The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-19
COMMENCEMENT PLANS
Of WILLIAM AND MARY
Exercises to Comprise Unusually
Attractive Exercises-Many
Old Graduates Expected,

Especial t. The Richmond Nirginiahl
WILLIAMSBURG VA. May ia
departure viii be made from the usual
custom of the Young Mems Christian
Association of the College of William
and Mary In holding It's final services
two weeks earlier than the commence
ment week Of the college. The GATE
| for the service will he next SUNDAY 4,
May -, at 5 T. NJ, ana Rev. w. r.
| l.. l.. Smith. Of the Second Baptist
church ri Richmond. viii deliver the
| address.
The William and Mary commence
ment exercises wilt start ON Sunday.
June g. with the sermon before the
/ graduates by Rev. Robert Barneweil.
of Petersburg. The services viii be
! held in the college chbpel at IL O'Clock
| in the morning.
While AZ yet the program for the
| whole week is not complete, the gen
eraI outline OF the weeks celebra-
tions is clearly defined. The talk To
the graduates on baccalaureate day
win he made by Ex-Governor A. j.
Montague, the address before the
alumni. by MIR. James Gordon Bohan-
non; and before the graduates and
students OF the normal department by
Mr. William ". bishop, OF the Com
gressional Library. Washington, ID. c.,
and II is hoped by Superintendent j.
ID. Eggleston. who has been invited to
speak on Wednesday morning
Two events at Interest during the
week viii be field day and a baseball
/ game hetween the SENIOR class and
! the faculty on Cary athletic field
The literary societies will hold clos
ing exercises on Monday and Tuesday
nights and ON Monday morning the
( graduating class VIII hold exercises,
consisting of the delivery of an ora e
ton. poem. history and prophecy.
Fraternity Dances.
/ The kapp Sigma, Kappa Alpha and
III Kappa Alpha traterntties will give
their commencement germans on the
/ nights Of Monday. Tuesday and Wed
uesdav respectively. ana the final ball
! of the German club viii take place
on Thursday night.
The arrangements for Wednesday,,
/ June 4, which ~ Ia be alumni day, are
| especially interesting. In the morning
there win he special addresses before
the St1tsirnts and graduates OF the nor
NAL department, in the afternoon.
probably. the faculty senior baseball
game late in the afternoon business
session of the Alpha chapter OF the
Phi Beta Kappa Society for the cleo
ton Of officers and members from the
honor graduates of the college. In the
rottpge chapel Mt +. ". al nfa.i0n
I 10y j. q. Bohannon, class of s03, of
Surry After the address short bust
ness session of the alumni viii " fol-
( lowed by q smoker In the college H.
/ brHry. where songs, jokes and short
talks vii take the place of the accus
/ toned toasts.
! The awarding of scholarships ana
degrees will occur in the morning. of
! baccalaureate day. June y. Fun AGA
/ demiC costume will be- worn by the
( faculty and students. President Lyon
( Gardiner Tyler VIII deliver the di.
pionas aud Hon. \ j, Montague VIII
address the graduated,
1 The Ben Greet players VIII present
Two Shakespeare plays oH the cam
! pas ,a the Friday night before BAG
/ calaurtate sunday. and during com
nencement week the EliznbetEan9. the
/ dramatic cIuif of the college, VIII give
st decentralization of Tennyson's "Frin-
cess at the Players Dell