Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB STUDENTS of that intricate pattern mak- ing up the international scene have their official campus organization in the Interna- tional Relations Club. In order to familiarize its members with the internal and foreign affairs of the various nations of the world and to present, if possible, their influence on the present international scheme, regular meet- ings are held at which specific topics are presented by member-speakers and discussed by the group. During the past year, the club discussed such topics as The International Student Organization and National Student Organi- zations, which was presented by John O ' Leary, and The Nuremberg Trials, which took the form of a defense and a criticism of the trial proceedings by Leo Holhday and John Bach. A field trip by the organization included a visit to the United Nations and a close study of its operations. Another feature of the International Rela- tions Club ' s procedure is that for the length of the school year each member undertakes the study of a particular world-sector in rela- tion to the news of the day. Thus, as well as being responsible to the rest of the mem- bership for information on this particular sphere, each member contributes to the dis- cussion-topic by his better knowledge of the zone and its people. John Bach, Leo Holhday and Martin Quinn held the seats of President, Vice-President, and Secretary for the 1946-1947 school year. 209

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BOARDERS ASSOCIATION THE empty rooms of Chrysostom, Manhat- tan, and DeLaSallc Halls were rapidly filled in October when .dmost three hundred boarders flocked back to the campus. The demand for rooms was so heavy that many men from Lont; Island and Staten Island were forced to commute daily until the dor- mitories on the Athletic Field were com- pleted. The great number of these men ha ' e organized Manhattan ' s most cosmopolitan group, the Boarders Association, and have elected the personable track star, Edward O ' Toole, as their president. Outstandini: amom: the boarders ' activities diu ' ing the past year was the organization of a Perpetual Adoration Society by John V( ' ' in- ston and head prefect Brother Bernard Al- fred. Schedules were arranged and posted with invitations to the rest of the student body to join in half-hour visits to the Clhapel. Other high-ranking activities included the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners pre- ' ious to the holiday recesses at which Brother B. Thomas, President of the CoUeue, ad- dressed the boarders. The Resident Students ' Basketball League, which was organized just before the Christ- mas vacation, consisted of twelve teams and proNided one of the most exciting intra- coUege tournaments seen at Manhattan in a long time. Andy Murphy starred on the first- place Shamrocks, while Joe Stewart and his LInknowns beat out the Rum-Dums for sec- ond place in the tournament. Assistint: O ' Toole in his directorial chair were ' Vice-President Edward J. Walsh, and Philip Sheridan, John Gokey, Joseph Sulli- van and J ohn Winston, who were the elected representatives of the arious halls. 208

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T % y ii , ' ' HI: mniirli of Our Blessed Mother was ushered in with impressi c Mav Day devotions especially in- oknii; the intercession of Our Lady of Fatuna tor the people of Russia and all citizens of the Coinmuiust-donii- nated countries. A continuous chain of rosa- ries, begun at 9:00 A.M. on the moriiint; of the First and endint; with a holy hour at 5:00 P.M., v as interrupted only by a special program at the noon hour when the entire student body and faculty gathered on the quadrangle to pray for the conversion of the Russians. In talks by Brother C. Edward, vice-president of the college, and Charles Riker, Sophomore BLisinessman, it was brought to mind that Our Blessed Mother, in appearing to the shepherd children of Fatima, informed them that the cause of Rus- sia was dear to her heart. During the month, elaily recitation of the Rosary was an important feature of the daily religious program. Students gathered before the grotto dedicated to Mary our Mother and amidst the beautiful setting provided by nature recited five decades of the beads and heard one of their fellow students deliver a short discourse. Ihe traditional mo ' ing-up day ceremonies were held on May 9 as F eshmen, Sopho- mores, and Juniors moved around the quad- rangle walks to specified points denoting their soon-to-be-assumed stature as Sopho- mores, Juniors, and Seniors. The outstandmi; event on the program was the tapping of the fifteen outstanding members of the Junior Class into Pen and Sword, Manhattan ' s honor society. The new members selected on that day were John Quigley, John Fl inter, Thomas Keene, James Sheehy, Joseph Mc- Carthy, John O ' Leary, Paul Nicholson, Al- bert Coakley, Aldo Giannecchini, William Miller, John McCarthy, Walter Ludovico, 210 Walter Ruddy, Thomas Cdarke, Robert Mc- Lou!:hlin. A warm spring day pro ided the perfect seasonal setting for Campus Day held on May II. Dedicated to Brother Richard, the late bookstore manager who had died during the semester, the program included interest- ing exhibits by the various schools and ac- tivities. A discussion panel sponsored by the newly-formed Department of Sociology proved ery popular. The feature event was the annual Grady Oratorical Contest which was won by Paul Nicholson, who had pre- viously entered the finals of the Hearst Ora- torical Contest. John McCarthy and John O ' Leary, Junior Artsmen, took second and third place awards. hi the annual elections held early in the month the huge Engineering School swept the ma|onty of their candidates into office. Andrew Paretti, Junior Engineer, was elected President of the Student Council, winning by a close margin over Junioi Aitsman John McCarthy. WS The Manhattan Players presented Robert ' ,, Sherwood ' s prize comedy, The Queen ' s Husband, in Smith Auditorium on the eve- nings of May I I, 15, 16, and 17, and met with enthusiastic approval. Starring Albert Coakley as King Eric ' VIII, and directed by Mr. Frederick Little, the play was termed a x success by both the cast and audience. Pro- ceeds from the play went to the Mission Society for distribution among the MaryknoU missions. The month of May was open season for Llub dinners. The Catechist Society held theirs at Brady ' s Restaurant with Provincial Brother A. ' Victor addressing the group. Pen and Sword held its annual dinner at Mayer ' s Parkway Restaurant, at which Mod- erator Brother A. Philip awarded the keys of membership to the newly-tapped mem-