New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-29
CLASS DAY AT YALE.
THE MARCH. THE POEMS AND THE GRINDss
GREAT DAY FOR THE sENIORs-PRrZgs AND FHL.
MISUNDERSTANDING TIE FACULTY.

THE NARCH,THE POEMS AND THE" GRINDS.s
GREAT DAY FOR THE SENiORs-PRrZHS AND FRL-
MISUNDERSTANDING THE FACULTY.
NEw-HAvEN, June 2S.-The graduating
class to-day have had full swing Amid tho psui,s OF
the under classmen they nade their tumphsl OF
the campus to the chapel In the Of the Corpo
ration and the President they listened the pr~srn
ton Grafton and poem. Surrounded by their sdnrns
parents. AMI heard their cclese paned by class
historians in the most Hstterng tiDts. Their friends
swarmed full OF congratulations. to their evening tes
and finally Alumni Hall they danced for hour, with
their sweethear drank care tho turf under the
stars
The sun shons brightly this morning through tho
spaces Of the college ems when the one hundred and
thrtyfve msnbers OF the cassof 1885 who passed. and
the seven members who dill not pass. assembled on
equsI terms before South Middle about II A. M and
besdeG by ths Wheeler Wilson band. OF Bridgeport,
marched in fnrb's fic o~sri ne Batiells
Chapel. An impat@r. c. ~ = sisters and
cousins was waiting FOR t'eiT al.
The class took seats the platform also ws,loS
soon President Porter appeared leaning on the arm of
Governor HARRISON and beh them tho members OF tho
Yale corporation President Porter offered n brief
prayer and tho class poet Charlton Minor Lewis. OF
New York. mounted the platform. He seemed to feel
the gravity OF the occasion and read lo2 lines
OF blank verse on the inspirations OF the
aud tho true ideal OF living. DR..
Porter looked pleased and the applause ,orous
When Mr. Lewis ended. Evan woollen. OF Indian, polls
followed with Grafton on Tho Dignity Of
the Mediocre Msp." which OF course proved
soothing TO the uniortunates and their
classmates who had slii over tho passing
line Dy narrow majcrItea Mr. woollen was dlgnihei
and serious. and tho corporation and audience
much Impressed by his remarks Then a parting 90
written by Sheffield Phelps. a Of William Walter
Phelps who divides with Mr.. Lewis the poetcal honor
Of'S6.
Year, may come and years NAV 90.
And our heads grow raw bows.
AS thcy do to-day boys
Chorus-Bur-, then forth this glorious strain
AMI be oIr,tle gal refrain
Yale and Yale forever.
The singing OF the put the ribbons ami hearts Of
many Of the spectators in futter The song ended.
President Porter read following list OF awards Of
scholarships and prizes
Douglass Fellowship Charles ". Pisrson. 1885; sill.
man Fellowship. julius r. Pra'r, 1882 treippolnirGl;
Foote Scholarships. EiwTi o. trn-. lSs, trt'tp-
iss6 Macy s"hoarsa iG Fr.ns Moor 1855 L,rnei
ssholarship Carl D. Buck. l5s1; Clark -eDoltrship.
Charlton NJ L"vIs. 1886; Brrkley scholar hid. Wlii"n
1855 ''''' '''d'" ''"' 'Ae'''
Special honors distinction the studios Of senior
and junior years are awarded in the graduating class as
follows:
In phi osophy. John C. schwab; in political science.
history AID law. " l. Conner. Jr. wili.n W c.pron.
w. A. Adams William A. Brown Carl D. Buck Jonn
]. Cookery. W. Hunt. f. G. Moore. william II. Parks.
o s Artar q Goeoe E"-ia GS'rS' ooardS
~ other modern mnguages,M F. connor Percy EdEar'
Harry i. Mason. William f. Nichols .,
In m.Ihenatics-W W. Crehore, George l. Kingsley
In natural and physical scence-Arthur Allins.
Henry |. Washington
By o'clock promptly, the rows OF benches built into
smphtheatre the entrance TO the south hidis
were with ribbons and pirasOis AMI crowded Win
sweethearts and sisters who bad to get Tor the
hfsf NJ
innate seniors Five historians had divided the class
them. and each did his best to give his victims
a wretched Ave minutes William Burial lAnderson'ot
NewYork came first. Then Everett Alanson BAGS OK
Connecticut; Henry Townsend Mason. OF Troy; JohnC.
schwab of New.York AMI Frank Edward Wing. OF Mas
sachusetts The "grlnis" were altogether PERSONAL ana
the reading OF the multi jokes took about three
hours. Tue seniors smoked LONE pes anddrank punches
to kill time and the other su tOrs listened or walked
about under the clms when they pleased.
The Ivy slip OF SO planted at p M. against
Dwight Hail. where the ivy ode. by r. G. Waterman Ok
Detroit, WAS sung. The procession then passed
campus cheering before the houses OF pre
ident Porter, ex-Presdent Woolsey. Professor DanS
Professor Wheeler and Professor Richards EhPres
ident woosev and Professor Richards mado snors
speeches III response.
In the evening the senior promenade drew several
hundred people to Alumni hall Toe doors vaxed
dancing and OF the windows were
flowers and plants From the low oean:
jaunfy many cplorei HAS hung the eigit Dared
shell in which the Yale hopes to beat Harvard .s
New LonGon FRIDAY. over It's sides the oars 'towrd
locked IN their places The wais covered. TOO
with the paintings OF old presidents ami anclsns
worthless Outside the green was nil 0y larse tent,
under which supper was served. and near by punch
and lemonade wi flowed TOR those whom dancing mad
ade thirsty Tue dancing kept TIL late hour
great deal OF active canvasslng for corporation
fellow has been gOins on to-day Inc election VII,
be held TOMORROW afternoon. Mr. Phelps Is stu
4 fayorite The Law School corporation mes
this evening and decd-t de>ree TO Miss Ace
orian along with or the applicants. Miss Jor-
dan been studying law for some years IN she scho
Dnt has not been allowed TO graduate Inc ur2reen
gwen with the that the corporations
zion 10 not to be taken Is precedent