Central Washington University - Hyakem / Kooltuo Yearbook (Ellensburg, WA)

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ADMINISTRATION DSAN WHITNEY THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL 1 have seen many students come and go. I have had IhnuRHiids uf reports come to the office concern¬ ing students who have gone out to tench. Those who have made a marked success have been those who. while In school, were earnest and thoughtful rather than brilliant, students. There are many fac¬ tors that enter into the making of a life, and we have route to regard some of them as more import¬ ant than mere intellectual power. There are three primary motives that govern human conduct, T want, I must. and I ought. The I ought motive is the haals of morality. I see many students on the campus whose main purpose seems to be to fulfill the I want motive This same group conforms, when it does, from the “I must” motive. We need students of fine intelligence who are capable of being leaders; we need tbo«e who are socially gifted; hut most of all we need students capable of being moral leaders. Intelligence and science annul chart a life. One must use Ihe finest experience of the race as established in social cus¬ toms and moral codes. What a happv combination intelligence and morality make! My finest pro¬ fessional experiences come from my contacts with the members of the student body who have this for¬ tunate combination of personality traits. Can we not use the Intelligence with which nature has en¬ dowed us to discover the really fine ways or living, and then let l ought dictate our actions? Can we not go one step further until the I ought and the I must become I want? HENRY J. WHITNEY, I’age 2«

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ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE For a second time I have the pleasure ot apeak- iiiK a few words ot greeting to the students, gradu¬ ates, and friends of Washington State Normal School through the pages of the Ilynkem. This year more than before we feel an obligation and a deBlre to encourage those who are troubled or worried or despondent. These are difficult and trying times. It may be helpful to suggest that we face them with the same saeritteial spirit and determination that we exhibit when our country is at war. Let us re¬ member that rewards come to those who work dili¬ gently and plan for the future. There Is consolation In knowing that a good education cannot be taken away or lost eren during the greatest of social up¬ heavals. The period following a depression is one of gTeat opportunity for young men and women. Therefore, now is the lime to complete a college training. The twenty-third Washington Legislature passed a law empowering the normal schools to grant the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Education on and after June S. 1 33. This offers a greater service to students and will broaden the Influence and import¬ ance of our school. The future beckons those who are prepared, May each member of the graduating class of 1SSS rind fields of service that will be in¬ teresting and challenging We welcome you to the fuller responsibilities of life. Robert e. McConnell. Page 2S

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ADMDNDSTRATO0N DEAN COFFIN DEAN HOLMES THU DEAN OK WOMEN There are several words in our English language which always inspire us with their beauty and their usefulness and their ultimate quality for any practical philosophy of life. One of these la srrmifp. w hich im¬ plies that tranquil quietness and that mature calm so essential to real poise; another ts fclsSKsm. which is the essence of any standard of courtesy or of good man¬ ners; still another is frrrtlom. which means release from the specters of fear, from the ghosts of regrets and worries, from the nightmares of complexes and complaints and self-pity. Another word Is pt-sffcmvs. and another la ftoncstg. and a very glorious one is courage. But the word which summarises the greatest lMiauty of character; the one which Implies public obligation to our community and state aa well as private coneld- eratlon Tor our family and friends; the catalogue of all the lovely virtue ; the sine qua non for any un¬ selfish man or woman, is fopoffp. MARGARET COFFIN. THE DEAN OF MEN The past in one ' s education is history and the con¬ tributions are many. The present in ones education is the realm of trial and achievement. The future is an unexplored territory of dreams and ideals. To those of you who are now stepping from the realm of trial and achievement into the unexplored territory of dreams and ideals, we wish you Godspeed. This new territory no doubt will offer you all wonderful op¬ portunities for aehievement. Your ideals, we hope, will serve a a guiding Influence through some of the disllluslonments which are hound to occur. O. H. HOLMES. Jr. Page S