Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

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A Message From: The Chief Executive Officer Dear Graduates: As you leave Westfield State College with hopes and aspirations for the future, you take with you hopes and aspirations of the faculty and staff who have given you the knowledge to make your goals attainable. Success for you is in everyone ' s heart, but success is often not won easily and sometimes, by the standards of society, not won at all. There is success in the striving nevertheless however remote its attainment. It ' s not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or whether the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiant- ly, who errs, and often comes up short again and again. Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause. And who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement. And who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly so that his soul shall never be with those cold and timid ones who know neither victory nor defeat. — THEODORE ROOSEVELT God bless you all John F. Nevins Chief Executive Officer Faculty and Administration 21

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As we leave Westfield State College together, permit a personal reflection. You will always be a special memory for me as your College President and, with Professor Pellegrino, a Class advisor. I am proud of your enthu- siasm, your diligence, your loyalty, and your concern for each other. In my mind you very much embody Emerson ' s description: Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining gifts that took all eyes. The Roman author Onasander observed, envy is a pain of mind that successful men cause their neighbors. Thus, the poetry of real life, expect your success to rankle those whose accomplishments are meager. I ' m sure you ' ve seen that already. Don ' t linger with those who would hold you back. In- stead, continue to identify excellence as your goal. Work to attain it. With trust in God, and belief in yourself, strive for what lesser people would abandon as unattainable. And never fail to share the fruits of your success with the less fortunate. As Addison says, If I can any way contribute to the diversion or improvement of the country in which I live, I shall leave it, when I am summoned out of it, with the secret satisfaction of thinking that I have not lived in vain. I offer you every best wish for true success and happiness in life. Your friend, t-W-t - Francis J. Pilecki 20 Faculty and Administration

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Maureen Hogan Asst. to the President Richard Green Acting V.P. Academic Affairs Paul Mai V.P. Finances Treasurer Sarah Light V.P. Student Services 22 Faculty and Administration