The sun., 1900-06-12
CLASS DAY AT PRINCETON.
0BSERVANCEs IN ALExANDEh hAbL
AND ARoUND THE CANNON.
The Clas, Ivy Planted AiongMde .ho's
Out BY Princeton Men for Nearly Zen
tury Back-A Gift TO the University from
the British Musesm = Trustees E'eo'eo'

The Clas, Ivy Planted AiongMde .ho'e
Out by Princeton Men for Nearly Cen
tury Bsck-A GIFT 70 the University from
the British Museum Trustees Eieo'eo'
PRINCETON. N. j., June 1.-THE secoho oay
NJ pripce,on.. commencement week was almost
wholly taken M by the class-day EXERCISES
which were hold in Alexander Hall In the morn
ing and around the historic cannon In uie COL
lege quadrangle this afteronoon' many Vi tio
alumni and visitors who remained over satur-
day night after the Yale game TO hear inc pac-
calaureate sermon left town last night. but
the big auditorium. never rtheless. was crowded
to the doors this morning when the members
OF the graduating class, all wearing their acade-
mic costumes. filed into Alexander Hall and
took the seau that had been reserved Tor them.
After President Patton had welcomed the
friends and relatives Of the graduating class
to Princeton and had congratulated the class
on It's completion OF the four years OF study.
he introduced William H. Edwards OF lAsle.
n Y. az master of ceremonies. EDWARDS was
also the salutatory orator. and he welcomed the
visitors on behalf Of the class. The class ora
tor was David l.. Chambers OF Washington and
the class poet was Baldwin q. Huntington OF
Columbus. Ohio.
After the exercises in the hall the class IVY
was planted with appropriate ceremonies be-
side the wall OF Nassau Hall, which serves a.
trellis for nearly one hundred similar plante
The ivy Grafton was delivered by Joseph A.
'"rSs The ." Cannon T exercises. which were held in
the afternoon, were In many respects the most
interesting that will take place DURING the
week Many OF the men were e,s sImmSnso n1ssnts
ton orator, Charles A, stuart Of Log ansport
Ind. who made telling hits in reference TO their
mistakes and falinRs during the college course
dolls. curling irons and rolling pins. and one
member Of the class got knapsack contain
ing a spisot. corkscrew and other similar apIi
,Ss SSs o 6s coat yns the deans
font r. MT yard. Charles Yeomans Of West ORANGE
was the class historian. Owsley Brown OF
pe4es Spassd bre M Farewell address Gt ss 10 show
their esteem for Brown his classmates recently
presented TO him loving cup made from q
shell which was fired from one OF tne brSo..
roll was called by Secretary Philip Klna OF Ger
mantown, Pa. As the name Of each man was
called a rose was thrown to him, ana when ea
four years were read the secretary laid a flower
for each beside the old cannon. The exer-
clses closed with the singing OF the class ODE
T. Hun Of Newton. n. Jy and the words by
B. G.. Huntington. The United States Naval
Academy band, conducted by A. A. Zimmer,
man, 1uTmsItu Tie Uluslc NJ tHe ohu
az ain at the promenade concert in the even
Ing, , ,,.,
with little oolored lights in the trees and large
crowd listened 20 the senior singing on the
steps OF Old North. the closing event OF class
day.
The regular commencement meeting OF the
Board OF trustees of the university was held
this afternoon. The Rev DR.. George t.
Purves. pastor Of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church Of New York, was elected to the board In
the place occupied by the late Rev. DR.. W. II.
Green. The Rev. DR.. Charles Wood Of Philadel:;
phia was chosen 10 fill the vacancy occasioned
BY the death Of DR. Samuel II. Pennington OF
Newark, Dr. John X. Finly, formerly. Presi-
dent Of Knox College In Galesburg. i'll, was
elected TO the chair OF politics, recently estab-
lished by person whose name has been with.
held. Edgar o. Lovett. assistant professor OF
mathematics, was made professor OF mathe-
mates. and Elmore II. Loomjs, assistant profes-
sor OF physics, also was made aprofessor ". X:
Prentice, instructor in Greek. was appointed
assistant professor in that language.
william +. ID. Scott. curator OF the depart
ment of ornithology, announced this afternoon
that the British Museum had presented TO the
university 1900 mounted specimens OF birds
from India, Australia and the Malay Islands.
Recently the authorities of the university gave
to the British Museum $50 sets Of North Ameri:
can birds eggs. The birds have been shipped
from England They will form an extensive
addition to the collection Of Patagonian and
other birds possessed by Princeton.