Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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From our president What is higher education all about? If someone had asked me that question when I was a student and in my first years as a teacher, I would have given a very complex answer. I would have discussed the very wide range of knowledge, understandings, and apprecia- tions in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts which a student ought to acquire. I would have discussed logic and the scien- tific method. Yes, and perhaps many, many other legitimate aspects of the learning processes. But the longer I live and the longer I observe what takes place, not only on college campuses, but in the local community and on the national and world scene, the surer I am that there are really two, and only two essential learnings. The first of these is intellectual and the second is moral. In a word, education must teach us to know what is true and what is good. A man who is well meaning but who cannot think straight can be easily duped and misled by shrewd evil men. On the other hand, a man who is intelligent and knows a great deal but is amoral or immoral, is much more dangerous than an ignorant scoundrel. In case anyone points out that this is what religious leaders have been teaching for generations, I can only say that they are right and that men of learning in science and humanities recognize and stress the importance of intelligence being guided by moral principles. If this be so, obviously there are two crucial tests of whether a teacher is truly gifted. The first is whether he inspires his students to think. The second is whether he inspires them to act in accordance with moral principles. Adrian Rondileau

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Enthusiasm of an individual diffused through many making one harmonious sound Her tireless devotion uplifts the spirit of traditions . . . Excellence in music inspires response . . . In Appreciation to . . . Dorothy Ferry