Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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PRfSIDEni CHARLES e. FRILEV

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OUR PRBID ni 5PGRH5 It is a pleasure to extend this word of greeting to the thousands of young men and women, now studying at the college or scattered over the world, who are engaged in important and constructive work in the various fields of applied science. The Iowa State College is closing its seventieth year of sei ' vice and j-gKwg we feel that the friends of the institution may look back with pardonable pride M ih upon its achievements. lpiS§ It has been my privilege during the past year to visit many of the alumni f:f P.- groups throughout the country. Wherever I came in contact with them I was 5;- ' deeply impressed by their strong loyalty to the college and the interest in its welfare. I find the same spirit pervading the present student body. The strength of a great institution of learning issues from many sources; and one of the most important of these sources is the attitude, the philosophy and the loyalty of its student body. In this respect the Iowa State College is most fortunate. From the standpoint of numbers Iowa State College has made remarkable progress in the last four years. From an enrollment of 3,300 in the fall of 1933 the student body has grown to a total of 5,500 in the fall of 1937, with every prospect that the total enrollment for the session 1937-38 will exceed 6,100. This is by all odds the largest enrollment in the history of the institution, and I believe it reflects its increasing popularity among the people of Iowa, as well as many other states of the Union. More important, however, than the increase in the number of students is the preservation of the fine spirit and traditions of the Iowa State College. As the enrollment grows, it becomes more of a problem to preserve and strengthen these traditions. But their importance cannot be overestimated, and I am intensely interested that every student who enters the college grasp the importance and value of these traditions and that he do everything possible to make them a part of his college life and his future activities. Adequate classi ' oom and laboratory instruction is of course vital to the success of the students, but it is equally important that these young people develop a rational philosophy of life and that they have an adequate back- ground of general knowledge, particularly in the fields of literature, history, economics and human relations. The college is making every effort to offer the student opportunities for building such a background in connection with the technological and scientific studies which he pursues here. This is in line with the very best thought, not only of the faculty of Iowa State College, but of leaders in business and industrial life, who feel that the young man or the young woman who goes out into our present-day complex civilization must have first of all a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of general and tech- nical education. Such specialized skills as may be necessary can then be built on the strong foundation of fundamental subjects. With such a background as the student finds at the Iowa State College he has a most unusual opportunity for constructive work, for outstanding leadership and for unselfish service. If these high ideals are kept prominently in the minds and hearts of Iowa State men and women, their future and the future of the college are assured. Iowa State College stands ready to help all of its sons and daughters and we feel that they will assist in the future development of the college whenever and wherever possible. The very term alma mater — fostering mother — carries the implication, even the obligation, on the part of the student to render every aid and assistance in his power to preserve and strengthen the work and the traditions of the college which prepare him for his life work. Sincerely yours, President 22

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Back row. Front row: Noth. Galvin. Keenan. Plock. Wallace, Boyd Pierson. ShuU. Baker. Simpson. Lawther lOUUfl STRie BOARD OF GDUCflTIOn George T. Baker George T. Baker President Thomas W. Keenan Vice-president M. R, Pierson Secretary Henry C. Shull S. J. Galvin Cora E. Simpson Anna B. Lawther John P, Wallace W. Earl Hall Richard Plock W. R. Boyd W. G. Noth To the Students, the Faculty and Executives of Iowa State College: The Iowa State Boai-d of Education feels keenly an interest in the Iowa State College. During the troublesome times of the recent past, the student body, the faculty and the executives all have joined to promote the morale and the standards, to the end that Iowa State holds a high position among the technical institutions of the world. We congratulate you on your accomplishments. Yours truly, VUyW.KA Jjtxy Cr President. 24