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STUDENT LIFE
Published monthly, excepting the summer months, at Lisle, Ill., is written for and about American Students of Czecho-Slovak Ancestry.
The Student Life is, also, the English representative of all the higher American Czecho-Slovak institutions; St. Procoplus Seminary, College, and Academy, Lisle, Ill.; Sacred Heart Girls’ Academy, Lisle, Ill.; Notre Dame Girls’ Academy, Omaha, Nebr.; First Catholic Slovak Girls’ High School, Danville, Pa.
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1—To acquaint the English speaking world and our own younger generation with the historical, artistic, literary, musical and cultural treasures of the Czechs and Slovaks.
2—To make prominent Americans of Czech and Slovak ancestry better known.
3—To present the achievements and activities of American Czech and Slovak students and alumni in America.
4—To kindle a greater interest and desire among Czechs and Slovaks for higher education.
5—To inform and entertain by means of interesting news items, good short stories and rollicking student humor.
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Picture on the S. L. Cover.
HE cover picture on the June issue of the S. L. is the obverse of the memorial medallion struck for the thousandth anniversary of the death of St. Wenceslaus, martyred in 929. It represents the patron Saint of Czecho-Slovakia, once king of Bohemia, as enthroned in state. On the sides is the incription: “NEDEJ ZAHYNOUTI NÁM NI BUDOUCÍM.” The reverse contains the representation of St. Vitus Cathedral with the words: “In Remembrance of the Thousandth Anniversary of the Death of St. Wenceslaus and of the Completion of the Cathedral of St. Vitus. 1929.”
The striking of a memorial coin has also been sanctioned by the committee in charge. The obverse is to represent the martyrdom of St. Wenceslaus, and the reverse will present him as king, patron, and protector.
The committee has been active, moreover, in reanimating the spirit of devotion to the patron Saint throughout the nation, both in its religious and its patriotic aspects. Members have delivered lectures, illustrated with slides, on the Saint and on St. Vitus Cathedral, in all the larger cities of the country; the publication of a special historical magazine, designed to explain the significance of St. Wenceslaus from all angles and aspects of national life, has been inaugurated, and artistic and literary productions inspired by the Saint have been encouraged and examples of it exhibited throughout the land.
Perhaps the chief task, however, with which the committee is concerned is the completion of the Cathedral of St. Vitus. To quote their sentiments: “We were convinced that this undertaking of ours will be the most beautiful gift and memorial which a grateful nation can tender to the founder, builder, and protector of the Czech state.” The members have, therefore, collected 1,000,000 crowns, and the project is to see its completion