The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
INAUGURATIONS AT YALE.
OLD TIME OWES HAD MUCH POMP
AND CIRCUMSTANCE.
There Was = Lot of Latin speecbmakinE
and the Student Body Had to Have n
Representative In 1.-THE Onths Regard
ing Religious Belief-No Latin This Time.

There Was n Lot of Latin speecbm hkinE
and the student Body Had to Have n
Representative In 1.-THE Onths Regard
ing Religious Belief-No Latin This Time.
Nrw HAVEN Oct n-Jn the inauguration
ceremonies in honor of President Arthu, Twin
ing u,d,ev NJ yale on next Wednesday theyo
will he sever,l impor,ant changes introduced
finn, the us,,oI c,,stoms of sucb occasions Tn.
ceremonies will be quite unlike those of any other
inaugural in the history Of Yale There Is IN he
n, en,ir, absence Of the old time classical etnos
nhere with the learned mem bers of the cornoraton
and the more learned President addressing one
another in Latin and the undergraduates md
the assembled populace falling asleep in their
wooden chairs All Of the old time pomp ia IN be
done away with and in its place there will liza a
quiet and a much morn impressive dignity What
ia 10 he said will be said in good straight forward
English and instead of the UNDERGRADUATE sIeen
inx out the ceremonies he will be A very consider
able feature of tho days programme
The Inauguration of President Hadlev will he
modern in every respect, but at the same time
IL will have a good part Of tho old.time SAVIOR
The same outline OF ceremony will he observed
that has been observed at every inaupurotion
since President Thomas Clan came 10 the colleps
in 1910 DR. Hadley will take the oath of office
as all his illustrious predecesso have done and
he will make an address, after hearing one made
TO him. and will have an opportunity to tell the
university what he intends to do The usual
student harangue which has been an integral
part Of the ceremonies from the very first and
was delivered in Latin up TO Noah Por-
,.r,s in.nrmr.l vii, hs nn,,t,ad ,hi. ra.. n1
Ter inaugural VIII DO omitted 'his year and
inaugural. lie will express himself later, and
/, 10 e,nec,.d hv tho committee In obs,a. ~
very substantial way The music which has
never been an imDortant part Of a Presidential
ina,,a,ra, Yoio Ill, p ,,';' W .,e,,,
a chorus Of 100 male voices has been drilled to
sing Parker's ode and an anthem and will be
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cohpieiheh'ea ny an orchestra OF sixty pieces
The famous old hymn Fine Feste Burg" which
mas , Oeen sung a,eos'y s s inaugural VIII occupy
an important place on the programme
The old time tin Yale inAugurals were somewhat
,"ooIeN0 in'y "e'' 'ohuue'eu WIN s'a'ely
pomp and show OF classical eruditon that can
wo. dora IN mita,,ou ~ ,ha oo,onaa ~ ,hs
o,d EnrrI,sh oh,,,"t ,,I I, INC 80, h" r,. VI tn'
olu r-isilsu cuurch, anu ~ must nave Deen IN
expressby wearisome TO the student OF those
dave 10 Iva torcod 10 ,.i ,,.,, e., a,,h ~, IL,
Th. t @N p- pa ~, $40 On o' 60
took four hours and after IL was all over the as
sembled guests appeased their hunger at feast
set out at the presidents expense Attending
college functions in those days must have been
cross n The move nls,ts,.d ~ ~. town o,cIsls
erosS 70 'ne more uhie'ereu OF the Town ohclals
The first Inauguration Of president at Yale
was in honor Of Thomas Clap in 17lo Previous
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!" III zap 'here hau oeeh no preShenl Oh inc
institution as according 10 the old charter the
chief officer was STYLED rector until 17i5 All
~ IT. nrsdoo'Ssr sh,at, D. nl,,, 90 sr,I
VI tS p'eue'esSo'', abraham rie'son, oa'hue'
Andrew. Timothy Cutler, and Elisha Williams,
had entered unon their dutics with Tile formaitv
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anu even III Son'e cascS' "I'houl ceremony III
Clap the first to be houored with special rites
He was installed in April in the library of the
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collese' an old account IN the newspapers oil lhe
time giving the following as the method of pro
ceiure. Eirst IN. "rertoro sross in the prcsenre
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Oh the trustees OF 'he lhsll'u'ioh IN the library
and gave his consent TO the Confession Of Faith
and The rules of Church Disripline kncwn ms
,ha Sa,.h,,oI. p,o,n,, ,ror ,ha, h. r,or,
the SayDtook flatiotm After Nal nc gave
oral satisfaction to the trustees to his soundness
| NJ nrinciple in the matter Of foreign religions
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Ailef 'his INC "ho'e company tepatted 70 'ns
college hall where exercises appropriate to the
| occasion were held "U,r. s,vs IN. old nrint
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