Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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i i i ri' B 1 U V . J. i l l il Edward C. Podvin, Jr., A.B. .T Ben New Yorlc CiTy Alpha Sigma BeTa: FooTlighTers DramaTic SocieTy g I: Foreign Missions 3, 4. 1 if T DWARD CHARLES PODVIN, JR., is indeed a large assignmenT Tor any one i To handle. Big Ben has been The mosT ouTsTanding Tigure on The lVlanhaTTan campus Tor if 15? eighT years. Having prepped aT lvlanhaTTan he received a cordial inviTaTion Trom The RegisTrar's oTlice in The summer of i928 and so became a member oT The wel- coming commiTTee Tor The baby class oT ThaT year. AJ Q A sTudenT oT even habiTs, his exTra-curricular acTiviTies perTain To Foreign lvlis- sions, The SainT VincenT de Paul SocieTy, and in his senior year he sponsored The CaTholic AcTion League. Ben is a sober and sedaTe individual, acclaimed by many as The mosT digniTied member oT his class. ThroughouT his collegiaTe liTe he has overawed numerous Man- haTTaniTes wiTh his proTessorial demeanor. A chemisT by inclinaTion, he devoTes many oT his spare hours puTTering abouT among his liTer boTTles and rubber hose, compounding soluTions and showing The eTTecTs oT complex concocTions To doubTing Thomases. Generous by naTure, and always a genTleman, he makes hosTs oT Triends wherever he goes. The luclc oT The good be yours! l86 Q5 Ul F won Toi hearT-Te Hi: his m0C The enTi of The C Ani Clearly .3 Oni p9VSOnal minded 'H order . We mio YOu: endeavor

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Edward A. Planky, B.S. in E. Ed Wheeling, W. Va. Befa Sigma: Freshman Foofballq A. A. Represenfa- five 2, S. l. E. 3, Presidenf 43 Transif Club 2, 3, 4, K. D. C. 4, N. M. S. 3, 4. D hails from fhaf liffle fown fo fhe soufh known as Wheeling, Wesf Virginia, and as ifs unofficial publicify agenf, he has done much foward fhe educafion of fhe ignoranf. Affer lisfening fo him for four years, we are convinced fhaf fhere is nofhing in New York fhaf is nof af leasf egualed by Wheeling. ln spife of his good work, Ed has fallen down in one parficular merely because he has been foo modesf fo sef himself up as one of fhaf fown's home producfs. During his sfay af lvlanhaffan, he has become one of fhe mosf-liked sfudenfs. l-lis ever presenf smile and sincere friendliness has made him a welcome addifion fo a greaf many gafherings. l-lis abilify fo creafe a favorable impression and fo improve upon if wifh fime, coupled wifh fhe capacify for quick and accurafe fhinking, assures Ed of a successful career as an engineer. ln class Ed has proved himself an alerf sfudenf wifh buf one excepfion. This excepfion occurred during his Junior year when fhe room during fhe course of a cerfain lecfure proved fo be so warm fhaf Ed was reminded of his own sunny soufh and yielding fo Morpheus had his firsf norfhern siesfa. When Ed goes back fo Wheeling, he goes wifh fhe knowledge fhaf he is leaving behind a hosf of friends who will miss fhe charms which have made him so popular. A i'e.i f VR E L I G I U - ?vlUflxES -LU L l 11 ii ' 185

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Angelo Ragone, BS. in B. AV1QGlO i New York CiTy Track l, 2: Commerce Club I, 2, 3, 43 lvlanhaTTan lTalian Club. UR good Triend Angelo's success aT college may be aTTribuTed Tor The rnosr parT To The TacT ThaT he is a selT-made man. Working his way Through college won Tor him This remarkable disTincTion, and we are cerTain ThaT by oTFering him our hearT-TelT congraTulaTions, we are expressing The senTimenTs oT The Class oT l932. l-Tis indeTaTigable spiriT, boTh in and ouT oT school, his unassuming manner and his modesTy were insTrumenTal in winning Tor him The Triendship and admiraTion oT The enTire class. Always sincere and ready To help in maTTers concerning The welTare oT The group, he has meriTed The esTeem and good-will oT all iTs members. Angelo was Truly an ideal sTudenT, whose abiliTy To masTer diTTiculT subiecTs is clearly evinced by his scholasTic sTanding. One does noT have To know Angelo inTimaTely To appreciaTe The charm oT his personaliTy. l-lis very appearance and mannerisms irnmediaTely suggesT a serious- minded young man whose philosophy oT liTe is To seek inTellecTual accomplishmenTs in order To become a beTTer man and a beTTer ChrisTian. We are indeed happy To know ThaT you are going To carry These high ideals inTo your chosen proTession. Since They are The basis Tor success in every Tield oT endeavor, all we can possibly ask oT you is To conTinue your splendid work. I87