University of California Santa Barbara - La Cumbre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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CROH ' NG . . orewor d The Santa Barbara campus of the University of California is growing in every phase of student, administrative, and academic life. Unorganized growth is cancerous; significant growth follows a plan. As officials explore the potential of our campus, construction proceeds in accordance with a flexible Physical Master Plan. This year we have seen a great deal of the transition from a small teachers college to the eventual development of a flourishing branch of the University of California. Old Marine barracks and modern stone structures now accommodate less than 5,000 students where eventually 15,000 will study. Patiently students and faculty tolerate the temporary quarters, but their motives to urge the physical expansion of the existing facilities are strong. As a dynamic force of growth, the students take part in the initiation of new traditions, organizations, and programs. The purpose of a yearbook is to show students in action throughout the year. The book is filled with their immediate accomplishments; yet these developments reflect a small part of our progress as we strive for the best. Ultimate physical expansion, superior student government, highest scholastic standards and a unified student body are only some of our goals. These will always be unattainable in their complete sense, and new challenges will always await us. However, we will be prepared to accept them, for the solid foundations are now being laid. Metaphorically, the foundations we now have, the improvements we are working toward, the challenges inevitably coming, form the base, slopes, and lower peaks of a mountain. Attainment is the summit. In the Spanish language La Cumbre means the Summit. In this La Cumbre we present the planned changes of the physical surroundings, the new activities, and the students. In La Cumbre we present our effort to reach the summit.

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ttCSP 7S dedication Growth of a university occurs only when dynamic forces support and propel it. Specifically, this growth involves many people. Each person, or group to which he belongs, comprises an essential and unique element of the necessary force. From the citizenry at large comes the basis for our physical development through the Federal and California State governments ' financial support. The Regents of the University coordinate the tremendous growth of the University as a whole. Through their decisions and appropriations our Santa Barbara campus grows. At the same time an independent organization designed to effect a development mutually beneficial to the campus and the community grows rapidly. The Affiliates contribute time, thought, and financial support. The Campus Planning Committee keeps the Physical Master Plan for Santa Barbara current, and stresses to the Regents and to the public the enormous potential of our campus. The Student Body itself plays a vital role in our growth, stimulating the need for better education, improved library resources, and additional research. Students can foresee many of the goals, as summits, toward which they can aim. In their zeal they infuse in the University the spirit necessary to strive for these summits. Forces of growth engendered by these people are also effective in combating dangerous conformity. In a university we cannot be chained to habits, for then we will not move forward. From the students and faculty come patience, advice, spirit, and enthusiasm. The Planning Committee provides concrete plans. The Affiliates and Regents give financial aid, time, and thought. Still more support comes from the State and Federal governments. When these dynamic forces work together, it is possible for growth to take place. To these forces we dedicate the 1963 La Cumbre.

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-■ ,. i jiii -«w i-? m e The Bowl and the offices of the Music Building are seen from the corridor.