Staff Club [retirement speech by McPhee]

[00:00:10] McPhee says that the State of California recognizes those who have been employed in state service for 25 years [00:01:06] McPhee calls up the three recipients Spelman Collins, Robert Kennedy, Paul Winter to receive their awards [00:01:29] McPhee remembers when he first recruited these employees to work at Cal Poly [00:03:34] McPhee begins his speech with a joke about how long he has had to prepare the speech [00:04:32] McPhee says he doesn't intend to give a sermon and would rather talk with the audience as colleagues [00:04:45] McPhee talks about the busy schedule he has had to follow lately [00:05:10] McPhee talks about the speakers who spoke about him at the State College banquet in which he and Glen Kendall were honored [00:06:56] McPhee jokes about all of the banquets and events he has had to attend so he hasn't been able to prepare to move [00:07:30] McPhee begins reminisces about the staff club before he retires [00:07:44] McPhee talks about his faculty experiences beginning in 1933 dealing with funding shortages [00:08:45] McPhee says in those days you could differentiate between faculty and staff because everyone had so many different duties and responsibilities [00:09:40] McPhee states how close that group of faculty and staff was through their work and social activities [00:10:10] McPhee remembers a variety of fun games, shows, and entertainment the staff club use to have [00:12:00] McPhee admits that he had not been around Cal Poly much recently because of his other statewide responsibilities on different campuses [00:13:00] McPhee talks about the struggle of gaining students and having a tight budget which made the staff full of energy and spirit [00:14:46] McPhee proudly says that this spirit exists on the Kellog campus and the Bores campus, too [00:15:30] McPhee says the important thing is that this spirit of friendliness and happiness is instilled onto the students that go out into the world [00:17:01] McPhee talks about reminiscing about the first time he taught a class at an old high school in Pomona in 1917 [00:18:47] McPhee says his only hope is that this same spirit will continue in future years [00:19:51] McPhee says that he would hate to see this kind of institution become spoiled and states that other faculty are impressed with the friendliness and service of the people of Cal Poly [00:20:49] McPhee says he does not want to stay around San Luis Obispo so as not to interfere with his successor or have other influences [00:21:10] McPhee talks about his plans to spend time with all of his relatives [00:22:02] McPhee thanks the audience and they applaud