Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Manhattanite rHE preparation of a ciassbook is always a difficult task, and the 1948 Manhat- tanite was no exception. Most important, and time-consuming, was the gathering of indi- vidual senior portraits. Some, doubting the imminence of graduation, shied away from the photographer. Finally confidence over- came medieval fear and the pictures were taken, deli ered, and readied for the en- graver. All told, there are 89 Business, 99 Arts and Science, and 114 Engineers in the book, representing the labors of photo editor, Bill Shanney. The managing editor, Sam Giannecchini, took charge of the faculty and activities sec- tions, while fellow artsman Joe McCarthy handled the lead article, the story of the Christian Brothers in America, aptly titled, The Centenary Years. Right here we would mention the man who completed his assignment for the Man- hattanite back in April: sports editor Bill Miller. Miller, along with McCarthy, inci- dentally, contributed with reasonable regu- larity to the New ' ork Times during his college days. We ' re not drawing any con- clusions, however. The architectural vignettes accompanying The Centenary Years, are the work of James Bangert; Howie Everngam sketched 206

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Manhattan ' Engineer ?y A BOUT the only thint; not up to its own - - ' - high standards in The Engineer is the phiin-faced title. This is the ie v not t)nly of the moderator of our most handsome pub- lication but of others who secretly wish for a stronger title. However, the name Engineer is gen- erally conceded to be superior to The Tran- sit or something equally common. This fact has been publicly mentioned by John B. Walsh, Business Manager of the Manhattan Engineer. Walsh and Joseph Cohn are the twt) responsible for the healthy growth and modern format of the Engineering School ' s fa orite child, and this spring was heard to have made the claim of early financial sta- bility for the Engineer. One former editor of the Engineer, now a member of the faculty, questioned the staff as to the source of revenue for the new, dash- ing publication. This was countered by rather ague replies saying the Engineer is just getting on its feet. Or so we ha e been told. 205

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the founding brothers; and Ji)e CampaneUa drew the sub-dividers for the sports section. John B. Walsh, now famous for an analy- sis of non-linear functions, copy-edited the material as it arrived from unnamed scribes writing for campus societies. Assisting in copy editing, which means tackling all the arduous tasks connected with a yearbook, were Frank Reynolds, Bill Dickson, and Bill Schulz. Assuming most of the responsibility, and standing ready to shoulder the blame, is the editor, Walter Ruddy, sometimes to be found in the Manhattanite office wearing a slide rule and a worried look. These are the men who did it. 207