University of Massachusetts Lowell - Sojourn / Knoll Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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DOCTOR DANIEL O ' LEARY Build me straight, Worthy Master! Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel! That shall laugh at all disaster, And with wave and whirlwind wrestle! President ' s Message You are leaving us to enter what is perhaps the noblest of the pro- fessions and the finest of the arts, whose true rewards cannot be stored up in earthly banks. You will give to our youth in their impressionable years, the enduring truths by which they will live and die. To be a teacher is to be one of the company of the greatest of mankind. To be a good teacher is an art, an art so great and so difficult to master that a man or woman can spend a long life at it without realizing much more than his limitations and mistakes and his distance from the ideal. None deserve better of the nation than our teachers. None are more forgotten. Yet the joy of conquering ignorance, of bringing thought into the world, is itself sufficient reward. Recall how Dante greeted his old teacher, Brunetto Latini, when he met him in the Inferno, M ' ise- gnate come l ' uomo s ' eterna - You taught me how man makes himself immortal. Be this your goal in life and in your new profession.

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PROFESSOR ELIZABETH NEILSON To give light to them that sit in darkness, to guide our feet in the way of peace. Class Adviser ' s Message The Clipper Ship has completed its last voyage. To each member of this experi- enced crew, congratulations. You have all passed the many qualifications necessary to afford you the rating of a navigator. Your undergraduate professional duties have been completed. You are ready to leave the training ship. You will now await your assignment to take your place as the navigator of your own ship, as you embark upon new waters with every ex- pectation of bringing your ship to port safely at the end of each yearly excursion. Your work is just beginning. If you wish to remain as the navigator of your ship and soon become a captain, remember, Life ' s greatest achievement is the continual re- making of yourself so that at last you know how to live. Avoid following the pattern established by the mass and, as an individual leader, as a navigator in your community, lead others to higher levels desired by all true Americans and by God. i niPlPniMHii I.M1 [Uttlll PttMiknrxiiiiitfl

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DEAN MARGUERITE GOURVILLE With me as pilot ye men control your anxieties, under my guidance let ship and crew run straight. ' Dean ' s Message We are living in a day of ocean liners and of D-C-4 ' s that fly from continent to continent and yet you have chosen for the theme of your book, The Clipper Ship Era. Could it be that you are attempting to take us back in time? Could you be believing that there are still worlds to explore? Could it be that you are a little fearful of the great unknown as were the Skippers of the Clippers? If this is so, just remember that you are all vessels with fine lines, with tall masts and large sail ing areas. You were built for fast sailing as were all true Clipper Ships. Bon Voyage !