Oratory Preparatory School - Oratorian Yearbook (Summit, NJ)

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Him fe..-J THE MOTHERS' CLUB To our mothers we owe many things, even life itself. They have cared for us when sick and rejoiced with us when good fortune came upon us. Not content with all the trials and tribulations connected with rearing us, they go a step further and help us with our schoolrwork. In order to get more acquainted with the school and help us the Mothers' Club was organized in 1940. Through this organization the mothers and the faculty are brought closer together for the ultimate benefit of the boy. Through the medium of card parties, funds have been raised for much additional equipment that has directly benefited the boys. The list is varied and the things bought for the boys expensive. A complete chemical and physics laboratory heads the list, followed by an organ for the chapel, a recreation room, and last but not least, their latest task and the most difficult one, the building of an athletic field. judging from the plans and the surveying they have made, at their own expense, the field is really going to be something of which to be proud. Not content with this and their past achievements, they look forward to even greater fields to conquer. They would like to build, by means of card parties and other activities, an auditorium-gymnasium and classrooms. We agree that this is quite an undertaking. It will not be done without headaches. But recalling the past achievements of the Club, we are sure that if they expend the same efforts and receive our cooperation success will be an easy goal.

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tkjgiti ALUMNI REUNION The old grads of our Alma Mater held a reunion recently, At this meeting a new Alumni Club was organized and its officers were elected for the coming year. Many new plans were discussed but the main question they all had was: What about our new athletic field? They are all ready and eager to help. This kind of spirit will never cease at Oratory. With the ground being broken in early summer it is ex- pected to be completed in time for the reopening of school in September. The Alumni and the other numerous school organizations are all pooling their resources for the betterment of the school they all love so well. None of the Alumni will ever forget the happy years spent here at The Oratoryf' We, the future alumni, hope we too someday have a chance to do something for our Alma Mater. We sincerely hope that we can keep up this organization which does so much for the spirit of the school. We also hope that the officers elected to their respective othces keep on doing the hne work which they started. The task ahead of them is a long and hard one, but with the help and grace of God the spirit of Oratory will live forever.

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A xi-.-. THE FATHERS' CLUB On November li, 1947, a meeting of fathers of Oratory students was called by liather Bain to discuss plans for the improvement of the athletic field. It was a dinner meeting and the fathers, about thirty in number, were treated by Father Bain and the other school authorities to a fine meal. The discussion of business came after- wards and action was taken to determine the condition of the present site and how it might be modified in the most economical fashion and at the same time conform to future plans for buildings and grounds. Mr. A. Crummy, who has had considerable experience in such matters at Seton Hall College and elsewhere, kindly volunteered to enlist the service of an engineer and between them prepare some preliminary recom- mendations for consideration at a later date. The enthusiasm was so great at the first meeting of men-parents that the suggestion was made that the group be organized as a permanent association known as The Oratory Fathers' Club. Dr. C. Rubenstein was elected Presidentg Mr. Henry An- dreini, Vice Presidentg Mr. W. Smith, Treasurerg and Mr. W. Sweeney, Secretary. lt is hoped that strong attendance will be the rule at future meetings, that the club will accomplish things of value to both school and students, and that the fathers them- selves will get a great deal of pleasure and satisfactioa out of the endeavors and its associations.