San Jose State College - La Torre Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Presidenf John T. Wahlquisi' Presidenfs Message A college sTudenT's yearbook should be one of The mosT popular books in his home library. IT Tells a sTory ThaT he will never Tire oT re-reading-a sTory of The people and places he knew as a sTudenT aT San Jose STaTe College. ' This parTicular yearbook is doubly valuable. lT's our CenTennial EdiTion-The TirsT we have ever had, and The lasT we morTals oT I957 will be privileged To see. l would wish This reminder oT our morTaliTy To be wholly inspiraTional. IT should remind us oT The preciousness of our waking hours. The pricelessness oT our American heriTage To live Tree and creaTive lives, and The poTenTialiTies wiThin us, as educaTed men and women, To make The pursuiT ol? happiness a spiriTual quesT. l earnesTly hope ThaT your college da s have helped you To move Toward your various goals. And l sincerely believe ThaT This beauTiTul yearbook will preserve Tor you your TondesT memories and your noblesT aspiraTions as long as you live. 1 Sincerely, !

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Presiden+ DwighT D. Eisenhower Dear STudenTs oT San Jose STaTe College: CongraTulaTions on The hundredTh anniversary oT your alma maTer. IT is an imporTanT milesTone in The developmenT oT our STaTe as well as a happy and signiTicanT occasion in The life oi The college. A cenTury ago CaliTornia was one oT The youngesT and mosT undeveloped in The galaxy oT sTaTes. Today by any measuring sTiclc iT is one oT The mosT imporTanT commonwealThs oT The Union. ThaT achievemenT has been made possible in large parT by our sysTem oT public educaTion. Yours is The oldesT of our public insTiTuTions oT higher educaTion and is The largesT oT our Ten sTaTe colleges. Lilce mosT worThwhile 'insTiTuTions iT had a humble 'beginning and has grown To iTs presenT sTaTure Through The energy and devoTion oT ThousandsoTTeachers and sTudenTs. ITs progress has noT always been easy, buT There have always been among you Those who were possessed oT The spiriT To make Things move Torward. You call iT The SpiriT oT SparTa and in emulaTion call your- selves 'SparTans. You can well be proud oT pasT achievemenTs and are To be commended Tor perpeTuaTing The spiriT which made Them possible. ln a world ThaT is gripped by Tear and Turmoil, iT is a good Time To reaTTirm your proud heriTage. CongraTulaTions To The sTudenTs, TaculTy, and alumni on The one hundredTh anniversary oT San Jose STaTe College. As SparTans, you can Talce deserved pride in The achievemenTs oT your college and in iTs many conTribuTions To The advancemenT oT educaTion in CaliTorn'ia and The sTrengThening oT our naTional socieTy. This anniversary year will be one oT TurTher dedicaTion To The highesT goals oT San Jose. You will enTer your second cenTury wiTh renewed sTrengTh and conTidence in The American way oT liTe: an educaTed ciTizenry developing To The Tull The spiriT and resources oT our counTry. Since The early days oT sTaTehood. San Jose STaTe College has occupied an imporTanT posiTion oT educaTional leadership To The youTh and people oT The STaTe oT CaliTornia. Ea rl Wa rren