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PETER AGUERC L I ' , SMILE!! LQVE! BE 'LOVABLEI Thanx'to1'God, sf. viafem,'i1le faculty, L.c., I,.G., GH., G.LQ, A.L.,,1.M.,,L.M., A.M.,,M.M., J.N., Ds., Gs., and all my former classmates. A very special TI-IANX.to my,parents, Fr. john Ruhl, and .my brother Rod, forwithout their love, example and 'inspiration I couldfnot have come thislfar. Thank you my little brothers for putting up with me. Your childlikeriesls 'inspires me. fYay Gregllust' thanx to 'all of you. The challenge islbefore me. God, I ac- cept this challenging gift with . . . andhoping for what we cannot see rgieans awaiting it with patient endurance. Pax Domini sit semper vo- iscum. . , LIAM RICHARD COWAN . .. he huddled against the alley wall, ,sweat pouring off his face and his heart beating viscously 'with anXiety. Suddenly. he realized that this was it, theaend wastfinally near. The tall stealthy figure, silhouet- ted against the glowing street light, 'slowly rolled' towards him. ln one ,sluggish movement the purple ape reached its big deformed hand out- ward, and 'drooling and grunting tapped the haggard man gently on the shoulder and said in,a very raspy voice, you're it! The past four years have 'really been wonderful and'I can truly say that being with all the guys injthe' class is 'what has made them so great. Good luck to all of you! A very sincere-like gthanksf to my family, to the faculty and to anyone who has me in any way in the past. Also a note of appreciation. to myunflagging 'behind-the' Scenes fesotericj copy as- sistant.,And though we had our fightsfhad our short tempered nights! it couldnft pull our dreams apartfall'-'our needs and all our wants! drawn together in ourlheartfwe felt 'it from the very start You will do foolish things, ,but do them with enthusiasm. QColetteJ Hello, hellofI,don't know why 'you say goodbye, I say hello. LAWRENCE GUILLOW . 1 , Well, I would like to thank all of those who pushed-me on. Without you I would have neverknown how really beautiful this place is, in- stead, however, I probably would have just given ,up and ,complained about the-few faults in this gem. I-would ,alsotlike to thank, the fresh- man class because I look at you and see ,that there still, is 'hope with your ,new ideas and questions of' thesystem. In leaving your midst I would like to say two things: beware of power and bewareof becoming closed minded. GOD BLESS! ' ' GREGORY HousroNe ' I I A I Never look down to test the groundbefore taking your next step: Only -he who keeps his eye fiked on the far horizon will find his right road. Ifd like to thank S.V.fs.Ifor all theguidanceit has giyen me. I also wish to thanklfimy classmatestfor just being themselves, and by doing sho, makinggthese highschool years the most beautiful years sf my life: And finallya special thanks, to my mother and Mrs. Harvey for their prayers and love which have helped to sustain me. Beforel close, I'd like to donate to B.W. his very'own1.puppet,, to Skip, his very own leather ball-..with'miatching b'ackboard,f to DIHQ my -sideburns, to a.CCD teachers manualand---aymetronome to play his tamborine with, :and finally to Abbot L. . . what can' you .givetto one who will soonhave everyth,ing?f I X , ' . 9 1 I ' ' ' Q f ' GARY LAVENTURE The longand 'winding road, that leads to your door, will never dis- appear. l've seen that road before, it always leads me here, leads me to your door. Many times I've been alone and many times I've cried, any- way youfveiriever known, many ways I've tried, andstill they lead me back to the long, winding road!On my road I got bywith a little help from my friends. I like to thank all of those who have made my trip a little easierpfor' now I move-on tojbigger land better' things! The fool on the hill sees the sun-going down and the eyes in his head' see the world spinning around. A I ALBERT LEWIS IABBOTJ . g I I . P, . People so seldom say I love you, and then it's either too late or ,love goes. So when I say I love you, it doesn't mean that I'know I'll never go, only that I wish I didn't have too I would like to thank pri- marily the two most beautiful people in the world: my mom and dad without whose help and love I would never be the person I am today. Thanx faculty for all your patience, understanding, and help. A spec- ial thanx to Frits for his guidance and to the class of 74 for just being there when I needed them and even when I didn't. You're a great group of guys and words are inadequate to express my feelings for all of you, so just thanx for being yourselves. I have finallyreached that unseen fork where two roads diverged into a wood, and I - l' took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference, . fN.B.l We do not remember days, we remember moments . . . 'V LESLIE MARINO I lug, if 1 Character is something each one of us must builddfor himself, out of the laws of God and nature, the examples of others, and - most of all - out of the trials and errors of daily life. Character isthe total of thou- sands of small daily strivings to live up 'to the bestlthat 'in us. Char- acter is the final decision to reject whatever' is ,demeaning to oneself or to others and with confidence and honesty' tochoose thetright. JOHN MARKI-IAM ' There are times in the life of a seminarian when he becomes incensed at the whole world, especially with other seminarians. Such times of anguish test one's Christian Charity. My advice to those who will follow me is that they strive to overcome their moments of frustration. Never become depressed because beautiful people surround you, peo- ple who are willing to help you even though they may seem to be on your back. Many thanks to all my friendsg they have truly helped me. And my apologies to those I may have offended. ARTHUR MARTINEZ . Even though Ifve only experienced this high-school for about nine months, I could say that you are all' beautiful people. The priestly faC- ulty that we have 'here at,St.f Vincent's are doing their jobs so beauti- fully, especially the 5piritual.Director, Dean, and Rector, I can truly say -that 'the whole schoolfwill 'prosper to its greatest heights both spiritually andjacadeniically. I',wish' to .thank them all for the knowl- edge' andexperiences they gave me.'I wish toleave my diluted shine- all to' both Timothy I Murphy- and Francis Torrence. My compound tolohnl-Iopkins and ' I - -.