University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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ARTlil ' R CIT President, UxiVEi; Arthur Cutts Willnrd was elected seventh president of the University nf Illinois hy the Hoard of Trustees on March l ' . . 1934, and assumed the presidency in July of that year. He has been a nieinher of the University faeully since 1913, cominic; here as assistant professor of heating and ventilation in the Department of Mechanical KnKineeriniC. Knur years Inter he was made a full professor and in 1920 was named head of the d«-| artnit ' nt. Nine months previous to his election as president, he )iad U ' cTi ma Ie Actinc Dean of the Collet:e of Kncincerinff, Dr. Willard was born in Washintiton, D. C, and attended the Central Hitfh School there. He studied in the National College of Pharmacy for one year and then entered Massachusetts Institute of Technolo -, taking TS WILLAUD siTY OF Illinois n chemical cnjfincerinp course and rereiviuff his Bachelor of Science de- cree in 190-1. following jrradualinn from M.I .T. he tauf;ht for one year at the California School of Merlmnical Arts in San Francisco and for three years at George Washington I ' niversity in the national capital. The four years preceding his irnnsfer to Illinois he served the United States War Department as Sanitary and Heatini; Kncineer. Three honorary doctor ' s degrees have been conferred iiK)n President ■ Villard: Doctor of EnKineering by the Case School of v i plied Science, Doctor of Laws by Georpe Washington University, and also the Doctor of Laws by Northwestern Tniversily. Page 25

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To the Students of the University of UHiiois During tlu ' iall cif liUO a movcniciit dcvflopcd ils edueatioiial atul .scientific pi-oirrains and other in tlie stndont body wliicli I cdiisidcr truly rep- services, tlie streiiutlieniiii; (if its faciillx ' , the im- resentativc of the l ' iii -ersily and in i eepin with its best traditions. It appeared under the slogan ■ Go mini ' and as tlie t ' oolliail seascm jirogresscd it gained c(insiiler.-ilile iimnHiil uni. The ■■(III mini slogan was directed piinci- pally to tile stutU ' nt Inidy, and was -alculated to stimulate anew the enthusiasm of the ohl lllini .sj»irit and a feelini; ' oi ' jiride in eveiythinii ' asso- ciated with your . lina .Mater. Its sjxiiisors were seekini; more general active intert ' st in the jiro- niotion of intercollegiate athletics td the end that Illinois teams might I ' eceive the full support of all the students. I have no quai-rel with tluise who seek to revive such a s])iiit, hut to me (io lllini ' eon- notes nnicli more than simply athletics and suc- cessful sports sea.sons. It should inspire the pici ement of its facilities, and in fact renewed support for every ])hase of its work. Hvei-y stu- dent, alumnus, and meinliei ' of the faculty should he imbued with all tlu ' se lllini ideals, which are in the interest of human welfare and social progress. The develoinnent of such an enthusiasm would serve to give this Tniver- sily an added impetus which would acceler- ate its advancement in as many fields as pos- sible. We need such spirit and enthusiasm in our I ' nixcrsity. lOntliusiasm for the accomplishiiient of a task or the .solution of a problem often means the difference between suc ' ess and failure. Loyally, earnestness, jji ' ide in accomplishment; enthusiasm - those ai-e the essentials of success- ful student, faculty, and alumni spirit. With utmost en leavor along all lines for whi -li this this understanding, I am sure we can all agree I ' niversitv exists — a continuous betterment of nu (In lllini . ' Pace 24

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Board of Trustees Pi-eMideiit, Hoard of TruMees CUXXEXCIIAM Cleary ' 1 ' Ir ' ]«ist yt ' Mi- has seen the (■(iiiiplcl ion ol ' the loiiji ' needed new heating and power ])lant ; (!TOo:ory Hall, a .si)lendid elassroom l)nildinj;-, replaeinji old Univer- sity Hall; the handsome Natural Kesources liuildins; and additions to MeKinley Hospital an l llie Libi ' ary. Of fji ' eatest general interest, perhaps, is Ihe heautit ' iil mini I ' nion Building — the lealization of a drcani of many years of aliiiiiiii. st iden1s, ami fai-ulty. I ' ii lcr eonsti ' uetion, also, arc a men ' s resiiU ' nee hall in ( ' liain- l)aign, and a union building in riiieago. It is hoped that by spi ' ing. plans for the transfer to the I ' niversity of tlu- entire responsibility for Ihe operation and management of the Heseareh and I ' ldu- cational Hospitals, in Ciiieago. will be eonsummated. Such arrangement, it is felt, will tremendously n- hanee the pi-estige of the Ciiieago ( ' olleucs and enable the I ' niversity to serve more eflieicully the people of the Slate of JlliiU)is and the eause of medical science. Through the K.U.T.U. the training of pilots and the services of faculty uu ' inbei ' s on arious (loveru- mental Boards and Commissions, Illinois is doing her full share in the cause of National l)e fens( Illinois has a wondei ' ful Physical I ' laut ami has one of the largest eniMllnients in the couiitrv ' . r if the true greatness of the I iii i ' rsity lies in the (piality au i scope of its educational ami I ' cscarch wurk. .Many lueinbei ' s of oiii ' faculty, as leaders ill their respective spheres of knowledge, ai ' e famous throughout this country and the world. This is eipially true back through the years. Illinois can right I ' lilly lioast of its eonlribution to education, science, and the progress of this state and nation and civilization itself, as this coiiiitry knows it. . s sludeiils, it ' you will learn to know your I ' liivei-sity before you leave the cam- pus, yon will ever after hold your head high in the pride of the knowleilge that mui atli ' iided, and w(U ' e a part of. one of the wurlil ' s truly i;real liiiver- sities. Ti x ' r - I ' nue 20