The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-13
Commencement At
 Wesleyan College
90ti Graduation Festivities Opened in Middetown Yes
 terday-AIumni Day To-day Graduation Monday

Middletown, Conn, June 13 - Wesleyan University's 99th Com mencement weekend opened at D. m. to-day with a meeting of the Alumni Council Executive commit tee and the annual meeting of the Connecticut Gamma chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. At 6:45. the Paint and Powder Club will present Caste" by W. T. Robertson as the Commencement play in the '92 The ater- Rich Hall, under the direction of Professor Erwart Matthews. The male roles will be taken by Ralph D. Pendleton, '31 of Providence. R. l.; Milton H. Williams, '31. of Ada, Ohio, John Kouwenhoven, '31. of Yonkers, N. Y., and John E. Grant, '31, of East Providence, R. I.
 A meeting of the Athletic Council Is scheduled in the gymnasium for 4:30 and a meeting of the Centennial Committee at the presidents house at 7:00 D. m. Later in the evening. the twelve fraternities and Ivy Club will hold their annual meetings and reunions.
 To-day will be celebrated as Alumni Day by hundreds of return ing alumni and as Class Day by 125 seniors. The senior societies, Mys- tical Seven and Skull and Serpent, will hold their meetings at 9:00 a. m., and the meeting of the Alumni Council will be called to order in Lower Olin Library by Chairman Winfred B. Holton, Jr, 10. of New York, at 9:30. The annual meeting of the board of trustees occurs in the presidents room in South College at 10:00; the Class day exercises will begin at 10:30; and the alumni will hold their annual meeting in Scott laboratory at 11:00.
 At lI:30 the Gribbel room. the treasure room in the Olin library. will be dedicated informally by the Honors ble John Gribbel of Philadel- phia. Pa, former president of the board of trustees.
 The alumni buffet luncheon In the '92 Theater-Rich Hall will start at noon; President McConaughy will address the assembled alumni. At 1:3O comes the colorful alumni par ade of the eleven reunion classes to the ball game with Williams on An- drus field. The Middletown Military Band and the Easthampton Fife and Drum Corps will furnish the music. A feature of the parade will be the class of 1901 garbed as John Wes- leyA sons Wttn teV Oscur b' Etn" erson, of Pittsburg, Pa. as John Wes ley himself. The annual award of the Attendance Cup to that one of the younger classes which brings back the greatest percentage of It's mem- bers will be made by Judge Robert C. Parker. '92. Of Westheld. Mass. on Andrus field just before the game.
 President and Mrs Meconaughy will hold a reception for all alumni and friends Of the college at 4iOO D. m. Psi unsilon will give It's annual musicale at 500, and in the evening sigma Chi will held banquet in it's new chapter house. At gia0 the class Of 1881, celebrating its 50 year res union, will be the guests Of the unis yerAitv and Professor emeritus and Mrs William A, Mend at q dinner at their home in iiaddam. Professor Mend ia secretary of the class, Ten classes Et the same hour VIII hold reunion bnnqueis In various parts of Middlaaek County, FOF the seniors cad Inc alumnI not attending class FeunlOnn. informal dancing VIII bs held 10 ihe 'at Theatefs tiIsh hall, Interrupted ai 'iSe hv ' buffet sup' Al nIns o'clock comes ihs hand