Title
Calvin Vanderwerf, Address at the 20th Annual Honors Convocation Ceremony, 1968
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Description
Calvin A. Vanderwerf (1917-1988) was President of Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and former University of Florida chemistry professor. Invited to speak at the 20th Annual Honors Convocation ceremony at Eastern Michigan University, Vanderwerf speaks of his 25 years in academia, and shares his observations of the changing national attitude toward college education and the development of the American intellect.
Speech Date
5-8-1968
Keywords
Calvin Vadnerwerf, Eastern Michigan University Hope College, Department of Chemistry, Albert Einstein, atomic bomb, theory of relativity, Harold Sponberg
Permission To Use:
Permission to Use - Permission to quote from this speech should be requested from the University Archives ( lib_archives@emich.edu).
Copyright
Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Recommended Citation
Vanderwerf, Calvin, "Calvin Vanderwerf, Address at the 20th Annual Honors Convocation Ceremony, 1968" (1968). Speeches. 19.
https://commons.emich.edu/speeches/19