Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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DEDICATION CLEMENT C. MAXWELL The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. It is to Dr. Clement C. Maxwell, who chose to devote his life to a single purpose, the education of the minds of many, that the Class of 1962 dedi- cates this, our Alpha. The gratitude of those he has so skill- fully guided and taught is only a part of his reward. May the light he has shed cast its rays on generations of future teachers that they may partake of its devout spirit. An Exemplary Teacher

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The Whole Man . . . INTELLECTUALLY EMOTIONALLY SOCIALLY SPIRITUALLY PHYSICALLY

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A m? STATE COLLEGE AT BRIDGEWATER January 24, 1962 Dear Members of the Class of 1962: Before the pages of this edition of the Alpha unfold the story of the class of 1962, your life as a group will have tapered off to a graceful ending, an ending that will be but a beginning, the beginning of the discoveries, the responsibilities, the duties that mark the social and moral maturing of you young men and young women. Alpha in the years that lie before you will be a prodigal fund of memories gay and grave, but all nostalgic, filled with yearning for days that can never be lived again, years that are now merely the stuff that dreams are made on . This lesson unlearned, you have learned nothing! Man is made up of body and soul and is preparing for his immortal tomorrow. If we, you and I, fail so to consider our students, then we teach them not as men but as mere animals. The world wants culture so badly, not merely the decorations of culture, but its honest essence. Despite this, too frequently our world offers only bread and the circus . Though deep in our hearts we know that man does not live by bread alone, we too often take our spiritual nourishment for granted. What does he know of teaching who only teaching knows? Van Dyke tells us that Education should send forth men who can see clearly, image vividly, think steadily and will nobly. This is clearly the measure of the good teacher. If you live and work in harmony with this law there will be ' no time-serving in your profession; little or no patience with deliberate mediocrity, and a total disregard for that empty, ugly thing called popularity . May your years in your profession be filled with all things which are good, may wisdom be ever your desideratum, for Wisdom is bright and unfading, And she is easily seen by those who love her, And found by those who search for her For she goes about in search of those Who are worthy of her, And she graciously appears to them in their paths And meets them in every thought. Wisdom 6: 12-16 Cordially, Xf$L L«JCp • nJl CCM oas President A Profound Scholar