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In Your OPIIIIOII QUESTION ll hat IS xour fazorzte excuse for not domg xour homework? Michael McMahon Semor Room 606 Nly excuse IS the cor nrest most unbehev able rn the eyes of everyone rn this w1de world, and lts only one that gets results ll hen Brother L C NIcSw1hlovkdh says says O K N ke let s see the homework I sxmply reply Honestly Brother I forgot lt The Xeah, we know look always changes 1n a few moments to a thoughtful Xl ell maybe you drd No one he thrnks would use that bewhrskered old fable unless xt was true And Ah Sweet Nlystery of Life, rt works Wzllzam Gaynor Jumor Room 504 I should refuse to an the grounds that lt mlght tend to 1ncr1m1 nate me However rf you w1ll grve me as surance that no facul ty member wrll read thls, or better strll that no faculty member wrll take th1s matter rnto hrs own hands I wlll let x ou ln on my secret ll henever I fall to do my homework I try to be as 1nconsp1cu ous as possrble but rf I am caught I usually have a case of ptomarne ready to excuse me If thxs doesnt work-oh, well' Ive gotten to be an expert at domg homework over tive trmes ten tif teen, etc , etc Tzmothy Lynch Sophomore Room 406 I m not too worrled about the Brothers I have to grve excuses to the next day, I have to have a good llne ready for the mater and pater when they get IHQUISIIIVC about my not brmg mg home any books The explanatlon But I don t have any homework to do IS wearlng a b1t thrn and I m a wee blt shakey All a Brother does IS send you to detentron whrle pop sort of he, uh It s very pamful 34 Joseph Sparo ze Freshman Room 305 IX ho me young man? Ill haxe you know I m hrghly msulted I have never, rn the entlre hlstorv of my l1fe at Power Nlemor ral, resorted to such underhanded tactlcs Imagxne me of all people offermg an excuse for not domg homework? Do you reahze how degrad mg such a thrng would be? IX hy the Brothers would have no respect for me my classmates would have no respect for me and aboxe all I would have no re spect for myself I have never offered an excuse I srmply say wrth a note of sarcasm rn my vo1ce I drdn t feel hke domg rt last nrght so I drdn t, so there' 1 And furthermore I love detentlon rt s so ugh' Jumor Room 604 VS hy I just say to the Brother, You must Gerard Gallagher reahze that the mflu ence of Uncle M11 t1e on the cultural aspect of the Amen can educatlonal sys tem IS no small thmg Therefore, I just couldn t mlss hrs mstructlve so srlly qys each Tuesday nlght tfor you see I only skrp homework thenj and you couldn t expect me to be a well rounded c1t1zen of P 'XI A lf I were not prohclent 1n drlettantlsm now would you? . Brother Hennessly M Sc LHRISTMAS MESSAGE Qulet calmness and seremty rergned rn that judean mght when the herald angels appeared to the shepherds who were keeplng watch over therr flocks That peaceful scene was typlcal of Hrm who was born that mght rn Bethlehem s manger He was born to be the Prmce of Peace and to bestow on men the peace of God that surpasseth under standmg Hrs gospel was grven that rt mrght spread peace and good wrll among men Is lt not strange that men wrll search everywhere else for a solutron to therr problems except m the one place where that solutnon can be found? Chrrst IS the Savlour of the world not only rn the sense that He d1ed for our sms and gave us the means of sanctrficatron and sal vatlon but ln the sense that He alone can brmg peace order and tranqurlrty to thls world Glorv to God zn the hzghest and on earth peace among men of good will Men of good 'wzlll That IS the secret of lt all Nlen have not glven God that good wrll Let us at least durmg th1s Chrrstmas season, give Hrm our good wrll Let us open our hearts w1de to Hlm Let us ln our own llttle way and wrthm our lrttle crrcle, make Chrrst hve and relgn upon earth There ns a peace that can come from God alone No amount of materlal prosperlty nothing than man of hrmself can do, could grve rt to us Peace wrth God peace wxthm our own souls' It lS especially thls peace whlch Chrlst brought Into the world on the flrst Chrrstmas Nrght to men of good wzll Thanks be to God for the peace the sweet securlty, the rlchness of our Cathollc Faith' It rs for us to endeavor to match Hrs love for us by a great love for Hmm Out of love for Hrm let us recelve Holy Communron on Chrrstmas mornmg, and accept Hrs blessmgs as the best of all our Chrrstmas Grfts May Chrrstmas, wrth nts glad trdmgs of peace on earth renew rn us a love for peace and the pursurts of peace, and gne to all men everywhere the Joy of peace on earth to men of good w1ll If only we have that good w1ll we can have peace Peace w1th God Peace wrth ourselves Peace wxth the world That the students of Power Nlemorlal -Xcademy and thelr good parents and frrends may have that peace IS my de vout wrsh and my prayer for you durmg Chrrstmas and throughout the New Xear Brother ll llllam A Hennessy The Power . . 7. , . . . 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