Fontbonne Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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AREHBISHUPE HOUSE 2101 CD EN A A L Bans TGN35 MASS Dear Graduates of Fontbonne Yours IS the honor and pleasure of be1ng the f1rst class to be graduated from Fontbonne Academy I congratulate you and w1sh you success T be the f1rst graduates of a school 1S a heavy respons1b1l1ty You Wlll be the f1rst to be known as Fontbonne alumnae and 1n turn Fontbonne w1ll reach a w1der publ1c through you May you fulf1ll your trust loyally and W1th d1st1nct1on The SOC16ty you w1ll go out 1nto whether d1rectly or as a college student 1S 1n a per1od of change It cannot rema1n as lt lS It must grow better or worse And you the 1nd1v1dual graduate w1ll have a part 1n that Change The Church through the well tra1ned faculty of Fontbonne has educated you for serv1ce The name of your school 1n ltself lS an 1nsp1rat1on for the founta1n has always been a symbol of l1fe and of hope A fountam to be useful has to g1VB Jvater that 1S fresh that 1S water Wh1Ch responds to man s needs It must also be dependable, rel1able at all t1mes and under all clrcumstances It w1ll not be enough for you to th1nk of yourselves as alumnae of Fontbonne Unless you use what the school has taught you you w1ll not funct1on a a good founta1n and by your pass1v1ty you w1ll have Jo1ned the oppos1t1on If the Church could count on the large numbers she graduates each year becorrung an aCtlVS apostolate she would see the t1de of athelsm begln turn She would see the world approach1ng the feet of ltS K1ng No warfare 1S easy on the sp1r1tual level lt 15 yet harder than on physlca terra1n Can I have conf1dence that you w1ll be the vanguard of a new reg1ment carrymg the banner of Fontbonne as a rally1ng po1nt of the battle 'P I belleve I can God be w1th you Congratulatlng you on the successful cornplet1on of your secondary educat1on under the guldance and teach1ng of the S1sters of St Joseph I am W1th every blessln I f Bo v MM WE LTH v'rx..E n H .V , . . . . O 1 I n 1 . . Y . 1 1 . , , . - 1 . X . . . 1 r Y . . ' 1 1 S 1 Y , to , L . , . ' 1 . . . D ' ' D I