[00:00:00] Recording begins in the middle of the opening benediction prayer [00:00:41] Student representatives talks about the role that McPhee played as President of Cal Poly [00:01:04] Student praises McPhee's leadership and high goals that helped to build Cal Poly from 300 students to over 8,000 [00:01:56] Student brings up the funding that was set aside by McPhee to build the Student Union on campus [00:03:24] Student introduces the Executive Vice Chancellor of the California State Colleges, Dr. Raymond A. Rydell [00:04:09] Rydell talks about the legacy of McPhee as the President of Cal Poly [00:04:36] Rydell talks about the magnitude of the ideas, plans, and successes held by McPhee [00:05:55] Rydell details McPhee's defense of the students and faculty of Cal Poly [00:06:53] President Kennedy begins to speak on the purpose of being [00:07:58] Kennedy states that McPhee lived for the dedication to service to others [00:09:05] Kennedy talks about McPhee's tremendous faith in work and its balance with play [00:10:10] Kennedy talks about McPhee taking pleasure from being with his family and interacting with students [00:11:05] Kennedy says that McPhee used his strength and leadership skills practically to achieve his goals for the educational system [00:12:48] Kennedy talks about McPhee's appetite for accurate information in order to make wise decisions and his willingness to continue learning [00:14:18] Kennedy concedes that far more could be said about McPhee's accomplishments that what has been said in this memorial [00:15:06] The prayer of benediction begins

Interview with Raymond A. Rydell, in 1967 the Executive Vice Chancellor of the California State Colleges system. The interview is part of a doctoral dissertation project, conducted by a Stanford doctoral student named Richard Dale Moody. The tile of the dissertation is "Advocate for vocational education in California: the professional career of Julian A. McPhee" and was completed in 1968. [00:00:11] Recording begins, Moody talks about minutes from a trustees meeting [00:02:40] Moody reads verbatim a recognition of McPhee's excellence post-retirement [00:05:18] Rydell answers question about McPhee's contribution to higher education [00:09:11] Rydell talks about McPhee's ability to carry forward the Learn By Doing plan [00:10:20] Rydell talks about support received from alumni [00:12:30] Rydell talks about the liberal arts education at Cal Poly [00:14:10] Rydell talks about various recent changes in the curriculum offered at Cal Poly [00:16:00] Cal Poly Pomona is discussed [00:16:50] Rydell talks about the challenge from the Board of Trustees to McPhee [00:18:32] Moody and Rydell discuss the influence of Cal Poly's applied programs on other schools [00:22:00] Rydell discusses the effects felt by the loss of McPhee on the state school system [00:24:20] Moody reflects on the effect of SLO on the larger school system [00:26:00] Rydell praises Moody for choosing McPhee as a subject of a dissertation

Interview with Raymond A. Rydell, in 1967 the Executive Vice Chancellor of the California State Colleges system. The interview is part of a doctoral dissertation project, conducted by a Stanford doctoral student named Richard Dale Moody. The tile of the dissertation is "Advocate for vocational education in California: the professional career of Julian A. McPhee" and was completed in 1968. [00:00:11] Recording begins, Moody talks about minutes from a trustees meeting [00:02:40] Moody reads verbatim a recognition of McPhee's excellence post-retirement [00:05:18] Rydell answers question about McPhee's contribution to higher education [00:09:11] Rydell talks about McPhee's ability to carry forward the Learn By Doing plan [00:10:20] Rydell talks about support received from alumni [00:12:30] Rydell talks about the liberal arts education at Cal Poly [00:14:10] Rydell talks about various recent changes in the curriculum offered at Cal Poly [00:16:00] Cal Poly Pomona is discussed [00:16:50] Rydell talks about the challenge from the Board of Trustees to McPhee [00:18:32] Moody and Rydell discuss the influence of Cal Poly's applied programs on other schools [00:22:00] Rydell discusses the effects felt by the loss of McPhee on the state school system [00:24:20] Moody reflects on the effect of SLO on the larger school system [00:26:00] Rydell praises Moody for choosing McPhee as a subject of a dissertation