Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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i d e d i c ati o n Manhattan College is a little out of the ordinary in that it is a college with a religious influence permeating throughout all of its many phases and aspects. It is ordinary in that we have a representative student body, men of unusual caliber and also those who find it difficult to iust get by. But in all this, there is a common denominator; we are human beings who are afflicted by trials, dimculties and sorrows and each of us is unique. We realize this and in aiming for our ultimate goal, eternal salvation, are always hampered and led astray by this human element within us which constantly exerts an influence upon us. Today especially, we, as members of a highly mechanized, technical society surrounded by the material Opulence of America, are faced with the problem of our salvation and the performance of the will of God. When we leave the confined, yet venerable halls of Alma Mater, the attraction of material pleasure will be an even greater dimculty once we are withdrawn from the Christian atmosphere of the campus. The religious training which has been an important part of our backgrounds will be faced with the test of reality as we enter into our professional fields. The road ahead will not be an easy one, and it is with this in mind that we dedicate this 36th Volume of the Manhattanite to those contemporaries who held to the right way, Christ's way, the Way of the Cross. We refer to those Modern Day Martyrs, individuals who had the proper perspective in their lives which enabled them to withstand the attack of the senses in their daily lives to the degree that their salvation was the prime consideration, with life as only a means toward the meriting of eternity with God. With an eye to the spirit which guided these men, we conduct our thoughts to our post-Man- hattan life, hoping and trusting that we too will become martyrs in a sense; that we too will have the strength of will and the perseverance to remember what we are and what is our destiny.

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passing.... As man moves slowly along the path of time, he gathers golden experiences and gems of wisdom. These he stores in the treasure chest of his memory. The older his memory becomes, the more wealth there lies within. Your experiences in Manhattan have greatly added to the wealth of your memories. As time passes, you will try to recall vividly the experiences that brightened your college career. The older you become, the more shadowy the images become. If these images are not refreshed, they will eventually fade into insignificance. It is the purpose of this annual to serve as an immutable witness to what once was. Through this volume, we, the editors are presenting the year 1955-56 as it actually happened. In contents, we have captured the cher- ished incidents of that year and a glimpse of the three years preceding. The format of this book expresses the feeling of the times through the modern simplicity of form which typifies the era. We have tried accurately to portray the period as seen through the students' eyes. In some instances, for the sake of completeness in our short history, we have taken editorial license with regard to things yet to happen. We have published this book with an eye towards the future rather than the present. The true test of this, the 1956 Manhattanite, is not the immediate reaction that will be felt upon publication, but the value that will be placed upon it when it has completed the test of time. BILL FARNAN Editor 1956