University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Lua THE GOVERNOR James V. Allred A Governor who rises at six in the morning to play handball.... youthful enough to enjoy a good workout. . . .to have enthusiasm for his job.... to romp with his children. .. .that ' s James V. Allred. Allred was born in Bowie, Texas, in March, 1899. His political career has been short and successful. . . .appointed district attorney of his county in 1923, at the age of twenty-four. . . .defeated for the office of Attorney General of Texas in 1927. . . .elected Attorney General in 1931 . . . .re-elected in 1933. . . .Governor in 1935. THE TEXAS STATE CAPITOL MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR In nearing the end of another University year, many of you are terminating a long period of scholastic training pre- paratory to a career. You should feel justly proud to be graduated from The University of lexas, because it is nationally recognized as one of the greatest seats of learning in our country. The University of Texas was created to give the most capable youth of the State a training that would fit them to become leaders in their communities. Recent social, political, and economic upheavals have intensified this need of university trained men and women at the helm of public affairs — men and women who are equipped to anticipate and appreciate the significance of varying needs of our complex civilization, and who are willing to render constructive and unselfish service to the State. Wealth, power, position — these are alluring and worthwhile ambitions, but national greatness, even national existence, depends upon the subordination of the interests of the individual to those of the community. This is the hardest lesson civilized man has to learn, but it is a lesson we must learn if we are finally to have peace. Wherever you go, you will be judged as representative of the University. By your words — by your actions, the worth of the University will be judged. I sincerely wish for each of you success in your chosen field and trust you will be a credit to the University and to Texas. Pag e 10

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ARCHITECT ' S DRAWING OF NEW ADMINISTRATION-LIBRARY BUILDING MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The students of the University are thoroughly representative of the people of Texas. They come from almost every county, they belong to every Church and nationality and to almost every class of society. Rich and poor, blonde and brunette, tall and short, bright and not so bright, industrious and lazy, in thousands of intermediate gradations, they are very much like their parents and the people generally — a good deal better than some fault-finders find them, a little worse than their fond mothers suppose. They are simply young chips from the Texas woodpile and even their youthfulness will not long continue to distinguish them. From the facts that they all have fifteen units of admission credit and that many more of them come from the top quartile of their high school graduating classes than from the bottom, it is fair to assume that the students of the University are a little better than their contemporaries in training and mental capacity, just as it is fair to assume the University praiseworthy because among its sister state universities it is ranked in the top third in quality and in the bottom third in cost. Without losing confidence, however, in the worthiness of either the University or its students, it is not well to be too much affected by a feeling of superiority. Progress is retarded when too much self-satisfaction is present, and Better yet should be the motto of every person or institution. The University was not created to think too much about itself, but to do a vitally important work. Its task is to lift, mainly through its students, the people who support it to ever higher levels of public service, private efficiency and personal excellence. Page 11