New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-18
COMMENCEMENT AT COLI'WBIA.
NOTABLE EXERCISES ARRANGED FOR THE
FIRST OF THE ANNUAL FESTIVITIES
AT THE UNIVERSITIES NEW HOME.

The l4ith annual commencement OF Columbia
University will DE held Wednesday, June s. In
the gymnasium. at Morningsidc Heights. This VIII
not only he the first commencement at the new
site. but It will be the first in the history OF Co
lumbia he held the college grounds. and 1t IL
proposed that the alumni celebrate It by general
meeting President Low has invited the Alumni
Council 10 take charge OF the arrangements. and
an order OF exercises has been prepared.
The programme will begin with the baccalaureate
sermon. on Sunday. June on commencement
day tho exercises will be divided between the morn
Ing and the afternoon. At II n. degrees Will he
conferred and the formal part OF the ceremonies
Will take place In the gymnasium. The afternoon
will be devoted especially 10 the alumni luncheon
10 which all graduates will hc invited VIII he served
In tho West Hall at ! O'Clock During the hour
following there will he opportunity for meetings
OF the alumni associations for class reunions and
for inspection OF the buildings all Of which VIII
be open At ? o'clock "A procession VIII be FORMED
and will proceed 10 the Mapes Memorial Gate. on
the boulevard at Onc-hundred- and nine'""nth-st'
and 10 the Glass Of SO Gate. In One-hundr'd-and-
,wentIeth-s which Will then he formally presented
nv representatives Of the donors and thence 10 the
gymnasium, where general meeting OF the alumni
Will be held.
\ prominent aIumnus will he chosen by tho
Alumni Council preside at this meeting. ana IN
formal addresses will be made by representatives,
OF the college Of the several schools and Of the
University II Is desired that class reunions shall
be- made a special feature OF the OCCASION and
OPPORTUNITIES for these Will be provided. II being
hop.d that this first commencement under ~" new
conditions may be- successful as 10 serve A.
precedent and TO start a series of annual alumni
reunions The committee having charge OF the 81
crcisos consists of John -. Pine. chairman. \. -
Smonds treasurer Howard Van Sindcron secre-
tary. William Allen Smith and Van Horne Norri"
This Is the full programme for the whole week
as arranged:
sunday 4 o. m Raccaiaur.nte -"rrnon ~ the Rev.
pr van DYKE preached In o." l"fS" l'ein'" '''"
in schcrurrhorn Hall. 49,, .. H.. .ot
ycnd,y 3 . m-f1ass pay. columbia College. am
C1s.- pay barnard college. followed by danehs IN ''
gymnasium. ct,...s
IN The library hy tho PRECEDENT and Mts. l,". 49,
commencement Day morning 10 ~ inc '"-'',
,.c,i,io- graduating Cas-~T VIII form IN rf,'f'''
IN m. lover corridor 81 the library nui proceed ''
hundred AMI siSi~. the Boulevard ana ''' nun
arc. and twentieth 20. gate 20 -" gymnasium , ,
II tommt nccment dn the symnas'"hl' ''"''''"e -
d.rreee and award az hon0rs
trernoon l-1ru-fecH' luncheon - ," served IN ne
rr..lent'e ,ficc alumni luncheon 90 be- f"tN"l ~
w., under management - me Alumni n''.''
Meetings - alumni associations ana class I'""-',
Tl,- alumni and invited guests VIII form ~ P..,,
,...on In the lover corridor - The library. wh"f" n'
-, -, eacn .la~~ Indicated. and proc'"l I'd
The gvwuasun IS the sam" r"ui" u-.,...-,
"a fr.senf,fion OF Maps mortal Gate u""r' ~
.,d On. hundred and nineteenth ST. ana 'l''5 q" =
90. ,or.- hundred and twentieth ST..
General meeting q alumni In tn" syfntH"..,. "
dre.scs by representative alumni invited py the Alumni
Council or hy the associations