University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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It is a special pleasure this year to greet the young men and women of the I niversily of Washington, for 1953 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishing of our Territory, of the beginning of a spiraling progress, social and industrial, vocational and edurationul. Throughout the century just behind us the University has figured prominently. It was established when other universities and colleges throughout the national already were of age. They had a tremendous head start in terms of years and tradition. It is ama ing. considering this, that in a very short time the University has developed to a point at which it ranks among the foremost educational institutions in America. Much of this progress we owe to those early tren of vision whose faith in their fellow pioneers and in the potential of the Territory directed them to the most careful deliberation and planning of the educational program of W ashington. Much of this we owe. also, to those who have com after tin first builders and to you students who are carrying on the finest traditions of education and preparing vourselves for the high level of citizenship necessary to the building of even greater centuries ahead. . A 22 Goykhnok ok W ashington

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This first opportunity to extend greetings to a class of fellow graduates in the Tyee is a special kind of pleasure. This hook is something you «ill treasure more and more as years go by. Certainly, this has been true with me and my 1914 Tyee. I hope that this will he true with you too. not merely because your yearbook can help you to re-live the pleasant moments of your college life, but for an even more important purpose as well. This has to do with the continuous process of learning. I hope that the mementos of your college life may always be a reminder that learning i' a continuous proces», not something which ends abruptly at Com- mencement time. It may have occurred to many of you that Commencement is a peculiar sort of a word to use in connection with the end of your University education. If it were the end. this most certainly would be a peculiar kind of usage. In a very real sense, however, the learning process is only beginning for you. Your University has done the best it can to aid you in this beginning, but it can make no pretense that it has taught you all you ought or need to know. The truly educated man or woman is the one who never ceases to learn, who always seeks to Ivecome belter educated. To the extent that you do continue to leam. your University will have served its best ami most worthy purpose. So I hope that your Tyee. indeed everything about your I niversity, will be a constant reminder of these important facts and that they will help inspire you to constantly improve upon whatever education your Univer- sity has been able to give you. In doing this, all of us at the University hope that vou will call upon your I niversity to aid vou in this piocess in any way it can. wherever you may be and whenever you need its help. In serving you. in the years ahead, we hope that your University will merit the kind of loyalty from you that it should be able to expect from its sons and daughters.