Cardinal Hayes High School - Cardinals Calendar Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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CIVIL AIR PATROL CADETS joyed a highly successful I9-45 campaign. At the begin- ning of the school year the Canadian Government once again extended an invitation to the Hayes cadets to travel to the w fx airfields around Montreal for a study of pre-flight aeronautics. Since Hayes is the only high school in the United States so honored, only the best cadets of the former year were per- mitted to go, Accompanied by the Reverend John J. Mulroy as chaplain and officials of the Civil Air Patrol, the group had an interesting and educational trip. Their conduct and dis- cipline won the respect and admiration of all who met them, thus increasing the reputation of the school. On their return Cadet Sergeant John McNally recounted .heir enjoyable ex- periences to the entire student body at a special assembly. During the year the cadets studied faithfully each week the subjects which comprise this important training program. Each Tuesday evening Civil Air Patrol instructors taught them the fundamentals of navigation, meteorology, aerodynamics, military courtesy and drill. The disciplinary training which they acquired will be a decided advantage to them when they enter the armed forces. So faithfully did the cadets cooperate with their teachers that whenever they appeared in public the praise they received was unbounded. Their efforts were rewarded when they won the competition held in the Kingsbridge Armory for all Bronx units of the C. A. P. Marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade, they heard comments from all sides on their marching ability. . The Civil Air Patrol affords the men of Hayes an excellent opportunity to prepare for the future and enables them the better to serve God and Country. Marching up Fifth Avenue I34 HE Cardinal Hayes contingent of the Civil Air Patrol en-

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SENIOR DEBATI NG GROUP DEBATING lTH this report of its activities the Senior section of the Father Higgins Debating So- ciety concludes its most active forensic year. lt has been one in which an increased interest in public speaking has been manifested, and a steady growth in oratorical proficien- cy has been noted. The participants have gained an invaluable experience on the public platform that will serve to shape and enhance their respective careers. Most of all, this facility in speech will enable them to serve God and aid humanity better. During the year our debaters have competed against the various Catholic High Schools of the city and the surrounding area. Bishop Loughlin, St, Michael, Cathedral Girls, Cham- inade, St. Barnabas, La Salle Academy, Mount St. Michael, All Hallows, St. Agnes and lm- maculata are numbered among our opponents. Registering a substantial number of vic- tories, the speakers have in all engagements acquitted themselves in creditable fashion and have brought honor and glory to Hayes and to themselves. A special word of gratitude is due the following for their consistent loyalty and industry: Messrs. Walter Lee, Frank Tuo- ti, Gerard McLaughlin, John Gibbons, Andrew Panebianco, George Fischer, James and John Conroy, Edward Cain and Michael Mackin. Of especial interest and profit has been the group participation in two Panel Discussions. The first was sponsored by St. Barnabas High School on the theme, Catholicism and Democ- racy, in which thirteen high schools were rep resented, the second was held under the aus- pices of the Foreign Policy Association, wherein a large number of public, private and par- ochial secondary schools discussed topics of vital economic, political and moral import. The formal closing of the season will occur on the evening of May 29th, when a public debate between Cardinal Hayes and La Salle Academy will take place in the Brady Auditori- um. Unfortunately, the Calendar must go to press before it can record the result of this encounter. This year for the first time a Junior section of the Debating Society was formed to sat- isfy the needs and desires of Freshmen and Sophomores who are interested in forensic speaking. The experience they derived from this year's activities will make them valuable assets to next year's Senior section. We have every reason to expect that in the years to come the spoken word will be honored and utilized at Hayes so that, under the direction of Father Grace, we may ad- vance to goals whose attainment will redound to the good of God and man. 136