University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

Page 30 text:

Governor Sawyer As we celebrate our first one hundred years of statehood, proud of our heritage and the progress already made, we look with confid- ence to the next one hundred, for you students are the torch-bearers of the future, charged with the responsibility of defending freedom and human rights. The world which you will enter as you leave these academic halls demands courage, intelligence, energy, faith and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing conditions while at the same time protecting those human rights to which our nation has always been committed and which we must uphold throughout the world. The torch of liberty, brought to our shores by oppressed peoples from other lands, has been passed undimmed from generation to gen- eration. To you is given the responsibility of holding that torch high to assure not only the survival, but the success, of liberty. As our late President Kennedy said, The faith, the devotion which (you) bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it — and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. I have faith in your ability and readiness to accept your respon- sibility as worthy torch-bearers. Grant Sawyer, Governor of Nevada 18

Page 29 text:

1 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION WSSatk

Page 31 text:

President Armstrong The University has seen a centennial year come and go, and now we look forward with anticipation to a second century of challenge and opportunity. As this academic year closes, all of us in the University wish to extend our congratulations to the members of the graduating classes and offer them our cordial good wishes for success in their future. This past year has been one of expansion and achievement. The physical growth of the University on both campuses has continued, and many new and important facilities have been provided. However, as gratifying as this growth has been, still more rewarding is our ac- centuation of excellence and intellectual maturity. Our Ph.D. programs have been accelerated; more students are qualifying for, and participat- ing in our Honors Program; higher academic standards are being developed; and an increasing value is being placed on research — the catalyst of good teaching and knowledge. Surely the most essential and the greatest asset we have as a na- tion today is brainpower. The University has the great responsibility of nurturing this asset. It is our duty to provide in this democracy the widest possible opportunity for higher education for as many of our youth as desire it and can profit from it. In this enterprise we differ from those nations that look upon higher education as the forming of an intellectual elite. Our duty, then, is to provide the highest levels of learning in all areas of thought and inquiry. In this fast-paced society it is not enough to convey the wisdom of our predecessors. We must move on to new plateaus of learning and thought. Our responsibility has many facets, but perhaps the most out- standing of these is the sustenance of the spirit of intellectual excel- lence which now permeates the University. All of us, students and faculty alike, must renew our resolve and our conviction that the challenges of our second century will yield only to our steadfast efforts in maintaining this vital concept. Charles J. Armstrong, President, University of Nevada L9