Academy of Our Lady of Mercy - Lauralton Yearbook (Milford, CT)

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THE AUXILIARY BISHOP His Excellency Most Reverend .golm Hackett, THE ARCHBISHOP His Excellency Most Reverend Henry

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OfQWOf Down the fair-chambered corridor of years, The quiet shutting, one by one, of doors. - Hagedorn The years of life render themselves to form the treasured volumes of daily acts and deeds, lined along the shelves of memory. Bound by forgetfulness, they stand like closed doors, until sweet recollection opens them, and scenes of days past reappear. So, too, as you laid aside this cover, the door of entry to rich, full years spent at Lauralton Hall has been re- leased and stands ajar. Time hesitates, but will move, as the leaves of this book, like so many days, are turned. Through the casement, you will see those eager to learn, seeking daily, with determination and a spirit of challenge, the clarification of the old, and the penetration of the new. You will watch the places where those happy hearts meet, to accept, the incentive of assigned duties, and note how compan- ionship, fun, and loving competition mingle in a way peculiar to youth alone, in those who with breathless anticipation hurry toward shadowy arches . . . where, though all things differ, all agree. A finely-woven spirit of loyalty, which hinders selfish independence, supports generous individuality in those who, in contributing to the whole, find that honest effort is its own reward. The beautiful gift of delightful friendships is gently bestowed upon them, unsuspectingly, until they find its need, its warmth, or its call. He - Donor of all, Patron of all, the Ideal Friend, Father of Friendship, Aide, Scholar, Director - is there, everywhere, penetrating, unseen, silent and constant. As you look on in this incorporation of thoughts, facts, and lives, see how He and that spirit of loyalty and that gift of friendship permeate all, contributing to the climax of a year, our year, a phase of youth, or of youth itself. The cover eventually comes to be closed, the door of memory latched in the wake of new horizons, but return is not limited to thought alone. He Who gave us behind the doors of Lauralton Hall the opportunity to write our script, and to act our part, will surely guide our steps back to that familiar door. So, too, when down the fair-chambered corri- dor of years, the quiet shutting, one by one, of doors has finally ceased, may He guide our steps through one last Open Door.

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vmQVQI'Ql'lC! Gdflkg CSylQI'QI' CHAPLAIN Senior Religion Teacher FATHER'S F REQUENT REMINDER : Ir is not enough for a Christian simply to share His lifeg she must live His lifeg she must think and love even as Christ.