New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-04
\. Y. j. SENIORS HOLD
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
Relatives and Friends of
1913" Gather Under Elm
Trees on Battery Hill.
"CLOSE HARMONY" AT DUSK
Degree of Doctor of Laws Will
Be Conferred on District
Attorney Whitman at To-
Days Commencement.

The class day exercises Of the gradual
ing class OF the College Of Arts and APP
piled Science of New York University
took place Yesterday afternoon. on Bat
terry Hill. University Heights.
The day was ideal for the outdoor
gathering, and the friends and relatives
Of the graduates gathered early TO hear
the records and prophecies of the class
which is saying farewell to their alma
mater
Tire bell in the ivy covered memorial
tower began TO ring at 215 p. m, and the
procession Of seniors, headed by the class
marshal wendell its way from the Hall of
Fame to the shade Of the towering elms.
beneath which the exercises were held.
The Invocation was pronounced by the
Rev. Percy B. Wightman rector of the
University Heights Presbyterian Church.
william II. Hamilton in the presidents
address referred to the exercises as a
festival Of "reminiscences"
There is something else besides learn
ing from books" he said. "A wise man
has declared that 80 per cent Of our learn
ing is derived from books. the remainder
from our social and other activities. Play
hard as well as work hard
Clarence W. Ripperger class historian.
told Of the achievements of the class since
It's entrance into college.
Finley VI. Foster delivered the class
Grafton. In it he severely criticised the
American universities for their lack II
college spirit. He said
our universities are indeed behind
those Of Europe in spirit. Who are fight
Ing the most for the redemption of Rus
STA If il is not the present students OF the
Russian universities? In America our
college undergraduates are entirely too
conservative and entirely lacking as pro-
grcssives. They learn reform in the
classroom. but leave it's application till
after graduation. II is TO the college
men the world looks for its leaders
The class poem vas read by Frank d.
clifford. James n. McManus then briefly
summarized the statistics Of the class.
According 10 his figures. lG5 men reg
istercd In the fall OF 1919. and - VIII
graduate to-day. The average age of the
class members Is twenty-five years six
months. The Oldest graduate is r. ".
butcher. tweuty-seycn wears. and the
youngest ". Rudolph, twenty years.
\ vote disclosed that the most popular
professor was A. y. Bouton; the hest
athlete and most popular student Charles
Moore. and the handsomest man. y. K.
Davis. All except four OF the graduates
are addicted 10 the use Of tobacco. The
class possesses eight Phi Beta Kappa
members and sixteen wcarers Of the col
lcse insignia.
At the end NJ the exercises on the Hin
the asscmblage. headed by the seniors,
marched TO Could Hall. where the burial
of records and the planting Of the class
ivy took place.
The last will and testament Of the class
was read by Harold ". Rudolph. The ivy
Grafton was delivered by Walter \. Hall
after which the class ivy was planted
The members OF the senior class. led by
the elee club. save a college sing at
: O'Clock in the evening. Then a huge
burned. while the members OF the gradu-
atins class danced around the blaze to
the tune If The Palisades"
The Macdonald memorial prize speak
ing contest was held in the auditorium at
slj p. m This is open only 20 freshmen
who have eXcelled in the public speaking
course William Henry Draper. jr.. Won
the first prize Of S15 and Philip Carlin
the second prize OF IS. The judges were
James Gillespie Dale, Or. John Charles
Bradsky and william Joseph Heiser, all
OF the class OF %.
To-day Is commencement day. ana rs
degrees viii be conferred including three
honorary degrees.
The degree Of Doctor ~ Laws viii be
conferred upon Charles Seymour Whit
man. the District Attorney. who IS a
graduate Of the New York University
Law School class OF %. carlos Maria lie
Pcna. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of Uruguay To the United
States ST. clair Mckelway. chancellor OF
the University OF the state OF New York.
calvin Noyes Kendall. commissioner of
Education Of New Jersey and Arthur Won
Bricsen. a graduate OF the University Law
School Of 1865 and president of the Legal
Aid Society
The degree OF Doctor of Divinity will be
conferred upon August Carl Reishauer,
professor of philosophy at Meiji Gakium.
Toxic, and Wlbert Webster White. New
York, president of the Bible Teachers
Training School.