Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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F TRUSTEES MEMBERS EX OFFICIO DAVID L. LAWRENCE Governor of the Commonwealth - - Harrisburg ERIC A. WALKER - - President of the University , University Park CHARLES H. BOEHM Superintendent of Public Instruction - - lilarrisburg WILLIAM L. HENNING Secretary of Agriculture - - Harrisburg JOSEPH T. KENNEDY - Secretary of Mines and Mineral Industries - - Irlarrisburg APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR RICHARDSON DILWORTII, Philadelphia CHARLES T. Douns, Englewood, N. J. EDWARD J. LYNETT, Scranton JOSEPH A. MCDONOUGII, Philadelphia FRANK W. RUTH, JIL, Lykcns MARY JANE WYLAND, State College ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GEORGE H. DEIKE, Pittsburgh MILTON FRITSCHE, Philadelphia XVILLIAM D. HARRINS, Philadelphia RALPH D. HETZEL, JIL, New York, N. Y. J. E. HOLTZINGER, Altoona B. C. JONES, Pine Grove Mills JAMES B. LONG, Blue Bell J. L. MAUTIIE, Youngstown, 0. MRS. CARVEL SPARKS, Riverton, N. J ELECTED BY DELEGATES FROM SOCIETIES KENZIE S. BAGSHAw, IiIollidaysburg FRED E. BITTENBENDER, Shickshinny R. JOHNSTON GILLAN, St. Thomas H. THOMAS HALLOWELL, 111., Jenkintown ROBERT W. OSTERMAYER, Clairton XVALTER XV. PATCIIELL, Philadelphia ROGER V. ROWLAND, New Castle G. ALBERT SHOEMAKER, Pittsburgh ALBERT E. R'IADIGAN, Towanda CHARLES E. CAKES, Allentown GEORGE V. SLOCUM, Milton l. LEWIS VILL1AMs, Uniontown ORGANIZATION JAMES B. LONG, Blue Bell - - - - - - - - - - - President GEORGE H. DEIKE, Pittsburgh President Emeritus ROGER W. ROWLAND, New Castle - - - - ' ' ' ViCC-President ERIC A. VVALKER, University Park - - - A ' - Secretary C. S. VVYAND, University Park - - - - - - ASSisimItSecreiary MCKAY DONKIN, University Park - - - - - ' - - Treasurer EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEssns. BAGSHAw, DILWORTH, FRITSCHE, 1 'IARKlNS, MAUTHE, PATCHELL, ROWLAND, RUTH, Sanum; President and Secretary, ex offwio. 25

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THE BOA 'N N O D R A O B E H T F O T N E m S E R D. JAMES B. L 24

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26 ERIC A. XVALKI'LR THE PRESIDENT To TIIE CLAss 01: 1959: You1 10111 ye1119 here have been amone the 111091 eXCiting 111 Penn States entire 1119101'1'.N11n1ed 11 un1ve1911y just two 1101119 he101e 11011 enrolled 119 11e9ha men PC1111 State 11119,111 these six 1e1119, done much 1101 9111111111 to justify 11119 C1111110C 111 119 91111119 hut 11190 to implme the L111a1111111111 quantity 01 119 p10g1'111119. Yotu 11111111C1111111011 111 Penn State coincided with the completion 01 the HUB, the Lisenhower Chapel, and the Resemeh Reactor. Dminu 110111'1e9111e11ce here,01'er $11 1111111011 01' construction p10jeets were completed,111C111L1111U the Bouclxe Buildimy the addi- tion to the 11091111111, 111111 the 1NL1111e119 Residence 1111119 1110110 E1191 Colleue Avenue. Buildings now under eonstxuction 1nC1ude the 131111 Avenue Residence 1111119 101' men, the Hammond Elwineerinu Building the Wagner Military Science Building, the addition to the 110me Economies Buildino 111111 the 11e9e111Ch Center But even more eXCitino have been the Changes in the academic 111b11C.Du11110 110111 undewrdduate d'JVS Ihe9e Chanues include then establishment 01 our pre1'e01911'1111011 counseling services 111111 the Divi910n 01 Academic Rese111eh 11nd Se1'viL'e9. They include the School 01 the Arts, the Division 01 Clet1e1111 Edu- cation, and the Center for Liberal Adult Education. They include the 911111 01 11 significant 11011019 P1111 gram 11nd the Board 01 Trustee91 1111111011111 101 the establishment 01 11 System 01 C11111m01111'e'1111h Cum- puses. They include the establishment of the Uni- versity P1'e991111d the Mateer Playhouse. They include the Groth Institute. They include 1111 these things and many more. This growth 111111 these C111111ge9 1111ve1111c1 the foun- dation 101 11 t1u11' L119tin0u19hed 11111116191111. I hope, when 1011 look back over these pages 111 the years to come, some 01 the excitement of 11119 1111119111011 period in the history of your Alma Mater will be returned 10 11011 and you will be proud to have had 11 part 111 the shaping 01 her destiny. Good luck and best wishes.