Ithaca College - Cayugan Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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ANNIVERSAB. The full meaning of anniversary years does not appear until time has hallowed our memories. In the history of an institution. fifty years is not long. To individuals they represent all of life that is left after college days are ended. These years span the time in which our talents grow to full fruition and we use them for good or ill according to our individual des- tiny. It has ever been that institutions survive individ- uals, but institutions live only because of what the individual is able to contribute to the welfare of mankind. They serve best if they stand in the minds and hearts of men and women throughout the years as guides to high personal achievement. Each of you in this anniversary class will long treasure the golden moments that at times crowded your college experience. The memory of the unhappy and evil moments will pass with the years. Mellow memories will flood the mind and move the heart to generous and helpful acts that shall allay the suffer-- ing and soften the shocks of a needy but unsympa- thetic world. The golden year we now observe will soon pass, but the achievements of these years make the heritage of those to come all the richer. They have brought to each of you the advantage of experience. Our fifty years of college experience have been corn- pressed into four years for you. They have made it possible for you to take with you the skills of your pro- fession. disciplined minds, essential ideals, and a measure of wisdom. You have learned that living is only the means by which we grow and share and achieve together. Anniversaries are the milestones of successful living. fmmr em. yon l 6 l