South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-24

a greater or lesser measure Of sue
cess; above all absence Of practical
Judgment or common sense may be
fan almost insuperable bar 10 the
attainment Of dazzling success. but
in all the history Of the world there
never has been a complete failure
that has not been due to moral
weakness.
\ Triune Mission.
To develop mans natural
strength, 10 arm il FOR achievement
and cOnquest-these are the func-
tions Of the home. the church. and
! the school. To attain this end Divine
Providence has given MS the love
/ OF mothers. and the labor OF faith
I ers. the devotion Of consecrated
priests. the enthusiasm Of wise and
| kindly teachers. In home almost as
holy as an altar in parish churches
where one almost felt the touch of
1 innocence and virtue in the atmOs-
/ phere. in schools where faith and
( science sat crowned as sister queens.
and where learning walked hand IN
\ hand with piety YOU have develop
| ed strength and armed yourself 10
meet the combats of the future. II
will be your whole duty during these
years at college to enlarge more and
more your power, TO strengthen
more and more your armor.
For this reason il you are wise
IyOu Will at the very outset make an
/ Inventory To determine what natur-
| al qualities you have. and these YOU
/ will preserve and strengthen from
year 70 year There is none more
hopelessly condemned failure than
! the man who has lost belief in the
| goodness of striving for the best
! he can achieve. To lose faith in the
! possibility of human greatness and
! goodness. to accept commonplace or
vulgar views OF life and conduct
and accomplishment through !ndul-
| gence or erOssness. TO decline Upon
a lower plane Of thought OF !nt EST
or desire or enjoyment-this is to
SOW the seeds whose harvest is in
evita bly, dead hopes and disappoint-
ed ambitions.
Marvel not if the first ideal I hold
Iup 20 YOU is bodily perfection. In
this most solemn moment when we
! open the new school year with
/ liturgic pOmp and public prayer,
here in the sanctuary of beauti-
ful temple consecrated TO the wOr-
ship of God and the highest as
pirations OF mankind I do not hesi-
tate TO throw over physical train
ing the sacred aegis of religion.
Your bodies, as ST. Paul says. are
the temples Of the Holy Ghost. IL
will be a great advantage if you
can come to look upon them as
Things sacred to Almighty God,
lshrines not to be desecrated by
Ipollution nor degraded by any form
of preventable disease.
Health OF the body is the ordinary
means intended by Divine ProV-
ldence for working out The supreme
ldestinies OF mankind.
| cultivate endurance so that
! should occasion call YOU may be
liable TO bear pain and hunger and
continuous labor without complaint.
Weakness or labbiness of fiber is
moor material out Of which 10 build
la man. Cultivate cleanliness in all
the details OF your bodily life; cul-
tivate neatness without fasudious-
ness i'm all the details OF your dress;
study refinement of manners not
laIona on public occasions but in the
Intimacy of your daily intercourse
with fellow students, avoiding aWk-
wardness in the management oil
hands and feet. and tongue. Guilt
vate that we'll bred poise which is
as far removed from backwardness
las il is from forwardness. II VIII
be no harm but rather great gam
If YOU invest the physical aspect OF
life with something of the sacred
ness of religion because il is phase
LOT that educational process when
makes strong man armed.
Must Partake OF Religion.
In the same manner your mental
, life should partake in some meas
ure of the conservation Of religion
To study energetically every day Is
for YOU a moral duty. For YOU "a
fail i'm this is TO commit the sin oil
. lidleness. You waste your own time
r Ivou sduander the money OF your
Darents. YOU are an injury 20 the
icolleee community 10y your bad eN'
3 lample. and your place in society
] | is no better than that Of the loatei
, and the tramp. 10 sophism ough'
; ever be permitted 20 chlorotor"
b vour conscience on this point. II you
! do nor study faithfully You are i'm
T lmoral. and i'm examining your con
! science for confession this prima
ldutv OF a student must not he los
lsisht Of Let your work be homes
, land thorough. not skimminE light
S ms over the surface OF things. bu
b. mastering whatever subject YOU tab'
/. uD So far as your time and YOU
q talent VIII permit. Mental sloth =
b a fatal defect that may he fastened
. I ON Won for life during these years
lat college. sloyenliness OF though
q ilnav yltiate an your future work
s. Accuracy i'm thinking lies NJ th'
. foundation OF all great performance
, Avoid the lire OF least resistance
5 lin study A. easily might YOU eN
S pect 90 develop into "a great atnlet'
- lbv swinging in a hammock as "