Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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THE HOPES and aspirations ot 809 sludents and tlieir fami- lies were fulfilled during the spring 1958 commencement ceremony. This hour represcnicd ilic finale ot iuur years characterized tnainly by books, classes, professors and friends. 29

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Grads bid farewell to Kent amid tears and laughter ni RINC, CRAULIAl ' IUN, tliilduii reicivc iuiisci can That long-awaited Saturday, June 7. 1958, had ar- ri cd. Graduation day! Before the graduates was the orkl the ' had been trained to serve. Behind them lay the years ol preparation— proof of their sincere desire to succeed in life. iMeniorial gym was packed with 1000 relatives and friends of the graduates at this -15th annual spring com- mencement. Guest speaker was John S. Knight, publisher ol the Knight newspapers. An honorary degree of doctor oi knvs was conferred upon him during the exercises, rile first Kent State University Ahunni award was pre- sented to Pennsylvania physician Dr. W ' hiiknv l. Show, who received his bachelor ' s degree at Kent in 1941. Offering the invocation was the Rev. Mr. Herbert Myers, a 1943 graduate of Kent State imiversity and no v pastor of St. David ' s Chapel in Berkley, Michigan. The giatliiates represented .S8 cotmties and l()2 towns ,ind (ities in Ohio. Seven other states and Formosa. |apan, Korea, and Hawaii were also represented. Gradu- ate students came from 29 colleges and universities be- sides Kent State. There were 715 undergradtiate and 91 graduate students receiving degrees. A total of niire students were graduated smnma cum lauile, having earned the accumulati e a erage of a 3.8 or better out of a possible four point. Ten more students were graduated magna cum laude with a 3.6 or better, while 45 earned the ciun laude title, having a 3.3 or betier a erage. Dining the exercises 14 . rniy and seven Air Force ROTC cadets were sworir in as second lieutenants in their respective services. For the first time, two candi- dates for graduation were sworn in as second lieutenams iir the US Marine Corps. As the exercises ended, smiling faces showed pride ol achie emenl and hope for the ftittn ' e. SUMMIT MEETING, KSi: style. L.-r., University Vice-president Robert liite. Publisher John .S. Knigiit, and President George Bow- man oblige photographers prior to the commencement exercises, knight was awarded the honorary degree of doctor of laws. 28

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IUH[ 1) lllh -iC.KM nun (UMl r liiic iicilil I ' .iil ol ihe OS.dlMl aiiis of grass, grown in tlic L ' iii ersit ' s sod gar- den, is laid b the Uni crsilv ground crews. I.arr Wdoddell directed the annual fall job of preparing stadimn grounds. Activities spark summer A record-breaking total ol l).30U students attended the 1958 summer sessions at KSU. Some came because the recession made summer jobs scarce, others because advaircecl education is now income-tax deductible tor teachers, others for personal motivations to finish school (juickh. Biu all found a diversified schedule of activities to offset their class work. The summer cultural programs brought outstanding entertainment to the campus. Robert Merrill, leading Metropolitan Opera baritone, and Jan Peerce, tenor for the Metropolitan and San Francisco Operas, presented selections from several operas. Louis Lane and the C Cleveland Summer orchestra gave a Pops concert. Pro iding further balance for studies was the Univer- sity Theatre production of ' itness for the Prosecti- tion, a murder mystery by Agatha Christie. Summei lectiaers were Dr. Raymond J. Seeger, nationallv known scientist, and Dr. Max Lerner, author, university pro- fessor, editor, and newspaper columnist. Various con- certs and an all-university picnic and sing held in Engle- man woods rounded out the summer social program. Thus, activities and classes combined to make an etijoy- able summer at Kent State UniversitN summer. EDWARD L. MASIERS, Liu cisii hand director, directs participants in the High School Music camp. Ihe music clinic, from June 23 to Juh 4. brought musicians to the campus for acti ities in baml, cnchestra. chorus, and theor . B ' - j-- - ■■ ■ Sfe £ ' - i. — ,- v ' : ?«?5 if ' mr o ' .f-X ' ■ . .-. ' : S :. JOY t.OODM.W provides an eveful for the audience as Romaine the mysterious foreigii wife who appears as a Witness for the Prose- cution. This mvsterv thriller plaved to capacity crowds when on Bioadwa . It was pieseiited Julv 14-15 in I niversit auditorium 30