Salem State University - Clipper Yearbook

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I 931 Fzzrzzffy He has had the privilege of graduating and signing diplomas for these persons. Few men have that opportunity and few will ever have it. A total of 9623 students have attended Salem in these 76 years, 4305 have come here and enrolled during Dr. Pit- man's administration. This is a record from which he can and must secure a great deal of satisfaction. lt is a very happy coincidence that two members who greeted Dr. Pitman twenty-live years ago are here this morningeeMiss Goldsmith and Mr. Charles F. Whitney. In analyzing the characteristics of a good principal there are two or three things in particular that come to my mind. He has one thing to do and do well: that is, to train teachers for our children. Of all the principals I have met and still do meet, Dr. Pitman certainly ranks as high, professionally, as any principal now in Massachusetts. He gives his entire time and attention to the professional development of this normal school. I have always found that this principal knows what is being thought in the field of teacher training beyond the bounds of Massachusetts or even New England. Another desirable characteristic of the head of an institution is that he should always have in mind the good name of the school. Salem Normal School is to Dr. Pitman the outstanding and complete institution, not seltishly, but honestly, does he believe that this school is the best normal school in Massachusetts. Iam always glad to nave a principal feel that way. You have a very loyal and earnest principal. As a third characteristic, a good principal has the highest type of members in his teaching staff. Dr. Pitman takes longer and searches farther than any other principal I know. He is over-cautious, but after it is done he has an enthusiastic faculty. During the years Dr. Pitman has been.here, he has supervised the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars of state money. Never a question as to the matter of judgment, accuracy of records or validity of expenditure! So, as you mark the course of your three-quarter century as an institution, mark the course ofa quarter century of excellent leadership. At this time, Miss Murray presented Mrs. Pitman a beautiful bouquet of roses. Mrs. Pitman has not only helped to make her husband's career successful, but has done much for the school in its social activities. Miss Murray next presented the gift of the school, a table lamp, to Dr. Pitman, and said: I like to feel that I not only represent the present student body but also those of the past who have not been so fortunate as I to be able to express publicly my appreciation. All has been said of his characteristics. He has shown the true value of a sympathetic disposition, a man to whom we can go at any time. He is just and he is fair, and justice is the essential fundamental of life. I might speak for hours, but would not touch upon all his good qualities. He is a man who practices the code that he teaches. The last speech was by Dr. Pitman. It is an awful shock, he began, to a man who looks into a mirror and fails to recognize himself, and doesn't know whom his friends have been talking about. Friendship is just as blind as love. The class of 1931 is united in wishing for Dr. Pitman many more successful and happy years at Salem Normal School. 9

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