Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
PENN OBSERVES
"ALUMNIDAY"
Old Grads Assemble Today
to Renew Schoolday
Acquaintance
GOVERNOR TO ATTEND
Honorary Degrees Will Be
Conferred Tomorrow, Uni
versity Day '.''''

This is Alumni Day at the uniNer-
sIty OF Pennsylvania.
Graduates of "old Penn" from all
parts of the country are here to neip
celebrate and renew schoolday~ acquslnt-'
snces. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Birth
day-wir be University Day when
honorary degrees will be conferred at a
celebration in the AsademNvof Music
Governor sproul will be orator Of the
day. IS
The celebration today, started wltt.t
chanel exercises in Houston Han az
1880 o'clock. under the direction OF
Provost Smith. 'v,,
Provost Gives Luncheon -
At I O'Clock the Provost will enter
tain at luncheon the officers and manag-
ing committees of the general alumni
society. of all class and departmertat
societies and local associations OF the
alumni In the United states.
At > O'Clock there will be aemeetins
in the auditorium OF the HoustorG Club
for the purpose Of discussing recpnstruc-
ton probleus. This discussion WtlEvbe
led by Provost Smith. The rest ~ The
afternoon will be devoted 10 visiting
class-rooms. NJ. $3.50 in the evening
Provost Saith Will give a dinner at the
. University Club to -out-of-town. alumni.
Upon request the general alumni society
will entertain visitins. alumni at various
Philadelphia clubs as guests OF the so
ciety. 81,
The celebration tomorrow. will berin
at 1880 o'clock. Provost Smith will
preside, and the Rev. Robert johnson,
of the Church OF the Saviour, will be
chaplain of the day. He will deliver the
Invocation.
Students to March to Academy
Students OF the University will as
semble in the Union League. Annex.
Broad and Spruce streets, at Q 80 a. NJ,
and march to the Academy Of Music in
a body. The procession will 20 west on
Spruce 10 Fifteenth. north on Fifteenth
street to Locust and east on Locust to
the Academy, where the students will
occupy the parquet and parquet circle.
The thirty-three undergraduates who
will receive degrees in course and the
members of the Glee Club will march at
the head of the student procession and
occupy seats on either side of the Or
chestra. The rear of the procession will
he brought up by the member OF the
faculty, the trustees. Provost Smith and
Governor Sproul, orator of the day, who
will occupy the stage.
After the prayer and the singing OF
America" honorary degrees will be
conferred, then degrees in course upon
~thirty-three u~ngraduates. Provost
smith will then, in a brief Introductory
address, present Governor Sproul. After
a selection by the Glee Club the audience
will sing Hail, Pennsylvania"
The aides in charge of tho, student
procession are s. r. Harreli. T.. Il.
Gardner. Elias ]. Bingham. q. Sleg-
fried, ]. p. Roberts, A. h, Kline, u. 4.
Healy, J. +. Fraser, Jr., Margaret Ash
brook, NJ. Frances Snyder, Regina G..
Kelley, Hilda Everist, Ruth Immell, w.
w. Cooke, J. F. y. Cannon. j.. j., Sulli-
van. r. X. Francis. Edward J, Jennings,
Bertram Adams, Joseph r. Walsh. Ro-
land c. Dayton. John 7. McGrann.
Henry E. Osborne. l.. w. Robins, W. r..
Graham. Charles d. Peters. ]. C. Ryder.
The chief marshal OF the academic
procession is Joseph Warren Coulston
Jr., 30 c.. '93 L., and the associate
marshals are William NJ. Stewart, Jr.
70 c., 81 l.; Charles T. Mcguire. $50
L.; Thomas Lynch Montgomery, 'S4 c.
Paul Thompson. SO c.. Samuel S
Kneass, $50 c.. J. Sketchicy Elverson
81 c.; George G. Ross, IS c., '91 NJ,
Edward !. Hyneman, SO c.. Ryland w
Greene, '92 c.; Charles Skinler, '93 c.
30 L.. John h. Minus, 80 T., SS l..
John G.. Hinckley, 90 c., 80 L.. How
ard Butcher, Jr.. '9s c.; William u
Morice, '99 @, Benjamin w. Frazier
Jr., 90 C. George s. Capelle, Jr., 'O1 c.
Will Entertain Governor
After the exercises. the provost ant
trustees will entertain Governor Sprou
and special guests of the University
aides and class presidents at the Uni
versity Club. At q O'Clock in the eve,
ning the arnua dinner OF the aiInn
will be held at. the Adelphia Hotel Il
welcome back graduates OF tie Cniver.
sity who have been in the service and
to commemorate their valor and pay
tribute to those who gave their lives.
The principal speakers will be Gov.
ernor Sproul, Lieutenant Colonel Georg,
f.. de Schweinitz, of the United State,
medical corps, 81 NJ. Congressman
Simeon D. Tess. of Ohio, and former
president of Antioch College. Colone
Edward Martin, L, S. A. NJ. c., 'S3 NJ.
will preside. Informal addresses will
also be delivered by other returned OFF
GERS.
Doctor de Schweinitz is professor o
ophthalmology at the University an,
Doctor Martin recently resigned his pre-
fessorship OF surgery to take up his new
duties as State Commissioner of Health