The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-25
CLASS DAY AT FAIR HARVARD
I'M NDER SHOWER FAILS 10
a. ENCH IVY ORATOR.
Nudrnrr Vices 10 shelter. hat nra,e
Wan speaks II1s Piecc-CIass Poet an
Optlmi,i tDdlsi FInds Much 70 ne
IuanAui For Oreupatlsns Ghsarn.

thankful For OreupaiIous Ihosrn.
,vBEIpUE, Mass. June -. The oaIe.
...u Il Harvard's class day had but
.. I,uurdant note in iis programme.
-.Hr thunder shower which although
i not stop tho ivy orator Frank
SO lam Sullivan, who was Ia the midst
.. ., Grafton On the Greek stage in tho
-.l..Im nevertheless sent thousands
-....-Hug IN The wclnome shelter Of
... ...Hnnades It the top Of the stadium
..r Underneath the monster bowl
Iur attendant exercises went ~ iust
a, -mp..hly rs Il old Sol had been lend.
.s boo, most radiant smile to the occa-
#.
Tho Harvard graduate. his father. his
r.rnrr, IN tact his whole family circle and
'.nri, we're up with the sun this morning.
...nr'lrillv the senior u all important
l-, day rracl ically he - everybody's
servant. @, times he occupies the contre
.. rho ,agc. hu, only at times The rest
H no DAY The girl and her Rnery are in
'.. t,rrndlnt pa and ma and sister next.
r.a. friends and finally the senior. who
h,- 20 ac' a. guide. escort. Information
Nrrm and hos,.
~ so'Clock In the morning the seniors
loaded 10y FIRST Marshal Robert c. Brown
marched 10 Appleton chapel for their
s-t morning prayer service. Prof. George
Herber' Palmer Of the philosophy de-
ntrtment offered prayer. The services
over the seniors went forth TO meet and
welcome their guests until iO.5n. when they
marched To the sanders Theatre. where
Tho class exercises were held az II O'Clock. |
N sanders the class and audience
oi friends. family and faculty. including
President lowell beaming down on
tis boys from the first row ia the balcony. /
heard the class day PARTS. the poem read
by lts author Edward tyre Hunt: the |
1ration. entitled Harvard and the Com
munuy.- delivered Ivy william Richard /
OhIer and the ode, recited nrst by Thomas
N'elrns Eliot and later sung by the class |
20 The tune Of Fair Harvard under the /
leadership 81 Choristsr TWining Lynea. ]
FIRST Marshal Robert & Brown intro /
duced each principal to the audience.
Poet Hunt proved to 10 an optimist.
NJ did not deny that social conditions
might 10 better. that in ths strife for
wealth the weak brother IL pushed and
,nIshed o. the wall but b. saw relief
sometime and somehow from the trying
u modern lite He wrote CON-
iortiuRly and inspirngly
orator Ohlcr sketched briefly the his
tory n the college, speaking of what lie
place had been ia the early days. outlin.
ING 10 growth and growing responsi- /
bllltirs and declaring that nowadays
every Harvard undrrgr graduate a. well
~ graduate owed II tu himself and n
tire college to ure hi- knOwedgs tor the
t-nt it At the community ~ which h.
lives and ~ tho wUrk ~ which b. was
engaged. iic advised the amvhoration OF
u ying social and pohiiCal u0nditiuus 4
O,iist EuUt found much - thanK his
college tor. he SAID that in tunes u COM
ing doubt b. amt his ella ssInatss viii md
IOiniori from sufn" tugEestiDn gained a.
undergraduate
Following these EXERCISES tho seniors
1iETerMd % mset their irirrds ~ 10 well
otn- their guests IN ths different spreads.
A. $50 the graduates. the undergradu-
lts olas ~ and the give club mArChed 20
lime. I'D by their class of'icCr-. marched
round the yard. th~cnng the college
re. winch IL h-hind Hollis Hail and The 4
lherent buiIdings. At the = rec they
.ad the private Tree vKeTcises iruin I
= hlCh their guests In the yard were "a
iuded u
Following these ohssrvances they
marched 10 the stadium. I ~ sta1iWn
aas hihd % Overlooking shortly alter
noe gates were opened. Then came the Z
/. .sduatss. including the cha sses OF o. I
~ ana lg1O, who are celebrating their
Years out together with the under- !
,rdIuatsa. .
when they were comfortably seated \
,loug came the seniors and hisu into thu =
alIabie spare. Then tbs cheering hs,-
AZ 100 good earnest the Grew. the nino,
No. rI-yen. President Lowell bean hurl-
49, the ladies' thr-e times three by the
HO-ruanuates and three times rms Ivy 2
10 giaduatss.
" Sulhvan's ivy Grafton was a jewel
o. ~ kind Everything and many pur- (!
.ous connected with the ueniOrs' Ccileee \
~ Citations came In Tor more or isas 4
.uInE orator. whnee shAits Of humOr a
rt even Jupiter Piuvits could sway from 3
npIr uurDuss. a
foIiuwing the GRAFTON Robert BrONn. 2
f',lIsnt nf the senior class. IN a short y
f.,srh presented Richard Lows tho
r-sHman leader, with the 1910 ban
-r who responded gracefully % the y
I.er clas-rnans REMARKS. linen came a.
. annual confetti battle. tho guests from
Ia ,olonnads ana the STADIUM seats >,
lowering the seniors with cOlored clip y
iugs ana rolls Of fanciiul colorsd paper. ~
IgrIng the evening class spreads n
ungUGvd One Of the most select was Il
lsf gwen by the bcck Hall residents. .,
,m0ug their guests were many families v
fHu npnt IN boston and New York \
ou"N Among the others 20 spread v
"r' the Harvard Onion. NAdsworth
i.I-s HAstv Pudding Club. lAmpoOn. q
H iia lhilHps BROOKS ana many OF tns
'rs"- "ft"r socleties ana individuals. IL
Ifn .uIl"ge ward WAs beautifully illumi- y
s'sI during the evening. Jap1nsse U
a.''rn. beng strung about the fence
IH 'rrougn the trees; electric colOred q
-..- Hl Various hues running riot about -,
p. r .ru.lgS h. great spray fountains y
trr" the feature ~ last years ~
"..| ri'I,h acre again la place ana gave 4,
...' .troolH-e! SPRAYS Dancing was
- ar.utrI IN Memorial Hall during the "a
"f b" Glse gave an impromti \.
.' 40 the steps Of sever hali at
'.. ..udrad and twelve seniors re- ;,
. . I..Ir deRrsas hs class day and NJ
-. Hr-Uf oihprs we're. Permanent VI
- .-'u. Giarencs Cook Little. first mar
IHp-rf g. brown. second marshal 70
la..'- J. anigan: third marshal. Jesse
NaH treasurer. Philip Nyman; w n
I'"r r.us sullivan. orator. William "
flr1 UhIar pOet. EDWARD y. Hunt: y
'YWa- = Elioi chOrister. Iwlning
'" .sVWanent class COMMITTEES, a,
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