Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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The Varian Physics Building was completed this ' kM ' STANFORD ' S has been made possible largely through resources from private sources. American philanthropy is extraordinary in its variety and amount; education has been one of its chief beneficiaries. Stanford was founded out of bene- faction and has been sustained and nourished by it. For this, everyone associated with Stanford has reason to be proud and grateful. The stamp of interest in international affairs was put on Stanford by its first President, David Starr Jordan, and several members of the early faculty. That imprint

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The first four units of the planned fraternity clusters came into operation in the fall. The old SAE house was demolished as the fratemih ' moved into its new cluster house. %i P (r t remains clear and strong, appropriate to the world of today. The unique resources of the Hoover Institution, the campuses overseas, the University Committee on International Studies, — these and other assets and activ- ities bespeak tliis interest. Much is expected of higher education, — perhaps more than heretofore. The organization of higher education is more complex, partly because of the numbers involved, partly because of the expanding role of the Federal Government in educational affairs, and partly because of the nation ' s — and therefore education ' s — in olvcment on the international scene. The future probably holds in store experiences which cannot be clc;u-ly foreseen, but in my mind ' s eye it is a bright future in which Stanford will continue to grow in stature and in service. J. E. Wallace Sterling President