Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-21
PENN ALUMNI DAY
WITHOUT ALUMNUS
Exercises Start With Old Grads
Missing Because Storm
Delayed Them
COME FROM DISTANT PLACES

What is Alumni Day without the
alumnus?
That is the whimsical way under,
grads al the University of pennsylva-
MIA view this strangest Of alumni days,
since the memory Of Penn runncth not
to the contrary.
DR.. Pcnniman held the usual weekly
chapel service this mofning at 10 80
o'clock in the Houston Club. and not
member Of the alumni showed up for
the service. The campus presented the
aspect Of an ordinary winter morning,
although II was and is alumni day.
Usually Alumni Day finds young
grads and middle aged grads and. old
grads and aged grads mixing around on
the campus very much like old chickens
como home 70 roost and finding II rather
strange and confusing. This is the way
professors say they act.
To-day, however. the storm OF sol
urday and Sunday placed enough lee
and snow in the streets to prevent any
of them from showing mp for the morn
ing stand. around. They began arriving
later iu the day.
TO Attend Luncheon
At | o'clock luncheon will be served
in tho Houston Club. Among those
attend ng the lunch will be DR.. pHnni-
man members Of the board of trustees
and the faculty. officers and managing
committees of the general alumni 80
ciety of all classes departmental socie :
ties and local associations of the alumni
through the country.
At o'clock the regular annual
meeting of the General Alumni Society,
who will be addressed by Asa Don
Dickinson. librarian Of the University
whose subject will be the University
collections of Frankliana. notably the
Curtis: collection. At the same meet O.;
ing eighteen directors will be elected
by the society from the following list
Thomas Il. Prichctt, '1S: II. Barto'
Register. 10; William !. Serrill. 'S3
John l.. Ilaney, 'oS: Morris Bootl
, Miller. So Henry D. Jump, '0S
George NJ, Goats. '04; o. II. Perry
Pepper. '05 William G. Ferguson
80; George Henderson, 50; Freder.
ick J.. Ballard. 'O0 William A. All
wood. 'OT; Samuel II. Gilliland, O1
a. {. Morgan, '0I Lucius F.. Cur
tis, 'O1 Gordon A. Hardwick. '16
George +. Snyder. 90; Cornelius
Scully,. '0l William A. Redding, '76
j. Whitaker Thompson. 'S3; Lewis J..
| cV ln'lllpSVh. OF
Wi hanson Xieglcr, sc; Thomas W
Hume, 80: J. Warren CoulstOn. 90
J. Norman Henry. '03; Francis S. Nc
llhenny, '95; Isaac \. Pcnnypacker
'O4: W. Griffin Gribbel, 'O4 +. War
rem Marshall. 'O5. and Ralph Nor
gan. 'OG.
T.. TO Take Up Policy Question
1t is also expected tina, the societ,
will take up the matter of its stand OF
the question of the University's policy
Letters from all over the country have
indicated that the alumni are in ful
support Of the recommendations made
by the subcommittee on policy Of til,
general committee OF one hundred II
favor of n strictly private, heavily en-
dowed university and opposed TO STATE
control.
In connection with this latter phase
although in no way COM. .ected with thu
Alumni Society'S meeting. the board OF
trustees will hold meeting late thi,
afternoon. at which il is expected that
official announcement will be made Of
the future policy OF the University.
Tomorrow program will be marked
by exercises at the Academy Of Music
at 1890 o'clock. The main address
will be made by DR.. Paul Chorey. pro
feSsor OF Greek at the University O.
Chicago. who also will be the only re-
cipient of an honorary degree. DR.
shorcy will be presented with degree
of doctor Of laws by the University. Thc
subject of his address will be ".Ou'
National Unity" The Rev. Or; Alex
ander MacColl. of th" Second presby
terian Church. will deliver the invoca
ton. and DR.. Pcnnimau will confer thu
degrees.