St Josephs College - Footprints Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

Page 9 text:

Dedication Because of her devotion to St. Joseph ' s and her untiring efforts on our behalf, the Seniors have chosen to dedicate this book to Sister Charitiua, Dean of Women. Although her motto has always been to do much and ask nothing by way of earthly recognition, we feel she has become too distinctive a part of the College to let her work %o unnoticed. For over twenty-five years she has inspired, guided, and defended the students of St. Joseph ' s and the traditions for ivhich this school has stood. That God may grant Sister many more happy years is our sincere prayer - „ ;QC1 ST. JOSEPH ' S COLLEGE 4 ldb4 LIBRARY BROOKLYN, R Y c 5

Page 8 text:

foreword Footprints ' 54 is a record of college activity. But more than that it is a picture of life at a liberal arts college of today. This year, the Footprints staff has endeavored to show how the tradition of the liberal arts college, developed and modified, has come to us from across the span of centuries. This tradition began in ancient times. During the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt, God gave them a pillar of fire to guide them through the desert and the Ten Commandments to guide them through life. It was in the Greece of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle that men began, in earnest, the quest for knowledge and truth through the study of history, rhetoric, mathematics, and especially philos- ophy. Nor was the physical side of life ignored. For the Olympic games of Greece had a sacred signfi- cance, and a sound mind in a sound body was the credo of the age. After the birth of Christ, men like Augustine, Abelard and Thomas Aquinas developed a system of philosophy whereby all men might better realize the ultimate truth of earthly being and thence proceed to a greater understanding of God. At this time, too, the other arts and the sciences were acquir- ing added depth and perfection. The rise of Medieval Universities brought this body of liberal arts to- gether, and many laymen .and clergy flocked to Universities, both as teachers and students. The Renaissance contributed much to the arts, and also gave rise to a wider interest in learning. Universities grew in size and number. And it was at these Universities, filled with brilliant and ever- seeking minds, that the torch of learning was held high, and passed on across the years to the liberal arts college of the present. So it is that we participate in this rich heritage of culture, knowledge and custom. It remains for us, the students of a typical liberal arts college, to use it humbly and well to promote the objectives of St. Joseph ' s College — the advancement of scholarship, the fashioning of a Catholic woman, the service of this Republic, and the perfection of humanity. Contents ADMINISTRATION Page 6 ACTIVITIES Page 20 SENIORS Page 48 UNDERGRADUATES Page 82

Page 10 text:

1 lilfr