New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
CLASS DAY AT COLUMBIA.
SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE to
TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME


TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME
The ninety seniors of Columbia College this
afternoon will hold their class day exercises
Columbia University gymnasium The committee
IN charge has arranged the following programmes
Presidents address, by Henry Starr Giddings; roll
call. by William srryth Turner: class history, by
Melville Henry Cane; class poem, Alma Mater"
by John Erskine; the announcement Of the cleo
tons to Phi Beta Kappa; class prophecy, by Har
old Kellock; speech Of presentation, James John
McKenna, Jr., and the valedctory by Roef Has
brouck Brooks. Then the seniors will march from
the gymnasium to the side OF the library
where Joseph Diehl FackenthaI will deliver the
yew tree Grafton. Afterward the seniors will sing
their class song. composed by NJ. H Cane The
words follow:
We stand by thee, Columbia,
We pledge lives in song;
Our hearts, hands Columbia.
snaL e.er TO thee belong1saA a.
We eer shall praise thy Nance
And glorify Columbia
Fair Alma Matters name.
Columbia, Columbtai
Fair Alma c0 Ma5e5s fame T ZAt
After that the seniors will march around the
campus and give farewell cheers for the various
professors and buildings.
The senior class book. containing the speeches
OF class day pictures and brief biographies OF the
men. and the the best dressed man
the most conceited, the 'grouchiest," the hand
soonest, the biggest bum, the ceverest, the worst
grind the funniest and the greenest will appear
to-day. This evening the seniors hold their an
grove surrounding the gym" will be lighted with
Japanese lanterns.
Here some of the facts about the speakers
to-day:
Henry Starr Giddings. president of the class. was
born at Great Darlington. Mass, on November
10. 1873. He prepared for Columbia at the Irving
School. He was elected 10 Phi Beta Kappa in his
junior year and recently received the alumni prize
of $50 given annually to the most faithful and
deserving student in the graduating class. He
chairman Of the Board of Editors of the 1900
Spectator" He is member OF the Macon, a
senior society; OF Kings Crown, and of the Column
the Barnard Literary Association
Melville Henry Cane was elected class historian
IN his freshman year, and has held that place ever
since. He elected q member Of the Board OF
Editors Of THE Literary Monthly in his sopho-
year and is editor IN chief In his junior
year he was connected with THE Spectator and
and president OF Kings Crown. He elaborated
with Henry Sydnor Harrison in writing the nbretto
of The Governors Vrow."
John Ersk1ne took junior honors in rhetoric.
English and literature, and is assistant conductor
of the musical society. He is Of the best
musicians and writer's at the university. He COM
Harold Kellock is editor IN chief OF The Spec
taJor'' and managing editor OF 'Morningside."
He is undergraduate writer for THE University
Quarterly" He was a member of the 1900 Column
bian Board and was vtce-presideut OF Kings Crown
He IS a member OF the Morning Glory senior
ciety
Glory of the class day committee, and belongs
TO Phi Kappa Beta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Roelf Hasbrouck Brooks is member Of Delta
Kappa Epsilon, and has been identified with many
undergraduate organizations.
Joseph Diehl Fackenthal is prominent speaker
and has taken part in several Intercollegiate de-
Literary Association and president of the Column
bia Debating Union