New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
JOYFUL TIME AT HARVARD.
FEATURES OF a BRIGHT AND MERRY
CLASS DAY.
CLASSES AND GRADUATES CHEER ONE ANOTHER
BILE FOR FIOwERs-DANCEs AND SPREADS.

CLASSES AND GRADUATES CHEER ONE ANOTHER
AROUND THE TREE ONLY LITTLE scRAM-
BILE FOR FLOwERs-DANcEs AID SPREADS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Cambridge. Mass. June PA perfect day was the
class day or ~ The sun was shining and there
was not a cloud in the sky Tonight many are
starting for the at Poughkeeps!e and by mid
night the dances will all be deserted except ny
those unfortunates who cannot go.
AT o'clock this morning the Rev. Francis Pea
body addressed the senior class in Appleton Chapel
At II o'clock the class marched Sanders Theatre,
which was already almost filed by their relatives
and friends and the class day exercises began X
f. Odds. of ST Paul! the orator. and he spoke
OF the Future OF Harvard College" Next came
the class poem read by Joseph II. Chooie. jr.' OF
New-York The class ode by James f. Gregg.
Of Colorado Springs. The class chorstcr was j. A
Carpenter. Of Chicago. BY far the best feature Of
the exercises the ivy Grafton OF Herbert Schurz
Of Ncw-York. He kept the audience constantly
laughing.
The class day officers were Secretary ". L. Gar
rison. jr. Of Brooklne. Mass first marshal. r. H.
Stevenson. ir of Boston; second marshal. Z. y
Wilmington. OF Brookline. Mass third marshal,
James Dean. Of Brookne Mass. Class Commit
ten. T. Haowell. OF West Medford, Mass; d. u.
Scannell Of Jamaica Plain. Mass: W. II. Vincent,
Of Winthrop Mass Class Day Commt'ee-A NJ
Reale Of Dorchester. Mass: J. =. Hayward. Of
Neponset. Mas: J. y Phillips. OF Salem, Mass.
Photographic Committee-H. W Foote Of Boston;
r T.. Rantoul. Of Salem. Mass: j ". Dunlop, OF
Cambridge Mass
The exercises wera over by noon. and from 70
there was music in the yard. and from to dane
ing In Memorial Hall.
The great feature is always the tree exercises.
At 40 the seats around the tree opened to
ticket holders who were limited iris year to 100
At o'clock the senior class assembled in front OF
Holwo-thy and cheered tho buildings and then
marched 70 tho tree Meanwhile all the graduates
and under clessmeu had assembled ana were
already seated on the grass around the tree. IN
gathered in circle close 70 tn" tree. First Mar
shall Stevenson led the cheering; three HarvafdS
gradiiates iogrthor T'h.n 81 cfecroG o. and 9S
cheered 81 am % cheer"d all tn" oth"r classes
20. Then a. '& 90 and 1900. led by their preSl-
dents. gave their class cheers, and the graduates
led by Everett !. Wendell. so. cheered ~ sticces-
sion President Eliot Professor Briggs Professor
Shaer Professor Reale Gus Hemenway, the
eleven. m. Mott Haven team the nine the crew
Mr. Lehman and the women , --...., .oo. g.,
stead Of ton feet. above rhe heads OF m" seniors
and there was no large class wr"aih OF no"erS Top
seniors repeat the fighting % years past. and the
compromise was thus Effected by lowering the
flowers. President Stevenson gave IN" wori. ana
the seniors rushed around the tire" struggling 10
get flowers for the pretty girls appaudinE ana
looking on. There were enough flowers Tor all. ana
in five minutes nothing was lot or the peau'li"
wrAaths that encrcled the tree.
The spreads were mostly after rho exercises at
the tree. though the Hasty Pudding spread was
held immediately after the exercises I'm sanders
Theatre. and the ri Eta spread from TO o'clock
the gymnasium.
In the evening was spread and a dance az
Beck Hall. Tn ere also dancing from 10 II
o'clock in the gymnasium and Memorial Hall ana
music and illumina lions In the ward. singing ny
the Glee club and playing by the Banjo. Mandolin