Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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. . . The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE As we look back a++l1e Modeslo Junior College cam- pus in l94l and I942. +hrough Hie medium of +hese piclures and words. we are impressively reminded +ha+ college life has been like a huge unrolling and unfinished lapeslry from Hie looms of desfiny. Here we see Hie +hreacls of campus his+ory under every sor+ of a spoilighf from +he sublime +0 Hie ridiculous. and here is every-color of remembrance from +he brigh+ and gay +0 Hie serious and somelimes clrab. You will find in Hie woven sfrands bi+s of comedy. plenfy oi salire. some romance. and maybe a liHle oi +ragedy. Jroo. This has been an unusual year of bolh peace and war limes in our college hisfory. Many of you have changed life plans since December 7. I942. When we began our college year we lel+ like soldiers in a beleaguered for+ress se1L in Hie midsl of a warring world. We were busy in +his educalional arsenal of democracy. in nalional defense programs. In Hie lives of facully. parenfs. and sludenfs. +here have been woven +his year +he scarlef w001c of unforeseen war evenfs as well as Hie golden warp of peaceful. educalional episodes on Modeslo campus. H is a slrange record of change for Hie yearbook of I942. and in many ins+ances an heroic record of individual palriolism. And yeiL I am lruly glacl Hwaf H16 main design on our yearbook Jrapeslry is one of peace and progress far from Hie camps of war. As our friends of lime gradualing class of I942 doll flue academic cap and gown +0 go ou+ in+o ibis vio- lenfly changing world of l942 I hope ihaf Huey will always recall wilh salisfacfion +heir years of learning opporiunify al Modesio. May Jrhey never forgef ihaf educalion brings nol only privileges buwL also grea+ responsibililies. especially in Hie making of flue peace +ha+ will soon come. Years ago +he wise presiden+ of Harvard Universify once appealed +0 his graduaies Jrhus: Lef me emphasize +he dufy ol all educafed men +0 serve +heir counfry wi+h clevofion ancl sacrilice in peace as well as in war. Look for Hie means. Hie chance. +0 serve democrafic governmenf. H is in democracy +ha+ flue hope oi Hie world lies. Ta ke every chance ihaf comes +0 you and make chances. if fhey do nof come. for serving Jrl'ie public welfare. Le1L Jrliis. +hen. be your baille-cry in l942: Serve wifh devolion and sacrifice. whefher in peacefime or in warlime pursuiis. If you have prepared yourselves and conlinue +0 prepare wi+l1 flue ufmosi in educa- +ional Jrraining ancl +he u+mos+ in devofion ancl sacri- fice lor +he public welfare. +hen +he rewards of infelli- genl, palriofic leadership will be yours as well. We of Hie iacully believe ihaf in you lies Jrhe hope of Jrhe coming beller world. We bid you Godspeed as you aHack,+l'1e greal Jrasks on lime road ahead. DWIGHT C. BAKER

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, wwww 4-- k- k ' Mawm .M.va,w.,mm w DR. DWIGHT C. BAKER. energeHc, scholarly presidem 0+ Modesfc Junior College. once again led +he school erouqh a highlx 5m: cessful year in spiJre of We onslaughfs of World M ar ll. Recogniwj'q H76 problems +ha+ H18 war had brought bu+ refuginq +0 lover MJS s sfandards because 01C +hem. Dr. Baker was insfmmwcnfal in main+aimng +he school's high repufafion wtor an all-around proqram. Nms buildings were compleJredl a defense program inauquraied, and H16 school 5 exfensive achier schedule mainfained.

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Modesfo is forfunafe in having an ouisianding Board of Educafion. Picfured below are H'uberJr J. Well- man, Mrs. A. J. Sfurfevani, D. Power Booihe and ErneSiL F. Sodersfrom. John H. Bradley is superinien- denf of cify schools. Claude Shackehcord. presidemLl and E. D. AbboH. cierk, are noJr shown. Two problems loomed up and were solved during Jrhe year: CuriailmemL oi Jrhe building program due +0 DR. CHARLES D. YATES. school vice-president worked hard during '42. won Jrhe confidence of JCers by his sincere approach +0 +heir problems. war shorfages; replacemenf of many Jreachers who leH Jrown. Noiable economies were made by +he group. From +he viewpoini of s+uden+s. +he moswL im- porianf siep underfaken by +he board came when if vo+ed +he fuynds +0 supporiL baseball af MJC +hrough- 0qu Jrhe season. This marks Jrhe firer Jrime +ha+ exha- curricuiar acfiviiies have been +hus supporied.