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

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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

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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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159 ' The Senior Class of Our Lady of Lourdes would like to dedicate the 1972 edition of the Lourdean to Mr. Richard Beams. Mr. Beams has throughout his eleven years here strived to be not only a teacher but a friend to students of both past and present Lourdes. In the past two years he has given to our school two DCSL football championships, along with being named DCSL Coach of the year for the 1970-71 football season. This year he also led his team to a well deserved DCSL basketball titleg another first in our athletic history. Mr. Beams has instilled in both his teams and students of Lourdes, especially the Class of 1972, a greater appreciation of good sportsmanship and a desire to excel in all they attempt. He has gone far beyond his prescribed duties as Athletic Director to become a friend and advisor to many in Lourdes. This year's senior class would like to offer this edition of the Lourdean to Mr. Beams as our tribute to him-as a man, a teacher, and as our friend. We hope that in the future this book will be to him a reminder of us, as it will be to us a reminder of him and the part he has played in our four years at Lourdes.