| Show After 18 Years By SANDY GILMOUR Chronicle Managing Editor sun is shining down on the campus right said the Board of Regents and some faculty members craned their necks in the opposite direction to verify the the sun was shining even for A. Ray And Royden Derrick voiced the hope to the annual faculty breakfast that the sun would continue to shine down upon the University in years to following the retirement of University this ALBERT Ray knows for sure that it hasn't been all sunshine since he took office 17 years Since assuming office in January of fought to combat dissensions within a very unique has fought University and has continually made strong efforts to widen student-faculty and faculty-administration The fights have occasionally been bitter drawn out battles with faculty and but in the at of formidable has remained adamant in his position to raise the academic discipline and versatility of the THE SEVENTH president of the University came here from Ohio State where he was Executive Director of the Ohio State Research Born in Pleasant took a BA degree from served as an instructor of math and physics then entered Columbia where he taught and worked for a doctorate in which he was given in From 1933 to 1939 directed the research for the Kendall North He has also served as Ohio State University's Director of the Research Professor of Industrial Field Director of the Engineering Experiment Other positions Research Advisory Committee of the National Association of President of the National Association of State and editor of several scientific IN 1946 had no sooner taken over when the United States military released millions of flooding universities and colleges During his first year in the president's enrollment increased from a meager students to over Such a student population hike called for an immediate physical on page advice from Ray University Orientation and Lynn Welcome Week Theme of Focus on U IE Faculty Notes Years' from and There faculty breakfast in a liberal arts college THE PROBLEMS integral with 3 effecting necessary changes were Not only did pres of course and nt University administrators faculty require a change in attitude effecting such s-weeping a change m also required t changes entire state of Utah's j continuing his ad- j Only dress on been close to the those who have administration can appreciate the the single-minded pur- the unflagging energy that President brought to this five new colleges have been created and 15 new departments The University now offers graduate and professional programs in most fields of and millions of dollars are flowing continually into research the campus has expanded from acres in its early years to its present layout of over New buildings have sprung up all around The first student union which now houses and one of the nation's leading educational television has been replaced by the gigantic and beautiful further up The Pioneer Memorial Theater is now and architects are currently drafting plans for that library-study along with buildings for and pharmacy ALL THIS has been accomplished under the vital and effective leadership of In his resignation letter signed this wrote the Board of to date have resulted from teamwork involving administrative faculty state officials and and a loyal The foundation for future development of the University has been carefully laid but is far from I pledge my full support to whomever the Board may select to succeed me in building the destinies of this institution which has become so much a part of The next step for the University is to see that the new President takes office but perhaps more important is to see that this year does not slide backward simply because President's resignation has been After will be for the first time in 18 to sit and watch the University's for which Indeed has been most A. RAY picture in Chronicle of 1946 |
