New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
CLASS DAY AT RUTGERS.
SPRIG OF IVY PLANTED NEAR THE
COLLEGE CHAPEL
THE GLEE CLUB HAS CONCERT AND THE
soPHoMoRES CREMATION BRIGHT
OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING YEAR.

soPHoMoRES A CREMATION BRIGHT
OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING YEAR.
The one hundred and nineteenth commencement Of
Rutgers College at ew-Brunswicl y. J., which opened
with the baccalaureae Sunday night took on
more of festive air yesterday. II was class day,
and the college chapel was crowded by hundreds Of
gayly attred girls and many other warm friends OF
The students. Banks Of flowers almost hid from view
the seniors, who had charge Of the arrangements,
and the usually quiet campus covered with people
A. F. Mahon, of New Brunswick the president of the
class presided, and the orator OF the day was the
vacdctorafi Of the class Alexander Van Wagenen, Of
Paterson. Warren A. Morgan, of Marysville Kan,
read the class poem. II. J. Scudder OF saugerties,
n. Y. was the historian. and the class memorial was
presented by s. Ward RICHTER of Roonton, n. j. Then
Arthur Spanding Of Newark, prophesed the future OK
the class and John A. Potter, Of Railway, addressed
the lower class Horace 5. lanes. OF Richmond
va in presenting the mementOes, selected gifts which
touched pet foblcs, and every present was greeted
with tremendous laughter and applause.
This ended the exercises in the chapel and all then
focked to the campus. where bit OF ivy was planted
to twinc itself with that Of many previous classes
about the chapel walls. Isaac sporting. OF Middle
bush was the ivy orator, and Charles Divine, Of Ez-
abeth. planted the vine, while the class sang an odc
written by +. b. Van Arsdalc. Of Paterson. Then all
sat in circle under tho big trees on the campus ana
smoked the long clay pipe of peace and friendship,
while the pipe orator. g. W. Van Zee, of Bayonnc,
grew eloquent. George W. GlaSier. OF warsaw ~ -
made the farewell address to the president on tho
chapel steps. and President Gates responded ieeHhgF
The COLLEGE Glec Club, the most popular of the
college institutions, had the floor last night Inc
annual concert wa, given in the opera House under
the leadership Of Loren Bragdon, and college songs
pretty ballads and cOmiCal topical songs were sung
New Brunswick people and scores OF alumni ana
friends packed the house.
As the concert closed they hurried to the athletic
grounds where the sophomores held their crehaloi'
the victim beinc Old Analytcs" represented for the
time being by J. Fred Berg OF Brooklyn VINO i.' "'
head-a false one cut on and was burned AT the
stake to the singing Of Latin songs. while ballet com
no,ed Of twenty four members Of the class gave ne"
ard unione dance The cremation officers were :
H. T. Bruerc Of Crcamridge. y. j.. cnei lnnge
H. J. Cooper of New Brunswick, and w. J. scuGaer'
y',,d of Jersey City. G. r. Dyke Of Grand RAPIDS
Mich. ". r. Morrison Of New brunswick, ana e., wv W.
Kclso Of Newburg y Y, custOdansi j. W. th1mp
con ~ New -Brin swick counsel {. :. shaw OF uyde
PARK. ~ j. herald and Il. 8 Lul! oil trenton " '''
heaisman. . ,os,,,,,tios ves-
tcriav was an exciting game OF basebaiI betWeen t'o %
varsity nine and team composed & Oi raat ha"ebal
player, Tho a!amni played we'll too. ana tle GO, COZ
c-e men won only by score 9 to 10 entrance TO the
COLLEGE and despite the fact that many oi me ap.
picant, will moi appear until fall tnere werc t,r %oe
thirty candidates besides hfty who VIII enter ron ron
The preparatory school. The class VIII uhuouOV"ul9
be The largest in the history Of thc college .or,,
Rutcrrs has taken two important steps 10 l3rN"I" t
durlnc the last year. The opening session ol hcAV @
h,il viii mark her entrance upon the dorntory ~ sgS
trm tho first dormitorv. Winants Hall, beng nov now
nearly completed II will be used for me hrst uthe pc
oday AZ he annual alumni dinner: which VIII be
celebrated i'm II, large dining hall The scc9hu S!tP
ascn hv the college is seen IN the ny paNSen Dt @ ,,o
legislature during the winter crcauhg SIM IN ,G .
rhoiar,hps in addition 10 the forty already eNIStua
in tbe state scientific College. which IS department.
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