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mber.becauseofthehugeoff-campus
   facilitiesrunbycaltech,theenormousplantonthecampus,the
   manytalentedmembersofthestaffwhoarewhollyinvolvedin
   research,andthepostdoctoralfellows,caltechisalotbigger
   thanitmightseem.anditisgrowing.undertomeverhart,there
   wereeightbuildingsputupthatincreasedthesquarefootageon
   campusby20percent,whilethebudgetincreasedbyareal32
   percent.duringthesametime,thefacultyincreasedby6percent,
   butactuallyitwasstillatalowerlevelthanatanearlierpeak.
   anotheraectofcaltech''ssizeisjpl.ithasabudgetalmost
   fourtimesthatofcaltechandisgrowing.

caltechisnotreallysmall,itisjustbalanceddifferentlyfrom
   otherschools.wekeepourfacultyandundergraduatestudentbody
   smallandreapthatharvest.butmeanwhileweallowtheratioof
   ouractivitiestoourfacultytogrowcontinually.ithinkweneed
   toquestionourselvesabouttheimplicatioofthisgrowth.arewe
   maintainingsufficientcontroloverourgrowth?isitaffectingthe
   lifeofthecampus?howcanwesafeguardthevaluesofsmallne?

letmeturntothedirectionofthestudents.hereihavewondered,
   "doescaltechsufficientlydevelopthoseaectsofthelivesof
   its20-year-oldundergraduatesthatwillallowthemtobecome
   thoughtful,balanced,productivemembersofsociety?"itisa
   questionthatiaskasivisitthehousesandmeetwithstudent
   leaders.itisaquestionthatihearfromalumni,manyofwhom
   seemtofeelthattheyenduredtheirundergraduatedaysratherthan
   enjoyingthem.itisadeepquestionaboutvaluesystems.each
   caltechprofeorfeelsthathisorherareaofteachingis
   criticallyimportanttothedevelopmentofstudentsandthat
   leavingoutanyofthegloryofthefieldisacrime.forthe
   s

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