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The
History of the Sheil Catholic Center
The
First 50 Years
When
the Sheil Catholic Center celebrated its Golden Jubilee in
1989, a group of talented and dedicated associates researched
and wrote a history of the first 50 years. We are reprinting
that history here.
Epilogue
No history
of an institution can ever adequately record "the spirit
of the place," which is a product of the people who compose
it. Calendars, building specifications, financial accounts,
even correspondence never do justice to the people behind
them. Individual memory is usually a very personal thing involving
the impact and interplay of other persons; the historian's
chronicle, restricted to data, misses most of that. A place
may bear its own address, present its own configuration of
space, publish its own calendar, but the reality of what goes
on there will vary according to the special qualities of those
who shape the experience within it. A recorded name from the
past can be linked to an office, a committee or an event,
but it remains only a name: The persona is missing. The only
authentic history of Sheil would be one that gathers together
the personal testimonials of all those who have played a part
in its life -- an impossible task. Our modest hopes must be
that recalling some of the names and events will trigger the
more significant memories of persons present to one another,
sharing both common goals and special gifts, needs and dreams.
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