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

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Y HSHTIOO 'IY1-ICIEII-I.I.VD 89 'IV THE PROMOTERS OF THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH

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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

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THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATICN OF THE FAITH ll5'lm giver bizzzrel wilb almr, feecli' three, Hf1ll.I'6lf, bit bllllglfffllg neighbor, and Me. FU ERE, in this field a Chinese farmer is working. See the skin of his frail body. cracked and dried from the burning sun, and his hands Q f 57 blistered from the primitive plow. Soon he is going to die. All his ,M ff life he has known but two things, poverty and disease. Now, suppose you had the power of giving to this Chinese, any one thing in the world, What would you give him? Water? Food? Would you not give him the greatest gift in the world .... the gift of the Faith? Think what it would mean to him. He would find out that there is a reason for his exf istence. He would know, and learn about the God who suffered and died for him. Yes, it would be a fine thing if you had the power to do this. And yet, that is exactly what you have been doing, all year. That is what your propagation money is doing, and will continue to do. You have been helping others, you have been saving souls, you have been propagating the Faith. Sometimes you gave your nickel or dime to the Propagation, willingly. Sometimes it would have afforded you the greatest pleasure to throttle the collector. But you gave! We may then feel justly proud, for Cathedral has always given very generous amounts to the Propagation Society, despite her small enrollment. But this too, is as it should be, for certainly in a Minor Seminary, we should expect to find a great zeal for the salvation of souls. While we are at the business of praising, let us remember the work done by Father Mclsees and his staff of collectors. Year after year, Father has given generously of his time and labor so that the work of the Society may be fur- thered. l-le has shown great zeal for this work in many ways. He gives away religious articles as prizes, for those who give a certain amount of money, each week he totals up the collections and puts the standings of the classes on his small bulletin board. A word must be said about the collectors. Perhaps some of you have said some words about them already, but they don't count. Seriously, though, it is no easy task to put a notebook under a nose which is inhaling the fragrance of frankfurters, and demand a nickel from its owner. He must persuade, cajole, kid, and do everything short of murder, at times, in order to reach his weekly quota. There is another part of the Propagation Society, which deserves much credit,-the remailing department. Each week it sends out prayer books, magazines, and rosaries, to all parts of the world, in order to bring the gifts of prayer and spiritual guidance, to the struggling missions. This then is what your nickels have been doing, and you may well feel proud of the part you have played in propagating the Faith, and in fulfilling the desires of Our Divine Lord. Remember, too, that such actions will not be unrewarded, for Christ is the most appreciative of masters. RICHARD F. LANE, '42 Pager' saw CATHEDRAL COLLEGE ANNUAL