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

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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

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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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COLLEGE OF ARTS flflD SCIEnCES DEAN JAMES A. KING, S.J. THE CURRICULUM OF the College of Arts and Sciences extends over a period of four years and comprises courses of study selected with special regard to their cultural value. In addition the courses selected are de- signed to afford the most solid foundation for the learned professions and the larger commercial pursuits characteristic of the present age. The curriculum selected assumes that the essence of education is concerned with the physical, mental and moral development of the whole man and that specialization in particular fields should rest upon the foundations thus laid. For this reason the curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences insists on the advantage of a prescrihed training in the humanities, rhetoric, mathematics, natural sciences, religion and the various branches of philosophy. Specialization in the College of Arts and Sciences is offered under the name of majors in the fields of Classical Languages, Economics, English, Philosophy, Political Science, Biology and Chemistry. Sixteen