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

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Professor Emeritus Mona Fletcher gives congratulations. llBBBIM MI T M I- 1 ' I « ■ - — JB5M 1 ' ' m ... A Wip2M Kl Mlv ' Ljfl] J r Jji Bl ' 2» K ' ■ Luncheon guests hear speakers via closed-circuit TV. Delegates Attend Luncheon Luncheon for 600, an informal reception for 900 well-wishers and a formal evening reception in Eastway Center completed inauguration day activities. Special inaugural guests included University of Chicago President George Wells Beadle, 1958 Nobel Prize winner in physiology and medicine; Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Kingsley A. Taft; and NASA research engineer Robert K. Skoog. Delegates from Harvard University and Cuyahoga County Community College repre- sented the nation ' s oldest and youngest institu- tions of higher learning respectively. Present were three generations of the White family: Robert I. White, Sr., retired Chicago deputy superintendent of schools; the new pres- ident himself; and Ronald White, graduate stu- dent at Iowa State University. A special gift for President White came a few days after the convocation. A 25-foot scroll bear- ing 4000 signatures brought the best wishes of stu- dents in Kent ' s 1 1 academic centers. First Lady and Dr. Harrington chat before dessert.

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Prexy smiles as induction formalities end. Student volunteers guide delegates back to Bowman Hall. Solemnity shows awareness of future tasks. 16

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Faculty Relations Are Warm Mrs. White advises new Kent chapter of National Associ- ation of University Dames, sponsored by faculty wives. Trustees join Dr. White in ii atchi?ig first football game of the season against Miami University. Professors attend annual Christmas tree lighting.