UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA March Commencement, 1968 SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 7:30 P.M. NORTHROP MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM The Board of Regents Tbe Honorable Lester A. Malkerson, Minneapolis 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 Herb L. Huffington, M.D., Waterville The Honorable Fred J. Hughes, St. Cloud The Honorable Charles W. Mayo, M.D., Rochester 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. Malcolm Moos, 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 seventeenth 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 200,000 degrees, each one in rec­ ognition of the successful completion of an exacting academic program. In addition to giving collegiate instruction to nearly 46,000 students an­ nually on its Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris, Crookston, and Rochester campuses, the University offers, through its Schools of Agriculture and its General Exten­ sion 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 Fruit Breeding Farm and the Arborctum 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 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 possible for the Variety Club Heart Hospital and the great Mayo Memorial Building to be constructed. Through the American Legion and its auxiliary iii posts all over the state, thousands of friends have made generous donations to provide an endowed research professorship in heart disease. Generous con­ tributions have built the Masonic Memorial Hospital, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cancer Research Center, and Diehl Hall (which houses the bio-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 stu­ dents 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. To enlarge the base of private support for the University, the University of Minnesota Foundation was established in 1962 as a nonprofit organization, independent of the University but with the University as its sole beneficiary. The Foundation gives alumni, other citizens, and corporate donors the oppor­ tunity to make gifts, bequests, grants, and other forms of tax-deductible vol­ untary contributions. These funds supplement tax support and make possible the enriched programs and expanded services which create a "margin of excel­ lence" for the University. Direction and resources of the Foundation are under the management of a Board of Trustees of concerned and dedicated citizens. As it meets the needs of present students, the University must also make plans for those of the future. The 46,088 students who enrolled at the Uni­ versity at the beginning of the 1967-1968 academic year represented nearly one 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. 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 1967-1968 enrollment to about 46,000 students. It reflects the University's need for more teachers, more land, and more buildings. And it makes plain the Uni­ versity's determination to maintain the educational quality that has made it one of America's leading educational institutions. THE 1967 LEGISLATURE granted the University $1l0,893,275 for general operations and maintenance during the 1967-1969 biennium. In addition, the University received $9,401,100 for University Hospitals; $9,883,460 for special appropriations, including special extension and research activities; $22,739,346 for new buildings, land, and the rehabilitation of existing buildings; and $955,000 for the University of Minnesota Technical Institute, Crookston. Each year the University publishes and widely circulates a summary financial statement, which is available to anyone upon request, as is a much more com­ prehensive and complete statement for those who wish to make a special study of the University's income and expenditures. The summary financial statement of 1966-1967 showed that the Univer­ sity's current income and expenditures amounted to $69,292,131.98. Of the total received, $16,389,611.68 came from student tuition and fees; $25,313,- 080.86 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; $1,575,346.90 from intercol- IV legiate athletics;. $.24,117,422.96 from such. serv~ces as ~e dormitories and dining halls, pnntmg, the laundry, the Umverslty of Mmnesota Press, the Department of Concerts and Lectures, and the Health Service; and $9,107,- 000.99 from corporations, foundations, individuals, and endowment income for instruction, research, prizes, scholarships, and the care of the sick. Also $40,897,023.16 came from the federal government for instruction, research, and agricultural extension. The state provided $51,892,645.43 or 30.1 percent for the University's total operating costs. Funds expended for the construction and remodeling of buildings amounted to $21,607,236. COMMENCEMENT marks only the conclusion of the individual's aca­ demic life at the University. As a graduate, he contributes to its history and participates 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 technologi­ cal research, and college service funds, administered by the Department of University Relations, Morrill Hall. Alumni, their families, and their friends are