Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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icat io n TO THE SPIRIT OF BOSTON COLLEGE MEN OF THE HALLOWED PAST, OF THE FATEFUL PRESENT, AND THE GLORIOUS FUTURE. TIhe spirit of Boston College is loyalty to ideals, adheren ce to principle, comrade- ship with fellow-alumni, devotion to Col- lege, Church and Nation. That spirit teaches that we must have the Faith of Our Fathers. Boston College men of the past possess a noble tradition. Our College was bom of the agonies of saintly Father Bapst — insulted, abused, tortured. Since the Civil War it has ever prospered. Old graduates have hallowed memories of days on James Street, when Jesuit pioneers fought to bring Catholic education to a city steeped in Puritanism. They recall the rallying of their fellows to the colors in ' 98. Later they reminisced in awe as Father Gasson stood above the twin lakes and envisioned the College that we know today. Boston College men remember the tramp of young soldiers in 1918, championship athletic teams, the vista of sermons in ' stone. The chimes recall golden days of youth and bring to them joy in sharing with their sons these same scene s. Boston College men of this generation, too, re- call the tramp of soldiers, warriors who died that the ideals of Boston College might live on forever. This generation carries on the traditions of the giants of old — Churchmen, Educators, Physicians, Barristere, Business Leaders. The best of Catholic tradition is on the Heights, and these young men have not failed to hold high their heritage of faith- ful devotion. They are inspired by the followers of Loyola . . . they have loyalty to ideals, adherence to prin- ciple, and kinship with fellow-alumni. They wit- ness what older Boston College pictured only in dreams — a university of epic proportions beneath spires that point to heaven. They are fulfilling the hopes of Bapst and Gasson. Those heavenward spires guarantee that Boston College men will carry high the ideals of the past. They have inspi- ration and the spirit of sacrifice that has been our gift and our challenge. Nor will they fail us, for the spirit of Boston College is built on the word of God, and that is eternal.