New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-07
COLUMBIA.

This has been a busy week for the seniors at
Columbia. The exchange OF photographs. the CIV
ing OF dinners and he other customary signs or
departure have been everywhere to be seen. To-day
Is class day. and the library will be completely given
over 10 the seniors and their friends Tonight they
will hold their dinner at the Vendome. and will
elect their permanent president The annual recep-
ton to the graduates will be given by President and
Mrs Low tomorrow afternoon
The order of exercises and the style and quality of
tho cans and gowns be worn at commencement,
which takes place Wednesday evening, have been
announced The caps and gowns exactly like
those worn at Harvard, Yale Princeton and most
other American universities. The candidates for
degrees must be in their assigned seats at $40 p M
and the names OF the candidates will be printed
on the programme. but will not he announced from
the stage. The exercises will be begun with prayer
by the Chaplain Emeritus and then President Low
will deliver address. The degrees will then be
awarded in the following order: Bachelor Of Arts.
Bachelor Of Laws. Doctor OF Medicine, Engineer of
Mines Civil Engineer Electrical Engineer, Metal
urgical Engineer Bachelor of Philosophy. Master
OF Arts. DoSor Of Philosophy and Honorary degrees
The exercises VIII end e %n 'e me Serrae 40 Doctnr
OF Medicine will be small this year. owing 10 the
Each of them. before receiving his degree. will take
the following additional University Fellows have
Who'd Who in public law William fierbert King; in
Fellowship in classical philology, William T. F.
Tambyn. -
OF history of Columbia This has been illustrated
ings first occupied by Columbia, or. as II was then
called Kings College, which were furnished by John
B. Pine and Superintendent Darling. The history
saws that the rents which pay the major part OF
the running expenses of the University come from
the land between Forty-seventh and Fifty first sts
between Fifth and Sixth ayes, which was given TO
Columbia by the State In lS4,, and which Is now the
highest priced residential land in NewYork City.
The last issue OF The Columbia Library Monthly"
to be published from its present home contains
critic NJ a a
Alice c. Stratford. of Barnard. and poems by j. Rus
sell Taylor. Ellsworth and f1ellman. The prose
tcles contributed by Miss Jessie Hughan
Zinnser and Gordon.
The election of Harry Grab Herschfied as mana
ger OF the track team in the place of Samuel r.
Blur who graduates this week. is popular one
IIerschfield has been prominently identified with
many branches since he entered Columbia. He Is A
member Of the banjo and mandolin clubs, OF the
Columbia Rowing Club. and editor OF Spectator"
and besides playing the part OF Octavus In Cleo
cessful press agent, At present he is writing Ii
bretto for the comic opera which the musical So
ciety will produce next winter.
Albert Payson Terhune, 20. will write the Column
bIa stories for the COLES series now being published
Next Saturday the library will close. and notice
has been given that all books must he returned by
| then. The plans OF removal have all been arranged
| and Mr.. Baker the librarian expects no hitch In
the removal Of the books a large box. conveniently
| fitted with sheltes. will be used. Thanks to the
efficient methods of codfcaon. the places for the
| books have already been determined upon and all
that will he necessary, when the books reach the
new site is to put them into their respective places
II Is hoped that the Low Library will be opened sew
fcient students can prepare for the September
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