Evening star., 1915-05-16
c. j. GRADUATION
EXERCISES PLANNED
Week Of Ceremonial Beginning June
1S-"0ld Boys" in Costume to
Parade Campus.

At a recent meeting Of tho arrange
ments committee for the Georgetown
University graduation exercises 1t was
decided to hold the university com
mencement exercises during tho week
Of June Is.
The meeting was under tho direction
OF Rev. Alphonsus I. Donlon, S. J., pres
ident OF the university. DR.. 8. Logan
owens was chosen as active chairman.
DR.. Owens Immediately appointed
subcommittees from among the alumni
and members Of the graduating classes
In the various departments. Rev.
Francis McQuade. s. j. was chosen
corresponding secretary.
Trip Down Potomac.
The program as outlined in the ten
tative arrangements 10 to begin the
evening of Saturday. June IL. when
the alumni and seniors from the vari-
GUS departments will take a trip down
the Potomac on q steamer. Sunday at
1895 am. the alumni and graduates
Will meet at the college building and
proceed to Holy Trinity Church in .
body. where mass will be sung and
the baccalaureate sermon will be de-
livered.
Sunday evening at 7:so o'clock tho
president and faculties of the uniyer-
sity will tender a reception to the
alumni. graduating classes and their
friends. This will be followed by q
band concert in the quadrangle.
Monday the college class day exer-
cises VIII be held at 8 pm. The alum
nj fancy dress parade will be held
afterward around the campus. All of
the old boys are expected to attend in
grotesQue costumes, and the parade
VIII probably take on burlesque mil
itary aspect There will be base ball
game on the athletic field at pm.
between the alumni Of tho college and
law schools and the dental and medt-
cal alumni
Smoker for Alumni.
Monday night the members Of the
alumni will entertain as their guests
the graduates at a smoker, to be held
In the quadrangle. After the smoker
a formal dance will be given by the
senior classes in Ryan gymnasium.
Preceding the smoker there will be a
meeting Of the old boys in CASTOR Hall
at Z o'clock.
Tuesday will be given over to the
graduation. The graduating classes
will form in a body and will march
to the rostrum in front of the Healy
building, where the exercises will be-
gin at 4:30 pm.
The special committees and their
chairmen appointed SO far are as fol-
lows:
Committee on river trip, julius I.
Peyser.
Committee on procession to church
for baccalaureate sermon. Joseph D.
Sullivan.
Committee on faculty reception, DR..
William M Barton
Committee on band concert, George H.
O'Connor.
Committee on reunion parade. will
liam A. Schlobohm-
Committee on alumni ball game,
James A. Toomey.
Committee on alumni smoker, DR..
William c. Gwynn.
Committee to confer with senior
classes on dance, Barry Mohun.
Committee to direct parade of grad
yates on commencement day, Hugh J.
Fegan.
Committee on Song book and pro-
gram, Conrad Reid.
Committee on attendance. William E.
Leahy; law, DR.. Murray Russell: COL
lege, Dr. Charles Griffith: medical, DR..
Frank Casteel; dental, Vernon E. West;
fraternities, Francis A. McQuade, 8. j.,
will be chairman of this committee.
The press committee will consist Of
Thomas Kirby. chairman. 7: M Har-
vey, ]. Hadley Doyle and Francis A.
Connolly. The different chairmen will
advise Mr.. Connolly OF their progress.
The full personnel Of the different COM
mittees will be announced later.
In case of unfavorable weather the
outdoor exercises will be held in Gas
ton Hall and the corridors of the sew
eral buildings of the college depart
ment.