Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-11-04
nARyARD,s sSoTH YEAR.


OAMBRIDoE, MASS, Oct. 20 Order has
at last come out of chaos. The arrange
ments for Harvards great Anniversary,
which have been divided up among COM
mittees and subcommittee 10 an un.
known extent, have at last assumed q
definite shape. First on the ground
comes the detailed plan OF the under
graduate celebration, which ia to take
place on November 9th, the first OF the
three days given up TO the festivities at
tendant on the great anniversary. At
8 80 ON the morning of November 9Th the
celebration will begin with series of
scratch races on the river Charles in front
of the college lighthouses. At 11.30 the
literary exercises In Sanders Theatre will
be opened with music by the Pierian
Sodality, as the college orchestra ia called,
under the leadership Of W. Forcheimer,
'S7, director, followed by prayer by the
Rev. A. p. Peabody, an Grafton by +. +.
T.. Hamilton, '87 music by the giee club,
| a poem by +. 4. Palmer, '87; AN address
by f. j. Rich, 's7, and an ode by L. Mex.
| Garrison, 'S0.
At o'clock the intercollegiate foot ball
match will be played with Wesleyan on
| Jarvis Field, al which Harvard will make
l u Rftfti thOib W WILL thNt tAo AtDhftASp
may not be damped by the saddening
news of q defeat The present prospects
however, do not point TO q very dry day.
| At 8 o'clock the most unique feature of
the days celebration will take place in
}he shape of torchlight procession,
which will parade through the principal
streets of Cambridge. The seniors will
parade in togas and mortar boards the
juniors will appear in the uniform of a
Continental soldier of 1776; the gallant
sophomores will deck themselves out in
the costumes worn by dandy of the
year 1926, and the freshmen will
clothe themselves in the quiet uniform OF
the Federal soldier of 1861. The Law
School will be represented by delega-
ton of about 100 men clad in black gowns
and white wigs. Joseph Lee, 'S3, will act
as marshal Of this delegation, and II. b.
Cabot, 'S3, II. NJ. Williams, 'S5, and II.
D. Smith, 1876, as his aides. There will
also be large delegation from the Medi.
cal School. In addition to the regular
uniforms there will be special features in
the parade representing different events
and periods Of time in the history of the
university, together with carriages, trans
parencies, bands and drum corps. OF the
$4,000 which the graduates have gener
ously contributed to the undergraduate,
celebration $500 will be expended in NJ
elaborate display of fireworks on Jarvii
Field, which will bring to fitting clos
the festivities of the day.
On Sunday, the anniversary proper
there will be appropriate religious exer
cises, and on Monday the graduates will
celebrate with exercises in Sanders
Theatre, and an alumni dinner which i
expected to surpass any commencement
dinner both in size and interest. As t.
the size there seems to be no doubt; tn
only limit will be the capacity O
Memorial Hall, which can easily accom-
modate about 700. The disposal of seat
| for the exercises in Sanders is NOR
: difficult matter, and the committee seem
to be getting into hot water already il W
I may judge from the complaints whic
have appeared in some OF the Bosto
dailies. Notice of the sale c
tickets at 80 apiece was given OF
several months ago, coupled with th
i information that the tickets would b
ready for delivery on November I'd. Ac
, ing on this announcement a great man
/ | persons, far exceeding the number {
Z tickets to be sold, made application, il
closing the price of their tickets. Now
turns out that the tickets are not to
sold at all, but given out by lot to a
who apply before November I'd. IN
e money already sent will be returned.
Q naturally exasperates those who ha,
d filed applications to fluid that whatevt
!. chance they may have must be share
], with over 1000 others, especially as IL
seats for sale originally number only 40t
There is excellent ground for supposinl
i; therefore, that good many persons wi
wake up on November I'd to find then
o selves very disappointed individuals.