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Commencement Commencement ex e r - cises were held on May 29, in the Bismarck City Audi-torium for the 1961 graduates of B.J.C. At this twenty-first commencement, degrees were given to the largest class in the history of the school. As-sociate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees were a-warded to one hundred thir-teen sophomores. In addition, fifty-two secretaries and thir-ty- one nurses received diplo-mas in their respective fields. Former governor J 0 h n E. Davis was guest speaker for the evening. A reception for the graduates and their rela-tives and friends was held at the college following the cere-monies. On May 18, 1961, the ann u a 1 Awards Convocation was held, presenting awards to individual students who had been outstanding in academic pursuits or in extra-curric-ular activities. In some in-stances the awards amounted to scholarships or gifts of cash. For other recipients, certificates, plaques, and let-ters were the rewards for dis-tinction. The awards covered the following fields: science, business, economics, and ath-letics. The faculty award,given annually in recognition of out-standing service to the school and leadership in student ac-tivities, was presented to Don Fischer. 5