University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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university of Rhode Island presents THE GRIST

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r - »g 5SS ; L— fL i the class of 1961 of the

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the honorable John A. Notte governor of the state of rhode island and providence plantations To the class of 1961 : I greet you at this time of fulfillment and re- newed challenge. You have sustained and proven the con- fidence reposed in you by your parents, your professors and the St ate of Rhode Island. Regard this academic accomplishment of yours as an event of great significance, but in the whole scheme of things, as your arrival on a new and solid plateau. At the University of Rhode Island you have received an excellent foundation of learn- ing. I say foundation because you will find that each day of your life, you will continue to learn. Your ability to gain from the experience of life will be based on the skills in thinking you have learned from your formal studies. Your ability to think, to analyze, ' and synthesize material, to search out facts will allow you to benefit from the knowledge and experience of reality. New heights of endeavor remain to be scaled, and you are now splendidly equipped for achieving the noblest rewards that life can offer. You will be successful if you continue to learn and if you hav e the moral and spiritual courage to stand and be counted. To take some position and stand on it. Greatness, success and happiness will come to those who have the courage to live strongly with their convic- tions. With you go my most sincere wishes for a rich, satisfying and rewarding life.