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Following presentation of the honorary degree by President Fred D. Fogg, Jr., of the University of Southern California, right. General Sarnoff is congratulated by Asa C. Vail, President of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. and President of the University's Board of Trustees, v/ho had presented him as a candidate for the degree. While mankind is adjusting itself to a changing environment, it is well to recall that victories on the cultural and moral levels have been won during the past half-century despite the "torrential downpour of inven- tions and discoveries," he said. "They are spelled out in more widespread education, in easier access to the products of genius in all the arts, in society's vastly larger concern for the old, the widowed, the helpless. The same decades that saw the birth of television and the splitting of the atom also saw a great improvement in race relations and the enactment of vital social legislation. More Equitable Sharing "Along with the assembly line has also come the rise of trade unions and a more equitable sharing of the fruits of labor. Though consumption of goods per person has risen two and a half times in these fifty years, the average work week has been reduced by one- third from fifty-eight to forty hours. At the same time, the possibilities for worth-while and enjoyable use of these new margins of leisure have been immeasurably enlarged. "No, we have no excuse for defeatism in the face of science. We have no warrant for despair. The job ahead is to assimilate the scientific progress, to turn every potential for human benefit into a living reality." General Sarnofif expressed a fear that "obsessive emphasis on security" in recent years has obscured older and more real values. He suggested that the mean- ing of ambition and of struggle may have to be re- learned, adding: "Whatever course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory of striving—if your sights are set far above the merely secure and mediocre. In one's personal life, as in world affairs, appeasement can be the shortest road to failure. Larger Problems /Must Be Solved "Neither personal success nor wealth can any longer provide a guarantee of safety for the individual. They mean little unless the larger problems affecting the community and the nation are solved. To meet the demands of these times, each of you must be prepared to make contributions to society even at what may seem a personal sacrifice. "The time when government could be left exclusively to professional politicians is past, never to return. For government has become almost co-extensive with life itself. Directly or indirectly you will be called upon to help carry its burdens. To be only a critic on the sidelines is not enough." 4 RADIO AGE