New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-31
THE BURIAL OF THE ANCIENT
MERRY FUNERAL BY COLUMBIA COLLEGE STU
DENTS - FIFTH AVENUE RESIDENTS ENTER

MERRY FUNERAL BY COLUMBIA COLLEGE STU
DENTS FIFTH AVENUE RESIDENTS ENTER
TANNED.
Fifth-ave., in the neighborhoOd Of Mad
ison Square, was filed at 10 o'clock last evening with
crowd of jolly Columbia collegiaDs, who were out to
perform the last sad rites over the remains OF one OF
their fayorite textbooks vugarly known as The An
eent" but correctly called Bojesens Grceian An
Equities The average sophomore mind would seem TO
have peculiar ondness for this work for every year
the second year class Of the University think it
worthy of elaborate burial, for which
preparations made weeks ahead The exercises last
evening were fully equal to those of the preceding
years. and owing to the fneness Of the evening the
grand procession was unusually successful.
Before the solemn cavacade begun its slow march up
Flfthaye there were many interesting and curious
scenes around the Worth Monument which the head
auarters.of the hilarious mourners. There were nearly
800 who were TO take part in the process
son and most Of them Enthusiastically arrayed
in strangely-wOven garments, In which grnning
skulls showed their CHASTITY shapes from every side
At one time crowd of young fellows gathered on the
curb and sang college songs with much spirit, and
then a squad Of PinafOre amateurs descended upon
the scene with We sail the ocean blue" bearing
transparency with various devices on It, Deaths head
and crossbones the favorite emblem and one could
scarcely turn in the crowd without meeting the stare OF
a pair OF immense white eyes. The Pinafore selections
and cheering by the college boys and their friends VINO
had gathered in large numbers In the vicinity. were
varied with extracts from the songs current In the
variety theatres by couple of shOeess boys who sang
from the vantage ground Of neighborng tree
wick at 1880, and the torches were lighted
The Grand Marshal vas William ~, Forster ter
lights sS '0' sSpplemented With frequent cOlOred
Rsopc in f9 the Vicinity E he and Of
the Brunswick filled with " fair women and brave
men," who enjoyed the sight, and showed their pleasure
by applause: The steps of the houses for long
maIdens, who waited with impauence the starting
of the sorrOwstricken young men. Among those who
laughed at the pleasant sight with much apparent en-
oyInent On huge banner at the head OF the process
sion was an immense skull. under which the words
Bojesen-Bojesen." Above the skull was the class
motto in Greek, Laurel after victory ana huge
Isl"
Finally the march was begun the music of dolefu
drge aud to the cheering Of the undergraduates Go
l-l-m,b-i-a" was spelled dozens of times. until
FifiSsave was an ovation Crowds lined the
sidewalks, covered the steps and filled the balconies
the line Of fearful Soaas nD en SSeer
would be given for the fair OCCUPANT who
Blue and red lights burned. and the versatile band
PLAYED dirges hymns patriotic and operate selec
lions Finally the college campus on Forty-nnths was
reached and the procession entered the yatd
hear go the A college bell tOlline its mOurnfnl
notes. A great crowd gathered around the stand in
front Of the pyre when the festive sound OF the fish
horn had been quoted Thomas g.. Patten de-
yered the funeral Grafton by the light of two
at the faculty and at the author or the
book they burying and were much enjoyed by MS
college mates and their many friends. AT the proper
time the unfortunate book, which had been borne on
bier, cast into the fire, aud Amens were
a lugubrious poem that very cleverly coz
structed, which provoked roars of laughter After
this the cOlegians adjourned to an uptown hotel where
they RECALLED themselves on crackers and tea until late
hour this morning.