New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-29

LEGR MISUNDERSTANDING DAY, ITS POET
AND ITS oRAToR-THB APPROACHING UNIVERSITY
RACES on LAKE oUISsIGAMoSD.
From Our Special Correspondent
NEW. HAVEN. June 90. 1900.
There are at this elderly and outrageous University,
honors for all classes of men, whether conferred by the
the faculty. by applause, By ono of our class
mates The festival of the Wooden Spoon, is the great
occasion of the latter origin and is now patent here quite
90 years. 1t consists of series of mock College exercises
eliminating in the formal prosecution Of huge and elabor-
ate Wooden Spoon-as big as Treneher-to the most
popular fellow in the Junior Glass.
The recipient of the Spoon this year was James NJ Allen
varousy dating from Chicago St. Louis and the universe
and in whose unstable iocu tenens the secret OF his
"soshing good nature may be discovered.
II IS never your stad keepat-home, family man, who
wins Undergraduate esteem Rather the open.handed
rolling, ubicund fellow, of papable diosyncrases, who
stands easily possible with his books and society," but
whose pernaclous good nature bound to keep him In
joyia remembrance The wooden spoon Yves formerly
given to the most unfortunate student, the flag fellow OF
the class he who in late to prayer and sat much on
the fence OF the College green and rolled tenpns with
about much adroness he studied and loved soft and
sunny spots where he could sleep well and continually
angry upon any povocaton whatSoeveri never
left out of company serenade who was always good
for ioyia night or what the young Britons call "joy
lark him. in need Of the good things he looked but
said appreciation Of his entire lack OF money or
leather medal wooden spoon and much merrment re-
suited thereby.
1t may seem strained tina, this essentially local and cir
cumstana incident should be worthy OF more than par
agaphic mentions but have night In our oyerbear
ing practically TO pass censorous opinions upon what has
become settled principle OF our University NE These
things are Of little regard abroad In the great uni
yerstes with which we hope will some time cope
There the yearly vagares and exvagances Of the stu
dent take traditional importance and he would be no
Engishman who discountenaDced any Of them so, with
this wooden SPOON IL is OF the marks OF the esprit da
corps OF American University hei an outcropping OF
the revelry we need to make our alma Mater revisit
able and delightful and something more than reminis-
Of dogard text books and hard desks, shaved by
the remorseful penknife III anything VIII show better
than any other thing tho cheerful healthy hearty char
acter Of two great schools, u IS this wooden spoon
business this match balpayng on college green's; this
annual fever to pull the best at Worcester For the
lack Of this college life in Amenea heretore Ia, been
dreary and properly unwrtten history Of asceic study
much dropping Of countenances and sort Of life 10 which
no boy looked forward with any joy The publication IN
America of "Tom Brown at Oxford seems to have gwen
the rst great physical and humorous individuality TO our
two great schools. The striking rafting character OF
that thoroughly youthful novel set people TO thinking ard
students Initiating We now sustain sn lnier-U Diver
sy Regatta as excellent as that Of the Thames or
the Cam. This year University Bah Club made
star TO compete with the civil clubs OF great Cities
a Beethoven Society Of Yale sang in each OF tho great
cities to much applause and tonight the town has been
full of folks anxious to see the celebration OF the wooden
Spoon.
we-ornamented but detcstaby ventilated place holding
about $40 people Rarely do az any OF the great
operas either in EcwYofk or Europe, more elaborate
array Of toilets sparkling and beautiful assembly
of ladies', straight, manly, aud courty Students
The meeting arranged by invitation altogether ana
the checked and apportoned All the hotels
surrounding ianmcd with strange people, and my
self who up tho thing slept IN an atticroom
with four other people OF whom knew Tue other and
one of whom suorei til daylight. No words describe
the Of tbs heat. II put everybody into bathing
dress az tho third inhalation; pcnpaeuc fOun
tans the door OF Music Hall that walked about spoutng
nom every pore With wnnging bandanna handkerchieis
and deso!aon Of collars and shirbosoms inspiring to
iaundressc5.
Vemon the marvel Of the place vas TIE proEnin- a.-
trbutor | want oil eyes concentrated upon this oIubeT-
any happy young man. lie IS atired In white neck
tie and dress coat; he society badge Of silver
sroon and a long thin ribbon; he says 10 himself
90 plainly that you can read ~ "Oiher fellows may
glory they please but this Office Of distribution Is ny
bureau /" 50, with his eyes all radiant, Pushes and
bushes in tussle hs face, his mouth suffering with
urbsnites tie junior with the programmes Is OF oil men
in the world the most cordial terms with himself and
his ubiqmiy is equal TO his delight.
There are all sorts Of people Of esteem Newiaven
having le nobody at home who has the slightest chance
Of getting married and foremost among the beauties are
those Of the great female boarding schools. Behold
coming up the aisle, at ths head Of the most charming
line OF cOquetes in the world Mrs Edwards the guardian
Of the young female ideas that will not DO comiored
without admiration. They look from under their new
bonnes the best disguised mischief since the repeal OF
the Blue laws and NJ the sight tho programme distributors
spoons ribbons and all rush TO the place as Il there were
fire. -
Nex enter the eersn privileged scholars Of Miss Terry.
the slater Of Gen. Terry. They have come nom tie
shady suburbs where they have been dying for all even
ing Ike this and they crowd together Ike iortuitou
coacourse of lilies you in their tutors face no
membance Of those four Wild and crazy young fellows
who, night or two ago, drove quito around the boafds
school, upset the we'll and politely Informed by the
coorcd cook that adminssoa could under any crcu-
stances, DO granted.
lenent Of ladies who ever kept ffstclass seminary.
There Of these thirty none OF whom can speak 70
young the street, peril Of being cut oil in the
bud Of her learning aud beauty.
These are followed BY tho schools Of Mrs. Hubbard
and the French scholars Of Miss Robert and when they
all seated tanning and peepng, and buzzng 10, Solo
mon, Dives and the other Kings OF the EARTH come 10
confess that Newlayen is avery gana of rose-buds and
carnations. Among the ladies' not OF the sennaes, but
greatly regarded for the skill Of their attire and the excel
lent gaces given them by nature Miss Iiobrooke tho
queen OF tho session. Misses Wordsworth and Taylor OF
New-YOrk Miss Mann of Utica and Miss Mamie Miner
of Cincinnati; among the Reverend instructors are Prof.
Northrup Prof Thatcher Prof Barker, "Tute Breyity
and Tutors Wright and Kitchcl. While all these take
seats amid heat that bids fair TO melt down the whole
into brains and bouquets we see the sly maneuv OF
the programme man 70 hear from the very prettiest
scholars under Miss Braces rod how not long ago, an
enyous old mad who had spent her life looking through
window shutters put under the door an anonymous noie
informing upon all the girls who had ever rted, as well
as those who had wanted 10.
would not for the world have anybody notice the few
Young men who creep In wipng their chops having evil
IDENTIFY been taking drink at ElPs," or Austin Aliens,
or Hoods though il is without my power 10 keep your at
ention from the nnmayIcd UrsuneS OF New-iayen the
moor College Widows" The College Widows are here
y hundreds in the custody Of the latest class OF Fresh.
men The College Widow Is she who fell desperately IN
love with young Adonicns Of Ohio He swore love, gave
an engagement ring, billed and cooed for all his college
time and home TO get his governors consent but IL Is
presumed died the way he either wrote came
back any more Thus made College Widow, che heard
with favor the addresses of young Marus Of Texas who
was new Freshman and wanted somebody ~ love. lie
was desperate lover four years but lost his memory as
soon as be got his diploma Therefore the 1901 OF the
latest Freshman wearing his ring with those Of her other
fond deceves she who forget the slip betwnt
the cup and lip is still here TO see the donation Oh me
Wooden spoon. II, o,., ,,i
While al there gre nodding laughing flirting, signing,
sweating in comes Helnsmullers Band. Soi1 Shps Inc