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subject . . Drama and Speech instructors — exasperated after transforming stone-faced
twentieth-century students into Shakespearian damsels . . Scientists — enduring the
mangled results of amateur dissection and contaminated specimens . . Literature pro
fessors — communicating the beauty of artistic creation, of words and language, and
patiently attempting to understand less illuminating student papers ... A Faculty . .
dedicated and appreciated . . whose value and help will be a continual source of
guidance to be tapped in the many years to come . .
The eternal and sublime . . the Annual Mass of the Holy Spirit . . Children of
Mary . . Mater Admirabilis . . First Fridays . . noon Mass . . novenas and spiritual
bouquets .. .
The memorable . . Mother Danz . . Feast Wishes . . President's Days . . Faculty
Lectures . . concerts and piano recitals . . dramatic productions . . student teaching . .
twenty-first birthdays . .
op. cit. and ibid. . .
Christmas Formal . . Autumn Informal . .
Bal de Fleurs . . mixers . . Freshmen Follies . . Junior Fair . . IRC, Speaker's Bureau . .
honors assemblies . . finals . . farewell . . friends . . .
The ordinary, but unforgettable . . tickets: parking and attendance . . class meet
ings . . Ritchie's and Speedee Mart . . vending machines (working or otherwise) . .
coffee over lab-books . . the bridge and the smoker . . the snow-topped mural . . mixers
and "those who only stand and wait" . . stations one-through-seven on registration, multi
colored student body cards . . proctoring, lunch lines, trench coats . . the portry on
Friday nights . . the stacks . . deciphering the time-schedule . . post-office vigils . . the
lower floor cultural showcases . . syllabi . . .
Senior Year . . Father Spain . . graduate records . . engagement rings . . 12:30
class meetings, ten-day parties, cushions in the theatre (never enjoyed) . . sitting in the
back at assemblies . . and the FINAL: mixers, parties, dinners, classes, grades and finals
...and
Graduation . . the climax and culmination of four years . . intense in spiritual, in
tellectual and personal growth . . stable in the heritage of the Sacred Heart . . within
the view of the mighty sea. A farewell to the direct, daily influence of a tradition rich
in spirit and purpose . . but a lasting recognition of its value and force in the years yet
to come:
"I am forever walking upon these shores
Betwixt the sand and the foam
The high tide will erase my foot-prints
And the wind will blow away the foam
But the sea and the shore will remain
Forever."
(Kahil Gibran).