Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Publi ations 2 THE MANHATTANITE HE lkfaivzlzafla-lzlfici, after a wartime lapse of two years, resumes publi- cation with this. the 1946 volume. It has been the goal of the Editors to restore the yearbook to its position of dignity among things literary at Manhat- tan. Last fall, Brother B. Thomas, Presi- dent of the College, granted permission and the hnancial assistance necessary to

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ALPHA PHI DELTA HE Beta Beta Chapter of the Alpha Phi Delta has entered the stage of reactivation with the re- turn of john Delguca and Dom landoli from the armed forces. Alpha Phi Delta is the only national fraternity at Manhattan College and has thirty chapters in the leading colleges and universities throughout the country. lt is a combination of Greek letters, sym- bolizing a fraternity that has taken its place of prominence among the other fraternities in the United States. lt is more than just a name. It has a signin- cance and identity marked by the attri- butes of a certain type of cultured man- hood, of an American influence for good and uplift, of a leadership in though and in action 5 of a strong brotherhood among its members. lts men are noted for scholarship. character, morality, learn- 2 CID ing, athletic prowess, devoted social wel- fare and community interests. Founded over a decade ago in Syra- cuse, it is redeeming its pledge to main- tain an organization for a fuller and more active life among men in their affairs and to provide a forum for the intellectual and social activities of its members and a great and rich medium for enduring friendships, and especially to support a program for higher educa- tion and learning. ln the attainment of these purposes, it has enjoyed a measur- able success, and has earned the right to endure in order that its lofty and prac- tical aims may be carried out. Especially is Alpha Phi Delta destined to become one of the most important groups is fos- tering and securing ties, moral and spir- itual, by and between the younger men in institutions of learning and those out- side in the various other walks of life, Where we count, among the large and fast-increasing body of Alumni, those who are steadily and assiduously work- ing to achieve success in the professional and other iields of human endeavor. M embers Anthony Barbaro, Paul Bello, Richard Cerchiara, John De Luca, Dominic landoli, Joseph Odierna, Anthony Pace, Michael Paterno, john Pepe, Rudolph Procario, Romeo Sterlini.

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carry out the project. Trusted with the task of coordinating the effort and ap- pointing a Senior class staff, was Brother A. Thomas, Director of Publications. ln short order he began planting the seeds which have flowered into this - the 1946 lllazzlzattcmezfre. First task confronting John Flood as Editor-in-Chief, was the selection of a theme. This would serve to give points of liaison to the many sections of the vol- ume. After giving due consideration to many suggestions, Worlcl Missions, was seen to have the contemporary touch and the widest of appeals. In view of the Holy Father's marked interest in the field of the missions, the constant call for missioners from every corner of the globe as well as the presence as a mem- ber of the graduating class of Father Francis Milroy of the Maryknoll Mission Society, the choice is a happy and an ap- propriate one. Flood contacted Father Milroy on the subject and arrangements were made with Father Nevins of the Maryknoll Society in Westcheste1', through whose kind help a great deal of interesting in- formation as well as the striking pictures on the activities of the mission fields for the theme were obtained. A The editorial work on the volume has run into many a snag. The novelty of the venture, for many of us, the shortages in photographic supplies and equipment, crippling strikes and heavy demands on short paper supplies were all, in turn, confronted. In this the yearbook repre- sents an unusual triumph of mind over many matters. Then the draft, still exert- ing its magnetic force continued to call members of the staff, whose withdrawal 212 has left the organizational and literary work to be done by but a handful of the remaining editors. The changed aspect of the campus after the first of February demanded many another change. Throughout the book, evidences of this widening and ex- ploring of activities can often be seen. Activities were renewed, organizations revived. The aspect of many of these changes had to be reflected in a yearbook that was to mirror so extraordinary a year. 'We do not say that we have caught them all, but we feel that we have incorp- orated the most significant of these changes. Staff members deserving a round of applause include Joe VVard, Photography Editor who is responsible for the bulk of the informal pictures appearing in this volume, Frank Sheridan, who with his staff , collaborated on athletic memorabilia in jasperdom for the past year, a year marked by the return of the Kelly-Green to the intercollegiate sports scene. Handling the features and themes was accomplished by Ed Reilly, Feature Editor, who obtained much of his infor- mation from the pamphlets supplied by Maryknoll as well as from the books of Father John Considine, M .M. Other members of the editorial staH were Wil- liam Gately, News Editor: George Camp- bell, Services Editor, Williaiii Monck, Advertising Manager: Thomas Glynn, Business Manager and John Meenagh, Copy Editor. Despite the physical and technical dif- ficulties the editorial board has worked earnestly to produce a yearbook of high caliber with the hope of making its sta-