New-York tribune., 1877-06-28
VASSAR COLLEGE.
CLASS DAV-cOMdaNCENENr EXERcIsEs-Llsr of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO rHE

CLASS DAv-COMMaNCEyiENT EXERCisES-Llsr oF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ADDITIONS TO TIE
LIBRARY
IFRo1 4 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE 1RIBUNHl
POUGHKEEPSIE, June 27.-Tbe exercises o.
Commencement week began ON sraday when the hioca
laureate sermon preached by President Raymond
On Monday evening for the h-st tme the annual con
cert was gwen by members Of the graduating class, u
der tho direction Cl Dr. +. T. Ritter
For the exc cses Of Glass day yesterday afternoon mo
chapel was prettiy decorated with flowers The class at
D. m moved I'm procession 20 the chapel to TIE music o
q band selected from TIE Philharmonic Society oi New
YORK tne chair bcing taken b. Miss g. h. Bliss 81 New
Haven. Conn Mis- a. II Johnson Of Orange. " J.,
acted a, marshal The following was the or'ero the
exercises
Orsilou Miss sheppard.
arbe {olcs of the -age and the Seer q" Mss Dana.
O, ,,ese performances, The Voice of the sage ana
tie Seer" 10y Miss Dana. s.. Johusbury w. "a1 parue
uiarly admired L contained 'he usual Class history
gwen with al unusual degree OF refinement AS vel ar
humor.
I senior Glass went through the yearly ceremony Of
pntia- the Glass tree tent being pitched for the ac-
commodat,on ol students and rinors The memorials
preser.d by the class 70 the college were ocauiul
urn and vase. The address was given by Mss ina" OF
Pi.tsburgn Penn, the exercises concluding Win aa
original Glass ode by nis, Gardner OF Nan1ueket Mass.
The annual meeting Of the Board o trustees was heu
at 10 O'Clock two reunions yesterday 'HoSe
Of the Glasses OK u and u.
4 beautiful day for the commencement exercises To-
dav brought together large company OF the alunhf
and friends of the cole e The platform was filed Win
the Faculty trustees and alumns- Among the guests
OF the college were Prot Fowler oi Amherst cOiie.e'
Benson J. Losing, LID, Edward Lathrop' u d. ana
the Hon. Nathan Bishop After voluntary upon the
organ the exercises OF the graduating class TOOK place
according the following programm9:
organ Voluntary.
.or,,,o s,,ut,tortae CAROLINE Park SWIFT, Pough-
Ae Fac Religious Element in vrsirs Poetry" susie Amra
M ngt tgi fle,rss Of the Planetary system" Frances
A2get1 Nii st 6, IG Chopin Sarah Dana Watson. New
chael Faraday the scieatihc MAJ" Rachel Bates
Jaeo1s spns.i r ZONE tho Practical Statesman p AZ
hrmative. Aarv whpie, Montgomery A"' n'""u'' i''
EonI fhat :, Love- Duet Mendelssoan Mi-ses ia
'c'9 ess l APP ais to the Future" Alice Wasd~ei Har-
low; ;i Asi rces Asanst womaas Entering the Profes-
sor of M-iicne" finma Bicklel Cnlbcrison Nashs'o'
Heroic Thought the Aggressive Power OF To
day Grace Evelyn Bliss .eNllAyen - cbopin Corurlia
" Concerto" z N Mnor ttifst H"F'i"eh'' N"'f'"-
n or ..torT S,iirrss" Laura Johnson wye Cham
O''-''' - '''' Tho Catering q Degrees
1b rrs, rluc YOU ladies' who spoke according 70 this
prorranme are tue adns nine of tue eaa7 ia college
rank The honor Of tie yaediciory Is conferred py the
stfagrs of the class. The folio "nS young a'le7 ie
~ the paccal,urrate degree, the average age OF Tie
class being 90 years;
Frances Augusta Adana Cleveland ono bIA.e i,.epn
mi. ~, layer COM. Laura Ate..1 bhfa Ae@l 81
t. W-srr,, Brv-n rrving'on Elizabeth Ata Chandler.
3roos N faolniff. Cnrnwr, flusi sp7t f,..- I'
rel cnlSertsGn. Wisnngon D g Ahic ii,sl Dana. =.
J0hlsb-y, W.; Lila ,..rl J. n .,isl@rl iA,9-' IL
goutt sr gust, sr -r4au Nil,emina 1Elni N.rhfA, -
ii,s Pt,r,,u CIV t.aahrdge Alice lrirrN Haow,
Auru,ta lr Iliiai May HotehSisr w Mi.efSary, thp..
I.ur, p-s IL rtrr MrcIalicsbnrg, ONO. facni n b.'cs
igr0b. SOM -rld Aass; Anna Havwar J0hrslni lr-hG.
r. j.; Chariotio lie h-eton Johnson Ne@en'yrSrL
N..s; LuEsUelh Dillingham; johnson, AususlA No;