Dominican College of San Rafael - Firebrand Yearbook (San Rafael, CA)

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THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB THE I.R.C., under the guidance of our moderator, has met once every two weeks in Benincasa. There the members discuss topics of current interest and try to come to some good practical conclusions. In November we were represented at the regional conference of International Relations Clubs which was held at San Francisco State College, and during the past semester members have attended several interesting programs at the University of San Fran- cisco which have been sponsored by the C.I.C. SPANISH CLUB T the first meeting of Las Modernistas, forty-three new members were welcomed into the club. The purpose of the club is to interest students in Latin American culture and language, and to help the upper division students join the National Spanish Honor Society. There are three eligible candidates this year. In cooperation with the C.I.C, the Spanish clubs of the Catholic colleges planned a Latin American program in the spring, and Las Modernistas sponsored a Pan American Day program to which all members of the C.I.C. were invited. 154

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GAMMA SIGMA THE scholastic canonization of the newly ac- cepted members of Gamma Sigma, the college honor society, fittingly took place on the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, March the seventh. The new mem- bers, Barbara Alexander, Mathilde Carpy, Patricia Conlan, Odette Loomis, Mary Helen Power, and Juliette Repetto were greeted by Marie Taylor, the president of the society, who explained the meaning of Gamma Sigma to the students, who attended the cere- mony in a body. The faculty and the officers of the college were present. Dr. James Hagerty, Dean of the Department of Philosophy at Saint Mary ' s College, addressed the assembly. He prefaced his address with congrattdatory remarks, and then gave a sense of the personality of Saint Thomas. The honor society represents the highest achieve- ment in scholastic record and the approval of the faculty, who have judged that acceptance into Gamma Sigma should be marked as an event in which the whole college should have a part. 153

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CATHOLIC INTERCOLLEGIATE COUNCIL THE C.I.C. was reactivated this year. Its members are the Catholic colleges of the Bay Area, and its purpose is to promote closer collaboration among all the students of these colleges. To do this, the C.I.C. has sponsored joint meetings of the various campus clubs. Other activities have included a Communion Breakfast at the St. Francis Hotel, at which Father James Keller and Father James Lyons spoke; a special performance oi Henry V ior C.I.C. members; and the organization of a bridge club on each campus. SOCIOLOGY CLUB THE Sociology Club has had an active year. The members collected garments for the boys at St. Vincent ' s School, after Mrs. William Mock spoke of the activities of the Needlework Guild. Later guest speakers included Mr. C. J. Fitzharris, the sociologist of the adult authority at San Quentin; Miss Eileen O ' Toole, who related some of her Red Cross experi- ences overseas; and Father O ' Meara, speaking from his experience as a chaplain at San Quentin, spoke on the causes of crime. The club also went on field trips to St. Vincent ' s School for Boys and to the Convent of the Good Shepherd. 155