Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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O THE etASS OF 1940 TT seems but a few slioit days since we welcomed you as Freshmen. Now we - ' - have to say farewell, after having learned to know you and to watch xoii develop mentally and physically. Nevertheless, we are happ ' to know that your Class, while small, has attained a foundation in agriculture, which we are sure will place ou in positions of responsibility and trust, and give ou an opportunity to achieve the purjiose and ambitions for which you entered. You entered our Institution at a time when world conditions as well as agri- (.ulture were chaotic. World conditions are no belter, but agriculture has improved, i o that vou are entering upon your life ' s work in a lield which I believe will con- tinue to improxe, and give ) ' 0u the opportiinit - to put to use your knowledge and abilit ' not onh ' for your own betterment but for agriculture in general. , ' s 1 bid ycjii laiewell with m - best wishes lor a liapp ' and prosperous life, ] want (iu to remember I shall always be sincerely interested in your future. C L. (.iooiii.i. (;, I) can

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A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDI MT ' T HI ' ! ' caihook is always a suitable medium for expressing farewell thoughts - - to the class that is leaving. But what shall I say? I desire merely to jot (.k wn iiiforMiall a few miscellaneous thoughts that occur to me as I sit here at i!i - desk and niediiair briefly on your three years at Farm School, my one year, and what the hit me may ha ' e in store for both of us. lla iiig obseiAed ihe tieep-sealed love for this school that quickly and almost automatically develops in the heart of e er enrf lled student (and newly-appointed President), I can ipute undeisiain.! the feelings of regret that rise up within each one of ou as you engage in the arious activities that mark the clima.x of three ears of Farm .School life. Ndr is this feeling in any way lessened by the eagernes.-. with which e ei ' senior locjks furwprd to the opportunities that lie ahead. . nd theie aie upportimities even in these uncertain times. This is particularly true in tl-.e practical agricultural held for which our graduates ha e been so well traineii. It is true, also, for all joung men of any iMofession who are willing to start modestly, work hard, and hold persistentK . but patientK ' , to the objectives they have chosen for themseKes. One otlier tlunight c;ccurs to me at this time. ' our last ear has been my first year, and first impressions are always lasting. Regardless of whatever may lie aliead, the experiences and the relationships of this year will doubtless remain as my permanent impression of National Farm School. .Most of you are cjuite aware of what that impression is. I found, for one thing, a school with possibilities far beyond anything 1 luul anticipated before I actually arrived on the scene. I dis- covered, also, on the part of students, a friendK ' and co-operative attitude that is sometimes lacking in . merican schools of this generation. The Class of 1940 has contributed its full share to this wholesome situation. . lwa}S loyal and co-operative, you have been quick to show your appreciation of tile little things we have been, able to do from time to time for the advancement of our school; quick to understand the .Administration ' s point of view and to ac- cept its decision when, for any reason, it was felt that certain requests could not be granted. These are happ ' thoughts for ou and me to retain, as I remain here anil tr ' to fulfill m daiK obligations to l ' ' arm School while ' ou go out anil, by your individual successes, relied credit on the . lma Mater that )-ou love. H. B. . lli-.

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Friendliness, co-operation, a spirit of inquiry, the use of reason; tliese qualities must become part of our daily living. ' hen I entered upon m)- work as Social Director it seemed to me that no nunc leriilc tield existed for the encouragement of these traits than at The National Farm School. Ours is a small, compact, close-knit community. We live under the same roof, eat together, and play together. We work and learn together. Wc share the responsibility of caring for valuable livestock, complex machiner -. and the per- formance of important tasks in the conduct of the various farm units. Ccjndilions, thercfiue. seemed most suitable lo further the development of th.ese characteristics in our student body, and particularly in our Seniors. If you were to be graduated as competent agriculturists, if some of you were soon to own and operate farms, it was important that along with your agricultural training you be prepared to take your place in society, imbu ed with the urge to exercise these high qualities. More and more, ilieiefnre. we charged ' ou with responsibilJt in the perform- ance of the tasks of your deiiartments ; more and more we enlisted )u in the government of the schodl; more and more we entrusted you with helping us to soh-e some of the School ' s problems. If we have tlui fostered in )ciu the habit nt tiiendliness and a co-operative spirit, of respect for the other person ' s point of view, oi exercising a sense of in- tjuirN, and the use of reason in your daih ' lives, the Sclux)! has rendered a service not only to -ou, but to your fellow man. As acknowledgment of my belief that ou have proved woitliy of our ertorts. I aiklress you as colle;igues. S.XMLtL J. (JlrU.VRG