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

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Chancellor Seaborg Chancellor Glenn T. Seaborg is just as thoroughly at home in a labora- tory as in his administrative offices. A renowned nuclear chemist and physicist, Seaborg was Associate Director of the Radiation Laboratory and its Director of Nuclear Chemical Research before his appointment to the Chancellorship of the University of California at Berkeley two years ago. One of Seaborg ' s greatest successes has been his ability to inspire individuals and groups to carry through to completion work that could not have been done otherwise. His preparation included graduation from UCLA and a Ph.D. at UC. He was appointed by Pres- ident Truman to the General Advisory Committee to the Atomic Energy Commission in 1946. Chancellor Seaborg is a Phi Beta Kappa and a Nobel prize winner and has added to the worth and prestige of the University in many ways, including his co-discovery of the elements named for UC—Berklium and Californium.

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President Kerr The theme of the 1961 BLUE AND GOLD is the University ' s motto, Let There Be Light, which appears on the University flag in its Latin version, Fiat Lux. The light, of course, is the light of knowledge and understanding. It is interesting to note that the lux of the Latin motto is also related to luxury —an etymological relationship, however, that is quite misleading. For the light of knowledge and understanding cannot be regarded as a luxury. Rather, it is a necessity, and an increasingly vital necessity in a world where basic knowledge is giving man ever greater control over the conditions of his life—over his physical environment and, we hope, over his social and intellectual development as well. I hope that this year ' s BLUE AND GOLD will serve to remind each of you of a University career devoted to many pursuits, both pleasant and to campus activities, friendships, social and athletic events, but above all to the search for knowledge and understanding which should be the chief purpose of your years at the University. 12

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The Regents of the University of California, under the leader- ship of President Clark Kerr, are vested with the administration of the University and established as a corporated body under Article 9, section 9, of the State Constitution. They have full powers of organization and government, subject only to such legislative control as may be necessary to insure compliance with the terms of the endowments of the University and the security of its funds. The Regents are appointed for terms of 16 years each. There are twenty-four of them, eight are members ex officio. The Re- gents are responsible for selecting the President of the Uni- versity, who in turn is responsible to them for the administration of the several campuses. Meeting alternately at the several campuses of the University, the Regents set the policy under which the state-wide Univer- sity operates. They pass on appointments of all chief adminis- trators and have complete financial control of University matters. Meeting agendas always include controversial issues and major decisions, some of these for this year being the acceptance of land for two new campuses in San Diego and Orange Counties, approval of an $800,000 loan for parking facil- ities at Los Angeles, and a Capital Outlay Program requesting $65,661,250 from state funds. The Regents