College of New Rochelle - Annales Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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Officers of gtomimstratton Reverend Michael C. O’Farrell. .President Reverend M. Irene Dean Reverend M. Agnes, A.B Treasurer Reverend M. Ignatius, A.M ..Registrar

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poarfc of trustees Adrian Iselin, Jr. ... Hon. Martin J. Keogh, LL.B Edward J. McGuire, LL.B. . . John D. Crimmins Judge Edward E. McCall John G. Agar, LL.B. Conde B. Pallen, Ph.D. Thomas M. Mulry John Greene, L.H.D. Hon. Luke D. Stapleton Hon. W. Bourke Cochran President Vice-President Secretary William H. Buckley, LL.B. William E. Iselin Robert J. Col lier John W. Devoy, LL.B. Nelson Hume, A.M. James J. Walsh, M.D., Ph.D. John Whalen, LL.D. Thomas W. Hynes, K. S. G. Hon. Morgan J. O’Brien

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0 xx College— n appreciation (Reprinted from the October Quarterly ) URING this year there was celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of a pioneer secular College for women. And down here at New Rochelle, we cele- brated our eleventh birthday. To the casual observed it might seem that a student at a College which has been in existence half a century, has the advantage over one who is studying at a College whose life numbers only a decade of years. It might seem so, but if he examines into the matter, the observer will find that we girls of New Rochelle have equal opportunity at every point. And in addition, we have other possessions which a secular institution can never know. I sometimes wonder if we all really realize how great are our advantages. We should realize it; we should see and understand the difference between our training and that of others. One may possess every advantage in the world, but unless she knows she possesses them and guides herself accordingly, her advantage avails nothing. It is not possession, but the realization of possession that brings power. And now, wdiat have we that these secular Colleges have not? We have, first, a something that you can sense as soon as you come within our precincts, a subtle, indefinable something, which, for want of a better term, we call “Atmosphere.” There is an Atmosphere within the walls of the tiniest Chapel in the most crowded district which is a direct contradiction to the world outside. So, too, but to a greater degree, there is an Atmosphere that permeates every inch of this College which you will never find to be part of a secular institution though you search the world. It is as though the souls of all the individuals forming the little community, were in subconscious communication. It is what causes you to stand for an instant, when you encounter it after an absence, and ask j ourself, “What is it?” You are more fully awake to the things of life when this Atmosphere is about you. A rustic Cross, hung in Springtime with trailing wistaria, standing where the paths intersect, in full view of them all, yet belonging to no one alone, carries a reminder of that great Message and Influence, which reaches out into all the paths of life, yet is confined to none. Within our little world you can see as you look from your window, you will find all the types the world furnishes. Watching them, realiz- ing the symbolism of incidents and trifles, you can find all the philosophy of life here among us. But it is the Atmosphere that makes you alive to the significance of simple forms. And }X)u cannot live, day in and day out, in an Atmosphere without imbibing it. It seeps down into your soul, and becomes a part of you, changing your mode of thought and influencing your outlook upon life. Then consider our system of Philosophy. There is nothing to equal it among men. It is universal as the Church herself is universal. No glittering brilliancy, no hollow-ringing theories, no notice of the influence of the moment to be replaced to-mor- row by a more ingenious invention — unless it be to counteract this influence by con- fronting it with right reason — none of this, but all the sound Logic, all the common sense, steadiness, and depth that the mind can absorb. Even more, for the clearer insight into our philosophy grows with your growth, deepens with your psychological development, and takes on ever new meaning with your experience in Life. The