New-York tribune., 1910-06-25
WELCOME FOR KERMIT
tx-Presldent's Son at Harvard
Class Day Exercises.
ALWAYS A FAVORITE THERE
eraduates Enjoy Festive Time,
including Spreads, Dinners
and Dancing.
lby Telegraph to The Tribune. I


Boston, June M-Kernit Roose,-a,+ t,as ,
.oosins reception when he apnearad a,
'aro to-day for the first time s;nca bo
ieAt' while In his freshman wear IN he of+-
| .iai photographer with his fathers Africa n
hunting party When he appeare5 +o-dav
| - me part IN the class day exercises he
| immediately surrounded by his former
0'ahlateS and college friends. He was
N0i'peiieo 10 repeat the story of his experi-
ences several times before the Harvard
men would be satisfied, and all dav long he
was the centre of interest. =
when in college Mr. Roosevelt WAS a
IaForlte and a leader in all Of the socia,
anairs To-day at the spreads Of the Hastv
fuooing Club at Beck Hall much was made
OF the ex-President's son. He was also a
centre or feminine interest When the news
spread about that Kermit Roosevelt was
there al the class day girls naturally were
oesirous OF having him presented TO them.
II was busy day for Kermit
The senior class owned Harvard today.
In Its celebration Of its class day 1t bowed
Itself in prayer; it sat sedately to oration.
poem and ode; it did escort duty to thou
sands Of pretty girls at spreads and lunch
cons; 1t cheered all the college buildings.
1t went through traditional stunts In
Gus day IN its history with teas. dinners
music and dancing. The weather certainly
smiled On 10. The heat early in the week
had given place to cool, invigorating air.
and the black gowned members of the
class frolicked until night
The day began with the CUSTOMARY do
Todonal service in Appleton Chapel. An
hour later came the exercises in Sanders
Theatre. The marshals-Robert Clots
Brown, Of Medford, Mass: Charles l.
Lanigan, Of Lawrence. Mass. a member of
the baseball nine. and Jesse E. Waid, of
81 Louis, one OF the varsity crew-con-
Quoted the exercises The Grafton was by
w r Ohler, Of Bethel. Conn; the poem
by Edward Thomas Eyer Hunt of Ma
chanicsburg, Ohio and the ode by T S.
Eliot, Of St Louis
1t was noon before the crowd poured
forth from Sanders Theatre and hurried
over TO the midday spreads In the mean
time the yard had filed rapidly. and at 2
P n was closed TO all except ticket hold
ers- The graduates were the first to as
semble for the afternoon festivities and
with the older classes leading, followed by
the freshmen, sophomores and juniors. the
long line wound through Harvard square
and across the bridge TO the stadium After
the march around the yard to cheer the
buildings the seniors followed and Were
royalty hailed as they trooped into the
arena. The large expansion Of the stadium
never looked finer than to-day, with its
tier on tier Of gayly dressed girls. and the
scene Of the confetti throwing was parttc-
ularIy brilliant
The evening affairs differed little from
those OF former years.
Seventy-fve seniors, approximately one
fifth OF the class, have signifed their in
tention 10 become members OF the bar.
Five VIII enter the ministry, thirty-tWo VIII
study medicine, five viii take UP journal
ism, ffty-four business, twenty-six bank
ing, seventeen brokerage, ffty-three en-
gineering. and FIVE viii enter the govern
menr employ Fifty-four are undecided
4. C Tilton will become q wholesale
uniIIiner: Z. L Souder. a missionary; ]. J.
Mahoney. statistician; ". - Corley VIII
enter the United States navy; Bob
Brown, first marshal for class day. VIII
take up mining engineering; c. l. Lanigan,
captain OF the baseball team. is undecided;
Trafford Picks. baseball pitcher, is unde-
cided: c. P. Gardner, holder OF four HIS"
will enter business; Jesse Waid, captain
Of crew, specifies law: c c Little, captain
Of track team. teaching; E. E. Hunt, class
noer. undecided; ". P Ohler, class orator.
medicine: T. s. Eliot, class odist. undc-
cide6. and F. ". Sullivan, ivy orator. unde-
ci6ed. ". 3. Day viii take Up ranch life
and r =. Fisher aspires TO be 3 play
y right.