A program for the eighty seventh commencement ceremonies of Springfield College held in 1973. This pamphlet starts by listing the names of the Board of Trustees, to then describe the commencement exercises, including songs, prayers, commencement address, conferring of degrees, the Honorary Degree Candidates to then finish with a list of the members of the graduating class. The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., Judge of the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, gave the commencement address. Honorary degrees were conferred to Porter McKeever, Jayne Baker Spain (Doctor of Laws), Charles H. Schaaff, Maurice F. Strong, Roy Wilkins, and Frederick A. Purdy (Doctor of Humanics).
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