Academy of Mount Saint Vincent - Chastellux Yearbook (Tuxedo Park, NY)

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BEATRICE, JEAN and FLORENCE BILL ANNA fc? 4 GLADYS MARY MELILLO MARY BOSS LUCILLE

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PERSONNEL JULIA SISTER MARY ALBERT and EMMA These are some of the persons behind the scenes whose varied INVOLVEMENTS and total COMMITMENT are responsible for the smooth running of the physical phases of the Mount 80 EDGAR

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DAG HAMMARSKJOLD Dag Hammarskjold was one of the greatest instruments of peace in our generation. He transformed the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations, and with it the United Nations itself, into a major influence in world affairs. He was at the center of every major crisis—the Palestine question, the American fliers held prisoners in China, the problem of Suez, Hungary, Lebanon, Laos, and finally the Congo. Beyond mere physical health, he was sustained and fortified during these situations by love for his fellow men and a deep desire to serve humanity. Hammarskjold was a many-sided man. He was once a passionate mountain climber, enjoyed long walks and relaxed by translating French literature into Swedish. The Secretary-General's conception of his office took him, as a personal diplomat to the far corners of the world. He breakfasted at the White House with President Eisenhower, walked in the Negrev with Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, went rowing on the Black Sea with Nikita Khrushchev, and sipped swallows' nest soup in Peking with Chou-En-Lai. Hammarskjold believed that his job was to show nations where north was. During his lifetime he always knew where it was and succeeded in bringing others there. It was symbolic that Hammarskjold lost his life in the Congo, for in many ways it was the most ambitious, the most revolutionary, the most imaginative action that the United Nations had ever undertaken. Americans can be proud that the United States gave its support to Dag Hammarskjold's leadership in the Congo. Because he believed that all men, everywhere, share a common desire for decency, Hammarskjold insisted that There is a simple basic morality that motivates most people. The great moment is the moment of realization in people that their desire for decency exists not only in their own groups but in others. Some day, I know it, people will realize that the United Nations is a reflection of that desire and that if they tear it down, why, they will have to build it up again. Love for his fellow men and a deep desire to serve humanity sustained Dag Hammarskjold throughout his life, and must find expression in our own, through our actions and organi- zations. As he sacrificed his life carrying out his beliefs, we, too, must be prepared to sacrifice ourselves to aid and uplift our fellow men. He had said: Behind every historic action, national or international, is the individual human being, each giving of his courage and his devotion. Dag Hammarskjold had given his courage and his devotion, and finally he had given his life! Georgene A. Kelley '66