Fordham University - Maroon Yearbook (New York, NY)

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J If f EL- -1 . ' -'JIYKEGYEIT Ill lv - . 15. - -ui 4 Members of the Fordham College clmpler of Ihr' Nalimml Fezlernlion of Calholic College Slmlenlx, an inlerrolleqinlc' nrguniznlirm wlmw jnarjwsr' is lo rmxwliunle l!lll'I'l'0lll'glllll' rlrlirfily. receives its sanction from the lztct lhzlt the Bishops have been put :it its head. This national orgzinixzition which now comprises QYCI' 200 schools from New York City to Sun l'vl'2lll- cisco, was founded in the lute 30's by Winilred Byles ol Mzinhzlttzinville College. Since that time the N.F.C.C.S. has grown in leaps :ind bounds. 'I'here are I9 regions, each ol' which has oihcers who run the liiiv2lil'S ol' their pzirticulzlr region. For the first time in the history of N.l ., an lfordhznn student, 'john Mayer, class ol' l955. was elected :is regional president lor the school vein' lilo-l-'mu 'I'he lfordhznn delegation lor the past three yezns h'ls been especlzlllx' active in the zillzurs ol N.l'. l'ort h nn College is the seat ol the llllCl'll2lll0l12li Relations 1 Connnission whose tzisk is that ol' coordinating the activities ol' the lnternzitionzil Relations Clnlms in the 22 cilllllfliii' schools within the New York-New lersex region. 'l'here ure seven other like connnissions ivhich deal with the following fields: literary, student got ernment. lziniily lilie, i ' ' . , ' ., ,. . , , i 1 Xhniology thc Conh ilunity oi Christian Doctrine. IOILIISICS and interrziciztl justice Rev. .Ivsepll A. 0'l.'onnm', SJ., RW. Sleplien L. 0'lh'irm', SJ., Rev. jmnex E. Henmnvxy, SJ. mul Rev. Tlummx J. Jlefiizrly, SJ., all of Ihe theology rlepm'lnu'nl.

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A Imrlure enlitlcrl 'l'rogr1'xs in u Puerto Rican Parixlz' Ilflffl' Il crllmcily crowd as flirt the xynrposiunz on llm 'Twenficlll Crfnlury ljorzcrfpl of the Illflillifllllllfu AI lluf Ialler, Rev. jo- seph, P. F itzpatriclc, S. j., speaks ns Rev. J. Qzmnlin Lmufr, SJ., Mr. Philip j. Slflmrper, Rev. 1. Frmzlflin Ewing, SJ. um! Dr. Louis S. JIIITIIX lixlcn and rc- zficw their own llzoughlx. As in previous years, the Sodality has undertaken n1any activities, all of tl1e1n llllllll2llCly dedicated to tl1c glory ol' Cod through Mary, its PILLTOIICSS. ,In October, the Zlllllllfll Harvester dance, witl1 tl1is sea- son's theme, Venice , was again a huge success. A lecture e11titled Progress in a Puerto Rican Parisl1 drew a capacity crowd as did the SyllllJOSlll111 on the '1'wentieth CCIILUYY Concept olf the Individual . Such spiritual activities as'lfirst Friday devotions, campus rosary, Lenten Zlllll May devotions, Ztllil. weekly student Mass were sponsored. l.ast SUIIIIIICI' the gro11p was represented at the Summer Schools of Catholic Action l1eld in New York and Chicago. The Sodality also l1elped conduct the Marian Year Mass, which was aLte11ded by so111e l0,000 students l.l'Ol11 local col- leges. Me111bers ol' tl1c Sodality freely participate i11 other college activities, a11d Sodalists are found 011 various social committees, i11 Student Government, college sports, Zlllil i11 many olf the other clubs on CZIIIIIJUS. l,iving a good Catholic life and an active, influential college lil'e will prepare these men excellently for the positions which God l1as chosen for them to assume when college days are past. .'Xll0lllCl' activity whose Zlllll it is to prepare Cath- olic men lor the part tl1ey will play as college educated lay111en is the National Federation of Catl1olic College Students. 'l'he N.l ., as we are accustomed to calling it, is an intercollegiate organization whose purpose is to coordinate intercollegiate activity. The organi- zation is based Oll the belief tl1at an exchange of ideas between activities is of primary iI1l1J0l'l2ll1CC ill llllf I'urthering of extra-curricular activity. The extra- curricular activity is a necessary con1plen1ent to a student's CCllll'2lli0ll and as sucl1 serves as a training ground for Catholic leaders of l.OlllOl'1'OXV. Archbishop Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, says tl1at in guarding certain positions Zlllfl effec- tively deI'ending LllCl1l, and in keeping alive the enthu- siasm ol' the young for the cause of religion, a general organization spreading over tl1c entire nation is of utmost val11e. And it is l'CllLlCl'CCl ZllllllOl'lUlllVC and ,.....-.- The Forrllmm College Soda!- ixlx will: lheir moderator, Rev. Rolmrl J. Rolh, SJ.

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The Sain! john BU!'ClIllIllll,S Sociely here par- ticipates in ilu: jnvcesxion before the Marian Year Jlasx. The National Federation of Catholic College Stu- dents attempts to serve as a voice of the Catholic College students. This is effected by the Policy Reso- lutions Committee which accepts resolutions from any and all Catholic College students and then distributes them for discussion to the student governments throughout the country. The N.l . holds an annual congress every year so that the students from every part of the country can discuss common problems and help each other to develop a spirit ol' true Christian community through the framework of the organization. The last Congress was held in Chicago during the sunnner of l95cl. lfordham was represented by -lim Heffernan, I.arry Sullivan, Mike Drew and .lim lfarrell. A newly organized group, known as the Catholic lividence Cuild, trains students to speak on the vari- ous aspects of Catholic theology. The members are prepared to explain aml defend-anywhere and at any time-the Catholic position on subjects of vital in- terest. The Saint Vincent Dc Paul Society is another of the quiet but zealous groups whose devotion to the tradition of Christianity is manifest in its Christmas collection. The funds obtained through a College- wide appeal are used for a children's Christmas party and in donations to various orphanages. The Saint john Berchman's Society performs a function of immediate importance to a community such as ours at Fordham. These men, most often boarding students, assist the Jesuit Fathers in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass during the early hours of every morning. They volunteer their services for all the religious ceremonies on campus and so are a famil- iar group to all of us. And so in its many activities and organizations as well as its theology department, Fordham gives to its students those facilities they need to lfulfill this spir- itual portion of their Catholic education. There can be no better preparation for lacing the materialism of the modern world. ln October, the annual Harvesler dance, wilh Ihix seaxorfs theme, 'Ven- icel, was again a huge success.