The meeting of the senior class was called to order last night by the president, Mr. F. S. Coolidge. The business presented was the election of class officers for the ensuing year and the election of various committees. Messrs. Coolidge, Snelling, Talbot and Higginson were unanimously re-elected to the offices of president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer respectively. Mr. Fiske was re-elected captain of the crew, Mr. Loud, captain of nine. Mr. Fletcher was elected captain of the foot-ball.
"The committee to take charge of the class-day elections was chosen as follows: the president of the class, Mr. Coolidge, ex officio, from the Hasty Pudding, Mr. Endicott; from the Signet, Mr. Rich; from the Pi Eta, Mr. Rogers; and Mr. H. G. Perkins was chosen as the non-society member of the committee.
A committee of three was then chosen to report a suitable photographer to the class at the next meeting. Messrs. Sellers, C. C. Foster and Seeley were elected.
The following report was then presented by Mr. Coolidge for the under-graduate anniversary committee.
Your committee on the celebration of the 250th anniversary desire to make the following report: The college authorities have set apart for this celebration three days, Nov. 6th, 7th and 8th. Of these, Monday, the 8th, is to be graduates day, and will be under the sole control of the graduate committee. Sunday, the 7th, will be observed by appropriate religious services. Saturday, the 6th, is to be undergraduates day. Your committee was requested to prepare and carry out plans for the suitable observance of this day. These plans, which have received the cordial approval of the graduates committee, they now wish to submit to you in your class meeting, and to ask your hearty support and co operation in carrying out a celebration that will reflect credit both on ourselves and on "the day we celebrate." They are as follows:
For the morning, appropriate literary exercise by the students. These have been placed in charge of the O. K. and and Signet societies. Also scratch races on the river. These will be the usual fall scratch races, and the boat club will make special efforts to add to their interest by enlarging the list of events and procuring a greater number of entries than is customary for the afternoon. A championship foot-ball match. For the evening, a torch light procession in some sort of class uniforms, together with special features illustrating the history of the college from its foundation, followed by fireworks and an illumination of the yard.
The expenses of the foot-ball match, fire-works, and of any special and expensive features of the procession will be borne by the graduates, the students paying for their torches and uniforms only.
Your committee, feeling that they are too few in number to carry out these plans to the best advantage, have decided to ask you if their programme be approved, to choose five additional men from '87, three from '88, three from '89, and three from '90, thus making 21 the full number of the committee."
This report was accepted unanimously by the class and the following five gentlemen were elected by ballot: Messrs. H. E. Peabody, Bartol, Mumford, Furber and Burgess.
Some changes in the programme as proposed will necessarily be made after the full committees have met and conferred. The scratch races will probably occur in the morning before the exercises in Sanders Theatre, as the tide is favorable at that time only.
It has been decided that the marshals elected for class day at the next meeting shall serve as chief marshals at anniversary celebration.
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