Loyola College - Review Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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10 S - Coy of the Hilllern Generation “A stillborn motive is a useless thing . . .’—Rev. H. Phelan, S. J. The sunburnt drifts of dying snow Flee the fringes of the season’s flow, And idle, moulting mud melts through Our rancid winter residue; Here, this sometime waking from eternal sleep Vowed the soul her oath must keep To reconstruct the idols of enlightened youth, To resurrect the phoenix of immortal truth. Here, from this desert of decaying earth, Weaves the mind its image of some virgin birth; And prompts the ear to hark the flight Of muted voices in a stillborn night; But just a whimper on the wind is heard, The distant mocking of the chosen word Whose cry of lamentation echoes out To halt the flow, to freeze the soul in doubt. Here, from this springtime spasm of aborted thought, Come we now to reap the ruin wrought. Heard we once our prophets enigmatic; Knew we then the truth agnostic. So the mind no longer mutters Charming chants in standard stutters; Only children know that church-bells sing The hymn once hidden in the breath of spring. Insensate sitting in a tactile world, We thought to find the Rose unfurled, We lived in darkness in a desert land; And now we languish on the burning sand. And every conclusion Is merely illusion; And every defender Is forced to surrender. Into this half-way season, came we once to dream, To glimpse a fleeting vision of the Maker's scheme... We come alone in penance now to pray; For prayer would seem the only way That the heart’s strain in the mina’s strife Is reconciled in exile from this death called life. Bren Foley ’59

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PHILIP LANTHIER General “Had we but world enough and time...” Journalist, man-of-letters, hater-of-cats, hoarder of Canadiana, (and a poster-painter to boot,) — PJL will probably turn out to be a layout artist-editor- author-copy-boy of ‘some repute (ill or otherwise). In fact, there is not too much this fellow can’t do — from driving tanks to writing poems, even if they don’t rhyme. His tastes run the gamut from Max Shulman to Erich Auerbach, from Peanuts to Am- phora. Phil plans to continue studies in English. ACTIVITIES: Intramurals: Basketball ‘55-'59; Touch football '56-'57; Tennis ‘56-'57; Hockey ‘55-59; Curling ‘58-’59; Swimming ‘58; Volleyball ‘57. Varsity football ‘58; Junior Varsity: Hockey ‘56. NEWS: Sports Editor ‘55-56; Feature Editor ‘57; Editor-in-Chief ‘57-'58; Contributor ‘58-59; Sports Mgr. ‘56-’58; Amphora: Asst. Editor ‘57; Co-Editor ‘59; Carnival Publicity ‘58; Review: Contributor ‘58-'59; COTC ‘56-’58; EIGHT YEAR MAN. ALL-ACTIVITY AWARD ARTS 2 59 ROBERT AMYOT General “Potius mori quam foedari.” Having previously attended St. Leo’s Academy and College Ste. Marie, Robert came to Loyola in the fall of 57. His sound judgement and subtle wit, combined with a true appreciation of the fine have made him well liked by all despite his relatively short time with us. We wish him all the success in his law career — and a good trip to Mexico this summer. ACTIVITIES: Drama Society ‘59. 12