The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-16
RETREAT ENDED.
Holy Cross Students Return to the
WorId Today.

| Holy Cross Students Return to the
World Today.
The annual retreat for the student
body of Holy Cross College, which has
been in progress since Sunday even
ing closed this morning with solemn
high mass by the Rev. William O'Brien
Pardow who has conducted the exer-
cises, and the reception of general COM
munion by the entire student body.
The retreat was well made and the in
structions were eloquent and interest
! ing, especially those touching on eter-
nifty and judgment. FIR. Pardow is
powerful speaker and held well the at
tention of his hearers during the three
discourses which he delivered daily
| Spiritual reading and stations of the
| holy cross each afternoon were i'm
portant branches of the work of the re-
treat. The congregational singing by
the students was impressive. The rev.
erend rector of the college has granted
holiday today which the students will
enjoy in characteristic manner.
The foot ball squad was called out
yesterday during the noon intermission
for it's first practice since the Wesleyan
game. Coach Conner took the men into
the base ball cage on account of the in
clement weather and drilled them in
several new plays. The line up was the
same as against the Connecticut col
legians. The entire time was devoted to
signal practice, which was merely a
nmbering up process for hard work,
which will be forthcoming today. Coach
Conner and Capt. Kenney are greatly
encouraged by the unexpectedly good
| showing made by the team last Satur-
| day, and prophesy vast improvement
| in the Holy Cross eleven's team work
before their next game at the oval
against Bowdoin.
Clarence ]. Phelan, manager of the
Superbas has completed negotiations
with the Highland Military Academy
eleven for a game on the college grid
iron Saturday.
| John F. Mcdonnell, who is manager
of the 1900 class team, has perfected
| arrangements whereby his eleven Will
play at Southbridge Saturday after
noon The 1900 class team is an unusu-
ally strong one never having been
scored on and having in its line up
several ex-'varsity players Their OPP
ponents will be the Southbridge high
school eleven, strengthened by several
alumni, who have seen service on col
lege teams. The game will be called at
4 o. M, and will be witnessed by most
of the senior class at Holy Cross. Man
ager Mcdonnell has indefinitely post
pOned the game which he had arranged
for today with the Superbas and this
forenoon will have his eleven and sub
stitutes out for hard practice under the
instruction of the seven senior class
men who are members of the college
team.
There is a possibility-almost a Ger
tainty. that the proposed and much
commented on intercollegiate debate be-
tween the B. J. F. society of Holy Cross
and the Fulton club of Boston College
will not be held. The latter named or
eanization is strong in experience
gained against Fordham College and the
Harvard Forum, and challenged the b.
7 F. society, which had never before
engaged in an intercollegiate debate.
The Holy Cross men accepted the chal-
lenee with alacrity, set about arrang-
mo details and held a series of prelim
mary debates for the purpose of select
ing those who would contend against
Boston College After they had chosen
their representatives, word was re-
1'ceiyed from the Fulton club that, oW-
mo To the interference of the college
faculty. several changes in the ar
ranpements must be effected. No deli
mite steps have been taken by the local
society on account of the retreat Whlch
has been in progress on MI 81 James,
hut there is a growing positiveness that
tbe ANTIQUITIES which have arisen will
NOT be smothered away, and that Bos-
ton college and Holy Cross VIII not
meet in debate this winter.
Owing to the retreat, the regular
| weekly meetings of the Philomathic
and B. ]. f. Debating society We're
nostponed last evening. They will be
held this evening.