UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA March Commencement, 1970 SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 7:30 P.M. NORTHROP MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM J r) I The Board of Regents The Honorable Lester A. Malkerson, Minneapolis Chairman The Honorable Marjorie J. Howard (l\Irs. C. Edward), Excelsior Vice Chairman The Honorable Elmer L. Andersen, St. Paul The Honorable Lyman A. Brink, Hallock The Honorable Fred A. Cina, Aurora The Honorable Daniel C. Gainey, Owatonna The Honorable Albert V. Hartl, Fergus Falls The Honorable Herb L. Huffington, M.D., Waterville The Honorable Fred J. Hughes, St. Cloud The Honorable George \V. Rauenhorst, Olivia The Honorable Neil C. Sherburne, Lakeland Township The Honorable John A. Yngve, Plymouth Dr. Malcolm Moos, President Mr. James F. Hogg, Secretary Mr. Clinton T. Johnson, Treasurer Mr. Sterling B. Garrison, Assistant Secretary THE BOARD OF REGENTS requests that the following Northrop Memorial Auditorium pro­ cedures or regulations be adhered to: (1) Smoking is confined to the outer lobby on the main floor, to the gallery lobbies, and to the lounge rooms. (2) The use of cameras or tape recorders by members of the audience is prohibited. (3) The sale of tickets by anyone other than author­ ized Box Office personnel is prohibited in the lobby or corridors of Northrop Memorial Audi­ torium. 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 nineteenth 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 founding, the University has awarded more than 218,215 degrees, each one in recognition of the successful completion of an exacting academic program. In addition to giving collegiate instruction to over 45,000 students annually on its Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris, Crookston, and Rochester campuses, the University offers, through its Schools of Agriculture and its General Extension Division, specialized training designed to assist those who wish to study on a part-time basis. It offers further educational opportunity throughout 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 five 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 Horticultural Research Cen­ ter and the Arboretum at Excelsior, the Lake Itasca Forestry and Biological Station, and the Hormel Institute at Austin, and at the University Hospitals, University scientists are working on countless experiments of vital importance to the future health and welfare of us all. Research 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 sota Orchestra, and the local performances of the Metropolitan Opera Com­ pany. 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 III all over the State, thousands of friends have made generous donations to pro­ vide an endowed research professorship in heart disease. Generous contribu­ tions have built the Masonic Memorial Hospital, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cancer Research Center, and Diehl Hall (which houses the biomedical 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 stu­ dents each year. Chiefly because of financial difficulties, only 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 50,145 students who enrolled at the Uni­ versity at the beginning of the 1969-1970 academic year represented nearly half of Minnesota's college-level enrollments. They underline the fact that there are limits to the University's physical capacity. Future enrollments must be adjusted to those limits. THE 1969 LEGISLATURE granted the University $141,093,656 for general operations and maintenance during the 1969-1971 biennium. In addition, the University received $9,210,301 for University Hospitals; $15,758,812 for special appropriations, including special extension and research activities; $55,486,951 for new buildings, land, and the rehabilitation of existing buildings; $1,640,000 for the Crookston Technical College; and $165,000 for the Waseca Technical College. Each year the University publishes and widely circulates a summary finan­ cial 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 1967-1968 showed that the Univer­ sity's current income amounted to $196,515,675.43. Of the total received, $17,146,177.31 came from student tuition and fees; $30,280,089.30 from activi­ ties relating to educational departments such as Hospitals, Dental Clinic, Can­ cer Detection Center, and University Theatre receipts, and sales of bulletins and agricultural products; $1,669,798.78 from intercollegiate athletics; $27,376,- 182.44 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 $9,847,348.82 from corporations, foun­ dations, individuals, and endowment income for instruction, research, prizes, and scholarships. Also, $47,079,539.59 came from the federal government for instruction, research, and agricultural extension. The State provided $63,116,- 539.19 or 32.1 percent of the University's total operating costs. Funds expended for the construction and remodeling of buildings and the purchase of land amounted to $21,486,114. COMMENCEMENT marks only the conclusion of the individual's academic life at the University. As a graduate, he contributes to its history and par- iv ticipates in its aspirations. Alumni are urged to continue their affiliation with the University through the Minnesota Alumni Association and its college groups. Also, support is urged for the University of Minnesota Alumni Fund, administered in the Alumni Office in Coffman Memorial Union, and the Special Projects Program, which includes scholarships, medical and technological research, and college service funds. 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. v Beard, U.S.A., Professor of Military Science; Captain Walter T. Broughton, U.S.N., Professor of Naval Science; Colonel Frederick J. Adelman, U.S.A.F., Professor of Aerospace Studies; Mr. Fred Nyline, M.A., Department of Music, Soloist; Professor Robert M. Jordan, Ph.D., Institute of Agriculture, Marshal; and Professor Nelson T. Spratt, Ph.D., College of Biological Sciences, Marshal. Is n PRESENTATION OF COLORS: As the Color Guard, made up of University d Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC Cadets and Midshipmen, enters the Audi­ 1- torium, the audience will rise and will remain standing for the National d Anthem and for the Invocation. The Concert Band will play. rs THE NATIONAL ANTHEM: The audience and Mr. Nyline. 0, sayl can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. 0, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wav(t I. O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? 1, e 1, INVOCATION: Reverend Steckel. It t SPEAKING FOR THE UNIVERSITY: President Moos. COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS: Dr. McElroy. I­ CONFERRING OF DEGREES: President Moos will confer certificates and n degrees. t, I, CONFERRING OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY: d President Moos will confer the degrees upon the candidates. As each new Doc­ IS tor of Philosophy is invested with his hood, he will be presented individually ;s by Dean Crawford.