University of San Francisco - USF Don Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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DEAN FR. JAMES J. LYONS, S. J. tt is a pleasure to welcome this appearance of the Annual and to commend the suc- cessful achievement of a cooperative enterprise. Such a pictorial record of campus activities should be a cherished tradition in the stronghold of the Dons. Phe years will greatly enhance the value of this album. Phe spirit of an institution can be gauged by the successful functioning of its various student organizations and of social events which promote family pride and foster those strength-giving friendships which make the University in very truth an Alma Mater. In the Jesuit system of education the things of the mind are rightfully given the place of honor. The University of San Francisco is conscious always of its academic obligation to the Associated Students, but it does not concern itself alone with the things of the mind. It endorses whole-heartedly as well those warmer interests of physical prowess and friendly hearts. The development ot these is considered a necessary complement to academic education. May the Annual be a hardy perennial for the admiration of each successive generation of Dons—may it be a mirror of beloved friends, of familiar scenes and of traditions cherished as the very life-blood of the University which glories in generations of sons since 1855.

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PRESIDENT PR. WILLIAM J. DUNNE, S. J. 'There is no paradise on earth. If it were ruled by law and order, it would be a place of almost endless natural happiness. But we live in a world ruled by greed and grab, whose right, left and center seek self first with no thought of a second. In this world whose guides are blind to all but material interests Catholic education strives to lead the way to clear thinking by establishing first of all law and order in the mind. It strives to follow the path of truth through the maelstrom of conflicting theories, to pierce the fog of propaganda and to rise above the swamps of doubt and despair. Unlike other types of education it does not hesitate but rests on the firm foundation of reasonable faith. You Catholic trained young men will go forth striving mightily to improve the world you live in but cognizant that it will still be a place of pilgrimage, doing your bit to make the world better but not deluded by any Utopian dreams of endless prosperity for all. You will be conscious that no matter what system may be the fad of the age, the little world of man’s own soul is the all important battleground of the individual. In peace, in war, in material success or failure, in health or sickness, it will be your first consideration. The times are bad but the times are always bad because we have here not a lasting city but a vale of tears. Face these facts bravely and you will find happiness here and hereafter. This is the realism of Catholicism and Catholic education.

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The FACULTY COMMITTEE A. R. Bcrti (Adviser). M. K. Quinlan (Chairman). G. G. Dexter (Secretary) r I 'hi: faculty committee on Activities consisting of three members of the University Faculty was originally conceived and established by Father Albert I. Whelan, Dean of the University, at the outset of the 1934 scholastic year. The main purpose of Father Whelan in appointing this group was to turn over to it the guardianship, as it were, of the scholastic calendar. With this understanding the committee has since functioned as chief co-ordinating factor for the activities of the numerous student’s organizations. It has of necessity from time to time drawn up rules and regulations governing student participation in extra curricular activities and has exercised a certain amount of control ov er social functions such as the various class dances. In the main, however, the committee endeavors to guide and counsel rather than initiate procedure, the latter being left to the student body through its elected officers. In the same spirit the committee does not possess any special disciplinary powers but relies normally on the Student Board of Control for the enforcement of its decisions. The Committee serving as it does under the direct supervision of the Dean of the University makes a weekly report to him in the form of the minutes of each meeting. Normally, any member of the faculty serving on this committee will do so for a period of three years. Fach year, one member will retire and his successor will be chosen by the Dean. The new member will ordinarily act as Secretary during his first year, as Chairman during his second year, and as adviser for his final year.