York College of Pennsylvania - Horizon Tower Yearbook (York, PA)

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Hoard o ' Ttu5tee6 William H. Kurtz, Esq. President Josephine N. McClellan, Vice-President Frederick G. Dempwolf, Treasurer William H. Kurtz, Esq. Herman A. Gailey, M.D. Frederick G. Dempwolf Martin V. Brillhart Josephine N. McClellan Ralph W. Tipping D. Kerr Warfield George S. Schmidt Louis J. Appell H. Smyser Bair Walter S. Ehrenfeld Bruce A. Grove, M.D. Thomas S. Dickson, D.D. Ben Lavetan John P. Connelly EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE William H. Kurtz, Esq. i Josephine N. McClellan I £ .„ „ Frederick G. Dempwolf Louis J. Appell ' EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE Josephine N. McClellan, Chairman Bruce A. Grove, M.D. Herman A. Gailey, M.D. William H. Kurtz, Esq. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Ralph W. Tipping, Chairman Josephine N. McClellan Thomas S. Dickson, D.D. AD ' ISER Dr. E, Duncan Grizzell, Professor of Education, University of Pennsylvania Page 12

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J tQ ld ni 5 MQ65a i Three months before Pearl Harbor the first class was enrolled in the York Junior College. Induction into the armed forces of our country and the increasing demand of industries for manpower to supply the necessary equipment for the Army and Navy, seriously affected the enrollment in every higher educational institution in America. This effect upon a college in the process of organization and without the benefit of the tradition of an established curriculum presented additional problems in administration and operation. The York Junior College has not onlv survived but is now well established as a necessary educational agency in the community, and offers opportunity for the first two years of in- struction above the high-school level to all who may desire this privilege. Eighty-two young men were given primary flight training under the Civil Aeronautics Administration at the York Junior College. Transfer students to other colleges are given full credit for courses com- pleted. A night school in operation for two years offers opportunities in adult education for cultural value or for college credit. For the past two years the York Junior College has co- operated with the York Hospital in the instruction of Nurse Cadets. Teachers, students, trustees, and influential friends share credit for the successful operation and maintenance of this young college in our community. It has been a valuable experience for all of us. Together we have found that opportunities come to us not by chance but through untiring effort and constant search for them; that service to others bears out the eternal truth of cast your bread upon the water and it will return to you ; and that preparation is an im- portant requisite for success in any field of endeavor. When war was declared the Allies were not prepared. Many months were spent in intensive preparation and training before the enemy could be engaged on the battlefield. It is now difficult for the foe to surprise or confuse us because of the preparation that has been made to meet all emergencies of war. We are now certain of victory on land and sea. We are not so certain concerning the peace. It is always so much easier to destroy than it is to build. The principles that have gone into the early de- velopment of the York Junior College are the ones that she seeks to instill in all her students so that they may have that intensive preparation necessary to meet not only the emergencies of war but the exigencies of peace. Graduates from colleges today will face the task of helping build a better world for to- morrow. It is well to record the pleasant memories and associations of your college days in this yearbook, The Tower, but it is of equal importance that each of you possess a sense of your responsibility to your country and to the world. You have been privileged to attend college at a time when an abnormally small number of students are being trained to fill places of leadership and influence in the world of tomorrow. Hold fast to Christian ideals and continue your education so that you may be fully prepared to make your contribution toward an enduring peace and a world in which all may enjoy happiness and freedom. Lester F. Johnson President Fa e n