Evening star., 1921-06-12
OPEN c. j. PERIOD
0FCOMMENcEMENT
Exercises Today Beginning
of Institution's 122d Annual
Graduation PROGRAM.

| With hundreds of alumni and
| friends OF Georgetown University in
attendance; the institution today be-
exercises: The feature of the pro-
gram viii be the graduation Of the
nrst school OF foreign service in the
history Of the United States.
Altnough the annual meeting of the
the Initial event. the commencement
exercises will not actually begin un-
~ this morning at 10:15 o'clock, when
tne graduating classes Of the college.
isw. medical. dental and foreign
gren Chapel to hear the baccaiaureate
sermon. It will be delivered by Verv
Rev. Francis x. Delany 8. J., gradu-
ate OF Georgetown in 1897, and now
head Of the Jesuit Order in Jamaica.
faculties Of the various schools and
the alumni, the graduating classes.
| clad in somber caps and gowns. will
assemble in the historic college
walks" promptly at 1915 o'clock.
They will then march in solemn pro-
cession. to the college quadrangle,
where Dalgren Chapel is located.
Business Meeting to Follow.
Following the sermon an important
business meeting of the board of
regents will be held at the college at
80 o'clock in the afternoon Matters
/ looking to the further growth and
expansion % OF the university will re-
The feature of the exercises this
evening will be the reception to the
alumni and senior classes by the
president of the university. Rev. John
3; C.eedon, 8. j.. and the faculties of
all departments. This will be fol-
lowed at s:15 o'clock by a band con-
| cert and the singing of college songs
In the quadrangle by alumni and
graduating classes.
The program for tomorrow will be
for seniors of all departments;
alumni-senior base ball game. at 4
o'clock.
Reunion banquet for members of
the hve-year a.d ten-year classes
Glass day exercises in the quad
s:15 o'clock. B. Meredith Reid of
Pennsylvania will make the Cohon-
guroton Grafton, which is the valedic-
Class day exercises also will be held
! at the school Of law. for the first
time in history, when memorial
tablet will be unveiled in honor of
the law students who gave their lives
in the world war.
The commencement exercises will
q
4:15 o'clock. when nearly 500 stu
dents Of all departments will receive
| their diplomas from the Rev. John b.
Creedon, s. j., president Of the uni
| versity.
Address BY Secretary DENLY.
The address to the graduates will be
delivered by Edwin DENLY. Secretary
Of the Navy whoss whos.taMn father co7is.s vas a
more than half a century ago. 1t is
arranged that exercises will be held
| beneath the spreading trees on the
college campus and should the
weather be unpleasant they will take
limited number Of seats there will be
no admission to the hall without
special card.
E-o distinguished washingtonians
| will be honored by the university
with the degree. of doctor Of laws
work. These are Gilbert H. Grosve-
nor. president Of the National Geo
graphic Society and editor Of its
! magazine: and DR.. I. S. Stone. for
many years a member Of the Medi-
The exercises Tuesday win be
marked by the fact that the School
Of Foreign Service. the only one OF
it's kind in the United States will
graduate its first class. More than
! 10 young men, InOSl OF WHOM di-
| ready have passed examinations for
| the diplomatic, consular and COM
mercial services Of the government
will receive their diplomas.
| Banquet to Honor Class.
That evening at 7:30 o'clock at the
Raleigh Hotel. the School of Foreign
service will hold a banquet in honor
Of it's first graduating class. James
A. Farrell, president of the United
States Steel Corporation. who is in
terested in the school. is to be the
principal speaker. Other speakers
will be Rev Edmond A. Walsh, S. J..
regent, and DR.. Roy s. MacElwee, direc.
| tor Of the school
| Among the distinguished guests or
| this occasion will be members Of the
diplomatic corps from the South
American republics and from several
European countries who are deeply
| interested in the development OF
schools in this country where students
may become trained diplomats and
commercial attaches.
| Georgetown University has just
closed it's most successful year
More than 1000 students were en-
rolled in all deparA snts and steps
are to be taken by the Alumni AS
sociation to broaden the scope of the
institution.
Appropriate action also will be
taken by the alumni with respect to
the recent death of Chief Justice
Edward D. white Of the U. S. su-
preme Court. and Of Justice Ashley M
Gould of the District Supreme Court
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