Truman's Retirement Speech

These are Truman Warner’s index cards for his retirement speech given in 1995. In it he reflects on his time spent teaching at WCSU, the changes it has gone through, and the faculty andstudents he spent his time with. He speaks of thecampus buildings and the people they are named after; White Hall, Hass Library, and Higgins Hall, as a parallel for the characteristics of the university.

While his time at WCSU had come to an end, Warner will forever be remembered not just by the collection he left behind, but by his students and colleagues. Those of future generations will continue to be educated in Warner Hall, learning about history and anthropology.  Truman Warner’s ability to teach and educate the minds of the students that attend Western will be carried on by new faculty, and his name will forever be in the heart of the spirit of Western Connecticut State University.