SUNY Maritime College - Eight Bells Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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LT. MATTHEW TWOMEY

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A MESSAGE FROM CAPTAIN OLIVET DEAN PORTER SPEAKS HIS yearhook, record of your four years at the CoIIege, wiII perhaps recaII to you, in years to come, the many trihuIations, the many joys you experienced whiIe here. It may he that somewhere down the years you wiII IooIc IoacIc and wish that you couId go through every one of the experiences again: hut whether you wouId IiI4e to re-Iive all the experiences or not, I am sure that some of them wiII remain cIear and hright in your minds as Iong as you Iive. Now you are going forth gentlemen and offi- cersg and, as you Ieave, I bid you Godspeed. I Icnow that you are weII prepared for LiIe's chaI- Iengesg Imow that you have stood IiIce staIwart men and faced your proIJIems fearIessIyg Icnow that hy the same spirit that has carried you through the coIIege successfuIIy you wiII aIso go through Iife successfuIIy. Carry on, SchuyIer- menI MCMA OU who graduate in 1952 and have spent four years acquiring an education are en- titIecI to ask, Education, for what?H It is easy to give a quick answer. You have heen trained for a particuIar profession and since the cIasses who' graduated hefore you are successIuI in that profession, we may taIce your coming success for granted. But training is not education, and there are other vaIues which are not Iess en- during hy reason of heing Iess tangihIe. If you have Iearned that ideas are not necessariIy vaIicI hecause they are soIemnIy proposed Ioy impor- tant persons: if you can see cIearIy the end which is sought and can avoid proI2itIess quar- reIs over the means to that end, if you can Iceep a caIm haIance in the storm of conflicting de- mands today heing made on men's IoyaIties, then you have achieved an education and the CoIIege has done its duty. A2'wX

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DIEDIICCATIIUN The Class of 1952 is unanimous in its acclaim of one we hold in the highest esteem, Lieutenant Matthew Twomey, who was Hlxflattn to us, and we Hchampn to him. A Champion in his own right as an athletic competitor, both collegiately and professionally, he will he remembered for his guidance in the intramural sports program. However, he will hest he remembered for loeing HlVlatt,H who often remained after hours to aid an aspiring young athlete, or a section, whipping into shape for an intramural event. He never accepted thanks, modestly calling his many unselfish considerations either insignificant or ineffectual. Personahle, he is also a champ, possessed of all the sterling attrihutes that malce him a gentleman and a Uman's man.H Through himself he has created an ideal that will serve as a goal for all of us, and because of all this, we consider it a privilege to dedicate this Yearhoolc to him.