College of the Holy Cross - Purple Patcher Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Should labor unions be subject to the Anti-Trust Act? Should trade with Communist Cuba be continued? Such and similar topics formed the basis of discussion for the Economics Club this scholastic year. The club was founded just one year ago and now is moderately active with a membership of about twenty eco- Acken, Vice President. ,..:.,,E. .. , N . E Si ., ,ff if is ' - 5. nomics majors. Organized on a dis- P cussion basis, meetings consist of one I L or two student speakers on a topic in economics. Occasionally outside p I j . speakers are invited. Last year the A .YY Dean of Harvard Business School ad- dressed the group on the aims and graduate business programs of Har- vard Business School. The Economics Club is organized on the supposition that the average student knows little of the economy of our country and adheres to many misconceptions. It is the aim of the club to stimulate and encourage the study of economics and to provide an insight into the economic problems facing the world today. Topics are selected by the officers on a rotational basis. , ws., GERMAN CLUB. Dr. Theodore Lowe, Alan D. Lee, President, Harry Z. Womack, Robert I. Del Vecchio, Vice President, john E. Crean, Prof. Eugene F. Daley, Prof. Alfred V. Boursy. 27 ECCNONIICS CLUB. Stephen C. Muir, Secretary, john P. Kelliher, Presiclent, John R. Reorganized last year after a period of inactivity, the Holy Cross German club, Der Kreuzfahrer Verein CThe Crusader Clubj, is the most active organization of its type on campus. The club meets monthly in Alumni Hall and has a membership of be- tween sixty and seventy students. Meetings consist of a varied pro- gram of student and guest lectures, and films. Dr. Hans jorg Eiff, Vice- Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, spoke on the Berlin crisis. Dr. Erich Budde, a professor from Boston University, addressed the club on modern German drama. Student lectures included talks on German dialects and summer travel in Europe. This spring the German Club con- ducted a German social CGesellschaftj with Emmanuel College and com- posed a handbook of German songs and cultural information. The aim of the organization is to augment classroom knowledge in an informal atmosphere. -WILLIAINI GAQRTLAND

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HISTORY ACADEMY. James M. Seymour, Vice Presidentg Raymond J. Clough, Secretary, Richard A. Cosgrove, President. I fwwmtfsf- .,pw ' As a friendly rival to the Cross and Scroll Society, the John Colet Educa- tion Society presents the student body with a large repertory of guest speak- ers. During the past year Dr. Francis Buckley, Chairman of the Psychology Department of Assumption College spoke on Existentialism,,' and Rev. George Bissonette, also of Assumption, gave a lecture on 'cRussian Educa- tion. Sister Josephina, C.S.J., pro- fessor in the Boston College Gradu- ate School of Education, spoke on the Montessori Method of Educationf, Francis Keppel, Dean of the Faculty of Education at Harvard University, delivered an address on opportunities for graduate study in the field of edu- cation. The John Colet Society maintains a membership of close to one hundred students, with fifty additional asso- ciate members from Anna Maria Col- lege. It is currently in the process of forming an organization of Holy Cross Alumni who are teaching in secondary schools. 26 The American Civil War served as the topic of discussion for the History Academy. Talks in the series included 'The Diplomatic Warf' Political De- velopmentsf Social Consequencesf and The War at Seaf, Officers of the Academy chose this year's subject in September. Meetings are held every second Tuesday and consist of a short talk and discussion period. Lectures are given by a member in accordance with his particular interest in the Civil War. The Academy conducts meet- ings on an informal and open basis. Membership is kept small-about fif- teen members-to permit free ex- change of ideas. A genuine interest in history qualifies a student for mem- bership. The Academy aims to instill an interest and appreciation of history among students of the college, Whether majoring in history or not. Rev. Maurice Reidy, S.J., moderates the organization, assists in the choice of a subject, and provides a suggested list of readings on the chosen subject. JOHN COLET SOCIETY. John C. Mallett, James F. Danner, Secretary, John F. Biosotti, Vice President, John E. Fox, President, Norman J. Plourde, Treasurer.

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BISHOP HEALY FORM. Dwain L. Roh- bins, President. Down through the years students have taken an interest in the pressing prob- lems and arguments of the day. The campus observer sits on his isolated, commanding perch, and he solves with the energy and uninhibited en- thusiasm of youth. The opportunity is his and it is soon lost. Carl Sandburg remarked that he was afraid to be radical when he was young for fear of being conservative in his old age. Campus thought spots trends years before they are reflected in national politics. Analysts say that campus liberalism foreshadowed the New Deal, and the same now see the con- servative revival springing from the hallowed halls. A potent force on the campuses today is the conservative Young Americans For Freedom. Either Holy Cross's powers of pro- phecy transcend her sister seers, or the YAF is too extreme for her tastes, in any case. the organization does not enjoy official representation. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB. Frederick I. Reidy, Vice President, james I. Nieclert, Publicity, Rev. George King, SJ., Mark A. O'Connor, President, Thomas S. Durkee, Secretary. One would think, then, that the Bishop Healy Forum, previously known as the Inter-racial Iustice Club, would have a large campus member- ship. The Churchis teaching on racial matters is clear, and the situation sorely needs Christian understanding This year the forum practically died. In the era of the freedom rides and the sit-ins, only three men assembled perhaps five times in a dusty Carlin classroom to discuss numbly Cain's mark. The President, Dwain Robbins, did his best and deserves much credit for his solitary campaign. The forum did sponsor two lectures which were well attended. Rev. Walter Shea, SJ., spoke on the exotic subject of inter- racial marriage. Mr. Ernest Boyd, President of the Worcester chapter of the NAACP, spoke on the activities of his organization and found himself defending the more practical impli- cations of Brown os School Board, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. 28