New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-28
PRESENTATION WEEK AT YALE.

PRESENTATION WEEK AT YALE.
rTuE DEFoREsT PRIZE sPE2KING-CHARACTERl
IsTICS OF COLLEGE ORATORY-TIE SPOON
BALL-GRACE AND LONELINESS IN LACE.
The City of Elms to-day enters upon the
izestive Of Presentation Week and Yale is the
focus OF interest and observation. Although the influx
iof outsiders Is not large at Commencement, the
Ote yet crowded and the late for whom no
end has reserved treated 10 cots
In parors Railways About the College spirit
of breaking pervades the air. Seniors whose active
connection with the institution closes Presentation
Day have been selling off their furniture and making
ready for departure and the ems IN the College grounds
are posted with announcement OF farewell sales IN
yderclassmen are "cramming" for the ANIMALS" and
Hooking forward 70 the vacation that succeeds these
karead ordeals, although 10 outsider it might
veeem that little else to be done except loungng
about the college grounds Tutors preparing exami
naton papers, skuly selecting the most cruel CLASH
IofEs Hi 10 ponies, dufne term time and pcknS
Out hardest mathematical nuts for the unprncpled
% skinner" to break his teeth upon. But Presentation
Week, which properly lasts but three DAYS, makes a
useasant break iii the drefu latter times Of the college
This afternoon in the College Chapel, than which
oc1red the De Forest speaEng MANY Years
graduate of the College by the name OF townsend
by members Of the Senior class on such SUBJECTS
lcOmpetors for these prizes after adapting
ser essays for OratOy speak them before the Faculty
and public the De Forest gold medal the value of
S1oOfn gold The Townsend premiums highly esteemed
among students and the De Forest medal considered
she greatest single honor OF the College course OF 1a
Rnsans out of ten would much prefer to be the DE
Forest man than class yaledletorlan Every year nom
IS to 30 young men IN the senior class Wte Tor the
Iownsend" ana Win an eye 70 tae ultimate ana
respectable but not crowded, audience, had assembled
in the chapel and punetua to the minute Pesldent
abe high Odfashioned pulpit and bluntly ANNOUNCED,
first speaker is Mason Slim beardess youth stepped
forward. and bowling to the President, assembled
an elaborate westudied bow proceeded address the
audience upon the Decay of Faith" The speakers and
George Chase, Portland, Me; John W. Andrews, Column
2us, ONO Charles f. shepard DanSyllle, n u Thomas
Chicago, III; the first three having for their
Great Debate between Webster and Hayne," the fifth
fooers The most immediately striking chsTaceriic
81 the speaking was its arttcallty. Here were half
dozen young Of intelligence who had been sitting up
ghts 10 write and spending their spare hours In
snittng to memory and after that was done drilling and
praccDg before the Professor of Eocuton these
for the ultimate glory Of the De Forest medal They were
and the slides" and their boWpg Iost,rinP an3
gestures were approximately perfect OF heartfelt
was elaborate imitation Of oratory as a college
performance the speaking this year uncommon7y
good With such preparation and as had these
Young men, nothing great was 70 be expected but the
initial good perchance that may be
10 the reality. The first three speakers orthodox
heightened in their sentiments in general denying
that there any real decay OF faith at the present day
which is exceedingly gratifying to hear The speaker
picTesquencss TO greatly interest his hearers Abra
sion There was human interest enough in the sub
jec artcally treated to take hold Of the symPa
tines the audience, and the speaker Mr. Iney really
Al times seemed 10 get out OF himself ana INTO MS SUD-
ioct 80 that the audience felt with him.
To the speaker Mr.. CULVER must also be awarded
the merit OF having in measure Overstepped the artlh
f n d c2se PRE- aSnee At oS
OF the speaking the President left his presiding perch
the award. Students in interested and speculative
groups were gathered round about the building and
under the trees awaiting the m0mentous announcements
u soon came, and Thomas Tilney the envied De
thereof to the hero OF the He will
pected to stand treat for the benefit Of his circle of
friends probably in accordance with the tmehOnOred
custom OF the College, which has down anti
This evening the Wooden Spoon Ball. or Promenade
Concert as it is called in the Of eupheInism, fol-
lowed the prize speaking OF the object
TINS performance 10 defray the expenses OF the Wooden
Spoon exhibition, which comes upon the succeeding
nne CCcheaureati Of the junior exhibit
themselves IN comic light before the public with all
due pOnp and circumstance the wooden spoon 10 the
sSt and popular nine. The regular and respectable
comes !" % Say HIeSone' junior exhibition which |
IHHHSSou by similar ball, and these two |
college economy The end sanctifes the means in this
az The Fit S e5ntntly respec table, and the Oldoged
ana dissipation, while younger members of that bodS
sonare dsUces of 20 nance on the floor themselves
structOr may be frequently seen gaopnS aronnd With
lady friends Of the collected ON ' t @
SONS ana me display Of beauty and beautys aornment
.se occasion everything Is arranged in the most elegant
tiyle, and the Light fantastic is trpped nj i'm TIC
morning with great yigOr. " ''
AS generally the al the time OF the Spoon han
tbt weather took occasion 10 be uncOmortahlv an
Honhe Songht, and fans in great rcquson The |
sSt,eiIes Of the New-Hayen Music Hall al nine this
ussaa were bespr1nklcd with beauty, principally en-
SSrDi, IA tanning Itself preparatory To entering the
shortt. ss, o1eiclst OF the occasion GTafua's band
t that time struck up overture, and then
faii TO The ISnc which nobody promenaded and then
ration I'm pa TO which there seemed general hest
COURAGE Ia be ms no couple, apparently, having
49, po me nrst upon the arena The ice
ice ON snrb nnG(ateVer-it is pleasant % speak OF
~ vi suCh hght as ths-bv coura geous connle
it'll m dTlioTed The band obligingy played
enaSs io r. promenade, and there wts ur0In-
so 1 re- TINS Time then another call IN The IsIpecr
was set ,ai soISa themselves in sets and The bali
scrntion ing what followed needs no dc allied do
and vstcb IL most agreeable 10 listen Ia CAV 1nsc
In,e - 4, ~ gay crowd Of dancers. although 10 te
Inascn ~ y huhliatng 10 the utter neIioty OF
other man on tho 49, livery man looks like every
fGe % " Dlck while the ladies colors various as
fers l mowers hight up the scene, using their part
object ~ az Tolls to their beauty. Ladies may moi
A. - - ~ ,DuI 10 the reflective masculine il !
fi,L, =. pioidDle state OF affairs. The dre..r, Ia
"s"' arc generally quito ETHEREAL white and mini