St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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W1 H i S 1 I 1 c wx fgi immw ,Q ff at Ev I X 1' 5 ' fi A , he-. THE ARCHER Unless the archer be skilled, the arrow will not reach its mark. Here at St. Sebastian's we have had the direction of priests - men of God whose singleness of purpose aim at an eternal target. They have finely gauged the flight of the arrow to its ultimate lodgementg nor have they forgotten the obstacles that might deflect the arrow from its course. Sebastian triumphedg with God's help so shall we. i 'P- . U va .4- 'sf-0UN7p,, QS A afl- 5 Q 'fa .Yiwu 2 ',7, i a .stat - ,Q 4' l H'-'Wx 4. ?-3,5 9 w 4 5 q 41AssAf-W5 1-I ll I-1

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A Matting Efrihute VJPV JY-.Yu ,fl N thexr pranse of the School s Headmaster the classes that UE have preceded us at St Sebastlan s have been grandly elo 19 C .1 quent but xt IS the prerogatnve of the Class of 1949 to pay a sxmple tnbute of heartfelt gratrtude to Monsxgnor Mc Inms for the myrlad mdxvndual and collectnve benefits he has conferred upon us durmg our years on Nonantum H111 There IS no doubt but that we were scarcely more than mfants when we hrst entered the portals of St Sebastlan s after the passage of some years spent under the mfluence and tutelage of a man s man we are pleased to find ourselves departmg the School scene as young men Our earlner years had prevxously gxven us an 1n1t1at1on W mto the truths of our holy Fanth these latter years and memorable hours spent at the feet of an accomplxshed theologlan have awakened m us an apprecxatxon and love for our Faxth as the pearl of great prnce Although hostxhty IS popularly belleved to be the normal relatnonshrp between student and teacher qulte unconsclously we found ourselves arrnved at the pomt where we were convmced that fanlure to co operate m the educatlonal process at St Sebastian s would be rank mgratxtude to one who put so much at our dxsposal It IS frequently the rule that students look upon thexr school as a form of de tentlon center escape from whlch must be sought as expedxtlously as possible we have been art and parcel of a paradox that found ourselves and our comrades spen mg as much tlme as posslble wnthln the School recmcts Wlde eyed we have watched the physncal extra currxcular and aca emxc ex pansxon of St Sebastlans durmg the years of our tenure and we have realnzed that It was motlvated by the Headmasters desxre to make our happmess as complete as possrble For the transformatnon that you have effected nn us Monsngnor we are truly and deeply grateful The happmess that has been our at St Sebastlan s we attr1bute to the unlque morale that you have engendered rn the School smce xts nnceptnon That God may spare you many years that our Alma Mater may enjoy even greater renown that the sons of St Sebastnan may contmue to add to the School s prestnge that we may be ever fanthful to the ndeals of the Soldler Sannt IS the prayer of the Class of 1949 coums, -f J.. 3 u T 4 la V ,ps mssw' x ?'5xH erase V, . . , '-N ,, ' EDF mo .. ' . ' : LA- , 3 . I Q , . , 1 5 9 7 ' 9 , . 3 -I I3 I-f