AGBU Veterans Dibloma Z. Meserlian addressing

1970 02 15 AGBU Veterans and Benefactors Committee, this year again, held the AGBU veterans diploma ceremony,  handing over certificates to the 83rd new veterans of the union in a carefully prepared ceremony that took place on February 15, 1970, in the Caloust Gulbenkian auditorium of Hovagimian-Manougian College. After the hits of Lebanon and the AGBU, sung by the Tarouhy Hagopian school choir, the Department of Veterans' Committee Chairman, Mr Nerses Shirinian, delivered the opening speech. Jirayr Konialian and Berge Bastajian, students of Hov-Manguian College, played two Armenian tunes on the accordion, and Moushegh Moughalian recited some excerpts from Silva Gabudikian's book "Reflections in the Middle of the Road". The day's speaker was AGBU veteran, young intellectual and Armenian Evangelic College Principal Mr. Zaven Meserlian, whose topic was "Educational mission of the AGBU". "... The second part begins with the performance of the string orchestra of the Hovagimian-Manoukian School. Lib. District committee Treasurer and philanthropist Mr Garbis L. Nazarian and American-Armenian artist Mrs Vava Sarkis Khachadourian handed over eighty-three veterans certificates. The young poet Varoujan Bedigian gave a speech of thanks on behalf of the new veterans—Tarouhy Hagopian's dance troupe, led by solo dancer Miss. Seta Paskalian commanded an impressive Armenian dance.---------------