Daily globe., 1879-06-04
GLASS OF '79.

at no time did they stoopt0 buttOOnery and
pert folly or sink to vulgarity and Stiffness.
The essays or ''orations" were void of the
usual attempt at fine language, and nothing
like stiffness and "high falutin" was
descernible in any of them. The same may
be said of the manner of delivery: each per-
son aimed at being natural and avoided the
ridiculousS Sintonations, infections and drawl-
ing methods of stage elocution. The pro-
of the following ladies and gentlemen,
marching to the campus, with the Fort Smell
ing band at their head: g. -E
CLASS OF 10.
Barrett, w. Bowman, F. @.
Burnes, G. A. Miss Byrnes, T. E.
Champlin, +. NJ. Miss Collom, J. F.
Dawley, W. s. Elliot, E. NJ. Miss
Gage, A. Jr. Goodnow, J. F.
Greer. A. J. Hildreth, A.
Keysor, w. w. Linton, L. A. Miss
Mexican, F. s. Partridge, G. 81.
Rhames, H. w. lockwood, G. J.
Roe, Nj. H. Miss Rollitt @. Miss
Thompson, Z. Miss Thompson, G. B.
West, NJ. I. Miss West, W. NJ.
Marching to the class tree, G. B. Thomp-
son delivered the stree oration." He re-
ferred to the custom of the ancients in rails
ing monuments and stated that tho band of
Spartan brothers then assembled had con-
gregated to raise monument commeno-
rative of college days. He referred to his
class and said they were noted for four
virtues-poverty, cheek, wit. and poetry,
and might have made their
mark if they ha 1 not been restrained by
the faculty. The Grafton was followed by a
song, "Old'79'' The funeral of the old Bones
next took place, and the funeral address was
maize by r. w. Rhames. He spoke of the
virtues of each defunct potentate from
mathematics to the modern languages, and
concluded with dirge commencing:
Ashes to ashes, dust to DUST
Here's a hole and down you must.
The coffin containing the bones
was then lowered while the
band played dirge. Reforming, the class
marched back to the chapel, which was
tastefully decorated with flags, evergreens
and flowers. Conspicuous across the plat
form was the class motto, 'Esse guam
videre.''
IN THE CHAPEL.
Long before the time for commencing the
exercises the chapel was crowded to its ut
most capacity. At ten minutes to three the
class marched in procession to the platform,
while the Fort Smelling band played a march.
The platform was tastefully decorated with
exotics and draped with flags.
The programme commenced with the class
song, "Alma Mater" to the tune of s'The
Red, White and Blue,'' which was sung in O
manner that showed that music is not one
of the subjects to which special attention is
paid at the university.
Miss Caroline Rollitt followed as the class
historian. She was neatly attired in black,
and delivered her chronicles in clear, dis
tinct voice, without any attempt at display or
stilted effect. -E
Her description of the class was received
with much merriment. It was the heaviest
class, she said, weighing 3,4751 lbs, and
the longest, measuring 1880 inches, which
had ever graduated. ....
1t was followed by song, "The Son of .
Son of Son of Gambolier."
Dora E. Elliot gave next an original poem.
Pale blue and white we'll became her fair
complexion and golden hair. The poem
by the band.
"My Moustache. is Growing" quintette
to the tune of 90, Come in Thy Beauty"
was we'll received. .s ..-.
L. E. Byrnes delivered the class Grafton.
1t was an excellent composition without any
aim at highfown language. The sentences
we're polished, smooth and round. Mr..
Byrnes spoke with ease and grace and with
considerable power.
The "Prophecy," by A. Gage, Jr., fairly
aroused the house to frenzy of merriment.
His puns on the names were
good and not far fetched, and
it did not descend to Questionable
personalities which so often cut so deeply,
though given with no other motive than that
of fun. .--- s5
The "class cup and the "class knife''
we're then handed over to the class of 80 by
the president of the class, and followed the
presentation by the Farewell address, after
which the class sang the parting Hymn y
Miss M. I. West ably presided at the organ
during the exercises. After the ceremonies
in the chapel, the Band proceeded to the
campus, and to its delightful strains students
and friends promenaded beneath the CRATE
full shade upon the green sward. Amore de-
lightful day could not have smiled upon tht
class of '79, upon the eventful day which saw
them bury their boyhood pursuits, ready t.
grid their loins for the encounter with tht
world.