DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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October inauguration . . . brings a new president for DePauw ACADEMIC BRASSiDean Farber Hdgets in the sunlight during an early moment of inauguration ceremony. PROCESSIONALiAcademic procession files through East College gate to inauguration site: on the lawn. Coming to DePauw after ten years as president ofSimp- son College, Dr. Kerstetter is expected to put DePauwk liberal arts curriculum on a more philosophical base as part of his uDesign for a Decade ; also in the offing is a concentrated building program. His main problems- meeting alumni all over the U.S., raising money, solving campus problems, the calendar and curriculum reform . . . the list is endless. But the most important thing is . . . DePauw has a new president. RECESSIONALiPlatform party leaves East College lawn after ceremony.

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After months of preparation, Dr. William E. Kerstetter was inaugurated on Old Glory Day as DePaqu sixteenth president. The rare and important event attracted educa- tors to Greencastle from throughout the academic realm- the University of Rome, Harvard, the University of Hawaii, and 300 other institutions and interested organiza- tions. Students, faculty, administrators, trustees and the invited representatives formed the lengthy academic procession. Glenn Thompson, chairman of DePauwhs Board of Trustees and Visitors, presented Dr. Kerstetter to Bishop Richard Raines of the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church who charged him to the presidency. Dr. Hurst Anderson, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, added color to the - occasion in his main address. Bishop Richard Raines President Kerstetter Dr. Hurst Anderson CHARGEDgBishop Raines congratulates Dr. Kerstetter after charging him President of DePauw.

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w .. .t V . . t , BRAINS vs. BRAWNeUpperclassmen once again outmaneuvered the rhincs in the classic fall spectacle. 3 SEX ON A . . . eThe NIiss DePauw Pageant was never like this, but DePauw men displayed their feminine Virtues before their peers. i 30 i The annual KTK-AVVS Derby Day fes-. tivities took place on East College lawn. A hBird contest supplemented the old favor- ites which included the bucket brigade, egg toss, suitcase race, and the men and womenis legs contest. The tug of war was won by the upperclassmen forcing the pledges to wear their ihpots for several more weeks. DG- ATO captured top honors while LucyeLambi da Chi won second place. Rector 1, 2, 3- Roberts, Kappa-Deke, and Tri-Delt-Sigma Nu tied for third. 'i M- 10;... POGOSTICK-Jumping and running like jackrabbitsior somethingihouse presidents had their moment of glory on campus in the three-legged sack race. w. A.