New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-14
cL4Ss DAI IT PRINCETON.

Another of those bright and yet sad episodes
Of College history a. truuspircd 40 old Princeton and
the Cn. Day" OF 90 has passed INTO the records OF the
things that we've The exercises ~ ycscruay were de.
signed be- such TO leave their record Ou c College
annals a. "a peculiarly bright page Of Us history
but, a. b. too often the ease, glowing autct
patlons were not realized and tho Interference
of &" Jupiter Pluvus" sadly iurrcrcd with previous
raurcmcits The programme provided hrst, fur series
OF exercises IN the chnpel; next for an Grafton ~
the library third. fyr the rlautugof the Ivy and other
memorial observance beside The college chapel; fourth
Tor a series OF intellectual and humorous performances
around tho Cannon on the Campus" aud lat. for u
grand illumination and promenade concert by the
seventh Regiment Band IN the evening. The gathering
clouds ~ the morning admOuishcd all concerned of hc
probability Of bad day, aud ht attendance Of young
ladies from ths city. Philadelphia. Truiou' and
other places meascr yet % Is but fair To tntc that
N numbers small the universal attrariycncss Of
the fair ones present the subject ~ general comment
The exercises iu The chapel took place ns arranged ara
with the addition or appropriate music ul Intervals wee
ns folluws: Glass POEM 10y C. j. Crane 81 NrNJristl
delivered "Cass Grafton" byJ q A. Fullerton of Ken
lucky; scholarly production. Ia which the sprahrr
awaited himself oil lhc opportunity 20 auess a' l
dent uf the College In most complimentary terms, WINE
at TIE same limo o cogzrd the late Incumbent OF the
Office, briefly yet handsomely.
President McCosh addressed the elias. hri fly aud IN the
course OF his remarks mndu several happ hH' hi ne
time expressing his conn euce ln il, oi'a aiu s
perfect Willingness. 10 surrender his official position Tor
the dry aud leave the coiltBo III inc h"nu5 VI " WI"
mittcc. ... ~
Tic falling rain prccludus the possibility of an qdhe
renee To the original programme, the cannon l.NtI
cscs were taken OF their TURN aud we're htd ~
the chapel Under THIS head The nrrl ii.E W as w, "
inc Of c history OF the class by Mr. g. X Ward or New
York the class historian. HIS execution u the tN CON
ndcd him seemed fully to answer the wishes anu "a
urctuOns ~ his classmates a c'lhcrd by thcF fta"
auplausc. aud a uuaumou, vote that the history Ice
printed FOR the OF the class The class history "as
inloWea by burlrsuue presentation OF prizes WIN h
the for1uaty Imaginable. Tho presentation address ana
distribution uf the prizes were conIded 10 MI
T.I.a kg.ug. lpag "a
time appropriate remarks kept his whole hunehcc III
OF laughter He possesses the happy hc
ulty being intensely funny aud at the same ln hpPa
rcuty UNCONSCIOUS OF IT, A. the CONCLUSION OF heSe 'N
marching Ia procession, headed by the band Wle inc
visitors followed I'm pr0mscuOus crowd Inc library
was soon filed and then, order having beeu procured
Nir William MCkbbCn Of p,unsylyuu pronounced the
a. rrv Ornton - concluding his remarks by the presen.
tatnn OF complete set OF tile American Encyclopedia 10
Prof. Cameron Tor the library.
The rain having ceased, or rather ln'crm'ued Tor q
dino he class ayaed themselves of the opportunity 70
Mold ihe Ivy Exercises" In the open air. These con
,sed first the planting Of Ivy against tho sldo OF tue
chanel then OF Inserting In the wall OF the chapel hs
records OF the day. copy OF INC touteEo
rotgiogue a copy of The Nassau Herald, contain
Inc he poem and addresses Of the day and catalogue OF
ne coliege all Of which covered bY stone Drhrlhs
lie figures co. and lastly Of the delivery OF an OrAoh 10y
MIR Nathaniel Ewing OF PonnnylNaila' WIN "hloh 'ho
fnrmnl exercises Of the day concluded. -.
The omen promenade concert could not De- gwen pt
os substtute the library building WINS thrown chtlity
omen and used concert room, the hnrtn puiulHb
cnui ghts While the Instrumental music was as pelole
tafed furnished by the It'll Regiment Band hummer ui
longs md chOruges given with pleasing eHcCi -
mo class 10 rs TO he regretted that more plVpt"a
every respect credable TO the young goh'ohon
concerned,