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RECEPTION
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VOLUME XXVIII

ECentuckcy
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, AUGUST

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260 Will R eceive Degrees
Harper Gatton, Board Of Trustees'
Member, Will Be Principal Speaker
At Summer Commencement Dinner
Exact Number To Graduate
' Will Not Be Known Until
After Senate Meeting
Wednesday
GRADUATING STUDENTS
TO BE HONOR GUESTS

Faculty Will Entertain Students
With R eception Friday Afternoon
Candidates
For Degrees

Reservations Should Be Made
Before Noon Wednesday,
Adams Announces
Harper Gatton, superintendent

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schools of Madison ville and member of the University board of trustees, will be the principal speaker
at the annual summer commencement to be hel dat 6 p. m. Thursday, August 1R, in the Ballroom
pi the Lafayette hotel.
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Students receiving degrees at the
summer commencement
will
be
guests of the Alumni association
and the Summer Session at the
dinner.
Session Director Adams
yesterday urged that all graduating
students who are planning to attend the dinner make reservation
before noon Wednesday, August 17.
Reservations may be made by calling the Alumni office or Dr. Adams' office.
For others who desire to attend
the dinner, tickets win be one
dollar a plate and may be secured
at Dr. Adams' office before noon
Wednesday, August 17.
Also on the program for the dinner will be addresses by Head Football - Coach Ab Kirwan and two
students, E. Garland Ray, LL.B
"38. and G. R. Boyd, MA, 38. Dr.
Adams will act as toastmaster.
Two songs by Mary Louise
mezzo - soprano, and the
playing of "On, On, U. of K." by
an ensemble under the direction of
Alexander Capurso, PhX., "38, will
comprise the musical part of the
program.
The complete program follows:
Toastmaster, Dr. Adams.
Vocal selections, Mary Louise

of all persons
receiving degrees at the Summer Commencement will be
held at 3:30 o'clock Thursday, August 18, in Room 111,
McVey Hall.
In an announcement yesterday Dr. Adams stressed
the importance of all candidates attending this meeting
as details of the commencement exercises would be given.
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UK Grad Will Teach

In French University
Jr,

Caneyville, Ky..
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Albro of
that city and a candidate for the
degree of Bachelor of Arts at the
exercises,
August commencement
has been granted an assistantship
at the Lycee de Oarcons de Bour-gefor the year 1938-39- ,
and will
sail for France on the SSParis.
September 13. The assistantship
was granted through the Institute
of International Education, New
York City.
Mr. Albro has majored in Romance Languages at the University
i!l tench English
at the
and
French school. It is one of the
oldest French universities having
been founded in 1505.
While a student at the University, Mr. Albro has been active in
the Y.M.C.A., the French Club, the
Two Little Stars" and Spanish Club, the Pitkin Club; is a
"Danube So Blue." Alice Robertson member of the Committee of 240
and of Phi Beta Kappa. He will be
at he piano.
Greetings, Alebtr Dennis "Ab' in France a year.
Kirwan, head football coach, A3,
C. Hal Albro,

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Response, E. Garland Ray. LL.B..
"38. and G. R. Boyd. M A. '38.
"On. On. U. of K." ensemble, directed by Alexander Capurso, PhX).,
38.

Address, Harper Gatton, member
board of trustees.

Professor Consulted

By Kentucky Editor

Urey Woodson Is Collecting
Material For Book
On Goebel Era
Dr. Thomas D. Clark, assistant
professor of history, was consulted
recently by Urey Woodson, venerable Kentucky editor and one of
the state's most colorful figures.
concerning a book Mr. Woodson is
writing about the William Goebel
ea in Kentucky politics.
Author of a recent history of
Kentucky. Dr. Clark is considered
one of the outstanding authorities
on the state's past.
Mr. Woodson disclosed that the
book is to be titled "The Passing
of the First New Dealer." and will
treat the political philosophy of
William Goebel. whose assassination at Frankfort. January 30. 1900.
precipitated a statewide upheaval.
Mr. Woodson, native of Owens
boro. where he became famous as
editor and publisher of the Owens-borMessenger, has for several
years been United States custodian
His offices are
of alien property.
in Washington.

Keller Broadcasts
On Home Chemistry

Studios Will Present
Dramatization Series
The first in a series of dramatizations under the general title "Answer Me This?" will be presented
at 1:15 p. m. today from the University studios of Radio Station
WHAS.
Prepared by the United States
department of education, the dramatizations will feature in everyday language phases of civic, social
and national life.
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programs will be "presented
on consecutive Tuesdays through
September 20.

Scientists Ponder
Over
Clover
The Kernel"! Special Service

How about a one leaf clover?
Natural scientists at the Pasture
Research laboratory at State college, Pa", pondered the question
after finding a plant of the one-levariety among 10.000 plants
folwith the regulation three-lea- f
iage. It came from a group of 200
grown from seed collected in an
old pasture in West Virginia.
Dr. Sanford S. Atwood, reporting
the find, said that he knew of only
one other such plant. Whether
this one will pass its odd leaves on
to its seedlings no one can say,
because it has not flowered.

"Chemistry in Your Home" is the
of nine weekly talks
by Dr. W. H. Keller, instructor in
chemistry, which are being given
currently from the University studios of WHAS, Louisville, each
Monday at 1:15 p. m.
In this series the science of chemistry is brought in close relation
to our everyday activities. The talks
I'SHERS, MARSHALS TO MEET
deal with chemistry In the bathroom, kitchen, living room, wardA meeting
of ROTC advance
robe .medicine cabinet, garage, and course members who will act as
ushers and assistant marshals at
at the movies.
the Commencement Friday, will be
held at 4 p. m. today, in the asSENATE MEETS WEDNESDAY
sembly room, formerly the YM
A meeting of the University Senate will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wed- reading room, in the Alumni builnesday, August 17, in Room HI, ding. Col. Howard Donnelly, head
McVey hall, to pass on candidates of the military department, said
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yesterday.
for degrees.

title of a series

Old Smokestack,

Ivy-Cover- ed

Than Half

By GEORGE T. LAMASON
camAnother tradition-hallowepus landmark will soon be pushed
aside in the march of progress. In
about three weeks one of the last
reminders of the "good ole days,"
the sentinel of walks and dreams
for more than a half century, will
fall in the general advance toward
modernization of University grounds
and buildings. The old smokestack
behind the Administration building
will be no more.
POSTMASTERS MEET OPENS
Since 1882 this ivy covered chimLOUISVILLE. Ky., Aug. 15 The
two-daconvention of the Ken- ney, 85 feet high, has towered over
tucky chapter. National Association the entire campus.
It was the
first central heating
of Postmasters, opened today with University's
plant and, built at a time when inW. W. Howes, first assistant postmaster-general,
and Ramsey S. dividual heating operations were
Black, third asistant, listed as spea- employed almost exclusively, it was
considered quite an innovation!
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Mossy at the base and. until recently, ivy covered nearly all the
way to the top. the old stack is considered by persons familiar with the
campus as one of the most beautiful
sights at this institution.
in past Kentuckians
Pictures
bear mute testimony to its beauty
Almost every issue of the yearbook
Students of the University often featured photographs of the old
fail to realize that they are living stack in late spring when the ivy
in one of the greatest tobacco mar- leaves made it one complete mass
of green in winter when patches
kets in tue United States.
DIVE BRINGS DEATH
COVINGTON, Ky., Aug. 15 Injuries received when he struck a
submerged
object
while diving
proved fatal today for Norman P.
Boyd. 21. Covington youth. He suffered a lung puncture and injuries
to the heart and chest.

The faculty of the Summer Session will entertain students receiving degrees with a reception from
four to five o'clock Friday, August
19. on the mezzanine floor of the
Student Union building.
All members of the graduating
class, their families, and their friends are invited to attend the reception.
In the receiving line will be Session Director and Mrs. Jesse E.
Adams and a number of the Summer faculty.
Students who will assist are
Drury. Tulip Feigin. Ruth
Blankenship, Ruth Cast, Edith May,
Dorothy Salmon, Emily Clark, Minnie Frances Humphry, and Alameda
Leake.
Eleanor Mittell, Mildred Lemons,
Lula Sweeny, Dorothy Wharton,
Camille Sullivan, Thelma Kaut, and
Jay Williams.

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SUMMER EDITION
OUT EVERY TUESDAY

16. 1938

NEW SERIES NO. 69

winner Commencement Friday
Resolutions
To the University of Kentucky, President McVey and
Dr. Adams:
We the teachers in Adult Education at the University of
Kentutky summer session 1938, desire to express our appreciation, gratitude and profound respect for the opportunities
and advantages afforded us in the inspiration and knowledge
gained. This has resulted in greater enthusiasm and devotion for the great cause of Adult Education.
We shall go to our resjiective fields more efficient leaders
and teachers, as a result of our exjieriences this summer.
We express our appreciation for the services rendered us
from all who have had a contributing part in the training
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conference.
To Dr. Adams, Mr. Seay, Mr". Allen, and Mr. Nichols, for
their thought fulness and foresight in planning a training
program which has given every Adult Education teacher the
opportunity and privilege of better preparing for the work,
we wish to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude.
To Mr. Allen for his straight thinking and vital interest
in the administration of the WPA Education program which
thus far, and for
has resulted in the most satisfactory set-uthis we wish to recognize him as our leader.
To Dr. Seay especially, for recognizing the field of Adult
Education as necessary in, and a part of, a well rounded public educational program and for sharing with us his professional experiences, which have proven very practical, and for
bringing to us those members of the University faculty and
other speakers who are well informed in this phase of a program of complete education.
To Mr. Nichols for his lasting interest, and supjHiit in
supervising our professional growth, for his sympathetic
and his regard for each individual connected with
the program.
To Dr. Adams for recognizing the importance of Adult
Education and making it a coordinate and jermanent part
of the summer school session, we are deeply indebted.
We also wish to recognize Mr. Roy C. Chumbler as an
untiring worker and a most cooperative and understanding
leader in our program of Adult Education.
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Mr. L. G. Wlsi.ey, Chairman
Mary Y. Robinson
Mr. R. W. King
Mr. O. A. Harris

Exercises To Be Held At 7 P. M.
In Ampitheatre Of Memorial Hall;
Rodney Howe Brandon Will Speak
SPEAKER

PHI DELTA KAPPA

Banquet Will Be Held At Six
In Lafayette Hotel
Ballroom

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FOR 24 STUDENTS

JESSE E. ADAMS
WILL CONFER DEGREES

DR.

Summer Sesson Students Are
Granted Membership In '
National Education

Head of Military Department
Issues Instructions
To Candidates

Fraternity

INITIATES ARE GUESTS
AT ANNUAL FISH FRY

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Alpha Mu Chapter Outing Is
Held At Castle wood

Park
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students attending

the Summer School were initiated
yesterday by Alpha Mu chapter of
Phi Delta Kappa, national professional educational
fraternity for
men, at ceremonies held at the
University Training School. The
Initiates are:
W. W. Allen, Pippapass;
A. B.
Arnold, Butler; Roscoe Paris Bal-IoWhitley City; Claud H. Brown,
Lexington; H. L. Cash, Lancaster;
O. L. Clifford, Bedford;
Ben F
CcfFman. South Portsmouth; D. B.
Cook. Louellen; V. B. Cooper. Whit-tieN. C; and C. James Distler,
Paducah.
S. Jack Gardner. Bard well; S.
Clarence Evans, Paducah; L. E.
Oover, Lexington; S. W. Grise. Winchester: T. O. Hall. Greenville: J.
Irvin Huddleston, Burgtn and J. K.
Powell, Harrodsburg.
Celic Prezioso, Covington; H. L.
Prichard, Morehead; Herbert F.
Smith. Hebbardsville; Jackson Stover. Milton,
J. P. Truitt,
Hardtnsburg; Richard Van Hoose,
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W.-V- a.;

Frankfort, and Ira

E.

Smith,
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Chechs Are Uneasy
As Nazis Mobilize

Mc-Can-

RODNEY HOWE BRANDON

One Killed As Wind

Storm Sweeps Coast
The KemeVt Special Service

LAKE CHARLES. La., Aug. 15
(INS) One man was killed, another injured and scores suffered a
night of terror as a tropical hurricane struck the Louisiana coast
line Sunday night and roared over
this city to wash itself out in rain
squalls today.
As the weather bureau at New
Orleans ordered all storm, warnings
down along the Texas and Louisiana coasts and declared danger
past, the hurrican had claimed the
life of Charlie Johnson, caretaker
of a camp below here. He was
drowned in the Calcasieu river.
resident
Ed Kershner.
of Lake Charles, was blown from
the second story stairs of his apartment and suffered a fractured hip.
The hurricane, which struck the
Louisiana - Texas coasts several
hours before it wa sexpected, failed
to live up to its anticiapted fury.
Winds of 50 miles an hour tore
through the giant grass of the
prairies below here, and whipped up
peaceful bayous into frothing masses.
Details as to the damage in the
sparselysettled sections of the coast
line below Lake Charles wer not
available this morning.

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tSE FOR MELONS
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NEW
The Kernel

KENTON, Ohio, August 15 If no
is available, use
a watermelon.
The new use for the field delicacy had been discovered today by
a passerby who seized a watermelon
and used it effectively when a car
driven by C. O. McVey. of Lima,
burst into flames after colliding
with a. wagon.

Landmark For More
Century, Soon To Take Its Place Among Ghosts Of The Campus

of snow hung on the vines that
covered the brick structure.
Freshman Guard House
With the smokestack will go the
little brick building that houses
the old boiler used to heat the buildings on the campus 'for so many
years. Although this small structure, also
until recently,
was built to house coal for the furnace, it often served in bygone days
as guard house for many a rebellious freshman and combative sophomore.
The hexagonal stack measures
approximately 12 feet square at the
base and tapers off at the top.
Many Interesting tales could the
chimney tell if it were to make a
farewell address to the campus. It
could disclose the identity of the
cadets who fired a cannon loaded
with garbage at the front of the
Administration building, or of the
hazers who ducked hapless freshmen in the rainbarrels located at
the corners of White and Neville
halls.
Impervious to Elements
Impervious to the harsh elements,
it stood for over 52 years without
a single repair of any sort, until in
1932 University officials, anticipating it weakening, asked Maury Cru- -

tcher, superintendent of building
and grounds, to inspect the venerable structure. A crest brickwork
was then added and reinforced with
an auxiliary band of concrete lining.
Its height and general structure
saved the stack from the harsh
rate that the other buildings met
in the early days at the hands of
funsters. Doubtless-'many'a cadet
eyed the chimney as the passible
purch of wagons and such, and
doubtless Transylvania students, for
rivalry between the two Lexington
institutions was keen in those days,
thought of the moral victory that
would be theirs if a Transy banner
could be hoisted to the top of
the stack. Its height and lack of
footholds perished such dire thoughts at their inception.
Served 5 Buildings
Until the new central heating
system was put in operation on
September 30. 1937. the old chimney and boiler was still used to
heat the Administration building,
the Museum, the old Law building.
Neville hall, and the Natural Science building.
The old heating plant of which
the stack was a part was capable
of heating only seven buildings and

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the heating problem of the other
buildings was met by the installation of indiividual plants for each
of the newer buildings. This system
proved costly and unsatisfactory.
Each unit required attendants and
the upkeep of the group was exorbitant is comparison with that of
the new central plant. Moreover,
they were neither regular, dependable, nor continuous; and all had

Ferris, assistant engineer; E. V.
Johnson, architect; S. A. Mory,
structural engineer; M. A. Cabot,
engineer:
equipment
and Perry
West, consulting engineer.
On I'pper Street
The plant is located on South
Upper street, adjacent to the service building that houses the department of buildings and grounds
and the physical education departweaa tendency to overheat in mild
ment.
This location was chosen
ther and to underheat in cold.
because it allows the coal to be
Plant
handled directly from the railroad
In solution to this problem the siding and also to permit the conn
present,
central heat- densate from all the buildings to
ing plant was constructed to re- be returned to the plant by gravity.
units that
place the twenty-odIn addition to the primary purwere used to heat the campus until pose of heating the entire University, the plant serves as a steam
fall of 1937.
power laboratory for engineering
One of the first buildings constudents.
structed under the University's
Machinery to demonstrate conexpansion program, the new
$265,000 heating system is partly trasting types of dust collecting,
an economy measure. The plant coal handling and weighing, drivsaves from $12,000 to $15,000 annu- ing and power for firing equipment,
ally in fuel and labor.
combustion control, and other eduThe entire plant was designed cational facilities totaling $20,000
and built under the supervision of are Included for the instruction of
the engineering college and officials student engineers.
Students Employed
of the building department. In
A staff of 10 students supplements
charge of the designing and installing were Dean James H. Graham the regular engineers in the supernt the Engineering school, E. B. vision of the plant Students work
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HOLDS INITIATION

Following the ceremonies, the initiates were guests of honor at the
SCOTT WINS TOl'RNEY
SIEZE OPIUM SHIPMENT
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 15 De- annual fish fry held at Castlewood
The Kernel i Special Service
Chuck Healyby Park.
feating
WASHINGTON. August 15 The a score of 11 and 10, Jimmy Scott,
Department announced 21, New Albany, Ind., Sunday won
Treasury
the seizure at a Brooklyn pier to- the Falls Cities golf championship
day of the largest singlo shipment here.
of illicit opium in more than a deLONDON, August 15 Uneasiness
SERVICES FOR McCLAIN
cade.
BARDSTOWN, Ky., Aug. 15, Fu- in Czechoslovakia over the German
treasury enforce- neral services will be held Tuesday military maneuvers is growing rapElmer L. Irey,
said 1.330. flve-ta- for W. T. McClain. 74. father of idly, according to reports in London
ment
tins of opium were found on a G. Lee McClain. adjutant general today, but British and French statn
boat belonging to Frank R.
of Kentucky, who died here Sun- esmen refused to become alarmed,
McCann was day.
of Brooklyn.
although they remained alert for
taken to the customs house in New
trouble.
questioning.
York for
All signs pointed to a waning of
ADAMS SLATES TALKS
war scare that rocked
Dr. Jesse E. Adams will make the week-enA tael is a Chinese unit of weight.
It is equivalent to about one and two talks at a meeting of the Ham- Europe in most capitals except
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ounces.
ilton county teachers' association to Prague. Despite the huge scale of
be held September 1 and 2 at the the. Reich war games, most diplo
He will matic circles firmly declined to
University of Cincinnati.
CORKIGAN PLANS TOUR
exaggerate their politica limport-ance- .
The Kernel l Special Service
speak Tuesday and Friday mornNEW YORK. Aug. 15 Douglas ings at the general sessions.
It was believed that one reason
O. Corrigan, figuratively champing
for the better feeling in London and
TO VACATION
at the bit and anxious to get startFollowing the close of the Sum- Paris was a report that Marshal
tour, today
ed on his nation-wid- e
announced he will start from Ro- mer SesjSon. Director Jesse E. Ad- Italo Balbao, on a visit to Germany,
osevelt Field, Long Island, Tues- ams will leave Lexington for a ten had transmitted to Chancellor Hitday at noon, on his round of Am- day vacation at Blueridge. N. C. He ler the advice of Premier Mussoerican cities with Albany the first will be accompanied by Mrs. Ad- lini against taking any sudden,
stop.
ams and their son. Jesse, Jr.
drastic action.

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and are paid for their services.

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Different grades of coal can be
tested in the plant which was designed to burn any kind of eastern
and western Kentucky coal.
Capable of burning 50 tons of
coal a day and producing 150.000
pounds of steam an hour, three
times the total capacity of the
units it replaced .the system oper-tar- s
24 hours a day in winter to
the necessary heat.
In spite of
the enormous steam production
possible, the maximum load found
necessary last winter was only 45.000
pounds an hour.
Using this as a basis the University can expand to three times its
present size before addition must
be made to the plant. It is now
equipped so that, if desired, it may
be expanded in a number of directions and be used for several
different purposes.
No Chimneys
No chimneys are used in the
new plant, because induced draft
fans give a cheaper, better, and
more flexible control of the furnaces
Officials seem to hold smokestacks
in small esteem anyway, as can be
witnessed from the razing of the
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More than 260 degrees will be
awarded at the Summer Session
commencement
to be held at 7
o'clock Friday night. August 19. in
the Memorial Hall ampitheatre.
the registrar's office said yesterday.
Approximately 80 of these will be
advanced degrees.
The exact number receiving degrees wil not be known until applications are approved at a meeting
of the University Senate Wednesday afternoon.
A total of 232 students received
degrees at 1937 Summer commencement.
Of these, eighty-fou- r
received advanced degrees.
Brandon To Speak
Speaker for the commencement
will be Rodney Howe Brandon, sociologist and lecturer in criminology, social hygiene and medical Jurisprudence at the University of
Illinois. Dr. Brandon will speak on
"Our Joint Responsibility."
The complete program for the
commencement exercises Is as follows:
Processional.
f.
Music, University
Little Symphony orchestra.
Invocation. The Rev. John William Mulder, rector. Church of tho
Good Shepherd, Lexington.
Music, University
Little Symphony orchestra.
Address, "Our Joint Responsibility." by Dr. Rodney Howe Brandon.
Conferring of degrees. Dr. Jesse
E. Adams.
Pledge of the Senior Class, Dr.
Adams.
"Alma Mater." sung by the audience, accompanied by orchestra.
Benediction. The Rev. Mulder.
Should inclement weather prevent the outdoors commencement,
the exercises will be held la Memorial hall.
Instructions To Candidates
CoL Howard Donnelly, head of
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the military department and
of the day for the commencement, yesterday issued the following instructions to the candidates
for degrees:
"The procession will form at 6:30
p. m. on the road leading from
Neville hall to the Mechanical building with the head of the column
at the iron gateposts near the Mechanical building. The march will
commence at 6 55 p. m.
"The procession will be divided
into groups. Each group will form
in a column of twos, facing towards
Memorial hall, with its head at a
marker, indicating the composition
of the group.
"The deans of the colleges are requested to designate a faculty member to arrange the candidates for
degrees from their colleges in groups
in alphabetical order In which their
names appear in the commencement program.
"Assistant marshals will direct
the seating of each group. Candidates for degrees are especially requested to taka their seats In the
alphabetical order in which arranged
for the procession, and to preserve
that arrangement until afer diplomas are presented to them.
Front To Rear
"At the proper time, candidates
for degrees in each row. successively from front to rear will rise, and
file out to their left, and proceed,
guided bv assistant marshals, towards the front of the rostrum.
The' candidate at the head of the
column will halt at the top step opposite the national colors, wait
until his name is called, when he
will step forward and receive his
diploma from the acting president
of the University, and then proceed to his seat via the opposite end
of the row from which he started.
Succeeding candidates will proceed
similarly when their names are
called.
"The deans of the colleges are
requested to urge all candidates for
degrees to assemble promptly at
6.30 p. m.
"In case of inclement weather,
the assembly will take place in the
basement of Memorial hall, and the
procession will move tipstairs for
tie graduating exercises."
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