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ff fiiia hUki I ' AiffifMk leaders in the communitv. The scientists as- sist in broadening the field ot atomic re- search and, with the help of a new cyclotron donated by the government of the United States, delve into nuclear mysteries. The literary scholars and linguists help in defining, nurturing, and preserving the culture and heritage of our civilization. In short, a battle is being waged against corroding new ideologies, and from all walks of lite, the best will come to Yale. Then from this uni ersitv will How men designated to lead the country through the troubled ' aters of international crisis. The engineers will de- ' ote themselves to keeping the countrv tech- nologically superior; humanitarians will have to guard our western civilization and Christian heritage from decay. Until the crises of the ner ' ous world are resoKed, Yale blue will put on o ' eralls. Yale proposes to set the trend in three ways: HER FACULTY SALARIES Of ob ious importance to any uni -ersitv is the quality of its faculty. Looking back, Yale has been fortunate in having teachers who could inspire their students. Silliman, Dana, Ciibbs . . . Whitney, Wool- sey, Marsh . . . Sumner, Keller, Day . . . Tinker, Phelps, Bcrdan . . . Chittenden, ' oodruff. Lull . . . Morris, Hcndrickson, Mendell . . . Adams, Andrews, Allison . . . Bacon, Porter, Torrev . . . Honfeld, Baldwin, Corbin . . . the Hadlcys, the Seymours . . . The list is long. These men were not drawn to Yale by chance, but rather they were attracted by the things that have always attracted teachers of merit: primarily good minds to train. Then they want opportunity, encouragement and facilities to carry out research in their Gelds. But also a teacher must be able to maintain reasonable living standards. The pressing need for increasing faculty salaries is obvious. For professors ' families, as for all others in their community, the cost of living has risen a good 70 percent since 1939; but professors ' salaries have increased only 20 percent. As late as 1951, the basic faculty pay ranged between $3,000 and $8,000. There ' s truth to the old quip, Pub- lish or Perish. Realizing her responsibility, Yale is rein- forcing her faculty by adding endowed pro- fessorships and by providing greater opportu- nities for research. Money flowing in from the alumni and the increase in tuition announced in Demember, 1951, will help the program. ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS As the Bureau of University De elopment said, ' Tcrpetuity lies in an endowed professor- ship. Icthyologists ivelcoiiie proposed liall of Fislics to be added to Peahodr Museum for display of aquatic life

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YALE LOOKS TO THE FUTURE 85,000,000 has heci! aUocated for new physics hiiihiina ivhicli iviU o ' lre much needed room for future projects M( Lore than often, looking to the fu- ture is merely a matter of discovering what hidden dreams and fanciful aspirations lie in people ' s minds. The dark strangers and long adventurous trips which eternally reappear in teacup prognostications are in truth lew and far between, and life more often than not slips hv in the humdrum of everyday existence. It would be pleasant to predict a Yale wal- lowing in funds cheerfully furnished by lich and generous alumni; an idyllic Yale with carefree students grouped around beer, sing- ing collegiate songs late into the night with naught to worry about save pocket money; a faculty abounding in adequate salaries, free time for personal projects, and unlimited aca- demic freedom. But this will not be the case. In a modern, utilitarian, struggling world be- set with fear and anxiety, Yale must fight for her very life. Yet this university is luckw for it can, to an extent, map out its own future. Under ca- pable guidance, she can set certain trends and plan her trip on the road ahead. Examining these trends, we find that, more and more, going to college is becoming a job as useiul in society as, for example, developing natural resources. The Yale of the future, to be able and allowed to exist, will be a Yale stripped of the indifference and of the tweed conserva- tism of a four-vear ' acation. The nation is showing its confidence in Yale by granting deferment from duties at the fighting front to those who stud ' and can eventually take their places in building up the country ' s might. It is showing its trust by making available funds for scientific fimds and improvement. The academic body of Yale along with other similar American in- stitutions is becoming a privileged group upon which the nation hinges a great many hopes for survival. Yale is meeting its responsibility by mak- ing its hicilities available as much as possible to all those who are worthy and can be ex- pected to contribute in their turn. The social scientists and philosophers are dropping their academic arguments to turn to the task of de- termining the basic factors of luunan be havior, and they are moulding men fit to be

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•i t! I Dciuolitioii of ramshackle buildings ' precedes cow- 1 strnction of new wing for Art Gallery ' pictured at bottom of page I Many years ago, the son ot 1 imothv Dwight, Yale ' s eighth president, joined with a number oF his friends in making what was tor those days a substantial gift to Yale to en- dow a professorship in theology. Thus was established the Dwight Professorship of The- ology and Philosophy of Religion. As part of the plan to fortify the faculty, at least twenty additional endowed professor- ships are scheduled to induce eminent schol- ars and teachers in all fields to devote their careers to Yale. For example, an endowed professorship re- quired and planned in biophysics to encour- age this ne v and ' igorous science— the application of the facts and principles of physics, such as electricity and radioacti ' e isotopes, to living things. ENDOWMENT FOR RESEARCH In the ne.xt twenty-five years, an immense amount of research will be conducted in Amer- ica upon such vast subjects, as individual be- havior and human relations, the conservation and improvement of democratic institutions, and the strengthening of the world economy. Yale plans to share in these vast studies, drawing from the genius of men in many varied fields. Although the University has the men, the tradition, and the knowledge to play a major part in the progress of this knowledge, funds are lacking to carry the enterprise. Many of the most gifted members of the faculty lack both time and the facilities for the project. Therefore, an appeal has been made to the alumni h)r support ot the proposed endow- SCHOUt Tom Pkiii-Siijc ill ' I mil! irii Weill li ' M WitJiout this neiv galleryi valuable niid interestm collections now stored i»i basements might never he displaxcd to the puhli educaiioi Wore, Hie incread MlvcflVl keaiilv e I ' ale iias frojram, Wcit. ] skip flint cover a income ( luition.