Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Over the past decade Dr. Whitaker has served Lehigh devotedly and successfully. Coming to Le- high in 1946 from Oak Ridge, where he directed the Clinton Laboratories in developing vital nuclear materials. President Whitaker has applied his imag- inative grasp of difficult problems to the post-war task of building up a modern University. His prog- ress, reviewed in the evidence of expanding endow- ment and rising sand stone structures, has in itself been impressive. But there is more to progress than the tangible structures of stone and mortar; his wisdom and sincerity of purpose have unified and inspired the Faculty; his friendly, soft spoken au- thority and quiet competence have won the respect of the students. These qualities and achievements have perpetuated and expanded the spirit, as well as the body, of Lehigh. In recognition of his ten years of leadership and service the yearbook staff dedicates this 1956 Epitome to President Martin D. Whitaker.

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DEDICATED TO Martin Dewey Whitaker

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H life — and an education These are impressions of Lehigh life: islands of light in a softly lit library sheltering intent students; tuxes and evening gowns rustling to the soft music of a Houseparty band; blood thirsty yells of an eager wres- tling crowd reverberating from the walls of Grace Hall; the sombre, yet happy ceremonies of graduation; and even the broad panoramic view spreading out over the campus and Bethlehem into the far distant haze of the Blue Mountains across the Lehigh Valley. Translated into more abstract terms, these and other elements of the Lehigh picture form an education that is both purposefully specalized and wisely broadened. There is more to the picture than the search for wis- dom of past and present generations, carried on in libraries, labs, and classrooms — far more. In themselves, the people we know — fraternity brothers, classmates, roommates, and friends — are an indeligible education. The bull sessions and parties are an invaluable supple- ment to formal subject matter. The physical elation of good sport, the sense of team play, the health and vigor of the playing field — all add depth to a picture which otherwise is largely mental. Even the surroundings, the town, steel mills, and movie theatres of our environment are important. Thus, there is far more to the process of education than that which an academic average measures. The 1956 Epitome has attempted to portray the college edu- cation in a broad and informal manner, feeling that it is an understanding of people, as well as processes and event that leads to the growth in wisdom and grace which lends magnificence to the purpose of the Uni- versity and marks the truly educated.