The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-20
SENIOR BALL At CORNELL
ALUMNI HIN 4 VICTORY OVER
THE HOULD-BE INFORWtLG

Baeealaureate sermon on ire sur,ha, a,
ldrallsm Buffalo Preacher Point, !,
tioV. Hughes Church suieFlag a
Temporary Relapse - Lively week
ITHACA, June IL The alumni Of Coz.
nell who expect - take IN the doings a,
senior week. have scored two impo-taa,
victories The committee In charge q,
the senior hall first announced that M.
stead Of abandoning the affair alt1sstlc,
an Informal dance would be held La.
the order for an informal dance VA,
partially countsrmanded g the ext-n,
Of an intimatiol that drsrs clothes Would
be required Instead Of nanaeh and
negllgSe.
The graduates were keen for keepil,
up the customs and traditions u ssni,,
week. and when Troy got wind o. &,
committee = Determination q cut OF Il,
bail because the fratsrnities would O.,
furnish the finances. they got busy vi,
protest that made the cDmmit.se Unelu.
Portable. Finally the undergraduate or.
sented q a ssmi-inf,rmal affair cut. .s,
out some hundreds Of dollars spent On
decorations and boxes
The baccalureate services Of the Gas, -
1910 were held IN Sage Chapel this s',s-.
noon. The Rev. samuel V Holmss %
Buffalo was preacher Of the da, Unlf,
IDEAL weather conditions the member a
the graduating class formed IN iroat %
sage College IN ca and gown AMI a.
o'clock marched iltl the chape h .
body. They were followed by Presidsri
sohurman. Andrew D. White and To
deans and trustees In his address Dr.
Holmes said
Il do not believe IL IL true that ideaHss
In on the wsle AmDlg graduates of or
colleges to-day. In certain quarters VI
ind evidences " money madness Ye,
| believe that the heart 81 the natios "a
sourd. Democracy II not yet sAfe Re.
publican institutions may not be in.
perishably secure. but | believe that Ata
crisis. moral or industrial or political
there Is enough Of idealism and Eiah
mindedness In American manhood q sAvs
No a. q people. Il is hopeful sign whsn
the Governor Of our commonwealth,
whom this university delights . honor,
Ten0unCcs material enrichment io- tho
service 81 the state and fOrmulates deals
around which our people resOlutely rally,
The church n suffering a temporary
relapse. but ~ far as belief In the hnda.
mental postulates Of Christianity IL con.
cerned | am confident that most men
and women are incorriGihly religious.
You can 80 little without faith and YOU
will miss Out on blcssedness II faith b.
not your portion. In the face Of that
unselfish work for human welfare which
] trust YOU may all accept a. lad upon
YOU by God You will need the inspiration
and improvements Of the religion OF the
Master.
And above all Il 70 he that any Of you
reach the summits Of prosperity and
power you will find that nothing can save
YOU from impoverishmenf % the eoul
and from those perils which ltlrk about
the peaks except a humbling and rev.
erent faith in the God OF your fathers.
There il no tragedy from which one has
greater need To pray for deliverancs
than the tragedy 81 success that tragedy
ct moral and spiritual decline incident
to life amid the high places Of this world
While the services to-day formally
opened senior week. the festivities actu.
ally began last night with the annual
play Of the Cornell Masque. ball.
several concerts. a number OF dances.
class day exercises and the commence
ment constitute the programme tor
the graduating class Tuesday and Wed
nesday will he alumni days. gwen over 10
class reunions. meetings Of q number n
alumni organizations and the annual base
hall game between varsity and alumni
II Il expected that hundreds OF alumni
will be here.