Merrimack College - Merrimackan Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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All these and more ivill tee recall when graduation beckons and draws nigh . . . the studies and the toil, the dreams and aspirations, the joy and the ful- fillment . . . but most of all, the love and truth we found. 7

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. . . and tcho can forget those long hours in the library ichen all the icorld lay open at our touch and the satis- faction we found in countless books. . . . or the loneliness we felt ichen the fleeting steps of time were brought once more to mind by some vestige of the past, as Cascia Hall, our first dorm. ... or those precious moments spent reminiscing, dreaming, hoping icith dear friends on long remem- bered happenings and days of yet to be.

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mu LTV Awed by their stature and remoteness . . . desperately scrawled my first notes, taking all down without completely knowing why. And then, stimulated by time and the slow process of maturity, with a more developed sense of understanding, I found myself tvork- ing toward their conclusions. Affected by their individual creeds and personal philosophies, I incorporated these into my way of thinking, believing, and expressing. From chance meetings in canteen or library, I felt the warmth of their personal interest; I sensed their desire to hasten mutual understanding. These dedicated teachers, by their example, taught me to grasp the essentials, to feel the pulse of living.