such matters as cancer, poliomyelitis, taxation, low-gradeiron ore, cheese making, teacher training, municipal government, nuclear fission, new va-rieties and strains of grains and fruits, supersonics and transonics, to mention only a few.THE UNIVERSITY is recognized as the cultural hub of the Northwest it is the homeof the Minneapolis Symphony, the University Artists Course, radio station KUOM, theUniversity Theatre, and the local performances of the Metropolitan Opera Company.Through the University of Minnesota Concert and Lecture Service and the SchoolAssembly Service, the University brings to more than a million and a half people inthe area it serves, artists and lecturers of quality and talent.In its diverse research laboratories on its threecampuses, at the several agricultural experiment stations, at the Rosemount ResearchCenter, and at the University Hospitals, its scientists at any one moment are workingon countless research experiments of vital interest to the future health and welfare of allof us. But the University of Minnesota, like all great universities, has expanded far beyondits early teaching and training programs. Still in addition, its staff members who are county agents, home demonstrationagents, and recreation and health consultants give effective aid and assistance to citizensof the state in their very homes. Paul, and Duluth campuses, the Universityoffers, through its Schools of Agriculture, its General Extension Division, and its shortcourses, specialized training designed to assist those who wish to study on a part-timebasis. In addition to the enormous task of giving collegiate instruction to nearly twenty-thousand students on its Minneapolis, St. During the period of its existence,the University has awarded more than 100,000 degrees to its students who have com-pleted the rigorous training demanded by the complexities of modem society.
How well it has suc-ceeded is indicated by the number of doctors, lawyers, engineers, social workers, journal-ists, dentists, farmers, businessmen, and community and civic leaders in all fields-goodcitizens all-who have gone from its several campuses to participate actively in theupgrading of the welfare of the citizens of our state.
MLJ q_ C, 17f D tCf 51-55 'ltis Js Vour UuivcrsitgCHARTERED in February, 1851, by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Min-nesota, the University of Minnesota is currently celebrating its one hundredth birthday.While observing this milestone, as from its very beginning, the University is dedicated tothe task of training the youth of today, the citizens of tomorrow.
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