New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-22
SENIORS HAVE THEIR DAY.
THE IVY AND THE CANNON AT pRIycEr ION
ExERCIsEs IN WHICH THE sENfoEs ARE THE
HEROEs AND TIE CFLEBnANTS

ExERCIsEs IN WHICH THE sENfoEs ARE THE
HEROES AND THE CFLEBpANTs.
PRINCETON, n. j., June 21.-TO-day was the
class day Of SO and there happier than
seuiors unless s perhaps the seniors best girls who
have come to Sit around the Old aud hear tho
incidents IN the lives OF their young rehearsrd for
their special entertainment This morning. shortly after
10 o'clock, the 100 young rho Just IN the
transition period between undergraduates and aldmni,
assembled front OF Nassau Hail. and headed by tho
Class Day Committee went to the First Presbyterian
Church. Tho house filed to OVERLOOKING when tho
seniors fled In and took IN FIR seats the PLATFORM
Charles NJ. DeCamp. the master OF ceremonies.
IN short speech welcomed tho many
friends OF tho class to their exercises and
then introduced Charles Er imam, who delivered the
class oration The Grafton was finely written and de-
vered and generously received. The next speaker
Augustus s. Mapes the Class Poet His poems opened
with a song OF tho sewers sprngday and then Do
scribei the resping the harvest time fn- second
part OF the poem described the ships sailing from tho
harbor OF this life to the next 10 thoroughly
precated This closed the exercises the churcb and
the audience with rev TO the campus In front OF Old
North College to listen to the admirable Ivy Grafton ~
Joseph eastman aud To witness ths planting Of the IVY
oh Is alp from the p ant that the tomb Of
wasbin gtOn al Mount Vernon.
in he afternoon at the great amPnlthe.,re whc" 10
ercses are the feature OF tue day The cis.s stIo.
gether AT one side OF tue cannon aud ms andenceo OF
st
entrance stands the platform ami here the various
speakers picture the prcuaries aud paint the fobi-
their unfortunate classmates to the great Amusement
OF the crowd.
The seniors marched into the enclosure arOuni the
cannon . 30 y. and when the music cea-rd, the
Of ceremonies In rOirced the historian. stewart
Patton. who req! selections from the class hlst,ry
which were highly appreciated. Tue next 10 be miro
duced audience Joseph Gaines. the pre'entr
ton who suitable presents To the memD-rs
o class. HIS words OF advice elected many l,nga
Next class prophet. ". . EIior, vino pictured
era phicaiy and hum the futures OF any OF MS
classmates The censor. who's" duty II II To raly the
officers OF TIE dsy who have been having nnlnt~r
rupted Pearce Bailey, and speech was iHucl
enoye Long clay pipes and tobacco were thrn passed.
around and "a the curling -moks crowned tue assem-
bla le the prasi lent. VI. G. Fleming addressed his par
ing words the class The secrctlry. f. Evans. called
roll the time that IL will ha heard IN Prince
Of tue class oil SO sndeh TAe
sen formed IN line aud. prece led ny
band, gave the hearty T ger sss, BOOM an" FOR
each OF the familiar old bull liDgs In tnrn ani then
Ally rf>e The exercises were every particular
wei "a .rd anil conducted.
The trustees held their ANIMAL meeting this afternoon
and ee' ted to their board Thomas Harrison Garrett
Baltimore OF the class Of 'GS.