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

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A fs.. DEAN IONES DEAN NAEGLE DEAN DE NIKE Dr. Cherries I. Nomegle - - Deon of Instruction Miss Ruth L. Iones - - Deon of Women Howard R, De Nike - - Deon of Men THE STROUD OE NINETEEN Eighteen

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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

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DEANS' MESSAGES To the Class of 1938: V Your college days here are all but over. Your record has been written. Whether this record is one of satisfying achievement or of intermittent success- es only, it cannot be altered. Like the spoken word or the spent arrow, it is not to be recalled. To go forth from college halls satisfied with past results, however splen- did, would be a grave error. Let your future course be set with an unilagging determination to represent the rugged adventurer in his assaults upon the jungle oi ignorance, selfishness, and intolerance. If your stay here has pro- vided the elemental basis for such future striving, the time has not been spent in vain. May your struggle be valiant and your successes glorious. C. I. Naegle Dean of Instruction A man's happiness consists of the number and the intensity of his appre- ciations! L ' May your lives be rich in appreciations-of music, of art, of literature, and of personalities-and may you achieve the inner satisfactions that neither wealth nor knowledge alone can give. May your college days have furnished the background and have opened the gates to ever increasing opportunities for continued enjoyment of the good, the true, and the beautiful. ' . Ruth L. Iones Dean of Women Someone has said that there are obiously two educations, One teaches us how to make a living: the other how to live. My wish has always been that while at college you may have availed yourselves of all of the physical, mental, social and character development possible which has been offered you through a variety of experiences, and that as a result, you have not only been learning how to make a living as pro- spective teachers, but also how to live most and serve humanity best. Good luck to you as you leave college and face the greater problems, responsibilities and opportunities which lie ahead in a turbulent world. Howard R. De Nike DeanofMen E B 22 , X ,f HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT , WW f' W Nineteen