St Louis University - Archive Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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COMPLEXITIES IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE Wherein will be round the solution to an economic situation nnade acute by quacK doctors and quack remedies of finance? The urgency of the in- quiry provides a new impetus for the constant search for economic truth. TODAY, types of education like life itself, are becoming more varied and more complex. A realistic consciousness is all-pervading. The hectic flashes of ancient panoramas are flickering fast. The multitude eager, earnest, set, has crowded forward. Its voice is upon the waters. It appeals for knowledge, power, a human mode of living. It surges up to every beacon of education. The need of that type of training which conducts youth to the shores of the deep wide seas of modern busi- ness, is clear and vibrant. The turbulent expanse quickens his every sense. A welter of wreckage and debris confronts him. The lanes of trade have become dark and distorted. From this agi- tated ocean there arises an unmistakable cry for help, for quick, efficient succor, for mariners capa- ble and courageous. The knowledge of antique craft and rigging, of smoky toasts to Neptune will not do now to meet the challenge of this vast maelstrom. ■ Beyond all doubt the challenge is here, upon us, lashing against every barrier, a primitive funda- mental challenge, of bread, of raiment, of shelter. A message is borne in upon us, keyed high by present dangers, but clearly warning us of what still lies ahead. Like a voice from the wilderness, it prophesies dire returns of our desolation, unless we smooth the ways and straighten the paths that lead to economic salvation. It calls eagerly to the great centers of education not to be unmindful of the manifold practical needs of a bewildered world. It appeals as never before for a thorough, syste- matic study of the basic truths of Economics and its related fields. Sooner or later, all the super- ways of human activity must cross the great zenith of learn ing. There must be light to see, to grow, to travel fast and far. ■ A promise of splendid radiance awaits the new profession of business now distinctly risen above the horizon. From land and sea and the caverns under, with endless natural resources to work upon, with dross to reject and precious metals to refine, there can never be a dearth of material for this penetrating light to find and to illuminate. Phe- nomena arising from the world of Economics and Industry loom before us with ever clearing visi- bility: the indispensable law of supply and demand; the equitable distribution of wealth; the need of WILFRID LOUIS CHARLEVILLE. S.J. St. Louis, Missouri Bachelor of Arts HENRY JOSEPH CHAVEZ, S.J. Albuquerque, New Mexico Bachelor of Arts THOMAS LAWRENCE CHIDESTER Camden. Arkansas Doctor of Dental Surgery BENJAMIN JOSEPH CILIBERTI. B.S. Yonkers, New York Doctor of Medicine JOSEPH LEWIS CIRINCIONE. A.B. Schenectady, New York Doctor of Medicine EDWARD PATRICK: CLANCY St. Louis. Missouri Certificate in Commercial Science PEYTON COOKE CLARK St. Louis. Missouri Bachelor of Arts Charleville Ciliberti Clark 129 1

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ir p- i 1 r- • ■■ n The courtyard of the School of Commerce and Finance. . . lis library offers ithe prospective business man special information on economic affairs. . . Students gather in the courtyard for a smoke between classes. . . Accounting classes form an important part in the Commerce student ' s curriculum. 128

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Scene in a Commerce classroom before the ir structor makes his appearance. Tiny chapel in the Commerce Building open to students throughout the day. Tardy slips must be obtained before latecomers are admitted to class. ARTICULATING A GREAT CRY Visitors to the Commerce School are ushered into the offices through a beautiful lobby. . . A senior group graciously halts class proceedings to face the camera. ■ Rev. Joseph L. Davis, S.J., regent of the School of Commerce and Finance. . . The mterim between classes always finds students congre- gated in the lounge. 301