Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

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PRESIDENT OF THE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AT WESTFIELD

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Dedication TO FREDERICK S. CONLIN Our adviser, whose cooperation and friendly interest we will always remember and whose help has made this yearbook possible, the class of 1947 dedicates The Tekoa.

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Charge to the Class of 1947 The Class of 1947 is a most fortunate class. Yet it is a class which faces one of the most difficult and responsible tasks of any in the long history of teacher training. You are fortunate because the need of teachers is greater than ever before; you are fortunate because it is to be your lot to have a part in building the character of those who must meet the rapidly changing conditions under which our society now lives and must continue to live; you are fortunate in being pre- pared to perform your duties in a manner which should bring about the desired results. Howeve r, your responsibilities are grave, indeed. You must be ready to grapple with problems in a world which has been taking a very superficial and lax attitude toward religion, moral- ity and self-discipline. This has resulted from an emphasis on the rights of the individuals without a corresponding emphasis on the duties which are part and parcel of these rights and freedoms. More emphasis must be placed on our responsibilities to each other, to our institutions, our government, and on re- spect for all authority if we are to survive as a nation. This is your opportunity. These are your responsibilities. You must not fail.