St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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V by 'Ryu 152 Cf A man in illvmrmher N our four years at St Sebastran s we have been prrvr J leged to recerve our preparatron for College at the hands of a great educator Monsrgnor McInn1s Brrng mg wrth hrm the frurts of fifteen years experrence as a professor at St ohn s Semrnary he lard the cornerstone of an educational 1dea1 when St Sebastrans Country Day School opened rn the Fall of 1941 To hrs mmd the old classrcal forms st1ll retaxned thexr valrdlty make them the base of the new schools currxculum In recognrtron of the fact that most of the worlds rlls have been caused by extreme rn dlvrdualrsm he 1ns1sted upon a healthy respect for Authorrty as orlgrnat mg rn God and exercrsed for Hlm by the rulers of human Society Fundamental and trme tested as these concepts were they had long been lost sight of rn the maze of educatronal advancement The Class of 1948 IS the fourth class to be graduated by St Sebastrans and lt also brmgs the number of the School s graduates to one hundred boys That the great unrversrtres and colleges of our country have endorsed the content and trarnrng of the St Sebastran currrculum rs amply attested by the readlness wrth whrch they accept the Schools alumm Every graduate of our School has been accepted rnto College Credit under God for the success of St Sebastran s must be grven to the Headmaster who founded rt and to the devoted priests for whom he set the rdeals and standards that characterize therr work Yet whrle one may marvel at the extent of hrs accomplrshments rn such a brref span ot trme only the 1nt1m te crrcle of the Schools students can accurately reckon the hours of rnstructron the wealth of advice the depth of mterest the amount of patrence and the measure of devotron that he has lavrshed upon the boys of St Sebastian s Whatever careers we may pursue whatever heights we may scale whatever crrses we may face we know full well that rn Father McInn1s we have a man to remember. K C 9+ .4 is 2 - ea P 4 v 956 Y 'qdlasshf-'fl V 1 5' ws ay Q . . . 1. fl 5 F 9 ' ' Q L a 4 .rj . - . . . I J , . , . as whetstones for sharpening mental processes and he determined to , . . . , . . , - ' 2 ' ' ' Rl Y! . , . . , . . . . , . . , . 2 3 ' ' 9 . . . . A . , . , a 7 7 7 . . , 9 I 3 . 3 l9l-

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.9 em We .u.l5.Ff..++s'5'l V' W1 21 l + to for q'mssm ' THE FACULTY For four years we have been in the educational hands of the secular priests who comprise the Faculty of St. Sebastian's. Imbued with the highest ideals of Christian perfection and classical scholarship, they have patterned us after the character of Saint Sebastian, the Soldier Saint. We have been most fortunate in having multiple opportunities to come to know them well, for our relationships with them only began in the classroom and then broadened out from that initial contact to affect practically every aspect of our lives. In the Chapel we have watched them function as our mediators with Almighty Godg in the classroom they have been our preceptors who imparted much and therefore expected muchg in the dining hall they have been the best of companions adding greatly to the enjoyment of the Noonday gatheringsg on the athletic field and court they have encouraged and developed our talents with insistence on good sportsmanship alwaysg in after-School hours they have always been available for counsel and help that was by no means limited to the academic sphereg on excursions that took us far from home they provided for us with a thoroughness and generosity that could very well rival parental care. For all these services we owe them an abiding gratitude and friendship that will keep us securely sheltered in the mantle of St. Sebastian all our days. ..l1'lI-