, 1873-06-11
f":.:oLAss... DAY."
Its Observance by tho Seniors Of tho
Northwestern University.
The Occasion Ono Of Groat Enjoy.
ment to the Faculty and
Students,


Students.
What Prof: Wheeler Said i'll His
Introductory Address.
!, "olasa Day 10 an important ono to ench
| senior cla9a. On that OCCASION tho class has a
day givon up entirely to themselves, to 10 colo
bratod ns thoy doom 1it. Yesterday waa such q
dny at tho Northwestern University, and tho
Renior c1asa Of tint institution maintained col
| logo custom by observing 1t with appropriate md
| interesting ceremonies. At q o'clock tho stu
donta formed in procession ut tho Preparatory
Building, and marched. to University Hail, lii tho
| chapel OF which tho exercises wore held. Tho
etago waa osnamontod with several faithful por-
trn't" Of members Of tho o1aa8 who had left
| Its ranks too BOON. Excellent music WIS fur
niHhod by tho Light Guard Band.
Tho opening ooromony WAS tho introduction
| OF the class to President Towlor, form which
Prof. D. H. Wheeler went through in noat and
| humorous manner. Tho history Of this class, ho
Haid, was identified with important opocla In tho
history Of tho University. Since thoy ontcroa
| tho Institution, ita Faeulty haa boon doubled,
and Its RESOURCES nearly troblcd; thoy llavo soe,,
| tho advent OF tho Greouleaf library, and '72s
mammoth elephant; thoy have aoon Chicago de-
atroyod end rebuilt; and the population Of Eyans-
ton doublod or troblod. They are tho frat
oaaa having laay pursuing tho regulnr corlrac.
OF the forty~soven who began with them, thoso
sixtocn remain as candidates for tho honora of
tho University. They hayo fought thor wny
through. McHsurod by thiH worldp goods alono,.
tho poorest mombors Of tho clasa aro hero to-
day. THO rich boyn Of tho o1aas arc abaont.
This proyoa two things: First, TINT any boy cau
obtain college education who chooses to do so
second, that Il in not impossible tor q poor bow
to got through the Northwestern University, as
nono hSo asaertea e'. Every year o graduato
tho class refutes tho fallaoy that il
kills young mon to 70 through college,
venture to aasort tllat ovory ono Soigho moro
than when hoonterod tho class. Thoy doaorvo
performed in tho senior year.
! President Fowler responded briefly, allrcsB-
| Ing tho class as venerable 1ucn," stating hs
faiIarity WITH tho5 ability, mud clo'ng with
The claaa history, read BY Henry Groom, Of
Elizabeth, Ill.,, was woll-wrtton production.
| especially coInmendab1e for itB trutAfuInoss and
l!borality.. Ho relatod tho noteworthy events
in tho class history in . plcasing mannor,
and furnished aome interesting stntistics. Tho
| olags OF 1878 began with fQrty-thFoo u7ombere,
-Four have joined lower clasaos; tllroe arc ia
arn + law on, ~ T. ,nr,,,n,,s1 -, s,o mssry TWO
t one ii @ o ~ tTo arc @ farm
engineers one is liotoernplor % thrie sny sro "Fo iu
morcantilo bualne8s; two nro travelling, and
three hnvo boon lost sight Of. Those who re-
Ynllnws: b;n;atrv .. 1a,v 5 ;nnI,'a1;ass -
rnotlioinc. i civil onrinoor i tcachinr ,c,;
oatato, l. Their average ago is ~ yoara and
pounds. Tlio nyorago hn;cht ia + {cot q r. ;,cho:s
rnncnr from n mai of q faot md Ln1f ~ inn;,'
down to'oi piumy of & foot incl,cu '''' A'e-'
| Fred, N, Hustod. Of dalya. lii. rcyea1ca Tim
| f,rt,1rn Of ean, n1emhor az fho c1aon ~ ~
ptartloa oyca of t]1n nmflio,co IN mannor ~ ,otb
cionncnt Ind w,ttv "1''A0o' A'A '4'1'''oi Do'n
al oration unon tho sub,net nconorn ro1.
]owni1. hoing 3lo}ivorod hv Harry rooro- ~
Rnrlir,rto Wa H. y npny .:a a.. ooop9r q
applause, md loudly npplaudod whon ho cioacd.
Ha fnrornI tho n,,]fonce Will n sniahod 1;usor'
tation upou l!onor. which gparllol viii, iiannv
nllusiona, goms Of wit, and abounded in woli.
turncd uor}olo. "S''7
d. O. Arnold Of. Oal, Park. ILL.,, rcud tho o1aaa
poem. which roilcctcI crot o1' 1n rI0 -. u.'n a,'
arnatour writor Of vorao Mr, Arnold. by lis
guccong. did much townr1a conjrmimts ti,at aonr.
o5eoao whothor tho ao a 1ft Mro
ycrsc oasily or grind Il out. ''
oSanncey dainos Of Victoria. transferred thu
University lfo-boat to tic Junior olaas viii,
! tl,ogo who 11aod II nDnn tlo rarinr hiilawa =
was rcceiyeI Lv G. II. simmons ~ Komoaa ou ~ ~
behalf Of lis cfass. ''''''0' ''"' -
Thnt nort;on 7' ~ t},o nrocr,un,o c,,,oa upa.
| waniinr Glnss 1ies;t " wos lnhiv nnnrocoto1
n consisted of nresontotons 20 S;rfnront ~ a,a.
1,ora ~ I'm cInss ~ nrs;coa II t,1sn ~ ,ai;t;aa
nn,,ostc n tnso tnv ranlI H. onsoss W s
followinn eifts woro },ostnwad' npon % In 1oraomS
dr,ssns occomnanv;nr thn donntinns y r
Parks a ,yoo-bocono arm chair. for ha 1ozinnsa
". ]. Minium, q manipulated knifo, for his GU
orgy; II. A. Cooper, a razor to curtail his buahy
board; T. Ii. uustou, u Testament, for faithful