University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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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

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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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Governor Lauds University For International Program In the past several years Seattle unobtrusively and with quiet confidence has attained maturity as a cosmopolitan city of the world. Among other things, the city now is recognized for her colony of artists and writers, for her symphony orchestra, for scientific achievement in an age of space and, last but not least, as the site of a great University. We who know Seattle intimately realize that a key force in her development has been the University of Washington. The University attracted scholars and students from distant lands and became an international center within the city. But more than that, the University contributed to the lives and cultural knowledge of thousands of local young men and women who went on to become the intellectual leaders in Seattle and many other communities across the nation and around the globe. Each year Seattle will continue to gain as a cosmopolitan center through the association of American and foreign stu- dents and from the accomplishments of University alumni. The TYEE editors this year have seen fit to recognize this continued growth and the University ' s part in it. This recogni- tion assuredly will bring further progress. Albert D. Rosellini Governor of Washington