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REISS LIBRARY OPENING — CHAIRMAN ' S REMARKS Saltus has needed a library for years. It was the Headmaster ' s vision of a Senior Year programme after ' ' 0 level exams to prepare students for North American col- lege entrance, as a local alternative to expensive boarding schools abroad, which pro- vided the point around which ail our efforts have gathered and which has generated this building as an integral part of the whole plan, to house both the Library and the Senior Year facilities which depend so much upon it. There are many many people to whom thanks are due and are gladly given for bringing this into existence and time will not permit me to mention them all by name. First: fhe Headmaster: For having the initial vision and inspiring the Trustees to pursue it. Secor)d: Fred Reiss: For giving us the initial cash impetus of $100,000 and thus the courage to make the entire commitment. His foresight in espousing, and .his zeal i n promoting amongst others, his belief in what Saltus is trying to accomplish for the gen eral community good, and his generosity in funding it, are unprecedented in the School ' s history and almost unbelievable in Bermuda today. I hope that he will tell us shortly in his own words a bit about those beliefs. I must also mention, at the risk of embarrassing him, that he has indicated he will become a substantial annual donor to the School to as- sist in the maintenance and improvement of our educational programmes. For all of this it is difficult to express adequatedly our gratitude. Third: the tearr) who built this building: These are the people who translated the Headmaster ' s vision and Fred Reiss ' s gen- erosity into bricks and mortar. Robert Hopkins our Estates Bursar. If ever there were such a qualification as certified building midwife, he would have earned it. However unlike a midwife, he stayed with it right through and I was almost certain I was go- ing to have to throw him out of it with a slide rule in one hand and a paint pot in the other this afternoon in order to be able to get him here to thank him personally. Miles Outerbridqe: Our civil engineer for this cliff dwelling and general professional consultant throughout. Johr} Burland, his architectural and building staff: They too have done something I believe to be unprecedented. They finished the building so far ahead of schedule that it seriously embarrassed our cash flow and we weren ' t ready to pay for it. A substantial portion of the $50,000 i mentioned has been given by non-Ber- mudians. They have made a significant act of faith in Bermuda, its future political and economic stability and in the ability of Saltus to educate the people also who will take a very large part in maintaining it. To those of you who have already given, may I express the deep thanks of all those who are or will in any way be connected with the School. To those Bermudians and others to whom we now look to follow a good example and make up the differ- ence, may I assure you that the well of our gratitude is far from exhausted. 17
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SALTUS SCHOOL LIBRARY DEDICATION I ' m pleased, proud and embarrassed by the compliments paid to me by the Chair- man. My motives for my deep interest in Saltus and this Library are very simple. I was raised during the depression years and my father could not afford to send me to college. Fortunately, I was the recipient of aid and together with doing odd jobs was able to obtain a very fine college education at Harvard University. It was my ambition ' to become a teacher and my chosen major was philosophy. Unfortunately, I was never to achieve that ambition due to the fact that World War II came along and I was put in active duty by the U.S. Navy but allowed to continue my education. The Navy said they already had all the philosophers they could use so they changed my major to Mechanical Engineering. After I was discharged from the Navy at the end of World War II I didn ' t have the resources, or I felt the time, to ' ' re-educate myself for the teaching profession and started my insurance career as. a fire insurance Rating Engineer. However my deep in- terest in education has never waned and I consider myself extremely lucky to have had the good fortune to have received such a fine education at Harvard University. Over the last thirty years I ' ve been associated with various educational projects in- cluding serving on the Board of Scholarships and Admissions for Harvard but, due to an ever increasing work load in my business life my time available for such duties has been fore shortened but my interest has remained constant. Therefore, the reason for my contribution are twofold. 1. It is a continuance of my deep interest in education and 2. It is a continuing debt I feel I owe to others that helped mef with my education and that the interest has to be compounded. On dedicating this library I con only dwell upon the words of Admiral Hyman Rich- over. While I cannot remember the exact quote the substance is as follows: The hu- man mind is like a muscle. You can train it to bo any number of tasks but,. unlike other muscles of the body its limitations are yet to be defined. My lifting weights one ' can develop an enlarged muscle of the arm but only by education, not by train- ing, can the brain be expanded in its thinking ability. This I firmly believe. I would, therefore, like to dedicate this building to the young people of Bermuda who will come and be educated herein and to the responsible teachers to whom such young minds are entrusted. Thank You F. M. REISS 18
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