Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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- -. ,. ,W H I V f- fy fi was wwe.-Nw-Swirl at I If 'f?'j if . L----g . Q ' 'll'-1 . ,4 I 54 . A . I - is . . ' 1, 'iz Q- x I Guard of H0110'l' Unlike the majority of organizations, the Guard of Honor has never lacked for members during the strained War years. Its roster was greatly increased, however, at the beginning of both past terms when new students and returning veterans signed up enmasse to serve as honor guards at the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Many of the half- hour Watches proved so popular that waiting lines of three and four have often been noted in the Chapel as various shifts came up. W'orking for the past year without the help of a student executive body, faculty moderator Brother Bernard Gerald gathered his group to play an im- portant part in the annual Forty Hours Devotions and the solemn procession of the Blessed Sacrament on Holy Thurs- day. Highly spiritual in nature, the Guard of Honor has done much to solidify Manhattaifs claim to being a Maker of Men. TI-IE CATHOLIC STUDENTS MISSION CRUSADE HE aim of the Manhattan Chapter of the Catholic Students Mission Crusade is to give Manhattan men an intelligent understanding of the mis- sions of the Catholic Church and to in-

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Religion Sociezfie THE GUARD OF HONOR RCM rather inauspicious begin- nings some twelve years ago, Man- llZ1tt211liS Guard of Honor has grown to become the largest and most popular devotional group on the Campus. VV ith the primary function of venerat- ing the Blessed Sacrament whenever it is exposed in the college Chapel, me1n- bers may be found in an ever-present guard before the altar on all the First Fridays of the school year.

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3'1'l-' 'W 'A i '- ' ' Officers of thc Maulzaffaaz Unit of H10 Catholic Sz'udmzf.r zwisxion Crusadf' pire in them a love for the missions that will express itself, not only during col- legiate days but in later life as well. Activities of the Crusade have devel- oped in a threefold plan embracing prayer, study and sacrifice. Each mem- ber is expected to pray frequently for the missions. Priests laboring in the various mission tields are invited to speak at the meetings and acquaint the members with the activities and needs of the missions. ln line with this policy the Mission So- ciety invited a Franciscan, a Paulist, and a Maryknoller to address the student body. The true stories narrated by the Padre missionaries were informative and truly inspiring. ln order to aid in a positive way the great work being accomplished by our missionaries the promoter in each re- ligion class collects dues for the Catholic Students Mission Crusade and the SO- ciety for the Propagation of the Faith. This year dues collected reached an all- time high of over one thousand dollars. Additional money for the missions was acquired through Tea Dances held on the campus, and through the generosity of the Manhattan Players who donated half the proceeds from their smash hit play to the Mission Society. The money re- ceived from the Players was turned over by the Mission Society to the Maryknoll Fathers as a token of esteem for Father