The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-08
GIVING THE G00DW00D CUP.
COLLECE BOYs HONORrNG THE DEST
LIKED or THEIR NUMBER
What the CUP Mcans-A Heated Canvas. md
n close Note-The Successful Competitor
Last Evenings Excrciscs-Fun In n Speech.

whn, the CUP Mcan--A Heated Canvass and
Close Note-The Successful Competitor
Last Evening. Excrci.cs-Fun In n Speech.
Tho Goodwood Cup, annually bestowed
upon member Of the junior class in Columbia
College by his classmates for being the most
popular man in his class. was presented last
might on the balcony Of the college building by
W. J. G. Bcarns to James W. Pryor Of this city
Every year at the class election to determine
who il tho most popular man the strifc
RACES hotly. Tho cup is the highest elective
honor in tho class. Each Of the four secret
socictcs in tho class-as also the neutrals-
would like TO see one of its own mcmhers bear
of the prize Of popularity. hence. each society
plots and countcrplois. and INDUCES in the dis
sipatlon called college politics. The cup has
often hccn given ly n majority Of ono or two;
and the most popular man in his class has
sometimes felt. as hc stood up TO receive the
cup. TINT he was clectod. not because the class
hal united TO give him the honor. but because
SO many Of his mates wanted it that he had had
the luck 10 muster the most followers.
Two months ago this class Of 1873 hold soy
oral meetings to elect their most popular man.
Nine Psi Upsilons united with three Delta Phis
md seven noutras to fight for Mr. Pryor. n
psi Upsilon man; and five Delta Upsilons.
scvon Delta Kappa Fpsilons. and ton neutrnls
unitrd to elNt. i they could. u man whom
they had rcudy. He was not nominated, how
over. and Mr. Pryor nonc had that honor.
II happened that there wns a tie in the mcmhers
present. md President Gregory being "A Psi
Epsilon .mnn. Gust the deciding vote for MIR.
Pryor. Most OF the opposing faction, Opmpris-
Ing u majority of the class did not attend the
exercises last evening. The hiitrrosi feelings
prevail In each faction, and The opposing class
mates studiously avoid cneh other
The contest for the cup has. since the first
.f = "a a Lao Z Ns .It.t
would have r'-ai"d in Mr Tryor's cc't'on;
day admitted this frankly. Mr. Pryor comes
from an oil lamiy long resident in tho ci'v. and
= ",th hahdeoons anu a'nlru'. lie rs SIX iret
brown. silky side whisknr- and mousia,hc. His
eyes are large. gray aud oppressive aud his
Tie is mott diE." yet his standing il good for
scholarship. but college learning is one of tho
ih-t N iuss required in tho recipient ni the cup.
In nthrtr sports Mr. Pryor has hrcn promi.
mont. In the iutoreOllegiate sports in Saratoga
IN 1919 he mndg his first public appearance in
is75 he won The one me-" hunirci' yaris iis
da-h in II, l-5 seconds and also the
iil"ppdinf iIpiI hish inmp at four & feet and fogr ar
TIED H. l.. Bogcr, In the running hiin jump.
and Won ths hurdle rpe in 2us seconds. lie
has been The managing editor q the only
Columbia College paper the 4c'r Ch0nbinnd.
-n 90 Dcrenil"r last. H. was first to advocate
Inviting Prin.~tln College students O. partioi-
PROJECT previously undrcamcd nf. In tAe foot
ball eleven he WIS forward and ia Fresh
Calcium lights AMI Chinese lanterns illumin-
ated the college green and the front of the cul-
lcgs buildings last night Il .rn-tein- band
played airs th" ihli- and the cool r1istefs were
lumined with friends Of th" students the genilor
sex prodominauns ProfesSore and their wives
wore present Mr.. B,ugns held the cup in hls
1t is d Iqtirrnu, wood. is f5urieen
inches in height and six inches IN
diameter. L. shaped Ike "a goblet " tn uuri-ht