Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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VERY REVEREND MORTIMER A. SULLIVAN. O.S.A., S.T.L.. a lormor Presldont ol tho Colleq® now serv- ing his third form as hoad oi tho Auqustinian Province ol St. Thomas. T H E PROVINCIAL Very Reverend Mortimer A. Sullivan, O.S.A., elected for the third time to the position of Provincial of the Augustine Province of Saint Thomas in June, 1944, is no stranger to Villa- nova College. As President of the College in 1926 and former Provincial from 1932 to 1938, he has long been a controlling force in the policies of Villanova. In his position as Provincial, Father Sullivan acts as the head of the legally corporate body of the Hermits of St. Augustine whose duty it is to rule, counsel and guide three hun- dred priests engaged in teaching, preaching missions, and conducting parishes. As Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the College he is director of the financially con- trolling body of Villanova. This board is the body which controls the broad general policies which the college follows and decides on all capital investments and the founding of schol- arship trust funds. The board is composed of seven men whose members include the Presi- dent of the College, the Procurator, and the Father Prior to the Monastery with the Provincial of the Order as their head. 8

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The following pages represent an attempt to recreate in the minds of all Villanovans the scenes and phases of college life which will best serve to jeturn them, in spirit, to their Alma Mater, and what it stands for. The war has wrought many changes in college life, but they are only transient in nature and superficial in effect. The essence is there, still un- touched; underneath lies the old spirit, still undaunted. This portrayal is designed to include a little of everything the College, the faculty, and administration, the students and their activities, and those intangible little things that make Villanova what it is.

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VERY REVEREND FRANCIS X. N. McGUIRE, O.S.A., D.D.. who bocamo Prosidcnt of the Col- lege in Juno. 1944. altor three year» service as Vice-President and Dean ol Men. THE PRESIDENT Succeeding Father Edward V. Stanford as President of the College in July, 1944, Very Reverend Francis X. McGuire, O.S.A. has climaxed an association of six years with Villa- nova during which time he held various college offices including those of Dean of Men and Vice-President. Taking over his high position in the midst of the unsettled times of war. Father McGuire has very capably carried on in the footsteps of his predecessors upholding the high tradition of Villanova which they have established. A Villanova graduate of the class of 1932, Father McGuire spent several years of study at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome where he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity. Following his return to this country he spent an additional year of study at Ford- ham University before taking up professional duties at Villanova. Prior to his appointment as Vice-President of the College Father McGuire made himself well known as one of the busiest men on the campus through his positions as moderator of the Student Council, Chairman of the Athletic Board, moderator of the Centennial Class of 1943. counselor of Austin Hall, and director of intramural activities of the School of Com- merce and Finance. In his positions as President and Dean of Men, Father McGuire's keen sense of under- standing when dealing with the students has earned him a place in the hearts and memo- ries of all with whom he came in contact. Q