Graduating Class Days: Sound Advice by Acting President The class day exercises of the 1925 graduating class of St. John's University were held on Wednes. day afternoon in the Alumni Hall of the institution in the presence of no fewer that 600 students, instructors and guests, The hall, which was crowded to capacity, and the passage leading to it were delightfully decorated with puted plants and festoons and these together with the flags of the various nations adorning the place, made a gay scene. The stage also was the subject of much favourable come ment, several flags of handsome design and banners being hung at ithe back.
The St. John's Tradition Musical selections having been. rendered by the college orchestra, the class president delivered @ brief in the cotirse of which he expressed regret at the distressing cident which took place in the University last year, as a result of the May 30 incident!, which led to, several hundred students leaving the institution. However, they were glad to keep the old tradition of holding a class day but his happy feelings were mingled with sadness at the fact that he and the members lof his class were leaving their alma mater to go out into the world to fight for themselves. But fight they would and during their strug-[gles they would not fail to remember their mother college and, the professors and instructors who had done so much to help and advise them. The class appreciated what their teachers had done and thanked them. They were going into new environnents but he trusted that the memfbers of the class would visit the college as frequently as they could jatter they left.
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