Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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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

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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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The Crztvrlziirt Society Milroy, a Jasper Maryknoller who will receive a degree in Electrical Engineer- ing this semester. Chosen at the beginning of the first semester, John F. Sweeney and Robert N. Paolini, President and Vice-President respectively, have acted as chairman and presided at all business meetings and gen- eral meetings held in Smith Auditorium, James Neumann has acted as Treasurer of the Society, and the Secretary's post has been handled by the very capable Griffith J. Billmeyer. Under the continued guidance of Brother Denis, F.S.C., moderator, the Catholic Students Mission Crusade looks forward to 1947 as another year of ac- 2 complishment in behalf of the Catholic missions of the world. THE CATECHIST SOCIETY HE Catechist Society, an aliiliate of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, was organized in the fall of 1938 reaching its peak of effectiveness on the Campus during the scholastic year 1941-1942. During the war years it had all it could do to keep its activities going on a reduced scale. Because of the gen- erous response of many who could spend only a few terms in college during these