New-York tribune., 1901-06-22
HARVARD'S GLASS DAY.
MANY GUESTS AT EXERCISES AT SAN
DERS THEATRE AND AT THE STATUE.

Cambridge, Mass, June 21.-Harvard had sue
cessfui class day in spite of the rain which early
threatened to postpone some or the most pct
uresque numbers on the programme. The sun kept
scorching holes through the clouds. which seemed
to get mended almost the blue pceped
out The noon spread at the Hasty PUDDING
Club had to be served the stage of the cruz
theatre instead of the lawn. as is usually done
Women iocked to Cambridge, however. In numbers
almost undiminished compared with previous years.
Their courage rewarded when little after the
exercises In Sanders Theatre the sun dried up the
yard and the decorators came out to complete the
festoons.
The class is SO large that 1t overfowed the pit of
Sanders Theatre the stage and into the aisles
of the first balcony. An idea of the demand for
seats for the seniors may be obtained from the
fact that even the two seats in the front row OF
the middle tier of the balcony. always reserved for
President and Mrs. Eliot, occupied by two
seniors when the president and his wife arrived
The statue exercises held this afternoon
Almost all the men who came alone In business
suits carried umbrellas. while hundreds OF women
In gowns that would be ruined by one good soaking
tripped along without much as n sunshade The
cheering this year was shortened by two devices.
There was not much of It. and the speed of each
yell quickened The flowers the statue
were arranged much they used to be the
Tree, and 1t seemed to Of the spectators that
though the seniors IN caps and gowns and
clothes which they wanted save, the scrambling
for nosegays pretty nearly approached the rough
which used to be manifested in football suits
and which finally led to abandoning the Tree.
The evening illumination had the usual large
crowd I'm and out of the yard.
The exercises began 9 O'Clock. when the
seniors marched to Appleton Chapel. where prayer
offered by the Rev. Or. Francis q. Peabody.
AT lO:f5 O'Clock they met again. and marched to
Sanders Theatre. The exercises not long.
The Rev. DR.. Peabody offered prayer, and then
the Grafton made by Henry Chandler. of Ind
ian Orchard Mass. The class poem read by
Charles Frederick Covert Arensherg. of Oakmont.
Penn, and the ivy Grafton given by Floyd
Reading Dubois. of New-York The exercises
closed with the reading Of the ode by James Grant
Dubois the ivy orator. was his daring phrase
whether you your living become the
president of II great university which evoked
slight smile flom President Eliot, who sat directly
In front OF the speaker
Among the graduating class to-day were W. X.
Vanderbilt. jr.. and r. II. Dana. jr
The great number of new buildings under
construction at Harvard while they added much
to the interest of this class day. detraCted from
the harmony Of the general effect by their un-
push through the sections building of the new
yard fence. but this not possible. the non
arrival Of ironwork having hindered the builders.
To-day the handsome building of the Harvard
Union was opened for inspection for the first time
II exCels any of the other ClubhOuses In size
and in the beauty of interior fittings The
building contains In addition meeting rooms
libraries, billiard rooms and a grilroom. quarters
for the Harvard papers. The Crimson The
Monthly and The Advocate" and a general as
house OF the Theta Delta Chi. Of the smaller
clubs. Is the only one ready for use