New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-26
CLASS DAY AT HARVARD.
RAIN sPOILs SOME OF THE CEREMONIES.
THE LITERARY EXERCISES AND THE SPREADS ALL
THAT HEART Gould WISH.
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THE LITERARY EXERCISES AND THE SPREADS ALL
| THAT HEART COULD WISH.
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| CAMBRIDGE June 25.--Class day broke to-
day with denge of rain ami pail Of clouds The an
tcpatons OF the Seniors and their friends that the day
would a. usual be tho oveiest Of all stuien, memory
supplanei with gloomy fears thatcass day would
this year be failure. or the prevented In
Vulnerable beautiful tot ettes aud what IL Harvard
class day without lovely dressesi The day wore on
aud the clouds began to LOOK less threatening but under
foot 10 all mud The singing in the yard. the
cises about tho tree and the iluGlDatiOns suffered
greatly But Memorial Hail. the Gymnasium and sever
Hail full Of music and bright with beauty. Tho
spreads were all successful as the heart could WISH
the "teas" and lawn parties spoiled.
Twohnn lred an thirty seniors as emDled a. J u
front Of Old Ioworthy, and followed the cadet bani
slowly about the Yard. CT eeri1g each building they
marched. The underclassmen standing The steps OF
the dormtores cheered the passnl students with lty
approval; tor $50 has been throughout IT. cole. e
favorite class The seniors the circuit OF tho
Yard In digDihei haste ami then turned their steps
toward Sanders Theatre here or two hours their
chosen spokesman uttered the witty serious and poetic
sayings always 80 syDpathecaly ,ed by tns audi
OF eager parents, relatives friends 10 attend
ance The exercise began with the class poem, end
AlaDson Bigclos Houghton. OF Corning. ~ Y oxford
cap and gown, delivered It, Mr.. fOIghton is the chief
pesslmst in his class. and his poem therefore
strange feature In Harvard Class Day poems.
Then the orator OF his class. John VI. ;erriam
lie is representative Of the aggIessyey earnest.
manly college students aud In that character his words
had personal force both his and the audience
lie spoke OF education in the bro ii and as.ei,
does our Harvard give that educdtionf' HIS answer
was of IA strong affirmation. The Ivy orator.
Hamn oni La Monte, OF Goshen, ~ Y, not expected
to describe to exto the virtues OF the IVY but he
fully expected be droi funny. WHY sarcastic, and
To tne deli NJ A ell
scored innumeraDle gTind5 the faculty, upon his
feo speakers OF the day, and espec lily upon college
puDlicaliOns-tO edit which he asserted sJennly
CURED OF brain he mad done the thn him
SELL He described the student faculty conference
mlec "a composed OF those the fscaty wno
have begun SHOW 0f nte sence. and 81 those
students have hot Harvard STUDENT he said we've
growing betterthcre doubt of ha: Or formerly
student, no riby icpriyed that whole sunday
III church and prayers three day could not pre'en.
them from committing heInOus crimes But as tney
became virtuo4s one sunday service and nomro-
pathIc doses OF prayer enough And nov optional
church keep the paths OF recttude; While the
fcrvent piety OF petitioners has made mornin,
prayers voluntary. II THINKS keep on thus, We stall
need board walks in winter, Tor We shall al have
wings"
After these exercises came the real class day, asst
to the thousands OF Trety dnseis who make class
day what Is These visitors fight shy OF the
and POEMS but ater In tho day when the music begins.
when the spreads ready when the dancing ., at
last IN Its full career, these far ones make Harvard
class day happy tangie and bewldcrment o. be,niy
and 81 righn-ss. The older visitors It feared get
little attention from the VINO invited them The
great ,preals OF this year the Pudding SPEED"
Hall, given 1900 guests, the P Eta spread
2OOC guests and the oiluet ,pres for LOO. In tue
gymnasium fifteen wealthy seniors provided for Loo
guests. AT Beck Hail the Dckey" and The lOr-
cellan Clubs had plates Tor loo.
A. J:l5 tue classes form Il IN front or HOLLIS
StOugntOn & HOlwOrtny aud marched INTO tue ncOsurc
near tue UpaerclAssncn and grdiIale- sat
upon grass about ne tree aHd AZ the proper
stood Justify TO cheer the grtuttlD- class
aud fiyOrte Instructors. suddenly Cnlef Marshal
Barnes his beloved beave. hat At the rec ant
then 30 frantic seniors jumped ntly AZ the = rtnl
OF flowers about tue beautiful old tree. Inls rd-h Tor
Intended TO typical OF tho beginning or
riggle for the Rewards OF life ana certainty mo
year Will success ia Hic II one may
Judge from the scramble al tue tee.
$50 p. the dancing ana Gse CluD SINGING began
and until ii O'clock gayety OF the day uu-
checked Al that n0ur the guests o SO departed aui
the seniors class day was at an end