New-York tribune., 1903-06-22
UT. HOLTO KE EXERCISES.
.Sirtv-Sirth An Hnuol Commencement
Noe Beng Held.

With the bacoalaurk Fate by the Rev. Al
bert : Lyman Of Brooklyn the sixty-sixth annual
commencement Of NJ cunt Holyoke College South
sadley, Mass. began yesterday afternoon 4
rclock. The vested choir OF 1s5 voices gave
eral selecuons-the Te Deum in D. Stainer's
Honor the Lord Song OF the Twelfth Cen
trrv" and the choir hymn SHOW Me Thy
WAYS This morning, at 1870, the historic grove
snd ivy exercises will take place. the senior
class Of IA in cap and gown. forming IN procession
~ Mary Lyon Hail and there singing the class
song After that They march TO the Mary Lyon
monument, in the grove. ane there place the laurel
rsrlands. The mem brial scyng by Rosetta Mont
gornc-y VIII be sung around the monument, and
from there the graduating class VIII march again
20 the front OF Mary Lyon Hall. where they will
plant their class ivy This seasons ivy sozg is by
Annie Caroline Tracy and the music composed
especially Il by Professor N H Allen OF Hart
ford who Is the Mount Eolyoke professor OF har
nony. At $50 this afternoon the junior dramatics
viii take place on Prospect Hill. "A Midsummer
Nights Dream be ing given. with the natural
scenery as setting. The drama is IN honor OF the
senior class and friends The Glee Club concert
IL the chapel viii ocd dupy all Of this evening.
To-uorrcw is alud dana cay and. usual the
five. ten. hfteen. wenty. twenty-five and even
fifty year reunions y i'll take place Seventy mem
be-s Of the class Of o. and fifteen of the gradu-
ares Of 1853 VIII als9 meet on the old campus,
& ne @ ] q9 n9ch96n Ro59 1hf % eny Be eerSed at
O'clock 5o-norroHg ahd o'clock the step exer-
l=ss VIII take placd about the entrance Of Willis
tor. Hail q spot which the seniors claim as
AElluSIFeiN IntT own, ana MllCN Is teCu SteI
handed over to the succeeding class. with much
and IMPRESSIVE cere1aony. II is these steps that
f~e seniors sit at the campus sings while the
resi- Of the college stand under the old black wal
,.-r tree before them. IL the step exercises the
seniors sing several OF their college songs, read
-ref~ last viii and testament and bestow various
his OF GOOD advice 4pon juniors. who will next
YEAR take their pla r.. The step song concludes
-hese exercises and tnen the senior president hands
her cap and gown ID junior president. and each
senior places her cdp the steps she leaves.
These renowned caps the juniors then take up
and sing their own step song, as well as the
FlClyoke goodnight song
To-rnorrov evening the senior class presents
F-erchers The Pil9rrn. which they have revived
Tor the first time ii a hundred years Inc actual
commence exercises will take place Wednes-
dsv heg5ari-z Al II O'Clock. President Ira Rem
sen OF Johns HOPKINS University will be the ora
ror Of the dav The eight sectioned procession
freshmen soDhorndres. juniors. choir, alunnse,
seniors faculty. pr@sident and TrusteeS-march to
ne door OF the chae where the four sections
z-fI1 sens-are their lines 10 form avenue for
he resi- Of the PROCESSION TO pass through. All but
+ha choir will be dressed in white, with rosettes
16 streguers Of their class colors. crimson, green
snd Yale blue The president. Miss Mary E. Wool
lev viii receive ir1 Elizabeth Mead Hall the
evening Of Wednesday.