Siena College - Saga Yearbook (Loudonville, NY)

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1950 is another important year in the annals of the institution for in April of that year the United States Army established a Field Artillery R.O.T.C. unit on the Campus. Field Artillery and Military personnel were assigned to the school to direct the program of Mili- tary Science and Tactics which started in the Fall of 1950. The course offers, upon successful completion, a commission of Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery of the United States Army Reserve. Since its inception in 1950, approximately 125 Siena graduates have received commissions. Just as the training in the R.O.T.C. enables these men to be soldiers in the Army of the United States, so also does the christian training by the Friars help all the graduates of Siena to be strong soldiers in the Army of Christ. The rapid expansion of the College demanded the erection of the Library which makes more complete the fulfillrhent of the words of Francis Bacon, Reading maketh a full man . . . . On October 12, 1953, ground was broken for the construction of the building. In 1954 the newly constructed Library was named for the priest who as Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1937 until 1943 aided the growth of the college immeasurably. It was with profound re- spect and deep gratitude that the library was dedicated to the Very Reverend Jerome Dawson, O.F.M. In this short history of Siena College it has been impossible to record the contributions of the countless individuals who have helped the College to become the fortress of learning . These people have made the College the beacon of learning and the cross of devo- tion for the three thousand sons and daughters that wear the seal of Siena College. Hail Siena, Alma Mater May your Cross on dome of gold, Be the beacon ever offer For the youth your arms enfold.