Letters from the Editors To all readers: When “The Lamp” editors initially sat down to decide a theme for this yearbook, it was not a simple task. Color schemes, font displays, and whimsical themes were tossed around, but we all looked at each other knowing that we had not quite hit the nail on the head. For some serendipitous reason, my mind reverted back to my freshmen year of high school, causing me to think of a phrase that I read in a book once, “Stay Gold.” As you may recognize, this phrase comes from the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Even though it just so happens that gold is one of our school’s colors, the reason for choosing this theme has much more depth than a color wheel can create. The phrase “Stay Gold,” is a reply to Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” Frost explains that innocence and youth shift to responsiblilities in time, “So dawn goes down today. /Nothing gold can stay.” S.E. Hinton was a mere sixteen years old when she wrote The Outsiders. The book has surpassed best-selling status and is read among people everywhere. It is quite the achievement. She knew that when you set your mind to something that the impossible becomes a reality. Well dear readers, I challenge you to look through this yearbook and not find something that you are proud of, something that may have once seemed unattainable. Walsh has left each student with a sense of vitality and perserverance. Hold on to this gift. We have created this piece of memorabilia, documenting a tremendous year full of accomplishments, to remind and challenge us all to Stay Gold. Sincerely,
Marc Malleske
, Managing Editor
We have been celebrating fifty years of Walsh, the tradition and excellence set forth by seven Brothers of Christian Instruction and forty-seven young men. And in this time of celebration, we have had the chance to look back on what has been accomplished by what started as a small liberal arts college, that most of us now call home. We have followed in their footsteps, taking much initiative reviving and creating new traditions. The Lamp has been brought back this year to commemorate our part in this incredible history. The name of our yearbook comes from the Roman lamp at the crown of the University’s seal that is ingrained with a red Chi-Rho symbol. As a result of our time here at Walsh we have been imprinted ourselves, by the love and commitment we see each day to spread and become the “light of the world.” As we enter Walsh’s fifty-first year,The Lamp staff has worked hard to include all of the intricate pieces that make what we know and love as Walsh. So take The Lamp, wherever you may go. Look at it to remember your past and what has lit the way to your future. As it was best said in the first issue of The Lamp, “The darkness is ignorance and sin. The light is education. The light of education permeates Walsh.” Thus, The Lamp. It’s yours.
Olivia Gruber Editor-in-Chief ,