Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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ag at Loyola in mid-November. With the energetic efforts of James McKeage and his hard working com- mittee, Loyola was prepared to receive the fifty students who were coming from as far West as Windsor and as far East as New Brunswick to represent 15 Catholic Colleges. After three days of debates and dis- cussions in the College library, the delegates returned to their colleges with a tired but happy feeling that they had been well received at Loyola. The philosophers’ banquet, organized by seniors Dave Bellamy and Bill Barry, was once again a success. Held at the Berkeley Hotel, it was highlighted by the important messages given by the Philosophy professors and the delectable meal which was served to those in attendance. As the Feast of Christmas drew near and everyone was looking forward to the advent of the New Year, the Students’ Council exchanged greetings with a large number of colleges and universities across Canada. 9 The beginning of the New Year saw the holding of the annual C.S.R. Carnival. With the co- operation of the Arts Society, who looked after the social end of the evening, another successful Carnival was recorded for 1951. The eve of Shrove Tuesday was again the occasion of the annual Sophomore get-together at the Park Toboggan Club. Well attended by representatives from Freshman to Senior, this event was the last social function till the end of Lent. On February 18th, the Students’ Council was host to thirty Laval Students who were visiting Montreal for the McGill Carnival week-end. After being welcomed by Father Rector and C.S.R. President Gerald McGee they were conducted on a tour of the buildings by several members of the . Sane As February crept on into March the bright sun and the melting snow were accompanied by a flood of election posters and campaign promises, for March 13th and 14th were the dates set for the College elections. The three candidates running for the highest office of President of the Students’ Council and the two others seeking the Presidency of the L.C.A.A. created a flurry of activity around the college corridors. With the opening of the polls on the Tuesday morning the campaigning took the form of candidates checking student lists and assuring themselves that all their supporters had cast their ballot Family Night, considered to have been the best since its inaugural, featured the results of the college elections. Along with the presentation of awards and various forms of theatrical talent which were presented, the newly-elected presidents of the various societies on the campus were introduced to the large audience of parents and friends and students. This was the last big event of the year for the C.S.R., except the task of ushering at “Command Decision” in April. In concluding, thanks are due to the many members of the Council who regularly attended the monthly meetings, and we owe a special tribute to Emmett Martin, the Vice-President, who ably handled the business of N.F.C.U.S. at Loyola, to William Haberl, who used his knowledge of account- ing procedures to a great advantage for the C.S.R. in his capacity as Treasurer, to the Publicity Com- mittee and to an energetic Secretary, Frank Ramsperger, who seems to typify the exuberant spirit of the Sophomore class. Many things have been achieved this year by the Students’ Council, but in reviewing our accom- plishments we recognize also the need of many more innovations yet to come. To the new President, William Forbes, and to the members of his council we wish every possible success, and we also express the hope that 1951-52 will be the occasion of a memorable year in the history of the C.S.R. at Loyola. J f

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The Clase of, ‘51 A graduation is in a way, a sad thing. It is the passing of an era, the loss of old friends, and the end of the unstable period when youth becomes manhood, It means a last look at familiar class- rooms, a last hand-shake with teachers and fellow graduates. And a farewell to a never-to-be-forgotten campus. Yes, a graduation is sad and yet beautiful. It is a requiem for one phase of knowledge and an overture for another. The harvest of knowledge that four years of hard work and careful tending has grown is ripe now and ready to be reaped. But not all the products of the harvest will be consumed, for the seeds of it must be mingled with the hardier seeds of experience so that the harvest may in- crease through the years. Who can tell what fate may befall Loyola’s graduates many years from now? Only one thing is certain: that whatsoever they may do, they will do it as befits a Loyola graduate. The world is sorely in need of leaders, leaders with idealistic and yet realistic thoughts and progressive yet cautious policies. The leaders of the world must be men with sound moral sense, men who can recognize the importance of Another World without losing earthly contact, and such are the men of Loyola. They are strong, intelligent young men, schooled in Catholic thought and firm in their beliefs and they shall be, indeed must be, leaders. In taking leave of Loyola after their years of training, the graduates of 51 are filled with both hope and gratitude; hope for the future, and gratitude for what has been given to them here. Grati- tude to God for giving them the opportunity of spending their college years in this school, and gratitude to the Jesuit Fathers for the principles which they have instilled in them. Look closely at Loyola’s graduates of this year of 1951. Where will they be ten years from now? Some will stay to help build Canada into a greater nation than she already is; others will, perhaps, give their lives for their country and their God. But all, in whatever they do, will do one thing. They will keep high the standards learned at Loyola. Look at these men. In them you see the future of our land, of our world. GERALD ‘‘SAM’’ MCGEE AND DAVID PATTERSON