Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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STUDENTS

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In the Hebrew, this word for man means o being with his face turned upward. When we are looking upward our lives will be tending upward. Have we in our three years spent at Mechanics Institute fulfilled the meaning of this word to the fullest extent? This is a changing world and every individual and institution must be constantly on the alert to discover new methods and means leading toward a richer, fuller life. Until the time of our entrance at the Institute most of us were accustomed to having our educational program planned for us — one and all undertaking the same subjects and activities. But here we found a new era of instruction colled Individu- alization ' We were given freedom in the choice of our classes, along with competent advice and guidance from supervisors and faculty members; we were helped to be- come better citizens and individuals by character records kept by each instructor and given us with friendly counsel. Numerous outside activities were offered in every field — c!ubs formed with the view of broadening our knowledge in our chosen professions; varied sports offering competition with other institutions and teaching ideals of sportsmanship; and for those with a literary yearning, the publications. Our progress was limited only by ourselves —our abilities and our sincerity. Have we taken full advantage of all these opportunities? If not we hove no one but ourselves to criticize. Those who have, in future years, when we no longer treod these halls, will look back with pleasant memories and associations to those days when our lives were being moulded ond we were being led upward and onward. Can we say we have benefited, or do we feel as if something has slipped through our fingers which we can never grasp again? Only you and I as individuals can answer this question for ourselves, with o feeling of profit or loss. FLORENCE A. ARMSTRONG

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SENIOR OFFICERS HARRY McCALL...............................President JAMES LEARY...........................Vice-President JOHN ARNOLD................................Secretary STANLEY WITMEYER Treasurer