Poly House Dedication, Founder's Day, 1972
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[00:00:00] Audience chatter before speaker takes the podium [00:00:26] Howard West, Associate Dean of Resources and Planning and Educational Director of Poly House welcomes audience to the ceremony [00:01:45] West talks about when President Kennedy told him about the concept and potential activities of the Poly House [00:02:33] West talks about the work done by the Poly House Committee Advisors to make the House a reality [00:02:57] West introduces the Poly House Committee Advisors and various campus departments [00:04:32] West introduces President Kennedy [00:05:18] Kennedy names special guests that are present in the audience [00:09:30] Kennedy talks about wanting to find a way to use the house as an educational, cultural, and social asset for the university as a whole [00:11:20] Kennedy thanks more people for their contributions to the project [00:12:37] Kennedy talks about the difficulties of remodeling a house compared to rebuilding one [00:13:12] Kennedy talks about the errors and corrections that happened throughout the "real learning by doing" experience that remodeling the house was [00:15:20] Kennedy calls out people in audience for their close supervision and involvement on the project [00:17:53] West and Kennedy unveil the plaque [00:18:30] Howard and Kennedy read the dedication on the plaque with the history of Cal Poly Presidents living in the house and the new mission of the house [00:20:30] West reminds the audience of another founders day activity and opens the house to tours [00:21:22] West gives a closing statement