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

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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

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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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