The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14
CLASS DAY AT OLD NASSAU
FAIR NEITHER SMILES ON THE
PRINCETON GgNIORS.
They ltad the Day 10 TheHnsel'es and Mere
AleFrS and sad heRoFs To class
mates From Classmates the liali ~
Fame and the Fortunate FaNeFites.

nehinu the CLOUDS ms Whluluk anu
frightened w the Princeton campus Tor
the class DAY EXERCISES II 1910 With tho
reunion bands playing and with the bright
cOlors ~ feminine attire contrasting
with the spmhre black ~ the academic
caps and gowns the front campus early
began 20 present an appearance ~ ami
nation The dav belonged tn the gradu-
ating class and from ~ O'Clock in the
morning an tho last strains II senior sing
lnR died away 1910 was she centre 10 inter
est Their first function was the class
day EXERCISES which were held a. n In the
morning
The Seniors In their cans and gowns
gathered before Nassau Hall and led hy
President Woodrow Wilson marched e.
Ale zanda- Hall Here. together with a
large audience cnmDnsei " families and
friends. they listened tr the class oration
by Malcolm " Mcunrmut ~ Chat't-
n9oga. lem rho subjerf " which was
The Relations " tho University and
State ThhD = Waters ~ Npnkar-.
n. \. read the class pD'ri. John Y Warner
of Coyinst'n, Ky was master %; cerr-
monlea
Immediately site~ the eNercisrs in
Alexander Rail i'e class ivy Wa planted
against Nassau han Standing w the
ste-s Of this historic huildmg. which has
stood since l7iE end has heard the sr,erch,'S
Of Continental Congress. James n Waller
a Chicago delivered the ivy Grafton. a
speech fill II the sentiment and siRnif-
canoe st'arhpd ~ this Ca-empnv That
part o. the campus m front ~ Old North
was an interesting sight Crowds IT girls
invited - the annual commencement
prom. wee the centre II interest and
themselves were intensely Interested IN
all that happened Their escorts showed
them marked attention. hearing out the
old saving that the girl invited 10
commencement il the girl one intends
inviting to her own wedding
The class day committee election. ny
which hOnors are bestowed by the class
on its favorites. il made up II the follow
ing: ?. T Dawson Of Holyoke. Mass.
chairman. c. q. Ballin. New York: p. ).
Bergen. New Haven, Conn j. Boyd
Harrisburg Pa = T Brewer. Mont
clair. " J. 8 Y Brooks Baltimore. Md
S. Eadie. Flushing L. l.. X. Fillins. Den.
yer Col. L. r Frantz New Rochelle
y, Y; n Gill. Brooklyn. n Y: W. p
Good. Westwood. y J.. l.. r. Kendrick
Denver. Cot. + Osborne. New York;
G: \ Peacock. Pittsburg, Pa L. 7 Parke
Philadelphia and p y Reed New nTk
In the afternoon the cannon exercises
we're held To tho audience in tho circu-
lar stands seated around the famous
cannon L. r. kendrick read the class
history, containing all that tho class "
1910 did OF did not do while In Princeton
He told several storiea on his classmates
that aroused much merriment, but Il was
reserved for = I. Dawson. who made
The presentation speech. 70 recall and tell
ell the stories damaging 10 regulations
and dignity ~ the grave old seniors
r. g. Rolston ~ New York read the class
prophecy, describing the fifth wear re-
union 81 the class IN 1915. He spared M
one IN HE oaricature ROlston Is famih-
arily known AZ Bud. and he might have
made interesting prophecies about him
self, but he refrained
The spirit ~ the occasion ~ Ear had !
been one u pleasantly. but when e. VI
Jones arose and delivered the presiden''s f.
speech a new feeling came over the audi ,
ence. The circle u seniors in their hlark .
robes became grave a. they answered
the roll call. The class ode. written hy .
U, B. Reed and set 10 music by ! VI .
Thompson. was sung with AN air ~ zoiem-
nifty. The seniors then performed the
ancient rits 81 puifing on clay pines and
a. gwen word breaking them on the b
cannon. odd Nassau was sung and |
one II the last college ceremonies was |
over
After the cannon EXERCISES tho Nassau
Herald was distributed u contained all
thu spsechss n the day and tho statistics .
Of the class IHE SvN was vuted the
favorite newspaper. ami the majority ~ .
the ciass voted for the Republican party /
The favorlta style II baa uty Is the brunette .
The favouta cnloT of hair Is brown. bui
this favOT1te has blue eyes and her name .
10 Helen Yale was voted the favOri'a .
college next % Princeton. and Nassar .
and Smith had tie race for first pl1c- IN 4
the class favor for women colleges
Among the favOrtes u the class IN their
own spec.altes We're Maude Adams Rull
Durham and Lead Kindly lAght Henry .
Van Dyke was the most popular professor
with the clas,
In the Hall Il PANE VI VI wilkins Of
Buffalo was voted the hs.-t % around man
the man who had done most for Tho class
the busiest man. th" most Ik"lv 10 su,c.--d.
the bikResi hluiiAr and tho most polite
& NJ Jones. the class president. was voted
the most popular Fred Road. = football .
fame. was voted the hest developed
physically. while Marion \ Wye,h "
New York was picked a. the one Of hest
social development and James " Alex !
aader, also n New York 49, the h.-t de-
veloped Intellectually Brown Ron'9n.
another New Yorker vas voted the hesp
dressed Fred Read was vOts,i the B.
hands0uiest man The class had bahv
was twins. II b. Farr and r " MacFad-
ven, the one tins g'inrd on the football
team. sharing this honor J y Wailpv
was the man most respected and 3 X ]
Osborne ~ New York was The most
awkward and ~ tho same time the m 1st
knockknead One Of tn answers 10 the /
question. What would YOU do Il you nan
the university was. Put 'hs graduate
school IN Trenton
In N" evening IN tho failing twilight
the senior class zat on the steps II Nassau b
Hal and soTrowfulv sang the songs they
had sung all the year with hzhi hearts
Old favOrites solos and duets Ners sung
10 quiet audi.rc" When darkness ga M
and the seniors singing was over the
town was given over - %" graduates y
Along NASSAU street tho reunion tents
were the CENTRES ol interest where the
old graduates some % them famous still
- the underkr tuates forgot the cares
of middle lie ant TIRED rp make ilsh-v.
that they were still IN college
Tomorrow morning 20" procession "
the faculty and sari0rz win march INTO
Alexander Hall where the I6ai annual
commencement will b. held IN" degree
viii 10 conferred by President Wilson
PRTNCETOS'N NEW DORuTTORI
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