American Citizenship
Winning Oration of '17 by E. M. O'Connor
THE account of America's growth and transformation from a
wild and deserted land to a strong and progressive republic
is a romantic history of adventure, a history of golden pages:
of…
tunate enough to return home safely, told glowing stories of the possibilities
in this new land, where there would be no interference in their affairs.
Next we read of the early settlements, the foremost of which was that
of Lord Baltimore and the…
position to realize their burning desire for freedom. 'Tis true that many
lives had been lost; but to what a glorious and commendable cause, the
attainment of their God-given right, their liberty.
When the glad tidings of victory swept throughout the…
And today, my dear people, we have for our inheritance a land of freedom
and prosperity, a nation in every sense of the word, a world power. We
are its citizens; American citizens! With what pride do we proclaim our
title to the world. And is it not…
ing havoc with the European lands. We were free from that frightful calamity, and fain would we have remained free from it, but alas! suddenly the laws of nations are unceremoniously replaced by militaristic tactics. Our
rights are disrespectfully…
"St. Ambrose Won"
YES, INDEED! Won the state championship and Hawkeye
Conference title in 1917, and besides being on the high road
to duplicate this year, expects to add the Mid-West Catholic title to her collection. For although the season is…
The Run That Was Not
JOY reigned supreme amongst the Jazzville nine and its rooters, with the exception of one—namely, Tony Wayne, after
the final game of the world's series had been won. Instead
of being overwhelmed with enthusiasm on account of…
he was longing for it as he had never longed for anything before. The
"team was battling for the championship without the aid of Tony; he had
watched every game with an unsophisticated air. To-day the final game
of the season was to be played.
As the…
