The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-26
DAILY LEADER.


Hale. ERg#I
Presentation Week--The wooden
sPOOn--PreParntIOn for Commences
men9. @
List week Rss presentation week at
Yale-the week of Wooden Spoon Presen-
tatiops and classday. We extract from
the New York Commercial AdvsrEser the
following pleasant description Ofthe Wood
en- Spoon exercises;
NATURE OF TIE EIHIBIrIoH.
If you could look at the audience at the
moment that the programmes are scattered
through the Hsll-r you could see with
Whist eager eyes they glsnce over the pages
until they reach these magic words
SPOON ADDRESSES.
Presentation e. Lewis Iampmsn, Corsscks'e, Ny.
Rseep ion--.-ohas F. Brown, Rswburg, n T..
you night begin TO see the Cause and the
character of the display. 0ut Of oas hun
dred and five men there hiss been found
q 80 popular, because Of his gentle bear
ing, his manly character, his versatile tai
ents, that bis classmates have come to him
with an evidence. Of their regard and es-
TEEN and TO bestow this evidence with
fitting ceremony, they have. appointed nine
from among themselves-the recipient be-
ing one-tO carry out their wishes.
For nearly OF quite ten years this has
bsen the custom st Yale, growing out Of a
mere joke at first, Of giving 6 huge wooden
spoon TO the greatest eater, ia the days
When students were starved in commons
coming down through years Of disspproval
and dishonor and disgrace TO The present
time, when it commands the admiration
and esteem Of all lovers of true stndent
life the world over.
Now this "sPoon man more or less
popular OF well known, according to cir
cuIostsnees not to be named here is him
self the centre Of q deal Of admiration the
remaining eight have their bright psrticu-
Jar STARS and the spoonitself has attained
sueh 8 celebrity that we soon find whence
comes sl this beauty and eplendor and
msgnifcencs.
As far IS the fame Of old Yale reaches,
so faT may We look for visitors 70 the
ceremonies and since nc limit of
or nstion bounds lhst, we will set no
upon our expectstions. Therefore, we
gaze without surprise upon the fair Saxon
from New jersey; the accomplish
cd belle from New York; the aristocratic
Quakeress from Philadelphia; the sweet
from Massachusetts the naughty
Creole from the Indies; the proud exclu-
i've from Florida; the lighthearted West
srn girl and 8 thousand beside, rivalng
zach other, and dofying the world to pre-.
sent another such congregation Of bright
5yes and warm hearts, with all the phara-
1hernslia thst waterfalls gaUze and Grim
Jlins can complete.
THE EXERCISES.
The occasion did not afford much op-
)ortuuity for tho display Of fine elocutioD,
he goodness Of both voice and manner IN i
he philosophical orator. Mr.. Gsrretson,
vas worthy Of the especial admiration
hat it received. What be sad would
lardly do to repest here, as the sole aim Of
ne speech vas-as annually-to utter
Of vsst body, but little in mind, TO
% purpose beyond that Of the mystiGcs
ion of his hearers.
The eOiloquies were more than ususny ,
satisfactory, particularly that by A. G ,
HalWoTth, denOminatsd "Fresbman Year.
which one of The nine-we are ignorant
lhich-parsonates a young lady, sister or &
westheart Of the Freshman, with such ex- :
uisite grace that we should c~srtsinly have ,
lst cur heart had we not known the fall
.ty. 5
The yonng lady, however, was not ex- !
noticed, for the trials OF the /
'resbmsn were particularly wei rendered 1
l the matter of MS fsther's giving him an .
1tdt for college expenses IN full faith in
anDua catalogue, 6us more particular \
2 the audience were st Onca sstounded 5
I'D delighted at behoIding q fac SiDlale Of a
10 college fenco-thst ~iilussrIOus insLitu- !
on-upon the stage thronged with mus e
n students. 8
The representation of the fsnce was so .
that We heard q young lady Is she o
tie genuine establishment on the ?
ay from the ball, express q g-aat deal of :
rsrsuI- n rTney nBa II uUfrr
.usic Hall this EVENING" =
In regard TO the coilcquy, "Eiectra," We
but suggest 70 theatrical manager
I'D the profession in general the very o
rest improvement in the noble art Of muir 0
81. Orestes appeared upon the stage, :
med Withs venerRbleumbrella With one :
nge be slew Augustus with another his
ster Electrs-perfonsted by the tsllest of
nine, in amusing b%urleEque; and finally,
s broken rib OF the ancient para (
iute TO his " hesFb he contaminated
10 tragedy. |
The New York Times has the following
regard to claas-day;
The reading Of the class histories COM
enced under the elWs at two O'clock. 4
he historians are IL. A. Brown, NJ. u.
yde and q. 81. Smith, who were IS enter
and witty as usual, Afterward /
q ivy was planted by the Library wall,
flourish when many Of the members are
me. The ivy song was written by Ii. A. {
rOWn, TO the air of 49,. Olaf" We sp-
,nd the 1rst and last verses
Nos, as the sh-dows fall
Around this sacrei thrino =
Beneath tine gray old wall 3
We pisut our little vine,
ST voices Of tho rast \