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LABOR AND HUMAN Graceland College Commencement RESOURCES May 18, 1997 Remarks of U.S. Senator Tom Harkin

Thank you Congressman Boswell for that kind introduction. As Mark Twain once said when he was introduced with effusive praise: "Sir, you will go to heaven for your generosity--unless you go elsewhere for your exaggeration."1

Leonard is putting his Graceland education to use for Iowa and our nation. You ought to be very proud of him as one of your alumni. And I can tell you that Leonard and Dodie and Ruth and I have been down a lot of gravel roads together. It's great to have him as a partner working for all of you in the United States Congress.

It's been said that graduation is one of the 5 great milestones of life--the others being, of course, birth, marriage, death, and the day you finally pay off your student loans. It's a great honor for me to share this milestone with you and to be back at Graceland.

And it's a privilege to be here for Bill Higdon's last commencement as President. He has served this college with honor and distinction first back in the 1970s and now in the 1990s. You know, Graceland has to be the most environentally-friendly campus in the country. You even recycle Presidents.

Well, next year there will be a new President. And if history is any guide, let me be the first to say: Congratulations, Barbara. It's now your turn.

President Hlgdon, members of the Board of Trustees, distinguished faculty, honored guests, parents, fiends, and--most of all--the graduating class of 1997--first and foremost I want to say: Congratulations.

For years, you the students of (lraceland have had to endure hard work from your classes... .tough challenges from your professors ... and bad Elvis jokes from your fiends back home--but you made it. And don't worry the rest of my speech is Elvis-free.

You should be proud of your achievement. Graceland College has turned out some of the best and brightest college graduates in Iowa and our country for over 100 years. Today, you enter that great tradition. But now comes the hardest part--sitting through the commencement speech.

Now I'm not so vain or presumptuous to think that years fr~om now, you'll look back on this speech as the highlight of your graduation. In fact, try as I might, I couldn't even remember who the commencement speaker was or what he or she said at my graduation.

150 FIRST AVENUE. NE 210 WALNUT ST. 131 E. 4TH ST. 350 WEST 6TH ST. 320 6TH ST. SUITE 370 733 FEDERAL BLDG. 3140 F DERAL BLDG. 315 FEDERAL BLDG. 110 FEDERAL BLDG. CEDAR RAPIDS. tA 52407-4884 DES MOINES, IA 50309 DAVENPORT, IA 52801 DUBUQUE, IA 52001 SIOUX CITY, IA 51101 (3191, 365-4504 (5151 284-4574 1319) 322-1338 (3191)582-2130 (712) 252-1550 I'm reminded of what an Irish priest once told me that puts my role today in perspective. Father John Ryan was pastor at St. John's Church in my hometown of Cumming just up the way. Like most Irishmen, Father Ryan was wise in the ways of the world.

The first time I was ever asked to speak at a graduation, I asked Father Ryan how I should approach it. "Commencement speakers," said Father Ryan, "should think of themselves as the body at an old-fashioned Irish wake. They need you in order to have the party... but they don't expect you to say very much."

So be comforted, I know my part is small. We're here to celebrate your accomplishments, not my insights. Besides, any counsel I can give you pales in comparison to the advice, love, encouragement, of your parents, grandparents and friends here today to celebrate with you.

As the writer Robert Orben once said, "Considering the cost of tuition, room, board, clothing and books--more than ever before--a student has to be very careful in their selection of parents." Well, you chose well.

All of us have leaned on and learned much from our parents, our families, our loved ones here. Heck, even our professors. Please give them all a round of applause. This is their achievement, too.

I wondered how best to get my message across today. So I've chosen a method that has stood the test of time. Something that has imparted wisdom to millions of people through the years. Something that has undoubtedly helped all of you get through college. I speak, of course, of David Letterman and his top ten list.

I sat down and made a list of ten things that I learned in my life. Let's call them the ten rules to live by. It was actually 15, but Newt Gingrich insisted we cut it back to 10. I hope you find some of these useful:

Number 10. Don't panic. You're going to find a job.

I know some of you here are headed to graduate school. Others have job offers. Others are looking. But whether you have a job right now or not, don't worry.

I know this for one reason: because you came to the right school. Your family and Graceland College have seen to it that you are prepared for the challenges of the 21" century. As many of you know, Graceland was recently named one of the 100 best college buys in America.

And if that doesn't convince you, then consider this. 95 percent of Graceland College graduates have found career-related employment or have been accepted to graduate school within 6 months of graduation.

2 As you go on in life, I hope you look beyond the big cities. Many towns and small communities in the Midwest are looking for bright young people like you to help them build for the future. They need not only your talent and training, they need your leadership and energy.

You can really make a difference in a small community. And it's a great place to start out and raise a family. Rural towns have solid values, strong communities, friendly people, safe streets, and are just plain fun.

Regardless of where you settle, you are all future leaders. But to get there, you've got to follow rule number nine.

Number 9. Believe in yourself.

You have to believe there is nothing--absolutely nothing--that you cannot accomplish by hard work and commitment. Let nothing or no one ever destroy that belief you have in yourself. It is your strongest asset.

Growing up in Cumming, I wondered if I'd ever go to college. My parents brought up six kids in a 2-bedroom home. My dad was a coalminer with an 8' grade education. My mother was an immigrant who never went to school. We didn't have any money.

But my mother and father believed in me--as your parents believed in you--and taught me if you work hard, study, and are responsible--you can accomplish anything in life.

My parents were right. So were yours. You can accomplish anything. And you've got the robes and the funny hats to prove it. As you continue to accomplish, the key is to love what you do.

Whatever it is that the best people are doing--nursing, farming, teaching, preaching--they don't do it for the money. All the happy people I know love their jobs for the excitement, the challenge, the fun, and the satisfaction of doing something they do well. And the fact is, if you choose a job you love--you'll never have to work a day in your life.

Number 8. Don't let the virtual world take the place of the real one.

The information superhighway is opening up new avenues of opportunity every day. Our world is changing faster than Dennis Rodman's hair color. And technology is a wonderful thing--except those times when the computer freezes at 11:30 at night and your paper's due the next morning. That's when you go out and rub the nose of Frederick Madison Smith.

Well, you are going to be a part of progress that none of us can even dream of today. But remember--what's most important is not a web on the internet, it's what we weave through our actions that make up the fabric of our lives.

3 Call me old fashioned, but it boils down to the basics--the values and faith our grandparents grew up with, and our parents instilled in us. Let that always be your anchor.

Number 7. Don't go to New Hampshire.

I'm sorry, that's my mistake. That belongs in my top 10 pieces of advice if you run for President. Which actually leads to the real:

Number 7. Don't let a few stumbles stop you dead in your tracks.

I speak from experience. In 1962, I worked for a Senate campaign and we lost. In 1963, I entered the Navy and became a jet pilot. I tested to be an astronaut, but I never made it into space. Well, unless you exclude being in the Congress of the United States.

In 1968, I ran a campaign for governor and we lost. In 1970, I ran a campaign for Congress and we lost. In 1972, I ran for Congress--and despite the help of a lot of good people at Graceland, I lost.

And in 1992, as I mentioned, I ran for President. Don't worry if you missed it ...Someone once said Harkin wanted to run in the worst way--and he did.

So I've stumbled a lot. But the real failure would have been if I had given up. You're going to suffer setbacks--be prepared. You can't let that deter you. The person who never makes mistakes is the person who does nothing. Do something. Take risks. Keep looking ahead. Stick your neck out.

Number 6. Two words: Have fun.

Real life is weirder than anything you've ever read about in class. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction--so enjoy it. W.C. Fields used to say "Start everyday with a smile--and get it over with." He was known as a grouch.

But I say: Savor life. Every day no matter how tough, no matter how depressed you are, no matter how discouraged--find something to laugh about. In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller... "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Number 5. Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

That's just a nice way of saying don't blindly follow someone else's advice. Be a healthy skeptic. Not a cynic--but a healthy skeptic. Don't look for all the answers in a book, use your head. See beyond appearances to get to the truth. Graceland College has taught you to do that.

4 And don't sweat the small stuff. Don't spend your life wondering why so many Iowa towns are named after water towers. There are better things to do with your life.

And another thing. Don't automatically believe everything you read. As Yogi Berra said, "I really didn't say everything I said." Of course he also said "When you come to a fork in the road--take it." Which leads me to lesson:

Number 4. Be a decision maker.

As we say in Iowa, you can't plow a field by turning it over in your mind. So don't fall victim to what some people call the "ready-aim-aim-aim-aim" syndrome. You must be willing to fire. Decision-making is the most important quality of a good leader. Gather facts--analyze--question--make decisions--move on.

I think that looking back and having regrets and wondering what might have been is about the worst thing a person can live with.

Number 3. Keep your priorities straight.

I'd say I have just about the toughest job around. But I'm not complaining, I love every minute of it. It's demanding, it's full-time, it requires discipline and skill--honesty and commitment. The job I'm talking about is being a parent.

My wife Ruth and I have two daughters, Amy and Jenny. Nothing is more important than our family. And since the day they were born, we have never missed a birthday, a holiday, or a school function. I help them with homework and try to make every basketball game I can. Our family vacations are sacred time. And let me tell you, it drives my staff nuts.

When all is said and done, the people in your life--your family, your faith and the friendships you form--are what give shape and substance to your life. Never, ever sacrifice that.

Number 2. If you want your dreams to come true--don't sleep till noon.

Keep challenging yourself. Think about your time here at Graceland. I bet you did things you never thought you could do. This school has always been full of pioneers--not whiners and wimps. Those folks transferred out after the first winter. Keep pioneering. Get up and get out early.

I know each of you have had different Graceland experiences. Now you each have different destinations. But you're all leaving from the same place.

And as you load up the car, and drive out of Lamoni, I'd just say this: Don't take the easy road. In today's world, it's far too easy to be cynical. It's easy to be disengaged. It's easy to withdraw within ourselves. It's easy not to care. But that easy road is a dead end.

5 Remember the real value of life and work isn't measured in dollars and cents. It isn't measured in votes. It's measured in the lives you touch, the people you help, the work you do to make this a better world for all. The history of this school is replete with those who lived by that rule. And that brings me at long last to:

Lesson Number 1. Be part of something larger than yourself.

Get involved in your community. You know, I heard an interesting story a while back. A minister wanted to clean up his neighborhood. So he went to the city council to ask for help, he went to the state legislature, he went to Congress, and they just dragged their feet.

Instead of giving up, he went out and formed a group in his local community. He raised money, he brought concerned citizens together, and they fixed up the parks, cleaned yards and streets, painted over the graffiti, closed up a crack house--and infused a whole new spirit into the community. And now the neighborhood is a better, safe place to live.

Why do I tell you this? Because there's a moral. The moral is that the solutions to many of the problems in our lives are in our own communities. Don't wait for "them" somewhere else to solve them for you. Start with yourself

But it takes a spark plug. One person with the foresight, energy, and leadership to organize and move people into action. Each of you can be that spark plug. You've all proven that you have the talent and energy to accomplish great things.

Don't forget--most people in America don't go on to college. You have already accomplished something very great. All of you have had opportunities most people can only dream of. Now it's time to give something back.

Help clean a neighborhood. Teach someone to read. Volunteer at a senior citizen's center. And please get involved in government.

We live in a democracy. And our great democracy has to be renewed and replenished with each generation. And remember democracy is not a spectator sport. There is a scriptural saying that I hope you're familiar with. It goes like this: "The field is white, already to harvest".

I can tell you there is a hunger in this country for clean, decent, honest new political leadership at every level of government. You can make the difference. You can take charge. Be that sparkplug--and always remember Rule Number 6--always have fun doing it.

So there they are: Harkin's top 10 rules to live by. If nothing else, I think it clearly shows why Letterman has nothing to fear. But as you go out in the world, remember--neither do you.

6 Once again, my congratulations. And let me end where I began. With Mark Twain. As you leave here, remember his words:

"Let us endeavor so to live--that when we come to die... even the undertaker will be sorry."

Good luck, good wishes and godspeed.

7 Author: Tom Harkin at Harkin-DC Date: 6/2/97 10:16 AM Priority: Normal TO: Sam Afridi TO: Heather Fass TO: Jennifer Frost Subject: Graduation address at Graceland College ------Message Contents------

Way to go Sam... inspiring the next generation! Can you send a copy to these folks. Thanks all

Forward Header Subject: Graduation address at Graceland College Author: "Jackie Willhouse; 794-2695" at internet Date: 5/23/97 1:11 PM

Dear Senator Harkin, My family and I were in the audience at the graduation ceremony at Graceland College when you gave the graduation address. I want to thank you for such a thought provoking, well-planned, inspiring speech... not to mention your wonderful sense of humor. Our daughter will be graduating this Sunday from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. We are grateful that she was able to accompany us to Lamoni and hear your speech... words that she not only heard, but listened to. Having had her share of experience with Number 6.. .Have Fun, she was especially happy to embrace "Don't Panic".

I currently work in the Student Activities Office at Augustana College. Many students pass through our office weekly. I try to maintain a bulletin board of articles that I feel they should read, would enjoy, or perhaps find some knowledge and hope in. If it is possible, could I get a copy of your speech? If this is not possible, are your Top Ten List posted anywhere where I could get a copy? Your words are ones I feel my students should read, and I certainly would enjoy reading them again from time to time. They are truly words for life, not just for graduates. I assure you I will not reproduce them or use them in any way without your permission.

Thank you again for making a speech worth remembering.... What were the people in New Hampshire possibly thinking???

Sincerely, Jackie Willhouse Student Activities, Augustana College [email protected]

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he dream of a college became a reality There were times when the church was in when the first eighteen students financial crisis and considered closing the enrolled in Graceland College on college until the debt could be eliminated. September 17, 1895. Classes for the first However, the visionaries of the church and year and a half were held on the second floor college remained dedicated to educating of the France Building on South Linden students. There were times during the Street while the campus building was being Depression when faculty did not receive Ca savant completed. Colonel Barrett, a surveyor, salaries but lived on their own shared SAINT-HYACINTHE, QUEBEC, CANADA upon seeing the rolling hills of the beautiful vegetable gardens for food. countryside, suggested the name Throughout the past century Graceland "Graceland." has been blessed with employees who have Carved on the cornerstone of the first shared the dream and love for the college. building, which was dedicated on January 1, Faculty, staff and administrators have Casavant extends its best wishes to 1897, are the words, "Graceland College, contributed lives of sacrifice and commitment Graceland College celebrating its Centennial nonsectarian, Reorganized Church of Jesus which have turned the pioneer vision into a Christ of Latter Day Saints." The Church's reality of continued growth and response to influence has been important through the the educational needs of a changing global years. The doors of Graceland have remained society. The reality of their dream is a vital -0%. open for every academic year since 1895. educational community.

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A Centennial Anthem for Graceland College A look back through Graceland's history * from on-campus only majors to offering by Jon B. Wallace and Richard I. Clothier showcases 100 years of educational leader- degree completion classes at two other loca- ship, innovation, progress and growth: tions in Iowa and two in Missouri; * from the first 18 students, all local, to an * from the first unaccredited classes to A place to stand on higher ground international college with approximately national accreditation in all academic areas; And see beyond the self alone, 1,200 students representing all fifty states and Beyond horizons and arching skies and 22 countries; * from typewriters to a fiber optic back- To worlds of others intertwined. * from becoming a national leader in the bone of the Graceland Communication junior and community college movement to Network which connects to the World Wide A place to stand on higher ground offering nationally accredited four-year bac- Web and an interactive multimedia class- And listen to the great earth sing calaureate degrees in 42 majors; room. Through all its eloquent voices - * from a single building with a tower that animal, human, land and sky. has become the symbol of Graceland to 22 buildings spread over the graceful hills of A place to stand on higher ground southern Iowa; And see beyond the present tense to what we were and can become By weaving learning into life.

A place to stand on higher ground Discovering more than mind can know, To hear the heart and spirit tell We are far more than flesh alone.

One small spot on higher ground, Upon a star-encircled sphere, Enlightening lives both far and near Envisioning morning everywhere.

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These and other innovations have made Graceland the outstanding educational insti- tution our founders envisioned. The Administration Building, 1995 The founders had the foresight to add to Marietta Walker's original gift of 20 acres * from the first accredited baccalaureate and reserve 120 acres in southern Iowa. Outreach nursing program for time- and They wanted a place to grow and learn as place-bound students to responding to a na- individuals, establish friendships that last a tional need for a master of science in nursing lifetime and the freedom to choose one's Early students parading through Lamoni delivered through the Outreach method; path in life. trr Page 28 Pagige 5

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W", Their future is our past. It is with great Coming Soon to The Shaw Center I pleasure that we see their hopes and dreams fulfilled in 100 years on Graceland's "hill." October 3-8 Alumni Art Show (Mixed Media) As technology makes the isolation of this magical place disappear or remain at will, October 6, 6:30 p.m Art Show Reception the world becomes a little smaller and October 5 & 6, 7:30 p.m. Homecoming Play, From Heritage to Horizon Graceland's place in it a little larger. 7, 6:30 & 9:00 p.m. Homecoming Play, From Heritage to Horizon Those who have gone before are now a October long and distinguished parade of alumni October 7, 11:00 a.m. Choir & Organ Concert with ties to the college. With each graduat- October 17-29 Senior Art Show (Mixed Media) ing class, those who stand in the wings as alumni smile, knowing the future is bright October 20, 6:30 p.m. Art Show Reception and the world a better place because of the October 27, 7:30 p.m. Choir Concert solid foundation provided on this hill. This was the vision of Graceland's founders and October 31-November 19 Art Faculty Show (Mixed Media) continues to be the vision for Graceland's Marietta Walker November 3, 6:30 p.m. Art Show Reception next century. November 3, 7:30 p.m. Orchestra Concert

November 7, 7:30 p.m. Centennial Lecture Clive Davis ('62) Educatingfor Responsible Sexuality in the 21st Century: Insights from Centuries Past November 13, 7:30 p.m. Centennial Lecture Jeanne Thomas Allen ('68), The Relationship of Technology and Culture

November 15-18, 20, 7:30 p.m. Play

November 28-December 9 Senior Art Show (Mixed Media)

December 1, 6:30 p.m. Art Show Reception

December 1, 7:30 p.m. Band Concert

December 3, 7:30 p.m. Christmas Concert

February 8, 1996, 7:30 p.m. Centennial Lecture Helen Bruch Pearson ('58), The Next Century in Religion February 19, 1996, 7:30 p.m. Centennial Lecture Roger D. Launius ('76), The Final Frontier:Discoveryand Exploration in an Era of Introspection To Be Announced Centennial Lecture John Menzies ('70), U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia, InternationalRelations in the 21st Century

I Concert/Lecture Series and play tickets go on sale one week prior to each Jeremiah A. Gunsolley Recruiting Students in 1910 performance. Other events are free. For ticket information call the Memorial Student Center Box Office 515-784-5230. Season tickets are available.

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The 1995-96 Graceland College Founders' Weekend Events Concert/Lecture Series Saturday, September 23 9:30 a.m. Walker Hall Celebration Celebjratng Il@@O Yeairs 1:00 p.m. Downtown ceremonies, Main & Linden Streets 3:00 p.m. Parade to the campus 4:00 p.m. Chautauqua activities, tent; Reception for Founding Families, MSC Sunday, November 5 Dolores Bruch ('52) 5:00 p.m. Picnic on the lawn Organ Concert University of Iowa faculty member and Graceland alum, Dolores Bruch is a seasoned artist 7:30 p.m. Dedication of The Shaw Center Organ and nationally-recognized organist who has performed around the world. Concert by John Obetz, The Shaw Center 9:00 p.m. Reception for John Obetz, The Shaw Center Green Room Sunday, November 19 Nebraska Theatre Caravan 9:30 p.m. Fireworks at Founders Lake A Christmas Carol Reserve your tickets early for the return engagement of this lavish production of Dickens' Sunday, September 24 classic Christmas work. 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning worship service Tuesday, February 13 Leipzig Chamber Orchestra The Shaw Center-Paul M. Edwards, speaker Concert 2:00 p.m. Reception honoring former Graceland presidents and faculty, MSC Main Room This world-renowned orchestra of twenty-five musicians will bring its expansive repertoire 7:30 p.m. The Canadian Brass concert, The Shaw Center to The Shaw Center for what promises to be one of the most exciting concerts ever staged here. Walker Hall Monday, February 26 National Theatre of the Deaf Fund Raising Project Celebration An Italian Straw Hat Saturday, September 23, 1995 This remarkable ensemble of deaf and hearing actors returns to Graceland with a unique 9:30 a.m. adaptation of a rollicking farce. The play is a romp of mistaken identities, innocent Welcome by Presider Cherry Phelps Newcom ('63) infidelities, slamming doors and sleight-of-hand. Thoughts from the President William T. Higdon ('49) Introduction of Leadership Thursday, March 14 Jennifer Kittinger ('85) Honorary Cochairs, Cochairs and Class Representatives Soprano Student House Leaders House Structure This 1985 Graceland graduate returns from Germany to present a special Centennial Sarah Rastle ('96) performance. Her professional career includes starring roles in The Merry Widow, Carmen, A Student Prospective Anna Hyatt ('96) La Boheme and Don Giovanni. Presentation of Key Plaques William T. Higdon ('49) Monday, March 25 American Boychoir Assembly moves inside Walker Hall Concert America's foremost concert boys' choir is noted for its rich sound and emotional power that Unveiling of Building Plaque Honorary Cochairs projects both excitement and intensity. James Litton, one of America's best known Lois Phelps Shaw ('50) conductors, directs this talented group. Ruth Taylor Vredenburg ('35) Solo Bless This House Jackie Ching Allen ('62) Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. The Concert/Lecture Series is supported in part by grants from Arts Midwest and The Iowa Arts Council. Prayer of Blessing for Walker Hall Barbara McFarlane Higdon ('49)

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Founders' Day Downtown Ceremony Homecoming Schedule Continued September 23, 1995, 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 7 (Continued) Sunday, October 8 Opening Remarks, Welcome and Introductions President William T. Higdon ('49) 5:30 p.m. Honor Class and Emeriti Club 7:00 a.m. Crescent Breakfast Reunion Dinners A Brief Look at Graceland's History Graceland Forensics Students 8:30 a.m. Alumni Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. & 9:00 p.m. Homecoming Play Band Rehearsal Room, The Shaw Center Congratulations from Elected Officials Congressman Jim Lightfoot Lt. Governor Joy Corning From Heritage to Horizons Senator Leonard Boswell ('55) (tickets required) The Shaw Center 10:00 a.m. Homecoming Worship Service Representative Horace Daggett The Shaw Center Mayor Orville Hiles ('47) 6:30 & 9:00 p.m. Musical Variety Show Return of the Unpredictables 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Brunch Male Quartet A Medley of Graceland Favorites (tickets required) 218 Zimmermann The Commons Celebration of Founding Families 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. Homecoming Dance 1:00 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Briar Cliff Walker Memorial Student Center, Main Room Recognition: President Emerita Barbara J. Higdon ('49) Remembrances: Written by James Ackerley, great grandson of Marietta Walker; All alumni and students invited, semi-formal 3:00 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Briar Cliff Read by A. Wardell Brown ('64), a current Board of Trustees member Gunsolley Recognition: Former President Franklin S. Hough ('59) Remembrances: Patricia Garcia and JoHanna Falk, granddaughters of Jeremiah A. Gunsolley Kelley Recognition: Board of Trustees Member, Albert Bates Remembrances: Margaret (Anderson '32) Weissenburger, grandniece and Kevin Kelley ('88), great-great-grand nephew of E.L. Kelley Smith Recognition: President William T. Higdon ('49) Remembrances: Carolyn Smith Wells ('86), great granddaughter of Joseph Smith III; and Anne Smith, wife of Wallace B. Smith Jessiman Recognition: Former President Gerald L. Knutson ('49) Remembrances: Meriel Harpham ('36), granddaughter of Adam Jessiman Lambert Recognition: Board of Trustees Member, Carol Crum Baker ('52) Remembrances: Kenneth Lambert Graham ('35), son of Lena Lambert Graham, member of the first class and grandson of Daniel Lambert, member of the first Board of Trustees Carmichael Recognition: Board of Trustees Chair, Jennings Jay Newcom ('64) Remembrances: David Carmichael ('42), a current Board of Trustees member and the fifth Cross Country team and alumni runners bring in the 1994 Homecoming game ball after an all-night run from Carmichael to serve on Graceland's Board of Trustees William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri

Briggs Recognition: Former President Edmund J. Gleazer ('36) Page 8 Remembrances: Roland Briggs ('38), son of G.N. Briggs Page 25 Threads of blue and gold Threads of blue and gold rich with Graceland memories rich with Graceland memories cloth so fine and strong together we learn

Homecoming Schedule Unveiling of France Building plaque President William T. Higdon ('49) and Mr. Gene Tabor ('48)

Prayer for the next century of the college Dr. Arthur L. Gardner ('52) Friday, October 6 Saturday, October 7 Graceland Forever Graceland College Band 3:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. Aaron Alumni Breakfast Homecoming Registration Opens MSC, Americas Room Dr. John Wojcik, Director MSC Mezzanine 8:30 a.m. On the stage President 5:30 p. m. Women's Alumni . H[omecoming Registration Opens Dr. William T. Higdon ('49) Basketball Game MSC Mezzanine Closson Center Former Presidents Dr. Edmund J. Gleazer, Jr. ('36), Dr. Velma N. Ruch ('41), Dr. Gerald L. Knutson ('49), 10:00 a.m. Women's Alumni Dr. Franklin S. Hough ('59), and Dr. Barbara J. Higdon ('49), 6:30 p. m. Reception vs. Varsity Volleyball Game Elected Officials for Alumni Art Show Closson Center Lt. Governor Joy Coming, Senator Leonard Boswell ('55), Representative Horace The Shaw Center Gallery Daggett, Mayor Orville Hiles ('47) 10:00 a.m. AlumniRally Male Quartet 7:30 p. m. Men's Alumni MSC Delmar Goode ('29), Oliver Houston ('47), Sherman Sheppard, Dwight Vredenburg ('34) Basketball Game Student Presenter Closson Center 11:00 a.m. Choir Concert Heather Stanke and Blake Crowder The Shaw Center Family Representatives for 7:30 p. m. Homecoming Play Walker, Gunsolley, Kelley, Smith, Jessiman, Lambert, Carmichael, Briggs From Heritage to Horizon 11:30 a.m. Booksigning Members Board of Trustees (tickets required) The Shaw Center The Graceland Years, a biography of Albert Bates, Paul Booth, Leonard Boswell ('55), A. Wardell Brown ('64), Roy A. Cheville David Carmichael ('42), Robert Clothier ('59), Ralph Green ('62), Richard Hughes ('61), 7:30 p. m. Musical Variety Show by Malcolm Ritchie, MSC Jennings Jay Newcom ('64), Floyd Young ('59) Return of the Unpredictables (tickets required) 218 Zimmermann 12:00 p.m. Rambler Reunion The Tent 9:00 p. m. Alumni Athletic Reception Closson Center 1:15 p.m. Pre-game Ceremonies Football Stadium 10:00 p .m. Registration Closes 2:00 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. St. Ambrose

10:00 p .m. Pep Rally and 2:00 p.m. Homecoming Football Game Live Entertainment vs. Central Methodist College Jim Wand, hypnotist MSC 5:00 p.m. Class of 2005 Nugget Club Meeting Midnight Run to Homecoming begins in Fayette, MO 5:30 p.m. Pizza Party

for High School Students Lamoni in the Early Years at Choices

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MARIETTA WALKER The Graceland College campus site owes its beginning to the vision and commitment of Marietta Hodges Faulconer Walker. The Canadian Brass She was educated at Oxford College for Women in Ohio and served as president of San Antonio Female College prior to Frederick Mills, Trumpet David Ohanian, French Horn her marriage to Robert Faulconer. Widowed during the Civil War, she and her daughter moved to Illinois, where Marietta Ronald Romm, Trumpet Eugene Watts, Trombone was baptized into the RLDS faith in 1865. She married Samuel Walker four years later. In 1877, the Walkers moved to Charles a Lamoni farmhouse located just east of the present campus. While living there, Marietta envisioned a college on the knoll Daellenbach, Tuba between her farm and the town. When Joseph Smith III announced at the 1893 RLDS General Conference that the college committee would begin receiving donations of land and money, it was still undecided whether the college should be located with in Lamoni or in Independence, Missouri. Marietta, now a mother of three and widowed once again, was the first to respond John Obetz, Organ to the call. She offered to donate 20 acres of her farmland for the campus and Minnie A. Wickes and the town banker, W.A. Hopkins contributed additional acreage. Lamoni was officially designated as the site for the college by the end of the year. Sunday, September 24, 1995, 7:30 p.m. Marietta Walker is the only person to ever have two Graceland campus buildings named after her. Marietta Hall served students for nearly 75 years from the time it was constructed east of the Ad Building in 1906 until it was removed in 1981 to make room for The Shaw Center. Walker Hall has been a focal point for many student memories since it opened in 1929. G. F. HANDEL/ Andante and Allegro In 1923, shortly after her 89th birthday, the students and faculty unanimously gave the title, "Mother of Graceland" to this Howard Cable (from Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, No. 4) college founder. Today we honor Marietta Walker once again forgiving reality to the dream that became Graceland College. HENRY PURCELL/ Fantasia on One Note JEREMIAH ALDEN GUNSOLLEY Cable One of the most visible figures on the Graceland College campus during its first 31 years was Jeremiah Gunsolley. This energetic, versatile founder filled many roles from the day the college opened until his retirement in 1926. As principal of HANDEL/ Arrival of The Queen of Sheba the Commercial Department, Gunsolley was one of a three-member faculty that Graceland had on that first day. He was Cable (from Solomon) the second instructor hired by the Board of Directors, chosen on July 10, 1895, to teach penmanship, bookkeeping, and arithmetic. Earlier at that same meeting, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick was selected to teach mathematics, geology, and botony, GIOVANNI GABRIELI/ Canzona per sonare No. 3 and would assume the role of senior professor and head of the Scientific Department. The third faculty member, Joseph John Serry T. Pence,was later hired as head of the Classical Department. Gunsolley was the only memberof that trio who was a member of the sponsoring church and the only one who remained with Graceland for a long time, making several marks during that period. He was elected a member of the Board of Trustees while retaining his leadership of the Commercial Department. J.S. BACH/ Toccata and Fugue in D minor, He was the librarian, an acting dean, college treasurer, business manager and served as acting president from 1909 to 1913. Fred Mills BWV. 565 Gunsolley was the first person to receive an "emeritus" title from the college, retiring as treasurer emeritus. Using his vast resource of talent and energy he also served the college in several unofficial roles. From the first diploma issued to Frederick Swingtime! Madison Smith as the sole member of the first graduating class in 1898, through those given to the class of 1935, it was Selections from the new RCA Victor Gunsolley who inscribed the student's names on Graceland diplomas. It was Gunsolley who shoveled snow drifts during recording, to be announced from the stage winter and notified students and staff when the weather was too bad to hold classes. And, clad in overalls and a wide- brimmed straw hat, it was Gunsolley who volunteered his time during the summer months to mow the campus grounds with INTERMISSION a scythe. Gunsolley believed that educating young people in the church would improve its future strength by creating contributors rather than possible dependents. He also believed that Graceland should be an equal opportunity institution that would not limit education to the wealthy. The Gunsolley Hall men's dormitory, opened in 1951, permanently honors SIGFRID KARG-ELERT March Triomphale the pioneering example of the man affectionately known as "Uncle Jerry." featuring Dr. Obetz, Organ Adagio (for Strings) LAMBERT FAMILY SAMUEL BARBER/ As a Lamoni educator, editor, orator, and outstanding citizen, Daniel F. Lambert played a major role in establishing the Stephen McNeff standards and ideals that built Lamoni and Graceland College. Lambert moved to Lamoni in 1882 and for several years published one of the town's newspapers. The 1895 RLDS General Conference appointed him to Graceland's first Board RICHARD STRAUSS Feierlicher ein zug of Directors, whose purpose was to oversee the educational functions of the college. The first six departments set up by the featuring Dr. Obetz, Organ board were in collegiate, didactic, preparatory, commercial, music, and art. This board also set Graceland's first tuition price: one dollar a week. Lambert served as secretary to the board and it is because of his work that many of the early efforts GEORGE GERSHWIN/ Selections from Porgy and Bess in the college's creation was recorded. Lambert and Joseph Smith III represented the board at the college's opening Henderson Summertime assembly during the morning of September 17,1895. On November 12 of that same year, Lambert spoke at the cornerstone It Ain't Necessarily So laying ceremony for what would become the Administration Building. Lambert's commitment to the college continued Bess, You Is My Woman Now of Graceland's first term. She through his daughter. Freshman Lena Jane Lambert was among those 18 charter students I'm on My Way returned to Graceland as an instructor of elocution from 1910-1912. As editor of the Lamoni Chronicle from about 1919 to 1934, Lena Lambert Graham served as the Graceland correspondent for the Des Moines Register and the national news Program Subject to Change services. During the Great Depression she ran a boarding home in Lawrence, Kansas, for former Graceland students who were attending the University of Kansas. Graceland thanks the Lambert family for the founding roles they played in the The Canadian Brass records exclusively for RCA/BMG Classics. educational program, the first class, and overall dedication to the college. Recordings also available on Philips Classics and CBS Masterworks. The Canadian Brass appears by arrangement with IMG Artists. The Canadian Brass performs on hand-crafted instruments of their own design.

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Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,the Today brass repertoire, both through transcriptions JOSEPH SMITH III Show, Entertainment Tonight, Camera of the great music from the 16th century During the 54 years he served as president of the high priesthood of the RLDS church, Joseph Smith III helped to establish some of the pioneering ideals that led to the creation of Graceland College. It's doubtful that there would have been a Lamoni Three, Sesame Street and, most recently, through today, and commissions of new if Smith and his family had not moved here. In 1870, some of the church members began the effort to create church CBS This Morning. Collaborating with works, of which they have premiered over settlements in the area that would become Lamoni. But it was only when Joseph Smith and the RLDS publishing plant made Philips Classics, The Canadian Brass became 30, from such distinguished composers as the move from Piano, Illinois, to Lamoni in 1881 that the idea became reality. As shaper of many of the materials in church publications, Smith was a dominant influence in building public opinion about the college's development and location. In the first classical artists ever to record a Lukas Foss and Michael Colgrass. Given 1895, he became chairman of both the Board of Trustees, which handled funding for the college, and of the Board of television and laser disc project on the state- their sense of humor, it was only natural that Directors, which led the specifically educational functions of the college. During the months just before Graceland opened of-the-art high definition tape (HDTV) at they should collaborate with that arch musical its doors, Smith also acted as Graceland's first leader under the title "president pro tem." This beloved leader of the RLDS church continued to play a part in several firsts for the college. He was present at Graceland's opening ceremony on the Thames TV in England as a production for satirist, Peter Schiekele (P.D. Q. Bach) who morning of September 17, 1895, at the France Building. He offered remarks and tapped the cornerstone during the Rhombus. The film, entitled Home Movies, composed for them "the first horse opera Administration Building's cornerstone laying ceremony on November 12 that same year. He also delivered the dedication was nominated for a 1993-94 Grammy Award ever written for brass quintet, Hornsmoke." address when that building opened on January 1, 1897. He brought the message at Graceland's first baccalaureate ceremony in 1898, during which his son, Frederick Madison Smith, was the sole member of Graceland's first graduating class. The in the category of Best Music Video (Long- Music education has always been an Smith family has continued to provide leadership for both Graceland and the sponsoring church for more than a century. Form), and has been aired frequently on important element of the Brass' annual Joseph III's sons - Frederick, Israel, and William Wallace, and grandson, Wallace B. Smith, have all attended Graceland Bravo and on PBS. Additionally on PBS, activities and they conduct workshops and and personified its mission as presidents of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Graceland owes its ongoing high standards and character to the foundations established by Joseph Smith III and his decendants. they have appeared as guest artists on Evening master classes with young musicians as often at Pops with John Williams and the Boston as their schedule will allow. Their wide and ADAM JESSIMAN Pops, on Beverly Sills' Music Around the varied experiences on this front have yielded Graceland College began on September 17, 1895, as a campus without any building. Adam Jessiman was instrumental in changing that. When the original group of faculty and students first met a century ago, a few years had passed since several World, Canadian Brass at Wolf Trap, and a new series of ensemble publications, which acres had been obtained to establish the college. But on that first day of classes, those teachers and students had to gather the Victor Borge 80th BirthdaySpecial. They is graded for young brass students who seek away from campus, starting the Graceland legacy in the second-story rooms of the France Building in downtown Lamoni. have also staffed in their own one-hour PBS the experience that only chamber music Earlier that summer, on July 1, 1895, the college building committee reviewed and approved architect Charles R. Dunham's plans for a brick facility containing three stories, a basement, and a tower. A few weeks later, the board brought in Adam special, The Canadian Brass Live. performance can offer. In addition to these Jessiman of Fort Smith, Arkansas, to take on the important role of the building's construction superintendent. Jessiman's Ever-popular as recording artists, The publications, the Brass has published over crew had already laid the lower preparatory rooms when the time came for the structure's cornerstone laying ceremony on Canadian Brass' discography of over 30 100 works drawn from their own repertoire November 12 of that year. Throughout the next 13 months, construction superintendent Jessiman directed the creation of a building comprised of several classrooms, a large second-story chapel,and a four-turret tower at its top. On Friday, January recordings reflects the same incomparable for use by other brass ensembles. The group 1, 1897, the Graceland College building opened with an afternoon of fanfare that lasted nearly three hours. Since that time diversity of music that can be heard in concert. also has recently formed its own instrument nearly a century ago, the Administration Building and its tower have been the centerpiece and the symbol of Graceland In October 1995, the RCA/BMG Classics company based in Wisconsin, featuring College. We are grateful to the direction of Adam Jessiman, who led in its founding and gave Graceland a solid foundation. label will simultaneously release two new instruments designed by them (for both E.L. KELLEY discs: Fireworks, a collection of English students and professionals) and distributed Soft spoken but determined to fight for the things he knew were right, Bishop E.L. Kelley was considered one of the strongest Renaissance music for brass, and Swingtime, worldwide under the banner of the Canadian supporters of Graceland College during its early years. A church resolution in 1869 had suggested an RLDS college for training ministers, but Kelley's newer plan proposed a broader idea for a non-sectarian institution that would provide a an album ofjazz and big band favorites. This Brass Collection. liberal education. Kelley drafted Articles of Incorporation for the college which were read on December 31, 1888. On April follows their highly successful Christmas Following a 1990 Kennedy Center 18, 1889, he was appointed to the committee responsible for making plans for the operation of the college. The following album Noel, which reached number 4 on the year he was named to the committee that would consider proposals for a location and make other decisions for establishing performance by The Canadian Brass, the the college. This committee quickly recommended that the funding campaign be conducted under the direct supervision Billboard "Crossover" chart, and Washington Post said: "Blending virtuosity, of the church bishopric, creating a prestigious institutional relationship. In the spring of 1895, Bishop Kelley was appointed Brassbusters', a brass extravaganza featuring a member of Graceland's first Board of Trustees, which pursued funds for the college. As a member of Graceland's first musicality, comedy and wit, they inspired a collaboration with the brass sections of the Board of Directors, he was instrumental in planning the institution's educational programs. On November 12 of that year, Bishop Kelley was in charge of the cornerstone laying ceremony for what would emerge as the Administration Building. New York Philharmonic and the Boston equal measures of laughter and admiration from the packed house,ultimately receiving However, in 1904, the General Conference voted to close the college until its debts were paid. It was generally believed Symphony. Their latest release on the Philips that if Graceland closed it would never reopen. But Kelley was sure that Graceland had a mission to fulfill and was Classics label is called Brass on Broadway, the inevitable-and totally deserved- determined that it not be robbed of that opportunity. When asked his opinion about the conference action, he calmy replied, "I do not think the doors of Graceland College will ever be closed." Some say that Kelley's personal funds made that a true complementing their other popular Phillips standing ovation." Having forged a new road for generations of brass players to come, statement. Bishop Kelley also offered early support to the Coliseum Theatre, which came into the Graceland fold a few years recordings including Wagnerfor Brass and later. The promotion and construction of the Coliseum drew a storm of criticism from people who thought the activities Red Hot Jazz: The Dixieland Album. The Canadian Brass can look back on their of such a building would not be proper for the standards of the town. Kelley offered the Coliseum's dedication address and praised its addition to Lamoni. Today on Graceland's campus, the former classroom and art building, Kelley Hall, is named Throughout their 25 years, The Canadian first quarter-century as a prelude to even greater levels of achievement in the future. as a tribute to the devotion of the man who turned vision into reality by sculpting the creation of our college and promoting Brass has constantly sought to expand the its contined success.

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CARMICHAEL FAMILY Since 1911 through the present day, members of the Carmichael family have been among the caretakers of Graceland College by serving on its Board of Trustees. Albert Carmichael was the first of five family members on the board, serving from 1911 to 1935. During this time, the board re-organized Graceland as a junior college, moved from a quarter to a semester format, purchased the Arbor Villa women's dormitory, successfully achieved accreditation for the college, paid off Graceland's long-standing debt, and gave the go-ahead for construction of Briggs Hall. Albert Max Carmichael was a member of the board from 1922 to 1925. But he was actually the first member of the family involved with Graceland, when he arrived for the 1907-08 school year as the first male student from California. As a board member, he saw the fundraising begin for Zimmermann Hall,the establishment of the Gold Seal for scholarship presented during commencement, and the purchase of the Country Club cottage and the downtown Coliseum Theatre. He also taught religious education from 1923 to 1925. N. Ray Carmichael was Graceland's business manager from 1924 to 1938. In 1931, he directed implementation of a landscaping plan that added a multitude of flowers and trees to the campus. The following year, he pushed for a strengthened Alumni Association that resulted in the establishment of the first local chapters. N. Ray Carmichael served on the Board of Trustees from 1934 to 1937, in the middle of the Great Depression. D. Ronald Carmichael served on the board from 1952 to 1965, one of Graceland's biggest transition periods. Among Graceland's physical improvements during his tenure were the current Patroness Hall, Platz-Mortimore Science Hall, the football field, Tempo Hall, Tess Morgan Hall, the Floyd McDowell Commons, the MSC expansion, and the south addition to Gunsolley Hall. The board also began its investigation toward integrating Graceland with the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital. Ronald was a member of the board during that historic day of February 25, 1956, when it approved a four-year curriculum in religion. By the time he retired from the board nine years later, Graceland offered bachelor's degrees in 17 majors. Dr. David B. Carmichael has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 1988. During these closing years of Graceland's first century, the college has introduced an honors program, established an exchange program with Sofia University of Bulgaria, created the Center for Life-long Learning with the acquisition of the SkillPath seminar company, and begun its first-ever post-graduate degree program, offering a master of science in nursing degree. We are grateful for David and Ava Carmichael's generous contribution of the recently constructed Carmichael House and for all the contributions and sacrifices made by the Carmichael family throughout our first century.

GEORGE N. BRIGGS Perhaps no one during the past century has devoted as much time and achieved a greater volume of success in Graceland's growth as did George Nathaniel Briggs. He arrived in Lamoni during the closing years of the 19th century, to be the superintendent of the town's public schools. In 1900,he declined an offer from the Graceland Board of Directors to become the college president. He felt that at age 26 he wasn't old enough to assume such responsibility. But in 1915, it was Briggs who approached the college to offer his services. And so began his 29-year tenure as Graceland College president. Before Briggs, Graceland presidents and faculty came and went quickly, and the lack of stability was taking its toll. Graceland needed a strong administrator, one who understood its spiritual and academic mission. Briggs recognized Graceland's need for a higher rating as an educational institution. He aggressively pursued full accreditation for the college, which was finally granted through the Iowa State Board of Educational Examiners in 1917 and from the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities in 1920. He also recognized Graceland's need for physical expansion. During the 1920s, the number of campus buildings doubled with the addition of the Briggs Hall classroom facility, Zimmermann Hall gymnasium, and Walker Hall dormitory. The architect of the "greater Graceland" retired as president emeritus in 1944, but his achievements continue to affect every person who comes to learn at the college. His views on the relationship between education and life are still noteworthy. In 1930 he wrote, "One of the great objectives in life is to get the greatest amount of joy and pleasure possible while we pass along the road of life. Only by so doing can we give it to others. Education of the greatest value is that which brings the largest amount of personal satisfaction, pleasure in art, literature, music, religion--all the higher things in life."

The Canadian Brass

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The Canadian Brass An Organ for The Shaw Center

Since their first appearance on the music to coast at such major halls as New York's scene in 1970, The Canadian Brass has Carnegie Hall, Orchestra Hall in Chicago, revolutionized brass music and established the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, the the brass quintet as a vital force in the music Ambassador Auditorium in the Los Angeles world. Over the past 25 years, these area,and the Kennedy Center in Washington, classically trained virtuoso musicians have D.C. The Canadian Brass has appeared as transformed a previously neglected group of featured guest artists with many leading U.S. instruments with a limited repertoire into an orchestras, including those of Cleveland, exciting and versatile ensemble which Detroit, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, performs everything from Bach and Mozart San Francisco, the National Symphony and to Gershwin sand Dixieland. With their the Boston, New York, and Philadelphia unique blend of virtuosity, spontaneity and Pops. They are also a popular attraction at humor, The Canadian Brass has paved the many summer music festivals, including way for many other brass groups,but clearly, Tanglewood, Mostly Mozart, Wolf Trap, they remain in a class by themselves. Ravinia, Interlochen, Blossom and the The key to The Canadian Brass' Hollywood Bowl. performance style is communication between Highlights of The Canadian Brass' the artists and their audiences. The players extensive North American itinerary for the feel strongly that it is important to involve 1995-96 season include a holiday concert the audience in their concerts, both to enhance with members of the New York Philharmonic the people's enjoyment of the music and to brass at Avery Fisher Hall, and recitals in ensure that they have fun. Internationally such cities as Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, acclaimed for their "brilliant virtuosity and Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, West Palm Beach, ensemble playing of remarkable unanimity" and Portland, Oregon. They will also appear (New York Times), The Canadian Brass also with numerous orchestras, including the adds appropriate commentary and tasteful Baltimore Symphony, Utah Symphony and touches of humor to their concerts. Their the San Jose Symphony, among others. In dazzling performances, combined with Europe, they will give recitals in London, eclectic programming,have enabled them to Stuttgart, Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, bring classical music to vast new audiences, Leipzig,Dresden, Munich,as well as various while providing some of the best musical cities throughout Italy. Following their entertainment to be found anywhere. nationwide summer tour with Star of Indiana, The Canadian Brass, who were the first the nation's premier brass and percussion chamber ensemble ever to tour the People's corps-including critically acclaimed Republic of China, have delighted audiences concerts at music festivals-The Canadian in North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, Brass will again tour with this extraordinary the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. young ensemble during the summer of 1996. Each season they give over 130 concerts in The Canadian Brass has been seen by North America alone,performing from coast millions on such television shows as the

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An Organ for The Shaw Center Offering Julie Steele President, Council of House Chaplains "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good ince its opening in 1982, The Shaw tradition of pride and painstaking craftsman- works and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Center has become a primary center ship to the present day using the time-honored Matthew 5:16 of activity on the Graceland College master craftsman-apprentice system. The campus, and one of the community's finest Casavant reputation is well known and highly Special Music Chapel Choir, directed by Dr. Tom Hart assets. In addition to housing the performing respected throughout the world. All That Hath Life and Breath by Ren6 Clausen arts programs of the college and many of its The new Casavant organ replaces a 25- worship activities, it has become a major year old electronic instrument which was Reading Dr. Barbara Hiles-Mesle cultural center for the southern Iowa-north- transferred from the Memorial Student Cen- Organ Response Dr. Oliver Houston ern Missouri region. The excellence of the ter when The Shaw Center was opened. The facility has become known throughout the three-manual console of the new instrument Message Dr. Paul Edwards state as hundreds of regional and interna- has been designed to be moved to any de- tional artists have performed on its stage sired location on the stage. Its pipes speak *Hymn This is My Home tune Finlandia over the past thirteen years. from both sides of the proscenium, in chests This is my Home, When The Shaw Center was built, the which not only carry out but enhance the The Hilltop where my heart is provision of an organ for the auditorium was original auditorium decor. Providing a full This is the place I've come to know as mine, kept as a future consideration. During the range of superb organ sound, from princi- Here is the tower that calls me to look upward; intervening years, it has been the hope of pals and mixtures to flutes,strings, and reeds, Here is the door that opens to my shrine, many that someday the facility could be the 1459 handmade pipes range in size from Here is the wealth of memories that linger, equipped with a pipe organ to enhance the eight feet long to pencil-size. That calls me back with lifting thoughts sublime. musical presentations and worship services The organ console is finished in oak to which take place there. Now, through the match the chancel furniture. The natural This is my Home, generosity of Leslie ('50) and Lois (Phelps keys of the manuals are made of dark ebony, The Hilltop where my heart is, '50) Shaw of Bridgetown, Barbados and while the sharps are made of rosewood Where I found friends who link their hearts with mine, James ('56) and Carol Shaw of Edmonton, capped with ivory. The pedals are of maple Where bonds were made that hold across the ocean Alberta, Canada, this dream has become a with rosewood sharps, and the 41 combina- With those who walked these paths among the pine. reality. Casavant Frdres Limit6e of St. tion pistons, 69 drawknobs and 17 tilting In memory I'll come back to this homeland Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada has designed tablets are also of rosewood. The console And feel anew the pull of things divine. and built a superb 23-rank instrument for contains an all-electric combination action The Shaw Center. This is the same firm which acts as a mechanical brain, allowing *Benedictory Blessing Dr. Bruce Graybill which recently installed the organ in the the organist to preset more than one hundred RLDS Temple at Independence, Missouri. tonal combinations which may then be re- *Response Doxology tune Old Hundredth The Temple organ is referred to by Casavant called as desired. (Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow) as Opus 3700, while The Shaw Center is The Graceland community applauds the Praise God from whom all grace flows forth! Opus 3743. acquisition of this first-class instrument. The Praise Life all creatures here on earth! Casavant is the oldest continuing name installation of this fine organ is a crowning Praise Light who guides us on our way! in North American organ building. Opus 1 addition to a wonderful facility, and it is a Praise Love who forms us day by day! was built by the 27-year old blacksmith, significant investment for the future excel- From Touch Holiness: Resources for Worship, Joseph Casavant, in his St. Hyacinthe shop lence of the musical and religious life of the edited by Duck and Tirabossi in 1840. The company has continued the campus and wider community. *Congregation Stands

Page 14 Page 19 Threads of blue and gold Threads of blue and gold rich with Graceland memories rich with Graceland memories wisdom, love and life praising God

Stop List for The Shaw Center Organ Memories' Power to Author Life Founders' Day Worship Service GRAND ORGUE Sunday, September 24, 1995 16' Bourdon A chemin6e Mixture III 10:30 a.m. 8' Montre 8' Cromome The Shaw Center 8' Flate A cheminde Tremblant 4' Prestant Choeur 16' 4' Flte Choeur Unison Off Prelude Brass Quartet 2-2/3 Nazard Choeur 4' Adam Smith, Trumpet; Matt McFarlane, Trombone; 2' Doublette 16' Bombarde Brad Millard, Baritone; Ryan Baller, Trumpet 1-3/5 Tierce 8' Trompette Fourniture IV 4' Clarion 16' Basson Welcome and Call to Worship Dr. Velma Ruch 8' Trompette "Be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing 8' Hautbois PEDALE of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and Grand Orgue Unison Off 32' Basse acoustique perfect will of God." Romans 12:2 16' Soubasse 16' Bourdon A cheminde RECIT *Hymn Now in This Moment 58 16' Bourdon 8' Bourdon 16' Violone Now in this moment, now in this day, 8' Viole de gambe 8' Principal God is creating and leading the way; 8' Viole c6leste 8' Flfite A cheminde Life is behind us, life is before; 4' Principal 8' Bourdon We write the story not heard before. 4' Flte A fuseau 4' Octave 2' Principal 4' Flte A chemin6e Plein jeu III 2' Super octave Refrain 16' Basson 16' Bombarde This is our story, this is our song, 8' Trompette 16' Basson Praising our Savior all the day long. 8' Hautbois 8' Trompette This is our story, this is our song, Tremblant 4' Hautbois R6cit 16' Praising our Savior all the day long. R6cit 4' COUPLERS Past, present, future, joy sorrow, hope, Grand Orgue / P6dale 8' We write the story, and life is its scope. GRAND CHOEUR Recit / P6dale 8' God's love assures us through the unknown, 8' Principal Recit / P6dale 4' 8' Diapason God's love sustains us, we're not alone. Grand Choeur / P6dale 8' 8' Flte A chemin6e Grand Choeur / P6dale 4' 8' FlIte bouch6e Recit / Grand Orgue 16' Refrain 8' Dulciane Recit / Grand Orgue 8' ) 8' Unda Maris Recit / Grand Orgue 4' 4' Octave Grand Choeur / Grand Orgue 8' 4' Principal *Invocation Tom Powell Recit / Grand Choeur 16' 4' Flfte Recit / Grand Choeur 8' Vice President for Student Life 4' Flite douce Recit / Grand Choeur 4' 2-2/3 Nazard Grand Orgue / Grand Choeur 8' Call to Remember Chapel Choir 2' Principal MIDI I by Farrant directed by Dr. Tom Hart 2' Quarte de nazard MIDI II 1-3/5 Tierce MIDI III 1-1/3 Larigot MIDI IV

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John Obetz The Shaw Center Organ Dedicatory Recital John Obetz John Obetz has been Principal Organist the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Saturday, September 23, 1995,7:30 p.m. since 1967 at the world headquarters of the Dr. Obetz has been a featured soloist with Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- many symphony orchestras and for many SONATA IN A, Op. 65 No. 3 Felix Mendelssohn ter Day Saints in Independence, Missouri. conventions of the American Guild of Or- .7 Con moto maestoso 1809-1847 For 26 of those years thousands of radio ganists. A champion of contemporary mu- Andante tranquillo listeners across the country heard his weekly sic, he has premiered works by Ned Rorem, half-hour recital, The Auditorium Organ. Morton Feldman, and Gerald Kemner at PIECE D' ORGUE BWV 572 Johann Sebastian Bach Dr. Obetz received his bachelor's and major festivals in the United States. (Fantasy in G) 1685-1750 master's degrees from Northwestern Uni- For thirteen years he was a member of versity and earned a doctorate in sacred the national council of the American Guild O MENSCH, BEWEIN' DEIN' SUNDE GROSS BWV 622 Johann Sebastian music at Union Theological Seminary, of Organists, chairing several committees. Bach where he studied with Vernon deTar. His He was recently honored by Sigma Alpha (Mankind, bewail thy grievous sins) 1685-1750 further study has included work with Marie- Iota international music fraternity as Na- Claire Alain and participation in the Inter- tional Arts Associate for "being among the FROM EIGHT STUDIES ON THE HYMN TUNE PARACLETE national Academy for Organists in Haarlem, most outstanding gentleman musicians in Procession Gerald Kemner The Netherlands. the United States." Meditation b. 1932 He has concertized throughout the Dr. Obetz has also distinguished himself The Flutes United States as well as in England and on as a teacher and serves on the faculty of the The Pedals the European Continent, including appear- Conservatory of Music, University of Mis- Finale ances at Westminster Abbey in London and souri at Kansas City.

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WONDROUS LOVE Samuel Barber Variations on a Shape-note Hymn 1910-1981

TE DEUM Jean Langlais 1907-1991

POSTLUDE POUR L' OFFICE DE COMPLIES Jean Alain 1911-1940

CHORAL NO. 3 IN A MINOR Csar Franck 1822-1890

The Shaw Center Organ is Opus 3743 of John Obetz Casavant-Frdres Limited, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec Page 17 Page 16 Graceland College Commencement May 18, 1997 Thank you Congressman Leonard Boswell for that kind introduction. (TWAIN) Leonard is putting his Graceland education to use for Iowa and our nation--and it's great to have him as a partner in Congress.

It's been said that graduation is one of the 5 great milestones of life--the others being birth, marriage, death, and the day you finally payoff your student loans. It's a great honor for me to share this milestone with you and to be back at Graceland.

And it's a privilege to be here for Bill Higdon's last commencement as President.

I He has served this college with honor and distinction first back in the 70s and now in the 90s. You know, Graceland has to be the most environmentally-friendly campus in the country. You even recycle Presidents.

Well, next year there will be a new President. And if history is any guide, let me be the first to say. ( ongratulations, Barbara. It's your turn.

President Higdon, members of the Board of Trustees, distinguished faculty, honored gusts, parents, friends, and--most of all--the graduating class of 1997--first and foremost I want to say: Congratulations.

2 For years, you the students of Graceland have had to endure hard work from your classes...tough challenges from your professors...and bad Elvis jokes from your friends back home--but you made it. (And don't worry the rest of my speech is Elvis- free)

You should be proud of your achievement. Graceland College has turned out some of the best and brightest college graduates in Iowa and our country for over 100 years. Today, you enter that great tradition.

But now comes the hardestpart--sitting through the commencement speech.

3 Now I'm not so vain or presumptuous to think that years from now, you'll look back on this speech as the highlight of your graduation. In fact, try as I might, I couldn't even remember who the commencement speaker was or what he or she said at my graduation.

I'm reminded of what an Irish priest once told me that puts my role today in perspective.

Father John Ryan was pastor at St. John's Church in my hometown of Cumming just up the-r0ed-. Like most Irishmen, Father Ryan was wise in the ways of the world.

4 The first time I was ever asked to speak at a graduation, I asked Father Ryan how I should approach it.

"Commencement speakers," said Father Ryan, "should think of themselves as the bod at an old-fashioned Irish wake. They need you in order to have the party...but they don't expect you to sa very much."

So be comforted, I know m1yprt is small. We're here to celebrate your accomplishments, not my insights. Besides, any counsel I can give you pales in comparison to the advice, love, encourage- met, of your parents, grandparents and friends here today to celebrate with you.

5 As writer Robert Orben once said, "Considering the cost of tuition, gm, board, clothing and books--more than ever before--a student has to be very careful in their selection of parents." Well, you chose well.

All of us have leaned on and learned much from our parents, our families, our loved ones here. Heck, even our professors. Please give them all a round of applause. This is their achievement too.

I wondered how best to get my message across today oI've chosen a method that has stood the test of time.

6 Something that has imparted wisdom to millions of people through the years. Something that has undoubtedly helped all of you get through college.

I speak, of course, of David Letterman and his top ten list.

I sat down and made a list of ten things that in my life. Let's call them the ten rules to live by. It was actually 15, but Newt Gingrich insisted the list be cut to 10. I hope you find some of these useful:

Number 10. Don't panic. You're going to find a job.

7 I know some of you here are headed to graduate school. Others have job offers. Others are looking. But whether you have a job right now or not, don't worry.

I know this for one reason: because you came to the right school. Your family and Graceland College have seen to it that you are pre ared for the challenges of the 21 st century. actw 0 , A s O ddo

And if that doesn't convince you, then consider this. 95 percent of Graceland College graduates have found career-related employment or have been accepted to graduate school within 6 months of graduation.

8 As you go on in life, I hope you look beyond the big cities. Many towns and small communities in the Midwest are looking for bright pjeple like you to help them build for the future. They need not only your talent and training, they need your leadership and energy. You can really make a difference in a small community. And it's a great place to start out and raise a family.

Rural towns have solid values, strong communities, friendly people, safe streets, and are just plain fun.

Regardless of where you settle, you are all future leaders. But to get there, you've got to follow rule number nine.

9 Number 9. Believe in yourself.

You have to believe there is nothing-- absolutely nothing--that you cannot accomplish by hard work and commitment. Let nothing or no one ever destroy that belief you have in yourself. It's your strongest asset.

Growing up in Cumming, I often wondered if I'd even have the chance to go to college. My parents brought up six kids in a 2- bedroom home. My dad was a coalminer with an 8 th grade education. My mom was an immigrant who never went to school. We didn't have any money.

10 P 0 14CIv- Fl1th-/Irz& But my am and dW believed in me--as your parents believed in you--and taught me if you work hard, study, and are responsible- -you can accomplish anything in life.

My parents were right. So were yours. Yc u can accomplish anything. And you've got the robes and the funny hats to prove it.

As you continue to accomplish, the key is to love what you do. Whatever it is that the best people are doing-nursing, farmi teaching, preaching--they don't do it for the money.

11 All the ppy people I know love their jobs for the excitement the challeng the fu and the satisfaction of doing something they do well. And the fact is, if you choose a job you love--you'll never ave to work a day in your life.

Number 8. Don't let the virtual world take the place of the real one.

The information superhighway is opening up new avenues of opportunity every day. Our world is changing faster than Dennis Rodyn's hair color. And technology is a wonderful thing--except those times when the computer freezes at 11:30 at night and your paper's due the next morning.

12 That's when you rub the nose of Frederick Madison Smith just about right off.

Well, you are going to be a part of progress that none of us can even dream of today. But remember--what's most important is not a web on the internet, it's what we weave through our actions that make up the fabric of our lives.

Call me old fashioned, but it still boils down to the basics--the values and faith our grandparents grew up with, and our parents instilled in us. Let that always be your anchor.

13 Number 7. Don't go to New Hampshire.

I'm sorry, my mistake. That belongs in my top 10 pieces of advice if you run for President. Which actually leads to the real:

Number 7. Don't let a few stumbles stop you dead in your tracks.

I speak from experience. In 1962, I worked for a Senate campaign, and we lost. In 1963--jet pilot in Navy--tested astronaut-- passed it, too--never made it into space. In 1968, I ran a campaign for governor and we lost - A- 0-^

14 In 1972, I ran for Congress--and despite the help of a lot of good people at Graceland--I lost. And in 1992, I ran for President. (don't worry if you missed it...someone once said Harkin wanted to run in the worst way, and did)

9D) I've stumbled a lot. But the real failure would have been if I had given a. You're going to suffer setbacks. You can't let that deter ou. The person who never makes mistakes is the person who does nothing. Do something. Take risks. Keep looking ahead. 1;"_T) Ql< y -vz 0 47

15 Number 6. Two words: Have fun.

Real life is weirder than anything you've read about in class. Truth is stranger than fiction--so enjoy it. W.C. Fields used to say "Start everyday with a smile--and get it over with." But I say: Savor life. 004 Ve4c-r, 1 , $.J a k lA T 7_LvE. fHa6, -D&,4

- F 4-rA-8c~- o~44 M-%J' In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller... "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Number 5. Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. That's just a nice way of saying don't blindly follow someone else's advice.

16 Be a healthy skeptic. Don't look for all the answers in a book, use your head. See beyond appearances to get to the truth. Graceland has taught you to do that.

And don't sweat the small stuff. Don't spend your life wondering wy y so many Iowa towns are named after water towers. There are better things to do with your life.

And another thing. Don't automatically believe everything you read or see. As Yogi Berra said, "I really didn't say everything I said." Of course he also said "When you come to a fork in the road--take it." Which leads me to lesson:

17 Number 4. Be a decision maker.

You can't plow a field by turning it over in your mind. So don't fall victim to what some people call the "ready-aim-aim-aim" syndrome. You must be willing to fire. Decision-making is the most important quality of a good leader. Gather facts-- analyze--question--make decisions--move on.

I think that looking back and having regrets and wondering what might have been is about the worst thing a person can live with.

18 Number 3. Keep your priorities straight.

I'd say I have about the toughest around. But I'm not complaining, I love every minute of it. It's demanding, it's full-time, it requires discipline and skill--honesty and commitment. The job I'm talking about is being a parent.

My wife Ruth and I have two daughters, Amy and Jenny. Nothing is more important than family. And since the day they were born, we have never missed a birthday, a holiday, or a school function. I help them with homework and try to make every basketball game I can. Family vacations are sacred time.

19 And let me tell you, it drives my staff nuts.

When all is said and done, the people in your life--your family and the friendships you form--are what give shape and substan e to your life. Never, ever sacrifice that.

Number 2. If you want your dreams to come true-(don't slee.r / v /

Keep challenging yourself. Think about your time here.at Graceland. I bet you did things you never thought you could. This school has always been full of pioneers--not whiners and wimps. Those folks transferred out after the first winter. Keep pioneering.

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20 I know each of you have had different Graceland ep2riences . Now you each have different destinations. But you're all leaving fm the same place.

And as you load up the car, and drive out of Lamoni, I'd just say this: Don't take the easy road. In today's world, it's far too eay to be cynical. It's easy to be disengaged. It's easy not to care. But that easy road is a dead end. RoA.

Remember the real value of life and work ian.t measured in dollars and cents. It isn't measured in votes. It's measured in the lignCyou touch,)he pe you help/the work you do to make this a etr wqrld.

21 The history of this school is replete with those who lived by that rule. And that brings me to:

Lesson Number 1. Be part of something larger than yourself.

Get involved in your community. You know, I heard an interesting story a while back. -A-I A minister wanted to clean up his neighborhood. So he went to the city council to ask for help, he went to the state legislature, he went to Congress, and they just dragged their feet.

22 Instead of giving up, he went out and formed a group. He raised money, he brought concerned citizens together, and they fixed up the parks, cleaned yards and streets, painted over the graffiti, closed up a crack house--and infused a whole new spirit into the community. And now the neighborhood is a better, safe place to live. MfAV ro / Io_,r it-i P Ad4 6PI A4A oe,4 L: 5 44 7&" ICM r - , But it teak a spark plug. One person with TA %r.&3 the foresight, energy, and leadership to organize and move people into action.

Each of you can be that spark plug. You've all proven you have the talent and energy to accomplish great things. Don't forget: most people in America don't go on to college.

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1of you have had opportunities most people can only dream of--but now it's time 6cw7-. to give something back. I 0,'

Help clean a . Teach somes ie to read. Volunteer at a And if you see a need in your community--fill it. Take charge and mobilize eplee into action. Be that sparkplug. Make the difference. And R~L have fun doing it.

So there they are: Harkin's top 10 rules to live by. If nothing else, I think it clearly shows why Letterman has nothing to fear. But as you go out in the world, remember-- neither do you.

24 Once again, congratulations. And let me end where I began. With Mark Twain. As you leave, remember his words:

"Let us endeavor so to live--that when we come to die...even the undertaker will be sorry."

Good luck, good wishes and godspeed.

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COVER FAX S H E E T

To: Sam Afridi, Senator Tom Harkin's Office Fax #: 202/224-7428 Subject: Graceland College Commencement Date: May 15, 1997 Pages: 8, including this cover sheet.

COMMENTS:

From the desk of...

Linda Kay Carille Secretary to the President Graceland College 700 College Ave Lamoni IA 50140-1698

515/784-5112 Fax: 515/784-5453 E-mail: carlilegraceland.edu 05/15/97 16:09 FAX 5157845453 PRESIDENTS OFFIC Q002

MEMORANDUM

TO: Diana Liepa

FROM: Lois Yates

DATE: May 15, 1997

RE: Graceland College Commencement Sunday, May 18, 1997, 10:00 a.m. Robing in President's office between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m.

Here is the information on the Board of Trustees and those who will be participating in the Commencement Program Sunday. Let me know if I have left out anything.

Please call either Linda Carlile at 515/784-5112 or Lois Yates at 515/784-5251 if you need anything else. Feel free to call me at home if you cannot reach me at the office - 515/784-6675.

If the weather goes as it is forecast we will be in the Closson Field House rather than in the stadium. In any case we will still robe in the President's Office and go from there to the designated place.

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z L & 7 v APPENDIX D GRACZLAND COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1996-97

vdeanne Thomas Allen, Ph.D. / alph E. Green, Jr., D.C.S. Professor, Department of Radio, TV Research in Dental Surgery/Consultant and Film, Temple University Valley Park, Missouri Philadelphia, Pennsylvania v,4udi Mahi Gunderson, B.A. ,-Carol F. Baker, Ed.D. Public School Teacher and- Professor, Department of Educational Youth Resource Specialist Administration Independence, Missouri Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, Missouri Diana W. Guthrie, RN, Ph.D. Professor, Pediatrics/Psychiatry Calvin M. Boardman, Ph.D. The University of Kansas School of Professor of Finance Medicine David Eccles School of Business Wichita, Kansas The University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Merle R. Harmon, Jr. Studied at Graceland College 4 eonard L. Boswell, B.A. Retired Sportscaster and Businessman Pres den-tof-the-enae4 e o 'e- Founder and Former CEO - Fan Fair, Inc. State-Of I"~rf.S. c C. c- f i. Arlington, Texas Des Moines, Iowa V- uthella Collins Hawks, M.A.Ed. A. Wardell Brown, Jr., M.D. Assistant Director, Engineering Equal Ophthalmologist Opportunity North Iowa Eye Clinic Michigan State University Mason City, Iowa East Lansing, Michigan

/-avid B. Carmichael, M.D., F.A.C.C. vd6 William Kramer, J.D. Retired Medical Director Attorney, Circuit Court Judge, Cardiovascular Institute Division 17 Scripps Memorial Hospital Independence, Missouri LaJolla, California William J. Legg, J.D. John A. Cave, B.Mus. Attorney and Senior Counsel Managing Partner Andrews, Davis, Legg, Bixler, et.al. Entertainment Brokers International Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Los Angeles, California /Anita L. Mortimer, J.D. .,4'obert W. Clothier, M.D. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Pediatrician, Medical Center Kansas City, Missouri Independence, Missouri /deanings Jay Newcom, J.D. a; Y - A. H. Edwards, Ph.D. Attorney and.Senior Partner Vice Chancellor for University Shook, Hardy and Bacon Advancement,University of Arkansas Kansas City, Missouri Fayetteville, Arkansas v1

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Howard K. Sakima, M.D. Pediatrician, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Kaiser South Sacramento Medical Center Sacramento, California

Geoffrey F. Spencer, M.A., M.Div. Retired General Officer and Theologian RLDS Church Independence, Missouri

studies dames R. Tabor, Higher Education at Graceland College, Kansas University and Indiana University Retired Superintendent for Savings and Loan for the State of Iowa Blue Springs, Missouri

David K. Zonker, B.A. CEO and President, Jones International Securities, Ltd. Denver, Colorado

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CITATION FOR HONORARY DOCTOR OF LAWS The Honorable Tom Harkin

Graceland College seeks to promote peace, justice, and international understanding. Therefore it is altogether fitting that we honor a career of public service dedicated to these ends. As a Member of Congress and as a United States Senator, Tom Harkin has not hesitated to question the wisdom of using force in situations where a peaceful resolution seemed possible. Before and during his 23-year career in Congress, he has advocated a foreign policy that seeks to protect the human rights of people around the world. At home he has consistently supported those with special needs. He has been a leading champion of the approximately 50 million Americans with physical or mental disabilities. His "Americans with Disabilities Act" is a testament to that commitment. He recalls the day President Bush signed the bill, as one of the proudest moments of his life. When he began his political career, the colleges and universities in Iowa's Fifth Congressional District -- Graceland, Simpson, and Iowa State University -- were the core of his political base. He has always been a champion of education at all levels. He has intervened for Graceland students whose educational grants were being swamped by bureaucratic red tape in Washington. He has fought for scientific research unrestrained by political orthodoxies. On the day after the recent election, Iowa's leading newspaper made the following statement about the man we honor today: "To his considerable credit, Tom Harkin fought the battle of '96 with no compromising of principle for the sake of campaign expediency. Throughout the campaign, as throughout his career in Congress; he spoke up for the under-represented, the low-income, the disabled, those most likely to be overlooked and left behind. They have no rich lobbyists; they have no PAC money to toss around." They concluded: "The measure of a lawmaker's character can be found in the level of his concern for the well being of the voiceless." And so, Senator Harkin, in appreciation for your tireless efforts in pursuit of the values we hold dear -- Graceland College is proud to bestow upon you the honorary degree, Doctor of Laws. 8 frf~I7A1~t&tfr1~&;

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