The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19
STANFORD'S CLASS OF '95,
Great Preparations Being Made
for the Coming Grad
uatiOn.
A Week Of Festal Spirit and Social
Events Arranged for the
Occasion.

Beginning next Friday afternoon week
of jollity and rejoicing will be passed by
the students of Stanford University, the
week to begin with a big baseball game
and to end with the commencement exer-
cises of the graduating class of '95. The
week will include all kinds of student cele-
brations, hops, dances and games, and
committees have been at work at the ar
rangements for months in order that no
hitch may mar the course of events, and
nothing shall be left out which would add
to the pleasure of the occasion.
On Friday afternoon, May "a, the festivi-
ties Will open with game of baseball be-
tween the retiring senior class and the
faculty. Grave and reverend President
Jordan will play first base and will cap
tain the faculty team, and some of the
most prominent of the professors will play
in the faculty nine. 1t promises to be an
interesting game. Following the game, on
Friday evening the ladies of the faculties
that is, the wives and daughters of the
faculty-will give a reception in Roble
Hall to the senior class.
Saturday morning there will be a tennis
tournament on the Ensina court, as the
college tennis ground is called, which will
call out all the best racket wielders of STAN
ford. On that same afternoon the presi-
dent of the outgoing sophomore class will
present the incoming sophomore class
with cane, the symbol of a sophomore's
dignity. With this for an excuse the
into ecstacies, and the whole college will
join in their glee. On Saturday night
there will be dance in Roble Hall
On Sunday morning the students will
attend church, when the baccalaureate
sermon will be preached by. Professor
Thomas R. Bacon of the University of
California. On Monday morning a stu
given in the college hall, and in the after
noon of the same day the class-day exer-
cises will be held, and the '95 oak will be
formally dedicated to the memory of the
graduating class.
The '95 tree is a tall stalwart black oak
which stands just in front of the quad
rangle. 1t was long ago adopted by the
class of '95 as its own particular property,
and SO one OF the principal features of the
class-day exercises will be the fastening of
a silver plate on its snarled old heart On
the plate will be the name and claim of
the class upon the venerable giant of the
forest. The usual class-day exercises will
be held before sundown, and then every
thing will give way to the great "senior
hop" That will be the last social event of
the college which the class of '95 will give.
Ihe arrangements are under the care of
the following committee: George STRAIT
ton (chairman), Miss Stinson, Miss Brim,
w. II. Harrelson, A. p Fraser, Dana Sim
mons and George Bancroft Jr. No time or
money has been spared to make the affair
a success.
On Tuesday the Alumni Association will
take up the festivities. On the morning of
that day they will hold symposium" at
which remarks for the good of the associa-
ton and the college will be in order, and
In the afternoon the association will hold
business meeting. Tuesday evening will
De the best OF all, for a grand promenade
concert Will be given in the quadrangle.
There Will be over 1000 lanterns lighting
the arches and corridors, full military
band will furnish music and a stereopticon
Will throw its brilliant pictures on a thirty
loot screen at one side. The pictures will
portray a history OF the graduating class.
Each OF the girls fraternities will take a
portion OF the arcade, and each will lavish
decorations to suit its own taste. Under
the quaint, old-fashioned arches refresh
ments OF all kinds will be served.
On Wednesday three days of festivity
| and celebration will culminate in the COM
| mencement day exercises of the class of
| 80. There will be no student essays nor
| long speeches. Professor Stillman OF
stanford Will deliver the commencement
| address and President Jordan will deliver
| the diplomas. The week of festivities will
be under the charge of a hard-worked COM
| mencement committee, composed of the
following: Lewis Howell Smith (chair-
man), Miss Maud Jones, Miss Nettie Stadt-
muller, w. e. Winship, C. K. Fields, T. II.
Pomeroy and w. G. Hazard. 1t is ex-
pected 10 make the commencement over
| top anything that has been previously
4 given