New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-25
HARTARUS CLASS DAY.
STATUE EXERCISES SUBSTITUTED FOR
THE SCRAMBLE AT THE TREE
LISTED SENIORS PREsENT-THE DANCE
IN MEMORIAL HALL.

LISTED SENIORS PRESENT-THE DANCE
IN MEMORIAL HALL
rey TELEGRAPH TO THE TRinrNE.l
Cambridge. Mass. June A-There were many Sah
hearts at Cambridge yesterday morning when the
seniors and their class-day friends awoke to ma
the heavens thick with heavy gray clouds. which
seemed to be forerunners OF rainy day. There
was Joy at noon when the wind. shifting TO the
west cleared the threatening clouds from the sky
and left the day beautiful and warm From the
beginning to the end tho '9S class day was one
which can he pu at the head Of these evcr-improv-
ing festivities II is the great day OF tho year at
Harvard and Of the memorable events In me
lfe Of every student who goes through H.
Starting carly with prayers in the chapel the
seniors take their friends through n whir OF on
ercises which asst until midnight There are inc
regular class parts in Sanders in the morning.
spreads. music promenades. dancing. recepuonS'
and most important Of ali. IN" statue exercises.
which, for the first time yesterday. were substi-
tuted for those Of the famous tree This WAS the
distinctive feature Of 9S class day. I, was change
from an od-established order Of things which made
the day particularly memorable. The Wild. rough
scramble after flowers fastened high ON tho tree
by men clad in football clothes. and tho excitement
which attended the struggle. were to be supplant"d
by slow dgnlhed proceedings about the statue
OF the founder John Harvard These exercises
were much more in keeping with the dignity OF
seniors the CORPORATION said. but mary feared
that without the scramble the interest N the ccre
mony would be lacking The result was watched
and waited with deep interest
The yard decorations were never prettier. the
grounds were never artistic and beautiful. and
the weather in the afternoon and evening was per
feet. At a. m. the seniors assembled I'm front or
Holworthy Hall and marched TO Appleton Chapel
where prayers were offered by the Rev. Or Fran
els G. Peabody. Then came the meeting Of friends
and preparations for the day AT II o'clock came
the class parts In Sanders The ORATOR. was by
Charles erik the ode by Fullerton Waldo and the
ivy Grafton by r p. Utter This years poet. Guy
NJ Scull was not there to read his poem.
Many Of the seniors who are enlisted In regi-
ments were back for the days festivities. and the
sight OF a soldiers uniform under the large black
gown OF senior brought out frequent applause.
These men were the heroes OF the day. Besides
Guy NJ. Soul. however. ox-Captain David NJ Good
rich OF the crew. vas away and his post oi honor
Of second marshal was vacant While their elias
mate. wcrc celebrating their final day AT Harvard
these two honor men in the class were drilling in
the ranks Of ROosevcts Rough Riders. Ia his ora
lion Charles Grk spoke of the political duties OF
those OF the class who were about to start out In
life.
After tho Sanders exercises came the regular
spreads. There were the big Beck Hal Puddins,
l. Eta ana Delta Epsilon spreads. hcsides many
minor ones given by the seniors. either alone or
10y iwos and threes.
The statue exercises took place at D. m. Tho
seniors formed double column and marched about
famous tree where scrambes for flowers were for
merry held In the mean while the under ciassnen
had marched TO the Delta Win a pOdy 81 SIhdllAt'7
The three classes took their places three sides OF
the statue the graduates on the end The seniors IN
tered checred and were checered by the younger col
cgians and graduates in return. Then after speech
by f. G. storrow. IS. in which he welcomed the
cass to the alumni. there was moro cheering They
sang "Amerca." then Fair Harvard and then
the seniors walked by the statue taking Hover
from the base "a they passed into the ranks Of the
graduates. The "A beautiful one and to
many made up in impressveness what II lacked In
excitement go, Of,
In the evening there were dancing in Memorial Hal
and music and n promenade In the yard, which
was fenced with cvergreens and hung thickly with
japanese lanterns.