“It is obvious that being thrust into new environments, taking on new responsibilities, and accepting new challenges, is almost guaranteed to bring about continued intellectual growth and capability. Likewise, emotional and ethical growth and maturity will usually follow.
One measure of success, one determination of progress, one way to enhance one’s capability, one way to broaden one’s horizons, and one way to learn new skills, is to become a Freshman again, and again, and again.”
Excerpt from THE PERENNIAL FRESHMAN, a speech given by Dr.Carpenter for Phi Kappa Phi Banquet at Mississippi State University, 1994
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