Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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the Catholic Summer School of America. In the scientific field a contem- porary of Brother Azarias was sig- nalled out as one of the more bril- liant men in a field that is well studded with great minds. The name Brother Potamian (1847-1919) is quite familiar to present-day scientists. This scientific genius made several significant experiments with wire- less, contributing in no small a to the further de elopments of the Ital- ian pioneer, Marconi. In Ireland Brother Potamian is remembered as the scientist who introduced into that countr - the medical use of the X-Ray. Few men have contributed more to the furtherance of scholastic phil- osophic thought in America than the astute Brother Chrysostom ( 1863- 1917). Among those of Thomistic persuasian he is recognized as one Brother Pastoris 14

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inaccurate to overlook the foresiglu and courage of Brother Facile ( 1800-1877), who as Assistant-Supe- rior General in the period following the Civil War was responsible for the nationwide expansion of the Christian Brothers. He realized the difficulties that would be encoun- tered but also taking into considera- tion the caliber of the Brothers, Brother Facile made the decisions and formulated the plans that were later to pay immeasurable spiritual and educational dividends. There were other sons of St. La Salle who deserve citation. Brother Patrick 0822-1891) devoted his en- ergies to train a nati e clerg ' in the preparation of spiritual and educa- tional text books and was also re- sponsible for the extension of the parochial school system. Then there was the outstanding Brother Azarias f 1847-1893), a man of many gifts who especially distinguished himself as a philosopher, educator, linguist, and lecturer. He earned world-wide recognition for his erudite books, magazine articles, and pamphlets. Among the more famous of his scholarly tomes are The Philoso- phy of Literature, Essays Educa- tional, and Aristode and the Chrisdan Church. Brother Azarias was considered as perhaps the out- standing Catholic literary critic at the latter part of the 19th Century. Lie was also one of the founders of 13

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of the great philos()i )liers of the age. Brothe r ( -lirysostom ' s treatise The Development of Personah ' ty is con- sidered one of the finest treatments on the subject. The citation of the aforemen- tioned Brothers and the countless others who deserve mention would transcend the pages of this book and overflow into olumes. A glorious heritage has been constructed up to this centenary year. Every young man who has donned the frock sym- bolic of the Order and taken die vows of poAcrty, chastity, and obe- dience has built a bulwark of aca- demic freedom and religious princi- ples purposive of preparing the youth entrusted to his care and guid- ance for the fundamental needs uhich must be satisfied for the com- plete life. The student is reminded that this life is a preparation for eter- nitv and that he must conform his Brother Albieii 15