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

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Y HEJHTIOO 'IYHCIEI-IJH3 'IV 99 THE STUDENT COMMITTEE

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THE STUDENT COUNCIL Director .... . .,44.,.. , .,....,..,...... REV. CHARLES C. CAROW President ....... ,.., . ,...., ANTHONY I. PRAITANO '42 Vice-President. ,.,. ,....., . ...,..... . IAMES I. DALY '42 Secretary .,..,. . . . . ,.,.... ,. ,......,. . . .IAMES P. TUITE '43 EM' VEN during the imperialistic and despotic reign of the great Caesar as Si' Augustus, Home had its council. Why shouldn't Cathedral ig ,BQ have one? Nd. l ln writing an article on any society the main idea to be ex- pressed is the purpose of the society. The question may then be raised: W hy has Cathedral a Student Council? The main reason is that the students might have the opportunity to present their non-personal ideas on things pertaining to the school to the constituted authorities. Naturally the authorities are not bound to accept the ideas and I can feel safe in saying that the authorities have rejected all the ideas put forth to them by the council this year. But this does not discourage the members of the Council for they realize they at least have the opportunity to present their ideas and sound advice. In the preceding paragraph I have related one of the privileges of the council and as we all know, every privilege or right has a corresponding duty. It is the duty of the Council to see to it that good order is maintained by the College Department. Following the policy of not looking for trouble, the Council has done a magnificent job this year. After recklessly tossing the bou- quet, it would be well to mention the names of the gentlemen who constitute the Council. Fifth Year represents itself in the persons of Tuite, Torriello and f-Ianly, and Sixth Year in the persons of Ieremiah O'Brien, Iames Daly, and A. I. Praitano. Even the Student Council of Cathedral College has been affected by the War. For, besides maintaining order during fire drills, the Council has the added obligation of supervising air-raid drills. Now is the time to express the College Department's and the Student Councils feeling toward the Rev. Charles T. Carow, Prefect of Discipline and faculty adviser of the Council. In interviewing the members of the College, I have come to this unanimous conclusion, which can be best expressed in two words, 'Our ldeal. Yes, Father Carow is the ideal Prefect of Discipline. Not only does he maintain discipline twhich he does quite thoroughlyl but he maintains a friendly spirit with the student body. Therefore I would like to take this opportunity to publicly declare the Col- lege Departments sincere feelings of respect and friendship with their ideal . Finally, since tributes are in order, we would like to thank the student body for their good will towards the Council and its work. Ad Multos Annos Student Council! ANTHONY I. PRAITANO, '42 CATI-IEDRAL COLLEGE ANNUAL

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THE STUDENT COMMITTEE President.. ,... .. . ,....,......,.,,..,..,,,...........,., . .. .. . .. EDWARD I. FOX Vice-President.. .. .. ,..,.,..,... ......,..,...,,. ...,..., . . .. . .... IOHN GALLAGHER Secretary.. ,...,. . .,,.. .. .. . .. .,,..... ,..., . . . . ,.,,. THOMAS I. GRADILONE fm ,Pkg N this page of the Annual that august body the Student Committee '63 truly merited because of the services performed by the Committee , , N . during the year. The Student Committee is one of the oldest societies in Cathe- dral and its chief purpose is to aid the Prefect of Discipline in maintaining order in the high school. A careful scrutiny of the Weekly appointments Will afford some idea of the Committee's work: -Arlfij, .Va ' 1 I tiff?-QR at long last receives its justly deserved praise. This laudation is Senior Division Lunch Room: Preston and Gallagher Yard Duty: Sheehan Detention: Mon: Cleary Wed: Fox Tues: Kennedy Fri: Reisert Sat: Gradilone lunior Division: Yard Duty: Wood Lunch Room: Robinson, Bedmartz As may be observed from the list of appointments the Committee is divided into two groups. Committeemen from Third and Fourth Years compose the senior division while the junior division consists of committeemen from second year. The committeeman on yard duty is at his post well before the appointed time. At six minutes to nine every morning the shrill sound of his whistle reverberates throughout the courtyard and the different classes line up to proceed to their classrooms. During the lunch period the committeemen face their most difficult task. They must see to it that the students observe order in their tumultuous haste to the lunch counters, and after they have finished that they leave everything as they found it. The school day begins with the piercing blast of the committeemans whistle and for a few unhappy miserable students it also ends under the watchful eye of one of these guardians of the law, For every afternoon one of the committeemen presides over Chateau d'lf, the detention room of Cathedral, familiarly known as the jug . Here the committeeman presides in regal majesty while the unhappy culprits groan 'and labor over their penances. The most important duty of the committeemen is supervising the fire drills and the air raid drills. These duties are carried out solemnly and with a thorough understanding of their importance and seriousness. The Student Committee, under the able management of Father Carow, is one of the most important organizations in Cathedral. And so we of the high school department offer him and the Student Committee our thanks and appre- ciation for their efforts to make Cathedral a happier place for all. EDWARD I. FOX, '44 CATHIEDRAL COLLEGE ANNUAL