Ralph McDanel

A few months ago friends of Dr. Ralph C. McDanel ( and that includes about everyone who has come within hailing distance of this University for the past 41 years), decided that the time had come to do him in oils. It was not so much that we needed a reminder of how he looked in any given year over the past two score for he has changed but little; the same crew cut in season, out of season, in style, out of style, the same trim figure, the same undimmed eye for a shabby footnote. Nor are we particularly trying to honor him, a thing we would never do in public with him sitting by ready to take us apart with his dry, wry wit. What we are really hoping to do with this portrait is to give some innocent freshman years from now, perhaps even a son or grandson of ours, a chance to look at that solid countenance and ask, "Who is that?" That will be all we need to launch into the amazing career of one of the most versatile characters

Remarks of Vernon B. Richardson, '35, in presenting portrait of Dr. McDanel to the University at Alumni Day luncheon, May 13.

ever to come down out of the north and teach Confederate history in Virginia for 41 years. The Yankee accent was only on his tongue, not in his treatment of history.

We will tell the unsuspecting lad that in 1967 we gave the famous artist, David Silvette, an impossible task. How could he possibly catch on canvas the full spectrum of this man's interests and talents? He must show a scholar with a doctorate from the famed Johns Hopkins, a teacher with an obvious love for the history of his country and who could make dry bones live, a full member of the college community who left his mark in athletics, fraternity life, churchmanship and friendship. Dr. Mac created everywhere a favorable climate for the moments that educate.

Who could expect the artist to catch that gleam in the professorial eye when he was about to launch a satirical comment on modern politics? How could the artist suggest that characteristic tug on his cuffs to make sure that everything was as neat as the research papers he demanded? If the function of a portrait is to convey a train of years and a lifetime of character in one arrested instant then we feel that this glimpse of the beloved "Dr. Mac" has succeeded.

He came to this University in 1926 with a Ph.D. diploma in one hand and a stack of ideas for term papers in the other. The diploma quickly disappeared, but the term papers from his students have flowed on and on like our esteemed James River, now clear, now polluted. Far beyond the academic cloisters Dr. Mac's interests flourished and his abilities were recognized: National President of O.D.K., the leadership fraternity; District Grand Master of Kappa Sigma, his social fraternity; President of the Southern Conference, the governing body in athletics for most colleges and universities of the South at the time; President of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, the highest office Virginia Baptists can bestow on minister or layman. On and on the honors extend each beso much come so quickly from so many in response to so few words of request. There is enough left over to buy for the library such a huge collection of required reading in the field of history and political science as to make future generations of students wish that we had skipped the whole idea!

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He" created everywhere a favorable climate for the

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speaking years of faithfulness in a few things before his being made ruler over many things. In every role Dr. Mac was the same man, integrity itself, one of those rare and choice persons who is all of a piece.

Mr. President, as a small by-product of our making possible this portrait to the University, we are happy to inform you that the tight money market is a thing of the past and that the days of easy currency and affiuent alumni are with us once more. Never in the history of fund raising has

We are happy, Sir, to present this portrait of Dr. Ralph C. McDanel in affectionate appreciation of him as a teacher of men whose love of excellence in all things has inspired our lives, deepened our pride in our country and taught us new dimensions in citizenship with its responsbilities as well as its rights. We may add, Sir, in the presentation of this portrait, and in the spirit of this one who never missed a chance for a friendly dig, that having been around for the framing we all fervently hope to be here for the hanging!

"NOW, THOSE RASCALS IN WASHINGTON." W. Rush Loving, '56, one of the great band of McDanel hero-worshipers, shot the above picture when he was a student in Dr. Mac's class. Dr. McDanel had no idea that Loving, who should have been taking notes in European history, was instead taking a series of candid snapshots.

I know you understand how proud I am to be making this particular presentation honoring our greatly respected and beloved friend, Coach Malcolm U. Pitt. This is one of the highest honors I ever expected to be paid. Although we are recognizing his retirement, after twenty-five years of service as Director of Athletics at the University, I think we can say that he is essentially a teacher. He has performed his dutks well as our Athletic Director, but his chief interest is in teaching and his great love is young people.

He not only teaches sportsmanship along with the fundamentals, but he sets an outstanding example for conduct later in life. This is the main reason he has so many warm friends among the Alumni who once played for him on baseball, basketball, track or football teams here.

In the 33 years he has been coaching, he has never spoken a profane word on the practice field, ( although we know at

Remarks of C. Porter Vaughan, '40, in presenting portrait of Coach Pitt to the University of Richmond at Alumni Day luncheon, May 13.

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rrHis entire life has been coaching, teaching and counseling boys."

Hall of Fame in 1963 and last year was elected to the Helms Baseball Hall of Fame as well. Few coaches in the nation have been paid this double tribute.

A1:d speaking of tributes, let me briefly ment10n a few which are unsolicited but justly deserved. In a Times-Dispatch' Editorial of April 7, 1967, both Dr. McDanel and Mac Pitt were recognized, and I quote: "For here are two men who not only have performed eminently in their respective fields, but whose dedication to Christian principles surely has enriched the lives of Jordan says, "He possesses to the highest degree the qualities of integrity, leadership, and sportsmanship which are requisities of an athletic coach."

On May 1, 1967, from Athletic Director Lyles Alley, representing Coach Pitt's Furman University friends, and incidently, just before losing a double header to our Spiders, he was presented a plaque inscribed, "A Man Of Wisdom With A Heart Of Gold."

And last, but by no means least, last Saturday after defeating the William and

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times the temptation has been great). No one has heard him use an obscene expression, or tell a dirty joke.

But, believe me, he is no "softy." He's a fierce competitor who has never enjoyed losing and never will. From Coach Pitt's example, the boys of his athletic teams learn this same spirit along with a little cockiness and a burning desire and courage to win. While here in college he was quarterback of his football team, played third base in baseball, and was a consistent point scorer in track. This versatility has followed him through his career and his leadership qualities were recognized early when he was tapped to ODK.

Believe it or not, at one time he was interested in banking as a profession, but soon learned that he enjoyed working with boys more than with dollars. It was at this stage in life when he accepted the opportunity to coach at Fork Union Military Academy, a prep school supported by the Baptists of Virginia. Here he served from 1919 to 1928 when he joined the staff at the University of Richmond as Freshman Coach. Today we honor him not only as our retiring Director of Athletics, but also as varsity basketball Coach for 19 years, and as baseball Coach for 33 years at Richmond College.

And what an outstanding record he has had in these years ! His baseball teams have captured 16 state championships, two Southern Conference titles and two ties for that Crown, 376 wins- 198 losses, and a winning percentage of .655 up to this season. And speaking of our present Spider nine, who would have believed we would be in contention for the S.C. and state championships during this last week of the season. We've won twelve and lost only 7. Another winning year.

At retirement as basketball coach, his teams had won 197 games, while losing 168. The 1934-35 team was undefeated in twenty games.

Most of you realize that Coach Pitt was named to the Helms Foundation Basketball thousands of young men with whom they have come into contact on the campus .... "

Yesterday Lawrence Leonard, sports editor of the Richmond News Leader devoted his entire column to Coach Pitt. This is an outstanding testimonial for which we are very grateful.

Southern Conference Commissioner Lloyd

THE SILVER FOX at his desk in Millhiser Gymnasium. [ 7]

1,000 Return For Alumnae -Alumni Week End

Panel Discusses ucampus Ferment"

More than 1,000 men and women returned to the University of Richmond May 12-13 for a joint Alumnae-Alumni Weekend.

Under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Long (Louise Cardoza, '43) discussions were planned around the theme "Affluent Turmoil. " Alumni joined Westhamptonites in a South Court classroom on Friday to hear a series of lectures by four faculty members. (See "So They Say," page 15.)

A full Saturday program found alumnae and alumni gathering at the chapel for a seminar on "Campus Ferment," attending luncheons, watching Richmond whip William and Mary at baseball, and being greeted by Dr. and Mrs. George M. Modlin at the President's Reception.

Participating in the morning seminar were Dr. Rosalind Allen Barker, '57, lecturer in the department of · English at Victoria College, University of Toronto, and Dr. Fillmore H. Sanford, '35, professor of psychology at the University of Texas.

Dr. Austin E. Grigg, '40, dean of Richmond College, who moderated the panel, commented that student demonstrations were a way of saying "Hey there, look at me." "They want to be somebody-and they really are somebody- but we treat them as though they haven't become full-fledged members of the human race as yet," he added.

Dr. Barker suggested three kinds of experimental ideas in the areas of curriculum, books, and university identity as possible means of drawing student and teacher closer together.

First she advocated a shift in emphasis in the orientation of freshman, attempting to discover the student's interests as opposed to the traditional concept of orienting incoming students to a world already provided and developed by the administration, the faculty and the upperclassmen. "What I would like to see would be something like the Senior Essay, that is, an individual project done in the first year . . . and counting for about one-fourth of the student's total course load," she said. "For some, it would be the beginning of an exciting and developing interest; for others, perhaps a dead end-but a dead end discovered early enough to look for other more lasting, more appropriate kinds of concentration. Best of all, it would provide the opportunity for a continuing dialogue with an individual faculty member whose relationship to the sh1dent would be not so much the faculty advisor as the fellow adventurer."

Such a project, she continued, would give the freshman some idea that the curriculum has flexibility and is open-ended "rather than being a page of ruled paper with all the lines filled in."

Her second experiment involved books. She suggested that universities set aside a certain amount of the library's budget for student requests and publicize this fact

Righi-PRESIDENT BETTY ANN ALLEN DOUB, '49, greets alumnae at the luncheon in Keller Hall.

Be/ow-WELCOME. President and Mrs. George M. Modlin entertain alumnae and alumni at a reception at their home on Bostwick Lane. With them are R. Clifton, ('45), and Louise Cardoza ('43) Long, cochairman for the Alumni-Alumnae Week End, and Fillmore H. Sanford, '35, one of the panelists at the morning seminar. Dr. Sanford is professor of psychology at the University of Texas. among the students. "This does not mean that the library should purchase every book a student asks for," she emphasized, "but I think the opportunity for the student to take this kind of initiative should be there."

She called for changing university bookstores into intellectual centers, where books and periodicals far exceeding the range and

demands of courses would be available.

As a third experiment she suggested more links between universities, both for cooperation and to stimulate a diversity of outlook. This might be done through annual exchanges of students and faculty to visit classes and to meet informally, she said.

Dr. Sanford noted that universities sometimes "overestimate the importance of purely intellectual growth and forget the importance of the growth of whole, integral human beings."

The latter kind of growth, he said, is facilitated by joining things, caring deeply about issues, making commitments, testing limits, examining a variety of viewpoints and seeing and perhaps trying out personal orientations to life. "The facilitation of whole person growth," he emphaized, "should be a prime aim of higher education in an open society."

He reminded alumni that the "rebels" among college students were but a small percentage of the student body, and that the vast majority were, "at least on the surface, quiet, adjusting, conforming members of the existing establishment." "Many wise and confident educators seriously wish that there were more participation of students in student movements, not less," he added. "Such educators believe that the active participation in real social and political affairs is productively conducive to the growth toward maturity, and conducive, too, to productive change in the way we approach higher education."

Dr. Sanford stressed the difference between "expressive rebellion" and "instrumental rebellion" among college students. "There are many understandable reasons why today's young people should feel frustrated by and disappointed with the world in which they find themselves," he said. "In their rampant idealism and self-appointed purity of mind, they find much that is intolerable in the behavior of adults. "It is to be expected that many of them will express these feelings . . . by growing beards or by wearing mini-skirts. "These relatively nonfunctional expressions of individuality don't seem to have any great importance. They probably should be regarded . . . as instances of 'high spirits', or merely downright foolishness."

He pointed out that if students really organize and plan to have a definite effect on "the establishment" and have in mind explicit changes they would like to bring about, then "we have something else on our hands." "My own feeling is that we should leave alone the length of male hair and the presence of beards . . . ignore shortness or length of skirts . . . but take seriously the genuine attempts on the part of our young people to bring about definite changes in our institutions," he said. "Whether we confront such rebels by direct opposition, or by trying to turn their energies into what seem to be tolerable and constructive channels or whether we choose ... to join them is a matter of intricate decision. But we should not ignore deeply felt expressions about the way life should be lived."

Young people often forget, he said, that they cannot gain "a sense of identity, a feeling of integrity and worth in a social setting, unless they achieve somethin,; on their own and unless their achievement is confirmed by society." "The world will reward competence and effective individuality," he stated. "Human achievements still rest on hard work and the developing of genuine competencies."

WE'RE TWENTY, WE'RE TWENTY, who says we are more? Members of the class of 1917 borrow from Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem, "The Boys," as they relive their college days of a half century ago . As their gift to the University, the class gave money for the purchase of a reader-printer for the Library. Seated left to right: Herman P. Thomas, William R. Silvey, James H. Poteet, Clifton C. Thomas, and James H. Barnett, Jr. Standing left to right: Edward J. Fox, William Earle White, E. Hiter Robinson, Lynn C. Dickinson, H. W. Charlton, Harvie A. Clopton and William Hugh Bagby.

The Old Grads Come Home

From the seers of 1917 to the youngsters of 1957, alumni returned for a round of reunions, most of them on the Friday night of Alumni-ae Week End. Classes of 1917, 1922 and 1932 held reunions at the John Marshall Hotel where arrangements were made by committees headed by William Earle White , '17 ; W. Tyler Haynes, '22, and Frank Lord, '32. Books Shetter arranged the party for the class of 1937 at the Executive Motor Hotel; Edward M. Klein, 1942 at the Jefferson-Lakeside Country Club; D. Walton Mallory, Jr.,1942, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Badenoch on Matoaka Road, and Frank Skinner, 1952, the Charcoal House Restaurant.

Two of the classes held reunions on Saturday, the class of 1927 around the Sun Dial, after attending Dr. McDanel's 8:30 class, and the class of 1957 Saturday night at the Willow Oaks Country Club where arrangements were made by a committee headed by Nelson Turner.

'TYE GOT A MILLION LIKE IT." A Stan Kellam, Jr., master of ceremonies for the reunion of the class of 1942, continues his quips after dinner to the delight of Class President Edward M. Klein, Mrs. Raymond B. Pinchbeck, and President Modlin. More than 70 attended .

Spider Grid T earn Will Be Better: Jones

by WALT DREWRY

Coach Frank Jones' second University of Richmond football team will be an improved eleven although it will be a young squad dominated by rising sophomores. Although less experienced than last season, the Spiders will be quicker, faster and more aggressive than a year ago and will hit harder. Eighteen lettermen are expected back this Fall but the Spiders lost most of their offensive team including All-Southern Halfback Larry Zunich, signed by the St. Louis Cardinals ; fine blocking Fullback Doug Davis and All-Southern Tackle Bob Andrews. Losses were heavy in the defensive line as well.

Jones inherited a winless team last season. Despite a lack of depth and talent, the Spiders captured two games and played exciting football in most of the other contests. The Red and Blue play another rugged 10-game schedule this season which includes seven Southern Conference foes, three of them at Richmond City Stadium.

The 1967 schedule includes home games with West Virginia on September 16 and East Carolina on September 23, both at 8:15 o'clock (EDT), and the Homecoming game with The Citadel on November 11 at 2 o'clock (EST) .. Following their home games with the Mountaineers and Pirates, the Spiders play V.M.I. at Lexington on September 30, Davidson at Davidson on October 7, Furman at Greenville, S. C., on October 14, Virginia Tech at Blacksburg on October 21 and Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg, Miss., on November 4. Richmond winds up its season with William and Mary at Williamsburg on November 18 and Parsons College at Fairfield, Iowa, on November 25. All of the road games are afternoon contests.

Heading the list of returning lettermen is Buster O'Brien, the 6-1, 189-pound junior quarterback from Virginia Beach who set new passing (99 completions in 200 attempts for 1,221 yards and 8 TDs) and total offense ( 1,301 yards) for the school in his first season. A smart field general, O'Brien is regarded as a pro prospect by Jones. In the Spring game against a starstudded Alumni eleven O'Brien led the Varsity to a 34-21 victory by completing 11 of 13 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns and running 18 yards for another.

Jones believes he has the finest punter in the country in Mike Bragg, the senior from Falls Church who tied for third in the nation last season by averaging 42.8 yards on 58 punts. Mike also booted a pair of field fioals and kicked 11 of 13 extra point attempts.

Senior stars returning are Dave Delgado (2 18), All-Southern middle guard from Dover, N. J., who may be shifted to a defensive tackle post ; Wayne Collins (187), second All-Southern linebacker from Prince George, and Tackle Terry Crum (236), a pro prospect from Highspire, Pa.

Sophomore Jim Crenshaw (185) and shifty Mike Bixiones ( 173) , a transfer student from Montgomery Junior College, probably will start at the halfback posts. Mike Dussault (203) may have the edge over two other sophomores, Pat Turchetta ( 18 5) and Bill Sweeney ( 189) at fullback. Newcomer Walker Gillette (6-4, 193) is a fine split end prospect. Tight End Tommy England ( 6-2, 203) and Guards Bob Hag-

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Jones New A. D.

Football Coach Frank Jones was appointed Athletic Director, succeeding Malcolm U. Pitt, as the Alumn i Bulletin went to press. The announcement was made by President George M. Modlin on the recommendation of the Athletic Council with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees.

Jones said his goal was "to become competitive with everyone we play." Jones said his "initial concern in taking this post will be finances. It is my hope that the alumni and friends of the University will support an expanded and well rounded program in all sports. In return we hope to give them outstanding athletic events at

Frank Jones

the City Stadium, the new coliseum, on the campus and wherever our athletic teams play."

In his first season as head football coach, Frank Jones demonstrated his ability as an organizer and leader," Dr. Modlin stated. "I am confident he will provide the leadership to strengthen further the total athletic program at the University of Richmond."

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The 1967 track season was one for setting records as Coach Fred Hardy's team finished with a 5-3 record, tied for third in the State meet and wound up third in the Southern Conference Meet. The Spiders set seven individual school records and two relays records.

Co-captain Bob Crute, whose 316 points in his career is a UR high, ran a 21. 3 in the 220 on a curve in a meet with Florida, Duke and Yale to qualify for the NCAA Meet in this event. The senior speedster from Radford also set a school mark of 49.1 in the 440.

Co-captain Allen Saville ran a 1:53.0 half mile against Washington and Lee and tied his mark in a meet with Frederick College. He also set a school mark of 4:21.8 in the mile against East Carolina.

Mike Cline set the two-mile mark of 9 :46.0 against Frederick and the three-mile record of 15:16.1 against East Carolina. Tom Winfree's timing of 56.4 in the Southern Conference meet trials also is a UR record.

The 440 relay team of Dave Smith, Captain-elect Rod Camden, Ted Bisterfeld and Crute posted a UR mark of 41.6 in the meet with Duke, Florida and Yale. The mile relay team of Crute, Camden, Bisterfeld and Saville established a school and Southern conference record of 3: 16.3 in the conference meet.

Crute won the 100 and 220 in both the State and Conference meets, tying his meet record of 9.7 in the century in the former (he holds the school record of 9.6 set in '66 against Virginia Tech) and breaking his meet record in 21.5 in the 220 in the latter meet.

Coach Lewis Mills' golf team posted its finest records in years, winning seven of nine matches. The Spiders linksmen tied for second in the State tournament and tied for fourth in the conference tourney.

The tennis team of Coach Leonard McNeal and Student Assistant Coach Bobby Bayliss beat William and Mary, 7-2, in its final match to reach the .500 mark for the first time in several years. The netters had an 8-8 record and tied for sixth in the conference tournaments.

Another Baseball Winner For Pitt

Coach Mac Pitt's thirty-third and final University of Richmond baseball team was a typical scrappy one despite a lack of punch at the plate and a lack of pitching depth. Although the Spiders batted an anemic .228 as a team and Junior Righthander Dick Balderson toiled in 13 of the 22 games on the mound, the club finished with a 13-9 record and wound up third in the Southern Conference race with a 10-5 mark.

Actually, Richmond was in the scrap with West Virginia and East Carolina for the crown until the last week of the season when V.M.I. beat the Spiders, 6-2, at Lexington to knock them out of the race. Boasting a 9-4 record overall and a 6-2 Conference mark after taking a 7-3 decision over V.M.I. at home, the Spiders dropped a 2-0 decision to Navy and Balderson lost a three-hitter to Virginia, 1-0.

The Spiders bounced back, however, and swept a twin bill from Furman, 5-4, and 5-3, and then Balderson blanked William and Mary, 3-0, at Williamsburg on a fourhitter. The loss to V.M.I. at Lexington, however, dropped the Spiders behind East Carolina and West Virginia, which went on to capture the title in a playoff game with the Pirates.

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Pitt, however, achieved his 389th victory as Richmond coach on Alumni Day as the Spiders topped William and Mary, 4-1, as Balderson hurled an eight-hitter and Jim Claiborne hit a two-run homer. Any hopes the Spiders had of finishing second in the conference race were killed when West Virginia defeated them, 2-1, and 3-1, in a twin bill.

The 1967 season was one of Pitt's finest coaching jobs. Third Baseman Tommy Gilman (.338) was his lone .300 hitter although All-Southern First Baseman Tom Green was close at .297. The outfield played well enough defensively but not a one hit as much as .175. A sophomore, who hit only .209, played second base. The co-captains, Catcher Emory Maiden and second team All-Southern Shortstop Frank Jenness, batted .273 and .268 after slow starts at the plate and well below their 1966 averages.

Balderson, who had a deceiving 7 -5 record, led the balloting for pitchers on the All-Southern team. He pitched four shutouts and had a fine 1. 71 earned run average. He twirled 95½ innings. Lefty Jack Hellems was the No. 2 pitcher with a 3-2 record.

Mike Denoia (200) and Bill Roberts (215) and Sophs Steve Milling (191) and Dave Criswell (200) are battling for the starting role at center.

Tommy Johnson (178), Dennis Wiley (175), who also plays split end; and Rich DeVito, also an offensive halfback, in the [11]

defensive battlefield; Delgado up front and Linebacker Collins are the only experienced defensive starters. Sophomores who could start on defense are Ends Mel Medved (189) and Buzz Montsinger (204), Tackles Bill Clark (212) and Eddie Barnes (225) , Middle Guard Dick Irvin (205), if Delgado moves to tackle, Linebacker John Zehler ( 198) and Back Winston Whitehead ( 173) .

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Of the 466 degree winners, 141 were in Richmond College and 121 in Westhampton ; 92 in the Business School; 57, Law School; 11, University College, and 44, Graduate School.

In addition to degrees in course, honorary degrees were conferred on six distinguished men; Richmond City Manager Horace H. Edwards, '26, Doctor of Laws; RPI President George J. Oliver, '20, Doctor of Laws; Lucius M. Polhill, executive secretary of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, Doctor of Humanities; Kenneth R. Erfft, '36, vice president for administration at Duquesne University, Doctor of Commercial Science; the Rev. David S. Hammock, '31, pastor of the New Bridge Baptist Church, Richmond, Doctor of Divinity, and the Rev. Arthur W. Rich, '36, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lakeland, Fla., Doctor of Divinity.

WOOTEN NAMED V.P. OF S.C. UTILITY Oscar S. Wooten, '48, has been elected

vice president and member of the board of directors of South Carolina Electric and Gas Company.

As vice president, he will have supervision over financial and secretarial functions of utility. He had been assistant vice president of finance. He joined the firm in 1954 as an assistant auditor and in 1963 was elevated to assistant controller. In 1966, he was elected assistant vice president.

Wooten is past president of the Central Chapter of CPA's and past vice president of the South Carolina Association of CPA's. He is a past treasurer of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.

Richmond's University Serves The Community

by CHARLES W. HOUSTON*

The University of Richmond is assuming a new and expanding role as Richmond's university.

Under the dynamic leadership of Dean Martin L. Shotzberger, its new University College is involving its university deeper and deeper and more completely into the life of the community.

This was never more apparent than a few months ago when more than 100 persons, public officials and organizational leaders from Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield counties accepted the University's invitation to get together to consider problems that are of deepening concern to the community.

At this Metropolitan Leadership Workshop, sponsored by the Institute for Business and Community Development , within University College, leaders of the three subdivisions earnestly sought areas of agreement and cooperation on problems facing the Richmond area.

*Mr. Houston, who has spent most of his working years in Richmond, is a reporter and columnist for the News Leader .

The Workshop was well organized by Dr. Richard S. Underhill, director of the Institute which is becoming increasingly involved with the non-academic publics served by University College. Through its three Centers, the institute has run schools for hundreds of persons employed by business and industrial institutions. It has brought instruction in the latest techniques of supervision and is aimed at upgrading the quality of work.

Many business establishments have availed themselves of the facilities offered by the Management University College Center. The Urban Center is now making an exploration throughout the Richmond Metropolitan area (Richmond, and the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield, and Hanover) to try to determine the attitudes of the people toward present and emerging metropolitan problems. The Organizational Research Center is now engaged in a major project that concerns the set-up of the Virginia State Department of Welfare and Institutions . It expects to expand its field of inquiry as time goes on.

The Institute, in short, stands ready to help where help is needed, and to go forth on its own to explore into what it is that is going on all round us.

Other University College units stand ready to do what they can to help every individual to upgrade his abilities to do the job he is in and to fit him for some more demanding role in his own life and that of the community. "If the University is the storehouse of knowledge it is supposed to be," says Dean Shotzberger, "it is ridiculous to sit back and wait for somebody to ask for what they don't know is here ... . "

That seems to put it in a nutshell. There'll be no hiding of the University's light under a bushel in this expanding Age of Knowledge.

The University has long been an important factor in Richmond's life and University College has as its specific role service to the Richmond community. University College is an outgrowth of the Evening School of Business which has served 24,000 Richmonders in credit work since 1924, largely through part-time professors.

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SERVING THE COMMUNITY. Typical of the activities of University College was the Metropolitan Leadership Workshop conducted by the Urban Center. Richmond's next city manager, Alan F. Kiepper, is addressing the Workshop. Others, from the left, are Dr. Dean Martin L. Shotzberger of University College; William F. LaVecchia, Henrico planning director; E. A. Beck, Henrico county manager; Irvin G. Horner, Chesterfield supervisors chairman, and City Manager Horace H. Edwards, '26. The building at the left is the sanctuary of the Second Baptist Church which, with the church's education building, has been purchased by the University. Both buildings will be placed in use by University College this fall.