The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-19

quality. The New Haven Symptom
orchestra which is conducted as uni
versity institution, played in highl.
creditabe manner. and it is a prou
boast that the musical department ha
a full-fedged symphony orchestra a
an adjunct. Herbert Witherspoon, tn
sooist, an alumnus, is a man of grea
promise and one whose achievement
have already brought him much honor
Yesterdays programme was conducted
in part by Professor Parker and in par
by Professor Sanford. Professor Par
ker's ode, which was the principal fea
ture, has never been heard to sucl
good advantage. 1t is a work tina
grows with repeated hearings.
THE TORCHLIGHT PARADE.
Last night the Yale cohorts literally
painted the city red in the celebration
of the Inauguration. The largest stu
dent torchlight parade that has evel
marched in New Haven lit up the
streets in the central part of the city
and with music of bands continued
cheering made more noise than half 6
dozen commencement crowds put to-
gether. 1t was shortly after O'Clock
when the students of the various de-
pal tments, each department by itself
and with a band, gathered on the cam
pus. The quadrangle was brilliantly
lighted with Chinese lanterns festooned
between the trees and between the va
rious campus buildings, all of which
were lit up in the glare of torches and
red fire. All the members OF the uni
versity wore gowns, distinctive color
being Worn by those of each depart
ment. Academic men wore white
gowns and caps, Shelf. men yellow,
Law school purple, Medical school a
light yellow, Divinity school red, Art
school light green, graduate depart
ment purple, alumni lavender. Every
man wore a mortar board and carried a
| torch.
| Five bands were stationed at inter-
walls in the line, including the Second
| Regiment band of this city and Hatch's
military band of Hartford. At 8
o'clock the parade left the campus by
| Phelps archway. From that point over
| the entire line of march the curbstones
were thronged with thousands of peo-
pie.
| campus was out College street, to
Chapel, to Church, where in front of
city hall Mayor Driscoll and other city
officials were gathered to review the
parade The line halted in front of the
reviewing stand and Mayor Driscoll in
response to cheers delivered a short adj
dress, speaking as follows:
REMARKS BY THE MAYOR.
Fellow Yalemen-The city of New
Haven gladly joins with you in this Gel
ebration Of the Inauguration of Profess
sor Hadley as president of our great
university The university is an impor-
tant part Of the city and whatever in
terests the university interests the cti-
zens of New Haven.
They feel just pride in the great
progress which the university has made
under retiring President Dwight, and
they feel confident that under the guild
ance of the brilliant President Hadey
it will continue to make great progress
in the future. This may be regarded as
the great national university of the
country, for here to a greater extent
than in any other educational institu-
ton are gathered students from every
state in the Union. Hero men are meas
ured for what they are intrinsically
worth and all that goes to develop true
manhood is encouraged
The citizens Of New Haven wish Pres
ident Hadley a long and brilliant ca
reer, and they wish you, young gentle
men, every success In life. Your tr-
umphs and your victories will always
bring joy and gladness to their hearts
After having been addressed by the
mayor the paraders proceeded through
Church street, to Grove, to State, to
Trumbull, where, just after leaving
State street Professor Wurts of the
Law school was roundly cheered by the
students of that department, with
whom he is a most popular instructor.
Proceeding to the corner of Trumbull |
street and Whitney avenue, where the |
residence of President Hadley is situat-
ed, the line again halted and cheered |
the new president, who with ex-Presi-
dent Dwight, President Eliot of Har-
ward, Judge Rowland of New York
and other inaugural visitors stood upon
the piazza President Hadley address
ID the paraders.
AS the parade passed President Had
ey's last night the various depart
nents stopped in front of his house.
They cheered President Hadley, ex-
President Dwight, President Eliot of
Yale, Judge Rowland and others.
To the Sheffield school Judge How
and said: 81 am here tonight not as
college president, but as Yale man.
And though I am often scared when I
'peak | wont back down. From my
position l am reminded of the negro
Who after falling off steamboat, being
un over by a barge and rolled down
nto deep water said, as he reached the
mo use talking; you can't
rown a deep water Baptist" I came
ere to rest my mouth and my type
writer, but I congratulate you on your
election of president. I have seen
I've presidents in Yale-all stars-and
our last president is not lesser
tar than the others. All the UNIVERSE
les of the country are prosperous-none
lore so than the one we all love most.
IN the subject of athletics you have
cen rather unfortunate. You have
'orn sack cloth and ashes. 1t rests
18th you to see that Yale's men are
he ones that kick the goals
President Eliot of Harvard said.
entlemen of Sheffield School. / go back ,,