September Convocation
As a special feature of the major academic convocation to be held by the College on September 5, 6 and 7, a number of Dartmouth men will be honored for outstanding achievement and service, including their work in behalf of the College. Last month a letter from George C. Nickum '31, president of the Dartmouth Alumni Council, invited all Dartmouth men to submit nominations for these awards. Suggestions should be sent to the Alumni Awards Committee, 206 Crosby Hall, by June 30.
The three-day gathering in Hanover will be known as "Special Convocation on Great Issues of the Anglo-Canadian-American Community" and will bring to the campus prominent figures in American, British and Canadian life. Lewis W. Douglas, former United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James, will be the convocation chairman.
In addition to its purpose of contributing to a better understanding of world problems, the convocation will mark the tenth anniversary of the introduction of Dartmouth's Great Issues Course. The three-day program is now being worked out in detail by a special committee headed by Prof. Arthur E. Jensen, dean of the faculty. Tentatively planned are two or three major addresses and four panel discussions. Topics for the panels are "Issues of Common Security in the Larger World Community," "Economic Collaboration and Competition," "Scientific Collaboration and Competition" and "Strength and Weakness of Our Common Heritage." To discuss these topics, define areas of compatibility and divergence and explore possible ways to improve relations, the committee is inviting distinguished American statesmen, economists, scientists and historians and their British and Canadian counterparts.
It is hoped that Dartmouth alumni especially will find the convocation a stimulating reason for returning to Hanover for the three-day period. Undergraduates, their parents, and other friends of the College are also being invited. Dartmouth's regular convocation ceremony opening the academic year will be held September 18.
