Notre Dame High School - Crusader Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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'Ai 5 ., P ff.. and 4 aw fgllglidf When the long summer days begin to play with the shadows around dusk in late August, there is an air of expectancy teachers and students await with cocked ears for the bells that will toll the new scholastic year. In the Putnam mansion on South street where the Notre Dame faculty resides, the old faces welcome the new, because the school nominations issued by the Provincial of the New England Province, Brother George-Aime, S.C., on Assumption Day has brought about a new alignment in the teaching ranks. Founders and veterans leave with regret, and the new arrivals are greeted with gladness. .XX4',x 5 'Me 7Zo0w Dame 'facaltq I44460tJZ64 N if fu tk za., sea-was pam? Qc kwf 144ead.

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To lieyererul J. Charles Genmlreau of St. Ce- eiliais Parish in lAJ0llIlllSIGl'. and the spiritual guide of the Crusaders sinee the foundation of the sehool six years ago, this l957-l958 Cru- sacler Yearhook is tleclieated in grateful appreeia- tion. 'llruly inealeulahle are the rieh harvests of spiritual hlessings that the Notre Dame faculty. anal student hotly have reapetl from his priestly zeal and teaehings. :X completely devoted servant of the Nlaster, he has spread the light and truth of the Gospel to youth in the trying: and difficult times in whieh they live. To their young, impressionable niinmls he has ever heen a niotlel of trust and fidelity to a ehosen way of life. Blessed with great person- ality. his personal magnetism has attraetetl the young Crusaders who have come to him as to their spiritual father to unhurden their niind and heart in eoniplete confidence. Hay Notre Dame youth long eontinue to he guitlecl hy such a nian of Cod! N. 0 X --.

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2 1 1 1 Religious life, especially in a teaching order like the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. is similar in many ways to military life, hut particularly in the hond of ohcdi- ence that controls and wclds all individual action into a concentrated conintunitv force of influence. The supreme authority of the Brothers ol the Sacred Heart is the Suverior General whose tower is deleffated 1 1 I 1 If to suhordinates who guide over large sections of the Order called Jrovinees. These men are called Provincial 1 1 1 Superiors. The Provincial Superior ol the New England Province is Beverend Brother George Aime, SC.. from whom the individual teaching Brothers receive their yearly teaching assignment with a corps ot' men who will con- stitute the leaching facility of a particular school in the province. Un August l,5, l957. the least of the Assumption of Our Lady. Brother Provincial again proclaimed the nominations for the coming school year. As a result. veteran staff memhere, Brother Gerard. Brother Adrian. Brother Vincent, and Brother Gregory, departed for other schools and were replaced hy Brother Celestin. Brother Auhin. Brother Bosco, Brother Berchmans. Brother Calmriel. and Brother Linus. The newly organized faculty pledged itself to Work in close harmony in the Christian education of all Notre Dame students. 1-n 1 4 fx' swf' . ,S x,y Vs