Fordham University School of Education - Grail Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Sealed' Flauraud, O'Keefe, Smith, Scanlon, J. Smuh. . RI. ' Sfalllldiilgl Kearney, Gallagher, Cahir, Melkonian, an y, Ryan, Latham. ANDREW R. KIRBY Moderator MATHEMATICS CLUB Math Club membership is open to all students who are interested in increasing ld h fir t and their knowledge of mathematics and its applications. Meetings are he on t e s third Thursdays of every month. The club offered a varied assortment of programs dur- . . . d ing the 1947-48 school year, under the direction of Mr. Andrew Kirby, Moderator, an Peggy Smith, President. At the first meeting a tea was given in honor of new members and the curriculum of the club was planned to include discussions by members and lectures by guest speakers. On Nov. 6th, Jane Cahir and Betty Flauraud spoke on the Graphical Representa- l 'll t te tion of the Characteristics of Diodes and Triodesf' The speakers soug 'it to 1 us ra the dependence of physics upon mathematics. At the following meeting, john Laffan . . . Y . al awe a talk entitled Rings Groups and Fields-Three Different Types of Mathematic S ' , , Systems, in which he described each system. A special meeting was held in Shealy Hall on December 15th at which time, guest speakers Francis J. Bierne and Frank A. Bonauto lectured on the subject, The Actuarial Field as a Careerf' At the next meeting, Edward Batho discussed A New Set of Postulates for the d t e- Euclidian Geometry. He explained how a new type of Geometry which oes no pr suppose courses in arithmetic and algebra can be built up on the basis of these postulates. Another highlight of the year's discussions was Peggy Smith's talk on the subject: The Mathematical Basis of the Game of Nimf' At other meetings the members were concerned with a discussion of Determinants ' t nd their b ' John Laffan, john Kearney, and Mr. Lynch. The meaning of determman s a l use in the solution of linear equations having several unknowns were explained by the speakers. 69

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Strvzding: Denise Ryan, Vincent Mayernik, Barbara Hickey. Seated: Mary Shannon, Marisa Petrarosa, Connie Congelosi, Elizabeth Minturn HENRY F. WHITE Mademlor SCIENCE CLUB The Centurian Science Club was organized in 1941 to permit students to indulge their interests in science and photography. Membership in the Club is not restricted to those majoring in Science but is also open to those who have made a hobby of science and photography or who desire to increase their knowledge of scientific phenomena. The program carried out at club meetings varies from demonstrations of scientific and photographic principles and techniques, to reports by club members or guest speakers, followed by open discussions on selected topics. The reports given by club members this year included the following topics: Enlarging Photographs, Moving Picture Pro- jection, Color Photography, The Chemistry of Photography, Blood Types and Trans- fusions, Heredity, and the Chemistry of Photography. The club has an enlarging machine at its disposal which is used frequently at meetings for the purpose of demonstration. The cl , , wi r. Henry F. White of the Science Department, the faculty Moderateor. ub meets bi-monthly on Wednesday' afternoons 'th M 68

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Seated: Evangelista, Germarino, Sel, Hickey, Zema. Sfullldillgi Tedesco, Calabrese, Perreault, McGill. KATHERINE MARTIN M od efmlw' Slcllldlillgl Vito Gioia, P. Vivino, Virginia Evangelista, Madeline Summa, A. Palange, Thomas Vinci, Anthony Le Pera, Y. Zema. Sealed: Sahra La Pinto, Mildred Bagala, Jeanne Scribano, Joanne Novellino, Theodora Saglimbene. DR. SANTINA VIAL M od emlor FRENCH CLUB The French Club offers its members a variety of activities planned to increase their knowledge of French and their ability to speak the language fluently. The club's varied program included debates in French, learning and singing pro- vincial and popular French songs, attending French movies, participating in French games such as balotte and bridge and solving crossword puzzles in French. The officers for the two preceding terms were Lillian Sel, President, Eveline Alarie, Vice-President, Ed Calabrese, Secretary. Miss Catherine Martin of the French Depart- ment serves as faculty Moderator. ITALIAN CLUB The Italian Club, under the supervision of Dr. Santina C. Vial its Moderator, is composed of students in the Italian Department, interested in furthering their practical knowledge of the Italian language, and in acquiring greater familiarity with the literature, art and customs of the Italian people. Conversations, discussions and lectures are con- ducted in Italian . Planned activities for the Spring Term included attending a concert by Arturo Toscanini, visits to the Italian Handicraft Exhibition, and to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at which time a lecture on Pre-Renaissance Italian Art was given by a member of the Museum staff. 70