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the State ibvestyof Aono at Albany
We, the firat residents of the Dutch Quadrangle, are the "pioneers" of the
University. As the first aix hundred students to live here (on the new
campus), we have experienced many feelings -- the sloneness derived from
being four miles from ele
frustrations of knowing the!
the
the thoughts
of future generations yet unborn who would take our place and
‘would accept without thought of our time here the campus which existe for Us
only in scele models and artista! sketches,
For thia was a strange world we came to -- « world of 7
according to each individual's experienc
jew in time, In form, in concept -- and {t m
to learn e new way of life
Mzed or um
and expectations
nt that we needed
In all the newness one fact prevatled: this was home -- the newhome of a
University in transition, nonetheless proud of ite heritage of one hundred
twenty years. And home came to be wooden stairs at the end ofa bus ride
(Temporary wooden stairs at the southwestern corner of the Quadrangle). It
came to be a gaunt, white outline of pre-formed concrete. Rows. of pillars
stood twenty feet apart. Between and in those twenty feet the firat six
hhundred ved. Above tt all, the Tower struggled ekyward ae if impatient
to be lived in too,
Around, above, and in this place, sand came tobe the prevailing creature.
Cranen and back-hoes came and went, but the sand, @ by-product of the
architectural concept of a " was always there,
"fiat table! ws
And we ‘were ploneers, drawn by twisted patterns of a fate that haddecret
WE were to be first. Our sense of responsibility and pride as we look to-
Ward the future derives from the adjustments forced upon us because we
wore fire
We shared a common bond -- the spirit, the unity -- derived initially from
‘the trial of living in motels when the new buildings were not completed on
time, Aa we lived and worked together, a new pride in our school developed
from our initial unity. We began to feel a sense of accomplishment in
helping to create a new concept of student government, anda new life-blood
for the Univeralty.
Being subjected to this new world has made us appreciate what we have, It is
4 challenge to live here, competing with the cranes, the jack-hammers, and
the workmen, This place has become a part of us, and wee part of It
Tee our wish that future generations will In some mi nd and
apprectate the struggles of our ‘new University’ of to .demte year
1864-65, both
graduate and undergraduate -- the dynamic growth, and the new facilities will
Sarmbine with the traditions we have begun, and the hopes we have had, to make
thene plans a reality,
‘The Residents of
Van Rensselaer, Ryckman, Ble
Beverwyck, and S
jcker, Ven Cortlandt
uyler Halle
Firat students to live tn the Dutch Quadrangle, and
fon the New Campus
ALBANY, NEW YORK
JUNE 11, 1965
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