Evening star., 1931-05-31

son, assistant librarian Of the univer-
sity, will precede the exercises.
Following the commencement ad-
dress. the provost Of the university.
Dr. William Allen Wilbur. will intro
duce the deans of the various schools,
who will recommend to the president
their candidates for degrees. As the
| name of each school is called the grad
yates will rise and proceed across the
platform to be presented with their
| diplomas.
The exercises will close with the
presidents charge to the graduates. -.
The commencement ceremonies Will
eliminate a week Of senior festivities
which will open Saturday, June 6, with
| a reception and dance in honor Of the
graduates given at the Willard Hotel
under the joint auspices Of the Gen
eral Alumni Association, the Column
| bian- George Washington Law School
Association, and the George Washing
ton University Medical Society.
The baccalaureate services will be
held at the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church, at pm. Sunday. DR..
Albert Charles Dieffenbach Of Cam
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
of the university, and Mrs. Marvin
will entertain in honor Of the members
of the graduating classes and their
parents on Monday afternoon, June 8.
at the Washington Club, from 4 until
| z o'clock.
Glass night exercises will be held
Tuesday, June 9, at 8 pm, in Corcoran
Hall of the university. The graduates
will assemble in cap and gown at 1880
o'clock in the gymnasium, and will pro-
ceed in academic procession across the
| quadrangle.
The program for class night will In
clude the Valedictory and salutatory ad-
dresses, the class history, the award
| ing of prizes and a program by the
Mems Glee Club. Dancing will follow
the exercises.
Arrangements for class night are In
| the hands of q student committee
headed by Harryman Dorsey, with
J Richard Mattingly as program chair
man, Richard Radue in charge of deco
rationS. and Stanley Fraser as Chair
man of refreshments.
A. U. Baccalaureate Today.
WITH the baccalaureate sermon al
w American University this after.
noon by Chancellor Lucius G
Clark, and commencement scheduled
for Monday morning, plans still are go.
ing forward for opening of the new
| Summer session at the Graduate
School and the School of the Political
Sciences, 1901-1907 F street, on June is.
| DR.. Clark will take for his subject
at the convocation services at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon, Youth and Religion
There will be ian academic procession
previous to the service.
Following the baccalaureate services
In the gymnasium, the senior class will
plant ivy ON the campus and will pre-.
sent their class gift. q fagstone walk
across the quadrangle, between Hurst
Hall and the Battelle Memorial.
Commencement will take place at II
o'clock tomorrow morning, with DR.
william John Cooper, United States
Commissioner of Education, the speaker
The academic procession will form ir
Hurst Hall at $50 o'clock.
| The Board of Trustees Of American
University held its semi-annual meet
ing Friday morning, and will continue
with an adjourned meeting tomorrow
morning just prior to commencement
The board entertained at luncheon tht
Woman's Guild of the university
which also held its meeting Friday
morning
The alumni dinner was held lasj