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Ann Arbor News, November 27, 1951
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Presiding at yesterday's inaugural ceremony for Dr. Harlan H. Hatcher in Hill Auditorium was Regent J. Joseph Herbert of Manistique, pictured at the rostrum.

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Ann Arbor News, November 28, 1951
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Dr. and Mrs. Hatcher shook hands for an hour and a half at a reception in their honor at the Michigan League. Here Dounia Mrowa, a graduate student from Beirut, Lebanon, and Col Charles D. Wiegand, chairman of the U-M department of military science and tactics, greet them.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 27, 1951
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Three top University officials are pictured as they filed down the Hill Auditorium aisle. They are (left to right) Marvin L. Niehuss, vice-president and dean of faculties; Wilbur K. Pierpont, vice-president, and Arthur L. Brandon (partyly hidden), director of University relations.

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Ann Arbor News, November 17, 1951
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The exact moment when Dr. Harlan H. Hatcher officially became the eighth president of the University of Michigan is pictured here as Regent Roscoe O. Bonisteel of Ann Arbor shakes Dr. Hatcher's hand. In the background at the left is Regent J. Joseph Herbert.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 27, 1951
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This is a general view of the Hill Auditorium stage during the inauguration ceremonies yesterday for Dr. Harlan H. Hatcher, new president of the University of Michigan. The stage was decorated with emblems of the various colleges and flags of the United Nations, against a backdrop of blue.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 27, 1951
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Messages For New President: Congratulatory messages to University President Harlan H. Hatcher on the occasion of his inauguration today have been arriving from all sections of the nation. Some of them are shown above on display in the second floor lobby of the Administration Building.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 27, 1951
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Mexican Consul Chats With President: Leading off the academic procession at this afternoon's ceremonies inaugurating Dr. Harlan H. Hatcher as the University's eighth president was H. E. Torres (right, above) [this photo], Mexican consul in Detroit, representing the National University of Mexico which was founded in 1551. He is shown talking with Dr. Hatcher in the Regents' Room this morning. Workmen are show (left), preparing the canopied passageway across N. University Ave. for the inaugural procession from the Natural Science Building to Hill Auditorium. Traffic will be detoured for the occasion.