New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-06
SENIORS LOOK
BACK OVER HISTORY
Graduating Class Manages to
Make Merry, Despite SOL
emnity of.0CCasion.
WOES OF 1913 RELATED
Unlimited Cuts and Hazing
Among the Losses Deplored
by Viola Turck in
Our Black Cat"

OuT OldCh OdL.
COlumba's big gymnasium was crowd
ed yesterday with proud parents and ad-
miring friends, who went to see the
sweet girl graduates" OF Barnard hold
their class day.
A great part Of the afternoon was spent
In marching in and out with such slow
and dgnifed mien that each girl had 10
pose on one foot for a considerable part
of a minute before putting the other
down
First on the programme was the saluta-
tory. by Gertrude Morris. 1873 class pres
ident who said that, although the class
came with eyes ready to sprinkle the
daisies with which the room Is decorated
with emotional dew" still they would try
their best TO be entertaining.
Kitten Proves Good Actor.
our Black Cat" by Viola Turck.
caused unending amusement by dealing
with the loss OF the thirteen lives-it was
an exceptional cat, being 1ys-througn
the misfortune of that class. 4 huge bas-
ket that accompanied Miss Turck to the
front OF the platform contained tiny
black kitten. which was actor enough TO
new approximately at the applause.
The thirteen lives were lost. the speaker
said. by the loss OF privileges which all
the other classes had had before 10 came
10 college Each new thing she as
serted. was tried on the dog and felt by
the cat" whereat she popped tiny pistol
and stroked the "unlucky feline in sym
patty over the loss OF unlimited cuts for
the seniors. Other lives were lost Wneh
Latin prose. that dreaded horror, was not
required the year after 10 took IL: when
mysteries, the Barnard way or nazihB
were forbidden when - became sopho-
mores. and when they lost Greek games
because. II was presumed. the Roman
nose Of the bulldog CHS class MASCOT
offended Diana. Another catastrophe oc-
Cured when 'l3 elected Dean Gilders!eeVe
honorary member Of the class ana the
sixth life Of this animal was 'ost "heh
his dean rejected him.
Finally. the unucky feline gave up his
last life when the Phi Beta Kappa OF
10 went TO the grafton, as newly maue
Phi Beta Kappas had never been aHo"eu
TO DO. and the cat not believing IN "reeh
Letter societies (here there were screams
NJ mirth from the anti-fraternity advo-
cates) went 10 the Grafton and came ava!
with one less life than usual-the last. ne
got a degree OF b. S, meaning bad spec
linen. from his college career.
Anna Saltzman gave the presentation
10 the classes To rs a mustard plaster
for weakness IN sisterly affection 10 IA
tame measure 10 measure their importance
accurately; 10 10 huge Phi Beta Kappa
KEY so they might turn to worthier tnlnss'
and TO 10 the first prize Tor 'areiu"S
and consistently abstaining from DONG
the turkey trot.'
Painful revelations OF the characters OF
the girls OF 'i3 were made by Edith HAN
penny in the gifts to the class.
Plans for a New Building.
Priscilla Lockwood read the class poem
after which Naomi Harris delivered 10
suggestions and plans for ne" oulIdins
which embodied using the chapeI al
Union Seminary. and. Instead OF sharing
the Teachers College tank and paying
enormous sums a year for II. using sew
oral little lighthouses on Riverside Drive.
The class gift TO the college was an
nounced 10 be new drinking fountain Oh
the campus.
Last on the programme came the var
dictorv. delivered by Helen NJ. Dana TINS
wears Undergraduate president at Bar
nard and rang with loyalty 10 the col
lege. ending with the pledge OF eVeriast-
ing memory 10 alma mater.
Tho Palisades song followed this-the
aa,iors' last farewell TO the college and
,ren the throng crowded ont 10 the Bar
nard campus where an informal recep-
ton was held.
The senior dinner followed the after
noon's events 1t was held in the college
theatre. which was filled with tiny tables
decorated gayly with green and white
,,Vs color. Singing and speeches lasted
until late into the night, when farewelIs
for tho season closed the senior festivities.
Tho class day committee was made up
a, Mary W. Stewart. chairman: Helen
N Dana. Edith Halfpenny, Naomi Harris,
Eleanor Berger. Anna Salzman. Acne
Stern. Gertrude Morris. Louise Butung'
This wears class contains an unusually
small percentage OF engagements all
save three OF the 100 young women de-
claring themselves heart free. At the
class dinner last night the secretary read
the roll. and each girl had TO answer TO
her name either guilty or mot guilty
guilty" in this case meaning that the
Young woman had decided to add TO her
name another.
Last night only three girls admitted
| their guilt. These were Jean sna"'
Beulah Bishop and Joan Sterling