Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-01
A. a N. COMMENCEMENT
rs BUT ONE WEEK AWAY
Elaborate Program Arranged, Cover
In Three Days.


Commencement exercises at the A.
A. NJ. College begin next Sunday with
the commencement sermon by Rev.
Henry Afford Porter. pastor OF the
CASTOR Avenue Baptist Church, Dallas.
Already commencement visitors are
arriving ut the college, and senior
week, which begins today. VIII be a
gay one in many respects.
Attendance records. In all probabili'
~, will be broken this year. Dallas
alumni are planning to charter n spe.
cial car, and the classes OF '0i and '9i
are expecting full attendance at
their reunions.
Military drills will constitute fea.
ture OF the commencement festivities.
In the exhibition drills by battalions
on Monday, June s. one battalion will
give the Butt manual OF arms drill,
another the calesthinics which are ex.
ecuted each morning by the cadets.
and the third will engage In a sharp
skirmlsh in sham battle
The program opens Sunday morning
at 7:45 o'clock with guard mounting.
At $3.50 quarters will be inspected. DR.
Porter will preach at 1890. At 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon there will
be band concert. followed by an ex.
hibition drill by the Ross Volunteers
At $3.50 o'clock DIR. ]. Randolph Ray,
rector OF ST. Andrews parish. Bryan.
will preach TO the Y. VI. c. A. workers
Monday ls Alumni Day.
Monday will be alumni day. Guard
mounting will be a feature OF the
morning. and. beginning at $3.50. the
departments will be open for inspec.
ton. At 2:30 there will be business
meeting OF the Alumni Association.
and at Q a. IN. the annual banquet OF
the association will be held. Dress
parade. at $3.50 p. m. will be feature,
In addition TO the battalion drills at
$3.50.
Commencement day exercises Tues.
day will begin at 10 o'clock. Musical
numbers will be given by the college
band and by the glee club. Hon. w. l..
Hill OF Huntsville, n member OF the
Legislature, will deliver the com.
mencement address. Diplomas will be
presented by Hon. r. b. Cushing OF
Houston. president OF the board OF d.
rectors. while President Puryear will
present the certificates to the two-vear
course graduates. V. V. Parr OF Wael.
der win deliver the valedictory ad'
dress. In the afternoon the competi.
tive drill between companies for the
VIII Howell flag and graduating dress
parade will be conducted. The ey.
ercises will close with the final ball,
which viii be given in the Bernard
Sbisa mess hall.
The official Prograr1-sunday. June z.
7:l5 a. m.-Guard mounting.
$50 a. m.-Inspection Of quarters.
1880 a. m.-Commencement sermon
By DR.. Henry Afford Porter, CASTOR
Avenue Baptist Church. Dallas.
500 y. m.-Concert, college band.
$3.50 p. m.-Butt's manual, Ross Vol.
unteers.
$3.50 p. m-Adlress TO Y. NJ. C. A.
Monday, June 8.
7:15 a. m-Guard mounting.
7:i5 a. m.-Individual competitive
drill.
$3.50 a. m. to 1890 D. m.-Inspection
OF departments OF the COLLEGE.
300 p. m. fsharD)-Annual business
meeting OF alumni association.
$50 p. m.-Regimental drill.
$40 p. m.-Dress parade.
$3.50 p. m.-Glee club concert and
business meeting OF alumni associa
tion.
1000 p. m.-Alumni banquet
Tuesday. June 9.
Commencement Day)
| 7:15 a. m.-Guard mounting.
$40 a. m.-Exhibition drill, Ross
Volunteers.
1000 a. m.-Graduating exercises.
Prelude. Dixie" college band.
OPENING prayer.
MuSAc, college band.
Announcement OF DISTINGUISHED stu
dents. President Pro Tempore Charles
Purvear.
Music. glee club.
Awarding OF certificates In two-yeai
courses, President Pro Temport
Charles Puryear.
Music. band.
Commencement address, William l.
Hill. Huntsville.
Music. glee club.
valedictory address, Virgil v. Parr
Waelder.
Music, band.
Presentation Of diplomas by Hon
f. B. Gushing, president board OF di
rectors.
Benediction.
Postlude, band.
800 p. m.-Competitive drill for tn,
Howell flag.
5:45 p. m.-Graduating dress parade
1000 n. m.-Final ball.
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