1918 Yearbook
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1918 Yearbook
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The S. A. C. '18
ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1915, the good ship S. A. C. '18 was lying
at anchor in Collegeville harbor. The ship company had
long before mapped out a long and difficult voyage for the
good ship, still it was to be a joyous and eventful one. She
was to sail from the port Academica with her destination
Bachelorartis. It was a great distance which would require
three years to be traversed. At times it was easy sailing,—smoothly gliding over the fathomless depths; again rough, with fears of being washed
onto the rock of Failure.
Tom Wolfe, the pride of Lost Nation, was unanimously chosen as the
pilot. Clear vision was always his chief characteristic. His general capability as leader among men compelled us to give him the supreme command on the ship that leads to Success. Faithfully did he stick to the Ship,
till Uncle Sam called him into his service where he might display the fund
of knowledge he acquired on this voyage.
We were then deprived of our natural born leader, still we were fortunate in discovering a man who could fill Tom's hat. This was no other than
Captain Edward O'Connor. Because of his quick perception and mathematical ingenuity he guided the vessel clear of every threatening obstruction.
After proceeding a few knots at top speed we were fortunate in securing the services of "Rix" Hellweg. As "Rix" was always known for his endurance and love of hard work, he readily qualified as day-stoker. George
Volz, who always has one eye open, kept the fires aroarin' during the night.
For nine months we had comparatively easy sailing, but as we looked
forward to the stretch confronting us, we docked the S. A. C. '18 at Vaca-
tionville for general overhauling.
After an interim of three months we set sail again. As dangers became more imminent the crew was enlarged. Splendidly was Tony Wallace
endowed by nature as ballast to right the ship when it began to list. Then
again, as she was floundering in the Strait of Logica, Mark Devlin came
along with his "punk-tilious" cogitations and pulled us through to the Isle
of Metaphysica. After drifting through the misty atmosphere about Meta-
physica for three months we finally came to the city of Cosmologia. Here
Messrs. O'Connor, Wolfe and Jaeger went ashore. In a friendly chat with
the Delphians the question of Who's Who and Why was settled forever in
favor of the S. A. C. '18.
As we proceeded along the banks we had the misfortune to jam into an
obstruction-la Psychologic Here James Garrity, as radio operator, sent
out his "S. 0. S." call as the ship was threatened with destruction. After
laboring for some time the danger disappeared and we glided along through
many whirl pools till we reached the c-"oral" reefs. Here Lou Rohret's ability as engineer enabled us to pass lightly over them and avoid shipwreck,
threatening as it was at times. Finally on June 12, 1918, the S. A. C. '18,
after a cruise of three years, completed her task, landing just outside of her
haven, Bachelorartis. GRIFFITH, '18.
ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1915, the good ship S. A. C. '18 was lying
at anchor in Collegeville harbor. The ship company had
long before mapped out a long and difficult voyage for the
good ship, still it was to be a joyous and eventful one. She
was to sail from the port Academica with her destination
Bachelorartis. It was a great distance which would require
three years to be traversed. At times it was easy sailing,—smoothly gliding over the fathomless depths; again rough, with fears of being washed
onto the rock of Failure.
Tom Wolfe, the pride of Lost Nation, was unanimously chosen as the
pilot. Clear vision was always his chief characteristic. His general capability as leader among men compelled us to give him the supreme command on the ship that leads to Success. Faithfully did he stick to the Ship,
till Uncle Sam called him into his service where he might display the fund
of knowledge he acquired on this voyage.
We were then deprived of our natural born leader, still we were fortunate in discovering a man who could fill Tom's hat. This was no other than
Captain Edward O'Connor. Because of his quick perception and mathematical ingenuity he guided the vessel clear of every threatening obstruction.
After proceeding a few knots at top speed we were fortunate in securing the services of "Rix" Hellweg. As "Rix" was always known for his endurance and love of hard work, he readily qualified as day-stoker. George
Volz, who always has one eye open, kept the fires aroarin' during the night.
For nine months we had comparatively easy sailing, but as we looked
forward to the stretch confronting us, we docked the S. A. C. '18 at Vaca-
tionville for general overhauling.
After an interim of three months we set sail again. As dangers became more imminent the crew was enlarged. Splendidly was Tony Wallace
endowed by nature as ballast to right the ship when it began to list. Then
again, as she was floundering in the Strait of Logica, Mark Devlin came
along with his "punk-tilious" cogitations and pulled us through to the Isle
of Metaphysica. After drifting through the misty atmosphere about Meta-
physica for three months we finally came to the city of Cosmologia. Here
Messrs. O'Connor, Wolfe and Jaeger went ashore. In a friendly chat with
the Delphians the question of Who's Who and Why was settled forever in
favor of the S. A. C. '18.
As we proceeded along the banks we had the misfortune to jam into an
obstruction-la Psychologic Here James Garrity, as radio operator, sent
out his "S. 0. S." call as the ship was threatened with destruction. After
laboring for some time the danger disappeared and we glided along through
many whirl pools till we reached the c-"oral" reefs. Here Lou Rohret's ability as engineer enabled us to pass lightly over them and avoid shipwreck,
threatening as it was at times. Finally on June 12, 1918, the S. A. C. '18,
after a cruise of three years, completed her task, landing just outside of her
haven, Bachelorartis. GRIFFITH, '18.
Publisher
Wagner's Printery
Date
1918
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St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
Identifier
http://cdm16810.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16810coll2/id/6717