Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Loyola College Review The Changing Review Тооуол has undergone a considerable trans- formation within the last ten years. To the Arts faculty have been added those of Science and Commerce; while the high-school enrolment has nearly doubled, and that of the College nearly quadrupled. The Loyola Review, whose proper function is to record the organized activities of the student body, both of the High School and of the College, has been particularly sensitive to the transformation which has come over Loyola; for it has had to record the increase in number, size and importance, of Loyola's organizations, and yet, has not been able to undergo a propor- tional expansion, and at the same time retain its traditional form. As a compromise, then, with the demands imposed upon it by development of the College the Review has been becoming, over the years, more and more exclusively reportori al, gradually eliminating its “Belles Lettres department. This change that has been taking place within the Review in recent years, became increasingly apparent in the 1948 and 1949 issues. This situation has been viewed with concern for some time by many around the School; a solution to the difficulty has been long sought and, at last found, in the form of the new College quarterly, The Amphora”. This periodical is devoted solely to publishing the better literary efforts of the students. The idea of the “Amphora” originated with Fr. MacGuigan, a year or two ago; but it was not possible to experiment until the second term of this past school year. The two issues published this term furnished more than enough proof that the Quarterly has justified the faith of its founders. Thus the literary talent of the College has found a new means of expres- sion, since the Review has been unable to publish their work. The “Review”, meanwhile, has been devoting itself more and more to fulfilling the purpose implied in its name—i.e., a review of the events and organizations of the year and the men behind them. This year, before beginning work on the Review, those concerned consulted Year Books from many other Colleges and Universities of Canada and the United States. The tendency in almost all of these schools seems to be towards making a year book a factual record of acti- vities. Thus, following the trend which had been started two years previously, it was thought best to continue along this line, the reason for this being twofold. The first reason is one of necessity; the second is, that the reception given by the students seems to indicate their pref- erence for this kind of Year Book. Hence, the neglect, in recent times, of the College’s literary potentialities promises to be compensated for in the future by the New Loyola publication, The Amphora”, and the events of the year will be covered more completely in the Review. Therefore, we can look forward to two annuals in the coming years, a strictly literary annual and a strictly factual Review.

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The Holy Year (continued) The present great powers, leaders of Christendom, are not those nations who have known deep suffering; they are judges, not penitents. They proclaim material comfort and security, and faith in a threatened culture, though nothing temporal is secure, and their culture only mirrors back themselves. Weakened by atheism, Communist or earlier, they lack the strength of secret Russian Christians—the Yurodivy or born fools . Our leaders raise up arms against a physical onslaught, and they can not be sure of physical victory; yet by answering the real challenge we can ensure the real victory. In vigilance of spirit we will more sharply see, not only enemies of the spirit, but also the traitor within; at this time of the Great Return and the Great Pardon, ere the eastern prodigal may return, we must first seek pardon for ourselves. The Great Return is open to us, and to the enemy. Amid present wars and rumours of war, as we respond to Pope Pius XII in his call for purification, so can we join in his prayers for peace, wherein lies the sole victory. Like Yurodivy we should aim to win the enemy, not imitate him. Were we morally strong enough for war we would gain the enemy, not crush him in self-protective fury; and as much can be done in peace. Peace between nations is the fruit of Justice and Charity, and inward peace springs from purification; the one cannot be had without the other. Let us, then, answer the summons to a Jubilee, and the challenge of the enemy; and if we go not as pilgrims, let us watch and pray”. CT не year 1950 marks for us a jubilee other than the Holy Year. It marks the golden jubilee of Father John Milway Filion, S.J. On February 2nd, in the presence of relatives, friends, college officials, and students, Father Filion celebrated a special Mass of Thanksgiving to the good Lord who had granted him fifty years of service in that corner of His vineyard cultivated by the Society of Jesus. Father Filion has been associated with Loyola for many years. Both he and his father attended Loyola's mother college, Collége Ste-Marie. He was vice-rector in 1917, and as Father Provincial, first of all Canadian Jesuits, and later of the Upper-Canadian Province, he guided our destinies. To Father Filion, who is now at the age of 71 still doing a full day's work in the lecture halls as professor of Sacred Theology, the Review extends its heartiest congratulations, and best wishes for many more years in the service of his Master.

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Loyola College Review Clase of 1950 eT не class of '50 has left Loyola with mixed feelings of pride and thanks; pride in their achievements, thanks for the benefits received. The fact that this year's graduating class is the largest in Loyola's history seems of little impor- tance when compared to the quality of the graduating students. This year's graduating class is justly proud of the number of honour students it has produced. Besides its scholastic achievements, the class of '50 will long be remembered for its extra-curricular activities. Throughout their years at Loyola, the graduates have been noted for their willingness to help out and participate in any event that might enhance the reputation of their Alma Mater. The outside world as well as Loyola will indeed profit by the enthusiasm and experience obtained by the graduates during their college careers. The class of '50 can look to the future with a certain amount of self-assurance. The dass of '50 will not be forgotten for their contributions to Loyola. But, even more so, the graduates will not forget what they have received in return. The graduates will remember the first day and the many since, the classroom, the professors, the subjects; all will return as recollections of the past. There will be high spots and low spots that crowd in, demanding attention in our reminiscences. The subject we had so much difficulty with, the one we excelled in, will be equally remembered. We will recall the friendly rivalry between Science and Arts students, the birth of Commerce, a new and active faculty, the football and hockey games, the social activities, the work in the societies on the campus, the part in the play, the debates; all these will be subjects of pleasant thought. “The bitter will be forgotten for the sweet . It is these above sentiments which are characteristic of the ever-active and loyal Seniors who have left Loyola for the last time, in body but not in spirit . For the college which has given so much to us will ever be in our minds as we go out into the world. The graduating class realizes fully that education is not completed with the ending of a college career. Rather, the feeling that we are just beginning is foremost in our minds. The road to success has been shown to us; it is now our task to fulfill the confidence of Loyola in us. Nor shall we let Loyola down. It would not be proper that we, the graduating class of '50, should leave Loyola without expressing our thanks to the members of the Society of Jesus for the guidance and training which we have received during our years at Loyola. The instructions of our college life have shaped for us a proper outlook on the secular world that we have now entered. We will be ever grateful for the Catholic training which will forever serve us. In times of self-doubt we will have but to reflect on the training we have received and realize the value and necessity of truth in education, and that our good fortune in attending Loyola was God's blessing. Thank you, Loyola!