245 Are Candidates for Graduation Today Two- hundred and forty- -five candidates for bachelor of 9W Oldest College Newspaper Wesf er the Miuluippl Vol. LXXll Grinnell. Iowa. Friday, June 4. |965 No. 30 Haymond. Miss Dagenais Honored As Outstanding Seniors by Alumni Morey Raymond and Donna Dagenais Wednesday were named as recipients of the annual Alumni Association awards to the outstand- ing senior man and senior woman. The awards, based on construc- tive campus service, were pre< sented by F. Addison Jones of Grinnell, a 1950 Grinnell graduate and a member of the Alumni As- sociation Board of Directors, Haymond was cited for “notable contribution to the college life” and for “his willing donation of time, energy, and enthusiasm to what- ever job he undertook" A chemistry major, he was elected to both Hermits, freshman men's honorary society, Friars, senior men’s honorary so- ciety. He served as social chair- man of his residence hall and as North Campus social chairman and was president of the Grinnell chapter of the American Chemical society. Miss Dagenais was commended for “excellent citizenship as a member of the college community” and for having given “unstintingly of herself to the service of others throughout her four years at Grin- nell." Named to the dean's list for her academic achievement, she has also participated in campus ac- tivities, including the Grinnell Choral Society and Tanagers, and YWCA. She has been president of both the YWCA and Tanagers, and was head resident of an off-campus residence hall this year. Other recently announced honors and awards for the year 1954765 are: and ' The Andrew W. Archibald prize for highest scholarship was awarded to James Michael Young, a philosophy major; The Beulah Bennett Luring prize for excellence in English was awarded to Camilla Bloom, an English major; The James Walter Rosenfield senior honor scholarships were awarded to Camilla Bloom and James Michael Young; The Honor G scholastic trophy was awarded to Rein Saral, chem- istry major; The individual sports trophies went to Dennis Hanssen for base- ball, John TePaske for track, Eda ward Risser for golf, and Michael Greenfield for tennis. $1.000 Given By '65 Seniors Over two~thirds of the senior class have made contributions totaling over $1,000, most of whiCh has gone to the financial- ly suffering Program in Prac i- cal Political Education, said Roger Ferris, chairman of the senior class gift committee. The money is part of this year’s senior gift, The rest of the money, said Ferris, went towards the pur- chase of books for the lihrary. The books Will be selected by the heads of the divisions, each division getting an equal num- ber of books. The gift was presented by the class last week. Two Out of Three Seniors to Grad School: Only One Senior in Five Has Employment it’s going to be just another summer vacation and school as usual next fall for nearly two out of three (64.03%) of the class of 1965. Twice the percentage of men will be enrolled in graduate studies as women, Four out of five men (80.29%) will do graduate work while 43.51% of the women will be doing graduate work. of the men doi graduate work, 26 Will be doing it in law and 13 in medicine. About one senior in five (20.81%) was able to find work next year. Fifteen (5.12%) of the seniors found jobs teaching. Three seniors (all men) "found” work with the military, one senior (a girl) plans to be a housewife, and 16 seniors don’t knDW what they‘re going to be doing next year. Thirteen seniors will join the Peace Corps. That represents 5.30% of the class. Three men and ten women is the sex breakdown on Grinnell seniors joining the peace corps. The domestic peace corps, the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), will claim one Grinnell- ian from the class of ’65. 0f the 45 senior men who are athletes, 36 will continue their studies next year. Unduclnssmen went home this week. leaving behind reminders of their nine-month stay. fi—Oarts degrees will be presented this afternoon during the col- lege’s annual Commencement exercises. The event, beginning at 2:30 in Darby Gymnasium, will climax the traditional ac- tivities featuring the sonic) class members. These activities included the class dinner on nights Baccalaureate service. Wednesday evening and last Helen Constance White, woman educator and scholar who is now a member of the University of Wisconsin Eng- lish faculty, will give the Commencement address. A grad< uate of Radcliffe College with a Ph.D, from the University of Wisconsin, Miss White has served as president of the Ameri« can Association of University women, Following the exercises in Darby Gym, the Phi Beta Kappa Tea and Lecture will be held in the South Lounge of the College Forum. This event will begin at 4:30 and will fea- ture H. Eugene Brei’tenbach, ’25, a judge of the Superior Court of California. His address will concern "Youth in a Troubled World," Along with conferring degrees on its graduating seniors, the college will confer honorary degrees on three individuals w_—_.r). Education Inquiry, Burkle Tells Grads “Education is not salvation, but inquiry," Grinnell seniors were told at Baccalaureate services in Darby Gymnasium last night. The speaker was Howard R. Burkle (philosophy and relig— ion), who delivered the Bacca- laureate sermon, “When Moun- tains Are Again Mountains," Howard Burkle before more than 1,000 seniors, parents, alumni, and other friends of the college. “Education is a process oc~ curring within a community of dialogue" Burkle said. “It is inclusive of all different shades of opinion, It encourages dis- sent, it prizes the sort of scepti- cism which searches for shal- lowness, provinciality and spe- cious argumen ." He continued: “Education is open to every alternative and, in a certain sense, continuinglyi impartial before them. Even when it has arrived at a con- clusion, it remains sensitive to new evidence and is prepared to open up the case again, The student, as opposed to the be- liever, never totally surrenders himself to his conclusions." Seek Negotiations 0n Riot damages Helen Constance White during the commencement ceros monies. The recipients will bell Mary Patterson, Routt, '08 of Los Angles, as well as Miss White and Mr, Breitenhach, James H. Stauss, Acting Presl- dent of the College, will preside over the ceremonies and confer all degrees. He will he assisted by Edwin S, Hewitt, chairman of the board of trustees, and Kenyon A. Knopf, chairman of the faculty. Marshal for all Commencement events is Guillermo Mendoza, (bi; ology). Leo A. Bryson, '15 will serve as honorary marshal. ' Alumni reunion activities will be launched tonight with a movie, “Big Men on Campus —- Truman and Eisenhower at Grinneil," to be shown at 8 pm in the South Lounge. Tomorrow‘s continuing program will include a succession of alum- ni college classes, a facultyaalum- ni coffee hour and Forum npen house, an alumni convocation, fol- lowed by the traditional alumni parade and luncheon, and a series of class reunion dinners in the evening. The alumni activities will close Sunday with a final alumni college class at 9:30 a.m. and college church services at 11 am. Library Award Kendall Sanderson. mid-year Grinnell graduate, is winner of the 1965 Harry l. Worth personal li- braiy award at Grinnell. Michael W. Home], received the second prize. Tile damage bill for this year‘s —— spring not, an awe inspiring $1,- 018.37, has not been .paid yet, ac- cording to Milt Tootle, student auditor. Negotiations are still being conducted with regard to the size of the hill presented to the stu- dents by 5&6. ADDRESS HERE: 21591103 llauui" snowmen Gila.“