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

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KKIASB PIBITI NAMED.. Father Keller In somewhat of a different strain, the Stu- dent Council sponsored an inspiring lecture by Father James Keller, noted author of You Can Change the World. In his friendly informal manner Fr. Keller presented his outline of the Christopher movement and gave us the peren- nially inspiring challenge to Christian action in human activity. Continuing in this line, the Frosh Sodality established a Catholic Action Group. Under the direction of Emmanuel Scrofani, the members prepared two Catholic Action briefs on Federal Aid to Education and on Euthanasia for pre- sentation to other organizations. Working in close cooperation with the Knights of Colum- bus Public Education committee the Sodality succeeded in aiding that organization in its efforts to enlighten non-Catholics about the Church, correct their false impressions and, :ff possible, convert them to the true way of i e. During February the Student Council com- pleted plans for the Blood Bank, sponsored a March of Dimes appeal and made prelimi- nary arrangements for the All-School Affair. The Glee Club reappeared on the air, this time on CBS' Church of the Air , and Miss Scan- lon initiated her series of lectures for students preparing for the teaching profession. February also witnessed a lecture spon- sored by the Social Service Club. Mr, David S. Baumstein, Director of the Infants' Home in Brooklyn, outlined his views on the Role of the Children's Institution in the Community. AMERICAN BHD CROSS BLOOD PROGRAM GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTERS REGISTRATION BLANK KWINAIIII Ullffl IHIDDI-B1 ADDRESS............ ..........-...... mi. ..VV.A. .A ..-...z-....A,..,....... ..,.,-...-..-- Qlllllllll 4S!ill'l'l CCITY. ZDNB. SFATBT l 7 Ifyouarcreginteriugunmemberofntirm or organiutinn, plane desimnto here li........1. .Y.. . ..Y,Yvv ....v.,.-.-?...,-.........,.,... imn on oxsmrznnom The nge limit: for eligible blood donors are from 2137 59. Minoru between 18 and 21 must have n Red Croc: release form timed by their param. D! a lubsuntinl meal 4 hour: before donating hlootmblo fatty foods should be eaten thereafter until donation has been made except donor muy have dry mat, 1 ' juice or clear colfee or tea. Sugar can be used but no milk or cream. A Red Cro: phylician will determine your eligibility bdorre you donate, COOPIRATI G cHAr'rlnl: ,WWMWYEQWY mm C 'o f uwmami ' NHL C if..5i ' 'i?Ui'1 E'v..m ' ?2iTJ..2'lw'D1i'.L..A sxooxnm 1, zur. 9:-92 umw mu sr Nav is N. . nuxngg N. Y. -rm :anno 1. zur. nm nom :mum a. N. Y. wmv nu. 6-moo runnin 94444 cum-rn wow ln.-emo 1.u..-mo ul. 9400 me mn m zz amazon ua.- vni 1 m-nz ...coo ra. ' nm-9. LIL-7:00 na. l.P.33-Ylvrlllt 'sa The Science Club experimented with an Oscil- loscope, the nature and function of which re- mained unknown to the rest of the student body. It was early in March that the Student Council voted to double its membership, and the ensuing ratification by the student body was almost unanimous. On the twelfth, the E. S. O. held its annual Communion Breakfast in Dealy Hall, following their three day retreat. The Thalians culminated their one-act play series with a two-play offering. In the first, a traditional melodrama, Gail Bartenburger was at last foiled in her attempt to drive her daughter, Ann Peltier, insane. In the second, Marjorie Cummerford, Frank Dance, Marisa Petraroja, Hank D'Angelo and John Jordan rambled through intricacies of a farcical boarding house sketch authored by John Martin. The Friends of Music heard Collins Healy, Fordham's lecturer on Irish studies, present a program of Irish music in their meeting of the third, and the Basketball team of the School of Ed. went on a protracted losing streak. April witnessed the inception of the Morn- ing Session lnterracial Club, formed from the ranks of the Philosophy Club. Under the direc- tion of Mr. Sullivan, the morning session stu- dents followed the lead of their evening session compatriots and established a special group for the study of the great contemporary prob- lem. Meeting in the headquarters of the Cath- olic Interracial Council at 20 Vesey Street, the club was welcomed at its first meeting by Mr. George Hunton, Secretary of that organization and heard Fr. Charles Keenan, S.J., managing editor of America , trace the historical and sociological background to the question and show it in its true perspective according to the principles of Scholastic Philosophy. On April 28, more than ninety members of the School of Education, attracted no doubt by the promise of free coffee and doughnuts, spilled a pint of their blood into the Downtown Fordham Blood Bank. Originally the pet pro- ject of John McCullough, the drive was led by Ray Connolly as Blood Bank Chairman and proved to be an unqualified success. The cof- fee was markedly superior to that sold in the Baltimore, and Lucien Angelelli soon recovered from his temporary indisposition. What, a drip?

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w's the air up there? Fill 'cm up again. The Social Service Club met their goal of helping forty-three needy families of the Nativ- ity Parish in their second Christmas Drive and during the Christmas Party we watched the Thalians produce the third in their series of five one-act plays. The Freshmen had set up the Christmas tree and the Christmas cards had been distributed. Earlier in the month we had gone through the Italian Club's Christmas Party featuring Sal Miraliotta, George Sanger and Wanda Colangelo in Le Consegne Dell' Anno Nuovo , a traditional Italian Christmas play. George Sanger's interpretation of the white bearded Father Time will not soon be forgotten. During the last day of school our attention fluctuated between the E. S. O. Christmas Jol- lity Dance featuring Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and the Curved Horn Christmas Party featuring Marc Ratner as Left'nant Fifzfifz on the trail of the mad Mahdi of Ormdurman. On December twenty-eigth many of us assem- bled at the Gym to witness the crowning of Ann Hogan as the Snow Queen ll at the Sopho- more Snow Ball. A good time was had by allf End terms made January a lost month for most of the school. However, the Freshmen livened it up a bit with their first social and during that time, we watched the replacement of the old heavy cumbersome wooden doors with new heavy cumbersome bronze doors at the Broadway entrance to the School of Ed. The Duane Street doors continued on in their brown-painted shabby respectability. The Gannon Council's activities continued uninterrupted in January with debates wth Brooklyn College, Hofstra and N. Y. U. For the Glee Club, January was a month of tri- umph. On each of the five Sundays of that month the Glee Club appeared on the Catho- lic Hour broadcast and challenged Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen for top billing. Singing to the millions of Catholic Hour listeners from coast-to-coast, they enhanced their own repu- tation as well as that of the school. As a result of their NBC stint, they received requests from CBS, WJZ and WNYC to appear on addi- tional radio programs. Only CBS was accepted. Flitting wraithlike through the august halls of Radio City in our maroon gowns, we suc- ceeded in cultivating a new respect for the technical intricacies of Radio and impressed Keep your finger out of my cye. Now where were we? Turnabout is fair play. the occupants of the studio 6D control room with our professional polish. ln the process, we developed a hearty respect for Joe Daly's fund of musical knowledge. Early February was studded with lounge socials as everyone in the school strove to get in under the Lenten deadline. February third saw the '50 Grail make some money for a change on their Grail Carnival. The Italian Club sponsored an Italian Hopalong Barn- Hop on the tenth, complete with jelly apples for the benefit of the Italian war orphans, on the seventeenth the Basketball team sponsored their fun-raising Basketball The E. S. O. wound up the social spurt with their annual Cherry Festival on the twenty first.

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On the thirtieth, the Glee Club rounded out its packed calendar of activities with its an- nual Spring concert at Xavier High School. Highlighting the program were the perform- ances of Marisa Petraroja at the piano and Pasquale Amato on the violin. The weekend of May ll, l2 and l3 wit- nessed a frenzy of activity on the part of var- ious members of the School of Ed. On the eleventh and twelfth, the Thalians presented their major dramatic contribution of the year in Collins Auditorium. Arsenic and Old Lace was the first three act play the Thalians staged since Angel Street , in i9-47, and it was roundly applauded. The class of 'Sl figured strongly in the supporting roles, leaving the leads to other personalities. John Jordan, Hank D'Angelo and Ray Connolly contributed much to the performance, and without the technical assistance of Marjorie Cummerford and her cohorts of the stage crew, nothing could have been accomplished. Immediately following the Thalian Produc- tion was the Annual All School Affair spon- sored by the Student Council. John Martin produced an awesome array of talent included in which was a bagpipe virtuoso lJoe Brady, borrowed from lonal and a wild animal trainer, lHank D'Angelo, borrowed from the Talians.7 Following the floor show was a dance, and John Kelly displayed eminent satisfaction in watching the more than two hundred couples circle the gold fish pond in the middle of the floor. For the first time in three years, the aflfair made money. A good time was had by a . Toward the end of our Junior year, dem- ocracy in education reasserted itself. We con- ducted our student elections. ln the ensuing hurly-burly we witnessed the usual interesting developments. The class politicians who had long lain dormant reappeared on the scene to announce their candidacy in these annual popu- larity contests. Nobody paid much attention to their speeches, buttonholing, plots, and counterplots, and in the end, those who most wanted the various titles got them. ln this traditional American process, there were the usual arguments, recounts, invalida- tions and votes for Miss Scanlon for Student Council President. Q ln the elections for the Student Council, we saw some of our student leaders lose their badges. This development disconcerted every- one but the ones who had lost them. Due mainly to the eleventh hour appearance of a deus ex machina, dignity and the proper values were at length restored to this august body in its darkest hour. The happy students celebrated this victory of truth, justice and political purity to the strains ofa specially composed marching song the authors of which, through innate modesty, chose to retain their anonymity. Devi- ationism was defeated and we proceeded on to the end terms and vacation. ,c ..- . : 5 1' I 5 I . .5 T115 : THA ge L14 . , .J 3 fm, E: 5 ' 731-9 A- . X X901 5 i -1 .X s . 5 X X. .-,U PX was ,Sig S S rf Q J senic it and Al X1 x Q, . ,q OH fl if lf? HSBWIF A .rffjk-,Ny it A NU ULD f' I L 10561, b, LA 1 F fee - H KESSELRI FE - ff - S .- -N ' tm., Nc T'-C 4 riff LO Ld FIA V t- L, 1 I ' Q i FQHUHAM -X ff 4 X t : lWlvE,, H - if : SIU - Int 'ts 1: V M '5E11,,0l ' - , :num af ll and UPQIL, me , I 54 ' ,if ' if ' aoulrmm. Q 1,50 11111, l If ,JSM . ,H ACT l' c - Q fha mf.: 1' IL 5 i 5: l 'ln '1s' leV g Wil ,H f 3 ' 'f u J : .. Ca Qffb . - 4 - s r ,j,ZLiM,,, rfflef' Qbalb if 'Z-A F' 'If af-pf.,,if 'r' -.. Um I I 1 I 1 I J f J f f Qjfa .1 gwffvfvmfz- QW. mvjlx cpm 'pu,,,bI, W, p