Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-13
COMMENCEMENT TODAY

ment Will begin today WITH the
Glass Day exercises Of the Junior
class this afternoon. Although
good number of visitors arrived in
Watervtlle yesterday, 1t Is expected
that today will bring great deal
larger number still. This morning
the college buildings will be open
for inspection from $50 until II
o'clock. All the members of the fac
ulty will be in their accustomed
classrooms during these hours to re-
ceive visitors. This afternoon the
Class Day exercises will start at 2.30
on the lower campus. The class. in
caps and gowns. will march on to
the bandstand led by the class mar
shall, Myron c. Hamer of Guilford,
and the class presidents of each di-
vision. Prayer will be offered by the
class chaplain. Henry L. Bell of
Haverhill, Mass, following which
the different speeches will be given.
Curtis H. r. Hatch will deliver the
grafton. his subject being Young
America" The class histories will
be given by John w. Brush for the
men, and by Miss Eleanor Seymour
of Buffalo, n. Y, for the women.
Miss Lucy league will give the
class poem in her part as class poet.
Pearl NJ. Hanscom of Waterville
will award the gifts to different
members Of the class. The commit
tee which composed the ode which
is to be sung by the class consists
of Charles E. Vigue of Waterville,
D. Milton Crook of Fall River,
Mass. and John w. Brush Of Mount
Vernon, N. Y. The general commit
tee in charge Of the exercises is
composed ow d. Milton Crook of
Fall River. Mass. Thaddeus F. TIL
ton of Portland and Charles S. Eat
on Of Raynham Center, Mass.
This evening the presidents re-
ceptton will be held in the college
gymnasium, which has been fixed up
for the occasion. After this recep-
ton, which will be held at 8 o'clock.
the annual Senior hop will be held
in the Elks hall in Waterville. The
dancing will start at 10 for a dance
order Of 20 dances, for which Drew's
Orchestra will furnish the music. A
large attendance is expected by the
COluIilLSCS "HbSh SnC II.
charge.
This afternoon the annual meeting
of the Phi Beta Kappa Society of
the college will be held in Chemical
hall at 40. At this time the Phi
Beta Kappa appointees from the
present Senior class will be an
nounced.
The annual meeting of the board
Of trustees will be held in Chemi-
cal hall on Saturday morning and
the election Of new trustees will also
be held on Saturday forenoon. Sat
| urday afternoon after the Alumni
lunch the meeting OF the general
committee which is planning for the
centennial anniversary of the col
lege will meet for an important meet
ing. It is expected that at this time
much of importance regarding the
Centennial Commencement of 1926
will be decided and announced.
Mrs. Arthur ]. Roberts is to hold
an informal reception at her home
on Saturday afternoon from five un-
til six for all members of the Sc.
niors of the women's division. fol
their guests, the wives of the mem
bers OF the faculty, and all alumnaS
of the college. The presentation Of
Shakespeare's play. the Tempest,
which is to be given by the Junior
women, will start at F'oss hall at
p. NJ. on Saturday evening. All
members of the women's division
alumnae, out of town guests and the
! trustees and faculty have been in
| vited to attend.
The marshals for the Commence
ment exercises have been appointed
as follows: Chief student marshal
Myron c. Hamer. 20, of Guilford;
assistant marshals, Harold c. Mar
den. 81, of East Vassalboro; Will
liam E. Burgess, '21. of Fairfield;
Wayne w. Mentally. 81. of Clinton;
and Miss Lillian L. Dyer, 20, of Oak
land.