The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-29
YALE COMMENCEMENT WEEK
OLD YALE AND YOUNG YALE J0Y-
 OUSLY CELEBRATE.

OUSLY CELEBRATE.
 Great Emthusiasm at the Class Re-
 unions-Red Fire and Bands of Music
 Other Events of the Day-The NIedt-
 cal School Exerciscs-Vigorou Speak,
 ing Ut the Alumni Ieeting-The G1ee
 Club Concert, ,Etc.-To-day's Exercises.
 Yale was strongly in evidence about town yesterday, particularly in the throngs that rushed to the ball game and the class reunion demonstrations, with the accompaniment of red fire and music by brass bands, last night. Young Yale was here in force, and the grave and reverend seniors of whom there were many, smiled benignly on the gay scenes and displays of Yale enthusiasm. The days proceedings opened with the general gathering of the alumni at Alumni hall in the fore- noon.
 THE ALUMNI MEETING.
 At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the Yale Alumni meeting was held in Alumni hall. Hon. Nathaniel Shipman, '5S, presiding. The graduates of 50 years or more took seats on the plat form and were cheered as they went up, there being seven of them older graduates present. The first speaker called upon by Judge Shipman was Hon. Samuel T. Perkins AS, of Phila- delphia. MT. Perkins spoke of the em- barrassment that some of the members would be subjected to In being limited to eight minutes He spoke of the times of the past when the college was under the presidency of President Day. He said that he was not so we'll versed in baseball and other athletic events, but he said that in those days the men of Yale took pride in the fact that there were scholarly men in the good old col lege. He said he was proud of the old college and always should be. He then concluded and Judge Shipman called upon Roger Sherman Baldwin of the class of 1895, who was greeted with ap plause as he took his place on the stage.
 MT. Baldwin said that the class of 1895 greeted the class of 184S. He spoke of the achievements of his class on the football and baseball field as well as on the crew. He said that he hoped the class of 1895 would be remembered in the future as worthy to compare with ist predecessors. He referred to the love and regard that the old and young Yale men had for their alma mater.
 Professor Edwin Alexander of the class of 1873, who was referred to by Judge Shipman as being one of the prominent Greek scholars in the col lege, was the next speaker. Prof. Alexander is now a member of the fac- ulty of the University of North Caro- lima at Raleigh. Prof. Alexander re- great regard for its students. Yale men were taught by their alma mater that they must be men first and last and all the time. He was glad of the privilege to come back and pay his humble tribute to good old Yale. And her sons would always remember her with pride and qualification. He was followed by Rev. Leander P. Chamber lain of the class of 1863. He spoke of the times of 35 years ago, and that it seemed as if it were but yesterday that the class of that year won it's honors. He spoke of the tendency of colleges towards athletics. He said he did not want to be understood as being against athletics, and yet he hoped that they would not be carried too far. He re- ferred to the warlike aspect of the day and prophesied that the United States would come forth from the conflict like refined gold from the crucible. MT. Chamberlain remarks were vigorous ly applauded
 He was followed by Horace D. Taft of the class of Yale, 1883. MT. Taft said he was not one of those who thought that he could give Yale points on how to run the university. He hoped Yale should take little advice from the class of 1883. He believed that national politics should be taught here, and that our young men should be taught the perils of bossism and the dangers of government maladmin- istration. The Yale student should study the political history of his gov- ernment. High schools are finding it necessary all over the country.
 This would serve to stimulate patriot ism, patriotism that is useless in a des- potism but absolutely necessary in a democracy. He praised the young men who had left college to go to the war and said that they had done their duty and would be remembered with pride by their brethren and classmates.
 MT. William McLinn of the class of 1868 was then introduced by Judge Shipman as a journalist and member of the staff of the New York Evening Post. MT. McLinn said that there was vast difference in the Yale of 1868 and that of 1898 He said that a man would almost lose his way going about the campus. He said that he realized the fact this morning. He spoke of the at- tempts in his day to learn to read Latin and Greek from sight. But he said the teachers never encouraged it, therby carrying the impression that they did not know how. He advocated thor ough instruction in all the branches of education and not to be crammed su- perficially, but what they studied let them be thorough and complete.
 Dr. Daniel G. Brinton of Philadelphia of the class of 1868, spoke for the medi- cal profession. He said that his class had a claim to distinction and that some of them were great scholars. He
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