University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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pl'6,6i6f6M f'AmeAAage cctlled upon to provide solutions of the difficult gnd perplexing world prob- lems of the future will be those whose 'minds hctve been trctined to think cledrly gnd to ctct justly ctnd resolutely . . . ln fotir weotther the mgriner de- termines his course by observing the sun ctnd stgrs, but in time of storm ctnd tempest, when sun ctnd stctrs ozre hid, he must depend upon his com- pctss to guide him on his wgy. When this ghozstly world trggedy hcts been ended, the men gnd women who cctn think clectrly-gmong whom we hctve the right to include college grdducttes-will be cglled upon to guide humctnity in the reestctblishment of ot world order,-possibly even to estgb- lish ct new order. Philosophies ctnd view-points mgy need to be revised otnd entirely chgnged. lf such should prove to be the cgse, it will be neces- sctry to otpprootch world problemswith open minds gnd to exercise good judgment in this stupendous tctslc . . . When the Clctss of l94ll legves this pectceful cctmpus with its trees ctnd flowers ctnd plgcid lctlce, its members will fctce ct chctllenge which cgn neither be ignored nor gvoided. No one of the fifty preceding clgsses hots ever been so chctllenged. The ultimgte success or fgilure of the fifty-first clgss will depend upon how its members meet the chctllenge ctnd mctlce their contribution to the solving of the socictl gnd politicgl problems of their genergtion. Much will be expected of them for much hgs been freely given to them ggginst the dgy when it shctll be theirs to exemplify our democrgtic wgy of life gs ct beotcon to ccttch ctnd hold fctst the gotze ctnd thought of the bewildered peoples of the whole world . . . Clctss of l94l, the time of testing is gt hgnd! Mcty you fglter not ctnd mgy your otchievements justify ctnew the fgith of the University's founding fgthers. CAROLYN M. BECKWITH, P1 R t , CHARLES H. GORMAN, Comptroller

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luliilii i.'fil,SOIl HARTMAIXJ All the world's a staae and all the men and women are merely players . So, more than three centuries aao, wrotethe areat English bard. Today Stark Tragedy arimly directs the drama with almost a billion humans as her pawns and players. Sorrow, sutferina, shattered bodies and ruined souls remain in her wake. Since the Persian host attempted to crush by weiaht of numbers the ancient Greeks at Salamis, the civilized world has not witnessed such a titanic struaale as is in proaress today. All this ap- pallina chanae in the staae settina has been wrouaht in a comparatively brief period ot time. What does the iuture have in store tor each ot you? Cnty the years can tell. lt is certain that the men and women who will be - w . .und avr:-zrf'!5 ' , ,rug---ws-re'1 'j f -:,.-.1 . ff '- 76

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7 ldci Leo Hartman A C. Olmstead, go r 1 Fr nk W ll ams. gentn Principal problem met by the board this year was the long-sought gymnasium and the engineering building. Long-delayed construction of the latter was started in De- cember . . . Composed ot tour men and one Woman, the board is a corporation owned by the people oi the state. Duties consist oi selecting the university president, confirm- ing bis recommendations on teachers, gov- erning iinance and guiding the policy of the institution. Tenure ot ottice is now tour years. 5 l AQ FOSS, Chairman