Cal State Polytechnic College - El Rodeo Yearbook (San Luis Obispo, CA)

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THE SC H GO I

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“So here’s to you, Old Poly Yes, here's to you.

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The longer I live on the campus of The California Polytechnic, the more the institution grips my soul. As one stands at the corner of the president’s home on the hill and looks at the marvelous skyline of valley, hill, and mountain, realizing that just out of sight behind the Irish Hills rolls the great Pacific, the words of the Hebrew poet come, “What is man that thou art mindful of him?” I have often wondered if we as a faculty and student body take the time and improve our opportunity to look up to the hills and mountains. We need their inspiring beauty, grandeur, rugged- ness. Then, the white buildings and red roofs of the wide-swung campus attract the eye. But the greatest attraction of all, and that for which all the rest has been created, is the energetic, throbbing throng of young manhood and young womanhood—our student body. Held by this inspiring sight, my mind goes back a few short years to a small group of loyal teachers and students, working with inadequate ap- propriation but faithful to a great ideal. Today that group has grown five times, and many new tile roofs decorate the campus. For all these blessings we would bow in gratitude and adoration, reconsecrating our- selves to the great task of here developing ‘‘men to match our mountains.” Sincerely, Ben R. Crandall. President.