University of Wisconsin Whitewater - Minneiska Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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jclmirtidfration Where lies the frontier? It lies in meeting ' the revolution in higher education head on, in finding a way to separate the gifted, in holding all students and ourselves to the highest stand- ards of excellence. We should cling tightly to the freedom to teach and learn, should reassess our assumptions, and have the courage to reor- ganize, revise, and change emphasis in the light of new goals and the findings of research. Let our mood be experimental and our methods sci: entific,'butr1et us always encourage the imagi- native, the Creative, the searching mind that reaches for the stars. Let us challenge the great liberal tradition that the past has given to us, re- examine the present to see if what we do cannot 'be improved, and seek a more effective way to move into the future. Let us seek greatness by seeking excellence in all that we do, and abide by the axiom that men of good will can solve even the most vexing of problems? Walker D. Wyman, President tInaugural Address, Oct. 18, 1963

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When the last bell rings and the curtain falls on the academic year of 1962-63, White- water students and faculty can look back on a good year. It was a busy year for all of us, and a pleasant year, too, despite the campus arguments over private housing and the use of the college auditorium for a minstrel show! It was a year of growth, for the enroll- ment exceeded 3,000 for the hrst time and two new residence halls and the new science building slowly rose before our eyes. It was a year of change, for it witnessed the reorgani- zation of the college into three schools, the birth of the Whitewater State College Foun- dation, and the launching of numerous stu- dent and faculty projects that contributed yeast to our intellectual life. Perhaps the year was best described by Dean Lindley J. Stiles MwPresidenf of the University of Wisconsin when he spoke of Whitewater as llreaching for the stars? At the end of my first year on campus, it is my belief that many students and faculty are reaching for the stars, and will look back on the academic year of 1962-63 as the best year of their lives. To the seniors, auf VViedersehen, but alw ways remember your obligation as alumni to help the college keep reaching for the stars. To the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, use your summer for work and relaxation and for reading some books you missed along the way, and come back next September pledged to enter the space age. Walker D. Wyman