Pictorial History
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One of the first computers to be used at the University, this is an IBM 610, an automatic decimal point computer. This student (1959 or 1960) probably thought this was a wonderful invention along with the print output device next to it. Students can now use computer laboratories in Odegaard Library and Mary Gates Hall, as well as many other computing facilities on campus.
| The Applied Physics Laboratory was originally built in 1928 for a Bekins warehouse, the University purchased the building in 1950 and remodeled it in 1952. An East wing was added in 1959 and the sixth floor was remodeled and many other improvements were made in 1963. The interior and exterior were aesthetically improved in 1968. (Ivester, Bldg. 172) |  |
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In the sixties, the University campus, like others of that time, experienced a certain amount of tension. After the "conformist, cold war atmosphere of the fifties", there was a concern about civil rights among minority groups and disagreement with U.S. foreign policy. In 1962, students and some faculty protested the policy against allowing controversial speakers on campus. As a result, the regents accepted Pres. Odegaard's recommendation to allow political speeches under conditions conducive to the "free exchange of ideas and protective of the educational goals of the University." (Sanders, p. 15) |
| In 1974 the band marched to celebrate the inauguration of a new
president, John R. Hogness. He was influential in gaining
appropriate compensation for faculty to preserve and expand the
University's reputation for excellence. He noted that the amenities
of the Pacific Northwest were no longer felt to be a sufficient
enticement for faculty members. "As has been said, 'You can't eat
Mt. Rainier!'" He also supported the University's commitment to
affirmative action, saying that "the quest for quality demands that
such equity be achieved." (Sanders, p. 27) Photo taken by Letcher Ross, who is now an employee of Computing & Communications. |
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