New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-11
YALE COMMENCEMENT TOPICS.

| rxAMIyATIoy AGON1Es-DoINGs OF THE fAMooo
| CLASS OF '53-ATHLETIC SPORTS
IRON OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT of THE iN'DON'
Npw-HAvEN. June 1O-These are the sad
dest DAYS of the colegeyear The campus Is 30 qes anu
funerea that one might easily mistake II Tor the front
ward fof hospital, and the students omit 1or pauen'
waiting 70 be treated for dsOrdered vers Everything
seens bous Even the professors and their superor the
tptors seem more lean lank and yellow than usual
They stalk across the campus like ghosts each win
book under his ard lot OF printed mat'er III MS
hand wearing look that is intended 70 Impress one
with the dignity and awfulness Iof the position Inc
reason of these peculiar appearances lis found IN the o
that the whole college is now in the throes OF exanna
tons The recations for the year have ceased and all
that remains to remind Of their former greatness is
chapel exercises every morning In this carry ue'oon
every student is required TO take part task o winch
none would complain If it occurred later In the DAY
number of students foundn every class who SIT up all
night presumably to be IN time for chapel the next
morning.
The arc peppered through the rest OF the
term until commencement week. They occur at odd IN
teryas for two weeks, but not sufficiently old 10 MAKE
them very desirable After each examination 'here are
given few days Of grace in which the student is e1
nected IN aeram for the next trial. 1t not nfre-
ouenty happens that the the contents OF the
hook are oramned tight into the student that ne
fails utterly to get them out at the examination This Is
OF course painful Of affairs and always results III
tha tofa discontinue
this ANNOYANCE the faculty gives him another opportu-
nifty the following year with the next CLASS ino iacy
| always was considerate.
There promises TO be an unusually Interesting COM
mencement this year The exercises properly beBln on
Friday June 90 with the orations for the DE Forest god
medal This will be soo Sed on Sunday by the bacca-
laureate sermon by President Porter Presentation day
will be Monday June 25 and the evening OF the same
day will occur the promenade of the graduating class
A,nmn ar d class reunions will on Tuesday, M Will
also the exercises OF the Sheffield scien-
tfc School and the Law School The 6lee Cno concert
will be given on Tuesday evening Wednesday VIII be
commencement day. The university boat race VIII oc
cur on Thursday at New-London.
One of the features Of week Will be the
,rtleth anniversary of the class Of 49, This class as
Ia well known prdes itself not only upon the number OF
in its ranks, but also upon Its renth-
tion for introducing when in college and since gradua-
ton new and original things. The first intercollegiate
hoat race was rowed by this class against Harvard at
| lake VIM spesaukee The 53s also introduced the
fasbon OF class histories which continued TO the pres
ent time aid did variety OF other things which they
never tire OF talking about Five years ago, al their
twenty-nfth anniverary they introduced the custom OF
having special class exercises in the chapel during com
meocement week. consisting OF an Grafton and poem by
members of the class AT the twenty-fiith meeting the
| GRAFTON WAS delivered by the late Hon. Benjamin X
| Phelps and the poem by Mr. T.. Q. Stedman ms
| wear the poem Will be delivered by Mr. Charlton I.
| law Of
drew d. White OF Cornell IL is understood that another
distinguished member OF the class Senator Randall L.
Gibson o. louisiana will preside over the alumni meet
ing And will go hard II the members OF this famous
class do not take principal part OF commencement TO
| themselves. The class supper VIII come Oh al Hihs
Homestead at savn Rock Tuesday evening and 1t Is
eruected that large number will be present Sherman
w Kpevals President Arthurs law partner will preside
Of the class supper II Is also expected that larger
number OF the Southern members OF the class VIII be
nresent than appeared at any other
since the war; circulars which have been sent out
express the hope that they VIII take the principal part
The class containing biographical sketches OF
members OF the class which VIII be ready for distribution
Of this meeting said 10 lie book Of remarkable inter
est IL mas been prepared by the class secretary, Mr.
enbers Of these los were graduated, and IL left col
iege before graduation Eghty-seven of the class ara
meeting An original feature In this book Is It's por-
traiture The faces Of ninety three graduate members
| taken such a result has never been accomplished By
c@s .ss oE aiieT IL Of the class
pcced be present are the following; EH,AttoThey-
Of Ionsans; United states District Judge O. Bill
ings of louisiana the Hon vi seymour psGoer OF
Pennsylyana; the Hon Soddard Johnson OF Kentucky;
the Hon James Gillespie rs Of MsRR Mr. ITeSaeGt
stednan the "poet-banker y; A. T. Kent esq., OF Cali
fornia; the Hon Henry G. Robinson, OF HARTFORD Gen
eTaI Edward Harlsnd Of Norwich; the Rev DR.. James
| NJ Wilton OF Newark, n Theodore Bacon esq, OF
| ROchester Charlton i. Lewis, esq. OF new 1oIh.
The faculty has INDUCED IN another freak which Will
probably result ultimately in the utter ann hati0n OF
one great feature OF commencement weekthe class his
fores custom Of reading class histories Is time
bonoed and furnishes the occasion during the exercises
~ pradna week which the members OF tho gradu-
sng class are expected 10 indulge IN little rOllck-
sone fun he faculty insists that the histories be-
fore belng read on campus shall be handed over for
insnecton and editing by the members OF the faculty.
M decree proVokes unanimous disgust among the stu
dentsand is the live topics Of to-day on the cam
| pus ~, -, ,...,,.ou,t.,, oro,,, Mill mn On
Iondon TO occupy their boat house on the Thames
river and practse the previous 90 their race
win on o. The Is in excellent con-
don now and pulls fine FORM They took their GUS
tomary afternoon pull in the harbor yesterday afternoon
rowing I'm their new shell they upon oyster stake
when was Just water and stove large hole IN the
haitian of the she'll he damage mas been repaired ana
the same boat will be used ct New-London unless the
other oyser stakes make IL utterly unfit for nse Ar
rangements were made yesterday for shipping the boat
IN New-IOndOn on juno 10. The members of the uni
versy crew will 20 10 NewLOndOn June 20 10 see the
| Harvard and Columbia race on that day NJ.
There has unusual rejoicing over the success OF
The baseball nine. The championship at baseball has
practically tor Yale this They have
The championship football, and Will make desperate
| endeayor 10 GO whole figure by securing the
| champion remnants at Nng-London on the 18th. For
seyer college grounds have been the scene or
fire works and burning tar barrels The students nave
baseball III the II won by the Yale crew New
Huyeu Will enough for one-ha the number
of students and graduates who VIII suddenly be seized
| Nth an Unsuitable desire 10 celebrate something
| Meanwhile examinations keep the students within
bounds