Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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1 ill Ullllllll Accounting Club meetings were always crowded before tests. In 1951 a group of young accounting maiors founded the then new Society of Accountants. It was their intent that they would be able to aid each other and in that way aid Manhat- tan College. Since that time the society has progressively augmented its membership and influence at Manhattan Col- lege. The purpose of the society is to foster the mutual promul- gation of generally accepted principles, conventions, proce- dures and practices and to contribute educationally, morally and in any other way to the aid of its members, the com- munity, and the school, both as undergraduates and later as graduates. This is accomplished by organizational meetings, forums and discussion periods. Membership in the society is restricted to - t W UH Under God's providence, the discovery of truth is a co-opera- tive task of the human race. One man's positive contributions may be quite small, when viewed in isolation, but it can be integrated with the findings of others. The total expression of truth is great and leads to a wonderful increase. This is the long range view of the operations of a realistic philosophy, as it dominates all periods of the history of philosophy and aggregates to itself all the valuable discov- eries of the human intellect concerning ultimate questions. Thus .a balance is to be sought between permanent princi- ples, healthy criticism of accepted views, and increment of fresh insights. These ideas best express the attitude of the club. It does not hold that the philosophy of Aquinas constitutes an absolute positive norm by which all modern philosophy must be iudged. The members of the club are of this opinion because to be otherwise would be a travesty of Aquinas' principles. The purpose of the many lectures that are sponsored by the club is to establish a critical attitude on the part of the students toward philosophical problems particularly viewed in the light of modern developments. accounting maiors or those students who have studied advanced accounting procedures. The reason for this is the belief of the members that they will be better able to aid the student body it their organization is a well knit group of competent students. The Society of Accountants has initiated a program of attract- ing prominent men in the profession as well as in related fields of commerce and banking to discussion forums where the students interested in accounting can question these men in regard to the prospects open and related to accounting. This field includes not only banking and securities but also opportunities in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. One of the most popular services performed by members of the society is operating an Accountant Clinic.

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Mendelians practicing for future surgery. MENU IIHN JITY The Mendelian Society was formed in 1929 to provide infor- mation concerning the related medical fields of the biological sciences to the pre-medical students. It was the desire of the initiators to obtain scientific papers, reports, theses and magazines that were neither readily avail- able nor obtainable by the individual pre-medical student. The society is aided by a large group of active alumni, who are established in the medical profession and provide valuable contacts and material. The society annually conducts an extensive program of lectures and films. It is by this means that it aims to keep its members informed of the changing conditions of biological research. Motion pictures are a supplement to the lectures as well as to the theoretical aspects of the curriculum. One of the more popular events is the field trip to the Museum of Natural History. In the early spring and late fall the society sponsors trips to local areas noted for their Hora and fauna. These trips are conducted under special guidance and are open to all students. At the termination of the school year the society holds an annual dinner at which keys are presented to outstanding members. I. .. .. .4 ;. ; Elections for oHicers this year put Charlie Lynch into the presidency. The American Chemical Society aids its members by an active program of professional activities designed to coordinate the varied aspects of modern chemistry. These diverse areas of interest include bio-chemistry, nuclear chemistry, radio chem- istry, radiology and chemurgy. Membership is open to all students interested in chemistry. However most of its members are chem maiors who plan to enter the chemistry industry. The society, realizing this aim, has initiated a full program of securing data on the profession itself as well as the oppor- tunities for advanced study. In this latter endeavor it has helped several members of the society who have won the National Science Foundation Award and the Atomic Energy Commission Fellowship. This aim is in part realized by lectures. Qualified persons who are prominent in the teaching and research professions are invited to address the society. In addition the society maintains contact between the chemistry maiors and firms engaged in the applied and industrial fields of chemistry. At least twice a year the society sponsors field trips to phar- maceutical and chemical concerns. The information derived from these sources is collected by the society and codified and is available to its members and interested students. The society issues a monthly periodical, the Manhattan Chem- ist, which is dedicated to furthering the purpose of the society. This magazine is written by the members and contains synopses of papers submitted by its members and project results.

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He is really going to get a charge out of this. AIEE and IRE members in mass formation. .. . .-l.H.. One of the most important groups in the school of Electricdi Engineering is the affiliated chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers. The importance of this organization is based upori its con- centration of activities which are specifically designed for engineering students. Scholastically the society has aided many members in obtain- ing difficult data and also in verifying experimental results. Several members of the society have utilized this data and material in their papers which were submitted in competition with other students. The many plaques received now hang in the Electronics Laboratory in Manhattan Hall. The main objectives of the A.I.E.E. are to advance the theory and practical applications in the field of electrical engineering and to encourage research in engineering particularly in the power engineering field. The I.R.E. on the other hand, was organized to advance the science of radio communication and the related fields of television and research into the more practical applications, especially in the field of transistors. Morgan Kennedy and question of pictures. the men of AIEE stand firm on all questions, even the