New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-13
A GAY CLASS DAY AT VASSAR
CROWDS OF GUESTS AT THE COLLEGE.
AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME or ExEncIsEs-NE"
MEMBERS or THE BOARD or TRUSTEES
MR.. RocKgFELLER's GIFT.
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AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME or ExERCIsEs-NE"
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD or TRUSTEES
MR.. RoCKgFELLER's GIFT.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rnrBuSrl
Poughkeepsie, n Y, June 12-This was class
day at Vassar College, and all day long the in
stitution has been crowded with the grests OF
the students. The handsome little chapel was
crowded to its utmost during the exercises, the
programme of which was carried out with tlisf
enthusiasm so noticeable on class days generally.
The class officers werc as follows: president Miss
Grace Ridcout; vfce-president, Miss Anna L. Ross !;
secretary Miss Emily Lerri treasurer, Miss Marion
Ransom; class committee: Marion 9. Austin,
Louise T. Wooster, Frances T. Patterson, May j.
Sheldon. Clara NJ Blackwell, Gertrude A. PococlI
The grafton was delivered by Susan G. Chester,
OF Englewood, n j., in an interesting manner ;
and the class history was delivered by Eliza L.
Maccreery, of Pttsburg Penn The prophet was
Rose s. Foster, of Indianapolis, Ind Her prophe-
cies, like all college prophecies were best under
stood by the members Of the class but when her
classmates laughed heartily, the invited guests
were moved to risibilities also. rhe fair
prophecies In her gazes into the future, dropped
occasionally into laughable poetry.
Alter the exercises in the chapel, the grand
march was taken up for the class tree, a pretty
elm on the lawn. There the senior charge was
delivered by Miss Marion Ransom, of San Fran
CISCO Cal In her closing remarks she said:
. Elm, our Elm, be strong, vigorous, ever
beautiful that the college may always look down upon you
with her benign and kindly eye and that the Students
year In and year out they this path may and
then give neetng thought to 49,
The junior charge was delivered by Miss Emelne
Hunt, OF Trenton, N. j. 1t was full of sar-
casm and humorous illusions to both classes, and
her experiences in college, and was greatly en-
joyed by all present. After the charge and reply,
ooth classes Joined in singing the song OF the
graduating class, composed by Miss Mildred Rich,
OF Oshkosh, Wis. +; the last stanza Of which was
as follows:
Long have we fingered, we must part
From thee, our College, dear to each heart.
May all our years here but prove thy worth,
And to rich blessings for thee give BIRTH
Meier, Alma Mater can we repay
All we have gained here, but say;
Though far away, yassar, from thee
We'll ever be loyal TO thee
A day or two ago o company OF twenty-five
ladies, friends of Mrs. Erminie Smith, of Jersey
City presented to the college, one thousand dollars
to form q fund the income of which is TO be
given each year as prize in perpetual memory
OF Mrs. Smith. to the best student in geology and
mineralogy. Mrs. Smith was never connected
with tho college Mrs Saunders, of Jersey City,
presented the money together with portrait of
During the day the Board of Trustees held the
annual meeting but no business of unusual i'm
poftancc was transacted except the election of
trustees in the places Of the late Stephen NJ Buck
ingham and the Rev. Dr. William Hague, the
newly-eected trustees being John d. Rockefeller
and the Rev. DIR. Edward Judson both of New
York. The alumni meeting to-day passed reso-
luton requesting the Board to reelect trustees
the members of the alumni elected last year.
viz, Miss Florence NJ. Gushing, A B., of Boston,
Miss Elizabeth H. Poppleton A. B., of Omaha.
and Mrs. Helen III. Backus, of Brooklyn. The
Board did as requested.
The Board OF Trustees is composed Of the
following: The Rev. DR.. Edward Lathrop John
ID. Rockefeller Benson J. Losing, the Rev. Dr.
Ezekiel G. Robinson, John Guy Vassar the Rev
DR.. Edward Judson, Cyrus Swan, Augustus L.
Allen, the Rev Dr.. Edward Bright, Resin A.
Wight, George Innis. the Rev. Dr. j. X. KendricS,
John H. Deane, the Rev. DR.. Henry NJ King, the
Rev. Dr. Joachim Elmendorf, the Rev. DR.. .Au-
gustus II. Strong Bishop Henry G. Potter, willard
l.. Dean, Frederick +. Thompson Alanson J. Fox,
Colgate IIoyt, Duncan ID. Parmly Robert Il. Tay-
Ter, the Rev DR.. James NJ. Taylor, Miss Florence
NJ Gushing, Miss Elizabeth f. Poppleton and Mrs
Helen II. Backus The officers of the Board are
Taylor, secretary; Willard l.. Dean, treasurer
Benson Van Vliet, superintendent.
Mr.. Rockefeller, the new trustee, has a daughter
in the college, and has subscribed 5000 toward
the 81 90, 900 fund and has given 81 900 in addi-
ton to another fund. The Board passed resolu-
tons of sympathy for John Guy Vassar in his i'll
ness and congratulated him on his improved condi-
ton The general sentiment of the Board is to
offer prize inducements to enter the college, to
students from various schools throughout the
country, and resolution to that effect was
adopted. Professor Maria Mitchell was rendered
home in the college for the rest of her life and
free use of the observatory.