California University of Pennsylvania - Monocal Yearbook (California, PA)

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ll fl f'j5J 1 J ENTER to learn and go forth to serve. How many of us had this motto in mind as we entered State Teachers College, at Cali- fornia, to continue our educations? We had many different reasons no doubt, but they were synonymous with this motto, I am sure. How much we have learned is an individual matter. But how we apply this knowledge will affect others with whom we come in contact. Nor have we finished learning as our days in California come to an end, for no matter into what field our futures lead us, we shall be gaining knowledge of a practical kind. We shall no doubt find that the results of science can better be learned by ex- perimentation than by reading books and that the methods of business and manufacturing can best be learned and understood by actually experiencing them. No, our educations are not finished. Education is sometimes defined as living. To learn facts is not enough. Iohn Dewey, American philosopher of our modern education, taught, Edu. cation must satisfy our desire to make, to do, to create, and to produce! It is our duty as teachers to understand how the rest of the world toils and produces. The future holds out brilliant promises to many of us. Some of these expectations, being mere illusions, may never materialize, and we shall become discouraged. But hope always rises. Re- maining idealists, we shall continue to believe in the importance of the future. This belief stim- ulates our exertions, we would be lost without it. To learn as we teach or enter business or other fields, whatever our careers may be, will assuredly affect our futures. Be doers, not dreamers. As we leave California, let us strive to fulfill the concluding words of the motto, and go forth to serve, each in his individual way. Sincerely, JOHN SCHNEIDER Senior Class Presiden t 22

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sfmnns The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight But they while their companions slept Were toiling upward in the night. Longfellow

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For the Seniors these four years have been eventful ones. Theirs were not to be the usual college career. Whether they liked it or not, they had to become part of a world far greater than themselves. They have coordinated well preparations for their vocations with a rich variety of extra-curricular activities. Outstanding in memory is the Senior Prom, supported by the combined efforts of the class members. This, their last year, has seen the height of their efforts toward the ultimate goal, service. Student teaching gave them an opportunity to apply for the first time the principles which are their strength in assuming this great respon- sibility. As they leave the Twin Towers, they realize that almost alone will individual initiative determine their destinies. President .... . . IOHN SCHNEIDER Vice-president . .... FRED ADAMS Secretary . . . . . LORETTA JOHNSON Treasurer . . . . . FRANK PERAZZOLI Sponsor . . DR. GEORGE S. HART