The 1917 Class Day Committee has issued the program for this year's Commencement week. The exercises, scheduled much the same as in previous years, will begin on Sunday, June 17, and will end on the following Thursday. No exercises will take place on Wednesday.
At 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the 17th, President Lowell will preach the baccalaureate sermon in Appleton Chapel. For this occasion the members of the graduating class will assemble in front of Holworthy Hall and will march to the Chapel where all but a few rows on the main floor will be reserved for them. The gallery will as usual be open to the public, and special seats will be set aside for members of the Faculty and their families. This same afternoon President and Mrs. Lowell will hold a reception for the Senior Class at their residence on Quincy street from 5 to 6 o'clock.
The Phi Beta Kappa oration and poem will be delivered in Sanders Theatre at noon on Monday, June 18. In the evening of the same day the Senior spread and dance will be held in Memorial Hall.
The regular Class Day exercises will begin at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, with chapel services in Appleton Chapel. The exercises beginning at 11 o'clock in Sanders Theatre include the class oration by Alan Grant Paine '17, the poem by Westmore Willcox, Jr., '17, and the ode by John Daniel Parson '17. The tree exercises will be held near Holden Chapel in the Yard at 3.30 o'clock in the af- ternoon. After this ceremony, exercises will begin in the Stadium with the Ivy oration delivered by Hunt Wentworth '17. There will be songs by the Glee Club, organized cheering, and the presentation of the class banner to the Freshman Class.
On Tuesday evening there will be dancing in Memorial Hall and Hemenway Gymnasium for the Seniors, and guests. Before this, at 9 o'clock, the Glee Club will sing on the steps of Widener Library.
Commencement June 21
The Commencement exercises comprising the award of diplomas and honorary degrees will take place in the Stadium on Thursday, June 21, at 9.45 o'clock in the morning. In case of rain, however, they will be held in Sanders Theatre
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