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although llie campus was not the military reserva- tion of 1918, it showed unmistakable signs of military activity. Effects of the Korean police action are not in great evidence about the campus, unless it is shown in the Selective Service questionnaires which keep coming in or unless it is shown by the general concern that students show in their bull-sessions and classroom discussions. Summing up, one thing can be said -Lehigh has not shirked her obligations to the nation, but rather has come forward in time of need offering her faculty, her equipment, and, most precious of all, her young men to the cause of democracy. One of Lehigh s newest organizations, the In- stitute of Research, has made its contribution to national defense as well as to industry and funda- mental research. Organized in 1924 to encour- age and promote scientific research and scholarly achievement in every division represented at the University the Institute began its real growth in 1945 when a reorganization took place which changed its structure from that of an essen- tially paper organization to the present well-run state. At the present time the organization has grown to the point where it has a total annual budget of over $600,000 and employs about 120 men and women, 60 of them members of the senior staff of the University. Projects under the Institute are of a varied nature and encompass a multitude of fields of knowledge. At the present time there are approximately fifty projects in operations-some for industry, some for the gov- ernment, some for private concerns, and still others for the general furthering of knowledge which the University is constantly seeking to achieve. All these— the Institute of Research, the cur- ricula, the ROTC, tuition, etc.— are a part of the polytechnic college on South Mountain. Many others are in evidence which have not been men- tioned but which, nevertheless, play their own role in the development of Lehigh and the fur- thering of her power. Asa Packer and Bishop Stevens would be mighty surprised if they could look upon the mature young personality that they created 87 years ago. — and they would throw out their chests a little, too. Although the face of the University has changed greatly from the time it contained only Christmas Hall to 1952 when it is covered with class buildings, dormitories, and fraternity houses, it will change even more during the next hundred years: the spirit and force that is Lehigh will continue to push onward, ever expanding her sphere of influence and ever growing in sta- ture. The basic tenets upon which the University was founded. — those of the sciences, broadened, softened, and deepened by the humanities— will continue to be her guiding lights in the years to come. Snaper of men, that is Lehigh summed up in three words. And the thousands who have felt her influence bear a rather loud testimony to the wisdom with which she has gone about her duty. Her sons have been successful -successful in a professional sense, true,. — but, what is even more important and more real, in the complete sense of a Lehigh Man. These words carry with them all the tradition and history of almost nine decades of existence. They carry with them re- sponsibility to live up to ideals and predecessors; they carry with them a responsibility to justify the faith of many who have given so much to Lehigh. Yes, Asa must be very proud as he looks down upon the institution of learning he founded. Perhaps LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, Bethle- hem. Pa.s-founded by Asa Packer in 1865— Homo minister et interpres naturae . — Brown and White -Christmas-Saucon have fuller and deeper meanings now. Perhaps the personality of Lehigh which is composed of many, many facets is a little more real. Perhaps the words alma mater, foster mother, carry with them some sig- nificance and emotion. At any rate Lehigh has her sons and can be very rightly proud and ma- ternal when she sees her greatest goal become a reality, year after year, in the Lehigh Man. 22 ALVMNl MEMORIAL BVILDINC
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a large traction ot the L niversit - endowment was invested in stock according to the provisions of Asa Packer s will, the recession cut deeply into Lehigh s operating capital. Around 1896 an ap- peal for S200,000 directed toward the state legis- lature of Pennsylvania resulted in a grant of 8150,000 which pulled Lehigh through the diffi- cult days. Since 1892. however, students have paid tuition. At present time tuition fees are S550 per semester for the College of Engineering and $512.50 for students in the College of Arts and Science, the College of Business Administration, and the General College Division. In addition to serving her students to the best of her ability ' . Lehigh has not hesitated, in times of national emergency, to offer her facilities and her aid to the cause. Her first real opportunity- to do this came during the year 1917 when Lehigh made her resources available to the government. In the fall of 1918a unit of the SATC (Student Army Training Corps) literally took over the campus; all physically fit students eighteen or over were inducted into the Corps. The campus became an armed camp with sentries watching each or the entrances and demanding passes from student and [jrofessor alike. The SATC lasted on campus until shortly after the war: financially. Lehigh lost very little during this period as the government reimbursed her for tui- tion and depreciation costs. The Reserve Officers Training Corps was a natural outgrowth of the SATC. Although the first delegation from Lehigh that went to a simi- mer training camp for civilians left in 1915, it was not until 1919 that ROTC was really estab- lished at Lehigh and not until the following year was it made compulsory for freshmen and sopho- mores. The second world conflict did not find Asa Packer s polytechnic college unprepared to make her contribution to national defense. A fjacklog of ROTC graduates was certainly one of her most signihcant contributions, but she also wished her facilities and staff to be put to the best of use. Accordingly her laboratories and engineer- ing know-how were utilized by the government and her general academic setup was taken over for government sponsored ' programs. And. CHEMISTRY Bl ' lLDl G
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