Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Technician Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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A GREATNESS AHEAD. . they have the ability and desire to become a part of the vast picture of the exciting technological world. Unique and unusual are words which can be applied to this state school at all times. The dramatic approach in a strong program of education, which builds exceptional skills in a period of two years or less, allows many who could not afford an education of longer duration to go out into work-a-day world with unlimited job opportunities. From two to five offers upon graduation is not unusual. The achievements of the graduates have brought national recognition Oklahoma State Tech. lt is indeed a school of tomorrow in operation the job to today Oklahoma's technical school, the Southwest's finest and industry's own!

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HE size of Oklahoma State Tech in com- parison with the Nation and the world is indeed small. Yet the reputation of this unique technical training school has spread to all corners of the United States and the world. Evidence of this fact is in the enrollment of students from virtually every state and nu- merous foreign countries including Denmark, Iran, Iraq, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Pakistan, Venezuela, Arabia and Turkey. And the recognition of the school will spread further as these graduates - as well as the many visitors from other countries and our great nation tour the campus and - return to their homes, im- pressed by the concept and philosopy of the basic ideals of education exemplified at Tech. Each succeeding class brings students from more and more communities from other states. Future technicians, seeking a better way of living, have found their way to Tech from the extreme borders of the United States. The greatest concen- tration of out-of-state students comes from the Southwest. Tech is in the heart of this area en- riched with opportunities. These students from far-away points and nearby, come to glean the knowledge and know- how from the storehouse represented by the many instructors in a variety of fields. Here aptitudes are cultivated, nourished, and strengthened in courses keyed to the needs of both today and to- morrow. A bond of friendship and good fellowship exists among students with varied backgrounds, pleasure is derived from sharing and learning from one another. Foreign students especially find dynamic proof of democratic living in this school where men and women of all ages and backgrounds are fused together in the common search for knowledge, skills and necessary perspective in these times in making a better life for themselves, their families, community, state, nation and world.