Southeastern Massachusetts University - Scrimshaw Yearbook (North Dartmouth, MA)

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Kass DONALD E. WALKER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT l have always been optimistic about the future, even when world and national matters looked far bleaker than they do now. But my optimism for you, for your future, and for what you will contribute when you leave here is greater than usual. I think we are going through a period in which there is a special maturing of our democracy. A period when we appear to be regaining a sense of se f-sufficiency, not in a romantic, pioneering sort of way, but in a very realistic and practical way. sense this in such things as the trend towards the use of solar energy. A decade ago peop e looked more to the government and other large institutions to solve their problems. Now think more people are saying, they're- tired of waiting for someone else to solve their prob ems-they'll do it themselves. That's healthy. l think it's at the heart of the way a good university community functions. l think it's the true substance that makes us strong as a group, when we really believe in the capacity of ourselves and our colleagues to solve those problems which confront us. And I think this has a lot to do with you, with this group of students who have been here for four years and are now leaving. ldon't expect you to remember a great deal of details of what you learned here, but I do expect you've learned how to learn. l think you now have a basic grasp of where the boundries are and where you might push to bend them back a little. Those of you whom l have had the opportunity to know personally have been a source of inspiration to me for l did not come across this optimistic vision of the future by QQ! reading books. I came across it by listening to what you had to say and watching what you did. I was impressed. No, all wars have not been fought, nor all battles won, but you rekindle in me the feeling that we will meet successfully the challenges before us, and that is what really makes my task as president of SMU rewarding far beyond the traditional yardsticks with which we try to measure happiness and satisfaction.