New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-19
Aptoinstss Y. Lowell May Martin, Nay t 7 Er 9rs-
CLASS DAY AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
THE IxxzmEs yuNrsHED WITH BRILLIANT

BALL.
,.A.os. N. Y June IS SpecisD.-The twenty nrst
,nniyorsay Of the graduation OF the nrst class nom
cornell University promises to be largely attended
and 10 have unusually interesting features
scornsll comes of ago this year. said graduate
..d.y and this fact has induced many former grad
80. ~ N. university to revisit the scene OF their
800. Among the distin gushed visitors who arrived
,d.v VA ex-Goyernor Aonzo, b. Cornell, son OF the
soundsr of the great schol, Ezra CORNELL VINO Ielt
a soec,slly incumbent upon him This year, 10 nonor
If. fathers memory by being present at suoh
stsniacsnt anniversary Mr.. Cornen was Sooonf
..n,sd by his wife, by his son. Charles Ezra Cornell;
,s...v. r,,s and By his little grandson An.
-. ,,,.,o, a, nromnenco Mrs. Warner Miller
-, -. h.rs N attend the commencement ex'
800. oxtnr 10 the fact that one OF her SONS u
.sh.n, ~ the university. There also came henry "
rs.r.on Chancellor Of the university VI No" ioA
rh.r,ss f. Fitch. Editor OF inc no'"oS'o' D0.O
,r,ts. Senator ". L. Sweet oil "e'erioo' Asset"o'
man hamilton Fish, jr, Henry A Mors"n' VI Au,o'",
.x-secretary of State Z. Hilton eorlD"er =. No.
y,o,chss. and stephen G. Clark, OF New
- r,.,.s Keogh, Of North Carolina, ex'Con'
"..,,.n orlando B. Potter, OF New-fork; william
So ., ox,9o. former superintendent NJ the In
oAs 49,, r.nartmsnt: Frank II. Hiscock, OF syracuse
ana Albert Buchanan, OF georgia"
7ne class day exercises OF the class OF 1000, "oto
held today partly In tho gymnasium &nu P~u! on
nAlln0
,"' ....ssno. AZ the exercises. The gymnasium was
=. .ssn,,,r dacorsted Upon a platform were seated
- ..,aent Of the class, the class poet, the class
- nd the class essayit The class essayist this
ca, wss Miss L. q. Boynton, of Lockpor. N l., inc
,w,s NJ whose essay was Need for new Four'h OF
h,,y > The new.fangcd fireworks discharged by inc
..ssv,s. nrpyed to be oh-fashioned womans rights.
aIet the larger half Of our population, said MISS
povn,o,s have q voice IN tho government OF This
iand.s ~,
sbfs sentiment was warmly applauded oy inc
,,e Students who seemed, however, TO be astonshed
that Miss Boynton had abandoned the claim 'ha'
roman arc tho better half OF creation.
The exercises were opened with prayer by the
Rev w. D. Wilson, OF Syracuse Tho roll
call was read by p. p. Taylor, OF
Idthaeld Ill. +. S Fielder, OF Dansvlle, y. " DC
Iivered the orator.. which was a dcnunciat!on Oh
cyncs. The class poem was read by Fl. E. Mllholen,
Of Black Creek. n " and V. F. Mashek. OF Kewanoe.
Wis. delivered the presidents address. Tho class
then mare he'd 10 the campus where the classify WAS
duly planted. The ivy oratiCu was devcred ny n H.
Washburn Of marlborough. Mass. The class history
was read BY +. T. Wade. Of buffalo. and the class
prophecy was pronounced by T. L. Tecpe; OF "h1e G
Parshall, Of Cooperstown. y. Y The reply for the
class OF 1900 was made By J. W Battin. of Albany.
Tho class song OF 1850, composed by II. F. Mlholen.
lege halls. c!ass.dsy was declared ended.
Ex-Governor Cornell cave a reccption tonight In
Co leg, WIFI ateNd ii b. many dist ngu shed
persons Later In the evening the ball Of the seniors
took place In Gymnasium HALL There wero 100
couples of dancers on the floor. .
Tomorrow the annual meettngs OF the Board OF
Trustees aud Of the alumni Will be held. and theie
viii be prize speaking for the woodford prize.