New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-26
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
VASSAR COLLEGE.
CLASS DAY--A SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT
PROGREss OLE TILE INaTITnTION.


CLASS DAY-A SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAISMRNT-
PROGRESS OF THE INSTITUTION.
Vassar College, Poughkeepse is Justly
proud Of ts class Of 1872 and yesterdaythe one day
its life in which the class had opportunity OF prov
ing its worth the outside worldt availed itself OF
thoroughly Miss seelye the President OF the class
made the opening address, welcoming tie guests with
pretty cordial grace, and making impression by her
hospitality which any amount Of subsequent dulness
would have been pOwerless to offset
Miss Elliot little Michigan genins was the class
poet. oroaking Junior. who failed TO see where the
Seniors Of - superior 70 the OF any
other year. AYERS that ts Ia not much the
suit Of ability and enterprise az OF luck and points
Miss Elliot evidence 1t il a melancholy fact that
poets neither trees sprout up ike grass; that
they are born, not made" everybody knows and
therefore t piece OF good fortune for the class Of
u 70 possess member who bell eyed that rhymes and
ideas could be united, and who also capable Of
practically demonstrating this belief Miss EllOts poem
was entitled Three Songs and symbolzed in weird
way the three OF life
The class history detailed at length by Raw
son. and very funny ume-f the recorder be de-
pended on-the class must have had all these years.
After this year the Seniors have corridor 70 themselves
which interpreted that they are to b6 treated a.
trustworthy young ladies' not as hoyden school girls
Even the comets" said Miss Rawson. referring to the
exceptionally pleasant experience OF her class "were
accommodating that they descended to the hi-tops in
order TO be within easy range OF our telescopes" Many
Of her audience shvered, for well they knew to what
the young historian referred. Some weeksago the
Economical students routed ont Of bed by enter
prisng teacher who had mistaken large FIRE q dis
tan hill for and original body-genus heav-
enlY-and Miss RawsOn as'cass historian could not well
refrain from noticing the humiliating mistake.
Miss Folger the class prophet, did dlyas seeress
most pleasantly for her colleagues, IL bengh noticeable
fact that not single prediction sayOred Of Goom IN
pleasantness.
The rain poured in torrents at the hour appointed for
the presentation OF the spade, ceremony common 70
Vassar College, which the spade. the veftabe imple
ment which Matthew Vassar used TO turl up the first
sh0velfu OF Vassar soil is handed down from Seniors
Co Juniors So the exercises took place IN tie chapel
The traditional feud which 10 Is supposed must ineyta
bly, exist between the Senior and the Junior classes OF
college, this year been pushed almost out OF sight,
and the amabtY OF the charge with which the seniors
delivered the spade TO their successors was
a unusual was the pleasant way IN winch IL
was received Miss Loomis delivered tho charge, which
lost OF its piquancy from the kindly feenng IN
which it was written. Tie Juniors were pleasantly
minded OF their deficiencies, while the Seniors were as
pleasantly held up 10 view as models Mhch, ~ DelhB
we-studied, would efectualy remove the faults neil
toned Miss Weed answered in behaI or the class OF
49, wtty cOniessng 10 their various failures put re-
muding 70 OF little deuquencies OF IL own
which the dear departed" had found It prudent 20 Il
she accepted the spade VIII the promise hht ~
should In the hands OF 70, andi wishing Is
Godspeed she left the platform The class song, com
position Of the poet then sung and the class
day exercises with the exception OF the Philoethean adj
dress. which TO be delivered IN The evening" were
the direction Of Prot Ritter VINO has the general super
vision Of the musical department Inc programme was
exceptionally hne. The selections were nom (Aoph;
List, Wagner. ROssni, and many Other Oi the Ola
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