The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-27
GLASS MEETINGS.

All the Classes Voted to Return Next
 Year.
 All of the classes which are holding
 their reunions in New Haven this week held business meetings yesterday and almost all voted to return again next year so as to be present during bicen- tennial week The class of 50 was the oldest, in point of graduation, to hold q reupion Robert Bliss of New York city was chosen chairman and Rev. Albert Booth of Bridgeport secretary. The class voted to return to the Yale bi- centennial next year The following members were present: Henry Chase, Linden, Vermont; Cephas Brainard, New York city; c. E. Brownell, Moodus; Thomas D. Cunningham New York city; l.. A. Henderson, New York city; s. c. Woodward, Norwich; w. ;. Cotton, Toledo; Henry M. Dechert, Phil adalphia; Rev John A. Woodruff, Chi cago; and William Ludlow, Brooklyn Perhaps the most distinguished mem Der of this class was the United States treasurer, Ellis H. Roberts who was not able to be present yesterday.
 The class of 55 met in Dwight hall at noon Rev. Dr. Charles Ray Palmer of this city presided There were present about twenty members, including Judge Brewster of Danbury, Colonel | Ed wards Clark of the National Bureau of Education, L. F. stanton of Hartford, H F. Woodward of Hartford, and W. r. Causey, the Delaware statesman. The class voted to publish no record at present, instead waiting till 1905 It reelected as secretary. Rev. pr. Fl. N. Cobb of New York. The class will re- turn to the bicentennial It met yes terday aftrenoon for a banquet a the residence of it's prominent member, Rev, pr. Palmer, on Whitney avenue,
 The class of so met at F o'clock ill tyceum hall, about thirty men attend ing the meeting. It was decided to meet again here next year at the time of the bieentennial celebration. The class secretary reported that the class ivy on the north wall of the old library that was planted at the graduation of the class, had died but that Mrs. Champion of this city, wife of a mem- Der, had taken slip of the ivy several years ago anu pI6SSultu d Slp llOIII this offshoot of the class to plant again in the old place. After the meeting the class repaired to the Tod library, and went through the ceremonial of plant ing the grandson of the old ivy in the original place It is the first time in Yale's history that similar action has been taken by any class in regard to its history.
 The class of '65 met in Osborn hall, Charles Kimberly of this city presiding. w C. Duyckinck of New York was re- elected secretary About twenty-five were present at the business meeting. Secretary Duyckinck has gone to con- siderable pains to assure the publica- tion of two valuable pamphlets. One is an obituary on the famous Yale rowing coach Wilbur Bacon, who was a mem Der. The sketch is written by W. w Scranton, who gave to Yale the cele- brated Scranton cups. The other vol ume is entitled Incidents of Our Col lege Life" and furnishes the dates for the leading occurrences which happened while the class were undergraduates. The material for the pamphlet was gleaned from memorabilia and diaries.
 The class of '75 met in Osborn hall thirty strong and did little business ex- ,ept to re-elect Newell Martin of New York, secretary and to give him au- .horty to appoint committees for vari-