Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Honor Sociezfies EPSILON SIGMA PI HE highest scholastic distinction that can be given an undergradu- ate at Manhattan is membership in the Honor Society of Epsilon Sigma Pi. The Scholarship Committee in found- ing this society in 1933 wrote that this group would distinguish those members of the Senior Class to whom studies are their major interest. Based on achievement in scholastic endeavor it de- 181

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mands the maintenance of honor indices throughout the entire collegiate career of the student. Believing that one of the es- sential aims of education is the training of the intellect, members of Epsilon Sigma Pi realize this aim in their attain- ment of excellent scholastic records. Only students with an index of three point four, lirst honors, for the first six semesters or more are automatically ad- mitted to this society. As usual, the mem- bers include a group of men active in every branch of campus activity. Nor is honor alone the sole advantage of mem- bership in this esoteric society for the Deans of the College have ordained numerous scholastic activities to the members that are not the lot of the ordin- ary student. To be a member of this society is the wish of every Manhattan man, but the honor comes but to a few. In the last scholastic roll call, Maurice Regan was the only member on the cam- pus of the Epsilon Sigma Pi Society. Wlieii, upon his return from the army, joseph Cuccia resumed his work for his degree in Business Administration his high average for work previously com- pleted sufliced for his acceptance. In February James A. Gallagher and Ed- ward Eckert, likewise returning from tours of military duty increased the membership to four. . At the commencement exercises held on June 9th, the Medals in Mathematics and in Electrical Engineering were both won by Maurice Regan, while the Ed- ward Dougherty Medal for Commerce and the Prize for Accountancy were both garnered by Joseph Cuccia. PEN AND SWORD F T ER a three-year absence from the Riverdale scene, Manhattan's select extra-curricular honor so- ciety, Pen and Sword, was reactivated last March. The only active members of the society, at this writing, are six re- turned veterans, who had been elevated to the august ranks in l942 and 1943. Membership in Pen and Sword is con- sidered the highest honor which may be attained by an undergraduate. Member- ship is limited to sixteen seniors, one of whom is selected as an alternate. Elec- tions are held at the end of the junior year, of those who have most disting- uished themselves in the extra-curricular activities of the College and have, at the same time, maintained a sufliciently high scholastic rating. In past years, the elected group has always presented a representative picture of Manhattan's various societies and of their ideals. The possession of a certain position does not assure a candidate's selection, for the vote of the members must be unanimous, and is based on the aims outlined by tradition. An impressive induction ceremony marks each Moving Up Day exercise, during which each outgoing member taps the candidate to take his place. The Col- lege presents to each member of Pen and Sword a key and scroll to ma-rk his selection. The members of the group currently active are Vlfilliam McGowan, President, Edward Eckert, Secretary, Paul C. Cortissoz, Vincent P. G'Mahoney, John I. Shea and Edward I. Walsh.