Army and Navy Academy - Adjutant Yearbook (Carlsbad, CA)

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ADMINISTRATION

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president ' s messase Senior cese with this, your Gentlemen of the Class of 1954: It has been my experience that periodically there passes through the Gate an outstanding class among all other classes — such is the Class of 1954. . Long ago I learned that a student body is as good as its Senior Class. I give you gentlemen of the Class of 1954 just credit for giving us the finest student body I have ever known. These a re not mere words, gentlemen, it is a statement of a true fact. Since I know that you have been responsible for this, I express to you my deepest appreciation and lasting gratitude. Your work in directing and guiding others will not end when you pass through the Senior Gate on June 2nd — rather, it will be but the beginning. You will have an opportunity in college to do a similar job, and in life, itself, you will always have the opportunity and a challenge, too, to lead and guide others in the right way of life. I have complete faith in you and know that you will accept any challenge that comes your way in helping others to make this a better world for all of us. In so doing you will reflect credit on yourself, your parents, and your Alma Mater. God bless you, my young friends. Affectionately, Col. W. C. Atkinson, President, Army and Navy Academy