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

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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 !

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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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DOCTOR JAMES DUGAN Testimonial to Dr. James Dugan Writing words of farewell is usually an unhappy task, but this tribute is not of that type; rather it is a happy duty for us of the Senior Class to put into words what we have felt in our hearts for the past four years. We have always found in you a combination of fatherly understanding and strength of character that makes you truly a Christian Gentleman. We thank you for treating us as individuals and adults and for giving to us that feeling of equality that you have so generously bestowed on all through the fullness of your heart. We of the Senior Class, who are so rightfully proud of Lowell as a college, are equally proud of you as our President, benefactor, and friend. If we are able to bring into our own lives and into our teaching some small part of the fine example you have set for all to follow, we shall indeed be thankful; for your manner and philosophy of life shall always remain as a silent tribute to you. [8]