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Annual Day Of Recognition

University Salutes Founder

Photos by David Van Bakergem

Mr. Jefferson Stands Before "Academical Village"

University's Founder Honored In Ceremonies Today

Traditional Founder's Day ceremonies at the University will
begin at 11 a.m. this morning with a flourish of brass fanfares.

The fanfares, entitled "Music for Founder's Day," were
composed for the occasion by Dr. Walter B. Ross, visiting assistant
professor of music. They will be performed by the
Brass Choir of the University Band as the academic procession
enters Cabell Hall.

The annual program is co-sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Foundation and the University. The ceremony
commemorates the 226th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's
birthday, which is tomorrow.

Classes Suspended

Music, medal presentations and scholastic recognition are all
part of the program, which is open to the public. Classes will
be suspended from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for the occasion.

The academic procession will leave the Rotunda for Cabell
Hall at 10:45 a.m. Guest speaker at the convocation will be
Grayson L. Kirk, president of Columbia University and a
noted scholar in international affairs. His topic is "The Umpirage
of Reason."

The invocation and benediction will be given by the Rev.
Henry Bryant Mitchell, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church.

Architectural Award

Edgar F. Shannon, Jr. will present the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Foundation medal in architecture to Marcel Brur,
internationally distinguished architect and teacher. The award
carries a $5,000 prize. Last year's winner was Alvar Aalto of
Finland.

Mr. Brur, whose offices are in New York City, is the first
person to be named both Thomas Jefferson Foundation
professor and medal winner. In June he will receive the
American Institute of Architects' 1968 Gold Medal.

President Shannon also will present the Thomas Jefferson
award to an outstanding member of the University community
whose identity is not announced until the presentation.
Last year the award was given to Hardy Cross Dillard who
retires this year as dean of the School of Law.

Students Honored

Students to be honored include recipients of intermediate
honors and members of student honorary societies Phi Beta
Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha and the
Order of the Coif.

Intermediate honors go to undergraduate students for academic
achievement in their first two years of study. Awards will
be made by Irby Bruce Cauthen, Jr., dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences; Lawrence Quarles, dean of the School of
Engineering and Applied Science; and Joseph N. Bosserman,
dean of the School of Architecture.

Special Music

Special music will be presented by the University Singers,
Glee Club, Brass Quintet and Baroque Wind Band. Conducted
by Donald Loach, they will perform a double chorus motet for
voices and instruments by Heinrich Schutz.

Recessional music, will be played by the Brass Choir whose
director is James Simmons.

As part of the Founder's Day events, a dinner was held last
night for directors of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
at Monticello. Tomorrow, exactly the 225th anniversary
of Mr. Jefferson, there will be a formal wreath-laying ceremony
at Jefferson's grave at Monticello.

Rotunda Sits Amidst Spring Embellishment

Ceremony Participants Leave Here For Walk Down Lawn