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

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T IS not infrequently observed that man tends often to overlook that which is actually most obvious to him. In one matter or another, our attentions have been turned toward the less perfect and less stable qualities. So it is that we occasionally form our judgments without first having made a penetrating analysis. Education and prudent reflection are designed to alleviate such a weakness. As undergraduates, we went about perhaps somewhat overconscious of matters which seemed to be of considerable ,moment to us. Yet we well realized that the King of the Universe, Himself, animated the very spirit and basic texture of our beloved Holy Cross. Indeed, we were daily in contact with those whose lives were virtual Crusades for Christ, Our King. True it is, their Crusade is not an especially glamorised movement, widely heralded and popularly praised. Naturally considered, it is rather unappealing and charged with barriers. Considered adequately, however, it may be seen that our professors are engaged in a labor which is concerned with ultimates and which is actually centered upon that Ultimate in virtue of which all else has its significance-Our King, Christ.

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PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE Very Reverend William A. Donaghy, S. J. It has been our distinct privilege to be the first graduating class under the presidency of the Very Reverend William A. Donaghy, S.J. On July 31, 1954, Father Donaghy was designated president and rector of the college he has loved from his youth. His position in the hierarchy of the college's organization, one might assume, would preclude his close observance of the myriad facets of under- graduate endeavor. Such was not the case, however. We of the Senior Class felt his vibrant influence, listened to his thoughtful remarks and absorbed his profound advice even as we embarked upon our final year at Mount Saint James. We studied and worked under his commanding presence, knowing full well that he was ever alert to our problems and sympathetic toward our concerns. In hoc signo vinces, the motto of the College of the Holy Cross, has been also in Father Donaghy's thoughts through his years as a Holy Cross student, while preparing for the Jesuit priesthood, as a spiritual director of seminarians, as a widely ac- claimed retreat master, a nationally known editor, and now, as the twenty-fourth president of New England's first Catholic college. This motto, which motivated the Roman Em- peror Constantine in physical combat, now inspires Father Donaghy and all Holy Cross men as well, in the turbulent sphere of spiritual warfare which characterizes our world today. For his able guidance and wise direction, we, the Class of 1955, offer him our humble gratitude and assure him of our continuing prayers. 21