The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-26
GLASS DAY AT THE SHEFFIELD
ScTENTIFTC SCHOOL.

The class day exercises Of the senior |
classes of the Sheffield Scientific school
were held in the morning in the quad
rangle of seats which had been erected
on the lawn in front Of Kirkland lapo-
ratory. when the members OF the
class marched into the amphitheater,
Immediately after the class picture had
been taken on the steps Of Byers man,
the seats on the sides wer efilled win
their families, friends and relatives the
class sat in the center of the space
and the conventional class day church
warden pipes were distributed Tine
| old-tl style Of class history, in winch
every man was held on the shoulders
of his comrades while he faced the
cruel darts of the historian, has given
place to brief history of the class as
a whole, divided into periods Of one
year each. The history this year was
composite production written by Doug
las Gibbons, Edwin Tyler Bynner,
Theodore Frederic Silkman, j. G. OAR
ragh, and A. w. Fargo, and was read
by Douglas Gibbons, who is chairman
of the class day historians. The read
| ing was interspersed with college songs,
lied by the Second regiment band. Inc
various sallies were received with
| laughter by the members OF the class,
while the mothers and sisters looking
on tried to follow the intricacies OF col
llege slang with more or less success.
The opening reading was devoted to
freshman year and detailed the various
adventures at the Tontine and the
wicked melodramas at the New Haven
house, one of which was ''Whitehall
Winchell's Wicked Work, or Over Nj
agara Falls and the approach of
Louis de Mora Mancha de Mores ('this
is all one man, gentlemen.') The jun
ior year narrative told of meeting big
Hearted Louis Under" and the for
nation Of the Hopper Kettle Klub "for
the bettermen of fellowship in Shelf
and for the destruction OF alcoholic
beverages. The club was successful in
both objects, as the prices of beverages
have been raised and taken from the
very hands of the laborer. What a
promising institution.
The various trips to Mine Host
lWhite's establishment at the shore
were described in rather hazy terms,
and the conclusion was a neat bit Of
verse:
He's Eben McNair, with voice like a
bear,
And has never been seen with a part in
his hair.
While taking the air how the ladies do
stare
At devil-dare debonair Eben McNair.
Senior year reports brought back
fond memories of the Shelf. rush and
Joe Miller as Kings Jester gave place
to f. Becker. the new king Of the
jokers.
A description Of Windy" Andrews
latest effects in the clothesline "have
caused Harry Lehr many a sleepless
might, to say nothing of Berry Wall"
The history closed with press
agents description Of the circus here
last week. The formal programme
was as follows:
isong. "Brave Mother Yale
History :. .............. Freshman Year
Selection. ...... Second Regiment Band
, Song. 49,. Here's to Good Old Yale
History ................,.,. Junior year
; Selection Second Regiment Band
ISong ........ss.....,...... FEll 1ale
History ............. ,..... Senior YeaI
| Song bright College Years
After the completion of the pro-
gramme the class, headed by the band
marched to the home of Director Chit
;, tenden. Director Chittenden said he
was glad to see them in such good spir-
its over their coming graduation and
congratulated them on being the larg'
est class ever graduated from the Shelf.
field scientific school,
The procession marched back doWr
prospect street, cheering the Sheffield
buildings as they passed each IN turn
: and finally halted before Woodbridge
hall, where they began to yell for Pres
: ident Hadley President Hadley a
= length appeared and said he was bus!
: with meeting Of the corporation, ant
nothing could have brought him away
9 from it except the class of 19O6S. HI
!, said the class Of 19O6S. had always beer
q good hearted and progressive class
and he was confident that when the!
i got out in the world, they would Away
:, strive for the better things in life an(
l. would be of use both TO the universit!
land to the world In general.