Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-07
NO GRAFTON AT PENN {
GRADUATION THIS YEAR
One Hundred ,and sixty.second
Commencement June 19-Many
Students i'm Service

Plans were announced today for the 1920
commencement of the University of Pennsyl-
rana which will be held at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House on June 1e
The members Of the faculty, in academic
costume. will assemble in the foyer Of the
Opera House. and the seniors of all depart
ments will assemble in Mercantile Hall, as
usual. and march by departments south on
Broad street TO the Opera House, entering
the auditorium through the Poplar street
doors about 1925 a. m.
Immediately after the students are seated
the members Of the faculty will enter upon
the stage In a body Following the academic
procession the invocation will be delivered
by the chaplain of the day, the Rev. DR..
Carter II. Jones' pastor of the First Baptist
Church. Seventeenth street below Walnut.
An innovation this year will be the soinis-
sion Of the usual grafton. The only speaker
will be Or. Edgar +. Smith. who will deliver
the customary charge to the students, The
names of those who will receive honorary
degrees will be announced by the pro !ost
later. Only about 500 degrees in course will
be conferred this year, including about
eightytwo in the college eighty-fve in the
Towne scientific school, eighty-four in the
Wharton school. ffty-seve in the school OF
education. forty-hve In the graduate school,
seventeen in the law school llS in the med-
cal school, 2S5 in the dental school and
thrty-hve in the veterinary school
number Of these will be unable 10 at
tend the commencement because Of absence
In the service of the United States Govern
ment
Immediately after the exercises the trus-
tees will entertain the guests of the Tnver-
sity, the recipients of honorary degrees and
the marshals at luncheon at the University
Club.
At 3:3O O'Clock the women graduates of
the University will hold their annual meeting
in Rot anlr 20 foil rah hv m.
ton to the 1918 graduates. In the evening
the Musical Alumni Society will hold its
annual meeting in Houston Hall.
Other features of commencement week are
as follows: Friday. June ~. 10 a. m-An-
nual meeting Of the Dental Alumni Society In
the Evans Institute. Fortieth and Spruce
streets. In the evening at 40 the Dental
Alumni will dine at the Adelphia Hotel AZ
7 y. NJ the College and Wharton School
Alumni will hold their annual meeting and
collation. in Houston Hall. followed by n
moving picture entertainment, in which ac-
tual scenes Of the Battle of Cambria will be
shown through the courtesy OF the British
Government on the same evening the Engi-
neering Alumni Society will hold its annual
meeting in the Engineering Building.
Alumni day will he celebrated on Satur-
day. June Is. Glass day exercises will he
held in the dormitories at 1890 a. m., fol-
lowed by the annual ivy planting. Al p. m.
the Veterinary Alumni will hold the annual
reunion at Mulford's. Glenolden. Pa. At 2
p. m. the alumni parade Of classes in cos
tune will form in the big quad at Thirty
sixth and Spruce streets and proceed to
Franklin Field where they will witness a
baseball game between the varsity team and
team from Camp Dix. After the baseball II
game the alumni will visit the University
and the various classes will hold their re-
unions or dinners
on Sunday. June l6.. at II a. m. the bac-
caiaureate sermon will be delivered by
Bishop Rhinelander in historic st. Peters
Church. at Third and Pine streets. On Tues