COMMENCEMENT AS USUAL
Insofar as the existing conditions will allow, the exercises of Commencement this year will be as usual. It is expected that the Seniors in service will come back in uniform and will form a striking contrast to the other Seniors who will be in the traditional cap and gown.
Due to the pressure of time and the fact that some of the undergraduate organizations have disbanded there will be of necessity a slight change in program. The exercises will begin Saturday evening with the speaking contest for the Barge gold medal. On Sunday the baccalaureate sermon will be given by the Rev. Ambrose White Vernon D.D., former pastor of the College Church. On Monday will occur the Class day exercises, at which time special emphasis will be laid upon the ceremonies around the old pine. Inasmuch as the Dramatic Association and the Musical organizations have disbanded there will be on Monday night a stereopticon lecture depicting historical incidents in college life. Similar lectures have been given in the past,, but usually for individual classes. The lecture this year will be in Webster Hall and will be open to the entire Commencement audience. On Tuesday morning after the annual meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, there will be a gathering of the Alumni on Alumni Oval, where will be held some sort of alumni review or possibly a baseball game. The President's reception will be held as usual Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday evening there will be held in the Gymnasium an Alumni ball in place of the usual Commencement ball held always on Wednesday evening. A special attempt will be made to secure good music for this occasion but due to the universal desire to economize, little attempt will be made to decorate the hall.
Wednesday morning the regular Commencement exercises will occur. These will be followed as usual by the Alumni luncheon. Due to the fact that reunion classes will be having their banquets on Monday and Tuesday evenings it has been found necessary to hold the Alumni luncheon at the usual time.
A tentative program giving the full series of events will be found in another column.
