Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MR. AND MRS. CYRIL J. BURKE con- verse with Fr. Bartley before the annual Faculty Dinner. Mr. Burke is the promin- ent Catholic layman on the Board of Trus- tees. TO BE SUCCESSFUL, any corporation or organization requires at its head a group of individuals to decide its policies. At Villanova the Board of Trustees, a team vitally interested in the welfare of the school, is just such a group. It is this body of men that initiates and legalizes all activity at the school. Very Reverend Joseph M. Dougherty. O.S.A.. as Provincial of the Augustinian Order in the Eastern Province, is Chairman of the Board. The remainder of the Board consists of the President of the College, the Father Prior of the Mon- astery, the Comptroller, the Dean of the Com- merce and Finance School, and two prominent laymen. Unless there is need for emergency sessions, the Board meets regularly once a month. At these meetings the value of a body both clerical and lay is greatly evidenced. The lay members have vast experience in the business field to offer, and the clerical members provide the capability of solving academic problems. To- gether, these men were responsible for the many steps forward this institution has taken, the most recent of which was initiating the resolution to have Villanova College become Villanova Uni- versity. If we may judge from past performance, we may rest assured that Villanova, under the cap- able direction of its Board of Trustees, will con- tinue to advance in the academic world. Rev. Francis X. N. McGuire, President: Rev. James A. Donnellon, Prior; Rev. Joseph M. Dougherty, Provincial; Rev. Edward J. Quinn, Procurator; and Rev. Joseph C. Bartley, Dean of Commerce and Finance. Absent are Cyril J. Burko and William Simpson. II

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 IN 1950 THE VERY REVEREND Joseph M. I Dougherty, O.S.A.. was elected to the office of Provincial of the Augustinian Province of Saint Thomas. The Provincial is chosen by the vote of elected members of the Augustinian Order in the province over which he will rule. The office is held for a term of three years, and the Provincial may succeed himself for three more years. A lapse of three years, however, must be allowed before a third term can be held by any one man. Father Dougherty is directly responsible to the Father Assistant General and the Father General for the administrative affairs of the Eastern Prov- ince. His responsibility includes the care M it Peue iesuH ff i pit M. OUCfLeSlty O.S.A. of the vast number of Augustinians teach- ing, conducting parishes or foreign mis- sions. and preaching missions throughout the Province. Not only does Father Dougherty carry out the many duties of his position from his office in the Monastery of St. Thomas here at Villanova, the mother house of the East- ern American Province of the Augustinian Order; but he is also a prominent figure in the general control of aspects of life at Villanova in that he is. ex-officio, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Prior to his elec- tion to the office of Provincial, Father Dougherty was Prior of the Monastery and the Professor of Biology. to

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Vetof (laueAetuH x tcU X. A. McQuisie. 6.S.A. THE VERY REVEREND Francis X. N. McGuire, O.S.A., became President of Villanova College in June, 1944, just five years after his arrival on the campus as Assistant Professor of Religion. From June, 1941, until he became President, he was Vice-President, Dean of Men, and Faculty Moderator of Athletics. He received his A.B. from Villanova in 1932 and his Doctor of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University at Rome in 1939. Since then he has received two honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees. As energetic off campus as on campus, Father McGuire is an important figure in many outside activities. Since 1945 he has been a member of the Board of Trustees at Rosemont College. Since 1946 he has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities; and in October, 1952, he was elected President of that organization. In the nine years he has been President of Villanova, Father McGuire has done much for the progress of the school. Among the many problems of the college he has solved are the post war expansion, yearly increasing en- rollments, and those of the Korean conflict. His ceaseless efforts for the betterment of this institution and his suc- cess in them have earned for Father McGuire the admi- ration and respect of everyone on campus. Pn U esd. 12