St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-04
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
0ratory and Field Sports at
the University--The SEN
ior Promenade.
To-Day the Meeting Of the
Alumni and Banquet in
the Evening.
Tragic Death Of Hrs. Chris A.
Gallagher by Her Own
Hand.
The Thipty-Thipd Council OF
the Diocese Of Min
neSOta.

Inc university cnapel was Hlleu yes
terday morning with the friends and
relatives of the graduating class of $50.
The class historian. Miss Abernethy,
having been taken suddenly i'll, Miss
Mills kindly volunteered read the his
tory that had been prepared. The his
tory had been well written in a humor-
Gus vein that was highly appreciated by
the students who have figured in the
various "reminiscences so aptly told.
Frank j. Brabec followed with the
class statistics, The young man fur
nished plenty of amusement for the
audience with paper that was filled
with quaint humor. the statistics es-
pecially calling forth rounds of APP
plauSe.
Miss Edith Phillips read the proph
ecy of the class in metric rhyme, in
which she told .how she had consulted
the oracle but without avail. After the
reading of the poem scroll was sup
posed to come by express from the
archaeological society, containing a roll
of manuscript from Delphi. Upon this
was Il humorous individual prophecy
quainlY written, which was received
with much applause. This effort was
one of the most enjoyable of the eXer-
ciSeS.
Miss Kate Comfort read the class
poem, which was an ably written piece
of verse, and was well received by the
audience. Charles l.. SOmmerS deliv-
cred the memorial Grafton, at the close
of which he presented the cup which
had been won by the class of go, and
was its personal property, to the Ath-
letic association on behalf of the class,
with the understanding that it was to
be known hereafter as '90's cup, and
was forever to be the property of the
university. President Johnson, of the
Athletic association, accepted the gift
in neat speech, after which the classes
of 80 and '91 cheered each other in turn.
City Attorney Hall accepted the gift of
Si50 fellowship from the class of go
in pretty speech that called for
round of hearty applause. The Eel
loWship association will increase the
gift to S250perpetual fellowship. The
class song which followed was repeat
edly encored. Earl Fryberger deliv-
cred the class Grafton, all effort which
had been written in his best vein
and which was one of the best features
of the programme.
The parting advice to juniors, deliv-
cred by President Melton Rex, was in
humorous vim, advising the emulation
of the class of go. The presentation of
the traditional knife, a custom inaugu-
rated by the class of 'S7, was impress
lively solemnized, President Charles
Pray, of the juniors, accepting it in a
pretty speech.
The faculty meeting, a burlesque
upon the gatherings Of the professors,
was the hit of the day, aud was received
with shouts of laughter. Walter E.
Winslow, as the peripatelic janitor, was
the first on the scene, and, after
busting off the furniture, the
faculty gathered, President Cy-
rus Northrop being impersonated by
Frank j. Brabec in a style which
showed that he was familiar with that
professors eccentricities. The hit of
the affair was made by Earl Fryberger.
who was so much the counterpart of
Prof. Hutchinson that when he rose
and Spoke the audience fairly yelled.
Sewer Sahlgard, as Prof. Moore, sat di
rectly next to the professor in Greek,
and the mutual admiration society car
ried on by the two completely carried
away the students. Prof. McLain was
portrayed by w. G. Richards, Prof.
Clark by o. K. Richards, Prof. Hough by
Albert Shaw, Prof. McMullen by Ole
X. Wilson, Prot. Folwell by Lou Ken
nedy, and Prof. Babe by Edward
Spaulding.
The farce provoked continued mirth
as the students enlarged upon the pc
culiarities of the different professors
and discussed matters in their odd man
nerisms. The affair was carried little
too far by the introduction of countless
bottles of pop, which the Sedate profess
sors cracked at various intervals, and
the numerous cheap cigars which were
handed around. Prof. Clark and Prof.
Folwell amused themselves by throw
ing three-card monte at a critical point
in the proceedings, while ProfS. Downey
and McLain were deep in the intrica-
cies Of a game of 'crapS." The horse
| play amused the audience and did no
harm, therefore was not an objectiona
| BILE feature.
The same cannot be said of the funer-
| al service, conducted by Harry Cotton.
| The school paraphernalia which was
supposed to be sacrificed on the funeral
pyre, in place of being placed in fanci-
| full arcOphaguS, was contained in a
| tiny white infants coffin, which was car
ried in by four pall-bearers and placed
upon the stage. The services then fol-
lowed, and the whole affair paItook con-
| siderably of the horrible. The funeral
dirge followed, sung by the class, and
| finished up with few bars from Annie
| Rooney.
The attendance was large, the hall
being completely filled with the visitors.