Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-20

The Last College Week for the Glass
of'9I Begins To-morrow-The Bac-
ca1aureate Sermon Tomorrow
Many Waters in Town Already
Program for the Week-The Race
at New London To-day-The Do
bate Last Night.
The annual commencement week of
Yale university begins tomorrow with
the baccalaureate sermon in Battall chapel
by President Dwight. AS is always the
case the gallery will be filed with visitors,
the friends and relatives of the graduating
class.
Already there are many strangers in the
city and by Sunday night the New Haven
ment guests.
The seats for the graduating exercises
are now erected near the treasury build
ing, and all is in readiness for graduation.
cises have been held inside the quadran-
gle, the new building rendering the change
necessary.
The caps and gowns for the seniors have
arrived. One of the seniors remarked the
other day that no one thing in the whole
four years of the existence of the class
had called for such display of oratory
as this question of gowns or no gowns.
1t is rather to be hoped that the custom
will be kept up as it is good one. At
II O'Clock on Monday the presentation
exercises will take place and class Grafton
and poem given in Batten chapel.
In the afternoon at 2 O'Clock the class
histories will be read and the ivy planted
in the college square. The complete pro-
gram for the week is as follows:
Sunday, June 81, 1880 a. m.-Baccalaureatt
sermon By the president in the Battel chapel
cises Of tie graduatine class OF eoiisse with tn,
2p. m-Reading Of class histories on the col
| 1ege square, followed by planting of the clss
ivy.
| Scientific school in North Sheffield hall.
| sP. m..Promenade concert of the senior clas
alumni, in Alumni hall.
John Bnss kh d. Of aHS ssaRs
12:3Op. m.-Annual meeting of the Yale Law
School Alumni association, with collation. AND
addresses in the common pleas court room, court
| house.
2Sp.m--Polls open in the library for election
| of two members Of the corporation.
| 3p-m.-Anniversary exercises OF the law schoo
in the Center church. with address by Justice Da
| vid ]. Brewer of the United States supreme cour
on Protection to Private Property from Publ,
Attack" and Townsend prize speaking by thre,
members of the senior class.
| Meetings will also be held, at different hour
on Tuesday, of members of the college classes Of
1881, 1871 1886 1851, 1885, 1861, 1866, 1871, 1876
Wednesday, June "a, 8 q. m.-Procession from
i the library to the committeeman exercises il
| the Center church. The speaking includes
Townsend orations by six members of the senio
class in college, in competition for the DeFores
| ESQ p m.-Reception by the president in Ar
school.
Thursday. June IS, 9 a. m.-Examinations 70
school, and the Medical school, begin.
At this afternoon the PHILOSOPHERS
faculty meeting will be heeld in room 2
treasury building.
| Tho prize debate of the Kent club wa
held last evening in room Al, Osborn hall
at o'clock. The contestants were Charles
Gavegsn, Hills, Hoover, Kellogg ant
Shank, all members Of the senior class Of
the Law school. President Dwight pre-
sided Tie question in debate was: els
resort to lynch law ever justiiabl
in a civilized community The frs
prize of $50 and the second priz
of SEQ, given by Dean Waylsnd, will b
awarded at the Law school commencement
next Tuesday by the following COMMITTEES
Hon. Luzon B. Morris, Professor A. ii
Wheeler and G.. L. Fox. In the Opinion
of many present Mr.. Hill is entitled to tn
first prize and Mr.. Charles to the second
About $50 people were present at the de
bate.
Professor Frederick W. Spanutious c
the University of Iowa is visiting hi
friends here for few weeks.
Frink 'SS S. is in town. He has bee
reading law since graduation.
The Columbia Cornell freshman rae
will be rowed at 5 p. m. to-day. Ives O
Yale will be referee.