Siena College - Saga Yearbook (Loudonville, NY)

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M y Dear G mdzmtes: I feel a special kinship with the Class of ,59, since its appearance at Siena coincided with my assumption of the presidency. You have run your course in four years; mine has still two years to go. You have the advantage of me, too, in that you have tangible evidence of achievement during your four years - your degrees. When I hrst came to Siena, in 1939, the College was two years old and definitely a small college. I persist in thinking of it as small despite statistics to the contrary. The fact that Siena is no longer a small college is impressed on me most forcibly on occasions like this, when I reHeCt that I no longer know most of the students personally. My knowledge of you is, however, probably more extensive than you realize; my pride in you certainly is. A college must center its activities about its students. But in its concern for its present students it cannot lose sight of its past students, its alumni. The achievements of our alumni are the measure of the success of the College in the task it has set itself. The alumni is in a real sense our contact with the world of reality that lies outside our sup- posedly sheltered walls. You are about to join the alumni. I hope that the Class of ,59 will add more than its numerical share of Vigor and loyalty to an alumni body which of necessity reflects what the College is but of choice can help to make it still better. May Godis blessing be with you always. Sincerely young hi7 ' E ??euibhza tREVJ EDMUND F. CHRISTY, O.F.M. 13 i F vywq 3....

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M051: Reverend EDMUND F. GIBBOT'JS, D.D. Biybop of Albany Retired Most Reverend VWNLILIU'A A. SCULLY, Bishop of Albany M 05; R everend EDXWARD I. MAGINN, 11D. Auxiliary Bijbop of Albany

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Reverend SIXTUS OCONNOR, O.F.M. Vice Prejidem Reverend MAURUS A. KENNEDY, O.F.M. Tremmer MR. WILLIAM J. ACQUARIO Comptroller Reverend BRIAN F. DUFFY, O.F.M. Dean of Studie: