St Marys College California - Gael Yearbook (Moraga, CA)

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Erutber Gregory - AINT MARY's men were glad to learn that the high office of Provincial had been conferred on their former President, Brother Gregory. The supe- riors of the Christian Brothers chose well, for Brother Gregory is a man among men. Devoting himself early to the Chris- tian education of boys, Brother Gregory kept before him the ideals which he pur- posed to form in the hearts of those entrusted to his care. A man without ideals could never become a teacher, but the fact that one has great learning and high aspirations does not mean that he can communicate them to others. Super- men would make poor teachers for the very reason that they are not as the rest of men. The ability to first bring himself down to the level of his pupils and then to raise them to the plane of his ideals has always characterized the career of Brother Gregory, and his success in his pro- fession finds its explanation in the doctrine of that great Teacher who said that he who could teach a little child must become as a little child. Now that he has assumed the larger duties of Provincial of the Christian Brothers on the Pacific Coast, Saint Mary's men know that the work of the Brothers will experience an era of increasing growth and progress. Without being forgetful of the details of the administration of things material throughout his province, he seems more deeply engrossed in the serious problem of teaching everyone something about the Brothers and so increasing the number of these Christian educators in a field where they are in such great demand. One who can become a superior without becoming less a man, Brother Gregory will be to his inferiors a friend in whom they can confide, and a Provincial who can confide in them and give their initiative ample scope. Though he is placed above them in the high office of authority, we know that he will continue to be to them-Brother Gregory, for one who would fitly govern in an Institute such as his must to every Brother be a brother. Saint Mary's men extend their heartiest congratulations to Brother Gregory. Teacher, President, Provincial-he has always been a man among men. May God bless his every endeavor in the new task that has fallen to him. BROTHER GREGORY

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BROTHER VANTASIAN, F.S.C., M.A. BROTHER V. LEO, F.S.C., M.A Head of the Department of Head of the Department of Commerce and Accounting Engineering JAMES L. HAGERTY, M.A. Head of the Departments of Psychology and Education Louis F. LEFEVRE, M.A. EDWARD P. MADIGAN, LL.B. Head of the Department of Head of the Department of History Pliyszcal Education

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Brother YUSBIJIJ HEN any great work is com- pleted, when a bridge is thrown across a bay, or a towering cathedral is raised into the sky, there is usually one man behind the bustle and noise of construction who has been big enough to dream his dream and great enough to see that it has been realized. Such a man is Brother joseph, into whose hands t.he task of supervising the erection of the New College has been directly given. It would be difficult to find one more fit to be the architect of the material destinies of Saint Maryls-difficult to BROTHER JOSEPH find one more deeply interested in the College, or better fitted by the rich fruits of a long and varied experience as Provincial. Closely connected with Saint Mary's was his capable management of the drive for funds for the building of the New College conducted in California in the past two years. The success of these campaigns is due largely to his remarkable skill at organization, and his enthusiasm and impressiveness as a public speaker. When it became imperative for the College to move from its present crowded home in the center of Oakland, Brother Joseph was the first to realize the inadequacy of the site that had been selected near San Leandro. His foresight and experience told him that, though the place was beautiful, the rapid industrial growth between the foothills and the bay would soon render it unsuitable for a center of education. So, at his suggestion, the land in the beautiful Moraga Valley was obtained. In less than a year the new city that will be Saint Mary's has sprung into existence. Since the first spade of earth was turned at the last Commencement exercises, Brother Joseph by his unsparing zeal has justiiied the coniidence that the Brothers, the students, and the friends of Saint Mary's placed in himl His wise selection of contractors and workmen has been responsible for the remarkable record of rapid con- struction which is being made in the building of the New College. In another section of this Annual we have tried in a small way to portray the great work he is achieving for Saint Mary's.