Fordham University School of Business - Aries Yearbook (New York, NY)

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r Class Officers Jl0l1H,fT. Carey, Vice Presidentg Mary Frances Keenan, Secretaryg Patrick McG'eary, Treasurerg James Mclieen, President. Freshman B CITY HALL Out of the chaos of the first weeks of starting college there emerged from the Freshman class a rather bewildered but ambitious group known as Freshman B. This feeling of newness was not to last long, for we soon became engaged in many extra-curricular activities. To those who had a flare for writing the Maroon Quill and Aries offered an outlet to prove their ability. The many other clubs and societies also presented to us their varied interests. What we will remember most is the people that made up our classg the incidents that happened, the sayings that were born and somehow seemed to stick . . . The unfor- gettable and emphatic THINK, . . . that famous last row in Accounting class which possessed the inevitable knack of always disappearing especially during second period . . . the pleasures and comforts of the Lounge which left us short on cuts and long on absences . . . Speech class with its great orators and voice recordings . . . Saint Peter . . . Jim the Rat . . . traffic tickets . . . and last but not least the Readeway. Put these all together and you have the memories of Freshman B, each a golden link which binds us closer as a class. Front Row: Louis Solano, Arthur I. Mella, Sylvia Cross, Robert T. Dremmam, William Sullivan, Diana S, Buffa, Robert Brennan, Rosemary Morgan. Middle How: Carmine Basile, Donald Hesselbirg, Joseph Gistaro, Edward Royals, Robert Stevenson, Thomas Baldino, Patrick McGuire, Martin Byrne, Joseph Colleran. James Carkins, john Hasson. Back Row: James McKe-en, john Carey, Patrick McGeary.

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September 19th marked the official opening of classes for the 1955-56 school year. The new students came from Brooklyn Prep, St. Peterfs, St. johnis Prep, Port Richmond, Saint Francis Prep and other schools in the Metropolitan area. Some of these people soon became acquainted and united themselves as Freshman A, School of Business, Fordham University. From October 4th to October 7th, we attended our first Retreat at Fordham, which was held in St. Andrew,s Church. During the talks it became apparent what would be expected of us spiritually as college students and as future Catholic business men and women. October 29 was the date set for one of the biggest social events of the year-the Mission Dance. A good por- tion of the class attended the '1County Fair. On December 3rd the class was again Well represented at the Inter-class Dinner. Here we were provided with an opportunity to get acquainted with the Campus Division of the School of Business. A Sporting events also played an important part in our Freshman year. The Varsity Basketball Team had many spectators in Freshman A and Intramural Bowling and Basketball were sources of added enjoyment. At the beginning of the second semester, our class was enlarged by the addition of some of the members of Fresh- man C. They soon became a vital part of all of our class activities. As our freshman year draws to a close, we look back on the events -we were part of and the friendships that were formed. They have made it truly a significant year and make us look forward to our sophomore year. Class Officers Kenneth Meeker, Presidentg Katherine Katapodis, Secretaryg Donald Bostwick, Vice President, Richard Faber, Treasurer Freshman A CITY HALL r 3 ? l Q I ! 'T' Front Raul: John Brennan, Thomas Olson, Katherine Katapodis, Donald Gaydos, Marjorie Dahme, Stephen McCabe, Richard Faber, Donald Bostwick. Middle Row: Kenneth Meeker, Joseph Kelly, Iohn Edge, William Boyle, james McCarthy, James Barry, Robert Campora, Pasquale Desmine, Lawrence Johnston. Back Row: Nat Grippi, David Rafteiy, Gerald Healy, Michael O'Brien, J. Leonard Hultgrew, john O'Sullivan.

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September of 1955 saw the forming of a new class here at Fordham that was known as Freshman C. After three days of Campus Orientation and registration, we embarked on our newest venture, bearing in mind the many points which were emphatically impressed upon us by The Seniors. As the first week passed, the cautiously silent group en- countered the same problems, viz . . . that of sizing up the teachers, ourselves and the scanning of the calendar for the date of our next holiday. Finding our professors virtually impossible to break down into, their dissolvable parts, we endeavored to figure out each other. The class, for some strange reason, had singled off into three groups: The Veterans, The Recent Grads and The Girls fall three of ieml. This was undoubtedly our biggest problem, the integration of the troops and, as Bill Sinclair would say, We spent many hours in the Beadeway trying to solve the problemf, The class went along smoothly in the early weeks until the first test! What else? With little time lost, we decided to place our confidence in Christ Drakopoulos, who we made Class President. He quickly showed his efficiency by organizing a class party which, coupled with his quiet manner, proved to be quite a success for all who attended. In the weeks to follow, we were kept informed of cur- rent events by Steve Barrow, who covered the Waterfront, Frank McGill, our Burns Dispatcher, jimmy Saul, the au- thority on postal regulations, and jack Collins, the Sports- caster. Our Accounting difficulties were solved by foe Schu- bert and Bob Cestola. james VValch became our traffic manager after missing his stop three times in one week, and Lurrana Farrell informed us of her plan to enter a Convent. Class Officers Charles Mucci, Vice President, Lurrana Farrell, Treasurer John Brosnan, Secretary, Christ Drakopoulos, President. Freshman CITY HALL Sitting: Michael Heaney, Ernest Brown, Lurrana Farrell, Ioan Quadrino, Christ Drakopoulos, John Brosnan. Standing: Ralph Conti, James Saur, James Walsh, Charles Mucci, Francis McGill.