New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-08
PRINCETON.

Princeton N J.. June THE final examinations
were all completed on Saturday. and commencement
alone remains TO finish the college year INC
graduating class IS the largest in the history OF the
college In the freshman year 1t numbered ABOUT
three hundred and ten. and nearly two hundred
and Atty will take degrees. The commencement
exercises will occur this week on Monday, TUESDAY
and Wednesday. To-day the baccalaureate sermon
was preached by President Patton, IN Marqudio
Chapel The annual meeting Of the Phhadeiphiah
Society occurred in the evening In Marquand Chape
when a sermon was delivered by the Rev DR. W. NJ
Meredith OF Brooklyn on Monday. June o. the
class day exercises OF the graduating class Will &C.
cur I'm the morning and the usual canon exercises
will take place IN the afternoon The junior ora
tor,ca contest will take place In the evening IN Alex
andcr Hall. on Tuesday June o. the graduating class
OF the John c. Green School Of Science Will read
theses In Chemica, Hall During the day there VIII
be an exhibition of drawings In the engineering anu
graphlcs departments in the School of Science The
microscopic exhibition and an exhibition OF the
Camera Club will take place in the hlstoiosica
laboratory in Nassau Hall. The annual dinner ana
meeting Of the alumni Will he held in University
Hall In the afternoon the gymnastic team VIII. give
an exhibition In the Brokaw Memorial bulid'hs
The reception by tho President and Mrs Patton
will be from to C. In the evening VIII Occur ~, tlio
Lynde prize debate ana ths nn 10 the one
hundred and forty-nlnth annual commehcfn'e ne
exercises WI take place In Aexahopr i".t base
..
bal game. and IN the evening me aehio' hnomet
have its farewell exercises. followed ny panquet;
on Friday evening the class Of 20 nad the al'"d +,
sophomore parade. The wilkins fost I,dlu' ~,
Trenton was engaged to lead the procession, a,ld
the class followed. each man arrayed IN oraIs az,
black according to his taste. The parade passed
~ IN an orderly manner. and little damage was
done besides a few broken window panes ,,,
Al n meeting Of the Missouri CluD the loiio"iilR
officers were Elected: President seden Spencer 81
vice president II. O. Hagar. 9S. secretary, NJ l.
Nlliern. 'es. treasurer d Il. Munger, ~.
At mass-meeiing o. the college 70 eject oincers
FOR the track association for tho ensuing year tne
foowlnc men were chosen: Seward Erdman, ~
the former assistant manager "ds ere, 80 pi 90
don, according 10 custom. and 4. f.. McNltty. 49,
was elected manager The following men were also
elected In mass-me-:ing 20 manage me paSe pa
association for the following year: fresGsnt; r. n
Harvey o. OF Pittsburg manager W W. =" iron
a. OF clarion. Penn The Undergraduate BODY IS
som.what exercised over the discussion OF inc
method Of cheering AT baseball games me rue
ha. been for some time 10 cheer only az BooI pdds
and not trv TO rattle the visiting team Ihls "thoi
pas hccn s,,cccssful and was warmly appreciated by
inc Princeton players IN their recent siAtc'
game al Cambridge, but the cheering at Nr"-
Haven was OF such n character. thai IN the fr.nr.
ton-Yalc games the old method VIII pFooapy ~