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 - Class of 1954

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Page 12 text:

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Presideni's message . . . Educator, scholar, and administratornour president This volume deals wi+h +he A.B.C's of College Life. No doubt +he Presiden+'s message should be consislenf wi+h +he +heme. H' would nol' be difficul'r fo find some wor+hy goal of +he College +o correspond +o every leHer of +he alphabet For +he sake of brevi+y. permii me +o selecl' an A. a B. and a C. AMBITION. I offen read +he inscrip+ion above +he enhance +0 a maiesfic S+a+e building a+ Sacramenfo. A challenge +0 all Califor- nians. i+ reads: l'Bring Me Men 1'0 Malch My Mounfains However, +he words have universal appeal. Acfually. l'hey are +aken from a poem by S. W. Foss. en+i+led The Coming American : Bring me men +o ma+ch my moun+ains. Bring me men +o maich my plainsI Men wi+h empires in +heir purpose And new eras in +heir brains. I hope +he College helps every sfudenf +o see +he +hings of im- por'rance in life +ha+ need +o be done. +0 li'H his horizons, and +0 find a role worfhy of his efforls and for which he is adapiecl. I feel sorry 'For persons who pursue unworfhy vocafions. who en+er+ain false valuesI and who sef Jrheir sigh+s loo low. Even some college graduafes sell +hemselves Jroo cheaply and permi+ o+hers +0 use +hem foo freely. For+una+ely. in He Springfime of life. one can u+ilize +he wisdom of his eldersI +he knowledge of +he culfured. and +he Jrechniques of +he experfs for guidance. BROTHERHOOD. Cer+ainly. +he lessons of brofherhood have no beHer seH'ing +han +he San Jose S+a+e College campus. Here per- sons of every color. race. and creed live foge+her harmoniously. Every gradua+e should lmow +ha+ no man chooses his own race or color. few choose +heir own domiciles and naiionalifies. sfill fewer de+ermine +heir social-economic s+a+us in life. and very few selecf +heir own preiudices. The college-+rained mind should sfrive +o eradicafe ifs own pre- iudices while permiHing o+hers +o enioy +heir own preconceived opinions and feelings. As we muHiply 'Facfs aboul +he differenf people in +he various regions of +he earlh. we 'I'end +o forgel' +ha+ all men have +he same basic needs - food. clo+hing. sheHer. sani+a+ion. educa+ion. and cul- +ure. The hope of mankind is +o ge+ +he differen+ people fo see +heir common needs and problems. and +0 aHack 'l'hem cooperafively. COUNTRY. Whefher or noi' +he San Jose Sfafe College sfudenf is an American. he is for'runal'e +0 be educafed in America. Wi'rh all our faul'rs and failings. here in America we are +rying +o live democra+ically. Also. our na+ion is gradually assuming i'rs share in +he leadership of +he na'rions of +he world. In America we exal+ +he individual. provide for freedom of +houghf. culfiva+e +he open mind. inculcale respecl for differences of opinion. +rain s+uden+s +o de+ec+ and analyze propaganda in every form, provide for ireedom of +he opposifion. recognize +he righ+s of non-conformisfs. and. in shori. puf our +rus+ in educafion. Our heri+age also includes freedom +o read and lis+en and search For +ru+h. +he righ'l' +o vo+e in secref and securify for candidafes of our own choosing. open courfs and due process of law. +he assump- +ion +ha+ +he individual is innocenf un+il proved guilfyl and +he righl +0 know +he charges and +he accuser. Who among usI aHer 'Familiari+y wi+h +hese ideals. would noi' desire +hese +hings for his people? These +hings are priceless.

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Page 13 text:

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Dr. John T. Wahlquisf. who is complefing his second academic year as +he sevenfeenfh presiden+ of San Jose S+a+e College. has an ex+ensive background as an educafor and an adminisfrafor. Dr. Wahlquisf came +0 San Jose S+a+e in I952. ending +he suspenseful period in which +he campus awaifed news as +0 who would succeed Dr. T. W. MacQuarrie. Dr. Wahlquisf came +0 San Jose S+a+e from his posf as dean of +he Col- lege of Educafion and professor and head of +he Depar+men+ of Educa- +ional Adminisfrafion a+ Universify of Utah. He is +he au+hor of numer- ous na'rionally recognized +ex+books such as The Philosophy of American Educafion and The Adminis+ra+ion of Public Educa+ion . Much of Dr. Wahlquisf's +ime as presidenf of San Jose S+a+e College has been devo+ed +0 meefing wi+h Iegislafors in Sacramen+o +0 advance +he cause of building needs for +he college. and +0 urge a more flexible policy +oward enrollmenf ceilings for +he fufure. Dr. Wahlquis+ became presiden+ of San Jose S+a+e College af a crucial +ime in HS development and has clearly shown +ha+ +he adminis+ra+ion of +he college is in capable hands.

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