A tour around New York, and My summer acre; being the recreations of MrFelix Oldboy . Pausing for a moment under the trees of the oldTheological Seminary, in ancient Chelsea village, andmarking the march of improvement in the construc-tion of the great quad, with itsnoble Chapel ofthe Good Shep-herd, I am re-minded thatthere is onegreen spot backin my path towhich I have notyet paid my re-spects. From thedoor of the oldCushman home-stead, opposite the east end of the Seminary grounds, comes oneof my old school-mates of that name. A freak ofmemory recalls him instantaneously in silken gown, int
A tour around New York, and My summer acre; being the recreations of MrFelix Oldboy . Pausing for a moment under the trees of the oldTheological Seminary, in ancient Chelsea village, andmarking the march of improvement in the construc-tion of the great quad, with itsnoble Chapel ofthe Good Shep-herd, I am re-minded thatthere is onegreen spot backin my path towhich I have notyet paid my re-spects. From thedoor of the oldCushman home-stead, opposite the east end of the Seminary grounds, comes oneof my old school-mates of that name. A freak ofmemory recalls him instantaneously in silken gown, inthe old chapel of Columbia College. He was slenderthen and rosy ; now he is more or less gray and student gown would be a miserable misfit THE GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 24 A TOUR AROUND NEW YORK In the old programmes of public processions theFaculty and students of Columbia College were al-ways awarded a place of honor. Omnibuses were as-signed for their conveyance, and they were expectedto embark in these vehicles in their silken robes. Asa very small boy, I used to stand on the sidewalk andlook upon these superior beings with envy, wonderingif I ever should arrive at the dignity of being exaltedto an ofificial omnibus. At this distance of time I havea stray suspicion that the students who rode in theprocessions were chiefly Freshmen. Later, it was mydelight to attend the commencements and semi-an-nuals, and the speakers had always a deeply interestedaudience of one at least. Columbia College occupied an unbroken block be-tween Barclay and Murray streets and Church Streetand College Place. Park Place went only to ChurchStreet, and the street from College Place to the riverwas called Robinson Street. The buildings wer
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