Fort Lewis College - Katzima Yearbook (Durango, CO)

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President John F. Reed Answering a continual procession of people either asking, giving, wanting or needing, in addition to facing the rigors of his monumental task. Dr. John F. Reed conducted the business of Fort Lewis in positive strides. Here he accepts a S500 donation from the Durango Kiwanis Club. Prescience of notable things to come dominated ' 66 from opening classes in the fall to the awarding of degrees in April. Amid all these activities and other works in- volving expansion, growth, curriculum, finan- ces, budgets as well as uncountable concerns not commonly shared, walked the man who set the pace. President John F. Reed and the school realized a historic goal in March when Dr. Reed released a letter to students and staff; Since a news release has emanated from Chicago, he wrote, I want you to know personally from my office that the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools approved Fort Lewis College for full accreditation for the granting of Bachelors Degrees, on Wednesday, March 30, 1966. I believe this is the most sig- nificant event in the recent liistorij of the col- lege, and I feel that it places an extra measure of responsibility on all of us to continue with the excellent progress that has occurred. Concluding the week-long Christmas program which has become a grand part of Fort Lewis tradition, hundreds of students, faculty members, their wives and husbands, participated in frosty walk to the president ' s home Dec. 11 where Director Al Ruland and the Fort Lewis Choir sang carols of yuletide. Freshman Class President Clay Alex- ander stepped forward to present a Christmas wreath to President and Mrs. John F. Reed, who accepted the token gesture.

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Sports.......... Organizations. Classes .......92 ...........130 ...........158 Reaching out, sometimes toward the stars in a ges- ture of certain faith that tomorrow ' s world deserves to exist because we can give it hfe, or sometimes toward others of the here and now — the wide-eyed chil- dren of Santa Rita, the hands that meet and share, the hands that clasp other hands in friendship or that say, I ' m with you — searching, reaching we came to the mountain top to look, to learn, to become, to find. Sun splashed or frozen stiff in the blue of winter, Fort Lewis stood, ready to be put to use, ready to grow younger with each new day of each new world, and we opened the door to a world within a world, a microcosm of our own making — one which we chose to broaden in size, in im- portance, in reputation, in its scholastic offerings. In short, we took and we gave. The concepts of Raiders ' a go-go, speaks the tone, the mood which prevailed in 1966. It was in early September that another new sign of our reaching out came within our grasp. At the East Campus Preview, Dr. John F. Reed, Fort Lewis College president, along with Student Body President Martin Sollars, Dr. Donald Whalen, chairman of the FLC library committee, and other college representatives made note of the special occasion which began further enlargement of campus facilities. This occasion marked the ground- breaking ceremonies to begin construction of a million dollar library building. On that day, Sept. 9, it was said: The beginning today is construction on a building, but the continuation is the emerging institution. Fort Lewis is not without a rich heritage. From pioneer days as a military outpost, into change as a place of learning at the secondary level and later as a junior college and finally to senior college status and a permanent place among Colorado institutions of higher learning. Fort Lewis continues to grow, develop and emerge as an un- dergraduate liberal arts college dedicated to quality edu- cation. In March, Dr. John F. Reed announced that Fort Lewis had received full accreditation from the North Central Accrediting Agency. And as we reached, and found, and grasped we made new dreams and went on searching. While the state ' s most modern campus took on even more in the way of a new look, it simulta- neously welcomed members of the Class of ' 69 who climbed the hill in droves to fill the residence halls and the classrooms with fresh vitality and new in- sight into the art of seeking. Nuinbering close to 600 students, the class of ' 69 merged with veteran campus goers on the gridiron, on the theater stage, in the music hall — in every endeavour which ultimately gave rise to the notion that this year was most certainly a time of the Raider a go-go.

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Pilots Fort Lewis Through Year of Accreditation As President John F. Keed addressed the first gathering of faculty members in the fall, he stressed an area of primary importance — development. And Dr. Reed turned attention to the ground-breaking ceremonies which were slated Sept. 9 to begin work on a library-classroom complex which would serve to alleviate pressure for faculty office space and additional classroom requirements. President Reed extended an invitation to all faculty members, inviting them to attend the East Campus Preview. t ■ ■ f ' man whose sincere aim and joy centered in the education of youth ind his close association with them. President John F. Reed always ;ave first consideration to student needs and an ear to student |lemands. Here, he chats amiably with upperclassmen. Among all the calls which demand his attention through- out the academic year, probably nothing is more gratify- ing to President John F. Reed than the awarding of degrees and diplomas to graduates.