Rose Hulman Institute of Technology - Modulus Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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The President’s Message To the Members of the Class of 1947: No class ever graduated from a more unusual and varied college course than the mem- bers of the Class of 1947 at Rose have experienced. You have seen the college in part a military school with an enrollment of more than 300, a civilian institution with a student body of less than 40, and, a year later, a college for civilians and veterans with well over 400 under- graduates. In addition some of you have had your college life interrupted by service in the armed forces. No fluctuations comparable to these occurred during the first world war and the Spanish war had little effect on college enrollment. Since 1940 industry has expanded to meet the production demands of war and contracted again as contracts were terminated. Colleges, in the same years, expanded like industry, con- tracted almost to the vanishing point, and, unlike industry, expanded again beyond any pre- vious peak. With all the difficulties and irregularities of these changes at Rose you have been very patient, and faculty and administration are most grateful to the Class of 1946 for the toler- ance and goodwill with which the necessary adjustments were accepted. Perhaps there were certain advantages in the trials of your undergraduate years. You had an opportunity to become better acquainted with each other and with the faculty. You observed at first hand wide variations in production rate, which should interest engineers. You recited more frequently than the college student of normal years, a result not necessarily stirring your enthusiasm but probably good for your soul. You participated in extra-curricular activities to a greater degree than is usually possible and you deserve much praise for the success with which you carried on your organizations in the face of depleted enrollment. In short your college training was unique, but, I believe, better preparation for careers in engineering than the experiences of normal academic years. Your technical studies have not been slighted. Courses may have been given in unusual combinations, but they were given. Stand- ards were maintained. Your degrees merit the full recognition which degrees from Rose alwavs receive. As we say farewell we wish to express again our appreciation of the cooperation which you have demonstrated. If you accept and overcome difficulties in your future careers as you have the problems of your academic years your success is assured. We, who stay on at Rose, shall al- ways have a special regard for the Class of 1946. You and we solved our problems together. Cordially yours, DONALD B. PRENTICE, President 16