Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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... those years. Filled with the complexity and wonder of growth, my four years at Springfield are deeply imprinted upon my mind— A nd now that 1 am older, I can see that they were years of more than .. 10

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h was a difficult task to undertake. and I must admit that tried to avoid it by telling myself that I was insignificant, that I could do nothing alone... But I found that I could not shrug the burden, for once I had realized that this was my task too, I could not forget it... A nd I came to realize that to permit myself the luxury of mediocrity, the bliss of irresponsibility was to destroy myself —and merely to pass the burden on to you. This I could not do. A nd so, I set out to determine my role in this war-torn world. I knew that every future knows a past, and thus thought of my past. Little did I realize how greatly my education would determine my actions. With the memory of Springfield still fresh in my mind. I did not know how profound an influence the school would have upon my future ... But time has passed—and now I know... How well I still remember . ..

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During those years, I grew in many aspects. Now I know the real meaning of Dr. Doggett's phrase, “The Invisible College,” for a school can not help hut influence each student in his ideas and in his ideals, and thus, each graduate of Springfield carries a part of the school with him. Ah—hut the “visible’’ college! That too was changing and growing. I haven’t been back in so many years. wonder what it is like today. I can still visualize the campus as it urn...