Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-25
THE UNIVERSITY.
Class-Day Exercises Held on the
Campus.


Yesterday afternoon class-day exer-
cises were held on the campus of the
University of Southern California A
purple flag, on which was star, to-
gether with "'90'' in gold, foated to the
breeze from the tower. Streamers were
stretched from the college building to
the eucalyptus trees bordering the col
lege grounds. The motto, every Day'll
be Sunday By and By" above the arch
at the entrance of the building, together
with other decorations, was the work of
the freshman class.
At a few minutes before o'clock the
seniors appeared upon the platform. A
college song was sung by the class, fol-
lowed by an address by the president,
LLOYD B. Christy. He described what
kind OF an animal it was. 1t had
big head prodigious mouth and
small body. 1t appears during the
month of March and on until July to
disturb the residents of college commu
mites. Its name is sophomore.
The class essay was read by E. 3.
Stuart. He showed the growth of col
lege student from the freshman to the
senior, and their difference. Elger A.
Reed, the class mocking-bird, favored
the audience with selection.
o. d. Christy then gave the history OF
the senior class, its picnics and enter
tainments, from the time of it's mem
bers' appearance as freshmen to the
present time.
Paul Arnold then delivered the class
Grafton on the question, "Shall Utah be
Admitted as State" He took the
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United States, it could not become a
state until the Mormons were in the
minority. Polygamy was a crime by the
constitution and it could not be
stopped, even if a state law were passed
to that effect, as long as Mormonism
ruled. 1t would not be a republican
form of government as long as the Nor
mon hierarchy remained.
An original solo was sung by Lloyd
Christy, the class joining in on the
chorus.
E. A. Reed followed with hat ora
ton, covering the junior Percy Lloyd
with a black silk plug hat, which
reached from head to waist. He replied
to Mr.. Reeds Grafton in a humorous
vein. The seniors then sang another
original song.
Miss May E. Curran then told the
audience what would become of the
seniors in her "Class Prophecy" Mr.
f. A. Reed would be patent medicine
doctor; Paul Arnold great mathemati-
clan; Clinton Bradley would startle the
country with his discoveries in chemis
try; Lloyd B. Christy would be living il
Arizona in fine stone house; George
d. Christy, who had deserted his brother
long since, had gone with fairer one t(
be a missionary in China Clarenc,
Dougherty would do great work for hi
country; E. B. Stuart would make {
fortune off an orange orchard, and woul(
leave million dollars to his son.
Mr.. G. O. Dougherty then presented
the college with fine new bible for th
senior class, and Dean Cherington, OIL
behalf of the college, accepted it in
neat speech, the main idea being tina
education and religion go hand in hand
President Christy then presented eacl
OF the class with diploma.
After the diploma had been read
President Christy conferred the degree
on the students in the new style, whicl
caused much merriment.
The exercises closed with song
"Nellie was Lady," and the audience
we'll pleased with the first annual elias
day of the seniors, returned to thei
homes to prepare for the evening
concert.
In the evening the musical colleg
gave the annual concert in the colleg
chapel and the room was packed, stant
ing room being at premium. Th