Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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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

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Tlze American Institute of Electrical Engineers to fill in the gap between the textbook and the lield, and second, its attempt to create a bond of union among the En- gineers by having them meet socially from time to time. The principal means of fulfilling these purposes are realized by the various meetings held throughout the term. At these sessions practicing engineers deliver professional talks to the members, films portraying methods of construction and design are presented, and the students themselves deliver lec- tures on topics of interest to them. To meet the second purpose of the Society, the Student Chapter holds vari- ous social functions throughout the year, among which may be included the Annual Outing and the Annual En- gineers' Smoker. The Manhattan College Student Chap- ter has received outstanding recognition by the parent Society for its work dur- ing the past two years. The highest honor that can be conferred on a Student chap- ter, the President's Letter of Recom- mendation, has been awarded to Man- hattan College on two occasions. This distinction is a Fitting tribute to the dili- gence and the effort extended by the Faculty moderators, the Officers of the Chapter and the work of the men them- selves. The future of the Chapter looks prom-