Gorham State College - Hillcrest / Green and White Yearbook (Gorham, ME)

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f DR. KENNETH T. H. BROOKS PRESIDENT OF G.S.T.C. B.A., University of New Hampshire M.Ed., Boston University D.Ed., Boston University - I..m. 'hl'll'ymllhn ' m.gr l ' I n -I.- Dr. Ernnks chats with Mr. Walter Reed Elf Farming- mn High Schnnl and Mr. Harry Hildebrandt I'Jf Fal- mnuth High Schml an Visitatiun day.

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Aeereditstien .invelves everyone: Dr. Yerk, Dr. Breaks, Dr. Mitehell. Deer Members ef the Class ef 1934: I am writing this letter on Monday evening, November 25, 1963. Yen will recognize this as the day culminating the tragic events ssseeieted with the assassination ef President John F. Kennedy. My thoughts, therefere, en this eeeesien ere semewhet selemn. But the tragedy of these days and the turmoil in which we as s. nstien new find ourselves demand selemnity. The impeet ef the passing of eur 35th president en the students of this eellege was ehvieus. Yeu were sheeked, and net unlike the rest of the netien, yet: called upon yeur spiritual heritage and rededieeted yourself te the esuse ef righteeuseess and justice. Will this dediestien be just snether emetienel eut- hurst or will it really mean something for all time in our lives? 0f ene thing I am eertein, there is me better pleee fer the een- tinustien of this dediestien and spiritual awakening then en the campus ef e tesehers eellege where the hepes ef eseh generation een be insured. This eeuntry needs new? as it has never needed befere, people in the teaching profession who are truly dedieated. It needs peeple te teseh kindness, humility, eeurege, telersnee. self-sserifiee end henesty, all of whieh lead tn the eternal verities that edueetien itself eentinues te seek after. If yen weuld dedi- eete yourself to yeur prefessien then, a step eleng the way weuld be the development ef these virtues within yeurself. Fer eertsinljur kindness esnnet be taught by the cruel, ner humility by the erregsnt. A ehild will net learn eeursge from s eewerd, ner telersnee from the intelerent. And if greed and everiee are e pert ef eur ewn mske-up, we can net eslI upen the youth ef today to make the self-seeriliee that will be se neeessery in te- meri-ewis werld. In a telegram te Mrs. Jeequeline Iiemmdsr sent by me en Ne- vemher 23, I made this statement, HStuclents of this eellege, es prespeetisre teachers, pledge themselves te werk fer a eentinus- ban of the great humanitarian prejeets fer whieh he gave his life. We eeeept his dedicatien- es a living symhel to guide our humble EEerts in behalf ef the yeung peeple when will make up turner- TDwis Ameriesf' My best wishes go with eseh ef yeu es yeu endeever te fulllill this pledge. Sincerely yours, M 5M President 17 A rare moment ef leisure.