First Commencement With' Cliffe Today; 4000 to Get Degrees

For the first time in history today Radcliffe and Harvard will hold a joint commencement ceremony. President Pusey will confer degrees on 4000 students, including 1300 undergraduates during the 319th Commencement.

In addition to the undergraduates, graduate students in Law, Medicine, Dental Medicine, Design, Education, Divinity, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Public Health and Government will be awarded advanced degrees.

Radcliffe students have received Harvard degrees since 1963, but have traditionally held a separate commencement the day before the Harvard ceremonies. A Radcliffe senior, Kirsten E. Mishkin, will give one of the three Commencement addresses by students. She will speak in Latin on women's liberation.

Seven hundred and eighty-five Harvard seniors, or 73.3 per cent of the class, and 239 Radcliffe seniors (90.2 per cent) will graduate with honors today. Forty-six of these will be graduating summacum laude.

Counter-Commencement

In addition to the regular ceremonies held in the Tercentenary Theatre in the Yard a group of seniors is planning to hold a counter-commencement in the area between Eliot House and the Indoor Athletic Building. The "second commencement" is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.-a half hour after the opening of the traditional ceremony.

Other plans for protest today include the wearing of red armbands and a possible walkout during the commencement by members of SDS.

Honorary Degrees

At the regular commencement the University will award honorary degrees to persons "distinguished by their service to scholarship, community, or mankind." The names of the honorary degree recipients are always a closely guarded secret.

The traditional ceremony will begin at 9:15 a.m. with a march from the Old Yard to the Terecentary Theatre. The University Band will lead the way, followed by the Faculty and officers of the University. Following in silk hats and morning coats will be the Governor of Massachusetts. the Mayor of Boston, the Mayor of Cambridge, and other officials of ?ity and state. Officers of the Armed Services and dignitaries of the church will parade in turn, followed by candidates for degrees.

In the afternoon. Hugh D. Calkins '45, will direct the alumni procession to the graduation. The alumni, class by class with the oldest first, will march in review before the dignitaries stationed on the steps of Widener.