University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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THE PRESIDENT EMERITUS ' MESSAGE With mingled feelings of regret and pleasure, I watch another academic year drawing to a close ; with a certain sense of regret to see such a representative group as the present senior class leaving us for the world outside of the University ; with pleasure as I look back and recall the accomplishments of the past year. The contact with a group of young people, from the time of their entrance to the University, until they leave us as seniors, is indeed inspiring to me. To see these young people change from immature high school graduates to men and women of the world, is one of the most interesting of the experiences given to any man. You as students have accomplished much in your activities during the year; again your athletic teams stand supreme among those of the country; your other activities likewise indicate the same wonderful sense of duty and love for the University which your athletes display in their contests with other colleges. In all lines of scholastic endeavor, I note a general improvement. Your efforts seem to be increasing yearly. This to my mind is a fine indication that you as stu- dents are sensing the need of a better education, and are striving for high qualifica- tions for the big things of life outside of the University. In the direction of buildings to house your scholastic activities, I am pleased that such fine structures as Haviland and Le Conte halls are now opened and ready for your use. Within the ranks of the fac ulty, there is also a general desire to help you get the things for which you come here an education, and a broader sense of responsibility. And so, I can truthfully state that this past year has been, to my viewpoint, one of progress and accomplishment, and one of which you as students may be justly proud. 20]

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REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY Ffj I APPOINTED REGENTS James Kennedy Moffitt Charles Adolph Ramm Echvard Augustus Dickson George I. Cochran Mrs. Margaret Rishel Sartori John Randolph Haynes Alden Anderson Jay Orley Hayes V OFFICERS OF THE REGENTS His EXCELLENCY FRIEND WILLIAM RICHARDSON President ARTHUR WILLIAM FOSTER Chairman ROBERT GORDON SPROUL Comptroller, Secretary of Regents CALMUR JOHN STRUBLE . . . . Asst. Comptroller and Asst. Sec ' y Regents MORTIMER FLEISHHACKER Treasurer JOHN U. CALKINS, JR Attorney

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THE PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE The Blue and Gold to be issued this year by the Class of 1925 will interest me greatly. Its editors have been charged with a very considerable degree of responsi- bility. May the verdict of the thousands who will sit in judgment on their work be, Well Done Editorial success will depend not so much upon the possession of funds in abundance, as upon the exercise of initiative in ideas, the insistence upon accuracy, the employment of fine discrimination in matters of art, and the use of good judgment. I understand that the chief aim of the editors is to produce a volume possessing those qualities which experienced lovers of fine books would prize in a work of this kind. The last weeks of the Junior year are precisely the time when students should reflect upon their past accomplishments and formulate their plans for the Senior year ahead. Speaking to the individual members of the Class: Are you satisfied with the results of your classroom work and of your outside activities in the years, of your residence in the University? Did you attempt too much in any of the semesters? Were you able to put the finishing touches upon your major pieces of work and play? Did you yourself control, in goodly measure, the expenditure of your time outside of the lecture rooms and laboratories? Have you been floating with the tide, or did you guide your own destinies As to the year ahead : Much will be expected of you in the government of the student body. You shall also save considerable time to reflect upon your various activities. Good scholarship calls for frequent periods of tranquillity and repose. May your Senior year be one of happiness and contentment through accomplishment. a Er nq;