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Bentley University Scholars @ Bentley Bentley Alumni Magazine Historical Publications Winter 1971 Volume 13 Issue 02 - Winter 1971 Bentley University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.bentley.edu/alumnimag Recommended Citation University, Bentley, "Volume 13 Issue 02 - Winter 1971" (1971). Bentley Alumni Magazine. 37. https://scholars.bentley.edu/alumnimag/37 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Historical Publications at Scholars @ Bentley. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bentley Alumni Magazine by an authorized administrator of Scholars @ Bentley. We CJ3entley ~ lumnus VOLUME Xlll·NUMBER 2-WINTER1971 Expanded degree programs appro ed by State Boar igher Education ... see inside back cover EDITORS CONTENTS Donald A. Waterhouse Direc/or of Public Re/a/ions Edna S. Nollman Publicalions Edi/or l. Dr. Gregory H. Adamian inaugurated NATIONAL ALUMNI OFFICERS Waldemar H . Thomae, D 34, 6. Inaugural Message President William F. Staples, Jr., D 54, 8. Dr. Nichol named dean Senior Vice President Arthur H. Brickett, E 33, Vice President 9. Tax Forum William A. Burke, E 42, Vice Preside111 William 0. Sullivan, E 36, 10. Chapter meetings Vice Preside/II Walter J. Hyla, D 35, Treasurer 12. New corporators Josephine A. Ravesi, E 63 Secretary 13. Admissions Office Educational Conference 13 . New York state continues Bentley College registration NATIONAL ALUMNI DIRECTORS William E. Alexander, D 49 Jordan J. Burgess, E 62 14. Robert W. Kimball lauded John J. Coleman, D 48 Eleanor F. Creed, E 52 15. Delta Omega Paul A. Farrington, D 49 John J. Greeley, D 41 Lawrence A . Green, D 69 I 6. New board chairman Gerald J. Holtz, D 53 David A. Hughey, D 55 18. New faculty members Harvey M. Lewis, D 42 Herbert W. Lohnes, D 50 Gordon G. Lyford, D 55 18. Walter C. Grover new management head Helen V. Reavey, E 61 John M. Stone, Jr., D 56 19 . Bentley Consortium HONORARY OFFICERS 19. Dracula performance Maurice M. Lindsay, Preside111 Emerilus 19. Dandes returns to teaching Thomas L. Morison, President Emeritus Rae 0. Ander on, 20. Bentley Cagers win Boston Codfish Bowl Dean Emeritus 22. Lindsay exhibit COLLEGE OFFICERS 22. Memo from Admissions Office Dr. Gregory H. Adamian, President Robert J. Weafer; 22. Dr. Sinclair lauded in national book Vice Preside11t for Business and Finance, and Treasurer 23. New laboratories completed Dr. John T. Nichol, Dean of lhe College Henry Y. Porter, 23. Professor of the Year Assistant Vice President for Finance and Director of Fina11 cial Aid to Studems 23. New service offered by Placement Office ALUMNI OFFICE 23. Hayden Challenge Campaign completed Robert C. Hunt, Execwive Alumni Secretary 24. "Tell It Like It Is" 24. Notice to B.T.A. PLACEMENT OFFICE Raymond F. Sundstrom, Jr., Director 25. Through-the-Years A. Bernard Fitzmaurice Alumni Placemen/ Direc/or 32. In Memoriam 33. Expanded degree plan set THE BENTLEY ALUMNUS is published in the Fall, Spring, and Summer Member of AMERICAN ALUMNI COUNCIL Dr. Gregory H. Adamian inaugurated fourth president of Bentley Dr. Gregory H. Adamian was in- College' Board of Trustees, who Rev. Dr. M. Francis Reeves, chair augurated fourth president of pre ided at the ceremonies, delivered man of the Faculty Executive Coun Bentley College, Dec. 13, 1970 at the charge to the president and pre- cil; Michael A. Diorio, president of ceremonies attended by high gov ented the presidential seal. the Student Council; and Waldemar ernmental and religious official , as Among those delivering greetings H. Thomae, national Alumni Asso well as delegates from other colleges were U.S. en. Edward W. Brooke, ciation president. and universities, trustees and corpo Secretary of State John F. X. Davo The Rt. Rev. Vatche Hovsepian, rators, faculty members and student ren, and Waltham Mayor Arthur J. suffragan bishop of the Armenian leaders. Clark. Other speakers repre enting Church of Canada, gave the inaug Henry E. Rauch, chairman of the their respective groups were The ural blessing. The invocation was Dr. Gregory H. Adamian delivers his inaugural address in which he proposed the creation of a new cabinet-level Department of Education as a means of helping to solve the current crises in higher education. 1 delivered by The Mo t Rev. Hum cabinet-level Department of Educa and welfare as one department and berto Medeiro , archbishop of Bos tion as a means of helping to solve education as the other. ton, and the benediction by Rabbi the current crises in education. ' The cope and problem of Ephraim Bennett, president of the Dr. Adamian further tated that health and welfare are monumental Ma achusetts Board of Rabbi . the federal government commitment enough without confusing them by Choral music wa presented by the to educating young people can best the inclusion of education," Dr. Regi College Carondolier . be p ycbologically and actually real Adamian said. "In fact, the prob In hi addres to those gathered ized if the present cabinet Depart lem are not even remotely similar. in Lindsay Auditorium, Dr. Ada ment of Health, Education and Wel If the education of youth i critically mian proposed the creation of a new fare were divided to include health urgent, then it de erves recognition Representing the city of Waltham was Mayor Arthur J. Clark (right) The Re v. Dr. M. Francis Reeves (right) shores a moment with Dr. 11 ) shown with Dr. Adom ion. Adamion prior to start of inaugural program. ~ The proud family of Dr. Gregory H. Adamion meet with him just prior to th e inaugural ceremonies. Shown with the new president ore his mother, Mrs. Adam Adomion, and his two sons, Douglas, 11 (left), and Dani el, 9. 2 Delivering greetings from the student body is Michael A. Diorio (top photo) president of the Student Council. In photo at right, Henry E. Rauch, (right) chairman of the Board of Trustees, presides over the inaugural cere monies. leading the audience in singing The Star Spangled Banner at opening of inaugural Extending a congratulatory handshake to Dr. Adamian is program are The Carondoliers, a choral group from Regis College in Weston. The Dr. Benjamin M. Perles, (right) chairman af the College's group also provided choral entertainment at a reception in the Student Center Economics Department. Dr. Perles served as chief marshal following the inaugural ceremonies. during the inaugural ceremonies. and commitment through the e tab cri is in high r education i divided Ii hment of a eparate cabinet-level into three part the fir t and mo t department in the Federal govern· important of which i financial. m nt." ' We have on the ne hand, a pub Divorced from health and welfare lic demand for univer al higher edu for budgetary a well a other con- cation an e ten ion of univer al ele ideration , higher education which mentary and econdary chool edu i indi pen able to the whole of o cation and on the other hand the ciety, can thu be put into it legiti problem of the phenominal cost o mate and proper per pective, D r. uch education and the practical damian added. query: how hall we pay for it?" Guests at the inaugural reception were enter Pointing out the many cri e in the Dr. Adamian aid. tained by the music of the Vincent Lopez world today, Dr. damian aid the The new Bentley pre ident aid Band. 3 state grants to existing private inde taut single national resource," the ganizations within the society in the pendent colleges and universities, as speaker said. never-ending quest for solutions to is being done in New York state, or Touching upon the second part of the problems that plague us, moti substantial state loan programs for the educational crisis - the role a vated always by its principal role of students as is available in several college should take in relation to teaching and learning." other states are a partial solution to society- Dr. Adamian said the real The third part of the crisis in the burgeoning financial squeeze on controversy involves not the rele volves the role of students and facul campuses. Massachusetts has studied vance and responsive aspects of in ties in the governance of institutions these programs "ad nauseam" with stitutions of higher learning, but a as well as the right of students to out constructive results, be added. definition of whether a college should dissent and protest, Dr. Adamian "Another, but only partial solu become action-oriented rather than said. tion, is an increase in federal grants learning or research-oriented. "Most institutions of higher learn to public and private institutions "The college or university, with ing have seriou ly lacked adequate with an unqualified commitment by its accumulated knowledge and tal· communication with faculties as well the federal government that such ex ent, should not only be a forum," as students," he said. ''I think it can penditures are the equivalent of capi· Dr. Adamian said. "It should be the be said categorically that today col tal investments in our most impor- catalyst and a partner with other or- lege administrators have ack.rrow- Exchanging views prior to ceremonies inaugurating Dr. Gregory H. Adomian fourth president of Bentley College are (top photo, 1-r} Dr. Adomion and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Edward W. Brooke; (bottom photo, 1-r) The Rev. Dr. M. Francis Reeves, chairman of the College's Faculty Executive Council; Dr. Adomian; Massachusetts Secretory of Stote John F. X. Davoren; and Richard T. Moore, assistant to the president. These dignitaries were among the high governmental, educational, religious, and civic officials who participated in the inaugural ceremonies, the first in the history of the 53 -ye or-old College.