New-York tribune., 1922-05-30
Princeton Plans
Great Outdoor
commencement
No Hall at University Is
Big Enough to Accommo.
date l75th Graduation.
Which Begins June IL
500 i'm the Senior Glass
Yale Baseball Game Will
BE One Of Features Of
the Three.Day Program


PRINCETON, N. j., May 2e.-The
annual commencement of Princeton
University, which is the 175th, will be
held this year out of doors for the
trst time, it was announced to-day
The size of the graduating class
about tive hundred - made it impos-
slble for the ceremonies to be held in
alexander Hall, as has been the custom
Tor many years. 1T will be held on the
steps of historic Nassau Hall.
The program for commencement
week Includes the Yale baseball game,
the meeting of the National Alumni
Association, the sophomore reception,
the annual junior oratorical contest
and the School of Architecture ex-
hibition.
On Saturday, June II, the program
W'll open with the annual meeting Of
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Isabella
McCosh Infrmary, at Prospect. the
nome of President and Mrs. John Gricr
Hibben. This will take place at 1O:3O
o'clock, and at the same time the
School of Architecture exhibition will
tegin, at which there will be shown
many plans for Prnceton's new build
ings. Later in the morning the 121st
annual Junior oratorical contest will be
held In Alexander Hall.
Program Begins June II
Foremost among the events Of the
afternoon of Saturday. June II, is the
ale-Princeton baseball game, in which
the old rivals will engage for the 1880
time. Previous to this contest, which
takes place at 3:15 o'clock, the alumni
parade will form around the cannon
and after due festivities will proceed
to University Field Following the
game the Princeton Rowing Associa-
ton Will hold its review on Lake
Carnegie. The events of the day will
be concluded at o'clock, when the
Triangle Club presents its last per
formance of "Espanola.'
On Sunday morning the e>baccalaureate
address is to be delivered to the grad
yates in Alexander Hall, while at noon
the National Alumni Association will
hold its mass meeting in Hamilton
Court. where alumni will be addressed
by President John Grior Hibben. The
| only other event scheduled for Sunday
is the commencement organ recital in
Proctor Hall at 80 D. m.
Class Day Observed Monday
Monday is class day. The first event
of the program will be the annual
iltccllIS W tHc I III DcLd Ndppa ATApIeT
at 9:l5 a. M, followed an hour later
by conference Of the Closophic and
American Whig societies. The two
remaining morning events of this day
are the opening exercises in Alexander
Hall and the commencement meeting of
the board Of trustees.
Other features of the program
which will follow in the afternoon are
the class ivy exercises at Nassau Hall
and the cannon exercises. The even
ing events will begin at o'clock with
singing by alumni on the steps of
Nassau Hall and the Chorister Glee
Club will follow them a half hour
later with a concert in Alexander Hall.
AS in former years, the soph omore
reception will take place in the Uni
versity Gymnasium, starting at 10
o'clock.
The commencement will be held in
front Of Nassau Hall at 1870 on Tues
day. Between 2 and ! o'clock the cleo
tion of alumni trustees will take place
in the Office Of the graduate council,
Nassau Hall, and concluding the COM
mencement program Will be the recep-
tion at prospect" given by the Pres
| ident and Mrs. Hibben.