Kutztown University - Keystonia Yearbook (Kutztown, PA)

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H GREETINGS FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Alumni Association applauds your action in devel- oping your yearbook around the theme, Developing Character Through Education . We congratulate the class of 1949 and commend each one of you for your noble action. Character building is something that has to do with the direction a child takes in his development. Education helps to guide that direction. All the time, everywhere, we are building character that is either good or bad. Behavior is deter- mined as pupils learn to control their instincts and prevent them from side tracking. As right actions such as punctuality, obedience, truthfulness and honesty are repeated often enough to become habits; as pupils learn to think things through for themselves in their school society; and as they develop power to exercise moral judgments and to direct themselves as self-regulating individuals, charac- ter is being built. Education sets the stage and guides the direction the development of the individual takes. The school offers the opportunity and the responsibility of designing classroom transac- tions to train the instincts, refine the habits, purify the thinking and control the emotions in attempting to develop consistent good conduct trends. America looks to the teacher for her greatness, for her united voice, for her bigness of race, for her happiness, found in honest work done under the refining influences of life. Education deals with the enduring values of life—good character. Wishing all of you abundant success in your chosen profession, I am, Sincerely yours, C. F. SEIDEL, President Alumni Association FELLOW CLASSMATES : We are the proud possessors of a degree from a good college. Some of us may be inclined to believe that we are now finished or polished individuals in a world of crusted personalities. Nothing could be further from the truth. Actu- ally, a way has been pointed out to us, a way of life and a direction which will achieve for us, satisfaction and compe- tence. We are now on our own to work as diligently and per- severingly as our abilities permit. Travel, reading, studying, writing, working, and everyday living will all contribute to the final product we shall become. All of us who possess normal health will go through the same process, but only those of us who can discriminate best will benefit most from life. Every decision, every move, and every change must be weighed fully and an accurate analysis made if we are to reap the most from our harvest of fate. On this threshold of living and learning may we all plan carefully and successfully the course we will to steer on this ocean of opportunity that stretches promisingly before us. So. the finest group of people with whom any man can spend four years is off on what we all hope will be a long, pleasant, and successful voyage through life. WARREN E. RINCLER. Class President 24