Manhattanville College - Tower Yearbook (Purchase, NY)

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n u is our book; it be¬ longs to everyone at Manhattanville. Each per¬ son who has worked, studied or prayed here has added her part to its composition. In this book we have tried to capture the essence of Manhattanville, the intangible quality so difficult to define which gives the college its underlying meaning and spirit. But in a special sense, this book belongs to the Seniors, for they are its purpose and its inspiration. During the past four years the class of nineteen hundred and fifty-four has been writing the chapters of this book. Their friends, their deeds and their accomplishments are recorded in its pages. On May 31 they will write the last page of this book. It is our wish that The 1954 Tower will be for them a reminder of four happy years. 4

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Buildings and books alone do not make a college. It is the way in which these objects are made significant in the search for truth that gives an education its value. At Manhattanville this way is founded on the certainty of unchanging principles. The college years are a formative period in the life of each person. We have tried to recapture this time in a book, to preserve our professors, our friends and our activities in a memory that will never lose its fruitfulness. For all those who are a part of its story, Manhattanville is more than just a college; it is a tradition. For more than 37 years it has offered higher education to women. More than that, it has taught a way of life based on the principle of doing the truth in charity. Under the guidance of St. Madeleine Sophie, the Society of the Sacred Heart has made this principle a part of our daily lives. This book, then, is not the project of a particular group. In a very real way it belongs to all who during the past four years have shared their lives at Manhattanville. 5