Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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REVEREND J. F. McCCarrFrey, S.J. — RECTOR — Loyola Graduate 1927 “In times of storm and stress, in moments of doubt and fear, other men may seek refuge elsewhere. Our strength is Christ. Let us build our lives, our characters, our hopes on Him. He will not fail us.”

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Address all communications to: LoyOLA CoLLEGE REVIEW, SHERBROOKE STREET WEST, MONTREAL Price: Two DOLLARS THE Copy. 1951 MONTREAL, CANADA No. 37 Dedicattou Daring the past year, Montreal has been, indirectly, the recipient of one of the highest honours which the Catholic Church can bestow. For, on November 13, 1950, one of her earliest daughters, Marguerite Bourgeoys, was beatified and declared ‘'Blessed” by His Holiness, Pope Pius XII. Our city, in its infancy, was the breeding ground of many great and valiant souls. But of these numbers who laid the foundations of our country, there are few figures more outstanding, more heroic or more saintly than that of Mother Bourgeoys. Her life was an almost perfect combination of providential guidance and personal effort; of singleness of purpose together with absolute conformity to the Divine Will; of complete humility and magnificent courage. The fact of her leaving a safe and comfortable home in her native France to come to Canada, a frontier settlement in constant danger of annihilation by savage Indians, is in itself an indication of the spirit which sustained her in her later trials—the burning of the convent, the lack of workers, the poverty which she sought and accepted gladly, the rebuffs she met with in trying to establish an uncloistered order. How well she overcame these difficulties, and how wisely she was guided is manifested by the great work that has been done, and is being done by the order which she founded, the Congregation de Notre Dame. It is therefore with a sense of great honour and privilege that Loyola humbly dedicates her year book to the first Montrealer to be raised to the dignity of “Beata”. Blessed Marguerite Bourgeoys, Pray for us!

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Cougratulatious A: the beginning of the year this page was set aside, according to custom, as the one on which the editors would voice their congratulations to those who have, by their activities during the past school year, merited them. Since decisions are rarely easy things to make, much time was spent in attempting to decide who is worthy of congratulation; and the persons we have decided on, are ones whom we feel have in the past not received their due. It is true that praise ha s been given to various individuals, and we are forced to admit that, in the past, it has often been just that only a few be commended, because only a few have been worthy of commendation. But for the first time in several years we feel that the wind has shifted, so to speak, and that not merely a handful of men, but the great majority of the student body have earned the right to be re- cognized. Why is it that the whole student body has been judged worthy of mention? Because we feel that this year there has been a marked revival in spirit among the students on the campus. How has this revival of spirit been manifested around the school? Chiefly in the formation and continuation of the faculty societies. The trend toward faculty, and thus school, spirit was begun two years ago with the birth of the new Commerce Society. This society enjoyed amazing success from the beginning. Within the same year the foundations were laid for the now flourishing Arts Society. Last year there began to grow up a spirit of keen, but friendly, rivalry between these two faculties, and this year saw the climax of this feeling, in the form of the now-celebrated trial. The story of the trial itself can be found elsewhere; its significance here is that it serves as an illustration of our point. In recent years there has not been such a manifestation of popular interest and enthusiasm over a simple campus issue. Within a very short time, everyone was lined up on either one side or the other, and in the thick of the battle. The outcome of the trial in itself is unimportant. The event derives its importance from the outburst of activity that it occasioned. Word has been received lately that the Science faculty has laid the plans for the foundation of a faculty society, and next year should see it in full operation. Students of Loyola, we are both pleased and proud of the spirit you have shown; and we again congratulate you with the sincere wish that as Loyola grows, so may you, her students, grow, in affection, pride and loyalty. An interesting fact was brought to light recently regarding Canada’s diplomatic representation abroad and Loyola. At present, Canada has 13 Ambassadors, 6 High Commissioners, 8 Ministers and 4 Charges d’ Affaires in her service. Of these, four of the ambassadors are former Loyola students: Major-General George Vanier, Ambassador to France; Mr. John D. Kearney, M.C., K.C., Ambassador to Argentina; Mr. George L. Magann, Ambassador to Greece; and Mr. Leon Mayrand, Ambassador to Chile.