Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-24
COLLEGE DEGREE FOR
! MORTON r. PLANT
At Formal Opening Ceremonies of
Connecticut College for Women.

The formal opening ceremonies OF
the Connecticut College for Women at
New London will take place Saturday,
October 3, and a program OF exception
al interest has been planned for the
occasion, which is to include special
exercises for invited guests. as~well as
provisions for the participation OF the
public.
The special exercises from 2 to
p. m. will consist of luncheon for
prominent people. the trustees and
faculty, with brief addresses. inspec-
ton of the buildings. the premier per-
Torrance of a notable musical COM
position and will eliminate in the
presentation of an honorary degree TO
Morton F. Plant OF Groton, whose
generosity has done much toward
making the college a possibility.
The public will take part in the
opening exercises through the gen.
eraI invitation which is to be issued
to the people of New London and vi
cinity to visit the college grounds be-
tween . ard s o'clock. and to attend
he ceremonies in connection with the
presentation OF nag by Perkins aux
Hilary. Woman's Relief corps, OF New
london.
Luncheon at Thames Hall.
About 125 people will attend the
luncheon at Thames hall. the college
refectory, by, invitation of the college.
at O'Clock, the guests including the
| presidents of the nine sister colleges
| of the east and all Connecticut col
leges, Governor Marcus II. Holcomb,
state senator's chief donors and CO.
operators, local editors, in addition to
| the trustees and faculty. The luncheon
| will be preceded by an academic pro-
cession from New London hail. the
| principal college building at present
| completed, to the flag, and then 10
l Lon Il, y,
ably being worn.
President Wilson is one of those
| who has been invited but 1t has just
| been learned that he will be unable
| to attend.
College presidents who will attend
are those of Yale. Wesleyan, Smith
! Vassar, Mt Holyoke, Barnard. Welles-
ley and the Woman's college at Brown
During the luncheon there will be
| special music, and following II the
dedication ode, an original orchestra
score written for piano and orches-
ira by Louis Adolphe Coerne, pro-
fessor of music. will be played. with
William Bauer instructor of music, al
| the piano.
| The ode is of unusual beauty. ex.
pressing the charm and loneliness OF
young womanhood and its surround
ings as manifest at the college, with
its superb views OF landscapes and
| sea.
| Degree for Mr.. Plant.
Brief addresses by the guests and
inspection of the buildings will fol.
low, and the close OF the special ex-
ercises will take place in the room
of. President Frederick H. Sykes In
New London hall, when the LII. D
degree honoris causa will be present
i ed to Mr.. Plant, who gave S25, 900 tC
the college during its New Londor
campaign, added S1,0o0,000 when II
was determined that the institution
would be a reality, the income to b.
used in defraying the running expense!
and later gave $4,000 for the cree.
ton OF Plant and Blackstone houses
the dormitories now complete, in mem
DRY of his father and mother.
| The public exercises will Include
appropriate music on the grounds ant
the presentation OF the flag, to ,thos'
who respond to the general invitation
to visit the grounds during the aft
ernoon.
The day preceding the exercises
Friday. October s, a meeting OF tn
trustees will be held.