Immaculata University - Gleaner Yearbook (Immaculata, PA)

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The lv'vf'w'w1d C'HARl.liS l'. ISRUIEHL, Pl-l.D. 'Ifhe graduates of this year in all likelihood will have to face a task far bigger than they are inclinecl to think. l'.ife will have to be restored to its even and placicl tenor which has been so ruclcly shattereclg values that are in danger of being swept into oblivion by the turbulent events of our clays will have to be salvageclg hres that have almost become extinguished must be rekintlleclg the sense of personal responsibility must be reinvigoratecl. For many this means an emotional reacljustment calling for af supreme effort of the will and spiritual energy of the highest type. Calm times of unostentatious toil truly try the souls of men. 26

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The lx'evcrcuu' IVIUXNCIS DI. XVALSII, M.A. lf you retlect upon the processes hy which you have obtained your erlucation, you will note that you have heen chiefly given a great power of recognition. In all your future reacting, in all your contacts with people. in your approach to your life work, you will experience an enormous amount ol pleasure when it is horne in upon you that you are one with the worlcl of itleas, cultural ap- preciation, aesthetic penetration, historical orientation, anrl social consciousness. This is one ot' the richest rewartls that comes of going through the discipline ot' a well consiclererl ancl well rounrlctl course. lt stimulates our aspiration antl cleepens our human spirit. lfrom this point onwarcl you can reatlily interpret life in a signilicant cultural perspective. You will lincl intrinsically satisfying the experiences which sensitive and tliseriniinating men and women, past ancl present, have found to he enriching ancl cnnolmling. Yalue most highly the true, the goocl, antl the lmeautilul. 'l'hese ohjectives have always lmeen ahle to commancl the highest loyalty of man, anal they have given him his cleepest anfl most cntluring satist'aetiUns. Make your etlucation an introcluction to intrinsic values and cultural perspectives so that you will seek truth for its own sake. XN'hat we have striven to give you is not a mere cultural heritage, hut a profountl appreciation of the great spiritual culture ancl heritage which is inseparahle from our holy Faith. XYe priests ancl Sisters have one thought in minrl. one hope. ancl one prayer. as we see you tlepart from the seclusion ancl acaclemic spirit of these venerahle halls. XVe know the culmination ol all our elilorts will he realizetl only on that flay when you stantl hefore Almighty N tiocl, alter your entrance into liternity, to hear the wortls. XXX-ll clone. thou gootl and faithful servant . . . linter thou into the joy ot' thy lord.