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Washington State -~ University A centzuy ofdedication to teaching, research, and public service 1Ran.1aan COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES CENTENNIAL COMMENCEMENT Nine O'clock Saturday, May Twelfth Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Pullman, Washington Co1n1nencement Recognition Cere1nonies will be held following the All-Universi~y Commence1nent Exercises. Time and location can be found im1nediately preceding the list of degree candidates, by college. • • • 2 GREETING FROM THE PRESIDENT As the concluding event in the Washington State University Centennial celebration, this commencement is special for the University and the graduates being honored here, and it marks a significant stage in the lives of the individuals receiving their degrees. During its first century the University has awarded more than 125,000 degrees and certificates. These include 91,809 bachelor's degrees, 13,470 master's degrees, 4,043 doctoral degrees, and 3,108 professional degrees, primarily the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Many of WSU's graduates have become leaders in their professions and their communities, and some have gained national and international recognition. Whether you think of Edward R. Murrow '30, considered the most influential journal ist in broadcasting history, or Neva Martin Abelson '34, who co developed the Rh blood factor test which has saved the lives of countless babies, or engineer John Fabian '61, an astronaut aboard Challenger II, or many others, WSU's sons and daugh ters have contributed much to their world. Since the wintry day in 1892 when six professors taught their first classes in WSU's first building, the Crib, the Univer sity's dedicated faculty and staff have worked to make WSU an intellectually demanding and also friendly, supportive place for students to learn and grow. While WSU and the Class of 1990 look back with thanks for what has brought our University to this milestone in our history, we also look ahead with eager anticipation to the challenges of the future. The best is yet to come. Samuel H. Smith President 3 The Commencement Procession Candidates for Advanced Degrees University Faculty Regents of the University Honored Guests of the University President of the University Order of Exercises-Performing Arts Coliseum Music by Washington State University Wind Symphony, 8: 15 a.m. Presiding-Dr. Samuel H. Smith, President Master of Ceremonies-Dr. C. James Quann, Registrar Processional Washington State University Wind Symphony Mr. Timothy Hoey, Conductor Posting of the Colors All-Services ROTC Color Guard The National Anthem Washington State University Wind Symphony Dr. Paul Klemme, Song Leader Greetings Dr. Samuel H. Smith Presentation of the Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award to Mr. Gary Larson Mrs. Frances L. Scott, President, Board of Regents Introduction of Commencement Speaker Dr. Samuel H. Smith Commencement Address Mr. Gary Larson Nationally Syndicated Cartoonist WSU Graduate, Class of 1972 President's Faculty Excellence Awards Dr. Albert C. Yates Executive Vice-President and Provost Instruction: John P. Reganold Research: Philip D. Gollnick SPECIAL NOTE FOR PARENTS AND Public Service: Ardis Armstrong Young FRIENDS: Prq/essional photograpbers will photograph all candidates as "Toccata Marziale" by Ralph Vaughan Williams they receiue tbeir diploma covers .fi·om the deans at the all-university Washington State University Wind Symphony and college commencement ceremonies. A photo will he mailed Bachelor's Degrees to each graduate, and additional photos may he purchased at reasonable mtes. Parents and Advanced Degrees .fhends q/ the gmduates are asked to remain in their seats during the Alma Mater ceremonies. The Assembly Recessional Washington State University Wind Symphony 4 THE CENTENNIAL COMMENCEMENT Today's commencement ceremonies mark the completion of Washington State University's 14-month Centennial Celebration. The observance began more than a year ago with a procla mation by Governor Booth Gardner declaring March 28, the tra ditional Founders' Day, as Crimson and Gray Day throughout the state. The intervening period has provided alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the University the opportunity to recall the myriad of important contributions and accomplish ments of the WSU community. The most visible symbol of the Centennial is the new Lewis Alumni Centre, the exquisite $4 million home of the Alumni As sociation. The facility, built by private contributions, serves as a popular meeting place and showcases the achievements of WSU's graduates. A Centennial Lecture Series took many of the University's top professors and scholars to communities across the state for public appearances. Internationally prominent leaders came to the University as visiting Centennial Professors. Other features of the observance have included a three-vol ume history of the University, student life, and sports, published by the WSU Press; the dedication of a Centennial Grove on the west bounda1y of the campus; the development of a Centennial Time Capsule; a 100-kilometer run that drew nearly 100 com petitors; and the production of an assortment of Centennial memorabilia. More importantly, the celebration provided the framework and the opportunity to plan for the University's second century. The WSU Board of Regents and the Faculty Senate have adopted a statement of fundamental goals. A document of common understandings prepares the University for change and helps clarify and communicate its mission, which, simply stated, aims at making a difference in the lives of the people it serves. Branch Campus and Center Ceremonies Commencement-related ceremonies will be held at all WSU branches and centers according to the following schedule. WSU Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education: 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 11, Spokane WSU Seattle Center for Hotel and Restaurant Administration: 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 31, Seattle WSU Spokane: 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 10, Spokane WSU Tri-Cities: 7:00 p.m., Friday, June 8, Richland WSU Vancouver: 7:00 p.m., Sunday, May 13, Vancouver 5 AN HISTORICAL VIEW OF COMMENCEMENT1 BACKGROUND Universities that developed during the Middle Ages formulated academic practices that are still followed today. This medieval heritage has pro vided us with a teaching institution-the university; a method of measur ing academic progress-degrees; and a structure for an appropriate ceremony recognizing the student's achievement-commencement. In medieval times, a master (from the Latin nzagister, "teacher") was a person licensed to teach by the chancellor of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. As the number of masters increased, they ulti mately formed a guild. The word universitas was a common term applied to any collectivity, including that of guilds. The university probably took form around 1170 as a guild of teachers rather than a union of faculties. It was sanctioned by Pope Innocent III in 1210 in a bull which recognized and approved the written statutes of the teachers' guild. By approximately 1250 the University of Paris masters were divided into four faculties: theology, canon law, medicine, and the arts. The arts students, by far the greater number, correspond to our "under graduates" of today. They ultimately organized themselves into "nations" based on the geographical regions of Europe from which they came. The universities, international in their appeal both to students and scholars, sought and received support from the papacy. Students attended classes, heard lectures, and engaged in disputa tions, but there appears to have been no examination unless a student determined to become a master. After four or five years of resident study, the student, indicating an intention to become a master, would be tested. Passing these trials, the candidate would don a special gown and take a seat with the bachalari, or bachelors. This ceremony was often followed by a feast. Between the baccalaureate and the master's degree, the student obtained a licentiate, an authorization to teach. Until the Civil War, the American college system was based on the English model. Most colleges stood alone, rather than being part of a university, and the baccalaureate was the only earned degree awarded. The curriculum was invariably classical and essentially the same as in the Middle Ages. Since there was little opportunity for postbaccalaureate study in the United States, students sought higher education abroad. After 1815, perhaps reflecting the nationalism born of the War of 1812, students increasingly attended German universities and returned with the concept of higher degrees as earned degrees based on a specified curriculum and embracing independent research. The post-Civil War period received impetus from another direction also. The Morrill Act, adopted by Congress in 1862, established the land grant college system-of which WSU is a part-which led to a rapid increase in public universities and an extension of graduate study. The expansion of the curriculum into new fields of specialization to meet the needs of an increasingly industrial society led to multiplication of degree titles to identify the areas of educational experience and specialization. 6 AN HISTORICAL VIEW OF CrnvIMENCEMENT COMMENCEMENT Commencement is the special occasion that provides public recognition of the academic achievement of students after four or more years of study by awarding a diploma specifying a degree. This diploma is an official document certifying the completion of past academic experience. The first WSU commencement

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