The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10
CLASS DAY EXERCISES,
Students of the State University
Observe Their Annual Day
of Festival.
Closing of The Flower Show-Award
List-U, C. Glee Club Give Their
Last Concert This Year.

BERKELEY, CAL, May 9.-To-day was
class day at the State University and the
occasion was elaboratelv celebrated.
The members of the graduating class ap-
peared in costume, the ladies wearing
white from head to foot and the gentle
men sporting black plug hats and white
duck trousers.
The sophomores of the year just passed
wore their new junior plugs, adorned with
various selections from the college yell
and the '9S class YELL together with skull
and cross bones," in honor of the Bourbon
rush victory of the class of '9S. All day
the new Juniors gathered in groups and
held hat-smashing rushes, and by night
there were but few Of the new plugs left
without many marks of hard usage.
The new sophomores, freshmen until to-
day, wore mortar boards and practiced
singing the song they have hitherto de-
spised, "The Jolly Sophomore"
The exercises IN commemoration of the
day began at 1920 o'clock this morning
at "Founders' Rock" A slab of Tennes-
see marble has been placed in the rock by
the class of '96. and on it, engraved in gold
letters, are the words, Founders Rock.
May is, 1860. Inscribed May 8, 1896"
The rock is one on which the trustees of
the old College of California met when
they dedicated the grounds chosen as site
for the State University.
The senior class, led by the university
band and followed by many visitors,
gathered around the rock and listened TO
addresses by Galen M. Fisher '96, DIR. E.
S. Wiley of San Francisco and President
Kellogg.
After the exercises at Founders Rock
the class pilgrimage took place under the
leadership of the u. G.. band. Raymond j.
Russ made brief address at the Chem istry
building. Benjamin H. Ramsdeu spoke
the farewell to the Library building for the
class, and at North Hall speech was
made by Arthur w. North.
Over 5000 people gathered in the natural
amphitheater behind the Chemistry build
ing, known as "Ben Weeds Amphi-
theater."
The exercises opened with an address of
greeting by A. c. Wyckoff, president of
| the class of '96 after which John L. Whit
tenmeyer read the class history.
| The class prophecies were read by Frank
l.. Argall, Miss Ethel R. Farnham and
Willard D. Thompson.
The next event was the "Arrival of
Farmer Simkins,' whose wife accom-
panied him. The two, who were Ned
pense fantastic and suggestive presents tc
members of the graduating class. There
were some hard hits in the gifts Offered
and much amusement was created.
The. class-day poem, ITO the University
of California was by Miss Bertha r.
Bradley, daughter of Professor G. B. Brad
ley.
The class committee in charge of to- d ay'.
celebration was as follows: Forenoon
Martin G.. Flaherty, Albert o. Warner,
Joseph o Connor, Miss Ada 6. Little, Miss
Mabel Symmes afternoon-Raymond j.
Russ, Phillip L. Bush, F. Herbert Dam
Galen NJ. Fisher, Lou ID. Whipple, NJ Isl
Ethel r. Farnham.
Nearly ali the Greek-letter fraternities
according to the usual custom, entertained
their friends at luncheon.
The general criticism offered with rela
! tion to the afternoon performances in thu
amphitheater was that they did no
| approach in excellence the exercises o
last year, when more of a spectacular
show was presented. The class of '9t
instead of spending the entire amount
raised through the graduating assessment
decided to turn over the surplus to The
LIE Conte fellowship fund.
Flower Show Awards.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 9.-Berkeley'