Elms College - Elmata Yearbook (Chicopee, MA)

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DOCTOR SHEEHA Introducing in our last year a new professor of religion created a tension of suspense among the Seniors. The two inevitable questions buzzed in our minds, XVho and what is he like? These persisted until late in October when Doctor Sheehan appeared on the campus ready to change his parish duties for those of professor angl chaplain. We found to our deep gratification that Doctor Sheehan was prepared to extend to us the ready hand of friend and guide. Although his classroom may have resounded with questions as to the etymology of words, this word, friend, needed no such research. Its source was instinctively felt one toward another. The past year has pictured Doctor Sheehan in many roles. His example has not failed to imprint in our hearts true reverence and appreciation for a solitary moment with the Blessed Sacrament. As professor, he has endeavored to teach us to coordinate our ideas on the present and to season our judgments with experiences of the past. Outside of academic duties, he has listened with a sympathetic understanding to our difficulties. His pleasant, jovial humor always dispersed our momentary quandaries, and left us soothed and comforted. In this favorite role we shall always visualize him. A year may be a short period upon which to base a life-long friendship. However, we feel it is a capable foundation since it is built on mutual interest of the future of O. I.. E. -Ili?

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REV. JEREMIAH P. SHEEHAN, D.C.L CHAPLAIN-PROFESSOR OF RELIGION 'IMI'-

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FATHER LA E Father Lane in a column? Impossible! His is the personality which challenges words to capture the heights of an enthusiastic soul. In the manner of The New Yorker we might essay a profile sketch of this passionate preacher, scholar, critic and litterateur but in this brief space we choose to pen him as the professor and man. Time will never dim for us the diabolical gleam of his eyes when he thinks of a modern problem to pose in an exam nor the sympathetic glance cast at his fellow victims of wet Chicopee weather. W'ho can ever forget his mental tonics of outlined encyclicals, case questions and discussion problems? His inspirational teaching opens to us new beauties in the Great Sacrifice, his vivid descriptions recreate the historic institution of the Sacraments, his pithy sayings sear into our memories adequate rules for Catholic conduct. For the intelligent, com- prehensive, Christian treatment of the subject of marriage we are particularly and deeply indebted. Father Lane, the man, will hold ever a sovereign place in our gallery of favorite people. By his genial humor, broad tolerance of human weakness, and generous dedication of his time and energy to the causes so close to the heart of youth, he has endeared himself to us. By his unconquerable hatred of hypocrisy and unsatiable thirst for justice and charity in human relations he has given an example and norm for noble living. In the outlines of his character we discern the foundation for the definition of man, A creature made to the image and likeness of God. 4162-