San Francisco State University - Franciscan Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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. V . c W !.!'!!3jBcA!SlQScAc!.-r-r!.232 HERE is in the mental and spiritual life of everyone who has had a college career an indefinable relationship to the Alma Mater who ministered to him in the years just antecedent to his entrance into business or professional life. It is in those few years, rich in contacts with kindred souls and in experiences shared, that new aspirations are born and that realization of one's potentialities is quickened. Your Alma Mater is peculiarly distinguished for its traditions of intellec- tual honesty, for its early recognition of individual differences, and for its pioneering efforts to take account of these in the educative process. As an institution of learning, its influence has carried far and-its contributions have been genuine. These present days-your college days-will undoubtedly be remembered as among the most significant in the history of the college. They fall within the period of transition and of building. You are daily witnesses to the mak- ing of a permanent campus planned for usefulness and beauty. You have seen old buildings give place to modern structures and you are familiar with the construction program of the next five years. Most important of all, you are beneficiaries to the broadened scope of college curriculum and to the en- lightened elevation of its academic and professional standards. Surely yours is a rich heritage. To have been actively a part of the college in these great days of development is an estimable privilege and one that will become a treasured memory. ,.,.1f ,X X ' ' Twenty