UniversityREcord

LITERAE, SINE MORIBUS, VANAE.

VOLUME 1 .i

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA,, JUNE 29, 1871 .

[No. 6.

CLEMENT BIDDLE, JR .ROBERT. W. JOHNSON,WM. B . LANE ,RICHARD . W. M'CREDY ,LAWRENCE T . PAUL ,ARCHIE P . PAXTON ,MONCURE ROBINSON . JR .CHAS . H. TOWNSEND ,JOSEPH TROTTER .

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.GEORGE. S. GERHARD ,

ROBERT. C. CREGAR .

LAW DEPARTMENT.GEO . SHARSWOOD .

Class Organizations.

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CLASS OF ' 71 .

"MEAETE TO HAN. "President : JAMES P . TOWNSEND ,

1st Vice President : NEWTON KEIM .2d Vice-President : WM. R . MURPHY ,

DELTAPSI.Treasurer: William. P. NORRIS.

IN ORDER OF ESTABLISHMENT.

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS.

Secret Fraternities.

CHARLES CARVER , CHARLES E. LEX, JR .

-o-WILLIAM P. NEWLIN, JR .WILLIAM L . FOX ,

J . MORRISON,F . VoN A CABEEN,S . R . W. RULON .

DELTA PHI .

PHI KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY .

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

HENRY B. REED ,AUGUSTUS VAN DEVENTER .

ALPHA CHAPTER .

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS .JAS . P . TOWNSEND.

-o-SAMUEL T. BODINE ,ALFRED LEE, JR .WALTER G. SMITH .

ALPHA CHAPTER OF PENNSYLVANIA .

DEPARTMENT OF ARTSWILLIAM P . NORRIS .

GEORGE. T. PURVES,JOS . H. BURROUGHS ,J . MUNRO MURRAY,FRANKLIN SCOTT,ARTHUR BURT ,William. B. HAZLETON ,William. P. HUSTON .

-o-WilliaM. Vox A. WILLIAMSON ,GEO . N . PEPPER ,WM. R . SMITH,HORACE B . BURT ,CHARLES. H. BROCK .THOMAS BIDDLE ,W M . H . ALLISON ,HARRY F . STERLIN G

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.LOUIS STARR,FRED. SHARPLESS ,MASON CAMPBELL,J. ROBB MAURY,W . DAY ROWLAND .

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LAW DEPARTMENT.J. N. STONE, JR.

Spangler & Davis, Steam-power Printers, C27 529 Commerce St ., Philad'a .

DELTA CHAPTER .

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS.LOUIS N . BRUNER,CRAIG HEBERTON,GEO . R. JUSTICE ,JAS . R . SHIRLEY ,FRANK SMYTH .

-o-HORACE CASTLE ,

ROBERT. P. FIELD,SUTHERLAND LAW ,HOLLINGSWORTH NEILL,

CHAS. M. ROBINSON,HENRY C . OLMSTED ,WM. H. SMITH .

-o--HARRY C . ADAMS ,William. P. BIDDLE ,WM. C . HALL ,

RICHARD . W. HOPKINSON ,NATHAN TROTTER,

BERNARD H . WOOD .

L . N. BRUNER.M. J. LEWIS .

CLASS OF '72.

" CARPE DIEM . "

President : GEO. T. PURVES ,1st Vice-President : E . T. FULTON ,2d Vice-President : William. B. HAZLETON,

Treasurer : E . G . HIRSCH,Secretary : HORACE CASTLE .

I F. L . SHEPPARD ,J . R . PAUL . JR .

Executive Cora . : William. P. NEWLIN, JR .R. C . DALE, JR .ALEX. P . GEST .

President . JOSEPH S NEFF,1st Vice-President - W. VON A . WILLIAMSON ,2d Vice-President : H . C . ADAMS,

Treasure :, LESTER WELLS ,Recording Secretary; . COLEMAN SELLERS, JR .

Corresponding Secretary H. R . WHARTON.' William. VoN A. WILLIAMSON,

ALFRED LEE, JR,Executive Com . : William . W. CARR,

C. P . KEIT HH . C . LEWIS,F . B . ESHLER .

CLASS OF '74 .

" NUNC ESTLABORANDUM

President : J. DE F . JUNKIN ,let Vice-President : A . B . CARVER,2d Vice President . A . B . WILLIAMS ,

Secretary : H . F. STERLING ,Treasurer : C . A . ASHBURNER .

W, B . HOPKINS ,J, E . CREW,

Executive Cora . : L. T . PUAL ,A . P . PAXTON ,

L A. B . WILLIAMS .

CLASS OF ' 73 .

" PER ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA."

THE UNIVERSITY R ECORD

'THE UNIVERSITY RECORD ,

Published by the Class of '71 .

PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 29, 1871 .

Louis C. Massey ,

Benjamin H. Yarnall, Editorial Committee .John R. Roberts ,

Year

ANOTHER year has placed each class in theforms occupied by its predecessors, and usher-ed the Seniors on the Academy Stage to re-

ceive the laurels to which, as Freshmen, theyelevated not their thoughts . but bowed in reverenc eto him, who had acquired them, as a being of mor ethan human attainments . They have, indeed ,learned better things 'ere now . With the infusio nof fresh blood into the College, has come a spiri tof independence on the part of "our young friend swho have lately joined us," which manifests itselfin utter contempt of senior dignity, (even daringto nod to those august beings in the halls) ; in aneasy familiarity with their Magnificences, theJuniors, and in a ready disposition to do battl ewith those enemies of mankind . the Sophomores ,for the unspeakably great privilege of canes an dhigh-hats . But the Examination, terrible to theFreshmen as the rack ofthe Inquisition, and vividl ycolored by direful tales from . the upper classes ,diminishes the courage which no threats could allay ,and inclines them to treat with the Sophs for theirgreater experience and old examination paper s

The past year has been one of progress eminent-ly advanced for so conservative an institution as acollege The consummation of our Provost ' s un-ceasing labors appears to be at hand . Already ,the foundations of a new building have been laidon the capacious grounds obtained from the city ,and soon a College will arise which should becom ethe glory of Philadelphia, and a resort for studentsfrom all States of the Union. The thanks of ou rTrustees and of all citizens are due to Provos tStille . for his incessant toil and minute attentio nto every department of the work . and we trust thatin the new building will be placed a memorial o fhis devotion to its cause .

The students have celebrated the usual roundof feasts and exhibitions throughout the past year .First, the Junior Exhibition, followed rapidly byClass-day the climax of the whole being supper sdevoured by each of the classes individually, ex-cept the Freshmen, who seem to have deserted th etime-honored custom of bidding adieu to servitud e

by a grand "Vale . '' The Junior Exhibition an dClass-day were carried out on the plan projecte dlast year by '71 . viz : of holding them cutside of ou rcollege halls . We were glad to note the presenc eof many of the Faculty, as it gives countenance tooccasions which cannot but prove an advantage t oour College, and destroys the belief of antagonis mbetween Students and Professors . In addition t othese exhibitions, the Trustees announced that, onThursday, June 15th . they proposed to lay th eCorner-stone of the New Building in West Phila-delphia . The description of this occasion will b efound elsewhere in our column s

The space of two years brought round in orde ra Biennial, which on the 20th of December, wascelebrated by the Philomathean Society in th eUniversity Hall . The Moderator introduced a s

the chosen speaker, Rev . Dr. Krauth, known to allfor his ability, and universally beloved for hiscourtesy and kindness . Professor Krauth, havingannounced as his subject, " The Young Man," rea da most masterly essay . and give much needfuladvice to those erring men, the Philos Mr . Carson ,of the, Senior Class, delivered a poem on th e" Dream of Disunion, " after which the large audi-ence inspected the rooms of the Society, and the nwithdrew, leaving our friends of the third story tocongratulate themselves on the success of their .entertainment

Under the head of Exhibitions, should be notice dthe Annual Contest in Declamation, held May 31st ,under the skillful guidance of Professor Cleveland .Elocution prizes were originally awarded only t othe finest Orators in the Sophomore and Freshma nClasses, but, through the liberality of the Alumn iSociety, a prize for original Declamation was re-cently- offered to the Juniors . Since ProfessorCleveland's advent in the University, no one ca nfail to notice the great superiority of the presen tdeclamation over that of former classes . Profes-sor Cleveland shows his appreciation of the tru eprinciples of English education, by requiring, as fa ras possible, all speeches to be original .

We are happy to announce that the dissensionin the Class of '73, so deplored in last year's edi

torials, is at an end, and that harmony existsbetween the factions . We think, the Freshmenperhaps, may have caused the coalition, for th eSophs in full strength are no more than a matchfor the pluck of ' 74 . The justice of their cause,however, is to ' 73 an incentive which compensate sfor lack of muscle with deference we say it, y ewhose battle charge is " like unto the rushing of amighty whirlwind .'' (Chapel Speeches, vol . xv, pag e3) ; but comfort ye yourselves by remembering tha t" the battle is not always to the strong . "

A new and valuable accession to our corps o fProfessors was made in the person of Mr . Bregy,Instructor in French. The present Editor doe snot attend that gentleman 's room, but he every-where meets the praises of Mr . Bregy, who withou tdoubt most justly merits them . His considerat eand gentlemanly character has endeared him to al lthe students, and done more for discipline than al lthe severities originally practiced in the FrenchRoom .

And so, dear friends, the year has passed, leavingall, may we hope, wiser men than before

The Class, in looking back upon its four years 'life . has no unreasonable ground for someselfcongratulatory thoughts . We have notonly witnessed manifold and fundamenta l

changes, but have also brought some of them abou tourselves.

We entered the University just at the time whe nour full college career would be a crucial test o fthe advi sability of adding to the ancient libera lcourse of classics and mathematics another course ,including modern languages and more extendedstudies in History and English Literature . Theelective system necessarily broke in upon an dmarred the regularity of the courses of the highe rclasses, when they were three-quarters, or a half,or a quarter through. Our class, therefore, wasthe one with which it was actually inaugurate dand now, at the end, we offer the evidence of ourexamination and our ever-famous deeds as witnes-ses of its success .

The Freshman year! What a memorable tim eto us ! Who can ever forget our first recitations ?How nervously we listened to the remarks of th eProfessor, introductory to the study of " Weber'sUniversal History ; " in what trembling . sinkingtones we endeavored to repeat, in well-conne dphrase, the opening words of the above-mentione dwork, and with what a start of dismay we were in-terrupted by our instructor, and told "not to spou tthe book," We give from memory this primal re -citation as far as the above explosive professoria lcommand. When the heaven and the earth hadbeen formed, when the waters of the sea had beendivided from the dry ground, when the earth ha dbeen made fruitful, when the sun, moon and starshad been placed in the firmament, and living crea-tures filled the earth, sea and air, man was createdin a state of innocence . But the serpent tempte dman—no, his wife—and she tempted the man—eh !well—. "

The emphatic condemnation of dictionaries, ex-cept for primary meanings, had an effect uponsome different from that which was intended ; fornever again, after the first recitation, were theyfound to have used a lexicon, in preparing a Gree kor Latin lesson though they always knew all theunusual and difficult words, and ever and anonsurprised everybody by some poetical and remark -ably liberal rendering, which caused them the hu-miliation of being told, in the presence of an ap-preciative class audience, that " they seemed t obe in the habit of using one text in the recitatio nroom, and some other in preparing the lesson a thome . " This way of studying has been frequentlyset forth and ably defended by one of our fines tmetaphysicians, as being highly calculated to im-press the memory deeply, and to prevent those o fthe rising generation of young men, who are seek-ing to obtain a liberal education, from seriousl yneglecting the speaking and writing of good Eng-lish . The neglect of this would be ATROOIOUS-UNDOUBTEDLY !

Our Sophomore year was pleasant and profit-able in the extreme Our German exercises an dimpromptu translations in Koerner's Zriny invari-ably caused the Professor as high a degree o fastonishment and admiration, as he has ever bee nknown to express ; while our Chemistry note sbrought us sometimes a terrifying explosion some -times a gentle jest. But in Trigonometry an dConic Sections some of us were simply unrivalled .We can recount the exploits of only one. The in-vention of Carissimus Amiens of the " Hyperio nFormulas," of vast usefulness, both in speculativ eand in practical mathematics, has conferred bot hupon himself and his proud class-mates lastin gfame. It may be added, that our dearest class-mate's written examination upon Trigonometryand Conic Sections, with artistic embellishments ,has been carefully placed by the side of Newtonii

Principia, in the University Library . It gave theTrustees . and those most deeply interested in th eaffairs of the University, considerable perplexity ,whether the original documents should be deposit-ed in the corner-stone of the new College building ,or whether they should be kept as holy relics ,intrapenetralia, in the new chapel, (to be displaye dyearly upon the return of their author ' s birthdays) ,in place of the unfinished Rittenhouse machin ethat now adorns the old The latter was finall ydecided upon as the fittest place .

The most of the class turned aside from furthe rmathematical investigation at this period, and ,with the junior ,year, devoted themselves to thestudy of Gibbon and general modern History ,leaving Prof Kendall with only five (all conscien-tious men) to instruct in that most occult of sci-ences—the Calculus .

In the first term of this year, our most import -ant subject of investigation was Mechanics, whic hwe studied . or rather did not study, under th eguidance of Prof . Frazer, who, thinking we had aliking for the feat, kept us perpetually oscillatin gabout the point of suspension . But the point ofebullition was reached when Prof. Frazer attemp

ted to make us Juniors (all but five of whom hadabandoned mathematics) understand, in half anhour, the rudiments of both the Differential an dIntegral Calculus . in order to give a favorite de-monstration in vibration . for which, by his confes-sion, there was a much simpler method . It i ssuperfluous to say that he succeeded in this attempt .Of the fifteen who were sent to the blackboard sdaily, twelve always got ciphers, and a gratuitousexpression of opinion with regard to general intel-ligence and capability.

Our Junior Exhibition, of ever glorious memory ,vas held on April 8th, 1870, at Musical Fund Hall .The unspeakable timidity and singularly ba

d fortune of the two preceding classes were the immediat ebecause ofa revolution in our casebut the limite dInd unsatisfactory character of the exhibitions for1 long time past was a sufficient reason for th e

inauguration of a different system, the management of which was entirely in the hands of the

class . In spite of the many hard things whichwere said of us, and the many fervent and badl yconcealed wishes, on the part of our predecessors ,for a failure, the University has really gaine dmore from this exhibition alone than she has eve rgained from any public exhibition before .

The Senior year, which is now just closing, hasbeen felt to be quite different from any of th e

... preceding . The close and friendly clas s feelingwhich has been ever increasing and strengthening ,

has led us on, with united purpose, through all thedifficult and toilsome ways of science and the arts .

Among the events of the year were our originalchapel orations, and our course of study in His-tory and English Literature .

. he speeches combined an aesthetic finish withmetaphysical arguments, brilliant sketches o fhistorical and living personages, fine descriptionsof stirring times and mighty events, and marvel-ous, prophetic, foreshadowings, grave and ernestexhortations, and amusing anticipations of th efuture of our Alma Mater . The orations of ourAristocrat were of too unique and remarkable acharacter to be classed with the rest . It is enoughto say of them that, when they had received somedelicate touches from the master hand of the "Pro-fessor of Rhetoric and Oratory," they were of amore than Websterian style of excellence andbeauty. Indeed both our speeches and composi-tions, under the direction of Prof. Cleveland ,have shown a peerless grace and magnificence o fstyle, never before equalled .

The other eventful branch of study was ou rcourse in modern History and in English Literature .We used to come together to try to solve, in aclear, common sense, unprejudiced manner, som eof the most momentous of historical paradoxes ;and to weigh delicate points of criticism withcandid, impartial, mind s

Our Class Day exercises and Class Supper werereally more than successful The Class Prophecy ,read at the supper, was brilliant and exceedinglycaustic, and was received by the Class with muc hgood humor .

We of the Class of '71 leave the sheltering fold ,where we have received the priceless gift of aLiberal Education, with more than a feeling ofmere regret, and, in time to come, in virtue of tha tunanimity which has always closely bound itsmembers to one another, will never fail to con -tribute, with all our power to the highest prosper-ity' of our " Sweet Mother ."

Class Day

FRIDAY, the 2nd of June, will always be re -membered by '71 as a day of triumph for atthat time was held the first Class Day thatwas ever, within the memory of man, cel ebratedoutside of the University walls

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THE UNIVERSITY RECORD .most beautiful summer day and all nature smile dbenignly on " Our Undertaking ." The ceremonie swere announced to take place at 4 4. P . M . . but longbefore the State House clock indicated that hour ,the streets were filled with fair friends of the stu-dents, winding their way towards Musical Fun dHall . and bearing with them many offerings to h elaid at the shrine of Minerva The spacious hall ,when the audience had assembled, seemed, as th eClass Poet so happily expressed it, like one vastflower garden, so radiant were the maidens o fPhiladelphia in their spring attire .

At length the Class in cap and gown entered an dmarched up the middle of the hall while th eorchestra under Mr Sentz played a Grand March .After the students were seated upon the stage, thePresident, Mr Jay Townsend, welcomed th eaudience. and then introduced the historian ,Hampton L . Carson . Jr .

Mr. Carson gave a history of the Class from it sbirth in September. 1867, up to the present time ,detailing its misfortunes and sorrows, its triumph sand joys, in a masterly manner .

As a literary production, the oration of Mr .Charles Carver carried off the palm, and showe dthe good judgement of the Class in assigning t ohim that portion of the exercises . Mr. Herber tWelsh read the Class Poem in which he relatedmany humorous incidents of our College Life Thenext exercise on the programme was the presenta-tion of the Wooden Spoon, which is always givento the most popular man in the class . Thi s honorwas conferred upon Mr Welsh, to whom the Spoonwas presented, on behalf of'71, by Mr. Newton Keim .

In order to enliven the proceedings, and infus ea little mirth into the exercises of the afternoon, agigantic cigar was awarded to Mr . Wm. B. Stoever ;the inveterate smoker . The presentation speechwas made by Mr Wm . R. Murphy, (who also use sthe weed. .) After the singing of the Class Song ,the music of which was written by Mr . Robert HNeilson, the large audience separated with mind sfull of the glories of Student Life .

Farewell . Song of '71.

13Y HERBERT WELSH .

Come quickly, comrades, quickly come ,Or e'er poor Seventy-one is deadAlas ! he's on his dying bed ,His four years life is nearly o' er .How sadly as a tolling bell ,Doth tremble from the vessel's side.

implicit obedience to its dictates, and gave to th eyoung men just embarking upon the " Voyage o fLife" some most seasonable advice ; showing thefolly of hoping for success unless the love of Go dbe implanted in their hearts. May the words ofthis sermon sink deep into the minds of all thos ewho were present that evening and be as ' good seedspringing up into eternal life " The musical por-tion of the service also was particularly interesting ;for the choir was composed of thirty male voices ,selected by the organist, Mr . F . T. S Parley, fromseveral of the best choral societies in the city .The Gloria in Excelsis" by Garrett, and th e"Bonum est," arranged from Wagner's "Rienzi, "were exceedingly beautiful .

The best rendered work was The Chapel, " byKreutzer, which was sung to the hymn beginnin g

" Jesus, and shall it ever b eA mortal man ashamed of thee . "

The thanks of the Class are due to Mr. Jaggarand to the other officiating clergy, as well as to Mr .Parley, for their kindness in making the Baccalau-reate of '71 such an interesting occasion ,

Clas s SupperON the evening of June 2nd, after the excitingscenes and stir of Class Day, the member sof '71 congregated in a mighty host atEleventh and Walnut Sts . So formidabl e

was the appearance of this array, that Mr. Freedly ,the last man at the rendezvous, met a squad of theGuardians of the Peace retreating to the shelter o fa neighboring beer saloon . Nothing was to be feared ,however, for this band of brothers was bound forAugustin's to partake of a Class Supper ; thinkingthat, as they had enjoyed so much intellectual foodduring the afternoon, it was but right and prope rfor them to test the merits of aliment, more sub-stantial in its nature, during the evening They ,in truth, were desirous of having a feast of reaso nand a flow of soul," or spirits, (for we know notwhich metaphysical term is most applicable . )

Three members of the faculty , Pr. Krauth, Dr .Seidensticker, and Professor McElroy, favored th eclass with their presence . About half an hour wa sspent in conversation, and then the companyadjourned to the supper room . From the joyfulcountenances of all, it was apparent that, for thetime at least, they believed in the old Latin mott o"Dum vivimus, vivamus .

pronounced an able and manly oration on "'Th eSpirit of the Revolution ." The next speaker, Mr .Franklin L . Sheppard in selecting as his subject ,the Class motto " Carpe Diem," revived a laudabl ecustom, old in many colleges, Why should no tsucceeding classes follow the example of '72, an destablish a "Motto Oration !" Let '73 answer .

In "A Drama of Life," the noble career ofWilliam of Orange was portrayed by Mr. Benning-ton F . Clark with his accustomed eloquence an dgraceful delivery. J Rodman Paul, Jr . waspeculiarly happy in the treatment of " Local Asso-ciation," his final allusion to the Centennial Cele-bration being received with manifest approval .The interest of the occasion was heightened by themystery surrounding ' The Social Vagabond," asubject which was handled by Mr . William B. Hazle-ton with earnestness and skill .

As the audience dispersed, amid many expres-sions of gratification, the hope was frequentlyexpressed that this promising class, a t least, wouldmaintain its prestige by reviving the seeminglyextinct Senior Exhibition, and by restoring it ,after its period of suspended animation, to it spristine vigor.

The fullness of joy, on this occasion, was sooverpowering, that the Class for its own health'ssake, was obliged to defer the supper until Friday ,the 9th of June, when they assembled at Petry's ,and enjoyed a frugal repast .

THE Class of '71 naturally is interested in al lSophomore Suppers, since their own inauguration of that most jolly affair . For two

years no Sophomores had omitted to regale them -selves ; and '73 was not to be frightened out o ftheir good time by remarks from the ancients athome about "mere boys" "late hours," "youngmen abstaining from wine," &c . Therefore theSophs , on tie 8th of June, had recourse to Petry ,that friend of all students, and the following wasthe result : Jos . S. Neff, the Class President, de -livered a salutatory address, welcoming all to therepast, and sat down amid hearty applause Manytoasts were drunk among others the University ,Literary, and Secret Societies, &c ., to whichvarious members replied in phrases of Addisonianelegance. But students do not arrive at thei rcomplete independence until the -'stately" periodof their course ; so '73, according to orders , departed

.And we must tread thro ' rougher ways ,We'll ne'er forget in future days ,The good old times of Seventy-one .

And so to us is parting sad ,Just as to them the sea divides ,For we as well are borne by tides ,From all the friends that once we had .But see how sharp has grown his face ,He draws with pain a thinner breath ,And now the icy crown of Death ,Proclaims forever run his race.—ChoRus .

Good bye old Seventy-one at last ,Unto thy lace good-bye forever.But our love for thee shall ne'e rBe mingled with the silent past .Then raise ye all the parting song ;For to the music of its sound ,We'll lay him gently in the ground ,And pass the word farewell along.--Chorus.

A WESTPhiladelphia Visit

ON the evening of Friday, May 12th, the Class

of '71 accepted an invitation from Mr . LouisI

N. Bruner, to recruit in the rural section ,their strength exhausted by wearisome toi l

throughout the term . The class met at the hand-some residence of Mr . Bruner, in Mantua, andreceived an entertainment unbounded in its muni-ficence and hospitality . Mr. Bruner was a mostattentive host and personally contributed, in n osmall degree, to the pleasure of the occasion .About 2 o 'clock the Class tore themselves away ,and having vehemently asserted, and convinced al learly perambulators of our streets that they " wa ssober," reached home without difficulty .

THE Rev. Thos. A . Jaggar preached the BaccalaureateSermon before the Graduating Class ,

on Sunday evening, June 4th . in the Churc hof the Holy Trinity . The Class assembled

in the Vestry Room and, when arrayed in th ecollegiate cap and gown, marched with solem ntread up the middle aisle of the church to the pews ,which had been reserved for their use .

Mr. Jaggar delivered a most' eloquent and in-structive discourse on the text, "And herein do Iexercise myself, to have always a conscience voi dof offence toward God and toward men ;" Actsxxiv, 16 . After speaking of the nature and powe rof conscience he enlarged upon the necessity of

responded in a humorous speech . alluding to theremoval of the college to the the almshouse meadowin a very droll and witty manner . To " TheFaculty, " Professor Seidensticker, and to the"Philomathean Society," Professor McElroy replied .A number of other toasts were proposed andanswered, making the time fly on swift wings .

It was then moved that '71 celebrate every anni-versary of June 2nd, which will henceforth be filledwith so many pleasant memories, by having a clas ssupper on the evening of that day. This motionwas carried unanimously. Mr. Robert H. Neilson ,who had been elected Class Prophet, was then call-ed upon to open the Book of Fate, and tell eac hone the fortune in store for him . The prophecy o f" Neilson the Seer" was an excellent production ,but it is feared that the members of ' 71 do not de -sire to find in future years all the predictions veri-fied. At a very late hour the company separate dand walked home .

ARM sunshine and a smiling sky greeted th eJunior Exhibition ofthe Class of '71 . Thursdayday April 27th, on the contrary, th e

eventful day that was to proclaim to an astonished world the attainments and the enterprise o f

the Class of '72, dawned in darkness and rain .From 3 to 32 P . M. a many colored stream of

umbrellas dragged its slow length along until i treached the Musical Fund Hall, when each on eclosed with a dismal flap, revealing bright familia rfaces and fair forms enveloped in dusky water -proofs .

In due time, the Hall was nearly filled with anattentive and appreciative audience, which, priorto the entrance of the class, and at the close o feach oration, was entertained with excellent musicfurnished by a selected orchestra, under the direc-tion of Mr . J . W. Jost .

The class, in cap and gown, entered the Hall at4 o'clock, and pissed to the stage which had bee nappropriately decorated .

After the overture which followed, Mr . GeorgeT. Purves, President of the Class, welcomed theaudience in a well-delivered and characteristi caddress .

He then introduced Mr . Richard C . Dale, who

HE Corner Stone of the building for the Coll egiateand Scientific Departments of th e University

of Pennsylvania, to be erected inWest Philadelphia, was laid on Thursday, the

Fifteenth of June, 1871, at 5 P. M., with fittingceremonies .

The procession, consisting of Provost, Speakers ,Trustees, Clergy, Civil Authorities, various Facul-ties and Students, and Alumni, moved from th esouthern side of the building, and passing aroundthe western and northern points proceeded throug hit to the north-eastern corner, where the ceremonie stook place .

The ceremonies were opened with an Invocationand Prayer by the Rev. Charles P . Krauth, D. D . ,Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy inthe University .

Cadwalader Biddle, Esq ., Secretary of th eHonorable Board of Trustees, then read a list o fthe documents and articles to be deposited i n theCorner Stone. The inscription upon the marbl etablet is :

Universitatis PennsylvaniensisNovae Aede s Academicae MDCCCLXXI

Conditae .The address of the Provost was a condensed and

exceedingly interesting account of the University ,since the foundation of the "College of Philadel-phia," in 1755 . He added his hope that the futurecareer of the University would be one of more ex-tended usefulness . At the conclusion he introduc-ed his Honor, the Mayor of Philadelphia, who mad ea few pertinent remarks, expressing his great satis-faction at the auspicious beginning of this grea tundertaking, and giving his hearty co-operation inthe work

The admirable closing address was delivered bylion. F. C . Brewster, L . D., President of theAlumni Association. He reviewed the past, dwel tupon the success of the present, and prophesied afull tide of glorious prosperity for the future of th eUniversity. The address was received with thehighest approval by all present .

The Rev. Dr . Daniel R. Goodwin LL D ., thenpronounced the Benediction, from Heb, XIII .20-21 .

THE UNIVERSITY RECORD .

LITERARY SOCIETIES ,

Phil omathean Society,

SIC ITUR AD ASTRA

MODERATOR ,FIRST CENSOR,SECOND CENSO RTREASURER ,RECORDER, .

LIBRARIANS,

N . Biddle ,L. N . Bruner ,Herman Burgin ,H . L . Carson, Jr .W. G. Freedley ,Craig Heberton,Charles H . Howell ,Marcellus Karcher,Newton Keim ,M. J . Lewis ,E . P . Miller ,Wm . R . Murphy,W. P. Norris ,Herbert Welsh ,B . H . Yarnall .

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A Great Want At Last SuppliedJUST PUBLISHED .

THE silly book for 1871 prepared for the student sof U . of P ., by one of the Faculty. We make a fe wexcerpts--

There is a brave senior Craig,Whose head is the shape of an egg ;For he ' s cut off the hai rThat used to be there ,This festive young senior Craig .

There' s another sharp fellow named Keim,Who fainted away one time ;He was sick, or else drunk ,But he escaped from a flun kBy fainting just at the right time .

For sale by Jack, Son & Co., price, (bound in paper )$2 .00.

N. B. Every Freshman must be provided with a cop yof this noble work, and recite verbatim and punctuatimto the professor 3 times a week . In order that ever ystudent may be obliged to purchase, a new edition withmodifications is published every year.

--oHear an ode to the swan that graces our halls ,And soars out with pomp when the Provost's bell calls ,

Composed by a student by name ,Who loved a fair Lydia, but not to his shame,He partook for a while of the Latin Room sweets ,And shows by his verses how little he keeps,Attention, oh Friends to the words that he speaks .

" Nos, septuaginta uniusEt squalidus niger Pompeius,Semper eramus mutuihostes ;

' Quoniam AfricanusHabet sordidas manus,Quum ponitur in aquam glacies .

Here his muse, not content, on wing will still rise ,Leaving Karcher and Martin with wondering eyes .

Senex fuit AfricanusVixit abhinc multis annis ,Nihil lanae super capu tLoculus qui crines habet.

CARD.The Editors and Proprietors are constantly in receipt o f

advices from public orators, complaining that their speechesare not to be found in our columns, in preference to th e"trash usually published ." We are happy to announce that ,with great exertion and outlay, a competent band of reporter shas been secured to the office of " The Record ;" and speakersand contributors may hereafter expect to find full reports o fpublic orations, " free of typographical errors," to the exclu-sion of all other matter .

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Improved Order of Teutonic KnightsPASS-WORD—" JOHANNESWURMCHEN . "

Duke of Burgundy,

TEMPORAL PRINCE .The Abbot,

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.• MOST WORSHIPFUL ECCLESIASTI C .Old Nick, .

PRIEST TO ADMINISTER OATHS .Bruno,

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GRAND CUP BEARER .Maurice of Saxony,

. WEARER OF GREAT SEAL ."Ham," .

SUSTAINER OF THE LARDE RSteve the Smokist, and • Orators of the Order on all publi cRoberts le Diable,

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KNIGHT ON PROBATION .Nelly,

. SERVANT AND CHORISTER.Pete,

. NELLY' S Bass COMPANION .

Museum attached to the Teuton's Palace .Fair one with Golden Locks,

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Frank 'TWIN DIVILS, .

SIR ISAAC AN DPAT .

Laughing Hyena,

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CRAIGIE .Procession of Mutes,

CAPT. GRIMM.A Live Manchoo Villain, .

SIUOL YESSAM .Hard Bird,

JAY .A Hero, .

PRIMUS PATERFAMI LIAS OF '71 .

General Examination Paper of '71 .PRINTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF NEXT YEAR'S SENIORS .

PROFESSOR, . BRUMMAGEM DR . JOHNSON .

CHAWLES —Was Shakspeare a sort of a poet ? Compose aballad beginning thus :

" In woodland shades the fair delight ."MARC LE BREF—In what way was Chaucer natural?—th e

way in which be wore his hair ? Beginning with the lesson ,without any particular questions, just give a condensed pre-sentation of the principal points made by our author . If thesun is 92,000,000 miles from us, how far are we from tha tluminary? Too hard, eh ?

NEILSTILLE DE CHARLEMAGNE .—What are the elementalpoints in Chaucer ' s writings? Whence do you infer tha tthere are any? Don't confine yourself to the book

, but-well—go ahead ! I!JUVENUM CURAS.—What is the physical connection be-

tween cypher-writing and Cavendish's Experiment ?MoNK AND METAPHYSICIAN.—Find the vocal tension exert-

ed in intoning'499 pages of Hamilton in two breaths.PUGNACISSIMUS.-SearCh into the turpitude of this Standin gLie : " The University Library is open for not less than tw ohours daily. "

BRANDYWINE BILLY. Are original or English editions o fthe classics the best? Which is the shady side ofWalnutstreet at 10 A. M. ?

ARISTOCRAT —When swells get top-heavy, what do the ybecome ?

Amorous. Which is the Pole-star? Is it Sirius, or not ?SMARTER THAN PROFESSOR. Find centre of gravity o f

straight line . Don' t give a better solution than that in th ebook.

ALLITERATIVE Ass OF BURIDAN,—Analyze your motive fo rtaking the two equal gold pieces, if you had your choice ofonly one.

PRIMUS BEATUS VIR. What is the most horrible doctrin eof " this Mr. Malthus', who was an English clergyman? "

PRIMUS PATERFAMILIAS. Take same question and riva lPrimus Beatus Vir .TITIAN. Under what circumstances may th ebeautifullysoft colors of an Italian sun-set be called "lovely . " (Ques-tion by Frazer . )

RELICS DEPOSITED IN CORNER-STONE .

Class history of '71, sealed between plates of glass .Copy of University Record on vellum .Treasurer of the Philomathean Society .Wine-cup and Dice-box deposited by Delta Psi .An almshouse Mummy deposited by Medicals .The Library of University of Pennsylvania .A Professorial old straw hat which was missed on the 15th .Coal-oil Lamp, deposited by Zelosophic Society .

QUERIES .

WHICH is the oldest Class in College? ' 73, of course, fo rit has the least Young in it .

WHY does '73 blow so much about its own deeds? It i sthe whirlwind class .

PROVE that '74 is a one-horse class ? It contains but on eMaher.

WAS the "Social Vagabond " present at the laying of th eCorner-stone ?

Is the connection between the University House" andthe Department of Arts a spiritual one ?

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Courts

Suit in Chancery .

ACTION FOR SILVER CUP .

PRIMUS BEATUS VIR vs. PRIMUS PATERFAMILIAS .

Verdict for Defendant.

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FIRST TENORS ,

SECOND TENOR ,

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SECOND BASS,