Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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lVASHINGTON7S BIRTHDAY ORATION. 25 here. This paper should have been marked 47W instead of 98 ZH' As I feared, the time allowed me for this lecture has already elapsed and I have been able to give you a mere introduction to my subject. However, it will be continued in our next. Nfl fl 'ffaf I .jf-256: 4 dl ',,A . Lei f,. ,-jew 1. ,il ,- .vrslg J ?-5 e if , ' ji M ly N I ilillg .l al QPU' Ii 'alll ij N05 1 Ml, gf Wie: . 1 ffl r llSr'5i'l! M ' l' l'i ol' tif ,ml ix 1 l1', .4l Xu K e 'l nm: I 1' l ' xl 5 ' .,.1'

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24 THE Nassau HERALD. iors with tin horns. Still Sam Scott did not think there were enough present to warrant the formation of the band, and there will be another meeting in Sam's room to-night at I1 o'clock, when I hope there will be a large attendance. Right here I wish also to state that the fair-haired, youth- ful-looking and boyish-appearing person who attended the groom at the recent Vanderbilt wedding was no other than our classmate John P. Kellogg. I have it on the best authority that this hitherto obscure identity has been well established. I have some sad news to impart to you. My roommate, Imer Embury, is engaged. This fact dawned upon us one evening a short time ago, just after Imer had returned from a short visit to New York. A party of us were walking down Nassau street, and, when we reached the dog-wagon, Embury rushed in and yelled to the attendant for a ham- less bone sandwich. Quicker than I can tell it he emerged from the opposite door with a bound, but one generated by feet other than his own, still grasping, to his credit be it said, in his hand and mouth the sandwich. I would like to ask any fair-minded person among you if a man who was not engaged could have thought of asking for such a thing as a hamless bone sandwich '? My roommate is one of that species of civil engineers that we keep in one of our buildings yonder, and another of the tribe is Ralph Poole. Last year, one time, Poole got an examination paper in Physics handed back marked 98 XVhen he opened the paper, Poole found the first question marked S out of a pos- sible IO, so he went to the Professor, and said : Professor, I see this first question is marked only S, and I think it should have been 10, giving me a grade of 100. The Professor looked at it and admitted it should have been marked 10. ffBut wait, he said, let us look over the rest of the paper, and, before he had gone very far, he added: VVhy, Mr. Poole, there has been some mistake

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SALUTATORY. XVILLIAM HANFORD EDXVARDS. HERE IS NOTHING which goes towards making our Commencement so complete, nothing which brings our college life to a close in a more fitting manner than to see here this morning the parents and many friends of the Class of 1900. To many of you, Princeton is for the first time revealing itself in all its glory. I trust that before the exercises of Commencement are over, you will have caught the spirit which pervades this dear place, and, in a way, you will understand how precious these closing days are to us. VVe realize deeply, this morning, that our undergraduate life is fast drawing to a close. The thought of breaking away from the associations and friendships which bind us so closely together only makes Princeton seein the dearer to us. To-day We stand at the helm of this great Uni- versity. Ours is a sacred trust, that of conducting the affairs of Princeton, and from each one of us it calls for nothing short of our very best efforts. This morning we welcome you here to listen to the orations. Our class has always been a strong class intellectually, and we take great pleasure in presenting to you our Coininencenient Orators. VVe wish you all to join us in planting the Class Ivy beside historic Old North, which holds in keeping the ivy of he 4,23