Assumption Preparatory School - Memini Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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here they are in action— TW3 This Was The Way They Worked

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thoughts from my rocking chair . . . Preparatory School education is too often seen as only in- between education. It carries a boy from thirteen to nineteen years of age, from childhood to manhood, from grammar school to college. The statement that it prepares students for college and for life only serves to blur still further the truth that these four rich years should be lived for themselves as much as any other time of a man ' s life. Finally, the current competition for college acceptance places further stress yet on preparing for tomorrow with the consequent danger of forgetting about today. I would like to underline that no small part of your education at Assumption has been precisely what you did not do speci¬ fically in preparation for tomorrow. There has been the worship of God as a fulfillment of a present obligation, the enjoyment of an unassigned book, the attendance at the Mu¬ sic Festival, a visit to the Museum, the cheering of a team on to victory, a budding friendship, your answer to the question: What can I do for my school? But there has been more. There has been the daily contact with those who have devoted their lives to Christian educa¬ tion. These have not thought so much in terms of tomorrow but in terms of lasting values. They lived each day with you in the light of the importance that each day held. You have made them the theme of your yearbook. You wish to honor the DEDICATION that you have witnessed and benefitted from during your four years at Assumption. By doing so, you reveal that you have not been blind to the education you have received or to the values for which it stands. EDGAR A. BOURQUE, A.A. HEADMASTER 7

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our teachers— demonstrating with humor, enthusiasm, and learning, why they are . . .