THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 1'£inety-ftJth ~nnual COMMENCEMENT SUNDAY, MAY THIRTEENTH NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE THE EASTMAN THEATRE THREE o'cLOCK ORDER OF EXERCISES ORGAN PRELUDE Voluntary Croft Concert Overture Hollins Toccata G-Minor Matthews Harold Osborn Smith at the Organ PROCESSIONAL-Pomp and Circumstance Elgar Eastman School Senior Symphony Orchestra Paul White, Conducting THE AUDIENCE IS REQUESTED TO REMAIN SEATED WHILE THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION ENTERS THE THEATRE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PRAYER . The Rev. George Edwin Utp FINALE: Allegro con brio Hanson from Symphony No.2, "Romantic" The Orchestra ADDRESS THE RT. REv. BARTEL HILEN REINHEIMER PRESENTATION OF NoBEL GoLD MEDAL AND DIPLOMA To HENRIK DAM CoNFERRING oF DEGREES THE AUDIENCE IS REQUESTED TO REFRAIN FROM APPLAUSE UNTIL THB RECIPIENTS OF DEGREES ARB RETURNING TO THEIR SEATS Candidates of the College for Men Presented by Dean Wilder Candidates of the College for Women Presented by Dean Clark Candidates for Honors Degrees Presented by Professor Arvin Candiclates of the Eastman School of Music Presented by Director Hanson Candidates of the University School of Liberal and Applied Studies Presented by Dean Taylor Candidates for the Diploma in Nursing Presented by Miss Dennison Candidates for Masters' Degrees Presented by Dean Gilbert Candidates for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Presented by Dean Gilbert ORDER OF EXERCISES CoNFERRING OF HoNORARY DEGREES Doctor of Letters . CATHERINE DRINKER BowEN Presented by ] anet Howell Clark Doctor of Science . ALFRED LERoY JoHNsoN Presented by George Hoyt Whipple Doctor of Laws BAILEY BARTON BuRRITT Presented by Earl Lomon Koos Doctor of Letters . JoHN PHILLIPS MARQUAND Presented hy Richard Leighton Greene Doctor of Laws MARION BAYARD FoLSOM Presented hy Donald Wood Gilbert Doctor of Laws ARNOLD W OLFERS Presented hy John Edward Hoffmeister CoMMENCEMENT HYMN 0 Mater academica Rocestriensis, te Quae nobis tanta munera dedisti libere Nunc salutamus, agimus nos tibi gratias, Et semper te laudabimus cui nomen Veritas. 0 mater, quam cognovimus per laeta tempora, Quae demonstrasti omnibus laboris gaudia, Quae "Meliora" indicas, excelsa praemia, Ad caelum omnes incitas, tu Mater splendida! 0 Mater ave, salve; tu, vale, carissima! Nos juvat jam in exitu dulcis memoria. Per vias due nos asperas semper ad optima; Mercedes da perpetuas, bona caelestia! -JOHN ROTHWELL SLATER REcESSIONAL-Marche J'royenne . Berlioz The Orchestra THE AUDIENCE IS REQUESTED TO REMAIN SEATED WHILE THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION LEAVES THE THEATRE PRIZES AND HONORS SIGMA XI Elected to full membership in 1945 JosEF FREDERICK BtJNN11Tr LBwrs VERNON McCARTY LESLIE ERROLL EDwARDS J OSBPH DEWITT OVERMAN DAVID KENzo FuKUSHIMA DAVID HARRY RAAB RoBERT EDMOND GossELIN FRANKZIMAR JoHN JosEPH MADISON Elected to associate membership in 1945 CLIFFORD EDWARD SwARTZ JANB LUCILLE BERGGREN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE PHI BETA KAPPA WALTER CHARLES BENZING *SHIRLEY LoursE BARRows WILLIAM EDWARD HELFRICH BETTY LUTTON BEBB EDwARD ARCHIBALD MASoN JANB LuciLLE BBRGGRBN ALEXANDER LLORET MAzZIA CHARLOTTE STUART BERGSTROM EVBRBTT SHOCKBT GRACE B. CmLMAN WALTER pAUL SIEGMUND ELIZABETH LocKWooD CoNKLIN RoBERT MoRRIS STROMAN MARGARET ELEANOR CoNTANT CLIFFORD EDWARD SWARTZ SHIRLEY EsTHER DUNN THEODORE FISKE VANZANDT MARGARET ELIZABETH GILLIGAN STBPHBN PILLSBURY wALKBR, JR. RUTH ELLEN JoHNSON Lors BRBMBR JoY MARGARET LourSB KEANZ ANNETTE DoRis LEVIN EUNICE LISSON DoROTHY GERALDINE Lomco MARTHA ERWIN MANN *MARIAN HuNTER PoWELSON MADLYN RoWB RAAB BARBARA CHANDLER RAYSON ALICBJEAN TBNNBNT *Elected in Junior Year PRIZES AND HONORS COllEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Thl Townsmd Fsllowshijr-to B= GRACB STBIN Ths Hull Pri(l-to FRANCIS MARloN KBLLY, JR. Ths Stoddard Prizss in Physics-to JANB LuciLLE BBRGGRBN AND CLil'l'ORD EDWARD SwARTZ Ths Elizahsth M. Antkrson Pri(l-tO JACQUELINE ANN BRIGGS Tbs Williams Mnnorial Pri(l-tO BARBARA CHANDLER RAYSON Ths Alumnas Pri(l-tO CHARLOTTE ERSKINE WooDs. Honorable mention to MARGARBT LoursB GRBBNE Ths Charles A. Dswsy Scholarships-to MARY JANB Izzo AND DoROTHY GERALDINE Lonrco Ths Rigby Wits Prizss in Biology-to MARY CAMPBELL NIXON AND LoRRAINE MARIB LBYs Ths Susan Colvsr Rosmhsrgsr Pri(l-tO AITA JoOI Ths John Dows Mairs Pri(l-tO DoRis HAwxs KBNNBLL Ths Tsrry Pri(l-tO RICHARD RUBY HBNTY. Honorable mention to RoBBRT GBoRGB KocH Ths Thsta Eta Pri(l-tO VIRGINIA AoNBS MoFPAT Ths Charlss Ellis Caldwsll Pri(l-tO RoBBRT GBoRGB KocH AND THBODORB FISKB VANZANDT Ths Amsrican Imtituts of Chsmical Enginssrs, Junior Award-to GBORGB ALBBRT BROWN EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC Gsorgs Gsrshwin Mnnorial Priz~-eo PBTBR A. MBNNINr ]mph H. &arns Music Prizs of Columbia Univmity-to PBTBR A. MBNNINI PRIZES AND HONORS EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC Artist's Diploma This diploma is the highest award of the Eastman School o(Music in the field of applied music and is awarded only for outstanding performance upon recommendation of the entire faculty. VIRGINIA PETERs MoRGAN, in Violin VIRGINIA HAND SPEAS, in Voice Performer's Certificate RICHAJ.I,D SHAW FisCHER, in Viola LoREN R. GLICKMAN, in Bassoon CHARLES ALLEN JENSEN, in Flute MuRRAY W. PANITZ, in Flute GERARD SAMUEL, in Violin ARTHUR PAUL ScHoEP, in Voice ELLIOT A. SIEGEL, in Violin SHIRLEY AINSWORTH, in Voice HoPE BAKER, in Viola PARMA CoLETTE BAsHAM, in Voice VIRGINIA CoLE, in Voice KATHERINE ELviRA DRYER, in Voice FLORENCE JEANETTE ExLEY, in Voice JANET ANN FEE, in Voice B. VIRGINIA HALL, in Violin R. ELAINE KJERSTAD, in Violin RuTH CLEVELAND LAKEWAY, in Voice BETTY SIELSKI LEA, in Piano ALMA LUTz, in Voice ELAINE R. MAJCHRZAK, in Voice BAIU!ARA E. MAUROYENIS, in Voice M. ARLINE ScHoENBERG, in Voice JANET ANNE SKIDMORE, in Voice BAIU!ARA BARNARD SMITH, in Piano JEANNE MARIE WHITE, in Voice DEGREES TO BE GRANTED WITH HONORS From the Division of Honors Studies in the College of Arts and Science. Bachelor of Arts with High Honors *RoBERT GEoRGE KocH, with English as Major Study ELIZABETH LocKWOOD CoNKLIN, with English as Major Study *BARBARA CHANDLER RAYsoN, with English as Major Study Bachelor of Arts with Honors PATRICIA ELY FALLON, with English as Major Study ALICE JEAN TENNENT, with English and History as Major Studies DEGREES TO BE GRANTED WITH DISTINCTION From the College of Arts and Science Bachelor of Arts with Highest Distinction SHIRLEY LoUisE BARRows, in Biology DoROTHY GERALDINE Lomco, in General Science MARIAN HuNTER PoWELSON, in Sociology Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction JANE LuciLLE BERGGREN, in Physics CHARLOTTE STUART BERGSTROM, in English MARGARET ELEANOR CoNTANT, in Geology SHIRLEY ESTHER DuNN, in Psychology RuTH ELLEN JoHNSON, in Biology MARGARET LoUisE KRANz, in Spanish Bachelor of Arts with Distinction *CLIFFORD EDwARD SwARTZ, in Physics JAcK EDGAR WELLER, in Chemistry *BETTY LUTTON BEBB, in English ELIZABETH ANN CLEMSON, in English *MARY ELIZABETH GILLETTE, in English RuTH EVELYN HAGGBR, in English RUTH EMMA HuDAK, in English THERMA LERNER, in English RuTH RosENZWEIG, in History NoRA BEATE SIGERIST, in English Bachelor of Science with High Distinction WALTER CHARLES BENZING, in Chemical Engin,eering GRACE B. CHILMAN, in Nursing Education Bachelor of Science with Distinction JACQUELINE ANN BRIGGs, in Education VIviAN FRANCES BucKNAM, in Nursing Education From th6 Eastman School of Music On Completion of Work Bachelor of Music with Distinction LoREN R. GLICKMAN LISBET GiiNZBURGER *GERARD SAMUEL B. VIRGINIA HALL WILLIAM HENRY SPRIGG ALMA LUTZ RoBERT STANLEY SwAN JEANNE DANIELL MARVIN DoROTHY EVELYN McCoNNELL *SHIRLEY AINSWORTH KATHERINE WILCOX MADELINE BRAMER JoYcE WIMPENNY *FLORENCE JEANETTE EXLEY MARY TH{uksE WooD DoRis JACQUELINE GRoSSMAN *ELEANOR T. WRIGHT *Marshals CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE BACHELOR OF ARTS Anthony Paul Bianchi Homer H. Marks Nelson Robert Blemly Robert Meyer Homer Philon Bollinger Merle Kay Miller William Renault Boyle Richard Gibson Parker James Francis Bradley Frederick Labar Phillips William Frank DeMarle Frederick Pistorius, ill Charles John DiCosimo Gilbert Donald Schneider John Daniel Egan Henry Charles Senke Robert Mason Jaeger Herman Henry Julius Stoll Robert Eugene Lincoln Frederick Andrew Wiedman Jean Adolph Emma Florence Metz Phyllis Clayton Alleman Marguerite Rose Mollott Edith Rose Beck Eileen Anna Murphy Dorothy Elizabeth Corn Dorothy Filomena Pardi Clairelouise Corriveau Ruth Bentley Parker Rosemarie D'Amico *Betty Jane Pearson Elaine Faith DeBrine Gloria Marjorie Perryman Catherine Virginia Deming Arlene Potter Joan Kathleen Donohue Polly Anne Pratt Natalie Anne Farone Janet Mary Quinn Louise Jeannette Fisher Constance Bentley Randall Bearrice Fox Carol Virginia Rolison Mary Elizabeth Garrahan Corinne Rosenkranz Jean Zeluff Giesler Sada Lea Rudin *Ann Thompson Goodenough Carolyn Culver Smith Roslyn Greenberg Violet Gerrrude Smithers Jean Millicent Hamilton Alice Anne Stieglitz Eleanor Jean Hayes Edith June Sumeriski Maressa Hecht Barbara Louise Taylor Suzanne Judge Helen Jean Thomas Ruth Marie Linehan Jane Kondolf Thompson Virginia Ann Marks Phyllis Elizabeth Wood Jean Drew Martin Margaret Doris Wynn Marjorie Jean McGregor Alice Marian Yasko Evelyn Naomi McNutt Jane Margery Young June Adelaide Mean Mary Josephine Zingarella Alice Ruth Messinger *Marshals CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE M.uchanical Engimqring as MAjor George Alicakos Homer Reppert Deffenbaugh John Raymond Corcoran Chemical Engimqring as MAjor Elton Ward Bosworth Chemistry as MAjor Moses Passer William Farrell Smith Education as MAjor Jean Marilyn Bernhard Dorothy Mae Huxley Virginia Anne Brayer Shirley Anne Nietz Esther