New-York tribune., 1906-06-14
SWEET GIRL GRADUATES.
Thirty-seUenth Commencement E1-
ercises at Wells College.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.1


Aurora N Y. June 13.-The exercises of the
thirty-seventh commencement of Wells College
have taken place during the present week
The first occasion of interest was the banquet
of the Phoenix Literary Society on Saturday
evening June g. when the former members who
have returned for commencement were intro
duced to Phoenix Hall and its new fittings. On
Sunday evening the baccalaureate sermon was
preached by President Ward, in the Presby-
terian Church in the village. which was pref
tfly decorated with daisies and other flowers.
The service opened with anthem by the col
lege choir Ave Verum," by Saint-Saens.
The concert by the mandolin club was given
on Monday afternoon. and in the evening
recital by Miss Marian E Martin graduate in
music assisted by Mrs Isabelle Bouton, of
New York. The perfect weather of the week
continued through Tuesday, which was Ivy
Day Ivy planting took place in front of the
main building The students. proceeding in
line each side of the building, marched from
the back campus down the lawn that slopes
toward Cayuga Lake. singing "Farewells.'
They carried a chain of daisies and formed
large w. laying down the chain, which left
a ''W" in daisies the lawn. They fell into
a double line leading toward the college hall.
The seniors walked through the lines singing
their class song. followed In line by the juniors.
When they had assembled around the en-
trance the president of the class, Katherine B.
Burgess. of Englewood. n. J.. made brief ad-
dress of welcome This was followed by the
singing of the ivy song and the ceremony Of the
presentation of the trowel, with a response by
member of the junior class. The ivy poem
delivered by Helen Hawks, of Goshen Ind. The
senior play. "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
was presented on the evening of class day in
beautiful spot, south of the college buildings,
the edge of a grove and under a large oak tree.
Mendelssohn music was rendered by an orches-
ira. 1t truly an enchanting scene. Oberon,
Titania and their attendant fairies came run
ming from all directions out of the woods and
ravines and their fairy masts on the
green. The parts of Puck and Bottom the
Weaver were acted with surprising success by
Mary L. Allen. of Circleville, Ohio and Marian
Z. Martin, of Minneapolis.
Commencement day Wednesday, was signal
lied by the dedication of Zabrskie Hall, the new
physics and chemistry building, the gift of Mr.
and Mrs n. Lansing Zabriskie. A long line of
students marched from the main building across
the campus to Zabrskie Hall, where after the
presentation of the keys by n. Lansing Zabris-
kie and their acceptance by President Ward on
behalf of the board of trustees, addresses were
made by Dean Charles F. Emerson, of Dart
mouth College and Professor jeremiah w.
jerks, of Cornell University.
The commencement exercises followed in the
music hall, at which the address was given by
Professor Edward C. Moore, of Harvard. At
the close of the exercises announcement was
made by President Ward of numerous gifts
which the college has received during the year,
among them a gift of $1,000 from n. L. IA
briskie: the Glen Park property, lying i'm
mediately north Of the college grounds, by the
Wells College Alumn8 Association. and $4,000
dowment which has been obtained within the
last year