Evening capital., 1889-06-26
ST. 1onNs ) coLEEGE.
ALUMNI DAY.

ALUANI DAT.
commencement 81 the one hundraa,h
anniversary of St Johns Colleae was
celebrated TO day. According to arrange
ments. the visitors and governors. the fac
ulty and the alumni, together with the
invited guests 70 the centennial celebra.
tion, assembled tn the rOtnnda az he
State House this morning, and proceeded
TO the College, escorted by the sfudents
in uniform, the Naval Academy Band
preceding the procession. The exercises
were held under aiarge canopy. on the
green adjoining the old poplar tree.
platform being erected alongside or the
old tree which formed the background or
the stand. upon which were seated Gov.
ernor Jacksons the Board Of Visitors.
Trustees. and the distinguished orators Of
the occasion.
On the right Of the platform the En-.
glish ensign was conspicuous aud on the
other the American emblem shielded
thoee on the platform from outside
view.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by the Rev. Orlando Hutton. after which
the band played the national air ssGod
aave the King" In which the choir
Joined In chorus, Mr. George III. Ehafer.
acting as musical director.
Mr. r. H.Stockett, President of the
Board of Visitors then introduced the
Hon Philip X. Voorhees,, who delivered
the historical sketch OF the College.
Then followed the reading Of the centen-
nial ode by Rev. John M. Leavitt. ID. D.,
former president of the College. The
Rev. Leighton Parks, M. A., delivered
the address before the Alumni, followed
by the doxology, which closed the bis.
torical and and literary part Of the pro
gram.
The audience then proceeded TO q DO
sitlon 10 front OF Humphrey Hall, where
the ceremony Of planting the tree was to
take place. Mr.. j. ShaaR Stockett, stand.
ing on a temporary platform, with Gov.
and Mrs. jackson and others, made few
happy remarks, concluding with the hope
that the young poplar abount to be plant
ed would grow 10 be IS venerable and
historically fun of interest as its elder
sister at the other end of the green and
like II might shelter with it's ample shade
many happy generations yet unborn. A
shovel full Of dirt then having been
handed to Mrs. Jackson, she proceeded
to sprinkle the same over the roots. at
the same time expressing the wish that II
might fulfill its symholical mission. At
the conclusion Of this part of the exer
cises Of the day there was q general hur.
Iahtng by the students. AT Z o'clock
this afternoon business meeting Of the
Alumni Association was held. To night
the banquet will take place at Mcdowell
Hall. To morrow will be commencement
day which will close the exercises for the
week
SOCIETY CELEBRATION.
Last night Prof. Samuel Garner of the
United States Naval Academy, a former
graduate of st. Johns College also a
Fellow of the Johns Hopkins Universi
ty, delivered the annual address before
th Philomathean literary society, in
Mcdowell Hail. His subject was "The
Concentration of wealth a Menace to
Modern Civilization and he quoted as
his text portion of sentence Ia the first
Catilinarisn oratiou and part of line Of
Ovid, making the septanpe. s'To what
lengths wilt thou 60, q cursed thirst for
goldp The speaker quoted Guizot's
statement that all the ancient civilizations
grew to maturity and decayed In accord
ance with some dominent principle to
which everything else was subordinaied.
Prof Garner illustrated this by describ
ipg the controlling national idea of each
af several famous natiope, aa religion
With the Egyptians, militaTism and
spirit of savageFy with the Romans, the
art principle with the Greeks. With
modern civilizations, on the other hand
he said, we perceive that permauency
and progress have heen largely due to
numerous forces, each of which has
stimulated and controlled the others, so
that all have contributed towards sym
metrical development OF the whole body
polite. We no longer have one domina
ting principle ruling and detOFmining
everything, Many forces have asserted
themselves as SOCIAL and political fac
tors. In other words the energies of the
whole people have come. into The fore
grouad fully conscious Of THAR mission
In the general evolution Of the state.
THE H0P.
A hop followed the celebration OF the
Philomathean Society. as 1t also did the
anniversary of the Philokalian Society on
the previous evening. These dances
were attended by large number Of stran-
gers, and the dancing hall was handsome
" decorated on both occasions. Among
those present were Miss Hutchinson. Miss
Spear, Miss Wolf, Miss GambTill. of
Philadelphla; Miss Fischer, Miss Harmon,
Miss Owens, Of Baltimore; Miss Calvert,
of Rladensbure; Miss Compton, daughter
of Congressman Barnes Compton; Hiss
Randolph, of Washington Mrs. DIR.
Bruce, of Baltimore, Miss Houstons Of
Cambridge; Miss Ross. daughter of Gov.
Ross, of Delaware; Miss Long, New York;
Miss Southgate. Miss Casewell. Miss
Gamble, Miss DalFymple, New York
Miss ChestoD, Philadelphia Hiss Ran
dali, Washington Governor and Mrs.
jackson and Miss Jackson were present
al the celebration last night.
Fourth Of July Excursiors on the Repn=
.nYlwau1n RA1lroad.