University of St Thomas - Summa Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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1' ' : elIOKy Wame acid? BLESSED BE GOD, BLESSED BE HIS HOLY NQME The primary objectives of the Holy Name Society are the honor and glory of Hlmighty God and the personal sanctificcttion of its members by acts of love and devotion to the Most Holy Name. The principal functions of the So ciety here on campus are the frequent reception of the sacraments, especially monthly corporate Communion, ven- eration of the Holy Name of Iesus, and . . . . . preparing the student to be an asset Back ROW: Iohn Theall, Flrst Vlce-PreSIdent, Fr. Meyers, Faculty Hdv1sor, Melvm Krenek, Second Vice-President. Front Row: Fabio Turrin, Secretary, Freddie Dumont, to hIS.OWI'1 parlSh after graducmon. Q Treasurer, Tom Brophy, President Thls year was Ct succeSSTUI one f01 the Society at the University. There . was cm increase in membership as well as cm increasing activity in pursuance of the purposes of the Society. The organization was well represented at the Christ the King Celebration in Houston last October. The Society not only supplied servers for daily masses on campus, but members also volunteered to serve Sunday masses at the Vet- erans' Hospital. Back Row: Earl Schmidt, Herndon Williams, Don DePugh, Dick Hdridn, Louis Lupin. Third ROW: Tommy Littleton, Jim Tucker, Freddie Dumont, David Cooney, Iimmy Harris, Ioe Colvin. Second Row: Fr. Meyers, Iim Bushman, Bob Becker, Ioe Efrid, Ted Bruno, Charles O'Hare. Front Row: Melvin Krenek, Fabio Turrin, Mickey Hagar, Elphege Lcdumiere, Iohn Theqll, Tom Brophy

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Melvin Krenek, chletic Representative, Tom Brophy, Iunior Class President, Charlie Krohn, Social Representative, Pat Mallia, N.F'.C.C.S. Representative, Ioe Colvinl Freshmen Class President, Don DePugh, Publications Representative, I. B. Cirincione, Sophomore Class President The head is the most important part of the body and as the head of the Students' stociation the Student Council is the most important operating student organization of the Univer- sity. The Council is the governing body of the Students' Hssoci- ation and, as such, directs the extra-curricular activities of the student body and petitions the faculty in matters of common interest. The Council consists of a President, Vice-President, Secre- tary, Treasurer, Social Representative and Rthletic Represen- tative elected at large by the student body, the four class presidents elected by their respective classes, a Publications Representative and an N.F.C.C.S. Representative. The Rev. John C. O'Donoghue, C.S.B., acts as faculty advisor. Hmong the accomplishments of the 1955-56 Student Council are the publications room, The Pub, office of the Summa and the Vision, and the Student Council Chamber Room Which will be used as the Councils office and a meeting place for other campus clubs. The Soc1a1 Representative organized the four soc1al functions Rev. Iohn C. O'Donoghue, C.S.B., sponsored by the Council While class presidents expedited the FacultY Hdvisor individual class functions Which included two dances and a picnic this year.

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Sodafztg The Sodaiity is one of the more active spiritual organizations found on the campus. It strives to place each of its members under the lov- ing and protective guardianship of Mary, Our Blessed Mother, by an increase in devotion to her. The chief and probably the most interesting activity of the Sodality is the report given by two members at the bi-Weekly meeting. The topics are all chosen because of their time- liness and interest to the Catholic student. This report is then followed by a question period and open dis- cussion. Some of this year's topics included The Church and Sports, The Catholic Church and Labor, Httacks on the Church. Rn open discussion on topics such as these gives the individual member CI Rosie Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, Patsy Welch, Vice-Prefect, Richard Scheutte, Prefect, Fr. Leel Spiritual Rdvisor. chance to see how other Catholic students think on such questions. Needless to say, everyone emerges from the meeting With a broader View of the question and possibly a better understanding of it. Other Sodality activities include the preparation of a Thanksgiving and Christmas Basket for the Mexe ican Missions, the collection of clothes for the poor and the remembrances of the monthly intention in the Sodalists' daily prayer. Qlways included in these specific activities is the fact that each member should conduct himself in such a way as to always exemplify Mary and thereby glorify God. Carlos Sarabia, Hrdis Collins, Lucia Bonno, Theresa Farge, Margaret Meyers, Kathleen Giblin, Rosie Smith, Margaret Phelan, Margaret Murphy, Ioan Fontana, Emerita Stell, Martha Williams, Virginia Halick, Patsy Welch, Joan Day, Bobby Delatte