Merrimack College - Merrimackan Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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• PRESIDENT The Very Reverend Vincent A. Mc- Quade, O.S.A., Ph.D., President of Mer- rimack College. Taken from the ranks of college professors Father McQuade has directed the founding and building of Merrimack from its inception. A dynamic leader, Father McQuade en- visages ever widening horizons for the College. The Reverend Joseph J. Gildea, O.S.A., Ph.D., is Dean of the Faculty. The aca- demic life of the College is his special province. The relations of the faculty with the administration, and the prob- lems of the individual students are handled with a personal concern and friendliness that is Father Gildea. mDEAN

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•■Nil . , Scholasticism { ithin The next venture of Merrimack College was a million dollar drive for funds. Through the kindness and generosity of the friends of the Merrimack the drive was eminently successful and, as a result, construction of the campus proper was begun. In September of 1948, ground breaking ceremonies were held for Cush- ing Hall, the new science building. The next few years were years of memorable events and a rapid expansion of the College proper. In June, 1951, Commencement exercises were held for the first graduating class of Merrimack College. Autumn of the same year brought coeducational policies to a stu- dent body which had hitherto been all male. In September, 1951, Sullivan Hall, the Liberal Arts build- ing was ready for occupancy. Austin Hall, the faculty and administration building, was completed in 1952 and on September 29, Archbishop Cushing solemnly blessed the campus and dedicated the new buildings. In April, 1954, the Archbishop returned to preside over the ground breaking ceremonies for the Collegiate Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The Chapel, a gift from Merrimack’s most benevolent friend, the Arch- bishop himself, was dedicated in May, 1955, at a solemn high Mass celebrated by His Excellency. The Chapel, a beautiful and imposing structure, is the phy- sical symbol of the goal toward which all intellectual endeavors are directed.

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LIBERAL ARTS The professor opens the door, explains the essentials — then it is for the student to discover the treasure lying in the recorded heritage of western civilization. The classics of all periods are at his finger-tips in the quiet, hook-lined study that is the library. liberal arts education is that type of higher learning and cultural advancement which encourages the student to delve into the main fields of knowledge. The curriculum is carefully and specially planned to give the individual a full, well-balanced education. The liberal arts course develops every aspect of the human being, the physical body, the spiritual soul and the intellectual processes of the mind. THOMAS F. WALSH, O.S.A. A.B., Villanova University, 1931 M.A., New York University, 1941 Procurator oj the College