T T -»A S H , o f * 1 0 3 r d C O M M E N C E M E N T E X E R C IS E S
ROBERT ACADEMY
1970
YÜZÜÇ ÜNCÜ D İPLOM A TÖ R EN İ
Albert Long Hall
June 19
5 p. m.
19 Haziran
saat 17.0 0
P R O G R A M
PRO CESSIO N AL
THE N A T IO N A L ANTH EM
W ELCO M IN G AD D RESS Richard S. Reid, Headmaster
K B -H & L ' K .O M .C Ü
V A L E D IC T O R Y AD D RESS Turgay Kaya
K A Y A K A Y N A R CUP
Given to the senior who has made the greatest extra-curricular contribution to the school, while maintaining good grades.
CH ARLES S. M A C N E A L A W A R D
Given to the senior who has best combined individualism and accom plishment.
H A R O LD L. SCOTT A W A R D
Given to the outstanding senior scholar-athlete. H E A D M A STE R ’S A W A R D
Given to the senior whose ideals and responsibility have done the most to influence the school for good.
CUM LAU DE A W A R D S
The highest academic award that can be conferred upon a Robert Academy student.
PERFORM ING A R T S A W A R D
Given to the senior or seniors who have distinguished themselves most in the performing arts.
SUBJECT EXCELLENCE A W A R D S
Given to the top student in each senior course of study. G R A D U ATIO N ADDRESSES
Mr. A bdi ipekçi, Publications Director, Milliyet Newspaper. Dr. Vedat Yerlici, Dean, R.C. School of Engineering.
PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS
Mr. Reid and Dr. John Scott Everton, President, Robert College H E A D M A STE R ’S ADDRESS
Mr. Reid. RECESSIONAL
P R O G R A M
m e r a s i m y ü r ü y ü ş ü
İS T İK L Â L M ARŞI
AÇIŞ KON U ŞM ASI Richard, S. Reid, Müdür
k e d i n e / ¿ o n c o
LİSE V E D A K O N U ŞM A SI Turgay Kaya
K A Y A K A Y N A R K U PA SI
Dersleriyle birlikte ders-dışı faaliyetleri de en başarılı şekilde yürüten son sınıf öğrencilerine verilir.
CH ARLES S. M A C N E A L A R M A Ğ A N I
Hem şahsiyeti hem başarısıyle temayüz eden son sınıf öğrencisine verilir. H ARO LD L. SCOTT A R M A Ğ A N I
Derslerinde olduğu kadar sporda da üstün başarı gösteren son sınıf öğren cisine verilir.
M ÜDÜRİYET A R M A Ğ A N I
İdealleri ve sorumluluğu ile okula en olumlu şekilde tesir eden bir son sınıf öğrencisine verilir.
CUM LAU DE A R M A Ğ A N L A R I
Okulumuzda üstün başarı gösteren öğrencilere verilen en yüksek akademik armağandır.
SAHNE SA N A T L A R I A R M A Ğ A N I
Sahne sanatlarında üstün başarı gösteren son sınıf öğrencisine veya öğren cilerine verilir.
DERSLERDE ÜSTÜN B A ŞA R I A R M A Ğ A N L A R I Her derste en üstün durumda olan öğrenciye verilir. M E ZU N LA R A B İR K A Ç SÖZ
Sayın A bdi tpekçi, Milliyet Gazetesi, Genel Yayın Müdürü.
Dr. Vedat Yerlici, Robert Kolej Mühendislik Bölümü Başkanı.
ÖĞRENCİLERİN TA K D İM İ
Mr. Reid ve Dr. John Scott Everton, Robert Kolej Genel Müdürü MÜDÜRÜN KONUŞM ASI
Mr. Reid. ÇIKIŞ
ve Terasta resmi kabul (Herkes davetlidir).
1970 Sınıfı
Yaman Akar Zafer Akengin Kaya Aker Osman Akyel Hüseyin Arcan Akın Arıca Tarık Arıoba Yaman Arkun Halûk Avanoğlu Robi Azarya İsmail Bal Jak Barbut Can Baykan Tuğrul Bayrak Atakan Bayrı Dimitrios Berk Rıza Bilgen Osman Birgili Hayk Boşnakyan Ziya Boyacıgiller Osman Börekçi Ahmet Buldam Durmuş Çavdar Uğur Çeçen İsmail Çelik Mehmet Çeşmebaşı Ahmet Çivi Aysan Çorluhan Tayfun Daldal Nurhan Davutyan Vedat,Demren Beyazıt Dönmez Turgay Durak Sacit Dündar Robert Eadie Mehmet Ergen Reşit Ergener Semih Erk Onnik Esayan Ahmet Esen John Garwood Antony Greenwood İsmet Güçhan Erol Gülbahçe İlker Gülfidan Tuncer Gülsoy Hilmi Güngen Varujan Güreğyan İbrahim İmamoğlu Vedit İnal Armenak İpekçi Celâl İşsevenler İlhan İzmirli Mustafa Kadaster Ahmet Kara Semih Kavaklı Turgay Kaya Orhan Kefeli Muhittin Kepekli Rifat Keribar Süleyman Keser Kemal Kılıç Serhat Kılıç Ergun Kırlıkovalı Tahir Kocayiğit Jak Kohen Sinan Köseoğlu Kemal Kumcu Vaçe Kundakçı Ahmet Merey Münci Mertsoy Jak Mizrahi John Nebi Ümit Necef Özay Oktay Ferit Orbay Mesut Özdöl Nuri Özgür Ali Erhan özlük Turan Özturan Toros Öztürk Yani Paisios Orhan Pamuk Ergun Pekakcan Semih Pekol Ahmet Piker Fikret Polat Cemal Pulak Levent Resul Moris Safrati Erol Sancaktar Mehmet Sarıdereli Remzi Suçsuz Şerif Ali Sümer Ali Yüksel Şahin Ajlan Şay Refik Tanakol Süleyman Tanrıöver Barbaros Tansel Ahmet Toprak Kâmil Toros Hasan Tuluy Barış Uluğ Atillâ User Ahmet H. Usman Cüneyt Ulsever Hikmet Ütül Daniel Wilson Aslan Yalçıner Nejat Yalım Afak Yanç Reşat Yaşar M. Emin Yıldırım Tuncay Yönaç Ali Rıza Yönel Mahmut ZeytinoğluMR. REID'S ADDRESS TO THE CLASS OF 1970
No one has any easy answgts t o d a y , and no one in h i s
r i g h t mind would t r y t o i n t e r p r e t the fu t u r e f o r a gra dua ting class-. No one t h e s e days knows where the f u t u r e i s . Nothing about the shape o f the 1970 s, o r even the coming y e a r , i s
c l e a r . And anyone who says he has the b l u e p r i n t s im p ly doesn t understand the speed and magnitude o f the changes th at are
a f o o t .
Admitting t h i s , my j u s t i f i c a t i o n f o r th e s e p a r t i n g words today i s th a t I ' v e been on b o t h s i d e s o f t h i s f r o n t a i s l e , and you h a v e n ' t . 1 and your t e a ch e r s have a l s o been s tu d e n ts and g ra d ua te s , and have f e l t the f r u s t r a t i o n and bal ked i d e a li s m t h a t go with b e i n g a s t u d e n t and a graduat e.
But s i n c e l e a v i n g s c h o o l we've a l s o s e e n , t o one degree or a n o t h e r , t h a t th e r e are no a b s o l u t e s , th at the road t o human p ro g r e s s i s always winding, never d i r e c t , and t h a t he
t r a v e l e r on t h i s r o a d , no matter how s t r o n g and determined, w i l l never f i n i s h the t r i p in a day. There w i l l be o t h er p e o p le on the road in f r o n t o f him, each moving a t h i s own su eed , each t u r n in g o f f in h i s own d i r e c t i o n . 'Eie o n l y way t o s t r a i g h t e n the road would be to do i t a t t h e i r expense.
a winding road i s n ' t e f f i c i e n t ; ea rnes t p e o p le and a n a l y t i c a l
t h i n k e r s ' w i l l t e l l you t h a t ; bu t i t al lows the t r a v e l e r a c h o i c e o f d i r e c t i o n .
This i s a l l a metaphor about openmindedness, o f c o u r s e . I t a p p l i e s t o you because y o u ' r e moving now i n t o an environment o f impatience and n a t u r a l disagreement — the u n i v e r s i t y , once t h e r e , i t w i l l be tempting f o r you to s e e the need f o r la rge chabges and to demand them i n s t a n t l y . I t w i l l be easy to embrace a s i n g l e s e t o f ideas and r e j e c t a l l o t h e r s out o f hand. I t w i l l seem n a t u r a l t o want t o s i l e n c e th o s e who
d i s a g r e e with you. I t w i l l be hard t o s u f f e r the f o o l i s h n e s s o f those who may not know as much or c a r e as i n t e n s e l y as you do. During t r o u b l i n g t i m e s , when your t o l e r a n c e i s s t r a i n e d and when the c o n f u s i o n seems t o c r y out f o r something s i m p l i s t i and f i n a l , i t w i l l be hard, v e r y har d, t o keep your mind open and your f e e l i n g s under c o n t r o l . I t w i l l sometimes seem a s e n s e l e s s l e n i e n c e to l e t oth ers have t h e i r own -say. But t h i s i s what democracy i s a l l ab out, and t h i s i s the atmosphere a u n i v e r s i t y needs.
P a g e 2 , . SÎ the u n l v e ^ 1‘by w i l l t e l l ybu t h a t any chaos i c o ï e t Î eï h than a f a l , l t y o r d e r * b e f o r e you a c c e p t t h i s , l o o k at the s o r r y r e c o r d o f s t r i f e and v i o l e n c e everywhere d u r in g the p a s t two y e a r s . • eveiywaere
4- UÎ h ®rs in o p p o s i t e s i d e w i l l t e l l you th at a b u s ine s s examining h i s s o c i e t y and b e i n g with i t s s h o r t c o m in g s . Be fo re you a c c e p t t h i s . y r s e l f ' a b o u t the moral h e a l t h o f c o u n t r i e s whose stu den ts never speak up.
You’ l l hear from o t h e r qu a rte rs t h a t ' ' . t r a d i t i o n i 8 u s e l e s s and r o t t e n , and must b e scoured away. But I would s u g g e s t t o you th at a s o c i e t y without t r a d i t i o n s i s à t r e e witho ut r o o t s .
You 11 be t o l d , t o o , t h a t o b j e c t i v e thought i s an
i m p o s s i b i l i t y , and th at the measure o f a man i s the s t r e n g t h o l h i s f e e l i n g s . : Be fo re you a c c e p t t h i s , c o n s i d e r the
p o t e n t i a l o f the s o c i e t y t h a t worships mindlessness and thinks with i t s b l o o d ;
Nothing, in s h o r t , i s e a s i e r than l e t t i n g o n e s e l f go and s h o ut in g o t h e r p e o p le down. Nor i s th ere any g r e a t c o m f o r t in l o o k i n g a t a l l s i d e s o f an i s s u e — i t makes you a g r e a t d e a l l e s s su re o f y o u r s e l f . But I hope you w i l l keep your c o o l in the b a t t l e o f i d e a s . This w i l l be the
t r u e s t s e r v i c e you can b r i n g your g e n e ra ti o n and your coun try. I f you manage i t , we 11 know t h a t you were not o n l y the
b u t ^ h e ^ a s t 0 s u c c e s s i o n o f 107 Academy gradua ting c l a s s e s ,
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DEAN YERLICI *3 ADDRESS TO THE GRaDUaTING CLASS
OF ROBERT ACADEMY - JURE 19, 1970
FUTURE TECHUOLOGICaL JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY
Dear p r i n c i p a l , g ra d u a t e s , and g u e s t s ,
B e c a u s e ^ was asked t o t a l k about the j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t t e c h n o l o g y w i l l c r e a t e in our c o u n t r y in the f u t u r e , I ' l l t r y to d i r e c t my words t o t h a t s u b j e c t * The p e r i o d from l y c e e gra dua tion to u n i v e r s i t y entrance i s a t u r ning p o i n t in l i f e when many
important d e c i s i o n s are made* This i s the time f o r a c h o i c e o f c a r e e r which w i l l a f f e c t o n e ' s whole l i f e , which w i l l g i v e a d i r e c t i o n t o i t , and which w i l l d e f i n e i t s b a s i c e f f o r t . Two important f a c t o r s should be taken i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n in making t h i s d e c i s i o n *
The f i r s t f a c t o r i s p e r s o n a l a b i l i t y and i n t e r e s t . The
c a r e e r chosen should f i t - o n e ' s p h y s i c a l and p s y c h o l o g i c a l makeup.A f o r c e d c h o i c e o f c a r e e r i s l i k e an unwise marriage. I t makes a person unhappy, and i t causes p s y c h o l o g i c a l b e h a v i o r which may be c oun t e r p r o d u c t i v e .
The second f a c t o r t h a t should be kept in mind i s th e needs o f the c o u n t r y in which the c a r e e r i s to be f o l l o w e d .
The develop ed c o u n c r i e s o f the world have reached t h e i r p r e s e n t l e v e l s by making l a r g e investments in i n d u s t r i a l i z a t i o n . Developing c o u n t r i e s l i k e Turkey should a l s o c o n c e n t r a t e on t h i s .
The bases o f i n d u s t r y l i e in s c i e n c e and t e c h n o l o g y . By
" s c i e n c e " I r e f e r t> r e s e a r c h , and b y " t e c h n o l o g y " , to p u t t i n g the r e l a t e d knowledge l a 1.0 p r a c t i c e . In s i t u a t i o n s where th ere i s a s h o rt a g e o f means, i t w i l l 1 e b e t t e r t o t r y t o b e n e f i t from the r e s u l t s o f r e s e a r c h ac hieved by the developed c o u n t r i e s than to d i r e c t e f f o r t s a t expensiv e domestic s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h . For example, in st ea d o f having our g e o l o g i s t s study r o c k l a y e r s to determine the age o f the eari-b., th ey should be encouraged to search f o r o i l d e p o s i t s and t o make them p r o d u c t i v e . More than s c i e n t i s t s , a s such , what d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s r e a l l y need i s
manpower in every f i e l d o f e n g in e e r i n g and at e ver y l e v e l o f these f i e l d s .
P a g e 2 The main f a c t o r l i m i t i n g i n d u s t r i a l i z a t i o n in our c o u n t r y i s the s h o r t a g e o f competent t e c h n i c a l p e r s o n n e l . The p r o p o r t i o n o f e n g in eer s in Turkey per c a p i t a i s , f o r example, a t w e l f t h o f what i t i s in the U.3» Our S t a t e Planning O rga ni za ti on a t the moment v o i c e s a need f o r 5600 c i v i l , 3600 m ech an ic al , and 1000 e l e c t r i c a l
e n g i n e e r s , in a d d i t i o n t o what we a c t u a l l y have now. This need w i l l o f c o u r s e i n c r e a s e a t an enormous r a t e in the f u t u r e as
i n d u s t r i a l investments i n c r e a s e . In the l i g h t o f th e s e f a c t s , and r e c o g n i z i n g Turkey's need f o r an i n c r e a s i n g number o f e n g i n e e r s , the wid th , v a r i e t y , imp ort an ce, and p r e s t i g e o f f u t u r e o p p o r t u n i t i e s are c l e a r f o r the person w h o ' l l c h o o s e t e c h n i c a l f i e l d s o f st udy.
At t h i s p o i n t , i t might be u s e f u l t o b r o a d l y d e f i n e e n g in e e r i n g as a c a r e e r to t h e s e new gra d ua te s. Engineering i s "the a r t o f
m o b i l i z i n g the r e s o u r c e s o f nature f o r the b e n e f i t and c o m f o r t o f humanity." I t de a ls with s o l u t i o n s ranging from th o s e o f the
s i m p l e s t everyday nature t o t h o s e o f the most complex and c r e a t i v e t e c h n i c a l magnitude. A good engin eer i s not a o n e - s i d e d person whose head i s f u l l o f mere t e c h n i c a l form ula s. A good en gin eer i s a c r e a t i v e t e c h n o l o g i s t who p r a c t i c e s the a r t o f understanding nature and u t i l i z i n g i t in the most a p p r o p r i a t e way. He f i n d s and a p p l i e s p r a c t i c a l s o l u t i o n s t o h i s environm ent's m a t e r i a l problems. He i s aware o f the complex s o c i a l , l e g a l , and economic needs o f his s o c i e t y . He i s open-minded, and he i s a b le t o an a lyze and s y n t h e s i z e i d e a s .
In my t a l k , I have t r i e d to c o v e r b r i e f l y the needs o f our s o c i e t y f o r manpower in t e c h n i c a l f i e l d s , and t o d e f i n e the c a r e e r o f e n g in e e r i n g . Now i t i s up to you t o make the d e c i s i o n . In a democ rat ic system, no e d u c a t i o n a l plan can be put i n t o p r a c t i c e withou t the broad su ppo rt o f q u a l i f i e d i n d i v i d u a l s , no matter how t h e o r e t i c a l l y u s e f u l i t i s . Each young p e rs o n , in making the r i g h t d e c i s i o n t o determine h i s f u t u r e c a r e e r , w i l l have a say in both the a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h a t plan and the d i r e c t i o n i t w i l l take in the f u t u r e .
■Dear g ra d ua te s , I am sure you were aware o f the importance o f t e c h n o l o g y and the o p p o r t u n i t i e s i t o f f e r s b e f o r e you l i s t e n e d to th ese remarks o f mine. Those o f you who are i n t e r e s t e d in th es e f i e l d s , and who have the a p t i t u d e t o study them s e r i o u s l y , w i l l soon enough f i n d a p l a c e in the p o s i t i v e s c i e n c e s o r in e n g in e e r i n g , and w i l l h e lp meet the needs o f our c o u n t r y in a v a r i e t y o f ways .
But the r e s t o f you, whose i n t e r e s t s and a b i l i t i e s l i e in o th e r f i e l d s , should have no f e a r in g o in g where i n t u i t i o n leads you and should n o t h e s i t a n t l y imagine t h a t you may be making a mistake. L i f e i s not made up o f m a t e r i a l va lu es o n l y . Technology may b r i n g m a t e r ia l c o m f o r t , bu t i t i s n ' t the s o l e key t o human ha ppin ess . Today, Turkey and the e n t i r e world need q u a l i f i e d manpower in e v e ry f i e l d . There may seem t o be many la w yers , a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , a r t i s t s , j o u r n a l i s t s , and engineers in a c o u n t r y , but the q u a l i f i e d ones are always r a r e . You are among the b e s t o f the youth o f t h i s c o u n t r y , and we have the r i g h t t o ex p ec t you t o do w e l l , whatever you c h oose t o do. But d o n ' t f o r g e t t h a t a person can be t r u l y happy, s u c c e s s f u l , and u s e f u l o n ly i f he does the work th at he i s s u i t e d f o r — the work th at he l i k e s and b e l i e v e s i n .
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MR. LICHaRD S. REID’ S OPENING REMARKS
To a l l o f yen, the p a r e n t s , f a m i l y members, and f r i e n d s o f the 116 young men s e a te d b e f o r e u s , I extend our warmest welcome. I t i s to you, e s p e c i a l l y t o the parents her e t o d a y , t h a t we owe much o f the e x c e l l e n c e and promise o f th e s e young men. We have known them f o r th r e e or f o u r y e a r s ; you have s t o o d b e s i d e them f o r the whole span o f t h e i r l i v e s . We share your p r i d e in them.
These are not te rm in al stu dents b e f o r e us to da y. For them t h i s ceremony i s a b e g i n n i n g , not an end. And the l i f e they w i l l be g oin g i n t o , the l i f e o f the u n i v e r s i t y campus, w i l l not be an easy one. They know t h i s and you know i t .
L i f e in the u n i v e r s i t i e s today i s more than books and c o u r s e s and f r i e n d s h i p . The atmosphere b u r s t s with p a s s io n and d i v i d e d l o y a l t y . At times the u n i v e r s i t y i s as much a b a t t l e f i e l d as a r e fu g e o f l e a r n i n g .
I t i s a g a i n s t t h i s p r o s p e c t o f t u r m o i l t h a t I w i l l make a p l e a l a t e r to da y t o th e s e 116 young men. I w i l l ask them to c o n s i d e r a t r a i t t h a t i s seldom connect ed with youth. 1 w i l l ask them f o r p a t i e n c e . I w i l l ask them n ot to thin k with t h e i r b l o o d . I w i l l ask them t o b e l i e v e t h a t reform and s e l f - r e s t r a i n t can c o e x i s t .
There w i l l be o t h e r speakers todaj?, from d i f f e r e n t
g e n e r a t i o n s , whose views w i l l be f r e s h e r and perhaps c l e a r e r than mine. The f i r s t o f th ese w i l l be the v a l e d i c t o r i a n o f the gradua ting c l a s s .
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June 19, 1970
Kişisel Arşivlerde Istanbul Belleği Taha Toros Arşivi
