M E D I A A D V I S O R Y

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, 12:45 ­ 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Smith College, Alumnae House (33 Elm St.) to Sage Hall (Green St.)

WHAT: Parade of balloons, nostalgia portraits

WHO: 300+ alumnae of Smith's Ada Comstock Scholars Program

Since its founding in 1975, Smith College's Ada Comstock Scholars program has enabled more than 1,400 women beyond the typical college age to earn a college degree.

A two-day symposium Oct. 14 and 15, will bring together more than 300 alumnae of the program to celebrate its 25th anniversary and help chart its course for the future.

Attendees will be checking in at Alumnae House, 33 Elm Street, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. At check-in, each will receive an aquamarine balloon bearing the logo for the weekend, a silver maple leaf. At approximately 1:10 p.m., the alumnae will parade from Alumnae House through the center of campus to Sage Hall, Green St., carrying their balloons, in time for the 1:30 p.m. opening keynote event of the weekend.

In addition, during check-in, participants will have the opportunity to be photographed alongside life-size cardboard images of Sophia Smith, founder of Smith College, and Ada Comstock, for whom the program is named.

Photographers are welcome.

Contact: Lauri Fenlason, (413) 585-2190, lfenlaso@smith.edu

October 11, 2000