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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Alumni Bulletin VOLUME II BROOKLYN, N.Y., APRIL, 1941 NUMBER 2 ELECTIONS IN JUNE COMING TO THE SOCIAL! On the evening that the Class of 1941 is welcomed into the An addition to the program for the year is the Alumni Social Alumni body at the college the annual election of officers will Party that will be held on Friday evening, April 25, at be conducted. Trommer's Restaurant, Bushwick Avenue and Conway Street, Candidates for the various offices and class representative commencing at 8:30 P.M. posts have been determined by the nominating committee ac !i'eeling that there was a need for closer fellowship among cording to the organization's constitution. Members of this the Alumni the Executive Board voted to hold this affair. In year's Nominating Committee were-Thomas J. Costello, '27, a hope to have as many as possible turn out on the 25th, the chairman; Alfred Jollon, '05; Robert E. Lee, '29, William Barry, admission price has been set at rock-bottom, one dollar ($1.00), '17, Stanley Campion, '38, Joseph V. Callahan, '10, and William payable at the door that evening. L. Schrauth, '28. A list of the nominees is found elsewhere on A committee of Austin McElroy, '32, chairman, Stanley Cam this page. pion, '38, and Charles A. Brecht, '40, has arranged for the affair The committee was required to nominate at least two candi and assures all that there will be plenty of refreshments along dates for each office by constitutional provision. Nominations with an excellent opportunity to talk things over with fellow may also be made in writing by five Alumni if submitted to alumni and classmates. Some of the alumni, old and young the secretary at least 30 days prior to the general meeting alike, have expressed their complete agreement with the idea which will be in the first week of June. The only restrictions and have already promised to be on hand with as many of their are that candidates for all offices must have their dues paid up classmates as possible. to date and that candidates for the presidency and vice-presi Trommer's is easily accessible from all points by automobile dency must have been graduated prior to 1936. and train alike. Lower Brooklynites can reach Bushwick Ave. Thumbnail word-sketches of each of the nominees appear on via Eastern Parkway by car, while Long Islanders can take page two. the Grand Central Parkway into Bushwick Ave. Those coming by train from Brooklyn or New York should get off at Broad TRUSTEE MAKES CONTRIBUTION way Junction station on the Jamaica-bound line at Eastern John E. Baxter, K.S.G., LL.D., a member of the Board of Parkway and walk over to Bushwick A venue. This is the only Trustees of the University, has donated the funds for a special notice Alumni will receive of the affair. collection on the Reconstruction Period in American History So, come on along out to St. John's night at Trommer's on for the college library, Very Rev. Edward J. Walsh, C.M., '95, Friday evening, April 25. president of the University, has announced. The volumes will cover the period from the end of the Civil SOCIAL ACTION SCHOOL PATRON War up to the beginning of the first World War. The collection The Executive Committee voted the sum of $25 at its Feb will be known as the John E. Baxter Collection on American ruary meeting for the sponsorship of the St. John's University History. School of Social Action, which is open free of charge to the public and whose faculty members donate their services. WANT CATALOGUES, YEARBOOKS This action of the Committee was in line with the plan of As stated in a previous issue of the Bulletin, to which there the governing officials to have various organizations, under was no response, the Alumni Office is in need of catalogues, graduate as well, lend their financial support to the School as yearbooks, issues of the Alumnus, programs, etc., in order to sponsors in order to take care of the incidental expenses in complete its files. We are sure some of the Alumni have the volved in the clerical and secretarial work of the school. Sev articles we are asking for and so we urge you to send them in eral members of the school's faculty are St. John's alumni and to the Office or notify us and we will have them picked up. the school is under the direction of the Rev. Joaquin A. Garcia, As to catalogues we need the following-all from 1870 to C.M., Ph.D., '15. 1910 inclusive, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1916-17, 1924-25, 1925-26, · Courses ranging from those preparing for civil service exams 1932-33, 1933-34. Receipt of these will be greatly appreciated to those studying the underlying relationships of the "isms" together with yearbooks for 1919, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, are on the calendar of the Spring session, which will come to 1931, 1932, 1933, 1937. a close in about two weeks. UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION MAY 3 SENIOR INDUCTION Very Reverend Edward J. Walsh, C.M., '95, president of the The procedure inaugurated last year of formally welcoming University, announced recently that the annual convocation of the graduating class of the college into the Alumni will be car the university faculties will be ried out again this year. As held on Saturday afternoon, LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERSHIPS usual the annual election of of May 3, at two o'clock in the ficers will take place prior to DeGray Hall at 75 Lewis Ave. 1941-1942 the meeting. An interesting academic pro President--Edward V. Murtaugh, '25; Joseph Keenan, '25 A committee of John Ryan, gram has been arranged at Vice-President--Austin McElroy, '32; William L. '33, chairman, Robert Dodd, '35, which the deans of the various Schrauth, '28 Thomas J. Costello, '27, Nor schools of the University will Secretary-Frank Gallagher, '33; John Ryan, '33 man Carroll, '36, Stanley Cam render their annual reports Treasurer-Rev. Joseph A. Grady, '27; Rev. John L. pion, '38, Robert Poh, '39, and while prepared papers will be Fox, '26 Charles A. Brecht, '40, has been read by several members of the named to make arrangements faculty relative to the work of the University. for the evening. The date has not been settled upon since the A colorful scene will precede the assembly when some three Senior class has not as yet decided on the dates of Senior Week, hundred members of the various faculties of the schools of the during which our general meeting will fall. However, every University will stage an academic procession, resplendent in thing points to it being at the end of the first week in June or cap, gown, and multi-colored hoods, symbolic of the degrees the Monday of the second week. Official notice of the actual they have earned. date will be mailed to all Alumni. Father Walsh extends his personal invitation through the Last year the program included several talks, among them Bulletin to all Alumni to be present for the convocation cere an address of welcome to the graduating class by an alumnus, entertainment and refreshments, and the presentation of the monies and sincerely hopes that some will be present for the newly elected officers. In outline the program will probably be occasion. the same. 2 ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SPORTS AT THE COLLEGE HEAR CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE TALK A schedule of 22 games, highlighted by a week's Southern At the Confraternity of the Holy Agony Guild meeting on invasion, will keep the diamondmen at the college occupied Sunday, February 23, Mr. Richard Andreas addressed the group until May 27. There are no set-ups on the list with the excep on the subject of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine's tion of the N.Y.A.C., which occasionally fields a better than work in the schools, the layman's place in the work, the teach average ball club. ers' methods and the problems to be surmounted. Mr. Andreas The loss of infield stars like Al Pecora, Frank Haggerty and also spoke of the problems involved in the matter of released Al Destefano together with sparkplug catcher Sal Ferrara does time from the public schools for religious instruction. not add any hope for a highly successful season. Sophomores The last meeting of the Guild was on March 30, when a dis like Jack Gibbons, Jack Franjola or Frank Donegan must be cussion, led by Joseph Sinzer, '34, on "Moral Preparedness and depended on to fill the gaps. Bill Parks should prove an ade Democracy" was the intellectual diversion of the day. Presi quate successor to Ferrara behind the plate. dent Ed Poh promises an interesting speaker for the next The pitching staff is intact with the exception of Al Della meeting on April 27. Mass will be celebrated by the Very Rev. more, but there are still only two dependable hurlers in the Edward J. Walsh, C.M., '95, president of the University, in the group at this writing-George Zeitler and Pete Hanley. Cap Community Chapel, followed by breakfast at the Prudential tain Mickey Rutner, Eddie McCarrick and Tommy Hicks should Restaurant. Then the business and discussion session will be again compose the garden corps. But it's a tough schedule and held in the College parlors. The last meeting of the year will Joe Lap chick may need an occasional aspirin. be on Sunday, May 25. * * * * * The biggest news in St.