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We the Class of 1954 most gratefully dedicate this fourth volume

of The Merrimackan to the Merrimack Association.

Yours was the first organization assembled in the interests of the

College, long before a foundation was dug, or a brick laid, or a

teacher hired, or a student enrolled. It was on the abiding faith

and trust of those of you who whould one day send your sons and

daughters to Merrimack that this great institution was built, and

on the enthusiasm of those of you who were motivated solely by the

importance of Catholic training and higher education.

We might dilate on the many meetings you attended, activities

that you sponsored, the moral support you so generously proffered,

the gigantic penny-sale you organized for the erection of our gym-

nasium. These will ever remain an integral part of the golden pages

of Merrimack’s history. May we' humbly dedicate this volume of our

school, of your school, to you in tribute to your spirit and vision.

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VERY REVEREND JOSEPH M. DOUGHERTY, O.S.A., S.T.L. Prior Provincial of the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova

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REV. THOMAS F. WALSH, O.S.A.

REV. MICHAEL A. HOPKINS, O.S.A. Merrimack College is less than a decade old but its story is crowded with events. What was a dream in 1946 is in 1954 five hundred students in the regular sessions, some forty faculty members, and a group of graduates that will soon approximate four hundred in number. Six buildings on a hundred and forty-five acre campus form the present physical plant.

The first event, the idea for a Merrimack, arose out of the deliberations of the veterans education panel of a Haverhill

labor-management committee. This panel sought the assistance of Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of Bostori, and His Excellency announced in June of 1946 that the Augustinian

Fathers had agreed to found the new college of the Merri- mack Valley. That December the Augustinian Order ap- pointed the Very Reverend Vincent A. McQuade, O.S.A. as President of the new institution of higher learning.

Our Campus Rises

j Scaffolding the temporary sinews of the completed brick structure is a familiar sight on the campus of Merrimack. Above, we view Austin Hall near completion. *i

Father McQuade and the original trustees drew plans, secured land, and received on April 27, 1947 the charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that made Merrimack College a reality. That summer a cinder block classroom building was erected. One hundred and sixty-five students and a faculty of fourteen began classes on September 29, 1947. Faculty and student body increased as a new class was added each year until the present senior class became fresh-

men in 1950. The first fruits of this institution came on June

second 1951 when Merrimack College graduated its first class of 112 students. As the enrollment grew so too did the buildings. Two important fund raising projects stimulated this physical growth. The Merrimack Association penny-sale in June 1948 provided money for the erection of the college gymnasium, which was dedicated in November of that year. During the

Father McQuade shows his characteristic concern for all aspects of the college as he supervises construction. With . . .

This panoramic view of the permanent campus was taken during the construction of Austin Hall. Cushing Hall stands in the center foreground with Sullivan Hall to the left. To the right scaffolding masks the partially completed Austin Hall.

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fall of the same year plans were formulated for the mammoth drive for funds for the college to be held throughout the Merrimack Valley in the late spring and summer of 1949. Over eight thousand solicitors secured pledges aggregating well over the original goal of one million dollars. Fortified with this fund the College initiated construction of the red brick buildings on the permanent campus. This program continued uninterruptedly until the summer of 1952. First to he erected was the science building, Cushing r

To the left. Most Reverend Joseph A. Hickey, O.S.A., S.T.M., J.C.D., former Prior General of the Order of St. Augustine, lays the cornerstone for Sullivan Hall.

Here, one of the hrst graduates of Merrimack College is seen kissing the ring of His Excel- lency Archbishop Cushing who presided over this first commencement in 1951.

The Archbishop on September 29, 1952, came to Merrimack in order to dedicate our first three buildings. One of these, the science building, was named Cush- ing Hall in honor of His Excel- lency.

Hall, which opened in the fall of 1949. Sullivan Hall, the liberal arts building, and the second link MERRIMACK of the quadrangle, was completed by September of 1951. Austin Hall, the faculty-administration build- COLLEGE ing, was ready for occupancy at the end of the summer of 1952. All of these buildings were solemnly dedicated by Archbishop Cushing on September 29, 1952, a mile- stone in the history of the College. With this event

the first phase of the permanent building program,

that of rapid construction, was completed. The second phase, that of more gradual accretion, officially begins this spring with the breaking of ground for the college chapel.

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Apace with this growth in faculty, student body, and physical plant has gone the development of a complex and diverse curriculum. Women students were first admitted in the fall of 1950. A year later a division of engineering was added to the already existing divisions of arts and sciences, and of business administration. Other new courses included secretarial science and nursing. Enrollment in part- time sessions, the evening school and the summer school now rivals the enrollment in the regular sessions. And Merrimack has achieved a modest but important series of successes in intellectual and athletic competition with other colleges. Merrimack College, a member of the New England Association

of Colleges and Secondary Schools, is proving itself a dynamic force for progress in contemporary Ameri-

can life. administration

The administration of a college is an art and a science that

includes more than efficiency in management techniques. It involves strong intellectual leadership based upon breadth of experience and a profound understanding of man’s nature. A curriculum must be devised that will integrate the theoret- ical and practical into an harmonious whole. Academic

standards must be maintained at a level equal to the demands

of a highly complex society. And yet it is the individual who

is trained, and he alone is the measure of the success of the administration. president . . . .

The name of the Very Reverend Vincent A. McQuade, O.S.A., Ph.D. will be inscribed always in

the annals of Merrimack College. As the first presi-

dent of the College he has been the person most in- strumental in the accomplishments of this institution. His initiative and tremendous energy, which are exemplified in his work here, stand as a shining ex-

ample to all graduates who must encounter the heavy burdens of any career.

dean . . . .

The Reverend Joseph J. Gildea, O.S.A., Ph.D. is Dean of the Faculty and Director of the Division of Arts and Sciences. His quiet, unassuming way en- hances the true greatness of this friar. His adminis- trative policies, which affect both faculty and students, show a deep concern for all. Patience and efficiency are the marks of the success of the academic functions which lie in his hands. Liberal Arts

It is the purpose of the Liberal Arts course to in- troduce the student to the cultural and scientific world in which he lives. More than this, academic method- ology and scientific procedure are stressed in order that the graduate may be able to judge for himself, think logically, investigate systematically. His is the world to use if he will but apply himself.

university during the Middle Ages was wherever the man of knowledge met with his students. Ofttimes these scholars, in order to protect themselves from the damp chill of four blank walls,

found it advantageous to imitate the warm garb of their clerical brethren, even to the hood which had been designed to cover ton- sured heads. Today, we upon graduation, by our attire, turn our minds back and salute these first states- men of the republic of letters. JOSEPH A. FLAHERTY, O.S.A. FRANCIS X. SMITH, O.S.A. Ph.D., Harvard University, 1949 M.A., Catholic University of America, 1948 Professor and Chairman Instructor, English Department of English Registrar Director, Part Time Sessions

KATHLEEN M. MURPHY ARTHUR B. MAXWELL, O.S.A. M.A., Catholic University of America, 1953 Litt.D., Villanova College, 1952 Instructor, English Assistant Professor, English Dean of Women

JAMES A. McGRAVEY B.S., Boston University, 1936 JOHN E. MOON Instructor, English M.A., Columbia University, 1953 Director, Public Relations Instructor, English L A C. THABAULT, O.S.A. JOSEPH J. GILDEA, O.S.A. PAUL Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1946 M.A., Catholic University of America Professor and Chairman, Department of Instructor, Languages Languages N G U A G WILLIAM J. WYNNE, O.S.A. B.S., Catholic University of America, 1945 MARIANO ARCONADA, O.S.A. Instructor, Fine Arts Universidad del Escorial, 1916-23 Librarian Royal College of Alfonso XII, 1923-25 Assistant Professor, Languages E

JOSEPH P. MURRAY, O.S.A. Ph.D., Catholic University of America, 1950 ALPHONSE M. LESINSKAS Assistant Professor, Languages M.A., University of Vytautas the Great S Director, Division of Business Adminis- Assistant Professor, Classics tration ALBERT C. SHANNON, O.S.A. JAMES J. ST. GERMAIN Ph.D., Columbia University, 1949 M.A., University of Connecticut, 1949 Professor and Chairman, Department of Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Social Sciences

PAUL M. SHEA BERNARD F. DONOVAN M.A., Catholic University of America, 1950 Ph.D., Boston College, 1938 Instructor, Social Sciences Assistant Professor, Social Sciences

THOMAS W. SHEEHAN EDWARD A. LAWLOR M.Ed., Harvard University, 1923 M.Ed., Boston University, 1934 Assistant Professor, Education Assistant Professor, Education PHILOSOPHY

JOHN M. QUINN, O.S.A. ALPHONSE J. PALAIMA M.A., Catholic University, of America, 1949 A.B., Boston College, 1950 Assistant Professor and Acting Chairman, Instructor, Philosophy Department of Philosophy

RELIGION

JAMES E. HANNAN, O.S.A. THOMAS F. WALSH, O.S.A. M.A., Catholic University of America, 1945 M.A., New York University, 1952 Professor and Chairman Assistant Professor, Religion Department of Religion Procurator Chaplain

JOSEPH M. HENNESSEY THOMAS P. HOGAN M.A., Boston College, 1953 M.A., Boston College, 1951 Instructor, Economics Assistant Professor, Economics

ECONOMICS WILLIAM G. CULLEN, O.S.A. JOHN T. LAWLOR ROBERT J. SULLIVAN M.S., Villanova College, 1942 Ph.D., Harvard University, 1934 M.S., Fordham University, 1950 Assistant Professor and Acting Chairman Professor and Chairman Instructor, Biology Department of Physics and Mathematics Department of Biology Dean of Men Athletic Director

Measurements must be exact in physics. Here students concentrate on the read- ings of two of the more delicate laboratory instruments.

Two future biologists cut up a specimen in the anatomy laboratory on the third floor of Sullivan Hall. Sciences

The greatest advances in human knowledge in the past century have been in the field of the natural sciences. Physics, Chemistry, and Biology so dominate our highly complex society that a comprehensive knowledge of at least one of these sciences is almost an essen- tial qualification for an educated man. Consequently, Merrimack College has from the beginning sought to include adequate courses in these studies in her curriculum. A special building, Cushing Hall, has been devoted to equipping these departments with the latest scientific paraphernalia and laborator- ies.

LAURENCE D. FRIZELL FREDERICK J. GUERIN Ph.D., Harvard University, 1933 Ph.D., New York University, 1928 Professor and Chairman Associate Professor, Chemistry Department of Chemistry

HENRY A. MARIANI M.S., Boston College, 1949 Instructor, Chemistry The highly complex business world needs special-

ists; but too often, such specialists know little outside

their major field and are unable to solve the basic problems of living. To meet this problem, the Divi-

sion of Business Administration at Merrimack Col- lege offers a curriculum that includes general business courses, cultural and religious subjects, and thorough study in a particular branch of commercial knowledge. Under the direction of Joseph P. Murray, O.S.A., Ph.D., the business division integrates these courses and produces majors in Accounting, Marketing, and Business Administration, who understand their own speciality but who can also meet the problems of everyday living.

Business Administration .

THOMAS A. JACKSON SIMEON E. LeGENDRE, JR. PATRICK J. MOYNIHAN M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1947 LL.M., Boston University, 1948 C.P.A., Commonwealth of Massachusetts Assistant Professor, Marketing Assistant Professor, Business Law Professor, Accounting Placement Director JAMES E. LIEBKE New York University, 1952 Assistant Professor, Business Administra- tion

VIRGINIA G. O’NEIL M.Ed., Harvard University Recognizing that secretarial work has become a science, Merrimack Col- Assistant Professor, Secretarial Science lege instituted a two-year program in secretarial studies that provides a secretarial certificate and a four-year program that includes a wide cultural background and confers a bachelor of science degree upon graduation.

ANNA RADZUKINAS M.Ed., Boston University, 1951 Assistant Professor, Secretarial Science • Engineering

As American society has become more highly industrialized the demand for qualified engineers of all types has grown steadily. Because techno- logical institutes and colleges have been unable to supply enough graduates to fill this demand and since no Catholic college in New England offered a degree in engineering, Merrimack College established a division of engineering in 1951.

The civil engineering course offers intensive study in such courses as surveying, highway engineering, materials testing, geology and soil mechan- ics with emphasis on the solution of practical problems in the laboratory. The curriculum also includes cultural courses as English, History, Fine Ails, Economics, and Religion.

With a well-rounded program of study the new department prepares to JOHN H. CRAWFORD, O.S.A. Sc.D., LaSalle College, 1951 confer the first degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1955. Professor and Chairman, Department of Engineering Dean, Division of Engineering

LAWRENCE F. SCINTO P. PARROTTA ROBERT J. SPINNA RALPH M.S. in C.E., Columbia University, 1952 B.C.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute M.S. in M.E., Northeastern University, 1953 Assistant Professor, Engineering Instructor, Engineering Instructor, Mathematics and Physics DOMINIC O.S.A. JOHN PAUL VERONESE DONALD R. BEATON J. BERRA, A.B., Merrimack College, 1953 B.S., Merrimack College, 1951 Ph.D., Havana, Cuba, 1948 Instructor, Insurance Instructor, Accounting Instructor, Religion

Part Time Sessions . . .

Summer School on sweltering August days and Evening Session on stormy December nights shows most clearly the service Merrimack

College renders to the whole community: In the classes Nuns and public school teachers extend their education; undergraduates make up required courses; business and professional men learn of new advances in their specialties; and other adults satisfy man’s natural desire for knowledge. The Evening Session offers Associate Degrees in Arts or Business Administration. The enthusiasm which the adults direct toward their

studies is an inspiration to both professors and undergraduates alike.

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4 Half a sheepskin is all a student would deserve if during his college career his interests were bounded by the four walls of a classroom and the two covers of a book. Studies broaden the intellect but association with others builds a man’s character. Valuable facts are learned in a classroom, but loyalty, leadership, honor and character are formed by contact in extracurricular activities. The following pictures form a brief pictorial review of some of the happenings and activities of the student. These events and others like them are what the student will remember as his “College days”, days of study, work and play with his fellow man. Student Council

The purpose of the Student Council is to supervise all student activities. Its nine members directly con- trol student assemblies, elections, parking and building conditions, and sponsor such special activities as the Blood Drive, pep rallies, the Orphan’s Party and the Television Drive. Moreover, they must examine and approve the constitutions, plans and financial reports of every campus organization. To accomplish this work, the Council president appoints each member to head at least one standing or special committee. Most ordinary Council business is done in these committees. This leaves the bi- monthly meetings of the full Council free for reports, legislation and extraordinary business.

Above:. A co-ed rests after serving as a donor during the Blood Drive conducted this year under the chair- manship of John Lee.

Below: President Dick Webb calls a full meeting of the Student Council to order. £»

77jc Student Court tries all violators of student 37 regulations. Here the vice-presidents of the upper classes, who are the judges, hear a Freshman charged with breaking Orientation rules.

party time

Two hundred and fifty orphans from Greater Lawrence enjoyed movies, pony rides, ice cream and cake, songs and other entertain- ment on December twelfth during the fourth annual Christmas party given by the students of Merrimack College. Santa Claus highlighted the afternoon by distributing the gaily wrapped presents piled under the huge Christmas tree in the Gym. Later the young orphans debated whether Steve D’Urso or John Lee had been Santa. The labors of Chairman Art Brien and his committee made the event a great success. As the official campus publication, the Warrior

is faced with the task of reporting all events. William Cuddy, Editor-in-Chief, points out some important dates to staff members.

Any Warrior reporter will tell you that an inter-

view is easy once you have managed to locate your subject. Dick Gilmore interviews Mr. St. Germain for a story on the Washington Trip.

The Merrimack Warrior is a student-

operated publication designed to inform the entire student body of the activities of the

various campus organizations. It is pub- lished monthly during the course of the school year—from October to May. With a monthly news roundup that embraces activities ranging

from student government to basketball, the

Warrior uses its six pages of space econom- ically so that the interests of the entire student

body may be served and the news of all activ-

ities may be properly and proportionately disseminated.

If the Warrior staff were doubled, everyone would still have plenty of work on his hands. Editors and proof-readers alike work against time to meet the deadline which has a knack for com-

30 The Editorial Staff, Mary Ann Maynard, Feature Editor; John Lee, Sports Editor; James Mulligan, News Editor; William Cuddy, Editor-in-Chief, and Toni Mazzaglia, Managing Editor, confer in selecting material.

Each month the Warrior must be mailed to other colleges and to alumni. The Circulation Depart- ment, headed by Stephe-n D’Urso, has a job that takes a good deal of work and time.

News of interest to the students in the various major fields is channeled into reports of the activities of the educational organizations on campus. The activities of the intramural and varsity athletic teams provide the material for the sports pages. Important social events are highlighted on the front page of the Warrior, and various feature stories enliven the pages of each edition. A personal

touch is lent by comments of student colum- nists, and on the editorial page the editors attempt to assess the relative merits of current controversial issues.

ing around too soon. Then the paper demands their time and attention until the all-important night of the month arrives and they can "put

it to bed.” Untiring worker, genial Albert Brenner, Editor-in-Chief, confers with responsive staff members Ralph Foster, Photography Editor; Toni Mazzaglio, Feature Editor; Carolyn Cullen, Senior Editor, and James Flession, Literary Editor.

Research . . . note taking . . .

dummies . . . rough drafts .

busy typewriters . . . re-writers’

gripes . . . dead lines to meet . . . guilessly unflurried latecomers

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Mary Wallace, veteran secretary to MERRIMACKAN Business Managers, proves to be of invaluable assistance to Thomas Hardacre in his task of providing the needed $ to finance a yearbook. The Merrimackan

Why do all nations keep chronicles and write histories? ? ? For the same reason, the 1954 graduating class deems the Yearbook a “must.” Since the students have, during four memorable years, enjoyed a rich and full life, they feel, as they prepare to leave their beloved Alma Mater, they have a story to tell that will add a jewel to her crown.

This story—here it is in black and white. It is a worthy amalgam of the literary and the pictorial assembled by devoted staff members, under the competent and masterful direction of Father A. Shannon.

As of the past, this 1954 Yearbook is a true reflection of the ever-growing personality of the College.

The entire staff was on hand when the photographer was announced! Here they are crowded in the MERRIMACKAN’S small office in Cushing Hall. Room 308

. . . overstuffed files, unsorted stock, paper-littered desks, empty coke bottles and

all . . . has been the scene of gratifying memories to the devoted staff of literary editors, untiring copyists, and financial promoters. Loraine LeBlanc, the star of "Dear Ruth”,, synchronizes her lines and gestures during a last minute rehearsal.

ii lab SiGAna From auditions such as this, Father Smith chose the thespians who composed the cast of "Dear Ruth.”

“Everybody on stage, thirty seconds . . . Curtain.” With these words the play starts and weeks of exhausting rehearsals, search- ing for props, and nervous anxiety end, for now the play is “on the boards”. And so it has been for the last six years. Years in which it has run the gamut from the high comedy of this year’s production of “Dear

Ruth” to serious drama, “Shadow and Sub- stance”. But whether it be comedy, musical, or drama it is always the best, for the moderator, Rev. Francis X. Smith demands and receives perfection from every member of the club from the star to the make up squad.

An audience misses the most exciting parts of any play, the backstage activity. In this pose, nervous actors, stagehands, and directors tensely await the opening curtain.

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The general joy at the announcement by Lieu- tenant Secomber (Art Hickey) that he and Ruth are to be married appears not to be shared by Ruth’s fiance, Albert Kummer (A1 Brenner). Big chief John Lee sits in front of the ritual fire calling to all his warriors.

“The Slick Chick from Cochicewick” finally got her man in the 1953 Jadigonsa production, but not until British Redcoats and Andover Indians waged near war to keep the lovely “Chick” from marrying Fauntleroy.

The Jadigonsa productions have strictly all male

casts. For weeks before the play the “lovely balle- rinas” go about pirouetting and dipping graciously before the mirror in their ballet costumes. When the big night finally arrives, they perform in a manner which would make Saddler Wells envious.

Steve McNally and Jean Rourke discuss a mutual interest. The International Relations Club sponsored the first student trip to Washington and New York. Under the direction of Professor St. Germain, a group of students, between semesters, saw Congress, Catholic University, and Wall Street in action. But to most, the climactic moment of the trip was meetings and talks with Senators and Representatives at the Capitol on whose steps the Merrimack Politics travelers are pictured.

Democrat Dick Webb is trying to show Republican Joe Boutin the Polemics merits of his candidate in a chat between classes. Joe, however, has his own views on the matter.

The Young Democrat and Young Republi- can Clubs, organized in the heat and furor of the national elections, have remained as integral parts on Merrimack’s roster of activities. No major political issue, no proposed bill ever escapes the notice of the members. Open discussions take place wherever there are interested listeners.

During the last elections, the members not only discussed but they worked. They attended rallys, counted ballots, drove voters back and forth from the polls, and waited for the results. A

Congressman Thomas Lane ad- dresses a student assembly. These weekly gatherings afford Merrimack students the chance to hear and to question contemporary national leaders in religion, politics, and economics. Speakers this year included Sen- ators Kennedy and Saltonstall and Monsignor Lally, editor of the Boston Pilot.

The Accounting and Marketing Club exist to ac- quaint the student majoring in either field more intimately with his chosen profession. Experi- enced accountants and successful marketing executives deliver lectures to the clubs, and field trips afford to the members personal contact with practical business problems. By taking the student away from the utopia of books, these clubs help make him more conscious, of what awaits him after graduation. Club President, Steve D’Urso, welcomes a great speaker at a Marketing Club banquet.

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In clear, cogent, and eloquent terms, the Merrimack Austins have debated in intercollegiate competition from Pennsylvania to Vermont. Their reputation along the Atlantic coast rests upon such triumphs as the winning of the MIT Tourney in 1953. Ably directed by Father John Quinn, O.S.A., the Austin debaters engage in painstaking research and in frequent practice debates before they attempt to argue with other colleges on this year’s question: "Should the policy of Free Trade be adopted?” Louise Pothier expounds the negative view during a practice debate. The Sociology Club is closely associated with the National Federation of Catholic College Students and the NFCCS Soci- ology Commission. The Club has fulfilled a primary goal, the aid and assistance of others, through the state ward scholarship which

it established at Merrimack after a three year fund raising cam- paign.

NFCCS delegates look over the latest copy of the "Blueprint”, the newsletter of the Sociology Com-

mission whose headquarters is at Merrimack. This Commission supervises and reports all activity done in sociology in the various Catholic colleges of New England.

The “hello” habit, they call this unique experience. It consists in saying hello to everyone you meet. It means speaking to everyone until you are part of the pattern, for at college you are one of hundreds of students from different towns and different backgrounds thrown together. Soon, however, the tension lessens as you begin to know each classmate well. You study with him; you pray with him; you play with him; and you gripe with him. You go to a game and a friend “pushes over” to let you sit down. You have a part in a play, and friends take time out to congratulate you. You see a friend having difficulty with an equation, and you help him out. For now you’re part of it all. Every minute you’re learning the ways of making the world a better place in which both you and he will live.

In a typical Sports Day scene behind the Gym, these spectators relax between events. 1

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Members of the Literary Club exhibit varying moods as they listen to T. S. Eliot reading The Hollow Men.

The Choral Society and the Literary Club exist to increase their members’ knowledge about arts and the delight which is the primary purpose of all art. The Choral Society, the oldest student organization at Merrimack, trains its voices to sing musical masterpieces, both classical and contemporary, religious and secular, while the Literary Club stresses

group attendance at performances or record- ings of important English dramas and poetry.

Soloist Bill McKeon practices for the Spring Concert as Father Wynne, Director of the Choral Society, accompanies him on the piano. For several years, the Benzene Ring has pro- moted the social and professional lives of Merrimack chemistry majors. On the campus it sponsors lectures by student and professional speakers, a chemical newspaper, and social gatherings. The Ring also maintains close ties with intercollegiate chemical societies, and its members attend several intercollegiate chemical meetings and banquets each year. To perform similar services for engineering majors, the Engineering Guild came into being during the past year. The most notable event on the guild’s active program has been the very successful Transit

Trot held in the fall of 1953.

Three members of the Benzene Ring listen attentively to Father Crawford’s explanation of a device used to measure the earth’s magnetic field.

In the classroom lectures, engineering majors learn the methods and techniques that they later use in their field work.

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As freshmen, we gathered in the halls of what is now Guild Hall for academic discussions.

Irm Pierce in his Senior Year retired himself from the basketball team in order to take over his new duties as Head Coach. 1

There is nothing that brings forth memories quite like

photographs. Not only do they bring to mind what is photo- graphed but they suggest numerous other things. On these pages we have only a few pictures, but they recall many

things that happened in the ordinary, every day life of the student during the past four years. These two pages remind us of such things as trips to the library; conversing, often

debating, with friends; our period of adjustment to college

life; the rules of the orientation period and the penalties which were consequent on the breaking of them; our days of “welcoming” the Class of 1955; and one could go on ad infinitum. These were our days; they are now our memories.

THE YEARS

.MHisiffw ‘ 1 ' / j M ' r M % m /! ^i i-i : Long after the Class of 1954 has forgotten historical dates, chemical data, and philosophic intricacies, the religious training instilled in it at Merrimack

College will continue to blaze in its memory. For the very essence of Catholic education is to produce students who bring Christian principles into every facet of their lives. The devoted labor of the Augustinian Fathers has accomplished this religion through classroom instruction and personal example. The many religious devotions and societies on campus serve as a bulwark against the secularism of the modern world. Most important of all, the Class of 1954 has been adequately equipped to lead a Christian life in a pagan world.

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Symbolically crowning all collegiate activities is the Cross.

At Merrimack, religion is not simply another subject; it is an integrating factor in all that is done, both in the classroom and in extra-curricular activities. In the midst of a materialistic world the campus is a spiritual oasis at which the students fortify themselves in preparation for a fruitful Christian life. In accord with its earliest tradition, Mer- rimack College opened its seventh academic year with a three-day retreat that had Father Henry F. Weeks, O.S.A., as retreat master. This period of prayer provided for the student body a spiritual rebirth after the long summer vacation. Each day started with Mass offered espe- cially for the academic success of all students, continued with thought provoking conferences, and ended with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Father Thomas E. Rogers, O.S.A., who gave the first retreat at Merrimack in 1947, returned to the campus in Janu- ary to conduct the Day of Recollection that began the second semester.

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James E. Hannan, O.S.A., Chaplain of

Merrimack College is a true spiritual

father to all the students. His office is one of the focal points of life on the campus. Father Hannan’s ready smile and cogent advice smooth not only the spiritual difficulties but also the scholastic and personal problems of the men and women of Merrimack.

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Early morning finds the Crypt of Austin Hall full of activity as the priests of the faculty seek and find inspiration for their daily labors at the Divine Table of the Eucharist. Here, Father Cullen celebrates his daily Mass. mbbmb

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)ur Mother of Good Counsel Patroness of Merrimack College o Whom Our Retreat Is Dedicated MERRIMACK COLLEGE Andover. Mass.

!l > esteem retreats a special safeguard lor eternal salvation.'' —Poi’E Pics \1

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” fiy. Mater bom consilii, ora pro tiobis . . .

‘ a "L» To the Merrimack student, these words

j .Ti from the traditional latin litany to Mary have special significance, for his college

is dedicated to Our Mother of Good r 5^" Vlf ^ Counsel. Under her protection the college’s myriad religious activities—retreats, benediction, daily Mass, classroom prayers, rosaries, and Communion break-

•> fasts—are offered to the Son she bore. I Each week, the college offers a perpetual novena in her honor in the college chapel. Devotion to the Patroness of the college,

Our Lady of Good Counsel, is strong among the students. Every Catholic man and woman on the campus was afforded the chance to Jlw&i ^beuoiian join two distinct societies in her honor, the &l Pius Union of Our Lady of Good Counsel, and the Scapular of Our Lady of Good Coun-

sel. The advent of the Marian Year found the men and women of Merrimack full of genuine devotion to the Mother of God.

In an impressive ceremony, Father Hannan enrolls a group of co-eds in the Scapular of Our Mother of Good Counsel in the chapel of Austin Hall.

It is always a memorable occa- sion when the beloved Arch- bishop of Boston, Richard J. Cushing, D.D., visits the campus. In spite of the overloaded schedule which so unfortunately weakened his health, Archbishop Cushing often manages to find time to renew acquaintances with his friends at Merrimack Col- lege.

Modern psychology has proved that exercise is not only necessary for a sound body but also for a healthy mind.

Merrimack College has expanded its sports program so as to give every student an opportunity to play whatever sport suits him best. During the past year basketball remained the chief intercollegiate and intramural athletic activity, but tennis, golf, hockey and sailing have begun to challenge its dominance.

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Merrimack’s hardest schedule, the first to include only four-year colleges,

was the prime factor that kept the 1954 varsity record below the five hundred ,< mark. Nevertheless, the Warriors did well. They showed great spirit; improved steadily as the season progressed; and came closer to defeating

traditional rivals from Stonehill and St. Anselm’s than any previous Merri- mack squad. Moreover, the J.V. Braves achieved their best record to date. Warrior standouts were Captain Charlie Wesson’s aggressive ball

handling; Graham’s set shots; and Martin’s rebounding and jump shots. Barrett, Bob Wesson, and Demetroulakos saw regular action, and seniors Bob Kane and Ray Rivard played well in reserve roles.

Jay Martin (hidden by a Tech player) battles for a rebound under the basket as Bob Wesson (9) turns to help.

1954 Warrior regulars huddle before a game. Left to right are Gene Barrett, Lou Demetroula- kos, Jay Martin, Captain Charlie Wesson with the bandage over his eyebrow, Bob Wesson, and Bill Graham. —

Defensemen hurry to clear a bounding puck in front of the goalie during a hockey scrimmage.

Fast action in tag football, a Ski Club weekend on white New Hampshire slopes, the welcome ministrations of Trainer Tom Hardacre on the rubbing table, and a safe lead in a sailing race all these combine to form the Merrimack sport picture. lA P The year’s sport calendar is crowded with memorable events from Sports Day races, Ed Whalley’s breaking the

course record to win the first Merri- mack golf tourney and the tennis

team’s triumph over Stonehill to Sail-

ing Club victories, the fall tournament of the Tennis Club and the new hockey team. On the intramural level, tag football, volleyball, and softball were popular, but the basketball league again furnished the most intense competition. A great shock to the student body was the ease with which the faculty basketball team overwhelmed the resident students.

An eager gleam in his eyes, Bill Graham is set to pounce on a basketball coming his way.

Members of the hockey team pose in full uniform in the locker room before a game. This informal squad represents the first great step in the evolu-

tion of hockey at Merrimack toward its eventual status as a varsity sport.

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Uai-' !?• i3in * Ms V M Bewildered and at cross-purposes was the Class of 1957

after its first day at college. But this largest freshman class in Merrimack’s history showed the usual youthful resiliency.

They soon memorized schedules, learned to evade the orientation committee, and entered enthusiastically into the schol-

astic and social life of the school.

Cafeteria chairs and tables are "off limits” to freshmen, but the orientation committee graciously allowed this freshman to wait on upperclassmen at the lunch counter.

Freshman girls soon acquire the daily rosary habit in the chapel of Austin Hall.

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LJ pperclassmeti and their dates smile at the antics of Joe and Jane Frosh at the Orientation Dance.

Back Row: J. McDaid, R. Sillars, R. Robichaud, G. Shaheen, P. Hare, R. Nealy, F. DeBruyck-

ere, R. Salach, R. Gray, M. Raymond. 2nd Row: J. Keefe, W. Axford, J. Higgins, F. Moran,

E. Mercier, T. Foley, J. Fish, K. Roche, J. Mclnnis, R. Hajjir, G. Cereno, N. Dugas. 1st Row:

J. Sanford, M. Piazza, G. Hanouille, C. Ford, J. Johnson, M. Detora, J. Collins, E. Rodden,

A. Andrews, J. Fennessy, D. Rice. TOP PICTURE— J. Malley, M. McSweeney, J. Chechowitz, M. Finnegan, M.

Back Row: M. Chiarenza, V. D’Urso, G. Pentella, J. Abraham, Brosman, J. Sommer. 1st Row: C. Mann, L. Pothier, C. Barrett, L. Castle, T. Kostrewa, B. Khoury, S. Nicolosi, N. Duncan. R. Damphousse, P. Kenny, E. Perrault, M. Moshetto, M. Leslie,

2nd Row: D. Beauparlant, M. Warren, J. LeClair, J. Gibson, A. Linnehan, B. Reilly, V. Donahue.

BOTTOM PICTURE— L. Sellers, E. Fialkowski, J. Valeri, R. Cannon, P. Voisine, E.

Back Row: H. Maney, W. Meehan, G. Riley, A. Powers, J. Champy. 1st Row: R. Habib, J. McCloskey, M. Casale, K.

Bradley, J. Sheehy, E. Silvestri, P. Kapesis, R. Grasso. 2nd Dwyer, A. Rustino, L. LeBlanc, L. Hamois, L. DeSimone, J.

Row: W. McCarthy, J. Cashman, W. Walsh, J. Torla, K. Ring, Willett, T. Swift.

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Back Row: R. Brady, B. LaBerge, A. Rogers, C. Re-itano, M. R. Quintal, R. Perry, A. Leboeuf, J. Pappalardo, C. Ciardello,

Grondin, C. Ledwich, M. Sullivan, J. Amante, J. Wynne, H. M. Corradino, S. Hargreaves. 1st Row: S. Kalil, H. Narushef,

Moshevetis, F. MacDonald, J. O’Riordan, J. Sullivan. 2nd Row: J. Della Cioppa, M. Burns, A. Conley, J. Coppinger, M. Kelle- R. Lacerte, W. Kealy, R. O’Brien, D. Cummings, G. Gragnon, her, M. Donahue, D. Gregorowicz, K. DeChesnes, V. Brooks.

BOTTOM PICTURE— Back Row: B. Beaulieu, R. Bradley, E. Maguire, V. Legare, A. Mackey, R. Grandpre. 1st Row: S. Sullivan, H. Singer, M, Amari, T. Davies, E. Young, T. Flynn. 2nd Row: B. Cahill, Jenkins, C. Bilmazes, M. Gately, M. Callahan, G. Fahey, R.

W. Twomey, J. Ziminski, A. McAuliffe, S. DiBenedetto, C. Dardano, F. Cocozzo, M. Ross, M. Williams, M. Connor, J. Markey, C. Whiteley, P. Hagan, C. Belval, D. Burke, R. Donovan.

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.S.'X dm-.,.- A tired Dick Saunders is about to break the record in the 1953 Junior Day three mile run.

Fine fall days found students eating their lunch on campus grounds.

Co-operation is a sophomore characteristic. It even extends to the least pleasant aspects of college life such as studying. This group seems to find study en- joyable.

SOPHOMORES

Having finished the foundation of his academic building, the

sophomore begins the steel framework that will contain his major

field of concentration. He also takes his first truly independent step in running college functions. In so doing, he deepens his sense of college responsibility.

In the background couples enjoy an informal dance sponsored by the sophomore class. President Bob Wesson, Secretary Betty Martin, Vice-President Bill Nestor, and Treasurer Ed Fitzgerald, meet to plan this and other class occasions. " That blessed bill of rights,” thinks this freshman as he smiles at the dire warnings of two members of the orientation committee. It seems a bit unfair though to set two huge sophomores against so small a freshman.

Bob Wesson and Betty Martin pause for a moment to smile for the photographer during the Orientation dance. ...

TOP PICTURE— lands. E. Harding, P. Power, R. Langevin, G. Smith, W.

Back Row: G. Barry, J. Lamond, W. Fanning, R. Voisine, T. Murphy. 1st Row: W. Nestor, P. Doyle, J. Williams, J. Bach-

Tivnan, J. Previte, J. Spano. 2nd Row: E. Leary, E. Collins, orowski, F. Murphy, J. Lalumiere, C. Leonard, R. Duggan, G.

E. Fitzgerald, W. Sullivan, E. Ricciardelli, R. Anstiss, J. Sandi- Jean, R. Pangione.

BOTTOM PICTURE— Corcoran, Sulli- Back Row: P. Ryan, E. Stanley, J. Kelley, M. Barker, M. Har- E. Lcnardson, L. Coburn, M. Sheehan, M. J. vey, H. Hirsch, M. Wallace, A. O’Clare, N. Ryan. 1st Row: van, E. Hogan, P. Reaney, E. Martin, R. Bonanno. TOP PICTURE—

Back Rory; J. Twomey, D. Chabot, A. Kiernan, W. Genna, Row: L. Galeazzi, M. Mahoney, P. Danas, M. Anderson, M R. Kennedy, W. Graham, H. Foster, A. Cleary, R. Gilmore, Long, M. Barron, M. McGovern, T. McNamara, W. McDon

R. Drew, R. Wesson, R. Rizzo, W. Sampson, F. Collopy. 1st aid, W. McKay, J. Burns.

BOTTOM PICTURE— Back Row: G. Wood, R. Saunders, E. Obrzut, F. O’Connor, Row: M. D’Emanuele, E. Rourke, J. Baum, J. Cox, B. Driscoll, R. Corbeil, R. Mitchell, A. Pelonzi, Malone, Breen, R. R. Pert, L. Stout, J. J. T. Syler, J. LaRiviere, V. Spinney, C. Mater, Sullivan, M. Hart, Monahan, Mulligan, R. J. J. Rafferty. 1st M. Heffernan, J. Broderick. Class officers are class leaders whether they are gathered about the piano in the cafe or assum- ing a comfortable study position on the lawn in front of Sullivan Hall. The Junior officers are Secretary—Mary Ann Maynard, Vice President—John Lee, Treas- urer — Marianne McKay, and President Jim Mulligan. Efficient organization and some light refreshments can make study time fly by.

The junior begins to enclose the framework of his academic building with the walls and roof of the facts from his major and related

fields. He must also, at the beginning of the second semester, replace seniors in the school

activities. And with all this, he further enters into the most memorable part of his college social activities. Junior Week.

John Lee presents a coveted trophy to an un- identified sports figure. TOP PICTURE—

Back Row: W. McCormick, R. Brunelle, H. Brown, J. Cun Flanagan. 1st Row: J. Nery, A. Hickey, A. Gioco, M. May ningham, F. Yelle, E. McMahon, D. Wilson, J. Murphy, J nard, E. Bird, D. Gillett, M. Sullivan, V. Castro, A. Dyer.

BOTTOM PICTURE— Leyland, L. Bergeron, S. Donnelly, L. Back Row: J. Mulligan, B. Smith, C. Doyle, J. Slattery, A H. Greaney, E. Barrett, Kiley, P. Curtis, Johnson, J. Lee, F. Hagerty, L. Yelle, B. Cantwell. 1st Row J. G. Karam, H. Gaumont. TOP PICTURE—

Back Row: R. Hillner, W. McKeon, D. Bell, J. Fleming, J. A. Godin. 1st Row: J. Neel, J. Pednault, A. Blinn, M. Morin,

McGeohegan, E. Duhamel, P. Cody, J. McNaughton, J. Hart, M. Dobson, E. Scafard, M. Keefe, J. Rourke, M. Sullivan.

BOTTOM PICTURE— R. Bernardin, G. McGonagle, E. McMahon, R. D’Urso, P.

Back Row: J. Smith, A. Archambault, J. Donoghue, H. O’Connor, J. Sheehan. 1st Row: M. McKay, R. Levesque, A.

McCarthy, J. Martin, J. Mulligan, G. Schwaner, W. Ross, Byron, K. O’Brien, J. Thompson, H. O’Brien, J. McManus, E. Schulman. 2nd Row: N. Martin, D. Sullivan, R. Cassidy, F. McDuffie, V. Corey, G. Mutrux. Relaxation can take many forms; a few moments of pleasant conversation while sitting out a quadrille, or dancing to the % tempo of the waltz.

Charlie Wesson and Art Brien, both officers of the Holy Name Society, leisurely discuss the success of their Blue Book dance, the crowd, the music, and the decorations. DANCES

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The Orientation dance was one of the "smiling- est” occasions of the season. The freshmen smiled in realization that days of standing in the caf had passed. The sophomores smiled at the dance’s exceptionally good attendance, and the juniors and seniors just smiled condescendingly at the antics of the "younger set”!

Class president, Dick Godsey, presents a gift to Betty Martin, the Queen of the Senior Ball. Escort, Ed Whalley, seems unimpressed by the whole event.

"Swing your partner to and fro, swing her high and swing her low.” For three solid hours we clapped our hands, jumped up and down and swung ourselves around in large arcs. Said we: "It’s a lot of fun, but 'whew’, once a year is enough.” QtUUOJl WEEK

A festive happy group of class officers line up to lead the Grand March at the Junior Prom. We had to crowd a lot of dancing into one evening for the morrow would see us return to more prosaic attire.

The dream-like atmosphere of the deli- Who could resist stopping for a mo- Even the unscheduled cloudburst could cately decorated gym seems to have be ment’s glance at the duck pond? Sur- not prevent these coeds from enjoying dazzled Peter Connors. rounded by a gleaming white fence and the annual faculty-student softball game.

gaily colored flowers, it was one of the We could still have beaten ’em if it had evening’s major attractions. not been called off.

We threw up our books and studies, even if only Week equal in all respects to any previously held.

for a week, and skipped down the road to Pleasure The final judgment of the realization of this task

Island. Our class decided early in its junior year is up to your own memories. We hope these pic-

that regardless of the fact that it was the smallest tures may revive in some measure those pleasant

class to attend Merrimack it should have a Junior memories.

70 . . . . set . . . It’s way . your mark . get GO! a long to Andover center but these lads appear ready for the grind. Of course they then have to turn around and come back. Oh well, Doctor Schoals will be happy.

The culmination of our entire Junior Week was the dinner dance at the Hotel Statler in Boston. After a long hectic week, most of us were tired before we started but when the time came, we found ourselves doing the Mexican Hat Dance, the Hookey Pookey, the Bunny Hop, and all the others enthusiastically.

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Marianne McKay smiles gallantly and ignores the "stepped-on” condition of her feet.

Steve seems to have missed his calling. Few engineers could have built such an imposing structure on such a small plate.

On February 29. uniformed door man, Bill Nestor, bowed us through the entrance of the Colonial Country Club, and we swept into the ballroom as the silver tones of herald, Phil Doyle, announced our arrival. Then we danced, ate and talked the hours of our senior

hall away. Now we fondly remember that evening for it marks the

last class function of our undergraduate years.

Eating yielded to conversation at these tables as reminiscing seniors recalled the events of their undergraduate life—the conversations ran the gamut from tragedy (examinations) to comedy (marks). GRADUATION

Mr. J. Leo Cronin, recipient of the degree of Doctor of Com- mercial Science, was chairman of Patrick F. McDonald, Knight of the committee which first initi- Malta, received the honorary de- ated the plans for Merrimack gree of Doctor of Commercial College. Science.

Seniors clad in graduation gowns enter Austin Hall for the first of the commencement exercises, the Baccalaureate Mass.

A greater prize than the coveted degree is given to the graduates as they receive the Sacred Host at the Bac- calaureate Mass.

Archbishop Richard J. Cushing, a familiar figure at many important events in the history of Merrimack College, delivers the invocation at the 1953

commencement ceremonies. On the opposite page is a general view of the graduation ceremonies with some members of the graduation class receiv- ing their long awaited degrees. DAY

Victory was achieved by ninety-two students on June 6, 1953. To this

memorable day they had labored for four years. It marked the third commencement at Merrimack College. Degrees were conferred upon eighty- eight graduates, and certificates in Secretarial Science were awarded to

four girls, the first to complete this course. The academic procession from Cushing Hall across the quadrangle to

Sullivan Hall and thence to the outdoor dias in front of Austin Hall, the

invocation by the Most Reverend Richard J. Cushing, Archbishop of Boston,

the commencement address by the Most Reverend John J. Wright, Bishop of Worcester, the valedictory by Rene R. Beauchesne, the conferring of the degrees on the graduates and the honorary degrees on the Most Reverend

John J. Wright, J. Leo Cronin, Honorable John E. Fenton, K.H.S., and Bishop John J. Wright of Worcester, Patrick F. McDonald, K.M., by the Reverend President, the student awards long time friend of Merrimack, delivers - highlights this colorful graduation —these were the of and memorable day, the commencement address. witnessed by a multitude of parents and friends who had assembled to share in the joy and triumph of this commencement.

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at last

Senior Class Officers plan the Senior Ball: Charles Wesson, Treas- urer; Irmin Pierce, Vice-President; Richard Godsey, President and Owen Gallagher, Secretary.

n>- * CLAIRE A. ARCHAMBAULT JOHN A. BERGERON ROBERT E. BERNARDIN 582 Haverhill Street 353 Broadway Street 17 Hemenway Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence, Massachusetts Methuen, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Marketing Bachelor of Arts Economics Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Marketing Club 3, 4 . . . Sociology Club 2, 3 Sanctuary Society 1, 3; President 2, 4 . . . Student Council 4 . . . Co-chairman Senior Ball

...... Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Chess Club 3 Young Republican Club; President 3 . . . Dra- 4 Orientation Committee 2 . . . Intramural

. . . . Young Republican Club 3 . . . Ski Club matic Society 3, 4 . . . Merrimackan 4 . . . Basketball 2, 3, 4 . . Tennis Club 2, 3, 4 . . .

2, 3 . . . Sodality 2, 3, 4. Warrior 1, 2, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1, 2, Young Republican Club 3, 4 . . . International

3, 4. Relations Club 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society

1, 2, 3, 4.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE

JOSEPH R. BOUTIN 9 Storey Avenue Newburyport, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts English

Chairman Junior Prom Committee . . . Young

Republican Club 3, 4; President 3 . . . Literary

Club 3, 4 . . . Merrimackan 4.

NORMAN D. BOUCHER 30 Fourth Street Lowell, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Holy Name Society 3, 4.

78 ALBERT S. BRENNER JOSEPH A. BRIEN BEVERLY A. BRIGGS 42 Park Street 429 Waverly Road 220 Bruce Street Haverhill, Massachusetts North Andover, Massachusetts Lawrence, Massachusetts

Bachelor ’ Bachelor of Arts Social Science: of Science Accounting Bachelor of . Arts Biology

. Holy Name Society 1 Class President 3 . . Merrimackan, Editor-in , 2; President 3, 4 . . . Orientation Committee 2 . . . Merrimackan 1, Chairman Chief 4 . . . Dramatic Club 1, 2; President 3, Orphans Party 4 . . . Warrior Ad- 2, 3, 4 . . . Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4 . . .

. vertising Manager . 4 . . Orientation Committee 2 . . . Warrior I. 3 . . Young Republican Warrior 1, 2 . . . Choral Society 1 . . . Ben-

Club 3, 4 . . . Accounting Club 2, 3, 4 . . . zene Ring 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Sailing Club 3, 4 . . .

Cana Society . . 4 . Sanctuary Society 1 4. Ski Club 2, 3 . . . Chess Club 4 . . . Young , 2, 3, 3,

Republican Club 3, 4 . . . Sodality 1, 2.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE

JOHN B. CALDWELL 2 North Main Street Andover, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts History

Merrimackan 4 . . . Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 1 . . . Young

Republican Club 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society

3, 4. 1954

JOHN A. CARNEY 1310 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. Bachelor of Science Chemistry

Intramural Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . I.C.S. Dele-

gate . 4 . . Warrior 4 . . . Benzene Ring 1, 2,

3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 3, 4.

79 RICHARD A. COCOZZA 27 Bradford Avenue Bradford, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Junior Class Treasurer . . . Dramatic Club 1,

2, 3, 4 . . . Sociology Club 2, 3 . . . Tennis

Club 1 , 2, 3 . . . International Relations Club

4 . . . Young Democrats 3 . . . Holy Name

Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

CLASS OF

LLEWELLYN G. CHADBOURNE 16 East Street Ipswich, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Chemistry

Benzene Ring 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Merrimackan 4

. . . Young Republican Club 3.

PETER A. CONNORS 141 Hoyt Avenue Lowell, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Accounting

Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 3, 4 . . . Warrior 4 . . . Intra-

mural Sports 2, 3, 4 ... Accounting Club 2,

3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

ANTHONY A. COLUCCI Pines Road Pinehurst, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Biology

Intramural Sports 1 , 2, 3, 4 . . . Benzene Ring

. . . 4 Hockey Team 1 , 4 . . . Ski Club 2 . . .

Merrimackan 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1 , 2, 3, 4.

1954

BARBARA A. COUGHLIN 56 Coolidge Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts English

Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Merrimackan 3,

4 . . . Literary Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Austins 1 . . .

Sodality 1, 2, 3, 4. WILLIAM G. COUNTIE 49 Dearborn Street Salem, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Varsity Club 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Sailing Club 1, 2

. . . Tennis Club 1 . . . Glee Club 1, 2 . . .

Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

CLASS OF

DAVID W. CRAGO 99 Lamoille Avenue Bradford, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4 . . . N.F.C.C.S.-Social

Welfare Commission 3; Chairman 4 . . . Ten-

nis Team Manager 3, 4 . . . Tennis Club 3, 4

. . . Sociology Club 3, 4 . . . Holy Name So- ciety 4.

WILLIAM E. CUDDY 8 Brookfield Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Accounting

4 . . . Intra- Warrior 1 , 2, 3; Editor-in-Chief

1 . . . mural Sports 3, 4 . . . N.F.C.C.S. , 2, 3

Accounting Society 2, 3, 4 . . . Tennis Club

1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

CATHERINE C. CULLEN 14 Morse Street Woburn, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Economics

Merrimackan 3, 4 . . . Orientation Committee

2 . . . Sodality 1, 2, 3; President 4 . . . Dra-

matic Club 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Young Democrats

3, 4 . . . Warrior 1 . . . Industrial Relations 3.

1954

JOHN J. CURTIN 16 Arlington Street Methuen, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 3 . . . Intramural Sports 1, 2, 3,

4 . . . Young Democrats 3, 4 . . . Industrial

Relations 3 . . . Choral Society 4 . , . Holy

Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

81 JOHN M. DEADY PAUL R. DRAGON STEPHEN J. D’URSO 952 Essex Street 248 Mammoth Road 90 Summer Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Marketing Bachelor of Science Accounting Bachelor of Science Marketing

Accounting Club 4 . . . Marketing Club 3; President 4 . . . Warrior Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 2 . . . Dramatic Club 2 . . . 2, 3, Intramural Sports 3,

3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1 4; Circulation Manager 3, 4 . . . Dramatic Club Marketing Club 3, 4 . . . Intramural Sports 3 , 2, 3, 4.

2, 3, 4 . . . N.F.C.C.S. 4 . . . Holy . .. Cana Society 3, 4 . . . Holy Name So- 2, 3, Name

Society . . . 1 ciety 4. 2, 3, 4 Tennis Club , 2, 3, 4 . . .

Ski Club 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Sailing Club 4 . . . In-

tramural Sports 2, 3, 4.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE

RALPH E. FOSTER 105 Boxford Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts History

Merrimackan Photography Editor 4 . . . Holy

Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Intramural Sports

1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Young Democrats 4.

1954

WILLIAM F. DWYER 312 Adams Street Lowell, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts English

Literary Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Debating Club 2 . . . Choral Society 4.

82 ANTHONY R. FRAGALA JAMES J. FREELEY OWEN F. GALLAGHER 98 Park Street 1 1 Ferguson Place 115 London Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Woburn, Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Chemistry Bachelor of Arts Biology Bachelor of Arts Economics

. . . Intramural Sports Benzene Ring 1, 2, 3, 4; Chairman 4 . , . Benzene Ring 1, 2, 3, 4 Secretary of Class 4 . . . Intramural Sports 1,

. . Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 4 . . . Intramural Sports 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Hockey Team 1, 4 . Ski 2 . . . Young Democrats 3, 4 . . . Cana So-

3, 4 . . . Hockey Team 1, 4. Club 2. ciety 2, 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 3, 4.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE

BENEDICT M. GESMUNDO 5 Downing Avenue Haverhill, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 3, 4 . . . Intramural Basketball

2, 3, 4 . . . Tennis Team 3 . . . International

Relations Club 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society

1, 2, 3, 4.

1954

THOMAS M. GILDEA 17 West Forest Street Lowell, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Accounting Club 2 . . . Intramural Basketball

. . . Tennis Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Holy Name So-

ciety 1, 2, 3, 4.

83 JOHN H. GOYETCH 46 Starbird Street Malden, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Marketing

Marketing Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Dramatic Society

4 . . Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 4 . . . Young Demo- 3, . 3,

crats 3, 4 . . . Intramural Sports 2, 3, 4 . . .

Tennis Club 3 4... Holy Name Society 1, 2,

3, 4.

CLASS OF

RICHARD L. GODSEY 25 Berkeley Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Marketing

President of Class 4 . . . Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 3, 4

. . . Orientation Committee 2 . . . Marketing

Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Tennis Club 4 . . . Intra-

1 mural Sports , 2, 3, 4 . . . Young Democrats

3, 4 . . . Cana Society 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Holy

Name Society 1 , 2, 3, 4.

GERALD P. GRAY 166 Pleasant Street Lowell, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts English

Literary Club 3, 4 . . . Merrimackan 4 . . .

Holy Name Society 3, 4.

SISTER ST. ROBERT de CITEAUX (GRONDIN) Bay View Saco, Maine Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences Choral Society 4.

1954

BROTHER RAYMOND ARTHUR (HAMEL) Bachelor of Arts History

Tennis Club 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Young Democrats

3, 4 . . . Choral Society 2, 4 . . . Warrior. RICHARD P. HAMEL 16 Fernwood Avenue Haverhill, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Marketing Club 4 . . . Intramural Basketball

1, 2 . . . Ski Club 4 . . . French Club 2.

CLASS OF

THOMAS J. HARDACRE 124 Myrtle Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Biology

Merrimackan Business Manager 4 . . . Basket-

ball Trainer 2, 3, 4 . . . Boxing Trainer 3 . . .

Tennis Club 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Sailing Club 2, 3, 4

. . . Chess Club; President 3, 4 . . . Varsity

Club 3, 4 . . . Young Democrats 2, 3, 4 . . .

Cana Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

PATRICIA A. HART 91 High Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Art History

Student Council 3, 4 . . . Dramatic Club 1, 2,

3 . . . Young Democrats 3 . . . Ski Club 3, 4

. . . Tennis Club 2 . . . Sailing Club 4 . . .

Warrior 1 . . . Sodality 1 , 2, 3, 4.

STEPHEN J. HENNESSEY 16 Dearborn Street Salem, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Sociology Club 4 . . . Boxing Club 3, 4 . . .

Tennis Club 4 . . . Sailing Club 4 . . . Holy

Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

1954

CHARLES J. HESLIN 68 Elm Street Lowell, Massachusetss Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Intramural Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Spanish Club

3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

85 JAMES J. HESSION MARGARET M. HICKEY CHARLES E. HOPKINS 644 Broadway Street 274 Turnpike Street 84 Myrtle Street Lowell, Massachusetts North Andover, Massachusetts Methuen, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts English Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Accounting . Student Council 4 . . . Merrimackan 3; Literary Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Warrior 1 . . . Club 3 . . Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 3, 4 . , . Intramural Editor 4 . . . Literary Club 3; President 4 . . . Sodality 1, 2, 3, 4. Sports 1, 2, 3 . . . Young Demo-

crats . . . Intramural Basketball 4 . . . Sanctuary Society 3, 4 Cana Society 4 . . . Holy Name

2 . . . Holy Name Society 2, 3, 4. Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE

ROBERT D. KANE 30 Lewis Street Lynn, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Vice-President Class 3 . . . Varsity Basketball

3, 4 . . . Intramural Basketball 1, 2 . . . Ski

Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Tennis Club 4 . . . Varsity

Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Golf 3, 4 . , . Holy Name

Society 1, 2, 3, 4. 1954

FREDERICK W. KAMINSKI 35 Lenoy Street Dorchester, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Photographer Merrimackan 4 . . . Basketball

Manager 1, 2 . . . Glee Club 1, 2 . . . Sailing

Club 3, 4.

86 JOHN J. KELLEY LEO J. LeBLANC PHILLIP A. LEGARE 35 Saunders Street 20 Lansing Avenue 186 South Main Street North Andover, Massachusetts Haverhill, Massachusetts Haverhill, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Chemistry Bachelor of Science Business Administration Bachelor of Arts History

...... Warrior 3, 4 . . . Tennis 1 Intramural Sports 1, 2 German Club 2 Club , 2, 3, 4; Pres- Class Treasurer 2 . . . Young Republican Club

ident 3 . . . Benzene Ring 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Math Club 4 Varsity Tennis Team 2, 3, 4 . . . 3 . . . Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

. . . Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4. Varsity Club 2, 3, 4; Secretary 4 . . . Young

Republican Club 3 . . . International Relations

Club 3, 4; Vice-President 4 . . . Holy Name

Society 1 , 2, 3, 4.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE

SISTER MARIE GERARDA (LIRETTE) Bay View Saco, Maine Bachelor of Arts English

Choral Society 4 . . . Literary Club 4.

1954

JOSEPH P. NESTOR 39 Park Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts Bachelor of Scienc Business Administration

Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Choral Society 1, 2

. . . Spanish Club 1, 2 . . . Intramural Basket-

ball 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1, 2,

. 3 , 4

87 STEPHEN F. McNALLY 29 Whitman Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Varsity Basketball 1 , 2, 3 . . . Varsity Club

1 . . . , 2, 3, 4 Intramural Sports 1 , 2 . . .

Warrior Sports Staff 3 . . . Spanish Club 1 ,

2 . . . Holy Name Society 1 , 2, 3, 4.

CLASS OF

john w. McDonnell 150 Easton Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Marketing Club 3, 4 . . , Intramural Sports

1, 2, 3, 4 . . . International Relations Club 3,

4 . . . Young Democrats 3, 4 . . . Holy Name

Society 2, 3, 4.

URSULA L. MAHONEY 74 Parklawn Road West Roxbury, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Secretarial Science

Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Young Republican

Club 3 . . . Ski Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Marketing

Club 4 . . . Sociology Club 2 . . . Sodality

2, 3, 4.

WALTER H. MANN 25 Bellevue Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Business Administration Chairman Sports Night 4 . . . Ja-Di-Gon-Sa 2,

3 . . . Orientation Committee 2 . . . Intra- mural Basketball 3, 4 . . . Tennis Club 3, 4

. . . Holy Name Society 3, 4.

1954

JOHN P. MARTIN 676 Green Street Manchester, New Hampshire Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Sociology Club 3, 4 . . . French Club 1 . . .

Intramural Basketball 1, 2 . . . Tennis Club

3 . . . Chess Club 4 . . . Young Democrats 4. ANTOINETTE J. MAZZAGLIA 16 Russ Street Methuen, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Chemistry

Warrior 1, 2; Feature Editor 3, Managing

Editor 4 . . . Merrimackan 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Chair-

man Parents Night 3 . . . Orientation Commit-

. tee 2 . . . Dramatic Society 1 , 2, 3, 4 . . In-

tercollegiate Chemical Society 3, 4 . . . Ben-

zene Ring 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Austins 1 . . . So-dal-

ity 1, 2, 3, 4.

CLASS OF

JOSEPH C. MELLO 54 Chambers Street Lowell, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences

Sociology Club 3, 4 . . . Intramural Basketball

1 , 2 . . . Christian Doctrine Teaching Com-

mittee 3, 4 . . . Glee Club 1 2 . . . Young ,

Democrats 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1, 2,

3, 4.

JOHN N. MURPHY 3 Eutaw Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Economics

Sanctuary Society 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Sociology

Club 3 . . . Young Republican Club 3, 4 . . .

Sailing Club 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1,

2, 3, 4.

RALPH J. O’BRIEN 58 Washington Street Lowell, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Accounting

Accounting Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Intramural

Sports 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

1954

THOMAS M. O’LEARY 188 Faneuil Street Brighton, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Social Science

Varsity Club 1, 2 . . . Holy Name Society 1.

2, 3, 4.

89 REGINALD A. OUELLETTE IRMIN L. PIERCE JAMES F. REGAN 103 Dalton Street 235 Bainbridge Street 8 Lovejoy Street Lowell, Massachusetts Malden, Massachusetts Haverhill, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Marketing Bachelor of Arts Social Science Bachelor of Arts Economics Class Student Council 3, 4 . . . Warrior 2, 3, 4 . . . Class Vice-President 4 . . . Chairman Din- President 2 . . . Class Secretary 3 . . .

Marketing Club 3, 4 . . . Young Republican ner Dance 3 . . . Varsity' Basketball Coach 4 Senior Prom Co-Chairman . . . Dramatic Club

Club 3, 4 . . . International Relations Club 2 . . . Chairman Barn Dance 4 . . . President of 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Accounting Club 2 . . . Ski Club

. . . Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4. Varsity Club 4 . . . Varsity Basketball 2, 3. 2, 3, 4 . . . Intramural Sports 2, 3 . . . Holy

Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE

RAYMOND A. RIVARD 22 Daisy Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Accounting

Accounting Club 2, 3; President 4 . . . Market-

ing Club 4 . . . Varsity Club 4 . . . Intramural

Sports 1 , 2, 3, 4 . . . Tennis Team 4 . . . In-

ternational Relations 3 . . . Holy Name Society

3, 4. 1954

PAUL T. RICHARD 22 First Street Melrose, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Chemistry

American Chemical Society 1, 2, 3, 4 . . .

I.C.S. 4 . . . Sanctuary Society 1, 2, 4 . . . Young Democrats 3. ALBERT J. SAVASTANO GEORGE F. SCHRUENDER JAMES H. SHERIDAN 86 Bunkerhill Street, 250 Oakland Avenue Bachelor of Arts English Lawrence, Massachusetts Methuen, Massachusetts Holy Name Society 1 . . . Literary , 2, 3, 4

Bachelor of Arts Social Science Bachelor of Arts Social Science Club 3, 4.

Sociology Club 3; President 4 . . . Spanish Dramatic Club . . . Basketball, J.V. 2 . . .

Club 2 . . . Young Democrats 3. Varsity Club . . . Intramural Basketball 3, 4

. . . Ski Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society

1, 2, 3, 4.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE

MONICA R. SULLIVAN 144 Nesmith Street Lowell, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Economics

Economics Club 2, 3 . . . Dramatic Club 2, 3,

4 . . . Merrimackan 3, 4 . . . Warrior 2 . . .

Sailing Club 3 . . . Ski Club 2, 3, 4. 1954

HELEN M. TOOHIG 87 Shawsheen Road Lawrence, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Medical Technology

Choral Society 1, 2, 3 ... Secretary Sophomore

Class 1 . . . Sodality 1, 2, 3; Prefect 1, 2 . . .

Benzene Ring 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Dramatic Club

1, 2, 3.

91 1

GORDON W. SCHWANER LOUIS A. TRAINOR THOMAS W. TRAINOR Elm Street 42 Checkering Street 149 Park Street Plaistow, New Hampshire Lawrence, Massachusetts Beverly, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Marketing Bachelor of Arts Social Science Bachelor of Science Marketing

Marketing Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Holy Name So- Sociology Club 3 . . . Philosophy Club 2 . . . Marketing Club 3, 4 . . . Basketball Manager ciety 2, 3, 4. Spanish Club 1, 2, 3. 3, 4 . . . Orientation Committee 2 . . . Sailing Club 3, 4.

CLASS OF 1954

FRANCIS JAMES WELCH 14 Savoy Road Salem, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Marketing CHARLES H. WESSON

Sailing Club 2, 3; Commodore 4 . . . Sociology 1 Autumn Street

Club 3, 4 . . . Marketing Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Lynn, Massachusetts

. . Ski Chess Club 3, 4 . . . Varsity Club 3, 4 ^ Bachelor of Science Business Administration Club 4. 3, Treasurer of Senior Class . . . Holy Name So-

1 ciety , 2, 3, 4; President 4 . . . Varsity Basket-

ball 2, 3; Captain 4 . . . Orientation Com-

mittee 2 . . . Varsity Club 2, 3, 4 . . . Interna-

tional Relations Club 2, 3 . . . Ski Club 1, 2,

3, 4 . . . Riding Club 1 . . . Intramural Sports 1 .

RICHARD F. WEBB 55 Forest Street Reading, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts History

Student Council 3; President 4 . . . Warrior 2;

Circulation Editor 3 . . . Young Democrats 3,

4 . . . Orientation Committee 2 . . . Interna- tional Relations Club 3, 4. EDWARD H. WHALLEY 2 South Street Salem, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Intramural Football 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Intramural

Golf 3, 4 . . . Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4

. . . Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

CLASS OF

LORETTA M. WHITE 28 Overlook Drive Chappaqua, New York Bachelor of Science Secretarial Science

Merrimackan 4 . . . Dramatic Club 3 . . .

Ski Club 3, 4 . . . Altar Society 3 . . . Sodality

3, 4.

WILLIAM J. WHITE 479 Humphrey Street Swampscott, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Marketing Club 4 . . . Orientation Committee

2 . . . Dramatic Club 1 , 2 . . . International

Relations Club 3 . . . Intramural Sports 1 , 2,

3, 4 . . . Holy Name Society 1 , 2, 3, 4.

FREDERICK D. WITEK 55 Cobrain Street Greenfield, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Biology

Benzene Ring 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . Intramural Bas-

ketball 2, 3, 4 . . . Hockey Team 1, 4 . , .

Holy Name Society 1, 2, 3, 4.

1954

JOSEPH S. WINNING 555 Salem Street North Andover, Massachusetts Bachelor of Arts Economics

Chairman of Junior Week . . . Sailing Club

3, 4.

93 RITA M. BONANNO ELIZABETH M. CORCORAN MARY T. HEFFERNAN 41 Greenhalge Street 101 Prescott Street 146 Cedar Street Methuen, Massachusetts North Andover, Massachusetts Haverhill, Massachusetts Secretarial Science Secretarial Science Secretarial Science

; 1 . . . 1 . . . Warrior , 2 Merrimackan , 2 Orientation Committee 2 . . . Dramatic Club Tennis Club 1, 2 . . . Ski Club 1 . . . Sodal-

1 . . . 1 Dramatic Society , 2 Choral Society , 2 1, 2 . . . Cheerleader 1, 2 . . . Sodality 1, 2. ity 1, 2.

. . . Orientation Committee 2 . . . Cheerleader

1 . . 1 , 2 . Sodality , 2.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE 1954

THERESA A. McNAMARA 252 South Broadway Lawrence, Massachusetts Secretarial Science

Ski Club 1 . . . Sodality 2. 1, CLAIRE V. MATER 7 McCarthy Road Lawrence, Massachusetts Scretarial Science

Merrimackan 2 . . . Choral Society 1, 2 . . .

Sodaliey 1, 2.

MARY A. LONG 41 Phillips Court North Andover, Massachusetts Secretarial Science

Ski Club 1 . , . Sodality 1, 2.

94 ANNE M. O’CLARE PATRICIA D. REANEY MAUREEN H. SHEEHAN 47 Bellevue Street 49 Ninth Avenue 45 Eleventh Avenue Lawrence, Massachusetts Haverhill, Massachusetts Haverhill, Massachusetts Secretarial Science Secretarial Science Secretarial Science

Orientation Committee 2 . . . Ski Club 1 . . . Warrior 1, 2 . . . Dramatic Society 1, 2 . . . Warrior 1, 2 . . . Orientation Committee 2 . . .

Sodality 1, 2. Orientation Committee 2 . . . Ski Club 1 . . . Dramatic Society 1 . . . Ski Club 1 . . . Sodal-

Young Democrats 1 . . . Sodality 1, 2. ity 1, 2.

MERRIMACK COLLEGE

ELAINE S. STANLEY 25 Bellevue Road Lynn, Massachusetts Secretarial Science

Choral Society 1, 2 . . . Altar Society 1 . . .

Dramatic Club 1, 2 . . . Sodality 1, 2. 1954

JOAN F. SULLIVAN 106 School Street Lowell, Massachusetts Secretarial Science

Orientation Committee 2 . . . Merrimackan 1,

. . . 2 Dramatic Club 1 , 2 . . . Young Demo-

crats 1 . . . Sodality 1, 2.

95 V

With great hopes, high ideals, and enthusiastic expectations, we have

reached an important crossroad and take our first step into a new life. The well-rounded education we received from our Alma Mater has equipped us to shoulder cheerfully and adequately our shares of responsibility as leaders and citizens of a modern society.

Confidently, devoted professors have handed us the torch . . . ’tis ours

to hold high. . . . Men of Merrimack The 1954 Merrimackan Staff

Editor-in-Chief . . .Albert Brenner

Literary Editor . . .James Hession Photography Editor .... Ralph Foster

Business Manager. . Thomas Hardacre

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Activities Editor Antoinette Mazzaglia Manuscript Editor Loretta White Administration Editor James F. Regan Undergraduate Editor Richard Cocozza

Senior Editor . . .C. Carolyn Cullen Student Photographer Fred Kaminski

LITERARY STAFF: John Bergeron, Barbara Coughlin, Sister St. Robert de Citeaux, Joseph Boutin, Beverly Briggs, John Carney, Llewellyn Chadbourne, Peter Gray, Reginald Ouelette, Monica Sullivan, Mary Ann Maynard, Marianne McKay, Joann Baum, William Brady, Arthur Godin, Claire Kelley, Helene O’Brien, Jean McNally, Rosemarie Dordam, Helen Singer, Ann Hickey

SECRETARIAL STAFF: Mary Wallace, Betty Martin, Rita Bonnano, Mary Heffernan, Anne O’Clare, Claire Mater, Patricia Reaney, Maureen Sheehan, Elaine Stanley, Joan Sullivan, Virginia Spinney, Laura Coburn

Acknowledgements

For their generous cooperation and technical assistance the editors would like to thank:

• Rev. Albert Shannon, OSA, Faculty Moderator, who, with traditional patience

and diligence, guided the book through its over-all construction.

• Mr. John Ursprung of William T. Cooke Publishing Inc. who gave us help and counsel from the publishers point of view.

• Robert Talbot and Mrs. E. Marie Muse who handled all our photographs.

• And finally we must express our gratitude to all the faculty, students, friends and patrons who have in any way contributed their time or services in order to make this, our yearbook, possible. The Editors Patrons Of Merrimack College • Augustinian Parishes

Saint Augustine .... Andover, Mass. Sacred Heart Lewisburg, Pa. Our Mother of Good Counsel .... Bryn Mawr, Pa. Our Mother of Good Counsel Los Angeles, Cal.

Saint Patrick . . Cambridge, N. Y. Saint Paul Mechanicville, N. Y.

Saint James . . . .Carthage, N. Y. Our Mother of Good Counsel Novitiate

Our Mother of Consolation. . . . .Chestnut Hill, Pa. New Hamburg, N. Y.

Saint Joseph . . .Greenwich, N. Y. Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Bronx, N. Y. Colegio San Agustin Habana, Cuba Villanova Preparatory School Ojai, Cal. Saint Denis Havertown, Pa. Saint Augustine Philadelphia, Pa. Immaculate Conception .... Hoosick Falls, N. Y. Saint Rita Philadelphia, Pa. Saint Nicholas of Tolentine. Jamaica, N. Y. Saint Thomas of Villanova Rosemont, Pa.

Assumption B. V. M . . . . Lawrence, Mass. Saint Patrick San Diego, Cal.

Saint Augustine . . . . Lawrence, Mass. Saint John Schaghticoke, N. Y.

Holy Rosary . . . . Lawrence, Mass. Our Mother of Good Counsel Staten Island, N. Y.

Saint Laurence O’Toole ...... Lawrence, Mass. Saint Augustine Troy, N. Y.

Saint Mary . . . . Lawrence, Mass. Saint Thomas of Villanova Villanova, Pa. Saint Mary Waterford, N. Y.

Business Patrons Of Merrimack College

Maguire’s Bradford Bradford, Mass. Free Press Printing Company Lawrence, Mass. James D. Murphy, Florist Bradford, Mass. Jackson Beauty Salon Lawrence, Mass. Gerros Men Shop Haverhill, Mass. Jackson Lumber Company Lawrence, Mass. L. H. Hamel Leather Company Haverhill, Mass. Lawrence Lumber Company Lawrence, Mass. Hamel Realty Inc Haverhill, Mass. Loring Studio Lawrence, Mass.

N. Power O’Connor Funeral Home. . .Haverhill, Mass. Manzi Electrical Company Lawrence, Mass. Arlington Trust Company Lawrence, Mass. Morehouse Baking Company Lawrence, Mass. Arnold Motor Company Lawrence, Mass. Young 8C Young of Lawrence Inc Lawrence, Mass. E. L. Arundel Agency Lawrence, Mass. Duco Sand 8C Gravel Methuen, Mass. George Bancroft 8C Company Lawrence, Mass. Red Tavern Methuen, Mass. Bicknell Brothers, Inc Lawrence, Mass. Little Red Schoolhouse North Andover, Mass. S. H. Brennan, Inc Lawrence, Mass. Union Oil Company Revere, Mass.

Triarch Botanical Products Ripon, Wis.

Professional Men

John J. Barry, M.D Chelmsford, Mass. Henry Kapp, M.D Haverhill, Mass. Charles Attorney Lawrence, Mass. Germain J. Bouchard, M.D Lowell, Mass. A. McCarthy, John C. Donohoe, Attorney Lowell, Mass. C. Cary Moured, M.D Lawrence, Mass. Emil Joseph Ganem, M.D Lawrence, Mass. Paul Nettle, M.D Bradford, Mass. Reppucci, Lowell, Mass. John J. Hurley, Attorney Lowell, Mass. Anthony J. M.D R. Louis Sapareto, Haverhill, Mass. Michael J. Kannan, M.D Lawrence, Mass. M.D Philip E. Zanfagna, M.D, Lawrence, Mass. Merrimack College Alumni

Edward Barry Marstons Mills, Mass. Wilbur N. O’Brien Newburyport, Mass. Patrick ’53) J. Robert Carlucci New Brunswick, N. J. Mrs. O’Connor (Anne Kenney, John P. Ford Mount Rainier, Md. Andover, Mass. F. Allan Grant North Cambridge, Mass. Victor A. Primeau Lowell, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackman Dracut, Mass. Ernest J. Savoie Ithaca, N. Y. Robert D. Keohan Wakefield, Mass. Armand R. Tousignant Lowell, Mass. Paul Lanni Andover, Mass. John P. Veronese Peabody, Mass.

Anthony J. Zamarchi. . . Norman, Okla.

Friends Of Merrimack College

Saint Michael’s Parish North Andover, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett J. Cullen Woburn, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Roland P. Anderson .. Wakefield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Curtis Haverhill, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Russell Andrews Beverly, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dugas Lynn, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Anstiss Lowell, Mass. Dr. and Mrs. John J. D’Urso Lawrence, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Archambault ... Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Fahey. . . .Marlborough, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse S. Bachorowski. .Salem, Mass. Mr. Dominic Fialkowski Peabody, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Barker Bradford, Mass. Mr. Bruno Findiesen Lawrence, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Barron Mr. and Mrs. William Flynn Danvers, Mass. North Chelmsford, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Foster Lawrence, Mass.

Mrs. John B. Bergeron Lawrence, Mass. Mrs. James J. Freeley Woburn, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Leo M. Bergeron Haverhill, Mass. Mrs. Bertha Gaumont Lowell, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar G. Bernardin .... Methuen, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gesmundo Haverhill, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bonanno Methuen, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Gildea Lowell, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bower Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Goyetch Malden, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Broderick .. Bradford, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Grandpre. .Wakefield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Brooks Danvers, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Hamel Bradford, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Lucien De Bruyckere. . Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Meril P. Hanouille. ... Lawrence, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cahill Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. William Hart Lawrence, Mass.

Mrs. Joseph Callahan Bradford, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice E. Heffernan . Haverhill, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Cassidy. . . .Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Heslin Lowell, Mass.

Mrs. Stephen Castle Ballardvale, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Hession Lowell, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Chadbourne. . Ipswich, Mass. Mrs. Leo J. Hickey North Andover, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Coburn Lowell, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Hirsch. . .Woodbury, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Cody Peabody, Mass. Mr. John R. Hosking Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Collins Peabody, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Edward C Jouret Andover, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Corcoran . North Andover, Mass. Mr. Samuel A. Kalil Lawrence, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Countie Salem, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Kaminski. .. Dorchester, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Crago Bradford, Mass. Mrs. William V. Kane Lynn, Mass, Friends Of Merrimack College

Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Kelley Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Rafferty Lowell, Mass. Mr. Michael Kopacz Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Reaney Haverhill, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Leary .... Middleton, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Regan Bradford, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. LeBlanc Haverhill, Mass. Mr. Reil Lawrence, Mass.

Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. Philip A. Legare. . .Bradford, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Rivard Lawrence, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Leslie Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Roche . . Newburyport, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Linnehan Lowell, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rogers Lowell, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Elias J, Mackey Danvers, Mass. Mrs. Louise Rourke Medford, Mass. Mrs. Helen L. Mahoney West Roxbury, Mass. Mr. Russem Lawrence, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Mann Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Ryan Bradford, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. James Mater Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sandilands Saugus, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. McDuffie. . . .Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sanford Lawrence, Mass.

Mrs. James J. Mclnnis East Boston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Sheehan Lowell, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKay Methuen, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Silvestri Lynn, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. William D. McKeon Beverly, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. John Singer Atlantic City, N. J.

Mr. and Mrs. James R. McNally Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Smith, Sr. . . . Melrose, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McNaughton Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Smith Haverhill, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Mrs. Anna M. Sullivan West Newton, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Alfred Martin Lowell, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sullivan Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Mulligan Beverly, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Tivnan Revere, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Murphy Salem, Mass. Mrs. Foster S. Wallace Bradford, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Emile L. Mutrux Lynn, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Walsh Peabody, Mass.

Mrs. James J. O’Brien Lowell, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wesson. . Lynn, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. John F. O’Brien Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Whalley Salem, Mass.

I. .. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. O’Connor . . . Lawrence, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Edward White. .Chappaqua, N. Y.

Mr. and Mrs. John J. O’Connor ... Springfield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. David J. Wilson Peabody, Mass.

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