Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-15

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| II was an unexpected pleasure when
received. as vel ~ the other members
Of fhs family, An invitation from my
cousin n. 10 spend Class Day (ths 10Th
June. 1884 st Harvard and 10 partake
Of the hospitality Of the ri Eta Society.
Of which he II no iuconspicuous mem
her. at their pariors In the Massachusetts
Bnilding.
| Leaving here shortly before noon, we
enjoyed pleasant opsn harss-oar ride
- Bovdoin Square, where ~ are joined
BY onr escort, and, changing into Bain-
bridge car, half an hour'e ride, crossing
on our wav the long bridge N.assSh spans
tho gently flowing Charles River. brings
NJ 70 the colleges. catering She grounds.
which look comparatively deserted, We
see younR men IL full evening costume,
wearing beavers, some cOnversing With
lady friends and others on the alert for
theirs, who as yet havs not arrived.
| These ara the Seniors. a. mono but
81 <xxt In n~.4xa
Day, which ID their especial day. s0u
know, when they are the observed Of all
/ observers.
Before proceeding further, I may men,
| tion bere that the exercises in the Saun-
ders Thsater began about 10 o'clock;
bat as IL was fully half past one ere We
reached Cambridge, We Of course did
not attend them, which was quite az
we'll, We thought, as We found the day
sufficiently fatiRuin1. although not re-
ally entering upon The scene until the
hour above mentioned. Those who CON-
mencsd 81 ten muat have been very tired
at the corresponding hour in the even
ing. -.
Cousin Ms rooms are at the very top
of Mathews Building. one Of the Oldest
darmitories. judging by its appearance,
at Harvard. We ascend four hig.ts OF
stairs, and, when We entsr his sitting
room, find quite bevy Of handsomely |
dressed young ladies, with their mamas
and escorts, most of whom arc our cou-
sins, assembled there.
The apartment into which We have
entered is large, low-ceiiinged room,
furnished with comfortable easy chairs
and sofas. The walls are almost con- |
ceaied by photographs and college tro- |
phies or mementos; some Of the photo |
Rraphs representing groups taken in |
ination they proved 10 be Cousin N. and |
taken in the suits In which they acted |
different playa in the preceding winter |
and spring. One Of the most effective |
of these groups IL from GoIdsmith's |
play Of "She Stoops to Conquer. in |
which my tall young cousin 10 dressed |
to represent the heroine, the handsome |
Miss Hardcastle. pleas mt, old
misunderstanding fireplace, with brass |
andirons and low cushioned window /
seats, add to the honielike appearance |
Of the room, whose interest Is doubiy |
enhanced when We are told that IL was /
formerly occupied by Emerson, Wen
dell Phillips, some Of the Adamses and |
other names dear to as all. But this 10
somewhat Of q depression from my de-
scription OF Glass Day.
After sitting and chatting for while,
our young host invites us To come with
him TO the Massachusetts, Building,
where the ri Etas have their spread in
ths second story and their reception In
the first.
Ii is q gay. laughing party who fol-
low our youthful leader as he escorts
his aged parents down the long stairs
OF Mathews and across the green to
Massachusetts, near by, and quite a
ravenous one rs well; for, after seating
ourselves IN chairs, or picturesqnsly in
the broad, low window seats. We relapse
into comparative silence as We partake
of the innumerabie delioacies beneath
which the table fairly groans.
The young fellows Of our party Seem
ne yer 20 weary of passing cream, ices,
or the more substantial food; but when
We fiatter ourselves thai we have par
taken of all the courses, and may now
have chance TO rest from our labars. a
smiling, round. faced malatto actually !
has the audaclty to pass around, firsts
enormous pieces Of juicy REQ watermel-
on. and then great, fat. yellow bananas.
" This ia too much. too much" as Arte
mus Ward once said in allusion To the
plurality of wives in Utah; 1t is the
muchness object tor During our re-
past the hall has gradually filed With
membersof the ri Eta Society and their
friends.
upon leaving the Massachusetts, we
sauntered around the college grounds.
which, since our entrance, several hours
previous, had grows much more ami
mated in appearance. Ladies' Of all
ages. but particularly young ladies, were
promenading through the numerous
walks which interssct the grounds.
Old Harvard. with her numerous dor
mitories, comprising handsome modern
edific,s and. several old ones, with her
library. museum, law buildings, her
gymnasium, her Memorial Hall, Saun
ders's Iheatsr, homes OF soue OF the
professors and the president. with ca
pacious grounds around all, covers,
should think. about fifteen acres of
land; 80, though thousands OF people
are scattered over them on Glass Day, I
one has seldom any difficulty In walking
about owing TO a crowd. Bnt of late /
years they have been more particular in
requiring the invited guests 10 have
tickets 20 the various places where en-
tertainments take place. Thus al Ne
mortal Hall and at the Gymnasium.
where there Was dancing in she after.
noon and In the evening, they oulv adj
mitted those persons having tickets.
Every year several hundred young men
graduate, and throughout their lives
many OF them avail themselves OF the
privilege Of attending Class Day. 50 Il /
evident thai some restriction 10 sbso
inteiy necessary 10 prevent certain places
from being filled 20 everaowing.
Gay -colored lanterns, thousands in
numb ber. we're fastened 20 long ropes
and fsstooned from tres tree every |
where within the college precincts Even
in the daytime the effect was beautiful. /
A band stationed on the greenswsrd /
tilied the place With harmonious sounds,
and lying upon the ground were men /
and boys who. though they may not |
have been regularly invited. awaited |
themselves of she freedsm granted to /
all. and they enjoy the music and the |
fins spectacle of which they form an |
unconscious part.
About four o'clock IN the afternoon |
one Of the most interesting events OF /