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Northwestern University Ninety-First Annual Commencement Monday, June ij, ig^g CAMPUS MEADOW, 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 THE NATIONAL ANTHEM (The first stanza) (The audience willplease remain standing until the Invocation has been pronounced) INVOCATION The Reverend James C. McLeod University Chaplain AWARDING OF CITATIONS TO FACULTY MEMBERS WHO WILL RETIRE FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON AUGUST 31 1949 Professor Leslie B. Arey Secretary of The University Senate Ethel Vaughan, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages Ernst Hellinger, Professor of Mathematics Alexander A. Day, Professor of Bacteriology Robert E. Blackwell, Professor of Operative Dentistry George B. Denton, Professor of Dental History and Literature Louie W. Webb, Professor of Education AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES Franklyn B. Snyder AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES President of the University CHARGE TO THE GRADUATING CLASS The President of the University CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES HYMN: AMERICA (The first and last stanzas) DELIVERY OF DIPLOMAS The Deans of the Schools BENEDICTION The University Chaplain I 1 I I The Honorary Degrees Doctor of Sacred Theology — Louis Leopold Mann Rabbi of Chicago Sinai Congregation for more than quarter of a century; eminent scholar in Oriental languages; a founder of the Hillel Foundations in American Universities; long a champion of just causes and voice for the inarticulate and exploited; author, lecturer, pastor and counselor, he has admirably served his fellowmen and his God. Presented by The Reverend James C. McLeod, University Chaplain — Doctor of Science Ernest Henry Volwiler Chemist, research executive and business administrator; president-elect of the American Chemical Society; a modern pioneer in the pharmaceutical industry. The anesthetics and sedatives that he has made available to the medical profession have saved the lives of thousands and eased the sufferings of hundreds of thousands. Presented by Robert K. Summerbell, Professor of Chemistry and Chairman of the Department Doctor of Laws — Sumner Huber Slighter Economist, scholar, and educator, now Thomas W. Lamont University Professor in Harvard University. By his research and active participation in labor conflicts he has done much to improve the relations between labor and management; by his leadership in education he has done much to improve the status of his profession, and to advance the frontiers of economics and business education. Wise counselor and adviser of statesmen and business men, he has been a leader and a servant of the society in which we live. Presented by Simeon E. Leland, Professor of Economics and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Doctor of Laws — John D. Wicrhem Lawyer and scholar, onetime Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin, whose salutary influence in education has been extended by hi* able services as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Beloit College; a distinguished jurist whose scholarly opinions as a judge of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin have received wide acclaim, and have influenced the course of the law because of his understanding of its true function. Presented by Homer F. Carey, Professor of Law [3] NINETY-FIRST COMMENCEMENT Doctor of Laws — Martin H. Kennelly Mayor of Chicago, whose public service rises above partisanship and political expediency. As a successfulman ofbusiness,who was a willingleader in charitable and philanthropic enterprises, he won the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens. When, at their request, he assumed the duties of public office, he devoted himself to applying to public affairs the same principles which had won him an enviable reputation in his own commercial undertakings. Presented by Kenneth F. Burgess, a Trustee of Northwestern University and President of the Board Doctor of Laws — Leverett Saltonstall An honored citizen of a Commonwealth which his ancestors helped to establish; a public servant for over twenty-five years as alderman, state representative, governor, and United States Senator from Massachusetts; president of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University; keen student of our political and social institutions; a loyal friend of higher education, who typifies the best in our American traditions and ideals. Presented by Arthur R. Tebbutt, Professor of Statistics and Dean of the Graduate School [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.) COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Candidates Presented by Dean Simeon E. Leland Bachelor of Arts Rose Adamek Sara Jane MacLean Alice Katherine Albro Patricia Anne Manthey Mary Elizabeth Alford Byron Stewart Matthews Elaine Bearman Patricia Ann McCarthy Byron Harold Belt Hortense Othiel Johanna Meyer Barbara Blanchard Joan Ingrid Miller Jeanne Marie Clark Barbara Lee Murchie KathrynElizabeth Craig Robert Eddinger Nelson Kathleen Ann Crosby Joy Nicholls Marston Jay Dodge Marilyn Elizabeth North Elizabeth Serena Fulton RichardEverett Noyes Carolyn Stafford Geiger Ruth Marguerite Reinke GuyAllen Gladson, Jr. MargueriteRemahl Betty Marie Hanneman RichardJay Ross Elaine Hecht Lenore Kay Schwartz Patricia Mabel Henline Elizabeth Joy StoUer Helen Claire Hulings Ruth Diamant Stuck Betty Beatrice Kahn Lenore Jewel Trachtenberg Albert Yin Tau Kong, Jr. AllenVan Cranebrock Patricia Helen Krecker Louise Von Frantzius Joan EUaine Leff Merilyn Goerss Wendt BarbaraJean MacDonald Jean Louise Zettelmeyer Bachelor OF Science Lenore Beth Ackerson JackMaiden Barker Harry GroverAllard,Jr. Joan Mary Bartling JamesSheridanAllen Lyle Bass Janet Ann Allen RobertBarrie Bathurst ThomasDraper Allen Frederick Edward Bauman Philip John Amandes Mary Carol Bausch Donald Laurence Andersen Charles Henry Bausman, Jr. Adrienne Jeanne Anderson Elbridge Sherrill Bean,Jr. Gloria Marie Anderson Raymond Henry Bechtel Leslie Martin Anderson LaVerne Lee Becwar Patricia Anne Anderson RichardCarterBennett Charles BrentfordAndrews Anne Benson Harold George Andrews Phyllis Vilma Bergquist Alice Catherine Angle Robert Emanuel Berliner Jean Louise Angle Gerson Charles Bernhard Edward James Archer Emilie Alma Betcher Virginia Armstrong William George Bittler Janet Elizabeth Ayers Robert Boothe Blackwell Betty Pauline Baach Robert Vernon Blanke Laura Houghton Baer George William Boiling, III [5] NINETY-FIRST COMMENCEMENT Charles Stevenson Booz, Jr. Gloria Graves deSilva Britta Jorgine Borgeson Mildred Evelyn Dordick John Henry Bornhofen Samuel John Doy Gretchen Colleen Diltz Brent Francine Draper Clarence James Bridgen, Jr. Alma Kathleen Duston MarjorieAmelia Brobst Richard Arthur Edgren, Jr. Denise Arlette Brookman Edward Franklin Edlund Georgiana Brooks James John Egan William Henderson Brown, Jr. Richard Roy Eggers Jeanne Eleanor Bryant EldonEarlElam Madelyn Day Buckstaff Edward Elcott George Ralph Bugbee Marguerite HarrietEllis William Robert Burgess Herbert Harter Engelhard, Jr. Willis Walter Burgess, Jr. Daniel Henry Erdevig, Jr. Robert Pearson Busch Elizabeth Annetta Evans Ralph Oscar Butz, Jr. Leonard Henry Evans Linn Arthur Campbell Robert Hugh Evans Edwin Joseph Carey David HubertFarnham Betty Jane Carlberg Ann Butler Faust Betty Elaine Carlson Carol Jean Feiman Thaddeus Richard Carpen Jerome Anthony Feit Lee Richard Cascino Jane MarrFigley Margaret Susan Cattin Robert Franklin Finegan Courtney Ann Cavenaugh Marilyn Ruth Fischer Franklin Theodore Chace Stanton Pollard Fischer Doris May Charlton Ward Phelps Fisher Clark Allason Cheney Donald Stuart Flannery Janice Clark James Wendell Flesher Joan Eva Clayton Gloria June Foote Doris Mary Cliff PaulaAnne Fowler Shirlee Cochran Jack MillerFox Robert Butler Cole Robert Samuel Fox Bruce Elwood Collins Marshall Irwin Frankel Katherine Foster Coney Eleanor Jessie Eraser Mary Ellen Cooper Joan Hoberg Eraser Jean Ellen Copeland Melvin Lawrence Friedman Roberta Muriel Corby Ralph Eugene Friz Jean Marie Cordiner Nancy Lou Fuller Janice Moore Cordts James McElroy Fuqua Carol Lucille Corey Nancy Virginia Furst Helen LouiseCornelius Phyllis Gahman Marion MastenGrain Janice Marion Gamble RobertWarren Cromer Doris Johnson Gaston Neil Byrne Crow ErnestTerral Gaston Elmira Jean Curry Frank Meikle Gault EverettLittonCurtis Mary Elizabeth Geiger MaryWarren Dalton Harry Robert Giltnane Elinor Sibyl Dana Mary Lou Gimbel Allan Ray Dannhauer LeRoy Augustus Glasner, Jr. Ruth Ann Darch Jacquelyn Juanita Glessner Lucian Arthur D'Asaro Robert Goede Eleanor Fern Davis Fred Stewart Gordon Philip DavidDavis, Jr. Herman William Gottschalk Garfield Asbury Dawe James Gough, Jr. Madeline Catherine Deasy Henry Emanuel Greenebaum William Higgins DeLaney Eileen Anne Greisch Mildred Delich Russell Pershing Gremel Francis Gerald De Pauw Leonard Charles Grotz [6] NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Alene Margery Gustavson Paul Bruns Johnston Robert Harold Gyving Corinne Olive Jones Alice Haggerty George Dean Jones Marilyn Audrey Haigh Palmyra Elizabeth Jones Theodore Ronald Hainline BettyJane Kaen Jordan Mary Sue Hale Donald Mitchell Joyce, Jr. Thomas Newton Hall Richard Gordon Kahn Alfred Howard Hallman Electra Kakarakis Robert Edward Halverson Carol Lee Kane Robert Bruce Hamilton Francis Jerome Kanofsky Phyllis Ann Hancock Patricia Kassel Frances Hardwick Bernard Kay Robert Samson Harms John Richard Keating Frances Muriel Harris Walter Horace Kemp Jacqueline lone Harris Marilyn June Kennedy Helen Jean Harrison William Howard Kenner, III Herbert Stanley Hart John Zehner Kepler Herbert Raymond Heinicke Richard Frederick Kieling John Edward Helander Edward Leo Killham Edith Harriet Heller Shirley Ruth King Jean Clare Hendry Henry Winfried Kircher Nancy Lee Henninger Virginia Belle Kish Richard Stanton Herpe John Willis Kizler Carol Patricia Herter Glenn Jay Kleinhesselink William Wilder Heusner, Jr. William John Kloepfer, Jr. Jane Kathel Hibbert Harry Dittmar Koepke Beverly Jo Hicks John Gram Kohlhepp Laura Louise Higgins Walter C. Kohn, Jr. Robert Bates Hinman Marilyn Clara Kohout Sally Jane Hobson Jacquelyn M. Koon Catherine Frances Hoffman Ronald Walter Koster Donald Glen Hotz Edward Allan Kovar Thomas Richard Houran John Kreutzberg, Jr. Lorraine Roselyn Howard Joan Patricia Krost Richard Elm Howell Hildegard Helen Krueger Nancy Jean Howes Ivan Ladany William Varney Huck Robert August Lake Ruth Veronica Hueckler Mary Katherine Lannen James Henry Hugon Norman Eugene Larson Lucile Wellwood Huizinga Donald Arthur Laser Nancy Huntington Patricia Laskey Claire Beth Hyman Paul Henry Latimer James Bennett Ifwerstrom John Phillip Lavieri Forrest Bailey Ingersol Alice Jean Lease Patricia Joan Ingram Dorothy Jane Lewis DorothyElizabeth Isdale John Bernard Lewis Caroline Elise Isely Donald William Liden Faye Louise Iten Alvin Liebling Allen ThomasJackson,Jr. Betty Ann Lindberg Charles Ray Jackson LeonardVictor Lockhart RobertEugene Jacobsen Julie Claire Loeffell Donald FrederickJay Henry Bernard Loess Gordon Willis Jensen Kenneth August Lohf Robert Trygfve Jensen Ellen Erami-Lee Lonergan John Curtis Johnson Kenneth Long Priscilla Ann AUgyer Johnson Hugo Albert Lorenz Rodger Kirkemo Johnson Catherine Anne Luce Charlotte Wright Johnston Teresa Alice Lucey [7] NINETY-FIRST COMMENCEMENT Robert Arthur Lussky William Frederick Olson Donald Howard Lyons Leonard Oseas Thomas MacCleary,Jr. Richard Howard Ouderkirk Anna May Maclver Jiro Oyama Joan MacMonnies Doris Jean Packer William George Magee, Jr. Patricia Helen Page Mary Barbara Magner Elisabeth Ann Palmer Richard Earl Mansfield,Jr. William Pantos Walter Thomas Mara Thalia Pappas Keith Arthur Marchildon Robert Malcom Parker Floyd Warren Martin Ruthann Patterson Gene William Mason Lester Gottlieb Pehrson William Yale Mathers Marcia Pehrson Georgia Mansfield Matthews Audrey Ann Perlman HaroldJohn Matthies Donald Frank Peterson James Ellis Mattox Dorothy Edna Peterson Frances Anne McAuliffe James Sewall Peterson Kathryn Ilena McClain Jean Bannister Peterson Joel William McClure, Jr. Nancy Helen Phelps Allan Hulme McCoid Kathryn Strange Pike Leon Kenny McGill Bruce Wayne Pine John Patrick McHenry Julia Buckingham Pinkerton Mary McHenry Arthur Dean Poppens Constance Ann McQueen William Severin Postl Sara Ann Meets Elsie Adele Potter Majorie Barbara Melville Paul Adams Potter, Jr. Kenneth Earl Meredith Theodore Ernst Preuss Margaret Susan Metcalf Muriel Phyllis Price Roger Marcus Mick Kathryn Elizabeth Prigg Raymond Charles Mikulich Cynthia Jean Pugh Chester Joseph Milczarek Joseph Nicholas Ratty Patricia Susanna Miller Richard Raymond Raube Richard Thomas Miller John Lowell Ravesloot Robert Hagen Miller John Graves Raymond Jean Louise Milne Merrill Stafford Read Louis David Minsk, Jr. George Harvey Reazin, Jr. Eugene Edward Mitchell Charles Joseph Regan, Jr. Catherine Marie Moe Ellin Reichart Elaine Anne Morey Margaret Anne Reichert Robert Edgar Morin Frank Tower Reynolds Paul Leslie Morrison, Jr. Alan Ribback Ruth Easterlin Mosteller Janet Faye Rieke Thomas Staver Moulding, Jr. Gwendlyn Elizabeth Robb Richard Edward Mueller Patricia Ann Roberts Robert Leslie Munzer Winifred Roberts Lois Jean Murker Margaret Louise Robertson Frederick Peter Mustell Merwyn Jay Robertson Virginia Lee Myers Mary Lee Rogers Georgia Leone Neuman Margaret Mary Rose George Otto Neumann Bette Rosenzweig Charles Harding Noll Ralph William Rossi James John Nordland Calvin Louis Rumbaugh Donald Joseph Novotny William John Russum Janet Elaine O'Keefe Shirley Treva Sandberg Nancy Olfs James Howard Scatliff Robert James Oliver Elaine Dorothy Schad Alfred Carman Olson Louis Frank Schauer Barbara Jean Olson Leonard Schechter [8]