Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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RCDBERT T. XVEIL, Jr. EE., MS. Professional Engineer New York State. Professor of Electrical Engin,eering. Head the Depc1rimen.i'. iwoclerciior: A.I.E.E. Of OTCDKAR ONDRA BS. in E., QE.. MS. Professional Engineer New York State. Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering. NVARREN J. DORNHOEFER BEE. Insirucior in Eleciriccil Engineering.

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JOHN J. CQSTA BS. in CE., MS., CE. Professional. Engineer New York State. Professor of Civil Engineering. Associate Morl- erotor: A.S.C.E. CLARENCE J. VELZ BS., MS. Professional Engineer New Jersey. Professor of Civil Engineering. Head of the Department. DANIEL J. OCONNELL BS. in E., CE., MS. Professional Engineer New York State. Associate Professor of Civil Engineering. Mod- erator: Rec! C ross.

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The School of Business NDER the hincl ancl watchful eyes of Brother A. Victor, Man- hattanis wartime Presialent, the School of Business Aclminis- h.attan. went through its most trying periocl since its inception in 1927. lts numhers graclually were tahen. into military service until finally, there were less than ten husinessmen on. the campus. Though few in numher, they carriecl on as hest they coulcl, upholcling the traclitions ancl spirit of the Business School. The fact that there is a Business School toclay ancl that it continuecl in existence throughout the war is clue largely to Dean lames ls. Fitzgeralcl. lt was a great shoch for him to see his school, the school which he hacl nursecl from infancy to youth, all hut cancellecl out hefore his eyes. VV ith courage, conhclence ancl zeal, however, he unclertooh the joh of main.taining a School of Business here at lxlanhattan. On his shoulclers largely fell the worries, clijtliculties ancl responsihilities. He hail to cope with the prolilem of giving courses which woulcl not pay for themselves. Professors as well as stuclents hacl gone to war ancl coulcl not he replacecl. The proposition of securing f or a man sufficient un.clergrac'luate worh for his clegree was next to impossihle. By talzing on cluties as a Professor, in aclclition. to his cluties as Dean. he soloecl some of these prohlems, hut it entailecl twice as much harclship for him. We of the Class of 1946 woulcl here puhlicly lihe to thanh Dean Fitzgeralcl as well as Brother C. Francis ancl Mr. Thornton for the vital part they playeil in mahing us memhers of the class of ,116 anal we assure 'them of our appreciation of every ejfort they have macle in our hehalf. Especially we would lilae to thanh Brother C. Francis for the Uery active in.terest he tooh in the school ancl its worh, as well as for tahing on the cluties of teaching along with the office of Bursar. Qnce again the School of Business is hach on its feet ancl is as- suming the prominent position it shoulcl occupy ancl clicl occupy up to 1942. ln the years to come, now that this interruption in its growth has heen terminatecl, the School of Business Aclministration. shall go on. to greater achievements hecause it is hasically souncl in its pro- fessional aims anal ideals ancl interestecl in enhancing the name anfl fame of lvlanhattan College. 52