Merrimack College - Merrimackan Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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I ' he loiif ' -awaited Business Administration Iniild- ing is now enier}!;ing as the third eoinpom ' nl of tlic (juadranjile which will soon lie com- pleted. Phis construction effects the initial step toward progress and promise for a fruitful “Second Spring”. Tem[)orarily used as a lecture hall after its construction in the earliest years of the college, the gymnasium now executes its rightful role in serving the physical welfare and athletic needs of the student. . . it energized through many instruments o[ power and influenee . . To the Board of Trustees went the responsibility of formulating plans to raise funds for the actual construction of the college. They were not alone in their enthusiasm and concern for the new insti- tution, however, as the people of the area, composed of parents and friends of the college, were instru- mental in giving financial assistance to the college. Their success may be measured by the immediate construction that followed their diligent and unselfish service. Admirably rising to their challenge, they were predecessors to the lay organizations now affiliated with the college. With the launching of the Development Fund to aid construction planned for the second decade, INIerrimack began its “Second Spring” on a note just as promising and meaningful as its birth. Archbishop Cushing has bestowed innumerable blessings and assistance on his beloved project. His aid has been continuous and invaluable. From a valley to an idea to a reality is the history of Alerrimack College during its first decade of existence. The second decade points toward a fruitful “Second Spring”. From 1947 to 1957 the unwavering belief of the loyal supporters aided Merrimack College in maintaining its growth. Through this faith it has progressed to a campus of seven buildings with an enrollment of 900 students. But progress denotes action. Action is evident with construction taking place on campus now. Therefore, progress will again characterize Merrimack during this, its “Second Spring”.

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. . LaAed Ut the will U When the first class of men entered Merrimack College in 1947, they pioneered in the Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Pre-Medical, and Pre- Dental courses. Realizing that by their activities precedents were being established, they organized a Holy Name Society, a campus publication, and a Student Council to act as mediator between the administration and student body. Indicative of faith in the promise of the college, co-eds were admitted in 1949. An expanding campus was con- current with the increasing enrollment evidenced each September. The new courses, now offered in a jicUtUlful p,eo pie. . . Medical Technology, Secretarial Science, and Civil Engineering, greatly augmented the enrollment. Although the student body was chiefly representa- tive of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore areas, it was not long before the New England accent was competing with the southern drawl and the western twang. Just as the enrollment and campus indicated progress, new additions each year to the original faculty of fourteen proved that the immediate advancements of the college had been enforced by, as well as based in, the will of a faithful people.

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BOUII OF TItVSTEES Prior Provincial and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Very Reverend Henry E. Greenlee, O.S.A., S.T.D., combines administrative skill with discerning: foresight in directing college expansion and develop- ment. The administrative experience of many years, the wise counseling in the present development, the buoyant encouragement despite burdensome anxiety have enabled Merrimack College to become a known and proven training ground for future leaders in the several vocations of society. To the Board of Trustees, whose interest is materially manifest in the present stage of campus development, a great debt of thanks is due. Into the capable hands of these spiritual leaders has also been placed one of the most difficult tasks one might encounter in the realm of finances, that of guiding an infant Catholic college through the maze of monetary problems which continually beset it. The physical plant before us and the continual transfer of buildings from the planning board to reality year after year is adequate proof of their untiring efforts. The Reverend Thomas F. alsh, O.S.A.. The Verv Reverend Paul M. Judson, O.S.A., The V ery Reverend Vincent A. McQuade. O.S.A.. The Very Reverend Henry E. Greenlee, O.S.A.. Chairman; The Very Reverend Edward J. Carney, O.S.A., and the Verv Reverend Henrv B. Smith, O.S.A.