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UNIVERSITYOFSOUTH CAROLINA June5, 1971 2:30P.M. ct. t861 CarolinaColiseum • 66 J n 5, ' 7 ' ACADEMIC PROCESSION • NATIONAL ANTHEM INVOCATIQN ________________________________________THE REVEREND DAVID W. REESE, JR. District Superintendent of The Columbia District of The United Methodist Church CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES ________PRESIDENT THOMAS F. JONES INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER ____________ _____________PRESIDENT THOMAS F. JONES COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS _________________________DR. ATHELSTAN F. SPILHAUS Chairman of the Board-American Association for the Advancement of Science CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE ___________________________________________________pRESIDENT THOMAS F. JONES BENEDICTION _____________________THE REVEREND LAUREN E. BRUBAKER, Th.D University Chaplain ALMA MATER Music By ROBERT L. VAN DoREN Department of Music MARY C. SIMMS OLIPHANT SCHOLAR - HISTORIAN - BENEFACTRESS Mary C. Simms Oliphant began working letters of Northern authors to this library, in history soon after her graduation from and in 1917 turned over to it the Simms the College for Women in Columbia, where library, once the largest private collection she majored in both history and piano. She in the ante-bellum South. She has given to published her first volume of state history the South Caroliniana Library valuable man­ for South Carolina schools in 1917 and since uscripts ( including 22 letters of John C. then has brought out eight editions, the Calhoun), and has been largely instrumen­ most recent known as the Tricentennial Edi­ tal in obtaining for it such major collections tion, in collaboration with her daughter and as those of Major James Lide Coker and younger son. In collaboration with her Governor Milledge Luke Bonham. She was daughter, she brought out in 1948 an his­ also responsible in obtaining for this library torical reader for the third grade, a second the Salley collection of Simms, the best book edition in 1964, and is now at work on a collection of its kind in existence. Within third edition. the last few months she has presented her In addition to her school histories, Mrs. own large collection of Salley material to Oliphant in 1949 published a descriptive the Salley Museum in Orangeburg. bibliography of the official works of A. S. Mrs. Oliphant has done yeoman service Salley. She served as co-editor of the five­ in the preservation of historic sites, amon~ volume Letters of William Gilmore Simms them her family plantation, "Woodlands, ( 1952-1956), a scholarly edition which has and her home in Greenville, now on the received national recognition, and she is National Register. For a number of years she now at work on a sixth volume. In 1969 served on the State Library Board, on the she collaborated with the late Professor Council of the South Caroliniana Society, Donald Davidson of Vanderbilt in bringing and on various historical, zoning, and patrio­ out the first volume of The Centennial Edi­ tic committees. tion of the Writings of William Gilmore Mrs. Oliphant organized the Greenville Simms, published by the University of South Committee of Colonial Dames, and an Carolina Press. American flag has been placed in her honor Always deeply concerned with literature, in the Powder Magazine in Charleston. She Mrs. Oliphant headed a campaign for funds has been awarded a silver cup by the S. C. which resulted in the establishment of the Federation of Women's Clubs fOTher work McClintock Chair of Southern Letters at in history, and has received an Award of the University. She herself founded a fel­ Merit from the American Association of lowship in this field and has been instru­ State and Local History. mental in securing for the University two In recognition of her conhibutions to fellowships and a scholarship for work in State and University, to history and letters, Southern literature. Because of her devotion all for the betterment of mankind, the to South Caroliniana Library, Mrs. Oliphant Faculty of the University of South Carolina was the main influence in placing there a presents, with approval of the Board of collection of Simms manuscripts which far Trustees, Mary C. Simms Oliphant for the exceeds that anywhere else in the world. honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Lette s. She has given her valuable collection of JAMES BRADLEY BANKER - BUSINESS EXECUTIVE - CIVIC LEADER James Bradley was born in Forest City, pass supervision and direction of the Bank North Carolina, May 13, 1917. Following his of Lancaster, the Lancaster Trust Company, early education in the Forest City Public Kanawha Insurance Company, Lancaster schools, he entered the banking field in his and Chest.er Railway Company, and the native town. From 1941 to 1947, he served Elliott White Springs Foundation. I-le serves successively with the North Carolina De­ as director, trustee, and financial counsellor partment of Banking and the Federal De­ for these organizations and directs their posit Insurance Corporation concentrating operations through his associates, providing his effort in the bank examination field. This management, financial, accounting, and legal experience early in his career laid the foun­ se!"Vi.ces. dation for a highly successful career in bank Though his business activities have been management. time consuming, Mr. Bradley has found time In September, 1947, Mr. Bradley joined to make substantial contributions to the re­ the Banlc of Lancaster as its principal ex­ ligious, educational, and civic affairs of his ecutive officer. This bank expe1iencecl out­ home county and state. He is an active standing growth and significant service to member of the Board of Directors of the this State under his leadership. In January, Elliott White Springs Memorial Hospital. 1965, he became Treasurer of Springs Mills, He has been a member of the Lancaster Inc. with full responsibility for its financial County Board of Education since 1957. In and investment departments. In April, 1967, this capacity, he has been extremely active the organization of the Springs Comp3.D.3/ in the expansion of educational facilities of was effected and he was elected to its Lancaster County during a period of its presidency, a post he continues to serve in greatest growth and most vexing problems. with distinction. As President of the Com­ Many hours of his time have been devoted pany, his managerial responsibilities encom- to finding solutions to pressing demands for additional buildings, school integration, grams of the College of Business Adminis­ consolidation, and to the improvement of all tration. Under his leadership, this group educational programs benefiting the students established the USC-Business Partnership of this County. His work in this position has Foundation, an organization devoted to rais­ been without publicity, but his conbibutions ing 4.8 million dollars for the business have been significant. This year he was school and creating a continuing relation­ selected as Citizen of the Year by the ship between the University and the busi­ Lancaster Jaycees. ness community of South Carolina. Over the past ,two years, Mr. Bradley has For his outstanding contributions to the given generously of his time and talents to State and the University and in recognition the University and to the College of Busi­ of his business and civic leadership, the ness Administration. He has personally Faculty of the University presents, with the brought together over twenty leading busi­ approval of its Board of l'rustees, James ness executives and has directed their efforts Bradley £or the honorary d gree, Doctor toward enhancing and improving the pro- of Laws . • ATHELSTAN FREDERICK SPILHAUS SCIENTIST - EDUCATOR - ADMINISTRATOR Athelstan Frederick Spilhaus was born in oceanic environment is now transparent, and Cape Town, Union of South Africa, on Dr. Spilhaus has devoted his adult life to November 25, 1911. He received the Bache­ this need, not only as a research scientist, lor of Science degrev from the U Diversity but as an outstanding spokesman for science. of Cape Town in 1931, and came to the As scientist he is the inventor of 1neteoro­ United States in that same year. Continuing logical and oceanographic instruments such his education, he received the Master of as the bathythermograph, inventor of the Science degree from the Massachusetts In­ Spilhaus space clock, author of several texts stitute of Technology in 1933 and remained for scientists, and a member of many scien­ at that institution as a research assistant tific societies. As spokesman of science he is until 1935. After a year of technical service the author of several books d scriptive of to his native land he returned to teach and the science of our planet and of our tin1es; carry out research in the two earth sciences has served as the United States Conunis­ that form the cornerstones of his broad in­ sioner of the Seattle World's Fair, 1961- terests, meteorology and oceanography. 1962; and serves our nation as a member of He joined the faculty of New York Uni­ many of the key science advisory commit­ versity as assistant professor of meteorology tees. He is currently a member of the Na­ in 1937 and rose swiftly in the academic tional Science Board and is Chairman of the ranks to be named director of scientific re­ Board of the American Association for the search of that university at the close of Advancement of Science.