Show IF YOU WANT IT ITI COME I Ml ANt GET IT II Ultimatum Sent to Seniors Re Regarding Regarding garding Diplomas and Commencement ATTENDANCE COMPULSORY THOSE WHO REMAIN AWAY WILL RECEIVE NO DEGREE The seniors rs of or the university who voted to stay sta away from fr m commencement at a meeting g this week were sent a letter yes yesterday 3 yesterday S by the board of regents informing them that attendance at commencement commencement is compulsory The letter requires that each graduate must inform the secretary of the board of his Intention before Monday at 10 in order or er to have his diploma prepared In n speaking of ot this action of the re resents regent regents gents gent one of or the school authorities said The action In spirit is nothing different from what has taken place for tor years ears In Jn Inno Inno no case have hare we wo mailed diplomas unless the graduate was excused from com corn commencement commencement exercises by the regents or the president The rhe only on I reason l ason that we take this measure this year is because it has been the only time it has been necessary essary Polite but Strong The letter follows Dear friend In accordance with the customary requirement of the university made heretofore of candidates for graduation graduation to be present at commencement ex exercises exercises if It not excused the board of rc re regents gents goats has haq decided to uphold this require requirement requirement requirement ment You are therefore that in accordance with a regulation passed by b the regents it will wm be necessary for you OU to tobo bo be present at the th commencement ex cx exercises exercises in order to receive your certificate or diploma and to have hae conferred upon you the degree of the course you vou have been following unless you are excused by b the president or faculty To enable me to have hae the certificates and diplomas ready by commencement day da it will be necessary for me to know before 10 a m June 3 of or your intention to be present at the commencement exercises Very respectfully re yours ours D R H ALLEN Secretary Majority Holding O t Nothing new now has bas developed in the sepa separate separate separate rate commencement situation It stands just as as it did last Tuesday when the vote was taken to stay away The Thu majority still sUII assert they intend to be ba absent from the exercises The indications are arc arc that the engineers and four arts will leave school without receiving their degree The Alumni association has sent the seniors an invitation to the alumni ban banquet banQuet banquet and has made no discrimination against those who refuse to attend corn eom The letter otter 1 congratulates them on completing co their course and in invites invites vites them to attend the meeting of the association Commencement week will start Sunday with the baccalaureate service by Rev Benjamin Young at the First Methodist church A large number or of graduates graduate and former students are beginning to ar arrive arrive rive live for the commencement There were a number at the university ul yesterday who visited their old haunts and revived mem memories memories ories ones of or their college days Many lany more are expected for commencement week |