Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-29
YALE COMMENCEMENT.
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troit, Mich, was sung after the plant ha' been set The ivy ode is as follows:


 To protect it till upsprnging
 It shall face the gale.
 BreaSting the tempeStS forever,
 Firm till all time shall die,
 Swerving not and yielding never
 As the years roll by.
 Keep our fame a living ember,
 Those that follow shall remember
 Us of Eighty-Six.
 Ivy, with strength and might,
 Spreading to the light
 By thy growth a deathless token
 We to Yale would prove,
 Firm, unchanged, with ties unbroken
 In undying love.
 Months, years days, ended forever,
 United sure, though time shall sever,
 In love for dear old Yale
 The ivy committee was made up of Cal win Dickey, Judson Shultz Butcher and Ed win Lincoln Smith. The class day commit tee consisted of William McElroy, chairman; Benjamin J. Davis, William B. Goodwin, Charles E. Heller, Charles s. Hyde and Henry $. Washington.
 After the exercises at the planting of the ivy the procession was taken up and the march to President Porter's residence on Hillhouse avenue was begun. The venerable president was out when the students arrived at his house. Mrs. President Porter in formed the students of the fact.
 The Yale cheer three times three for Presi- dent Porter was given with a vim, three times three for the class of 'S6 and three times three for old Yale. The march was again taken up and the class proceeded to Professor Dana's house on Hi1house avenue. The Yale cheer was again given for both Professors J. D. Dana and E. s. Dana. Cheers for Yale and 'S6 were then given and the procession proceeded to Professor Wheeler's rGGidence on Trumbull street. The same formula was gone through here that was given at the other houses. Ex- President WooIsey's house on Church street was next visited. The venerable ex-president appeared on his stoop as the students gave loud three times three for ex-President Woolsey. He addressed the students with the follow ing remarks 'I hope you will not think me egotistical if l say that if l live until the latter part of next month I shall be 95 years of age. will am growing old. hope that the class of 'S6 will go forth from their Alma Matters walls and succeed in life. I hope that Yale college will still continue to furnish students enough to go around the streets in similar I manner as you do to-day, and that each sue ceeding year the number will grow larger. l I wish you all kinds of prosperity and infu- ] ence in the busy world you are just about 1 to enter. I know also that many of the class l of 'S6 men will obtain what so heartily wish | for all. 1 will now wish you all kinds ot | happiness and joy" The "Rah, rah, rah" of the students for eX-Presldent w oolSey greeted 1 the close of the remarks.
 The march was then commenced and the procession proceeded to Professor Richards ! house on High street. Professor Richards, 1 who was a. great favorite with the students | in the class room, was cheered voeiferously l He spoke to the students from the stoop of 1 his residence He said: ''I ana glad to see l you, boys of the class of '86, and yet I am sorry, for we meet but to part-a parting which will be for time and an indefinite pe- riod You will go forth to battle with the l world and I will remain. You will be scat tered over the republics broad sur face. What I say to you is this: 1 ite out of eighteen years of labor l in the class room. You were my first op- | tional class that I taught at Yale. hope you will make good use of the knowledge ob- tained inside the college walls yon are now leaving forever. You have heard much of Yale luck and good fortune, but it is Yale pluck which rely the most upon. am sorry to say good bye, and yet must say it; I will miss you on the campus, on the ball field, on the street, in the chapel and the class room. Good bye, students of the class of 'S6, and may all kinds of happiness follow you in your journey through life" " Three times three for Professor Richards, and the Rah, rah, rah for old Yale and 'S6, were again given, and the students marched to the campus where the party broke up.