New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-11

THE EXERCISES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
SPEECHES AND MUsIc-A LARGE CATHERINE
OTHER COLLEGE AFFAIRS.

SPEECHES AND MusIc-A LARGE GATHERING
OTHER COLLEGE AFFAIRS
large audience composed Of the parents. rea-
,iyes and friends OF the graduating class Of the
school of Arts of Columbia College filed the library
hall OF the institution yesterday afternoon. having
assembled TO witness the regular c.assday exercises
The platform occupied by the students. seats
on the main floor being filed by President Setn
Low Professor J. Howard Van Amringe. dean OF
the School of Arts; Professor c. f. Chandler, dean
OF the School of Mines. Professor William A
Keener dean OF the School Of Law and other men,
bers OF the faculty and guests OF the OCCASION
William Dana Street. president OF the class, was
master OF ceremonies. and delivered a felicitous
salutatory address, which was warmly applaudcd
The roca.l OF the class by Stephen Fraser
Thayer. its secretary. follows: Frederick
Coykendal PRESIDENT David Houghtaling Taylor
yice-presdent; stephen Fraser Thayer. secretary
William Fenwick Beekman. treasurer; #. L. Bauch
G. r. Beach. c. S Beckwlth, W. r. Beekman. H.
d. Brown. c. +. Buckley. ". l.. Calm. i. NJ. Capen
l. ~ Chase. II. L. Conant, J. II. y. Conover. +.
Coykendall F. NJ. Cutter. 5. L. Day. H. w. Egner
ir W. s Evans, J. Even. II. Fish, jr, +. ID. Fitz-
Gerald c. r. Freeman. w. O. Gennert, c. D. Ger
MANN F. NJ. Gerushelm. L. NJ. Heath H. +. Hous-
ton. V. W. Hungerford, r. L. Kent. c. 5. Reyes
NJ Klmball. +. A. c. Keppler, 4. X Kuhn. r. Law
renee, Z. Lazansky, W. I. Mason G. +. hidden
dorf A. O. Miller. L. +. Mitchell. J. NJ. Mitchell
C. G. Mourrallle r. Neeser w. S. Newell. l.. H.
Newkirk. j. p. Worden. c. w Ogden, jr.. f. c.
Parish H. B. Pogson. +. J. Pope W. H. Ripley. j.
" Rosenberg l. NJ. Rubino. F. w. Shepard. j. p
smyth r. c. Shipman. f. II. SILL J. f. Splngarn
F. d. Stein. c. Storm. J. 5. Stout. jr.. W. ID. Street
d. II. Taylor. 5. f. Thayer f. q. Virgin X Weed
and d. f. Wheeler.
William Thomas Mason the class historian. gave
a humorous historical sketch of the class, which ex
cited much merrment and applause. He dealt
Largely with class statistics. and announced the GUS
tomary votes for the most popular, most conceited
handsomest. homeliest. etc. members. Conrad SAKE
Keyes Witty handed the subject "Prophcsy, carl
caturing the personal traits of his classmates and
predicting experiences for them in the fut-
ure Francis Eugene Bauch, the class poet and
an editor Of The Columbia College Literary
Monthly" read original poem which received de-
served applause Frederick Oakman Virgin. who has
been class secretary and Class president. was the
presentation orator and gave 10 the students the
usual slight but significant tokens in happy man
ner William Dana Street valedictoran delN-
cred farewell address which receiver nearly
The class ode by William Howe Ripley, was sung
with good effect 10 the air OF Aunt Dinahs QUIT
ffhe ode was followed by the familiar college cheer
given with vim that seemingly made the walls
tremble. An informal dance was then enjoyed by
many young men and women and good number OF
der's Orchestra. The exercises We're enlivened at
intervals by excellent singing and mandolin PLAYING
By the College Glee. Banjo and Mandolin cubs Inc
programme was arranged by Glass Day Commit
tee consisting of David Houghtalng Taylor. chair-
man: George Raimes Beach. Herbert Doty brown
ford Charles Walton ogden, II, Richmond weed
and Frederick Coykendall, ex-officio
open-air concert was given by the Glee. Banjo and
Mandolin clubs on the campus. which was decorated
with colored lanterns and illuminated with eec''ic
lights. -, 49,, .,or 60
the graduating class at their home, Madson-aye
and Sixty-sixth-st this afternoon; In the EVENING
the class viii. give smoker, win hiorhha
speeches by prominent members. and a supper at
Sherrys. -, :. 49,, 4, cav
nepie Music Hall tomorrow evening. when fresl-
dent Low will deliver the address and confer rom
A. II o'clock the same evening the senior classes OF
Inc schools Of Arts and Mines Will have their annua
dinner at the Columbia in Fourteenth-st