Torch bearers

The event began at 4:30 p.m. with a barbeque on the Dustbowl. Farmer and Kidder dined with the freshmen, though their meals were interrupted by frequent requests for autographs. Here, Farmer signs a copy of Mountains Beyond Mountains for Alison Casey ’05.

While upperclassmen were invited to the convocation, only a few attended; however, a number of students, including seniors Michael Hundgen and Patrick Downes, who developed the idea of the convocation procession, worked with Marchese and faculty to develop the convocation program.