The New York herald., 1865-07-02
Tne Notables Of Cambridge and Pecu-
liarities Of Harvard.
Ene natural Beauties Of Dartmouth
and the intellectual Attrac.
tions Of Its College.
PRESENTATION WEEK At YALE COLLEGE,
10, &C., &c.
HARVARD COLLEGE.
Our Cambridge Correspondence.
CAxpRIpcE, June "a, 1885,

CLASS DAY AT HARVARD.
Boston, say tho Athenians Of America, Is the "huo
and Harvard College is the cream OF 'hubbism, and
class day is the creamest occasion OF every Har-
vardian's existence Talk to Yale men OF commence
mont to Union men Of exhibition day. but the soul Of
every son of Harvard wrapped up In class day On
this return Of the 23dthe annual class daythe weather
was most proptious Cooling rains had laid low the dust
and at an early hour the town filed with beauty
and elegance Glass day is the day Of the graduating
class then the faculty play second fiddle and the stu
dent is cock Of the roost" They choose their orator
and poet, appoint their marshals and officers The
ercses novel, various and interesting. At early
hour the class breakfast with tho president, Dr. H
and in long and solemn body slowly march TO tho
chapel where Of their number reads prayers for
the last time; and to tho sound Of mournul music they
parade the church where John Quincy Adams Bracke
Of New Hampshire, clad in a silk robe delivered
Grafton Of some length. He followed by John W.
Churchill who read poem written by John Wright Per-
kins, of Topshed, Mass From the church the heated
audience proceeded to the dining room
'rHE sPREADs'
that is those who had cards of invitation.
Tho beautifully decorated with now-
er and the tables groaned with every delicacy that
caterers the could Afford and round the hosp
table boards the youthful hosts with busyng care
played the anxious role Of housekeeper Cozy little
corners could tell Of tender rations and coquetres
ices and salads. Fat and luscious punch bowls
filed and re6llcd and under the trees bands Of
music played for dancing and promenading.
THE DANCE UPON THE GREEN.
Within the quadrangular court formed by Hollis.
Holworthy, Dane and Massachusetts, Halls the grass
had been closely sheared and the ground smoothly rolled
for the trppers of the light fantastic toe From three
O'Clock till six the green crowded with the pleasure
seekers Hollworthy Hall, grand old brick building,
rcdowas that would have put Puranic proprety tho
blush, were on the boards I'LL sunset ''Gal Hamilton"
was shocked by the round dances at Hollworthy
What would she have said to have 1t this Year,
ROUND
For century more have every class danced round
The old Massachusetts, em and class day would be ncom
plete with ut it, Fifteen feet from the ground encircng
the trunk wreath Of boquets bound-one for each
Il the graduates At the tap of the drum they all rush
for the wreath each others heads and shoulders
down and now up the eager aspirans climb and fall till
ma parting hugs and aconate good bys conclude The
ecenc. In the evening music on the grounds by tho
Boston bands and at tsn O'Clock serenades by the Gee
Club gathered large and appreciative audience Illu
ninatons OF SURPRISING taste and beauty ornamened
many Of the windows and buildings Ex President Pea
body in the evening gave the class reception and enter
talnmen Thus closed class day Of the class of 1885,
CAMBRIDGE,
INC s seat 81 Harvard Cosse 1eIwoon Mount Auburn
every Bostonian amid the literary air surrounding the
house Of the Athcnan muses. would breathe out the
autumn Of his days before his virtues and ashes
crowned by granite shaft In Mount Auburn 1t is
literary cranky, arstocratc, suburban town, with half
Q dozen thread and needle stores and many beautiful
and elegant residences Here Longrellow lives in tho
house where General Washington In 1776 held his head
quarters here James Russell Lowell the once talked Of
'Atnntic,n edits with Chas. f. Norton the "North
American Review and holds the post Of efeGcio occa;
sionally- working Professor at Harvard here Jared
Sparks, the biographor of Washington and Franklin in
twenty four pondcrous volumes ivcs here too Bowen,
who undertook to confute the opinions OF Hamilton, the
great English metaphyscian; and here Richard II.
Dana Jr, the Brady Of the Suffolk bar, at once
ne..s 4, after dinner taser and best Jury lawyer
lhe mathematician; Gray the botanist, and sopho.
ss and Mtss as s
Hce Story Is Dane Professor in the law school, dwl so
,sS Chief Justice Parker formerly New HsSpshle "a
auhor Of the standard wsrk for legal reference real
property and host Of minor stars In tho ersryGrma
hsr skirts revolve with greater or lesser brilliancy
round the orbs Of brighter luminar;es.
HARVARD srfRrr AND Irs CHARACTERISTICS.
no spirit Of Harvard is peculiar II may well bc
wenhip a its shrine; gloomy 70 those who DON'T but
sdsr Of common undsrssandins ana any dscrminstion
The students most OF them harmless specimens
o. nss II ns wsss
mo religion Of che college h Unitarian, the discipline
stziet Harvard students lack the devil may care and
and arc deficient in the contre submission and strait
laocd piety Of Williams and Amherst scholars they
oofJ OF CrO6S DetWecu Amncfst Iule uOnt-
eare. They will play billiards II In nise place. " that
= the gresS organ, or In some great man door
yard They don't mind q mint julep they can take 1t
In the shade and away Its taste and smell by cloves
csrdamanns. Harvard boys are generous No college
ocrs support 10 ndgen Students and ne students
help their poorer classmates as much as they do They
are on their march, delight in boating rcgattas and
eymnastics; they lead easy, carefree sort Of lives
1css WE'LL average ago less that that Of any other class
- students They have literary societies, no secret
societies, debating societies. consequently their
speaking and writing, unless In Latin rse or Greek
iambcs far below that Of other institutions de-
hating and speaking the backbone Of college life.