New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-05
EXERCISES OF THE EVENING.

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EXERCISES OF THE EVENING.
YALE MEN or ALL AGES ROARING OVER COLLEGE
JOKES AND MINSTREL PERFORMAECEs-TnE
POEM, SERMON, AND CONCLUDING FARCE.
When the Yale Alumni Association resolves
Itself into " Ihauksgying Jubilee" the college Faculty
yery dscrectiy stands aiOof and dOes not after
the control OF The exercises The third OF these unique
caprces ooghted large audience La evening ct tie
Union League Theatre There Is certain kind OF ability
among COLLEGE men that wins more applause ap-
probation from the class than from the Faculty
lne Nic Alumni seem to have estab isDel
the Jubilee" TO give this sighted measure Of ability
chance for graduate hOnOrs. Last night IL was the
general vCruct that Jubilee Glass Of "75 rather
Oyertoppcd Tue Class OF "'77," though this would
IDENTITY NOS DO the verdict OF the New-H Haven Faculty
| Between Ave aud aunIrcd men OF Yale. from the
stad and Jaldbeadod Judge to TIC downy-mOustached
senior Of tins year. gathered at the handsome little
theatre lorau oldashIunod dOrmitOry spree" They
roa.cd and appaudcd Tor three hours over fantastic
medley II black and white the minstrel part being
no.e highly seasoned with dormltory pepper taun with
! Attic salt.
winnie tho audience waited for the curtain TO rise the
chorus within the orchestra railing led of with Son
| Of 20 GamhotCr,' and similar college songs Smoking
permitted usual invitation SAID aud Dr.
jared Llus! "uo sat ntront conspicuous b. bis bcLey
o.,uj nance appeared to nc the only who re-
! sisted tLe smoking Injunction When a hand thrust
! " Iambournr's chair before the curtain there
cheer; shout greeted the scttce Of" Bones" and
how! went the curtain and the fash OF The foot
! lights NJ. Bones lCmus) slid into a chair
/ ma conyul.rd the audience by showing the start
Ing Ion -udc " his moUth. Mr.. IamUOurinc liiatrh
depended largely his makeup" for effect, and wore
% ribbon his hair lha. rysomDIcd tapeung hays,acl
They were seven, this minstrel band, Plus four hired
musicians and a pianist SIR. johnson l"ickesl re-
h-. iu accordance with custom the performance
would De- uuder TIE supervision o, member Of the
Faculty, Professor Looms having kindly consented to
monitor. Then the rcycl began, with Tampa"
for the overture.
Bones played PoritcH.a TO Tambourino's Ugomar,
pleasant reminder NJ r AudcIa ms great success In
NeW-Htyru. Mr. Chamberlaius ia-citJ solo, IN tAe
chorus "Come, Rally Tonight" was cheerod until
Lc repeated Il. Bone, wanted to know why the
student. voted down the prJIiJ0ry law IN NcwiiaYen
auu Ir. johnson swing ,Ae cOnuuGram up, he replied
Because they much Of their Porter and their
lite B.Drs' Loud C4ecrsl There were Other jokes
hIt :u prUt Il Is moro convenient 20 revert 20 MI
Wi,koa's great succcso m singing "Od Folks at Home
one Of the jokes was cNpUrgItad from the stIga by
Professor Lagmis" w W. GREEN, who appeared from
behind re mes IN tue or The Lone FStcrDo
IN "EysugcIuc" ana in pantom me admonsbed the
aud. lie was dressed QUA wastcua', "sWalo"-all'
aud wore chin whiskers anu low spcctaces. The audi
yucc shook with Laughter.
Then Bones wanted tu Know Why tho idol lNtua'-N-
INK jubilee al Yas Itself va, Ike ministers oli shoe
and Ai- auditor, found great deal o. fun in the fact
that t Because u came 60 nothing and minister
put bis foot m it," TlmbUuCiue was next heard FROM
hut IL was only echo OF old Joke. The reply to the
question Why Il the lady tho tIde-dolar the most
IN SCRABBLE OF frmalcs' brought out Professor Loom!s
with q mcuuciug revolver. TambOutine, IN giving his
experience up the Hudson, said RIyerdae people went
up to Y0nkers for the fever and ague ana
then went down 20 Ncw-York TO shakc-for
the cigars. In Yonkers they smoked " Tel
cpnono cigars "-you smoke om In Nonkors and
-meu 'eIn 10 New York. Bones sang 20. SOPHIA
lrcludin. a cymuas,c contest between his mouth and
his legs, scoriugG victory Tor the former. frankie
Dexter" was made the subject OF pasqunade by Tam
BOURNE which the audience reEshgd II It assisted
them To get even with some who in days gone bT
dealt out t.e 'olacx works" With generous hand
Bo.es raised tunu,fuous applause by defining the
difference between model woman aud woman model
the Joke having reference to the Yale fine ART gallery
The college song stars Of the Summer Night Was
uucly rendered Oy the alaltettc-"'s AeS' SAcIIHAn
wood ami Woodruff.
Tmboufiue's lecture "Brc-ablc" was apprc-
dated by the baldhcaded men, who also chuckod over
his rema that the. students never half appreciated
Prcsdeu.s WoUlscy's sermons until they heard FFesl
dent Pnrtrrs His song Of " The Bold Fisherman met
also with 80 great favor that ho induced TO sing
{" Happy Niger Joseph is my Name" Bone's descrlr-
lion OF reception at pr 'sidcnt Portcrs brstled with
sharp hits from he rung ms card and sent IN
the door bell" the description OF the Undergraduate
IS ho spoke piece. Mr. Jackson and the author OF
Forty Years Harvard or How We Do IT, were re-
memberrd. Rock Ne TO sleep, Mother was sWeety
sung y Mr Wood while Bones and TamhOuriue retired
behind the
Then followed the great burlesque OF the evening.
=. Bring on the fiery Arabian stsed." shouted Ring
master Wickes. \ remarkable wooden horse with
a table for back pulled in Tam
b0u.inc acted clown, ana Bones in an aurcoe OF
muslin performed the ba1eback Ieats Of the circus belle
amid peals OF laughter The music OF the band AID the
crack of the whip A. the bareback rider threw kiss
and skipped behind toe scoIe the giant negro nearly
seven fee ugh who used 10 air his presence IN tde
EqutabIe building rushed on the stage IN pocenan'S
garb followed BY two with Society for the Proven
ton Of Crime pacarded their backs Thry carried
coats when were hung the seminude figures sup
uorting the pIOsceuium gas-hHlures. The audience,
weary with laughing responded with fresh oatbur't
and the negro, said he Was Anthony COlnslOch
trgd make speech but " hunhed, ana aier some
Imaginable prompting, the curtain suunru MIN OUT
The minstrel performance was followed ny poem oy
aac H. Bromley OF ne Class o, 80 Mnic1 in {" sso
prlscd with ponts which uckled tAe entire audience
under It's ifh iio, and at Its couc'usIoha Ioa VI 'p
Alter tns pocm. Julian b. Smith, Of '72, DELIVERED
with excellent effect, the character song aiu
his Dinah' The same sOuE 'rouEhV u'"n '"o "o"'o
two years ago, on II similar UccasO on
SIR. BINNINGEKs SERMON.
william Burger Bnungor, of tnc class OF "a 'heh
delivered tue sermon, hi, text being Balm OF Giead
Balm Of Glcad Balm OF Gcad, Way Down IN The Binso
Farm" The sermon covered three general heads-lae
dulmaut Yale militant and Yale irinmphanl-ahd was
receives with laughter and applause The sermon III
substance Is Is follows:
Nv friends and friends OF Yaltyou who are search.
ng after TRUTH and you who here for improper pur
poses: lt seems to be remarkable colncldeuce that
should have been occurring In the Far West on the doc
true Of natural selection, when received an invitation
f8u our committee Ia address You tbls evening" ana
Z vas VITA hat tuuult Of sensations which our old
,.,d NH unrIuos describes "a the Joy OF