Evening star., 1927-05-29
c. v. j. EXERCISES
WILL BEGIN JUNE4
Pilgrimage and Social Events
Graduation Features
at University.
George Washington University will

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will include the various academic,
social and other functions incident
to graduation exercises. The program
will include the annual pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon, the baccalaureate ser.
mon. the reception to the senior classes.
class night exercises and the gradu-
ating exercises, which will be held at
the Washington Auditorium on the
night of June s.
Sunday, June S, in Corcoran Hall,
the baccalaureate sermon will be
preached at 4 pm, by the Rev. DR..
Robert Johnston, of ST. Johns Epis-
copal Church. The seniors and men,
bers of the board of trustees and mem.
bers of the faculties will form the
procession in academic dress. Maj.
Charles T. Tittmann will give selec-
tions.
The first Of the larger activities
will take place Saturday night at
Rauschers at 8 pm, when the an
nual meeting of the George Washing
ton University Alumni Association
will take the form of a farewell re-
ception to DR.. and Mrs. Lewis. The
annual business meeting, at which
the election of officers will be held,
will be followed by short program
devoted to speeches characterizing
the work Of DIR. Lewis at the Uni
versity.
Judge Heads Speakers.
Judge Edwin B. Parker. trustee Of
the university and member of the
endowment committee, Clarence A.
Aspinwall, chairman of the medical
school committee; Stephen E. Kra-
mer, member of the board of trustees;
TT 0tv, iy,cr or
dent, and DR.. Howard Lincoln Hodg'
kins, dean of the university. will be
among the speakers.
At the conclusion of the program
there will be reception to DR.. and
Mrs. Lewis. which will be followed by
dancing and refreshments. Mrs.
Joshua Evans, jr., chairman of the
alumni committee on arrangements,
assisted by Maxine Roller, Is in
charge. DIR. Frank A. Hornaday Is
president of the organization.
Saturday morning a group OF stu
dents and university officials will
make the annual pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon. A wreath will be placed on
the tomb Of George Washington with
appropriate ceremony. President
Lewis will be in attendance.
Glass night exercises are scheduled
to be held Monday night. June 6. at
8 o'clock. The various members Of
the class will give the usual class
night program. which will probably
be followed by dancing.
President and Mrs. Lewis will hold
their reception to the members of the
graduating classes Of the various de-
partments at the Washington Club on
the afternoon of Tuesday, June Z.
Mrs. Lewis will be assisted by the
members of the faculties and their
wives.
Wednesday night, June s, the an
nual commencement exercises will be
held in the Washington Auditorium at
8 o'clock. DIR. Samuel P. Capen, chan
cellor of the University of Buffalo,
will deliver the graduation address.
The graduates, some 400 in number,
will be presented by the various deans
of the departments and honors an
nounced. The invocation and benedic-
ton will be delivered by .le Rev. DIR.
A. A. McCallum.
To Offer Resolutions.
One of the features of the COM
mencement exercises will be the pres
entation Of resolutions to DIR. Charles
E. Swisher, who Is retiring after
teaching history in the university for
81 years. DR.. Swisher is head Of the
history department, and is well known
to students of the university, alumni
and patrons.
The commencement is the 106th
celebrated by the university, and
tickets for the exercises may be oh.
tained from graduates or upon appli.
cation to the secretary Of the univer-
sity.
The university is in receipt Of an
announcement from the Southern Cali
fornia Alumni Association to the ef-
feet that the organization has voted to
raise $4,000 for southern California
alcove in the university library, to be
placed in unit No. 8. The Rev. David
r. Covell, secretary Of the California
association, announced the decision,
and named Judge Edward J. Henning
chairman of the committee, Milton
Soderberg, vice chairman and the Rev.
David r. Covell secretary.
Judge Henning will be remembered
as the chairman Of the endowment
campaign drive held here three years
ago. He is Federal judge of the south
ern California district. He was also a
member Of the board of trustees Of
the university.
An enlarged photograph portrait Of
the late Col. Archibald Hopkins has
been received by the university, and
will be placed in the council room, in
Corcoran Hall.