Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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[] 3 ] CATHEDRAL OF LIVING TREES

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[ 12 ] ALUMNI WALK

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Cliffoi L. CROCKER. President of corporation WILLIAM V. KINGSLEY. TREASURER Wallace V. camp, Assistant Treasurer ERNEST M best. PRESIDENT HERBERT L. PRATT. V I C E P R E S I D E N T S. RICHARD Carlisle, Chairman Executive Committee SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE CORPORATE NAME INTERNATIONAL YOUNG MEN S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION SPRINGFIELD. MASSACHUSETTS Members of the Class of 1939: In gratefully acknowledging the dedication of this Annual, I would remind you that three years of your life have coincided with three years of the life of Spring- field College. Those three years have been among the most difficult in the history of the college, a period which saw the end of one administration, the trying days of an interregnum, and the beginning of another regime. That we have survived and have reason to be encouraged as we face the immediate future is due to the cooperation between the students and the officers of administration. The class of ' 39 has helped in this period of reconstruction by its loyalty and initiative. During this time, admission stand- ards have been raised; a common Freshman year has been es- tablished in the curriculum; a new Student Council and Faculty-Student Boards for the control of social and athletic activities have been organized. In these and other achieve- ments, you have had your share of influence. As you pursue your fourth and final year at Spring- field, I would commend to you the thoughtful contemplation of the query: Education for What? How would you answer that question? Some would say: A job ; others, Culture . It happens that Springfield makes a happy combination of these two goals, the vocational and the cultural, and sees education, therefore, as a preparation for literacy as well as for life. Even so, much depends on the attitude and ambition of the individual student. The college does not make the man; nor does it ruin him. A man can achieve an authentic education anywhere, if he will. He can also turn into a failure anywhere. But the college can make a differ- ence! If you will permit it, Springfield can help you to attain an education plus , which being interpreted means in- tegrity, purposefulness, explorer-mindedness , and self-control. That your last year at Alma Mater may be rich in these respects is the wish of Your friend and fellow-explorer. [ M]