Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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. KSTERN l iv i 5 in? kn We are the Class of 1974 and we are graduating in the Dia- mond Anniversary year. Dur- ing the 75 years of its exist- ence the school has gone through an astonishing devel- opment. From a few small eve- ning courses in law sponsored by the Boston YMCA, North- eastern has exploded into the largest private university in the United States, if not the world. During our final year at Northeastern, the Diamond Anniversary celebration has been an on-going event, marked by symbolic stickers, the ground-breaking for an addi- tion to the Mugar Building, and special gatherings of alumni, students, and friends . The Diamond Anniversary Development Plan, which was supposed to result in a campus featuring chapel, football field, library and parking garage has achieved none of those, but has raised nearly $20 million which went into endowed professor- ships, research projects, and astro-turf. As we depart from North- eastern, President Asa S. Knowles is also preparing to leave, after a productive career both as professor and then as President. After June, 1975, he will assume the role of Chancel- lor and devote his energies to further fund-raising for the University. This anniversary year has been a mixture of reminiscence and anticipation. While the alumni gathered to rejoice in their memories of the alma ma- ter, students and faculty looked forward with a mixture of curi- osity, anticipation, and perhaps hesitancy, to the new directions the university might persue under new leadership. There are bound to be changes in the future, as there have been in the past. For many, the Diamond Anniversa- ry was an opportunity to pause, look back, and plan ahead, al- ways motivated by an abiding respect for the institution which is Northeastern University.

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The ceremonial inauguration of the 75th anniversary observ- ance took place on October 3, and included a luncheon, a con- vocation, and an open house. While some students criticized the lack of opportunity for stu- dent participation in the events on Convocation Day, several hundred alumni were in attendance. A luncheon at noon, hosted by Mr. Robert H. Willis, chair- man of the board of trustees, packed the Cabot gymnasium despite drizzly weather. After some brief welcoming remarks, the party emerged in academic regalia and a processional march wound through the pud- dles to the auditorium. Alumni of long-standing and those of the recent past congregated for ceremonies which featured an address by Senator Edward W. Brooke and the presentation of awards to outstanding alumni.