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The students take this opportunity to express their appreciation to Dr. Phil Putnam for his tireless efforts to im­ prove and expand the program at Vanport. Dr. Stephen Epler, who knows better than anyone else the im­ portant part the assistant director has played in the establishment and growth of the school, has aptly ex­ pressed this appreciation for the stu­ dents in his statement, "Without Dr. Putnam there would not be a Portland State College." Though Dr. Putnam is now leaving the school, future stu­ dents of Portland State will enjoy, as the students of the past and the pres­ ent program have, the benefits that he has brought to the school during his six years of invaluable service.