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

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ELqui11as Society Front Row: J. O'Fee, F. Corcoran, P. Daniels. Second Row: O. Ryan, P. Mackin, A. Erminio. Third Row: M. Sweeny, E. Edec, C. Quinn. Back Row: J. l-laeg. Meeting weekly, the members of the Aquinas Society, through lecturers and group discussion, flavor their knowledge of things philosophic with a dash of things psychiatric. When toiling in the fields of business throughout the day, the evening student can find himself involved with the self-styled philosopher who, while tossing ids and egos around with reckless abandon, will champion or embrace any off-beat philosophy merely because it is The Thing. Unfortun- ately, Our l-lero's refutation is usually an all-knowing, rapid-fire Oh, yeah! Considering this problem of everyday living, the Aquinas Society takes a look at modern philosophers and philosophies in the light of Catholic doctrine and, thus, equips 'its members with useful, factual information, With Dr. Gilligan offering guidance and direction, and under the leader- ship of President Pete'Daniels, the discussions are channeled along a lively Peter Daniels , President But l still clonl't agree. path which fosters a desire for further knowledge and investigation of various philosophic beliefs. A ff :az , 7 sv if 5,-,,.

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Front Row: H. Meschi, J. Cumella, D. Gaydos, F. Mannino, J. Polito, A. Stypinski, N, Coppola, M. Goulden C Basile W Hays B. Bon iorno. Seco dRo :E. Cl k A. Y S. f ' ' A ' g n w ar e, oung, De azio, A. Reyes, N. Philbln, W. Harkin, R. Drennan J Hickey G Thornton R, Sanfilippo. Back Row: C. Walsh, W. Dabelstein, J. Schubert, A. Mella, N. D'Apuzzo, K. Meeker, D Raftery R Cestola W Loughran, R. Mase, P. Donahue, J. Brennan. Philosophy Club Under the moderation of Dr. Lawrence'Azar, the meet- ings of the Philosophy Club are the opportunities whereby the objectives of the club are disseminated for the purpose of their achievement. ln general, the aims of this organization cen- tralize themselves around increasing the student's interest and understanding of philosophical material and further ex- planation andiapplication of material already covered in the classroom. In accordance with this program, the meetings of this society were held every other Monday at l :OO P.M. At this time, during the first semester, the main topic under consider- ation was the Theory of Pragmatism, and its application in our modern world. The program for the second semester was undertaken with a view to the continuation of the presenta- tion of this topic and additional topics. To achieve these ends, the club's 'many members participated in outside reading ventures and then contributed the material obtained to gen- eral discussion groups. ln addition, selected speakers pre- sented their views on these and other philosophical matters. ln conjunction with Dr., Azar, the officers effectively es- tablished and operated the club's program which was received with enthusiasm by all the members. The point of the problem I 167 Robert Drennan Vice President

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' Before the critics arrived. Arthur Mella President Front Row: L. Rosenbaum, A. Melia, C., Taylor, ' N. D'Apuzzo, D. Hesselbi rg. Back Row: 'E. Remo,,rT., Baldino, Dabelfstein, M. Coslte.lIQ,Q,R. Cestoiag, G. Thornftonj ',. ' . - Ca. if i il? AAr-.t. ' Barrett Literary Society This society, as the only literary outlet for the School of Business, en- courages not only the placing of greater emphasis on a knowledge of litera- ture, but also individual writing efforts on the part of its members and the entire student body. These undertakings were organized to aid in the develop- ment of a more rounded School of Business student. The current academic year witnessed the adoption of a new constitution for this club which prescribed formal rules of conduct and allowed the society more flexibility in its literary pursuits. ln accordance with the plans, the society, under the moderation of Dr. Joseph Moriarity, set up a diversified program for the current year. The prominent feature of this program included a talk by Mr. Frank .lay on Writing and Publishing Short Stories and a speech on Book Col- lecting by Dr. Moriarity who exhibited part of his first edition collection. In addition, the society has definite plans to attend a Broadway play, to present additional literary lectures, to record literary works of art, and to provide opportunities for group discussions.