Bradford Durfee College of Technology - Alethea Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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FACULTY

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Your undergraduate studies at Bradford Durfee Technical Institute are over. The education obtained here, which has been offered with the purpose of assist- ing you in perpetuating, improving and realizing sig- nificant democratic ideals, has given you many power- ful tools. The collegefs effort of keeping abreast of the rapid changes taking place in the social and industrial life has sharpened these tools and made them ready to be used. 1 As your advisor and friend, I Wish to express my hopes that the educative process has really provided you with those tools which not only Will aid you to adapt yourself to your environment and furnish you With the technical preparation necessary for carn- ing a living, but also will inspire you to think inde- pendently and constructively, to Widen your horizons of intellectual endeavor, cultural interests and recre- ational pursuits. Louis SIMEONE We Dedicate . During the past four yearsI have become Well acquainted with most of you, and the association has been to me most pleasant. In your stay at college, I sincerely hope that you have gained the knowledge you have sought and that it will help you materially in the years to come. While you are leaving us in a time of turmoil, We all believe that in time conditions will be improved and the true American standard of living will prevail. I Wish you all a very happy and prosperous future. VVILLIAINI H. WINGATE

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A Message rom the President The keynote of the commencement address in 1951 was g'Making Tracksf, This yearbook is a record of some of the atracksn which you have had a part in making. It will be the means, in the years to come, of recalling them. The Alumni of the Institute can help to insure its continued progress by spreading information about the high quality of educa- tional opportunity to be found right here in Fall River, Massachusetts. You can point with real satisfaction to alumni who are successfully pursuing graduate studies, who are in responsible positions in industry, or who are successful in the field of education. Many of them were in college with you. Some are your own classmates. Bricks and mortar, a new science building, new equipment, even a highly competent staff does not necessarily make a strong institution. True, they are all an important part of the picture as a whole. In the final analysis, however, it is you, the alumni, who are the deciding factor. aBy their deeds ye shall know themf, How very truel So I give you this one last word. Carry on to the very best of your ability in order that your alma mater may continue to grow in usefulness to America-the land we all love so well. Maze Q SM-mg.