SHAPLEY RECEIVES DEGREE FROM OGLETHORPE, SUNDAY

Dr. Harlow Shapley, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy and director of the Harvard Astronomical Observatory, will be awarded an honorary L.L.D. degree by Oglethorpe University at Atlanta, Georgia tomorrow. The degree is being conferred in recognition of Dr. Shapley's achievements in astronomy, in which field he has made several world fomous discoveries.

Prior to the award, Dr. Shapley will propound one of his most advanced theories in a lecture to be delivered tonight on the subject: "The Expanding Universe." Other recent honors awarded Dr. Shapley include the American Society of Arts and Sciences' medal for outstanding scientific achievement.