University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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 ;.v The Semi-Centennial Qelehration June 10-14 (Pane in your picture of the Semi-Centennial cc’cbration on this pa«c.)- “Fifty Years of Service”

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 a»» ixixnii m. i: rcmck 77c Semi-Qentennial “Fifty Years of Service to the State of Arkansas ARKANSAS’ greatest historical event, the Semi-Centennial, will in a few days be a reality. The months of planning are coming to a close and everyone is now waiting for the formal opening on the tenth of the month. The Campus has taken on a holiday appearance and there is an atmosphere of expectancy among students and faculty who are waiting the beginning of the combined Home-coming and Anniversary celebrations. Saturday evening, June 10, marks the opening of the four-day fete. The annual Senior class play will be presented in the chapel at this time. Sunday morning at eleven o’clock Reverend Jerry Wallace, graduate of the University, class Tf , will deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon. Mr. Wallace is rector of the Christ Church of Springfield, 111., and is recognized as one of the leading young religious speakers of America. Sunday evening the community song service will be held on the campus. Dean McCutcheon of DePauw Uni- versity, Indiana, will lead the service. Monday, June 12, is Home-coming Day, the gala day of the celebration. At this time the keys of the University will be turned over to the incoming alumni and former students of the University. Alumni registration begins early Monday morning. At nine o’clock the “Old Grads” will form fora parade through Fayetteville, and when this demon- stration has been completed to the satisfaction of all concerned, the columns will return to the University for addresses by two of Arkansas' most illustrious former students, Marcus L. Bell, president of the R x'k Island Railroad, and the Honorable Joseph T. Robinson of the United States Senate. An alumni luncheon will be given at noon Monday and following the lunch- eon a business session will be held. In the afternoon there will be a special Garrison parade and review by the R. (). T. C. battalion. The evening’s pro- gram begins with open house at the Campus Club and closes with a dance in the Armory. Tuesday morning is given over to addresses by Governor McRae, I)r. J. J. Tigert, United States Commissioner of Education, and William Bennett Bissell, president of Texas A. M. College. A banquet for visiting delegates from other schools and officers of Administration will be given Tuesday noon. In the afternoon President Futrall will hold his reception. The school pageant, which has grown into a thing of elaboration and beauty under the direc- tion of Linwood Taft, foremost authority on pageantry in America, comes as a climax to the celebration Tuesday evening. Approximately every student in the University of Arkansas has been trained for a part in this spectacle. Wednesday the annual commencement program for the graduates of ’22 will be held. The Commencement address is to be delivered by Chancellor Lindley of the University of Kansas, one of the leading figures in the middle west. if. Page 29

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