New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-06
MEMORIAL WINDOW FROM 'S5.
CELEBRATING CLASS DAY AT COLUMBIA.

ADDING TO THE BEAUTY OF THE LBRAkf-ohA-
TIoSs, HISTORY, PROPHECY, ODE AND DANCE.
The spacious library hall of Columbia College was
CAV With spring bonnets aud pretty faces yesterday
afternoon and the volumes that lined the walls echoed
the praces of rhetoric and eloquence which flowed from
the lips Of number of young orators The portraits
Of Columbias illustrous dead looked down benigrly
upon the scene and the pennants and trophies captured
By Coumpia's sons in many hard-fought field re-
minded the young graduates of the glorious past 1t
was Class Day at Columbia The floor of the hall was
crowded with coecians and their friends Che gallery
was filed with ladies, and band stationed III me
corner suppemented the feast OF reason with an oc
casioual flow OF music.
The exercises were announced to begin al o eloch'
just before that hour the rain came pouring down. out
nevertheless the people continued to arrive a. inc
west end Of the hall platform Tor the speakers
and directly In front OF II seats were reserves ioI
odd members OF the graduating class Above the plat-
form one of the series high narrow WINDOWS Whc
light the hail. was covered with heavy curtain anu
those who did not know, wondered what was INC
reason for excluding the light in that manner. me
object was apparent later little after INC Oanu
struck up rollicing college march and 10 TINS aoco
panment the class Of 50 walked In solemn sa'e tno
The hall and took the places reserved Tor them me
roll was called and some names were READ no VOICE
,Se was psd to those Who had fallen by the
unable 10 bear the burden OF examinations the eeCI
tary would proceed 10 the next name After ron ca! o.
w.
made n short address. in which he appropriately "ei-
coined all the guests. an6 told the ladies that shce
thing of beauty is JOY forever their presenoe I
&c lar TO alleviate the natural sadness ie ny he c
of ' as they assembled for the last time wi'hn 'hc
walls of Columbia The ladies appre elated TINS gihco
nl compliment and clapped their hands vigorously.
Mr. Erench pointed 70 the portraits OF defunct pres
dents of the institution urged his classmates 10 uiaW
inspiration from their noble lives and concluded oy eA
hortpg the orators who 10 follow HIM 10 DE elo
ouent on this occasion or alter TO keep silent
a recommendation which they all acted upon. slI.
French took his seat, the band played Tor Ie"
minutes and then Grant Squires was caied upon W
pronounce the memorial oratlon. ,,o- L.,
Mr. Squres explained that the cassof 50 had ueep
affection for their Alma Mater and that they hau Dceh
casting about their minds to find some alproptlate
way in which they could give substantial expression 20
their affection Al last they had hit upon the iuea on
doing something beautify the library ana they haa
decGed to repace one Ct the windows of PLAIN ground
glass which certainly not In Keeping WIN tnc
architecture of the hall by window OF staheu GRASS
which should keep alive the memory oi inc o,aSS
nj 'S,5 The class said Mr. Squires. would certainly
have been clad 10 put stained glass IN all the wihdo"
but then what would have been left for other classes
do On the whole IL seemed better that they shouio
teInper their ardor with moderation and leave of the
successors the completion of the series ne curtain
then fell from the window winch had been drapeu' ha
reyealed stained window. rich IN color and graceful
in de sign Ii represented the figure OF SOphocles cau
in the flowing Grecan garb landscape win a
temple forms the background OF the hgnre Ilc .n
olive lint predominates The unveing OF the window
was the signal for lond and prolonged cheers uhuer
cover OF which Mr. Squires sat down, ana freslueut
Barnard mounted the platform to accept the gl u ts
name OF the college and thank the giveis lie salu
that the desire the part vi the graduates ana
graduates to make presents 10 the college was Lunh
bic one and begged the members OF the graduathg
class TO remember that IL the future they should ever
have an opportunity 10 do something Tor Coulno,a'
their gifts wOuldJhs gratefully accepted however w
siguifeant they might be This statement seemed
greatly 10 reassure the seniors and they gave the col
ege cheer for the president with such ygor than some
of the ladies startled
THE olee club were next called TO sing song.
which thew did and being pred. they saIg another
The audience applanded vigorously but the SINGERS
could not be induced 10 appear for the thrd ire 20
G. II. Mapes was called to the platform anu anu 'a
class history which he had written The grave ana
reverend seniors listened with great gee 10 the account
of their youthful iroics-how when freshmen, ihey
had rushed > the sophomore and on countess DC
casion. haunted 10 the faces Of their foes Dangers
OF huge dmen sous. One would almost have thougtt
them young again to judge by the delight Win ~hlc9
they listened to heiT history There were aso ta .,
victories on race and IN shcls, o examinations
Of unhesrd OF severity. and mass OF sat'sucai ~
formation about the class From Mr. haPess report II
appears that the average OF the class In
year three months and days that the older man lie
a little Over twenty-four and the youngest rgh',eu
The politics OF the class W somewhat complicated
man calls himself JeherHonian Democrat Tour are IN
dependents six claim to be independent hepuDlcthS
thirteen frankly avow that they are Democras ahd
twenty are Republicans. There Is uecineu III
clinatiou in the class toward the legal profession
Thirteen members have siguife1 their INTENTION OF
stndyng law while other thirteen have not decided on
profession This is supposed to mean that thsy n.eu
10 devote themselves to gentle. manly and not money
making pursuits THE IKBUNf u the iaN"fl,e uf, iy
paper Fifteen men read it, while eleven read Inc
Times and ten The Herald.
A. D. Keyes delivered the presentation orau3h anu
the class laughed heartily the iaiings OF thoit
friends were touched upon by the orators kindly satire
and illustrated By his presenta ,,...., -,
III II Whitman the prophet, ana prenlc'eu VI
manner remarkable futures for n members Oh Tue
class Finally the class ode. writer by A. a. b3.t-
wick In was sung and the exercises were over ! ne
door wa then cleared for dancing which made all the
dead presidents on the walls stare.