The Washington times., 1924-06-07
400 FINISH At
GEORGETOWN
UNIVERSITY
Glass Day Exercises Begin
Three-Day Commences
ment Program

Class day exercises on the Hilltop
and at the law school tonight will
mark the formal opening OF the
125th annual commencement week
at Georgetown University. More
than 400 seniors win participate
In the various activities Of the
three-day program.
With alumni already beginning to
filter into Washington for the final
graduation exercises Monday after
noon. when President Coolidge and
Governor William s., Flynn OF
Rhode Island. will take leading
roles. the Hilltop is eager with an
ticipation.
The Reverend Edmund A. Walsh.
8. j., former regent Of the foreign
service school and director of papal
relief in Russia, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon tomorrow
morning in Dahlgren Chapel to the
graduating classes. At 8 o'clock in
the afternoon the Georgetown Uni.
versity Preparatory School will hold
its annual commencement at Garrett
Park, Md.
Regents to Meet.
An important meeting of the board
OF regents will be held at noon to.
morrow at which a successor will
be chosen to fill the vacancy caused
by the recent death of DR.. Ernest
l.. LaPlace, of Philadelphia. Later
In the afternoon the Reverend John
B. Creeden, s. j., president of
Georgetown University, and the fac.
ulties will hold reception for the
seniors and the visiting alumni.
Monday morning at 1880 o'clock
the school of foreign service will
hold special exercises for Its seniors
who are to receive. certificates at
which Father Walsh, DIR. William
F. Notz. dean Of the school. and
James A. Farrell, president Of the
United States Steel Corporation, will
be speakers. Regular graduates of
the school will receive their di.
plomas with the other classes. /
Governor Flynn to Get Degree.
President Coolidge has accepted
the invitation Of the university to
attend the final exercises and will
make a brief congratulatory ad.
dress. The charge to the graduates
will be made by Governor Flynn, of
Rhode Island, who is to receive an
honorary degree of doctor of laws
from the university. Governor
Flynn is a graduate Of the George.
own Law School.
preceding the class day exercises
on the Hilltop tonight the alumni
association will hold its annual re-
union and election of officers. Mem.
bers OF practically every graduating
class since 1874 are expected to be
present.
Separate exercises Will be held at
the law school tonight at o'clock,
features of which win be the pre-
sentatlon or an oil portrait of the
late Chief Justice Constantine j.
Smyth OF the District Court of AID.
peals, who was professor of corpora.
tons in the law school. The dav
senior class also will present q,
handsome chimes clock to the law
library.
The painting Of Justice Smyth
Will be presented by George N,
Dale, OF Vermont, prize debater of
the law school, on behalf of the
evening senior class. Otto c. Hau-
schild was chairman of the commit.
tee which arranged for the Dor.
trait.
Reception Planned.
Following the exercises President
Creeden and George E. Hamilton,
dean Of the law school, with Hugh
]. Fegan. assistant dean, will hold
q reception for the seniors and
their friends.
College songs and "jazz" music
will feature the class day exercises
on the Hilltop. Weather permitting,
the exercises are to be held in the |
historic college quadrangle which |
will be aglow with colored lights
and bright with college colors. A
feature Of the exercises will be the
Cohonguroton aration by Donovan
J. McCune, of Ohio.