The Board of Governors of the Hebrew University will meet Wednesday on Mt. Scopus to elect a new president and other officers and to award several honorary degrees. It will be the first meeting of the Board at the old campus since it was liberated from Jordan in last June’s war.
It was learned today that the Board of Governors has accepted the resignations of University president Eliahu Elath after six years in office, and Vice President, Prof. D. Amiran. who had served for three years. Also retiring is Dr. Louis Levinthal, of Philadelphia, who has been chairman of the Board of Governors for the past six years. Honorary doctorates will be awarded to Kadish Luz, speaker of the Knesset (Parliament), and to Prof. Albert Neuberger of the United States and Prof. Gershom Sholem, of Israel, among others. The ceremonies will be attended by President Zalman Shazar of Israel.
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