The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
JUNE COLUMBIA'S
GRADUATING DAY
Official Opening Tomorrow
Actual Ceremonies Re.
gin Next Sunday.
CLASS STUNTS AT NIGHT

Columbia Universities lsed a,,,,,
commencement officially begins ,o.,or.
row when an architectural exhib.,.o, T..
to be held in the Avery Library. lon, 49,
tually the bac%calaureate service IN ,se
university gymnasium next S1nd,v
marks the real opening OF the CONNIE, o.
ment programme. Commencement, die,
is Wednesday,. June Z.
Beginning next Thursday evening m.
senior festivities marking the closing n.
the college year begin with the ser,o,
dance Of Teachers College. which Is n
be held In the Thompson Gymnasium
The following evening the Teachers Col.
lege enior have their annual SINGING
festival In the college garden. Mex,
Saturday afternoon the Teachers College
seniors, accompanied by the o,h.-
classes. make their pilgrimage 10 m.
Palisades for an outing In enc woods
Barnard College takes It's place In tho
senior festivities on Saturday evening
when the senior play Is to be presented
in the Milbank QUADRANGLE. In addition
to these formal exercises, there will he
numerous Informal dances in the college
buildings. The b~accalaureate sermon
next Sunday Is TO be preached by the
Venerable Hudson Stuck in the univer.
slty gymnasium at 4 O'Clock.
The Monday preceding commencement,
always reserved for the Columbia Col.
lege class day programme. is TO he a
busy day for students in all departments
The Columbia College class day Will ha
held in the gymnasium at 2 O'Clock, FOL.
lowed by a senior tea in Furnald Hall at
i:30 o'clock.
The Teachers College seniors will have
their class luncheon at the Hotel BIZ.
more at ! c o'clock and will return for the
annual senior reception given BY D!reo.
tor and Mrs. Monroe and Rector ard
Mrs. Bigelow. The Barnard College
dance in Earl Hall at $50 will close
the day.
Both Barnard and Teachers college
seniors will ave their class day ex.
e~rcises on Tuesday. The Teachers Col.
lege graduates will have their gathering
In the Horace Mann auditorium In the
morning beginning at 10 80 O'Clock. vh!le
the Barnard festivities will be held in
the university gymnasium at 3 O'Clock
The Teachers College lawn party is 10
take place on the green al the same
hour.
Phi Beta Kappa will hold It's annual
Joint meeting in Room sol, Havemcyer
Hall. at AIS. and the dinner for the
Columbia section will be served In tie
university at SIS Al the
campus night festivities there Is TO be an
organ recital in st. Paul's Chapel, a band
concert. and the Phi eBta KaCpa grafton
10y Prof. William Allen Nelson of iiar-
ward In Schermerhorn Hail.
The trustees. faculties and graduating
classes, with the class OF 1891. VII fotm
in academic procession In the library on
commencement morning and vii march
to the gymnasium for the .Ncg.,,s
which begin Mt 10 80 o'clock. Follow C
the comforting OF degrees and the ava .
ing OF prizes and honors the process
Will march to Livingston Hall. vher-
class OF 1865 will present n w!ul.W %
memory Of John Jay. The class O.: A.,
will present a clock for the Va AH-
r!nge quadrangle at Livingston ~. DO
the same time. Following w b"
alumni luncheons In the gymnas OF ti
for alumni and officers OF Bar.tr a..
lege in Brooks Hall.
The annual alumni costume rarad"
will he held on South Field AZ . - a't
half an hour later the Columbia vars o.,
baseball team wi. take the fe,l aga.r-;
the University OF Pennsylvania rtt'
The cornerstone OF the new Barnard
student Hall In the Milbank QuadranG e
will be laid at 4 o'clock and at 6 O'Clock
Barnard College reunion classes W.
have class supper in Brooks Hall
Columbia alumni will IA \ huH''
supper In the gymnasium after the base
ball game and will then return TO sog'H
Field for an entertainment and g"aer'.
singing. 1t is planned TO illuminate 'Ss
field by powerful lights and the s'Tr'
performed by the classes In COSTUME W,
take place in tho evening.
The commencement comes 10 ar ofNe.''
end on Thursday evening. when N" Ba'-
nard seniors hold their class banquet
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