A panel discussion on the meaning of "values" for the 1973 Wilson Day celebration. Wilson Day began in 1972, as a way to celebrate the life of Joseph C. Wilson '31, who died suddenly in November 1971.
This silent film appears to have been created by students or alumni and "tells" the story of a "campus spirit" (wearing academic regalia and a long gray beard) who is taken by students to locations around the Prince Street Campus to assemble all the students and faculty. Where they are assembled is never revealed. Fraternity houses, campus buildings, and Anderson Hall are featured. President Rush Rhees, Professor Herman LeRoy Fairchild, and many as yet unidentified faculty are seen exiting Anderson Hall toward the end of the film.
The film shows "Campus Day" in 1934. Alumnae return for reunion activities, including tea under the elm trees, a performance of scenes from "Alice in Wonderland" in the auditorium of Cutler Union, the crowning of the May Queen, and scenes of College for Women staff and administrators in the newly-built Cutler Union.
Historic film footage showing alumni visiting the construction site of the Delta Upsilon house on the River Campus of the University of Rochester. Video does not contain audio.
In 1975, a convocation was held to honor of Philip S. Bernstein and the creation of the Bernstein Chair in Jewish Studies in the Department of Religion and Classics. Bernstein served as rabbi of Temple B'rith Kodesh from 1927-1973, and advised the US Army in finding new homes for over 200,000 displaced Jews after World War II. Bernstein was once described as someone who, while not himself widely or well-known, worked with and knew everyone who was. The keynote speaker at his convocation was Golda Meir, who received an honorary degree.
Roman Speegle (1901-1977) was a member of the University's then Department of Physical Education from 1926 until his retirement in 1963 when he was named professor emeritus of physical education. He served as swimming coach from the establishment of the sport at Rochester in 1931 until 1962, compiling a record of 134 wins, 122 losses, and three ties. He also served as freshman football coach and varsity track coach. (From the 1976 Rochester Review)
Loretta Ford transformed the nursing profession and changed the delivery of health care by cofounding the nurse practitioner model at the University of Colorado in 1965 with Henry Silver, M.D. In 1972, she became the founding dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing, where she implemented the unification model of nursing education, practice, and research. Also during her tenure, the educational mission of the School of Nursing expanded beyond the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs to provide both doctoral and postdoctoral training, placing the School of Nursing in a position of academic leadership nationally and internationally. She retired in 1985. Among many honors and awards, Ford was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, N.Y., and was named one of only a few dozen Living Legends by the American Academy of Nursing.
Opening program for the 50th Anniversary Plutzik Reading Series with reflections by Russell Peck (John Hall Deane Professor of English), Phil Witte (Class of 2010), and Ed Moran (poet and independent scholar), introduced by Professor John Michael.
