Florida Memorial College - Arch Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Dr. Richard Williams, Provost Executive Vice-President |L— - President ' s j Cabinet Member Dr. Mrs. Williams (Back Row) Ms. Cheryl Jackson, Administrative Assistant 6 Administrati

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A Message From The President Ladies and gentlemen of the Class of 1985, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, the fac- ulty, the administration, the staff and the student body of Florida Memorial College, it is my honor to extend warm words o1 congratulations. Many of you have set stan- dards that will have a lasting positive effect on the entire student body as they sort out careers for themselves. You are full-fledged graduates of this historically venerable in- stitution whose origins and roots are among the finest traditions within the American higher educational enterprise. For centuries, scholars and thinkers have pondered the true meaning of education. Plato was deeply concerned with the mean- ing and purpose of education. In The Re- public, he likens the uneducated masses of men to prisoners chained and immobile in an underground cave, with a fire behind them. For these men and women, the only reality is the shadows thrown by the fire on the wall in front of them and the echoes reflected by the wall. The long and painful ascent out of the cave into the light of the Sun is Plato ' s metaphor for the hard upward journey of the soul into the intelligible sphere, where it finally sees the form of the good, itself the giver of the good, the true and the beautiful. DR. WILLIE C. ROBINSON PRESIDENT As graduates of this institution, the temptation to passive self-pity is bound to increase in your new world. Do not let self-pity sap your energy or sour the spirit, which the challenge of your time will require. If you can be sorry for others and still not be sorry for yourself, life will be its own reward. Above all, do not allow self-pity to cause you to remain aloof from the noisy disturbing world around you. Remember, you can help in making the difference between a world which resents the limits of growth and a world which uses the challenge of fair burden to create a more moral society. I hope that the experience of Florida Memorial College as an institution, has given you some basis for belief that even when the resources are less than desired, mutual effort to make more of less can be a positive not a souring experience. An illustration of this principal is evidenced by some of the remarkable achievements made by the College in the face of scarce resources. The new dormitory that is currently under construction is to be available for student occupancy this summer: the Library Campaign Drive generated revenue of $ 1 62,000 to buy books: growth and enrollment is undoubtedly, unparalleled in the highter educational enterprise; and lastly, the current behavior on behalf of the College Family members during the academic year. You are encouraged to remain loyal to your alma mater and to those activities that will improve conditions for all mankind. With all best wishes. Willie C. Robinson President President 5

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Mrs. Rosemary L. Lewis, (Acting Dean of Student Affairs) President ' s Cabinet Member 1 Dr. Alfred A. Pinkston Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Thomas J. Craft, Sr., (Acting Dean of Academic Affairs) President ' s Cabinet Member