University of Pennsylvania Evening School of Accounts and Finance - Closing Entries Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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CLASS OFFICER ARTHUR MCGINNIS RICHARD FARRELL President Vice-President ANNE M. MCNULTY Secretary CARL E. LIND JOSEPH T. PURCELL Lantern Correspondenl Treasurer

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VALEDICTCRY Commencement for the Evening School Class of 1948 has more than the usual significance. Most of us are leaving for the second time, The war was the cause of our hrst separation. Bef cause of our absence, we can enjoy now our second departure with a new and keener appreciaf tion for the privileges which are ours. We have obtained knowledge, but certainly not through our efforts alone, very few cv-er have. We have constantly looked to the faculty for guidance. They, with a full understanding of our problems, have guided us well. When we entered the Evening School we sought the facts and laws and formulae that would aid us in whatever place we hoped to occupy in commerce or industry. The faculty with patience and care presented them to us, constantly bringing forth examples from their wide experience. But the faculty has given us more than we originally sought. They have shown us how to use and how to augment this basic information and, more important, how to think clearly for ourselves in all situations. This is the most valuable lesson we can ever learn. We must appreciate the privilege of being able to refresh and add to the knowledge we have gained at the Evening School. As time passes, details are forgotten. We can refer to all auf thorities. We know that the opinions expressed are the true thoughts of free men. In many countries today students cannot, as we, refer to all authorities and read all opinions without the interference of arbitrary controls by their governments. The instruction we have received in independent thought and competent applicaf tion of knowledge, if well applied, will assist in JOSEPH J. DOOLING allowing to continue the American ideal of free thought and unbiased facts. The alumni of the Evening School has many members who are now outstanding in the busif ness world. In attaining their respected positions, they have brought honor and respect to the name of the Evening School. As we join their ranks and accept the honor of their company we must also accept the duty to perform our work in a manner befitting their fine example. Let us take that which we have been taught and apply it well. Let us, as we join the alumni, remember that a strong free country has made possible the spread of true knowledge and it must be perpetuated if others are to be as fortuf nate as we. Twcnzty-seven

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS W. HARRY SWANK JOSEPH J. DOOLING VERA MCCARTNEY DIAMOND PAUL EISENBERG MARINO L. SONZOGNI