a . Lnieree TO Tae CLASS OF 1974 fron Sample No Pituan, Associate Dean
: Bes theue, October 14, 1970

a ee is a tradition for a Dean to greet students on occasions such ag this. It ¢
was pacticulasly hard for me to put theughts together because I wanted to say so —
things to you, especially during your first few days on campus.
You areeeager excited freshmen about to begin one of the most rewarding ventures —
of your lifer: your college education. You are to be congratulated for having taken —
* the firat step that will shape your futuce. What that future will be certainly
' depends upen yous
i You sheulid be warned however that for the next two years or more the realities of
> the college cowmunity you will face will be a world ef study and tests, of concen.
tration, of book reviews, of striving for passing grades and of disappointments. f
»There are miserescopic signs at our college that a normal school year could be vty
diseupted. There are indications of an increased wilitaney and secial awareness
om the part of many students at Manhattan Community College. So while i beartily
‘congratulate you, 1 must add ay hepe that you will, as go many students have
ea * befere you, commit your energies to the search for truth and its concomitant free-
ee dom. And in this quest for truth, usy you acheive freedom ~~ Ereedom from pre-
fee judice, freedca from anxiety, freedom from arrogancy and insecurity, freedom traa
rackiessness and irresponsibility. All teo secon, your college days with peers, facul
and administration at BMCC will be over, We in the department of Student Life sin.
cérely hope that yeu © experience with us will be one of the high points of yeur
Vinaliy I should like to say that BMCC is in a state of enormous change, caused
partly by axternal presaures and partly by an internal effert to do a better job. e
You should knew that yeue faeulty and adainistration recegnize that the Preecminent j
responsibility of the College is to win you over to the intellectual enterprise,
to help you dewelep a sense of responsibility, and to help you define and attain
| your personal goals. ‘
Thies final note should be remembered. Followdig your graduation yeu will find
thet, admisaien to other colleges will be highly selective. As an applicant you |
will he expected to present credentials shewing evidence ef rigorous training
during your Freshman yews and Sophowere years at Manhattan Comunity Cellege. Sa
wake the most of your eppertunity and best wishes to you. ¥