Merrimack College - Merrimackan Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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in 1? 18 .lohn Creeden, Henry Bruno, Victor Maynard, and Robert Becotte take time out for coffee during a Sports night in the 'newly erected gylltnllsilllll- I .J aff: Country Cluh in May of 1948. The initial dance. X Xx 'W i.. Tuxcdoes mingle with feminine formals mack's first formal dance at the Merrimack Valley in Merri- nlusie of Freddie Sateriale's orchestra set the mood for this Boiling Up! The effects on the boiling point of I water caused by the addition of various substances are recorded by liberal arts students. Many prlllfliwl applications were discovered to have a scientific basis. -l0llll .l. Cavigan, Ph.D.g .losepll .l. Gildeila Pl'-D4 .lames E. Hannan, M.A.Q and William .l. Wylllleo B-5-Q and the first lay instructors, .lohn .l- H0PkillS, Maurice McLaughlin, Thomas M. Reilly, Robert Lambert' M.D., and John Lorentz, M.D. One hundred and sixty-five men, Seventy Percent of them veterans, constituted the student h0dY- The entire class was divided among three C0UrS0s., slxty percent in Business Administration, twenty percent 111 Liberal Arts, and twenty percent Pre-Dental and Pre- Medical studies. A cosmopolitan group, it had not only from the immediate area, but from York, Pennsylvania, Maine, and even China, newborn class not only carried its more nmmrc rience into serious academic work but entered in spirit of enthusiastic college life. During the months the first oilicial college organization, 1, Club of sixteen voices, was assembled by 1. William Wynne. men New The expe- tothe early Cleo 'ather

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9 ' with On a rainy morning in September, Archbishop Cushing arrived at Saint Augustine's Church in Andover to preside over the dedication ceremonies. Although construction delays hindered completion of the classroom building for the opening day, the academic year finally commenced on September 29, 1947, amidst the sound of hammers and saws. The original faculty included the following Augustinian Fathers: Mariano Arconada, Edward J. Burns, Ph.D.g John V. Casey, M.A.g William C. Cullen, lVl.S.g mack College Lecture Forum at St. N51-. 'M:':Q?37lE:g,,., ' ' gin- .zemsggx The Honorable Arthur Bliss Lane lectures before the Merri- Mury's Auditorium. T: ' A that N , fp. .,-Y V H .LD. '1,: A Vr. A , i -L Pl' 'i!'vxi Q V-' 71: W ' . ' ' 'ifffbiifine twist t,w1fivi'A'dZ' .N :rx -s -1 -' -fn 'ef . wel ff. N . f' zum V mf 0115? TJ' Q, if-:f .7 f , -.23 4+-gf 3' 'aff -e,3?:1w w,,,:,--f. . , f ' Qu if ..-s , f- . Mr- its I - 48: 42385 ' T A 5 1 4 r A, 1 ff, ylf.'XT-x'Vf'. 'ff'W.Ff, WA- dx W ' ..o4 35f' , I 'ff 1 fn 1 ,f it -f ' f-f 'f t4l .' r -:.' , 1 J 1 ' Vi pf' 'ls us l I vw ' 5 ,J 'l 1 ' r l f f v N 4. 'iv X X ' ,val N CI:-ul-' 1 F J F , ,JA u N ' K' X fx l J X r ' .p I.'. H ' ,M .. V V, 1 - L X Q H l-In -f -ti gs. -.1 ji33f gfE'-,,,-,,, ' ' ' ' ' A ' - ' M i i, ' it 9 ' KM. Q gg w- fy I f ll 1-M uv V 1 wh! K A The Penny Social at Lawrence Memorial Stadium organized , . by the Merrimack Association for the new gymnasium. pv:.f+ H mir

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Under the inspiration and guidance of Father Edward Burns The Press Club Bulletin, a mimeo- graphed news monthly, was published regularly until the first edition of the informative MERRIMACK WARRIOR appeared'in June, 1948. The intense academic and extra-curricular activity was equalled only by the stabilizing and spiritually rejuvenating force of the college chapel. Dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel, patroness of the college, the chapel was the center of the religious program of the stu- dents' life. Father James Hannan as chaplain devel- oped a full schedule of devotions and personal conferences. Fathers Thomas E. Rogers, O.S.A., and William V. Donovan, 0.S.A., conducted the first of Merrimack's annual retreats at the conclusion of the winter term. The Guild of the Holy Name and the Sanctuary Society took their places among the lead- ing organizations of the college. Nineteen new students were accepted for the spring term, and Father Francis X. Smith, O.S.A., M.A., joined the faculty. Archbishop Cushing inaugurated the Merrimack Forum, an annual series of public lectures sponsored by the college. In March the pioneer class elected Donald Beaton, presidentg James McLaughlin, vice-president, Thomas Mc- Gowan, secretary, and Charles Gallagher, treasurer. In May the first formal dance, the first Holy Name Communion Breakfast, and the first meeting of the Student Council followed one another with an im- to An essential to the athletic program of any college, the gymnasium resounds with the vigorous activity pressive display of spirit. But for the parents and friends of Merrimack College this challenging record was not quite enough, and early in the spring of 1948 they formed the Merrimack Association for the pur- pose of furthering student activity at the college. Under the leadership of its officers, Mr. Patrick F. Shannon, Malden, president, Mrs. Adam Silk, Lowell, vice-president, Mrs. William Mason, Medford, second vice-president, Mrs. William O'Neill, Lawrence, cor- responding secretary, Mr. John J. Regan, Lawrence, recording secretary, and Attorney Jolm J. Fox, Jr., Lawrence., treasurer, the association immediately organized a gigantic Penny Social at the Lawrence Memorial Stadium to realize funds for the construc- tion of a gymnasium. The result of this initial effort of the Merrimack Association graces thue college campus today-a spacious gymnasium with a hardwood basketball court, lockers, showers., and utility rooms. Recogniz- ing the necessity for a healthy sports program, the administration encouraged the participation of the entire student body in an expanded intramural bas- ketball program. Then, in June, the epoch-making first year was history. Six new faculty members arrived to augment the staff for the summer session and the new class in the fall: Fathers Joseph A. Flaherty, O.S.A., and Arthur B. Maxwell, O.S.A., and the lay instructors, Francis X. Day, Stephen Horn, Donald Kearns, and Benjamin Mattina. of intramural and varsity sports. Here too is the stage of the college's cultural and social life. 'WWW' ,