970 Seniors, 2,145 Graduate Students Receive Degrees in Harvard's 310th Commencement

President Pusey will award academic degrees this morning to 3,115 students graduating from the College and graduate schools at the University's 310th Commencement in the Tercentary Theatre.

The President will lead the traditional ceremonies, which are preceded by a procession of seniors, Faculty, Deans, honorary degree candidates, and distinguished guests. The weatherman promised fair and cool weather for the day.

Honorary degree recipients--always the University's most cherished secret--will be announced near the end of the exercises by Pusey. Two honorary winners will be chosen to speak this afternoon at the 121st annual meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association at 2 p.m. in the Yard.

This morning the procession forms at 9:30 after the arrival of the Governor of the Commonwealth--escorted by the scarlet-coated National Lancers of Massachusetts through the Johnston Gate. Governor Volpe, President Pusey, and the President of the Alumni Association will speak also this afternoon.

In the College, 970 seniors will receive Bachelor of Arts degrees; Pusey will present diplomas to class representatives and the Masters will present the rest of the degrees in separate ceremonies at the Houses at noon.

Of the 516 men graduating from the Class of 1961 with honors, 28 are graduating summa cum laude; 13 magna cum laude with highest honors; 158 magna cum laude; and 303 cum laude. The degrees awarded in the graduate schools (also at separate affairs at noon) are as follows: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 413; Education, 190; Design, 68; Business Administration, 634; Public Administration, 46; Medicine, 131; Dental Medicine, 14; Public Health, 63; Law, 537; and Divinity, 38.

When the procession ends at about 10 a.m., J. Hampden Robb '21, University Marshal, will call, "Mr. Sheriff, pray give us order." The Sheriff does so, the invocation is given, distinguished seniors speak--in English and Latin--and Pusey then admits the Class of 1961 to "the fellowship of educated men."

To tell who's who in the academic procession: The University Marshal, the President and Fellows, the Overseers, the Governor and his military staff, the Deans of the various departments, honorary candidates, professors, other Faculty and administrators, former Fellows and Overseers, former professors, Phi Beta Kappa orator and poet, trustees of the Hopkins Fund, Preachers to the University, local ministers, United Ministry members, college presidents, State Commissioner of Education, U.S. Congressmen, Armed Forces officers, State Supreme Court judges, Court of Appeals judges, Lieutenant-Governor, President of Associated Harvard Clubs, former honorary recipients, representatives of the Boston and Cambridge Mayors, Cambridge City Manager and Superintendent of Schools, visiting dignitaries, and the seniors.