Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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One of the greatly attended lectures held by the association in H-iOO. Learn-Ieurneleurn. These lectures were often accompanied by interesting movies. HMEHI .. HTY WI Elli The Manhattan Chapter of the American Society of Civii Engineers affords an opportunity for the members of the Civil Engineering classes to become acquainted with the expanding field of civil engineering. It aims to foster a spirit of congeniality among the students that is conducive to co-operative research. The society utilizes the medium of addresses by competent speakers as well as films to express their views to the general student body. One of the most popular films shown this year was The Man with a Thousand Hands, narrated by Raymond Massey. Louis Schmitt, the society's president, has started an intensive program of student aid and research which is designed to increase student interest and participation in the society. The A.S.C.E. is open to students of sophomore, iunior, and senior status. Presently the student chapter has 150 members which constitutes approximately ninety percent of the civil engineering students. The society because of its large mem- bership holds bi-monthly meetings. These constant meetings create a situation where the many individual viewpoints are modified by close association with the ideas of other members. During the year field trips to manufacturing plahts and con- structions are sponsored to enable a practical visualization of the methods employed in applying engineering theory. One of the many plants recently visited is the Orangeburg Manufacturing Company, N. Y. On Engineer's Day, the members of the A.S.C.E. operate the CE. labs and give lectures on the procedures used in their operation. The society also holds a display in Smith Auditorium. The society has received a commendation from the National Society for outstanding work.

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John, Joe and Bob, oHicers of the Student Teachers League. The overall purpose of the student Teachers' League is to foster the advancement of its members toward their profes- sional objectives in education. It is the opinion of the league that there are few fields of human endeavor that are as rewarding as teaching. The society is concerned with the mission of the teacher in the modern world. His is a vocation and a response to values that cannot be measured by purely material standards. It is a response to the command, Teach ye all nations. By concentrating its activities upon the practical aspects of education, the league hobes to aid its members in securing positions in the educational field as well as increasing the prospectus for advanced study. This is done by compiling the various prerequisites for teaching in different localities. The examinations are exhaus- tively scrutinized to find out what are the desirable traits sought by school boards. Practice teaching out of doors. TUJ J. H i HGU This information is combined and published in the league's monthly magazine Chalk Dust. The league is further aided by alumni contacts, many of whom are prominent members of the teaching profession. The members are invited twice a year to avail themselves of the opportunity of meeting and questioning officials of the Board of Education and noted authorities in teaching. Many members of the league gain experience in teaching by becoming Beniide Catechists. In this latter respect they learn practical application which supplements the formal theory of education. The majority of the members plan to enter the secondary level of teaching and hope to be representatives as well as exemplars of Catholic Education. Eyes front as attention is drawn to the silver screen.

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Members of SAME see how membership in SAME has made for a better mark. TJTY HM t. TiTillii Emit. To accomplish this end the society has sponsored lectures by outstanding engineers, research experts, and teachers. The society, as it aims to stress the practical, has arranged for numerous field trips to local sites of production. In this way the embryonic college engineer is acquainteci with the less theoretical aspects of his chosen field. Some of the prominent sites visited by members of the society are the Bayonne Navy Yard and the Thruway Bridge located in Tarrytown, N. Y. The society has avidly followed the progress of the latter from its initial inception at the drawing board till its completion. It has obtained partial plans of the original blueprints and has used them as a source of study. These many practical activities have given the members a more complete picture of the diverse fields of activity that they will be expected to comply with as modern military engineers. The Manhattan College Post of the Society of American Military Engineers was established on the campus to acquaint the students in engineering with the activities of their fellow engineers in military and civilian life. The Manhattan Post has distingushed itself by annually con- ducting an ambitious program of activities aimed to foster a greater knowledge and interest in, as well as an integrated appreciation of, the vast field of engineering. The organization has s'triven to maintain a close and bene- ficial cooperation with the parent organization. By this close association the post gains the valuable opinions of noted authorities in the research field as well as the empirical knowledge of prominent men noted for their practical accom- plishments. g That is a hydraulics tank, not a cellar window. Members must work before they ioin in with their friends in the extra-curricular.