Merrimack College - Merrimackan Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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, if - L .h ...,.. ,.-. . K ...WM ...huh . '-' --M .. a NN i..,,,U - H,- Mr. Augustine X. Dooley, an alumnus of Villanova -'A College, was largely responsible as legal COIIHSCI in obtaining the charter for yet another Augustinillll school, Merrimack College. if.. ' -4l:.,,0,h M.. Y- , Inn. QQQGSSLN X lv-zo., 1-,Q o..'..r Q A familiar figure as each building of Merrimack begins to take shape is that of Father McQ'mgd0 .- observing its progress. Here he inspects the scaf- folding of the Liberal Arts Building. i - no The idea of an institution of higher learning encompasses a multitude of intangibles. It implies an appreciation of the classic and Christian cultural heritage as well as the transmission of the techniques and skills of modern civilization. This objective presupposes the orderly development of the moral, intellectual, physical, and spiritual powers of the individual. More important still, truly Catholic edu- cation rests, on the recognition and observance of the example and teaching of Christ. In pursuance of this Augustinian tradition, Merri- mack College endeavors to provide a liberal educa- tion in an atmosphere favorable to the development of clear-thinking, right-acting Christian men and women, and to render high service to the community at large. -.4- 1

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The temporary faculty house situated across the street from the Classroom Building. Purchased from Mr. John Murphy, this house served for thc original administrative oflices of the. college. At present it is employed as a residence for seven priests of the faculty and provides dining facilities for the other clerical members of the teaching staff. The summer of 19-17 aml the first building of Merrimack College is rising on Peters Street. flnscrtj The completed Classroom Building as it appears today is full of meaning and happy memories particularly for the class of 'Sl who literally grew up with it. Shortly after the close of World War ll, a llavcr- hill labor-management committee resolved to broaden its industrial relations program in order to aid the rehabilitation of returning veterans. One of the most important a.i.....t-is of this program, veterans' educa- tion, was assigned to a special panel: Andrew .l. Germain, Ellery Atwood, ,l. l.eo Cronin, Sidney l.. Culloford, Edwin L. Liedick, Francis X. lVlcNamara, Patrick .l. Murnane, and Richard L. Walsh. This committee foun'd that the educational facilities in the Merrimack Valley were quite inadequate for the large munber of veterans who intended to enter college. Then began a series of conferences and plan- ning sessions which eventually culminated in the establishment of Merrimack College. Mr. Cronin consulted the Right Reverend Jeremiah F. Minihan., secretary to the Archbishop of Boston, concerning the possibilities of establishing a college north of Boston. Early in .lune of 19446 their plans were laid before Archbishop Richard ,l. Cushing, ln 4, ,Try short time, the Archbishop informed the panel that the Order of Saint Augustine had accepted his invita- tion and was already initiating steps towards the foundation of a college in the town of North Andover. The Very Reverend Vincent A. lVlcQuade, 0.S.A., Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and chairman of the Veterans' Bureau at Villanova College was appointed first president of Merrimack College in December, 1946. The newly organized board of trustees chose the present site of the College because of its central location and easy accessibility.