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

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A President Takes Office Kent ' s inauguration of its sixth president, Dr. Robert I. White, on Oct. 25, 1963, was a master- piece of planning, sparkling with academic color and an atmosphere of good feeling. Inaugural events began with a procession of 300 presidents and representatives of the nation ' s leading colleges, universities and learned societies, public officials and the Kent faculty. Inside Mem- orial Gymnasium, the dignitaries and an audience of more than 3000 heard Dr. White take the oath of office. The president ' s address, official greet- ings, the benediction and music by the university symphony band added to the pomp of the cere- mony, coordinated by a special faculty committee. After a recessional march, the day ' s activities progressed with a luncheon and informal recep- tion for 600 guests in the new Eastway Center and a formal evening reception sponsored by the Fac- ulty Women ' s Club. KSU ' s incumbent confers with inaugural speaker. Part of the procession of 300 dignitaries enters Memorial Gymnasium.

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Presidents of Ohio universities and colleges at the inauguration included (left to right) Dr. Novice Fawcett, Ohio State; Dr. Charles Wesley, Central State; and Dr. William T. Jerome, III, Bowling Green. En route to ceremonies are (left to right) Dr. John D. Millet, Miami Uni- versity president; President White; Dr. Fred Harvey Harrington, University of Wisconsin president; and Vice President Kamerick.

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With the inauguration of Dr. White, we look forward to even greater things, is the alumni greeting and prophecy that Edward Zink expresses. Inside Memorial Gymnasium, 3500 spectators stand for the invocation.