SUNY at Oswego - Ontarian Yearbook (Oswego, NY)

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THIS IS OSWEGO A quote from a famous American soldier who put down his sword to become the president of a famous American college would, perhaps, be appropriate here. The war being at an end-the questions at issue between the belligerents having been decided, I believe it to be the duty of every one to unite-in the re-establishment of peace and harmony. It appears to me that the allayment of passion, the dissi- pation of preiudice, and the restoration of reason-through education of our young people-will alone enable the people of the country to acquire true knowledge and form correct judgments. This quote oddly enough is not from the now president of Columbia University in the year 1950 but from General Robert E. Lee upon assuming the presidency of Washington College in August of 1865. Though uttered eighty-five years ago, its sentiment is as valid today as if uttered today. The problem that faced Lee as an educator is the same that we face today. It is in the words of Judge John W. Brocken- brough of Virginia, the holy work of educating the youth of the country. We at Oswego are making a maximum effort to prepare ourselves to accomplish Judge Brockenbrough's holy work. His language may be a bit fiamboyant but it is positive and we like positive people and positive statements. In making this effort we are developing a first class professional school with an elan all its own. Outsiders tell us, and they should know, that we have the friendliest heIlo for everyone that they have ever seen. We work hard and we play iust as hard. lf we carry the Oswego spirit out into the many schools where we will be teaching, we will be helping iust a bit to allay passion, dissipate preiudice, and restore reason.

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DEDICATICN To .... Dr. Charles Yager, B,A., M.A., Ph.D., who despite the formality of those impressive titles and degrees, is one of those rare creatures we call the salt of the earth .... He is one of the true friends and counsel- lors to the students of this college. Doc will be remem- bered for his fine teaching, his refreshing philosophy on life, his freely offered help and his never ending stream of stories. Just where he gets all those stories will always be a mystery to us .... Dr. Yager has been at Oswego since l936 and has taught every course in the science field with the lone exception of geography. He has seen fourteen classes come and go. We are the richer because of our contact with him .... We bid you hail and fairwell.