Stern College for Women - Kochaviah Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Administration m Norman Twersky Assistant Registrar Esther Reich Assistant to the Dean Esther Zuroff Placement Coordinator

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When Alicia asked me to write a few words to the class of 1970 I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, I remembered greetings in my college year book that went unread; yet, on the other hand, how could I not say an official goodbye from the Office of Student Services — Mrs. Shimoff, Mrs. Winter and myself — to all of you, both as individuals and as a class ? A college class is not just a conglomerate of individual students but takes on an identity of its own. Its common experience, as men measure time, is, to be sure, of short duration. And yet in those four years the class as a group shares meaningful experiences and each individual in it is concerned with basic questions — be they re- ligious, intellectual, social, or personal. We have shared your collec- tive experience and have been privileged to share with many per- sonal experiences also. In the process an enduring tie between you — as a class and as individuals — and each of us has been formed. This bond is deep and real and need not end; but our tie to the class of 1970 — as a class — will soon belong to the past since your collec- tive existence ends with graduation. And so with a deep sense of thankfulness at being permitted to share with you your college years and with a deep sense of sorrow for that which will no longer be we say goodbye. Hashem yishmor tsetcha uvo ' echa me ' atah ve ' ad olam. Jo jC ajLcjUonsduU Recent statistics reveal that as many as 95 percent of Ameri- can Jewish youth enter college and about 77 percent receive college degrees. Very few however have had your good fortune to have been exposed to secular studies and higher Jewish val- ues at the same time. The Judaism that you have studied has its roots at Sinai and expresses itself through a vast literature, comprehensive theology and functional ethics. Our sages have taught us that Judaism does not express it- self in study alone. We are not satisfied with an abstract faith or disembodied sentiment. Our study is to guide our daily con- duct, and our faith is to lead to noble acts, and our visions are to be translated into reality. In a world that has become indifferent to ethical values, we depend upon young people imbued with our rich cultural heri- tage to light a candle and show the way. The Stern College graduate is uniquely suited for it.

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(X A- Library Staff Mrs. Edith Lubetski (front row left), Acting Librarian Dr. EliSar Director, Health Service Mrs. Sarah Meyer Staff Assistant, Dormitory Mrs. Rita Dunne, R.N. Nurse Mrs. Jenny Giges Director, Residence Hall