Evening star., 1942-05-24
Georgetown Seniors
To Hold Exercises
On Campus Tonight
$50 Graduates to March
To BuccuIuureute Mass
In Midmorning

Old grads of Georgetown Uni
versity, who had their innings yes
terday in opening the 1880 COM
mencement program, were prepared
to step aside today in favor of the
youngsters of 1912.
| Senior class exercises, featuring
the traditional Cohonguroton ora
ton and awarding of academic
prizes, will attract large crowd
to the Hilltop campus at $50 o'clock
tonight If weather conditions are
favorable the program will be held
in the college quadrangle, otherwise
in CASTOR Hall.
Earlier. at 1890 am, the ap-
proximately 450 seniors in all de-
partments of the university will
attend the baccalaureate mass in
Dahlgren Chapel. There will be
an academic procession in caps and
gowns, headed by the Very Rev.
Arthur A. OLeary, S. j., president,
the regents and deans and Martin
Conboy of New York, president OF
the alumni who was reelected at
the annual meeting yesterday.
Father Weisel to Preach.
The Rev. Henri j. Wiesel, S. j.,
pastor of st. Aloysius' Church in
Washington, will preach the ser
mon. Celebrant of the mass will be
the Rev. Charles j. Foley, S. j., OF
the college faculty. AL P. Kane OF
the law alumni will be marshal OF
the procession.
At tonight's exercises Robert B.
Neu, a Washington student, will
give the Cohonguroton Grafton IN
an Indian setting. 1t is the seniors
farewall to the Potomac, the name
of the grafton having been taken
from the tribe of Indians that once
resided on the banks OF the river
in Colonial times.
Mr.. Neu was chosen for the honor
by reason OF leadership in campus
affairs combined with scholastic at
tainments which won him second In
class standing among the college
graduates. He also was winner OF
the Merrick debate medal this year
and active in the Philodemic So
ciety. Top man in the senior class
was Michel M. Healy, son OF DR..
Thomas H. Healy, dean of the for
eign service school. He led his class
for four years of the college course.
Glass Reunions Held.
The annual class reunions were
held last night at the Hilltop, fol-
lowing the dedication Of the new
Hoya athletic field. Georgetown
lost it's dual track meet to Fordham
University. but the Army Emergency
Relief was the real winner of the
day to the amount of more than
$400
Maj. William Slater. representing
the Army relief organization, ex-
pressed appreciation on its behalf
for the generosity of the George
town Athletic Association in con-
tributing the entire proceeds OF the
meet. A flag-raising ceremony
opened the field events, with the
Rev. John J. Kehoe, S: j.. faculty
director of athletics, and DR..
OLeary taking part. The univer-
sity band played The Star Span
gled Banner" as the flag was raised
to the top of the new staff.
Col. Denham B. Grafton of the
r. o. T. C. and senior cadets were
in charge of arrangements for the
Army relief, with the customers
contributing 81 each. The new
Georgetown field is part of Six
teenth and K streets transposed to
the Reservoir road section of the
campus. It was made from earth
taken from the excavation for the
new Statler Hotel and Frank A. Nc
Kowne, president of the hotel COM
pany, was a participant in the in
formal dedication.
Alumni Register.
Mr.. Conboy and other officers of
the alumni were speakers at the re-
union last night, when DR.. OLeary
welcomed several hundred guests.
Oldest among the alumni register
ing yesterday were William Boone
Douglass, Glass of 1888; Col. James
S. Easily Smith, Class of 1891 and
DR.. Darcy MCGEE, Class of 1896, all
of Washington; and j. v. McGirr,
Glass of 1892, of Brooklyn, N: Y.
DR.. MCGEE graduated in medicine
and the other three in law.
Entertainment for the alumni last
night was furnished by George
O'Connor and Mat East, veterans Of
GEORGETOWN affairs for many years