Tercentenary ceremonies at Harvard University, Cambridge. Overseers, faculty members and alumni of Harvard University attend the tercentenary ceremony. President Conant speaks. On behalf of the President, and fellows, the Board of overseers, faculty members, and those assembled, he pays tribute to Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Paris from which Harvard University has descended. Representatives of those institutions stand in a group as their respective universities are extolled. The crowd applauds. President Conant presents mementos to the representatives of Cambridge, Oxford, and Paris. The choir sings.
Tercentenary ceremonies at Harvard University, Cambridge. Overseers, faculty members and staff members of Harvard University attend the tercentenary ceremony. President of Harvard University James Conant speaks at the podium. President Conant talks about the necessary conditions required for the development of a national culture. The crowd applauds. The President says that they must have the spirit of tolerance which allows expression of all opinions. He speaks about the conditions necessary for material and intellectual progress of a nation. Further the President talks about the future of Harvard University. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt can be seen briefly, seated on the stage, during the ceremonies.
Tercentenary ceremonies at Harvard University, Cambridge. Overseers, faculty members and staff members of Harvard University attend the tercentenary ceremony. President of Harvard University James Conant awards honorary degree of Doctor of Letters to Charles McLain Andrew from Yale University. The crowd applauds. The choir sings. Celebrants are seen filing into their respective places at the start of the ceremonies.
Tercentenary celebrations at Harvard University, Cambridge. A band plays. People watch fireworks. Image of a dinosaur in fireworks. Fireworks on water. A lighted sign reads 'Veritas 1636-1936'.
The bow ot the French antarctic exploration vessel, "Pourquoi Pas?" is seen as it makes way in antarctic waters. Ice floes are all around. The occasion is the second French Antiarctic expedition headed by explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
A film discussing automatic data processing and introduction of the use of computers in tax administration. Animation depicts two early computer models converse with each other. The exteriors of a building shows a sign which reads 'US Treasury Department Internal Revenue Service National Computer Center' located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The interiors of the building show computer equipment reel to reel tapes mounted and other equipment in operation. Process of return processing shows workers at various data processing machines and early computers. A worker pushes a button on a machine. Workers working with and without machines. Workers sort bags filled with tax return mail.
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