University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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CHARTER DAY Slowly the procession of scholars and alums wended their way up to the Greek Theatre. Charter day had arrived once more. The line of distinguished men presented a pleasing picture to the eye of an onlooker. Resplendent in their gowns and different colored hoods they stood as personifications of the knowledge which flows from institutes of learning all over the world to find their home at the University of California. Following the Chancellor and the President the flowing mass of humanity moved slowly along its campus route, pausing for a moment at Founder ' s Rock, and then on to the Greek Theatre to hear the speaker of the day. At the theatre they were awaited by the students of the University who overflowed the seating capacity of the structure on to the green banks behind. The plat form . the center point of attention, was draped with various banners. The speaker of the clay was James Bryant Conant, ambassador to Germany and president emeritus of Harvard university. Conant, who was educated at Harvard, had held various posi- tions in the Chemistry department, before he became president in 1933. In 1953 he retired and assumed the duties of this country ' s chief representative in Germany. The day, the 88th itch one in the University ' s history. was dedicated to Presi- dent Robert Gordon Sproul.

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FALL ELECTIONS Highlighting this fall ' s elections was the constitutional amendment which places a single administrator in charge of the entire association. Student voters also went t o the polls to elect three representatives-at-large, a men ' s and women ' s representative to the ASUC Executive committee and a head yell leader. Monday, December 12. dawned and the hard-working ladies and gentlemen of elections council were already busy at their desks beside the booths placed in various campus locations. Students who wished to vote had many opportunities as the polling places were open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All during the week preceding the voting days, candidates campaigned diligently. Posters of many colors and shapes were on display in the usual spots and students discussed the possibilities of each one as they wound their way among them. Even the rain did not deter the placing of posters as they appeared with fancy plastic covers. Those in living groups were able to see the campaigners and hear their platforms as they visited houses during meal times. Other students gained their information from meetings and forums and from the grapevine: which seems to be a fine method of campaigning. A dark-horse candi- date also in the running in the finals was the write-in candidate, Simba. the 7-11T pooch, who polled around 200 votes for rep-at-large.

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GRADUATION The end of the year rolled around and toour amazement many of us found that the University of California felt that we were now ready to venture out into the cold, cruel world bearing our papyrus before us. Before leaving the dear old haunts of these carefree ( ?!) days we decided to follow tradition and devote our final week to ceremonies and social gatherings such as we had not previously encountered. We began with a thought to the future as we sat and listened to the Baccalaureate speaker. Following this we trooped off to shake hands for the last time with the President and Chancellor and their charming wives. The next major events were the Men ' s and Women ' s banquets. The traditional pilgrimage from spot to spot on the campus. interspersed by speeches from students. was enough to make even the most bard boiled gulp. And when commencement exercises got under way and we realized that this little hit of paper meant that we were leaving Cal and our friends, an empty feeling settled in our solar plexes. We knew that part (4 Cal was going with us into our new lives.