Merrimack College - Merrimackan Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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uit' The Very Rev. John B. Martin, O.S.A., who as pastor of Saint Mary's Church in Lawrence, participated in the drive and 'was a member of the Board of Trustees. K As at the commencement ol' thc drive, so at its successful conclusion the represemn. tives of ecclesiastical and civic groups sit down to compare notes. Here the Victory Dinner in October 1949 is in full session, fittingly enough, in a unit of tlte college they helped to build, the Merrimack gymnasium. A fervor of enthusiasm engaged the public in illiS, their college-to-be. From Chelmsford to the Atlantic, from Boston to New Hampshire the fervor increased, and the journals of these towns proffered Cdiwfial support. Wrote the Lawrence Evening Tribune: It is our responsibility to make available to Olll' children and to the generations that will follow the facilities and the tools they will 1161-rd to continue the advance for a better community, a better America. Drive ollicials informed civic leaders throughout the region that Merrimack College was planned t0 be il modern, complete, and functi0l1ill Center of the fine and manual arts. The solicitation of industrif-IS 81111 townspeople through hundreds of drive units fort-Zed ahead with this end in view. The drive formallY ended June 16, 1949. One million dollars had been the goal, but the total amount of the money and pledges exceeded that sum by over one hundred thousand dollars. We at Merrimack can only repeat what we have said so many times before, that for all the bounties of service, spirit, and means bestowed upon this col- lege we shall always be grateful. At the same time, we are proud to offer the high services of Merri- mack to those people who have built it, and are determined to safeguard and promote the ideals upon which they have built their hopes. For the people of the Merrimack Valley, this college shall grow and prosper- the realization of a dream.

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W The world's current universal chaos may be traced ultimately to the false teachings of its intellectual leaders, everyone recognizes this. What the races of men are confused or mis- taken ahout is the nature of the one true doctrine, because the powers and governments of the world have forsaken the cause of truth and championed the supremacy of might, the peo- ple of this time are faced with self-destruction. Throughout his- tory, the Catholic Church has taught that only hy fidelity to Christian truths may the world enjoy peace. The faculty of Merrimack College is representative of this tradition, reaflirming its faith, in a war-torn era, through love of Cod and fellowman. Only through educators such as these can humanity be ,restored to a perspective of universal values. Their teaching and example have cnnobled the thought and ideals of the Class of 1951. During our four years we have grown to know and respect the priests atnd professors of this school as men of high character and abilityg many of us have formed friendships which we hope will never be broken. In the classrooms and lahoratories of Merrimack College, each of these men has played his part in helping us to attain the fullness of wisdom, we have grown in the knowledge of God and ourselves. We sincerely hope that the principles and achievements of the priests and professors at Merrimack will live forever, that they may he of inspira- tion to others, as they have been to us.