Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-17

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Stnt t will be held Wednesday
,,r,nI day at the University of
p,nrsyvania'
.s,. ..irsd men. whose college days are
A.hIrd that they are but the dim
p.ssnor, ~ are back at school, Tor a
ne' .,hhIne shoulders with younger men
a.'' ..ssduated as recently as i've years
wy .atrlnp over the times gone by, ana
Isoonine Il up once again for "old fenh'
rstfy.aye classes, dating all the way
~ ,bs days before the civil war FORMED
y Z ill., for the big parade which started at
o'elock this afternoon. from the aorrnl.ory
quadrangle, at 31th street ana "o'u'"'u
stsnue.
There. was noise TO strike the eye as
II, ss the ear for the classes all wore
...,,r,Ive costumes in many varied ana
es ,'einr Solors The marchers had been
.s.sa' n take particular pride In their cos
s.sss, because there we're many moving
s.lar. cameras trained on the line OF march
ys ,hs Aims will be sent all over the coun-
~ srd NAV be taken by thousands OF per-
snns as an Indication of how much enthus-
I'm the alumni have for Pennsylvania.
ono class appeared as deck of cards,
..arnr esandwiches" to illustrate the in
,h,l when the grads are together the line
mi appear, like huge caterpillar. There
ware Mexicans, circus performers, con-
Vets, sailors, farmers, etc,
a. o'clock the Penn varsity team met
NJ Cornell nine on the Franklin Field dia-
rond and the paraders were all there to
prse the Red and Blue to victory over
lheir rivals.
SPECIAL REUNIONS.
In addition to the general reunion, special
r.unons had been planned by the classes.
Many Of them took luncheon on or near
M campus. with the botanical gardens an
special favorite for many of the former
Students.
Alumni day virtually marks the beginning
Of commencement week, The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached tomorrow morning
by the Rev, Robert Johnston, of the Church
Of the Saviour. 3Sth and Chestnut streets.
Tuesday win be class day and Wednesday
commencement to be held in the Metropoli-
T., Opera House Commencement week
will close Wednesday evening with the an
nual meeting OF the alumni society.
Alumni Day was also marked by 50th
annual reunion and 60th annual reunion.
The procession was led by the class of
Mheaded by Edmund Pechin. This was
d ucond Oldest class In line, the oldest
Il p44 D-t represented ny Joseph =. 1kOSeH-
nHn a member of the board of trustees
d he University.
me Alumni Day parade was formed in
De quadrangle at 1870 The paraders
fFnsd In line in order of their classes, with
saeh class having its standard flying. At .
eeioek the line began to move east on
spruce street 10 Franklin Field, which was
Uttered by the north gaze.
On the field the line, facing southwark,
halted over the baseball diamond, with
81 the bands massing in the centre of the
aed and playing THE Red and Blue"
laeFe we're singing and cheers for Pro-
Enst smith. who was seated in an appro-
Eiately decorated box back of third
h.ss In the box with him were the
e.dest graduate and the members of the
year class. There were some specially
lfanged stunts by several classes before
ns pafaders took their place in the stands
The chief marshal of the parade was
ka'or Maylin Joseph Pickering, who was
naauated from the college department in
lsaz and from the law school In 1907, and
khe now one of the athletic directors
ai old Penn
aembers OF the 50-year class, '66swere
n guests at luncheon OF the class of 1896.
one Of the most lively of the Individual
Espfations was that of the class of 1911
salns Its fifth reunion. The class had
saopled the slogan, Franklin Field or
nass on June H." and efforts had been
aaoe % draw their members from all sec
~ OF the world, no matter how far away
- may nave strayed in the interim since
Hlasauon The had offered a loving cup
= shs member coming the greatest dis
- 20 the latest member and to the
silh me largest family. The committee
saarge is d, r. Williams, Jr., chair
"a n =. Reger. treasurer o. G. Wood
saa J, H. Scott Jr.
nat this will be one OF the liyest OF the
- selsbrations is evidenced by the pro-
~ sAiiing for "1s hours full of fun" The
vas scheduled to start, according TO
e.slns at a. m, with an "eye-opener"
: --sasr sas mat part was carried out cannot
=. ssasso dennitely. but II is true that the
~ were on hand at the Hotel Ritten-
a. - o'clock for breakfast After that
rsht over to the chemical laboratory
IA - an address by Provost Smith. They
80 .aii game Of their own on Franklin
.%e a 10 o'clock.
lsos's DEcENNIAL.
ths class OF 1906 is also boId,ns hi,
- IN Tor It's 10th anniversary Yes
szs after luncheon at the Adsinbia tha
osTs motored 10 Browns hfIlis n
hsssss hs lass night they had a banquet They
~ about In the Jersey pines for a
Iss ms morning. but motored back IN
~ = Se on hand for the parade. where
=.asable comment. '-ns ''ea'su
- - eiasses which partieinatsa in ,ba
ana their marshais are:
ri Joseph q. Rosenpar,.,
III H--ftH4E--f Edmund