Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Palette and Pen Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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foreword If accepted In the truest sense, the M.S.A. Annual Is a record — an historical record of the activities of the stu- dents working under guidance so that upon graduation, they may better adjust themselves to personal, civic, na- tional and world problems. As the casual observer turns these pages, he will observe just photographs, write-ups and reproductions of student endeavors. However, to the stu- dents, the Instructors and the administration, his 1946-47 Annual can reveal and recall much that Is not In print. We can recreate a year of unprecedented activity with new philosophical and material adjustments to the current and future demands placed upon us. We can gain satisfaction In the local and national recognition given to our Institution. As to future action, do not be content to accept the Idea that human life consists solely In adjustment to the dominant physical and social environment. Use your train- ing and learnings wisely and with courage. Adhere to high standards and realize the satisfaction of Invention. Do not always be governed by the Immediate consequences of your contribution. Understand order, as you fulfill your own nature In cooperating with your environment. Yours Is the opportunity to know the Realm of the Arts. Your con- quests may be many. Your achievements may be ad- mirable or questionable: but the method upon which you have based your expression can have a permanent Im- portance to man, as he ever moves forward. Your Horizons shall continue to be my concern.

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To a sculptor who is aware of his own ability and can say, This I set out to do, and this I have done ; To a teacher who has :hown us the way of clay — and though many of us have brushed the dried clay from our hands, the feel and the form of the clay has remained; and who has given us, too, the wisdom of his years, — in art, music, and philosophy, that we might form our own ideas; To a man, who has arrived at his phi- losophy of art and life and has reached that sure ground that we all long to find for ourselves, — we dedicate this annual, — with the hope that his will to achieve will not be lacking in us, — his students.