Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Sigma Beta Kappa ' T ' HE Sigma Beta Kappa fraternity pro- - tesses to be — and for that matter is — the only Catholic frat on the campus. This means that its reason for being is more than just social, although the social aspect is upper- most in importance. One may remember the pictures of Bill Harrington, m the New York Herald Trib- une, at the start of a starvation diet, to determine the food content of a European ration. In ten days he proved, at least to his own satisfaction and he hopes to many other people ' s, that the need for food in the war devastated countries cannot be overestimated. This small addition to the public store of knowledge may well mark a new trend in fraternities on the campus, whereupon the waistlines of the students will become less expansive, perhaps through the use of a smaller quantity of malt and hops. Harring- ton, by the way, was elected president of Sigma Beta Kappa for the school year 1948- 1949. On the lighter side, the fraternity is cred- ited with running one of the most interesting and successful tea dances of the past season in addition to its energetic campaign to pro- mote the Catholic way of life and thought through the media of public expression. 177

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Phi Epsilon Kappa ' TpHE Alpha Eta Chapter of Phi Epsilon Kappa mushroomed from eleven mem- bers in September to thirty-se ' en at the end of the Spring semester. Much of the growth must be attributed to president Walter Ludo- vico and vice-president Clarence Hoeftner. John MacEnroe and Paul Tiernan acted as secretary and treasurer, respectively. A lengthy project, scheduled to be com- pleted in a matter of years, is the compila- tion of vv ' orkbooks for the gym classes. There will be three workbooks, one for each of the tiiree lower classes. The workbooks will in- clude all pertinent information, and nomen- clature, of physical education equipment. Furthermore, instructions on the technique of employing the games equipment v.ill be included. Chairman of the committee is Jo- seph Madden, assisted by William Bennett, David Hobbs, Clarence Hoeiifner, John Madi- gan, Dominic Montalbano, Joseph Orsene, and Joseph Varone. Phi Epsilon Kappa held a national meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, during the spring. Here, Alpha Eta chapter fought to have the clause restricting membership to white males eliminated, without success, it must be added. In 1949, the chapter plans to renew the battle, strengthening its forces by enlisting other schools to take a non-discriminatory stand . 176

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N.F.CCS. invURING the past year the big task of - ' - the NFCCS was the conducting of the Student Rehef Campaign. The campaign, which resulted from a resolution introduced by the Manhattan delegation to last year ' s Congress at Toledo, netted $5,000 here at Manhattan and about $175,000 throughout the country. The money was used to send food, clothing, school supplies and medicine to college students in the war-torn lands of the world. The money was raised in several ways; by holding the world premiere of a movie and stage show in Hunter College Auditorium; by sponsoring a double-header basketball game with four colleges in the region; by raffling a mask which was donated by Mr. P. Fingesten; by raffling two automobiles; through gifts of various organizations on the campus; through direct contributions in mite boxes, and in other ways. Manhattan was host to the Pattern Insti- tute for a week last June. At that time the International Relations Clubs of many col- leges in the Federation met here to attend the sessions of the United Nations and to hear the most prominent Catholics in the field of international affairs. It was at the suggestion of the NFCCS that Sigma Beta Kappa sponsored the Holy Hour for the intention of a Christian victory in the Italian elections, and that Pen and Sword held the Pray for Russia May Day services. In October, John O ' Leary was named chairman of the Leadership Institute held at Cathedral High School. Leading Catholics in many fields were invited to speak. Out- lines of existing student organizations and a course in parliamentary law were also in- cluded. Other activities of the NFCCS are listed under Student Government Commission, Christian Doctrine Society, Labor-Manage- ment Commission, Missions and the Society for Interracial Justice. The ijtleg.ifci dining the k were Nick MiitlUr. Willi.im H.iriiiigloii .iitd jobi: O ' Lc.ir). 178