Today for the first time in the history of the University undergraduates will extend an official welcome to the alumni who are returning for Graduates' Day.
Extensive plans for the entertainment of the University's guests have been made by the Graduates' Day Committee of the Student Council in conjunction with the New England Federation of Harvard Clubs.
To Be Feted at Harvard Club
The 200 graduates who have accepted the committee's invitations will be feted at the Union and the Harvard Club and will be conducted through the most interesting parts of the University. A varied athletic program is scheduled for the afternoon.
The first event of the day will be a meeting in the Faculty Room of University Hall, at which members of the Faculty and certain prominent undergraduates will deliver brief addresses. Dean C. N. Greenough '98 will open the meeting as the first representative of the Faculty. Dr. Alfred Worcester '78 and Professor H. H. Burbank G. '15 will be the other speakers from the Faculty.
J. W. Hallowell '61 will reply to the address of welcome for the Alumni, and then the undergraduates will be represented by W. I. Nichols '26, formerly President of the CRIMSON, W. L. Tibbetts '26, captain of the track team, and C. D. Coady '27, captain elect of next fall's gridiron men.
Special Exhibit at Widener
At the Widener Library W. C. Lane, Librarian, has made careful preparations for a special exhibition of the recent gifts to the University. Several members of the Library staff will be in readiness to give any information they can concerning the exhibits.
A collection of the engravings of Albrecht Durer will be on exhibition at the Fogg Art Museum. This collection is the second in size and quality of any in this country. The exhibit has been hung especially for the benefit of the returning graduates. Work of students in oils and etchings which has been done this year as well as the most recent acquisitions of the Museum will be on view.
Robinson and Germanic Museum Open
The Germanic Museum and Robinson Hall will also be open for inspection, with guides prepared to point out the objects.
All those who are taking part in Graduates' Day are invited to visit the CRIMSON and Lampoon buildings and the Advocate offices. Editors will be on hand in all of these places to conduct the guests through their plants.
Guides Posted in Buildings
All of the buildings in the University will be open. Guides will be posted in the following, which are considered of especial interest to returning alumni: the new Senior Dormitories, Lehman Hall, the Freshman Dormitories, the new Business School Buildings, the new Fogg Art Museum, Straus Hall, and Massachusetts Hall. It is suggested that the Alumni visit the Business School in the afternoon, when they will be on the other side of the river for the game.
At 1 o'clock, the guests of the University have been invited to a luncheon to be held in the main dining hall of the Harvard Union. Until yesterday, it was expected that Governor Franklin S. Billings '85, of Vermont would preside at this affair. Last night, however, a telegram from the Governor was received by the Graduates' Day Committee, saying that he would be unable to attend. F. J. Sulloway '05, Vice-President of the New England Federation of Harvard Clubs, will act as toastmaster in his stead.
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