Mount Mercy Academy - Mercian Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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94iAjM urf4 M The INSPIRATION which fosters a true realization of life ' s pur- pose and leads students safely through its many intricacies, is a faculty boundless in dedication to the uplifting of the mind and heart to the Divine Creator.

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Jle4 fJiii oj 9dexdU Pt . . . Dear Girls, Graduation is a rather mixed up thing. There are tears of joy — and tears of sadness. Every- one is glad uith the feeling of accomplishment, a long-time goal finally achieved. And yet there is an undeniable pang of parting. The past is much in mind as memory works overtime. Perhaps even more in mind is the future, the unknoicn future, the promising, frightening future. A door closes. A door opens. The Faculty? Theirs is a feeling of helpless- ness. So much time, effort, thought, planning and striving go into every Graduation Class. Every faculty member realizes that a part of himself goes out the door and down the drive uith every graduate. But from that point on, the Faculty is helpless. They can only hope and pray that happiness be yours, that your dreams come true, that your life be full to the brim uith all of God ' s good things. That teas our hope and prayer through all the years we were together — and that will be our prayer for you through all the years to come. JU -J-Z , — a ji p . . Spiritual (director, teacher, lecturer, playwrite, disc-jockey aptly describes Mount Mercy ' s illus- trious chaplain! His ability to foster friendly relations is evident in the feeling of co-operation and enthusiasm he has created through his bound- less zeal. Though extra time is almost completely lacking in his detailed schedule, Father is avail- able for an answer to any problem and is willing always to help a Mercian in distress ! Reverend Hugh Michael Beahan