The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-23
PRINCETON COLLEGE.

Yestcrday's Proceedings-The PreSenta-
ton Address-Names OF the Senior
Class-The Promenade Concert Lust
Night.
PRINCETON, June %, 1874.
TIE class day exercises OF the class OF 1874 OF
Princeton College are over. AS write these lines
the strains OF Dodworth's band at the promenade
concert in the college campus, bring TO my win
dow the delightful melodies OF Onenbach's "Orphee
aux Enfers." AS take an occasional glance be-
meath the outrageous foliage OF the trees. llluml
mated as these almost sacred and classic branches
are by an artificial light that gives the appear
ance OF o midnight ball at Central Park, with
out the revelry, 1 see group after group Of
happy faces and hear male and female
chorus OF laughter that banisnes dull
care away and emphasizes so prettlly the
memory Of the happy day that has known no cloud.
In the morning early the gymnasium was well
filed by college boys, who were DESTROYS Of dis
tinguishing themselves In athletic sports and the
performances showed that Princeton cultivates
muscle as well as mind. Mr.. George Parmey ex-
cited the wonder Of the spectators by lifting with
one hand a man weighing 140 pounds, and pre-
sented in himself, as he bowed to the plaudlts that
followed this eat, physique that was the wonder
OF the men and the admiration OF the ladies. Lyon,
Bergner and Sheldon showed their ability on the
double trapeze; ana Chisoim, Pigeon Boyd and
clared the victors at the horizontal bars. The re-
suit OF these gymnastic exercises and athletic
steal culture under whose training the young men
have prepared themselves Tor these trials of
EXERCISES IN THE CHURCH.
At eleven O'Clock the Second Presbyte terrain church
s " %ccOs IN snors speec S
sparkling with good feeling ana hearty
rejected ne past and the
thoroughly recommended the Princeton boys to
the unmarried ladies, and said that they needed
no other endorsement to qualify them Tor oecom-
ing the happiest and most prosperous OF husbands.
The ladies' appeared to receive this as very
privileged communication and one that was
speech was happy prelude TO the days
as the hours rolled away. Mr.. Charles H. Bergner
delivered the salu,atory; Mr.. Walter D. Nicholas.
ton, and Mr. Alexander Q. Crawford gave q his
ciass-words BY Mr.. william f. Henney-after
which the benediction was pronounced by the
president OF the college.
CANNON EXERCISES.
Around the well known cannon, a relic OF the Rev.
dictionary War; was an amphitheatre OF seats,
line and womany beauty, with here and there the
lace OF . sober, staid. gray-naired and reverend
professor, standing out as an indication that
life had It's shady as well us its sunny
days. The students were interchangeable in pro-
noting the comfort OF their friends and though
there was At one time so great pressure upon
the wooden structure as by The breakage OF one Of
the upper seats 70 preclpitate suddenly, and with
cut the slightest indication OF q warning, several
gentlemen and two or three ladies on the green
sward below, no accident occurred, ard with the
exception OF a little shaking the ladies and gentle
men who performed thus unexpected athletic ex-
ercise were very little the worse Tor IT,
THE SENIOR CLASS
numbers 100 and was represented by the following
students, who were accommodated with seats
within the circle of the amphtheatrc.
w Addcks =, Il. Atherton, Pennsylvania; A. X
II. u. @,
W. L. Bddle, T. y. Bingham, II. O. Blticnbe n1er Fem
Carson, Maryland; K Ceci, xent1ekye?y' j. j. ).
SsIs So%p,sa a'S Ss% Jersey; on5. c ssw
A. Crawford. Pennsylyaaia, "A. II croco and !: n
Pennsyyana q II. Ferris, Michigan, r. Z. Field New
rnns Fen MsT sos J. tasr
Jersey r. Grosbeck, Ohio; ". j. Harsha Illinois, W. r.
Henney, connccucut = A. Herman and II, NJ. linck
Kaye v. T. Ledwith PENNSYLVANIA; T. B. Lee, New
soTs e. T y Mann nan Syd Was as
McFhersos aud z i Norris. New YORK; 4, 3. ,Toi,,
Nicholas and Del. Nicol, New YORK ! Parker New
Jersey DAVID Patton New York W. T. Patterson, Penn
aw Ieeee HID se SsY Ssrk
Jersey ( Robison, Pennsyysna T. BOOT saY9sc
New York; W T. Sept, Ohio ~ smith Missouri south
P ennsyvans sssvsns New Jersey Ks,ioas
Psvs %ssTsn sf Rsa s;sr;sy
| o. Wells, Ohio; A. Y. West, Kentucky; W Weaer