De La Salle Institute - Torch Yearbook (New York, NY)

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9 - T9 .. ' T Q THE ARCHCONFRATERNITY OF THE DIVINE CHILD It was but a year ago that the De La Salle Chapter of the Archoonfraternity of the Divine Child was organized in De La Salle Institute. This Chapter is but a branch of the world-wide spiritual organization in honor of the Boy Christ which has its headquarters at the Brother's School at Bethlehem. The society aims by means of meetings, conferences, novenas, general Com- munions, an Annual Retreat and other works of piety to develop the spiritual life of the members and to unite them more closely to the Divine Boyhood of jesus Christ. A Last year was memorable for the organization of this Chapter, where- as the annals of the school will record for the year 1926-1927, the continuance and spread of interest in the object of this society. That this is true can be seen by the manner in which the meetings were conducted. , Meetings were held on the 25th of each month in the school auditorium. At each meeting, the renewal of the Act of Consecration to the Divine Child was recited, and an address on some appropriate subject given by a leader in ecclesi- astical or civic life. Atvthe first meeting of the Chapter the following officers who were elected to govern the society for the year 1926-1927 were installed: President, James Morrissey, '27, Vice-President, Thomas Kane, '28g Secretary, John Tierney, '27 Treasurer, George Conboy, '27. The Rev. Brother Edward, Director of the School offioiated at this meeting and explained the object of the society to the members At the November meeting we were fortunate in having Dr. Daniel Donovan Chief Surgeonof the Police Department of the City of New York, to address the society. Other speakers of note addressed the society at following meetings Among them might be mentioned the Rev. Father John McEnteggart, Super- visor of the Children's Department of the Catholic Charities of Greater New York, who delivered a talk to the members on, charity. Also the Rev. Father Herbert Gallagher, a member of the Order of St. Francis, whose topic was Vocations. ' On the 25th of May all the members of the society attended the annual ves- pers service of the New York division of the Archconfraternity in St. Patrick's Cathedral. In company with ten thousand other members they did honor to the Divine Child and prayed for the intention of the Archconfraternity. , From the 16th to the 25th of each month a novena is made by the members for the increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life and for the increase of the practice of frequent Holy Communion among the boys of the school. I 62 I

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l . 34 5 T that 5 .-. T 0 4 IETULO GIAN DEBATING SOCIETY During the past year the debating society at De La Salle became a real feature in the lives of the students. The name selected last year, in memory of Rev. Brother Eulogius who for many years was connected with the school id the capacity of teacher, was retained and the same policy adhered to, only the whole student body participated in the debates held this year. . The Senior Class held the first debate. The Rev. Brother Edward, 'Director of De La Salle and Moderator of Our society selected the subject for discussion: Resolved, That the movement of organized labor for the closed shop should have the support of public opinion. l Affirmative JAMES MoRRIssEv, HARRY GUGLER, JAMES FAHERTY, COSMAS CANIGLIA fAIt.j I Negative i GEORGE CONBOY, THOMAS LICGUINNESS, STEPHEN WHOLLEB, GEORGE STAYRACOSj The judges declared the Affirmative the victors. The Juniors held the next general debate in the auditorium. The subject selected was: Resolved, That all able bodied citizens of the United States should be compelled to perform one year's continuous military duty before reaching the age Of twenty-one. ' , A ffir-mative JOSEPH WOLFE, GEORGE DAVIS. JOHN ETNEERGER, WALTER RAi-to CAlIt.J Negative JAMES HALLERAN. JAMEs COLIHAN, FRANK KR.kFT, CORNELIUS RIORDAN CAILJ I This debate was awarded to the Negative. The Sophomores were the next to send their Orators to the auditorium to 'engage in verbal combat. The subject chosen for their debate was: Resolved, That Government ownership would be the best method of building up and operat- ing the Merchant Marine of the United States. A jirmativc BROOKS PETERS. JOHN DOXNfNING. ROBERT WARD. WILLIALI DEMPsEv CAILJ I Negative 4 JAMEs STAVRACOS, PETER K1LLEEN. D'.'XVID IVIULLINS, FRANK BIRMINGHAM CAILJ The judges had little difficulty in awarding the decision to the Negative. The Freshmen participated in a debate during the last meeting. The subject ' selected for discussion was: Resolved, That the Federal Government should own and operate the coal mines of the United States. i Affirmative THOMAS Down, ARTHUR GLYNN, MILTON YEOMAN, LAWRENCE ROONEY CAILJ Negative l FRANCIS CALLAI-IAN, GORDON MARKHAM, JOSEPH LITTLE, CHARLES PASSLER CAILJ The judges decided that the Affirmative were the victors. U l64l