Evening star., 1914-05-18
GOV. GLyNN SPEAKER
Commencement DAY
Will Deliver Address at Joint Exer-
cises of Four G. U. De-
partments.
Feature of the Celebration of Insti-
tution's 125th Anniversary.
To Have Elaborate Program.

Gov Martin L. Glynn of New York
will deliver the principal address at the
Joint commencement day exercises of
the four departments of Georgetown
University to be held on the hilltop
campus June Is at 4:3O pm. The
graduating classes number 400. on the
members of which will be conferred
degrees in arts, law, medicine and
dentistry.
The joint exercises are an innova-
tion at Georgetown and will bring to a
close the celebration of the 125th ami
versary of the founding of the college.
More than 1900 former students of the
university have signified their inten-
ton to revisit their alma mater on this
occasion The celebration will occupy
four days
Beginning Saturday evening. June 13.
the former scholars will be the guests
of the university, at the alumni ban
quet to be held in Ryan Hall at the
college. The baccalaureate sermon will
be preached Sunday morning, June a.
by Rev. ]. NJ. Prendergast, S. j.. at
Holy Trinity Church. in Georgetown
Father Prendergast took his college
course at Georgetown, having been
graduated at the head of the class OF
1889, the centennial class.
Program of Exercises.
Seats will be reserved at the church
for the alumni and graduating classes
A procession will be formed at the
college including the former students
the officiating clergymen and visiting
prelates and proceed to the church
Following the sermon solemn higf
mass will be sung. Sunday afternoon
is to be devoted to the renewal of col
lege ties among the returning student.
of former years and to "reminiscences
of the old days. In the evening PreSi-
dent Donlon and the faculties of the
four branches of the university viii
which will be followed by band con-
cert on the campus. After the concerr
the old boys" will gather in the rec.
tangle and from the porch of the ole
north building will sing the old timt
melodies OF college days.
Athletic contests. including a bal
game between the seniors and the "olt
boys" will be held Monday, June 10. il
the morning. The afternoon will b.
given over to the class day exercise!
In Castor Hall and to meetings of tn,
several classes of former years t.
swap stories and to make Interchange
of experiences. Chief Marshal Edmunt
Brady will then line up the crowd ac
cording to classes and the grant
parade around the walks" will b,
| held.
| Many grotesque costumes and othe
features are expected to distinguish
this procession and to make it the mos
| pleasing and ''long-to-b be- remembered
| incident of the celebration. Monday
exercises will conclude with dance il
the evening in the Ryan gymnasium
and a smoker on the college porche
| for those that do not care to dance.
June 16 Preparation Day.
| Tuesday. June 49, will be given over ,
| the preparation for the commencement
| exercises to be held in the afternoon o
| the college campus. Seating arrange
ments for 1000 will be provided on tn
beautiful lawns in front of Healy builG
| ing Platforms will be erected for tn
| speakers, honor guests. graduates an
visiting alumni. These exercises will en-
| the formal program for the celebration
| but a number of the class secretaries ar
| considering separate farewell class dill
| ners at downtown hotels for that night.
! The executive committee having i
| charge the details for the celebratio
! we're the guests at dinner last evening {
Father Donlon at the college and after
| ward held a protracted business meeting
The list included Thomas NJ. IIarve.
| James s. Easby-Smith. Joseph /. Welle
! DR. W. NJ Barton. DIR. S. Logan Owen
DIR. John A. Foote. Barry Mohun, Dani
w. ODonoghue, Tdmund Brady. p. .
Marshall. Vernon ]. .Lohr, George 7
Becker, G.. Conrad Reid. Harry r. Cove
and Thomas Bryan Huyck.