Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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LOYOLA Page 1 (9; COLLEGE REVIEW Dedication Тооуол has come through а period of trans- formation and change the like of which she has never before experienced. We are making a permanent record of those significant eight years by making the Review a survey of that time, since there are enough EIGHT YEAR MEN in Senior Class to make the project feasible. There is another eight year man whose stay at Loyola is also recorded in the record of the last eight years. On Convocation Night the Graduates will receive their degrees from the hands of Reverend Edward М. Brown, 5.)., Rector of Loyola, the same Father Rector who received many of them into First High. He is our most distinguished eight year man and Loyola’s first eight year Rector. Is it not fitting then, that a Review which plans to record those years should be dedicated to him who guided Loyola's destinies during that time? Guided is too weak a word. It means merely that he was the man at the helm, whereas Father Brown was not only the rudder, but the power also, that drove the good ship Loyola forward. We take very great pleasure then, in dedicating our Review to our Rector, Father Brown. Congratulations Our heartiest congratulations, and our sincerest wishes for many fruitful years service in the Lord’s vineyard are extended to Father James Toppings, S.J., who was ordained in Toronto last June, and to Father Aloysius Graham, 5.)., who was ordained in Bogota, Colombia, last December. We are sure their many friends and former pupils will join us in wishing them Ad multos annos. E

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LOYOLA COLLEGE Page 3 REVIEW Father W. X. Gwae, 5.2. Wren word came, late last August as summer drew to a close, that the Reverend William X. Bryan, S.J. had died, Loyola students of the present as well as of other years, his colleagues in the Order of which he was a member, the community in which he dwelt and worked were all sharply conscious of a deep sense of loss. The press of this city, both religious and secular, were quick to pay the highest of honour to him who was Dean of this College, for Father Bryan was widely known as a renowned educator, an excellent preacher, a much sought-after lecturer, a recognized authority of modern materialist doctrines and their shortcomings, and a true champion of social justice. If so many beyond the confines of this College felt themselves bereaved at his death, it is not difficult to comprehend what this sad event meant to those who are intimately associated with Loyola. An attempt to describe in this brief space the extent of Father Bryan’s contribution to the building of Loyola would be vain indeed. A vigourous and forceful teacher, his courses, in philosophy particularly, will never be forgotten by those who were so fortunate as to attend them. Loyola thespians who read their parts on what is probably the finest stage in this city may thank Father Bryan who was largely instrumental in having it installed. The magnitude of his efforts with respect to drama at the College need not be recounted to anyone who has ever held a part in any Loyola production. As Dean of the College he was a dynamic and colourful figure who expected a great deal from students, but never that which was beyond their capabilities. His office was no place to offer lame excuses when one found himself in scholastic difficulty through one’s own fault. Yet to come forward with an honest request for assistance in the attaining of a legitimate desire was to be assured that he would not only bend every effort to help but to know that one’s wish would be attained. No one could doubt that Father Bryan loved Loyola and her students, for the greater part of his life was devoted to them. He attempted, though not too successfully, to conceal his generous heart and amicable disposition beneath a gruff exterior. His brusque manner was sometimes rather disconcerting to the student upon initial contact, but once one learned to see what lay beneath, to understand the seemingly blunt attitude, the most satisfactory of relationships could be entered upon. Loyola has mourned the loss of her former Dean, and he is greatly missed. But with the gratitude of so many and the respect of all, the knowledge that his life was lead in a manner eminently befitting a member of the Company of Ignatius he will rest in peace. Loyola certainly will not forget him. From LOYOLA NEWS Sept. 29th.