WEBVTT 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:06.266 Good morning everyone. We 00:00:06.299 --> 00:00:14.299 may have it quiet now, please. Well, get started years ago. 00:00:15.939 --> 00:00:21.107 Okay. To begin this memorable ceremony? 00:00:21.140 --> 00:00:29.140 Yeah, colors will come forward to the front of the platform. 00:00:29.739 --> 00:00:32.707 Tell them. 00:00:32.740 --> 00:00:40.740 Mhm. 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:52.039 Our national anthem. 00:01:55.840 --> 00:02:00.826 Yeah, Thank you very much, gee ROTC Color guard. Now I want the 00:02:00.859 --> 00:02:06.507 cheerleaders up here for within a let's yell out. 00:02:06.540 --> 00:02:14.506 Uh huh. Okay. Yeah, mm. 00:02:14.539 --> 00:02:21.397 Show is gonna be close. Okay. Yeah. Okay, let's go now with the day, 00:02:21.430 --> 00:02:25.106 everybody. Let's go 00:02:25.139 --> 00:02:33.139 today. 00:02:34.139 --> 00:02:42.139 All right, the O N E S T A T E. Arizona Arizona found a day. 00:02:44.340 --> 00:02:47.506 Yeah. 00:02:47.539 --> 00:02:51.547 Now we're met on this field this morning to celebrate another important 00:02:51.580 --> 00:02:57.166 step toward providing a living memorial to the colleges. Men and women who 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:01.376 have given their lives in service to our country. Today. We'll break 00:03:01.409 --> 00:03:07.307 ground for the college memorial union which will be a campus living room 00:03:07.340 --> 00:03:12.807 to convert this college from a house of learning into a home of learning. 00:03:12.840 --> 00:03:17.476 It is my great pleasure to bring to you now, 00:03:17.509 --> 00:03:23.756 a man whom we all know and love our own Tempe resident. The honorable 00:03:23.789 --> 00:03:29.207 Howard Pyle, Governor of Arizona. 00:03:29.240 --> 00:03:31.807 Yeah. 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:36.807 Mhm. 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:41.807 Yeah, 00:03:41.840 --> 00:03:45.957 thank you very much jimmy. 00:03:45.990 --> 00:03:49.217 I don't think anything has happened since it has been my privilege to 00:03:49.250 --> 00:03:53.647 serve the state of Arizona and my present capacity that has brought me 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:59.916 greater personal satisfaction than the historic moment in which we now 00:03:59.949 --> 00:04:05.416 share. As you know, the problem of developing a student union building for 00:04:05.449 --> 00:04:12.196 this campus has been one of considerable consequence for many a day. This 00:04:12.229 --> 00:04:17.077 problem has a lot of age on it. And I'm delighted that the present student 00:04:17.110 --> 00:04:22.306 body here at Arizona State, many of you at least will have an opportunity 00:04:22.339 --> 00:04:27.527 to enjoy the facilities of this new student union building before you will 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:32.567 be leaving the campus. Mhm Money is always the problem in connection with 00:04:32.600 --> 00:04:37.856 the project of this kind and those who have done such an outstanding job 00:04:37.889 --> 00:04:43.387 from the standpoint of contributing those who have done the work of 00:04:43.420 --> 00:04:47.377 conducting the financial campaign that was necessary to the popular 00:04:47.410 --> 00:04:51.596 subscription phase of it, the state Legislature and the taxpayers of the 00:04:51.629 --> 00:04:57.096 state, the student body for its enthusiasm, the leadership of the college 00:04:57.129 --> 00:05:03.467 for its constant patience and continuing effort. All are to be commended 00:05:03.500 --> 00:05:09.306 warmly for this great culmination of many, many, many years of planning. 00:05:09.339 --> 00:05:13.517 As you know, we went out to raise just over a million dollars. The plan's 00:05:13.550 --> 00:05:18.096 ultimately call for a million, 200,000 without I believe the appointments 00:05:18.129 --> 00:05:24.277 which will ultimately furnish this new plan, We were able to get 500,000 00:05:24.310 --> 00:05:28.277 from the state legislature, I think the subscriptions to date amount to 00:05:28.310 --> 00:05:30.806 about 365. 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:34.356 And then there are various other ways in which additional funds are being 00:05:34.389 --> 00:05:39.317 made available up to within about $100,000 of what will ultimately be 00:05:39.350 --> 00:05:44.666 needed to retire the total cost of this enterprise. This means that many 00:05:44.699 --> 00:05:50.257 of our donors and many who have not as yet contributed from the standpoint 00:05:50.290 --> 00:05:55.837 of public subscription, we'll still have opportunities to do so before we 00:05:55.870 --> 00:06:00.767 finally are able to complete this structure and make it a finished product 00:06:00.800 --> 00:06:06.546 for this campus. I know you are all going to remember this day with 00:06:06.579 --> 00:06:14.579 tremendous enthusiasm and it is my hope that this war memorial to the 00:06:15.339 --> 00:06:21.226 great sacrificial student contribution of this campus in all of the 00:06:21.259 --> 00:06:29.259 engagements of the immediate path will stand as a pleasing and comforting 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:36.627 enterprise on this corner for as long as this campus shall remain the home 00:06:36.660 --> 00:06:40.467 of learning that it has been follow these many years as the governor of 00:06:40.500 --> 00:06:44.507 the state, representing all of the counties, all of the institutions, all 00:06:44.540 --> 00:06:50.087 of the taxpayers. It's my privilege to command you, congratulate you and 00:06:50.120 --> 00:06:55.476 wish this enterprise the very best of every good thing from this hour on. 00:06:55.509 --> 00:07:01.257 Thank you very much character. 00:07:01.290 --> 00:07:06.207 All right. Mhm. 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:11.187 Thank you very much Governor pile and I know that you want to meet uh mrs 00:07:11.220 --> 00:07:14.757 pile, Lucille pile and alumni of this college. He's right down here at the 00:07:14.790 --> 00:07:20.106 left. I wish you'd give her a greeting. Yeah. 00:07:20.139 --> 00:07:24.207 Mhm. Mhm. 00:07:24.240 --> 00:07:30.687 Yeah. Yeah. It is now my pleasure to introduce one of the colleges most 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:37.106 distinguished alumni. A Graduate of the Class of 1896. 00:07:37.139 --> 00:07:42.246 A man who has served his state in the United States Congress Since Arizona 00:07:42.279 --> 00:07:47.486 became a state in 1912 and who had many prominent positions before that 00:07:47.519 --> 00:07:53.687 time in the political life of Tempe and Maricopa county. He is now the 00:07:53.720 --> 00:07:59.796 senior United States senator from Arizona and he served us as our honorary 00:07:59.829 --> 00:08:05.606 national chairman for our memorial union fundraising campaign. Here's the 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:11.106 man whose father founded Hayden's Ferry, which is what temple used to be 00:08:11.139 --> 00:08:17.906 called in the 18 sixties and the first anglo american born in Tempe. 00:08:17.939 --> 00:08:25.939 Senator Carl Hayden, an alumnus. Okay, welcome terms. 00:08:26.740 --> 00:08:30.906 Yeah. 00:08:30.939 --> 00:08:35.646 Mhm. Mhm. Yeah. 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:43.486 one who graduated from this institution Some 58 years ago. It is good to 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:49.606 come back to what was then and alfalfa pasture at the rear of the old 00:08:49.639 --> 00:08:54.417 school house where when I came in in the morning from the ranch, I turned 00:08:54.450 --> 00:09:00.967 my horse loose and left the saddle on the rack and when school was over 00:09:01.000 --> 00:09:06.907 came out and saddled him up and he'd been well fed all day on this alfalfa 00:09:06.940 --> 00:09:12.346 as the great change that I've seen in the, in these years in this 00:09:12.379 --> 00:09:18.547 institution and I'm proud to be one who was, He is one of its early 00:09:18.580 --> 00:09:23.787 graduates, one who has watched this growth over the succeeding years and 00:09:23.820 --> 00:09:30.346 one who I was in a way could help toward the construction of this new 00:09:30.379 --> 00:09:36.896 building here. I think in my judgment no step has been taken that will be 00:09:36.929 --> 00:09:43.106 of greater cultural benefit, build greater friendships, make those who 00:09:43.139 --> 00:09:47.476 come to the college remember it better than the construction of the 00:09:47.509 --> 00:09:52.996 student union building and I am here happy to participate in its 00:09:53.029 --> 00:10:01.029 dedication and I thank you. Okay. Mhm. Yeah. Mhm. Mhm. 00:10:03.539 --> 00:10:09.417 Thank you, Senator Hayden, Now this building belongs to the students, You 00:10:09.450 --> 00:10:14.506 helped raise the money for it and you're going to enjoy it. Here is your 00:10:14.539 --> 00:10:18.506 student president, Bill Colson. 00:10:18.539 --> 00:10:23.106 Uh huh. 00:10:23.139 --> 00:10:29.866 Mhm. Okay, thank you. I'm sure that I represent the present student body, 00:10:29.899 --> 00:10:35.037 the student body since the time of Ed Carson, under whose uh student 00:10:35.070 --> 00:10:39.856 administration the student union drive was begun and the student bodies to 00:10:39.889 --> 00:10:47.276 come when I say thank you Mr Stoffer and the taxpayers, the students, the 00:10:47.309 --> 00:10:51.957 alumni, the friends of the college and faculty who you represent for 00:10:51.990 --> 00:10:57.317 making it last. The construction of this student memorial union, a reality. 00:10:57.350 --> 00:11:01.717 We are deeply grateful to you and we'll strive always to use the 00:11:01.750 --> 00:11:06.226 facilities of the union in a manner which will make you just as proud of 00:11:06.259 --> 00:11:14.259 us as we are grateful to you. Thank you, 00:11:14.639 --> 00:11:20.807 mm hmm. Okay, 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:25.167 thank you very much. Bill. Now the faculty and staff of the college also 00:11:25.200 --> 00:11:29.307 had a big part in making this building possible. It's going to be there 00:11:29.340 --> 00:11:33.776 building too. And here is the faculty chairman of the campus fundraising 00:11:33.809 --> 00:11:38.256 drive who did a great job, dr George Bateman, head of the physical 00:11:38.289 --> 00:11:46.289 sciences department. Mhm, 00:11:47.340 --> 00:11:52.106 Thank you. It certainly has been a great pleasure in working with students 00:11:52.139 --> 00:11:59.976 , faculty, alumni and the community in furthering this project here. 00:12:00.009 --> 00:12:06.307 Nothing is worthwhile to note that it is a community project in which all 00:12:06.340 --> 00:12:11.486 of us have worked together. The faculty has been very generous in the 00:12:11.519 --> 00:12:15.467 staff have been very generous in the support of this project and I'm very 00:12:15.500 --> 00:12:22.207 glad to announce that provisions, we will be made for a faculty lounge and 00:12:22.240 --> 00:12:30.240 the faculty dining room. I thank you. Mhm Yeah, thank 00:12:30.259 --> 00:12:35.467 you, doc Redman. Now, as you know, it took a lot of organization to raise 00:12:35.500 --> 00:12:40.037 the money and make the plans for this building. The college was extremely 00:12:40.070 --> 00:12:43.396 fortunate in a choice of the campaign's executive committee. Now they 00:12:43.429 --> 00:12:47.317 couldn't all be here this morning, but I want to read their names. Wesley 00:12:47.350 --> 00:12:54.246 W Nor Pope martin Wist. You grew L. M. O best walter, Arbib son, john 00:12:54.279 --> 00:13:00.557 Jacobs Sydney be more joseph Lancer senior john B Mills. Now three of them 00:13:00.590 --> 00:13:05.157 are with us today and I want you to hear just a word from them first. 00:13:05.190 --> 00:13:11.467 Sydney be more a graduate of 1914. Many times alumni president. Now member 00:13:11.500 --> 00:13:15.217 of the alumni board, attorney and state director of the United States 00:13:15.250 --> 00:13:19.506 brewers Foundation Mr moore. 00:13:19.539 --> 00:13:21.787 Uh 00:13:21.820 --> 00:13:24.876 huh. I 00:13:24.909 --> 00:13:28.327 just say thank you, I'm glad to be here. You don't want to hear from me. 00:13:28.360 --> 00:13:35.307 Thanks 00:13:35.340 --> 00:13:40.356 another member of our executive committee and Arizona industrialist, Civic 00:13:40.389 --> 00:13:48.389 leader, owner of the westward ho and other enterprises, john B mills, 00:13:52.039 --> 00:13:57.496 thank you very much. This building is going to furnish such a wonderful 00:13:57.529 --> 00:14:02.496 service and much needed service to this great college that I'm very happy 00:14:02.529 --> 00:14:08.707 to have made a small contribution to its success. Thank you very much. Mhm. 00:14:08.740 --> 00:14:14.337 Yeah, thank 00:14:14.370 --> 00:14:17.707 you very much. Mr Mills, 00:14:17.740 --> 00:14:25.516 a significant amount of our funds has come from college sources now we're 00:14:25.549 --> 00:14:28.407 indebted 00:14:28.440 --> 00:14:35.006 for the untiring efforts of the controller of the colleagues. Mr moneybags. 00:14:35.039 --> 00:14:39.006 He's an alumnus of the class of 1934. 00:14:39.039 --> 00:14:44.736 He won the Alumni Service Award in 1952 for his work on the Student Union. 00:14:44.769 --> 00:14:52.769 It's a pleasure to give you Gilbert L. KT campaign Treasurer. 00:14:54.340 --> 00:14:57.207 Mhm. 00:14:57.240 --> 00:15:01.366 He's counting his money. He's right over there in the corner of the crowd. 00:15:01.399 --> 00:15:07.506 Very bashful, but we appreciate all that he has done and is doing 00:15:07.539 --> 00:15:11.047 now the gal friday who kept the records and was a dynamo of energy in the 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:15.717 campaign. I wanted to stand and take a good bow marge, McKamey now 00:15:15.750 --> 00:15:19.047 campaign director of the Shrine of the Ages Chapel Corporation and 00:15:19.080 --> 00:15:27.080 secretary of our campaign. 00:15:27.960 --> 00:15:33.717 Now an indispensable man who for at least nine years and he may correct me 00:15:33.750 --> 00:15:38.327 on that has been working on the plans for this building. Architect Kemper 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:43.506 Goodwin of Tempe. 00:15:43.539 --> 00:15:51.407 Mhm. Thank you. It hasn't been quite nine but it has been since 1948. 00:15:51.440 --> 00:15:58.167 This building contains so many different things. The requirements are such. 00:15:58.200 --> 00:16:03.807 That has been one of the most interesting jobs we've ever done. I hope 00:16:03.840 --> 00:16:11.136 that it has everything in it which you students and those to come. I would 00:16:11.169 --> 00:16:17.787 like to have. I'm sure that the space will soon prove too small. But we 00:16:17.820 --> 00:16:22.917 have attempted to give you everything possible and as much space as 00:16:22.950 --> 00:16:28.907 possible within the funds available. Thanks. Okay, 00:16:28.940 --> 00:16:33.866 thank you kemper. Now we're all anxious to know how long will it take to 00:16:33.899 --> 00:16:37.476 finish the building? Here's a man who can tell us representative of the T 00:16:37.509 --> 00:16:44.407 . G. K. Construction company. Mr George R. Vied. 00:16:44.440 --> 00:16:47.707 Yeah. 00:16:47.740 --> 00:16:51.486 Well I won't take much of your time because we're going to get this dream 00:16:51.519 --> 00:16:57.146 started And get it underway and we should have it completed within 365 00:16:57.179 --> 00:17:05.179 days. Thank you. Come on. Mhm. Yeah. Mhm. 00:17:05.940 --> 00:17:10.986 Now we're going to have 00:17:11.019 --> 00:17:17.907 the band play a selection and we'll continue with the ceremony. 00:17:17.940 --> 00:17:22.806 Yeah 00:17:22.839 --> 00:17:27.707 mm. 00:17:27.740 --> 00:17:35.740 Yeah. Yeah. 00:18:20.369 --> 00:18:24.976 Don't go away. We have the most important speaker yet to come and then 00:18:25.009 --> 00:18:29.296 we're going to dig this first shovel full of dirt here. I want you to hear 00:18:29.329 --> 00:18:35.157 a word from the man who was campus chairman of our entire campus campaign 00:18:35.190 --> 00:18:39.127 and who will have a lot to do with the way this building serves the campus 00:18:39.160 --> 00:18:47.160 in the future. Are dina students dr Weldon p shop stall. 00:18:49.339 --> 00:18:54.877 I do want to sound just one note that I don't believe has been expressed 00:18:54.910 --> 00:19:01.407 up until this time. Many people falsely get the idea that a student union 00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:08.637 is just a big recreation hall Such as one would find in a big city and of 00:19:08.670 --> 00:19:13.167 course it is that it is a place where we come and have fun get together 00:19:13.200 --> 00:19:19.607 and it is the heart of the campus. But it is more than that if we do not 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:24.197 uhh failed those people who have spent so much time, energy and money and 00:19:24.230 --> 00:19:30.056 making this union possible, we will fail them unless we do make this not 00:19:30.089 --> 00:19:35.407 just a recreation hall but a place of education, a place where we learn, 00:19:35.440 --> 00:19:39.556 You know that the big industry, big industry has determined without a 00:19:39.589 --> 00:19:45.076 doubt that from 85 to 90% of the people who lose jobs after they get out 00:19:45.109 --> 00:19:49.976 in life lose it, not because of a lack of ability, not because of a lack 00:19:50.009 --> 00:19:53.127 of formal training, but they lose it because of a lack of ability to get 00:19:53.160 --> 00:19:58.597 along with other people. That phase of the education on this campus is one 00:19:58.630 --> 00:20:03.296 of those aspects of our education to which this union, this building will 00:20:03.329 --> 00:20:09.236 contribute more. I enter this next year with great humility as well as 00:20:09.269 --> 00:20:13.867 gratitude humility for fear that we will not be able to make the maximum 00:20:13.900 --> 00:20:17.986 use of this building do do on this campus, what this building gives us a 00:20:18.019 --> 00:20:21.826 chance to do. But I'm sure we will do it with men like Bill Colson and 00:20:21.859 --> 00:20:25.397 student leaders such as he, which we'll have in the future and a student 00:20:25.430 --> 00:20:28.826 body such as this has turned out here Now. I'm proud to look forward and 00:20:28.859 --> 00:20:33.806 I'm sure you are too, thank you all who contributed to this. This is a 00:20:33.839 --> 00:20:37.556 great event here today and the future that it means for this institution. 00:20:37.589 --> 00:20:44.566 Thank you very much and the angel after all now 00:20:44.599 --> 00:20:48.726 we come to the high point of the morning ceremony. 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:54.849 I know you've been waiting to hear from our President Dr. Grady Gammage. 00:20:56.640 --> 00:20:58.640 Yeah, okay. 00:21:00.740 --> 00:21:07.707 Mr Chairman, members of our executive campaign committee, the students and 00:21:07.740 --> 00:21:09.907 faculty. 00:21:09.940 --> 00:21:17.707 This is a real red letter day in the history of this college. 00:21:17.740 --> 00:21:23.877 It's a day about which we have dreamed and hoped for a long time 00:21:23.910 --> 00:21:29.847 to see the beginning of its final culmination and realization and the 00:21:29.880 --> 00:21:36.877 building that will be erected at this place is indeed a great moment for 00:21:36.910 --> 00:21:39.597 all of us. 00:21:39.630 --> 00:21:45.006 As has been suggested. We should all feel very humble. 00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:52.217 I especially feel that way because I am personally and officially, on 00:21:52.250 --> 00:21:58.006 behalf of the college, indebted to so many people 00:21:58.039 --> 00:22:01.607 for the marvelous spirit of cooperation, 00:22:01.640 --> 00:22:07.407 the spirit of giving the spirit of helpfulness that has made this moment 00:22:07.440 --> 00:22:09.907 possible. 00:22:09.940 --> 00:22:17.806 We could not have begun to realize this building. If it had not been for 00:22:17.839 --> 00:22:25.276 the good will are people of the state of Arizona. The helpfulness of the 00:22:25.309 --> 00:22:28.086 students and faculty 00:22:28.119 --> 00:22:30.907 and of the alumni. 00:22:30.940 --> 00:22:36.066 We perhaps could take it for granted that students would be helpful that 00:22:36.099 --> 00:22:42.586 alumni would be helpful and faculty would be. But we actually had no right 00:22:42.619 --> 00:22:47.826 to take it for granted that citizens of the state would respond in the 00:22:47.859 --> 00:22:54.107 generous and enthusiastic manner in which they responded. 00:22:54.140 --> 00:22:59.877 We're deeply indebted to them. We especially indebted to charlie Stauffer 00:22:59.910 --> 00:23:06.427 who headed up the drive to Senator Hayden, who lent the prestige of his 00:23:06.460 --> 00:23:12.907 name and end of his influence and was helpful in other ways 00:23:12.940 --> 00:23:17.576 to the members of the executive committee 00:23:17.609 --> 00:23:23.576 and especially to those who gave from, I think the largest gift was 00:23:23.609 --> 00:23:26.607 $25,000 00:23:26.640 --> 00:23:34.387 Down to 10 Santa. We are grateful to all of them. We are grateful to mr 00:23:34.420 --> 00:23:40.907 males and mr moore who took time out to be with us this morning. 00:23:40.940 --> 00:23:45.717 John Mills is one of the busiest men, the United States. We are indeed 00:23:45.750 --> 00:23:50.576 honored to have him on our campus. Sydney is one of all our own graduates 00:23:50.609 --> 00:23:55.377 and one of us and we expect him to be here, but we have no right to expect 00:23:55.410 --> 00:24:00.437 a man like john Mills, Senator Hayden Governor Pie men who are especially 00:24:00.470 --> 00:24:07.006 busy at this particular time to more than ever. Uh, we have no right to 00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:10.437 expect them to take their time to come out here and we're indebted to them 00:24:10.470 --> 00:24:17.397 for that. This union will be the cross currents, the place for the where 00:24:17.430 --> 00:24:22.717 we will sense the cross current of students and faculty lives. It will be 00:24:22.750 --> 00:24:27.276 a recreational center. It will be an educational center. It will be a 00:24:27.309 --> 00:24:33.637 place that will enrich the lives and the experiences of our students from 00:24:33.670 --> 00:24:39.857 the time. It is dedicated for the next century, I hope, and I'm sure it 00:24:39.890 --> 00:24:46.266 will. So again, I'm grateful to all of you and thank you for coming this 00:24:46.299 --> 00:24:53.246 morning and with that feeling of satisfaction that I know we all have, I'm 00:24:53.279 --> 00:25:00.006 going to say that in 365 days, if not sooner we expect to dedicate this 00:25:00.039 --> 00:25:08.039 building. I hope it will be at least a month sooner than that. 00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:20.039 Thank you. President Gammage and now mr Student Union himself, the man who 00:25:20.490 --> 00:25:27.107 wore out more shoe leather pounding the pavements of Arizona 00:25:27.140 --> 00:25:33.637 getting contributions than most of us were out in many, many years. A man 00:25:33.670 --> 00:25:38.306 who was graduated from this college in 1901, 00:25:38.339 --> 00:25:43.677 former publisher of the Arizona Republic in phoenix gazette, former alumni 00:25:43.710 --> 00:25:50.326 president and member of our alumni board, A man who gave 16 hours a day 00:25:50.359 --> 00:25:58.097 for over a year to furthering this cause for you and for us. 00:25:58.130 --> 00:26:03.776 I think I've said all I can say, but it isn't enough. Here is the general 00:26:03.809 --> 00:26:11.809 campaign chairman Charles a staffer. Yeah. 00:26:13.440 --> 00:26:17.506 Mhm. 00:26:17.539 --> 00:26:22.877 Mhm, mhm, mm hmm. 00:26:22.910 --> 00:26:29.357 I certainly thank you. And that the cheer certainly gave me a thrill. But 00:26:29.390 --> 00:26:34.276 even at that it isn't the thrill that I have. I have the greatest ever had 00:26:34.309 --> 00:26:40.526 in my life because a dream is coming true. Persistency, we're told half 00:26:40.559 --> 00:26:46.266 its reward and certainly the persistency of the president and this 00:26:46.299 --> 00:26:52.107 committee and everybody else that worked on this drive for three years 00:26:52.140 --> 00:26:56.836 should be rewarded in the greatest reward I can think of is the 00:26:56.869 --> 00:27:02.677 satisfaction that we're going to have a real student union building in the 00:27:02.710 --> 00:27:08.707 finest college should be university in the southwest. 00:27:08.740 --> 00:27:13.707 Yeah. Mm hmm. 00:27:13.740 --> 00:27:17.246 I'll 00:27:17.279 --> 00:27:25.279 just say that I'm extremely happy that you're going to have an institution 00:27:25.349 --> 00:27:30.677 or a project here that will prove one of the richest factors in your 00:27:30.710 --> 00:27:36.137 college life that will bring you all together and give you an opportunity 00:27:36.170 --> 00:27:41.937 to learn to be citizens and in this day and age of the world, we know that 00:27:41.970 --> 00:27:46.976 with people coming in masses instead of a few that you do need greater 00:27:47.009 --> 00:27:50.566 cooperation and greater understanding and that's what this is going to 00:27:50.599 --> 00:27:56.347 give this school. I'm happy. Very happy indeed that you're going to have 00:27:56.380 --> 00:28:00.076 this institution and I'm happy that all the students in the future are 00:28:00.109 --> 00:28:05.286 going to have to have it and I'm going to express 00:28:05.319 --> 00:28:12.187 and appreciation before the student body of the administration, 00:28:12.220 --> 00:28:19.447 the administration and the work of the school. It's a, the respect that 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:24.177 the state of Arizona has for it. I think that you should be happy and I'm 00:28:24.210 --> 00:28:29.526 very happy. Do we probably have one of the best college presidents in the 00:28:29.559 --> 00:28:35.927 United States and I certainly wish you every, every one of you the 00:28:35.960 --> 00:28:38.907 greatest of, 00:28:38.940 --> 00:28:46.940 of happiness in this institution. I thank you. Okay. Mm 00:28:49.339 --> 00:28:56.117 tonight. Okay. Yeah. And now of course we've had all of the talking, we're 00:28:56.150 --> 00:29:01.486 going to have. And uh, from this point on, except I think I failed to 00:29:01.519 --> 00:29:07.276 express our appreciation to jimmy here. Now, Jamie was the real spark plug 00:29:07.309 --> 00:29:13.296 and enthusiasm that managed the details and kept everything coordinated 00:29:13.329 --> 00:29:17.486 and running smoothly and effectively. And we are indebted to him. I think 00:29:17.519 --> 00:29:24.476 I failed to say that. Thank you very much. Yeah, that's right. Yeah. All 00:29:24.509 --> 00:29:28.976 of my ever have anything to do with another fundraising drive. I just hope 00:29:29.009 --> 00:29:33.086 I can have charlie Stauffer and carl Hayden to take the ball. That's what 00:29:33.119 --> 00:29:38.516 I hope. Thank you very much. Now, Zad shamel of Arizona sand and rock is 00:29:38.549 --> 00:29:41.619 over there with this big shoveland