University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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S T U D E n T COnGRESS WILLIAM H. MclNERNEY President THOSE AMONG THE students who are invested with executive powers are usually little remembered after the expiration of their term of office. But the members of the Student Congress for the past year will not soon be forgotten for the work they have accomplished. Students who attended the university during the school year of 1946-1947 will recall with pleasure the many social functions that this executive board of the Associated Students of the University of Santa Clara sponsored and arranged with the Catholic women ' s colleges of the Bay region. Of particular social promi- nence was the dinner dance given in honor of the students from Dominican College. Another event which will be remembered by the students, was the well-planned President ' s Day festivities. Not only did the students from the oldest established university on the Pacific Coast honor the President of their school, but they made it a day of student activities and fun. But an even more tangible remembrance of their work will be available to future generations of Santa Clarans. Through the activity of President William FRANCIS C. SMITH Vice-President GEORGE V. NICHOLS Secretary Fourteen

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his Jesuit training. He returned to the Mis- sion campus again in 1926 to become Vice- President of the school; and after holding this office for two years, Father Gianera as- sumed the office of Dean of Faculties in 1928. He remained in this capacity until the Autumn of 1945 when he became President of the university. Around him, Father President has gath- ered a staff of competent and able men to help him administer the university. Head- ing this list is Father Edward M. Stretch, S.J., who was appointed to the office of Vice-Presi- dent in the summer of 1946, after four years of service in the army as a chaplain. Father Stretch is another old Santa Claran who has returned to guide it in an administrative position. Father Stretch came to Santa Clara in 1921 as a student, and he remained here until 1925, when he joined the Jesuits. The office of treasurer is capably filled by genial and hard-working Father Ernest P. Watson, S.J. Father Watson also attended Santa Clara as a student in 1904, before entering the Jesuits in 1908. He has spent a num- ber of years at Santa Clara at different times before he assumed his present position. Since taking office in 1942, Father Watson has impressed both students and parents with his quiet and efficient manner of handling the funds of the school. The difficult job of maintaining the buildings of the university and improving them to meet the de- mands of the increased student body was placed in the hands of Father Francis J. Harrington, S. J. Father Harrington spent three years on Santa Clara ' s cam- pus, as a teacher and prefect, until 1940. He returned in 1946 to become Minister; and during his brief year FRANCIS J. HARRINGTON, S.J. Administrator PATRICK J. CARROLL, S.J. Dean of Men in office has introduced several important improve- ments around Santa Clara ' s campus. The important job of gathering information on can- didates for admission to the university for presenta- tion to the Committee on Admissions is capably filled by Father James A. King, S.J. In addition to this posi- tion, Father King also acts as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Father King taught at Santa Clara in 1925, before leaving in 1927 to complete his education at St. Louis University. He took over his present position in 1945. The last administrative office, but far from the least, that of Student Counsellor and Chaplain of the uni- versity, was filled by two men during the current year. Father Walter E. Schmidt, S.J., who had held the post since 1943, discharged the duties of this important office until, because of other pressing duties, he was replaced in the second semester by Father Patrick J. Carroll, S.J., formerly secretary to the Jesuit Pro- vincial. Both priests proved to be great sources of spiritual and temporal aid to the students. P. J. Carroll, S.J.; E. M. Stretch, S.J.; W. C. Gianera, S.J.; F. J. Harrington, S.J.; E. P. Watson, S.J. V.

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H. Mclnerney, Vice-President Francis C. Smith, Secretary George Nichols, Treasurer Edmond J. Vadnais, and Sergeant-at-Arms George E. Grenfell, an intention of several years standing was realized in the extension of previous student powers. In keepirig with its new responsibilities the Congress will undertake to support, in full or in part, many of the more prominent student activi- ties. The present action extends to alloting the funds necessary for the debating societies when engaging in intercollegiate debates. They have under- taken, furthermore, full responsibility for the plan- ning and sponsoring of the activities of President ' s Day. In addition to all this, they have decided to as- sume full responsibility for planning, sponsoring, and financing athletic rallies. To insure permanent pub- lication of the university ' s student yearbook, The Redwood, the Congress has assumed full control and responsibility for its successful publication. In assuming all of these new responsibilities the representatives of the various groups within the stu- dent body have done a real service to the student body as a whole. The Student Congress is composed of the officers of the Associated Students, the representative and presi- dents of each of the classes, the delegates of campus organizations, and the head yell leader. EDMOND VADNAIS Treasurer GEORGE GRENFELL Sergeant-at-Arms One of the final functions of the Student Congress was the extending of public thanks to those in the student body who have done exceptional work for the school as a whole during the past year. The handling of the student body elections at the end of the year is likewise one of the duties of the Congress. This was handled very efficiently. William H. Mclnerney introduced the speakers at the gather- ing of students when the various candidates presented their platforms. The new officers that take over the reins of student government for the coming year include William V. Molkenbuhr, junior businessman from San Francisco, as president ; George Grenfell, premedical student as vice-president;; Michael Hennessy, arts student as secretary ; Frank Keegan, arts student as treasurer, and Hall Haynes, arts student as sergeant-at-arms. LEFT TO RIGHT: Kelly, Crowley, Grenfell, Vadnais, Baker, Hall, Mclnerney, O ' Halloran, Nichols, Bacigalupo, J. Ahem, Weisner, G. Aherne. • f