St Anselm College - Anselmian Yearbook (Manchester, NH)

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my l What is the difference he makes? Well, to begin with, he is a monk, which con- ventionally sets him off from the common species of humanity on campus. Yet the gulf, though always there, is never very formidable. One is conscious of it without being beaten over the head by it. 168

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V 4 'Z- 1 'BAN ff!! He has one concern-to teach-and within that boundary he is utterly ruthless: those who have gone through his famous 'terror psychology' CHI just ran off a few sheets for today, gentlemeng read them at your leisurefij can testify to its effective- ness. Yet his demands, though always severe, are never trivial nor excessive, and those who understand his intentions can sometimes smile at such performances which, however, is not an invitation to laxity. l70