Keuka College - Kiondaga Yearbook (Keuka Park, NY)

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PERSONNEL

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The spontaneity and unpredictability of life in a college dormitory might have drained the patience and understanding of a less devoted person than R. Elizabeth Jones. But the un¬ predictability only served as a challenge, and the spontaneity seldom invoked reprimand. We must admit, though, that she never hesitated to prod our conscience with well deserved com¬ ments on: hanging shirt-tails, gum chewing, dirty dishes in the sink, and “language unbe¬ coming a lady”. Her door was always open to those seeking advice on anything from academics to etiquette. Whenever our health was in jeopardy, “Jonesy” always came to the rescue with aspirin or a gentle but firm push toward the Infirm. Her “. . . but have you looked at it from this point of view” invariably brought us down to earth when we got carried away with our own (or the world’s) problems, and she was a firm advocate of “less chewing and more doing”. We have tried to justify her faith and in¬ terest in us. We know that whether we become famous or simply do a small job well, “Jonesy” will be proud of “her gals”. It is with affection and real appreciation that we dedicate this yearbook to our friend, Miss Jones. [ 8 ]

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Katherine Q. Blqleq President Ke u k a C o 11 e ge Keulca Park, N. Y. January 1, 1955 Dear Keukonians, What do you aay to college women who eagerly receive their year books, gaze with rapture at all the faces they know so well, put them away for Inquiring children to look at the quaint people of the ' 50 ' s? Between today and tomorrow, between student days and adult life there is so much to be said. Emerson once wrote ' Thl3 year, like any year, is a good year if you know what to do with it. I am suggesting to you that the students who will later value their college years the most are the ones who put their time and thought on a conscious preparation for the future. We can leave some things to chance, but most things develop best out of planning and effort. To open the present to the future takes the magic key of vision. It may qome through reading, experimentation, discussion or some teacher may suddenly spring the lock, and, if so, your debt of gratitude is immeasurable. [ 10 ] Maybe you won ' t talk about them much and maybe you will, but I wish for you two steady guides, ever unfolding and becoming more and more luminous. First, the vision of what you can be as a person with your unique personality fully developed. Second, the vision of the function in society which you can exercise because you are a woman. Should you desire a framework for neatness and search for two outstanding qualities, which a modern woman needs in our changing society, you might well select the two big full words -- flexibility and resourcefulness. Behind their meanings is the suggestion of the need women have these days (and as far into the future as we can see) for mastery in a multiplicity of shifting roles in the home, the community and the world of work. Will you weave the cross-pattern well? Now, in college, you are preparing the answer. Keuka has need of pride in her graduates! Faithfully yours.