St Josephs College - Footprints Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Dillon, had died on November 26. 1956. Thus. by this year the two men whose influence had been strongest left their legacy of loving concern to another generation. Sister Vincent Therese Tuohy. one of the Sis- ter-graduates of 1939 was chosen President of the College by the Board of Trustees in 1956 and was formally inaugurated on May 22. 1957. During the intervening year between Monsignor Dillon ' s departure and Sister Vincent ' s appoint- ment. Monsignor Francis X. FitzGibbon, Dean of the College, had acted as chief administrative officer. In 1956, however, he was appointed Pastor of Christ the King Church in Springfield. Long Island. Sister John Baptist Hull, therefore, succeeded him as Dean in that year. She was a graduate of the College of New Rochelle and of Catholic University, and had been a member of the Speech Department at St. Joseph ' s College for several years. The arrival of a new Bishop in the Diocese at this time meant that the College also had a new President of the Board of Trus- tees, the Most Rev. Bryan J. McFntegart. former Director of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of New York, and, most recently. Rector of Catholic University in Washington, D. C. Under new Administration for the last ten years, there has been a fundamental commit- ment to the ideals and principles of the found- ers, combined with an awareness of the needs of a rapidly-changing society. Sister Vincent Ther- ese has made it her chief business to educate the public as well as the educational and business communities, concerning the valuable role which 13

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OuvO uQj uifUjJ- L -pjU Of a woman ' s college dedicated to high goals of personal growth, professionalism, and good citi- zenry can make, and already has made, to the pluralistic society in which it functions. She has also sought to make even stronger the bonds be- tween the College and its graduates, stressing how much the College depends upon their con- tinued interest, love and support. A Sisters ' Division was created in 1957 and placed under the supervision of Sisters John Bap- tist and Teresa Marie. Designed to give to Sister- teachers of the elementary schools the same col- legiate education as that offered to full-time stu- dents, the program graduated its first students in June 1965. Three of the graduates received fel- lowships for the pursuit of full time graduate work. The physical expansion of the College during this time (made urgent by a student population of 700 — 230 of whom are freshmen) presently envisions the construction of the William T. Dil- lon Child Study Center in the near future, and has already seen two notable achievements. For one thing, two years ago the College purchased a building on DeKalb Avenue between Clinton and Waverly .Avenues. This is presently being used as a Student Activities Center under the gracious supervision of Mrs. Ruth Carter, mother of an alumna. IS