The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-12

under the large oaks near the west en-
trance to the college grounds. Seven Sc
lections were rendered, after which the
crowd repaired to the library building,
where sprig of the class ivy sent from
Harvard was set out W. A. Hewlett gave
the address upon the planting of the ivy,
and told of the appropriateness of the
plant as being symbolic of the lasting good
name which the class of 50 has made for
itself.
While the ceremonies over the ivy were
being conducted, a hat-smashing rush took
place, and many an upper classman had
his new plug reduced in height to a point
level with his head.
The hats of the seniors are the uniform
black silk, and those of the juniors are the
customary white campaign plugs, with
broad band of green ribbon about the
crown. The canes of the newly initiated
sophomores are of dark South American
wood, with the name of the college and
class year engraved upon the handles.
At the close of the exercises at the library
building most OF the guests repaired to the
chapter houses of the several fraternities,
in response to invitations for luncheon.
Among the Greek-letter ''frats" which
entertained were the Zeta Psi, the Phi
Gamma Delta, the Phi Delta Theta, the
Beta Theta Pi, the Delta Kappa Epsilon,
the Chi Phi, the Sigma Mu and the Sigma
Chi. Their houses were tastily decorated
with cut flowers and college colors, pre-
senting an inviting appearance.
At o'clock the feature of the day, in the
form Of a Grecian spectacle, took place at
the natural amphitheater back of the Me-
chanics' building.
Soon after the audience became COM
fortably seated on the sides of the hill the
entire senior class, dressed in Grecian cos
tune and draped in !gaudy colors, came
marching in body from North Hall to
the amphitheater.
Upon reaching the arena the speakers
and other officers of the day seated them
selves upon the rustic benches in front of
the altar, while the other members of the
band of Greeks marched entirely around
the outer edge of the amphitheater to the
music of four doleful sounding flutes.
When the band of fair maidens, warriors
and statesmen had reached the altar of
Demeter, and had taken their seats in a
circle George L. Jones, president of the
class and master of ceremonies, arose, and
in a few short sentences welcomed the
audience.
Turning to the Greeks who sat about
him on all sides he asked if they had been
faithful in all things that they had under
taken, whether they had listened with due
attention to the military lectures, whether
they had ever courted in the library,
whether they had endured with good grace
the agonies of Professor PutZker's recita-
tion-room, and whether their hearts were
as pure and unstained as that of any fresh
man. Those to whom these questions
were put answered in concert that they
had been faithful in all things and had
done nothing worthy of reproach. The
speaker then said that they should be
called up one by one and respond indivl-
dualy to questions put to them before
they could be initiated into the sacred host
of Demeter.
The first to be called before his Majesty
was Miss Rachel Vrooman, who was ap-
| proved and allowed to pass on.
The next was Thomas Pheby from Oak
land, who came forward to the altar chew
ing gum at rapid rate, which caused a
wave OF laughter to pass over the audi
! ence. Pheby was declared to be blameess
and was ordered to be initiated into the
! priesthood. He knelt before the altar and
was arrayed in the costume beftting a
| priest by four young maidens, but he still
kept on chewing.
The next nine Greeks to be initiated into
the mysteries of the great and wonderful
society of Demeter were Misses Grace SUIT
ton and Mabel Bradley and Messrs Parcels,
Anthony, Gibbs, Blackwell, McNoble, Colt
and Gorrill. All of these were deemed
worthy OF much honor, although Parcels
had been guilty of dancing with the same
| lady three times in one evening after a
certain glee club concert. Kaiser was then
brought forward and declared by the judges
| to be master of the gastronomic art and
unworthy of becoming a member of the
dignified body.
Orator De Witt H. Gray then said that
| there may be some among their body who
have attended faithfully the professors
lectures, many who have gone to the
library not for meditation and committed
various other misdeeds, but to fully atone
for their sins. they must come forward and
place a sacrifice upon the altar before him.
While the sacrifices, consisting almost
wholly of roses, were being placed upon
the altar, a quartet from the Glee Club
sang several original selections, stating in
one of them that there is such a place
known as L. s. ]. e., and that silver cup,
won from Stanford at the intercollegiate
debate, sits in the library.
David Bachman, who has sought many
class offices during his college career, was
brought forward and assured by the orator
and even the guards around the altar that
he would some time have an office.
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