The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-19
YALt'S MEN PRESIDENT.
Students CELEBRATION IN HONOR
OF HIS EVACUATION.
works Were the FeatuFes-rhree
TAousanA March in Procession In
Acaaemic Gowns Of Various Hues.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct. is.-Arthnr
Z Hadiey was irauguratet president OF
Yale university. the thirteenth in line and
the immediate successor Of the venerable
Timothy Dwight.
Three thousand Yale undergraduates end
recent graduates united tonight IL parade
In honor OF President Hadley. The hit Of
Lae procession was the train u the II ad-
icy transportation company" Il consisted
OF locomotive and three care. each Of lie
latter sixteen feet long and seven feet high
locomotive moved on wheels and WAS fitted
with q boiler which emitted steam at .v=ry
stop and continuously rang a Changing bell
as warning OF it's approach.
Tine baggage car contained an exact like
ness Of Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew in
sae act O. throwing out trunk marked "A
The baggage. car and each sf the ITO
passenger coaches were carried by two OF
the college "swoops" The whole train
formed 'ablsau ninety feet long, The
locomotive burned cotton waste and was
equipped with a headlight. The windows
OF the passenger coaches contained excl
.s. p.Itraif w 81 psomnen, professors and
Tors carrying regulation lanterns AMI drss--
ed In the garb OF brakemen. Considering
the fact that much OF President Hadley's
reputation as an econoutisS is based on his
work on railroad transportation. the rail-
road tahleau was especially appropriate
What pleased the visitors moss. ana also
the graduates CT long standing. was the
students. II was a faithful repre- senta lion
0, me oid sayorook meeting house, where
college nearly 300 years ago.
The scientific students carried as sym
DO! Of their study huge blast furnace OF
sheet iron ana cardboard. painted a dull
every stop sent flames high into the air.
The furnace was sixteen feet high.
The art students carried a number OF
transparencies. illustrative of their study
NJ nf@ -4;~
Capt Malcolm l.. McBridge. OF the foot
ball eleven. A. grand marshal
The campus was brilliantly illuminated,
ed. Hundreds Of Chinese slanterns hung
in festoons and fancy designs around the
campus ana In the archways OF the sew
blazed from the roofs OF thu Vanderbilt.
Phelps and alumni halls and made the sky
Every man In the procession carried
naming torch. Each man was also CARRIED
IN academic gown. with the distinguish
ing hues. The seniors wore light green
the juniors blue. the sophomores red and
the freshmen deep green.
Transparencies in plenty were carried at
the distance Of every few feet most Of
them being humorous The procession
was reviewed at the city hall by the MAYOR
and common council.
From the city hall the procession march
ed 70 the home of former Prot. George
l b Rnsh gnti last year director Of the
President Badieys home nearby. was the
next objective point. and here longer
stop was made President Hadley's APP
pearaace on the verauda was the signal
for a mighty acclaim. President Hadlev
made one OF his characteristic speeches
The good feeling existing at Yale toward
Harvard was shown when President Eliot
OF Harvard was recognized near Presi-
dent Hadiey The Yale men cheered him
vociferousIv.
On Hill House avenue n large quantity
- Ha6
been stored, and when the procession APP
preached. the fireworks were kindled
Mrs. Hazard. president Of Wellesley was
cheered AT the home OF Judge Harrison
The celebration terminated with a huge
bonfire near the campus on the old gym
nasiuIn lot