New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
cyass DAY AT COLUMBIA.

49,. .,.,-,,Ys, fr.rxRRArIoS AT SANDS POINT, L J.
-rny GRAFTON, THE HISTORY AND TEE rhofhi",'
h,ue-and- white flag fluttered at the bow OF t t
stearn launch Cornelirs Van Cott - sno ysss,Say
foot Of East Twenty seniors stood be-
.;Ss her showing cluster Of tall hats aud carfSing
light overcoats their lett arns iIa lb cor
r;eht hands and large cigars IN the risnthano CUT
Going to pick up the rest of 81 at blackwens
is nSa we'll stop for the others at the Insane
Asylum was the reply. .,..n n,.;rad
3This is not q class day exactly" expiaine 0n
70 that there is no room there, and we are goins
down 10 Sands Point to have class celebration 90
Then the Cornelius Van Colt emitted an an, a sa.
matte attempt at a whistle. The canes usn nn no
and cigars clambered hastily n ana rnS ont
The IgtudeSts waved their hats, which two police,
men on the pier took personal compnmen,' anu n.
then struck up Marching og The snnS NV The
s;ght of a pair Of short legs belonging 10 penney
stndenf which were flying down the pier. Inc noat
sessfuIly aboard. Then the thirtyhve seniors pro
ceeded to arrange themselves comfortably on 1l I
seats Of the boat and to excite tne .nd sesn
ers which were encountered by singing college songs
and shouting the familiar COLUMBIA. Aitsp
pleasant sail the Van c GOt tbr Tsacn1 Then the
Students betook themselves 10 the Oriental Grove,
= abort distance from the landing and prepares 70
eniOy the programme vi eAcAOioO,,, 20
sang the "Song of Elghty-one," the words OF
hlcb were written by II. T. Peck, after which the
class president E. T. Roberts delivered the Grafton
He recalled different points in the career Oh the ci
nm To the present time spoke of Innovations tnat te
class had introduced, among them aooilshlns .lao
"semi-annual" and holding the senior Ploloel
naden instead alluded to the junior RECEPTION anu anu
the burning of calculus in the sophomore year, anu
smoke of the marked characteristics Distinguishing
'Sl from other classes; ..n,o,-;o+olv
foi1o~a5 and H T. Peck recited the class history
reating the achievements of his classmates az !he
hat and oar as we'll as in the lectureroonl, aiuuing
IN the principal points in the history OF the class as
an organization and dealing freely IN local mus anu
accounts of various adventures participated III py
bis mates. The history was received e.. VIII u
unroarious and unsubdued applause AFTER q
gfee-" Jingle Bells"-the poet, Thomas M W
mel Rambant, read the class poem L. AZ, "
Hotchkiss, the class phrenologist, IN ms us us,
course on chronology, elected roars OF laughter Dy
d;Iat;nS mon the characteristics and personal pecu-
Garities Of each member of the class The ,propni-
ecv nv G. f. Vail was bright and enjoyed oy al,
The prophet described wonderful lawsuits In wmch
the woud-be lawyers of the class Won engage PIo5
tured narrowing disasters for the future doctors
ministers and predicted that several members
follow the responsible calling OF the undertaken
"The Soldiers Farewell" sung by all IN choru ~
closed The exercises, and the class adJ0nrned 70
Xredes Hotel near by, where very Jolly dlnner
yras enioyed Later in the evening trevelieTS on
fbe wafer were startled by explosive C-O-L~O,M
B-I-A frequently repeated, which 10 those unapIe
10 nee the Van Colt appeared to rise from the wafer
itsef This cheer was last heard at the FOOT OF Last
Twenty-third-st. about III O'CLOCK