New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-25
REDLErTER DAY AT HARVARD.
EXERCISES OF THE GRADUATES MNGLE WIT

FESTIVITIES OF THE ALUMNI
cambridge. Mass. June "a (SpeciaD.-In striking
contrast 10 tho class day inst gone by was
rent dav for at the christening to-day OF HarVarus
latest born OIL Nature looked her loveliest ana on al
idas vas the comment perfect day for commence
mentp The 255h anniversary OF the year "hei i'''i
yard first sent forth two three sons 10 te WORM ~
today celebrated with all the accustomed celelo"i
ar,y In the morning all roads led 10 Camoriuee' "u
rv carriage and horse-car loaded with relatives
~ the seniors and graduates Of long years standing e
former on the way to the exercises at sanders inca
49,, and tho latter bound for the festivities Which are
socod IN commencement and which come but once
year. Promptly at 10 O'Clock the seniors at.ron III
conventional dress suits, began 20 gather in iro' VI
Uolworthy Hail. and 1t was not long beiore 'e sou"
Of bugles from Harvard proclaimed the approaon VI
Governor RUSSELL attended by his mounted stan IN ther
90 rr,form Five minutes afterwad the band TOOK
mn IFS Mace and Immediately the long hne OF seniors
led by Governor Russell and President Eiot tooh UP
their march through the familiar quadrangle 50 uear
all the men, Sanders Theatre was soon reached anu
here the literary exercises OF the DAY "ee he'u all"
tho diplomas were distributed
A,tnr nraver nv the Rev. Francis Greenwood Pea
hodr ,hc Latin Grafton and salutatory was given by
Charles H. Brown. The dsquisiton on " The HarVari
senior by Henry r. Gedhill, followed. Mr. Giedmll
drew a pen-picture of the amenities ana aspclues Vi
the ordinary seniors life. The dlsquisi,loh Oh iusi
MoCulloch. IT, grandson Of the exsecretary OF Uhe
rrreaS
nv the audience Charles II. c. Wrehts grafton OIL
rn t1o,r Crails and Charles l.. Slatterys Grafton on
q A pe,edv for American Phistines' were next heard
ot.er which came the orations of Charles w. willard
on Edward Rowland SLIP and NariaM ha1ah vi
q Agencies Formative OF Christian Thought In Japah'
Kasal,i is one Of the brightest Japs that nave ever
heen To Harvard and has distinguished himSeH Ill MS
course in the Harvard Theological school' beS'ue'
baee there were oratlons offered by William h. kand'
John b. Blake, John H. Huoulcs'on' iio"" 80 ~
and Lewis NJ Walker.
uorcver scholarly and able these orations and dis
ouisitions may have appeared to the audience anu
seniors that part of the programme when was must
interesting to the latter was the Distribution VI I'LL
nlomas by President Eliot. II meant reward OF "orh
for four years and an A. b. TO 2oo fortunate u "e
TWENTY-FIVE men, however, were so unucky as 10 iail
IN receive their degrees The following were graduated
ar the head OF their class with sunna cum lauue
Charles " BROWN william NJ. Cannon, Frederick NJ
Robinson Charles L. Slattery, Charles W. "ilafu'
Charles H. c. Wright. Robert Atkinson, william ~.
Brown and Leroy b. Williams The last three named
Won their summa cum laude by taking highest honors
in some department. The case of Atkinson is note
worthy as it is the first time in many years that high
est bonors IN music have been gwen Atkinson Is the
comno.er of the recent Hasty Pudding play, "The
Obispah'
Tho ending of the exercises at Sanders Theatre was
the signal for the festivities to begin From IL O'Clock
IT noon through the rest OF the uaS anu "s"' "0
various classes had their reunion punches IN various
rooms of the different dornIitoIiei AMI gOodielOWsp
and loudly expressed loyalty TO the alma mater rSned
supreme At 30 was held the alumni dinner III
Memorial Hail. TO which all the old graduates ana INC
0l men marched Governor Russell heading the pro
cessIon The dinner itself was simple and the post
prandlal exercises began soon after O'CLOCK Johh
Quincy Adams. the president of the associated alumni,
delivered the address OF welcome to the class OK VI ana
the alumni generally. and after referring In most c-
Inctous manner to tho victories Harvard hal won during
the last year In football and track athletics introduced
President Eliot as the first speaker President Eliot
made a brief speech In which he dwelt upon the al
vances Harvard had made in the last few years both
in the faculty and in the methods Of work. After
President Eliot came Governor Russell, who was en-
Enthusiastically cheered by all present Governor
Russels response 20 the toast Tho Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts," was decidedly the most brilliant speech
OF the afternoon lie began his response By references
to his own class Of 1877, the class with whom the
faculty had the most friction, and then he won't on to
speak OF the relation which Massachusetts boro TO
Harvard.
Chief Justice Fuller was next called upon. being
accorded hearty greeting His remarks we're brief
The judiciary department Of the Government
Other shorter speeches were made and 1t was
fully half past before the last toaSts were
responded TO- and from that hour on through the night
the puuchbowl festivities al their height and
gray haired "a men mingled on the most familiar
man toman relations with the out going seniors Almost
class gathering and the end OF the meTmcnt and
festivities came only with the END o. night and the
ers g 81 me PSeg weather the unusually large at
tendance OF graduates and the fact that this year
Harvard has her largest graduating class. the