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

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JOHN R. McDEVITT Instructor in History, B.S., Fordham University, 1948; M.A., Ibid., 1949. Upon early acquaintance Mr. McDevitt would proudly make known that he was a Republican from Ohio. He joined the Mount faculty in our sophomore year and his unique wit was quickly recognized. He employed this wit to advantage in his lectures and in his criticism of administration doings in Washington. Along with his teaching duties, he attended Georgetown University, working toward that long awaited day when he would receive his dcctorate in Ameri- can History. “May St. Andrew’s day become as great as St. Patrick’s’”’ was the cry of this versatile Scotchman. He will be remembered for his sport shirts and his opening phrase of every class, ‘‘Rise, please.” JAMES P. MeNULTY Instructor in Accounting, B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1914; C.P.A. (Mary- land), 1926. In September of 1950, Mr. McNulty joined the Accounting De- partment at the Mount, bringing with him a masterful knowledge of all accounting practice and invaluable practical experience. Mr. MeNulty, admitted to the American Institute of Accountants in 1936, was still actively engaged in auditing and tax work as we graduated. “J. P.,” as he became known, demanded hard work from his students, but justly rewarded them for it. His pupils especially enjoyed his stories (true of course) about his fabulous friend, Mr. Bickford, a tax lawyer. Mr. McNulty, hailing from Baltimore, was happily married and the proud father of two lovely girls. 23 JAMES McSHERRY Instructor in Business Law, B.S., Georgetown University, 1942; LL.B., Uni- versity of Maryland, 1949. Mr. McSherry, a practicing lawyer, was able to give his students in Business Law the benefit of that helpful faculty, the voice of experience. Since 1950, when he was appointed to the Mount faculty, he probably set some speed records while commuting under all weather conditions from his home in Frederick to the College for his 8:30 class on Monday morn- ings. In 1950 Mr. McSherry, who was married, ran for the Maryland House of Delegates on the Democratic ticket. In Frederick he was associated with his father’s law firm. JOHN L. MORRISON Instructor in History, B.A., Albion College, 1947; M.A., University of Mis- sourt, 1949; Ph.D., [bid., 1951. A Phi Beta Kappa man, Dr. Morrison brought his briefcase full of history books and flair for detailed lectures to the Mount classrooms at the beginning of our junior year. His full schedule gave him an appetite for 3:50 snacks. Hopping into his red Studebaker, he would speed past his residence at Twin Pines and satiate his hunger in an Emmitsburg restaurant. Dr. Morrison, a native of Flint, Michigan, claimed to be a con- firmed bachelor and was a television and sports page fan. He was always willing to help his students and was kind enough to be a guest lecturer for the International Relations Club in 1952.

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REV. FRANCIS P. KEARNEY Instructor in Religion, B.A., St. Mary’s University, 1933; S.T.L., [bid., 1937; J.C.D., The Catholic University of America, 1942. Robust and always cheerful, Father was one of the hardest working faculty members at the Mount. His sincere desire to impart Christian principles to his students was reflected in the vigorous lectures he gave in both sociology at the Seminary, and in religion at the Mount. His contact with students also extended beyond the classroom. He served as moderator of N.F.C.C.S., Shamrock Club, and as Chaplain of the K. of C. In November, 1950, he was appointed in charge of the College Place- ment Bureau. He had a repertoire of political facts gathered from reliable sources that amazed his students. REV. ROBERT R. KLINE Instructor in Philosophy, B.A., Mount St. Mary’s College, 1941; M.A., George- town University, 1951. In the four years we knew him, Father Kline was a whirlwind of activity. In addition to his heavy schedule at the Mount, he commuted to St. Joseph College for more classes, and later sandwiched in trips to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. for work on higher de- grees. Yet he had time to serve as moderator of the Echo for several years, and during Lent of our senior year he gave a series of lectures on marriage. To prove that a philosopher had a lighter side, Father smoked a collection of pipes, golfed (low scores), and bowled (high scores). He probably took his greatest pleasure, however, in designing new types of tests to puzzle students. RICHARD C. LEONARD Instructor in Social Sciences, B.A., St. Thomas College, 1949; M.A., The Cath- olic University of America, 1950. Mr. Leonard joined us in our junior year, and immediately became known around the campus for his unwavering stand on the important social problems of our age. He was a great advocate of Catholic Social Action and a firm believer in the Church’s sociological principles. His pet peeves were the stereotyped thinker and the superficial writer. Often found in the Library himself, Mr. Leonard maintained that a deep understand- ing of the classics was fundamental to those desirous of a real education. As we took our exit from the Mount, Mr. Leonard had high hopes of receiving his doctorate from Catholic University in the not too distant future. Father Furfey of Catholic University and Plato were never more pleased. ROBERT T. MARSHALL Assistant Professor of Latin and Greek, B.A., St. Vincent College, 1941; M.A.., The Catholic University of America, 1947; Ph.D., Ibid., 1951. Professor Mar- shall came here with his large family in a large ancient Buick in our sophomore year and settled in the old red brick house on the Mount farm. Along with a crew cut, he also brought to the classics a novel approach, which included outdoor classes at the swimming pool, assignments to draw cartoons exempli- fying Latin verbs, and an all-Latin-speaking class. A former Captain in the U.S. Army, he saw service in the European Theater during World War II. In 1951 he completed his studies for a Ph.D. at The Catholic University of America. Professor Marshall was already a familiar sight in his cross-campus hikes from home to classes and back. 22

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FRANK Z. OLES Instructor in Accounting, C.P.A. (Maryland). Mr. Oles was a man who im- parted the “esprit de corps” of the Certified Public Accountant to his students in cost accounting and C.P.A. problems. He was a thorough teacher and a man who had earned recognition in his chosen field. In proof of this, Mr. Oles had made highly-praised contributions to an accounting publication and was a member of The National Association of Cost Accountants and The Maryland Association of C.P.A.’s. For his weekend classes, Mr. Oles commuted to the Mount from Baltimore, where he lived with his wife and family and head ed the cost accounting department of the Davison Chemical Corporation. CHARLES B. SHAUGHNESSY Professor of Modern Languages, B.A., Brown University, 1919; M.A., Columbia University, 1930. Having taught at the College for 25 years, longer than any other lay teacher, Professor Shaughnessy prided himself on knowing all the tricks of the students. Hence his famous classroom ery, “C.B.S.” (Can’t Beat Shaughnessy). There was never a dull moment as the man from Boston car- ried on his lectures in rapid fire Spanish, spiced with a cross current of witti- cisms and anecdotes. Energy personified, that is how we will always remem- ber the “Shag.’’ Though he cut the grass with characteristic speed around the brick bungalow where he and his wife lived, he had surprisingly quiet and easy-going hobbies. Besides tending his garden, he collected antiques and early American children’s story books. JOHN W. RICHARDS Professor of Physics, B.A., Yankton College, 1936; M.S., The Pennsylvania State College, 1939; Ph.D., I[bid., 1940. The Mount’s physics genius had a reputation for his ability to make the world of physical phenomena easily understandable at both his home campus and St. Joseph College. Living in one of the faculty houses with his wife and two small daughters, he had many interests both on and off campus. He was moderator of the Chess and Camera Clubs, and a whiz at bridge. He also coached the cross country team, and con- tributed reports to Audubon Field Notes. (He preferred to watch hawk mi- grations.) He often headed for Monocacy River trout and bass fishing, tolerat- ing fly casting only. ADOLPH M. WASILIFSKY B .A., Loyola College, 1928; M.A., Georgetown University, 1929; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1935. The thought of Dr. Wasilifsky, the prof with the booming voice and quick laugh, will bring back to many of us memories of our subtle attempts to imitate his vigorous speech. Though known to both seminarians and students for his hilarious public speaking courses, Dr. Wasilifsky’s main position was teaching at St. Joe’s. After school hours his wit and speaking talents were widely sought after by many clubs and societies around the area. A fine Catholic family man, he lived in “‘that big brick house’”’ on the road to town. 24