Mount Vernon College - Bell Cote Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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MESSAGE TO THE CLASS OF 1966 It has been less than two years since you entered Mount Vernon although nearly a century has passed since Mrs, Somers first accepted pupils into her home on F Street, What a seemingly great discrepancy there is between these two integrals of time, and how difficult it must be for you to measure both the impact of the lesser and the significance of the greater on your individual growth and development. There is, nevertheless, a correlation between time present and time past not only in the sense of heritage and tradition but also in the enduring vision which has distinguished each successive generation of Mount Vernon graduates. During your years here you have developed a marked degree of independence, directness of purpose, and self-reliance, and you have also come to understand that the philosophy which guided Mrs. Somers — a belief that education required “an earnest appetite for the noblest things in nature, in art, in books, in friendship and in character — is just as meaningful today as it was a century ago. I am confident that what you have discovered in these two years not only about yourselves but also about the process of learning wall lead to an even greater acquisition of knowledge in the years to come. Above all, however, I hope that your enduring vision will reflect the timeless wisdom of Proverbs 4:7 that “Knowl- edge is the principal thing, therefore get knowledge; but with all thy getting get understanding. To this end be faithful and true, remembering service above self, and your alma mater ' s well-chosen motto: “She conquers all things who conquers herself II

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ADMINISTRATION Peter D. Pelham, President 10

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Flora Bridges Harper Dean of Academics OFFICE OF THE DEAN Andrea Narkawicz Secretary Doris Coster Dean of Students 12