Niagara University - Niagaran Yearbook (Lewiston, NY)

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PRESIDE T During the Summer of 1965, the Very Reverend Kenneth F. Slattery, C.M., long familiar to Niagarans as Dean of the Graduate School and School of Education, was raised to the position of President. Father Slattery's credits are varied and impressive. He received his master's and doctoral degrees in philosophy from Catholic University, Washing- ton, D.C., taught at Niagara and was then appointed Dean of Studies at Mary Immaculate Seminary. Students and faculty alike welcomed his appointment to the front rank of the university. ,- ,4'. AV ll -4, :wr-.ff 4 '1 --. - ii' '- ff-rf.-fee

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You live in an era when American students are employing odd modes of dress and bizarre hair styles to assert their independence. lt is not, however, by these externals I but rather by mature iudgment and by strength of character that a person gives evidence of his dignity and worth. The modern Collegian now recognizes that the world is more than a vast playground and he deserves praise for his discovery. As members of Niagara University's student body, you form a segment of the new breed-you are aware of the need to champion human freedom and to protest against those who violate human rights. The Second Vatican Council has just ended and the Church has dedicated herself to the task of implementing the decrees and declarations of that ecumenical gathering. lt is not a time of new truths, but of special emphasis given to ancient teachings. As college students, my dear Niagarans, yours is the weighty responsibility in the days ahead to apply Christian principles to modern life-to yourselves personally and to society.