SUNY Plattsburgh - Cardinal Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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DR. CHARLES C. WARD

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I believe in children and youth as the hope of the future, for us and for all men everywhere. I will so live with young people day by day, that they will catch the spirit of universal brotherhood and make it a world-wide reality. Each day I will try to add richness and beauty to my own living in order to enrich the lives of others. I believe in teaching that helps each student become his best self: physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. For such teach- ing I must keep myself physically fit, mentally alert and growing, emo- tionally poised and vibrant, socially aware of my responsibility to live un- derstandingly, honorably, and generously with my fellow men, and spiritu- ally attuned to uplifting and inspiring influences. I believe in democracy as the most desirable way of life and will strive to help youth practice democracy in daily living at home, in school, and in all social contacts. I will emphasize these principles of democratic living: consideration for the rights, obligations, abilities, and property of others; respect for the dignity and worth of the individual; intelligent participation in planning and carrying on group activities; cooperative striving toward goals agreed upon; respect for worthy leadership and democratically es- tablished authority; responsibility for one ' s self and for the welfare of all mankind. I believe in education as basic to a democratic society. Through educa- tion, democratic institutions and processes can be continuously improved and strengthened. I accept the awesome and compelling challenge of the world situation and pledge my teaching service to the builders of a better world. New York State Teachers Association

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' the ftte5ictent 5 Me55a.ae. Someone has said that the measure of education is what one has left after he has forgotten what he learned. With the passing of the years, the meaning of our college life finds even greater expression through our atti- tudes, our larger horizons, our search for truth and the devotion we give, in our service to children and all humanity. Our experiences, our knowl- edge gained here are but the means to help us achieve the great intangibles which alone measure the worth of our learning. In its chosen theme, The Teachers ' Creed, the 1949 Cardinal envisions and explores the worth of these intangibles. It seeks the deeper meaning of our college purpose. In itself, a creed gives only the words to which meaning is attached through the inner life of each student. That these words have meaning in our college is evidenced in the pages of our yearbook. It is significant eviaence of our maturity and the deoth of our experiences. Our Cardinal is an expression of these intangible values of our college. To the Junior Class, the editors and contributors of this our 1949 Cardinal, our debt is great in that they have expressed for us and to us, not alone the record of our college, but our hopes and aspirations in that greater realm of professional vision and hope for achievement. All of u uic grate- ful for the inspiration of this our 1949 yearbook. CHARLES C. WARD