Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-21

at the head. President Hadley really
took his seat as Yales chief executive
On commencement day last June, He
has since directed the affairs of the in
stitution, and has laid, in general, the
plans for his own Inauguration. At
his wish, the Latin Grafton, pronounced
at every previous inauguration, was
omitted, not conventional classic
phrase was uttered, but grand chorus
of 100 voices Of Yale undergraduates, ac-
cOmpanied by symphony orchestra
CT so pieces, was introduced into the in
auguration program. Simplicity marked
the exercises from the beginning to the
close. The march to the chapel, the
chorus, the simple words Ct Rev. Jo-
seph II. Twichell administering the in
auguration oath, the congra tulatory ad-
dress Of welcome by Professor Fisher.
dean of the divinity school, the prayer
and benediction by DR.. Timothy Dwight,
the retiring president. and the reception
Of the new president in the art school
filled out a program which was even
more simple than those recorded of the
inaugurations during the days Of the
historic so-called democratic Yale.
Three thousand Yale undergraduates
and recent graduates united last night
in the demonstration in hopor of the in
auguration Of President Hadley. The
demonstration was superb and abso-
lutely unique in its features.
The hit of the procession was the train
Of cars of the "Hadley Transportation
company" the tableau being a surprise
all along the line Of march, 1t having been
kept an absolute secret. 1t consisted Of
a locomotive and three cars, each of the
latter Is feet long and feet high, lighted
from within with lanterns. The loco
motive moved on wheels and was fitted
with a boiler. which emitted steam at
Overy stop. and continuously rang a
dangerous bell as warning of its ap-
proach.
The baggage car contained an excel
lent likeness Of Senator Depew In the act
Of throwing out a trunk marked with the
Initials of President Hadley, "A. T. H.,
Yale"
The baggage car and each of the two
passenger coaches were carried by two
of the college Sweeps" The whole
train formed a tableau 90 feet long. The
locomotive burned cotton waste and was
equipped with u headlight and was
otherwise equipped like genuine loco
motive. The windows of the passenger
coaches contained excellent portraits of
prominent professors and graduates.
With the cars were 20 seniors carrying
regulation railroad lanterns and dressed
in the garb of brakemen. Considering
the fact that much of President Had
ley's reputation as an economist is based
on his work on railroad transportation,
the railroad tableau was especially ap-
propriate.
What pleased the visitors most and
also the graduates of long standing was
the transparency carried by the divinity
school students. 1t was representation
Of the old Saybrook meeting house. where
the II ministers met who founded Yale
college nearly 200 years ago. The
structure was a faithful representation.
Illuminated from the interior 1t pre-
sented an interesting contrast with the
magnificent buildings along which 1t
was carried to the middle Of the pro-
cession line.
The scientific students carried as
symbol Of their study a huge blast
furnace Of sheet iron and cardboard