Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception - Annual Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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GARGOYLE STAFF

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7 I A'N N U A L 19 3 6 0 ' The Society of the Propagation of Faith Spiritual Director ..,.......................,,.......,..,... REV. ARCHIBALD V. MCLEES, D.D. Senior Chairman ...,.............,..,..........,, ......,....,................,.......,...., F RANK TYRRELL '36 IOHN M. IATKOWSKI '37 IOSEPI-I M. SULLIVAN '37 EDWARD E. HUDSON '38 ' DANIEL E. O'CONNELL '38 IOSEPI-I B. IUDGE '39 WILLIAM I. MCGUIRE '39 IOSEPI-I B. BI1-ILER '40 PHILIP I. REEI-IEL '40 NICHOLAS P. SUSSILLO '40 IAMES P. REYNOLDS '41 WILLIAM I. MCCARREN '41 Remailing Committee WILLIAM E. LOHMAN '36 IAMES R. HAND '36 WILLIAM A. RUDDY '40 ACI-I year We, as students of Cathedral College, are called upon to help in a Work in which We should be most interested, since later it is to be our life Work, namely, the Propagation of the Faith. Of course, at the present time We are not permitted to carry on this work directly, but there are two ways in which We may do our part, by prayer and by financial contributions. Every morning of the school year special prayers are offered up to the Over- seer of the Missions for the Propagation of the Faith. A special Sunday, designated as Mission Sunday, is observed in some one of the churches of the Diocese by the members of the Society and others who are able to attend. The other means of spreading the Faith is by financial contributions. This is of no small importance to the Society. This year has been very suc- cessful, even surpassing last year which was a banner one. The members of the Society and the collectors of each class are to be highly commended, but especially the Sixth Year class and section one of Fifth Year. It is quite certain that the latter will set a record for individual subscription average. Another section of the society which is becoming more and more im- portant each year is the Remailing Department. This group gathers, selects, and sends out Wholesome Catholic literature to schools, hospitals, and homes in many foreign lands. Some of these parcels travel north to Canada, others southeast to various parts of Africa, and still others West to the Philippine Islands. At the present time there is a great spiritual famine in these countries and good Catholic literature can satisfy part of the hunger which exists. Recently, many prayer-books, rosaries, and holy pictures have been included in the shipping. The Remailing Department is happy to announce the receipt of numerous letters of thanks from the Missions and the Missionaries who have been benefited by this help. These letters, with their kind Words of appreciation, give abundant thanks for the little bit We do. The prayers which these humble Missionaries offer up to God can not but amply repay us many times for our sacrifices which are infinitely small in comparison to theirs. In past years, Cathedral College has made a name for itself in Mission activities for which it should be justly proud. It is up to us as students to continue this glorious Work Which surely must be pleasing in the sight of God. Let us continue propagating the Eaithl 103

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A N N U A L 1 9 3 6 0 0 The Gargoyle Staff Director .......A,..........A,.,.. ....A....,..,..,,,.,...,.A,. R EV. IOHN E. RYAN, M.A. Editor ..,,.....,..,......,...,...,........,,.. ...,........,.A.. l Ol-IN M. DONELON '35 Assistant Editor A......w..,...,.w. ...... ....,....... W A LTER VETRO '35 Business Manager .....A.,..........,,,..,..........i....,,.........,........,....,.......,.....i.. IAMES SKELLY '36 IFTEEN years have passed since the GARGOYLE first made its appearance in Cathedral in the form of a small four-page paper. During the years succeeding that memorable date, the available literary talent produced such varied and extensive material that the paper assumed new proportions. When the world was threatened with the terrible crisis during the dark days of the depression, the GARGOYLE was affected by the unsteady state of conditions about it and, lacking support, entered upon the stormiest period of its career. lt survived the burdens that threatened to overwhelm it and 1936, the Fifteenth Anniversary of its inception, finds it nearer its former state, still accomplishing its important mission to provide the student with a medium for the written expression of thought. The GARGOYLE has embarked upon a new era of development under the skillful management of lohn Donelon, Editor-in-Chief, and lames Skelly, Busi- ness Manager, through whose efforts the proposed improvements were made possible. As Editor-in-Chief, Iohn is to be highly commended for the excellent Work he has performed in turning out the greatly improved GARGOYLE. l-le has increased the number of pages and has made the magazine more attrac- tive by his novel arrangement and originality. Especially deserving of praise is the November issue, the Anniversary number which contained statements of the former editors. Tribute of praise is likewise due lim Skelly, who has been most influential in making this the most successful year in the history of the GARGOYLE. By his untiring efforts he has obtained an unusual number of ads and has kept the staff free from financial Worries. A word of praise for the remainder of the staff and department heads who have contributed much toward making each issue of the GARGOYLE a success. loe Buckley, author of By ye olde Lamplightf' proved a very inter- esting and humourous columnist. The Gargrins, edited by William Wanerka and Gerald Ryan, both demon jokesters, were amusing and provoked smiles from all the readers. Tom McGlade and Mike Fleming, the sport commenta- tors, Frank Tyrrell, the inquiring editor and author of Did You Know? g Ed McHugh and Benack, the book reviewers, lohn Donelon in the Observers Seat , Roddy Greene and George La Flare, society editors, and Billy Lohmann comprise the remainder of the staff. The most enjoyable article of the maga- zine was that submitted by the celebrated and mysterious Dinkle, whose wit confounds all his readers. The articles by Paul Meconi and Robert Welsh proved very interesting. No one ever failed to read the stories written by George La Flare, who has shown great ability as a short story writer. Every issue of the GARGOYLE was eagerly anticipated by the student body and was joyfully received. Again, congratulations, Donelon and Skelly, on the Fifteenth Anniversary of the GARGOYLE. 105