The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-02
Several Thousand Diplomas OF
Graduation to Be Awarded
Within Next Few Days.
FINAL COLLEGE EXERCISES
Commencement OF Various
Northern and Eastern Uni
versities Near at Hand.
Especial TO The rimes-Dispatch.l

New York. June 1.-Several thousand
sheepskins. signifying that the owner
has completed the necessary work to
obtain the degree Of A. B., B. 6. A. NJ.
LII. D.. PHI. d. and the various other
letters which institutions bestow on
the honored ones, Will DO handed out
on next Wednesday. Juno A. This Is
the day on which many of the big col
leges will hold their commencement
exercises. Included an the list are
Columbia University. Barnard College.
George Washington University and
New York University. The Princeton
commencement takes place on June 10,
and on the following day Vassar will
noid It's ceremonies, as VIII also Wells
College. at Auburn, y. Y. On June IL.
ninety-three cadets will be graduated
from west Point. ano on June is, the
seniors at the University of Pennsyl-
Nania and at Wesleyan will receive
their degrees Hamilton College will
have It's commencement OH June g.
AT Columbia nearly 1000 degrees will
be granted on commencement day.
which will be the l59th graduation
ceremonies which the college has held.
There will also be reunion of various
classes dating back to the early sixties.
when the college was situated in
Forty ninth Street and many of the
old graduates will have their first
glimpse of the large institution now
situated in the Morningsde Heights
section of New York City. The exer-
cises VIII be concluded by q baseball
game between Columbia and Pennsyl-
vania on South Field in the afternoon
and the annual dinner In the evening
After the dinner the alumni and seniors
will gather OH the library steps
Celebration mt barnard.
Barnard College, the near neighbor
to Columbia will graduate women stu
dents on the same day that the CO.
lumbia boys get their degrees. The
senior dance was held last Thursday
night in Earl Hall OF Columbia. fol-
lowed by the performance of Robin
Hood" on the college campus on FRI
day night. and last night. Tuesday
Ivy Day will be celebrated and on
Wednesday comes the commencement
itself, followed by the class day exer-
cises on Thursday. closing with the
senior dinner in the evening and the
singing on the campus until the small
hours of the morning.
The baccalaureate sermon was
delivered at New York University to-
day, followed by the senior play.
speaking contests and the senior bali
Monday. The seniors at tho college
on Washington Heights will hold the
class day exercises on Tuesday on
Battery Hill, and their commencement.
like that of the other colleges in New
York City, will take place on Wednes-
day, when degrees will be conferred
on the candidates from the nine diff
ferent schools OF tho university.
The commencement at Princeton on
June 10. will mark the l66th gradua-
ton from that school. G.. W. HendeL
OF Reading. Pa, Latin saluattorian for
the class of 1913, is said by members
OF the Princeton faculty, to be grad
uating with the highest marks that
have ever been attained by a stude mt
at the Tiger College. On the night
preceding the commencement. the
sophomores' reception will be held In
the gymnasium. A program OF thirty
dances has been arranged. and 1t is
expected that over 1900 persons Will
be in attendance
Exercises mt VasHnr.
Tho forty-eighth commencement will
be held at Vassar on June IL. when one
OF the largest classes OF young women
In the history OF the college at Pough-
keepsie Will receive their degrees. The
baccalaureate sermon Will be given on
Sunday; June S, followed by the tree
ceremonies on Monday morning and a
reception given by Mrs. Taylor. wife
of the president, In the afternoon, On
Tuesday the class OF 1918 will hold
it's class day exercises on the campus.
and on Wednesd the degrees will be