Our Lady of Lourdes High School - Lourdean Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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DESIDERATA Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak- your truth quietly and clearlyg and listen to others, even the dull and ignorantg they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexa- tious to the spirit. lf you compare yourself with others you may become vain and bitterg for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humbleg it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairsg for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there isgi many persons strive for high idealsg and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about loveg for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surren- dering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the starsg you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. ' Max Ehrmann Copyright: 1927 by Max Ehrmann-From the poems of Max Ehrmann Copyright: Renewed 1954 by Bertha K. Ehrmann.

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The Senior Class of Our Lady of Lourdes dedicates the 1972 Lourdean to: MR. RICHARD BEAMS Athletic Director DCSL Coach of the Year, 1970-71