Lycoming College - Arrow Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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THE PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE Members of the Class of 1969: The final year of your Lycoming educational experience will remain fixed in your memories for life. Set in the framework of the unpopular Viet Nam War, events were de- bated and studied by interested student and faculty groups. Disagreements on Lycoming policies and traditions were aired and major changes resulted. I am proud of the campus leadership your class exhibited throughout the year, evidenced by the general good con- duct of the student body. Specifically, we had speak outs and speak ins rather than sit ins or break ins as were common on other campuses in the world. This stands on the record as a great achievement in modern community living, and my hat is off to you and your elected leaders for your accomplishments. Lycoming College has a lot going for it, and it will be a center of teaching and learn- ing for many generations to come. Its relationships with the church and community will naturally change, but its Christian principles will continue to evoke the best in human en- deavors to eliminate injustices, to care for the less fortunate, to promote peace and brotherly love among all men and to teach all men the great value of service to others. May God bless all of you as you take your places in a society which desperately needs you and your thousands of fellow-graduates of the Class of 1969. I can assure you that your ideals and ideas for the improvement of this old world will prevail if you have the energy and perseverance to accomplish the changes within the framework of our great people ' s democracy. John G. Detwiler Acting President of the College

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DEDICATION We, the Class of 1969, pause to pay tribute to one who has given unselfishly of time and effort. Stepping forward to assist the college while lesser men insulted from the shadows, you have exhibited devotion, fortitude, and con- viction that is so lacking in today ' s world. With hands that were but human, you have helped to strengthen Lycoming during a period of national weakness among university administrators. The open door of your of- fice and willingness to discuss our problems have won from the majority of Lycoming students unbounding re- spect. To you, John G. Detwiler, the Arrow of 1969 takes honor in dedicating this, a record of our college years. May it always remind you of our af- fection for one so concerned with the well-being of Lycom- ing College. 11