The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-28
1904 GLASS DAY.
INTERESTING EXERCISES HELD
 ON THE CAMPUS.

nrAilant orecost or me future-SOugs Rendered by the CIass-CIass Poem and History Readily PIanted-In- novations.
 Yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock the class day exercises of 1904 were held on the campus. In the presenc eof large crowd the programme was begun with the singing by the class of Here's to Good Old Yale, Drink Her Down" Then followed the class poem by Fred erick Erastus Pierce of South Britain, Conn.,, after which the class sang two more songs, .Integer Vitae and My Comrades, When I'm No More Drink ing"
 The class orator. Lansing Parmalee Reed, of Holyoke, Mass, gave a fore cast of the future of the class of 1904. Among the things he spoke of were the Yale equality, of opportunity and re- sponsibility, remarking that although the college was continually changing, it would remain democracy of the truest kind. This oration was followed by two songs by the class, "Amici' and ''As Freshmen First We Come to Yale" The class history this year, by Lawrence Mason of Chicago. was short and very witty, containing knocks on the class as a whole, with it's well bred Indifference to study" and on Sunny Jim Donnelly.'' Billy Weiser" and other well known college charac- ters. The exercises closed with the song. Bright College Years" followed by cheers for prominent 1904 men. The class then went over to the Chittendon library, where some ivy from Thackeray's grave in London was planted by Willard B. soper, chairman of the ivy committee. The exercises were ended with the singing, to the air of "Integer Vitae,' of the Ivy Ode, which was written by Lawrence Ma son.
 There was but one history and the presentation exercises were omitted. During the exercises the huge class pipe was passed around for each mem Der of the class to take puff. The class day committee was: Walter s. Cross, chairman, Charles F.. Adams, John F. Byers, Edward J. Clapp and William L. Mitchell.
 Following is the class poem: Four years have passed away since
 and thou First entered here; we part from here
 again
 TO show the great world which awaits What Yale can do for man and man for
 men.
 All varied as we are in taste and mind, Our tolls and aims may part; our
 friendships never United still by one great aim behind, One inspiration fer all true cndeavor.i Though from this spot through all
 earths different parts Still out and out we see our paths di-
 verging Yet evermore within our heart of hearts We all shall feel the self-same spirit
 urging The poet lad who all the midnight long Toiled here to shape thought beyond
 his shaping That neefing sweetness, once so long escaping. Philosophy and science through realms Still out and out may see the truth ex-
 banding, And catch giimpses of eternal God Beyond the boufds of human under
 standing. Whether we mingle where the mighty Or share the toiling laborer's humble Or follow knowledge like a sinking
 
 Beyond the utmost bounds of human
 thought" Whether out titles and our gathered
 love
 Shall bring us wealth and fame, ors
 wholly fail With what the world calls failure
 nevermore Shall we regret the years we spent at
 Yale. TO her we owe sweet memories far be- To her our future hopes and visions
 high, TO her the riches of q scholars mind, To her those friendships that can never
 die.
 May we in turn bear downward to our
 grave That happy consciousness, the best of That we have given unto Her who gave, And had a part in Her, however small The hours have struck that ne'er shall
 come again. We hear the great world calling, and God help us to make good in thoughts
 like men