University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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THE PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE DR. JOHN O. MOSELEY The school year 1948-49 will long be remembered by students, facul- ty, alumni and friends of the Uni- versity of Nevada as a year of victory on the athletic field. With results equally decisive, although less spectacular, progress has been made toward educational goals. In the classroom as on the football field the dynamics of war have been transferred to the dynamics of peace. Never have students been so sincere and so enthusi- astic in their striving toward the perfecting of their characters and personali- ties through the processes of education as they have in these post-war years. Despite the temporary confusion brought on by the arrival of veterans and unprecedented enrollments in class and laboratory, scholastic standards have been advanced, student activities have been stabilized and an encour- aging degree of purposeful living has been achieved by individuals and groups of faculty and student body ... In a spirit of sharing with others in the pride of these accomplishments, this pictoral record of the school year is pre- sented. Along with the joy of present achievement, let us in humility turn our faces toward the tasks of the future. Let all sons and daughters of the Univer- sity never forget that you are also members of ever-larger groups represent- ing the free peoples of state, nation and world . . . Our way of thinking and living must be proved to be the true path to security, brotherhood, peace and happiness. The cry of hungry hearts the world over is for leadership along that path. To match that challenge is the destiny of your alma mater this year and the next, and every year of its existence ... All of us, faculty, stu- dents and alumni, express to the editor, manager and contributors our sin- cere thanks for the 1949 Artemisia in its excellence so representative of the progress of the University which we love and serve. JOHN O. MOSELEY, President

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THE GOVERNOR ' S MESSAGE GOVERNOR VAIL PITTMAN The welfare of the University of Ne- vada has always been very close to the hearts of our citizens. They have given generously of money and time to bring the institution to its present excellent condition . . . Possibly no other investment made by the State has returned greater divi- dends. Graduates of our outstanding mining school have contributed greatly to the recovery of our mineral wealth, our agricultural students have carried the benefits of science to our farms, and the channels of business and profes- sional life have profited by the inclusion of University graduates . . . The advantages that the State receives are not all economic and commercial. A complete education must give to its possessor an understanding of the past, its relation to the present, and a probable correlation with the future. Today the times dem.and such intelligent understanding by men in positions of respon- sibility . . . The coming decades will present very grave problems to the men and women who must chart and direct the course of our country. The material- istic wealth of the nation will not be as important as the considered judgment that is reguired for such direction. Although higher education is not a guar- antee of sound judgment, it is the forcing ground and preparatory field wherein such judgment may be sharpened and enhanced. The percentage of university trained persons in positions of leadership in all fields is steadily increasing and there is no reason to anticipate a reversal of trend ... It should not be expected, however, that positions of responsibility and trust will seek out the graduate. Education, like any other tool, is only valuable when used, and that use should not be confined to the limits of a specific profession or trade. The interests of intellectually mature persons are broad enough to include an active participation in the public affairs of the community and State, and 1 most definitely commend such participation to the students of our University . . . The degree of control of the conditions under which you will live will be determined largely by the degree of your interest in the affairs and concerns that will dictate such conditions. I have the utmost faith that the future of our State and Country is in excellent and capable hands. VAIL PITTMAN, Governor

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BOARD OF REGENTS CHAIRMAN SILAS ROSS The University of Nevada ' s Board of Regents, with Silas E. Ross continuing as chairman of the Board, faced the many complex problems of a rapidly expanding University with a conscientious and sympathetic determination. Foremost among the problems was the matter of financing the University for the next two years. A tentative budget of approximately two and one quarter million dollars was deemed the minimum amount necessary to keep educational standards at their present level . Left to right: Albert Hilliard, Chris Sheerin, Charles Gorman, John Moseley, Silas Ross, John Cahlon, Sam Arentz.