Plymouth State University - Conning Tower Yearbook (Plymouth, NH)

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The Conning Tower of 1937 and John Day, representing the State, the Board of Education, the Alumnae, Faculty and Students, were right from the hearts of those speaking. Their sincerity made those in the audience proud—proud that they knew Dr. Silver and could number him as a friend. “Plymouth is glad of this recognition and Tuesday’s function would have been complete if only one of the local townsmen could have added his tribute as to what Dr. Silver means in the life of the town—a fine, outstanding, upright citizen, always ready to co-operate and give of himself. We of Plymouth wish him many more years of progress and continued success in our midst.” Lillian Kenison Quiet Hill There is a hilltop high and still, Where squirrels scamper ’round at will; Where hemlock tall, and sturdy oak Faint music from the winds provoke; Where earth protrudes a rocky ledge With mosses clinging to the edge; Where on the summit, rock, with tuft Of earth to cover, scarce enough To fill each crevice, niche, and hole, To hide the burrow of the mole. And glancing out through limb and tree A quiet valley, there I see, With other hills so green and still, I clearly hear a robin’s trill. And there I sit, with joyful heart, And think how wonderful to see The things of nature play their part In God’s Eternity. Pauline Kenison [161

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Robert John Ernst To the Graduates of the Four Year Commerce Curriculum For the past four years you have had almost daily opportunity to observe the need for planning in teaching. Your instructors have planned their class work, when it was successful, and you have planned your work, when it was successful. Particularly during your “period of training” you have seen the need for carefully prepared teaching plans. But the best of daily lesson plans cannot end in success unless they are all a part of a more general plan—the plan of the course. And, likewise, the plan of the course cannot be effective without a carefully prepared plan for the curriculum as a whole. And the best of curricula cannot accomplish the desired aims unless the teachers, who arc responsible for putting the curricula into effect, understand them. And so, may I suggest to you as teachers, a motto which, to me, is the very foundation of success in any walk of life—Know Where You Are Going. Robert John Ernst