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THE ALUMNI JOURNAL. 



"AIvUMNI DAY." 



As one entered the lecture hall of the college 

 on the afternoon of May 6th, he could not have 

 failed to be impressed by the unusual gaiety, 

 lent the occasion, by the beautiful decorations 

 and the abundance of fair "femininity" even 

 before the exercises had been commenced. The 

 hall was profusely decorated with flags and 

 bunting, the college banner being prominently 

 placed over the platform, and the '96 class ban- 

 ner also conspicious. 



The audience was the largest and most en- 

 thusiastic that ever attended "Alumni Day 

 Celebration." the hall being well filled. The 

 '96 boys arrived early on the scene, and their 

 presence was continually manifested by the 

 war-hoops and class yells emitted by their 

 seemingly brazen lungs. The cry which seemed 

 to be mostly in favor with them was : 



"Ethane ! Methane ! Cochineal ! 

 Argol ! Menthol ! Brom- Ethyl ! 

 Wahoo ! Wahoo ! Wahoo ! Wix ! 

 N. Y. C. P. Ninety-six. 



It was evident that the boys had entirely re- 

 cuperated from whatever fatigue and exhaustion 

 the recent examinations had caused them, and 

 they seemed anxious to impress the fact upon 

 the visitors present. Nor were '97's cohorts 

 lacking in these uproarious reverberations. From 

 what the writer could distinguish in one of their 

 harmonious and melodious whoops he learned 

 that 



"All good pharmacists go to Heaven, 

 So would the class of ninety-seven." 



Thus the class yells periodically rent the air, 

 rivalling each other in intensity and enthus- 

 iasm, until the chairman of the Alumni Day 

 Committee, Hieronimus A. Herold, '94, o})ened 

 the exercises with an appropriate and witty 

 address. 



Mr, Herold explained the objects of alumni 

 day, and spoke of its importance to the Junior 

 and Senior classes. He congratulated the mem- 

 bers of the graduating class upon their success, 

 and those of the Junior Class upon their re- 

 markably good showing at the examinations. 

 He extended a cordial invitation to the Senior 

 class to join the ranks of the alumni, and ex- 

 pressed the hope that the Juniors would, in 

 time, do likewise. 



The following programme was then rendered; 



PART I. 



1. SONG, "To the Front," Stephen Adams 



Alfred H. Mason, Ph. C, F. O. S. 

 Miss Marjorie Mason, Accompanist. 

 As an encore Mr. Mason gave " The Armourer," from 

 " Robin Hood" 



2. PIANO SOLO, 



Miss Hulda Ostrander. 



3. COMIC RECITATION, 



" My Experience on a Velocipede." 

 Miss Nellie Gaffney. 



4. TENOR SOLO. 



" The Picture of My Daddy when a Boy." 

 Gustav T. Ruckert, Ph. G. 



5. FANCY DANCING, 



Little Lottie Lynch. 



6. BASSO SOLO, } ^ V-XTwafds." 



Rudolph Gies, '95. 



7. SELECT READINGS, 



a. "Reveries of a Bachelor," - - Thackery 



b. " That Old Sweetheart of Mine" J. Wh. Riley 



B. Russell Throckmorton. 



8. BARITONE SOLO, 



E. A. BiscHOF, Ph. G. 

 J. F. Wingebach, Accompanist. 



PART II. 



1. PIANO SOLO, 



Miss Hdlda Ostrander, 



2. AWARDING OF ALUMNI PRIZES, 



By Alfred Stover, Ph. G., F. C. S., 

 President of Alumni Ass'n. 



3. FANCY DANCING, 



Little Lottie Ly'nch. 



4. SONG, "The Midshipmite," Stephen Adams 



Alfred H. Mason, Ph. C, F. C. S. 

 Miss Marjorie Mason, Accompanist. 



5. READING, "Cho Che Bang and Chi Ctiil Bloo," Anon 



B. Russell Throckmorton. 



6. B.\RITONE SOLO, 



Emil a. Bischoff, Ph. G. 

 J. F. Wingebach, Accompanist. 



7. RECITATIONS, 



Miss Nellie Gaffney. 



Of the foregoing participants, Mr. Alfred H. 

 Mason is an honorary member of the Associa- 

 tion, editor of The Alumni Journal and an 

 ardent worker in the interest of the college and 

 the Association. Mr. Throckmorton and Miss 

 Gaflfney are professionals, have been heard be- 

 fore on our Alumni Days and are great favor- 

 ites. The applause which greeted their efforts 

 bears evidence of their popularity. All the 

 other performers acquitted themselves worthily 

 and to the credit of themselves, and the com- 

 mittee are to be congratulated on the selection. 



Dr. Diekman, as Chairman of the Examina- 

 tion Committee of the Alumni Association, read 

 the roll of honor of the Junior Class. Dr. 

 Diekman wanted to read the list from his seat 

 in the audience. The boys simply would not 

 have it, and after the second unsuccessful eflFort 

 the genial Doctor was compelled to ascend the 



