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It frames the history of The University of Akron alongside the career and leadership of Dr. Norman P. Auburn. 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\u003Cbr>DEMOREST,GEORGIA  \u003Cbr>CLASS  \u003Cbr>BOOK  \u003Cbr>898.77  \u003Cbr>Au19   |\n| --- |\n\n18-14  \nThis Address,dealing with the history of The Univer-sity of Akron and marking its rooth Anniversary,zeasdelivered at the“1970 Akron Dinner”of The New-comen Society in North America held at Akron,Ohio,when Dr.Norman P.Auburn was the guest of  \nhonor and speaker on April ro,1970.  \n\"In I870,a single denomination wanted a seminary totrain preachers and teachers out here where the Westbegan,near the Portage Path in the great area of theWestern Reserve.  \n“Today,I970,we offer a variety of baccalaureate de-grees in seven Colleges...master's degrees in 34 dis-ciplines...the Juris Doctor in Law...the doctorate innine fields...and in addition,our proud new Commu-nity and Technical College offers a two-year degree in2I fields!Truly,this Community and Technical Col-lege takes a leadership role in Ohio with its increasedofferings.It is the only such college in the state which isan integral and physical part of its university.”  \n—NoRMAN P.AUBURN  \n8  \n## The First Hundred YearsAre the Hardest\n\nThe Story ofThe University of Akron  \nNORM AN P.AU BU RNLL.D.,D.SC.,LITT.D.,L.H.D.  \nMEMBER OF THE NEWCOMEN SOCIETYPRESIDENT  \nTHE UNIVERSITY OF AKRONAKRON,OHIO  \nCopyriglit,1970NoRMAN P.AUBURN  \n2  \nLibrary of CongressCatalog Card Number:76-131933  \n2  \nPermission to abstract is grantedprovided proper credit is allozved  \n2  \nThe Newcomen Society,as a body,is not responsible for opinionsexpressed in the follocving pages  \nFirst Printing:July 1970  \nINTRODUCTION OF DR.NORMAN P.AUBURN,AT AKRON,OHIO,ON APRIL IO,I970,BY MR.D.BRUCE MANSFIELD,PRESI-DENT,OHIO EDISON COMPANY,CHAIRMAN,AKRON COM-MITTEE,THE NEWCOMEN soCIETY IN NORTH AMERICA  \nMy fellow members of Newcomen:  \nT is my privilege to present to you the guest of honor andspeaker of the evening.Dr.Norman P.Auburn is the seniorpresident of Ohio universities in point of service—now in hisnineteenth year as the Chief Executive Officer of The Universityof Akron.Each day of his tenure adds to his record as the manwho has served longest in this demanding position on the Hilltopcampus and,as the Beacon Journal said editorially in 1965,\"HeGets Things Done.”  \nI  \nDr.Auburn is a native of Cincinnati.His education was gainedin the public schools of the Queen City and in The University ofCincinnati's College of Liberal Arts,Law and Graduate Schools.His early employment was as assistant manager of the AssociatedGeneral Contractors of America,Cincinnati Chapter,and as Editorand Publisher of The Cincinnati Constructor,a weekly tradejournal.  \nPresident Auburn joined the administrative staff of his AlmaMater in I933 and by I951 had risen through the academic andadministrative ranks to Professor,Vice President and Dean ofAdministration.In June of that year a committee of the Boardfrom Akron U visited him in Cincinnati and extended an invitationto him to become the tenth president of the University,effectiveSeptember I,I951.Dr.Auburn accepted.  \nIn the words of Dr.George W.Knepper,in his Centennial his-tory of the University,New Lamps for Old,“The qualities thathe brought to his new responsibility were exactly those needed atthe time.Conditions within the University had sunk to a nadir byI95I.Enrollment was down;income was reduced;faculty cut-backs were necessary and the salaries of those who stayed on weredisgraceful;operating money for the newly enlarged plant wasdesperately needed;the morale of the administration and thefaculty was at an ebb...”  \nDr.Knepper continues,\"What was needed most in I95I wasnew blood,new enthusiasm,a break out of the Depression psychol-ogy that still lay upon the City of Akron,the Board of Directors,and University personnel who had done without too long.Nor-man Auburn brought ‘executive energy'to this unpromising situa-tion.With supreme confidence 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