Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-24
PROGRAM COMPLETED
FOR UNIVERSITY FINALS
Unusually Largo Number Of Promi.
nent Alumni Expected to
Be Present.
COSTUME PAGEANT FEATURE
Medical Graduates to Form Active
observation-disclosures VIII BE Con.
ferred on Morning of Wednesday,
June IL.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, May 23.-
University of Virginia final exercises
10 be held June IL to IA. inclusive, are
expected to be more successful than
usual this year, owing to the large
number OF distinguished alumni who
nave signified their intention of re-
turning and to the attractiveness OF
the program. Many medical grad
yates Will gather for the purpose OF
forming an active alumni association
Among the alumni whose classes
are to hold reunions are President
woodrow Wilson. 81. Senator Claude
a. Swanson, 'S6. of Virginia; Congress
man Swagar Sherlcy. al. of Kentucky:
Martin A. Morrison. 'S6, OF Indiana
Edwin Y. Webb. 90, of North Caro-
lima. and Henry Delaware Flood. Sc. OF
virginia; Justice Robert s. Cockrell
~. OF the Supreme Court OF Florida;
Alfred =. Thorn, 20, counsel for the
southern Railway. and Luclan Fl Cooke.
81. counsel for tho Norfolk & West
ern Railway.
Artists and musicians whose classes
VIII hold reunions are: r Graham
Cootes. oil; Robert r.. Kearfoot. II.
and George E. Shepherd. II. of New
York City; Carl Zeisburg. ID. Of Phila-
delphia, and John Powell. 'el. Of Rich
mond.
DIR. HUGH BLACK TO PREACH
THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON
The finals program will be varied
ana entertaining. Commencing with
the baccalaureate service on Sunday
June IL, there arc four days Of in
terestinE events. The sermon Will be
delivered by DR.. Hugh Black of Union
Theological Seminary. New York City.
Inc annual meeting Of the y. NJ c. A.
on Sunday night will be addressed by
distinguished alumnus whose name
mas not yet been made public.
FOR the alumni, finals proper will
start on Monday morning with a busi-
ness meeting OF the medical alumni,
who Will he permanently organized
into working association. The
alumni barbecue on Monday afternoon
VIII he held At ''Sunnyside." home OF
be attended by more than 500 alumni.
who later ~ill adjourn to hear the
Phi Beta Kappa address.
spectacular feature of the even
inE's program viii be the ;orch-light
costume pageant. which. led by tho
reunion classes of 1913 and 1911. garb-
I'd as Confederate veterans and min
st.el men. respectively. Will march IN
the illuminated lawn to The rotunda
where the procession will be reviewed
by Senator John sharp Williams, -
president OF the General Alumni AS
u
rector of the board OF visitors. and DR.
Edwin \. Alderman. president Of the
university.
BUSINESS MEETING OF
GENERAL ALUMNI BODY
The business meeting OF the General
Alumni Association will be the first
event on Tuesday, alumni day. which
Will be followed by the alumni! ad-
dress, to be delivered this year by
y. c. Carson. 'a3. associate justice OF
'he Supreme Court OF the Philippines
Alumni. faculty. and graduates then
viii repair 10 the alumni luncheon. at
which the class OF 1916 will be well
coined into the Alumni Association by
it's president. Senator Williams. A re-
Spouse on behalf OF the graduates will
he made by their president. F.. Eu-
gene Ncf. Of Chi!howie, Va.
President Alderman VIII conclude
this part OF the program with his an
nual statement to the alumni, who
then Will march UP the lawn 10 the
north front of the ro,unda, where the
special exercises OF the class of 1916
and the reunion classes Will take place.
Tho afternoon will be brought to
close by 4 reception at the presidents
house. given by Dr. and Mrs. Alder
man. Later on in the evening the
alumni Will gather at a reception given
hy the Colonnade Club at the club
house.
The final exercises and comforting OF
degrees on the morning of Wednes-
day, June II. will bring the session to
q close. a reception 10 the graduates
and their relatives and concert on
the lawn fill UP the afternoon. In |
addition to the events just enumerated, !
there will be five dances: Delta Tau
Delta german on Monday mornings
1915 class bal masque on Monday |
night; Corks and Curls hop on Tues |
day morning: German Club german on
Tuesday night. and the final ball on |
Wednesday night.