Mount Holyoke College - Llamarada Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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Convocation is a long-standing tradition at Mount Holyoke College. Although the ceremo- ny was first called Convocation in 1955, the tradition began in 1931. For the first time, faculty and staff, dressed in full academic regaliaf' at- tended a service conducted by Mary E. Woolley, establishing a new tradition at Mount Holyoke College. In her 1984 Convocation address, President Kennan offered advice on coping with the in- ferno of modern society. She quoted from Marco Polos Inviiifzfe Ciliefx There are two ways to escape suffering it. The first is easy for many: accept the infer- no and become such a part of it that you can no longer see it. The second is risky and demands constant vigilance and ap- prehension, seek and learn to recognize who and what, in the midst ofthe inferno. Then make them endure . . . What will endure in the turmoil of our society. and what must we prevent from becoming an integral part of that turmoil? There are many issues which must be considered. For example, the arms race, abortion and wide-spread poverty. In order to make that which is not part of the inferno a viable part of our society, we must not only look forward, but also keep an eye on the events of the past. At the time Convocation was established, the class of 1931 was dealing with the uncertainty of The Great Depression. By examining the problems of previous genera- tions of Mount Holyoke women, we will find alternative ways of dealing with our own infer- no. 25

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