New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Old Grads Celebrate Col
iege's Fiftieth Ami
VerSaTy.
PRES. MacCRACKEN
TO BE INSTALLED
Women Give New Impetus 10
Million Dollar Endow-
ment Fund.
By EMMA BUGBEE.


pourhk,cpsic. y. Y. Oct. 9.-Jubilee
Week AT Vasssr College was ushered
Fl, tom. ebt with torchlight parade
about The campus by "old grads Led
bv g transparent banner Of the class OF
a. middle aged women pranced about
tho walks where once they we're girls,
and finished by sererading ex-PreSi-
dent James VI. Taylor and President
Henry Noble MacCracken. Every class
in Vassar's fifty was represented IN
the line. while the undergraduates
made Up i'm numbers and noise what
they lacked in historic interest.
The fficth anniversary celebrations
brought back TO Nassar nearly two
thousand graduates Rooms at the ho-
tells had been engaged a year ago. Res
taurants closed their doors {, the pub
lie 20 supply class banquets. Under
graduates were turned out Of three
dormitories 70 make way for the elder
sisters. Scores of young college men,
guests of honor from other colleges
Joined with young husbands of the
"old" grads in adding 20 the gayety.
The ceremonies Of the jubilee begin
to.norrow morning with services at
which President Faunce Of Brown UNI
versity will preach. This will be FOL
lowed in the afternoon by an informal
welcome 10 student guests from other
colleges.
Husbands Great Curiosities.
On Monday the alumna commemora-
ton exercises will include addresses by
Mary Augusta Jordan, &c, professor OF
English at Smith College; Ellen
Churchill semple, 50, and Julia c. Lath-
ron. 80. chief Of the children's bureau
whose subject will be "The Highest
Education for Women"
The business meeting OF the alumn@
association will be held on Monday
Dr.. MacCracken will speak Of the "Ju-
bilee Fund" the 100000 endowment
for which Vassar girls have been paint
ing fences and making sponge cake
for over q year.
Next TO showing off ones new hus-
band or baby the favorite game on the
campus to-day was swapping tales OF
marvellous money raising stunts.
The Pageant Of Athena" composed
ard danced by Nassar students under
direction of Miss Hazel Mackaye, Will
be given in the new open air theatre
Monday afternoon. In the evening
there viii be q performance OF "Nassar
Mncstones" q play woven OF great mo-
,ncnts in NGssar's history.
Mrs. Frances Davis, Class of 1908,
PLAYS the part Of Matthew Nassar, the
Poughkeepsie brewer. the burden OF
whose wealth moved him to establish
the first institution for the higher edu-
cation of women in this country
Others I'm the cast are Mrs. Stanley
Ward. Miss Montgomery Cropper, Mrs
J Edgar Leaycraft, Miss Elsie French
Miss Stanley Brown and Miss Gabrielle .
Elliott
Guests for Inauguration.
Tuesdays exercises include addresses .
by President Emeritus Taylor. Mrs.
Emily James Putnam and Miss Lillian
Valid. In the afternoon there will be
an exhibition Of the history of physical
training az Nassar, beginning with the
"craces" taught in the early days and
ending with hockey.
The inauguration of President Mac /
Cracker will take place on Wednesday
morning. Addresses will be made by
George Lyman Kittredge, Of Harvard.
and John H. Finley, Commissioner OF
Education. In the academic procession
will march delegates from great instl-
tutions OF learning from all parts OF
the world. Delegates will be present
from Oxford. Cambridge. the Central
University of Spain. the Royal Freder-
lex University of Norway and from col
lcgcs ia the British colonies.
Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve and
Professor Edevard Delavan Perry will
represent Columbia University. One
hundred other American colleges Will
send delegates.
kn Important part Of the weeks
programme VIII be conferences Of the
stuacu. DELEGATES from other colleges,
who ,-il discuss the problems of stu
dent clubs and social organizations,
including college dramatics and pub
licatione.
Registers in Oldtime Costume.
The real people Of interest on the
campus during this celebration will be
members Of the early classes, and their
s.. ries Of Nassars first years are be
ing looked forward TO with intense
interest by thousands Of younger
graduates
This was shown by the enthusiasm
with which the campus greeted Mrs.
A. N. Baker, mother Of Dr.. $. Jose
phine Baker. Of New York, who came
I'm the costume of 1875. She walked
into the registration booth few days
ago In billowing hoopskirts and d