Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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The President’s Office From Jean Mayer The first word that comes to my mind in thinking about the four very pleasant years we have spent with the Class of ‘83 and how I would characterize you as a class is “serious.” Please do not misunderstand, for to my mind that is a high compliment. You have in¬ deed been serious people, with a sense of purpose and an approach to your goals that is both balanced and mature. You have been good students, good athletes, good neighbors in the Tufts community. Your representatives on the various planning committees and the trustee committees have made thoughtful and useful contributions. As a class, you have been faced even more directly than your predecessors with the perceived conflict between a general education and the necessity of getting and holding a job, and you have attacked that problem with common sense, but without neglecting the liberal arts. In all these serious matters, you have not lost your sense of humor or your pleasure in life, and you have added greatly to the pleasure the rest of us have felt in the day-to-day life of the Hill campus. As you may have gathered, we shall miss you. But we know that you are going to do well in the world, and we are proud to be sen¬ ding you into it. Arlene Ratner Assistant to the President Mason Fernald Executive Assistant to the President 24 Academics

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Courtney Ward, M. Toon Pay to the order of the Trustees of Tufts College . . . Does that look familiar to you? It should, you write it every time you make any type of payment to Tufts University (and that includes parking tickets). Well these are the people who cash your checks. These are the Trustees. Now in the future, we’ll probably have a message from the Board (or perhaps from Dr. Callows the Chairman), much in the same way that we have messages from President Mayer and Provost Gittleman. However, because this is the first time the trustees have ever appeared in a Jum¬ bo yearbook, we felt there should be something written about them instead of something written by them. Our Trustees are very special people. Unlike Trustees at other institutions, our Trustees care. They care about Tufts, they care about student opinion, and they go to great lengths to solicit student input. The semi-annual luncheon with the TCU Senate gives trustees and students the opportunity to discuss the major issues of the day in a very informal and pleasant surrounding and the student representatives to the Trustee Committees afford the student body a formal voice in the decision-making process. So, although they may not always be visible, remember that the trustees are part of the Tufts community and are always acting in the best interest of this university, our Alma Mater. Academics 23 Dave Moffat, Allan Gelber Cathy Upin, Russell Beck, M. Tannenbaum J. Stern, Michael Obadia Jean Mayer, W. Miserve, Mason Fernold

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The Provost’s Office From Sol Gittlemen: By the time you read these words, the class of 1983 shouldn’t need anymore from me. Whatever you’ve been able to get, you’ve got. But, maybe I can try to recapitulate: 1) Now begins the growing. If we did our job right, you will spend the next twenty years reading, thinking, absorbing, writing, expan¬ ding and getting better. When you are forty, then first will we know if we have done a good job of educating you. By then you will know what has stuck. 2) Start your own motor. Don’t wait for anyone to tell you what to do. 3) Believe that your tank is always half filled, not half empty. 4) Work hard for what you believe in, harder than anyone else could imagine. 5) You can accomplish what you want to accomplish without ever having to hurt someone else. Be competitive, but never lose sight of the other person. 6) Find pleasure in what you do. 7) Keep your memos short, watch your grammar, and spell correctly. 8) Remember the past, keep look¬ ing backwards, so that looking forward makes some sense. 9) Be good to your parents and to your children. 10) Figure out what is important to you, and what is not. Audrey Hale Assistant Provost Liz Canney Assistant to the Provost Academics 25