University at Buffalo - Buffalonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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I-Iowdy! I guess you haven't seen me around before. You see, for a while I wasn't able to lead such an active life as guardian of the less serious side of college but now, I'1n happy to say, I think I'm here to stay. So why not ramble along with ine and we ll take a look at the things students do besides study

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CHANCELLOR SAMUEL P. CAPEN l1ancell0r's Message The Centennial year of the University of Buffalo has been noteworthy for several reasons. The public celebrations of this important anniversary wereinemorable to all who participated in them, and thor- oughly in keeping with the University's conception of its purpose and with its past record of service'. Self-glorification played an insignificant part in the long series of events to which the citizens of this region and delegates from other institu- tions were invited. Instead the University provided for its guests and its members discussions by experts from this and other countries of fundamental questions of the day, together with the first public state- ments of many valuable contributions in various fields of learning. The records of the symposia conducted by the different divisions constitute permanent additions to scholarship. In other words, the Uni- versity celebrated its centenary by making a useful gift to the world-wide academic society of which it is a part. . And it broke a precedent of many years' standing. It created eleven honorary alumni. Here again it did not bestow its awards upon its own members or its local friends. It chose rather to recognize the distinguished achievements of a small group of men and women whose activities have greatly advanced the welfare of their respective countries and of the worldg and by a symbolic act it made them members of its family. The University's one hundred and first year has coincided. also with a -radical change in its internal life. From a small university it has suddenly grown into a large one. The returning veterans, whose numbers are now far in excess of any previous total enrollment, have altered itg perhaps permanently. All colleges and universities have done what they could to serve theforrner mem- bers of the armed forces. The University of Buffalo has had' the good fortune to be able to do more than most institutions. I t has been able to accept nearly all the quali- fled veterans resident in this region who have wished to join it. It has been well re- warded for its efforts. Never before has it had a finer student body. Never before has it rendered a more valuable service. The editors and student readers of the Buffalonian realize better than other citi- zens that the service has been rendered at the price of much discomfort in which all members of the University have shared. The students' part of the price has been the heaviest. But I know they .have paid it gladly. And in doing so -they have made at the same time an additional contribution even more important for the second century of the University's life. They have preserved unimpaired its long-established customs and ideals, de- spite the discouraging handicaps imposed by crowded quarters. For this accomplish- ment they deserve the sincere congratula- tions and the gratitude of the alumni, the faculty and the Council.