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AS Utah State Agricultural College June Volume ThM'NOfie 1 1944 Number Twenty-Seve- n 9m: eceni f College Releases Monday Assembly Finds Aggies Mnwmiiwww Complete Program For Graduation Complete program for the fifty-fir- st annual commencement exercises Saturday and baccalaureate service Sunday in the auditorium was released Wednesday by college officials Brig Gen Frank T Hines director of the U S Veterans bureau will deliver the annual address to the graduates Joy Nelson Hulme of Salt Lake City valedictorian of the class of ’44 will discuss “Shall We Streamline Education?’’ Degrees to graduates will be conferred by Dr E G Peterson president of USAC C G Adney chairman of the board of trustees will preside Airing Opinions These are days the Aggie student body will not soon forget A bomb was dropped on the college recently when the board of trustees asked for the resignation of its beloved president As a result of the board action the students rallied in a fiery assembly on Monday in a demonstration of their loyalty towards i? I J A V ' Vl k w ? i c i Vt J i t - T ‘ $3t y 'S i f 14 f V £ 4 i ' i Musical numbers listed for the program are two selections by the women’s chorus directed by Professor W H Manning and a piano solo by Lucille Roylance of Smithfield candidate for graduation in the school of education Preliminary music will be a community song fest led by Professor Manning while entrance and exit marches will be played by the col- lege orchestra under the direction of Professor N W Christiansen George Albert Smith president of the Quorum of Twelve of the LDS church will deliver the bac- because of illness Dale Lewis then took the floor to deliver a startling speech in defense to the President E G Peterson who recently answered negatively request by the board of trustees that he resign calaureate sermon in the auditorTo ium at 10 a m Sunday E E Monson member of the board of trustees will preside A statement will be made by President Peterson the request of your editor I am taking a little space At Musical numbers will include a of Student Life and I desire to tell you violin solo by Professor Christian- in this special issue sen accompanied by Mrs Chris- how proud we all have been during recent days to witness to tiansen selection by a double mix- the expression from the students of loyalty magnificent ed quartet selection by a string as these I suppose come to many trio composed of Reva Mae An the college Such times which great derson of Brigham Evangeline institutions they may be the hard test through Ream of Logan and Miss Roylance ideas and things must pass in order to prove their great Lieutenant Colonel Mortimer so with the college These fires through Chester post chaplain at Bushnell greatness It is I have faith refine and hospital and the Rev Miner E which we now must pass will Bruner will offer prayers at the college for the stirring future which awaits strengthen commencement exercises while Dr the true and noble charfuture this into as And it it goes W W Richards and Dr Daryl will be an imChase will give prayers at bac- acter of what has been done in its behalf with the ' " — -calaureate services portant part of its history All of us connected par college are proud to stand with you m the defense and ents alumni and faculty will be of this great institution given by President and Mrs Peter- upbuilding We fight the battle of the common man we cannot tail son and the Alumni Association in the Commons building from 3:30 to if we are true to this faith —E G P 5:30 p m A reception for graduates Saturday board “We sincerely hope that all those who had to do with this decision may reconsider if so doing is right” Isaacson stated He was not present when voting took place Student President Pays Tribute Supporters In Wednesday Statement ' their president E G Peterson Presiding at the assembly Dan of the H Ludlow president-elec- t Utah State student body introduced Thorpe B Isaacson of Salt who Lake City board member spoke before the students Isaacson revealed he came by invitation and was not asked to come by the of President Peterson Following Lewis’s talk Henry Peterson board member of Logan took the stand by personal request and before a skeptical audience attempted to justify board action To be noted is the fact that he was formerly a professor of psycho- logy at the USAC “I congratulate you students on your patriotism and expressions of loyalty” he began ‘This is a fine demonstration of your interest in the college” And his audience agreed He then repeated two alleged misrepresentations growing out of the current situation involving President Peterson First he said the “noise” Concerning the ouster was not begun by a board member they were all pledged to secrecy so that President Peterson would have the chance to “gracefully step out” between now and a year hence The secret was let out of the bag through an avenue other than the board He then contended secondly that the board has no intention of curtailing educational processess at Utah State The board has not and never will so far as he can determine sabotage the college Then followed a volley of questions fired by members of the student audience: “But why has (Continued On Page 2) |