Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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Promptly on schedule the procession to the auditorium began, led by the Col- lege Marshal, Dr. George Weygand, Class of ' 53, and professor of physics. Representives of the four undergraduate classes followed Dr. Weygand, as well as Class of 1987, and other various student leaders. Following the President ' s message in which a challenge for Bridgewater to be the best state college in nation was presented, John Beaton, President of the Student Government Association, and Kevin Kinderegan, President of the Class of 1987, responded to the President. John Beaton, in his response, said the students welcomed the challenge which the college president has placed before the community, a theme echoed by Kevin Kindregan. Our class can be the first to embrace academic ex cellence as a goal, and someday in the future, when a historian seeks out when Bridgewater students accepted the challenge, that historian will say, ' Yes, this is where it began, with the Class of ' 87. Dr. Murphy, who delivered the Con- vocation address, said that he had ' per- sonal response ' to the challege which Dr. Indelicato had presented. He felt that for Bridgewater to become the best state col- lege in the nation, resources must first be obtained to achieve that goal. The lessons are right in front of us, he con- cluded, We can see where we ' ve been and we know where we are. And we have a vision of where we want to go. I have every confidence that working together, we will get there. And thus, Bridgewater State College opened the academic year with a vision and a challenge to be the best state collge in the nation. Bridgewater Today sc f ■ t • r - » Marching in step, the Class of 1987 proceeds toward the Auditorium for the 146th annual Con- vocation Ceremony. Addressing the Class of 1987, Dr. William Mur- phy urged the class to help Dr. Indelicato fulfill his goal for Bridgewater to become the best state col- lege in America. Dr. Murphy was the first faculty member to be selected as the Convocation speaker. • S 19

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CltfS Leading the way for the pro- cessional are Dr. George Weygand, College Marshall, center, and class marshals Jac- qui Gravel and Kathy Ryan. This was the 26th consecutive year that Dr. Weygand has served as College Marshal. 1 i . Tradition, said Tevye, The Fid- dler on the Roof , Tradition is what gives us balance . . . Tradition is what keeps us from falling off the roof. With these words, the President ofj Bridgewater State College, Dr. Gerard Indelicato, began his message at the Convocation Exercises, offically opening the 146th academic year at the college. The largest Convocation audience in years was on hand in the Student Union Auditorium on Tuesday, September 16th, for the colorful ceremony which featured an address by Dr. William Mur- phy, Class of ' 63 and professor of special education. Convocation 1 m f m liiiiu f 1 BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE J ' . 18 After the ceremony Christine Moore, Michelle Lombardo and Lisa Pakus wait to exit the Auditorium. They then went to the Commuter Cafeteria for the Convocation Luncheon. ■

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Mack the Knife (J™ Colby) spends an evening with a few friends. Front Row: Kimberly Nolan, Jim Colby, Lyn Jenkins. Back Row: Lisa Dewing, Terri LaPierre, Pam Kalski. Holding on to Jonathan Peachum ' s (Thomas S. Oleniacz) arm, Tiger Brown (Mark Pimenta) discusses Macheath ' s escape. The entire cast of The Threepenny Opera sing The World is Mean. Waking up his beggars, J.J. Morning Anthem. 20