ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK BACCALAUREATE MASS AND EIGHTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1958 UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION Grand Marshal The Colors of the United States The University Colors Schools and Colleges Graduate School School of Law St. John's College School of Education University College School of Commerce College of Pharmacy Marshal of Faculties Faculties of the University Alumni Representatives Corporation Marshal Board of Trustees Deans of the University Honorary Degree Recipients Officers of the Baccalaureate Mass The Very Reverend President His Excellency, The Most Reverend Bishop of Brooklyn ORDER OF EXERCISES 88TH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT Presiding: MosT REVEREND BRYAN J. MCENTEGART, D.D., Ll.D., l.H.D. Bishop of Brooklyn PROCESSIONAL* - "Pomp and Circumstance" ....................................................... Elgar ''STAR SPANGLED BANNER'' .................................................................................... Key BACCALAUREATE MASS PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES IN COURSE The Deans of the Schools of the University Celebrant ............................ VERY REVEREND BARTHOLOMEW J. O'MALLEY, C.M. Chairman, Executive Committee, Board of Trustees PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR HONORARY DEGREES Acolytes .............................................................. REvEREND JOHN P. COTTER, C.M. REVEREND JOSEPH E. HOGAN, C.M. Dean, Undergraduates, Long Island Division Executive Vice-President REVEREND THOMAS P. POWERS, C.M. DOCTOR OF COMMERCIAL SCIENCE Dean, University College FRANK P. GEHRING THOMAS F. HANLEY DOCTOR OF SCIENCE ACT OF RE-CONSECRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY HERBERT C. CLISH TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY DOCTOR OF LAWS VERY REVEREND JOHN A. FLYNN, C.M. JOHN C.H. Wu REVEREND JOHN J. CLOONAN, C.M. President, St. John's University RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR JOHN ]. BRENNAN MOST REVEREND WALTER P. KELLENBERG, D.D. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GLEE CLUB CONFERRING OF DEGREES .................................. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY Under the direction of REVEREND JOSEPH I. DIRVIN, C.M. AWARDING OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEDAL ''Hail, Holy Queen'' .................................................................................. Traditional Awarded to: SISTER HILARY Ross, DAUGHTER OF CHARITY "Ave Maria" .............................................................. PATRICK A. DALEY, F.A.G.O. Research Biochemist, The National Leprosarium, (Dedicated to St. John's College Glee Club) Carville, Louisiana ''The Lourdes Hymn'' .............................................................................. Traditional COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS .................................................... DR. HERBERT C. CLISH Superintendent of Public Schools, Lynbrook, New York ''Hymn to St. John's'' ...................................................................................... Rivard MESSAGE AND BENEDICTION.. :................. Hrs EXCELLENCY, BISHOP MCENTEGART * The audience is requested to stand during the Academic Procession, The Alma Mater, and the ALMA MATER ........................................................................................................ Adapted Benediction, and to remain in place until all participants in the Academic Recession have left the area. RECESSIONAL - "Orb and Sceptre" ....................................................................Walton DEGREES IN COURSE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ACT OF RE-CONSECRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY ANDREW J. BARTILUCCI, Dean TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACY Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Help of Christians, Refuge of Mankind, RONALD E. AIGOTTI, cum laude JOSEPH M. JACHCINSKI Victress in all God's battles, we humbly prostrate ourselves before thy throne, MICHAEL ANTHONY ANGELO JOHN PATRICK KEATING, summa cum laude confident that we shall obtain mercy, grace, bountiful assistance and protection in MORRIS ANTHONY BADWAY, cum Jaude SALVATORE ANTHONY LACONTI JOSEPH M. LEMOLE, JR. this present life, not through our own inadequate merits upon which we do not rely, EVA REGINA BALKENENDE PETER BARON SANFORD LIEBERMAN but solely through the great goodness of thy Maternal Heap:. SAM LAWRENCE BASSO VINCENT T. LUCA ROBERT EDWARD BECK FREDERICK E. LUCCI PETER E. MANNI, summa cum laude Assembled in thy name, on the occasion of this Commencement, we, the MICHAEL J. BEDOSKY JoHN WILLIAM BERNHARDT EDWARD F. MAROLDA administrators, faculties and students of St. John's University, choose this solemn GEORGE JOSEPH BOULOS FREDERICK T. MARTINI occasion to recall the memory of thy many favors in the past, and to offer to thee THOMAS JOHN BRODERICK JoHN S. MILLER, JR. PETER M. MURPHY the solemn homage of our deep and abiding love. To thee and to thy Immaculate ANTHONY JOSEPH BRUNO CARMELLO J. BURGIO JOHN FRANCIS MURRAY Heart we desire to re-dedicate and re-consecrate our entire University. More than JOHN N. CAFARO ROBERT F. MURRAY that, we re-consecrate our minds, our wills, our hearts, our whole beings, all that ROBERT G. CARUSO, cum laude THOMAS FRANCIS O'KEEFFE BROTHER S1LVERIUS CASE, C.F.A., B.Sc., RITA MARY PASQUARELLA, magna cum laude we have, all that we are, our benefactors - living and deceased, our friends and De Paul University FRANK L. PASSARO, B.S. IN Eco. neighbors. We ask you to obtain for us the light to know and the love to do God's NICHOLAS CAUCCI University of Vermont ELEANOR HELEN PESZYNSKI Holy Will. We beg your maternal help in the noble apostolate of Catholic education. DIANA T. CONTI EUGENE A. CoZZA, cum laude JOSEPH VIRGINIO PRANTIL We solicit your powerful aid in the fulfillment of the sublime objectives of our JOSEPHINE MARIE DELISLE SALVATORE JOHN PUCA University. VINCENT DELL' AQUILA, JR. PETER JOSEPH RAIA RICHARD DIEHL RALPH ANTHONY RISTAINO, JR. MARK EHRENBERG LILLIAN ANGELA R!zzUTI, cum Jaude Inspire our faculty with a love of thy Son. that He may be the centre of their J. ROBERT ELLISON JOSEPH JOHN RUGGIRELLO lives. Enkindle within our students a spirit of scholarship, a love of purity, the practice FRANK FALCONE JULIAN C. RYDAROWSKI of the Christian life and an apostolic zeal capable of renewing the face of the earth. FRANCIS C. FARRELL DENNIS STEPHEN SANTO DONALD RICHARD FURCI JOHN J. SCARPINO FRANK R. GALELLA, JR. RUPERT D. SHEPPARD As the Church and the entire human race were consecrated to the Sacred Heart RICHARD GINGOLD RALPH JOHN SICILIANO, JR. of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so that, in reposing all hope in them, EDWARD GITTLEMAN RONALD J. SMITH JOSEPH WILLIAM STELZER they might become for us the sign and pledge of victory and salvation, so we in like FRANK FREDERICK GLINKA, JR. JOHN P. GRIFFIN RICHARD ALLAN STRAUSS manner re-consecrate St. John's University forever also to thee and to thy Immaculate JOSEPH HAROLD HOWE, JR. FRANCIS J. SURACE Heart, our Mother and Queen, that thy love and patronage may hasten the triumph JAMES M. IRWIN RICHARD P. VENUSTI of the Kingdom of God and that all nations, at peace with one another and with thee, may raise their voices to resound from pole to pole the chant of the everlasting Magnificat of glory, love and gratitude to the Heart of Jesus, where alone they can find truth and peace. Amen. JOHN JOSEPH HUGHES FRANCIS JAMES MURPHY SCHOOL OF COMMERCE EUGENE JOSEPH HYLAND JAMES DONALD MURPHY WILLIAM J. WEARY, Dean WILLIAM VICTOR JOHNSON FRANCIS ROBERT MURTAGH FREDERICK JAMES JONES WILLIAM BURKE NAGLE, JR. THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GERALD HENRY KEARNEY PETER MICHAEL NICHOLSON WILLIAM JOSEPH KEHOE SALVATORE PETER NIGIDO LEONARD JOSEPH ACCARDO FELIX FRANK DOGLIO HENRY FRANCIS KELLY SHEILA CATHERINE O'BRIEN LOUIS JOHN ACERRA WILFRID JAMES DONLON JOSEPH ALBERT KELLY JOSEPH DANIEL O'CONNELL, c11m laude ROBERT ALLEN AHERNE VINCENT J. DONNELLY JOHN FRANCIS KENNA EDWARD JOSEPH O'NEILL ALBERT JAMES ANDERSON PETER M. DOWDALL JOHN JOSEPH KENNEDY CHARLES WILLIAM OSCHMANN, JR. EDWARD ALOYSIUS BALL WILLIAM DANIEL DOWNIE ROBERT J. KENNY WALTER J. OTTER WALTER JOSEPH BARAUSKAS, JR. JOHN FRANCIS DOXEY JEROME XAVIER KILHENNY WILLIAM PATRICK OWENS JAMES PETER BARRETT DONALD OWEN DUFFY DENIS PETER KILLEEN ALFRED ANTHONY PALLESCHI WILLIAM JOSEPH BEHRENS FRANCIS VINCENT DUFFY FRANCIS GERARD KING LOUIS J. PECORA CHARLES FRANCIS BELLIZZI WILLIAM STEPHEN DUGGAN, JR. PETER JAMES KING JOHN THOMAS PELLICONE SAMUEL JOSEPH BOCKSTEIN, SISTER MARY CORELITA DUNN, C.S.J. CHARLES DANIEL KRIEG PHILIP BARTHOLOMEW PELUSO s11mma c11m la11de THOMAS DUNLE.AVY SISTER M. ZEPHYRINE Kuc, F.S.S.J. WALTERS. PETERSEN JOHN JOSEPH BOHL DONALD EDWARD DWYER MAURICE VICTOR LATTARI EDWARD JOHN PFAEFFLE JEROME FRANK BOLLETTIERI ROBERT F. DWYER BERNARD HAROLD LENEHAN ALFRED ANTHONY PORZIO VINCENT JOSEPH BRADY NICHOLAS MICHAEL EIFLER EDWARD THOMAS LEUSCHNER WALTER A. POWERS, JR. WILLIAM C. BRANCH, JR. JOSEPH D. ERCOLANO JOHN MICHAEL LEWANDOWSKI THOMAS FRANCIS PRICE NICHOLAS C. BRAUN ANTHONY ROBERT ERRICO JOSEPH VINCENT LICARI JOHN JOSEPH PROFACI THOMAS JOSEPH BRODERICK NEIL BRUCE ESPOSITO CAROL JEANNE LIEDQUIST HENRY STANLEY PRZYBYSZEWSKI SISTER M. MARTINIANA BUDRA, F.S.S.J. CARMINE JOHN FABRIZIO RICHARD WILLIAM MCARDLE THOMAS PuRCELL JOHN FRANCIS BURKE ALPHONSE FRANCIS FALCO NE GEORGE JOSEPH MCAVOY RICHARD GEORGE RAMSAY BERNARD MICHAEL BYRNE ROBERT J. FEELEY JosEPH ANTHONY McCABE VINCENT JOSEPH REGAN, JR. LOUIS VINCENT CALDAROLA SALVATORE G. FERNANDES JoHN CHRISTOPHER McCORMACK FRANK AUREL REICHART ANTHONY MICHAEL CALIFANO MARTIN FRANCIS FETHERSTON MARY A. McDONOUGH DONALD FERGUSON REID CHARLES VINCENT CANGRO FRANK VINCENT FIUMANO VERONICA