Daily globe., 1879-06-04

OF the following 1aOleS ana gentlemen,
marching to the campus, with the Fort Smell
ing band at their head:
CLASS OF 10.
Barrett, W. Bowman, F. g.
Burnes, G.. A. Miss Byrnes, T. E.
Champlin, E. NJ. Miss Colon, J. F.
Dawley, w. s. Elliot, E. NJ. Mics
Gage, A. Jr Goodnow, J. F.
Greer. A. j. Hildreth, A.
Keysor, W. w. Linton, l.. A. Miss
Mexican, f. s. Partridge, q. n.
Rhames r. w. lockwood, q. j.
Roe, NJ. H. Miss Rollitt, @. Miss
Thompson, E. Miss Thompson, G.. B. :.
West, Nj. I. Miss West, w. NJ.
Marching to the class tree, G. B. Thomp-
son delivered the 'tree oration.'' He re-
ferred to the custom of the ancients in rails
ing monuments and stated that the band of
Spartan brothers then assembled had con-
gregated to raise a monument commemo-
rative of college days. He referred to his
class and said they we're noted for four
virtues poverty, cheek, wit. and poetry,
and might have made their
mark if they hal 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
made 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 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
Uldere."
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 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 "The
Red, White and Blue,'' which was sung in a
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.
with much merriment. 1t was the heaviest
class, she said, weighing 3,47511s lbs, and
the longest, measuring 1880 inches, which
had ever graduated.
1t was followed by song, "The Son of .
Son of Son of a Gambolier."
Dora E. Elliot gave next an original poem.
Pale blue and white we'll became her fair
complexion and golden hair. The poem
was we'll written and timely delivered. Music
by the band.
"My Moustache is Growing,'' quintette
to the tune of 30, Come in Thy Beauty"
was we'll received.
T. E. Byrnes delivered the class Grafton.
1t was an excellent composition without any
aim at highhown 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 we're
good and not far1e.ched, and
it did not descend to Questionable
personalities which so often cut so deeply,
though given with no other motive than that
of fun.
The "class cup'' and the. "class knife
were then handed over to the class of 80 by
tho presldent OF the class, ana followed the
presentation by the Farewell address, after
which the class sang the parting Hymn -
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 itsdelightful strains students
and friends promenaded beneath tho CRATE
ful shade upon the green sward. A more de-
lightful day could not have smiled upon the
class of 10, upon the eventful day which saw
them bury their boyhood pursuits, ready te
grid their loins for the encounter with the
world.