Georgian Court University - Courtier Yearbook (Lakewood, NJ)

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.F. C. C. S. THE National Federation of Catholic College Students is an active society at work in all the Catholic colleges of this country. lt was organized to acquaint Catholic college students with their responsibility to the student com- munity and to promote unity among the student bodies of American Catholic colleges and uni- versities. Divided into regions, Georgian Court College is a member of the New York-New Jer- sey region which includes twenty-one other col- leges. This organization has brought to the Court a new interest in the international situation through its student relief drive. Each college is taxed a certain sum, according to its registra- tion, which will be sent abroad for the educa- tion of foreign students to help them intelli- gently treat the many problems which are fac- ing the future world citizens. Club programs, sports activities., dramatic productions and panel discussions were all pre- sented for the benefit of the student relief drive. The culmination of all these events was the gay and colorful Mardi Gras held in the Casino on Feb. 10th. With brightly decorated booths and authentically costumed students, this project was surely a financial as well as a social success. The N. F. C. C. S. also sponsored an inter- collegiate debate tournament in which the G. C. C. representatives successfully defended to the semi-finals the negative side of the question: Resolved: That a System of Universal Military Training Be Adopted. With the guidance and encouragement of Rev. Joseph S. Keenan, its moderator, this com- mission has gained the enthusiastic backing and interest of the entire student body. fix 3- 41, L UPU 1 4 N. F. C. C. S. Delegates Gloria Stearns, Adeline Falivene, Kathleen Becker, Pat Scherer, Dorothy Scheuermann, Frances Hennessey, Janet Rush, Barbara Brophy, and Dorothy Bentivegna looked pleased as they hear Chairman .lo Ann McCarthy's report on the Mardi Gras. 190 l

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Joan Hartmann, presidentg .lean Huisking, vice president Beatrice McCrane, secretaryg and Becky Roelkey, treasurer, leave the Chapel following the Missn Recitutu. TIiIS vast world of ours still has many corners untouched by Christianity. The students of Georgian Court College feel that their effort and membership in the Mission Crusade will aid in some way to spread the Catholic faith to all parts of the universe. The organization was established to aid the Catholic Missions in the United States and abroad. This purpose the students achieve by their effort in the collection of clothing and literature., and the distribution of them among the poor and needy. The foreign missions re- ceive money obtained from the sale of can- celled stamps and from the collections taken in Chapel. 1 Liturgy Commission 12 I. The spiritual side is aided by many Masses, Holy Communions, and various other good works performed by the members. During the Lenten Season this devotion is particularly ac- tive. The council is under the patronage of Saint Francis Xavier. Through the endeavors of its leaders, members hope that the Crusade will become stronger and more widespread, to bring to the minds of all, the realization of the true values of religion in life. The Chairman of the organization is Audrey McLaughlin, who is aided in her work by rep- resentatives from each campus residence. '1'

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Mission Crusade 1 I Senior Mission Crusade members: Dorothy Bentivegna, Audrey McLaughlin and Claire Alberts plan the 1948 clothing drive. GEORGIAN COURT COLLEGE was made a member of the National Federation of Catholic Col- lege Students in 1940. It has served this Feder- ation with its Liturgy Commission, which rep1'e- sents the entire New York region. The Commis- sion is patterned after that of St. Joseph's Col- lege in Collegeville, Minnesota, where the head- quarters of tl1e National Committee on Liturgy is located. The moderator of the Commission is Sister M. Jane Frances, who supervises the weekly publication of Sursum Corcla, which explains the week's liturgy and feasts. Monthly meetings of the Commission en- lighten its members on the meaning of the li- turgical sylnbols, and various details of the liturgy of the Church. The main aim of the National Committee on Liturgy is to get the Catholic people active in understanding the Mass, feasts, and seasons of the Church. In accordance with this, the members of the Commission have, during the past two years, initiated the Missa Recitata at Georgian Court. Last year, this practice was a weekly custom at the college and the student body was urged to join with the Commission in the recitation of the Mass in Latin. The efforts of this club's members have been rewarded, for this year the entire student body participated in the daily Missa Recitata. Other objectives of the club were to encour- age the use of the missal and the worthy recep- tion of Holy Communion at Mass. The club officers for the year were: Presi- dent, .loan Hartman, vice-president, Jean Huis- kingg secretary, Beatrice McCrane, and treas- urer, Becky Roelkey. I ---.-.-.1