Emory University - Campus Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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DeNatale As convocation draws to a close, our mysterious mas- cot Dooley arrives to greet returning students. Flank- ing Dooley are four of his escortsg Carole Klein, jamie A toast to you, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, for a skit well Crunholzer lhiddenj, Beth Wallace, and David Becker. done! ' Q, ,,,,..a-. - Dooley! 15

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GRADUATIQN It comes off without a hitch - and only takes a year to plan. Graduation is usually thought of as the ceremony which culminates four long years, or more, of study, what is generally forgotten is that graduations take an entire year to plan. The ceremony signifies the end of college, the start of life out in the world, and time to begin planning next year's festivities. The first step in planning a graduation is to find a speaker. Since the most desireable speakers are people who will be in the news and current at the time of graduation, it is necessary to predict who will be cur- rent, so that invitations can be made as early as possi- ble. These predictions are necessary because there is always the possibility that the speaker desired may already be engaged. Therefore, Mr. Tom Bertrand, Sec- retary of the University, begins early, immediately following one ceremony, to have a better chance of getting the person wanted. During the fall quarter numerous committees begin meeting to decide who will receive the many awards conferred at graduation. The Honorary Degrees Com- mittee takes nominations for, the five degrees given. The process also begins for the selection of the recipi- ent of the Brittain Award, which goes to a student for service to the university. Late in the fall Dean Fox and the Senior Council begin planning Class Day. Class Day is held the Friday before graduation, and usually includes a guest speaker, music, a class history, and the presentation of the Senior Class Teaching Awards. Also in the late fall the Teaching Awards Committee begins reviewing candidates for these awards present- ed at graduation. In the winter quarter all of the major social func- tions are planned. Throughout the entire graduation weekend, there are parties, receptions, and small cere- monies. During the winter, committees decide where the receptions will be held, what time, and what will be served. By spring quarter all of the planning is complete and the execution begins. The Quadrangle is roped off and new grass is planted, Cox Hall begins preparing the food, seniors rent their caps and gowns from the University, and 7000 chairs are placed on and around the Quadrangle. Also during the spring quarter, Chief Marshall George Cuttino begins meeting with the oth- er Marshalls. At these meetings each Marshall is told which direction they enter and leave the Quad and where they seat their students. Amazingly enough, even to Professor Cuttino, nothing serious has ever gone wrong, even though they have never rehearsed the ceremony. Although nothing serious has gone wrong, there have been a number of mild mistakes, such as last year when the faculty started walking the wrong way, or the time in the sixties, when a graduate anticipating the heat came to graduation dressed only in his cap and gown, after receiving his diploma the wind offered some natural air conditioning and blew up his robe while he crossed the platform! Another amazing thing about graduation at Emory is that in recent memory it has never rained. By hold- ing the ceremonies at 8:15 in the morning, Emory has been able to avoid the summer afternoon showers. However, next year with the change to semesters, graduation will be held much earlier in the year, and no one is sure what an early graduation will do to Emory's luck with the rain. Perhaps, as Mr. Ber- trand says, having a theologian as president has had some influence. Maybe the influence will continue, we can only hope. - Lynne Harwell Ciraduation!17