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1979 GRADUATION ADDRESS lers of the Class of 1979: Graduation is a very auspicious and momentous day in your lives. You have completed your formal education at Delaware Valley College. You have proven to us, to yourselves and to your families and friends that you possess intellectual capacity, ability to adjust to people and circumstances, discipline, desire, determination, motivation and perseverance to face challenges and to finish successfully an academic program in your chosen major field of studies. Many people enroll in college but not all graduate. You, the members of the Class of 1979, completed your tasks in an admirable manner. I commend all of you, especially the part-time students who completed their studies in our Evening Session over a period of many, many, years. You attended high school and college during an exciting and challenging era. You witnessed the end of one of the darkest times in the history of our nation-the Vietnam War and the resignations of the Vice President and President of the United States. You witnessed a Nation torn by dissent and ravaged by inflation. You also witnessed the Bicentennial Celebration which proved that a free and independent society can survive, can solve its problems, and can pull itself out of an abyss of desperation and degradation. Our Nation was challenged from the very beginning, and every generation of Americans had to prove, often in battle, that our principles, our ideals, our hopes and aspirations and our way of life are worth preserving and are worth fighting for. The United States had problems in the past, is experiencing problems today and will, no doubt continue to have problems in the future. Nevertheless we are the envy of the world. Our United States is the only country in the history of the world which helped its defeated enemies to rise and challenge us economically and politically. You graduates are moving on to take your rightful place in society and to enhance not only your own careers, but also the lives of your loved ones and the welfare of our country. You cannot isolate yourselves from society as a whole. You must become an integral part of a viable and productive nation. You are well prepared to face realities and to participate in the solutions of our present day problems. You are also well prepared to contribute to the planning of your own future and the future of your fellow citizens. Some of you will continue graduate studies, others will teach, and still others will be in their own agri-business or other businesses. Some will be employed in private in dustry and various governmental agencies. All of you will be employed in some managerial, technical and certainly productive and challenging field. When you work-work hard and honestly. We must develop a new pride in America, a pride in hard work and accomplishments, a pride in productivity, a pride in producing the very best. We have the greatest technology in the world. We developed the highest standards of living in the world. We unselfishly aided millions and millions of people on earth to survive and to raise their standard of-living and now America is prepared to pay the price for its goodwill and assistance. The people of America today are facing the greatest challenge in the history of our Nation- our economic survival. Our technology and our standard of living require an abundance of energy. In spite of our tremendous deposits of oil, natural gas and coal, we have become more and more dependent on foreign imports which are constantly rising in price and becoming increasingly unreliable as a source of supply. The United States cannot and will not become a vassal to any nation on earth. The United States cannot and will not abandon its principles to accommodate foreign nations in order to insure an adequate supply of costly oil. The United States must and will solve the energy problem. To do so-it will require some initial self-sacrifice. It will require conservation, the recycling of many products and careful and judicious planning. It will require the utilization of safe nuclear energy, economical conversion of coal to oil products, the utilization of gas-alcohol mixtures, the development of safer, cleaner, faster and better electrically operated public transportation systems and the development of carburetors and engines for automobiles, trucks, and buses which will provide at least 60-100 miles per gallon. Some of you may be skeptical, but believe me.
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Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture [be done and in a very short period of time. All it takes is determination, planning and immediate action. fse remember-our Nation landed a man on the moon in less than ten years. We developed the atomic bomb in less than ears. Liberty ships were built in one week and airfields in less than one day. We developed the most sophisticated es in space. We can guide planes, trains and missiles. I We have the brain power and the expertise. We need] mployment. Our energies must be directed toward vity and developement of better products and nev tter housing for millions of Americans, for portation, for the improvement of our educationaj ment of our health care systems, for the cleaning ert land and for the reduction of crime. and the demands o f tomorrow. In Agriculture uers in the world. We can guide and control in store all the writings of Shakespeare on a di :sire, determination and spirit resolution of the energy problem will arre: [lodernization of the industrial plants, achei icts. Our attention must be directed tow Jopment of parks and playgrounds, for the d |ms, for the elimination of poverty and discrii streams, rivers and lakes, for the reclamatT 3u graduates are well prepared to face the Icultural Research, you will be joining people who strive to produce and process an abundance of nutritious food and oth lucts for all our citizens and for other nations throughout the world. The percentage of earnings expended on food in tl] Id is still the lowest in the United States. However, we are not without problems, e overeat. |l ' e are sinfully wasteful. Waste must be stopped! American Agriculture is the backbone of our Nation. An under-nourishj hungry soceity cannot remain free for long! f ' hc opportunities in business are tremendous. There are challenges in sales, marketing, personnel mamagement, finanj imerce, accounting, advertising and insurance. The prosperity of our country depends on effective and innovative product] management methods and the necessary information, systjams. The opportunities and challenges in Chemistry and Biology are immense. We need much better and more economical he e systems. Research and development if new synthetic products will make America more self-sufficient. We will soon be ; produce synthetic oil in an economical manner whAltlWlllalielp to preserve and conserve our national resources for fuj erations. New advances will be made in the pharmaceutical, chemical and agricultural fields, he economical conversion of waste productriolQ fuql fertilizer or filler products will require the expertise of Cher ogists and other scientists. New methods of biological c ' oVitnfl ' Sr pests must be developed to minimize potential hazard man beings, plants and animals. Economical methods for desalinization of water from the oceans and lakes must be develj insure adequate supplies for consumption and irrigation. There is no limit to the opportunities that you graduates ?icountcr. Be tolerant, patient, honest, ethical and always do the best you can. Continue to grow intellectually and profit our experiences. Your success will dependgyjiinariJv (uijiard,workj rseverance, proper attitude and integrity, good plaj anagement and ability to get along with people. TrrcreTV mrxronbt in my mind that you will be successful and so Aggies and Aggiettes, you are now Alumni of this College. You joined thousands of others who are proud of theiij ater and are ready to help and support it in evefi; 2a0Pbpiblp.. 1 am certain you will be loyal, active and supportive PlS c remember, the College was your home away from home for many years and you will always be welcome when yoi hon c to visit. 1 Ifcvc said on a previous occasion that our students are our life ' s blood-our alumni our claim to fame and we are p ill. Your success is our success! We will rejoice in your achievements! Wc are proud of you and we depend ress! We will miss you and wc wish you much success, good health and happiness! I finish my remarks | n glq( fi xprcssion pC PlCf ' ' t has a triple meaning-Hello, Goodbye, Peace! Shalo d may God bless all of you. ' nnsvlvinii Joshua
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