Wilkes University - Amnicola Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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presitilentfls Message To the Class of 19511. . . . a As four years of college draw to an end, we face again the threat of a world war, the third such threat to face the peoples of the world within thirty-five years. If the past four years have opened to you new possibilities for personal devel- opment and have given you a vision of the heights that can be obtained by men of courage and conviction, you will be well equipped to meet the uncertainty that lies before you. This equipment will not consist of sure answers to all of the problems that confront us. It will consist of a flexible and growing mind driven to greater achievement by a dynamic spirit. You will face new uncertainties with the con- viction that you can cope with them because of the resources you have developed within yourselfh Knowledge may aid you, but the ideals that guide you and the aspirations that drive you will lead to ever-developing resources of mind and spirit. Men and women who would contribute to the great problems that confront us must develop a sureness of vision and a serenity of spirit. Sureness of vision and purpose cultivates confidence inthose about us, even as it strengthens the cause for which we stand. In a world of uncertainty men must, therefore, cultivate an inner strength that can never come from without. In order to bring security and certainty in to this world, you must be prepared to faceboth insecurity and uncer- tainty. t It has been said that llgreat ends are never attained by small men? The greatness of the challenge that lies before us demands that we develop within our- selves a largeness of vision, a strength of character, and a willingness to sacrifice for a cause that is greater than ourselves. It is my hope that your four years of college education have led you to the threshold of your mind, so that in the years ahead your insight, your resolution, and your understanding will ever increase. Eugene S. Farley Seven

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EUGENE SHEDDEN FARLEY PRESHDENT

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Chase Hall, nerve center of activities at Wilkes Cola lege, houses the administrative offices. Here are made the proposals and decisions which affect every student on the campus. The unselfish and untiring efforts of the men and women of the administration have laid the groundwork for the spirit of the College. Registrar Herbert Morris, working in conjunction with President Farley, performs a multitude of tasks with quiet efficiency. He is chief schedulemaker, compiler of statistics on the growth and progress of the College, dia rector of admissions, and coordinator of work on the Cola lege catalogue. His office is the repository of student grades and records. Inch for inch there isn't a busier place at Wilkes than Dean Ralston's little office on the second floor of Chase Hall. Here, with untiring patience, Dean Ralston solves the myriad of personal and professional problems that , A find their way to his desk. Tempers are calmed and diSw e putes settled in that little office every day. HERBERT 1' MORRIS Registrar It is Dean Betty Harker's job to keep peace among the women, a difficult job anywhere. Aid, advice, and encouragement are Miss Harker's tools. A very impora tant person is our Dean of Women. Her ready smile, her wit, and her understanding have made Dean Harker a very popular and most efficient administrator. The constant whir of adding machines is music to the ear of Mr. Donald Kersteen, the Comptrola ler. It is he who has that thankless job of struga gling with the financial problems of Wilkes Cola lege. Mr. Kersteen's abilv ity to act with alacrity and sobriety whenever and wherever the occaa sion demands has given Wilkes one of the very best comptrollers. This in brief is our ada ministration. GEORGE F. RALSTON MISS BETTY L. HARKER Dean of Men Dean of Women Adlmnnnstraifmn Eight