Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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s sheets and a few machines down in Rm. 120. We found new diversions in McHugh Forum and Roberts Center, and applauded another team of climbers who won the Eastern Intercollegiate Hockey Championships. We had different guides that year. Aristotle informed us of logical and true footholds, Ed- mund Burke used some persuasive powers on us, and Doc Aherne sharpened our analytical reflexes. That was the year that some Alpine, uniquely named Fritz Freund, was to join the group, but just as uniquely faded in his own echo. The year concluded with one thought in mind, that the horizon was a more desirable and more definite goal. Junior year revealed greater dimensions. We spread out to approach the mountain from dif- ferent directions. Some chose an Economic route, some found Financial distribution or Industrial Management more expedient, and others picked Accounting. With the arrival of the nurses and our counterparts in the night school, came a new life to the campus. Cardinal Cushing re- ceived his Red Hat and the Honors Program got a boost from General Electric with a grant of $2,500. It was a trying year, but a profitable one. There wasn ' t time to stop here, the summit was in view. At last, the peak was reached. As we turned and looked back, we found the mountain not as steep as it seemed while climbing. Senior year came and passed. It was a year of achievement, of maturity, of decision. Plans for tomorrow in- clude further obstacles, but such thoughts as the College of Business Administration and ' Ever to Excel ' , gleaned through four years of study, remain as guides to our success. guides to our success '