St Josephs University - Greatonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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7241 Scholarship, Loyalty, Service, these are the words which give meaning to A.S.N. the National Iesuit Honor So- ciety. Each of these qualifications is carefully defined, analyzed and inter- preted by the chapter members and the members of the faculty in choosing seven select members of the Senior class who will be looked upon as the ultimate of Iesuit education. However these men are not satisfied to remain as men to be looked upon, rather they work actively to further the interests of the College. The following are this year's members of Alpha Sigma Nu: Milton M. Connell, President, Filindo P. DiGiacobbe, Daniel T. McWilliams, Iames R. Cavanaugh, Ioseph P. Mar- tin, Vice-President, Anthony I. Papa- neri, Secretary, and Martin I. Meade. 1 I I agma pc Scgma In May of l95l Dr. Meriam B. Trytten and Dr. Marsh W. White, the National President and Secretary re- spectively of Sigma Pi Sigma came to St. Ioseph's College to install a chapter of this famous National Physics honor society. Before St. Ioseph's could be accepted as a chapter of the honor society, the national officers weighed carefully the qualifications of the col- lege and conducted an investigation of the facilities and scholastic standards of the Physics department. The society has grown from six charter members to the present ten active members. Ioseph P. Martin, President, Ioseph B. Howe, Vice-Presi- dent and Iohn I. Costello, Secretary, comprise the senior membership of this organization. One of the most recent of the scien- tific societies on campus, the Clarence E. Schaffrey Biology Club, ranks high with its brother organizations in acti- vity. Having established its own news- paper, The Psyche, which recounts the highlights of meetings, the club has gone on into research on ways and means of getting more and more of their members into the various Medical schools. Under the moderation of Rev. Mark H. Bauer, S.I. the club has had meetings, field trips, lectures, and dis- cussion groups which weekly invade the lower expanse of the main building with everything from live crayfish and chicks to millions of their favorite fruit flies. T 2

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zewtezdmsezeuv 2.,wf,,,4g4.,4 l ff The Hillaire Belloc International Relations Club l to President, Benjamin Micale, Frank Rosato, sitting: 1' Stcffldlng Charles MCMCf1'1Of1 PCIT1'1ClC Ed1'H1ll'1ClS Moderator Mr. Iames E. Dougherty, and President, Ioseph Nardi Iohn Neary Edward Herbst Vice Ferdmgnd Vgri, From Views on the News to local politics the Belloc International Relations Club will always supply a complex and lengthy opin- ion. Originally the I.R.C. was the Hilaire Belloc Historical Society but in 1939 the club changed its focus from historical to current affairs due to the ever-increasing importance of world affairs. Guided by Mr. Iames E. Dougherty '50, the club moderator, the I.R.C. has participated in regional and national International Rela- tions Clubs, N.F.C.C.S., and United Nations Council events. Locally the club has presented a lecture series highlighted by a Symposium on Current Affairs. The theme of the symposium was Pope Pius XII and the reconstruction of the Social Order. The noted speakers at this affair were the Very Rev. Edward G. Iacklin, S.I., President of the College, Mr. Iohn L. Mul- loy, M.A., '36, Rev. Michael I. Smith, S.I., Mother Mary Lawrence, S.H.C.I. of Rosemont College and Professor Tibor Kerekes, chairman of the History Department of Georgetown University. Mr. Dougherty acted as the panel moderator. Mr. lames E. Dougherty, moderator of the l.R.C. chairs symposium on Pope Pius Xll and the Reconstruction of the Social Order Guest speakers were Very Rev. Edward G. Iacklin, S.I., Mother Mary Lawrence, S.H.C.l., Mr. Iohn I. Mulloy, '36, Professor Tibor Kerekes, and Rev. Michael I. Smith, S.I.

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u '4 ' O Another chapter of a national or- ganization is the Saint Ioseph's Chap- ter of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society. A.C.S. is a shortened form of their impressive title but this does not take away from their impressive work. Through their regularly scheduled meetings these chemists sponsor research, interest in the scientific method, improvements in chemical standards, and even some social activity. The year the organiza- tion has been recognized and respected in the region with a presentation by seniors Daniel I. Brogan and William F. Minder at a regional meeting of the A.C.S. Besides this the club has also sponsored field trips and guest lectur- ers. The officers for this year included seniors Frederick W. Pairent, President and Daniel I. Brogan, Secretary-Treas- urer. P fgdddddty Oldest of the Cultural Societies and about the age of the college Senior is the Philosophical Academy. Founded in 1930 by Rev. Walter G. Summers, S.I. this organization of philosopher's phil- osophers carries on its tradition of dis- cussing the world's great thinkers. Under the keen but mild direction of Fr. Frederick Renz, SJ. the members often find themselves on topics which have stumped the world for many years. Although this group does not claim to find the solutions to all the problems presented, they do claim a clear viewing for each problem in the light of clear scholastic philosophy.