Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-17
lCOMAUNICATED.
Class Ray at Princeton.

4 bright bracing day, and bright joyous faces in
Princeton on Monday last the class day-a day long
looked for by the students of Nassau Hall-espe-
cally by the seniors 10 whom the day emineutly be-
ionged- 1t was well that they had such day, for
everybody wants to be at the exercises Of class day.
And everybody who could come was in the classic
and historic old town. The seniors generally staid
and dignifed, seemed to be full of importance-not
Objectonably so however; and well they might, for
this was tho day when they were to have their last
fun and their last joyous social reunion. as students
of college.
The exercises commenced at A. NJ, with prayer
meeting in the Philadelphia room.
AT IA O'clock q large crowd assembled in the Col
leEe Chapel where tie following exercises were had:
Prayer by DR.. Maclean. the President of the College
As Of IT TroY Il We readi"g Of 9y poe bv Mr
Wilford Lomax, of Fredericksburg, Va. and Grafton
by Mr., Ninian +. Relniek of GeorgetQGn; D. c. The
subject of Mr.. RS, Oratl0n was: The Demand of
Society upon Educated Y oung Men," and it was eo-
quenty delivered The class then repaired to the Col
lege Library where they presented full set Of Wash
ington lryings works to tho Library, Mr.. Samuel T.
Lewis. of Washington. D. c.. being the spokesman,
and performing his duty eloquently and well. Pro-
responded in pleasant and fitting terms.
The class then planted the ivy Against the chapel
bison, of Connecticut, was delivered. This a
beautiful production, delivered in fitting manner.
The ivy was then sung when the class surround
ed tho cannon lit their pipes, and amid the curling
smoke, sung the smoking and cannon songs. after
Ehch the history 2 the .s g. vas vas re2f BY M song
toowed, after which the exponuntnr Grafton was
delivered by Mr.. j. Bayard Mcpherson, OF Harris
burg. Pa. Then the presentation song. and the
presentation grafton by NJ. J. sylvanus Blair, of
Huntingdon Pa, who, with much grace and humor
presented the class hoIor8
The recipients of these were Mcssrs ". B. Shustcr,
of Washington, D. c. j. C. L. Randolph. of Jersey
City, n. j.; Samuel T. LEXIS, Of Washington. D, c.;
and j. B. Mcpherson, of Harrisburg, Pa, and con-
sisted respectively of leather medal babys outfit,
comprising ring, rattle. bottle of Mrs Winslow's
Soothing Syrup. etc. huge plate with equally huge
dinner on it, and conical cap, green and high. The
recipients were rewarded for being-the "Amicus
FacuitiOrum." the infant Of 66, (he was six feet
hizh); the of delicate appetite. (he a spen-
did man in appearance and sizeE and the Freshman.
At six o'clock the class was entertained handsomely
by the President.
At eight o'clock q grand promenade concert was
given by the class in the Campus. which was bril-
anty illuminated, and at late hour be crowd dis
perscd well pleased with their day in Princeton.
The music. which was plentifully dispensed, was
by the celebrated band of the 7th regiment of New
York. The whole affair under the direction of
Mr.. J. X. Cowen, of Milersburg Ohio. and was man
aged with politeness and skill which pleased every
body. C.