Manhattanville College - Tower Yearbook (Purchase, NY)

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IN MEMORIAM Pope Pius XI T HE death of Pius XI. two hundred and sixty-first Pope in succession to St. Peter, stirred the entire world. Not only to millions of Catholics, hut to people of all faiths everywhere, irrespective of race and religion, the news of his passing brought sorrow and concern. In a period of history shahen by new creeds and philosophies, Pius XI stood firm against the forces of persecution and infidelity, raising his voice for tolerance and peace and justice when the standards of intolerence and war and injustice seemed triumphant throughout the world. Weary of the threat of war, the nations have directed their thoughts and prayers to the man whose last words were reported as, Let there be peace. Patrick Cardinal Hayes T HE death of our beloved “Cardinal of Charities” cannot be written of save with the profoundest regret and sorrow. He whom we came to love by reason of his work and spirit exerted an influence that was extraordinary in his own diocese and in even wider fields ' an influence which was, although intangible, none the less powerful. It will not soon be forgotten with what gentleness Patrick Cardinal Hayes guided and protected his flock, with what patience he pursued the arduous duties of Archbishop of the Diocese of New York, with what tolerance he preached the gospel of his faith, with what charity he lived and encircled the lives of those who shared his interest and devotion. Eigkt

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FOREWORD I N the 1939 spirit of the future, Manhattanville too, looks at the world of tomorrow, and builds her towers high. Founded on faith and loyalty, the Copper Tower gleams in the sunlight of today and points to a shining tomorrow. Not isolated, our towers are deeply- rooted in the past, and strong in the present. It is the future toward which they are straining, a future of progress — not in the circle of the Perisphere hut in the circle of truth, not in the great simplicity of the Trylon, but in the grandeur of knowledge. I his hook, inspired by loyalty to the memory of Patrick Cardinal Hayes, attempts not to recount, but to foreshadow. In the reaching and soaring of our towers, we too desire to reach and to soar, not in power and glory, hut in gentleness and charity.

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IN MEMORIAM Mrs. W. J. Babington Macaulay M ourned as one of the outstanding Catholic Iaywomen in the United States and Europe, Mrs. Macaulay died in Rome on November 24, 1938. Educated at Elmhurst and Manhattanville, her qualities and deeds were essentially in the spirit of the Sacred Heart. She founded the Carroll Club for girls in New York, and was a member of the Social Service Committee for the City Hospital. A Papal Duchess, she was honored by Pope Pius XI, and in 1934 received the Laetare Medal annually awarded by the University of Notre Dame to an outstanding member of the Catholic Laity. Her broad vision and sense of social responsibility made her a great woman, known and respected throughout the LInited States and Europe. But she is far more than great in the hearts of those whose causes she endowed with interest and devotion, to whom she gave of herself. Mother Antionette Spies T HE unexpected news of the death of Mother Spies at Roehampton recalled many memories and evoked many regrets among the former students of Manhattanville. Early in the World War, Mother Spies came to the Lhiited States, and for more than seventeen years she taught at Manhattanville, w ith the exception of a short period at Maplehurst. Mother Spies was horn in H olland. b ler character was marked with strong indi¬ viduality ancl her pupils were deeply influenced by her virile intelligence and inflexible will. Pier zeal for the missions was communicative and her willingness to assist others was proverbial. So it was that when she was called to Roehampton in 1952, the College lost one of its founders whose memory wi [I he faithfully treasured. Nine