West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE WEST CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA OFFrCE OF THE PRESIDENT To Members of tfie Graduating Class: Four years in retrospect is a very brief span of time. Often you will look back upon your college years with grateful and abiding memories. You will remember that your mind was challenged, your curiosity aroused, your vision widened, your horizon broadened, and your soul deepened. You are now prepared to go forward into the workada • world and to carry your full share of responsibility. By fine living and enlightened teaching you will help to avoid some oi the mistakes which have caused the contusion ot the present age. The critical days now and beyond demand more of you than knowledge. They demand a burning con- viction to battle against man ' s eternal enemies; namely, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, and fear. You are challenged to dedicate your lite to the task of elevating human pcrsonalitA- and to help order the arts, sciences, and technologies toward the building of a society of good will. May your spirit not be shriveled by the hatred, bitterness, and violence of the present hour, but rather may this suffering make you determined to build a more livable world. Seek to increase your mental horizon to encompass all mankind in your hope and understanding. Your college years have brought you the joy of growth and the splendor ol beauty. Now you are ready for the glory of action. Our best wishes for a rich and useful life no with vou. Sincerely yours. 26

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MR. WINFIELD W. MENHENNETT Dean ot Instruction and Registrar To THE Class of 1944: As the school year draws to a close and Graduation Day becomes a reality, we pause in retrospect and then face the future. War in its reality has been close and many have felt its cruel force. Our thoughts go out to those who would have been graduated with the class of 1944. Scattered far and wide, they, too, are think- ing ot West Chester and of Graduation Day. Duty called them, and now they are giving in service all that can be asked of these brave, loyal citizens. They, in answering the call to duty, will hel]i make a world free for you who are now members of the Graduating Class. At this point, a new responsibility comes to you, presenting at the same time an opportunity for the greatest of services. The future will be in a great measure colored by your activities as teachers. Many thousands ot children must be trained and prepared to carry and protect the freedoms which our boys are giving back to us as our rightful heritage. Without a thorough and sane training of the children and youth of America, all that their sacrifices represent might be lost. The first duty facing you on this day is the duty to devote the very best that you have to teaching. The teacher has the most enviable position among those who formulate thought, mold character, and develop personality. Today, it is said that no place on the earth ' s surface is more than sixty hours from your own home. This brings us in intimate contact with many places and with all classes of jjeojile. Life takes on new meanings and living becomes more of a cooperative enterprise. We must learn how to live in close contact and coopera- tively with others. At the same time, we must by example and by sound teaching lead others to this same attitude and practice ot cooperative living. My hope is that West Chester has produced this in your lite. Al - wish is that you will go out into the schools of our Nation and teach others the best that life has to offer. To me, it seems that the proudest moment in one ' s lite is when he or she can sav I SERVE . WINFIELD W. MENHENNETT, 28