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l ‘ gs that the university i t never abandm. ' Fbr

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‘ .6. le,"‘0ne of the'under- jng objectives of each urse in the Lmiversity ‘ |.. 1d be to improve the pacity for critical ught. N007, that - sn't mean destructive

. iticism," or even crit-

. iticianiu It is the pacity'fOr critical

| ught that should be

If hallmark of a univer- ity graduate. Unfortun- tely, it' sate’times‘ leads 0 trouble with“ an mploy— . r who justwrftsftthefufr - duaséfitécdoa job amides;

. an; feat iés ‘key

0 real progress and will, believe, play a vital ole in helping to solve e problems we face to- y.

A second thing that the - iversity should never ose sight Of is the fact t one of man's great- st joys is to increase

'5 knowledge and under-

‘ tanding. The horizons of ‘f the mind are the fron- eirs that are most ex-

: '0 ding. I

It is often said that

- most fundanental tasks f the university are to ~ 'soover, preserve and 'sseminate knowlédge and formation.

(he can liken the cur _ ‘ ent process of discovery ‘ f new knowledge to a cry- tal growing in a sol tiOn. But rather than 0 ing in a uniform way, believe our knowledge rYStal is growing in ' Ong, thin, fragile spikes I own as disciplines. The rOntiers of discovery are rceived to be at the ds of spikes, and 0- ialized researchers 8 attracted there to ' elp the crystal of dis- O'Vered knowledge grow. Fhe resultis that the ' lkes grow outward and l- and further apart

ism just for the sake of

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During the meetings of the Camomiealth univer— sities the senior uni-

leaving an uncanfortable feeling that often emerges as a_call for interdisci— plinary research satewhere in between the spikes.

the bridging of these gaps is becoming an ur- gent priority, part- icularly in the light of today's problems. It is

versity such as UPEI can .play a key role.

; As we enter this next stage of our development, I hope the faculty and students will keep these objectives in mind as you embark together on the voyage of learning. 'lhe smoothness of this voyage is not determined only by the faculty and the stu- dents. It is crucially

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versity presidents gave us newoaners sane very sage advice which I would like to share with you. (me of the first things gwewere toldwas thata " University president should always keep his eyes wide open, so wide open that he should know when not to see something. Anothe pointed out that a president is the only per- son at a reception who ' shakes the hands of one quarter of those present and the confidence of the rest. 'Ihere was‘even I some advice to spouses of presidents, who were told that they will have to spend half their time in conversation pretending that they do know what they don't know and the other half pretending that they don't know what they do know. , Perhaps the wisest advice was that we should be guided by that well—known prayer: God grant us the serenity to accept the

dependent on the staff of the University who are responsible for providing the best possible environ- ment, both in physical ' and human terms. It

also depends very much

on the support and encour— agement of the society of which the University is a part.

u PE minimum ES.

As President of the Student Union, I bring greetings to you, Dr. Peter Maincke, on behalf of

the students of the University of Prince Edward

Island. ()1 this day of your official

inauguration as second President of the University, _I bear with me the wish of all students that you may, in the caning years, enjoy a distinguished and prosperous term.

Your well—known concern for the welfare of your students, and your determinatim to see U.P.E.I. realize its full potential in its Island setting are weloare qualities Whid’l you bring to the office of President. "Ihrough your wisdan, insight, and integrity, 'may you serve to promote the honoured position this University occupies in our local carmunity. -

God grant you and yours good health and fortune in the caning years; and may your mark on U.P.E.I. be a noble one, and an enduring one. ’

Welcare President Neincke. ‘ Kevin Gauthier

President Presented September 23, 1.978.

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things we cannot change:

the courage to change the things we Ca“ and the

to « ow erence.

In a time of rapid change such as we are now experiencing, we need an even greater wisdan, be- cause the ground is shift— ing rapidly. Sane of those things that couldn't be changed ten years ago are now amenable to change while others can no long- er be changed.

As we face the future,

I hope that we will all

be able to make the best use possible of the cap- acity for critical thought and to find the necessary

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serenit , courae and wisdom.