Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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'41 is Permanent Chairman of the group. Staten Island Club is planning several social affairs to take place ou the Island before, and during, the Surnnier. An an- nual dance will be instituted, and a june Lawn Party and Club Dinner will be held. Gflicers oit the Staten Island Club are: Ioseph Kiersky, of the Senior Arts class, President: W'illiam Thompson, Junior Artsman, V ice President: V in Cavan- augh, Junior Business student, Business 2 Managerg and Kevin 0'Brien, of Junior Science, Treasurer. The potential strength of this club is great. XY e expect to be the strongest or- ganization on the Quadrangle in a :few short months. And with the full coopera- tion ot all uieuibers of our convival group, we shall win success in that endeavor. If we fail, and are not to be found. then everyone will know that our ferryboat was rainmed by a garbage scow, and that we sank with all hands right in the middle of New York Bay.

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The Staten Island Club That Staten lslanders will attend the Riverdale institution is a tradition in it- self, and Manhattan's Alumni are many as a result. Rain, snow, and treacherous, foggy mornings on the ferry crossing have never deterred them. That the journey is tortuous, no one will deny, but still they come. Witli the return of soldiers, sailors, and marines, the membership of the Club as it now stands is thirty-eight . . . the highest enrollment to date. Thus, once more, reorganization was necessary. New officers have been elected, and plans for social events are being made. Although some members will be lost to the armed forces early this Summer, ample replace- ments will be found by Fall. Worthy' of mention are our two honorary members. They are men who voluntarily associated themselves with the Staten Islanders, and who have been accepted . . . although they live in Brooklyn. The Staten Island Alumni of Manhat- tan College have organized a large club, with sixty-live members active at present. Potentialities are tremendous, however, and the group may eventually include all of the tive hundred students who for- merly attended the Staten Island Divis- ion, as well as those from Riverdale. Every man in Manhattan's campus club is a member of the Alumni Society, and we are welcomed at its meetings. The primary object of our mutual cooperation is social, but Catholic Action is expected to play a large part in the combined club activities. John Dooney, of the class of

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A .uxiliaify Sociezfie 235 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HR oldest, largest and most loyal Manhattan group is the association of former Manhattan nien known as the Alumni Association. For more than three quarters of a century this group has been the closest-knit and most enthusiastic asseinblege, of Manhattan rooters. From the honors and distinc- tions that come to them, they have indi- vidually and collectively reflected credit