The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-27
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER TRsDA DUNE

ment exercises took place instead of in
 the Center church, as heretofore.
 Behind the band came the academic,
 then the scientific, next the medical and law seniors. and behind them were the
 Yale corporation, the faculty and the
 alumni who are back for reunions.
 The procession was over half a mile
 long, and was of an imposing nature,
 the mortar board caps and togas of the
 seniors giving it an artistic as well as classic aspect.
 The exercises in Battell chapel began at about Il o'clock with music by the symphony orchestra, led by Professor | Parker, head of the department of mu- IEsic. Prayer was offered and the LXV psalm was sung, as at the opening of the first college erected in New Haven in. 1718, and at the inauguration of the first President Dwight.
 The ushers in the chapel were: Prof. G. r. Gruener Dr. r, L. Chase, Prof, l.. N. Pirsson, Dr. w. I. Lowe, Prof. S. L. Penfield, pr. P. E. Browning, II. A. Smith, Prof. Irving Fisher, Prof. Fl. L. Wells, c, L. Brownson, w. A. Adams, c. A. Ingersoll and w. H. Sall- mon.
 On the platform sat the president, faculty, corporation and invited guests. In the center aisle were the class of 1885, while the orchestra and chorus were in the north transept The south transept was given up to old alumni, and the gallery was occupied entirely by the ladies. The back gallery was so crowded that while the classes were en- tering it started away about quarter of an inch from the wall and plaster ing fell into the back seat below. It is evident that the gallery should be strengthened before another such large gathering, for serious catastrophe may otherwise occur.
 The exercises did not begin until 11:3O. After a rendering of the Over ture to Egmont by the New Haven sym phony orchestra and prayer by Rev Joseph II. Twichell of Hartford, the LXVth psalm was sung, the same that was sung at the opening of the first college erected in New Haven in 17lS. President Dwight then delivered his address which was in part as follows: "In looking over the past year we find the university affected in two ways the Inward and the outward life, How soon does the graduate upon returning to the university find himself out of touch with the place yet many of the old and good traditions which tend to the right life are here. There have been many changes in the corps of in- structors, but they have chiefly been in the addition of more young men" The president then pronounced touching eulogy upon the late professors, James Dwight Dana and William Dwight Whitney.
 "A new era has dawned rpon the university life. Yet both the old and the young live on only about half their powers. The promise of the future is one pointing towards fulfillment, The spirit of a true democracy as truly l abides here as 1t ever did and this is | the only true university spirit.
 If the old Yale democracy needs in- | facilities for instruction and poor quarters in order to continue its existence it would better be changed | into something more worthy of Yale | manhood. To-day Yale men are as | much brotherhood as they ever were"
 He then spoke of the new buildings | which had been erected and publicly | thanked MT Vanderbilt and Mir White | for their gifts of Vanderbilt and White | halls. Then the new law school was | mentioned and the Phelps memorial | gateway President Dwight stated that | the family of the late William Walter | Phelps had given 10000 more for the | building, besides the $l00,00O already | given by MT. Phelps and his father. | Reference was made to numerous other | bequeets and in particular to the new | gateway between the University libra | ry and Art school given by Mrs. Henry | Farnam in memory of her two relatives, l Samuel Whitman, member of the cor from 1724-40, and of L. Nathan | Whitman, a member of the corporation from 174S-74. A gift of $15,oOO has just been made to the School of Fine Arts to found a fellowship.
 The total bequests received during | the year have amounted to something | over $500, ,000 The award of fellowshipsi and prizes were then by President Dwight.
 The singing of the ode written by c. Stedman, IL. D., by train- ed chorus under Professor Parker, was rendered and appreciated by all who listened.
 The degrees were then conferred by the president and Fellows to the can 1idates. The following Bachelors of Arts received the diplomas and distrib- ited them to their classmates:
 Jacobus, Kellogg, Nutting, w. F Par