Evening star., 1935-01-19
MRS. ROOSEVELT
GREETS A[UMNAE
More Than 800 Smith Col.
Iege Graduates Visit
White House.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt greeted
more than 300 graduates of Smith
College at the White House today in
one Of the outstanding functions of
the third Midwinter meeting here of
the Smith College Alumnae Associa-
ton.
Shortly afterward, at a luncheon at
the Carlton Hotel, headquarters for
the meeting, the graduates were told
the topic for the Alumnae College at
Smith in June will be Modern
France" Plans for the Alumnae Col
le2e were announced by Miss Florence
H. Snow, general secretary Of the
Alumnae Association.
Gathered here from more than Is
States, delegates had come from as
far away as California. The oldest
In attendance, Miss Eliza Huntington,
of the third class Of the college. in
1881, came by airplane from Boston
in her first flight.
DR.. Nelson TO Speak.
Dr. William Allan Nelson, president
of Smith. who addressed students of
the Madeira School in Fairfax County,
Va, yesterday at luncheon, and STU
dents OF Hood College, Frederick, Md,
last night, will be the principal
speaker at the closing event, ban
quet meeting tonight at the Carlton
Hotel. He will discuss THE Curri-
culum and Modern Conditions"
The youngest delegate is Miss Con-
stance Morrow, daughter of Mrs.
Dwight Morrow, Englewood, N. j.
She is senior at the college and a
leader on the campus. Miss Morrow,
who was scheduled to speak twice
this afternoon, is chairman of the
important Judicial Board, the branch
of student government which deals
with cases OF discipline and imposes
penalties.
Today's program included a visit
To the Folger Memorial Library this
morning, a trip to the White House
at noon. luncheon at the Carlton Ho-
tel, tea at the club house OF the
American Association of University
Women for secondary school students
and their parents, a tea for alumnae
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
j. Hogan and dinner tonight at the
Carlton Hotel.
Alumnae College Outlined.
Miss Snow, at the luncheon, said:
THE Alumnae College, now in vogue
at a number of mems and women's
colleges and universities. assumed a
variation in form when 1t was insti-
tuted at Smith in 1888. For the first
time a unified program was arranged,
dealing with a single country and a
single period. Great Britain in the
twentieth century was t.eated in 1888
and Germany in 1884.
For five days Immediately after
commencement the students will live
in campus dormitories In undergrad
uate fashion. Each day there will be
four lectures by members of the Smith
faculty. followed by discussion on
modern France subjects.
At the luncheon, Mrs. Dorothy Ho-
gan Guider, president of the WASH
ington Smith Club, presided. Other
speakers included Mrs. Frances Car
penter Huntington, president of the
national Alumnae Association; Miss
Morrow and Miss Marjorie H. Nicol-
son, dean of the college.
Two Teas on Program.
The tea at the club house of the
American Association Of University
Women was addressed by Mrs. Hunt
ington, Miss Morrow, Mrs. Alice
Wright Teagle, alumnae trustee, and
Dorothy Mack Nichols, president of
the washington branch of the A.
A. U. w.
At the tea for alumnae in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Hogan both
Mr.. Hogan and President Nelson
were to comment on the collection of
rare books gathered by Mr.. Hogan. A
specially prepared catalogue, with
from the books in his
library, was presented to each guest
by Mr.. Hogan.
At the banquet tonight Mrs. Har-
riet Bliss Ford, resident trustee. will
preside and the other speaker, in ad-
dition to President Nelson. will be
Prof. William A. Orton of Smith.