Merrimack College - Merrimackan Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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• O.S.A., PrZr Boston “■• of ' M‘ »«r ; ' . ' „ ' ’j“ ' d»„!‘ 21 °. ' Another tradition was begun with the first Baccalaureate Mass. Here, several of the graduates receive Holy Communion, a habit that gives the strength to carry on through life as Christian gentlemen. honor to myself, in generous loyalty to Merrimack, and with fidelity to my God, devotion to my countr , and charity to my fellow men.” The recipients of Senior awards were: James Mc- Gillivray, Archbishop Gushing Medal; James McLaugh- lin, Governor Dever Award and Mortimer Sullivan Medal; Glarence David, the Edward Burns Medal; Robert Sheehan and William Daly, Markham Medals; William 0 Gonnell, Jr., Holy Name Medal; Lawrence Morrisroe, Wall Street Journal Award; Julius Garlucci, Loyalty Award. tc ‘S ' s’’- - ' -

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on Saturday, June 2, 1951. The Very Reverend Joseph M. Dougherty, O.S.A., Prior Provincial, in his address reminded the graduates that only self-sacrifice can guarantee happiness. On Sunday afternoon, a scene of latent drama and pathos unveiled before an audience of parents, relatives, and friends. First, the procession of graduates, faculty, marshals, distinguished guests and delegates marched around the Science Building, down the middle isle, and up to the decorated dais erected on the front entrance.- Most Reverend Thomas F. Markham, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, pronounced the Invocation, and the Prior Provincial, Father Dougherty, delivered the Ad- dress of Welcome. Then, Father McQuade conferred honorary degrees of Doctor of Law on Archbishop Cushing and Governor Dever; after which Fathers Gildea and Burns presented the first graduates for their di- plomas. William O’Connell, Jr., delivered the valedictory, and Father McQuade led the graduates in a Pledge of Loyalty: “to hold my degree as a sacred trust, an emblem of my obligation to serve, to hold it with untarnished The pioneer class received their diplomas at the historic first graduation, and memories of four years of friendship swelled up in the hearts of the undergraduates who were their friends, as they witnessed the conferral of degrees on a sunny Sunday afternoon, June 3, 1951. (Insert) William F. O’Connell, Jr., B.S., President of the Class of 1951, delivering the Valedictory address.

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Each recipient of an award knelt to kiss the Archbishop’s ring, while Father Murray called the names of those to follow. in culture education Winding slowly up from the Administration Building, a file of Seniors proceeds to the Baccalaureate Mass. Archbishop Cushing, the principal speaker, gave a resume of the history of the college, and hailed Merri- mack as “an intellectual stronghold, a spiritual strong- hold, which will continue to form men and women of principle, devoted citizens, for years to come.” When the Class of 1952 returned from the summer vacation, it entered a revivified campus. Three new cur- rieula — Medical Technology, Secretarial Science, and Engineering — were inaugurated; the influx of coeds had swelled significantly; the Liberal Arts Building was com- plete and ready for occupancy. Reverend John H. Craw- ford received the Deanship of the Engineering School, and Miss Kathleen Murphy assumed the duties of the Acting Dean of Women. The architectural style of the Arts Building is red brick colonial. Its ground floor comprises a cafeteria, a bookstore, two large locker rooms for men and women respectively, and several service rooms. The first floor contains four classrooms, the office of the Director of the Part-Time Sessions, a library reading room, and two faculty lounges. The offices of the Dean of Men, and the Director of Business Administration, an office for faculty members, a seminar room, the Warrior office, and six