New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-07
CLASS DAY AT ~ COLUMBIA
EXERCISES IN THE GYMNASIUM AND AT
BARNARD FOLLOWED BY DANCES
IN THE EVENING.

With the baccalaureats preached In
Havemeyer Hall on Sunday by tho Rev Dr. Henry
van Dyke opened tho celebrations OF 'oiuino'"
Universtys first commencement week on morning.
side Heights Yesterday was class day, ana a
such was devoted 20 tho festival OF tho senior
class OF the academic department and OF Barnnfu
College In tho forenoon tho seniors spent the''
time on the field In such nerve-testing sports as
throwing the tack hammer. the egg race ana ,ho
Ioo-inch dash. and IN tho afternoon Sseir resuia-
ton class day exercises were held In tho gym
nasiurn.
For the Hrst tirns since the massive n"w buiid-
ings wero reared upon tho Heights the campus
was dotted with the cap and gown OF tho outgoing
seniors over the campus few tho Stars and
Stripes but they were at halfmast out OF respect
to tho memory OF Stephen p. Nash. member OF
the Board OF Trustees. who died on Sunday.
Early in the afternoon tho seniors OF BARNARD
College held their class day exercises In Brincker
hon Hall before a large audience OF their friends
Tho programme was as follows:
Address OF welcome Anna II. Meyer. class PRESIDENT
Class history -Jerre w ius nm
Class prophecy 's,.ps sem
Singing the class song; worcs by stellA o. S'efn hu''
by Helen st. Clair
AT o'clock the Columbia seniors assembled In
the gymnasium for their class exercises. md the
big auditorium was entirely filled when tho pres-
dent OF tho class. Samuel c. Worthen. arose TO de-
liver the salutatory. The class programme was
as follows
snlutasory. ;s"%S. &c M MTT,Ssn
n i.tory = Mitchell. ,r
t%noaac.noni Of election. to Phi Beta Kappa.
DR.. 0nT T;sSsrd H. R 9Spn:
Presentation handai H. steIn
PaniSE the y.w iioo Grafton by Ralph
The seniors whose high records in scholarship
secured them elections to Phi Beta Kappa were
F. p Keppel S. c. Worthen. c. H. Edwards. A A.
Tenney and b. Zeiger. J. 8 Harrison and c. H.
Tuttle were the juniors chosen
Last evening both the Barnard and Columbia
seniors gave dances. the former in Brinckcrhon
Hall and the latter in the gymnasium. Both were
largely attended. The committee In charge or inc
arrangements for the dance In the gymnasium con
s,sted OF Frank Depew. Morton X. Aver'll Ferdi-
nand Van scklen Parr, Frank Holmes curry ana
John Woodbridge Demarest. The patronesses were
Mrs Seth Low Mrs Brander Matthews. Mrs VIII
lam Milligan Stone. Mrs. John w. Burgess ana
Mrs John Krom Rees The campus was all alight
with japanese lanterns. but the GOODNESS OF the
air kept most of the guests Indoors
To-day there will be reception given to tho
graduating classes by President and Mrs Low IN
the library at o'clock In the afternoon. ana nj b
o'clock the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity VIII hold
its initiation. 80
Tomorrow the Hath commencement Will be held
The exercises will begin at 1913 o'clock IN tho
morning with n procession Of the various facuues
and candidates LOT ueBIctS lroHi
ord through One hund red and s!xteenth-st tho
roulsvord and one hundr ed "A -twentieth-s 10
the gymnasium, where fter prayer by the chap
lain OF the University. President Low VIII deliver
an address and confer the candidates the de-
grees Of a. b.. Ii. b.. NJ d.. n Nj. IN IL. ana
the honorary degrees. owing 10 the Limited ca
n.c,,v ~ the gymnasium the alumni VIII not at
tend the exercises there In n body. but they viii
orge,v attend n luncheon 20 be given Mt West Hall
At o'clock the alumni will meet at the library
, S 80 10 cate OF the class OF q where the gates
viii viii he formally presented 10 tn University by
representatives OF the sivers ,. III, 49,. ~.
general meeting Of the alumni Will then %
held at the gymnasium where DIT william md, ~,
pransr will preside. and the speakers VIII lnciuuo
President Low. Dean Van Amringe Dr. J Snnrs q;
curtis William Allen Smith and Nicholas Murray
fsu,ier The committee having the arrangements
In charge consists Of John b. Pine. A. r. Simonos;
Howard Van Snderen, FredericK H. hutton anu
DR. Van Horne Norrie ,,. 1880. ,v,,
GnIy n few less than i've hundred degrees VIII
=. nraserfed apportioned among the departments
a. follows: Academic Department %; Barnard COL