Milford chronicle., 1956-04-20
Spring Reunion At
II OF ID On May 18th

a festive program has been plan
ned for the 1856 Spring Reunion
at the University of Delaware when
alumni and alumnae from all parts
OF the country will return to the
campus OF their alma mater.
c. Z. Taylor. II, 2OI0 Van Buren
Street, and Alice Sheldon Taylor.
~, Rayine Road, Highland Woods,
Route 3, Wilmington, are alumni
and alumnae chairmen, respect
lyely, for this years program.
The annual affair has been
scheduled for Saturday, May IL,
with formal events beginning at
1000 a. m. At this hour the Alum
nae Association Executive Council
viii meet in the Hilarium at War
ner Hall and the Alumni Council
will assemble in PurnelI Hall.
Other former students not attend
ing these meetings will be given
campus tours by members of the
undergraduate body.
An 11:15 a. m. general alumni
membership meeting in Old Col
lege Lounge will be followed by the
AlumEi-Alumnae Reunion Lunch
con in Kent Dining Hall. At 1870
p. m, the ladies of the five year
reanion classes and the class of
1855 will gathez for special meet
ings.
Most of the alumni will divide
their attention between the varsity
tennis matches with Ursinus Col
loera hoCiuuiro ~ 0.0n - -, or5
the Observation-Disclosures baseball
game which will get under way on
the Frazer Field diamond at 2:3O
p. N.
The annual May Day program
under the direction of Beatrice
Hartshorn will share the spot
light with the days sports events.
The always colorful pageant will
take place on the South Campus
at 2:30 p. m. This years theme
is entitled Rainbow Fantasy"
A new feature of this years re-
union will be a joint concert by |
the university band and choral
groups under the direction of j.
Robert King and DR.. Ivan Trusler
The program. Music from Broad
way" has been scheduled for 400 |
p. m. on the north steps of the
Memorial Library. At the conclu-
sion of this function, alumnae and
other women guests are invited 7
to join Bessie B. Collins, dean of
women at the university. for din
ner at the College Inn at 6:15 p. M.
Highlight of the evening will be
the annual Alumni Banquet in
Kent Dining Hall at 900 p. m. At
his meeting the outstanding Del
aware alumnus will honored and
ather awards for classes and in
lividuals will be announced.
Notices will soon be sent to all
dumni containing ballots by which
he alumni will elect three gnem-
)ers to the Alumni Council and
i've members to the nominating
Major officers of the
Association serve two-year terms
md are not elected this year. Mr..
William r. Draper, 80, of Milford,
S president.
Alumnae will elect a VICE -presid-
mt to serve for one year who will !
hen assume the presidency. Cam
idates for the office of treasurer.
0 be elected for a two-year term,
dll also appear on the ballot. 4
Members of the Alumnae Re {
MON Committee assisting Mrs. d
aylor are: Brita Buckingham I
1ooleyhan, 81; Miriam Moody \
ronin, Charlotte Handy Wilson, 6
nd Hazel Gibney Smith, all of \
n; Mary Staving Surrat and Mar
uerite Heiss Black, of SO; Helen +
iersOn Houchin, Rhoda Seitz :
loses, and Dorothy Murray Bur- i
is, of Al; AnTabelle Prettyman !
1ollaston and Fran Cox McKenry, !
46; Carla Glaeser Cannon. 81; !
nd Mildred Blaine Christield, '55. :
Assisting Mr.. Taylor in plan :
ing the alumni activities are: =
ol. Carlton B. Shaffer, '06; ]. Alex :
rothers, '16; Tom Attix, '21; Lew {
! H. Kramer, '26; DR.. Frank S. =
kura, 81; Earl Krapf, SO; Mich
Ell Poppiti, Al; and George S. 2
rier w, 81.
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