The sun., 1919-05-25
~ COMMENCEMENT week at Wheaton
College. Norton. Mass. begins on
- Saturday .June z and continues

~ oafNfEtNCEAfENT week at Wheaton
College. Norton. Mass. begins on
Saturday. June Z, and continues
I TO Tuesday. June 1t.
The programme is as follows: Satur-
day, Z 80 p. NJ, senior play: Sunday.
IL :15 A. NJ, baccalaureate sermon In tho
college chapel by President Samuel ".
Cole, d. D., LII. D.: 80 p. NJ. organ
recital in the college chapel by Prof. II.
q. Tucker; s p. NJ. vesper service In the
college chapel, address by President Cole.
Monday. s:15 A. NJ. chapel exercises [;
10:30 A NJ. class day exercises 3 p. NJ,
aiumnae meeting in Mary Lyon Hall: 4
p. NJ, garden party on grounds OF the
presidents house; p. NJ, concert under
the direction OF Prof. II. G. Tucker In the
college chapel. Tuesday. 10 80 A. NJ.
commencement exercises, address by the
Rev. Willard l.. Sperry of the Central
Congregational Church, Boston; IL NJ,
commencement dinner.
The annual hoop rolling frolic took
place Tuesday evening Immediately after
dinner Clad In caps and gowns and
equipped with hoops wound with yellow,
the class color, the seniors, led by their
cheer leader, Marion J. Williams of
Houlton, Me-. marched in single file to
the Hebe Fountain, between Metcalf and
Mary Lyon halls. After winding Hebe
with a chain OF ground pine they sang
appropriate songs written for the occa-
eion by Helen r. johnson Of Colebrook.
~. h. and Marion ]. Williams of Houl-
ton, Ne Then the actual hoop rolling
began, causing great merriment. At the
close OF the frolic the seniors proceeded
TO the senior steps at the side OF Mary
Lyon Hall. where they sang q farewell
song. leaving their hoops there as a SYM
Dol OF the ending of their play days and
the taking up Of the serious tasks Of life
Helen +. johnson of Colebrook, N H,
was chairman of the committee in charge
of the frolic.
Following close upon the senior hoop
rolling, the Junior rope jumping took
place Wednesday afternoon. Clad in
white and carrying their green jump
ropes. the juniors marched from Met
calf Hall to the front of Lucy Larcom
Hall, singing their class song which was
written by Eleanor NJ. Cofran of Sum-
cook, y. H. They were led by the class
cheer leader, Helen J. Sinsheimer of New
York. who wrote the rope jumping song
for this occasion. After the forming of
the class numerals. 30. the juniors pro-
ceeded to the actual rope jumping. an
exciting race being one OF the features
that caused the most merriment.
The committee in charge included Wiz
ginia II. Bakery of Greenfield, Mass
tchairnan); Alma NJ Magoon of Man
chester, n. II. Helen ]. Sinsheimer and
Doris NJ. Townsend of Bangor, Me.
The chairmen of the research COM
mites of the Bureau OF Vocational OPP
portunities, Of which Doris NJ Townsend
is director, are giving reports on the
results OF their Investigations, which are
open to all members Of the student
body.
Wednesday morning in chapel Ethel
g. Fraser of Monticello. n. Y. the pres
ident of the Wheaton Chapter of the
Intercollegiate Community Service Asso-
citation. and Marjorie G. Steel OF MI
nersville. Pa, the vice-president. gave re-
ports of the conference at Smith College.
which they attended as delegates from
Wheaton.
At the elections held recently by the
athletic association the following officers
were chosen for next year: President,
o. Grace Haseltine, Milford. N. H. vice.
president. Isabelle NJ. Wilder. White
field, ". H; secretary, Dorothy T. Nor
gan, Dover, ". H; treasurer, Abbie W.
Bodfish, Cotult, Mass.
Tryouts for the position of college
cheer leader for next year resulted in
the election of Bethiah F. Waterman OF
New Rochelle. N. Y, the sophomore
class cheer leader.
Inc tOrnam freSS mas JUST Drought
out "A volume Of poems, Music, Memory
and Other Poems." by Mrs. Cole( Helen
e. Wieand).
Miss Annie NJ. Kilham OF Beverly.
Mass, a member of the board of trus-
tees. who was elected an honorary mem
Der Of the senior class, entertained the
seniors at tea Saturday afternoon in
The Tavern, Mansfield.
Miss Amy Otis. the head of the depart
ment of art. who is also an honorary
member of the senior class, entertained
her classmates at a picnic Friday after
noon.
The college preacher to-day will be
DR.. William w. Rockwell of Union
Theological Seminary, New York.