University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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GOVERNOR ' S MESSAGE Arthur B. Langlie, Governor of the State of Wash- ington, takes time out from a busy schedule to pen a message to the students of the University of Washington. This 1951 edition of the TYEE is a memorable record ot the challeng- ing progress made by the University in the last few years. From the Avenue to the Shores of Lake Washington, new structures have taken their places proudly beside the time-honored halls. The progress evident on the campus is much less a record of the past than a promise of the future. Perilous days lie ahead and our strength is the strength of our minds as well as our bodies. These new facilities assure the means to equip the youth of our state with the mental and moral strength we need to defend our homes and our way of life. Buildings alone do not determine the stature of our beloved University, but the last few years represent an advance in academic achievement and a step to greater renown in the family of national institutions. (Ayidff II

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Dean Herbert T. Condon, secretary to the Board of Regents, holds the longest record of continuous active service to Washington. During his 45 years ' tenure here, Dean Condon has witnessed the progress the university has made, in both Its building and educational program. The campus scene above shows the university as It appeared In 1909 while the other picture depicts the great changes that have taken place over the years. As the keeper of the traditions of Washington, Dean Condon has passed on his knowledge of the Inspirational beginnings and growth of our university to each college generation, as he witnessed it. Currently, his history of the university is being serialized in the Washington Alumnus.

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE PRESIDENT RAYMOND B. ALLEN stands In the doorway which leads to the Board of Regents room. The panels in the door depict the six major industries of Washington. The ones on the right typify farm- ing, fishing and power. The Class of 1951 has witnessed a cycle of growth and development at the University of Wash- ington almost unparalleled In the Institution ' s history. This growth has taken place In many ways — In improvement of faculty and staff, both numerically and In distinction, In additions to the physical plant and In the establishment of new facilities such as the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. More important than these tangible additions to the University, however, is the exciting and Inspiring growth of the Intellectual life of the University community which for 90 years has been an increasingly Important factor In the life and economy of the State of Washington. The con- stant efforts of many people, past and present, to preserve and improve the traditions of scholar- ship, research and teaching are characteristic of this great University. The enrichment of the intellectual and creative life of the University you have witnessed Is the result. In large measure, of the addition to the staff of many outstanding scholars and scientists. While the University has always been a national Institution, in these years it has achieved truly national stature more fully than ever before. During the past half decade. It Indeed has become an International University by reason of Its Intensified Interest in foreign lands, particularly those of the Pacific Basin and the Far East, the association of Its staff members with government and foreign service and the increasing numbers of foreign students who have sought out this campus as a place for study. This broadened scope of the University ' s activities Is of immeasurable benefit to all our students In the enrichment of intellectual and cultural atmosphere. Students learn from students as well as from their teachers; every teacher is both a teacher and a student; and, con- versely, every student Is both a student and a teacher. This idea Is inherent In a university that seeks to discharge its full functions in the best tradition of education. In extending to you my best wishes for continued success beyond the University, I wish merely to remind you of these enhanced opportunities that have been yours and urge upon you adherence to the noble principles of seeking after truth which animates your University and some measure of which I am sure has become a part of you and will be a guide to you In the days ahead. I would charge you to be yourselves, to understand yourselves, and to be loyal to yourselves, your families, your University, your country and your fellow men. ( « 12