Mount St Marys College - Pridwin Yearbook (Emmitsburg, MD)

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REV. HUGH J. PHILLIPS Inbrarian of the College and Seminary, B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1931; M.A., Ibid., 1935; B.L.S., The Catholic University of America, 1943. Father Phillips first became associated with the Mount and its men in high school days, and he remained in close contact with both. As secretary of the National Alumni Association and editor of the Association’s new quarterly, the Mount Alumnus, Father was the main link between the Mount and its former graduates. As librarian of the College, he kept the Mount supplied with the latest literature in all fields and introduced many students to the art of searching for in- formation. Father took an active interest in student affairs, guiding the College Band, as moderator of the Class of °53, Latin tutor, and unofficial trainer of the football team. His caped figure, with Pat, his shaggy Irish Setter follow- ing along, was a familiar sight. On weekends, Father found time to give instructions in medical ethics at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. REV. JOHN C. GORDON Professor of Chemistry and College Chaplain, B.S., Penn- sylvania State College, 1919; B.A., Mount St. Mary’s Col- lege, 1924; M.A., Ibid., 1925; Ph.D., The Catholic Univer- sity of America, 1935. Before he entered the Seminary, Father had graduated from Penn State, served in the Army during World War I, and worked for the DuPont Com- pany. Head of the science department, he had been teach- ing at the Mount for thirty years, ever on the lookout for a “beautiful reaction.” His fatherly interest in the spiritual affairs of students was recognized by his appointment to the post of Chaplain by the College Council in our senior year. Soon after, he organized a Holy Name Society branch here at the Mount. Father never had a spare moment. Even on his familiar walks he said his breviary or rosary. The Class of 1952 especially appreciated the wisdom of his guidance, for it was our good fortune to have him as class moderator. He aided innumerable students to gain en- trance to medical school. In his leisure moments, Father Gordon went hunting or fishing in colorful plaid shirts. We shall always remember his consoling ““Now, son...” 16

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REV. CARL J. FIVES | Dean of Studies and Instructor in Philosophy, B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1938; S.T.L., The Catholic University of America, 1945. Father Fives, the quiet man behind the | Dean’s desk since our sophomore year, proved to be quite a psychologist when it came to handing out excuses. He | has also a knack of making the punishment fit the crime, as several members of our class discovered. Father Fives was helpful to us all, not only in curricular activities, but also in seeking employment after graduation, and by help- ing students meet a crisis with his ever-present five-dollar bill. His room, equipped with television and an informal atmosphere, was one of the most popular night spots on the campus. Father Fives could be seen almost any sunny afternoon on the handball court in one of the most colorful sport shirts on the campus. JOHN M. RODDY, JR. Registrar of the College, B.S., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1935. It was Mr. Roddy who welcomed most of us to the Mount for the first time, handing us our class schedule and room numbers on that first registration day. With the aid of his right-hand girl, Miss Dolores Joy, Mr. Roddy turned out the reports necessary for the right combination of joy and sorrow in our college life. Between puffs on a good cigar, Mr. Roddy liked to talk of the girl from Bingham- ton, N.Y., whom he married and their children, two boys and a girl. “On the side,” as he smilingly put it, Mr. Roddy sold insurance. Quite a golf enthusiast, he made a hole in one on the Caledonia course in 1944. 15

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REV. JAMES G. BURKE | Professor of Greek, B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1901; M.A., Ibid., 1903. An institution at the Mount, Father Burke celebrated the 50th anniversary of his graduation from the Mount in June, 1951. A native of Ireland, he still regarded the Emerald Isle and its people as the center of this vast universe. In his 48 years of teaching at the Mount, Father gave more than one student the jitters with his booming voice. His disregard of authors was displayed in his familiar saying, ““hrow the book out the window!”’ Since death was the only excuse, no one missed classes. Father’s pet peeve was smoking in the | halls, and many students felt his wrath for this offense, just as many others had rollicked to his jokes and friendly insults in class. An athlete in his younger days, he often related his feats. REV. PETER A. COAD Professor of History, B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1890; M.A., Ibid., 1892. The dean of the Mount faculty had been knocking around the campus since the last century. He had traveled about the world before most of us were even born, but during our four years we watched him go about his duties as though he had just been ordained. Known to most Mount men for his frequent and extemporaneous Sunday morning and Tuesday novena sermons, he was also a connoisseur of music, being Moderator of the Glee Club, and collaborated in the editing of a book about the Mount, The Story of the Mountain. A classical scholar of the highest order, he left no doubts in the mind of his students about his etymological abilities. The moral theologian at the Seminary, he special- ized in Roman History in the College. Although he urged reading in the origi- nal Latin and Greek, he nevertheless kept abreast of modern contemporary affairs and read the Congressional Record regularly. He had been known to light up one of his famous cigars and drive off in any Plymouth that even faintly resembled his own. Ae ANA REV. JOHN F. COGAN Professor of Philosophy, B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1914; M.A., Ibid., 1916; Ph.D., Collegio Angelico, Rome, 1926. The quiet man in the biretta came here from his native Brooklyn at the tender age of 13, and except for short in- terruptions was here ever since. Affectionately called “Spike” for years, he got a gold one from the Class of 1951. He held a host of offices from dean of studies to baseball coach. Philosopher-caretaker of the Mount, he often shoveled snow and raked leaves. He originated the Monsignor Tierney Honor Society and guided the Echo, Knights of Columbus, and Metropolitan Club. Father carried on a tremendous correspondence with alumni and read the Brooklyn Eagle faithfully. ee