University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Frequently students and faculty at the Univer- sity of Chicago are asked and ask themselves: what is it that makes our University different from all others? This question may be answered in a number of ways. One answer might contain such general descriptive phrases as: mthe west- ernmost outpost of European culturell, 0r tithe great mid-western Universityll. Or one answer might be more specific, pointing out Our par- ticular programs of study. But every answer would have one thing in common e a basic permeating current of pride in the intellectual life and progress of the University. The University is; alive and ever-changing. We repeatedly see examples of its greatness mani- fested in the progress it is making, affecting every student and faculty member individually, and the community as a whole. Great events occur and have occurred from clay to day on our campus, and even greater ones will follow. Many of these events will become landmarks in the history of the University. This yearbook attempts to highlight those events which set apart this year from all others. The neighborhood re-developmcnt program, the 332,000,000 campaign, the changes in the cur- riculum and extracurriculum, are all included in the succeeding pages. These developments are scrutinized and evaluated. The events included in this volume portray University life as it is today, and what may be expected to follow from them in future years. The University has accomplished things of world- wide importance in the past. In its present posi- tion it is striving to tlmakc the future as great?5 as that past. It is our Firm opinion that it will do so. Mary Joan Spicgcl MARY JOAN SPIEGEL, Editor-in-Chief. Edzkorir Preface Elm makr 1hr future

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