Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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President Emens handed each graduate a diploriza from the three foot stack seen to the left. junior marshals assisted the anxious seniors through the graduatzon eeremonzes. First Ph. D. Conferred Summer graduation ceremonies witnessed the commence- ment of 840 students. A milestone in Ball State history occurred with the conferring of the first Ph.D. degree. Dr. Elvis Stahr, president of Indiana University, was the featured speaker for the commencement held in the M'en's Gymnasium. The total granted for June and August, 1964, was 2,014 master, bachelor, education specialist, and Ed.D degrees-an increase over 1963. 25

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Eight hundred and forty seniors gathered to receive their diplomas. Graduated in the summer's commencement was Agha Ashraf Ali of Sprinagar, Kashmir, India, who received the first Ph.D. from Ball State. 24

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Fall Quarter Began As Students Moved to Residence Halls Time out was taken from unpacking to save fond You carry the shoeboxes, and Iill get the big suitcases. Voices echoed through the halls once again as fathers, mothers, grandmothers, boy- friends, and anyone else available aided pros- pective residents move in. Baggage ranged from laundry bags to lounge chairs and was transported in a variety of ways. As a service to freshmen Coeds, the men of Lambda Chi Alpha carried out their traditional Operation Suitcase project. memories on film while Dadir camera was handy. Even grandmothers got into the act. A' if When the load became too large for the trunk of the ear, other method: were devised.