The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-31
fsnecioI To The Democratl


Providence, r. I.-Plans for
Brown university's 18th annual
commencement weekend, begin
ming Friday, June IA, and contin-
uing through Tuesday, June IL,
were announced here today, by the
committee on commencement. The
program will include a variety of
events for undergraduates, gradu-
ating seniors, alumni and guests.
The focal point of the week end
will beA> the graduation exercises
and the awarding OF honorary de-
grees on Monday, June II, at 10
o'clock in the First Baptist church,
founded by Roger Williams, where
every Brown commencement ex-
cept two has been held since 1863.
Degrees will be conferred upon APP
proximately $50 ceniors by Presi-
dent Clarence A. Barbour on be-
half of the board of fellows. Senior
addresses will be given by Irving
Brodsky of Providence. Paul c.
Howard of Railway, N. j., and Al
fred H. Joslin of Providence.
Exercises at the meeting house
will be preceded by the historic
and colorful commencement pro-
cession of state, cit yand university
executives, honorary guests, alumni
and seniors from the campus down
College hill, with Clinton C. White,
100, of Providence as chief mar
shall. In keeping with tradition,
courts and municipal offices will be
closed on commencement day.
Glass day exercises on Friday,
June IA, at Q o'clock on the Mid
die campus, where French soldiers
drilled whilel they were quartered
at Brown during the Revolution,
will open the weekend activities.
Speakers will be Frederick M! Lee
of Charlestown, Mass, class pres
ident; James J. Hines of Oaklawn,
r. l., orator; William A. Bree, Jr.,
of New Haven, Conn.,, poet; Ed
ward. G. Crosby, End, of Oconom-
owoc, Wis, historian; and Presi-
dent Barbour. j. Frederick Cook
of Newark, N. j., author of the
class hymn, will lead the singing.
The senior tea will follow in
Faunce House garden. Brown
will meet the University of Var
ginia in baseball at .Aldrich field
at 4 o'clock. An outdoor dance is
scheduled for the evening. Hun
dreds of Japanese lanterns will il
illuminate the campus. More than
1000 have attended class night
dances in past years. The event is
considered the climax of Browns
social season.
On Saturday, June Is, Rhode
Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa
will hold it's annual meeting at
$50 in University hall. Reunion
luncheons on the campus will be at
1880. The Graduate School con-
vocation will take place at 8
o'clock in Sayles hall, with an adj
dress by DR.. Karl T. Compton.
president of Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology, on Patterns
in Our Ways of Thinking. Ad-
vanced degrees will be conferred
by President Barbour for the board
of fellows. A baseball game be-
tween Brown aand Holy Cross Is
scheduled for o'clock at Aldrich
field.
President Barbour win deliver
the baccalaureate sermon to sem
iors on Sunday, June Is, at 4:3O in
the First Baptist meeting house.
After the graduation exercises
on Monday. June IT., the COM
mencement procession will return
to the campus where there will be
luncheons for the alumni, corpora
ton, faculty and guests.
The annual meeting of the Asso-
ciated Alumni will be at 1:15 in
Sayles hall. Speakers will include
President Barbour 'SS, Governor
Theodore Francis Green 'S7 of
Rhode Island, President Henry j.
Cody of the University of Toronto,
and DIR. Arthur II. Compton of the
University of Chicago. The Rev.
DIR. M. Joseph Twomey 90. former
pastor of Grace Baptist temple.
Philadelphia. will preside. Results
of the vote for new officers of the
associated alumni will be an.
nounced. Candidates for the pres
idency are Royal w. Leith 10 OF
IL of Springfield. Mass.
An informal reception for reeipi-
ents OF honorary degrees. speakers
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