Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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CAMPUS DAY AMPUS Day, voted in many a poll as the favorite college tradition, was revived in 1946, on a scale commensurate with the awakened life in the college. Not all the plans proposed were carried out, but the essense of the day was preserved. Exhibits, the Grady Oratorical contest, a recital by the Glee Club and Solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament were all included. Sunday, May 5 was the day chosen by the Junior class, who, under their class moderator, Brother Charles William, were responsible for the observance. The day was cloudy, threatening rain all morning, but clearing somewhat in the afternoon. Nature favored the day by providing a mass of azaleas and bring- ing the green into the foliage and the campus maples. The patrons of the day, the parents and relatives of the students, might have been somewhat intimidated by the threatening weather, nevertheless, a very good attendance was had at most of the functions. In the joint recital of the Glee Club and the running of the Grady Memorial in the Smith Auditorium, the audience had their first opportunity to hear the resur- rected choral group under the direction of Brother Basilian, who pleased and de- lighted them both with the variety of the program and the excellence of their ren- dition. Mr. Donald Carty, Director of Public Speaking had three finalists in the Grady contest. Timothy VValsh, VVilliam Gately and John Sweeney. In their uni- formly excellent work, the prize was awarded to John Sweeney, whose efforts in the 1945 contest earned him second place. At four o'clock, the Physical Educa- tion Department, somewhat handicapped 166

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by lack of numbers and the adequate time needed for preparation, gave an exhibi- tion of calisthenics. The tolling of the Angelus bell called the scattered partici- pants to Solemn Benediction at five. Throughout the afternoon crowds surged through the library and laborator- ies to inspect exhibits and to witness demonstrations. The Communications Laboratory, Hydraulics Laboratory, Re- sistance of Materials Laboratory, as well as Electronics, Physics and Chemistry laboratories were all manned by inter- ested students who displayed timely and interesting workings in their respective fields. The Mendelian Society manned the Biology Laboratory and displayed to their friends, many of the things biologi- cal they hnd interesting. The library dis- played many of the track trophies won this year, the work of the Leo Labor Club, interesting items from the library's book collection as well as souvenirs from the present and the past world war battle- fields. The most interesting exhibit in the library was the showing of the collection of mementoes from the estate of the late Honorable Alfred E. Smith. Diplomas, degrees and honorable distinctions that came to the great American in the course of his career, photos showing him in vari- ous signiticant events in his life, furni- ture made famous by having been used by him, were of the greatest interest to so many of our patrons who were his life- long admirers. F rom the program and the success at- tendant on it the junior class of l947 will have genuine assistance in their planning and observing next year's campus day. 167