○  加州理工院长98任职演说  ○

toocomplacent.majorchangesare
   coursingthroughacademia.theyarenottheintellectualchallenges
   fromwhichourcultureimmunizesutheyaretechnologic
   developmentsandanincreasinglymarket-drivenaroachto
   education.wearealreadyreondingtothesenewpreures,
   incorporatingtechnologyandlookingcarefullyatourcostsand
   price.weareinafavorablepositioneconomicallybecauseofour
   relativelylowdependenceontuition.infact,wearealreadyrated
   thebestbuyineducation.furthermore,wehaveaecialproduct,
   andrightnowtheworldwantstobuyit--alicatioareupsome
   20againthisyear.theworldrealizeshowwellweprepareyoung
   peopletobescientistsandengineers--thehonorcodeandthesmall
   numberofstudentsmakeslearningasharedexperienceofgreat
   inteity,whileourlaboratoriesprovidethehands-onexperience
   thatistheeenceofscience.however,wecaotbecomplacent;
   weneedtorethinkourvaluesandourvaluecontinuallyinthe
   contextofotheroortunitiesavailabletostudentsandother
   modesofeducation.

letmeturnfromanatractquestiontoaconcreteone."is
   caltechmakingasufficientcontributiontotheeconomiclifeof
   americaandeeciallyofpasadena?"yearsago,caltechwasthe
   scientificandtechnologicenginethatdrovethedevelopmentofthe
   aeronauticsindustryinsoutherncalifornia.thereismuchnew
   energyincaltechthatcouldrepeatthissucce.theoortunity
   levelisparticularlyhighatjpl,whereneceitybreedsinvention
   onamonumentalscale.wehavebeguntoreleaseourenergyof
   iovationtobenefitthelocalcommunityandthecountry,but
   thereismuchmorewecoulddo.whathaenedinaeronauticscould
   haenagaininchemistry,biology,computersoftware,electronics,
   andotherf

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