The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
COMMENCEMENT
At WASHBURN
Big Week Will Begin at lO:4o
Sunday Morning.
BaecaIaureate Sermon VIII De
Preached at the Chapel.
SHAKESPEARE MASQUE MONDAY
Special Lighting and Color En-
fects Are Prepared.
The Washburn Walk VIII BE
the Event of Wednesday.

More than one thousand alunlI1
and former students are expected 10
assemble in front of Washburn col
1eee library at 1915 tomorrow morn
ing to march to the chapel 10 nea ,
the baccalaureate sermon Ihe odC-
calaureate sermon will be given TINS
wear bv President p p. Woner %
Vsshburn college on The Place OF
Religion in the Effective Lie N
: n m the annual sacred concert WIN
he given and following that the com
me3cement vespers will be held on the
The big entertainment feature OF
Monday is the Shakespeare masque
..tu ~ a Midsummer Night and
four great scenes from ShakespeaL
pl9vs. All these are given out u
doors Special lighting effects- nav nav
been secured from Kansas 0rty
Be.ntiful color effects will be secured
i, the dances. Nearly 100 students
take part in the Shakespeare even
ing" ,r,.,-s.,7.,,, morn
- he class dav exercises. The old
lads are promised something new
in the way of class stunts Gree si
viii meet Greek at the Frat ana ooF n
ity reunions Tuesday afternoon -
rToDeka is invited to the concert slvSn
@Tuesday evening by the heads OF tIle
fine arts department, and TO the PI 49,
ident's reception afterwards at TIC
White House.
BIG Dly of the week
The Circus Day of the week now now
ever. is wednesday when tIere w. 80
he twenty-four hilarious hours at tIIe
college In the morning the hteraLy
societies will hold reunion events Al
loving a suitable time TO elapse III
commitment to the alumnus digestion,
there viii follow a . rouslng game gam the be-
..Tarls.' At the same time the board
of trustees will have their annual
meeting in Boswell hall At noon the
representatives of more than forty
classes will gather around their re
spective class trees and lnoulse III
lunch and reminiscence
Al $50 D. m the hundreds OF
alumni and former students will gath-
er in the college chapel for a general
rally and business meeting Then at
6:15 the college will overflow lnIo
Pelletier's tea room for an entirely
unique alumni dinner. 1t is guaran-
iced that there will be no speeches
The Washburn Walk.
Wednesday evening comes the much
advertised Washburn Walk The
campus will be illuminated by nun
dreds of electric lights and japanese
lanterns. All the buildings will be
thrown open and lighted and exhibits
of the work done in the different de-
partments will be shown. All Topeka
is extended an invitation to come TO
the "Washburn walk 1t will be the
biggest get together in the history of
the college. Prof. Edison Petit has
guaranteed that the sun spots" will
have entirely disappeared and the
weather prophet has been subsidized.
Ice cream will be served as well as
other hot weather eatables and drink
ables.
Thursday at 1890 a. m. the COM
mencement exercises will be held DR..
Dan Freeman Bradley of Cleveland,
Ohio, has been secured for the com
mencement address DR.. Bradley is
one of the best known men in the
Congregational church. He is pastor
of one of the largest churches in
Cleveland. the Pilgrim church; a for
mer president of Grinnen college and
a man of national importance in the
affairs of the church. He is a graduate
of Oberlin University, Ohio, and it is
expected that the Oberlin alumni in
Topeka will have a dinner in his hon
or some time during his stay.
The Programme.
Following is the program for the
Commencement week:
Sunday, June 4.
10 40 A. NJ Academic Procession. Library
to Chapel.
II 90 A. NJ. Baccalaureate Sermon.
President Farley Paul Wo-
mer, d. ID. SGD.
90 p. NJ. Sacred Concert
g 90 p. NJ. Commencement Vesper. I'm
der direction of the Chris
tian Associations. Campus
Address by Rev. Willis L.
Goldsmith.
Monday, June 5.
10 100 A. NJ. Glass Day Exercises, Wash
burn Academy Campus.
80 p. NJ. Graduating Exercises of the
Academy, Glass of 1916.
Address by DR.. Arthur S
Henderson.
S: 80 P. NJ "An on Midsummer
Night Second presenta-
ton. Campus
Tuesday, June 6.
10 100 A. NJ. Class Day Exercises College
Glass. 1916 Campus.
II 100 NJ. Class Picnics
100 2. NJ. Fraternity and Sorority Re-
3 80 P. NJ. Tau Delta Pi Luncheon OBJ
servatory.
S 100 P. NJ. Annual Concert by Depart
ment of Music.
300 P NJ Presidents Reception. White
House.
Wednesday. June !.
s 80 A. A. Literary Society Breakfast
10 so A. NJ. Frat and Barb" Ball game
Athletic park.
10 80 A NJ Annual meeting of Board o1
Trustees. Boswell Hall.
Il 90 NJ. Alumni Glass Reunions
100 Z. NJ. Presidents Luncheon for tht
Trustees. Pelletier's.
= 50 Z. NJ. General Alumni Rally Rice
Hall and Chapel. followed
by Alumni business meeting
of the Alumni association
80 T. NJ Annual Dinner of Alumni ano
Students. Pelletier's.
80 T. NJ Band Concert and the Wash
burn walk. Campus
Thursday. June s.
1915 A. VI. Academic Procession Librar,
1880 A. NJ Fifty O firs Pfi Annual Commence
ment Address by Dr. DaI
freeman Bradley, d. d.
Cleveland. Ohio.
Excess Reserve Decrease. o Million