University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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GOVERNOR VAIL PITTMAN 6fo vel: not 4 Nevadans, traditionally proud of their State, its people and their philosophy of living, have consist- ently paid keen attention to their government and its institutions, which are the tools that fashion the Nevada way of life . . . High on the list of State institutions is the Uni- versity of Nevada, and our citizens and their government have long recognized its tremendous value, past, present, and potential, to our economy. Accordingly, the steady growth and improvement of the University will be a continuing program ... I feel that the excel- lent calibre of the young men and women who attend our uni- versity - both from. within and from without our borders - is a splendid testimonial to the institution of higher learning that the State has built. University of Nevada graduates currently hold high positions in all walks of Nevada life. In addition their con- tributions to other states of our nation and other countries of the world have brough recognition to their beloved State and Alma Mater. I firmly believe that the members of this year ' s graduat- ing class, as well as classes yet to be graduated, will do egually well in their fields ... It is customary, in a message for a volume of this type, to address words of encouragement to the members of the graduating class who are about to make their entry into the business and professional world. To them I can only remark that the problems of the world are, as always, complicated, but I can- not be pessimistic about our destiny. I believe any words of ad- vice of mine would best be summed up as follows: Do the very best you can and keep Nevada in your hearts. ... To the gradu- ates, undergraduates, regents, faculty and administrative per- sonnel, as well as to the staff of the 1950 Artemisia — my warmest best wishes. VAIL PITTMAN, Governor. i::

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ftteii ent ' l MeH£ J This anniversary year has been a year of achievement. A strengthened faculty ensures our growth. A more compact ad- ministrative structure provides a firmer foundation for building the university as the enduring intellectual center of the state. A broader liaison with our people contributes to better understand- ing and more certain support . . . Stark growth is not in itself enough. This generation has inherited the material gods of Fertility and Growth, but it has not always preserved the perspec- tive which would enable it to discern which growths are good. For our healthy development, both as a university and as in- dividuals, it is essential that we create and that we retain the ability to discriminate among our own creations. The university must demand this of its faculty and expect it from each student. The maturity which comes to an individual from meditation and self-discipline builds an inner resource which is the very main- spring of creative ability . . . Mere accumulation of information may be barren, but when the vistas of intellectual expansion which a university offers stimulate a burning and eternal curiosity, when you find yourself impatient with contentment and with imita- tion and unsatisfied by any single accomplishment, when the crea- tive urge becomes a driving tem- pest within you, then your educa- tion has begun . . . May this history of a college year serve as a pleas- ant reminder of your own produc- tive effort. GILBERT E. PARKER, Acting President. COL. GILBERT E. PARKER 13