Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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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.

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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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Representatives of sister schools At 2:30 p.m. in the Alumni Auditorium of the Carl S. Ell Student Center, Mr. Robert H. Willis opened the convocation ceremonies. After an invocation by Dean Charles W. Havice, a welcoming address was offered by Northeastern ' s President Emeritus, Carl S. Ell himself. The ceremonial procession included representatives from Boston University John R. Silber, President Bridgewater State College Francis T. Sherry, Alumni Association pres- ident The College of Holy Cross John E. Brooks, S.J., President Tufts University Burton C. Hallowell, President Salem State College Frank L. Keegan, President American International College Frank J. Lafayette, Alumnus Berea College Constance Williams, Alumna Marquette University Theodore Alevizos, Alumnus Massachusetts Institute of Technology Paul E. Johnson, Associate Director of Insti- tute Information Services Boston College J. Donald Monan, S.J., President Neil O ' Keef e, S.J. , Director of Community Relations Bryant College Richard L. Twomey, Director of Develop- ment Cornell University David Sheffield, Alumnus Hampton Institute Bernard Pendleton, Alumnus Wellesley College Mrs. Haskell Cohn, Trustee Champlain College C. Bader Brouilette, President St. Anselm ' s College Peter Lindstrom, Admissions Counselor University of Connecticut Bruce Taylor, Alumnus Tuskegee Institute William J. Curry, Jr., Alumnus Eastern Nazarene College Donald L. Young, Academic Dean Wentworth Institute Edward T. Kirkpatrick, President several of Northeastern ' s sister institutions. Among the college presidents in the group were those from Boston University, Holy Cross, Tufts University, and Suffolk University. Out- standing alumni, trustees, and academic deans from other in- stitutions filled out the procession. Suffolk University Thomas A. Fulham, President Franklin Institute of Boston Louis J. Dunham, Jr., Director Keene State College J. Richard Chambers, Jr., Alumnus University of Nebraska John Curtis, Alumnus Bentley College Gregory H. Adamian, President John T. Nichol, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Babson College Henry A, Kriebell, President Emmanuel College Sister Marie Barry, President Alice Lloyd College Joseph Williams, Professor of English, Sal- em State College Regis College Sister Jeanne D ' Arc O ' Hare, President College of Our Lady of the Elms Rev. Monsgr. Thomas F. Devine, President Endicott Junior College Eleanor Tupper, President George O. Bierkoe, President Emeritus Illinois Institute of Technology Stephen W. Tobey, Alumnus Brandeis University David F. Squire, Vice President for Admm istration Cape Cod Community College James F. Hall, President William Young, Dean of the College Massachusetts Bay Community College John F. McKenzie, President Mt. Wachusett Community College Arthur F. Haley, President Triton College Mrs. Lillian Ollie, Counselor University of Massachusetts at Boston Roger Prouty, Professor of History Quinsigamond Community College Paul G. Preus, President Triton College