New-York tribune., 1901-06-11
CLASS DAY AT PRINCETON.
EoNoRs FOR EXCELLENCE OF SCHOLARSHIP
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Princeton. y. j. June le-Class day exercises OF
the class of '0 were celebrated Princeton to-day.
the serious part OF the programme being given In
the morning in Alexander Hail. and the horse"
speeches being delivered around the cannon in the
afternoon DIR. Patton. presiding at the morning
sesfon. introduced O. N. Maths. of the graduating
class, the master Of ceremonies, who took charge
Of the exercises Ralph r. swOfford of Missouri.
delivered the class GRAFTON, and Ralph s Thomp-
son, Of New-Hork, read the class poem.
To the strains Of the Princeton March the
seniors marched the front OF Old Nassau. where
the class ivy was planted The ivy was taken from
George Washingtons grave. AT Mount Vernon.
DE Witt Y. Hutchngs Of NeW-Jersey. delivered the
Ivy orstion. After each member Of the class had
thrown new 1901 penny into the hole in which the
Ivy set the exercise over.
In the afternoon, speaking from platform built
around the historic cannon in the quadrangle Ste
phen 7. Whitman. OF New-York read the presen-
tati0n oration and Valentine II. Berghaus of New
York read the class history. This exrcise con-
euded by the smoking OF churchwarden pipes and
breaking them on the cannon by all the members
Of the senior class.
The Nassau Herald the last publication Of
the senior class containing class statistics all
matters from the size OF the TO their favor
he girls name was published this afternoon The
work is profusey Illustrated by the artists in the
o-ass. and contains in addition 10 statistics. the
Speeches OF the class day orators.
Honors for general excellence Of scholarship were
announced to-day, ana ire ioiioNihS sehiofs ie-
ceived awards:
Magma Cum Laude Chighest honorsl William l..
Sreckinrdge Robert p. Elmore. Edward Glass
meyer Walter r. Hope Howard II; Omwaker.
Gordon MacGregor Russell; fret high honors'
Arthur H. Adams
Forty-sx men received cum laude. or second
honors. The special honors IN the particular de-
fartments follows:
Academic Deparinent-Phi Philosophy, high honors
CHARLES Strong Gray. Merritt Lgnde Harding
iilhioryt Jursprudence and poltcs-ffigh honoIr;
1lark StillFnan judd Gilbert Walker Kelly. Homo!
Matter Ewing Hope. Robert Woods Sutton. Ralph
wentworth.
tlasficE-Iiigh hOnors Edward GlassmeyeT, How
ard Rufus Omwake, Charles Randall Robbins, Beck
man Ramsey Terhune Honors; james Brice Taylor,
hoHell North White.
Mathematics with physical scence-High honors:
william Lincoln Breckenridge. honors; Harry
Gross Dechant
Physical seiencs-EIigh honors: Gordon MacGregor
russell and Emory J. Wilson. Honors; Bert Day
Natural scionce-High honors: Adam Marion
School OF Sclence-Honors for general excellence:
EIsi high honor, George William Marque Maier.
Cigsl engiBeering-Eigh honors: John Mifiin Hood
% and Louis o'Neill Meliinger.
The programme tonight consisted iof senior sing
ng from 10 O'Clock and the promenade con-
cert On The front Campus from TO 10 o'clock. inc
mus'e being furnished by Annapolis hand. The
1slstead observatory was opened TO visitors from
70 II O'clock Tonight
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