The times., 1899-05-30
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
OF COLUMBIAN'S SONS
The Corcoran Scientific School
Celebration.
The University Presented With a
Portrait of Prof. MunrOe.
President Whitmnn's Speech of Ac-
ceptancc-An Enjoyable Pro-
gramme Rendered.

The class of 49, Corcoran Scientific
School, Columbian University, closed its
year last evening at University Hall with
series of appropriate and interesting ex-
ercises, which were listened to by a large
audience The stage was handsomely dec
Grated and the members of the class were
seated on the platform in their academic
costumes.
The programme consisted of twelve num-
bers. The oration was delivered by May
vile William Twitchell. Prophecy by
Lulalia Yancey, "Class History" by George
Carroll Todd, and a History of the Old
Guard by Charles Emerson Hood The
presentation of class souvenirs was made
by Francis R. Weller, and the class poem
was delivered by James Edgar Hiatt. These
features were interspersed with num-
ber of excellent musical selections by the
Wienawski Club, consisting entirely of
young ladies of Washington. The members
of the class are as follows:
John Phipps, Alexander. Tenn; John Elmer
Armstrong, New York. George Lowman Beeler,
Illinois; David Holmes Blakelock, District Of CO.
lumbia; Roger Boyle, Maryland; Archibald Web
ster Brown, Maryland; Maurice Owen Eldridge,
Tennessee; Roy Bagiey Hayes, Wisconsin; James
Edgar Hiatt, Indiana; William Eldridge Hillyer,
Florida; Charles Emerson Hood, District of CO.
lumbia; N. Monroe Hopkins, District of Columbia;
Edward Janney Sidwell Lupton, West Virginia;
Guy Bennett Marean, District OF Columbia Ralph
Brewster Marean, Pennsylvania; 0rton Love Meigs,
District Of Columbia; Robert F. Portner, Dist
trict OF Columbia; Frank Eugene skinner Mary
land; George Carroll Todd. Virginia; Clinton p.
Townsend, Louisiana; Mayville William Twitchcll,
New York: Lineas Dott Underwood, Ohio; Francis
r. Weller, District of Columbia; N. Lulalia Yam
cey, Virginia.
One of the features of the entertainment
was the presentation of a life-size por-
trait to the university of Charles E. Nun
roe. Professor of Chemistry, by the stu-
dents and members of the faculty. The
presentation was made by Mr.. N. Monroe
Hopkins, of the class, who raised the funds
for the purchase of the painting, and the
response was made by President Whitman,
who, in addressing the class, spoke as
follows:
With all my heart l congratulate you upon
this auspicious occasion. Your course has been
memorable in many ways Not least of all are
the memorable events which crowd these closing
days OF your student life. You graduate by far
the largest class in the history Of the scientific
school. OF course, it is also by far the best
class. You have inaugurated class day exer-
cises for your school, The service jus; per-
formed by your representative is unique in the
history of the school. 1t is wise saving that
the builders OF memorials measure themselves.
The statue, the building, the painting, we make
to memoralize movement declares
TO the world not simply the importance Of. the
man the movement, but the largeness or the
smallness OF our own souls as indicated by our
appreciation of what is going on within us and
about US. 1t is slight thing that the first pub
lie memorial established by a graduating class
OF the scientific school takes the form of
portrait OF one who is respected and loved by
every student in the school,
The untiring zeal of DIR. Munroe, his mfliing
courtesy, his charming personality, his warm
Interest in the weli-beng of every colleague and
every student, have made US glad TO look TO
him as a leader and a friend 1t is worthy
thing that you have put yourselves on record
as so far appreciating sound scholarship and
manly Christian character that you have made
ii possible for portrait OF DR.. Munroe to adorn
the walls OF the university to be an inspiration
and a help to all who come in and go out. In
the name of the university, / am glad to accept
your offering.
The portrait is by II. Emil Meyer. and
is in every way an excellent representation
of the popular dean of the class of grad
uating studies. and fitting mark of the
esteem in which he is held both by the
faculty and the students.
Prof Munroe. himself graduate OF Har-
ward. was Immediately upon graduation
appointed assistant in chemistry in Har-
ward College. and in 1874 accepted a cal
to the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis, where ne remained until 1856.
While here he served as special agent of
building stones for the Census of 1880, and
was appointed Assay Commissioner to visit
the mint by three Presidents. He was ap
pointed by President Mckinley a memDer
OF the board OF visitors to the Naval Acad
emy, and elected Its vice president. He
has also since been elected President of
the American Chemical Society. In 1885
Prof. Munroe was transferred to the Naval
Torpedo and War College at Newport. r.
l., and while there conducted work which
has secured for him an international repu
tation as one of the leading authorities on
the subject of high explosives. He is the
inventor of the most successful smokeless
powder ever used by our Navy. In 1892 he
resigned his Government position and be-
came professor OF chemistry in Columbian
University. AS dean of the Corcoran
| Scientific School he has conducted the
school rapidly toward the high plane which
| il is universally known to hold. Many OF
the noted scientists and professors now
connected with Government and private
institutions in the United States wers
among his pupils. He is a well-known
author and fellow of the American Acaq
emy of Arts and Sciences, the American
Philosophical Society, the American. Lon
don, and Berlin Chemical Societies. and
many other organizations in which he has
| held hiph offices