Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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ter, and to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors in good standing. The Club was established for a two- fold purpose: lirst, to create and maintain a bond of friendship among the under- graduate members and between the stu- dents and faculty, which will be perpe- tuated through the years among the alumni of the School, second, to offer to the undergraduates opportunities for guidance in the choice of a business career and to supplement and broaden the work of the classroom, through discus- sions, lectures, forums, visits to manu- facturing plants and Hnancial and in- dustrial establishments in and around the Metropolitan area. To carry out these purposes meetings are held bi-monthly, when the Club has guest speakers from business, industry, neighboring collegiate schools of busi- ness and from the faculty staff of the School of Business. Each year, war not interfering, the Commerce Club has sponsored a formal dance for undergraduates, alumni and faculty of the School. The educational and social activities of the year are fit- tingly climaxed by the School of Busi- ness banquet, in which the alumni play a very conspicuous part and for whom the affair is chieiiy planned. At this banquet, the newly elected oflicers of the Club are formally installed. The Commerce Club, in addition to its regular activities, has the mandate and privilege at the present time of fos- tering and directing the aims and work of the Propeller Club of the United States, with which it is affiliated through the locally established chapter, called the Port of Manhattan College, which was formally set up some years ago, under the leadership of Brother Adrian Lewis, F.S.C. 196 Under the moderatorship of Dean James L. Fitzgerald, the following offi- cers guided the destiny of the Society during the past year: Sylvester I. Bal- assi, President, Stephen Ahmuty, Vice President, Thomas Liccardi, Secretary and Jean VVill, Treasurer. THE MANHATTAN ENGINEERS NSTTTUTED in 1939, the Manhat- tan Engineers is the largest profes- sional group on the campus. This organization embraces all students and graduates of the School of Engineering under the direction of Brother Leo, E.S.C., Dean of the School. The three- fold aim of the Society is first, the uniti- cation of all engineering activities, sec- ond, the coordination of the various pro- fessional groups of the School, both graduate and student and third, by means of united effort, the assurance of greater success for these engineering activities. The main social event of the school year is the Engineers' Ball sponsored by the Manhattan Engineers. Since its ori- gin in 1937, the Ball has grown to be the social highlight of the academic year. This year marked the initial appearance of a very succesful advertising journal. Under the guidance of our dynamic Brother Aubert, the Dance has grown to be such a success that next year it is scheduled to be held in the Grand Ball- room of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. With Brother Aubert at the helm, within a few years the Engineers' Ball should be able to give the College a new and much-needed Engineering Building. The Manhattan Engineers also spon- sor a Communion Breakfast, held on the

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The American Society of Civil Engineers fourth Sunday of Lent. Formerly the Breakfast was intended mainly for the alumni, but this year it is to be a student affair as well. Brother Denis, who is the guiding hand behind the arrangements, has enlisted the aid of all the students in the Engineering School. Father Steffens, the Chaplain of the College, is slated to be the guest speaker. Witli Brother Aubert directing the Ball and Brother Denis in charge of the Communion Breakfast, the Committees should experience little diiiiculty in keep- ing these two events at the head of the School's social calendar. 198 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS HE Manhattan College Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers has the distinc- tion of being one of the most active or- ganizations on the Campus. During the war, when the enrollment in the College was at its lowest the ASCE Chapter carried on, despite the fact that the Stu- dent Chapters in many other institutions throughout the nation ceased to exist. The purpose of the Student Chapter is twofold. First, the Society endeavors