stood before the mirror carefully camouflaging the results o.f his second attempt at a shave. A liber,al helping of father's hair cream to the waves-and our Adonis was ready for conquests.
Blithely he trotted down the stairs humming the latest hit-tune from Broadway. He pirouerted gaily before the large mirror in the ball. Yes, it was a lovely day !
At breakfast he eyed his egg with suspicion as he gingerly decapitated it. What i:f some of tbe yoke got on -to his new sui,t, his beautiful pearl• grey new suit, a double bre.aster with new style lapels, the envy of his class !
H aving negot1ated successfully t he egg and blintered toast a.rid inarmalad•e, he draped hi.s scarf with conscious negligence around his neck and set off on foot to s.chool. On foot,~ycling would spoil the knife-edge crease of his trousers. .
He carefully avoided the ma•in entrance to the school. Too many of those n~sty rough Juniors at horse-play in lfue ·a-venue ! In the class-room he dared not put his elbows on the desk- might become shiny, · you know. Class over, he fled from the room lest be miglht become embroiled in ·one of the after-class skirmishes not uncommo.n with sdhool boys.
His class-ma,tes at first were amused. The canary ,pullover, the technicoloured tie, ·the pink and puce . shirt, -the multi-coloured socks- yes they were h:ard on the e.yes, but they were tolerable. But this odd behaviour ! That was intolerable, insufferable. It must be s,topped ! An ·emergency meeting was called. A pl-an was drawn up. Next morning it was p ut into action. We pass over ,the harrowing details in silence. Desperate diseases call for desperate remedies. The cure was instantaneous.
Next morning a sadder but a wiser boy trudged painfully-it took •him over a week to recov,erup the front avenue, indifferent to the play of the Junior,s. His dress was neat but sober. Si,nce than 11e has been normal- excepl for one brief relapse- when tht, new. b1azers arrived. He ordered tJhree ! ! !
Harry Byers, Year V.
Eddie Oootes and Aileen Peavy ha•toh a p'loi !
ST. MARY'S DRAMATIC
COLLEGE ' SOCIETY
T-he students dr.ama,tic society pr-esented a comedy J;,y ltan Hay and P. G. Wodelhouse"Leave is to PSnh tli" (the "P" berng silent as in psalm on).
There were n,o less than five performance.6, each of which wia,s put over with grealt success. Proof -of this was t-he large crowds present at all performances. Each night the audience laughed and applauded with great• enthusiasm.
Congratulations to all conce11ned, and especially to Fr. Barry, the producer.
GAS!'
Lord Middlewick .. .. . .. ...... ... .......... .. .. L. Plunkett Bellows . ..... ........ ......... .... .... . . .. ... ..... .... .. . J. l'.\-fu.rray Freddie Bosham .. .. . ..... ....... . .. ..... ... .... . .... : .. J. Bevan Rupect Baxter ..... .... . ......... . .. .. .... . ... ... ... .. B. Byrne Phyllis Jac~soo· .. .. .. ... .. . , . .. .... .. ... . ... .. ... : . .... E. O'Too,le Lady Middlewick .. ... .. . ..... .. .... ... .. .... . .... . .. . ... F. Ooley A Lift Boy .. .. ... .... .... . ..... ... .. .... ... .. ... , .. .. .. .. J. Place Eve Halliday ... .. ..... .. ................... .... , ... G. Reynolds Cynthia McTodd ...... .. .... .. . .... .. .... . ....... , .. F. O'llr-ien Ronald Eustace PSmith .. ............ .. . .. .. . .. ... .. . G. Lynch Gladys Rumbclow .. .. .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . A. Rubeoer Eddie Cootes .. . .. .. .. .. , ... .. ... ..... .... .. .. .. ... ..... T. Gogan Ral!lton ~fcTodd .. ... .' . .. .. .. .. , . . .... . ...... .... B. O'Rourke Christopher Walderwick ... . .... .......... .... .. .... H. Byers Agatha Crofton .. .... . .......... ..... ....... . .. . .. D. Corriga.n Beattie Oulton .. ........... .. .. .. . ... . ... .. .. .... ... .... J. Byrne Ethelberta Fitzwigb,jn . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. V. M'cGo,vern Aileen Peavy ... .. ... .. .... ........... : .... ... ., . . ... ., . L. Gogan Viscount Chipstead .... .. .... .. .. .. . ,, ..... .. ... ... B. Maguire Lord Endale ...... ... . ... ,. ... ....... . . ......... T. Bermingham Lady Endale .... . . . . ,, .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . . .. . . . . .. .. P . . P:renderville
J. Mc01oughlin,
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SCOUTING.
Since the last issue of "An Rea1t" there have been many changes in the College Scout Unit
Firstly,· the resignati9n -of Scouter Desmond Tannam, B.Comm. was received with disappointment by all connected with the Troop. We would like to take thiis opportunity to thank ]J im for his long and devoted services. We would also like to congratulate P. McCarbhy, who has been appointed h is successor. Pat has been associated with the Troop for a very long time, and he has always been an enthusiastic and a rdent scout.
Ano~her important event is ~he acquirement of the new Den in Kenilworth Square. It has facilit ies for each section of the Unit, the Cubs, t he Troop, the Senior Secti~•n and the Rover Clan.
H. Byers, Senior Scout.
The second ann ual concert of the Seventh Dublin Unit wa-s held with great success on Sunday 30th January. . The R over Clan proved t•heir excellent ·aotiin,g aibiliny when presenting "The Rising of the ,l'v[oon" .. The large audience showed their .appreciation of the Cub~s product,ion, and the Troop's turns were also well received. Junior A.S.M. Paddy Doolan and P. L. Douglas T1hornton con!trrbuted some mystify,ing conjuring. T he closing item was an amusing sketoh, presented by the Senior Section.
Cricket.
Conor McCarthy, Senior Scout.
Cricketers should be delighted with the new har:d crease which has been laid down recently in the frack field. Don't forget nhat 1he great D on Bradman himself recommended concr~e creases.
Tabie Tennis. After :having won .our w,ay into the final of the
Table Tennis League we were m ost unfortunate in losing to King's Rospita,1, Up to that we were
undefeated. But as a consolation we must remember that five -of onr team of six will be playing next year and with the experience gained they should certainly "go places". Congrats. to Junius Horne on getting his place on -the Interprovincial Table Tennis Team.
Boxing. . Boxing (official) in the Junior School is comi11g
on under the watchful eye of Mr. Ma,Ione. Eric Duncan, Colm Madigan, Noel Clalfoy and Sean Callan are ,amongst those who distinguish them -selves by llheir prowess in the art of fistcufi),. Of course, in the Seni-0r School ws, have such battle-scarred vetera,ns as Sean Furlong, John • ~cLoughlin, John Cor,rtgan a,nd Brian Gogan besides a host of orhu you:ths all ready to annihilate one all'other at the sligihtest provocation,-
Basket Ball. Bas ket Ball is in t,he news again, ~his time wirA1
a bigger following than ever. Inter-class teams have been formed which m akes ,the games very exdti•ng . .
We must congratulate Tom Nolan on getting his place on t>he Irish Y out,h's soccer team against the English Youths on M onday, 2nd May last.
Althou~h we are a little late in doing so, • we would like to welcome to t!he College, F r. P. Holly, CS.Sp., and Fr. E . Burke, CS.Sp., both of whom recently arrived in the College :Erom labours in Africa. We hope they spend a happy time here.
S. Cantwell. Year V.
Savino Agnoli has won yet another RI.A.M. exhi:bition for the violin. T-his is _becoming a habit l Congrats. Savino.
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Late News : G earoid Lyncl1 is -our new Leinster Schoolboys' pol.esvault champion.
"Higher still iand higher From the eanh thou springest !"
AEOLIAN -AIRS
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-MY IDEAL SCHOOL
While si-tting ar m y desk one day, I heard a voice within me say, Come now, my y011t-h , and Est to me .A-nd hear jus-t what a school should be.
T hat we should be aye at our best The desks should be in cushions drest. And head rests we shou ld have as well To ease our brains bebween eaoh bell.
Of course a foo t-stoo-1 should be t:here, The weight ~f our tired feet to bear. And sofit drinks too, from endless source, And ice-creams on ho t days, -of cour.se.
And school at t welve should shar-ply start. At two, out fro,ni our class we'd dart. School should be three days each week, Who wants for more is j~~t a freak.
T.he masters would on settees lie, With fans to waft away each fly Electric gadgets they would use, Which t ~em from writing, would excuse.
But then a vo-ioe dispelled my dream, A master's· face did at me beam, "The Dea.n awai ts y,ou with his toy, So get yoµ to him fast, my ·boy."
Sean Canbwell, Year V.
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PEOPLE
Some people are studfous, Some people are oot. ·
Some are a lways learning, Some· don_'t _ care a joc-.
Some are very cranky Some are very gay.
Some are always talk:ill!l Some have nought to say.
' Some · are fond of tra v:e,lling. ;Some are fond of home. Some go mad for Timbucktoo, ' !5oine go mad for Ron1e .- ..
Some are very Joyful, Some .are very sad.
Some are very· holy, Some are very bad.
Some are _f.ond of Shakespeare, Others fond ,of Sha,w, ·
Some. are.fond .of Buffalo Bill And Scouts that ·keo.p the law . .
Some are fond of chi ldren, OtheJ·s o-f grown ups.
Some are fund of little lambs, Others .. l ittle pups.
Some are .fond of fishing, Some th:nk it's a cod.
Others g-0 off shooti-n' W:th t he pea !bat's -left the pod.
Dick Riordan, _Yea·r Hb.
NOCTURNE
T,o boys· the nightly washing Of face and hands and knees. The la'lt£r U"eeding extra care When shorts blow in the breeze, Is sometb~ng of nuisance And in winter makes one freeze . For it takes a lo t -of scrubbing My mother's_ eye t-o please. Since Christmas I· am b'righter, I hope it wi ll last long And at my n~-gbtiy scruhbing I sing a happy song. When face and hands are shmiug ]i'.ye "tin!e to do a ·dance., .Knees hid be.hind the lining Of my welcome fir~t . long pan-ts.
Tim J<,elly,
Year EI.
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SIXTH YEAR
Standing: 'D. J1Ud,l1)e, M. O".Brien, K. O'Rlourk,e, B. R•ogers, F. Maher, Jvl'. Hoctor, D. Joyce, N. Geoghegan, H . O'Reilly, L. Fitzsimon, G. ,Dr.umm, B. Lynch, R. O'Shea. .
S'l¾lted : J. Horne, J. Beva.n, L. Do'l\0n~, F. Murphy, G. Lynch, P. Doolan. J. :Furlong.
PRIZE WINNERS 1948-'49. SENIOR SCHOOL
St. Mary's College Union Gold Medals for General Merit:
Year VI-Hugh O'Reilly.
Year IV- James Byrne.
Good Conduct Gold Medal (Fr. Tom F1i.rrell Memorial Mte<lal Presented by Rev. B. R . S. Farell, C.C.) : Michael Hoctor.
Religious Knowledge Gold Med~1l (Presented by Rev. E. R. S. Farrell, C.C.) : David Judge.
Senior Hono urs List Medal : Desmond Moore.
Juruor Ronours List Medal : Fredrick Kelly.
Bnglish Debating Society Medal for Oratory : . Gearoid L ynch.
Elocution Meda1 : Paul Moore.
Book Prizes-Religious Knowledge :
Year V'-Richard Lewis. Year IV- Desmond Joyce . . Year HIA- Patrick Fitzpatrick. Year Ula- Denis Bergin. Year ! IA- Fredrick Kelly. Year IIB---Colm Brennan. Year 1A---Micihael Burns. Year IB- Paul Cohen.
Book Prizes- Irish :
Year VI~Hugh O 'Reilly .. Year V- Richard Lewis. Year TV- Desmond Moore. Year III---Oolm _Caffrey. Year n -.-:Frederick KeUy. Year I-Michael Bums.
Boo-k Prizes-General Merit :
Year VI- David Judge, Gerard Drumm, Joseph Bevan.
Year V-Richard Lewis, Michael Corcorarr, Eamonn Murphy, Bernard Kelly.
Year IV- Desmond Moore , Leo Gibney, ·Raymo!).d Joyce.
Year lllA- Cohn Caffrey, Fergus O'Brien, Pat. Fitzpatrick, Neil Downes.
Ye-ar Ill13- Denis Bergin, l.Joroan Bowden, Gerard Reynolds. ·
Year HA- Fredrick Kelly, James DowlJ~g_-· ,Mauriee Moore, Peter Byrne.
Year llB- Thomas Garvey, Donal Stuart, J ames R oche.
Year IA-Philp Corcor.an, Michael Burns, Pat. ·Dowling, Michael Nagle.
Year IB-Gerard Brady, R aymond O'Connor, Francis Shiel. .
JUNIOR SCHOOL
General Merit- Silver Medal: P. Lennon.
Honours List- Silver Medal : J. Flavin.
0atechism-Siilver Medals:
Junior V- T . Cullen. Junior IV-G.'Cahill. Junior III- W .. McElroy. Junior 11-E. FoJey .. Junior l A-M. Murpfiy, Junior lB- W. Mullan.
Book Prizes- General Merit :
Junior V- J . . Flavin, T. Maguire, T. Cullen, P. W a,Jsh, J. Cunninglham. ·
· Junior IV- J. Sheehan, G. Cahill, D. Shiel, B. Mahon, N . O'iM-eara.
Junior 111- W. MoElroy, D. Rutherford,. B. Nagle, G. Mccambridge, N. Kenny.
Junior n ....:...E. F:oley, V. Colman. M. Cogan, P. Cahill, S. Oallan.
· Junior IA~ M. Murphy, B. Walsh, . P. McConig:ley, B. O'Shea,
.8. McG loughlin.
Junibr Ia- R. Joyce, D. O'Flynn, D. M ullan, .D . . Mulcahy,-D .. -Ellar,d.
work of J. Bagn•all, D. O'Donoghue, and G. Corrigan. G. O 'Connor proved a good link between forwards and b:acks, getti:tig the ball out well to E. Salmon, a useful out-half. The two centres. J, Atkins and M. Burns (1st yearf were always speedy a_nd with the wingers, B. Ruttledge and D . White, could be relied on to score. J. Cunningham handled the ball well and kicked accurately at full back. ·
Under Xi s.
x _ The Under XI team kept up their good record --6,- ->'u:>l'&? ,Q-; =--__:::: again tihis tem1. They won all their matches save
7 ~~4--.. .,:_/ .. one-whlich they drew. T . Maguire, N . Searson,
The Summer term opene-d with the .revival of t·hat highly exciting anid interesting game matibles.
'hf """ " d" Such phrases as ' 'heig ,ts rom sue eyes , an no bendiers", or "foHiers alL the way" or a shout of "killer" greet ,the casual· observer as ·he rounds _the corner of the pavilon. One of our most enthusia~tic marble players is N. G~U~gher: ~e has challenged and beaten many enunent performers at vhis ancient sport, and has tr_a-velled far and wide· with· a,n associate, J. Hendnck, to P!lrchase these splendid .oribs, with the result that h is pockets bulge. The· noise: _of falling marbles _on the fio<?r of his classroom 1s a constant rem1llder of his presence.
Continuation.
Fifty-one Juniors were confinned ,PY his Grace the Arohbishop on 29th Apnl. _
Rugby.
After the Rugby Knock-out Competition, won by St. J<:,hn's (J. Flavin, capt.),_ had. come ~o a:n end, the H oly Childhood League w:as immed1ately started. Six teams emerged to battle for the cup. In one of the final rounds St.. Gerard's with J. Cunningham and J. Atkins as star players, beat St. Peter's capt:ained by R. Doherty and A. Connolly, but .the 1atter having more points entered the final with St. Patrick's who were led by D. O'Don•o~ue and T. Maguire. St. Peter's won the ctip after a very excitng game.
Under XII's.
The Under XII team only suffered one def.eat during the Easter term, gaining victories over St. Conleth's, Wesley, High School, B~lvedere,_ a~d C.U.S. by very· high margins. Their supe!10ruty forward \~$ achieved mamly by the magnificent
A. Fusciardi, D. Pemberton an'd N: Kenny m ade sure that we got most of tthe ball-in orre way or another. T·he best compliment we can. pay them is ,to _say that they are very keen •. ,and :that means everything.
Cricket.
Yes, the cricket season · is here ag:ain, .and bowlers concentrate all day on _trying to. dislodge batsmen. The Holy Child·hood Cricket League is proving an. unqualified success. E ight teams play at least one match every week in a spir_it of healthy rivalry and truly fine displays are given. Thus far St. .Michael's, St. Gerard's, St. Anthony's and St. Paul's are at the fop of the league,
Under XIl's.
The Under XII Cricket terun, captained by F. Kelly, e.Xpeot to have a go·od season, They possess some demon bowlers in F. Kelly, J. Cunn.ingham, and D. White, The batting onus is shared by the captain and J. Cunningham, -bhe vice-captain, but ocher useful bats are J, Flavin, J. Bagnall, :R. J ones, B. Daish and B. Reddy.
Junior II League.
Junior II who are. very keen on cricket, ha·ve- a lea-£?ue to thems·elves. Two teams have t_)een selected, under the captains. E _. Foley and M. Dee, and bo~h are confident that their teams will be winners. The two cap tains, both Under lO's, have won the respect of many Senior batsmen for their k!oowledge. ,of .the game and . so ca 1: beexpected to inspire their teams to do great thmgs.
·Junior Jotter.
UNDER 13's PRO'VINCIA.L CUP WINNERS, 1949
Back l{ow CL.to R) : Cohn Bre-nnan,, Frnn.k. Montague, Willie Woodhouse. Prank 'Shie l. Paddy D owling, . Kenneth McArdle, Jo.hn Lee, John •Reddy.
Sittiui: (L Lo R) ; J.ae Atkins, Peter Byr11e, Sean Cooke ~Capt), Tommy Garvey, Cuhti Bevan .
On Gironnd : ,Oes. O'Connor. Donal Q?Connor.
St. Mary's College.
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AUNT AGATHA'S AGONY COLUMN
My dear; dear Nephews,
What lovely weather we are having l It delights my old heart as I speed up and down Rathmines Road in my b at,h;chair to see all my little Nephews playing cricket in the fron( fie1d. You look so spick and so span in your blazers and whitesreally you make me wish I was sixly yea.rs younger. And you are such ,nice boys ! But I mttst not make yiou blush, my dears. Y<m know, I love the Summe.r Term- the cricket, and the tennis, a:nd the sports. Some·day I must teU you of the · century I bit up against the Crinoline Cricket XI. It's a long story-I \v,as in for five . hours and carried my bat~but it's worth t'he telling. And the Sports ! ShaJl I ever forget the Sports ? I held the egg-and-spoon championship all through my years at school. 11he Games Mistress always said she never had a more apt pupil- it delighted her to see how attached we were- the egg a•rrd l
I must thank you for aU the lovely letters yo·u sent me a,t :Easter. You will forgive me if all o.f them do not appear in this issue ·of "An Realtt." The Editor is a difficult man to deal wi:th~he is so ha:rd to please ! Some day I'll g9 on strike and then, perhaps he'll understand•what Aunti.e Aggie's worth to him.
Your fond, Aunt Agatha.
Dear A unt Aggie, Thanks very m uch for the lovely pullover. You
must be the best lmttter in t.he world . Oh. Aunt Aggie. I ,can't stand the bossy Sixth Years in our school. Oh, ~hey get on my nerves, especially when Vhey go wund with their noses in the air. Isn't it a shame to have to go to school in this
fine weather ? I will he twelve years old in June. Isn't it a grea,t age? 1 will have to say good-bye now as I have a Jot of lessons to attend to.
Your most fond nephew , · Michael Burns.
Dear Aunt Agatha, My hardship these days is being laote for school.
When I leave home I always miss tfue quarter-past nine bus, arrd so I arrive in sGhool at half-past-five minutes late. The professor, instead of keepi:ng Lhe knowledge :to himself, insists on the D~an being enlightened about the ma.tter. R esult !-a h ighly unpleasant scene. This is my t:ale of woe.
Your food nephew, Colm Caffrey.
Dear Aunt Aggie, I am io terrible trouble. Last January I got my
choice of three apple Lrees W'hich were being planted. I am afr:aid I picked a whjte elephant as my tree is quite lazy about blossoming, while the other two ar,e in full bloom. Isn't it dreadful?
Worried nephew, Philip Corcoran.
Dear Aunt Agatha, H ow is the rheuma,tism? I am being very ill
t reated these days. My catapult ·was taken from me just because a cat got in the ,1v1ay of it. I put a footb all through the gr~"'ll-house, but it was not my fault. They should not have buil>t it 1here anyway.
Your·woe.fu] nephew, Michael Horgan.
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<:;ONTRAST
Wild dog HLinting motorcar&; Like a playful wind P la.yin.g ball With people·s ha•ts. Washed do•g, Smelling of scented soap ; LilGe a biting breeze · Ridd ing yonr. lungs. Of the city's driit. Loving dog. With soft bmwn eyes Looking for a biscuit, Like an evening breeze ::::a ress ing your face, Wi~h its gentle fingers.
Brian Gogan, Year IV.
A.EOLIAN A.IRS
THE RIV.luR
Faraway in the hills And the mounta ins, l spring -Where the rock-flowers bloom W:th their scented perfume A-nd where many birds sing.
Through valleys of pine, Beech, and l\azel, I flow, 'Tween ravines' gr im wal ls, 0 -ver thundering fa lls, To the dark rocks below.
Ai1d often on my journey Through meadows of green, The salmon and trout Fr-om my waters leap out With a silvery sheen.
ln /foods fierce I rage When the Winter gates bowl, And my f1eezing ~pray flies To the darken:ng skies l n a mist cold and foul.
T he torrents and streams All come rushing towards me F rom the slopes and the plains, Whi!e I, swollen by rains Murmur- on to the sea.
But in Summer I sleep 1,11 the sun's burning glare. And by woodlan_d or gr ove, Forever I rove Quite calmly and dear.
And when day turns to night And all lies in sleep, The stars off. in space And moon', lovely face, I reflect io. my deep.
But. s-ti.11 I flow on Tt;i- the ocean, my home Where the tide from t•he sea Races up to meet me In a welter o.f foam,
J. Byrne, Yea.r IV,
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'.l1HE GAMBLER
He sHs at the table, Pays nothing but "p'oner", His heart's }ike a stone He's very well kno'-:l'fi For his ca-rds. He says -no one's able T ,o bea t him at " poner'' He plays very high H e wins, dori' t know why, Al his cards. He comes f rom afar He joins in the throng He wins all round .But makes not a sound At hjs cards. He plays all day long He treats them like dirt Wins all but their shin At h is oards.
J . MoGlough1in, Year V.
'JJHE EXlLE
Away in the cold NoPth Lands, Where the wind blow'6 over the sands, Where the waves to~s high and free, Where foe!!e's nobody- only m~:
Where Freya sits in the ol,ouds, Where the Goths ri~e up in their shrouds Where lhe gulls cry ove,r ihe sea, Where there's nohody--only me.
Where the mist .rolls dowm from the ~ountains, \\.' here the waves ris..e up like fountains, Where the crags the sun never see, Where there.'s 110-bodf- only me,
Oh ! to go back to Ireland ! Are they p loughing still in the lea ? Do the downs . Jook any the greener ? ls there We!c-ome "st.ill · for me?
Alas ! no more, no more ! I shall wander a long the shore And fall o·n. s leep, deep sleep, And be no more,
Eamonn O'Toole, Year I.
Legion of Mary Re-union
There was a lar0 e allendiance at the Annual Re-uriion ~1iich took place on March 10th, 1.949. Both Fr. ~umay & Fr. Fullen, Spir~tuaJ Directors of the 1ntermediate and .Senior Praesidia wecre present. Tihe main feature of an enjoya.bl~ night's entertainme.nt was a Ques,tion Time which was won by Bro. F. Murphy for tbe Intermediate Praesidium. A short address by Fr. Murray,
·musical items by the Brothers and tea made up the evening's programme.
Our next function will be our Annual Outing, to which we look forward eagerly as it is usuaHy a great success.
Senior Retr~at.
R. Lewis, Secretary,
Intermediate Praesidium.
A Week-end Retreat for the students of Fifth a-mi Sbrth years was held in the College on the 14th and 15~h. May. It was conducted by Very Reverend Fr. O'Drrscoll, C.S.Sp., of Holy Ghost Missionary -College, Kimmage. The attendance was exceJlen,t and the manner in which each one entered into tlhe spirit of the Retreat was most edifying. We th>ank F['. O'Driscoll for his interesting and instructive leotures and for . the help which he gave.
5th YEA:R
When in my hair there is a tinge of grey, And when my r,ound ,of golf is ninety-four, Though some of them are covered with the clay, M'y mind will tum to friends k had of yore. ·
On Frf'lh Year class ' twill linger for a time, . Where K,nowledge, looking in, did tunn aside. Where work was deemed the very vilest cri~e And none but scholars ·gay did d>aT•e a'bide.
On 'Tuesdays drill was " bunked", and Khayam's creed Did guide t:he path of many a Fifu:li year. J.ad, And Glynn's did seem to stock -our everv need. Whik words on Leavin-g Cert. would m~k.e u; sad.
For as, we lived and never stopped ~o think Om weekly marks t-0 Nothingness <lid sink.
Be.ma-rd Kelly, Year V.
Careers 1938-1948
What has become or them. the boys who have passoo through St. Mary's in the last ten years? The answer to uhis questton. makes interesting reading indeed. The great majority have secured good positions in business or clerical occupations, and a re respected and liked for that friendly . open man:oer and lrustworlhy disposition wihich made them good "mixe:rs" at school. The rest have entered the professions and many have distinguished themselves in t.he course of their studies or are alrea<ly making names for themselves iD the careers they bave chosen.
What are you going to do with yourselves. Students of 1949 ? Perhaps the following fi gures ma y .assis t you to make up your .minds.
Confining ourselves to those who have passed through Sixth Year since June, 1938 we find tha t 18 ha.ve "chosen ohe better part" and are studying for the Priesthood. Modicine seems to be the most poplllar profession: 24 have decided to become either de.ntists or doctms- sofhe have already qualified a11d are in practice. Law has claimed 7 students. Engineering has attracted 110
less tha:n 20 St. Mary's men, :and they have established quite a tradition in this profession. The Army counts 8 of our -Past Students among its young officers. 24 bave selected either Ar.ts or Commerce or both and here again St. Mary's men have established a tradition that is second to none. For the rest, we have 4 bankers and 9 accountants.
Well, Sixth Year 1949, have you made your minds up yet ?
"Archivist".
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Cumann Diasp6ireachta na Gaeilge.
Bhi an-sp6it<t ag an crui:nniu a bhf againn j Jar mi Fealbhra. " Tratih na gCeist" a b:hf ar siubihal. Bhi iuireann o'n cea.rtihru, cuigifa, agus 6''Il seadh blian. Bhronn an t-Ath . 0 Mui-readhaigl1 luach seaoht scilling is real de leaibhar mar duais agu, d'eirgh le D. 1Mac an Bhreitheamh. Fuair A. 0 Rag1hail1e an tarna h-ait, aglXs fuair se leaibibair d'a bharr. .
Bhi Se.osamh O Bheabhain 'na cheisteighthe6ir agus bbe an t- A1l1. · 0 M uireadhaigh an breithea.mh.
S. Ma•c Lochlainn, 5adlh Bliau.
PRIZE DAY CONCERT
_ 25th and 26th Mayt 1949.
"What operetta are you doing _this year?" is a ,question often heard as Prize Day approaohes . We expect rh:at Fr. Gilmore has something good prepared for the occasion, we look forward to .a pleasant evening's ententainment. We are never disappointed. ·
This year, -however, as Fr. Gilmore w1as putting ·the finishing touches to what promised to be an excellernt presentation, he got suddenly ill and had to· go to hospital. T•hank God he is well again, but the eagerly awaited operetta has had ~o be postponed.
A:t very shor t notice a Choral Concert w.as organized and .a one-act Irish play prepared. Our recent successes at the Fr. Ma-thew Feis helped to provi:de an attractive programme of choral singing and verse speaking, and a number of excellent solo ·iJtems added variety to a very enjoyable evening's entertainment. The play too, a comedy by Dr. Douglas Hyde brought to l ight much hidden talent, ahd was appreciated by all _present.
All who took part are to be heartily" congrntulated.
In charge of Singing :
'Miss -K. Uhlemano, ALS.M.
In charge of Elocutil()n :
Miss M. Cranny, LG.S.M. (Eloc.).
Accompanist : Mrs. C. Moore.
• • • CRICKET NOTES
Senior XI The season opened with some friendly matches
as follows :-
( St. Mary's 92 { V
l Leinster C.C. 161
( St. Mary's { V
87
l P b_oen ix C.C. 97 fo.r 6
( St. Mary's 156 ~ V
l Clongowes 107
( St. Mary's 82 t V
l Blackrock . 75
Junior XI
Early in the seaso,o our Junior team beat St. Columba's but lost to King's Hospital. We bad an easy win over Blackr.ock in the lsit round -of the Junior Cup, when we made 119 for 6 as against 'Rook's 19.
Our next match is with Mountjoy.
Under 14ts began with a friendly against Blackrock whom we defeated ha.ving made 93 runs for Blackrock's 16.
Then ~ollowed four league matches in qnick succession :-
( S.t. Mary's 71 fur 3 '\ V l Conleth's 23
f St. Mary's 84for 6 .l V
Wesley 12
f St. ~ ,ary's 107 for 8
l Avoca 51
f S.t. Mary:s 90 for 9 I V
l Beivedere 65
Our next rna-tch is with Sandford.
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