Cranwell Preparatory School - Bell Tower Yearbook (Lenox, MA)

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dedlccltlon To the Very Reverend Thomas M Lannon S J Rector of Cranwell School we the class of 1959 dedicate thus Yearbook which we chernsh as the record of our achievements durmg our prepara tory school years We offer thus humble trnbute as a symbol of the flllal esteem whuch we have In our hearts for the beloved Father Rector of our School as a token ofthe appreclatuon we have for has zealous leadershlp In Cranwells academic and maternal growth and as a pledge to hum ofthe loyalty and love we will always have for Cranwell O I . I . .I l I I I I . . I . . kk J

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is Holiness the Late Pope Pius XII After nearly two decades as the Vicar of Christ upon earth, Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII, passed to his eternal rest on October 9, l958. We were deeply saddened at the death of this saintly and energetic Pontiff, who brought to the throne of Peter such a rich understanding of the peoples of all na- tions. He was the Pope of Peace, a spiritual hero modelling his life upon that of the Prince of Peace. He saw himself so clearly as Christ's Vicar f one who stands in the Lord's place for a time - and nature and grace combined to produce in him that warm personality that made him so immediately one to whom it was easy to give devoted and dedicated allegiance. The death of a Pope is only a momentary melancholy, for the heart of our holy faith is the confidence that he has entered into his reward and that the Holy Spirit will continue to guide the Church through historic time. The labors of Pope Pius XII, long and exhausting, were given totally to the Church and his mark has been left upon the record of these years i939-1958. Commentators of another age will have to measure in the long perspective of the Papacy the eminence of his reign, but even now we know that he was one of the great Popes of all time. We, the Seniors of l959, ioin a grate- ful Church and pray for Pope Pius Xll's eternal repose in the presence of the God he served with every energy of heart and soul. 1-. l , I l s I K 'fm F 9- ai I I A X I