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

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Watching this physical expansion fortable perspective of our peaceful college, you may have easily forgotten the transitory nature of mortar and bricks. The secure individual in a troubled age such as yours must possess a solid foundation of basic intel- lectual principles, a framework of absolute ethical concepts, and a facility for adjustment and conversion to unpredictable circumstances. His greatest fear will lie, not in the destruction of his familiar physical surroundings, but in his inability to realize his great- est human potential; the constant struggle to improve his small corner of the world. In becoming such a fearless individual, each of you has the fondest hopes of your academic associates of the last four years, the faculty of the University of Rhode Island. MISS NANCY POTTER Class Advisor

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new Rhode Island Memorial Union: It is fitting that our yearbook should find its home in this splendid structure, the heart of campus life where the varied program of extracurricular activities comes to a focus. The Union is indeed a laboratory of democracy. Through the pages of the Grist will be a record of the democratic process at work in the various facets of university life — self-government marked by free speech in the Senate Chamber; free speech also over the radio station; a free press producing the Beacon and the Grist — freedom with responsibility on the part of the students, counseling and advice without censorship on the part of the faculty. These are the experiences and the kind of teamwork that are typical of the American democratic tradition. You members of the senior class have reason to be gratified that a long-time co-operative effort was climaxed in your senior year and you were privileged to enjoy the benefits resulting from an effort in which you have played an important part. We are sure that for years to come you will treas- ure the Grist as a record of your undergraduate days, and that it will serve as a lasting bond with your alma mater. With every good wish, CARL R. WOODWARD President

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Executive Council William D. Metz (alternate for Dr. Robert Lepper), Olga P. Brucher, John F. Quinn, Everett P. Christopher, Harold W. Browning, Carl R. Woodward (chairman), John C. Weldin, Martha O. Sayles, Milton Salomon, Evelyn B. Morris, George A. Ballentine. Board of Trustees Arthur F. Hanley, Henry J. Blais, Jr. (vice-chairman), A. Livingston Kelley (chairman), Virginia V. MacLeod (acting secretary), Michael F. Walsh, Fran- cis I. McCanna, Caroline E. Haverly (not photographed). 8