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

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Foreground: W. Kelly, J. Conway, F. Malaney, E. Dunphy, W. O'Grady, J. Sullivan, F. Corcoran, J. Roohan, K. Dale, R. Gaughan, D. McKew, J. Charles, J. O'Donnell, W. Fitzgerald, P. O'Hagan, R. Clancey, W. Cavanaugh. Background: J. Brown, W. Conroy, E. Ward, J. Berumen, W. Andrews, J. Walsh, J. Doherty, J. Cuskelly, R. Cahill, M. Monahan. R. Gaughan, president; F. Corcoran, secretary; J. Cuskelly, vice-prest- dent; J. Charles, treasurer. Front row: D. McKew, E. Ward, L. Clarke, A. Haglich. Second row: J. Brown, E. Dunphy, K. Dale, W. Andrews, H. Steskel, H. McPart- land, J. Gelish, W. Conroy, R. Cahill, W. O’Grady, T. Carini, F. Maloney, J. Walsh. Third row: R. Gaughan, J. Cuskelly, J. Berumen, J. Charles, R. Barnes, A. Peters, M. Stapleton, R. Clancey. Shamrock Club The Irishmen of Mount St. Mary’s met on common sod in the Shamrock Club, designed to impart Irish culture and to add to campus life in the way of athletic and social events. Our classmates, Joe Charles and Dick Gaughan, pre- — sided over this group of Erin’s sons in our junior and senior years, respectively. Their terms as president saw the Club, with the aid of Professor McCullough as moderator, suc- cessfully sponsor dances, field days, the Mount’s only ‘hole-in-one’ contest, and a guest lecture by a member of the Irish embassy, Mr. Francis Coffey. Metropolitan Club Sophisticated, and in the know about the latest songs, plays, and politics were the Broadway and near-Broad- way boys. Proud of their homes in and near the Empire city, and anxious to keep in touch with each other in and out of school, they joined the Metropolitan Club at the Mount. The club was one of the most socially active on campus. Next to the Junior Prom, the highlight of the Mount pleasure calendar was the annual Metropolitan Club Christmas Dance. During our senior year the cos- mopolites sponsored a picnic and a steak dinner for the members, in addition to its regular Thanksgiving get- together, always popular with students and alumni. pe, D. McKew, secretary; R. Petovello, vice-president; E. Ward, president. Missing: L. Clarke, treasurer. 52

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SENIORS As our final year drew to an end, we became more appreciative than ever before of the ideals, the friends, and the experiences that we had gained at Mount St. Mary’s. We could recall the incidents of our past four years—the retreats, the lectures, the proms, those midnight bull sessions, the six-week tests, the football rallies, the basketball tournaments, that memorable Exi-week, and graduation. Most of all we remembered our friends, for it was they who made our stay at the Mount most enjoyable. They shared our glories, our laughs and our misfortunes, and created for us a second home at the Mount. For every one of our activities at the Mount there was also a lesson to be learned. Our con- ception of values was improved to give us an in- telligent Catholic view of life. The faith that we brought with us was strengthened and seen in all its implications, and we were equipped to defend it against false philosophies. The few years spent at the Mount would enrich all the experiences of our future lives. In the hearts of the members of the Class of 1952, the spirit of the Mount was forever im- planted. None knew what fortunes the world would bring later, but all were certain of the love which they bore for this College.