University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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Dutiful beanie-wearers listen carefully at Convocation Frosh Discover Many Aspects of College Life

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McCloy Keynotes Centennial Convocation THE Centennial Year Celebration was officially started October 4, 1962 with the Centennial Convocation, held on the Student Union lawn. Some 2500 students, alumni, faculty, and friends of the University observed the colorful exercises. After the impressive procession, Centennial Chairman, James T. Nicholson, opened the ceremony, over which President John W. Lederle presided. Greetings from the Commonwealth were extended by Governor John A. Volpe. The keynote address was presented by John McCloy, Chairman of President Kennedy ' s General Advisory Committee on Disarmament. He pointed to his alma mater, Amherst College, and the University as two institutions representing the two distinctly American contributions which this country made to the advance- ment of education in the 19th century, meaning the liberal college and the land- grant college. The latter became, he added, the answer to the needs of a devel- oping community with a still-existing frontier. Today they have to adapt them- selves to the just-as-acute problems which a highly developed society generates. McCloy joined the presidents of the three neighboring colleges to receive hon- orary degrees. William H. Ross, professor of physics, was presented the Univer- sity ' s first Distinguished Teacher Award. 23

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' ill ' ml The Lederles and Dr. Field greet frosli BEANIES, beanies, everywhere — as another Fresh- man class invaded UMass in September. Somehow the sneak preview provided by summer counseling seemed inadequate to the bewildered nov- ices intent on solving the earliest problems of college life — housing, schedules, and occasionally, homesick- ness. Their first few days were filled with especially planned events. Freshman Convocation highlighted the series of administrative greetings and warnings, and social events such as the Freshman Mix helped break the ice. Registration was an obstacle, but with the help of IBM, nearly all surmounted it. Classes were more of a problem, expecially those eights and Sat- urdays. And that homework — Gee, Ma, high school was never like this! Having survived a week or so of academics the frosh were invited to meet President Lederle and vari- ous members of the faculty and administration at the President ' s Reception. On September 22, the Revelers sponsored the Fresh- man Ball — a new tradition at UMass. The frosh became full-fledged members of the col- lege community on October 18, when they voted for class officers. Elected were: Bernard Dallas, president; Milton Morin, vice-president; Carol Atwood, treas- urer; Susan Swanson, secretary. 25