New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
CORNELL SENIORS, 600.
TO-DAY Is CLASS DAY.
Try Uh5 Be Planted at Three Nezo
Buildings.

Ithaca, X. Y, June II (SpeciaD-six hundred
seniors will celebrate class day on the Cornell
campus tomorrow Pert of the ceremonies will be
held in the open air. There are three new build
lngs tnis year which ivy win be planted but the
ofHciaI ceremonies viii be held at Goodwin Smith
Hall The great new building which completes the
inner quadrangle.
For the last fortnight the seniors have gathered
or the steps Of this marble structure and made
tle sunset air ring with their college songs The
senior class book has already appeared and con-
tains the class essay, the history statistics and
poem, as well as The photographs and biographies
Z seven hundred students who at one time or
another have been connected with the class.
II the statistics Julian A. Pollak who was presi-
dent Of the class during the Junior year figures as
he most popular man, while Charles Frederick
Magoffin, the two-mile runner, is voted TO have
done most for the university during his four years
At college The statistics include votes on all
sorts Of faculty and student questions Miss Mary
Veronica Dgnnellan is voted the most beautiful
member or the class, with Miss Mary Elizabeth
McCabe close second. AS an indication of the
taste Of Cornell men, it may be remarked that
Miss Donnelau IS blonde, tall and athletic, while
Miss McCabe IS an athletic brunette OF more than
average height
President Schurrnan stood at the head of the list
II those who received votes for the most domesti-
Gated professor and Professor Burt Green Wilder
was voted the most eccentric member of the fac
llty.
The exercises viii consist of an address by Pres-
dent William Winthrop Taylor, of Brooklyn; the
AdOlphus Cornelius hiendl. the class Grafton by
Isaac Lande the class history by George w.
HoescI' lile ciasS poem Dy cara Josephine Gag
WIN, and the class essay, by Mabel Ford Yeo-
mans, and the delivery of the memorial Grafton
by Alfred Pettus Howes. Of Utica and the ivy
oration by Harold Joseph Roig in the quadrangle.
The senior bail was held in the armory this even
ing Preparations We're made under the directions
OF II. Y. Balliere. The color scheme Of the
nory was lemon and white. All decorations
hreproof. Big japanese parasols hung from the
ceiling Of the arnlory and the boxes occupied by
nrfF nd los som
rated by half arches, each bearing a large Jap
anese lantern suspended in oval hoop. At the
rear of each box there imitation OF lattices
in ribbon work. The floor of the armory
cred with waxed crash. Dancing began at and
continued till
The commencement exercises VIII be held on
Thursday morning in the armory The academic
procession WiI organize at the library, and the
orcer o. marcn VIII he as follows: Class mar
shals, J. A. Pollak and F. s. Sly; candidates for
advanced degrees. marshalled by B. G. Lewis; can
didates for bachelor Of arts, women in the lead
marshalled by William John Dugan; candidates
for bachelor of laws uarshalled by Francis /.
DUrk; candidates for bachelors of the science of
agriculture marshalIed by Francisco Altman: can
cldates for doctor of veterinary medicine mar
shalled by Robert Neil Gordon Darby; candidates
ior bachelor Of agriculture, marshalled by a c.
donaldson; candidates for civil engineers, mar
s1alled By Everett brennan: candidates for me-
chan-cal engineer and mechanical engineer in cleo
Lrloai eng gneerlnG, marshalled by George Robert
Sailor and Edmund Henry Eitel instructors mar
s-a-led by Elias J. Durand; assistant professors
I--aLS-t-eq py Charles L Durham; professors
narshalled by Wilder D Vancroft: deans and di-
recJoTS, emeritus professors and trustees of the
university, marshalled by Robert Henry fireman:
Le chaplain, the chairman of the board OF trus-
lees, eX-Presdent Andrew p. White, the president
o. me university marshaled by the grand mar
snal. captain Frank A. Barton. L. S A COM
-lahcant OF The Cornell University corps of ca diets
--7 graduation exercises viii be simple, consist
!hs ot an invocation brief executive address the
C-stloution Of diplomas and the benedfction
me officers Of the class as follows: President
" W Taylor; first vice president c. F Magofin.
second Vlce-pres.dent, Alice z. Rowe; correspond
iE secretary. Elizabeth P Domain; recording and
~ secretary. George R. Sailor; treasurer Nelson
J Daring; essayist, Mabel F. Yeomans; poet Clara
-&sWln; prophet, A Q Kiendl: orator I Iande.
IVY orator Il. J. ROid; memorial orator a p
51C"esi historian, q ". Roesch; nt-at-arrls
= \. Ferguson; nlarshals. r s. Slv and J A
Fc-lak; football director, A. w Dams: baseball
director, o. Il Bigelow; track director H. NJ
rodgers; crew director, +. B. Hooper
Ihe class is one OF the largest which have ever
received Cornell diplomas 1t also includes a higher
proportion OF bachelors Of arts than any previous
cornell class. Since early in the fal the unit
Fersty has received applications more technical
graduates than II could supply This year larger
hll4oer VIII enter the teaching profession than has
been the case from any previous class and about
cozen or the newly made bachelors OF arts will
enter theological seminaries
Inc class memorial consists of two stained glass
WINDOWS. which VIII be placed in the Sage Chapel in
memory OF us members who lost their lives in
1876 .