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VOL. 55. No. 149
President Speaks to Graduates
1828 Students
Given Degrees
At Exercises
By MARY 'BOLICK 'SS
Approximately 25,000 visitors
saw degrees conferred upon 1828
candidates during the Centennial
commencement exercises at New
Beaver„ Field this morning. De
grees ere presented, by Dr. Mil
ton S. Eisenhower, president of
the 'University.
President DWight D. Eisen
hower delivered the commence
ment address. The address was
broadcast nationally by five ma
jor radio networks and television
cameramen recorded the event
for rebroadcasting. nearly 70 re
ppiters and photographers and
eight teletype and three wire
photo machines covered the exer
cises for newspapers, radio, and
television.
Open •Exeicises
Following the academic proces
sion, the invocation by. the Rev.
Luther H. liarshbarger, Univer
sity chaplain, and the- welcome
to parents and graduates by Adri
an 0. Morse, University provost,
President Eisenhower was , pre
sented an honorary. Doctor Of Law
degree by his brother, Dr. Mien
hower. The doctoral hood was
placed on President Elenhower's
shoulders by Morse after Dr. Ei
senhower pronounced the citation.
The President is the first non
alumnus to •be awarded an honor
ary doctor's degree. Only two
honorary doctorates have been
awarded, in the past .both Doctor
of S'cience degrees. The President
is the first to receive an honorary
degree since 1921.
Statue Givbzi to Prlsident
In a surprise ceremony, Presit
dent Eisenhower was presented
with a bronze replica of the Nit
tany Lion as a .gift from Univer
sity alumni. The presentation Was
made immediately after the
President's address hy John T.
Ryan, president of the Alumni
Association.
According to aluitni officials,
the model is the only bronze
replica of the Lion Shrine in exist
ence. It was Mounted on a solid
marble base and weighed 18%
pounds.
After the President's speech,
(C. sued on page four)
President's Arrival
Follows Set Plans
The arrival of President Dwight D. Eisenhower yesterday put
added complications into a diry that is annually filled with careful
planning and much anxiety. But, as far as is humanly poisible,
things have run as smoothly as only presidential visits and mili
tary campaigns can.
When President Eisenhower reached University Park and was
greeted by his brother, Dr. Milton
S. Eisenhower, president of the
University, he was following a
piogram laid out carefully in ad
vance. Secret service men had
been to the campus several times
during the past month to prepare
for his visit
Plans called for him to arrive
at the State College air field be
tween 3 and 4 p.m. yesterday in
his private two-motored airplane
and to be followed by the Wash
ington press corps in,other planes.
If bad weather had prevented
using the local strip, arrange
ments had been made to use Al
toona's Martinsburg Airport, an
all-weather field, or to come by
automobile.
Route Checked and Timed
Once here, he has followed a
course plotted by advisors and
secret service agents, which was
not only checked for .security and
Vectratsa but tirnpd so it will be
Batig 4 Tait
_
Ili.. Earl D. Eiserihosvoi, LaGrange. _L. newspaper publisher, upon his
arrival at the Philipsburg airport.
Prexy Hails Bible
As Moral Power
Elt PHYLLIS PROPERT, '55
The only power that ultimately ary relevance of the chief instru
can safeguard the value of the ment of that faith, the Holy
human personality against the Bible," Dr. Eisenhower said.
raliages of, the Communist ideol- He reminded the Class of 195 -
ogy is the moral power the kind that" he had spoken to them be
of belle in man's relationship to fore about the promise that a;
his Creator that - the. Bible pro- the heart of America's free sys
claims,. Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, tern are certain cardinal religiou
president of the University, said. concepts: the intrinsic worth an.
Dr. Eisenhower delivered the innate dignity of the individual
Baccalaureate address at 2 p.m. the sacredness of the huma
yast e r d ato graduates and spirit; the Fatherhood' of God an•
their guesi y s
in Schwab. Auditor- the brotherhood of man; and th
iuM. He discugsed the Bible in the doctrine of natural rights. This 1-
termi of the applicability of its the set of spiritual concepts tha
message and its revelation to the is now being challenged, he said
modern world.
The Supreme Court in 1892
"If we are to cope successfully
after reviewing America's . funds
with Communism's Challenge to
reedom--rif our Judaic-Christian
r
aith is to hold firm and grow in mental documents, he said, ha•
stated that this is a religious na
tion This decision, he said, wa
this, its time of testing—then we
reinforced in 1951 by another rul
need to know something about the ing
historic validity and contempor- o f
_ tern government is which predicate. declared that our sys
upon the belief that men are chil
dren of a Supreme Being.
Reviews Bible History
Dr. Eisenhower briefly reviewe •
the history of the Bible, pointin!.
out that the Bible dates from a
early as 1000 B.C. and that a
first it was written in only tw.
languages, Hebrew and Greek
However, he said, today the pub
lishing houses of Great Britai
and the United States annually
print and circulate upwards o
two million copies in over 100$
languages and dialects.
The scientific method has per
haps been used more extensively
by modern biblical scholarshi.
than any other discipline, he sai.
With the recent discovery of re
vealing scrolls, manuscripts, an•
other archeological records, h
said, it is safe to say that-no gen
eration in the Christian era kne
as much about the . ff ible as doe
ours.
known at any time where the
clothes agents keep a constant
vigilance.
To handle the presidential
party, special communication fa
cilities connecting directly with
Washington were installed, in
cluding a private, multi-line
switchboard. Cars to transport
the party were brought to TJni
versity Park during the past
week.
Traffic Congestion Expected
The need for keeping to a strict
time-table added to the usual
traffic congestion have placed a
record• number of traffic patrol
men on duty. Authorities report
nearly 50 men will be used to
direct an expected 6000 cars, in
cluding Campus Patrolmen, state
police, and men employed to
supervise parking areas.
Covered extensively by news
(ConOnued on page fru?)
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGt, PA., SATURbAY, JUNE 11, 1955
Bible Vindicated
He stressed the importance of
this new biblical knowledge as a
means of strengthening •the
Judaic Christian faith. The result
of a critical scrutinization of the
Bible has been, he said, a thorough
vindication of the Bible as an his
toile record of transcendental
value.
Quoting Dr. Harry Ernerson Fos
dick, he told the graduates that
there are four ways in which to
know the Bible. The first way is
to know its beauty spots such as
its narratives; the secorid is to
(Continueil on page four)
egiatt
Part Played by Education
'ln Atomic Peace Stressed
Two new programs which will be presented to Congress
in an effort to contribute to world utilization of nuclear en
ergy and the need for modern higher education to make these
plans realities were explained today by President Dwight
D. Eisenhower.
Speaking to the Centennial graduating class of the Uni
versity, the President said it Was his conviction that the two
plans were a reflection of the spirit and intent of law and of
the• Ameiican people concerning
the world aspec.:s of atomic pow
er. The plans as presented to the
25,000 guests at the ceremonies
were:
"First: We propose to offer re
search reactors to the people of
free nations who can use them ef
fectively for acquisition of the
The full text of the Presi
dent's Penn State address ap
pears on page two of today's
Daily Collegian.
skills and understanding essential
to peaceful atomic progress. The
United States, in the spirit of
partnership that moves us, will
contribute half the cost. We will
also furnish the acquiring nation
the nuclear material needed to
fuel the reactor.
"Second: Within prudent se
curity considerations, we propose
to make available to the peoples
of such friendly nations as are
prepared to invest their own funds
in power reactors, access to and
training in the technological pro
cesses of construction and opera
tion for peaceful means."
The purpose, the President
pointed out, would be to activate
creative and inventive abilities
latent in the free world and "put
them to work for the betterment
of the conditions under which
men must live." This is an invita
tion for the pooling of the ener
gies and creative talents of sci
entists and engineers and indus
tries and governments.
Discussing the part played by
the Soviet Union, the President
recalled the resolution of the
United Nations calling for an in
(Continued on page four)
eadership
A t Commissioning
Graduates, commissioned as officers in the Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Marine Corps, heard Dr. Howard B. Sprague, professor of
agronomy at the University, emphasize the importance of leadership
in the military at commissioning ceremonies held at 9 a.m. in
Schwab Auditorium today.
Dr. Sprague, acting head of the Senate Committee on Military
Instruction, addressed the candi- '-
dates for commissioning before
the oath of office was adminis
tered by the commanding officer
of each of the services.
"University graduates must not
only be leaders in civilian life,
but also leaders in the armed
services during both peace and
war," he said
He emphasized the importance
of military education in the col
-INe training of American youth.
'Students Gain Perspective'
"You have gained perspective
to our idea of peace with honor,
but with out sacrifice of our prin
ciples or ideals, and you have
witnessed the wisdom and results
of a resolute national program.
"You have become acquainted
with the national and inter-'
national program.
"You have become acquainted I
By DIEHL McKALIP, '55
Cornerstone
To Be Laid
By Brothers
President Dwight D. Eisen
hower is expected to join his
brother, Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower,
and other members of the Eisen
hower and Eakin families for the
laying of the cornerstone for the
Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel
at 1 p.m. today.
Joining the two brothers in the
cornerstone ceremony will be Dr.
Eisenhower's daughter Ruth E.,
and son Milton S. Jr.; L. R. Eakin
of Washington, D.C., father of the
late Mrs. Milton S. Eisenhow3r,
and his son L. R. Eakin Jr., of
Falls Church, Va.
The Chapel, designed as an all
' faith student religious center,
was dedicated in Mrs. Eisen
hower's name on the University's
100th birthday in February.
Enclosed in the corner stone
will be a Roman Catholic missal,
Jewish prayer book, New Testa
ment, photograph of Helen Eakin
Eisenhower, tape recording of the
groundbreaking of the Chapel,
program of the groundbreaking
ceremony, program for the corner
stone ceremony, booklet—Relig
ion at Penn State, Centennial pro
gram on religion, Centennial
Chapel schedule, Centennial edi
tion of The Daily Collegian, Cen.
(Continued on page four)
By DICK McDOWELL, '55
with the national an d inter
national setting in which our
country seeks to preserve the
freedom for human progress," he
said.
Dr. Sprague emphasized the im
portance of the nation's force of
reserve officers, which constitutes
80 per cent of the Armed Forces'
officers.
Eisenhower Confers Degrees
The commissions, both regular
and reserve, were conferred by
Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, as part
of the Centennial commencement
exercises. They were awarded to
graduates who have completed
four years of the Reserve Offi
cers Training program.
One hundred and twenty six
of the commissions were given in
the Air Force, '76 in the Army, 41
in the Navy, and six in the Marine
Corps.
Centennial
Year
1855-1955
FIVE CENTS
Stressed