New-York tribune., 1894-06-26
CLASS DAY AT YALE.
EXERCISES HELD on THE UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS.
ANNOUNCEMENT or FELIowsTuPs AND SCHOLAR
srIIPs-THE LAW SCHOOL COMMEMORATE
PROBABLE MODIFICATION OF FUT-
IRE PROGRAMMES

IRE PROGRAMMES.
New-IIaven. June 25.-The exercises OF the seoo"'
davis programme II the Yale commencement "e'e
! b,gun this morning. At II o'clock TINS mofh'n,
the graduating class assembled In Battel NhdPei
oud listened 10 the class oration and poem The
latter was by Edward Il. Reed. OF HolyoKe, Hlass,'
o,d tho orat,on bv John Loomcr Hall. OF WIFI
,artic Conn His subject was Duties Of an Edu-
Gated Man" .,
Tho class day exercises took place at 2 o'c'ock
this afternoon They were held In an amphi'heH,'e
erected IN the rear OF the Old Brick Row. on the
elevated seats we're the guests OF the OCCASION
and in the midst the members OF the graduating
c,osa assembled on benches. smoked their long
mines and sang college Gees I'm the Intervals De-
tween the rcpdng OF the class histories Inc ciass
historians were as follows: Edward s. heeu, oi
1rolvolsa Mass: Albert y. G. Fowler, OF Glens
Fails ~ Y; Thomas r Davies jr., OF Deuot
Mich; Arthur Judson. OF Montclair \. J. Al
the conclusion OF the histories the Ivy exercises
took place The class marched about the campus
in CAPS and gowns and halted near Osborn nan.
where the Ivy Committee prepared the spot ana
planted the vine The ivy ode. composed oy
George Day McRrnie. Of New-Iork' was theh
read
At the morning exercises President Dwight an
nounccd the awards OF the following graduate
feIowships AMI scholarships for the coming year
Siman conn nouglGss Fellowship John
Dorrance Warnock. 49, OF Geneva ~. a., ILL.,
Memorial Fellowship. IneouoTe
nance 'gS OF New Haven Conn. Scott HURT Fe-
iowship. Arthur Leslie Wheeler @, OF harforu'
Conn A.. - ,,,,o - 4
The Coblen Club medal was awarded 10 EDWARD
Merrell Stro;hers "a. Of staten Island, c,,,
The graduating exercises OF the Yale Law School
were held this afternoon at o'clock In the centre
church President Dwight and the entire ale cor,
poration were the platform There were aiso
present Mayor Sargent. Judges Fem ana Ba,dWh'
of tho State Supreme Court and Governor motifs.
After prayer by President Dwight the orauons
for the Townsend prizes were given as follows:
The Political Future OF Russia. 2"orge keiins-
ton Montgomery of Adant Turkey; Chicf Jus Jus
ice chase" Harmon sheldon Graves, Trinity COL.
lcre. OF Burlington, VI. The Municipal Future OF
Russa" Percy Fnlay. OF Memphis Tenn. -
The address 20 the graduating class on me
Proper Scope and Office ot Cons'itutlonaI Law
was delivered 10y William T.. Russell. LID, eX-
Governor OF Massachusetts.
4 decided innovation Is proposed In future Yale
commence emcnts. For months the facu!ty nave
been discussing the dcsrahility OF atolishing the
formal commerce ment program mme. ana nave Noted
10 recommend to the corporation thht IN COMING
years the exercises b. on the style practl-r! bE
oxford and other English universities. The cor.
poration have accepted the proposition ana VIII
take final action at their meeting here % morrow.
II the faculys suggestion t. carried out n" pros
cnt class VII. be the last 10 have valedc ctorlsn
and ealutatorian and the class of lH3 viii be
graduated after the modified English fashion,