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

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Club ln its third year of existence, the Fordham Eco- nomics Club, in order to further the'knowledge and interest of the students in the field of commerce, once again resumed its policy of analyzing the eco- nomics problems of our contemporary civilization as ,they effect business policy and decision. Among the topics taken for discussion this year were, The Tight Money Policy of the Federal Reserve System and its Repercussions on Our Domestic Econ- omy and The Economic Effects of The Suez Crisis On Western Europe. Meetings were held bi-weekly, during which all the members of the Society partici- pated in the discussions on these critical subjects. The club was guided by Mr. Davies, who acted in the capacity of Moderator, and all meetings were pre- sided over by John Bellotti, President. He was ably assisted by Al Ecklund, Vice President, Kenneth Meeker, Treasurer, and Joseph Kelly, Secretary. The Economics Club is an affiliate of the Catholic Economic Association. Formed in September, l955 the Economics Club has grown in 'leaps and bounds in both size and activity until it now holds a respected position in the activities of Dealy Hall. The club functioned this year under the competent hand of Alex Bookalam. Each Friday the open meet- ings were filled with interested students to hear the prominent guest speakers. Chief among the purposes of the club is the pro- motion of student interest in contemporary economic J. Varley, J. Bellotti, A. Papa T. Serocke, H. Arzani. CITY HALL matters both domestic and international. Broken down to more specific points of interest, the group considers such factors as unemployment, taxation, inflation and various other problems that continually arise in our intricate economic system. The Economics club holds membership open to any student of the university who wishes to become better acquainted with the economic world around him, Last year's moderator was Professor Edward Cook, who took sabbatical leave this year. His function was ably handled this year by Mr. David J. Davies. Professor David J. Davies Moderator John J. Bellotti President l7l

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149 So you want fencing? Alex Bookalam President DEALY HALL Econ mics Front Row: D. Finning, D. Scully, A, Bookalam, G. Esposito, A. Nicolini. Second Row: E. O'Connor, L. Jordan, W. Kelleher, W. O'Brien, J. Canny. Back Row: J. Mortell, J. Handscome. gibwvbnsil S 'QV r fm 4f1zQfu.-ff ufn1. , A

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YBQQQS'-:Qc 1.5-I-l:'.-,: We wmwwms sw. vest sam Q1 MSM -H272 Kg wmv 2 Front Row: N. Penachio, A. Jacobson, L. Jordan, J. Handscomb, D. Scully. Second Row: D. Christesen E. O'Connor A .- K W. Kelleher, G. Esposito, P. Neville. Back Row: D. Finning, J. Canny, W. O'Brien. l J in '2'. .gil :Tl , l .,x . l-2 ' Flnance Soczety .. John B. Handscomb President The Fordham Finance Club has two divisions. One is located at 302 Broadway and the other makes its home in Dealy Hall. Despite this geographical barrier we operate as one unit in our monthly joint meetings. The Dealy Hall unit meets on the second, third, and fourth Fridays of each month. Under the leader- ship of John Handscomb, who is guided by our moder- ator, Dr. Haig Silvanie, we have presented a varied program of topics pertaining to financial matters. ln- dustrial films dealing with financial topics illustrate the growth of a corporation in an entertaining manner. We have guest speakers, group discussions, and occa- sionally a non-financial film. Dennis Scully is our vice president, Alan Jacobson, our secretary and Don Christesen handles the funds as treasurer. We invite all undergraduates to our meetings as the guests of the Finance Club. We feel that our subjects are of general business nature and all students can obtain invaluable training by viewing our films, participating in our discussions and taking field trips to banking, commercial, marketing, indus- trial and processing firms with us. James Thompson and Tom Packert are president and secretary of the combined society. Mr. Thompson heads the downtown unit while Mr, Packert, along with Raymond Meany, aids in guiding the uptown divi- sion. All four of the Dealy Hall officers are Juniors, 172 and we felt that we needed the help of several of our Senior members who have neld positions of responsi- bility in this and other organizations. Since the uptown branch of the Finance Club is only two years old, it is still a growing organization, but its positive influence has already been felt by the School of Business. lt has been instrumental in arous- ing interest in, and providing valuable extra-curricular information about the world of finance, which other- wise would not have been available to the students of the School of Business. Let's have another movie!