Montana State University Billings - Rimrock Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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t t ddnccviety @ommuttct t When we compare our campus today to the campus of Eastern ten years ago, we note the new buildings and the increased numbers of faculty and students. Also in this comparison, we note the increased prestige of the rank of Eastern in the field of Education. When we think of Eastern, we can well be proud of our college, our faculty, and our opportunities. Along with our campus expansion, the expansion of the democratic ideals that have grown with our college have given students an added opportunity to learn and grow into a society of which we shall soon be as much a part as our college. We can not remember Eastern, and our years spent here, without remembering the many advantages that were offered to us as students, in all phases of our campus life, when we were growing with our college. page 3

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(fauvctty @otleye Growing with the community of Billings, Eastern is gaining in both population and reputation. As we look back over the progress of Eastern we can see its achievements as well as its growing pains; we can see an expanding institution, that formed from a nucleous of a need for an Educational site in the Billings area. Looking over Billings as well as the vast territory around it, we see many fine accomplishments of our college. The teachers, the business and professional men and women, all of those who have come, have learned and have gone out to contribute to their community and society many of the riches gained at Eastern. In many ways they have given spark and direction to the society of which they are a part. PAGE 2

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GUIDING TIIE DESTINY OF EASTERN FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS HAS BEEN PRESIDENT A. G. PETERSON WITH HIS UNLIMITED ENTHUSIASM FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS. IN HIM, THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED THROUGH OUR PORTALS HAVE FOUND A SINCERE FRIEND 'WitA £yc4 oh t C 'putceic Even the uninitiated in our culture today are aware of the place that higher education plays in the life of the citizenry of this state and of our country as a whole. It is apparent that human being are at stake and that Eastsrn must be meticulous in its efforts to achieve only the highest standards of professional conduct. Obviously, we must be guided only by the highest type of motives. These must in turn be directed by the basic principles which un-derly democratic and Christian modes of action. An architect works with height, width and depth to construct a solid and beautiful building. At Eastern, as architects of human life. w» build with three dimensions. The first is physical fitness. A healthy individual contributes much, not only to his own welfare, but to the good of his associates and community. Our second dimension is the development of mental powers for efficient living. Mental powers plus physical cultivation begins to produce one of the world's most valuable resources—young men and women who are able to think clearly and direct their lives capably. Our third dimension as architects of human life is social adaptability, from which comes joy and happiness when filly framed together with the other two. With this dimension, we can have harmonious relationships between people, co-ordination of interests and talents, teamwork, and finally, a healthy approach to a solution of the world's future. Eastern faces the future with great hope and pride. The vigorous growth and development of the college, in spite of an unreasonably low budget, definitely indicates a successful future. Further developments in needed educational services are inevitable. Such needed services and activities should have the wholehearted support of all who are interested in the progress of our society if Eastern is to succeed in its proper service to those who seek higher education. In this entire program Eastern must cooperate with the other institutions of the Greater University of Montana in an unselfish and wholesome manner in order that a complete and sincere educational service may be developed. To members of the class of 1956. I extend my wholehearted congratulations, trusting that a portion of the vigor, the progressiveness, and the spirit of Eastern shall contribute to a richer, more enjoyable and more significant life for each of you. DR. A. G. PETERSON PAGE 4