The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-22
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Special Feature of Commences
H rnent Exercises at William
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Williamsburg. Va. May 21--Cofi-
Snencenent week Will begin at William
i and Mary ON Sunday. June 8. A depart
lire from the custom OF the past Will be
the delivery or tho final sermon before
! the Young Mems Christian Association
Tomorrow night. two weeks before the
beginning OF commencement week. This
service will be at s p, NJ and the SER
Il mon Will be delivered by Rev. w. r. l..
Smith. of the Second Baptist Church.
Richmond. The baccaiaureate sermon
will be preached by pr Robert w.
Darnwell, OF Petersburg, at IL o'clock
on the morning OF Sunday. June 5.
The final celebrations of the literary
societies will take place On the nights
OF Monday and Tuesday. June and g.
On Monday annual Field day will be
held. and on Tuesday the senior class
exercises.
1t is expected that the distinguishing
feature of this final over past sessions,
will be the large alumni attendance.
a committee of the Alumni Association
has been worrying for some months over
the plans for Alumni Day, Wednesday,
June s. Between fifty and a hundred
alumni have signified their intention OF
being on the campus upon that day,
and II is expected that great many
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ledge that so many of the old boys are
to return. a special celebration has
been arranged for the alumni and stu
dents of the normal department on the
morning of Alumni Day.
William W. Bishop. of the Library of
Congress, will address the meeting on
1.-THE Use of Books in Educatton.' and
Superintendent EgEleston has been In
Sited to speak at the same gathering
The Grafton before the alumni will bel
delivered at p NJ. by James Gordon
Bohannon of Surry, class OF l9O2
Smoker for Alumni.
An informal smoker Will be joined
In by all visiting alumni after the bust
ness meeting. which will follow the
speaking. The smoker, which is in the
hands OF an alumni committee of which
FL S. Bird is chairman, will take the
place of the customary banquet. An
other innovation which is creating great
interest is the proposed faculty-se-
Nor class baseball game which VIII
probably be played in the afternoon OF
Alumni Day. Professor f. M. Crawford
Of the Department of Manual Arts is
making the necessary arrangements
for this interesting contest.
On the afternoon of Wednesday there
will be held also the annual business
meeting OF the Alpha Chapter of the
Phi Beta Kappa Society, for the cleo
ton of graduate members and of Of
foers for next session.
Thursday June 9, will be the clos
ing day OF the Observation-Disclosures
Day. At the occasion Of the awarding
of the diplomas by the president in the
morning the talk to the graduating
class will be made by Hon. Andrew
jackson Montague, of Virginia.
This will be the second commence
ment occasion at which the academic
costume Will be Worn since the pre-
revolutionary days of the college, when
1t was the constant practice.
While the general outline of the COM
mencement will be as given above, thu
fun program has not yet been giver
out by the authorities of the college
but will be published within the mex
few days.
Among the social events which vii
mark commencement week at the oil
capitol city will be germans by three
of the fraternities. The Kappa Sign;
german will be on Monday night, th'
Kappa Alpha, Tuesday night, and the
Pi Kappa Alpha on Wednesday, night
The final ball OF the college german
club will close the festivities Of the
week on Thursday night.