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THE INIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA eap and gOWII :Day eonvocafiOII 1961 NORTHROP MEMORIAl AUDITORIUM THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 25 AT ElEVEN-THIRTY O'ClOCK Universitg of Minnesota THE BOARD OF REGENTS Dr. 0. Meredith Wilson, President Mr. Laurence R. Lunden, Secretary Mr. Clinton T. Johnson, Treasurer Mr. Sterling B. Garrison, Assistant Secretary The Honorable Ray J. Quinlivan, St. Cloud First Vice President and Chairman The Honorable Charles W. Mayo, M.D., Rochester Second Vice President The Honorable Daniel C. Gainey, Owatonna The Honorable Richard L. Griggs, Duluth The Honorable Bjarne E. Grottum, Jackson The Honorable Robert E. Hess, White Bear Lake The Honorable Marjorie J. Howard (Mrs. C. Edward), Excelsior The Honorable A. I. Johnson, Benson The Honorable Lester A. Malkerson, Minneapolis The Honorable A. J. Olson, Renville The Honorable Herman F. Skyberg, Fisher SMOKING AND USE OF CAMERAS-It is requested, by action of the Board of Regents, that in Northrop Memorial Auditorium smoking be confined to the outer lobby on the main floor, to the gallery lobbies, and to the lounge rooms. The use of cameras in the auditorium by members of the audience is prohibited. ~lt1s Js Vour Universitv CHARTERED in February, 1851, by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota this year celebrated its one hundred and tenth birthday. As from its very beginning, the University is dedicated to the task of training the youth of today, the citizens of tomorrow. How well it has succeeded is indicated by the number of physicians, lawyers, engineers, social workers, educators, journalists, dentists, veterinarians, farmers, business men--community and civic leaders in all fields-who have gone from its several campuses to participate actively in the upgrading of the welfare of the citizens of our state. During the period of its existence the University has awarded more than 151,000 degrees to its students who have completed the rigorous training demanded by the complexities of modem society. In addition to the enormous task of giving collegiate instruction to more than 28,000 students on its Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, and Morris Cam puses, the University offers, through its Schools of Agriculture and its General Extension Division, specialized training designed to assist those who wish to study on a part-time basis. Still in addition, its staff members who are county agents, home agents, 4-H Club agents, and recreation and health consultants give effective assistance to citizens of the state in their very homes. But the University of Minnesota, like all great universities, has expanded far beyond its early teaching and training programs. In the diverse research labora tories on its four campuses, at the several agricultural experiment stations scattered throughout the state, at the Rosemount Research Center, the Cloquet Forest Research Center, the Cedar Creek Natural History Area near Bethel, the Fruit Breeding Farm and the Arboretum at Excelsior, the Lake Itasca Forestry and Biological Station, the Mayo Foundation at Rochester, the Har mel Institute at Austin, and at University Hospitals, University scientists at any one moment are working on countless research experiments of vital im portance to the future health and welfare of us all. These projects deal with such matters as cancer, heart surgery, taconite, gamma irradiation, cheese making, teacher training, municipal government, nuclear energy, school surveys, and new varieties of grains, fruits, and flowers, to mention only a few. THE UNIVERSITY is recognized as the cultural hub of the Northwest; it is the home of the University Artists Course, Radio Station KUOM, the Uni versity Theater, the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the local perform ances of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Through the University of Minne sota Program Service, the University brings to more than a million and a half people in the area it serves, artists and lecturers of quality and talent. The people of Minnesota are proud of their University, not only because it is one of the leading state universities in the nation, but also because of the extent and quality of its services from which they, their families, communities, and organizations benefit. Their interest in the University is a dynamic, living thing and expresses itself in many ways. Contributions from them have made it possible for the Variety Club Heart Hospital and the great Mayo Memorial Building to be constructed. Through the American Legion and its auxiliary posts all over the state, thousands of friends have made generous donations to iii provide an endowed research professorship in heart disease. Further contribu tions have made it possible for the University to build the Masonic Memorial Hospital, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cancer Research Center, and Diehl Hall (which houses the biological-medical library and additional medical re search facilities) . Equally generous have been the contributions made by corporations, asso ciations, foundations, trade unions, clubs, and individuals, whose thoughtful cooperation has made hundreds of scholarships and fellowships available each year to students of promise. Chiefly because of financial difficulties, only one half of the Minnesota high school graduates of high ability enter any college or university. Because of this, the friends and supporters of the University are con stantly trying to increase the number of scholarships and the amount of money available for such assistance. Over recent years, much of the University's energy has gone into the neces sary planning for the anticipated increases in future enrollments. At present about half of the students in Minnesota colleges and universities attend the University of Minnesota. If the other institutions continue to take this same percentage of these students, not less than 47,000 full-time, fully matriculated students will be attending the University in 1970. This means more teachers, more civil service staff members, more land, and more buildings. THE 1959 LEGISLATURE granted the University $49,068,181 for general maintenance during the 1959-61 biennium. In addition, the University will receive $8,879,748 for University Hospitals; $4,141,355.69 for special appro priations, including special extension and research activities; and $14,457,1.50 for new buildings, land, and for the rehabilitation of existing buildings. Each year the University publishes and widely circulates a summary finan cial statement, which is available to anyone upon request as is a much more comprehensive and complete statement for those who wish to make a special study of the University's income and expenditmes. The summary financial statement of 1959-60 showed that the University received $90,177,067.15 and spent $90,177,626.52. This includes a total of $16,228,815.94 received from student tuition and fees, hospital and other de partment receipts; $1,254,107.29 from intercollegiate athletics; $15,243,194.78 from such services as dormitories and dining halls, printing, the laundry, the University of Minnesota Press, the Department of Concerts and Lectures, the University Theater, and the Health Service, and from the revolving funds; and $20,265,209.92 from trust funds, including gifts, grants, donations, and income from endowments and research contracts for instruction, research, prizes, schol arships, and the care of the sick. Also, $2,659,035.91 came from federal appro priations for instruction, research, Agricultural Extension, and plant expansion. Of the total of $90,177,067.15 which the University received for 1959-60, $34,526,703.31, or 38.3 per cent, came from the state. All students at the University, their families and friends are invited to con tinue their enthusiasm and interest in the University of Minnesota. Graduates are especially urged to identify themselves with the Minnesota Alumni Associa tion and the Greater University Fund and to return as frequently as possible to visit us here at the University. iv Order of &vents PROCESSION: Before the procession starts, the Frances Miller Brown Memo rial Bells, played by Miss Helen Garvey, University Carillonneur, will be heard from Northrop Memorial Auditorium. During the procession, the University Concert and Symphony Bands, conducted by Instructor in Music Frank Ben criscutto, D.M.A., Bandmaster, will play from the steps of the Auditorium. The procession will move from the front of Coffman Memorial Union, across the footbridges, up the Mall, and into the Auditorium. Leading the procession \Viii be the Mace Bearer, Associate Professor Gordon I. Swanson, Ph.D., Col lege of Education, Faculty Marshal. Next in the line of march will be the Color Guard, made up of University Army, Navy, and Air Force HOTC cadets and midshipmen. Following will be the graduating students, marching by colleges, with the faculty and the President marching last. The University Army and Air Force ROTC Bands will join the line of march on the Mall. Conductors of the Bands are: Army HOTC, Cadet Major Carl Baumeister; Air Force ROTC, Cadet Major Waldemar Scherer. IN THE AUDITORIUM: The audience is requested to remain seated so that all can see the procession. As the Mace Bearer enters the Auditorium, herald ing the arrival of the academic procession, Mr. Christian Koch, B.A., Graduate Student, will play the University Organ. The Mace Bearer will present the Mace at the center of the stage. Graduating students will take their places on either side of the middle aisle. When the faculty members