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LORD cOLERIDGE AT YALE.
he is Conducted Through the Co.'S
lsge by its President.
An Address TO the students In
Which the Engiisir thief
Justice COmmeRds the
study of the Classic.

1uNAACC NANAA ~
study of the Classic.
NEw HAVEN, Conn.,, October g.
President Porter, Of Yale College, re
oeived Lord Coleridge and party at
the railroad station this morning on
the arrival Of the 1918 train from
New York. His Lordship's party |
Was composed Of Elliott +. Shepard, |
the Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, Lieut.. |
John Mcclellan, United States Army; |
james D. johnson, Of Albany, Mr.
Depew's Assistant, and a stenogra-
pher. Mr.Shepard led President Per
ter into the car and introduced him to
Lord Coleridge, after which the party |
repaired at once to the college grounds
and visited the library,the Sloan Lab.
ratory, Peabody Museum, Alumni
Hall and the Yale School Of Fine Arts.
Lord Coleridge was favorably i'm.
pressed with what he saw, and enjoyed
q very pleasant conversation with his
companions. at -lH
At IL O'clock the party were taken
to Battell Chapel, where Lord Cole
ridge was to meet the students. When
seats we're taken upon the stage the
audience arose and sang America,
Lord Coleridge and party remaining
standing in the meantime. On the
stage was ex>President Woolsey, who
was introduced to the party by Presi-
dent Porter,
On introducing Lerd Coleridge to
the College men, President Porter
said in substance; Il introduce to the
young gentlemen Of the University,
not the oldest nor the richest Of the
American Universities, but the Onein
which the country is the most widely
represented, and where the true old
English curriculum is strictly pre-.
served. There are from ten hundred
to eleven hundred Of the young men,
and we welcome you with a tilial teel-
ing to our mother England
which deepens with the pro-
gress Of time. Lord Coleridge,
we give you a hearty welcome" There
was hearty hand clapping as Lord
Coleridge came forward. He
said: IF | had known |
was expected to make an address to
you this morning should have en-
deavored to put my thoughts in some
manner worthy Of myself and Of you,
for | know that college men, although
respectful in attention. are the sharp
est and seyerest OF critics. | cannot
let it pass from my sight how heartily
touched / have been with theapplause
with which you have SO kindly greeted
me. | know Yale by name long, long
ago. England knows her by her repl
utation. But | admit | was not pre-
pared for the buildings and the beau
tiful aspect Of your surroundings. |
was-brought up in Eton known to you,
perohance, by name and to some By
sight. After that went to Oxford, a
name known to al, and | trust you
viii pardon my saying that | consider
il the most beautiful city in the world.
10 after life | became a member OF
the bar and became a Templsr. Your
university is more like Elton than any
Of the other colleges have visited. | |
did not need 10 learn, for we all know,
at Y ale the old curriculum is main
tanned. The study Of the classics is
insisted upon. Learned for the first
time this morning that your curricu-
lum had been criticised BY some COLI
lege professors. This is not q subject
betting a foreigner to speak upon, !
but ! must publicly argue here that as
q lawyer and Judge most heartily |
am in favor of the classics. l have
done many foolish things in my past |
lite, but do owe TO the hours spent
most wisely among the classics the
position now occupy. | have made |
it religion, as far as | could, never |
to leta day pass without spendingsome
time Of it upon my Latin and Greek, |
and heartily believe that my success
was materially aided by those classics
which have been the study Of my
life. One Of the greatest orators in |
my country confessed that be had but
smattering Of the classics, end |
he deplored this loss honestly and en-
deAyored TO compensate his loss BY |
careful study Of the best and finest
English classic authors. So it is 10
my Judgment that men who are equal |
10 all respects save in this knowledge
Of the classics will find that those who |
have pursued the classics are those |
that surpass them. God gives us eyes |
hands, and minds which he intends |
should be used. Il is also your duty |
to cultivate your intellect BY reading
and studying the greatest works Of the |
worlds great men. / will conclude
with quotation from Tennyson, with.
whom | was once talking upon litera
ture. lie said concerning one of the
writers Of the day: he is SO rough and |
uncultivated that who can say that
200 years hence any one will pore over
his volumes looking after the hidden
meaning in each noun, conjunction.
and verb, and explaining each tense |
IN the way in which Virgil is now |
studiedY You will find the greatest
writers are almost without exception
men who have been trained in your
course OF classics May God bless you |
A deaiening hand clap ensued when
Lord Coleridge resumed his seat. Mr.. !
Depew, in response to President por
ters request, made a few pleasing re-
marks, aud then the audience sang
The Lauriger," after which Presi. |
dent Porter invited the faculty to meet
Lord Ooleridge. At l2:l5- the party |
resumed their carriages and we're
driven 70 President Porter residence
on hillhouse avenue, where lunch |
was spread. The party returned to
New York this afternoon.
Since Lord Coleridge arrived in this
country, August q, he has travelled |
ol61 miles. An account ofhis travels
will be read at Mr..Depew's house this
evening, in New York, By Mr.. John. |
son. Lord Coleridge sails Tomorrow
Of z pm, on the steamer Britannia
Tor home. His son, the Hon. Gilbert
Uoleridge, who has been with him, was
unable to accompany him here to. day
owing to indispOsition. He will re-
main here as the guest Of Mr.. Shep-
ard Tor tour Of the Western coun-
try.
ABDUL HAND AT HOME.
How the AnIinn ReeeIro.I f,o..-