The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-27
YALE CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
uONORSIN ACADEMIC AND SCIEN-
TIFIC DEPARTMENTS.
Cant. Bowman OF tho baseball Team First
on the List OF the Shelf Men-A China.
man Receives Degree Of ID. &. L.,
Magma Cum Laude, In Law School.

Magma Cum Laude, In Law School.
New HAVEN, June 2e.-Great crowds Of
Yale friends arrived in town to-day for
the class day exercises OF the academic
and scientific departments this afternoon.
The Shelf men had their exercises for the
first time on the court at the Shelf Wander
hit Hall in Temple street. On the plat
form, where the band played Yale airs.
we're seated the class hiA orians. As the
name of each man Of the class was announced
by tho historians he was raised to the Shout
ders Of his nearest classmates and cheer
given him. The athletes OF the class re-
rejyed ovations as they were so raised.
During the literary part Of the program
the hig class pipe was passed, all the seniors
having a pull" and then the clay pipes
yor. used When Capt. Bowman was
asked to rise the class rose and the college
veil with the class numerals tackled on, was
given. Bowman is the captain Of the base
ball team. three times member of the Yale
football eleven and chairman OF the class
dcy committee. He was the first on the
lis, Of the first historian,
There was an enthusiastic throng at the
academic class ceremonies on the old
campus The poem "The Pilotage' was
Nv James g. Rogers Of Denver and the
Worcester, whose subject was THE Yale
Immediately after the class day exer-
ei.es were concluded the class, headed
Nv Tie land, marched TO Chittenden
I.;hrsry, where the class ivy was planted
from cutting taken at the home Of Donald
G. Mitchell Gk MarveD at Edge.wood,
WestviIle. Or. Mitchell was graduated
Mt Yale in 1871. of which class eight only
survive. Following Yale custom this
sprout will be allowed to grow for three
years. and then members OF the class Will
te allowed to take cuttings for their own
homes. The ivy ode was written by Charles
Washburn Nichols of this city.
TIE winners of honors in the law school
were: Degree d. c. L., ma gna cum laude.
Chung Hui Wang Of Canton, China; NJ. L.,
cum laude, Francis f. Boland Of San Fran
cisco; NJ. L., cum laude, Gustavus c. We'll
yel. Philadelphia, Pa.
Honors in third year class Degree
ILL. b., summa cum laude. William NJ.
Malthie of CRANKY, Conn: Ill. B., Magma
cum aude, Albert H. Jente Of New Haven,
Trowbridge of New Haven; Ill. B: ma gna
cum laude, Burton p. 'rwiohell Of Hartford;
Ill. b., cum laude. Norman Granger Hew-
1T Of Saratoga Springs, n. y; LII. B..
cum laude. Huber B. Lewis of st. Joseph,
Mo; LII, B., cum laude. Guy, Patten OF
4 Wsehart of New Castle. Ind.
The winners Of prizes were Munson
prize. William NJ. Maltbie of CRANKY, Conn;
Jewell prize, Brdseye Case Of New Haven;
Belts prize, George s. Mlnson Of Williams
port Pa. and Thomas y. Thatcher of New
York city; Wayand prizes, Morris D. Sake
Of New Haven, Ere, erick r. Ryan of New
Haven and Benjamin s. Pouzzner Of New
britain.
The Chinese who took an honor prize
II the law school ia a graduate Of Teintsin
University in the academic and law de-
partments, He took a post graduate course
In law in the California State University.
After studying law two years in Paris lie
will go 10 Shanghai. where he will make
his permanent home.
The address in medicine at the Medical
School was delivered bv Prof. Abraham
Jacob Of Columbia University. on "The
Era Of Therapy:' The winner Of the Reese
Q. Cook of Providence. and the winner Of
the Campbell gold medal was ". w. Herrick
OF Providence.
Payson Merrill Yale &c senior member
Of the law firm Of Merrill 4 Rogers Of New
York, was to-day elected member Of the
Yale corporation by the successors Of the
original trustees. Mr. Merrill is the first
layman to have been thus elected to the
permanent membership Of the Yale corpo-
ration He is at present vice-president
Of the Yale Club Of New York was one Of
the founders Of the Yale Alumni Fund
Association and of tho Yale Club, and has
leen for years leader in all Yale matters
lie succeeds the Rev, T; T, Munger Of this
citv, whora'gned at the last meeting after a
onnrter OF century OF service on the corpo-
ration II was expected that a Congre-
ga'ional clergyman would be selected.