University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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ADMINISTRATION ti 1 liiii ' ,;i ; President Odegaard . . . The world of the mind reaches out beyond national bound- aries. Each individual people may have a cultural aptitude for generating ideas, with a distinctive flavor; but these ideas, once expressed, enter the common treasury of human thought. Nowhere is the universal citizenship of the mind better dem- onstrated than in the international atmosphere of a university. As the city and state have expanded their horizons outward from provincialism, so too has the University. This year our academic community has included students and scholars from sixty-five nations, all sharing whatever is unique in their histories and views, and thereby stimulating re-examination of localized outlooks and traditional beliefs. Such understand- ing of the differences between cultural histories is the first prerequisite of an enlightened person. No less significant is the mutual discovery, during shared study and research, that the similarities between peoples of various nations often far outweigh the differences. This is a particularly appropriate year for the TYEE to focus on the internationality of our campus. Last year, in celebrating the University Centennial, we recalled our beginnings as a It has been said that wherever a university stands, it stands and shines. But behind the university must stand a man devoted to it, a man ambitious for it, a man upholding it . . . a president. Dr. Charles E. Odegaard, President of the University of Washington, is such a man. Through him the University it mirrored. 24

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' ' ideas . . . the common treasury of human thought. frontier school in a remote sawmill town isolated by wilder- ness. We recalled, too, the Alaska-Yukon Exposition of 1909, with its implicit declaration that the frontier had passed be- yond us to the north, that economically and culturally we had entered the national community. Now, the Century 21 World ' s Fair, in name as well as spirit, confirms our participation in the global world. This participation, which is reflected in the international atmos- phere of the University, has been an essential part of the learning experience of the graduating class of 1962. It should enable each graduate to be a better citizen, whatever his nationality. To every graduate, from every nation, on behalf of the University, I extend best wishes. Sincerely, Charles E. Odegaard President