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

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' • ' DR. CHARLES S. SWOPE

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Greetings to the Graduating Class : You arc now reaiK- to assume your fair share ol the resjionsibihties ol a work-a- dav world. Teaching is sure to make exacting demands on your energv, time, and patience. Your contributions will depend largely upon how you face your new task. The ancient in;unction, Ye shall know the truth antl the truth shall make ye free, is still a wt)rth while tool tor successful and happy living. Hundreds ot children will look to you for truth, knowledge, wisdom, and inspiration. To satisfy their search will bring you an everlasting reward. May I urge you to stress constantly in your living and teaching the brotherhood oi all men, social lair |)lay, respect for the individual, religious tolerance, and ecjuality of o] portunity lor all as essential foundations for a free and peaceful world structure. Free education must continue to war against ignorance, folly, ]:)re)udice and mtolerance — the chief enemies of mankind — wherever these are found. But in the final analysis, what , ()U do will speak much louder than what you teach. Therefore, Let vour liyht so shine before men that they may see your ;ootl worKs. I hoj)e the pleasant memories of your study and associations at West Chester will long linger with you as a real source of joy antl inspiration. Cordiall ' ' ours, ClIARLKS S. SWOI ' K, President

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MR. WINFIELD W. MENHENNETl Sometime ago, a friend handed me a card upon which were written these hnes: Lile IS more than a place Where we chg in the ditch To get money enough To buy food enough To get strength enough To dig in the ditch. It may be true that to some individuals life is not much more than the hopeless, monotonous routine depicted or implied in the above lines. To the Youth of America, college graduates, life is much more than this. College training, living together in a college community, the experiences that bring us in more intimate associations with peoples from all parts of the world tend to make the individual conscious of the fact that life is a real, meaningful living together with individuals of all types of personality. Today, to be tolerant is not enough to give real value to life. To boast that one is tolerant is to set a limit to that individual ' s usefulness in a complex society. There must be active participation, real cooperative living together. From this point on, merely to live and let live is not enough to give life its greatest value. It is very necessary that as individuals we develop the ability to live and at the same time help our neighbor live and enjoy to the highest degree a life that is rich and wholesome. We feel that the class of 1945 of the State Teachers College at West Chester has had the training for this better life. We hope that in the years to come they will prove that life is real and that it is possible to live in harmony with peoples from all parts of the world, each with his own indi i(kial characteristics. iMay a rich and noble life bring to you the joys and rewartls that come (o the true servant of mankind. WlxN ' FIELD W. MkNIIEXNETT, Dean of Instruction and Registration 10