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Show ]?:resicLerLt Olpin. To my many friends in the University, farewell but not goodbye, for "I am a Utah man and will be till I die!" In line with the theme of this year's Utonian, I might say, "I have had my day. " After eighteen and one-half years in the presidency, I have become eligible to retire from my post. This appears to be the best time to surrender the reins of administrative leadership to another person. I have lived through one crisis in higher education occasioned by greatly increased enrollments and an explosion in knowledge. Another such crisis will soon be upon us with the arrival of the young men and women born during and immediately following the war years. They will present a new challenge, and it is fitting that the next executive officer have an opportunity to plan for the development of a program to accommodate them. I leave my position with a certain amount of satisfaction in the accomplishments of the past nearly two decades and with a great deal of pride in the caliber of the faculty here assembled and in the quality of the student body. Mrs. Olpin and I want to thank all of our associates during the time we have been here for their support. We recognize that the trend toward superiority at the University has been the result of team work. If the trend continues, as we hope it will, we must all present a united front as the University of Utah moves into the future. A. Ray Olpin, President 15 |
