New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-06
VASSAR CLASS OF 'O4.
Many Young Women to Take Their
Degree on Wednesday.

vassa- College viii graduate the largest class in
its history next " ednesday morning. No less than
rs young women, representing twenty-one States
OF the Union from Maine TO Georgia and from Cali
fornis 10 New-Jersey. cOnstt1-e the membership Of
this the thi-ry-ninth class that has gone out from
the college walls.
The commencement exercises viii be held IN tn.
new chapel building. which was used for the first
tine on baccalaUreate Sunday, June ). This chapel
IS a handsome new structure OF light gray stone
and red tiled roof. with seating capacity of thir-
teen hundred The pipe organ is a splendid new
instrument and al the inside furnishings are OF
CofL dun brown hue. This building is the gift OF
TWO aIumna, Mrs. Mary Shaw Thompson OF the
ciass OF y. and Mrs. Mary Morris Pratt Of the
class OF 80
From the honor list Of twenty-four students the
faculty has selected the following speakers take
part in the commencement exercises:
Florence PeltOn. PoUghkeepsie: Anna Prentiss
stearns. Bangor, Ne; Emily Hamilton WEIGH.
Brooklyn: Isabel Wheeler. Toledo Ohio; Alice For
man Wyckot1 Princeton Junction. y. J.. and Mary
Yost, Stanton, Va h Miriam Sleeves OF New
York, viii contribute also to the exercises by e.
piano solo. II the afternoon OF commencement day
en elaborate banquet viii be given the gradual
ing class By the trustees
The class day exercises noted far and wide FOR
the mammoth daisy chain as well as for the pro-
granme given by the class viii take place on Tues
day afternoon. with the following committee in
charge: Isabel Constance Wylis chairman, OF
Grand Rapids Mich; Elizabeth Walton Allen. OF ST
Louis; Mary Bell OF Bradford, Penn. Grace An
thea Kennedy, OF Louisville; Lea Deuarest Taylor
OF Chicago olive GIadding Thurston Of Ithaca and
Maria Ellen Norris OF Youngstown, Ohio
An Important feature OF the afternoon Is the class
history humorous account OF the four happy
years spent II Vassar. This history Is varied by
number OF original songs Of the class songs which
having been composed for certain definite occasions
well illustrate their history. The historian for
freshman and sophomore years will be Elizabeth
R!sdel, Of Manchester. y. h. and the historian
Or Junior and senior years will De Jeanette Stu
at Taylor. OF NeW-York
he class song loved best by the members OF %
2 this:
Dear Alma Mater we now sing 70 thee;
Dear Alma Mater where love be,
Here's 10 our Eassar.
There's none can sUrpass her
Here's 10 our dear Old Y c.
Dear old pals. Jolly old pals
Alawys together
In ali sorts OF weather.
Dear old pals. Jolly old pals,
Dear old 1904
Another interesting affair Of the afternoon will
be the handing down 10 the junior class Of the his
toric spade Of the coIIege-the spade which has
turned the first earth for all the new buildings.
and has dug grave under the tree of every class
in which 70 bury the class records. The senior
orator who. upon handing over the spade. makes
humorous Grafton on the foibles Of the junior
class. VIII be Mary Taylor. q daughter of Presi-
compliment. viii be Mary Buckingham Bon. OF
Brooklyn.
The girls who carry the great daisy chain