Among the 563 seniors who received the Bachelor of Arts degree at Commencement on June 14, 109 were graduated with distinction in the entire course. John H. Sigler '53 of Indianapolis, who delivered the valedictory for his class, was top-ranking scholar. The salutatorian was Richard S. Dosik '53 of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ten men were graduated summa cum laude, 33 magna cum laude, and 66 cum laude. In the latter group, the names of Mayo Johnson '53 and Alden R. Sayres '53 were inadvertently omitted from the list printed in the Commencement program.