University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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Dear Students and Members of the F aculty: It gives me a great deal of personal pleasure to ex- tend to you my best wishes upon this important occa- sion-the completion of another year at the University of Oklahoma. The State of Oklahoma has every reason to be ex- tremely proud of its institutions of higher learning and of the Oklahomans who operate them and who attend them. They are among the finest in all the land. The contribution which you will make to your so- ciety in the years ahead will be molded in great part by these experiences which you have had at the Uni- versity of Oklahoma and I am confident that the in- struction and training is of such a high caliber as to increase to new highs the potential of a great group of young Americans. VERNOR Governor J. Howard Edmondson Governor Edmondson and Dr. Cross at the pre-session conference on legislative procedures. 29

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T. R. BENICDUM, Norman JULIAN RoTHBAUM, Tulsa LEONARD SAVAGE Oklahoma City DAVE MORGAN, Blackwell University Board of Regents The government of the University is vested in the Regents of the University of Oklahoma. This board of seven members is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the State Senate. Every member is appointed to serve for seven years except when ap- pointed to fill an unexpired term. T. R. Benedum, Norman, served as president of the Regents this year and Leonard H. Savage of Oklahoma City was vice-president. Serving as secretary for the forty-second year was Emil R. Kraettli, Norman, who also is secretary of the University. Two new members were named to the board this year. Mark Johnson, M.D., Oklahoma City, was appointed to succeed W. D. Crisso. Eph Monroe, Clinton attorney, was named to fill the post formerly held by Quintin Little, Ardmore. Johnson and Monroe are graduates of the University of Oklahoma. The time, efforts and talents contributed to OU by the Regents are beyond measure. The Regents represent the public in all matters con- cerning the development of the University. They have responsibility for making important decisions upon which the future of the University depends. EPH MONROE, Clinton Regents appoint the president of the University. On his recommendation they appoint faculty members and other employees and fix their salaries. One of the major accomplishments of the OU Board of Regents during the past year was acquisition of over 600 acres of land and numerous buildings at the former Naval Air Technical Training Center. The property adjoins the main campus and will be used for necessary expansion of presently overcrowded facilities. Another important event on the Regents calendar was dedication of the Numerical Analysis Laboratory at the Research Park on the north campus. The new facility will be the heart of an industrial research program which will benefit the entire Southwest. Regents also approved a new degree program for the adults attending the Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education now nearing completion on the main campus. The bachelor of liberal studies degree was designed for non-resident adult students interested in the humanities and social and natural sciences. It is a part of the greatly expanded adult education program which the Regents have planned for the Center. DR. MARK JOHNSON, Okla. City GLENN NORTHCUTT, Willis EMIL R. KRAETTLI, Norman