Long Island University at Brooklyn - Sound Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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CNCE upon a time, there was a very wise man who said, Forgetting those things which are be- hind, I press forward. I am sure this man did not forget his student days because he remained a student throughout his long life. That is what every college graduate should do. For four years you received a brief and sketchy introduction to the world in which we all must live. Commencement, which is both an end and a be- ginning, concluded a happy period in your life and began another that should be long and useful, with the possibility of greater happiness than any- thing yet experienced. But if this wise man did not forget his student days, what did he forget? One thing is certain, he forgot his prejudices. These had been many and powerful. They had led him into conduct which brought torture and death to many whom he hated. If you have prejudices, forget them. Your Alma Mater has done its best to help you do this. I am sure that this man forgot his past failures. They were numerous according to his own state- ments. Forgetting past failures is the first step in pressing forward. Time and energy consumed in remembering one's failures is a handicap which you Four Baker University, B.A., 1906 Yale University, M.A., 1910 St. Lawrence University, LL.B., 1933: I.S.D., 1934 Instructor in English Literature, De Pauw University, 1909-1909 Acting Professor Economics and Sociology, Cornell College, 1910-1911. Instructor and Assistant Professor of Political and Social Science, Clark University, 1912- 1916 Professor and Head of the Department oi Soci- ology, De Pauw University, 1916-1927 Professor and Head of the Department of Eco- nomics and Sociology, LIU, 1928-: Director of Students, 1947-1951: Dean and Acting President, December 1951-: cannot afford. Doubtless, all of you could remem- ber some failures in your college days but, don't do it. Forget them. This wise man made mistakes. They were many and grievous. He was like everybody else in this respect but it was a part of his wisdom that he de- termined to forget them. Having done his best to make amends for his errors, he forgot them and pressed forward. It is impossible to build a suc- cessful life on the haunting memories of past mis- takes. Once again-forget them. I-Iowever, there is a memory that should remain with you always-the memory of your Alma Mater. Twenty-five years in her life is but a day that is gone. She is immortal. Men may come and men may go but she lives on forever. I-Ier life can be rich, joyous and successful only as her sons and daughters cherish her. When her children triumph -she triumphs. When they succeed-she glories in their success and with them presses forward to greater deeds and accomplishments in the years which are to come. jog oo' oval al of My Iwi? ,jjfl ihel Q, we for G liotflou UW JGY . 901- worf dw rot Pllzlhlwe I jlo ll 'Yao 7 t ih iiilov Vondel gal eferdsel In moot i You will in hiudmg your W oh io Your U tt. o wi h1oW1U,4 not owtilefs Sl Q comes, This is the 5 joooolllpfw Pjooooiwhifi goluoie, ls W od old nosldlgll toot into Your I jo do not WOR tlou reioeml lolioooj 0011154 reooios thot o which lt hos often fjoor life. You 1511116 qujg l5llOtl ol lile YC ont thon You ltmtllllier how ll- lille! they loot home wjj ill lhqj toot fllllle c 'ltd lo this cc , NOWYOI1 s lllllll Your me o oe or Hill 11111116 lids ands lil even the 1 llll the lm they will lines YOU pm 'ml desefve l Ning E

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