Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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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

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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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George Murphy, president, Brother A. Joseph and the officers of the St. Thomas More law Society. T. TH Tom Kelly finds the law to be humorous us well as interesting. displays his courtroom style. For the students who plan to enter law school, the words of More are of great significance. It is the idea of this society that its members will follow the precepts that were espoused by St. Thomas More. To further this aim the society holds bi-monthly meetings. At the end of each year this group sponsors a Law Advisory Forum, aided by practicing attorneys. This forum is designed and forms part of a program specifically intended to meet the needs of undergraduate students. Between the theory of law as expounded by More and its practical application there lies not so much a gap as a fre- quently obscured link which unites legalistic abstractions with concrete realities. It is the hope of the society that it makes this link evident. The society conducts its members on trips through the courts. In this way they have the opportunity of attending court trials and meeting the presiding judges. The members compile a list of all the obtainable information on scholarships and law school entrance exams. The Docket is the annually published report of this group. In 1954 the society succeeded in establishing Manhattan College as one of the centers for the law admission exams. This is one of an increasing list of services rendered to the student body by this society. 185