The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29
ST. JAMES TEAM
MEMBERS GUESTS
OF HONOR
Senior Branch of Catholic
Schools Athletic League Gives
Enjoyable Dinner
By win Scarlet

Talk about school spirit, If they
have not a corner on the genuine
brand at ST. James school, it would be
interesting to know Just what the real
thing is. The youngsters hailing from
that institution covered themselves
with glory at the recent indoor meet
OF the Catholic schools athletic league.
and now the grave and reverend
signors of the parish have organized
for the purpose of boosting amateur
athletics generally and the athletic
activities of st. James school in par
ticular
Yesterday afternoon the newly or
ganized senior branch of the league
gave an enjoyable dinner. at which the
members of the school track team were
the guests of honor. The youngsters
were thoroughly in accord with the
spirit of the occasion and proved in
way that much delighted the caterer
that athletic exercises have a benef-
eial effect on the appetite.
Father Lynch, the pastor of St
James. whose presence gave a sane
tion TO the gathering. addressed the
was lavish in his praises of the youth
tuI athletes and gave his hearty COM
mendatiOn to the work which the Sc
nior branch of the organization has set
over the showing made by our boys"
he said, and this new senior branch
II going 70 see to il that we never
shall have occasion TO mourn over
them
Judge stafford. the president OF the
senior branch, was the next speaker.
He emphasized the moral significance
of athletics in educational Institutions,
and assured the boys that the members
or the senior branch had pledged them
selves that the school athletes should
want in nothing that financial backing
could bring about. Judge Stafford. by
the way, is the prime mover in the
scheme of bringing the older mem
bers Of the parish in touch with the
young athletes.
The excellence OF the work. both
scholastic and athletic. done i'm the
Catholic schools was the topic of a
brief address given by Peter j.. Me-
Cormtck. The speaker expressed him
self happy to realize that ST. James
school had taken the initiative i'm
forming young mems auXilidry to the
CathOlic schools athletic league. The
movement VIII spread. he said, i'm
conclusion 1T is bound to spread.
The action of the gentlemen here as
sembied in organizing in the interests
OF school athletics Is like pebble
flung into the middle of Il lake. The
r1pples caused by its contact with the
water Will spread until every school
enrolled in the Catholic schools ath-
leLlc ledSue Will De able 10 boast OF a.
senior branch as Jealous though not
more Jealous, than our own"
Charles Phillips. the editor of the
Monitor was called upon for few re-
marks. and responded i'm q felicitOusly
WoTded speech in which he paid "a
tribute 10 the efficiency of the govern
ing body Of the league.
The proceedings of the afternoon
were enlivened by violin duet by
sylvester Cahil and Frank GalVan and
a vocal selection by a quartet COM
posed of four OF the teachers I'm St
James school Father DeIehanty ia
vOred the guests with solo, as did
Wilfred Mcdonnell. who rendered she
Is q Grand Old Lady" in a manner that
was warmly applauded.
A unique feature of the afternoon
program was the singing of "St. James
School March" by the school choral So
ciety. The march is an original COM
position of unusual merit and is the
work of Brother John Michael
The senior branch held formal
meeting after the festivities in which
definite measures were taken to insure
the financial salvation of the school
athletes One OF the tangible results
of yesterdays conference is that when
the school team appears on the dia-
mOnd in the league games some two
weeks hence they Will be attfred i'm
natty uniforms. and viii present as
pleasing an appearance as does their
parish church in Its fresh coat OF paint