Worcester State University - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Class President ' s Address We, the Class of 1957, having completed our sojourn at Worcester State Teachers College, would like to express our sincere gratitude to all who have guided us and inspired us so well in our development as future teachers of America. It is to these people that we owe our present standing and future successes. They have helped us innumerable times through their friendship, their counsel, and their example. It is unlikely that we, without their help during the past four years, could face the future quite so willingly and with so little trepidation. The events of the past four years which are highlighted in our version of the Oakleaf serve as a reminder of the experiences we have encountered on our journey toward fulfillment of our many hopes and ambitions. In the years to come we will think of these years at Worcester State Teachers College with fond remembrance. They have been at times difficult, at times even discouraging; yet they have always been good years, productive years. It is our wish that future years may be as happy and productive. And so it is good-bye to our Alma Mater and to old friends. Whatever the future may hold for each of us, may we maintain the standards and ideals with which we have been impressed. If we do this, success will be ours. To each and everyone in this class, to our class adviser, Mr. John Eager, and to the entire faculty I wish a sincere God Bless you . Donald J. Horan 8

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CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT Donald Horan VICE-PRESIDENT Claire Cavanaugh TREASURER James O ' Brien SECRETARY Jean Remse SOCIAL CHAIRMAN Jane Kelly 7

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The Ivy Address We, the Class of 1957, are privileged today to carry on this traditional ' cere- mony of our college life — the planting of the ivy„ Let us think of the ivy in three aspects. The roots of this little plant are a symbol of the past four years of education. The leaves symbolize the present as we, future teachers of America, stand here as a graduating class ready to step into the class- rooms of America. The future branching upward and outward growth of the ivy is a symbol of our future climb to greater heights intellectually and spiritually in our chosen profession. This ivy plant also will persist as a living remembrance of the sacrifices made by our parents and the unending guidance rendered by the faculty during our past four years at State Teachers College. May each one of us fulfill his choicest dreams in the years to come. Claire M. Cavanaugh 9