Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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7Jf a o a THERE is no village of Villanova — no Main •Street — no shopping center. It is simply a suburban community, settled in one of the mellow- est and most beautiful countrysides in America, only twelve miles west of Philadelphia. There is, however, the College, a community of its own spread upon the hills along Lancaster Pike. Situated 465 feet above tidewater in the midst of a quiet residential area, Villanova is a beehive of activity where more than ten hundred men participate in the many and varied events of I j college life, and yet retain the seclusion so necessary to concentration and study. It is in this suburban . f area that all the restraints of city life may be cast j u aside and where the pursuit of knowldge becomes = a pleasure. Transportation has lavished its facilities upon ! 2 Villanova The Pennsylvania Railroad station is . located on the north side of the campus while the I Philadelphia and Western, a high-speed trolley line, £ pierces the south side. The Lincoln Highway, the | main artery of motor car travel between the J Atlantic and Pacific, traverses the campus, forming ’ ■ a dividing line which separates the campus proper from the section given over to parking space for students' cars and those of spectators at the various athletic contests. St. Auguitinc—(ound«f of the Augwtinian Order. Vtllonovo in 1W2.

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 A spiritual advisor who is always willing to solve your daily problems. Renowned as moderator of the Holy Name Society, Catholic Press Apostol- ate and Glee Club. The man who checks your chapel record — who sym- pathizes with you in your hour of defeat.

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Villanovo College was founded by the Augustin- ian Fathers in 1842, to offer to young men an opportunity of receiving a thorough, liberal educa- tion— an education which would develop all the faculties of soul as well as of body, and would find its expression in a clear-thinking, right-acting Christian gentleman. In accordance with this principle, Villanova's progress and success in the educational world has been attained through the co-operation between the Board of Trustees and the Administrative Council The Board of Trustees consisting of five clergy and two laymen, supervise the management, direction and government of the College. They appoint a president and faculty. The Administrative Council is composed of the President, Vice-President, Proc- urator, Chaplain, Librarian, Registrar and the Dean of each school. This Council directs the educa- tional, religious and social policies of the institution With the up-swing in business, college enroll- ments have taken a sudden increase. This year Villanova had her enrollment raised 15 percent, over that of last year's, and the faculty enrollment touched a new high with an increase of 33 1 3 percent, bringing the total to sixty members. However, the policy of personal and intimate relationship between students and professors, is not altered by this sudden increase. The famous twin towers of the College Chcpcl. STUDY RIUGION ATHUTICS