Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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a message to the class of 1968 I

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. . . the large urban university is the most vital american institution today . . . standards are changing . . . there is less of a gap today in stu- dent-faculty-administration relationships . . . there is so much room for innovation that just keeping pace isn ' t enough . . . academic programs grow in a more subtle way than physical expansion . . . attitudes toward students are changing . . . they are our peers . . . they have new rights and new re- sponsibilities . . . they also have a new dignity. . .

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It is a pleasure to extend my congratulations to the members of the Class of 1968 as you complete your years of vvork and study and prepare to embaiStajon careers or further aca- demic ende . ' m »t Your responsible reactions to the complex problems of today ' s world makes me feel certain that, armed with an education at Northeastern distinguished by its excellence andiMhMthened by the Cooperative System, you will have no problem takiiji your places as leaders of our society. Let nie caution you, however, that your education is n(||:complete merely because you possess a baccalaureate degree. Rather, you may consider that degree symbolic of the fact that you are now prepared to begin the continuous process of cdiicauon which is life itself. Whether you go on to graduate work or immediately begin a career, always maintain the open and inquisitive mind which you have developed while at Northeastern. Your challenge in life is to make the most of our opportunities and to use your education and talents to the fullest M;iy you accept the chLillenge and may you develop and maintain the