Worcester Awaits Roosevelt For College Commencement
Worcester prepares to welcome President Roosevelt on June 21 at Clark College for its first commencement. He will honor Colonel Wright, attend Holy Cross 624th commencement, and visit Fitton Field and Worcester schools. A large escort, street closures, and decorated public buildings accompany the president's Worcester visit.
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Roosevelt to Speak at Holy Cross Fitton Field
President Roosevelt visits Worcester for a public address on frenzied finance at Fitton Field with an expected 30 000 to 40 000 attendees. Lt Governor Guild and local officials attend the exercises and Roosevelt departs for Williamstown after a brief luncheon and farewells.
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S. J
P. A. McQuillen
Holy Cross College
Roosevelt
Fitton Field
Joseph Hanselman
Holy Cross
Hanselman
Guild
David B. Hoar
Springfield
James M. Hoye
Worcester
General Rockwood Hoar
Roosevelt to attend Williams College commencement week
June 18 Williamstown reports Roosevelt will arrive with the President’s train for commencement events. A Thompson Memorial Chapel dedication honors F F Thompson. Roosevelt will walk to his carriage through Williams students, with Berkshire officials and Sheriff in plain clothes nearby. The day includes a light supper, library rest, a Griffin Hall reception, and a Doctor of Humane Letters degree ceremony.
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Med Fac Case Deemed Compromised By Harvard Deans
Dean Hurlbut publishes in the Harvard Crimson that the Med Fac Society agreement has been carried out Joy has left Harvard after providing a final examination and will not be considered for a degree for now. The dean cites that other implicated members may resign as the college absorbs the incident and seeks to disband the society to curb vandalism.
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Cambridge
Harvard College
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Harvard seniors hear baccalaureate sermon at Appleton Chapel
Two hundred fifty Harvard seniors attended a baccalaureate service in Appleton Chapel. Professor Francis Peabody preached on life as a door to an enlarged life, urging self-trust and forward motion. President L Clark Seelye delivered the sermon at First Congregational Church.
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President Seelye Addresses the Class of 202 Northampton
President Seelye delivered the baccalaureate remarks for Smith College amid a graduating class of 202. The ceremony took place in Northampton with dignitaries in attendance and the campus citing a reflective address honoring achievement and service.
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Bowdoin College Holds 100th Commencement Sermon
Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine concluded its 100th commencement activities with President William DeWitt Hyde delivering the baccalaureate sermon in the Congregational Church. Hyde spoke on "Three Kinds of Criticism."
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Bowdoin College
William DeWitt Hyde
Congregational Church
Hyde
Mt Holyoke Seminary holds baccalaureate in Mary Lyon chapel
South Hadley on June 18 the bac calaureate services were held at Mt Holyoke Seminary in Mary Lyon chapel. President Wooley an honorary graduate delivered the sermon with the text Thou shalt purpose a thing and it shall be established to thee and upon thy ways shall light shine.
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Mt. Holyoke Seminary
Mary Lyon Chapel
Wooley
Smallest of college boys to meet President Roosevelt at Clark College
Worcester June 18 President Roosevelt will visit Clark College for commencement where Albert Max Friedman billed as the world smallest student 4 feet 3 inches tall and 64 pounds 9% ounces will be formally presented by President Carroll D. Wright Friedman born Oct 19 1886 is the son of Mr and Mrs Isaac Friedman of 24 School street Worcester He is a Class of 1904 Classical High School graduate with a good voice and interests in music debating and Clark College activities
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Roosevelt
Clark College
Carroll D. Wright
Albert Max Friedman
Isaac Friedman
School Street
Friedman
Classical High School
Exeter College Baccalaureate Sermon Given by Rev George Hodges
The baccalaureate sermon at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter New Hampshire was delivered by Rev Dr George Hodges dean of the Episcopal Theological School Cambridge He spoke on Mark sixteen sixteen noting the revised text reads He That Disbelieveth Shall Be Condemned and called faith a sixth sense perceiving an environment unseen by other senses
Brown University 137th Commencement Begins With Baccalaureate Sermon
At Brown University in Providence on June 18 the 137th commencement opened with Rev. William H. P. Faunce delivering the baccalaureate sermon at the First Baptist Church. He urged that a working God underpins western civilization and that 25,000 graduates go forth seeking to mold the world by inner ideals rather than mere gain.
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Brown University
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St. John
Faunce
Boston College commencement at College Church ceremony
The Boston College commencement opened with Solemn vespers in the College Church of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. John M. Colgan S J celebrated the service and Rev. Edmund T. Shanahan D D University of Washington gave the baccalaureate sermon on The Age the Individual and the Church urging Christ and Catholicity as guiding life forces. The audience heard a benediction before seniors returned to the college for a reception for Dr. Shanahan attended by Fr. Gannon SJ and other priests.
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College Church of the Immaculate Conception
John M. Colgan
S. J
Edmund T. Shanahan
D. D
Catholic University of Washington
D. C
Shanahan
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Father Gannon
Sermon at Phillips Andover Academy Graduation
The Rev. Charles H. Oliphant of Methuen delivered the graduation sermon at Phillips Andover Academy, using Matthew 5 6. He spoke on the formation of definite ideals and the lasting impact of lessons on youth and hinted at a forthcoming event called the wonder gallery opening next Sunday, urging attendance at the Sunday Post.
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Flowing Bowl Ad Promotes Hub Punch in Boston
A promotional notice from Co. H. Graves & Sons of Boston Massachusetts proclaims that a flowing bowl will fill with hub punch if the cup contains it. It warns that those without hub punch face loss and urges prompt purchase through licensed dealers.
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Boston
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