University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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A Message from our Governor . . . The welfare of the University of Nevada has always been of serious concern to me. First as a student, more recently as a regent, I have watched the university grow and develop with a sense of pride which I am sure is shared by all who know it. We have seen many changes here during the past decade. We recall the startling increase in enrollment in the post-war decade which greatly strained the university, but which warned the people of Nevada that a crisis in education might be at hand. Unless a program of expansion and modernization were under- taken, unless we reappraised administrative and teaching methods, we realized that the orderly processes of learning could be seriously impeded. Fortunately, such a forward-looking improvement plan was put into motion in time. Designs for the new campus in Las Vegas were drawn up, additions and improvements to the Reno plant were completed, and the faculty was enlarged to provide the closer guidance that our students expected and deserved. On the administrative level, modifications were made which gave us an intellectual climate beneficial to both students and teachers. Under the presidency of Dr. Charles J. Armstrong, we know that there is now full opportunity here for scholastic endeavor and that adequate recognition for achievement is being given. The university will continue to flourish because of these changes; it will continue to improve because there is heightened respect for its serious purpose, the attain- ment of learning and understanding. To today ' s students, the responsibility for shaping tomorrow ' s world has been given. To them also has been given the opportunity for accomplishment through education. In accepting this opportunity, in facing it with resolute pur- pose, the students of the University of Nevada cannot fail to equip themselves pose for the work that lies ahead. GRANT SAWYER, Governor. 12

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Many long hours are spent in lectures and in writing and correcting tests . . . but we look fondl} ' on the services we perform as we are Looking Ahead

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Our Ne v President His message to us . . , The year whkh is now concluding has been one of transition, of growth and of challenge for the Uni ersity. It is now clear, as shown by our enrollment increases this year which were almost double the prediction, that we are moving very rapidly into a critical period of heavily increased pressures for admission and many new demands upon our facilities and resources. X e — students, faculty and administration alike — should look upon this prospect not as a crisis, but as an opportunity of tremendous sig- nificance for the future of our state. Here the importance of the Univer- sity s unique position as the state ' s only system of higher education becomes most apparent. If the State of Nevada is to have the full benefit of its potential future leadership, with all that this can mean in the development of its economy and its resources, then it becomes imperative that we provide opportunities for post-high school educa- tion, probably in an increasing variety of forms, for all of the qualified young men and women of the state. By planning now, by seeking every means to improve the efficiency, the economy and the effectiveness of our total operation, and with the constructive cooperation of every member of the University com- munit)- toward a better University, we can move ahead v ith confidence. The future of Nevada is bright and filled with promise. The University can and should have a large share in bringing that promise to reality. Charles J. Armstrong, President Board of Regents Seated (I to r) C. V. hbell, N. Crumley, L. E. Lombardi, A. Terry, secretary, A. C. Grant, F. Anderson, R. Germain, W. Wood. Standing . . . R. Foley, W. Tyson, N. E. Broadbent, W. Elivell, W. Arnold, C. J. Armstrong 13