University of Tulsa - Kendallabrum (Tulsa, OK)

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Ml OKJQIT, nnivemarg THIS UNIVERSITY, fifty years ago, dedicated itself for Christ and the State to Wisdom, Faith, and Service. Those words were blazoned on its seal. Through the years those words have not changed, but they have taken many new mean- ings. There was a time when we thought of discarding that seal. We asked for new designs. There was a grimness, a bleakness, a lack of grace, we thought, in such a dedication. The starkness of the English words for Christ and the State, of Wisdom, Faith, Service, how much better would be a Latin motto, a more elaborate phrase. But today, beginning our second fifty years, poised on the brink of a great future, in a world that has demanded our all in the name of Christ and the State, the fullest measure of Wis- dom, Faith, and Service, we proudly cherish our seal and rededicate ourselves to Christ and the State. It is time, as we begin our 51st year, to re- examine the record made during the past 50 years. We see in this record the growth of our University from a group of Indian Mission schools situated at and near Muskogee, Indian Territory, to the Henry Kendall College in 1894. In 1907, the year of statehood, Henry Kendall College was moved to Tulsa. The col- lege continued to grow and expand until in 1920 the name, through the addition of other colleges, was changed to The University of Tulsa. In 1928 complete Synodical control was relinquished, and since that date the Univer- sity has operated under a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees but continues to be related with the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., its founder. Today, after fifty years, the University of Tulsa is a fully-accredited, debt-free, growing institution of higher learning comprising many colleges and professional schools and the grad- uate division. The University is celebrating its Golden An- niversary by inaugurating a a5,ooo,ooo.o0 ex- pansion program. This will provide twelve DR. C. I. PONTIUS buildings and equipment, costing 552,600,- 000.00 and 352,400,000.00 to be added to the endowment. Upon the completion of this expansion pro- gram the University of Tulsa will take its right- ful place among the great universities of the Southwest, with a limited enrollment, high standards of work, and a continuing quality product of graduates. The light of the future is the candle of the past. Our candle sheds a brilliance into the future that surpasses the fondest dreams of the founding fathers and discloses a challenge to the present to give its best for the full realiza- tion of this vision. DR. C. I. PONTIUS, Chairman, Trnxtee and President, University of Taira 50135-