Potomac State College - Catamount Yearbook (Keyser, WV)

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4 :S Ml N, . I THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Commencement speakers are fond of allud- ing to high school or college graduation as a doorway to life, the implication being that the real world and meaningful experience lie ahead. But this is not necessarily the case. In your triumphs and failures in the classroom, in your relations with other stu- dents, and in your attempts to cope with the increasingly rigorous demands of college life, you have been exposed to many of the same pressures and joys that await you beyond the college campus. In addition, Potomac State College has made available to you the basic insights and fundamental knowledge upon which useful and happy lives depend. You have passed be- yond the doorway of learning and may now continue the exciting process of intellectual enrichment and development. The total re- sources of the college have been pledged to this end. We know that this effort has not been wasted and that we shall hear good things of you in the years ahead. DR. TODD H. BULLARD PRESIDENT PoToMAC STATE CoLLEGE Appointed President August 1, 1964 Official Inauguration , April 8, 1965 in the College Gymnasium l6

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ADMINISTRATION IIIIIIIII

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MR. DAVID G. NUZUM Director of CSXUUQJQX qfkzfs Each student knocks on college portals, seek ing rights and privileges of study and mental de- velopment. The path of learning is viewed through the arches of curiosity, self-discipline, and per- sistence. Perspective is brought into focus as vistas of study are revealed through the instructor's love of his subject. Scholarship and mental excellence are magnets that draw the neophyte forward, be- yond the entranceway. The spectrum of opportu- nity for study-in-depth replaces whim and bias. Reading, observation, and pondering data develop wisdomg the threshold of creative thought is cross- ed with confidence. College archways to successful living beckon the youth. Once the joy of investigation is ex- perienced, the individual quickens his pace. His first doorway of accomplishment is his associate of arts degree from Potomac State College. Await- ing him are Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral Limens. The theme of Doorways to Learning prompts a mental picture symbolic of a continuous and chal- lengaging educational experience. Many doorways appear in the vision leading to corridors where knowledge, skill, and understanding are the guide posts. The opening of these doors is not always easy. There are the keys of personal desire and personal responsibility. There are the keys of effort and enthusiasm, of perseverance and endurance. All these are helpful for entrance to the vast and com- plex experience of learning. It is hoped your doors will lead into areas of knowledge and understanding which will help you to enjoy an enriched personal life and to be a suc- cessful citizen. These words of Wisdom have been an inspiration in the search for truth and knowledge: Ask, and it will be given youg seek, and you will findg knock, and it will be opened to you. For every- one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. DR. K. IMOGENE DEVER wean Of amen I7