University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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programme STJiKBAY, JUME 19- BACCALAUREATE SERMON, By Rev. Chas. S. Walker, Ph. D., Professor of Mental Science, At 10.45 - M- ADDRESS BEFORE THE YOUNG MEN ' S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, By Rev. Edward Anderson of Danielsonville, Conn. At 8 p. M. MONDAY, JTJKE 20. FLINT PRIZE SPEAKING, Luther William Smith George Frederick Curley . Franklin Sherman Hoyt . Frank Howard Henderson John Richards Perry Edwin Carleton Howard . At 3.30 P University Extension. The Gladiatorial Combat and its Fall. The Nation ' s Debt to the Veteran. Labor Organizations. A Plea for the Indian. . American Oratory. 105

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Commencement LlURRYING crowds and dire confusion, J Dreams that are but a delusion, Present fact and future fancy. Things one can and things one can ' t see, Towering castles built in air, Apt to fall and bring despair, — People, people, everywhere. Seniors, weary, worn, and wan. Sports who drive a showy span. Happiness that never comes. Banjos, bicycles, and bums. Tax collectors, money lenders. Buxom belles and peanut venders. Graduates in all positions, Profs, who love to give conditions. Tough exams, but lately o ' er. Flunks and failures by the score. Cries, a dozen kinds or more ; Honor men, who win the prizes. Daring wagers, wild surmises. Strains of music from the band, Shouts of stern and strict command, Columns marching in review, Uniforms of white and blue, Cannon booming, colors flying. Smiling sweet-hearts, suitors sighing. Would-be poets, tiresome bores. Juniors, freshmen, sophomores, Fluttering fans and warm June weather. Vim and eloquence together. Cane, plug-hat, and flowers ' aroma. And a well deserved diploma. Such, the road that leads to knowledge. Such, Commencement at a college. 104

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FOWLER PRIZE SPEAKING, At 8 p. M. Freshmen. Daniel C. Potter, " The Scholar and the State " • Potter. Robert A. Cooley, " General U. S. Grant " Depew. Frank L. Warren, " Burial March of Dundee " Aytowi. Thomas P. Foley, " Reply to Corry " Grattatt. Sophomores. Archie H. Kirkland, " Lasca " Desprez. Arthur C. Curtis, " Plea for the Old South Church, Boston " Phillips. Charles L. Brown, " The Confederate Sergeant " Miller. George H. Merwin, " Reply to Long " . . . Garfield. TUESDAY, JUME 21. GRINNELL PRIZE EXAMINATION OF THE SENIOR CLASS IN AGRICULTURE, At 8. 0 A. M. TRUSTEE MEETING, At Office of Hatch Experiment Station, At 9.30 A. M. MEETING OF COMMITTEE ON EXPERIMENT DEPARTMENT, At Office of Hatch Experiment Station, At 11.30 A. M. ALUMNI REUNION, At the House of Prof. Stockbridge, From 12 to 2 p. m. 106