Sam Houston State University - Alcalde Yearbook (Huntsville, TX)

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DIQ. JAMES G. GEE

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W In warmest appreciation of 0 rfeul unc' Pore friendship which each stndent has enjaned althe, this valame is dedteated to De. James G. Gee, Dean of the Calleqe. ttAs this mate taken at an appte- ciufion endanes theaaqhant the nears, sa alsa will we lseep alive in ana heants a Leen admtfattan for the mon wha tas inspired these vvatds. ttAn oullsfondinq edasatats, on andetstandtnq tnend and eaanselae, a Itvtnq qatdan uquinsf vvham we have thanlstnlln eheels- ed ann peaqeess, he has mode of this association with as a shtntnq monument to his eneda: 'LLave tht, netqhhan as thnseltf' 'U Dath, we have seen the Galden Rule made manttest in the service svhteh he has sa jaaansh, petttaemed, and thenehn we have Ieaeneda lesson most essenttal to am, edasattan . . net one neverf fo he taansl in haahs. tt Henee, in dedteattna thts, the 1939 Alculde, vve, the students of Sam Houston, consiqn the meman, of this man fo a plaee of penmanenee vvtthtn aan heants, tvhene it man eematn ahve to vs-ann as as Itte Ienqtlttens svttl. the neass 16

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Qlmrlcs Slmvcr, President To thu Class of 1939: The greatest responsibility of education is to instill into youth the right philos- ophy of living. This should include faith in God and humanity. The individual without respect for and confidence in others is a failure. Be willing to see two sides of every problem. Get the other personls viewpoint. Be natural, not a pretender in anything. justice Story has well said: Never forget that you possess a noble heritage born of toil and suffering and the blood of your ancestors and capable, if rightly improved and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to your latest poster- ity all the substantial blessings of life, the perfect enjoyment of liberty, of property, of religion, and of independence. The structure has been reared by architects of consummate skill and fidelity. Its foundations are solid, and its defenses are impregnable from without. It has been reared for immortality, if the work of man can justly aspire to that title. It may, nevertheless, perish in an hour by the folly, corruption, or negligence of its keepers. In our American school system we have over twenty-six millions of children who are gradually accumulating that store of knowledge which will in time form the rock on which our democracy will rest. Then, let us so shape the education of the rising generation that it will sustain the American democracy and maintain it uncontaminated for the enjoyment of the generations who will come after us. Very cordially yours, C. N. SHAVER, President 18