Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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In Dedication . . . Kenneth F. Burgess, Trustee of Education For his guidance and leadership in the past 26 years of affiliation with North- western University and for his devoted work as a courageous champion of privately supported education as the keystone of free inquiry, the 1960 Syllabus dedicates the pages of this volume to Kenneth F. Burgess. Recendy retiring from his position as president of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, Mr. Burgess has helped the University in its quest for outstanding academic standards and increased facilities. During his term of office 23 buildings valued at a total of 25 million dollars have been completed on the Evanston and Chicago campuses. More than seven million dollars have been invested in seven buildings now under construction. An increase in faculty salaries by 60 per cent in ten years and an impressive Ford Foundation grant indicate Mr. Burgess ' s endeavor to create high quality in the University faculty and administration. Devoted to hard work and practical judgment, Mr. Burgess has helped transform Northwestern into one of the greatest educational institutions in our country. Mr. Burgess has left behind him not only a wealth of accomplishments, but a stimulating challenge. The University will not — cannot — stand still in a time that calls for intelligent daring. It must move, and move forward, despite its many problems ... To do less would be to betray the spirit of the University that has carried it to its present eminence on the national scene. President Miller grants Kenneth F. Burgess an honorary doctor of laws degree at the 101st Commencement exercises. Ju ne, 1959, at McGaw.

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The life-sustaining sunrise over Lake Michigan brings to light a fresh challenge for each new day at Northwestern.

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