Exchanges

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Title: Exchanges
Language: English
Year: 1930
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Fulltext: "Have you read the Exchanges?" the Moderator asked me, and then added; ''they an: in the Library now." I iim'mediately rushed up, for I take a great delight in r.~ading the Exchanges. I saw a J..·iie of tmagazin·es and took as many as I could in one hand, and placed them on a table near by. Then I seated myself in a comfortable posi(cn, ready to delight my mind for the n~xt hcur. Grasping the first one that appealed to my sight, I looked at its cover and saw that it was "THE FLAMBEAU" from the Marquette University High School. "So, this is tl•.e C~m'menG'~ment num'ber! What clear pictures they have!" I could not help exclaiming, at the sight of the first few pages. Here is the Literary Section. As far as the stories ar1~ concerned, they all keep up the interest down to the last. "Snake Bite" has quite an original plot. I couldn't guess at the end. I can't say if this poetry is good or not, for I am not a judge, but at least, the poems had a pleasant sound. Tho various organizations are very interestingly described, and it certainly gives me a good idea of your college activities. Then I turned page after page until I reached the end. I was surprised! Surely, I must have skipped it! I turned each page back carefuii y again, until I reached the last pag.2, and still I couldn't believe my s·rnses. There were nu Jokes! "This was the unkindest cut of an:·· The next one looks familiar. And so i~ is our old friend, THE ST. JOSEPH'S PREP. CHRONICLE, again. What a thick magazinr ! "Twelve Miles Out" is not so bad. At first we believed that the bootleggers were going to escape. "Desert Dullness?" As if a desert 1s anything else but dull! But on reading it, it seems to be a lively place after all. "Hooks and Slices'' should be read by all golf bugs (which thank heavens, l am not), for it is a very instructive article. Yes, very. Here are the Editorials. What is this? A letter frQm a missionary in Mindanao? Well, that certainly is news to us. They are quite near to us, and we know nothing about this letter. It won't be amiss to republish it for the benefit of our "great number of readers who enjoy reading this section." Here it is: "At present the battle for the souls of the littl,2 ones is on in full vigor, at least in the enemy camp. The Protestants have just announced a drive on this whole Jesuit section, claiming that tht~y have 11,000,000 good American dollars, and a vast corps of hired workmen for the occasion. They make no secret of their plan of campaign, and it is to send back all High School students to their hqm.2s, active missionaries in the Protestant cause. Just when a Catholic school should spring up in every village, and when every barrio should have an energ.~tic catechist, I have been forced, by lack of funds, to close down five schools, and dismiss fourteen heroic catechists. What a calamity this is for the Church, only the good Lord can fully realize! The need for schools and catechists is supreme, and without them, only failure can be our portion." The next in line is PURPLE AND GOLD. "Reflection" deserves the name of the Prize- · winning story. Many such grandma flappers c.2rtainly need reflection, and plenty of it. The best part of it is, that it is a very common occurrence in all the cities o,f thr.• world. If "On Saturday Night~Mm!" h.ad been a few lines longer, I would have eaten some bi?ans myself. Here comes a detective story at last. It' is entitled "That's My Weakness Now." 192 GREEN AND WHITE But--of all things, it is not a detective story at all. As they say in Spanish, "Todo mi gozo only enjoyable and interesting, but also saturated with literary excellence. "Out of faerie" se cay6 en el pozo." Let's see the Editorials. gives a spicy, pleasant description of those This is what we friends of children-the fairies. ''Avec Les consider as an id,2al editorial for a Catholic Magazine. "Atheism is not a mere negative attitude towards worship of God. It is the state religion of Russia, a new pernicious creed, that conde1 mns and d,2stroys everything we hold as virtuous and sacred. It is undermining the faimily and ho,me, and will inevitably bring a'bout the destruction of the present social order and collapse of modern civilization. Are we to regard with an amused smile the organized Communistic hatred of God as a futile social experiment? It daily grows stronger and more Yeux de L'espirit" and "Loose leaves from English note books" are both a collection of articles, woven into one, in an interesting ,manner. Of all, we treasure "Dubuqu.2 Social life in the forties and fifties'' and the critical essay on "London Coffee-House," both remarkable for thdr vividness and infotimation. Your essays excel your stories in quantity. Among the few of these, we consider "The Stronger" as the most inter.2sting, perhaps the most thrilling. Your "verselet" depart'.ment is blooming with vicious. Perhaps another generation will be beautifully woven verses, short but exquisite. carried away on the rising tidal wave of athei~m. We cannot remain indifferent to this new and terrible invasion." That's right. Don't be indifferent a'hout it. Show that we are all against it by word and especially by action. That's about all, so with tears (I don't know whether of joy or sorrow) I close this inter.2sting magazine. The next one reminds me of the Civil War "Twilight" stands high in our estimation, for its simplicity and grace of style. "College and Campus" chronicles are replete with pleasant news about your college. "The Alumnae" department is not far behind it. Jokes! please; We find nothing to counterbalance the seriousness in which the magazine is envdoped. A laugh, once in a while, will not debase it. But jokes 01." no jokes, come again, and again. of. . never mind when. It W.,j!I' a Civil War. THE AMBROS/AN, St. Ambrose College, Why does it remind me? Because it is "THE BLUE AND GRAY." Th2 table of Contents shows that many students write two or more articles. What's the matter? It seems as if you don't get enough support from the rest of the students. Leonardo R. Osorio. THE LABARUM: Clark~ College, Dubuque, Iowa. Your spring number is replete with much literary matter. From cover to cover, we perused it, aJ:?.d enjoyed every pag.2. The literary section is filled with such articles that are, not Davenport, Iowa. Your sum.mer number in Manila. The issue 1s relmarkable, this time, foi; its many thriltragic of them all is the "Mignonette''; the ling, interesting stories, full o~ pep. The most funniest is the "Black(mail"; the most interesting is the "Love in the Mask." Your articles entitled, "Arthur D. Ficke looks at poetry," the "Bookery" and "Theatre" are outstanding examples of critical essays. They excel all other articles for their simplicity, and solid substantiality. The Editorials are rather short. But th2 Athletics department is well handled, being fed with interesting sport items and news. GREEN AND WHITE 193 fhere is somewhat a lack of a college Chronicle n this issue; and some jokes, too! We always >elieve in a page or so of jokes. You know hat nearly everyone, even the serious-minded, ead the:m. rHE RECORD: St. Paul's College, Covington, La. Welcc!me, friend RECORD, always welome. Your commencement issue very much 1ppeased our craving for well-written maga:ines. Though there is a marked lack of stori.'?s ,nd essays, the graduate write-ups cotmpensate or that. Interesting, smart and lively, is the ~raduate' s section. Your "editorials," al ways ~mous · for their brevity, are once again in vitence. "Always lead-never follow" is a olid piec.'? of advice, appropriate to graduates. 'Valedictory," and "Salutatory," deserve a "It' s~a Great and Glorious Feeling" THE OWNER OF THIS SMILE ... special mention for their simplicity and clearness. Your different sections, the "College Society" department, the sports page, glare with headlines, very interesting. But the "Class News" is the best nourished department, every page of it being chock-full of items of gripping Horacio Villavicencio. * * * N.B.-So.me of the Green and White readers of this Depart'ment have inquired concerning the absence of comment on our magazine by the Exchanges. We thank them for their interesting inquiry, and wish to state in answer thereto that, owing to the unforeseen heavy local demand for copies, very few of our Exchanges received the issues of Aug. '29, Dec. '29, and March 1930. But we have been able to do justice to our Exchanges as far as the Aug. 1930 issue is concerned . "PICCOLO'' WATER HEATERS ONLY P95.00 Come in and see the various models on display at our show room. Make arrangements to have one installed in your own AN AUTOMATIC home. GAS WATER HEATER DISPLAY ROOM: Roxas Building Tel. 5-69-34 =