New-York tribune., 1902-06-14
COIIuENCEuENT WEEK AT WELLS.
GIFTS AGGREGATING OVER $4,000 PRE-
sENTED TO THE COLLEGE

Aurora. n. Y. June Is (SpeciaD.-wells College
has Just completed the most successful commence
ment anniversary in its history. On Sunday the
bacCaaureate sermon delivered by the Rev.
Albert ". Hitchcock. of Worcester, Mass. On
Monday evening at the class day exercises the out
going seniors presented Tennyson's Princess on
open stage in of the glens in the neigh
bOrhood OF the college. The senior ivy planting
took place Tuesday morning. At the
aIumna had their annual meeting and dinner. and
IN the afternoon the Dannreuther Quartet. OF
New-York City. gave the commencement concert
After the annual meeting Of the trustees
Wednesday morning The graduation procession
composed OF trustees faculty, graduating class
aIurunae and distinguished guests. formed in the
library and marched to the music hall The orator
OF the day Bliss Perry. of Boston. Editor OF
The Atlantic Monthly who made strong pies
for the 'eliOriSt in life. and outlined boldly the
duties and privileges of the college bred woman
in the ceaseess struggle between excellence anc
the levelling tendencies of democracy" At the
conclusion Of the Grafton Acting President Jas
par w FreIey conferred degrees on the seconC
largest class ever graduated from Wells. He ther
announced the following gifts: To the library, IL
addition TO the regular college appropriation. 5000
the physics department, $3.50; to the general col
lege fund S10o. In addition these
teriaI increase has been made TO the aumnae en-
dowment fund. Several scholarships have beer
created renewed for next year. among thess
the Stella Goodrich scholarship. from a friens
whose name is withheld. and two from the alumnse
The announcements were then made Of seVera
other gifts, among them beautiful stained glas
window by the graduating class; valuable OF
portrait of the founder. Henry Wells, presented b.
his widow and his granddaughter, Mrs. Stone,
Chicago and a large Photographic portrait OF Pro
feSSOr Hiram COrSOn. of Cornell University. The
followed a gift OF Sl5.d00 raised by few OF tn
alumnse. largely through the energy of Mrs. Elber
L. Carpenter. 81. of Minneapolis. for gymnasium
and recreation hall. 20 be known the Helen Fair
child Smith Hall. Then $4,000 presented b.
Henry A Morgan. to be used for such building
will best meet the immediate needs OF the college
this supplemented by $4,000 from n. Lanstnl
Zabrskie. for equipment and maintenance. Fol
lowing these announcements came the preSenra
ton through Miss Mary Helena Zachos, IA. o
New-York City. Of the Stella Goodrich Russo
Memorial Window. the gift of Charles Hazen Rus
sell in of his wife. member of the elias
of "a Dr. Willis J. BeeCher responded for tn
trustees. The exercises of the week closed with
BANQUET which the college rendered TO its guests
Thomas VI. Osborne, of Auburn, was tOaStmaSteI
and responses made by General William y
Seward. Professor Walter I. Lowe. Mrs Sven
Swenson, 81: Miss Emma l. Tinsley GS Ms
Agnes A Myer. '02; Bliss Perry. the Rev Charle
X Hovt a former professor of English, and job
f Myer and Charles NJ Preston. speaking for N
fathers of the graduating class