South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-22
STUDENTS BACK
HOME FOR XMAS
Parents of Nine Hundred Boys
at Notre Dame viii Welcome
Lads Back During the
Christmas Holidays.

Nine hundred homes in various
parts OF the union viii be g~laddened
during these Christmas holidays by
the presence OF boys who have re-
turned from NOtre game
For two weeks before last friday,
the date set for the beginning OF va
cation. Notre Dame students talked
OF nothing else; the boys who We're to
20 home, Of the pleasures they were
anticipating. while their less fortu-
nate brothers planned FOR 10 make
the best Of II.
Rows from New York.. New Jer-
sey and Massachusetts in n east;
from Louisiana and Tennessee and
even Texas TO the south, and Idaho
and Wyoming in the west, have taken
advantage OF the short Christmas va
cation 10 journey home. Though 10
takes some Of the men two and three
DAYS to reach their destination, they
could not resist the call of Christmas.
Notre Dame draws an annual at
tendance OF over a thousand students
from 80 OF the states OF the union
and from eight foreign countries. OF
this number not more han a tenth
will remain for the holidays. Illinois
leads the states in the ~ttendance
figures this year for the great corn
state has 27O boys at NOtre Dame.
The majority OF these come from
Chicago. Indiana ranks second with
over $50 students, and because Of the
nearness OF their hGmes most OF the
Hoosier boys are able to spend the
holidays with their relatives.
Many Come Far.
Michigan and Ohio. the boundary
states, send over so boys to NOtre
Dame. OF the more distant COM
monweaIths New York. Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania lead the other
states with 40 students each. Notre
Dame looks wen to the most outlying
states OF the union for her students.
and such distant states as Oregon,
Texas, Massachusetts, and Oklahoma
send a yearly quota of ten or more
boys.
The university is also attended by
other than boys OF the United States.
Canada has sent six, some Of them
from such distant places as Nova
Scotia and Quebec. Mexico contrib
uted 30. while Cuba. Peru and other
southern countries bring the Latin
American representation TO over so.
None Of these students go home for
the holidays for in many cases there
would not be time enough during the
holidays To do even necessary travel
ing.
Distance from home. however. has
not deferred many of the students
from returning Tor the nOlludlS. Olc
man -1OuTneyed az FAR west at POCa-
teIlo. idaho, and another to Chey-
enne. WyO. Some OF the boys were
Obliged TO leave two days early to
reach their homes in Texas. LOuisi-
ana and Tennessee.
About 100 boys have remained at
the university during the holidays.
About half OF these come from the
Iatin-American countries, out there
are many students from the states
who can not go home because of the
distance. Oregon will be represent
ed by eight or nine, Texas by fve and
Massachusetts by over ten. Their
hardest time came when the other
boys left for home
But the lot OF those Who will
spend the holidays at Notre Dame
will not be unpleasant. They viii
welcome the two weeks freedom
from classes. Much that IS home
like will be found in the Christmas
dinner for each table is graced with
n whole turkey. with cranberry
sauce and mince pie. Another event
that viii in spirit take many back
home is the annual midnight mass
at st. Mary's. m cannot adequately
describe the walk to the church in
the crisp winter night nor the feel
ing of goodwill o-ccasioned by the
cOmmemOratiOn Of the first Christ
mas.
In comparison with its usual hustle
and hustle the CampuS at NOtre
Dame now seems deserted. The alb
sence OF 900 students, rushing here
and there to classes and TO meals, is
missed during the holidays. On Fri
day conditions seemed chaotic. Men
were rushing from their last classes
10 catch the first train that would
speed them home. OvercrowSed cars
rushed eager boys to railroad sta
tons. to the Lake Shore. the Grand
Trunk, and Vandalia. But now the
campus seems solemn. indeed. but its
quiet will be broken, all to quickly
for most Of the boys. when the stu
dents again begin pouring back for
six more months of study.