The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-25
Glass Day Exercises Held In a
Cool Forest Retreat.
PERSONALITIES GROW BITTER.
The Hfstorian of the tnfyershy
Graduating Class koasfs the PHI
Iomafheaa society md the Jan-
fors-sehool Records on the Altar
Formal Presentation of the
spad~-Annaai Alumni Reunion.

In an open space IL the ioFesf near TIC
university OF Washington the graduating
seniors yesterday he.d their class day ex-
erelsss. a more beautiful spot could hard
~ have been chosen The sun filtered
rooIly through the gently waving tree tops
and interlacing branches. There was
eeent Of wild flowers and green leaves and
through ali the singing OF birds. Hereto
fore such exercises have been held indoors
5u. a precedent was established yesterday
which Will no doubt find imitation In the
future. The class itself was assembled
sn an arbor Of pine trees ard. from this
sylvan forum. aired personalities which
found nothing to respect In regents. fac
ulty or students.
Amid the trees the gayiy eoiored dresses
Of tho girls WHO had gathered with bright
expectant faces 10 the feas: Of class day
gossip, showed faneifuiIy. The audience
waa large and such one makes each
Individual feel proud OF being there. One
or two girls wore gowns Of purple and
gold, the university colors-
Tho pleasure OF the day was marred by
a rather bitter attack on Frank GIee. a
Junior, who had, the evening before. dur
.ng the entertainment given In Denny hall
by the phllomathean society. read a Wit
~ essay referring TO the seniors. While
on the surface intended only as a joke, the
seniors had evidently found serious insult
In some OF Giles sibes and they respond
cd yesterday morning in vigorous style.
il seems thai Giles had at one time aSp.red
10 the editorahlp OF the Pacific Wave"
ahs university paper. The office Is elective
and Giles had suffered defeat through the
action of the scnlors in casting a solid vote
against him. Tais was referred TO yester-
day by Glass Historian Jonu K. Murphne
In the following paragraph. which speaks
for Itself:
"You jump onto the seniors because they
cast ten solid votes against you ard voted
Cor cecency and common horse sense: be-
cause they would rather see man occupy
aha editors chair OF the Pacific Wave
ahan a long cared quadrupsd: because they
would rather muse over blank paper than
over your dacordant bray"
Some excitement was created by the at
tack and there was some talk OF action
among the juniors. Hut they happened
sot to b. present In force and the thought
81 a hostile demonstration died natural
death. The Phiiomathsan society and the
juniors as u body came in for "A roast
much fiereer than IS usual even In class
Say histories
Exercises Open.
Tho exercises were opened shortly after
IL O'Clock by President Marion Edwards
lilo welcomed the audience in the name
Of the class and then took flyer at Giles
Following his address the class planted Ivy
around the arbor and dedicated 1t 20 the
students faculty and regents The class
history. dealing IN Joking fashion with the
past biography OF each graduate. created
considerable merriment-
The class ode by Miss Birdie Ira Reals
wac read by Mss Laura Deli Mcfarland.
il WAS very well received
The transfer OF thu university shade
from the senior 10 tho junior class was left
10 Miss Hearl!e Wood. In presenting mo
spade 20 AIR. n. l.. Reese the representa-
tive ~ tho hIuior class. Miss Wood said.
students OF The csaSs Of 90. the class
OF '& gTeets you.
We have Nut Jus; closed the first vol.
tune In the book % time. THIS week We
turn its pages aad begin another As for
you class of n The third chapter in yeur
volume - ended Or the new paxe will h.,
seeerdsd yonr deeds for the senior wear
nld you eVe~ stand by the SEA and watch
a vessel SHE cuts aoose from her nalr-
ing ard sac hcr she puts 10 81 her
sai's ali set arj drawing aud her howsr,rfs
pointing - where ine SKY ana water t,.es, =
The throhisiug bosom az the ocean b.ts..s
her hrave1y as she rises and falls in
unison with l.s rythm'esi motion The
twilight shadows lower as s1e pufa Ieestre
after league hehiad her. Now she "a hu,l
down. only hey waite canvas CLEANS an,
against 1880 dtrk.r.ag Vaulf and whea n
II time fov the stars 70 appear she has
vanished beyond eur sight
In this ship We have tieas{xeA the .,nl