The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-24
COLLEGE CELEBRATIONS.
Glass Day Exercises at Harvard
University.
ST. STEPHENS COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
Sixth Annual Exhibition of ST Johns
College in Brooklyn.
EXERCISES OF THE SCHOOLS.
ST. STEPHENS COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
EXERCISES OF THE SCHOOLS.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

CLASS DAY AT THE UNIvERsITY-rHE CITATIONS,
THE POEMS AND THE DANCING-THE ExER-
CIsEs AT THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AT HoL-
WORTHY AND THE aLEE CLUB.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June Is, 1870
Rarely has Class Day been observed At Har-
ward more generally and agreeaby than to-
day. Tho weather was the choicest OF the
summer season, and tho attendanca OF visitors
from Boston and elsewhere larger than ever
before in the history OF the University. The festivities
commenced as carly as o'clock in the morning, and
were continued until late this evening. Tho exercises
in the chapel occupied OF the forenoon, and
opened by prayer and followed by GRAFTON by rheo-
dorc Chick ring Williams, OF Boston, in which he
lab0rcd TO point out the bost equipments
for the duties OF life, such as sound
judgment, the power OF choosing VOL, Of resolu,ely
following up the choice and that unhesatng in
the veracity OF ones own convic,ons by which the
courage of selrclanco is distinguished from the per-
vorsity OF seii-will.
The poet Of the occasion was Charles A. Dickinson
Of Cambridge, who rehearsed in humorous verso the
entrance OF 10 to Harvard the trumphs OF the
class since that day in baseball, hazing
and foot ball; its hard work in boating other like
matters which 60 to make up the history OF college
class He then turned to the future and after briefly
apostrophzg the centennial year pledged tho class to
auson tho bright days they had spent at Harvard
ana tho still brighter memory OF them which would
follow through life.
Following the poem there original ODE
written by Frederick stinson, of Dedham, sung with
fine effect to the air OF "Far Harvard" At the con-
cuson OF the exercise in the chapel the seniors formed
tho line OF march IN twos, led by President Eliot aud
Dr. Peabody, and proceeded to tho east
side OF tho library, where space had
been roped of for the graduating class, and the ivy
Grafton delivered by the Ivy orator, John b.
Oimstead, Of Leroy n. Y. He referred tho feeble
growth OF class ivys, enough OF which had been
planted to clothe the library building in
living green had their growth nourished
and alluded in a facetious tone to the REQ
ord OF the class Of 10, tho members OF which he
classified reiormers and loafsrs The Grafton was
tull oil personal and local hits, and received IRON
time 10 time with shouts OF appreciation Tho GRAFTON
being concluded the seniors and their guests dispersed
to the various buildings about the quadrangle, where
the customary spreads" were enjoyed In many a
room made memorable by undergraduate associations.
Al three O'Clock IN tho afternoon festivities
beguL BY this hour the throng Of beautifully dressed
ladies and their escorts largely augmented and the
quadrangle presented very beautiful and animated
appearance. Browns Brigade Band, OF Boston. dis
courscd sweet music from stand In front Of
Holworthy's The windows OF all the buildings
facing the quadrangle presented pretty tablcau OF
the laughing faces and gay spring hats oil the ladies
the lower class Students TO the number Of several
ired, sprawIed about on the green grass smoking
the oevl's Of fair damscs passing to and
fro the walks Shortly after three O'Clock
Memorial Hall was opened and In less than
minutes The floor was thronged with promcnaders
The floors waxed, and the Germania Band FUR
nished some OF strauss most encing strains for the
dancers The galleries and chairs the sides Of the
hall were filed with interested spectators--pspas
rnammas, auntles and wall flowers OF ali
sorts. The dancing enjoyed by
many hundred couples aud at tmes the floor presented
the appearance of rather uncomfortable crush. The
ladies' really finely dressed, CONSUMER
inn ha hnP tifneQ onQ h0nr uuch aisouf
Blue and pink silks seemed to prcdon-
mate, with muslin ovcrdresses Meantime, while
the dancers in the hall whirling through the
mazes of the giddy waltz the tune OF .Wicner
Blut;n OF sstcrk coustns mothers female
friends being shown the sights and escorted
through the various buildings Of the University.