Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-20
NEWARKERS TAKE
PART IN CLASS
DAY At RUTGERS
William V. Becker, of This City,
Orator at College Stu
dents Exercises.

NEW BRUNSWICK, June 2O.-New-
ark boys have an important part IN
the class day exercises of Rutgers Col
lege being held this afternoon in Bal
lantine Gymnasium and on the cam
pus. A number of their Newark
friends are here to witness the exer-
cises. The gymnasium is hiled WIN
the friends of the students. The class
of 1911 has the distinction of being the
largest class ever graduated from Rut-
gers, consisting of f~fty-nine men. VI
these five are from Newark-William
Voight Becker, Vincent James Casale'
Edwin Stanley Chedister, Harold David
Leslie and Harold Sillcox.
William H.. Macdonald, president oil
the class, presided. An excellent musi-
cal program was rendered. William V.
Becker, of Newark, who last year won
the Junior class oratorical contest, was
the class orator. Theodore N. Pock-
man, of this city, son of the Rev. Dr.
r.. Theodore Pockman, the new presi-
dent of the General Synod of the Re-
formed Church, read the class poem.
Jouis p. Van Dyck, of Newark, n. Y,
read the class history, detailing the
experiences of the class from he flag
scrap in the freshmen year down to
the class banquet of the senior year.
Attention was called 20 the fact that
this class was largely instrumental in
the production of "Raritania," the first
original musical comedy ever produced
at Rutgers.
S. NJ. Fell. of Trenton, gavefthe class
prophecv. predicting the future of his
classmates. For instance, he said that
M. l.. Carl, of Bloomfield, the leader
of the college choir. was to win fame
as q composer of rag-time melodies,
and Vincent j. Casale, of Newark,
was to rise through h various ranks
of diplomatic service to attain the po-
sition of United States envoy to Meso-
potamia,
After Tracy S. Voor. ees, of this city,
had given the undergraduates eonsid-
cradle advice. Harold d. Leslie, oil
Newark, presented the mementoes,
everyone of which was appreciated by
the friends of the students Who knew
their peculiarities.
Hold Exercises on Campus.
The class and audience adjourned to
the campus, where the rest of the pro-
gram is being given this afternoon.
George H.. Baldwin, of Brooklyn, will
present the class memorial; F. 5.
Sohanok of this CITY. will make
tbe Address IN President Demarest,
and the rest Of the program will
he. wv GRAFTON. Samuel N. Nelson. of
This civ. wv nlanting. /. K. Van
nvck of Philmont. N. Y: pine Grafton,
treh ir of Elizabeth; tree grafton,
u smith of Plainaeld: tree plant
INC 7 II Voorhees,. of this city.
The members of the class are as fol-
: lows, George Fl. Baldwin. of Brook
1vn. Jesse II. Beekman. of Sayreville;
Harold s Best. of Conshohocken, Pa;
Herman & brewster. n. V;
Malcolm L. Carl. Bloomfield; Roscoe
w ne Raum. caldwell; Harold w.
Dixon Southampton. N. Y. Wallace r.
Eakins Paterson. Scott M. Fell. Tren-
ION. .Jobn d I. Ferguson. Plainield;
John r.. FORSYTH. Little Falls. N. Y;
Henry d Frost. Dairyland n. Y: Fer
djnand w Haasis ANYWAY William S.
uawver CIaverack. N. Y: Roy o.
uenzsev Ashland: John l.. Herber,
Deluar N Y. Augustus Hunt. Phila-
delnbia. charles E. .Jacouart. South