New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
FUN FOR FAIR GRADUATES.
BREEZY HUMOR MARKED THE PACKER
CLAsS-DAY EXERCISES

THE YOUNG WOMEN HAD EVERYTHING THEIR
OWN wAY-A WITTY ROLL OF MEMBERS
OF THE GRADUATING CLASS.
Forty-three young women who are to be graed-
ated from Packer Institute tomorrow evening held
the class-day exercises in the chapel OF the !nsti
yesterday afternoon. For the time being these
young people owned the building. placed DR.. Backus
and his faculty under the ban OF silence. and had
glorious time In entertainment entirely their
In Packer there Is always more less of original
ity. and at the exercises yesterday this shown
by the departure from the cut-and-lried methods
which usually prevail when the historic sweet girl
graduate" in white dress. large blue cash.
sckly smile and hair-raislng essay. ELECTS the adj
mlration OF papa, mamma and aunty. and sits down
we'll pleased with herself The Packer girl r. not up
this OF thing There is too much Of the new
about her.
The Packer girl arrayed in white. There
were dresses OF sky-blue in nounces, pale blue In
furbelows ea-green and deep green. and even COM
binatlons Of mashed gooseberry color with the pale
greens again and drabs to match and dresses OF
yellow. and dresses OF delicate tints artistic ard
original and pleasing TO the senses. But outside
Of this departure In dress the exercises were Of
unique character Ethel Webster. president OF the
class delivered an address OF welcome. and when
she had finished Annie f. Wilcox gave n class his
tory Of tho junior year Ida May Schieren a history
Of the Subscribers and Adele Walter wittily chron
iced the happenings OF the senior year. Legacy"
written by Grace Nuns. In which many things
possessed by the senior class handed down
to its successor well delivered by Grace Quln-
Ian. Among other things which the class OF sc gave
TO 80. freely and without regret was the draft
which came through the back windows Of the senior
classroom. and to which. It hoped 81 would
take kindly. The large audience enjoyed the de-
livery OF the Legacy" they did the portrayal OF
the Prophecy" which presented BY the fol-
lowing young
PROPHECY.
Nrr;y d, Az =; 'S's
Presidents secretary FACULTY Edith M'''h'" Sterling
rrs,...T May Kemp
Professor Of PhysicGi Edl,h juliet swan
ros,or Of Economy rn r'I:s he' '
Professor Of the Science Of the in'erros,ion FSHi
Fepe.sl Po Of common n Sens. Magazines
Virginia Anslcy Cos,n
The prophecy abounded in burcsques fads,
particularly those relating TO the new woman"
and was hugely enjoyed
The presentations were made by Grace Nuns and
Gertrude Ingalls, and the garden Grafton by Flor
ence KNAPP and tho singing OF the class song by
Elsie McCartee closed the afternoon
The class roll appeared on the programme in this
personal fashion:
's6e never should have iook.d a, ms
II She meant should not iovs her"
Ell I s@es seated in he heart y,
'''' ''' sSaii 'f show ., bow avn hing
.AHd all isose in which tho escsi.
Natures chief masterpiece" Is writing we'll"
= e s.,a. ne, t.? elishi p ga
Y~,ha
post ,Sou no, know tho fat. Of arasoonr'
Gertrude Louise B-ck.
''Cn. substantial smile"
Virginia Ansl~y Coran.
was IN logic n grea, critic
PROFOUNDLY skilled IN analytic"
10 bliss unknown my lofty a.pr,-"
SHE'S ihinFln NO na~,inr IEc rnony mighty men"
Mar, rA 4na,a,on, Ds ,i. .
m appliance Of listening ,cna,-s TO command"
Silence moro musical than any song"
Josephine rlsn i,n 80, ,, s,,s.~
s so y; your Sss N WITH no. a S
ID xxx S #. ,5@ , .a%' fr -, war s.'
'tnncised actor Itarn to laugh ana cry"
Gertrude Arnold ingalls,.
9o' q 'G We. ' aa, r e., mat. ias se"
r11as ;; Hl.,s K,sey ., ,,o,,,s. md bland
Hast phno~op'y in 'heer'
''''''''' N-S -r y .sIe.l n, ~. ~, GO.
Tnrn fom tsr motters arms
Thou Wit not i've IN vain"
'''A ~ wa, ~, i-rn under rhyninr pi.n.,-
Helen wa,i~r'pn MasaihHs' -.,..,
rot On he daan'r-. 'p,r, 81 I'so.i.''n
Many Louise Masters
Ana ,-a'a note. vim a baaA.r' force"
she d"r,h lns tnanr.s-. which Others mostly leave
af'r R. 1T srrcc Il ne NOR on -pnirr
In i lcH irr ,r--.-- -.csped the comb.
''"''' Tl,re .te wcayer b. nigh. and day
A magic web with coiors gay"
Cen.v,-vc Fnrquhar Ryan.
'one @ar heard at 'h- other out II went"
'a A s Msy To- Rive head to conv. and hand to
execute"
Edi,h Matthew sterling ,,,.
An 2 p.ys S:' i2'%s 'ST vi
f'"'' ''r s2e s.Go% pac: nu, rho would listen
I'll ito signs ~ soul
20 cowaid conscience how thou dost Annct me
Mime barrow shoidy. 49,,
There's little II he melancholy erfneh' IN her'
''' II I,k. nv p%n way aud / md II so nice"
''"''' ..pi,inely tall and most divinely fair"
Freda Walther. ,. o.,
Iler hair was rolled In many curious fret
Much Ike rich ana curious c"rohe'
Adele Wal'on. ,
more me dumb o hcarken to thy song
Than Orpheuss harp. Tully's golden tongue
Anne Elizabeth Wilcox.
Even little things have their peculiar grace
Rachel Wilson. -
Her modest and her graceful air .
shows her and good ns she Is fair