Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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William Courtney Hamilton Prentice A.B., A.M., Ph.D. President f ce a : ; ; K Mee ; 7 240 L fee 5 meee In comparing the past of any college with its pre- sent, we find it easy to concentrate on the differences between old and new; it is equally easy to concentrate on what has remained the same; what is harder, I think, is to keep in mind, as part of a single concep- tion, the changeless and the changed. The growth of human institutions has much in common with organic growth. It must always build upon the old, and, in successful and healthy growth, the old is recognizable in the new. With colleges as with people, “the child is father to the man,” but hidden in that phrase are con- quests and failures, pride and regret, knowledge and mystery. No one could have foreseen the exact shape of Wheaton College today, and hindsight may reveal truer ways in which it could have been formed; but the faith and idealism of its founders still shows through, and the adult college surely achieves their purposes more effectively than the infant ever could. Unlike people, institutions do not have a fixed life span, and careful planning can grant them unending years of maturity or even of youthful growth. Wheaton is still flowering, still gaining strength, still laying the groundwork for the changes that future generations will bring, whether those changes are in size, in the success of particular programs, or in wholly new edu- cational contributions. Even today we are laying plans for the next decade—alternative plans that can be ex- plored and compared before final decisions can be made. The healthy and lively stimuli to growth are present. To what ends do you think they should be di- rected?

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Abram T. Collier, Chairman BOARD OF TRUSTEES Abram T. Collier, A.B., LL.B., Chairman Gilbert H. Hood, Jr., A.B., M.B.A., Vice-President Maurice L. Clemence, A.B., M.B.A., Treasurer Muriel E. Reynolds, A.B., L.H.D., Secretary Sylvia Meadows, A.B., A.M. Helen Wieand Cole, Ph.d., L.H.D. Richard P. Chapman, A.B., M.B.A., LL.D. Garrol.M; olankenb:b7Ar Le ele: William T. Hastings, A.M., Ed.D., Litt.D. Ruth Capers McKay, Ph.D. Frances Ruml Jordan, A.M. Herbert Gezork, Ph.D., D.D., LL.D. Magdalena V. Quinby, A.B. Brackett H. Clark, Ph.B. Irene E. Longley, A.B. Margaret S. Eberle, A.B., A.M., Ed.D. Helen Watson Buckner Luther Gardner Holbrook, B.S., M.B.A. David Weld, A.B. William C. H. Prentice, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., ex officio

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PLLA ODL ERE LE SLE SABE — a : ee : os i we Seas Walter James Kenworthy A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Dean of the College Our world changes so rapidly now that many of us have come to resent change as such. We all agree that a flexible mind is an essential attribute for anyone who wants to live comfortably in this world. Of course, complete flexibility is never achieved by anyone, but fortunately is not really desirable. Your professors have shown you the ways in which schol- ars deal with both new and old ideas, and they have encouraged you to prac- tice these methods. I hope that you will neither be fright- ened by novelty nor infatuated with it. Be comfortable with your own views and evaluate each new thing. Never be afraid to accept or reject any new idea or method. Your class has been successful in preserving the traditions of the College during its period of greatest change. I have no fears for your future.