Evening star., 1928-06-03
c. v. j. WILL HOLD
CLOSING EXERCISES
Degrees to Be Conferred at
Auditorium Night of
June 13.

George Washington University will
close its 10th year Wednesday, June
Is. with the commencement exercises
which will be held in the Washington
Auditorium at 8 o'clock In the evening.
Dean Roscoe Pound of the Harvard
University Law School. will give the
commencement address. Rev. Henry
Ranck viii offer the invocation and de-
liver the benediction. Degrees will be
conferred upon 450 students represent
ing all schools of the university. Fol-
lowing the musical program. which will
begin at 7:45 o'clock, the academic pro-
cession will enter the hall promptly at
8 o'clock.
The events OF senior week will be
inaugurated next Saturday with the
annual pilgrimage to Mount Vernon.
Seniors will make the trip on the boat
which leaves the Seventh Street
Wharves at 10 am. The exercises will
include an address and the laying OF a
wreath on the tomb of Gen Washing
ton by two Of the senior class presi-
dents. Betty 10 Hopkins of the School
OF Education and James Robert Kirk
land. president Of the fuli-fime seniors
OF the Law School.
Saturday evening the annual meeting
Of the General Alumni Association will
be held In Corcoran Hall. at which time
officers OF the association for the COM
ing year viii be elected. Following the
business meeting reception and dance
in honor Of the graduating classes will
be held. The Mems Glee Club Of the
university will give program OF music
at the reception.
Rev. Clarence A. Barbour, president
OF the Rochester Theological Seminary.
VIII preach the baccalaureate sermon
next Sunday. The services will be held
az the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Cnurcn at O'Clock In the afternoon.
heV. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
win offer the invocation and deliver the
nenedlction. The academic procession
wia form at the School Of Medicine.
1888 Fl street, at 2:40 o'clock.
president and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Mar
yin viii receive in honor Of the mem
oeFs Of the graduating classes on Mon
DAY afternoon. June IL. from until 7
O'CLOCK, at the Washington Club
Inc Wonans Advisory Council will
give tea in honor of the mothers If
the graduates on Tuesday. june -
from until O In tf1e college yard CiaSs
night exercises will take place in
Corcoran Hall the same evening. In
addition 10 the customary senior eyer
clses, the formal presentation Of prizes
VIII be made at this time.
The following evening the commence
ment exercises take place.
With the close Of the school year
many members Of the faculties are
leaving Washington TO teach in the
Summer schools Of various universities
Throughout the country. Dean William
Carr Hucdiger will be member OF the
! summer faculty Of Cornell University.
Pfof. j. Orin Powers chairman Of the
department. Of education, Will 90 In
Evanston. Ill, where he IL 10 teach At
the Northwestern University Summer
gcnool. DR.. Nina C. Denton Of the de-
parIment Of home economies, has left
for Washington State TO teach at tie
University Of Washington
! Mrs. Caroline Benedict Carroll sailed
last week for Europe, where she will
spend some weeks In Italy, Sicily and
on the Dalnatian Coast, making a
study OF Greek, Roman and Etruscan
archaeology. in connection with courses
/ which she will offer next year.
Prof. Elmer Louis Kayser, secretary
of the university, was the speaker at
the commencement exercises Of the
high school In Gtragb1irg, Va, last Fri
day.
Prof Powers viii address The national
department IL secondary school princi-
| pals, meeting July 2 at Minneapolis IN
/ connection with the convention of the
| National Education Association. Pref.
| Powers topic is. rs the Junior High
School Realizing It's Purposes and Pc
cuiiar Functi0ns2"
prof Gamuel Flagg Bcmis, Of the
history department. who fl on two
ycaEs' leave Of absence 10 superintend
the ph0tostating of documents pertain
ing 10 American diplomatic history IN
European archives, has completed his
work IN England and France. Follow
ing q vacation during the Summer
months In the United States, he will
leaye IN the Pail 10 visit Italy. Austria,
/ Germany, Scandinavia and Russia.