New-York tribune., 1880-06-26
THE COMING WEEK AT YALE.

fFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE of IiE Ai'ino'
NEw-HAvEN, June 24.-WhateVer Iales
rank may be among the colleges OF the country 10 on
ever doubted that possesses the hearty affection OF
hor graduates They testify their love by appearing
wear after year in NewIIaven as commencement al
prosces aud there is no reason to antclpae any ia
inc off this season In numbers and enthusiasm. INC
programme for Commencement week has Deen o'hcia'!
announced as follows: Friday, juno 20, DeFOrest
speaking by six members of the Senior Class at p m
SUNDAY Raccalaureac sermon in the Battel Chapel by
President Porter at 1890 H.; Tuesday presentation
exercises (Class Day with the class oraton ana poem
I'm the Isatcl Chapel at IL a. m, and in the at"rnoou
ON the Campus In The evening the Seniors VIII gNo
their annual hop called promenade concert ny cour
tesy The anniversary exercises OF the Sheffield scen
uAc School will also be hold on the evening OF IucSuay
Ou Wednesday morning the annual mceun2 u Vn1
Alumni chiefly patronized by the older graduates VIII
be held Tn the afternoon will occur the anniversary vi
the Law Department in Centre Church. WIN an auu'esS
by tho Hon. i. j. Phelps. aud In the evening
the Alumni OF the Law School will have
social reunion and reception. Thursday July L,
ts Commencement Day. The Seniors will get their
sboepsns I'm the Centre Church about IL ocock atcr
their commencement speakers have had tner say Doro
thereafter as the arrangements be completed the
graduates will sit down to their annual uIET a III s,uno
nj Hall and the post-prandial eloqueuco VIII consume
The Seniors finished their examinations Tuesday.
aud in evening appeared on the campus III a SORTS o
groesoue costumes ready to go the class supper at
Sovin The NCW-IIaVen Ianu ulScOurScu ou
the campus until the college had gathered t0Sether;
then the Seniors heading the procession OF all the 9nner
classes marched around the campus cheering the dner
ent buildings, aud returned TO tho sophomore
fence which, as is customary at tins time
Of the year, presented to tn9 EreSnnSn ; 1S
with fitting ceremonies Asa T. French S. naHc the
SOponan speech giving away the fencs ana tne
through Vernon OF their class and thanked inc 9opno
mOres for their generosity After tho renee exercises
the Seniors marched TO the Presidents house, aud ater
listening TO few remarks from him started Ior o"'h
Rock -, 80, =, III, ~,
playeti here next Monday. Walden, second baSe VINO
WAS lately disabled will probably be able TO pay on
that day The nine has done wonderful WORK thlS sea
son, wing defeated the following wcllknown nincs:
Worcester (thrce). Albany, Monitors. Brooklyn lour
tmcs), Princeton Uwlce), Harvard Gwic"l, Amhtrs!
tw,cc) Jersey City and Baltimore, making tOtai OF
l5S runs their opponents 6l.
The foregoing IL the bare official programme. Dut or
course all college graduates Will discover between the
lines hundred opportunities rOr the unconventional
ioes which characterize the reunions OF college incn
For first time in recent years the animal DoaTce
between Yale amt Harvard is to he rOwed on the after
noon of commencement Day. There Is no LONGER any
doubt that barring accidents the contest VIII DC close
enough to be vastly interesting than last years
fasco II Yale should win, the annual reunions in the
halls Of the societies." Scroll ana Key" ana
"Skull and BOnes"-which are always crowded ana
Jolly. will be hilarious in the superative degree
The University left here Tuesday for their head
quarters at NewLOndon. Their new boat is unsatlsac
toly and the probability IL that they Will row the race
in their old boat. Wood still continues to coach them
and will be assisted by r. j. Cook, 76. who arrived here
few hours visit since their departure for New London
They speak highly or their quarters ana seem ~ ENJOY
being on the Thames Harvard, at last accounts Eau
not arrived at New-L0ndOn.