St Francis College - Franciscan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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THE 1961 WILLIAM J. WALSH Editor-in-Chief FRANK AVENOSO RICHARD FLYNN Associate Editors Saint Francis College Brooklyn New York

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Fore wor THE CYCLE OF LIFE is a never-ending cycle. Man is born, he learns and develops, he reproduces in his children the image of himself and his God. When he grows old and the cycle of his earthly life is spent, he dies . . . only to rise phoenix-like from his ashes to begin the new and final cycle of eternal life. In the cycle of life and of all existence there is no begin¬ ning but in God and no real resolution but in eternity. The seasons, the years, the ages roll on, and all death is but a rebirth. On the cover of the Franciscan appears the seal of St. Francis College of Brooklyn ... it is circular, and a fitting symbol for the cycles of St. Francis College. For over one hundred years, St. Francis College and the Franciscan Brothers have been part of the great cycle of life as it is manifest in the education of Catholic youth. Each school year for St. Francis, with the arrival of the new Freshman class and the graduation of the Seniors, forms a cycle of its own. So does the scholastic career of the individual student, as he passes through his four years of Franciscan education and progresses to the next in the series of cycles that comprise his life. One day his sons may return to become a part of the St. Francis cycle and begin his share in it anew. The 1961 Franciscan was conceived and executed as a lasting remembrance for the graduating Seniors, be¬ cause in a true sense they are both the end and the begin¬ ning of the cycle of life at St. Francis College.

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on Brother Alexander, O.S.F. THE CLASS OF 1961 has reached the fullness of its cycle here and moves on to the next. But another cycle which began with ours will con¬ tinue long after we have gone and will renew itself with each new class. Brother Alexander, O.S.F., became Registrar four years ago. Since then he has shown the true spirit of Franciscanism in all his dealings with the students. He has shown that a Franciscan Brother, dedicated to God and his fellow man, can fulfill a difficult and tedious job with effi¬ ciency, patience and understanding. For his friendship and his guidance, for his labors for us and for all those who will follow us, in whatever capacity he may serve, we respectfully dedicate all the work, all the time, and all the satisfaction that are embodied in the 1961 Franciscan to Brother Alexander, O.S.F. “THEOLOGY 301-2 IS DEFINITELY CLOSED!” . . . Serving in his capacity as Registrar, Brother Alexander expounds upon a well-known cliche of the registration cycle to a questioning Ronald Cianici. TRYING MOMENTS such as this are not excluded from the duties of the Registrar. Brother Alexander checks over the spring term registration schedule. Intricate schedules, long hours and information-seeking students made a night’s sleep much appreciated. 4