Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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St Thomas More Law Society yT ' ANHATTAN ' S Law Society made great strides this past year toward - - ' - attaining and e -en surpassing its pre-war eminence on the campus. Their activities included a field trip to the office of the District Attorney of New York County, and the Criminal Court, the Society ' s First Annual Banquet, the publication of the DOCKET, and a tea dance. Under the able leadership of Brother Alexander Joseph, moderator of the society, and past and present President Tom Portella and Ed Hogan, the groundwork was laid for the formation of a branch of the society among the alumni presently engaged in the study and practice of Law. The Annual Banquet held in February at the Midston House was the high- light of the year ' s acti ities. Among the distinguished speakers were John P. Moore ' 37, prominent Washington attorney and Brother Bona enture Thomas, President of the College. The remaining officers of the barristers included Jim Griffin, Treasurer, and Bill Dickson, Secretary. Assisting them were Bob Strong and Tom Sullivan heading the Social Program and Guest Committees respectively. 198

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Institute of Radio Engineers ' y HE Student Chapter of the Institute of Radio Engineers, now enjoying fine, post- war health, capped its schedule of activities with a visit to the parent organization ' s con- vention in Grand Central Palace. The institute has assumed the task of sta- bilizing the position of radio engineers, or more correctly, electrical engineers working in radio and allied fields. In this sense, the institute is a curious blend of the old guild and a parental lover, taking a stand as it does, for professional licensing. Other groups, less wise but just as sincere, clamor for unionization as the solution to the gen- eral engineers ' problem. Individuals of professional stature decry unionization for themseh ' es and their fol- lowers, and the student chapters of these societies are an important link chain tying together the entire structure of leaders and students. The heritage of these young engineers be- fore us has not been so complete as to in- clude a perfect professional organization, but it might be, for their children. 197

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Institute of Public Opinion NE of the most progressive and alert groups on the campus during the past year was the Institute of Pubhc Opmion. Organized as the official spokesman of the Sociology Department of Manhattan College, it has for its principal aim the encouragement of social thoughts on the campus. During the past year, the Institute has engaged in such activities as the presentation of public panel discussions on and off the campus dealing with such topics as courtship, marriage, divorce, birth control, crime, and juvenile delinquency. The Institute has also conducted several successful surveys on the topics of courtship and marriage, criminology, and the problems of Catho- lic married couples which provided a much keener awareness of these vital problems among students and married couples in the metropolitan area. Under the direction of Brother C. Alfred, moderator of the group, the organization was led by Thomas J. Flaherty, as President, and Joseph F. Phelan, as Vice-President. 199