The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
COLUMBIA '97'S FAREWELL.
LAST CLAsS-DAF ExERCIsEs IN THE
OIL COLLEGE HALLS.

Two Thousand Persons Gather in the Library
to witness Them-Trustees AIse Hold Their
Last Meeting tn tho Old BuiidinEa-Finai
Preparations Tor the rnivsrsity's Removal.
About two thousand friends OF Columbia and
her sons crowded into tho spacious halls OF tho
old library at Forty.ninth street and Madison
avenue yesterday afternoon. They filled tho
main floor to tho doors and crowded the long
galleries TO hear tho last class-day exercises 10
DO hold on the old site. Tho class OF 81 did Its
utmost to render noteworthy the occasion OF
closing Columbia's ancient halls. With tho aid
OF pretty decorations, good music, clever
speeches, and amusing tricks, they wore entirely
successful. There was, nevertheless, n very per-
ceptible feeling OF gloom Mt the thought of this
departure from tho home occupied by loyal sons
for forty.threo years.
William Boone Gunton. the Secretary of the
class, opened tho exercises. Arthur Lockott
Marvin, tho President, made the address OF well
come, Philip Bisscll was the class historian,
Francis Bertram Elgas tho class prophet, and
Walter Leon Hess read the poem. Charles Fred
chick Wheaton, rs presentation orator. made
humorous remarks as no awarded to his class
mates such trihes as tin whistles, toy cannon
and swords, beer stems. and soldier caps. Philip
Ernest Brodt delivered tho valedictory. Tho
exercises were intcrspersed with music by the
CLEO clubs and the singing of tho class ode. writ.
ten by F. u. Elgas.
F. II. Brooks, II. II. Elgas. and f p. Tanner
were elected to the honorary fraternity OF Phi
Beta Kappa. +. p. Kepple and g. L. worthen
Of tho junior class were also elected.
Prof. A. V. Williams Jackson was voted tho
hnndsomest and most popular man in the facul-
ty. Dean" Singer. tho portly %janitor. was
voted tho most popular executive officer. Al.
bort Putnam was proclaimed the most popular.
Reginald w. Pressprich the h~andsomcst. Harry
Lyons the wickedost, F. d. Elgas the worst
grind" Philip Bissell the most versatile, at.
Willie" Hess the. freshest, F; II. Brooks the
class to marry a Barnard girl.
The trustees OF the university held their last
the afternoon. They transacted the business
s SIs by the removal to Il the new site On
shSnRs g nnmbe ae u siiiis, snd @%ds nsxs ye @its
appointments. Votes Of thanks were passed. as
follows: To the Sons OF the Revolution for a tab
let Of bronze, to be put upon the first floor Of the
tie of the Harlem. fought whore the new build
bust OF the Parthcnon Minerva, and n bronze
bust Of Homer; to Katherine W. Bruce and
partmcnt Of astronomy for more extended re.
search INTO tho theory OF .latitudes;, to $. ID.
E to the mach ion sn o Inbora So Er and V 10 the s'T Den.
pnrtmcnt OF Public Parks for favors rendered
on Riverside Drive.
III. n Dlest oii. bbii do -uIputhNtN u plolOSSoI
of clinical medicine. DR.. James Even was pro-
NOTED to the professorship in clinical mirros-
copy, and the following. were made instructors
in the College OF Physicians and Surgeons: Drs.
Charles u. May, John Claiborne. Bryson Dele
7. jacobson, Francis Huber. James r. Hayden.
Fred. Patterson, and II. Y. McGinnis. DR..
Charles Norris was appointed a tutor in
pathology: w. T. Partridge. a lecturer in archi-
lecture; Shepherd Franz. an assistant in psy-
chology: Herbert \. Richards, n tutor in botany;
Frank G. Cooper, an assistant in mechanical en-
ginecring; Ben. NJ. Jasuishan. an assistant in
chemistry; Henry Osborn Taylor. an assistant in
literature. William F. Day in physics, and J. II.
McGregor in zoology.
DIR. John q. Curtis was elected to the acting
deanship Of the School of Medicine to fill the
place OF DIR. McLane. now on leave OF absence.
Herbert Noble will lecture in the Law School on
insurance. Charles T. Terry will become a lee.
turer on contracts.