Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Radio Club ' T WtL Radio Club at Manhattan embraces those students whose collective interest IS the Amateur Radio Relay League, in short ham radio. Operatmg on the campus they work under the guidance of Brother B. Anthony, practic- me code for Class B radio licenses and con- structing all-wave radio equipment. Membership is of course open to all who might be actively interested, and the past two semesters saw a healthy growth of the Radio Club. It should be pointed out that radio ama- teurs are in no small way connected with advance of radio communications. Also, in times of emergency, it is the radio hams v,ho carry the burden of communication. The pri ilege of being on the air carries with it responsibili. ' ies to the government and fellow men. hi time, it is hoped that the college will possess a commercial station, permitting stu- dents not only to operate the technical con- trols of the stations but also to write and de- liver complete broadcasts. 218

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Mendelian Society ' I ' HE Mendelian Society was fi)unded in - 1930 by Brother Celestine for the fur- therance of student interest in the biological sciences and an in itation into the methods of biological research. Members of this so- ciety endeavor to emulate the careful scien- tific methods of that outstanding Catholic scientist, Gregor Mendel, who is honored in the title of their organization. As a secondary aim, the Mendelian So- ciety promotes good fellowship among the undergraduate students and the alumni whose common purpose is the promotion of interest in biology and the cognate sciences. All members of the society are also given the opportunity, and even encouraged, to conduct their t) vn planned in estigations or studies. To this end, the biological labora- tories and their equipment are ever at the disposal of interested members. Among the main activities of the Society this past year was the survey of the profes- sional opportunities for biologists in fields allied to medicine. The results of the survey were most enlightening to the members. 217

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Staten Island Club ' ' HIS year, president John O ' Brien led the ckib in its fourteenth year on the Manhattan College campus. The social ac- tivities of the club included a round of beef- steak parties and dances held on home soil, standard practice for the islanders. More imaginative members of the club suggested that a lobby be formed to obtain legislation authorizing ferry service direct from St. George to Spuyten Duyvil ; but it was strongly voted down in favor of a more practical suggestion: the serving of hot cof- fee, in winter months, and bottled soda, in summer months, on the ferryboats. The outcome of the whole affair, coinci- dentally, was a notice from Mayor O ' Dwy- er ' s office stating that new boats for the iso- lated citizens of Staten Island are on order. Delivery will not affect the present graduat- ing class; but the groundwork has been firmly laid, and junior members of the club have reasonable cause for rejoicing. As in most clubs, membership cards have been issued, an unnecessary gesture; the bronzed, wind-burned faces of the New York Bay sailors have long been recognizable, contrasting strongly, as they do, with less adventuresome subway travelers. 219