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

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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

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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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DIARY OF A FRESHMAN September 2. NOW dawns one of the memorable days of my life, my first day at college and my first look at my new home, Meadowlands. I stood speechless before this foreign building which so soon is to hold many memo- ries of gay events and prankful hours. The older girls, I noted especially, were so friendly and helpful to those such as I who seem to spend their time in a state of constant bewilderment. Meadowlands is an ideal home for college students— three living rooms and each one with a piano! How I can manage to live under the same roof with ninety other freshmen and within the same four walls with two others is some- thing I am looking forward to discovering. And now, dear diary, I will close, and with a shy nod to my new roommates, I will turn off the light and sink into the foamy whiteness of my bottom bunk, and sleep. September 4. Classes started today. They are quite different! After every class the throngs poured out into the popular area of land called the Grove , which is a great center for the nerves quencher we call smoking; I go there purely for cokes. 156