New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-24
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK.
CLASS DAY INTRODUCED THIS YrAR-suCcNsS of
r,p rxpxRNx,r or THE CLASS OF 1S75-THE

CLASS DAY INTRODUCED THIS YEAR-sUcchsS or
TIIE EXPERIMENT or TIE CLASS OF 1570-rhE
TXERCIsIs.
The Glass of 1875 of the College OF the
City OF NewYork have introduced In chat institution
many of tho pleasant customs OF other colleges a""
among Others that OF holding Cass Day exerciscs lhe'
took place yesterday afternoon in the chapel OF the col
lcge AT Iexinctonavo. and Twenty thrdst The room
was decorated with fsgs, and the figures ia
in gold over tho platform, while largo au-
dience composed chiefly Of ladies, filed tho sehtS'
After music by Ebcns orchestra. the class gain
cred at the lower end Of the chapel, sang thoh
class song, written 10y W. Lafremore. to Tie alr OF
Aray's Daughter" after which they marched to thcf
seats in front Of the platform. Hanferd Crawford WHO
presided over the exercies. then delivered the Pres-
dents address, epeakng of Cass Day as new thing ia
the College, and OF the value OF such gaterngsh pr"
noting friendship among classmates ana love Tor theii
Alma Mater. He closed by welcoming the euests ana
students present.
The orchestra PLAYED selections frm Girof6 G'Toha."
md tlen George H. jcA lam read the History Of the
Ciass fra, giving the statistics. which were received
viii! much laughter An account Of the members, leh
with amusing personal illusions was also heahd with
morrment lie then related many "reminiscences Of the
years Of college lie, now ended for The Class OF 1870
Following arc the class statistics:
There are ~ in tho class, Of whom 80 wiz receive
tlolr degrees. L taking A. r.. AID - u =; ~ .MlV9
wore in ,7j -Four have never been dcIneriicd have
received only few dcmcnts, 20 have passed thoi COZ
,Sr conIn" Is have ATTEMPTED it but failed
tried Tno total age vi the class Is centuries 81 years
6 month, anA days seven are ciizyns Tie AK. 81
the Oldest man Is u years months and 20 DAY o lhe
young ST. Il years months AMI ~ DAYS, ana to ave-
ase age. ~ years III months and day nouns ana .?
minutes. The total weight IL tons = hundred "tiSht
60 pounds The average is la3 rounds 70 9u .q
The heaviest weighs 100 pounds tho lisls-t 100 n,o
tolal ri t is 10 rods yards feet inches; aNeil@c
Lishi, feet ia2 inches Two arc o feet IN sA lac
"gigmps" TWO of the class confess that the! are en-
gagged, one is oen for an engaseneh ior s o. n I'm
cple. 20 are uncondohaly sin,c Ioiir 'nS r fS
hold particular religion, three are 'iethodists 'ieo
EpiscO Yaiiaus TWO Luthcidns, w" b'p'ls's; INC ~
formed Dutch. congregational Roman o.,tl 10 na
Ijniyeisaiist Church claims one adheic WINE one
Of the class is a Thinker Eleven are Republic
Copporhcad ten are Liberal three iio Oh me renee.
Nne intend to pursue the law, six medicine I'VE are
Undecided three viii bo publishers, three tnhciS oc
viii follow JOURNALISM, one inci,ahtlo Pu, suns "'i'
architecture ono iaIuhs' one asp'iC' 10 10 i,ri'
cards tobacco twelve never smoke, twenty d0 one Is
ard s,uokcr two smoke only cigars. only cigarettes,
one smo,es occasionally one Sci-Occasioiiy Nilo uO
Lot iuul-c in any Intoxicating liquor OI titNo one
drlss si- atcr one no water. seven pu0 liz o. two
uruk every thing except water, two never reidhe "ly-
thing. dIlhs only beer ono champagne ahi "stI
"nc .,,er s,,nrorc sl1nay three drink socially two
occasionally. The rest drink and say nothing to an! one
After one of strauss watzcs Louis Werner the class
orator. was introduced. ana spoke of the progress Oi
education and learning in past ages and the mission o
the modern scholar and tho WORK Of the modern un
Ntrsty.
The second part of the exercises was opened with
music followed by the class poem, by \. Goldsmith, VINO
took no subject. bat began with an Invocation to IocSy
spoke Of the past and of tines mutations and closed
with sounding tno praises Of his Alma Mater Tie class
prophecy was then delivered b. Henry l.. Jenkins who
IN "A pleasant fOrerOld the futures Of is class
mates Iils predictions received repeated bursts ot a
llusc The members Of the class then produced large
clay pipes and taking their seats On the stage snoacd
for some minutes. ii. f. JcnAins then sang Tang Mt
Cotangent" the class joining in the chorus and other
COLLEGE songs followed. During the singing each s'rOr
advanced I0ut Of Tie platform ana threw MS pipe
on tie floor breaking IT, TIC oXcicses were closed van
music by the orchestra
At midnight the met at the college, and planted
thor ivy tho campus when the IVY Grafton was DENY
cred by George " Mc-sitcr and song ~ the
Students who then formed procession with tofcaos
and scIcn;,icd several VI the prOit soOis.