WAYNE STATE UNIVE.SITY COMMENCEMENT, MASONIC TEMPI.E JANUARY 29. '957 BOARD OF GOVERNORS HON. WILLIAM D. MERRIFIELD, Chairman HON. GLADYS CANTY HON. FOREST H. AKERS HON. WARREN B. COOKSEY HON. BETTY S. BECKER HON. LOUISE C. GRACE HON. ROSCOE O. BONISTEEL HON. LEONARD KASLE HON. CHARLES G. BURNS 'HON. REMUS G. ROBINSON HON. CLAIR TAYLOR, Ex Officio ~t . COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE William M. Borgman Don H. Palmer Paul E. Buechler Va Iter Poole Wesley H. Churchill Stanley M. Rogell Arthur J. Dolsen Viola Sturges Schell Robert O. Eskola Harold E. Stewart Robert W. Grant Homer D. Strong Evelyn E. Holtorf John C. Sullivan Thelma G. James Harold E. Tallman Arthur E. Johnson Elsie W. Townsend Gordon W. Kingsbury Elizabeth Platt Tschaeche Alfred C. Lamb Frank X. Tuohey J. Don Marsh Howard M.' Hess, Chairman Marian McMillan Rupert L. Cortright, Marshal The Wayne State University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Va Iter Poole The Wayne State University Choir Ensemble under the direction of Harold E. Tallman Citations for Honorary Degree Candidates written by Thelma G. James The marshals and ushers serving during this commencement exercise are undergraduate students of the University -' O,RDER OF EXERCISES OVERTURE Selections from the opera Snegurochka Rimskl-Korsakov 1 PROCESSIONAL I The Emperor March Wagner (The audience Is asked to rise as the academic procession enters and to remain standing until the Invocation has been pronounced.) HYMN TO .wAYNE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM 1'0 thee, our Alma Mater, tHomage we bring,. INVOCATION IBraye hearts raise grateful yolc.. Thy pral.. to sing•. The Reverend Edward H. Buchheimer, M. Ed., Our Savior Lutheran Church "Young art thou, young anel atrong; \Renowneel shalt thou IiYe, anel long~ FOREWORD 1H0nors to thee will throng- The Honorable William D. Merrifield, Chairman, Wayne State University Board of Governors Anel Fame to thee cling. THE CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY .DEGREES We lauel thee, Alma Mater, Clarence B. Hilberry, Ph.D., L;H.D.,President of the University -Guardian of Right. ·Thou art our guiele, our mentor- HYMN TO WAYNE Thy name .hine. bright. (The audience is requested to rise for the singing of the Hymn;) IKeep Learning's light aflame, ,Anel holel Truth a sac reel name, tHonor, thy steaelfast aim. THE CONFERRING OF THE ACADEMIC DEGREES All hail to thy mightl THE AWARDING OF R.O.T.C. CERTIFICATES -Nicholas Stanley Oate. DECLARATION OF C,VIC LOYALTY BENEDICTION (The audience is requested to rise for the Benediction and to remain standing until the Recessional is completed.) . RECESSIONAL Festival March from Queen of Sheba Gounod CANDIDATES FOR HONORARY DEGREES CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE D·EGREES From the University Winfred A. Harbison, Ph.D., Vice-President for Academic Administration From the Graduate School Winfred A. Harbison, Ph.D., Vice-President for Academic Administration FOR THE HONORARY DEGREES I FOR THE DOCTOR'S DEGREES DOCTOR OF HUMANITIES WILLIAM THOMAS GOSSETT, LL.B., LL.D. t DOCTOR· OF PHILOSOPHY "For his brilliant career as legal counsel for great corporations, and for his abiding con­ cern for the work of schools, colleges, and hospitals." EMANUEL EPSTEIN, B.S., Wayne State University, 1945; M.S., Wayne State University, 1953 Dissertation Subject: "I. An Investigation Into a Simplified, Sensitive, Color Reaction for 1I I the Estrogenic Steroids. II. A Study of the Chromatographic Separation of the Estrogenic DOCTOR OF LAWS Steroids. III. A Sensitive Spot Test for Steroids Using p-Toluenesulfonlc Acid." HOWARD CHARLES BALDWIN, LL.B., LL.D. "For his long and distinguished legal career in which he has given devoted service to the JESSE FRANCIS GOODWIN, B.S. in Pharmacy, Xavier University, 1951; M.S., Wayne State projects supported by a great foundation, the State Bar Association, and his church." University, 1953 Dissertation Subject: "I. A Method for the Determination of Total and Phospholipid Phos­ phorus in Blood Serum. II. A Critique of the Chloric Acid Method for the Determination of WALKER LEE CISLER, M. Eng., Dr. Eng., LL.D. Protein Bound Iodine. III. The Effect of Ethylenedlaminetetraacetlc Acid Salts on Induced "For his distinguished services to our city, state, and nation as a civic leader, and to the Atherosclerosis in Rabbits. IV. The Effect of Oral Dllodotyrollne In Rabbits on I High world by his participation in the program to develop the peace-time uses of atomic Cholesterol Diet." . energy." HELEN LEES, B.S. in Med. Tech., Wayne State University, 1947 RUTH MORGAN McEVOY, B.S., R.N. Dissertation Subject: "The Organic Acids of Bone." "For the life-long dedication of her professional training to effective leadership of volunteer workers in civic services." HAROLD GENE MONSIMER, B.S., University of California, 1952; M.S., Wayne State University, 1954 . DOCTOR OF ARTS Dissertation Subject: "A Study of Some Cactus Trlterpenes Structure of Myrtillogenic Acid Partial Reduction of Methyl Dlketoechlnocystate." ALFRED HEACOCK WHITTAKER, M.D. ... "For his long-time concern for the welfare of human beings - expressed through his leadership in our city planning and housing councils as well as In our historical societies." GEORGE R. P~TTIT, JR., B.S. in Chem., The State College of Washington, 1952; M.S., Wayne State University, 1954 Dis~ert~tion Subject: "!. The Effect of Steric Factors in the Cycllzatlon of Naphthalene Derivatives. II. SyntheSIS of L-Methoxy-4-Methyl-5,6,6a,7,8,12b-Hexahydro-5-0xo-Benzo­ (C)Phenanthrene. III. A New Reaction of the Steroidal Sapogenin Side Chain." HONORARY ALUMNI THOMAS L. PUGH, B.S. in Chem., Wayne State University, 1952; M.S., Wayne State University, 1954 Howard Hathaway Aiken Ira Waite Jayne George Rieveschl Dissertation Subject: "Investigations of the Optical Properties and Stability of COlloidal Alexander William Blain Helen Newberry Joy Harry Milton Robins Particles." . Thomas Alvin Boyd Harry Francis Kelly Grace Ross Clark David Brooks William Kline Kelsey Alexander Grant Ruthven WILLIAM KENNETH SNEAD, B.S. in Indust. Chem., University of Kentucky, 1950 Prentiss Marsh Brown Charles Franklin Kettering Emilie Gleason Sargent Dissertation SubJect: "The Mechanism of the Anodic Oxidation of p-Aminophenol." Ralph Johnson Bunche Sebastian Spering Kresge Ralph Alanson Sawyer George Edward Bushnell Arthur Frederick Lederle Leonard Andrew Scheele Henry Magnus Butzel Donald Sparling Leonard Sarah Mary Sheridan Harvey James Campbell William Godfrey Lerchen William Adams Simonds DOCTOR OF EDUCATION John Strider Coleman Dean McAllister Lierle Charles Casper Simons Stuart Appleton Courtls Robert Hill MacRae W. McKay Skillman LEFFIE LOUISE HARRIS, B.S. in Ed., Wayne State University, 1947; M. Ed., Wayne State Selden Bennett Daume Charles Henry Mahoney William John Stapleton University, 1948 Joseph Morrell Dodge Benjamin Raymond Marsh Anne Campbell Stark Dissertation Subject: "An Appraisal of Curricular and Personal Component. of the Steno­ Percival Dodge Frederick Carl Matthaei George Washington Stark graphic Training of the Detroit High School of Commerce." Frank Dwight Eaman Douglas Murray McGregor Mary Chase Stratton DAVID ARTLAND HILTON, B.S. in Ed., Ohio State University, 1940; M. Ed., University of Eugene Bradley Elliott Robert Raynolds McMath Adolph Gustavus Studer John Richard Emens Harvey Milton Merker Edson R. Sunderland Cincinnati, 1947 Fred Christian Fischer Catherine Morgan Frank Owen Taylor Dissertation Subject: "A Technique for the Selection of Laboratory Experiment. for a John Baltice Ford Jack Andrew Morton Edith Rhetts Tilton College General Education Physical Science Course." Frank Aloysius Gorman Mary Eldridge Murphy Robert Morrell Toms MARQUITA L. IRLAND, B.S., Michigan State College, 1942; M.A., Michigan State College, 1947 Gertrude Lockwood Grawn Harry Monroe Nelson Mildred Lucille Tutttle Dissertation SubJect: "An Analysis of the Home Economics Teacher Education Program In Edgar Albert Guest Chester William Nimitz Ralph Adrian Ulveling Three Michigan Colleges." Delmar Sherrille Harder William John Norton Charles Belden Van Dusen Paul Ramsey Hawley Louise Webber O'Brien James Keir Watkins YVONNE MARIE LOFTHOUSE, B.S. in Ed., Wayne State University, 1951; M. Ed., Wayne State David Dodds Henry Paul Paray Oscar Webber University, 1953 . Edward John Hickey James Wentworth Parker Richard Hudson Webber Dissertation SubJect: "An Experiment with Closed Circuit Televised Instruction In Teacher Sister M. Honora Albert Henry Poetker John Hugh Webster Education." Lee A White lcie Macy Hoobler Milo Milton Quaife THEODORE MANDELL, A.B., University of Michigan, 1940; A.M., University of Michigan, 1941 Henry Schoolcraft Hulbert Walter Philip Reuther William Whitcomb Whitehouse Ormond Edson Hunt Lawrence Reynolds Charles Erwin Wilson Dissertation SubJect: "An Analysis of the Attitudes of Teachers and Administrators on the Benjamin E" Young Screening-Testing Phase of the School Health Program in the Elementary Schools of Eleonore Louise Hutzel Edgar Preston Richardson Detroit." CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES-Continued CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES-Continued ---- ARTHUR MATTHEWS, A.B., Harvard College, 1939; Ed. M., Tufts College, 1941 MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING COLLEGE SOCIOLOGY Dissertation Subject: "A Study of the Educational Opinions of Students, Parents, and Elizabeth D. K. Isaacs Teachers of a Local Secondary School." ARTHUR GEORGE PARKLLAN, B.S. in Ed., Wayne State University, 1947; M. Ed., Wayne State University, 1947 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Dissertation Subject: "The Role of the Private Physician in the Medical Examination