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Technological development is an important sourceof change in our social institutions. Electricalengineers have contributed to these changes notablythrough distribution of electric power} and thedevelopment of high speed communications aswell as other electronic systems and computers.Air travel as we know it would not be possiblewithout radar and radio navigation andcommunications. Entertainment and news sourceswould be limited since all communicationssources depend directly or indirectly on electricpower and electronics. Even rock festivals would beconsiderably different without electronic amplifiersand musical instruments. Rarely does a day passthat we do not flip a switch} adjust a thermostat} tunea radio or TV or use a telephone. Most changeshave been welcomed and provide} today} a newstandard in living.At the same time we face problems which may appearto be overwhelming. These problems threaten theway of life we have come to take for granted. Someof them are technological} some political} someeconomic and some social. So interrelated are theyall} that we may not expect a specialist to comealong with all the answers. Rather} the solutionsrequire communication and cooperation among allmen.What better environment than the university to bringsuch men together? Engineers must be able tofactor social and ecological effects into theirdecisions. Sociologists must be able to factortechnological effects into their thinking. Politiciansmust know when a problem is economic ortechnological. Business men must know how tocreate a product in the best interests of society aswell as the economy. The university brings ustogether} but it is up to us to learn how tocommunicate. It is up to us to approach theseproblems with unselfish aims} realizing that onlythrough such an approach will the results be inthe interest of all mankind.In my opinion} today's student is both aware andconcerned about social conditions. Sometimes} asindicated by his actions} his concern gives wayto despair. When despair sets in he becomesirrational and is sure to attract attention. He mayeven cause change} but perhaps not that which hewould like. It is not difficult to understand the sourceof his despair.There is} in the world} a certain lack of honesty andintegrity among men. The lack is subconscious.That is} men don}t openly desire to steal from theirfellow man} but the end may justify the means.54