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Show Graduates at SllSC encouraged! to stimulate versati lity ion life at rites I included belief in something greater than oneself, loyalty to one's principles, acceptance of truth from all sources, involvement in-volvement with humanity, and preparation. Or. Royden C. Braithiwaite, SUSC president, presented a brief progress report to the graduates and guests. He listed list-ed "vitality" as the key factor fact-or in the success of SUSC. A highlight of the program was the presentation of honorary hon-orary doctorates to Mrs, Kate Carter, for many years president presi-dent of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and a life-long advocate of historical recognition recog-nition for the state's founders, Dr. Reuben Jones, retired research re-search director for Ell Lily Company and a Cedar City native, and Dr. John L. Seymour, Sey-mour, retired professor of hum anities at Sacramento College and resource consult-ant consult-ant at SUSC. Music for the commencement commence-ment was provided by the SUSC Symphony Orchestra under un-der the direction of Professor David Nyman. Invocation and benediction were by Denise Terry DcMille, distinguished scholar representing the School of Arts and Letters, and Susan Deffendol, who graduated with high honors. 2-7T " z jo rz Despite threatening clouds and a cold breeze, the first outdoor Southern Utah State College Commencement was successfully conducted on the "Old Main Quad" Friday, June 1. The baccalaureate service had been forced into the audi-torium audi-torium by rain th previous evening. Senator Dixie Leavitt, a resident re-sident of Cedar City and one of the state's most influential legislators, addressed the 305 graduates and their guests on a themG of happiness and its relationship to one's goals. 'He said he realized that many of the graduates might now feel a sense of confused a imlessness since having achieved the goal toward GRADUATING CLASS. The unique setting of the SUSC Campus quad was the setting Friday for commencement activities. Members of the 305 strong graduating class listen to address by Utah Senator Dixie Leavitt. which they have struggled for the past few years. "Where from here?" is the big ques-tion ques-tion now, he said. He stated that although they might feel some discouragement dis-couragement at the current job outlook for college gradu-ates gradu-ates "the secret at this point is to be motivated rather than defeated." Senator Leavitt said the students should become stimulated stim-ulated to innovation rather than feel bitter and rejected. "Create in yourself versatility to adapt to forced changes in your hopes and desires. The versatile person is a price, less asret," he said. Senator Leavitt also spoke of events that have transpired in the 75-year history of the college and the sacrifices made bv the pioneer founders. He said that although we speak of the dedication of these people a? a sacrifice, he believes that they found exhilaration ex-hilaration in their intense ef-' ef-' for to build the school, which included "wallowing in waist-deep waist-deep snow in a struggle to meet an almost impossible deadline to ret lumber out of the mountains so that they , might provide for th,e educa-t'on educa-t'on of their children and their posterity." This action was described . as "squandering themselves for a purpose," by Senator Leavitt. He said that he felt that every person who was really involved in the project felt a sense of true happiness that renewed itself as the college ! grew and becam,e strong and i strengthened the community, th, state, and the nation. "I would assume that at ' that point In history, when the school was being formed. ' this town contained a lot of 1 happy peODlo because thev ( had a compelling, purposeful task," Senator Leavitt said. Also speaking on the com-menrement com-menrement p r o fir r am was Sandi Amend, Cedar City, valedictorian. She listed a five-point Dlan for th gradu - i ates to follow If they would ; emulate great leaders. These |
