281 Candidates For Degrees In Annual Exercises tollier, Grodzins lWin Alumni Priz Calvin J. Collier, Berwyn, ML, and Martha S. Grodzins, Chicago, were named Wednes- Hay as recipients of the annual 'Alumni Association awards to outstanding senior man and 'enior woman at Grinnell col- ege. The awards, based on con« structive campus service, were presented by the Alumni Asso- ciation president, Harold R. Colbert, Webster Groves, Mal, a 1929 Grinnell graduate, at a senior buffet dinner party. Colbert also presided over in 'ductlon of the senior class into the Alumni Association with David B. Evans, class presi- ‘dent, making the response. Speakers for the dinner were lGrinnell President Howard R, Bowen and Alumni Secretary Mary G. Jones, l928 graduate. Coxlier was elected to Phi Beta Kappa this year and has held significant scholarships based on leadership qualities and academic promise through- out his four years at Grinnell. He has earned three letters in baseball, has been active in the campus Young Republicans or- ganization and student govern- mental affairs, and is a mem- ber of Friars, senior men’s hon» orary society. He will. study law at Dulce University next fall, Miss Grodzins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grodzins. was cited for having ” dem» onstrated in a t u r e in gment, impartiality, and dedication to serve in the many activities to which she has given her time.” Recipient of a Travel-Service Scholarship for next fall, she will spend a fifth year abroad in the interests of Grinneli and the Presbyterian church in Chiengmai, Thailand, n e xt year. Her college activities have included active in the Associated W o m e n Students Board as president of Mears Hail, and membership on the Board of Religion, YWCA, Grinnell Education Society and Women’s Honor G. l Alamni Return To Old Col/ego Days , Tradition and ceremony will highlight the Alumni Reunion Days beginning on campus this after noon. Mary 6. Jones, alumni see xetary, said alumni have convened to attend Commencement exer- cises and other events attendant lio the graduation exercises, Open houses for various class groups will begin tonight with a special showing of the Cole Porter musical, “Anything Goes,” as the major kick—oil event. A facultyalurnni coffee hour is scheduled for 9:30 Saturday morn< ing. President Howard R. Bowen will speak at an Alumni Convoca- tion at 11:00 where Alumni Awards will be presented. James H. Stauss, Dean of the College, will announce the James Morton Roberts Prolessor for 1964.65. A traditional Alumni Parade, ALUMNI— Oontinued on Page 3 A special performance of the Cole Porter musical. Any. thing Goes" will be presented tonight at B in Roberts Theatre. Shown above during rehearsals are Marry Yaseen. Craig Welterlen. and Ruth Unruh. \ e Shanta; iBA K i Oldest College Newspaper West of the Mississippi Val. LXXl Grinnell, Iowa, Friday, June 5, I964 No, 30 Grinneil College seniors were told Thursday night that “those arts and sciences which seemed so impractical during the aca- demic grind may finally be the most practical of all your stud- ies.” The speaker was the Rev. Theodore A. Gill, president of San Francisco Theological Seminary, who delivered a tra- ditional baccalaureate sermon before more than 1,000 seniors, parents, alumni, and other friends of the college, in Dar- by Gymnasium, The services were followed by an out-of-doors reception hosted by President and Mrs, Howard R. Bowen on the col- lege campus, V “This means take seriously everything you have learned," the speaker said. “Let it make a difference in you, and that is the way you let it make a dif- ference in the world. The edu< cated person is not one who knows the different facts. The truly educated person is the one in whom a difference has been made by whatever faCts he has." Special Degree To Honor Bowen Grlnnell College today con- ferred an honorary degree on its president, Howard R. Bowen. Mr. Bowen, who will leave Grinnell July 1 to become‘presl- dent of the State University of Iowa, was awarded the doctor of letters degree. Edwin S. Hewitt of Liberty- ville, “L, a member of the Grinnell class of 1929 and chair- man of the Board of Trustees, and Dean of the College James H. Slauss participated in the degree ceremony, which came after Mr, Bowen himself had conferred similar degrees on five candidates. The citation read in part: "We need here no review of his high accomplishment. We should remember his belief that the decisions which make an out- standing college are essentially acls of iailh." ‘ Mr. Bowen became the sev- enth president of Grinnell July I, 1955, and leaves the college ml the ninth anniversary of his coming. l-lis tenure in the Grin— nell presidency has been marked by substantial growth and progress in virtually every area of campus activity. McNEELY MR. GILL Senior Class Gift Will Exceed'$1,200 Grinnell College seniors have given more than $1,200 to the college as a senior class gift, and there is more to come. Donald W. Lambie, assistant to the president, said the class gift has been earmarked to support the college‘s coopera- tive program with LeMoyne College in Memphis, Tenn. Commenting on the gift, Pres- ident Howard R. Bowen said, “We appreciate this gift be- cause it represents a voluntary effort on the part of those about to become alumni to support one of the vital and worthwhile programs of the college. A col- lege can grow only as it has the loyal support of its alumni." Seniors‘ Plans Page 2 Grinnell College today hon- ored 281 candidates for bach. elor of arts degrees at tradi- tional Commencement exer-i ciscs in Darby Gym. Eugene J., McNeely, presi- dEnt of the American Tele‘ phone and Telegraph Company, addressed the audience of near- ly 2000 persons, challenging the graduates to ”. l . . choose a goal that will strain all your ability.” “You must have a draw if your life is to be truly success ful,” the speaker said, “but it must be a dream, not a day- dream, A dream focuses your energy and your talent, a day- dream is a Sieve that lets them leak away," Describing a dream as noth- ing-more than the setting of definite personal goals, the speaker said that, in the setting of goals, it is important to aim high. “This is essential not only for your personal development but for the development of the country." President Bowen presided over the ceremonies, assisted byEdwin s. Hewitt of Liberty- ville, Ill., chairman of the Board of Trustees, and James H, Stauss, dean of the 'College. William T. McKibben, Bene- dict professor of classical lan- guages, served as marshal, as- sisted by Judge Drlng D. Need- ham of Des Moines, a member of the 50-year honor class of 1914, who served as honorary marshal. Elbert M. Smith, as- sociate professor of French and music, was at the console of the organ. Phi Beta Kappa lecture at 4:30 Dr. Robert N. Noyce, Los Al- tos, Calm, will deliver the an- nual Phi Beta Kappa lecture this afternoon at 4:30 in Gard- ner Lounge. Dr. Noyce, a re« search scientist and (co-founder and general manager of Fair- child Semiconductor in Moun- tain View, Calif., will discuss “The Peace Scare." . In 1949 Dr. Noyce graduated from Grinnell with a double ma- jor in physics and mathematics. He later received a Pit. D. from Massachusettes Institute or Technology. A member of the Board of Trustees, he is vice president and member of the Board of Directors of Fairchild Camera and Instrument. Kenneth A. Christiansen, pru- fessor of biology and president or the Grinnell l>hi Bela Kappa chapter will preside at the meet- ing.