New-York tribune., 1896-06-23
PLANTING THE IVY AT YALE
,,,Sv AND JOYFUL DAY FOR THE NEW
HAVEN COLLEGIANS.

.,rroy OF THE wOOISEY SrATUE-A FLING
,oprRT f. LEE-TIIE SENIOR PROMENADE
Law SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
lay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
.rI,ven Conn. June 22.-The class-day exer-
49,, - the academic seniors began In Battel Chapel
10 % ornng. when the class poem read by
... ...srr Ripley Thompson, OF Hartford. and the
,.ss grafton delivered by George Sturges Buck OF
The subject of Mr.. Bucks Grafton was
~rhe Burden Of Our Debt
" ,,e close OF this part of the days exercises
-. ono adjourned 10 the ground south OF the
c,,rv building where the statue of ex-Presiden'
..,~.v has been erected platform had been
'.u, ,here facing the statue and on 1t were seated
.,ers NJ the corporation and the faculty Shortly
' NJ coon President Dwight introduced the Kew
ar ,osenh Twichell, 80 Of Hartford. TO dedica'e
" ,a,ue The dedicatory address was a glowing
'he s % the memory Of President Woolsey. Or
n"s.nau spoke OF President Woolsey's unswerV'hs
~. N the Union cause and continued;
.u, WAS heart and soul Union man. anu ~
-, almost make this bronze statue turn l'S
s ~ il knew that this afternoon the 1ae s'"u"
49, were 10 perpetuate the memory OF "enei"
pobsrt f. Lee by planting class IVY i'o." @ "'s
rave General Lee was good man. D"' "' was
,ova 70 an infamous cause
~ rujchels comment created great comih''o"'
o,;,, NJ the Ivy Committee wos held after the
"..,ors vigorous remarks. and 1t was deApera'eu
s.,hsr or not 10 plant the Southern IVY II was
s,.uv decided 10 so ahead as arranged ana at "
,.,ck The ivy was planted. Several graduates "a o.
.r times threaten 10 tear it up. Inc SENIORS Will
Guard II ;lN they are assured that IL VIII 'o pio-
tectea . 1890 ,o,a -, tho
.,s bsfnrc ! ,eree audience. The open space on
.so site formerly occupied by North Middle was
,a,csd IN and filed with tiers Of seats ue'ora'eu
NTH cushions and flags. \ platform at one emu as
.ocun,ed by the ID Regiment Band. when lurn'S"eu
,onsI, At frequent intervals The seniors ciad IN
.r and eowr had seats in the centre OF the qu""-
- Each senior was furnished with long cray
Is ond the immense class-pipe was passed AROUND
=, Zach man In the histories Jokes were drec'eo
:, each member OF the class. and as each man
,aua WAS called, ne raised on the shou'ue's Vi
49, c,assmetes. so that all might look on him. Inc
histories were read BY Philip c. Peck. OF hudsOn'
=, " Harry T. Fisher Of New-York CITY; G "
,,,1 anahan OF Washington. y. c.; Clarence Day OF
Nsv-York CITY and Ward Cheney. OF Sou'h MAN
,o..a. Conn Between the histories the studeh's
sang college songs. ..A
The class then adjourned to the north SIDE OF ,he
rhit;enden Library TO plant the cass IVY, @ 80. ~,
ode was written by Albert q. keiier OF MILO" H.
cr, and the ivv was set In the ground by the IVY
Committee. consisting Of T F. Archibald. OF Scrah-
,on penn. C. w. Wells. of Middletovn, Conn., ana
" woodruff. OF Orange. ~ j. The Ciass DaS
comoittee was Harry p. Cross OF Wakeheid' IL l.
Palph y. Treaiway, OF SiouN Nlt''
asorn. ~ New.York City: ". NJ. Beard OF Pough-
,.. \ V and w H. Clark. of Hartford.
The annual meeting Of the alumni Of the La"
s,,ool WAS held this afternoon. and speeches were
made prominent su%n Fe s6soo P'16RRs oaR Place lSG
to,ega Street Hall at o'clock The prize was won
BY John Han 9f NeTHyfn bs SnS Sher sPOTy SPEAK
,rs ,rera ! s Pullman. OF Bridgeport conn; ". -"
Tibbs Of sat Lake City and r Mar,ym @vcn S 10
,ba erslnatirg classes by Theodore Bacon o hv'.i-
ste \ Y on what the Lawyer owes 10 oOo''
The senior promenade was held in Alumni ha ,., TO-
nigh, The hall was beautifully decorated Mrr.I n,
- ord greens large tent erecte1 dire'll "u, ,
"a no ba, for the alumni dinner on W ednesias
furnished cool retreat for the dancers ne ~
-,aAa Comml;tee consisted OF JOhn f. brrl.' -
Tssnv,SS Sl@uT Tenn., chairman: Harry J; Cross o.
Wakefield. R. l. floor MANAGE: W. II, D.H'F' r
Isa ~ trinidad; Tavid cheney Of South Man9nes
Ter. Conn: H J. Fisher Of New 1ofX Ca'35i T 3
ine,on Taylor Of Poughkeepsie " l., anu l. A.
Weyerhauser. OF ST. Paul