Washington University Saint Louis - Hatchet Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Members of the campus planning committee under the chairmanship of Buford Pickens, University architectural adviser, are: Haack, Fischer, Hahn, Brandenburg, Wagner, Pickens, and James J. Ritterskamp, who was not present for the meeting. Seated, from left: Thomas E. Blackwell, vice-chancellor, Marion C. Bunch, professor of psychology, Pickens, Chancellor Ethan A. H. Shepley, Webb Kammerer, member of the University Board of Directors. Standing: Claude Stoller, assistant professor of architecture, Joseph R. Passonneau, design critic in architecture, Dean Lewis Hahn, William Grolock of the architectural firm of Jamieson, Spcarl, Hammond and Grolock, Dean Don A. Fischer, Dean Earnest Brandenburg, Carl Tolman, vice-chancellor, Oliver Wagner, director of student records, 'Dean Arno J. Haack. Architectural students working on the Development. Program are Zabel, Lloyd, Cearnal, Smith, design critic in architecture, Vogt, Almeter, Hansen, S1ncoFf. John M. Olin, chairman of the Olin Mathieson Chemical tion, who has made a personal more than a million dollars t ington University. O

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'lo date, tanfnble lesults of the p1og1am have been nothmv short of amaL1n0 W1th less than two of the thlee yeals of the 1n1t1al phase of the campaxffn completed, tluee fourths of the S90 000 000 Goal has been accompl1shed As of lVIa1r'l1 9 the total amounted to 14 '596 '310 1 sum that would seem to beal out the lalth of the Unxvexslty ducctoxs m the ffenexoslty of thc people mtelesttd IH VVU kVhat does the Un1vers1ty lntend to do wlth the funds collected 1n the Development Pzovrarnp Top pr1o11ty w1ll be Gwen to two of the Un1v CISIIY s most cr1t1cal ploblems low faculty sal arles and lnsufficlent funds Wltll whlch to help needy students It 15 a mattex of deep concern to all thmkmv people that the status of the teaehe1 seems to be deteuoratmff 1n the pubhc esteem 1f a conclusxon may be drawn from the usual salaly scale And It should 1ndeed worry us that the one PIOfCSSlOD that CLLICISLS the ffreatest 1nHuence, both d1rectly and lndlreetly on the fate of the countxy should be so httle compensated bv the soetety 1t serves so well It 15 a reffxettable fact that smee tl1e close of lVo1ld kVa1 II tl1e salaues of teachers have fa1led to keep pace wlth those of othe1 vocauonal and profess1onal Onou as Ove1 the past decade, the 1JlOfCSS1Ol'1?ll cal1be1 of the teaehmff staff ol VN U has steadlly r1sen and the UH1VClS1ty has l1fted the faeultv salaly seale as fast and as far as the budoet has per muted but th1s has not been enouvh 'lhe board of Cl1I'6CfO!S have long recoffnlfed that 1f lt VNCIC to keep abreast of othel would have to offex salaues vxluch would hold 1ts outstandmfr scholaxs and Hll 1ts teachmff vacancles w1th outstanchnv tand1 dates Now fol the filst tune IH many yeals, the means are at hand, thanks largely to the S52 009 800 Fold Foundatxon Grant spec1f1eally for tlns pux pose 'The second meat need 13 fo1 mole endowed lellowslups and scholax sh1ps It 1s well known that the1e are many youno men and women of luvh mtellectual pronnse that 'ue Hnanclallv un able to pay the costs of a Uood educatlon Ultunately when these talents ale undeveloped SOCICIX IS the loser Hence an othe1 duty of the umvensuy IS to SLllJi1Cl1lC or 'tssxst the edum txon of all who a1e vvorthy VNU has been ffu fxom remxss m tlus Held but to develop tlus 1J1Off12tI'I1 ll must have more en dowecl scholalshxp funds These funds vv1ll enable the Umv ex s1ty to 'tttmet more of the exceptlonal students who rnwht not Oll1l,1W1Sl bc 'tble to att: nd collwe The one nevv blllldlflof Vvl'l1Cl1 by ltself w1ll have the Uxeatest effect 1n l1ft1n0 the acade1n1c stature of XXL IS a l1b1a1y To a ffreat extent, tl1e school aheadv has the books the schola1ly 1n terests and the dlrecuon vvluch are necessary for an outstandmff l1b1a1y but these assets a1e largely wasted because of the lack of a su1table bu1ld1nCf vvhexe they can be effectnely used ludgley Llbfaly bu1lt ozwmally to serve 250 students has been madequate for many veaxs and for some tlme has been the UNIX ersltv s most c11t1cal bulldmff need Such a lDL11lCl1I'l0' w1ll be the fhst ln the Unu erslty s bu1ld1ng p1o01arn It w1ll selve not one school, but tl1e ent11e Un1v e1s1ty, and w1ll add s1Un16cantlv to the mtellectual and cultural lesources of the entlre St Lou1s 1eg1on long tlme faculty members honored by the Alumm Federatwn of the un1 vers1ty at the annual Founders Day program Febxuary 23 1n Graham Memoual Chapel Each recened a sllver t1'ly From left Dr Roland Greene Usher professor ementus of h1story Albert E Goldstem assocxate professor of chem1stry Issac Llppm cott dean CITICFIIUS of the School of Busmess and Pubhe AdIH1H1StI'1tlOH Franz LX B r er professor ementus of CHBIIICCFIHD Nlexander S Lanbsdorf de'1n erneutus of the Schools of En The Development Pl OD13l'1l meluded banquets such as tlus one ln honor of the lndustual and busmess leadels D A . . 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Already the substantial sum of one million dollars has been contributed for the new building by John M. Olin, chairman of the board of directors of the Olin Mathieson Chemical Cor- poration. The new building will be known as the John hi. Olin Library. In the words of President Harold YV. Dodds of Princeton University: 'cWithin the walls of this building the miracle will constantly occur that we take for granted, because the process is quiet and continuous, rather than spectacu- lar and instantaneous, the miracle of imagination kin- dled, prejudice thrown overboard, dogma rejected, conviction strengthened, perspective lengthened. The miracle is performed by teachers and students together through the instrumentality of books-the only means by which the past can speak to the present or the present wisely prepare for the future. It has often been said, and emphasized particularly by Chan- cellor Shcpley, that one of the most important missions of a University, is to perform the service that it alone is able to give to the community of which it is a part. St. Louis is a city undergoing a tremendous revitalization. Through the earnings tax, the stimulus of Civic Progress, Inc. and a general upsurge of public interest, it is clear that great things are in store for this city and region. One of the chief yardsticks for measuring a city's progress has always been its cultural and intellectual resources, and for progress in these fields, the people of this city may well look to WU to assume a heavy share of responsibility. The University accepts this. Through University College and its evening sessions, college courses are available to some 6,000 adults. Coupled with this, the University sponsors an ever- growing program of community events including public lectures and concerts, conferences, seminars and institutes of wide va- riety. As WU officials have tried to expand this cooperative service, however, proposal after proposal has had to be aban- doned because of lack of proper facilities. A frustrating situa- tion, but one with which the University will not have to contend much longer according to Development Program plans through which it will be able to finance a long-time dream of commu- nity-mindcd WVU directors-a Community Center. The Center will include a large auditorium, a little theater, plus a large variety of conference and seminar rooms with varying capacities. These are only a few of the things slated to be in- cluded in the building, which will prove of unestimable value to St. Louis. The list continues with new residence halls for men and women on the Forsyth campus, a residence hall for Medical students on the Medical campus, a much needed student union build- ing, and the remodeling and expansion of many existing facili- ties. And all this with but one purpose, one high goal envisioned -that the great potential of Washington University may be fully realized in the years to come. lfVith the aid of the Second Century Development Program the Hne level of faculty compe- tence will continue to rise, the scholastic standards will be raised, and Wfashington University will take its rightful place among the great educational institutions in this country. The Chancellor-'s Convocation was part of the freshman orientation program at Graham Chapel. 15