UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AIarch Commencement, 1967 SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 7:30 P.M. NORTHROP MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM The Board of Regents The Honorable Charles W. Mayo, M.D., Rochester First Vice President and Chairman The Honorable Marjorie J. Howard (Mrs. C. Edward), Excelsior Second Vice President The Honorable Elmer L. Andersen, St. Paul The Honorable Daniel C. Gainey, Owatonna The Honorable Albert V. Hartl, Fergus Falls The Honorable Herbert L. Huffington, M.D., \Vaterville The Honorable Fred J. Hughes, St. Cloud The Honorable Lester A. Malkerson, Minneapolis The Honorable William K. Montague, Duluth The Honorable George W. Rauenhorst, Olivia The Honorable Otto A. Silha, Edina The Honorable Herman F. Skyberg, Fisher Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, President Dr. Laurence R. Lunden, Secretary Mr. Clinton T. Johnson, Treasurer Mr. Sterling B. Garrison, Assistant Secretary SMOKING AND USE OF CAMERAS AND RECORDERS-It is requested, by action of the Board of Regents, that in Northrop Memorial Auditorium smoking be confined to the outer lobby on the main floor, to the gallery lobbies, and to the lounge rooms. The use of cameras or tape recorders in the auditorium by members of the audience is prohibited. This Is Your University CHARTERED in February, 1851, by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota this year celebrated its one hundred and sixteenth birthday. As one of the great Land-Grant universities in the nation, the University of Minnesota is dedicated to training the young people of today to become the leaders of tomorrow. Each year our graduates leave our campuses to add new skills and knowledge to the existing resources of our state. They have been trained here as physicians, lawyers, engineers, social workers, teachers, journalists, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, farmers, businessmen-to name only some of the careers for which preparation is offered. Since its found­ ing, the University has awarded more than 193,000 degrees, each one in recog­ nition of the successful completion of an exacting academic program. In addition to giving collegiate instruction to nearly 44,000 students annu­ ally on its Minneapolis-St. Paul, Duluth, Morris, Crookston, and Rochester campuses, the University offers, through its Schools of Agriculture and its Gen­ eral Extension Division, specialized training designed to assist those who wish to study on a part-time basis. It offers further educational opportunity through­ out the state by providing county agents, home agents, 4-H club agents, and recreation and health consultants who give effective instruction to residents of the state in their own homes. In the diversified research laboratories on the University's six campuses, at the several agricultural experiment stations scattered throughout the state, at the Rosemount Research Center, the Cloquet Forest Research Center, the Cedar Creek Natural History Area near Bethel, the Fruit Breeding Farm and the Arboretum at Excelsior, the Lake Itasca Forestry and Biological Station, the Hormel Institute at Austin, and at University Hospitals, University scientists are working on countless research experiments of vital importance to the future health and welfare of us all. These projects, of which only a few are mentioned here, are concerned with cancer, heart surgery, taconite, gamma irradiation, cheese-making, teacher training, municipal government, school surveys, and development of new varieties of grains, fruits, and flowers. THE UNIVERSITY is acknowledged to be the cultural hub of the Northwest. It is the home of the University Artists Course, Radio Station KUOM, the University of Minnesota Television Hour, the University Theatre, the Minne­ apolis Symphony Orchestra, and the local performances of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Through the University of Minnesota Program Service, the University brings renowned artists and lecturers to more than a million and a half persons living in the area it serves. The people of Minnesota are proud of their University, not only because it is one of the leading state universities in the nation, but also because of the extent and quality of its services from which they, their families, communities, and organizations benefit. Their interest in the University is a dynamic thing and expresses itself in many ways. Contributions from them have made it pos­ sible for the Variety Club Heart Hospital and the great Mayo Memorial Build­ ing to be constructed. Through the American Legion and its auxiliary posts all iii over the state, thousands of friends have made generous donations to provide an endowed research professorship in heart disease. Generous contributions have built the Masonic Memorial Hospital, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cancer Research Center, and Diehl Hall (which houses the biological-medical library and additional medical research facilities). Equally generous have been the contributions made by corporations, asso­ ciations, foundations, trade unions, clubs, and individuals, whose tireless efforts have made hundreds of scholarships and fellowships available to promising students each year. Chiefly because of financial difficulties, only one-half of the state's high school graduates of marked ability enter any college or university. Friends and supporters of the University, recognizing the need to alleviate this situation, continuously try to increase the number of scholarships and the amount of money available for scholarship assistance. As it meets the needs of present students, the University must also make plans for those of the future. The 43,997 students who enrolled at the Univer­ sity at thc beginning of the 1966-1967 academic year represented nearly one-half of Minnesota's college-level enrollments. They underline the fact that there are limits to the Univcrsity's physical capacity. Future enrollments must be adjusted to those limits. In the fall of 1965, for the first time in its history, the University instituted an admissions policy based on controlled growth of total enrollment. This change in admissions requirements held the 1966- 1967 enrollment to about 44,000 students. It reflects the University's need for more teachers, more land, and more buildings. And it makes plain the Univer­ sity's determination to maintain the educational quality that has made it one of America's leading educational institutions. THE 1965 LEGISLATURE granted the University $81,300,000 for general operations a~ld maintenance during the 1965-1967 biennium. In addition, the University received $9,083,223 for University Hospitals; $6,833,887 for special appropriations, including special extension and research activities; $15,820,656 for new buildings, land, and the rehabilitation of existing buildings; and $1,240,000 for the University of Minnesota, Morris. Each year the University publishes and widely circulates a summary financial statement, which is available to anyone upon request, as is a much more comprehensive and complete statement for those who wish to make a special study of the University's income and expenditures. The summary financial statement of 1965-1966 showed that the University's current income and expenditures amounted to $150,738,945.58. Of the total received, $15,647,291.27 came from student tuition and fees; $20,023,300.63 from activities relating to educational departments such as Hospitals, Dental Clinic, Cancer Detection Center, and University Theatre receipts and the sale of bulletins and agricultural products; $1,673,200.41 from intercollegiate ath­ letics; $21,659,432.05 from such services as the dormitories and dining halls, printing, the laundry, the University of Minnesota Press, the Department of Concerts and Lectures, and the Health Service; and $7,937,650.10 from cor­ porations, foundations, individuals, and endowment income for instruction, re­ scarch, prizes, scholarships, and the care of the sick. Also $34,462,190.42 came from the federal government for instruction, research, and agricultural exten­ sion. The state provided $49,335,880.70 or 32.7 per cent for the University's total operating costs. iv Funds expended for the construction and remodeling of buildings and the purchase of land amounted to $13,814,966. Commencement marks only the conclusion of the individual's academic life at the University. As a graduate, he contributes to its history and partici­ pates in. its aspirations. Al~mni are urged ~o cont~n~e their a,ffiliation with the UniversIty through the Mmnesota Alumm ASSOCIatIon and ItS college groups. Also, support is urged for the University of Minnesota Alumni Fund, admin­ istered in the Alumni Office in Coffman Memorial Union, and the various Special Project Programs, including scholarships, medical and technological research, and college service funds, which are administered by the Department of University Relations, Morrill Hall. Alumni, their families, and their friends are always welcome here. The University hopes they will return frequently to visit the campus and to renew cherished ties. Order of Events ASSEMBLING OF THE AUDIENCE: As degree candidates and their friends and families reach the Minncapolis Campus of the Univcrsity this evcning from 6:45 to 7: 15 p.m., they will hear the Frances Miller Brown Memorial Bells being played from Northrop Mcmorial Auditorium by Mrs. James \Vhipkey, Graduatc Student, Univcrsity Carillonneur. Admission to the March Com­ mcncement exerciscs is by gucst card only. Guests will be seated as they arrive and will remain seated until the colors are prcsented. THE COMMENCEMENT ON