Triennial Meeting (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864. Excerpt: ... CLASS MEETINGS. A business meeting was held in Professor Newton's recitation room, July 26th, 1861, at which the Class elected WinThrop D. Sheldon, Class Secretary, and Franklin S. BradLey to act in case the former should be unable to serve. A reunion was appointed for the Wednesday preceding Commencement, 1862, of all who could be present at that time. The old songs once more rang out on the breeze, and loud among them all rose a prophetic strain, suggested by an important event of the preceding evening, and afterwards nobly fulfilled. In accordance with the above vote, twenty-eight assembled at the Lyceum, Wednesday evening, July 30th, 1862, Each member, as he appeared, was greeted with applause, and the climax was reached on the entrance of Bradley, father of the Class Boy, when three hearty cheers were given apiece, for the boy, his mother and father. After consuming a bountiful supply of refreshments, the meeting came to order, Shipley in the Chair, and each one present recounted his experiences during the year past, and anticipations for the future, and gave any information of the absent. Thus the evening rapidly and delightfully passed away, and at a seasonable hour we adjourned, looking forward with eager longing to the time when the 'wanderers of 61" should once more, in thronging numbers, seek their Yalensian home. In view of the approaching Triennial, and according to established custom, a business meeting took place July 29th, 1863, at which Simeon E. Baldwin, Peter Collier, FrankLin B. Dexter and Charles P. Otis were appointed, in conjunction with the Secretary, to make arrangements for that occasion. On the succeeding day, twenty of the Class sat down to Commencement dinner. TRIENNIAL MEETING. In April last, the Class Secretary issued a Circ...