College of the Holy Cross - Purple Patcher Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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HE HISTORY of Holy Cross is the history of her great leaders who unstintingly expended their efforts that this institution might grow and prosper. The fact that personal glory Was unsought by these men is a commend- able thing, but that they should have labored so strenuously to avoid the fame and honor that naturally crowned their efliorts is an indication of a rare and most exceptional virtue. In recognition of this We pay a small tribute to the latest of their number by dedicating this book with sincere respect and deep admiration to our present rector and leader, Rev. Father Francis J. Dolan, S. J.

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Two edifices on the campus of Holy Cross rank foremost in their re- spective classes. The Saint Joseph Memo1'ial Chapel, dedicated to the memory of Holy Cross men who lost their lives in the war, was blessed in 1923. The Dinand Memorial Library, completed in 1927, is one of the finest libraries in the country, and offers to the student every available book and reference that is necessary for his scholastic requirements. Holy Cross has progressed greatly since the completion of the first building in 1844. Up to the beginning of the twentieth century there was a continual progress that was in accord with the expanding needs of the students and the improvements of the age. Since 1906, the advance has been far more noticeable, five structures have been added to the two of 1895. The college site now extends about one hundred and forty acres on Mount Saint James. lf credence can be given to the axiom, History repeats itself, then the Holy Cross of the future is destined to be greater. The possibilities for physical expansion are vast, the solid ideals of the college are ever earning an immortal reputation, and the system of education is founded on principles that will endure after modern experimental trends have failed. Holy Cross has the distinction of being the largest classical boarding college in the country. Her record of achievement in the past ninety-one X' years is noteworthy. To the historian in the future remains the task of recording those things upon which we can merely speculate. It is certain, how- ever, that the future of the institution, founded by the zeal of a saintly Bishop entrusted to the care of a capable teaching body and inspired ever by its motto, In Hoc Signo Vinres, will be as glorious as has been its past. in

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REV. FRANCIS DOLAN, S. I President of the College