Siena College - Saga Yearbook (Loudonville, NY)

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The PresidentIs Message Dear Graduates: The year 1950 is a year of importance under many aspects. But for you, our graduates of the class of 1950, it is of special importance. Of great moment to the Christian world is this year because it has been proclaimed as the Holy Year 1950 by His Holiness Pope Pius XII with the Bull lilubilae eum Maximum published on the Feast of the Asceir sion, May 26, 1949. It is especially timely for the world at large, after a longr drawn out war between brothers, seeks peace and human solidarity. The Cath- olic Church through its doctrine handed down by Scripture and tradition has among its fundamental rules that of faith in God Almighty, in peace, morality, charity, and universal brotherhood. These virtues you have learned by precept and example, I am sure in the halls of Siena College. The idea of a Jubilee Year goes back even to Old Testament times for after every forty-nine years, the fiftieth year was a year of particular rejoicing. It was called Schenath hajjobel. In the year of jubilee all persons who had been reduced to slavery were set at liberty and all landed property that had passed into the possession of strangers reverted to the orignal owner or his descendants. In the Christian Iubilee Year all are invited to return to Christ, their Saviour, and to be free from the slavery of sin and its punishments through the passion and death of Christ and the sacra- ments through which His graces are channeled to mankind. For us here at Siena College there is another reason for rejoicing this year, for this year on May 24, 1950 we will celebrate the hfth centenary of the canonizae tion of Saint Bernardine of Siena, Patron of our Cole lege and of our Friary. It was in the Jubilee Year of 1450 that Saint Bernardine of Siena, six years after his death, was canonized by Pope Nicholas V on May 24, 1450. Saint Bernardine lived in a time of civil dis- cord, of loose morals, and of crimes against the poor, but by his preaching he aroused the conscience not only of the multitude but of the great and being a practical-minded man he tried to offset the evils of his day by his social work, particularly by founding and advocating everywhere beneficial loan societies known as IiMontes PietatisII where money could be obtained at a very low rate of interest. Such is the patron of our college and we would have you too use the knowledge that you have acquired through your four years at college not only serve as a philosophy of life and as a means to earn your livelihood, but also to bring in- Huence to bear on your fellowman by working for the good of others. By so doing you will demonstrate that in your courses of Arts, Science and Business all your powers of mind and body have been developed and work in harmony. In 1946 we saw the influx of a great many veterans returning from all arms of the service to take up and continue their Education where they had left off when they answered the call of arms to defend our country and our democratic way of life. Many of you were among their ranks. Some have completed their course at Mid-year Commencement held 011 February 1, 1950 and a vast majority will complete theirs on Commence- ment Day, June 14, 1950. We have all profited by your presence and this truly in a spiritual and educa tional sense. Your maturity of judgment gained ' through facing the problems of life in the armed serv- ices and on the battle field was felt by the student body in your return. This influence, we feel, will last. It seemed a long time ahead to look forward to your day of graduation, but now it must seem just like yesterday that you registered at Siena College. We feel that you are one of us now that you have obtained your degrees and it is our hope that you will carry high the banner of Siena College. You go forth from our halls with our prayers and benediction that God may bless you in all your ways and bring you to the Jubilee Year of Life Eternal in Godis own time. Blessings on you all. Cordially yours, 4W4 Mme KW 0. 4. M Presidenz