The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-18

lege will begin on Friday, June IA.
Chauncey B. Tinker, well-known
author and professor of English
of Yale University, will deliver the
commencement address on June II
when about AIS students will re-
ceive their A. B. degrees from
William Allan Nelson, president of
the college.
commencement activities will
open with the last chapel services
of the year on Friday morning,
June IA. At three o'clock that
afternoon q student string quartet
will give a concert at the presi-
dents house. In the evening the
senior commencement play, Col
doni's '"The Servant of Two Mas
ters", will be presented at the
Students Building at seven-thirty
and again at nine.
Saturday morning the alumnae
will hold their annual parade, af-
ter which Ivy Day, one of the
most famous traditions Of the col
lege, will be observed. The jun
ior ushers, who are selected for
their contribution to college activ-
tiles, will carry the ivy chain. The
senior procession through the aisle
formed by the chain will be led
by Elsa Dommerich, Greenwich,
Conn, senior class president, and
Elizabeth Gamble, Cincinnati, O.,
1934-35 president Of student gov
eminent. At the end of the line
of march the senior class presi-
dent will plant the ivy while the
class sings it's Ivy Day song. At
the indoor exercises which follow,
and are held for seniors and their
guests. Elsa Dommerich will de-
liver the address of welcome,
Edith Alexanderson, Schenectady,
N. Y, and Elizabeth Allan, Char
lotte, N. c., will make the humor-
s address, and Dorothy Houston,
San Francisco, CAL, will give the
Ivy Day Grafton.
The alumnae assembly at two
o'clock on Saturday will be pre-
ceded by the annual meeting of the
Alumnae Association and large
picnic lunch for alumnae on the
campus. The afternoon will be
concluded by Glee Club and
Madrigal Club concert.
Illumination Night, Saturday,
will see the campus lighted with
hundreds of japanese lanterns.
Alumnae and students will join in
singing Smith songs and seren-
aiding each other, and the reunion
classes will take part in a song
competition. "A program will be
presented by the Glee Club during
the evening from the island in
Paradise Pond.
President Nelson will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon to the
senior class on Sunday morning.
The Smith College string orches-
ira will offer program of music
in the afternoon in John M.
Greene Hall, followed by a recep-
ton at the presidents house which
rIr and Mrs. Nelson will hold for
seniors, their guests, and alumnae.
Dean Marjorie H. Nicolson and
members of the faculty will re-
ceive in the Great Quadrangle at
the same time. Organ vesper serv-
ices will be held in John NJ.
Greene Hall in the evening.
The commencement exercises
Monday morning at 1880 and the
senior class luncheon at one
o'clock in the Alumnae Gymnas-
ium will complete the commence
ment program.
A shower was given recently at
the home of Mrs Charles Mott of
Camp street in honor of Miss Dor
othy z. Hunt. Those attending
were: Mrs Charles Mott, Mrs Hen
ry Baribault, Mrs George Bari
bault, Mrs Helen Colby, Mrs John
III. voss Jr, Mrs George Chapman,
Mrs Walter Andrew, Mrs M. Hor-
an, Mrs Norah Ahern, Mrs Belle
Mariani, Mrs Lollie Phelan, Mrs
Andrew Leary, Mrs William Glea-
son, Mrs Michael Lawlor, Mrs
James Braheney, Mrs Daniel
Leary, Mrs Arthur Mclean, Mrs
Joseph Beauchaine, Mrs Rose
SCHNEIDER, Mrs Edward Griffing,
Mrs Mary Bradley, Mrs John KEEL
~, Mrs Patrick Hughes, Mrs Ed
win Hunt, Mrs George Hunt, Mrs
Frank Leary, and Misses Florence
Andrew, Alice Andrew, Mildred
Synnott, Ann Leary, Mae Dough-
erty, Rita Beauchaine, Florence
Bradley, Ann Turiey, Helen
schvcnski, Regina schvenski, Rose
Dominique. Mary Dominique, Ellen
Hunt, Florence Low, Dorothy Me-
ciure, Emma Hcmlock and Dor
othy Hunt