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Dick Co r d e r ; Ro s ema r y Ga i l e ; T e r r y Va n O r sh o v e n ; P an c h o Ma r t y

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be gin ning in o ne smal l bu ild ing ,so did the Up­ per Cla ss ha ve a hum ble be gin nin g with a p ­ pro xim atel y forty-fi ve stu den ts. But a s w e look ar ou nd us n ow ,a ndse e the myr iad of buil ding s rising aro un d us, it may b e like ned to the spirit of the Upp er Cla ss whic h ha s grown, not on ly in know le dge, but , to use a mo re me an ing ful wo rd , wi sdo m. N ew bui ldi ng s are co mp let ed . The se repr esen t our Sen ior s, w ho ha ve co m ­ ple ted build ing their educat io n.So me bui ldin gs still rise, an d in the ye ar rem ain ing to it, it is th e prayfu l ho pe of all its me mb ers , that the Junior cla ss will con tin ue to imp rove an d see k perf ectio n that it m ay con tin ue to be a credit to sch oo l, to the ms elv es,an d to G od .

Here at the Co lle ge for Me n, a pers on is kno wn not for his c la ss sta nd in g,but rather , f or him self . This is in de ed , a for tun ate situa tion inasm uch a s it al lo w san y Pion eer to be ac ce pt ­ ed by the w ho le , b ehe Freshman or Senio r. An d yet , ev en her e, wh er e cl as s bou ndr ies ar e en ­ co mpa ss edby a mo re univ ersal criterion of ac ­ ce pt an ce ,the up pe rcl ass me nmust sta nd ou t by their very natu re. This p ag e the n, will not be de vo te dto use les s na mes an d fac ts, but rather to the task of try­ ing to cap ture th e spirit whi ch the Upp er cla ss po sse ss. This is not a diffi cult fe at , be ca us ethis spirit is per son ifie d in th e very buil ding s that ma ke up our sc ho ol.As our scho olha d ahum ble

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