Rollins Alumni Record, April 1960 Rollins College Office Ofa M Rketing and Communications

Rollins College Rollins Scholarship Online Rollins Magazine Marketing and Communications Spring 1960 Rollins Alumni Record, April 1960 Rollins College Office ofa M rketing and Communications Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.rollins.edu/magazine Recommended Citation Rollins College Office of Marketing and Communications, "Rollins Alumni Record, April 1960" (1960). Rollins Magazine. Paper 196. http://scholarship.rollins.edu/magazine/196 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at Rollins Scholarship Online. It has been accepted for inclusion in Rollins Magazine by an authorized administrator of Rollins Scholarship Online. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ROLLINS ALUMNI RECORD No. 4 APRIL, 1960 VOL. XXXVII ALUMNI RETURN FOR REUNION WEEKEND Alumni, for the fourth successive year gathered on Campus to partici- pate in the Charter Day Reunion weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sun- day, April 22, 23, 24. Three days filled with interesting and informative events offering a wide variety of activities were enjoyed by returning members of the Rollins family who came from all parts of the U.S. They saw the Tars baseball team defeat Jacksonville by 4 to 1, the crew win over the University of Tampa, and the tennis team drop their match with the University of Miami. For the first time since the present series of Reunions were started the weather took a hand and rain in the late afternoon forced the lakeside pic- nic to be moved into Rose Skillman Hall. The dance at Dubsdread, spon- sored by the Rollins Alumni Club of Central Florida, was a grand success despite the fact the orchestra failed to put in an appearance. A record player was hastily provided and the party went on without interruption. Tables were provided for class groups. Fleet Peeples had prepared an interesting water show with more than 80 students scheduled to appear. Un- fortunately this had to be canceled because of the rain. Saturday before the Annual Busi- ness Meeting a series of group discus- sions were held which dealt with the College and Alumni program. An eval- uation and report will be made just as soon as the material is assimilated and evaluated. In the afternoon, a series of Semi- nars: 'Rollins of the Future' were held in Mills Memorial Library. A survey of important departments: Admissions, Career training with large universities, Faith Emeny Conger '54 talks with President Hugh McKean '30 immediately Curriculum were included in the dis- after the Reunion Convocation in Knowles Memorial Chapel, Sunday. Faith cussions. was the speaker at the Convocation and was awarded the Rollins Decoration Highlight of Saturday was the Re- of Honor. union dinner at Rose Skillman Hall. Bernard Bralove '34 was toastmaster. The annual Gay 90s luncheon at the Alumni Responsibility Convocation Theme Parsonage, attended by those returning students who attended Rollins Editor's Note—The following ad- Kean's letter asking me to speak at before 1900, was held Saturday noon dress, delivered at the Reunion Con- the Alumni reunion convocation. under the direction of Dr. Fred Ens- vocation Sunday, April 24, by Faith Some of you may have had the same minger '97. Individual anniversary Emeny Conger '54, is reproduced in experience as I had during my first class reunions followed the dinner Sat- full with her permission. Her subject, two years at Rollins. I sang in the urday night. "A Graduate's Responsibility to his choir in the soprano section and sat Sunday Convocation commemorated Alma Mater", written by an Alumna at the end of the row facing the speak- the 75th Anniversary of the granting for Alumni, so clearly sets out the er's chair. This gave me an excellent of a charter to Rollins by the State things that all institutions of higher opportunity to observe the speakers of Florida. Faith Emeny Conger '54 learning need from their graduates and closely. While sitting there they fre- was the speaker and her interesting former students that we feel that Rol- quently appeared quite nervous, and and informative address is reproduced lins Alumni will read it with interest. I used to be relieved to realize that I in this issue of the RECORD. would never have to be standing here myself. President and Mrs. Hugh F. McKean April 24, 1960 Members and Friends of the Rollins We have a tendency, I believe, to were hosts at a reception in the Mills Family: think that once we have graduated, we Memorial Library immediately follow- I am delighted to have this oppor- will not be called upon to turn in any ing the Convocation. tunity to discuss with you a subject more assignments. But this, I have Last, and one of the most interest- which is very important to all of us— learned, is wishful thinking. ing events, was the Sunday luncheon that is, a graduate's responsibility to You remember, when we were stu- at the Parsonage to which all those his Alma Mater. I must confess that dents here, our professor would ask who had attended Rollins between no one could have been more surprised us to make a report on a topic he 1900 and including 1925 were invited. than I when I received President Mc- thought we should know more about. THE ROLLINS ALUMNI RECORD This is the theory that the speech al- ways does the speaker more good than anyone else. This must be the reason President McKean asked me to speak today. I am most happy to be attending reunion this year and to have the priv- ilege of speaking at the convocation which marks the 75th anniversary of the chartering of Rollins College. Last year I was sorry to miss my fifth reunion. Of course, I had a very good excuse, as we expected our second baby reunion weekend. Now I have heard it is a good idea to enter your children in college at birth, but I was afraid that if I came to reunion, that would be taking this too literally. Newly elected officers of Rollins Alumni, Inc. were snapped at the Reunion Some of the ideas for this talk came banquet. Left to right: Elfreda Winant Ramsey '35, second vice president; from some of you. I wish it were pos- Frank Ferguson '58, first vice president; Eva Thompson Carson '26, president; sible to have asked the ideas of every Georae W. Nines '36, treasurer, and Jeannette Dickson Colado '27, secretary. alumnus and alumna of Rollins. I am convinced that all of us, having had the Rollins experience and given the opportunity to think about it, know more about responsibility than anyone could tell us. Anyway, I ran my own poll among a selected sample, and will, therefore, I think give you a fairly broad picture of what we consider to be a graduate's responsibility to his Alma Mater. TWO-WAY RESPONSIBILITY The one idea that I think runs through all the stimulating thoughts is what we could call the concept of Two-Way Responsibility. When we enter college, we become actors in this Two-Way Responsibility, and we con- tinue this role throughout our lives. When we were here as undergradu- ates, we expected Rollins to offer us every opportunity to help us in our pursuit of knowledge and understand- ing, to prepare us in the broadest way to develop our talents and to prepare us for the future. We expected Rollins to respond to our needs. Rollins expected us to work to the best of our capabilities—to respond to our oppor- Bernard Bralove '34, at the mike, was master of ceremonies at the Charter Day tunities. Reunion Dinner in Rose Skillman Hall. Mrs. McKean, seated at left, and Ted After the college years the Two-Way Mischuck '47, outgoing president of Rollins Alumni, Inc., seem to enjoy one Responsibility becomes more impor- of Bernie's jokes. tant — not less. The college is responsible not just to maintain its standards but to improve them by con- stantly seeking better methods of in- struction and by raising the quality of faculty and students alike. As graduates going out into the world, you and I should consider ourselves ambas- sadors at large. We carry, sometimes to the far corners of the earth, the enlightened knowledge, the under- standing and the personalities devel- oped in the Rollins experience, and we are responsible not only to our Alma Mater but to society as well. You see—Two-Way again. We expect Rollins to respond by increasing the excellence of the Rollins experience. Rollins expects us to respond by increasing our particular excellence however we measure it. One friend wrote that she has found that people expect more of her because she is a college graduate. At times this is difficult for an individual, but he (or she) must be prepared to President McKean congratulates Lillian Wilmott Fishback (Mrs. Davis E.) '07 accept greater responsibility. after she was awarded the Rollins Decoration of Honor at the Alumni Convoca- Another friend wrote, and I quote tion. Dean Schiller Scroggs and Trustee Joe Guernsey participated in the —"We went to school to be trained for awarding ceremonies. our chosen fields and to be trained for THE ROLLINS ALUMNI RECORD the business of life. If we fail in these aspects, no other services to our schools have real meaning. Often our youthful plans for our lives get dis- rupted by an easier chance at security which leads us down a path away from our goals. The easy way never will show a responsibility to oneself, family, or Alma Mater, and it is not really easy as it leads to frustration and dis- satisfaction.

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