Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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ms AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS SINCE Its inception on the campus in 1927, the Manhattan Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers has been the most important as well as the most interesting extra-curricular activity of the the student ci ' il engineer. Through close cooperation with the parent organization, the member- ship of which includes the most prominent men of the engineering profession, the chap- ter acquaints the embryonic college engineer with the more practical aspects of his chosen i eld. Through the lean war years, the member- ship in the Society was at a dangerous low, but the Manhattan Chapter this year increased to the point whe re it is now the hirgest chap- ter m this area and ranks amontr the leaders in the country. Extremely important to him as a student, the American Society of Civil Engineers becomes a near-necessity to the graduate engineer. 192

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NAMED for the famous Augustinian sci- entist, Gregor Mendel, who propounded Mendel ' s Law, the Mendelian Society was founded in 1929 to provide a meeting-ground for all Sciencemen working in the biological field. Brother Cyprian James went about the re- organization of what had been a wholly decadent group during the war years, and before school had been in progress one MENDELIAN SOCIETY month, the Mendelian Society sported a full complement of officers and an enthusiastic membership largely composed of veterans with much service experience m the scientific fields. The newly elected officers of the group were President, Charles V. Tierney; Vice- President, Victor J. DiRocco; Secretary, Wil- liam J. Ryan, and Treasurer, Robert Keating. Among the most active campus societies, the Mendelian Society has had a constant schedule of student speakers, guest lecturers and a series of motion pictures on surgery and a number of biological subjects. As the society concluded activities in May, Brother Cyprian James and President Charles V. Tier- ney expressed the hope that the group would continue to maintain its important place in the campus life during the coming year. 191

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ST. THOMAS MORE LAW SOCIETY THE St. Thomas More Law Society is an- other of the many t roups that resumed activities this year after a lapse of three years due to the war. Led in reorganization by Brother Alexander Joseph, the society was able to function as a definite unit shortly after school started in October. The main purpose of the society is to ac- quaint Its members with the problems they will be facing as lawyers and, as best as pos- sible, to determine whether or not they will be fitted for a law career. Among its func- tions during 1946-1947 were inter-collegiate forums on law and politics, the publication of the Docket, and a mock trial held in April. Officers for the year were Edward J. Walsh, President; Thomas Portela, Vice- President; Arthur King, Secretary, and Wil- liam Hurley, Historian. 193