PAGE EIGHT It Has Been Done . . . Honorary Degrees Awarded in Past By MIKE MILLER It has been a common miscon ception at the University that the University has never awarded honorary degrees. Many University officials have held to this belief, and on March 4 the Daily Collegian fell prey to this mistaken notion and re ported that honorary degrees had never been awarded. However, research by Mrs. Mary E. Mairs and Mrs. Ridge Ri ley. librarians in the Penn State Room, has established that two honorary doctorate degrees and several honorary masters degrees were conferred by the University between 1904 and 1921. Policy Set in 1921 But apparently sometime around 1921 the University Board of Trustees instituted a policy, which stands today, regarding honorary degrees. It states: "The policy is not to g r ant honorary degrees, but this does not prejudice favor able consideration of the granting of an honorary degree in the rare and unusual circumstances where in the judgment of the trustees a degree should be granted." The University has apparently not granted any honorary degrees since this policy was determined. Adrian 0. Morse, University Pro vost, announced at the March 3 University Senate meeting that the Board of Trustees would not announce until the day of grad uation whether any honorary de- Greek Dinners-- (Continued from page one) Pollock served with the armed forces from 1945 to 1947, as chap lain's assistant and chief clerk of the Army Ground Forces Band. He is a member of Delta Upsi lon and Alpha Phi Omega, na tional service fraternity. Entertainment for the banquet will be provided by Philip Wein, ventriloquist. Master of ceremon ies will be Sanford Lichtenstein, banquet co-chairman. Exchange Dinners Approximately 820 men and women from 48 fraternities and 22 sororities will participate in exchange dinners Tuesday. Eight men from each fraternity will eat in women's dining halls while eight women from each sor ority will eat at a fraternity. Of each group of eight, two women will be from one sorority while two men will be from the same fraternity. Men eating in women's dining halls should be at the dormitories by 5:10 p.m., according to Robert Eisenhuth, exchange dinner co chairman. Men will meet the women in the lobby of the dormitory where the sorority suite is located. To Furnish Transportation Fraternities will furnish trans portation for women who are eat ing in fraternity houses, and men will meet those women going to fraternities also at 5:10 p.m. in dormitory lounges. Floor plans will be posted in each dormitory lobby and hoUse mothers will be on duty to intro duce fraternities and sororities. About 700 participated in ex change dinners last year. Sylvia Fish is exchange dinner co-chair man. Chapel•"•• * (Continued from page five) ligious policy of the United States Information Agency and chair man of the Friends World Com mittee. His published works included "The Essence of Spiritual Re ligion," "The Trustworthiness of Religious Experience," "The Log ic of Belief," "The Predicament of Modern Man," "Foundations for Reconstruction," "The Common Ventures of Life," "Signs of Hope in a Century of Despair," "The Recovery of Family Life," "The Knowledge of God," "Alternative to Futility," and "Your Other Vocation." When General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army invaded Penn sylvania during the Civil War, both students and professors at the University left the campus to join the Union forces. grees will be awarded at the June commencement. 'Not Done Too Often' Commenting on the policy of the trustees concerning honorary degrees, Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of student affairs, said: "As far as I can tell it has been the policy not to confer honorary degrees for at least 30 years, and apparently before then it was not done too •often. "I couldn't find anything in the trustees' minutes concerning the adoption of the policy except one reference re-affirming the policy." Buckhout First Honored The first honorary degree, a DS, was conferred in 1904, appar ently at the June commencement, on William A. Buckhout as a "sur prise." An alumnus of the Uni versity (1868), Buckhout joined the faculty in 1871 and became the first head of the botany depart ment. He taught gee:ogy, zoology, and horticulture; acted as librar ian for a period; served as secre tary of the faculty; and was a leader in organizing the Alumni Association. The only other honorary doc torate ever conferred by the Uni versity was again a D.S. degree bestowed in 1908 at the June com mencement on Louis E. Reber, class of 1880, member of the fac ulty, and Dean of the School of NX/rite for complete information or make an appointment through your Placement Office. Our representatives will be on campus March 31, April 1 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Engineering from 1895 to 1907. The trustees in 1911 approved the granting of honorary masters' degrees on those members of the first graduating class (1861) who returned for their 50th reunion. Consequently. M.A. and M.S. sci ence degrees were conferred on eight graduates and honorary cer tificates were given to 11 mem bers of the 1861 class who had not been graduated but who were present for the reunion in June, 1911. Non-Alumni Get Three At the 1911 commencement three additional honorary M.A. degrees were bestowed on men who were not alumni of the Uni versity. They were Judge George B. Orlady, the Hon. George E. Alter, and the Chinese Minister to the United States, Chang Tin Tang, the commencement speaker. These seem to be the only honor ary degrees conferred on non alumni. From 1911 to 1921 honorary masters' degrees and certificates were granted to alumni of the classes of 1861 to 1871 who re turned for their 50th reunions. The last such degree was con ferred on John Hamilton, class of 1871 and treasurer of the Univer sity for many years, at the com mencement in June, 1921. Emphasis on rocket propulsion and servo controls for guided missiles and aircraft opens challenging new fields for graduating mechanical engineers at Bell Aircraft. Advanced research in engineering offers excellent opportunity for professional advancement. For a Bachelor or Advanced Degree . 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