Point News, 1967 September 16

              ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND
IT. MAWS CITY, MARYLAND
WELCOME! TO THE
CLASS OF 1971
A New Page In The
History Of St. Mary’s
Is About To Be
Written By You —The
Class Of ’71!
TO FRESHMEN...
Today you begin your college career. You find yourself amid new
faces, in a new environment. Greetings, smiles, and relatives are
everywhere. Excess baggage, countless questions, reassurances,
and advice, account for the near chaos which is the order of the day.
After bidding your parents goodbye, you’re all smiles, glad to be on
your own at last. Inwardly, however, you're probably somewhat un­easy
with expectation.
The week will be devoted to the business of orienting you to the
college community (a combination of work and good times), and you’ll
have few moments for quiet reflection. However, the flurry of activity
which characterizes orientation will soon pass, and a routine of aca­demic
persuit will follow.
In the course of the next few weeks you’ll find you have acquired
the long-awaited freedom of college life. To a great extent, you will
be on your own, and time will be at your disposal. But accompaning
the joys of self-discipline are problems, decisions, and responsibil­ities
commensurate, and, perhaps greater in magnitude than your
new-found freedom. Adjusting to such an environment is sometimes
awkward and difficult.
Having dimmed the outlook with shadows of anxiety, let me assure
you that the atmosphere is not as tense as I suggest. The majority
of freshmen readily adapt to the complexities of college life as their
problems blend with budding friendships and the challenge of academic
excellence.
At times, however, guidance makes the process a bit easier. Permit
me, then, to offer my assistance and that of my fellow sophomores on
campus. We have returned to aid you in any way we possibly can.
In an official capacity, as President of the student body, I offer you
my services. From time to time problems concerning various phases
of the campus arise. When you become aware that one does exist,
please see me or another member of the Student Senate. After exam­ining
the situation we will move to correct the problem with utmost
dispatch. In addition, I offer each of you my assistance on a personal
basis, if you need help academically or otherwise, feel free to ask
and I will do my best to help.
On behalf of the student body I extend to each of you a hearty
WELCOME and best wishes.
I remain in your service.
Sincerely,
Thomas M. Coleman
President of the
Student Body.
?? w h a t ?? Governor
? is i t ? Names Four
To Board What is the Freshman Class at
SMC this year? Well, I had planned
to write a class sketch about this
interesting phenomenon, but alas,
as tiie best laid plans of mice and
men often go astray so did mine
when the material that I needed
for such a venture failed to ar­rive.
But I can say this about
you - you are about 200-225 strong
and you are THE CLASS that will
make St. Mary’s College a senior
college. In the four years that you
will be spending at this institu­tion
You will provide the char­acter
and the story to the mass
known now only as the Freshman
Class of ’67, S M C ....................
On August 23, 1967, Governor
Spiro T. Agnew appointed four
members to the Board of Trus­tees
of St. Mary’s College.
Reappointed to six-year terms
were Mrs. Esther Coopersmith of
Chevy Chase, Mrs. Geneva J.
Boone of Baltimore and State Sen­ator
J. Frank Raley, Jr., of Lex­ington
Park. Dr. Norton T. Dodge
of Mechanicsville was appointed to
succeed Vice Admiral Felix John­son
for a six-year term.
This Is The First Time In The History
O f St. M a ry ’s That An Edition Of The
Paper Has Appeared The Day That
The Freshmen Arrive.