Siena College - Saga Yearbook (Loudonville, NY)

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The President Fr.Eclmunol F.Chrisfy,O. F.M. Dear Graduates: The Saga is a record, in text and photographs, of the prog- ress of the Class of '61 through the trials and triumphs that are part of every college career. In your yearbook you take With you memories and souvenirs less tangible but more per- sonal that your degrees; you leave with us recollections and impressions less measurable but more human than your records of credits and grades in the Registrar's' files. The story of ybut Class is primarily personal history but it is part of the history of the College as well In a more venerable institution four years is a relatively insignificant period, and two hundred and fifty people a small group. In the short history of Siena College your four years and your modest numbers have witnessed and contributed developments which Will exert marked influence on the spirit anal traditions of your College. As alumni, too, your contributions to the reputation of Siena will be of greater significance than if you were numbered in tens of thousands, You will find more opportunities open to you, your success more assured, because preceding graduates have made the name of Siena known and respected. I am confident that you will not only uphold but enhance a repu- tation that depends on your deeds rather than on the words of a publicity apparatus. Your edutation has been the mutual endeavor of your- selves and your college. That community of interest and pur- pose has forged bonds which should endure and find con- tinued expression in participation in alumni activities. I trust that the Class of '61 will add more than its share to the alumni body which of necessity reflects what the College is, but of choice can help make it better still. May God's blessing be with you always. Sincerely yours, , 529$ng tRevJ Edmund F. Christy, O.F.M. l i 21