The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-28
COMMENCEMENT DAY NOTES

ORDER OF PROCESSION AND Ex-
 ERCISES IN W0OLSEY HALL. Annual Alumni Report-Record of F.
 E. Pierce-1sO1 Meeting-To-day's
 Events-Last VaIedictorian and saIu-
 tatorian.
 In the list of appointments for com mencement appear this year for the last time the names of the valedictorian and salutatorian at the head of the list which, hereafter, will be arranged alphabetically. The valedictorian is F. r. Pierce of South Britain, Conn.,, and the salutatorian D. F. Sicher of New York city. Pierce is ranked as the most remarkable all-around scholar who has ever graduated from Yale. He has been a debater, winner of several high scholarships, of the DeForest gold medal, and of the Cook prize in poetry, and is class poet, while his general stand in scholarship is over 3.6O. one of the highest ever attained by vale dictorian, and some twenty points ahead of the salutatorian of his class. He belongs to. the "self help group of students, and has substantially earned his way through college. A few weeks before entering he did not even know the alphabet in Greek, and in that branch fitted himself without a teach CTS aid. He is, however, several years older than the average of his class.
 The general directions for the com mencement day procession and other features of the exercises on Wednesday were yesterday announced as follows:
 Procession: The candidates for de- grees will form promptly at 9:45 on the college campus, along the walk running from the west end of Vanderbilt hall to Alumni hall, in the following order: B. As with the head of the line at Chittenden library; Ph. B.'s with the head of the line opposite the central part of the old library; IL. B.'s, B. F. As. Mus. B's opposite the Pierson statue and behind them M. As, M. S.'s, c. Els, M. Els, NJ LIS, M. Dis and Ph. DIS. Members of each group will form in the same order in which
 
 number of tn epew posted on the of ficial bulletin boards of each depart nent before commencement day Can didates will appear in academic cos tune.
 The corporation and invited guests of the community will assemble in Wood bridge hall, professors in Dwight hall, and follow the candidates for degrees in the procession.
 The graduates will form on the walk leading from Durfee hall to the Van derbilt archway.
 Fathers and guardians of the candi- dates. if not provided with tickets of admission to the visitors galleries, may join the procession of the gradu- ates with their contemporaries.
 An added feature of the procession this year will be the mace carried by Prof. John c. Schwab. the chief mar shal. The mace Is the gift of Prof. Samuel s. Sanford, and is valued at $250O0 This will be the first mace carried in university procession in America.
 The procession will pass out of the college campus through the Wander bilt archway, and after crossing the green, will pass beyond Fayerfeather and White halls to the university cam pus. The candidates for degrees will then open ranks and stand uncovered, while the corporation, invited guests, and professors move into Woolsey hall; the candidates and graduates following
 Order of ceremonies-The candidates for each degree will be presented by the dean or some other officer of the faculty under which they have studied. The candidates will rise when present. ed, and remain standing until they or to their hsysdo5. aocmfwyp vbgkqjshr their representatives, have returned to their seats.
 The bachelors and masters diplo- mas will be received by the members of the several classes specially selected for the purpose, who, after the formal presentation by the dean or director of their facultySwill ascend the stage, receive the diplomas from the hands of the president and return to their seats. Each of these men will be responsible for the parchments entrusted to them, and will distribute the same at the close of the ceremonies.
 Candidates for higher degrees will receive their diplomas in person from the president
 At the close of the exercises candi- dates for degrees will remain standing while the occupants of the platform leave the hall
 The class of 1901 is holding it's tri- ennial reunion and this morning will 4 Osborn hall The class cup is to be