Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Lance Staff Standing: William G. Kennedy Thomas M. Jones James Rapp Vincent L. Jenco Edward S. Sawtelle Seated: Raymond E. Hooper John K. Harabedian John F. Costello Seniors In Who's Who Standing: Edward S. Sawtelle John F. Costello Raymond E. Hooper Richard J. Genshe imer Thomas M. Jones Seated: Vincent L. Jenco Robert J. Ferretti John K. Harabedian Senior Class Officers Thomas M. Jones Donald W. Weindorf Raymond E. Hooper Vincent L. Jenco

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Four Tears In Retrospect In looking back on four years at Gannon College the Class of '52 realizes that it has been extremely fortunate. We have seen the college grow from the unsteadiness of childhood to the firmness of maturity; we have been in on the ground floor of the development of our college; we have seen it grow step by step to its acceptance as an accredited school; and we have been able to contribute our own efforts toward the creation of a college to which we can be proud to send our sons and grandsons. Events during the past four years have highlighted the growth of Gannon College. In 1948 we saw the inauguration of the first Reserve Officer Training Corps — Military Police Unit. Completion of the Auditorium— gymnasium oc- curred in 1949 and it opened with the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine in Nc vember of that year. Earlier in the fall we saw the college field a football team which won 11 consecutive games over a two-year period. Financial difficulties and the tense international picture caused the curtailment of the sport. In May of 1951, six years after its founding by Bishop Gannon, we saw the college accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In rapid suc- cession came accreditation by The State Council of Education, The Board of Law Examiners of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, The American Medical Associ- ation, and The Catholic University of America. Also we saw the growth of extra-curricular activities at Gannon and help' ed spur them on by our participation. We saw the organization and development of the O.F.T., the I.R.C., the I.C.G., the N.F.C.C.S., the C.S.A., the Provost Corps, the Spanish Club, the Lucians, and more recently, the Science Club. In addition we followed The Gannon- Knight as it developed into an intelligent, well- written weekly paper; we saw the Student Council begin to assert itself as the voice of the student body; we attended the first Junior Prom in February of 1949 and the first Military Ball in April of the same year, watching these dances grow to be school tradition; and we saw the development of an intramural program which received the support of the student body. For most of us the time has gone much too fast; but we can leave secure in the knowledge that our four years at Gannon have left their mark on us, and that their influence will enrich our future lives.

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Patrons Clergy Most Rev. Edward P. McManaman 'Rt. Rev. Monsignor W.J. Stanczak Rev. Jerome Andras Rev. F.B. Coughlin Rev. Walter J. Conway Rev. E.K. Dlugolecki Rev. Francis Ferrara Rev. Joseph Grode Rev. William R. Hastings Rev. C.R. McQuillen Rev. Frederick Nies Rev. Charles R. Ward Alumni and Friends Anthony J. Alexa Robert J. Mahoney F.A. Bower II C. A. (Manders) Mangiaracina Joseph L. Bressan James E. Neider Andrew L. Carnegie Leonard P. Paulitz Giulio J. Fino Anthony B. Restivo Olindo Giraco Owen G. Sheridan H.R. Grill Richard F. Smith James G. Hanes Business A Friend Allied Florists Assn. Erie, Pa. Avenue Penn Market 1031 East Avenue Cohen Speciality 352 West 18th Street Ecoma Sealtest Ice Cream Milk 21st and State Street Erie Moose Club Lodge 66 Erie Sea Food House 1227 State Street Gillespie Machine and Tool Co. 642 West 19th Street Halders Service Station Peach and Cherry Streets Dorothy Harvey Real Estate 32 East 9th Street The Home Store 1116 State Street Ray E. Hooper Agency 4022 Myrtle Street M.F. Joyce — Meats 18 Central Market P.A. Meyer and Sons Erie's Foremost Clothiers 817-19-21-23 State Street Walter T. Monahan, Architec. 406 Marine Bank Building Phillips Fruit Company 11 West 16th Street Marion E. Tobin, T ptary Public 505 West 10th Street