Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Sequelle Yearbook (Clarion, PA)

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Dr. James Gemmell President

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: 3m ■ , -=JV : • . 1i ear lectejj me and treated me with awe and reverence. Older folks came to The year 1967 marks I ly one hundredth birthday. I was conceived as a dream by several far-sighted persons in the year 1865 and became a reality when I was born on a hill overlooking the town of Clarion in Western Pennsylvania in 1867. I was outstanding for my time, solidly built, w ;h a large and sturdy frame. I took up my position so that my eyes could look out in all four directions from my lofty perch on the hill taftust Safr that I was quite a persona admire rue and the ethics and ideal During my long and colorful lifetime, i t hajs o BU ny. privitegi to ha equipments Seen ;ilso not-so-young joy and happiness with them, and sometimes trouble and sorrow. • ' I Man has progressed in his world in the past century and I have observed all of the clfanges- catelul ufficient for majl years, but eventually I realized that I must expand. Since my frame was not expandable, it was ' rH«e«sary pr rae ■Co 9 r mighty oak casts acorns as a means for reproduction, the plans for my offspring grew from me, and have hill. My contribution to the training of people has also expanded. However, my purpose has remained the same make the best contribution to higher learning whirl) is possible. am the luckifl rs, I have served tie sentimental mi ing from my interior and also have heard the voice of despair when my requireincnt j njed has been probed and prodded by several generations of ybung people -and als4 noi itall T ms Uiat J h;i art lli iog in Clarion fu my picture has been published many times and everyone knows me. Also for the ved the nasic department and I lovedthe livwtajjarches which the band played and I swayed in the breeze 1 fiMugnW id tall each time the band played the Alma Mater. How proud I am to have rpos Jredth anniversary any out to exit from th( become a thine of tin N ' iW, it -eem pnf-J have se on earth with thejftner sion on have known and loved me through the yeaTb. lviany oi inose lneniis who welt nail soon follow tliern. No not grieve for me, ' . i I have served you we n Crno ' l am tiredfcand wear braces to help me stand. I cat .! u e to mankind and my work here only that those who have kngg Jrid loved m a ■ i- n I Inhered and symliol of higher Jty arne andfthal of my offatjrin- Hall, the. one whomartea alilhis acti |ind old. is diawii ei leami scene. It is planned that I end my tenu past except in the memory of those nlier years have already departed, aT I. For several years now, I have had to ng to a close. Asii Jast request I ask rning, remember vHnlh affection. ■■ «:rfxtari; ' ed .ss-verpi times ihiough the years, hut I would like . ' ity Vvlli fl is now (JflTlori State College. emhered as Seminar 17

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CLARION ' S PAST PRESIDENTS Picture Not ? Available S ML A SAMUEL WEIR 1902-1904 J. GEORGE BECHT 1904-1912 HARRY M. SHAFFER A. T. SMITH 1912-1913 Jan. 1, 1914-July 1, 1914 CLYDE C. GREEN 1918-1926 ROBERT M. STEELE 1926-1928 G. C. L. RIEMER PAUL G. CHANDLER 1928-1937 1937-1961 The name Sequelle is particularly appropriate during our Centennial year for it suggests the con- tinuation of a living drama: a touching of hands with the past and an eager reaching for the future. In Shakespeare ' s As You Like It, done so well on the campus earlier this year, there is the famous speech beginning All the world ' s a stage ... Clarion State College has occupied that stage for a hundred years and is now extending its run into a second century. New sets are rapidly replacing those of the first act. You who are here now have discovered, as those who follow you will discover, a significant diversification of academic programs, a growing faculty with exciting new skills and capabilities, and expanding physical facilities which are the exciting elements of the educational drama unfolding at Clarion. All good actors know that as they learn their roles have the proper environment in which to develop them, they improve, they grow and they strive constantly for the elusive perfection which the role contains. We like to believe that Clarion has provided you the proper setting to enable you to grow measurably in your roles as individuals, a- -indents, and as citizens. Our hour upon the stage is made possible through the faith and understanding of the people of Pennsylvania and through their increasing awareness that for us to achieve greatness in our roles they must In- willing to pay the price of sacrifice, of discipline, and of love. We can best show our gratitude by giving ever better performances in this drama of academic life. The l%7-l%rS Sequelle graphically captures a few images from the many scenes in which you played an important part during the past year. I sincerely hope that you found your experiences meaningful, challeng- ing, and pleasant. I extend my l«- -t wishes to you now and in the future. icjfl , President .lames Ci -1111111 J 19