University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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There are few men who could equal the accomplishments of Clark Kerr during his five years as Chancellor of the University of California. Through his foresight and extreme intelligence, he has gained the respect of the faculty and his fellow workers. But his concern has been extended far beyond the realm of administration, for he has personalized the office of Chancellor. In his advocation of student government, he has shown an unfailing interest in the welfare of the student. We, at California, are proud that such a worthy man is to be the next president of the University. Dear President Sproul: In a few short weeks your career as president of the University of California will draw to a close. The University, during your twenty-eight years of service, has experienced phenomenal physical growth. In 1931 the idea of the present state-wide university was just a dream. Today that dream is a reality and has been extended to other tional systems. Intellectual development has not been neglected, as is witnessed by the continual emphasis on high academic standards. You have given to the University two valuable ideals concerning a college career: the laying of a cultural foundation on which to build a rich, abundant and useful life, and the acquisition of knowledge and skills essential to vocational and professional success in specific fields. A third ideal— the development of civic consciousness and the capacity to meet the responsibilities of a democratic citizen has grown with your support of student self-government. You have given the University ideals on which to grow; you have given the students more than that—a part of yourself. Your famous baritone and the tall tales which surround it, your friendly handshake at the Reception, your enthusiasm at athletic events, your heart-warming smile and your booming laugh, your sincere concern for student welfare these are all a part of the legend that is Robert Gordon Sproul. We would like to thank Mrs. Sproul for her many contributions to the University. She has been a charming first lady. It is impossible to say goodbye to you. You will be with all of us for many years to come, for you are one of the components to which this Blue and Gold is dedicated. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We give you our love and our wish for every happiness in the years to come. THE STAFF 15

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The memories of men are a multitude of greenhouses in which civiliza- tion grows and all the human institutions which are its fruit take sustenance, and find the means to flourish. Events and experiences drop out of the memories of men, unless someone has the foresight to preserve viable seeds of the basic idea in pictures or words on the face of a stone or the leaf of a book. The yearbook of the Berkeley Campus is such a resource for memory, certain to yield pleasure in the years ahead to more than a few. This particular book has a personal significance for me, for it represents the record of the last class to grad- uate in my twenty-eight years of service as President. I too am grad uating this June, and at an age when I realize clearly the significance of memories and the satisfaction that comes from friends associated with them. I recommend that you treasure both.

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ae regenfs The Board of Regents, in its last year under the leadership of President Gordon Sproul, is a most important part of University On the agendas of the Regents ' meetings this year were several issues and several major decisions. Included were the plans to three new campuses to the existing eight. Also included was their decision withdraw the University athletic program from the Pacific Coast and their appointment of present Chancellor Cl ark Kerr as the new President of University. The appointment of a new chancellor was also of major importance. 16