St Bernards High School - Bernardian Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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ee Mr. Thomas Lane Mrs. Warren Fisher Mr. William Connors 1 i

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Sister Mary Jean Sister Mary Lorraine Sister Mary Marcella Sister Mary Martha Sister Mary Noreen Sister Mary Paracleta Sister Mary Paschaline Sister Mary Rita Sister Mary Sharon Sister Mary Thomasine Sister Mary Virginia Sister Mary Xavier

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.... [he old order changeth, “The old order changeth, yielding place to new, andGod fulfills himself in many ways, I have lived my life, and that which I have done May He within himself make pure! but thou, If thou shouldst never see my face again, Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice Rise like a fountain for me night and day.” As sophomores we became better acquainted with King Arthur and his knights. In the Passing of Arthur, we sympathized with Sir Bedivere, who bitterly bewailed that “the true old times are dead,” the Round Table dissolved, and he the last of the knights “‘go forth companionless among new men, strange faces, other minds.” We climb with Sir Bedivere to the highest peak and see him strain his eyes to catch the last glimpse of the black hull that carries his king farther and farther away from him. We hear his cry, “He passes to be King among the dead.” The old order for us, too, has changed and is continually changing. There is no such thing as standing still. If we are not going forward, then we are slipping gradually backward. As sen- iors we see the old order of things changing in our school building from day to day. Construction work is going on all around us. During the month of September, we could not use the auditorium as the new and much larger stage had not been completed. But it was worth any inconvenience we might have had to endure, when we did have our first general assem- bly and we noted the new changes. The new lighting system installed in classrooms and corridors has made even the darkest day bright for us. We appreciate this, having experienced the gloom of the old lights on a dull, gray day. The new inter-com system has already been completed and operating in fine style. Although we will not benefit from the new addition to the school, we are grateful that we will be the first class to present our senior play on the new stage, outstanding for its size, lighting effects, and dressing rooms.