The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-05
YALES BOYS IN A JUBILEE.
An ENTER7fINNEN THdT TROVOKED
UTROIROUS IIrCHTER
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= NiAStrei Pes T1rmnuCc, - ttirus Scene, n
r"cm, and strins OF sttrriHR Episodes
Also Preaching the Thank vi Wing sermon.
The tinc-honorcd Yale College Thanks
giving Juuilcc which three years ago was
driven from the Alma Mater. has found con
genial climate in this city, and it hourisho5
under tho fostering Sare Of tho Yale Alumni
Association Oi New York Laei evening In the
Union LcaRe Theatre was had the third annual
iuLiloo Of tho association. by o'clock
tho pretty liulo auditory was packed
by n Jolly. noisy. smoking throng. who
sang college songs. told college stories.
renewed college friendships and waited m-
patiently for the curtain to rise. There were
white hoade. gray heads. aud bald heads sOen
| among ,hO audience. and such old boys were
poiatcd out a. the venerable Dr Linsy Dis
trict Attorney Phelps A. Il. Kasby. l.. T.. Chit
tcndcn. tho Rev. DR.. Shipncr W u. Hatch.
| Horny Holt H. O sl"toon willnn' " ..
Phelps. aud Gen. ]. G. jackson. IN contrnAl 10
them WAS a group Of undergraduates. who
smoked hcrccy and sang vigorously The
majority Of the audience. however wcr, young
nlumni-handsomc well dressed Jolly fellows.
The rising young mon Of h1w York city.
The first part OF the programme was devoted
to musical performance. The curtain rose.
| amid n perfect voiioy of cheers upon ciovon
young men with faces that bore the marks Of
amateur backing. for they we're moro or less.
notified. while in tho ncighborhood of thoir cars
thcrc was decided tendency to white How
| ever. tho young mems clothas wrrr elegant
| their wigs were Artistic. and thoir performances
did credit to thuir wigs. The end men were
D4rtlss oi ~, who Is. ol course. yet IN college.
| VINO played the bones. and Hatch Of "a. who
manipulated the tamhourinc The former IL an
mtenuatcd edition OF Charley Backus with some
/ .lanN.. "a
| features, and all OF Chnrloy's power of MIN
lcry. The overture to Tampa was we'll played,
was well sung % and then 0 WcE@ss @ Of f'iasa u sang
Tho Old Folks at Home" There was too
m1sch iohacco acc smoke ~ the room 70 permit him
,ntort"rQ In the luast with Curtss's agile ron
derins o' ceglc negro song, 9 Sophia, -.
,Ihe gem oi tne evening. rom nus.e;. pom,
| OF view. WIS tho quartet singing Of that fno
college song, Stars OF the summer Night" 1t
was followed by Tho Bold Fisherman -" a right
funny soma; by Hatch. who displayed n good
tcnur voice. The last song WAS Rock mo 20 Sleep.
Mother" and was well sung by Wood, who has
good baritone voice. or course. all this music
was intersperscd with lokcs, most of them
made at the expense OF college professors
tutors. or graduates who were Well known. II
some OF them wore trine brond This fact didn't
seem TO trouble the boys. old and Young. Cur
tlss made big hit. His Imitation Of George
met ,.hcr @, The S9n FRANCISCO hinstres. IN the
sketch. Tho william still pursued her" was
simply immense, as was his composition on tho
The finale was unique. being circus scene.
Mile. Curtiss's dashing act on plunging bare
back steed. or stecd. at least which would
made Of wood. the jokes Of Clown Hatch
nnd the gagantry Of Ringmastor Wckes were
cpgS ,c T & seen 70 %, nn nnh,'hHsd MhIe tho
pearod three uniformed policemen on the
stage; two OF thom made haste 10 cover
with black cambric tho haf-drapod statues
mat grace each side Of tho stage and IA they
dId 80 they revealed the inscription on their
hncks. Officers OF tho Society for tho preven-
ton Of Vice" The third o0icer. who towcr,sl
above his fellows proved TO be tho giant Of the
but. with a liulo prompting 10y Mickrs who WAS
concealed behind him. announced that he was
Anthony CometoSk. and that II there were. any
moro questionable performances there he'd
dOnt you forget H."
Every hat OF this kind waa received by ler.
feet roar II delight hut nOthingtu-,k hciior Than
tho appearance OF W. W 0rrrn Of ~. who wns
made w in remarkable resemblance of ProL
lnomis OF Yale and vho took occasion To pop
out whenever any doubtful loko made It's ap-
praranc.a with threatening face and warming
llhgrr. Ibc hppoarnncu ot tho Professor was
in accordance with uc announcement On the
programme thM the entire performance would
los IN accordance with custom. under the super
vision of member 81 the faculty.
Iho minstrnl performance Mt last reached a
triumphant termination each singer and each
song being oHlUrci. until tho singers were too
h9arsc to PIP" mother note.
iiiS appearance was the sign for loud cheering.
l'ihcihg his manuscript upon rod table cloth.
which covered stoo which atood m tablo Lo
-
Sylvester Potter was a New Haven per
eonago, way back In '5i and his horse
Sss escrbSd So,h well and fnoE "lbcrmS2o TsS
how party Of pokor- playing sophs heard tho
Ola steed "a be grnzed on the campus lato ono
night ana how they caught him, and acting
upon tho suggestion Of one OF their number
called him n blind and sirndIled him and
put tho beast IN Prof. Hadey's recitation room
what the Professor said how the horso diod Of
ual IN and
demanded degree for the dctunct stscd were
all told in the poem. which brisilod with sharp
puns. and ingenious rhymes II wns exactly
tho thing for tho time, and 1t was thoroughly
Jlinn B Smith Of '72 thcn sang tho song for
than wilkins a.; his DlnahS Nj @r. "f smi2 ap
Fr5SrfF FeSq &a1SsSss %sESS'sS snic2a TgHi Gyra
nnd hN singirS and acting worc excellent 1t
~ II H'r,THm TO tl' now many verses there are In
all, and even then the boys wished that there
were moro, and that there wero a dozen morals
The regular Thanksgiving sermon was then
Prsoeened eene %, ,oy william .BnrGer Binngsr q "a.
,ils"d Gilesd WY doyH In tho binso farm. oPd no
tn5", 6o,no1 M,nS, as he i,t3T%SrE syprSIsd IT,
niger has tho rcputntion OF heing vury
THly: but II would have required sowe;
ot sS sSSPCr M uh :" Of nS RS mG1 1SGsG sdd dI
poem OF BROMLEY. So while tho aormon VIVA
fun o. quiet hun0r Il dil not mko IA il de-
servod Ser o e., Tho iarTt Tgrkish nalh closed
h,1ridEY. -. H. T. Chlilnndan. "a. J, b
T. $. Goo 7s. and y. s J"nGs' Us Immortal
ilHd themselves tho latter doing the dinicuii
part of h"leia 7ippei IN ro-t lndyllkr mnu-
her. II whs nitcr midnight hiarr lhe Iuhiloe
closed. Tho boys wrni from H. hnI sin,ing
ana th"re were Hit"rward es,VrrM dui& lutlo
private IubiloVS among tho ihlo boys ul Nv
lOrk.
H. ao.c.,n,. Nrou..-A