The programme for the celebration of the centennial of Columbia College on April 13 has been arranged by the committees, and will be an elaborate one. The Metropolitan Opera-house has been engaged, and the public exercises will be held there. There is no doubt that the house will be unable to hold the people who are desirous of attending, and admission will be by ticket. Alumni and guests will receive their tickets at the College on registration of their names with the superintendent. Badges will be provided for all who register, and will be worn on the day of the celebration.
The exercises at the opera-house will begin at eleven a.m. The orator of the day will be Mr. Frederic R. Coudert, '40. the poem will be read by the Rev. Dr. George Lansing Taylor, '61, and honorary degrees will be conferred. In the evening there will be a reception given by the president, faculty and alumni in the great library hall on the college grounds, and all the college buildings will be lighted and open for inspection. All the alumni, whose addresses, are known have been invited to attend, and a large number are expected. - N. Y. Evening Post.
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