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   of Chicago. He received the Bachelor of Science in Law degree in
   1929 and Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1930 from Northwestern Uni-
   versity. He was Editor in Chief of the Illinois Law Review.

      In 1929, Mr. Goldberg was admitted to practice before the
   Illinois bar. He qualified for practice before the Supreme Court
   of the United States in 1937.

      He was engaged in private practice in Chicago from 1929 until
    1948 and was a member of the firm of Goldberg, Devoe, Shador and
    Mikva, Chicago, 1945 to 1961.

      Mr. Goldberg was General Counsel for the Congress of Industrial
   Organizations, (CIO) 1948 -- 1955, and United Steel Workers of
   America 1948 -- 1961. He was Special Counsel for the AFL-CIO,
   1955 -- 1961, and General Counsel for the Industrial Union Department,
   1951 -- 1961. He was Legal Advisor to several individual unions.

      Mr. Goldberg also practiced law with Goldberg, Feller and Bredhoff,
    Washington, D. C., 1952 -- 1961.

      Mr. Goldberg served as Secretary of Labor in President Kennedy's
    Cabinet in 1961 -- 1962. President Kennedy appointed him Associate
    Justice of the Supreme Court on August Z9, 1962. He was confirmed
    by the Senate on September 25, 1962 and took his oath of office and his
    seat on the Court on October 1, 1962.

      During World War II he served as Special Assistant with the ranks
    of Captain and Major with the Office of Strategic Services.

      He is author of articles in American legal publications and journals
    of opinion, and the author of several books, including "AFL-CIO;
    Labor United."

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      Mr. Hillenmeyer made the motion that approval be granted to award the
honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to Arthur Joseph Goldberg at the Founders
Day Convocation on February 22, 1966, and that the President be authorized to
notify him that he has been selected to receive the honorary degree approved. The
motion was seconded by Dr. Murray, and passed unanimously.


      H. Resolution Adopted Relative to Paducah Junior College (PR 6)

      Before asking the Board of Trustees to adopt the Resolution presented in
PR 6, President Oswald said he would like to outline some of the steps which had