The Washington herald., 1910-06-08
FUN FOR STUDENTS
Columbian College Seniors
Hold Class Night.
G. W. U. HALL PACKED TO DOORS
Songs the Most Attractive Feature
of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on
student Life-GirIs Present Coed
Sketch-H. c. Clark Delivers unique
neutrality-suspicious. of Graduates.

The senior class of the George Wash
ington University held their exercises
at the University Hall last night before
a capacity audience that cheered and
laughed uninterrptedly, and was obvious
Iy enjoying the proceedings for all they
were worth.
Ernest r. Eaton read an address OF
welocem, after which the class history
was read by Miss Ruth Wilson from a
diary, which was kept by the class a
senior freshman dialogue followed, con-
Quoted by Messrs. Schneider and Covell.
in which the senior was given useful
dope" on all kinds of subjects to the
'greenhorn" entering college.
Fifteen minutes in the Office of Dean
H. L. McBain'' was presented by E. R.
Eaton. acting In the role of the newly
appointed dean, who carried on a series
of interviews with different personages
and dignitaries of the university-the ath-
letic manager, the editor Of the Hatchet,
several professors, the Calcium CLUB, l.
NJ. c. A. men, and others.
After this number, a little surprise not
on the programme, was prepared for the
audience in the shape of a clog dance by
a little pickanniny, mascot OF the univer-
The college songs proved the most at
tractiYe feature of the entertainment.
Most OF them gave parodies of different
events OF student life and caricatures or
professors and others During this num-
Der a commotion was created amongst
the audience by a policeman entering the
hall and arresting one of the guests,
whom he summary dragged onto the
stage. where both of them joined IN the
singing.
Impressions of school Life.
The girls next presented a coed sketch
from college life. bringing in a French
lady visitor, who gave her impressions of
American school life, as she saw it. The
annual Ratchet grafton followed. in which
joseph D. Stout, on behalf Of the seniors.
handed down the emblematic Ratchet to
Prescott Tucker, representing the juniors,
who responded
Miss Corrine Bracket read the class
prophecies. and II. c. Clark concluded
with the valedictory. which was rather
different from the usual kind of these
farewell orations. inasmuch as II was
very brief and to the point. being
farewell In the true sense Of the word.
David f. Baer staged the affair.
The following officiated as the class Of
ficers: President, Ernest r. Eaton; vice
president Miss Ruth Wilson; treasurer.
Joseph D. Stout, and secretary, Miss
Linda L. Gift.
The list OF graduates follows:
Bae-eior Of arts-David Alphense Baer, Agnes Ne
Grew BaIIoch with distinctionl. Corine Elizabeth
Bracket. Henry Culbertson Clark, Linda Lee Gift,
DAVID Ransom Coysl, Reua Preston Davis with
distinctionl Ruth Niliicent Denham, Ernest Risley
Cztca Arthur Alexander EiseBbeTg, Esther Foster
Harry Kemp Griffin Charles Henry Hayton, Edwin
lie Feyre Joseph PIass, Ernest otto Schneider. u.
with distinctioul John Willard Simpson, Joseph
Duesson Stout. and Ruth Wilson
Bachelor Of sciencs-LeVistta Ruth Alden. Mia
Frances Allen. Aubrey Vail Fuller. Lillian There's
Hathaway. Allen johnson Marsh, and Margaret
Randolph Taylor
Bachelor Of science IN ehemistry-Wih Beck Meyer.
Bachelor Of science in srchitsctme-HaIry TalfouTd
Frost
Bachelor Of science in civil engineering Marion
Gilbert Donk George Herbert Guerdrsm tin sb-
sential Glenn Rupert Lawrence with distinctionl.
Martin John McPike. Irving Randolph Saun. and
JOSEPH Henry Waters
Bachelor Of science in electrical engineering
Thomas r. Gwinn Ho4kis Yost Smith. and Ernest
Ferdinand Wend@osh