Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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• • • emmn wmid rye Jjamv Truly then, we can say that the college accomplishes its purpose — the education of the whole man — to a degree which can be fully realized only by those Christian gentlemen whose good fortune it has been to experience it. Now, as we close the door on college days, we feel the debt which is ours; wc arc aware of the time and effort which was expended in making our training possible, . . . and we are grateful. Weakly, we may attempt to express our thanks in the frailty and limited extension of words, or resolve to be philanthropic benefactors someday; but the truest and most complete expression of gratitude we shall express in another way. Deep in our hearts, we resolve that we shall be the agents by which Christ will be brought to the the world. The real thanks that we yield to God, the College, and our fellow men, will be the truly Christ- ian lives which we lead,. R. Ray Ward — 17

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Of tint mill qJiIciiL . . . Gannon College may be seen in many ways, viewed from many aspects, from with- out; hut only from within can it be seen in its entirety. To illustrate the student's aware- ness of their good fortune, and to allow the undergraduates to express their feelings on this view from within, we asked individ- uals from each of the four classes to develop our theme as it makes its impression on them. The results were fruitful, as can be deter- mined by reading these articles which ap- pear at the beginning of each o f the class sections. But we, the Seniors, by virtue of the fact that the approaching graduation will end our everyday contact with Gannon Col- lege find that this respect for the college is both reasonable and sentimental. In contrast with mathematics, phil- osophy teaches us that the whole is great- er than the sum of its parts; and we Sen- iors, through retrospective analysis, can realize the value of this in reference to our years here at Gannon. Certainly the education from matriculation to gradua- tion is much greater than the sum total of all the curricular and co-curricular hours which were consumed. For here we learned to absorb the principles of the sub- ject matter, and blend them into our lives, thereby developing the intellect and per- sonality, with a consequent development of our ethical standards and the concepts by which we live. — 16 —

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Right Reverend Monsignor Joseph ] '. Wehrle, S.T.D., LL.D. President of the College Although Pope Pius XII recognized the value of our President by bestowing upon him the title of Right Reverend Monsignor, to us, his students, he will always be thought of as Doc Wehrle. Although his innumerable tasks and consequent value of time lead some to believe he is aloof and impersonal, those of us who know him better realize that here is a man whose unparalleled love for the school incites a constant striving for the betterment of student facilities and activities. Doc somehow retains the dignity of his position while establishing the principle that anyone who needs his assistance will have easy access to his office. Through our four-year's experience, we have learned that no one takes his problem to Doc without finding a suitable solution. In his own inimitable way, he can figure with an uncanny insight into the difficulties which arise in all phases of collegiate activity; it is this insight to which Archbishop Gannon refers when he mentions Doctor Wehrle 's confidence as one of the largest single factors in the founding of Gannon College. He has been the President of the College since its beginning, and we feel sincerely confi- dent that no other single individual could have accomplished so much, and be held in such universal es' teem as is Doctor Wehrle. — 18 —