The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-01

glorious jolscation. Al the Brothers. the following eanT
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TO obtain copy Of IT,
BROTHERS CAMPAIGN SONG.
Aw-"Iauriger Horauus.n
Brothers oil, in unity
Knit by loves attraction,
Let US grid our armor on;
Nows the time for action.
Chorus-Shake the old blue banner out
Let our song and watchxord be,
Unity and glory.
Let the hres OF aud Lang gyne
In all hearts be burning,
FIRES Of friendship, eoquence,
Liberty and learning.
Chorus.
Gather In the candidates,
Golden time is heeting,
Give to each brothers right,
Give brothers. greeting.
Chorus.
Shall we basely bend the knee
70 Unona2 Never
hand in hand wen firmly stand,
Victorious forever
The class OF 1853 held their first reunion this evening
They met at O'Clock around sunptuous table spread
70 so members present. Edward W. Seymour, Of Con-
necticut called 70 preside Then they sang the glo
rous old college hymn, beginning
Gaudeamus igitur
Juvenes DUN sumus,
Which gave you In my letter yesterday. Tho infant
boy Smith received his silver goblet modesy and silent
ly, being completely by the presentation cd
dress OF his fathers cassmate B. K Phelps Of hassa-
chusetts After Phelps speech a merry presentation
song written the occasion was sung which concud
And now, old Fifty three, propel,
Don't let your efforts cease
To propagate class,
With thirty boys apiece, OIL
With thirty boys apiece OIL
With thirty boys apiece
William T. Aiken, OF Connecticut, responded 70 tho
the toast The Glass Of 1882 c. T. Lewis, Of Pennsyl-
yania to the toast '.Thc Dead" A. d. White OF New
York; TO the toast Ihe Wives, present and future, Of
Tue cass of ls4o also held their reunion this evening
About 80 members were present. The class graduated
So men, OF whom have died. They met first at
o'clock in the Brothers. Hall, whence they adjourned 70
supper at Gbert's Hotl. Henry Chds, Eq. Of Cleve-
land, Ohio. being the attest most porty and dignined
present. called to preside. Henry Harrison,
Esq, tf New Haven Ct was appointed Secretary The
evening passed with pleasant songs and affecting speeches
c. L. Brace ESQ.,, of New York city, in Europe, IL
a member Of this class, One Of its members, Saeree
Hoffman was killed in the battle Of Cherabusco having
The class Of 1881 the class Of 1921 and the claes Of
1916 celebrating their reunion while write. These
classes now meet once in five years.
My own class the class Of $780, which graduated With
70 men, will not meet regularly until the year 1850
But several OF being IN town to day, We have bad
pleasant reunion meeting own responsibility Let
record the names OF those who were present-LNon
ard Woosey Bacon, Abraham he Witt Baldwin, William
Elliot Basseu VIM Root Bliss Robert Bliss, Daniel Bon
bright Albert Booth, Willis Strong Cotton Albert Person
Condt George sherman Converse Henry Martin Dechert,
William Thompson Farnum, Edward Miles jerome, and
Gardiner Spring Pumey.
The enterprise of HERALD reporting the proceed
Dgs oil this anniversary asonshes everybody here. We
get the HERALD at ii O'Clock in the morning and the rush
for il, from all college, Is immense. Your neighbors
must be asleep at rate they 10 be so the
pie In this and ancient town. This mornings
HERALD reached during the Alumni meeting, and the
Old FOE serous foges stared their eyes discovering
that obituary list, which they had just heard read to
them In print in the NEW York HERALD Of this morning.
So wsgs the world
must tell you that mistaken for freshman late
last night when sending of my dispatches from the
railroad station Every good looking fellow discovered
in the at the station this week, is taken for .
freshman The must have improved in appearance
since was In college. The unfortunate Iinonian who
mstook me for a fresh politely furnished with q
carriage my lodgings at the New Haven Hotel, pro-
missing call on the morning and take 70 LIMO
MIA. have not seen him yet Perhaps be smet q rat
after he got home. But II see him, shall give him .
quarter sure.
Tomorrow the class Of 1856 will graduate, and the
exercises Of this anniversary vii close with the day