Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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The well wishes of the Alumni were voiced by Dr. joseph Mctioldrick, Presi- dent of the Society. Succeeding him were the Honorable John J. Fitzgerald, speak- ing for the Board of Trustees and Brother B. Thomas, President, speaking :I . sm-'rig-ff-,sal X-manga' 1, ' , was--, -si., 'M- , . ,.,.L3'qg57-I WV is ,,i-e7 , s:j'ig5, Q 4 f. L f, A Ji,-f ' l . . V' f- v' k:WrN'E 'x , V' 11.5251 ix Sw' WMC , . ax for the faculty. In his reply, His Emi- nence said: . . . nor do I make any other acount of my life than to aflirm that with all its faculties and energies, it will be spent until it can be spent no more in the gaining ot souls for Christ.

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RECEPTION TO CARDINAL SPELLMAN N the feast of St John Baptist de La Salle, May 15, 1946, Man- hattan was honored by the pres- ence of another new member of the Sacred College of Cardinals. This time it was our own Archbishop, Francis, Cardinal Spellman, pillar of the Catholic Church in America. The ceremonies con- sisting of a Solemn Pontifical Mass, a Reception to His Eminence and a subse- quent dinner in the main dining room had a twofold purpose. They were at once both a commemoration of the feast of St. La Salle and an official reception by the authorities of the College to their esteemed archbishop and the occasion to oHer their respectful homage and con- gratulations on the signal honor bestowed on him at the recent Consistory. The Pontifical Mass was celebrated by the Most Reverend Joseph P. Donahue, D.D., V.G., Auxiliary Bishop of New York and Titular Bishop of Emmaus. Right Reverend Francis VV Walsli was Arch-Priest, Reverend john T. Jordan, Deacon and Reverend Willialn I. Flan- nery, Sub-Deacon. Reverend Albert C. M. Steffens, Chaplain of the College was Master of Ceremonies, assisted by Rever- end Francis P. Milroy, M.M., as Assist- ant Master of Ceremonies. Arch-Priest to His Eminence was the Right Reverend Michael A. Reilly, Deacons of Honor were Right Reverend Joseph A. Farrell and Right Reverend T. Joseph Doyle. Reverend Christopher J. VVeldon was Master of Ceremonies to the Cardinal. The music of the Mass was sung by the College Glee Club, under the direction of Brother Basilian, assisted in singing the proper of the Mass by the Brothers' Choir. Right Reverend Philip I. Furlong gave the eulogy of St. La Salle on the occasion and likened the educational re- forms of St. La Salle to the modern methods being pioneered today by the Brothers of the Christian Schools. ln the Reception that followed the Brothers of the community were pre- sented to His Eminence, after which the community and their guests assembled in the Main Dining Room for the festive dinner, at which Brother C. Edward, Vice President, otliciated as Toastmaster.

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SENIOR BALL HE year's most enthusiastic event and one of its greatest successes was the Senior Ball, held on Fri- day, May 31, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Pennsylvania. To the music of Shep Fields, more than six hundred Man- hattan men and members of the Alumni body, with their dancing partners, com- fortably hlled the great Ballroom and en- joyed one another's company for a mem- orable evening of gaity. VVhite jackets and white shoulders, dancing eyes and dancing feet were the order of the day. Many a Manhattan man, still in uniform celebrated his return or near return to civilian life and drank in again the smiles of his friends as he realized how fine a town Manhattan is and how fine a group he was returning to. Fraternity and alumni members were conspicuous in their hearty support of the project, ii- nanced by Alpha Sigma Beta, to secure a real red letter day to graduating Man- hattanites. Under the sponsorship of Brother Alphonsus, Senior Class Moderator, and with the support of the Supreme Body of Alpha Sigma Beta Fraternity, whose President, I. Wfarren Kenney lauded the affair as a genuine contribution to col- lege life, the Committee worked hard and won a most deserving success. john Flood, Regent of Alpha Chapter, was honorary Chairman of the Committee. Active Co-Chairmen were Sylvester Balassi and Robert Radice. Gther frater- nity members, active in arrangements were Walter Lauer, Robert Fleenor, Myles Ambrose and Eugene Calure. 74 NVilliam Gately, President of the Senior Class and joseph Wa1'cl, President of the Student Council gave their active support to the project. Other members of the fraternity campaigned for bids and sold them to members of the class, as well as to friends and alumni. The success of the affair was not only a social success, but, despite the lavish outlay was within very little of being a financial success. Those who attended will not, however, easily forget the splendor of the scene: the vast ballroom with its decor of stars and stripes, the lilting and changing rhythm of one of America's most pleasing bands, the dignity of the grand march as the orchestra paid tribute to our armed forces and the stirring words of the college song sung by George I. Collins. The scene was more a Man- hattan one with the presence of many members of the faculty, pleased to see so fine an attendance, so successful a night and to meet so many of the former mem- bers of the student body. The class of 1946 may take justifiable pride in their accomplishment. It is something for them to look back upon and a real goal for their successors to aim at.