The San Francisco call., 1910-05-17

BERKELEY. May 16.-With a patri-
archal benediction the class of 1910
was sent on its pilgrimage today to
the green shrines of the University OF
California campus.
The benediction was delivered by DR.
Samuel H. Wiley. the venerable CO.
founder Of the College of California.
the parent Of the university. which was
started in Oakland just 80 years ago.
standing on the steps Of old South
hail. the ivy garbed and venera Bile
building which dates back into the in
iant years of the university, the aged
clergyman spread his hands over the
gathering of hundreds of young stu
dents and called down on their ca
reers the blessing of God.
Youth and age stood facing there.
The merry faces of the graduates
Erew serious as the old man barred his
white head and addressed them. recall
ing the high scholarship of so years
ago, when" he declared in voice
which the years have touched, I'VE had
a faculty Of but six men and graduated
small Classes, but with a standard OF
scholarship as high as was that which
obtained at Harvard and Yale"
Doctor Wiley saw before him 200
young men in white ducks and battered
senior plugs" and an almost equal
number of young women and girls in
thin dimity and swiss, all in white
bearing white parasols over their pret-
ty bare heads. The parasols were gay
with huge bows OF red ribbons, the
class color.
EXPECTATIONS EXCEEDED
There was no such scene of gayety
and multiplied youth possible on the
college grounds 50 years ago. when
Doctor Wiley was vice president and
executive head Of the institution which
was destined TO be the Pierian spring
whence now flows the broad current
of the University Of California.
This has exceeded all our eXpecta-
tons." declared Doctor Wiley. his
voice breaking against the sunny shore
II youthful faces.
The pilgrimage Of the class men and
women Of 1870, their sentimental jour
ney," was the feature Of this mornings
golden jubilee exercises. In the after
moon came The social and retrospective
side Of the semicentennial celebration
expressed in class reunions. and this
evening. with the senior extravaganza
ia the Greek theater. the merry. bur
lesque aspect Of the celebration Of COM
mencement week is on. The Greek the
alter was filled by the spectators at
The Chasers" tonight.
This afternoon the various classes
held receptions in North hall, California
hall, South hall and the mining build
ing The various rooms are brightly
decorated with flowers and pennants
and refreshments are served in many
OF the quarters. In each rendezvous
registers were open In which the Wis
iting alumni could enroll
Tomorrow viii be the Jubilee day"
In the morning DR.. Athur T. HadIey.
president Of Yale university, will de-
liver the jubilee oration on the sub
. ject. An Educated Democracy" and
in the afternoon the Good Of the Uni
Versity" meeting viii be held in the
Greek theater. At least one represen-
tative Of every class since 1854 will be
present Ia the evening the pageant.
when town" joins with gown in an
amicable and interesting exploitation
OF their respective and mutual merits
viii be held.
The class day celebration started
early under the splendid oaks on the
lower campus.
PLUGS PROMPTLY BATTERED
The first demonstration was the ini-
tiation Of the juniors into the mystery
Of the senior plug" Not until they
are On the brink Of, their college ma
turity are the college men permitted to
This morning the juniors appeared with
their new plugs" and had them
promptly kicked into shape by their
fellows
The gray coated cadet band of the
university military department played
and the class day pilgrimage started.
Class President Douglas Brookman
began the ceremonies under the oaks
with 4 few words OF "reminiscences on
college life and paid tributes to the
worth Of the class OF 1910. a subject in
which his classmates were of accord.
The procession started out from
under the cool shade OF the oaks across
The campus TO the white granite Cali
. fornia hall. where the administrative
I ofices Of the university are located. S.
"a Cunningham, president of the asso-
ciated student body, spoke there on the
pleasant relations existing between the
students and the authorities of the uni
Versity.
From there the graduating class, led
by the band, marched to South hall
steps, where Doctor Wiley, who had