Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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PRESIDENT S MESSAGE To the Class of 1 957: Can it really be four years since you and I, freshmen, together, began our adventure at Springfield College? And what we learned in these four crowded years? One thing stands out in my mind. It is that it is man ' s highest privilege to serve his God and his fellow men. Springfield College offers few luxuries. But it does offer warm friendship, a spirit of serv- ice, and the ideal of human brotherhood. You came to the campus in a welter of beanies and handbooks. Your performance in these four years has shown that you possess this quality which is Springfield. Members of the Class of 1957 have given splendid leadership to every kind of activity, from Student Council to Cheer- leaders. Tribal unity among the Hosaga Indians has led even to the altar. As a class you have demonstrated abundant talent — even produced an Olympic athlete. You have been close witnesses of the spiritual fortitude that can spring from personal tra- gedy. Can any of us forget Todd Duncan? During these four years the face of the campus has changed. It will change much more in the years ahead. But the spirit of Springfield is changeless. Yours is the challenge now, as of classes before you, to keep the faith. My warmest wishes go with you. Do«u M C. Sfotuft