The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-04
COMMENCEMENT Wick.
Programme for the Closing
Events Of the University
Year at Princeton.
Specie. to tho jersey CHu News.

SPECIAL TO INC JsrScN Cttu NeuS.
PRINCETON. June 4, 1ss6.-The final
examinations of the year began for all
classes throughout the entire university
last week, and the students are now at
work to clear up their courses before the
close of college. The examinations will
continue without intermission Until next
Saturday, and the midnight Gil will burn
for a thousand students every night till
commencement.
Tie usual open air spring concerts of
the Mandolin Club began on the steps of
Old North this week. Before going to their
work each evening, the students gather
on the front campus to listen to the
music of the mandolin players and sprawl
on the grass under the revolutionary
elms and agree hat examinations are a
relic of barbarism.
TIL official programme for commence
ment has been announced. Its chief fea-
lures are similar to commandments OF
former years, but a larger number of
events are crowded into the five days OF
the commencement than heretofore have
been offered. On Saturday morning, June
8, the final examinations will close and
then commencements will begin. The
great event of the day will be the Yale
Princeton baseball game. the third in their
field at three F. M. At Princeton and
Yale have each won one game in the
series. special interest will attach to this
third game and a tremendous crowd IS
expected. AS usual this game will be
the great game of the season, because
then a great throng of the alumni VIII
be in town to organize the horse pla SO
characteristic of big college games. On
Saturday night in Alexander Hall we'll
occur the annual commencement concert
dolin Clubs. Special efforts are being
made to make this the besl concert of
the year. Mr.. James Barnes 81, the
author, who was a famous singer on the
Glee Club in his college days, will assist
the clubs and is announced to sing MS
we'll known solos Q the Road to Man
SUNDAY. june I, will be Baccalaureate
Sunday, and the president will deliver his
annual b~accalaureate sermon to the mem
bers Of the gradnatlng 81 class sss IN M%a wiII ocl
phian Society. the Y.-M. c. A. of the col
iege. in Marquand Chapel, at which re-
of the year, from the retiring officers, and
the sermon will be. preached by the Rev.
Dr. w; M. Meredith 1,,, Of n Br o,ss a.v ana
the entire day will be given over to the
graduating class, for the entertainment
of their friends and relatives. The exer-
Hall, when the president of the college
Will formally turn over the entire ~instltu-
ton to the master Of ceremonies of the
welcome will follow by Mr.. Turner, and
the class orator and class poet will then
ne heard. The audience. will then adjourn
Of the class Ivy and the attendant cere-
monies. concluding, with the address Of
the ivy. orator, will occur. At 2:3O P. M.
air amphitheatre erected around the old
campus in the middle of the quadrangle,
and the entire afternoon will be given
over to the humorous orations of the pre-
sentation orator, the class censor, the
class prophet and the class historian. The
address of the class president VIII bring
evening will occur the annual Junior ora
torical contest between four representa-
tives from each Of the ancient literary
societies lWhig and Clio Halls, at s:45 in
On Tuesday, June 8, will occur the
reading sof the theses of the graduating
class of the John G. Green School of Sci
ence, in Chemical Hall, at 8 A. NJ. Dur
ing the day-the exhibition of drawings in
the Engineering and Graphic Depart
ments in the School of Science will be in
continuous progress. The microscopic
sau Hall, in the astrological laboratory,
and a new feature will here be introduced
in the nature of a special exhibition
of the Camera Club. At II A. NJ. will
be held the annual meeting of the liter
airy societies, Wing and Clio Halls, with
addresses by prominent lumni of the So
after which will occur the annual
banquet of the National Alumni Associa-
ton of Nassau Hall, in the spacious din
ing parlor of University Hall. Promi-
mem alumni will respond to toasts and
the old college songs will be sung. The
Of Nassau Hall and march to University
Hall, along Nassau street. At go P. M.
the ~gymnastic team will give a special
exhibition in the new Brokaw swimming
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trapezes, rings and other gymnatic ap-
paratus. From 4 to 6 P. NJ. the presi-
dent and Mrs. Patton will give a recep-
ton to the students and their friends at
Prospect, the presidential mansion. The
Lynde prize debate between three SEN
Tors from each of the literary societies,
will take place in Alexander Hall at las
P. M. and the days exercises win con-
to the Senior class in the Casino, at 10
P. NJ. At this latter function a mann
moth crowd is expected M the commit
tee in charge Is making preparations for
the most successful dance of the year.
Wednesday, june 10, will be com
nencement day o and the 149th
class will then graduate, the exercises of
which will occur in Alexander Hall at
faculty, alumni and undergraduates viii
form in front of Nassau Hall at 1918
A. M. and Immediately march to Alex
ander Hall. Here about 230 men will re-
ctiVe their pdcIlelof 8 ueSTee, Dolng the
class in the history of the coll
lege. Higher degrees will also be con
ferred at the time.
In the afternoon at 8 O'Clock will occur
the third Harvard-Princeton baseball
at the varsity field, and it is expect
ed that most of the announcement WISH
tors will stay over for this athletic event.
commencement exercises will come
to a close on Wednesday night, when the |
will meet together for the last |
time as a class and perform the cere-
monies connected with passing round the
loving cup and drinking the health Of
each member of the class. Then the
will formally %relinquish posses
sion of the steps and the Juniors will
charge. The class dinner will bring |
the ceremonies to a close.
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