University of Wisconsin River Falls - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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WISCONSIN STATE UNIVERSITY-RIVER rALLS RIVIN rAUUR. WiaoONSIN □ PPiae OP THE MIIIDCNT Dear Student: It is likely that the era in which this yearbook is published will be seen by future historians as a season of change. Transition from one viewpoint to another, from one technique to another, from one set of facts to another has come with such speed as to cause a kind of cultural vertigo. Our colleges and universities have not been immune to this effect. However, much is expected of higher education. While many of the basic discoveries that have led to the current revolutions going on about us have their origins on our campuses, the university is called upon to provide stability — to act as a gyroscope -- when society itself is disoriented. This is the meaning of education — to permit men to choose intelligently from alternatives, to retain objectivity when emotions are involved, to resist being harassed into precipitate action, and to become leaders in change toward constructive goals. The University at River Falls is engaged in this endeavor of setting the pattern for change. Often this will come through progress along previously established paths. Other changes will involve departures in new directions. But at River Falls all change must be directed toward one aim — the achievement and maintenance of excellence in education. Within the limits of our resources, we must determine to challenge the best in each individual and produce graduates prepared for a world in which change has become a way of life. President 7

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Paths to Learning Wisconsin State University River Falls