Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-11

Mr.. BENyErT-The unusually attracting amuse-
ments about to be presented to the public at the
pense Of the junior class, must be sufficient excuse,
for the liberties have taken with your address /;
but, besides have considered il due to the public
to give few hats of what may be expected this
season. in order that their expectations may not ex-
The Juniors Ball you have already noticed, but the
exhibition of that class to take place on the same
day, will Sc take the rag clean off from any thing
at has yet happened Preparations are max ing
upon the grandes scale to render it attracting as
possible. You may Judge something of what they
from the fact, that they have elected twenty
eight managers TO do the necessary business. 1t is
sort Of sub-treasury, as great amount of money
is to be put in their possession-they to act as
checks upon each other; for instance, nine of them
do the business nine others to watch their pro-
ceedings, and the remaining ten are to superintend
the whole-an admirable way of doing business. and
necessary when one will give away his whole patri-
mony to pay his part OF the expense, and another
his and fifty dollars more. Next their card of in
vita;ion This is pronounced by con petent judges
THE acting nanagers to be the most splendid thing
of the kind ever presented to the public. The en-
craving upon it is front view OF vault such as the
old farmers used to build in the fields, TO keep their
potatoes and fruit in winter; in the fore ground,
other parts filled up to suit the fancy with trees,
men, &C., so that ysu must at once see ITS claims 10
merit 1t has been suggested that il was meant Tor
tomb, but suggestion. 1t was the original in
tention. believe, that the card should be orna-
mented with full length portrait OF the elder
Jimmy the patron saint Of the class: but some ev'l
house would not suffer such breach of military
laws to pass unnoticed, that the second in com
mand should receive superior honors, and so il was
wisely dropped.
But the main attraction rests in the performances
there will be united, poetry, wit, humer, and elO-
quence, real native eloquence, with Row and then
spice oftragedy for variety's sake. The exercises
will be opened bya very learned latin Grafton; then
follows an fcctny tragedy written for the occasion,
in which Time has consented enact part Sin pro-
pria persona" and one more will deliver n,orins
speech. This is followed by music from KendalPs
band, and TO the end of the chapter, when the
whole will be braced up by an Grafton, that would
have dsgraced the Athenian forum in its bright
est days, Nothing will be said done to hurt the
feelings of the most fastidious. committee of vi
GLANCE will be appointed to prevent any distur-
bance and number Of persons already in train
ing, to act spies, and report any who may prove
refractory; and men who ought to know, hint that
any person reported, will lose his election to the
Phi Beta Kappa Society. In short every thing will
be done that be render the occasion delight
full as possible. You may expect an invitation as
soon they distributed Yours,
One OF THE HIGH DuTcH.
p. S.--Ladies attended to as usual.