The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
WELLESLEY COLLEGE.
Class Day Exercises, Commencement and
Senior Serenades.

Wellesley, July 1.-The college is
now. closed and no one but an occa-
sional servant fits through the desert
ed corridors.
Monday was unofficially called class
day by the students. The Glee and
Mandolin Club concert was given out
of doors by Longfellow Pool. Miss
Gordon Walker played the harp, and
the concert was made up of many old
familiar college songs, with a few
new friends. After the concert, the
guests went to the slope facing the
campus, where they watched the tree
exercises
The seniors came down from the east
end of the building in caps and gowns,
singing their class song, and each
carrying large wooden spoon deco
rated with the class colors, green and
white, and to be used in the tree ex-
ercises. Each senior caught up the
black gown of the one in front of her
as the procession marched over the
green, in long, winding march. The
effect was rather unusual with the
academic gowns thus caught up and
huttering in the breeze. After the
march, the tree exercises took place,
which consisted of the planting of the
bulbs of the class flower, the narcis-
sus, about the tree, and the singing of
class songs. The senior tree day dances
were repeated on the campus, much
to the delight of the many spectators.
AT the concert in the evening, given
by the Boston Instrumental Club, the
chapel was well filled, but many guests
listened to the music from outside. The
central plot in front of the main build
ing was hung with red, white and blue
incandescent lights and benches were
scattered about the campus. In fact,
the main building resembled a large
summer hotel, with so many guests
coming and going, in light, pretty
gowns, with boating parties, driving
parties and the general air of frivolity
tuesday was a memorable COM
mencement in several ways. For the
first time, commencement took place
IN the new Houghton memorial chapel,
and the friends of the girls were we'll
accommodated and with seats to spare
thing unheard of in the old chapel.
Besides this for the first time the
seniors and faculty wore caps and
gowns The academic procession from
the main building to the chapel was
most interesting and impressive sight.
From the main building the seniors
started first in cap and gown. They
were followed by the alumnae, begin
ming with the class of '9S and going back
to the class of 10, the first class to
graduate. Then came faculty, trustees
and lastly the president, Mrs. Irvine,
with Mr.. Hamilton Wright Mabie. the
speaker of the afternoon. When the SEN
Tors reached the chapel the line divided
SO that President Irvine and Mr.. Mabie
marched in first and the seniors last of
all.
The gowns in the procession were
most interesting and varied, for thew
represented doctors and masters de-
grees from Cornell, Yale Brown, Rad
cliffe, Heidelberg, Zurich, University
OF Michigan, Chicago University and
others.
The address of the afternoon by Mr..
Mabie on Some hints from nature"
was unique and delightful in its free
dom from all that is trite and hack
neyed in commencement addresses.
After the commencement dinner and
an informal reception in the first floor
center of College hall, the seniors went
serenading for the last time to all the
college houses and throughout the vii
lage. Long after midnight they
marched through the streets of dark
houses, back to the college where the
serenaders scattered to their various
houses or went out for last moonlight
row. At several of the college houses,
the seniors were entertained and given
refreshments.
Alumnae day was also memorable
this year, for the work of raising the
endowment fund was pushed with most
pralseworthy zeal so that about $4,000
was pledged within two or three DAYS
by individuals, Wellesley. clubs and
classes. All the graduating class We're
the guests of the Alumnae association
at luncheon, at 1 o'clock on Wednesday.
The luncheon was followed by many
toasts by prominent alumnae from diff
ferent classes. That from the class of
1879 was most interesting as coming
from member of the first class to
graduate from college.
Last Thursday evening, Miss Alice
Newman, daughter of Mrs. Newman,
head of Norumbega cottage, was mar
ried to Mr.. Martin Neuchtmann In the
Houghton Memorial chapel The chapel
was decorated with ferns and the SER
vice was very simple and beautiful.
The ushers were eight of the college
girls and the flower girl was a tiny niece
of the bride. The bride was very lovely
In white satin, with a long veil and a
large bunch of white sweet peas. The
wedding took place at half after six and
was followed by reception at Nor