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SMITH’S LARGEST CLASS.
DEGREES ARE CONFERRED ON 327.
THE ANNUAL GRADUATION.
ADDRESS BY DR G. A. GORDON.
The Alumnae Lnnchean— The Gifts
and Faculty thanites Announced
by President seelye.
The graduation exercises of the 31st
commencement of Smith college, conferring
degrees upon 327 candidates, were held
Tuesday morning in the college assembly
hall. The weather conditions were more
trustworthy and. because of a fall of sev
eral degrees in the temperature, more en
joyable than those of the preceding day.
and thus both the formal exercises and
the afternoon trips of the commencement
guests and reunion classes to various points
of interest were favored. The exercises
were held at 10 o’clock and were followed
immediately by the annual alumnae lunch
eon in the gymnasium, at which the an-
' —,
MISS HARRIET BYERS.
(President of senior class. Smith college.]
nouncements with respect tq faculty
changes and other matters of college in
terest were made. In the afternoon the
long list of reunion affairs was resumed,
and included the bolding of meetings and
the making of excursions. In the evening
the banquet of the senior class was held,
and there were banquets of a number of
the reunion classes at the several head
quarters.
The assembly hall, except the space re
served for th° members of the graduating
class and faculty, was quickly tilled as the
hour of the morning exercises approached.
Admission was by ticket, because of the
limited space that could be allowed after
after seating the graduating class, which
was the largest in the history of the col
lege, and their guests and the members
of the alumnae body and faculty. There
is reason to expect that this is the last
year in which it will be necessary to re
fuse admittance to any who wish to wit
ntvs the exercises of commencement, for,
if present plans are realized, a new as
sembly hall with a capacity of 2000 will
str nd on the campus when the next com
mencement season arrives. The members
of th*? graduating class, gowned in white,
marched into the hall to the time of a
processional played by Prof H. D. Sleeper,
head of the music department, and then
a procession of the faculty marched to the
p'.atfcrm and seats in the right transept,
headed by President L. Clark Seelye and
Rev Dr George A. Gordon, the commence
ment orator: Charles N. Clark, treasurer
of the college ; and Rev Dr Reese F. Al
sop. who offered the opening prayer. The
decoration of the hall consisted in the
complete banking of the front of the plat
form and the choir rail with hemlock, bor
dered with laurel in bloom. The order of
the exercises was the following:—
Uigan Preclude, Marche Pontificate,
F. de la Tombelle
Prof H. D. Sleeper.
Anthem, "Hol every one that thirsteth."
, Martin
Prof Almsted and college choir.
Prayer.
Kev Dr Reese F. Alsop of New York.
Organ Interlude H. W. Parker
Oration.
Rev Dr George A. Gordon.
Fart Song. ‘-Greeting" Mendelssohn
College choir.
Conferring of degrees.
President L. Clark Seelye.
Anthem. "Be ye all of one mind" . .Godfrey
Mr Olmsted. Miss Damon and tho • hoir.
Prayer by President Seeyte and Lord's
prayer.
Organ Posthide.
The oration by Dr Gordon was a power
ful and inspiring discourse on the subject.
“The fine art of living.” which was both
helpful and pleasing, and was received
with cordial evidence of favor. The im
pressive personality and bearing of the
speaker added much to the effectiveness of
the oration.
The candidates for the degree of A. B.
numbered 322, of whom the following came
from Western Massachusetts:—
cJ^HSaheth Shand Allison of Northampton,
Bignd Christina A. Anderson of Gardner
Lm y Bishop Ballad of Pittsfield. Ethel Irene
Blandin of Northampton, Marion Geneva Car
penter of Northampton. Gertrude Jessie Cas
avaut of Gardner. Ruth Swan Clark of Hol
yoke, Lucy Brooks Cole of Springfield Es
tella Louise Damon of Williamsburg, Emilv
Porter Davis of Agawam. Dorothv Donnell
of Northampton, Agnes Maud Dunn of Hol
yoke. Mary Lunette Ellis of East Long
meadow. Fanny Howe Fisk of Huntington,
Annie Irene Gerry of Cfaarlemont. Harriet
Elizabeth Gilbert of Nornumpton, Helen <»s
borne Harris of Springfield. Henrietta Cnr-
Harris of Springfield. Josephine Alberta
Hill of West Springfield. Jessica Estelle
Jenks of Adams. Angeline Johnston of North
ampton. Jean Challis MacDufliie of Sprhig
fteM. Ella Caroline Mayo of Orange, Anna
Ursula McCarthy of Northampton. Allee
I rances Merrill of Shelburne Falls. Edith
Lillian Merritt of Haydenville. Frances H*in
gerford Mills of Northampton. Ethel Scott
Nash of AmberstLilla May Osgood of Green
field. Josephine Lyman Sa win of Florence,
Mary Goodman Stevenson of Pittsfield. Eliz
abeth Stearns Tyler of Amherst, Isabel
Yenard of Ensthampton.
The Ahi imine Luncheon.
The alumnae luncheon was served in
the gymnasium at the close of the morning
•Maroises. The collation was followed by
the following announcements.
Award of Clara French scholarship in'Kn
tWh. Leola Baird Leonard of Danville. 111.,
and writer of the ivy day sketch.
Gifts.
_.l , '^ , r®ry--Gfft from the alumnae associa
tion of for furnishing the large read
ng-room on the first floor of the library;
lE’] 11 ,the class of I'lo9 and the family and
friends of Gertrude Bent SBOO for the com
piete works of Bach. Beethoven and Mozart;
Wou> the cln.« at IWH. »2 « for wrought lion
Itmp* for the from of the library building;
E 1 ?”' rl " 8S of lw,s - " memorial gift of
*lO for netH of book.; from the Boston dub
Of Smith alumnae, »100 for a elock; from u
librarian alumna, the furnlzMac of the 11-
warlau'e room, except the dealt which la to
be the gift of alumnae engaged in library
Iwork; from the class of 18S4 (numbering 44
members), SISOO for the permanent endow
ment of the college; from Frank W. Marden
• of SIOOO for the Rolen Ayer Marden scholar
ship in vocal music; from the class of ISP9
to be called the Margam May Word loan
i library, as a memorial to Margaret May
* Ward, to be under the management of the
students’ aid society.
Appointments.
Dr Florence Gilman, resident physician,
< formerly of Vassar, graduat^of Tufts medl
i cal school.
‘ Mlle r. Imbrecq, instructor in French, not
* college graduate, but well known to the
: French professors.
Miss Katharine Layton, Th. D.. Instructor
; in German, graduate of the university of
: Illinois and student in Germany.
, Miss Mary R Curtis, B. A . instructor in
I elocution. Smith. 1901.
i Miss Marv D. Lewis. M. A., instructor iu
i English, taught at Smith a year ago and
has been studying at Chicago university dur
ing past year.
Miss Margaret Rooke, instructor in Ital
ian. university of Oxford, took equivalent
, of an A. R.
Miss Helen A. Choate. M. A. class 1904,
of Greenwich. Ct., assistant in botany.
Miss Teresa B. Maley, assistant in gym
, nasties.
Miss Annie iThaxter Eaton. R. A., class
1903. of New York, assistant librarian.
| Miss Jean E. Chandler. R. A., assistant
i registrar.
Miss Mvra M. Samson. R. A., demonstrator
I in zoology. Brown university. 1909.
Miss Florence B. Paine. B. A., demonstra
i tor in astronomy. Smith. 1909.
Miss Clara J- Lynch. R. A., class of 1903,
• Canton. 0.. reader in zoology.
' Mrs Lucy Lord Barrangon of Northampton,
■ reader in art.
Mrs c S. McCandlish. lady in charge of
! the Hubbard bouse.
I Miss Georgianua S. Woodbury, lady tn
1 charge of the Tyler house.
i Miss Eloise Gerry. R. A.. Radcliffe college,
I 190^. fellow in botany.
‘ Miss Margaret R. Piper, B. A., Smith,
1901. fellow In English.
Miss Jesste Mao Stokely. B. A., Virginia
institute. 1907. follow in history.
Miss Goldie rrintis Horton, R. A., univer
sity of Texas. 1908. follow in mathematics.
Miss Marion Niles. B. A., Smith. 1907, fel-
I low in music.
Miss T ouise Hvde. R A., Marietta college,
1905. fellow in English.
Mrs Terry, lady in charge of Tyler
house, and Mrs Bury have resigned in
favor of the above mentioned women in
charge. In recognition of Mrs Terry's 25
years of faithful service the inmates of
Hubbard house have raised $2750 as a
memorial scholarship. The income from
this fund is to go to Mrs Terry during
her lifetime, and after her death is to be
given as a scholarship to needy students
or those i^ho are working their way
| through college.
j Faculty promotions:—
! Miss Anna Grace Newell has been
raised from assistant in zoology to in
structor.
Miss Jennie Peers, from assistant in
music to instructor.
Miss Gertrude Damon, from assistant
in music to instructor.
Miss Mary Lathrop Benton, from asso
| ciate professor of Latin to professor,
j Miss Ruth Goulding Wood, from in
! structor in mathematics to associate pro
’ fessor.
i Miss Katherine S. Woodward, from in
structor in English to associate professor.
Miss Elizabeth Kemper Adams, from :n
---i structor in philosophy aud education to
' associate }>r< fessor.
Mrs WilKam H. Baldwin. Jr., has been
; reappointed alumnae trustee for the next
' three years.
After tho appointments were read Pres
' ident Seelye talked about the new inter
ests of the past and coming year. “TLe
special interest.” he said, "will be the
library which is to bp a kind of mauso
leum of the works of the greatest wv ; ters
as well as of the lives of our own stu
। dents and their work. The library repre
; sents more than anything else on the caia
| pus the work of the Smith college
! alumnae.” The president reminded the
' alumnae and students that there were
i still rooms to be furnished, and that these
i new additions that were needed would all
। be memorials of some special effort, per
son or event. The Hatfield house will be
! moved off in the sumiuer. and the old
; gymnasium has already been moved. A
I new assembly hall will be built next win
| ter. and the trustees hope to put up new
• dwelling houses from year to year. Among
[ the needs of the assembly building is a
new aml up-to-date organ which President
Seelye hopes may be given by some kind
friend or friends of the college during the
coming year an«l which ought to cost
about The president spoke of the
meaning, the joys and the possibilities of
college life, and paid a tribute to the
loyally and devotion of the alumnae. Pres
ident Seelye was saluted with enthusiasm
as he passed between two long lines of
' alumnae when the company was about to
j disperse.
The Senior Supper.
The senior class supper was held in the
i students’ building. The decorations were
; made with ivy vine and daisies, aud all the
reunion classes sent in flowers, accom
panied by verses appropriate to the occa
sion. Miss Harriet G. Byers, president of
the class, presented Miss Eula Hallock to
be toastmaster.
SMITH COLLEGE IVY DAY.
Class Exercises Carried Oat—Beauti
ful irr Procession—Alumnae Pa
rade a Feature.
Smith college was fortunate in escaping.
Monday morning, the unfavorable weath
er which overtook the baccalaureate serv
ice of Sunday afternoon and was more or
less threatening all day Monday. The
hours of Hie morning class-day proceedings
were bright, and though the atmosphere
was a bit sultry, all the prearranged plans
were carried out with great enthusiasm
and success in the presence of admiring
throngs of visitors and townspeople. The
campus was tn its most becoming garb of
greensward and dowering shrubs and fur
nished an appropriate setting for the color
and gayety of the alumnae parade and the
dignity and beauty' of the ivy procession.
Immediately upon the close of the chapel
exercises the alumnae classes donned their
varied uniforms and began to move about
the campus, challenging each other with
the college songs of yore. The classes
gradually converged upon the students’
building, from which point the alumnae
parade was to be started.
The Alnmnae Parade.
The alumnae parade has gradually
evolved from the custom of the alumnae
classes to sally forth upon the campus
while the ivy procession was being made
up and extended greetings of song to the
s«nior class and to each other, and to do
honor in a similar way to the college, its
president, members of the faculty ami
members of the various classes. Last
year the progress of the alumnae classes
alwmt the campus first took form as a
parade, which was hailed as a bright and
pleasing feature that served a distinct and
useful purpose in entertaining the visitors
while the ivy procession was awaited, be
sides admitting the alumnae to a place in
the order of the day.
There is a large return of alumnae this
year and a long list of classes participated
in the parade, the larger divisions being
those of the reunion classes in the multiples
of five from the time of graduation. The
uniforms and insignia were widely diverse
Bed in color and conception.
The ivy was planted on the north side of
Seelye ball, and the class which had
marched the short remaining distance to
the steps at the rear of the administration
building, grouped on the steps at the rear
of the administration building and sang
the alma mater song and the ivy song. The
seniors were gowned in white ami wore no
hats, but each carried a long-stemmed
Aiuencnn beauty fomp. according to the
beautiful custom of Smith.
The ivy oration was given by Anne Coo.
Jbe ivy song, which was written, by
Miss Helen Mahlen Spear, and sung to mu
sic composed by Miss Helen Ayer Mar-
THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, .TUNE 17, 1909.
den, who died April 29, was the follow- |
ing:—
Life is young and the world is gay.
And summer is calling us out aud away.
Plant we our ivy vine; sing we a song.
Then follow the merry old viorld along.
Oh, the month is Juue.
And our glad hearts sing.
Brave little ivy vine.
Grow and cling.
Grow and cling in stormy weather.
Thy tendrils knit our hearts together.
Oh, the month is June.
And our glad hearts sing.
Brave little ivy vine,
Grow aud cling.
President Seelye Speakr at the Last
Chapel.
The last chapel exercises of the year
were of more than usual interest because
of allusions which President Seelye made to •
college history and the change in the pres- j
idency which will take place next year. ;
President Seelye said: I am reminded ।
that it is just 30 years ago that the first j
graduation exercises of this college took !
place in the chapel that was then on the i
floor above and its seating capacity not *
half as great as the present one. There |
were 11 graduates and 10 are still living, j
and seven of them are married. All of j
them hold honored positions. One of them ‘
is a professor in college; two are wives :
of college professors: one is at the head •
of an educational institution; a number of :
<»thers are interested in educational work ;
and are home-makers, and the same is :
of graduates of succeeding classes.
This institution was founded on a very ,
small sum of money. There was only ■
$165,000. The* sum was so small that i
when offered the presidency of the college*!
I declined it. but later being assured that I
money would be forthcoming. I accepted
the presidency. The college has had many I
gifts, and th *re have been willing hands i
and strong hearts. We still need gifts to I
meet the continued growth of the college. 1
The library which had been promised many i
years, has materialized, as you will see j
by yonder walls. The cost of the building ;
will be $25.<100 more than the SI(>S.(M)O.
which Mr Carnegie and friends of the <*ol
lege have contributed. President Seelye
said he had expected that this would be
the last exercise of commencement he
should conduct, but he had consented to
serve another year. His successor w ould
have a ready-made faculty, and large and
enthusiastic group of alumnae with ample
appliances for carrying on the work, which
he did not have when he became head of
the institution. The new president, he be
lioved.is w<dl prepared to continue the work
cf tho college. He is to be congratulated
upon having such a great opportunity and
promising outlook in which to begin his
work as head of the institution. In dos
ing. President Seelye said, that as for him
self that in whatever way he should de
vote his life, it would be with the same in
terest and Jove for the college that he had
ever had in J. As President Seelye con
cluded his address, there was long and
enthusiastic applause.
In tho evening the campus was ablaze
with more than 1500 Japanese lanterns,
extended in long lines at the edges of the
walks and scattered liberally over the
grounds. The grounds were thronged
with people, who heard the promenade
concert of the musical clubs and admired
the parades of the various reunion classes,
who carried lanterns of various designs
and moved about the campus singing. The
reception of President Seelye to the
1 fiends of the senior class in the student
building closed the evening. President
Seelye was assisted in receiving bj his
daughter, Miss Henrietta Seelye.
SMITH COLLEGE ALUMNAE MEET.
Alumnae Quarterly to Be Ewtabllnbed
—Money to Be Raided to Furnish
New Reading-Room.
A meeting of the Smith college alumnae
was held at Northampton Saturday after
noon at chemistry hall. Officers fur the
coming year were elected and resolutions
passed. It was voted to establish an
alumnae quarterly magazine instead of
having all the alumnae notes sent in to
the graduate department of the college
monthly as is the present custom. It was
found that there are 900 alumnae sub
scribers to this magazine at present and
onlv 600 undergraduates, but it is not ex
pected that a change will interfere with
the existing number of college monthly
subscriptions. An editorial board of five
will be appointed by tho present execu
tive committee to have charge of organ
izing the establishment of the new alum
nae quarterly.
It was also voted at the suggestion of
Miss Clark, the head librarian, that $2500
be raised to furnish the reading-room in
the new library. Nothing further was
done toward establishing an alumnae
club-house, although Mrs Hazen of the
club-house committee reported that be
tween S7OOO and SBOOO in stocks and
memberships has been promised for the
puniose. Two hundred dollars was vot
ed for a joint fellowship in college set
tlement training.
It wd^ decided that a reunion of all
classes be held next year because of the
resignation of President L. Qark Seelye
fmm the college after commencement next
year. An alumnae procession will take
place this year on ivy day following the
precedent established last year. A report
of the library rUnd showed $54,506.91 in
gross receipts. The new officers elected
were: President, Mrs Elizabeth Law
rence Clark. 'B3, of Williamstown: vice
president, Miss Anne Safford, *92. of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
DIPLOMAS GIVEN AT SUFFIELD.
Hev Dr O. P. Gifford of Brookline
Makes Gradnation Address.
Fair weather greeted the students and
alumni of the Connecticut literary institu
tion of Suffield, Ct., when they formed in
line on the campus for the 76th gradu
ating exercises of the school Tuesday
morning. The line, headed by the Phil
harmonic band of Springfield, started from
the school and inarched to the church,
where the exercises were held, com
mencing at 10.39. After scripture reading
and prayer by Rev William Abbott Smith,
pastor of the church. Principal Ralph K.
Bearce introduced Rev Dr O. P. Gifford
of Brookline, Mass., who made the address
of the day, raking for his subject, ‘’Roose
velt's rules.”
After the address ex-Gov George P.
McLean of Simsbury addressed the grad
uates and , presented them w ith their di
plomas. Following this came the benedic
tion by Rev "William Abbott Smith. The
alumni dinner took place at 1 o’clock iu
the dining rooms of the North building,
and was largely attended. Henry B.
Russell, acting as toastmaster, called on
different ones for short speeches. At 4
o clock the meeting of the alumni associa
tion was held and officers elected for the
year. At 8 o’clock the annual promenade
and dance took place in “the New Old
Middle” and was the event of the day
for the leave-taking students. The room
was prettily decorated with school and
< lass colors, and the campus was lighted
by hundreds of Japanese lanterns. The
Philharmonic orchestra of Springfield fur
nished music, and dancing was enjoyed
until 11.30.
Commencement-day exercises were held
^ ie United States military academy at
next point. N. Y., Friday. In bright
sunshine, which broke through the clouds
just before the final exercises of the week
were to begin, the cadet <?orps. their in
structors and the throng of visitors pres
ent gathered in Memorial hall for the
graduation exercises proper. Secretary of
Mar Dickinson, who, acting in bis of
ficial capacity, presented the members of
the graduating class with their diplomas
and addressed them, wa« the guest-in
chief of the day and was accorded every
honor due his rank.
MT HOLYOKE ALUMNAE D^Y ।
ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON.
Pratty Ceremony on Step, of XX lllb ton ।
Han XX hen Senior. Surrender Their >
Places to the Junior. —The Musical
Clnbs» Give Concert.
Tuesday was alumna, day at Mount
Holyoke college. Fair June skies and a
delightful breeze made the weather all
that could be desired, mid the campus
looked unusually fresh and green after the
welcome shower of the night before. Many
of the alumnae nre back at the college
enjoying this opportunity of renewing the
fond memories and acquaintances of other
days. Several classes are holding reunions.
The 11MJ7 girls are distinguished by their
white parasols decorated with a bow of
yellow ribbon, the class color.
The annual business meeting of the
alumnae association was held in Mary
Lyon chapel at 9.30 a. m. and continued
through the morning. Mrs Edwin Atwell
of New Brighton, N. Y.. the president of
the association, presided. Twenty-five as
sociations were represented, and reports
were received from China. Japan and South
Africa. Several officers were elected to
take the places of those whose terms had
expired. Miss Florence Purington. dean of
the college, was re-elected treasurer. Miss
Beth Gilchrist of Rutland. Vt.. who is
writing the life of Mary Lyon, was elected
director with Mrs William Carothers of
Pittsburg. Pa., as alternate. These mem
bers of the nominating committee were
elected : Miss Anna R. Leonard of Boston.
Mi- E. <>. Hovey of N w York. Mrs
Elizabeth Mayher Smith of Beloit. Wis.
Mrs lazzie Bartlett Barty of New York.
Dean Grace Berry of Colby college. Water
ville, Me., and Mrs Mary Dudley Wilcox
of I^wrenceville. N. J., were chosen as can
didates for the new alumnae trustee to be
elected by the trustees of the college. Miss
Margaret Ball, associate professor of En
glish at the college, was elected a member
of the appointment committee for alumnae
fellowships to succeed Dr Cornelia M.
Clapp, who has served on the committee
ever since it was organized. During
the year tho students of the college have
raised §2495.07 for the student alumnae
building, making a total of $7573.20. which
the students have on band for this purpose.
The alumnae have in the treasury SSOOO
for the building, aside from S2OOO in the
hands of tho New Yorkassociationand SIOOO
which the Hartford association have ready.
In addition the class of'94 pledged SSOO for
the student alumnae building, aud the class
of 1904 ^ave SIO9O. and the class of 'B4
SSOO for the same purpose. A gift of $175
from the class Of "79 will probably be added
to the fund also. The class of 1907 gave
S6OO for the library in the new music
building, and the class of '99 pledged S2OO
for a memorial to their president. Miss
Eugenie Brocksmidt.
The Almnnae Lnnchcon.
At the close of the business meeting of
the alumnae association there was au
alumnae luncheon in the vestry of the vil
lage church. The tables were very pret
tily decorated with daisies and ferns. Mrs
Eleanor E. Kimball of the class of ’69
was toastmaster.
President Taft’s Letter.
Last November the alumnae association
sent a telegram of congratulation and good
wishes to President Taft, whose mother
was a Mount Holyoke graduate. The fol
lowing letter which he sent in reply was
read nt the luncheon:
My Dear Madam President:—
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your
telegram of the 3d of November, and to
thank you and the members of the national
alumnae association of Mount Holyoke col
lege for jour kind whrds of congratulation
aud good wishes. Very sincerely yours.
W. H. Taft.
To the president of the national alumua,
association of Mount Holyoke college.
The Step Exercises.
The step exercises, when the seniors give
up to the juniors the exclusive right to
sitzon Williston steps, were held at 5
o'clock. The seniors, dressed in white
and wearing caps and gowns, formed a
double line in front of the gymnasium,
and marched up through the grove to Wil
liston stbps. led by their president. Vira
Peters of Portland, Mo., and their vice
fesident, Charlotte Woods of Hatfield.
After the singing of "From the Lofty
Slope of Prospect" and "We're Gathered
here, <) Holyoke." Lillian May Osgood of
New York city read the last will and tos-;
tament of the class, aud Jennie Louise
Mesick of Hudson, N. Y., gave the "Al
truistic advice," the final instructions of
the seniors to the juniors. The seniors
then sang tho senior step song and their
class song, the words of which were writ
ten by Abbie Elizabeth Cole of Andover
and the music by Marion Osborne of
Youngstown. O.
The juniors who had formed in line in
front of Mary Lyon Hall then marched to
Williston steps. led by the president, Mar
jorie Caswell Clark, of Brooklyn. N. Y.,
and the vice-prosidenf. Elizabeth Marshall,
of Waterloo, N. Y.. and the senior presi
de»t and vice-president removed their caps
and gowns, and descending from the steps
intrusted them to the officers of the junior
class. The juniors next claimed the steps,
which had been left hy the seniors, and
sang the junior step song and the 1910
class song the words of which were writ
ten by Mabel Fossett Briggs of Passaic,
N. J., and the music by Sarah Elizabeth
I’ond of Walton, N. Y.
The glee, banjo and mandolin clubs gave
a concert in'the chapel at 8 p. m.
Rev Dr Hugh Black of Upper Montclair,
N. J., was the speaker at the commence
ment exercises at 11 a. m. yesterday. A
collation was served in the gymnasium at
1 p. m. for the students, alumnae and
guests. William C. Hammond gave au
organ recital in the chapel at 4.30. Presi
dent 'Woolley g.oe a reception on the lawn
in front of Mead hall at 8 p. m.
THE GROVE AND IVY EXERCISES.
The Class-dny Ceremonies — Presi
dent’s Reception to SO «n<l 25-Vear
Classes — The Dramatics in the
Evening.
Monday was grove and ivy day at
Mount Holyoke college. The usual chapel
service at. 8.35 was very largely attended
by the alumnae and friends of the seniors.
The announcement of the senior and soph
omore honor students by President Wool
ley was greeted with hearty applause.
Senior honors are conferred upon those
members of the graduating class who have
attained an average of 90 per cent or
over in any subject in which they have
completed 20 hours of work. No senior
who has received a grade below C in any
course since her freshman year is eligible
for senior honors. Students who receive
senior honors are called Mary Lyon schol
ars. Sophomore honors are conferred upon
those members of the sophomore class
who have attained an average of 85 per
cent or over in the work of the first three
semesters.
The grove and ivy exercises were held
at 11 o'clock. The seniors, gowned in
white, gathered on the lawn in front of
Safford hall, and marched from there to
Mary Lyon's monument in the grove.
They carried a long and beautiful chain
of mountain laurel, which hung in festoons
between each couple. The laurel chain was
made by the freshmen. The seniors, led
by the class president, Vira Dingley Pe
ters of Portland, Me., nnd the vice-presi
dent, Charlotte Woods of Hatfield, passed
through the grove tictween two lines of
sophomores, who wore singing a song, writ
। ten for the occasion by Elisabeth Crane
Porter of Claverack N. Y., a member of
the senior class.
PlantlaK the Ivy.
The seniors then proceeded to the stops
of Willistou hall, where they sang "O Hol
yoke. First Thy Stones Were Laid" and
"Holyoke." After this they went to Mary
Lyon hill to put on their caps and gowns
preparatory to the ivy exercises. From
there they marched to' the library, led by
their president, X ira Peters, who bote the
ivy. aud the vice-president, Charlotte
Woods, who carried a silver .trowel present
ed by the class of 1898. As they planted
the ivy the class gathered around them to
sing the ivy song, the words of which were
written by Clara Evelyn Searle of Law
rence, a member of rhe senior class. The
music for the song was composed by Will-
MISS XTRA PETERS.
[President of the senior class, Mount Hol
yoke college. ]
iam Churchill Hammond, professor of mu
sic. The song follows: —
Gleaming, streaming, falls the sunlight,
Sunlight fair of June;
Softly, lowly, winds are blowing,
Gentle winds of June.
Sadly, glady. do wo gather
Here this Ivy day;
Sadly, gladly, do we p|ant our
Ivy here to-day.
Chorus.
Grow then, ivy, for we plant thee
Hopefully and well.
That of nineteeii-nine forever
To the years thouTt tell.
Surely growing, be thou for us.
Mindful of thy duty.
Our devotion representing.
Add to Holyoke's beauty.
Sadly plant we, for we leave her,
Leave her. sad at heart,
Gladly plant we. that we leave thee
For her. ere we part.
And we give thee to our college
As a pledge most true,
That, though scattered. Nineteen-nine will
E'er uphold the blue.
After the planting of the ivy the seniors
assembled on the steps of the library, and
Miss Marion Alice Hoyt of East Wey
mouth delivered the ivy oration.
President Receives 50 and 25-Year
Classes.
President Woolley was at home to the
members of the classes which graduated
50 and 25 years ago from 4 to 6 in the
afternoon Monday. Those members of the
class of 1859 were present: Miss Julia M.
Bliss of Longmeadow. Mrs B. F. Colt of
Concord, Miss Sophie Eastman of South
Hadley, Miss Anna C, Edwards of East
hnmpton, Mrs E. M. Gabriel of Law
rence, N. Y.. Mrs W. E. Locke of Welles^
ley. Mrs Lewis Marvin of Walton. N. Y„
Mr and Mrs L. M. Pierce of Medfield,
Mrs Lewis Purington of South Hadley,
Miss Louise P. Stevens of Norfolk. Ct.,
Mrs J. M. Stowe of Ashburnham, Mrs C.
M. Terry of Northampton, Mrs Amherst
1.. Thompson of Amherst. Mrs Moses S.
Wilcox of Jefferson, N. Y.. Mrs F. A.
Williams of Corning. N. Y.. Mrs Harding
Woods of 'Worcester. Mrs Isaac N. Blod
gett of Franklin. N. H.. Mrs Marv M.
Dickinson of Washington. D. C.
The following members of the class of
1884 were present: Miss Mary Averill of
Stamford, Ct„ Miss Mary A. Avery of
Norwich, Ct.. Mrs Norman F. Allen of
Hartford. Ct.. Miss Mary E. Bailey
of Peacham. Vt.. Mrs R. E. Beardsley of
Plymouth. Ct.. Miss Annie C. Blakely of
Laconia. N. H., Mrs W. M. Carothers of
Pittsburg. Pa.. Mrs Robert A. Elliot of
Bryn Mawr. Pa.. Mrs John E. Fanning
of Norwich. Ct.. Dr Blanche N. Epler of
Kalamazoo. Mich.. Mrs Florence Gerry of
North Hadley, Miss Martha C. Gold
thwait of Longmeadow. Mrs H. Y. Has
brouck of New York city. Mrs Charles C.
Henry of Wellesley Hills. Miss Fanny L.
Hodges of Rochester. N. Y., Miss Eleanor
H. Kirk of St Louis. Mo., Miss Mary E.
Phelps of Jaffrey, N. H., Mrs Robert F.
Raymond of Newton Center, Mrs Walter
J. Richardson of Fairmont. Minn.. Mrs
William Simmons of Brooklyn. N. Y..
Miss Tmcy M. Smith of West Roxbury,
Mrs Warren Tirrell of Brockton. Mrs A.
F. Peck of Spencer. Mrs Frank J. Part
ridge of Worcester.
The Dramatics 1n the Evening.
Ar 7.30 the dramatic chib presented
Ibsen's "Feast at Solhoug,” in the wood
land theater on Prospect hill. This play
was first given in connection with the
May-day festivities, and was repeated at
this time for the benefit of the seniors aud
their friends. V
AT THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE.
The Exercises al Hope Church in This
City.
The commencement exercises of the
American International college in this
city were held last week Wednesday in
Hope church, and the annual business
meeting of the trustees of the
college took place during the after
noon at the college. The trustees gath
ered during the morning and took dinner
iu the building and at the homes^of the
faculty. The-trustees were from all parts
of New England and several from New
York. Among those present were Rev Dr
F. E. Emrich of Boston, president of the
Massachusetts iiome missionary society,
and Rev Dr H. C. Herring of New York,
president of the New York borne mission
ary society.
The meeting was opened at 2 o'clock and
the report of the year was given by the
president of the college, Rev R. DeWitt
Malhiry.
The commencement exercises were heid
at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of Hope
church. There were over 300 of the stu
dents and their guests present, and the
church was tastefully decorated with
spring flowers. On the platform were
seated the trustees and faculty, while the
first 10 pews were reserved for the stu
dents. The four members of the graduat
ing class were seated at the foot of the
platform. The exercises were opened by
an organ voluntary b.v Miss Theresa Mili
tary, and then President Mallary gave a
short report of the meeting of the trus
tees. Rev Eugene M. Antrim read the
scriptures, Rev L. F. Gimnx offered
prayer, and Rev Dr R. H. Potter of Hart
ford. Ct., gave a short address to the
students and the graduating class. He
said that too many people have n mis
taken idea that education is finished with
commencement, dny, when in reality life is
the real education. He said that there
are three distinct branches of education
which must be taken up by the student
after leaving college, namely, the home.
the state and the chunh- Rev E. J.
Palison] of Manchester, N. H . a grad
uate of the colloge, also made a short
address to the students.
Next came the declamations by the four
graduates, as follows: Zephirine Anna Du
ptrs, "The lady with the lamp;" Thomas
Salvatore Russo, "What will you do with
the foreigner?" Giuseppe Pietro Maria
Spano. "Italy in the triple alliance;'’ Har
ald Svenson. “The Swedes in America.'
The exercises were closed by the confer
ring of the degree of bachelor of arts upon
the graduates by President Mallary. Ben
ediction was pronounced by Rev E. J. Pali
soul. During the exercises the iiniiouuee
meut was made that the instalation of Dr
Mallary would be held some time in Oc
tober. The four graduates represented
four nationalities, and the flags of their
native lands, with the American banner,
w ere used in the decoration scheme. Sev
eral solos were sung during the exercises
by Miss Hazel Huntley of the First church
choir.
THE WESLEYAN INAUGURATION
Of Principal C. E. Davis-—Class-Day
Exercises Also Held—Reunion at
Academy Societies.
The most important event of the com
mencement program at Wesleyan academy
Monday was the inauguration of Rev
Charles E. Davis, the new principal of
the academy, which took place in the even
ing. During the day the class-day exer
cises were held, society reunions were
held and the academy-alumni ball game
■was played.
The morning was taken up by society
reunions. Philo and Pieria meeting in
Philo hall, with Old Club and Athena in
Old Club hall.
The Inauguration of Principal Davis.
The inauguration of the new principal,
Rev Charles Edward Davis, was held in
the Smith memorial church at 8 o’clock
in the evening. The program was opened
with an organ solo by Miss Edith Curtiss,
Bishop John W. Hamilton offered prayer.
1 his was followed by address by tho pres
ident of trustees, Rev Dr Charles F.
Rice, who presided over the inauguration,
aud introduced the various speakers. He
was followed bv Rev Dr John Galbraith,
who spoke in behalf of the trustees. He
spoke of the trusts and responsibilities
with which the trustees entrusted Mr
Davis, informing him of the many duties
and cares which he must meet in accept
ing the trust. Miss Edith Curtiss fol
lowed with a vocal solo entitled “Spring
Song.”.
George S. Coleman of the class of '72
spoke for the alumni. He esteemed it
both an honor and a privilege to voice the
welcome of the 20,000 students who had
enjoyed the academic life of Wilbraham
since the doors were opened in 1825. It
was an honor because of the age of the
institution, its wonderful history, the char
acter and achievement of those who iu
various capacities had heeu connected with
it. and it was a peculiar privilege because
in expressing to the new principal the
good-will and hope and faith of those who
had once been pupils at the old academy
he was greeting heart to heart a college
classmate whose friendship began at Wes
leyan university when the school life end
ed, and has grown and ripened with tho
years.
Rev Charles M. Meldon, the retiring prin
cipal, greeted Mr Davis with a short ad
dress. Dr Meldon spoke of the capabilities
of Dr Davis and his satisfaction in relin
quishing the office to one so capable. Miss
Gilbert followed with a vocal solo entitled
"Morn eternal.”
Principal Davie’s Acceptance.
Rev Mr Davis then accepted the posi
tion as principal. He said in part: The
college graduate in America to-day is
earning SIOOO on an average, while the
uneducated boy is earning $450. Two bovs
beginning a life work of 40 rears will
earn, respectively, $40,000 and SIB,OOO.
The college boy earns $22,000 more iu a
lifetime than the uneducated boy. It
takes about 2000 days to prepare for and
go through college, that is, the college boy
makes his time of study count at $lO a
day. Does it pay to study? This is the
dollars-and-cents argument. This is the
day when everything is waiting to bal
ance. Does it pay? Let fathers as well
as boys answer the question, docs it pay
B- —-
I:'
REV CHARLES E. DAVIS.
[lnaugurated as principal of Wesleyan
academy last evening.]
to give up school in order to earn from $3
to $7 a week, when by staying in school
each day counts $10? ‘ What kind of an
education shall we give the coming gen
eration? There is a tendency at the pres
ent time to push everything for the so
called practical. The prominent educa
tors are decrying the practice of calling
for the technical and practical. Let us
not be misled. We believe in the tech
nical and practical, not to the exclusion
of the classics. If America's leading edu
cator exclaims against the multiplication
table, so much for the work for America's
leading educator.
Nevertheless trustees and teachers can
not ignore the great demand for the
bread-and-butter education. Thore is a se
rious call for the so-called practical, and
this call must be heard. Wesleyan acad
emy has no small problem before her
when she tries to arrange her curriculum,
but we are face to face with another
problem, calling for the most careful con
sideration. Wages are low compared with
the cost of living. Thousands of our boys
and girls cannot go to school as things now
stand. They are too old to go to the high
school, and they have not money enough
to pay their way in a boarding school.
What is going to he done? Here is a ques
tion that is broader than we have sup
posed it to be. It is not a question of
an education merely; it is a question of
civilization. If our boys and girls who
have a burning desire to get an educa
tion cannot do it for financial reasons
then qe are face to face with a question
that is greater than any discussed in Con
gress, a question that is as vital and in
tegral as any principal part of Christian
ity itself. Iho patricians opposed the ple
beians ami elided Roman civilization. The
problem of the 2l)th century is shall we
have a patrician class in America who
will not help the plebeians to an education,
rhere is n shift in the questio'n between
old Roman time and our day. but at heart
it is the old question over again.
Weshwaii academy confronts this ques
tion. Shall wo gnawer It. The poor boy
must he educated or baa no fair chance
with hm richer brother. We. welcome the
run boys and girls here at our .academy
but. remember, we welcome the poor boys
and girls truly and as practically, for we
".V®. V U '^* U S n P 8 real democracy.
Christian, education, democracy, these are
synonyms.
The commencement program of Wesley
an academy was continued at Wilbraham'
Tuesday with the award of. prizes at the
last chnpel'at 9 o'clock by Rev Francis T.
Brown, pastor of the First Methodist
church of New Haven, Ct.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock the reunions
of the various classes took place. The
25th anniversary of the class of ’s4 was
the principal feature. Forty per cent of
the original class were present. The re
union took place on the campus, where
was selvp< ’- The toastmaster was
M. M. Cassidy, president of the class. P.
B. Goddard of Kansas City. Mo., respond
ed to the toast. “Twenty-five years' hus
tle in the busy West.” The toast, “Twenty
five years in school and home," was an
swered by Mrs Cora Pease Chandler of
Hartford. Ct.: "Twenty-five years at desk
and pulpit." was responded to by Rev
Charles Eames of Athol. Rollin Curtiss
spoke on "Twenty-five years' healing in
hospital and home." O. L. Wolcott of East
Longmeadow spoke of “Twenty-five years
in the shadows of the old elms." Mr Cas
sidy closed the program with a toast of
"Some words of wisdom on past, present
and future."
GRADUATION AT NORTHFIELD.
LarKest Clans In History of Seminary
—Address hy Rev Dr G. Glenn Atkina.
The Northfield seminary commencement
exercises were held in the conference au
ditorium at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Owing to misunderstandings as to the seat
ing of alumnae guests and school, the ac
tual exercises were delayed until 11.30,
when the school finally filed in to their
seats. Following them came the senior
class, taking their seats immediately in
front of the platform. The junior class
acted as ushers. The chorus “Eye hath
not seen, from Gaul's "Holy Citv," sung
by the entire school, opened’ the services.
n
MISS ALBERTA BUDD.
[President of Northfield seminary graduating
class.]
Col C. A. Hopkins of Boston, the president
of the seminary board of trustees, presid-*
ed. After a scripture reading by Arthur
Perry of Boston, another trustee, and a
prayer by Dr H. L. Clark of the Agassiz
museum of Harvard. Rev Gaius Glenn At
kins of Detroit gave his commencement
address.
Following this, the graduating class, the
largest in the history of the school, re
ceived their diplomas. The members of
the class are:—
Mabel Florence Arrington of Guadaljara,
Mex.. Evangeline Boggs of Boston, Florence
Brasser of Kochesrer, N. Y., Luc.v Merriam
Brotherton of New York city. Alberta Budd
of Rochester. N. Y.. Ruth Marion Buell of
Terryville, Ct.. Hazel Adelle Burbank of
Chester, Vt.. Alice Burr of Fultonville. N.
Y., Eva Childs of Lyons, N. Y., Gail Corwin
of Chelsea, Vt.. Edith Corson of New York
city, Mary Cummings of Sharon, Vt., Fran
cos Davis of East Orange, N. J., Abbie L.
Dibble of Granville. N. Y., Laura F. Ellis
of Avoca, Pa., Mary Faith Fairbank us
Guilford, Vt., Edith Florence Gray of Ver
non, Vt.. Josephine Guidn of Charlotte. N.
C., Janie Graves Hartwell of Whang Hsien,
China, Ella Holmes of Washington, D. C.,
Eleanor Newkirk Hull of Livingston Manor.
N. Y., Florence Jeffers of Vffington, W. Va.,
Ellen Jones of Pattersonvilte, N. Y., Miriam
Jones of Pattersonvilte, N. Y., Josephine
Kallins of Chester, N. Y., Annabel Cain of
Succasunna. N. J., Ina Keator of Kingston, ‘
N. Y.. Ethel Mabel Kerr of Rensselaer, N.
Y.. Maud M. Landes of Curtyba, Parana.
Brazil. Florence Luann Lyman of Chester.
Verklnia H. Markarian of Constantinople,
Turkey, Jessie Irene Mclntyre of Mount
Vernon. N. Y’., Dorothy Grace Montgomery
of Long City. Neb.. Sarah Esther Moss of
Weedsport. N. Y.. Ruth Constance Peck of
East Northfield. Harriet Dewey Prindle of
Middletown Springs. N. Y., Helen Jeanette
Buscup of Yonkers, N. Y.. Alice Seeber of
Limerick. N. Y.. Edna Martha Sisco of
Glover, Vt., Natilie Sleeper of Littleton,
Ruth Lydia Smith of Brookfield. Vina E.
Smith of Atlanta. Ga.. Ella Spencer of East
Northfield. Mildred Hope Starret of Athol.
Anna Harriet Thomas of Neath. Pa.. Mary
Towle of Shermanville. Me., Maud Evelyn
Van Blnrcom of Passaic. N. J.. Ella Martha
Veenhoer of Detroit. Mich.. Hazel Louise
Vibhard of Albany. N. Y.. Emma Weidaw
of Easton. Pa.. Margaret B. White of Mar*
sovan. Turkey.
At 1 o'clock the commencement luncheon
took place in Skinner gymnasium, with
W. R. Moody as toastmaster.
AT WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC.
Last Week's Graduating' Class the
Gargest In History of tlie Institu
tion.
The 39th annual commencement of
Worcester polytechnic institute was held
Thursday in Tuckerman hall of the wom
en's club building at Worcester, and long
before the hour for starting the exercises
every seat in the hall was taken. The
exercises, though simple, were, as have
been all commencement exercises at
"Tech,” in a sense a reflection of the
thorough, practical education given to
young men at the institution. Thursday’s
class, 75, was the largest ever graduated
from the institution. The commercial
honors were conferred on the following,
among others:—
Course la mechanical engineering. Lester
Hale Carter of Gardner. Edward Ainsworth
Clark of Hubbardston. Ernest Leroy Crouch
of Bristol. Ct.. Wilfred Fuller Jones of
Ludlow. Joseph King Schofield of Pitts
field, Raymond Samuel Squire of West
field. Ralph Delano Whitmore of Sunderlaud;
course in civil engineering, Leon George Ad
ams of Sunderland, Richard Henry Derby of
Springfield. Vt.. Ralph Edgar Spaulding of
Sutlield, Ct., Leslie Elmer Swift of Shelburne
Falls; course In chemistry, Frederick Fran
cis Chapman of Westfield. Charles Francis
Goldthwait of Daitou. James Herbert Searle
of Westfield. Charles Childs Steere of Spring
field, Howard BallUe Warren of Dalton;
course in electrical engineering. Roy Earle
Barton of Dalton. Lefibens Andrew Park
hurst of Brookfield, Edward Hayless <M. E.,
Cornell university-, 1908) of Pittsfield; elec
trical engineer, Roger Earle Coolidge. B. S„
1908. of Petersham. Frederick Asher Spen
cer, B. S„ 1908. of Brattleboro. Vt.
The last senior wranglership to be given
by Cambridge university han berm awarded
to P. J. Daniel of Valparaiso. Chili; My
uott Neville of London obtained second
place and Louis J. Wordell of Philadel
phia was third. For the last 150 years,
and probably longer, the term senior wran
gler has been given nt Cambridge to the
man who was first in the annual examina
tion qualifying for the' bachelor of arts
degree in mnthamatical honors. The cus
tom now has been abolished.