| Summary: | This film was made in 1961 when the Elizabeth Avenue campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's was formally opened. It features a number of well-known dignitaries including Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, Premier Joseph Smallwood, Eleanor Roosevelt and Lord Thomson of Fleet. Thousands of school children from all parts of the province took part in the parade up Elizabeth Avenue. -- Music: Royal Jamaican Military Band; St. John's Extension Choir, Memorial University of Newfoundland, director Ignatius Rumboldt. Main Title -- 00:44 minutes: arrival of the dignitaries, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, at the Torbay (St. John's) airport -- 04:00 minutes: installation of Roy H. Thomson as the new University Chancellor -- 06:30 minutes: parade, including Memorial students and school children from all over the province -- 11:09 minutes: academic procession, the Transfer of the Keys with Eleanor Roosevelt, and the presentation of messages of congratulation from universities in Canada, Great Britain and the USA -- 17:52 minutes: special convocation where 19 honorary degrees are presented -- 22:13 minutes: state banquet, including the presentation of a mink stole to Eleanor Roosevelt and the introduction of Newfoundlanders who have achieved prominence in other parts of the world -- 26:38 minutes: conclusion and closing shots of the parade. At head of movie title: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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