Regis College - Mount Regis Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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I II let you eulogize Mme Laus in your own words . . , warm, courageous, all the expressions which mean we love someone, for Mme Laus was loved. But for me words won’t do; it’s too easy to say them and then forget them or to lose real meaning in the repetition of banal phrases. 1 still remember a living person who taught me and impressed me by her own acceptance of life. The human relationships she formed with others were more dynamic than four words or a thousand could ever be. 1 had heard of the courage and faith which Mme Laus had had to show more than once during her life, and had learned of her suffering in the weeks before her death. But, what I knew and saw was a woman who always entered class with a smile, a teacher who was demanding but patient. What 1 remember most about her, though, is her laughter. There was no trace of pain or suffering in it, only love and a joy of living. It was rich and deep, but completely unique — as if her laughter had a French accent. This is what she has left me. 23

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History is action and reaction, the working out and in of ideas and systems . . . moving from form to succeeding form, from one state into the next. Life has a dynamic pattern and plan . . . history. Guiding me to an understanding of this developing concept was a person with an equal amount of dynamism. Sister Alphonsine Frawley often told me that history stressed men of action and her life, patterned upon her admiration of these men, was reflected in the Regis history department whieh she headed. The department was adequate when she was appointed chairman, but Sister Alphonsine desired more for Regis and actively worked toward her goals . . . attracting new teaching talent to the faculty . . . keeping a whirlwind pace at the history conference . . . raising history at Regis to a new level of excellence. What plans Sister conceived, what interest she showed in her students, how she strove to construct a vital and stimulating department . . . one that now flourishes because of the great professional dedication she bequeathed in the name of constructive change. 22

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Everything is so much different now. The world is rapidly moving, can I keep up with it? This change is drawing people together; I must look for support and at the same time be support for anyone who needs it. 1 am far from an autonomous being and each day the distance is greater and greater. What will happen to those who can’t keep up with the pace, will they merely be passed by or will they somehow be included? These are fascinating times in which to be living — never quite knowing what will happen next. 24