New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-10
COLUMBIAS CLASS-DAY.
EXERCISES OF THE GRADUATES OF 1890
MANY PEOPLE IL THE COLLEGE LIBRARY HALL
"A CONCERT rN THE EVENING.

~ tNNCE.kT IN THE bN ENlNb'
Columbia smiled graciously upon her sons Of the
graduating class OF 80. school OF Arts, Yesterday.
when they held their cassday exercises in the college
| library hall The hail decorated with blue and
white bunting and with the banners won by the
college In intercollegiate contests Of rowing tug-of
war, track and field sports. Prominent among the
banners the two BY the class of 90 Of
Columbia from the Harvard 80 crew at Newton
d0n In the freshman year.
over 200 people crowded into the hall, and
there was bewildering array Of fair faces and
pretty summer gowns. The programmes
especially attractive feature, being designed by Dud
ley loyt Tcnny, member of the class. The Ninety
March, composed by Charles Ribore Mann. 80, was
played by Lander's orchestra the class marched
INTO tho hall. Marston Taylor Bogart. the class
president, made the opening address and introduced
Charles Lauriston Livingston, the secretary. who
called the class-roll. George Whitfield Whittcmorc
the chairman Of the class day committee. then made
the address Of welcome which followed by music
by the mandolin club.
The class history was read by Thornton Bancroft
Penhcld. The statistics were interesting and pro
vOked much mcrriment. II declared that the
class Of 90 in her four years OF college life, while
competing each year with three other classes in field
athletics, had taken sixty first prizes and ffty-
eight seconds, out Of possible 1876 frsts and 1876
seconds. 10 be divided among the four classes. The
in rowing, baseball and football equally re-
mlrlabc. The favorite professor Of the graduating
class decided by vote to be ". G.. Peck. DR..
Dunning voted the best instructor. The average
age Of the graduates is 81 years, months and 2i
days Four Of the graduates will study for tbs
ministry, two Prcsby tcrians two a. Epscopa-
lians twelve will study law. and eight medicine
In the votes for members Of the class, WhitcmOre
the most popular, Mann the brightest, Van Noren
the wickele,t Coudert the most concced, Warburton
the class dude" Penncld the man who had done the
most for the college, and Bogcrt. the man who had
done the most for tho class. The Tribune was the
most popular paper. with The Tines second
and " Herald third.
Herbert shipman read the class poem lie fell
from bicycle recently and was Obliged to 60 upon
the platform on cutchc-. Ills poem had a peculiar
vein oi sadness in it. but a remarkably fine pro
duction Afcr music by the college gce club. Will
lam John Warburton. the elias, poet. read the
prophecies. These were novel and exceedingly witty.
the criuds- the in the elias, calling
forth peal, Of laughter.
Charlie, Hsrri, Hayes followed with the class
don. and after music by the college banjo club Henry
Alger Gder,lccvc. jr.. made the presentation Grafton
In exceedingly humoroH, vcln Among other
things. he presented to O'sulivau contract t. cX-
hibit h.m,el! In q dime museum; to Brauus he gave
the looking glass, to Van Nor.cn bartender, guide,
and to Jacoby pavnbrokcr's three golden balls.
Frederic C"udcrt r.. then read short farewell speech,
and The clts, ode written by William John Warburon
to music composed los George Whitfield Whttcmore,
va, sung hy the 80 quartet composed Of Albert
Brace Patton. first tenor. Thornton Bancroft Penhcd.
second tenor. john Perry seward. frat bass and
rcofe" Whitfield Whtcmorc. second has: Charles
Nichoi- Adams. accon.pani,t. The exercises closed
with dancing
lu the evening the college elce. banjo and mandolin
clul> gave an enjoyable concert n ia" library hall.
The Pr srirum" began with banjo clnb ,ele, tlOu.
"a
O., -oILdus.~ tlr. Walker and Mr. Roger, Gang s,lo,
and %" mandolin club PLACED. while the first part
ended NitI th' song They Kissed, saw Them 30 H.
Nr. Patton -ans The prodgal Non" IN the second
part. tud Mr. Johnson sane DnrN IA Loo, on ~
chicken OPP Door AUoug those pNH-'ut ~"
Mo- (o.drri. Miss lftN' Miss AOorchOu,r. Mis-
kMs NI-, MllttHorc. Mrs. and Miss Nicholas. Mis-
Eltluc Mis-, Iaylor and Miss Law. The Glcc club
composed follows: !. ". Walker. president, ~ y.
Past A. manager. first tenor. C. W. Culver. " II.
Freedman. &. -. Farhnuh T. simpson second tenor-.
\. o. Patton. g. VI anderson. T. ~ s. john 4. Il.
Ripley. nrsi ba.~r-. Il. g. Watson. l.. r.. NaAon.
H. = voorhees,. Vs. l.. Donucl. f.. !. johnson; second
BASES. =. ". Walker i. H. ianly. !. Ewing. II. e.
FELTON, and - l.. Rogers
rho banjo club l. made up Of ". A. McLaren.
\ C. Gildcrslccyc. e. H. simmons j. :. lion {. second
hanjo- r. \ Tanner. 9. l.. DouellN. guitar. ". \.
NclArcn J. Ewing. In the mandolin cluh arr X. "
lnrchi.ou. IT,. leader first mnndol.n>. \ ~
Muf,hi.Ou. IT, II. 4 Glldci>ccyc H.. William lutn';
second mandollus. 4 6 Gildcr-lr"f", !. :. ll"ytt
guitars. {. =. Rodman. ". \. Mc.arcn and u. T..
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