Assumption Preparatory School - Memini Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Father John A. Gaudet a.a., A.B. TEACHER OF ENGLISH Dear John, Oh! how I hate fo write (comps). Father John’s weekly and sometimes hi-weekly compositions did much more for us than we had anticipated. Youthful, and vigorous, he gained our respect from the start. His classes were interesting. Let s take our NIacheths. . . . ” A greater facility in our public speaking, a fine experience in debating, a belter appreciation of poetry, and a new interest in current world events were a few of the many fruits of his efforts. We will never forget the great interest and devotion with which Father John taught us so well the English language. Nor will we soon forget his genial, friendly attitude and his fine willing¬ ness to co-operate with us in all our undertakings. Mr. Lucien FI. Desjardins, A.M. TEACHER OF PHYSICS He looked business-like; and he meant business. Next class, we ’ll have a quiz —Mr. Desjardins was quick to find out what was wrong in NIath class. And his regular quizzes cured us all,— well, . . . almost all. He would fill his statements with expectant pauses. This is a — (no answer) — proportion”. Being a firm believer in success through hard work. Nlr. Desjardins accordingly passed on some of this to us. His Physics class will not soon forget his lucid explanations and his examples which were always a propos. ” Mr. Desjardins did not lack a good sense of humor. Chartier. you’re dreaming again. ” All questions received a smile, and then a full explanation. Thanks to Mr. Desjardins, we learned not only to work with numbers, but also to enjoy it. Mr. Raymond ]. Marion, A.M. TEACHER OF HISTORY ANT) CIVICS fn Mr. Marion, we had an instructor with a thorough knowledge of his subject matter. His classes were given in such a manner that the practical side of history could be seen. This man did not merely throw facts and dates at us. Time and again we were shown that those little things called fundamentals would be all-important to us. And so it was that tbe basic points which every American should know were stressed. Whether it concerned the flag, the constitution, or current national problems, the serious teacher tried to make us realize that as citizens, we should not be ignorant of facts so closely related to our country. Thanks to Mr. Marion, the United States means more to us. M. Louis Deschenes, A.M. PROFESSELT DE GREC Qu il animat ses classes de discussions litteraires, scientifiques, comiques ou politiques, M. Deschenes demeura toujours maitre de son art. Laique, au sourire amical, a la verve facile il se chargea de nous enseigner une langue dont la litterature manque aujourd’hui, helas, de I’appreciation meritee. Grace a sa connaissance des langues et de 1 histoire ancienne, il nous fit un cours interessant et instructif.

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THE GRADUATES 1 Iiis section is particularly devoted to the students, to the fellows that we have come to know during the last four years. Together we prayed, studied, and played and indeed the memories of these group activities will not soon he forgotten. In these, our last years, we witnessed, and even more, we participated in the reconstruc¬ tion of Assumption after the terrible tornado. As a result, it seems that we were brought closer together than ever. In fact, each student can say about every other student: memini ... I remember such a fellow; he was a real buddy. Whether we were in chapel, in study or on the field of sport, it seemed that he was a very part of my life. Thus, with this in mind, this section salutes all the individua Is that became cogs in the ma¬ chine of our every day lives for the past four years. 11