Fairfield University - Manor Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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0 Vx Richard Cunningham, President Donald Buckley, Moder- ator Fr. Donoghue, Anthony Sarlo. and Paul Ziegler. lnntggmy linizunnui irimmiimna l 'Uv ,.,,.. X . Er 1 1 - Q 3 I A Z' Standing: P. Pestillo, J. Monahan, R. Cunningham, D. Buckley, J. Moylan, A. Catalano, A. Sarlo, R. Brunner, D. Genga. Seated: R. Martin, T. Ryan, Fr. Donoghue, P. Ziegler. The Aquinas Academy was founded on campus in October, 1953. as a philosophical research and discussion group. The Academy, primarily concerned with augmenting the student's knowledge of Scholastic Philosophy, is founded on the principle of student participation and inquiry in the pursuit of philosophical tenets. In view of the Academy's purpose as an active research group, membership is restricted by invitation ofthe moderator, Father John D. Donoghue, S.J., in consultation with the dean of studies, to those students who have proven ability and have shown particular proficiency and interest in philosophy. Invitations which were formerly restricted to seniors have been extended this year to juniors, sophomores, and some freshmen, because of recent changes in the philosophy curriculum. The Academy, from its emergence on the University scene, has traditionally given record of the year's philosophical inquiry in a public dissertation on some aspect of Scholastic Philosophy. Its efforts were displayed on March 7, the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. This year the results of the Academy's research in Scholastic Psychology found public discussion in a symposium which treated the basic distinction between Cartesian and Scholastic Psychology. Earlier in the year. Academy president Donald Buckley officiated with the members at an informal panel discussion on the principles of Scholastic Philosophical Psychology given for the Aquinas Club of Danbury state Teacher's College. The remainder of the Academy's agenda was taken by informal discussions on certain principles of Scholastic Metaphysics. -i H --.ne-4

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'QQ f pn- Q Q J 1-1. Rev. Augustine J. Caffrey. Rev. William F Carr. S.J. Rev. William G. Devine. Rev. John D. Donoghue S.J. .4.s.visml1t Professor of S.J. S.J. .4ssisIunI Pl'Uff'.NXUI' of Pllilosopliv A.ssi.sIur1I Professor of .4ssm'iuIz' l'l'nfz'.s.xor of Theology Plzilosopliy Pliilosopli-v Q35 ,hi X Rev. John L. Gallagher. S.J. Rev. Laurence S. Mullin. Rev, Joseph W. Murphy. .4.ssisIur1l P1'ofe'.ssor' of S.J. S.J. Tlieologv Associulz' Professor of .-1.S.50L'lzIIc' Professor of Pliilosoplzv Theology C ' 'Vr- .S hyg-:J ,f Rev. John A. O'Brien, S.J. Rev. Mr. Neil P. O'Keefe. Rev. Richard L. Rooney. Professor of Pliilosoplzy S.J. S.J. ll1.s'trHc'Ior of Pliilosopliy Assofiulv Profvs.s'or of Tlle'o1ogAv X , I 2 ,gi sr- to Rev. Cornelius F. Shea. Rev. J. Christopher Rev. James A. Walsh. S.J. S.J. Sullivan, S.J. Profvssor of Tlieology Assistant Professor of Asxsociale Professor of pl1flnrnnl1xv DJ-iflncnnhu

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I -, 6 0 0 Rev. Edmund J. Hogan. S.J.. Moderator. Q5 Seated. Front Row: Tony Saulaitis, Secretary: Joe Moylan, Presidentg Frank McDonald. Treas- urer. Second Row: F. Federico, N. Wisneski. R. Germano. J. Gamba. Back Row: R. Trabert. Standing: Fr. Hogan, R. Capeletti. The Canisius Academy is a theology academy whose purpose, as stated in its Constitution, is to provide the more able students with an opportunity to broaden and deepen the knowledge of theology already gained in the classroom, through added lectures, discussions, and personal research of a scholarly nature. Academy meetings are held bi-weekly, and last about an hour and a half. Membership is by invitation, and is restricted to those students whose name has appeared on the Dean's List at least once. Others may gain admittance only by submitting their name to a vote of the entire Academy. Moreover, the student's marks must remain at a high level in order to retain membership. In keeping with its purpose as stated above, each year the Academy, under its moderator, Father Edmund Hogan, S.J., chooses a general topic of present theological importance and interest. A good portion of each meeting is devoted to lectures and discussions on this topic. In addition, each individual member chooses a topic of particular interest to himself, and does private research in it under the guidance of the moderator. One of the highlights of the Academy's program is the presentation of a symposium to the Senior Class on April 27th, the feast of its patron, St. Peter Canisius.