<p>Re–grandparents–rather than having to schelp to the morning ceremony why don’t you have them stay back at the hotel. WGBH broadcasts it on TV (and they can really see and hear everything) and then they can come to the House ceremony later in the day where they can really see their grandchild “graduate” and receive their diploma.</p>
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<p>Similar at Winthrop except instead of the Master saying something about each kid he stopped and posed for photographs while presenting the diploma and shaking hands with each graduating senior in turn. They served a nice outdoor buffet luncheon at the House ceremonies too.</p>
<p>The grandparents are hearty enough to want to make it through every ceremony during the day. Not quite sure how much they’ll hear, but it should all be good! They are all very excited!</p>
<p>We will be there from Tuesday. My son and his girlfriend are bringing up my father who is 93 for the ceremony at Quincy.</p>
<p>DocT - I look forward to hearing how the Quincy ceremony goes as my daughter becomes a penguin next year. Have a great time and congratulations to your son.</p>
<p>Another nice moment at the main commencement ceremonies is the singing of Fair Harvard, which the college hymn. The song is about 200 years old, so the lyrics sound a little dated - some mention of Puritans as I recall. But it’s a beautiful tune, and it’s a song of leaving and returning to Harvard.</p>
<p>You can hear the tune here: [Harvard</a> College Parents Fund](<a href=“http://www.currentflash.com/harvard/harvard_pft.php?bid=3]Harvard”>http://www.currentflash.com/harvard/harvard_pft.php?bid=3)</p>
<p>^^ Cltdad - D will be a penguin as well.</p>
<p>We’ll be there from Tuesday too. Grandparents will be there only on Thursday.</p>
<p>We are really looking forward to the House ceremony.</p>
<p>Are there any senior parents who’ll be having lunch at Pfoho?</p>
<p>“DocT - I look forward to hearing how the Quincy ceremony goes as my daughter becomes a penguin next year. Have a great time and congratulations to your son.”</p>
<p>Actually its my daughter who is graduating this year.</p>
<p>Sorry for my error. Congratulations to your daughter.</p>
<p>OK folks, the panic is beginning in regards to this week. As I’ve mentioned, my son, his girlfriend and my 93 year old father plan on making the Quincy house graduation ceremony on Thursday. We will be at the graduation at 9:45. Some questions:</p>
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<li> How long is the 9:45 ceremony?</li>
<li> When should my son plan on getting there for the noon ceremony?</li>
<li> Will it be easy for him to park or will the whole area be a mess? We’ve been told that it shouldn’t be bad as most people will already be present.</li>
<li> Is it easier for my son to drop my father off at Quincy or is the shuttle from the parking sufficient?</li>
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<p>Another question by way of my wife:</p>
<p>How are people dressed - jacket and tie, dress etc?</p>
<p>I wore khaki pants and a collared shirt with a tie and jacket against the drizzle but not a full, formal business suit. Women could wear dresses or comfy somewhat dressy pants.</p>
<p>Some women were in their go-to-church finest dresses and hats, but something more casual was okay too. Certainly no jeans and sneakers for either sex.</p>
<p>What is the dress for the other events? Family dinner? Picnic? Class Day?
And do most people go to the Baccalaureate Ceremony?</p>
<p>What a week! One graduation completed and one to go!</p>
<p>Parents can’t go to Baccalaureate (Mem Church is too small) - but you can watch/listen on TV screens outside. I think it’s worth going to for Faust’s speech. </p>
<p>For family dinner/picnic/class day, dress is “business casual” - lots of khakis/polo shirts/etc all around.</p>
<p>Parking will be a nightmare, as will driving. I often have to make my way through the edges of it all.
And here’s my favorite Harvard song, straight from Tom Lehrer…
[YouTube</a> - Tom Lehrer - Fight fiercely Harvard](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J04FRsesBQ]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J04FRsesBQ)</p>
<p>What are all the plans for graduating seniors? I hope all have been able to find employment if that is their intended path.</p>