The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-19
THE YALE INAUGURATION
PR RESIDENT ARTHUR HADLEY IN.
QUOTED INTO OFFICE.

-Distinguished Visitors Present--Tho
Student Celebration Last Night z, 500
Students Carried Torches-speeches by
the New President and Others.
The Inauguration of Arthur Twning
Hadley as thirteenth president of Yale
university took place at Battell chapel
yesterday afternoon amid a gathering
Of distinguished men such as Is seldom
seen together even in this university
city. The event was one long to be re-
and are never to be forgotten by the
large body of Yale men and their
friends who were present. Early in
the afternoon crowds Of town people
and visitors began to gather on the
campus, which presented a gala aspect.
From nearly every dormintory window
streamed a banner of blue and the old
campus never looked SO gay before. The
procession formed on the campus about
2:30, headed by the members Of the
corporation. The divisions Of the pro-
cession were as follows. First division
president and members of the Yale
university corporation, also former
members Of the latter body; Governor
Lounsbury and Lieutenant Governor
| Mills, and staff Of the governors presi-
dents, delegates and professors Of other
universities and colleges, representa-
tives of the American Economic asso-
citation, the principals of academies and
| high schools.
| Second Representatives Of
| the federal government, governors Of
other states, bishops, representatives
of municipal and local governments, in
vited citizens of New Haven, and other
specially invited guests.
Third division-The general body Of
graduates assembled in the order Of
their graduation, headed by the presl-
dents of alumni associations.
Fourth division-University faculties,
and former members of the university
faculties according to seniority.
AS the procession entered the chapel
the symphony orchestra led by Prof.
Parker played Mendelssohn's prelude
to Athalia." A large temporary plat
form had been erected at the front OF
the chapel and upon it the following
guests took seats:
Allegheny county, President W. H.
Crawford; Amherst, President George
Harris; Atlanta University, President
Fl. Bumstead; Andover, President
George H. Moore and Prof. e. Y.
Hincks; Auburn Theological seminary,
President G. B. Stewart; Bates college,
President G. G. Chase, Prof L. G. Jor-
dan and Prof. j. H. Rand; Beloit coli
1o,ro
divinity school, Dean Rev. DR.. John
Binney; sub-dean, Rev. Dr. s. Hart
Boston university, President w. F.
Warren and Dean William e. Hunting
ton; Bowdoin college, Prof. Henry L.
Chapman; Brown university, President
w. H. p. Faunce and Prof. L. Sears;
Bryn Mawr college, President Thomas;
Catholic University, Washington, Rt.
Rev. Monsignor 7. ]. Conaty; Colby
college, Prof e. w. Hail. Columbia
college, President Seth Low, Dean j.
H. Van Amringe; Connecticut Agricul-
tural college, President G. w. Flint;
Cornell, President j. G. Schurman;
Dartmouth, President w. j. Tucker
and Prof d. G. Wells; Gallaudet coll
lege, President e. M Galaudet; Gener-
al Theological seminary, N Y, the
Ncly IhSV. L "A. I1OlLlldI, uSdIl,
ilton college, President M w. Stryker
Hartford Theological seminary, Presi-
dent G. D. Hartranft; Harvard, Presi-
dent c. w. Eliot, Dean L. B. r. Briggs,
Prof. F. G. Peabody; Haverford col
lege, President Isaac Sharpless; Johns
Hopkins, President d. c. Gilman; La
fayette, President e. D. Warfeld; Lake
Forest, President J. G. K Mcclure;
r ir1, Drac NT D,o IA
chusetts Agricultural college, Prof. C.
S. Walker New York university Dean
c. D. Ashley; Oberin, President j. H.
Barrows; Pennsylvania State college,
President G. w. Atherton and DR.. H.
P. Armsby; Princeton, President f. l..
Patton; Rutgers, President A. Scott
and Prof. ]. Cooper; Smith college,
President T.. c. Seelye and Prof. Mary
A. Jordan and Dr. Mary a. Scott;
Trinity President G. W. Smith and
Prof. G. e. Johnson; Union, Prof r. S.
Hoffman; Chicago university, President
w. r. Harper; University of Cincin-
natl. Prot. w. W. Seely; University OF
North Carolina. President Il. A. Alder
man and Prof. e. Alexander; Univer-
'ity of Pennsylvania, Provost c. c.
Harrison and Prof. G. W. Pepper; uni
1ersity of the South, Vice Chancellor 3.
L. Virgins; University of Tennessee
President c. w. Dabney; University Of
Toronto. President James Loudon; Vas
'ar college, President ]. M. Taylor and
Prof. A. M. Ely; Wellesley President
Caroline Hazard and Prof. A. C. Cha
)in.
Rev. j. w. Backus, d. D., Rev. A. S.
D. D., Hon. j. d. Dewell.
hon. f. j. Kingsburg, LID, General
J. e. Merwin.
Honorable the Chief Justice c. H.
Andrew, LID; Hon. Frank Brande-
zee, speaker of the house; Hon. H.
Clark, secrerary Of state; Hon. W. II.
elmer, Hon. T. S. Grant state comp
roller; Hon. c. S. Mersick, state treas
,rer; Hon. L. A. Mills, lieutenant gov
rnor; Hon. c. Phelps, state attorney
Hon. S. A. Robinson, Hon. A.
'. Roraback, all of Connecticut, and
Hon. T. L. Woodruff, lieutenant gover-
or of New York.
Others present in the chapel were:
)r. Francis Bacon, Rev. w. M. Bar
our, G.. George Bendelari, M. A, Pro-
essor C. L. Brownson, Rev. W. B.