It is unlikely that this class will achieve the best scholastic record in the School's history. There have been and there will be classes with better athletes. But you need much more than this to make up an outstanding class. You will need, for instance, a sense of responsibility, and cheerful cooperation in all activities; you would need courtesy and thoughtfulness towards the younger members of the School. A class that expresses all these qualities is a class that exemplifies the Xavier ideal. Judging this year's class by these standards, you would have to go back a long, long way to find their equal. I sincerely doubt if you would find their superior.

One big reason why this class of '56 was outstanding was the fact that they got along very well together. Enjoying each other's company, and stimulated by the contact, they contributed ideas, and worked together gladly to bring them to fulfilment. An excellent example is the play which they collaborated in and which proved a real dramatic achievement.

They wore their mantle of school leader with ease and grace. Yet this did not blind them to the responsibilities that were theirs as the senior class of the school. Ever conscious of the example that must be given to the younger boys, they were ever ready with their help when these boys asked, and even when the youngsters were too shy to seek it.

They were our strength in sports; they were the leaven in the Student Council; they were helping hands in all the school events. Just as the school has put its mark upon them, they too have set a mark for future classes to aim at. And these classes had better aim high!