The sun., 1901-06-19
sxrrH,s BresEsr CLASS.
Largest Number OF Graduates Any wsmasb
College Ever Sent Out st One Time.

NOMINATION, Mass. June is.-Degrses
were oonfsrred this morning on 2S& Smith
College seniors. This V the largest class
that has sysr graduated from any woman's
colleae In the world. The commencement
exercises were held in Assembly Hall, which
was trimmed with laurel and daisies. Only
about one-third OF those wishing to attend
the exercises could be admitted. This con-
dition Of affairs made particularly convincing
the Presidents plea for a large hall that should
accommodate 5000 people.
At 10 o'clock the exercises began. Led by
the faculty. the seniors. dressed in white
muslin, carrying roses. followed. two by two.
and filed the front seats reserved for them.
The college choir opened the exercises DR..
McGrow offered prayer The choir sang
Lauir's Song Of the Future set to music
by DR.. Blodgett OF the music department
Then Dr.. James II. Canhsld OF Columbia
gave the oration OF the day. His subject
was The Growth OF lndividualsm.-
After comforting the degrees the President
said that he had an announcement TO make
with u preface The preface proved TO be z
short history OF the college He showed
how well II had been managed on an endow-
ment smaller than that OF any other college
OF It's size He pointed out the great need
Of large assembly haIl' ] o. an ihnrmary iy ana ana
one half OF the students can now be accom-
modated in the college houses He then
announced that q friend OF the college in
Keene \ II would give 500 1000. bali for
n building and half for an endowment fund
The audience broke into applause AZ once
and when II subsidized the President finished
his sentence by saying that this sum would
ba given on condition that the alhmn@ ana
friends OF the college would raise an enuH
amount 10 be divided In the same way. and
that they should raise It in one year The
seniors and alumn1 bravery applauded
once more One OF tho trustees with an
phmna wife pledged 81 200 and a member oi
'le graduating class si0o The alumn@ at
their annual Meeting this afternoon appointed
a committee consisting OF members IRON
the different alumnR associations TO organize
the efforts for raising money ana to mako
them as affective IA possible
The Commen nCement season az smith mas
bean unusually brilliant. Ivy day was held
Yesterday. the seniors, In white carrying
daisies, marched two by two from the far end
of the campu, to the oaek s,eps OF Astsmphy ,sa BY
juniors carrying a laurel chain over 500 Yards
long To keep up the time-honored tra-
dtion. Far smith" the college song was
sung on the steps After the planting OF " tneI uaII
for It's own exercises. which Included short
talk on academic life at Smith College by
Edith D. IA-key. an address on the college
Council by Miss Laura Mcodey Lord, ia
President, and the Ivy Grafton by MISS thar-
lotto y, Deforest
The Glea Club concert was given last night
OH the campus II was made into sfairy-
land with lanterns hung from the brsnches
twinkling lanes In oyery direction until the
length of tho campus seemed multiplied two
fold The Presdent's reception. given in the
gymnasium, followed the conG"rt. IA, 4.
Commencement ended tonight with the
senior class supper and the reunion suppers
OF visiting alumnp.