New-York tribune., 1909-06-05
BARNARD'S GLASS DAY
VIII and Statistics ReCedl Secrets OF
Graduates.

The senior class Of Barnard College held its class
day in the Columbia gymnasium yesterday
afternoon. In spite Of the rain, which made VS
class day the nrst rainy In years the gym
nasfun7 was crowded and no ones enthusiasm was
danpened. The graduates seated on the plat
form beneath large blue and white 'os banner
and behind bank OF flowers composed Of the nu-
rnerous bouquets sent by admIring friends.
The class president. Miss Eva vom Baur de-
iivered the salutatory address. After welcoming
the faculty undergraduates and friends she warned
the audience that this was not a youthful under
graduate performance. because. as commencement
had already taken place last Wednesday, the class
graduate body. and Its efforts should receive
the respect due 70 such an exalted assenblsse.
She then introduced Miss Hortense Murch VINO
the class will and explained that In case any
one thought the class had no authority over some
OF the things It willed away he should remember
that
VINO nothing wills hut what he can
Among the Things Miss Murch wiIIed away was
an athletic field for the college. waterproof and
rubber lined (becauss IL always rains on hsid day
az Barnard. To the class of II she willed 'O9's
unpaid undergraduate to dues 10 be paid in cents
Miss Adelaide Richardson delivered the class his
tory IN modest vein She explained that during
IT'S whoIe 'os had tried 10 he different from
other classes and achieve nonentity instead Of glory
hut it In vain. for everything 1t did was con-
spicuous and the best Of Its kind.
After the history the whole class rose and sang
one OF is old songs ~ which the words and music
were written by Lucy Thompson. Mary Swenson
the GLASS funny man made the presentation ora
ton. She a bottle Of mucilsge 20 the girl
who many breaks. timetables TO the
commuters and a magic fountain pen 10 the girl
wnose writing no one can read To the class Of IL
she gave a serapbook in which to write its min
utes because II is such "scrsppy" class
Miss Eleanor Cav. president 81 the Undergraduates
Association presented the college with the class
gin. casting about for suitable on@. she rsid
0s had tried 10 chose something endurable upon
which its numerals could bA engraved. and which
the college needed: u selected an italian stone
bench, because what the college needed most a
res: Miss Gertrude Hunter accepted the gift for the
college. and said they would all rest and be thank
fuL"
Miss Julia Goldberg the statistic. of the class
The composite sirl IL twenty-one years and six
months old. has brown hair and blue eyes and
wears a No ~ shoe; the number OF her hairpfns
varies from four forty according to the amount
OF hair she puts and the time 81 which she rises
in the morning Miss Goldberg said that she would
like the va arious employers Of the city what
talent wasting away among the unemployed
% girls The managers of entertainment halls
should engage Florence Wyeth. who is the best
actress in the class: Eva von Baur. who Is the
most entertaining. and Hortense Murch. the fun
niest Mr. Murphy should communicate with Theo-
dora Hall and HerIinda smithers who are the boss
lest Cscile Delaney is the biggest fusser" Jes-
sic Cocnrane the prettiest ard Adelaide Richardson
ana Hilda Hedley the best looking Ethel Hodsdon
is the class poet and most sentimental and Lillian
Clossou and Pauline johnson the most literary
After the statistics Miss Latham. president OF the
Barnard Chapter Of Phi Beta Kapps announced
the elections To that honorary society from %
They Mathllde Abraham. Helene Boas. Una
Barnard, Alice Grant. Sara Rome Helen Phillips
Hilda Wood. Edna Scales ana Ray West who mas
won her degree in three years.
Then came the number which represented the
greatest honor a girl win In college the vale
dictory, which was given 70 Miss Florence wyeth
as good scholar, good speaker and good all round
girl. She delivered dignifed speech. IN which
she said that the best thing college could do for a
woman was TO make her have a sense or propor-
tion and sportsnanlike attitude toward life and
power 70 die ssrne" She said that Ce would 60
forward in the old ties of friendship Into the
Light in the words OF the class n1tto
Next came the class day song ny select chorus
for which the words written by Lillian Clos
son.