E.M. Culliton, University Chancellor, making presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree to Frank Scott at Convocation held in Physical Education gymnasium.

Bio/Historical Note: Francis Reginald Scott (1899–1985), commonly known as Frank Scott or F.R. Scott, was a Canadian poet, intellectual, and constitutional expert. He helped found the first Canadian social democratic party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and its successor, the New Democratic Party. He won Canada's top literary prize, the Governor General's Award, twice, once for poetry and once for non-fiction.