University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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lit Row: Mr, MacLeod. Miss Kerr Snd Row: H J. Blais. A. U Kelley, f I McCanna, Dr. M. F. Walsh. BOARD OF TRUSTEES A. Livingston Kelley, A.B., Chairman North Kingstown Henry J. Blais, Jr., LL.B., Vice Chairman Pawtucket Sara L. Kerr, M.Ed., Secretary Central Falls Mrs. C. Gordon MacLeod, A.B. Providence Francis I. McCanna, LL.M. Providence Clark F. Murdough, A M. Barrington Michael F. Walsh, Ed.D. Newport

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THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE To the Members of the Class of 1951: The most important single factor in a modern liberal education, says Harvard ' s President Conant, is education students receive from one another. For evidence of these educational values, look through the pages of the 1951 GRIST. Here, in picture and in printed word, is a record of the things you have been doing in your pursuit of a college degree. Your academic program, of course, has been your main college objective. But the academic is only a part of the education you have received. In your informal associations with fellow students, with the faculty, and with other members of the college community, you have gained educational experience equally valuable, equally important, in your preparation for a happy, useful life. The broad scope of activity that comprises college life finds graphic expression in the year- book. To each of y ou these pages will have a special meaning, according to your own special experience — the friendships that spring from fraternity and sorority, the mental stimulus that comes from a clash of wits in a club meeting, the inspiration of a confidential talk with a faculty advisor, the discipline that attends a contest on the field of sports, the thrill of seeing one s team snatch victory in a close-fought game, the poise and social ease cultivated on the dance floor, the self-confidence gained by one who holds office in a student organization, the sense of responsi- bility which accompanies student self-government, the appreciation of spiritual values nurtured by religious activities. All these, whether you realize it or not, have been an essential part of your education; and their importance will grow upon you through the years to come. You face a future fraught with danger and uncertainty. The kind of education you have re- ceived will enable you better to meet that future. Throughout the years you will increasingly treasure the memory of the rich experiences recorded here. Faithfully yours, Carl R. Woodward

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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CARL RAYMOND WOODWARD President of the College. B.S., Rutgers Univer- sity 1914, M A., Ibid., 1919: Ph D., Cornell University, 1926; Litt.D., Rutgers University, 1941; D. be., Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Applied Sciences, 1943; D.Sc., Bryant College, 1943; LL.D., Boston University, 1947; LL.D., University of Maine, 1948; LL.D., Providence College, 1950. JOHN CHILCOTE WELDIN Dean of Administration and Registrar, 1946, 1927. B.S., Iowa State College, 1916; M.S., Ibid., 1923; Ph.D., Ibid., 1926. HAROLD WILLIAM BROWNING Vice President and Dean of School of Arts and Science, 1942, 1920. B.S., Rhode Island State College, 1914; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1916; Ph.D., Ibid., 1920. OLGA PAULINE BRUCHER Dean and Professor of Home Economics, 1946, 1942. B.S., Oregon State College, 1924; M.A., Columbia University, 1930.