NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY One Hundred and Third Annual COMMENCEMENT SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 1961 McGaw Memorial Halli Evanston, Illinois THE PLEDGE Traditionally Taken by Northwestern Graduates on Receiving Their Degrees With a solemn sense of my responsibility I pledge myself TO HOLD MY DEGREE AS A SACRED TRUST, WITH UNTARNISHED HONOR TO MYSELF, IN GENEROUS LOYALTY TO ALMA MATER, AND WITH FIDELITY TO MY COUNTRY, MY FELLOW MEN, AND MY GOD. THE PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL (Audience will please remain seated for the Student and Faculty Processional.) THE NATIONAL ANTHEM (The first stanza) (Audience will please remain standing until the Invocation has been pronounced.) INVOCATION THE REVEREND RALPH G. DUNLOP University Chaplain ADDRESS THE HONORABLE OTTO KERNER, JR. Governor, State of Illinois AWARDING OE DIPLOMAS AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES james roscoe miller President of the University ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONS CAPTAIN RAYMOND J. TONER^ UNITED STATES NAVY Professor of Naval Science CHARGE TO THE GRADUATING CLASS The President of the University CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES DELIVERY OF DIPLOMAS The Deans of the Schools THE UNIVERSITY HYMN (Words to the University Hymn are printed inside the back cover.) BENEDICTION the reverend ralph g. dunlop University Chaplain RECESSIONAL faculty recessional ( Graduates and guests will^please remain seated.) STUDENT RECESSIONAL ( Guests will please remain seated.) Parents and guests are respectfully requested to remain in their seats during the entire ceremony, including the period when diplomas are delivered. The aisles of the Hall must be kept clear at all times, and those who leave their seats before the close of the ceremony must leave the building immediately through the front lobby. THE HONORARY DEGREES DOCTOR OF LAWS — JOHN SIMPSON HASTINGS By his eminence in the legal profession he reflects honor upon the Law School of Indiana University from which he was graduated in 1924. He is Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. In the development of higher education in the Middle West he has played a significant role, for he is a director of the Indiana University Foundation, a past president of the Alumni Association, and a former president of the Board of Trustees of Indiana University. As a member of the Board of Governors of the Riley Hospital for Crippled Children, Indianapolis, Indiana, he has made further invaluable contributions to the public welfare. Presented by Kenneth F. Burgess, Life Trustee and former President of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS — EDWARD AUGUSTUS WEEKS His writing ability, critical acumen, and sure taste have made him an ideal editor of one of America's most respected magazines. Since 1938 he has continued in The Atlantic Monthly the high standards set by his predecessors, James Russell Lowell, William Dean Howells, and Ellery Sedgwick. He has kept each issue up to date and lively without sacrificing the dignity of tone that has characterized the magazine since its founding in 1857. His perceptive book reviews and informal essays have won him a large following. In the cause of higher education he has served as Overseer to Harvard College, Trustee to Wellesley College and Director of the United Negro College Fund. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the cultural life of the United States during the last twenty-five years he has played a central and a sig- nificant part. Presented by Jean H. Hagstrum, Professor and Chairman of the Department of English DOCTOR OF LAWS — HENRY ALLEN MOE To the retiring Director of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation all American universities interested in research are indebted. Over many years he has sought out talent in the arts and the sciences. Through his unadvertised assistance many a notable book and many a significant discovery has been made possible. In recognition of his contributions to the intellectual life of our era, the National Institute of Arts and Letters conferred an award upon him (1955), and the National Academy of Sciences presented him with a medal (1958). His earliest recognition was a Rhodes Scholarship (1920-23), his latest, the Presidency of the Amer- ican Philosophical Society (1959). His honorable career is fitly crowned with today's honor. Presented by Gaylord A. Freeman, Jr., Trustee of Northwestern University 3 ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD COMMENCEMENT DOCTOR OF SCIENCE — MELVIN CALVIN A scientist whose reputation is attested by the numerous prizes and awards that he has received from professional societies and foundations in this country and abroad, he has been since 1937 Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Bio-organic Division of the Radiation Laboratory, the University of California at Berkeley. He is noted for his research on the chemistry of Photo- synthesis and for his services on international commissions dealing with atomic energy and radioactivity. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. The degree conferred on him today is one more recognition of a lifetime of professional accomplishment. Presented by Robert L. Burwell, Jr., Professor of Chemistry DOCTOR OF LAWS — ERIC OLDBERG On this eminent surgeon and public-spirited citizen Northwestern has already conferred four degrees, (B.S. 1923, M.S. 1926, M.D. 1927, Ph.D. 1928) and an alumni medal (1953). By his continuing services to his profession and to the Chicago community he has earned this sixth award. Since 1936 he has been Professor and Head of the Department of Neurology and Neuro- logical Surgery in the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and attending neurological surgeon to many leading hospitals. He is President of the Chicago Board of Health. As Presi- dent of the Chicago Orchestra Association, Trustee of the Ravinia Festival Association, and Director of such institutions as the Chicago Zoological Society and the John Crerar Library, he has helped to make Chicago one of the Nation's chief cultural and educational centers. Presented by Dr. Loyal Davis, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery DOCTOR OF SCIENCE — JOHN ROBINSON PIERCE An electrical engineer of international distinction, he directed the development of the satellite Echo which for the first time utilized outer space for communication. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and of the British Interplanetary Society. In 1947 he was awarded the Morris Liebmann memorial prize by the Institute of Radio Engineers. His many books and articles are further evidence of his standing in his field. Since 1955 he has been Director of Research in Electrical Communications at the Bell Telephone Laboratories. In this position at one of the nerve centers of the nation, he makes important contributions to our country's defense and progress. Presented by Gordon J. Murphy, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering DOCTOR OF LAWS — OTTO KERNER^ JR. He has had an illustrious career in two professions, the military and the legal. At the end of World War II, he retired from the United States Army with the rank of Major General, and awards which included the Soldier's Medal, the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Ribbon, and a Presidential Unit Citation. In the legal profession he has risen steadily from the United States District Attorneyship for Northern Illinois, 1947-54, through a Cook County Judgeship, 1955-60, to his present position as Governor of the State of Illinois. His talents have been equalled by his personal integrity. And both have been demonstrated repeatedly in his handling of public affairs. His high attainments redound to the credit of the Northwestern School of Law from which he was graduated in the class of 1934. Presented by Payson S. Wild, Vice-President and Dean of Faculties of Northwestern University 4 THE DEGREES IN COURSE The appearance of a name on this list is presumptive evidence of graduation but is not to be regarded as conclusive. THE COLLEGE O ^ LIBERAL ARTS Candidates Presented by DEAN SIMEON E. LELAND OF ARTS Nancy Ann Abshire Charlotte Brown Marlene Enchelmayer Adams Jerome Goodman Brown Robert Charles Alexander Linda Schrock Brubaker Santa Mary Algeo Lawrence Lynn Bruseau Elise Angeline Anagnos George William Bryson Karin Andersen Martha Ann Buckley Carolyn Mackenzie Anderson Donna Mae Louise Buller Nancy Edith Anderson Carol Ann Burke James Peter Andreotti Edward Huber Burke Donald Grant Anthony Michael Alexander Burke Russell Edwin Asala Charles Michael Buzzell Terry Dale Asbury Nancy Rose Cairnes George John Asimos Frances Jean Calomeni Stephen Lewis Avard William Howard Calvin Steven Kent Bach Kenneth Allan Cameron Nancy Duff Bailey Ann Ethel Campbell Nancy Lee Barber Susan Ruth Campbell James Charles Barggren John Richard Garden Fred Palen Barnhart David Sanford Carlson Richard Hugo Barsanti Estella Margaret Carter William Bruce Bassett Janette Glenore Caton David Philip Beach Mary Pamela Clausen Elaine Beeck Robert Gordon Claypool Robert Thomas Beggs, Jr. Judith Anne Cleeremans David Milo Benjamin Leonard Ray Cohen Alfred Brokaw Bennett, Jr. John Conlisk Donna Herbener Benson Robert Elliott Cooper Florence Elizabeth Berg Sheldon Cotler Michael Lee Berman Julia Randolph Cottrell Andrew Eugene BertagnoUi Karen Joan Crane Barbara Janet Billo Kathryn Shearer Crawford Fred Carl Bishko Rita Kellogg Custer Robert Louis Bissell Nancy Page Dahl John Howard Bitner Jane Harriet Dashiell Victoria Hawley Bogle Nancy Pryce Davies Edward Harold Bohlke Alan Chenoweth