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

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Dr. Connorton magniies our obligations as Catholics. a full day of recreation and spiritual reflec- tion, a matinee performance of O My People was scheduled for the afternoon. The advantages enjoyed by those who attended the Communion Breakfast were two-fold. First and foremost are the spir- itual rewards attained for attending Mass and receiving Holy Communiong secondly, and of particular importance to underclass- A word of thanks by Rev. James I. McGinley, SJ men, was the opportunity to become better acquainted with their fellow students and members of the faculty in a very congenial atmosphere that persisted throughout the day. Checking on a reservation. 177

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communion Bneakliast A spiritual ending. On Palm Sunday, March 25, the annual Communion Breakfast was held on the Campus. The well attended Mass was cele- brated by the Reverend Iames I. McGinley, SJ., Dean of the School of Business. Im- mediately after the Mass, the annual break- fast was held in the Mural Room of Keating Hall. It was inspiring and heart warming to see the magniiicent attendance. Profes- sor Baymond Diskin, 'Moderator of the Communion Breakfast, called upon Dr. John V. Connorton, Director of the Asso- ciated Hospitals of New York and a former Deputy Mayor of New York, to be the guest speaker of the Breakfast. Dr. Con- norton, a Fordham alumnus, is well known in New York circles as a result of his nu- merous speaking engagements. His talk proved to be not only inspirational, but enlightening as well. The' chairman of this year's Breakfast was Mr. Patrick Sheehan. Assisting him was Mr. Thomas Wogan, representing the Downtown Division. The alumni took not only themselves, but their children along also. Accommodations were arranged whereby the children were cared for while the parents attended the affair. In order that this Palm Sunday be An inspiring wordlby Rev. L. A. Walsh, SJ. 176 Those responsible for good food.

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Because of this happy crew, we had a Prom. Jumon pnom Q Blue Mirage, junior Prom of the Class of '56, was easily the most gala event of last year's social season. From the time the trumpets blared forth their introduction of Charlie Barnet and his orchestra till the last balloon had been pinned out of existence, the floor was filled with gay and exuberant activity. Three hundred couples took part in this long awaited convivial climax. The theme Blue Miragev was created by the effective combination of multi- colored floating decorations, many vari- ously shaped silhouettes produced by subtle lighting, and a myriad of blue balloons. School colors were represented at the affair by means of unique and unprecedented favors. All the young ladies present were both surprised and pleased by the presentation of maroon and white garters. It seemed We had hardly time to straighten our bow ties, when our newly 17,8