East Stroudsburg University - Stroud Yearbook (East Stroudsburg, PA)

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3323611 U DR, AND MRS. T. T. ALLEN The President and his Wife have been influential in the education ot every teacher who is to leave this cam- pus in 1938. By precept and example they have demon- strated the worthiness ot a kindred and gracious per- sonality. On behalf of the entire student body, THE STROUD extends best Wishes. Zi-IE STRCDUD OF NINETEEN 3 5 X Q 4 4 s ' v ,, , X V X ' 5 X3 W W 4 f 4 ef , , f Sixteen

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PRESIDENTS Msssnes X The 1938 Stroud very properly puts emphasis upon the extra class Q - I3 times called extra curricularl activities of the College lt is therefore! 12 W 57 W W inappropriate to consider the basic philosophy underlying our extra-classy, a activity program We should remember then, that one of the critical issues in education grows out of the major conflict which is swiftly reaching the stage of a crisis throughout the world. This conflict is between the two principles of social organization. One principle is ancient, supposedly discredited. The other is modern, but it faces new tests. ln a word, the conflict is between dictator- ship and democracy. No educational institution can ignore this issue. The question, then, which immediately confronts us is: What can education do to undergird American Democracy. ln seeking to answer this question ,emphasis in our State Teachers College has been put upon the administration of the institution in accordance with fundamental democratic principles. This is particularly true in connection with our activity program. Through this organization students come to appreciate that, in student government through democratically elected representatives, there is less of ruling and more of sacrifical effort. Through actual experience they learn the fundamental principles of democracy. Experience shows that there is much greater interest in the various extra-class activities when these activities are determined by the students themselves and the activities reflect definitely the desires of the students. In fact, experience shows that students can be relied upon to give much more careful consideration to various activi- ties than would be possible under a dictatorial administration. It is true that students sometimes make mistakes, but it is equally true that students will not learn democratic procedures and thus be able to con- tribute to a democratic form of government unless they are educated in the democratic way of living. This is the basic philosophy which underlies our activity program. lt is my hope that our Teachers College with its new build- ing program may put increasingly more emphasis upon a democratic Way of living and thus make its contribution to the solution of problems growing out of the conflict which is now raging around the World between democracy and dictatorship. DR. T. T. ALLEN President HUNDRED AND Tl-IIRTY EIGHT Seventeen