Fordham University - Maroon Yearbook (New York, NY)

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able Artie O'Connor. His charges demon- strated that Fordham's track fame would not be diminished, as, racing around the Garden saucer, they won again the trophies we had been accustomed to call our own. A sure indi- cation of the rebirth of sport on Rose Hill was the reorganization of the fencing and swim- ming teams. February saw the spectacular production of Peer Gym under the direction of Mr. Mc- Cleary, climaxing the Mimes' most difficult and successful season. But the University The- atre program also called for the presentation of three more plays- The Summoning of Everyman, staged by Mr. Kloteng Crown Colony in April and an original comedy with music, Bikini, Bikini, for May. Finally the last of our Fordham springs was upon us. The fleeting days were spent in watch- ing spring football practice and in the stands on the baseball diamondg we danced at the junior Prom and crammed for our final exams. And so the account is closed. If the 'debits and credits do not balance, if the entries do not tally, remember that these were crowded years and the facts and faces were not so easily as- sembled. Our college days are over and it is not so easy to describe the mark that Fordham has left upon us. We have learned more than we were taught. Well we may forget Cicero and the syllogism, the dates and data will pass from mind. The high ideal remains. The class- room became the crucible for living. The in- tangibles were forged into ingots of realityg faith and fellowship were more real than before. But before we look ahead we find our thoughts drawn inevitably back to those class- mates who left us and did not return. On the chapel shrine their names are inscribed. It is our responsibility to hold high the torch their sacrifice thrust upon us. It would be treason were we to lose sight of their high aim. Ahead looms the future's bright challenge. Some tell us that all the horizons are reached- but the sun still shines on worlds to conquer. Through the restless and turbulent clouds pierces the light of better days. ON TO THE FRAY.

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DEDlCATl0N JUNE, we Fordham men of '47 begin our reckoning with the Atomic Tomorrow. We are proud that a son of Fordham had distinguished himself in enlightening Amer- ica and the world about the potentialities of this enigmatic gift to mankind. Amid world clamor and confusion he has stood for the Christian concept of Atomic Energy. In respectfully dedicating the 1947 MAROON to BRIEN MCMAHON, and in hopefully praying for his success in his struggle for a sane future, we of '47 realize that we are paying homage not only to a worthy alumnus but also to the great Jesuit tradition that produced him.