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The past five years at the University of Idaho
have been largely influenced by the progressive
leadership of J. E. Buchanan, and through his
efficient organization it has emerged from the
post-war period a greatly-expanded, smoothrunning,
educational plant. From the time he
accepted the presidency of the University, President
Buchanan envisioned an extensive longrange
building program for the school, and this
year has shown the first visible results of his
plan, with the completion of five major new
buildings on the campus. Under his efficient
organization, many major problems facing the
University were solved, with the end result of
a sturdier, more efficiently operated, institution.
President Buchanan holds the distinction of
being the first University of Idaho alumnus to
become president of his own school, and as
such, he holds a deeper insight into the basic
problems of the school than would most men.
J. E. Buchanan
President
This year saw the election of Idaho's second
consecutive governor from the north- an unusual
feat in a state such as this, where the
population lies largely in the south. Upon taking
office, Governor Len B. Jordan presented the
state legislature with a highly controversial
economy program which was, to a large extent,
carried out. As chief executive of the state, the
governor has the power to appoint citizens of
Idaho to the Board of Regents, the highest
governing body in the educational system of the
state. In the spring of 1951, Governor Jordan
exercised this power and appointed Mrs. Marguerite
Campbell of New Meadows to take the
place of Mrs. Maude C. Houston, whose term
expired this year. The governor has more than
a professional interest in the University, since
he has a son now enrolled in the school and a
daughter who graduated with the class of 1950.
Len B. Jordan
Governor
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