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COMMENCEMENT
Monday, June 3, 1963
'63 Seniors Were Busy During Year
By Judy Giesendorf
For the class of 1963, the last nine months have been busy ones. The end of four successful, whirlwind years has finally come in the blaze of activity of a most energetic senior year.
Senior Class President Mike Mead, has guided the rest of the officers, committee chairmen, and members, and class members of 1963 to many "firsts." He was assisted by Vice-President Phil McKnight. Thanks also go to Phil for the publication of this Senior Class Newspaper.
Judy Geisendorf, Secretary, was busy sending out letters to the 1800 members of the class. Our monetary problems were looked after by Wally Heyde, who cheerfully reports that no matter how she juggles the books, the class may leave a deficit.
Naomi Olsen is the person responsible for the Senior Class Breakfast. She and her committee have spent the past several weeks taking care of all the plans to make the breakfast the success that it has been.
The Senior Ring committee was headed by Jay Deane. This year we were able to order rings at an earlier date than usual. Senior Day Festivities were in the hands of Ron Kessler, as were the other social functions. He and his committee, working overtime, came up with some really different yells for the football games . . .
On outstanding project of the class
was the giving of a Senior Gift operative before graduation. This committee was led by Pris Camp. In addition to a grant to the Endowment Association for a Senior Loan Fund, the class gave a strikingly beautiful antique silver tea service to the Art Museum. Dr. Wescoe provided Dr. Stokstad, director of the Museum, with a round-trip plane ticket to England so that she could spend Spring vacation looking for the service. Her choice was superb.
Special events were headed by Debbie Twadell. She and her committee organized several parties at the Eldridge during the year which proved a successful innovation for the class. Brett Schroeder and his committee changed the design of the Senior Calendar with a new shape and a new cover design. Publicity for the class was handled by Kirk Bond, who kept "Tm a Senior—Funniest Thing" appearing often in the Kansan, to remind seniors of the class activities.
The Senior Announcements were taken care of by Janet Finkmeir. She and her committee got busy and enabled seniors, to purchase their announcements early.
To Dick Britz goes the credit for the senior sweatshirts, senior buttons, and other regalia. Our motto was the creation of this committee. Alumni Relations were handled by Steve Stazel. This committee worked with the Alumni Office in making seniors aware of the advantages open to them as 1963 alumni. Mary
Ann Warburton headed the Hope Award Committee, which was established by the Class of 1959. This year's outstanding professor was Dr. Oscar Haugh. The Secretarial Committee was led by Rita Wright, who supervised the sending out of our class letters, to keep us all informed about coming class activities.
The committees and the entire class have worked hard to make the year of the Class of '63 a memorable nine months. But none of their efforts would have been successful without the guiding counsel of the Alumni Office
Class Ring Distinctive
The University of Kansas class ring was designed and first adopted by the Class of 1948. The class felt the ring would be a fitting tribute to both the school and to the students, and would serve as a symbol of class unity while in school and a distinctive identification in later years.
The gold ring features the seal of the University on one side with the letters of the degree on a chevron below. The Jayhawk and the year of graduation are on the opposite side. On the top is a ruby framed in an oval with the words: "University of Kansas—1865," signifying the year K.U. was founded.
BLAKE FALLS-One of the oldest buildings on campus, Blake Hall has fallen, a sign of KU progress. Like the legendary phoenix, however, a new Blake Hall will rise out of the ashes of the old. The new Blake will be used for classes and offices, and will be built on the site of the old hall.