New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-10
AROUND THE OLD CANNON.
PRINCETON SENIORS RULE THE COLLEGE
FOR ONE BRIEF DAY.
THE IVY FROM DICKENsS HOME PLANTED
PRETTY GIRLS HELP THE GRADUATES TO
HAVE DELIGHTFUL DAY-SMoKING
THE FAREWELL PIPE - THE
SPEECHES AND SPEAKERS.


Princeton. y. j.. June 0 (spccial-The cassday
exercises of the graduating class Of Princeton College
took place to-day and will long be remembered with
pleasure by the many people who present to
hear the parting words of the class Of 90 The day
was everything that could be desired. Every train
during the day brought people from FAR ana near
friends Of the graduating TO witness the exercises
The day was wholly given 10 the senior class, who
held their opening exercises In the First Presbyterian
Church this morning at 10 80 planted the class IVY
at noon held the exercises around the old canon
at Q so this afternoon
At 1915 the graduating class formed in procession
before the old chapel and headed by OILERS band, Of
New York. President Patton, and those who were 10
take part in the exercises, marched to The chnrch
which was beautifully decorated with flowers ana
plants. President Patton introduced the master OF
ceremonies Knowlton L. Ames of Illinois the famous
football player. who spoke words Of welcome To those
present Francis Palmer Of Maine, followed with the
class Grafton. and Hare W. Hathaway. of Ncw-Jcrsey'
delivered the class poem. The speakers were all
greeted I'm turn with the old cheer" inrray Murray,
Uurray Tiger! Siss Boom All ply their classmates
as they took their seats
After the exercises in the church the class again
formed in line. and marched 10 the front steps VI
"Old Nassau There the ivy Grafton was deh'eieu
by Tileston Frackcr Chambers, Of Washington d. y.
When he had finished speaking he dropped handlni
followed his example. till each ono Lad performed
hi, part in the planting OF the ivy. given to the class
BIZ James Russell Lowell who brought 1t to TINS
country from Gads Hill, Dickcns's old lone Then
came the noon hour and the Slce club sang on the
beautiful campus entertaining an eager crowd Ill
which the proportion of bright faced pretty girls
and women delightfully."- large
The exercises around the old Revolutionary cannon
have long been considered the choicest and most inter
ola has
TO hear the gags and grnds' of the funny men.
It (, there that the class meet Is Whole arouhd
the old cannon for the last time, for the parting ro
call and 10 smoke the pipe Of friendship Lo"5
before the time for tn" beginning 81 the eNe'o''e'
the immense crowd began to file into the aihpi"
theatre. which Is bGilt under the spreading ems
The old cannon had once more painted black with
80 In large orange minerals on the sides. vi toP
Of the cannon was large cone Of flowers, composed
Of small bequcst, for each member Of :hc class.
After the large anrhtlcatrc had been filed - lt'
utmost capacity the class marched in, singing the
praises Of old Nu~,ad and took their seats before
the speaker stand. The master OF cen'mohe''
Knowlton J.. Anes. introduced the class historian
! Warren Bird Of New Jer,ev. who read extracts
from the class history. Then came the presentation
orator. Hugh IIartshol1.e Janeway. Of New-Jcr'ey
another football EXPERT who. in a bright md witty
way limited al nIany an incident In the college life
Of h, classmates which th,y had fondly hoped had
passed into oblivion. Each -. the fellows caIlcc up
received como ludicrou> present which provoked
bursts Of laughter The prophet, Isaac Butter smith,
Of iowa. took a look INTO the future. and predicted
what the wide wide world had in store for many OF
the graduating elias, after they left these classic
u.is The censor Howard WINTERS Perrin. OF Penn
syIvanla delivered his criticisms on the previous
sneaker, and then the class president. James -
Charlton II oregon. spoke. The roiIcaiI vas ic'N
ont by the secretary. LouiS Dean spier' Oh New.
Jersey. and the large cone OF t"WeI, "dS Pa'se"
around each member Of the cas' plnchihs p'"iue''
Glass pipcs and tobacco were distributed. ard TIE
smoke Of friendship soon filed tho alr alter winch
the pipes we're thrown against the cannon. ana
,,oler into many pieces Tho exercises around the
cannon ended with the singing Of the Class Ode around
the cannon and a parting cheer. The ode wa, writ
ron bv DeI,van l. Plerson. OF Pennsylvania. and the
music WAS arranged by 4. ;. Baker OF New Jersey
The conmitts, for the days exercises were; "rah'
Wcdmau IT,. chairman: Frank :. Anthony "e"rSe
,,,.o,. Belt Charles Goodwin Eickham. Dan Dlloh
g., .on,cut Graf, r. Gucrin Albert could jennings.
winfield =. kimhauL Joseph W. Lewis. Malcolm NAG
Laren. Mark H. NcDonad IT. FRANZ = ''i, o,rro
IAN Lee Phelps. Iucenc blackiluc Fri'e d"u "0'' ~
In The evening the junior ortorca contest between
rrnrc,cutatiyc, of Whg and clio halls wa heid Jul lG
PrrSbN tcrian church. Tie contc,l Wa SpudI1cu az"
one Of the nest that In, been h'd ior >eVeIai 80.
The speakers delivered Their oati'nI a. iHia,~>
The Relation Of Natural science to Philo, ophy by
George H. stephens. OF Penn-ylvanla ifi1 , 10
the south" hy Truglc {. Jones, Of ono -" fies it
th, \u,n,rscV Of Art" by Edward W Evans, )r', R
New Jersey. Literature and Life. by "eorse Il;
wallace. of rcnnSylvana' me NY, W n o@niuc,
Iri-ion bv James G. Meyers OF Pennsylvania " ne
Problem ut Nonad Encampnent.' bv Mu,hcgh W.
men vii bc made at the commencement exercises Oh
"Wednesday.