Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-21
Hearty Greeting Extended to Old Ellis
Returning Sons.
DELEGATES FROM FOREIGN SCHOOLS
Welcome Extended by President
Arthur Twining HadIey.
ADDRESS BY MR.. TEACHER

University extended formal welcome TO-DAY
to her returning sons and to the hundreds
of distinguished guests from other institu-
lions of learning In this country and across
the seas who are here to attend the ceie-
bration Of her bi-centennial. The welcome
was voiced officially In Battel Chapel this
afternoon by President Arthur Twining
Hadley of the university, and responses to
the greeting were given in behalf of the
city, state and nation, and Of the universe
ties of Great Britain and continental Eu-
rope.
Delegates from thirty foreign universities
and societies and from 125 American insti-
buttons were represented in the audience.
which filed every part of the gray stone
chapel Nearly all the delegates were
gowned in the academic costumes distinct
i've of their degree or Of their university.
Scarlet-trimmed gowns and hoods of doc
tors of divinity were mingled with the pur-
pie of the learned representatives of the
law, the blue of the doctors of philosophy,
the green of the medical departments, the
white of the masters Of arts and letters.
the orange Of science and the brown Of fine
arts. Everywhere was variety of color
which, combined with the universal blue of
the Yale decorations, gave a picturesque
air Of festivity to the dignified ceremonial.
Aside from the exercises of welcome the
days program included addresses descrip-
ries in various departments of learning.
The first of these addresses was by Thorn
as Thatcher, M. A., of the New York bar.
who discussed yale in Its Relation to
Law" Mr.. Thacher spoke in Battel Chap
ell at 1890, after he had been presented
formally to the delegates by the Hon. Sine
on E. Baldwin, LID, associate justice of
the Connecticut supreme court and profess
scr of constitutional law at Yale. The hymn
composed by the Rev. DR.. Leonard Bacon.
a former fellow of Yale, and entitled 20
God. Beneath Thy Guiding Hand" was rem
dered with fine effect by a large chorus.
Proceedings of the Day.
William H. WEIGH, M. D., LII. D., pro-
fessor of pathology in Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. was the second speaker at the
forenoon exercises in the chapel. college
song, entitled Gather Ye Smiles from the
Ocean Isles.'' composed by Francis NJ.
Finch. Ill. D., of the Yale class Of 1349,
and sung on the occasion of the both ami
versary Of the college, preceded the adj
dress. DR.. WEIGH was introduced by Prof.
Chittenden, director of the Sheffield Scien-
tific School. yale In Its Relation to
Medicine" was the subject of his paper,
which was a careful and thoughtful history
Of the work of the university in the medi-
cal department and a summing up OF the
progress Of the science through the study
and research of Yale graduates who have
won distinction In this path of learning.
Until 8 o'clock in the afternoon formal
exercises were suspended following the adj
dress of DR.. WEIGH IN Battel Chapel, but
at that hour the chief general feature OF
the days program was entered upon, when
President Hadley began his address Of well
come.
In response congratulations to the uni
versty were extended by various speakers
for the graduates, ex-senator Higgins OF
Delaware. class OF 1851; for the city Of New
Haven, Mayor John p. Studley; for the
state of Connecticut, Gov. George p Nc
or,6 70 th0 Gnpnof or% IL
Plat.
Foreign and American universities were
represented in the responses as follows:
The universities of Great Britain, James
Williams, Del, fellow of Lincoln Col
lege, Oxford; the universities Of continental
Europe, Fedor Fedorovic Martens, LID,
University of st. Petersburg; universities
of the south. Charles William Dabney,
Ph.D. LID, president of the University
of Tennessee; universities Of the west, DR..
William Rayney Harper, president of the
University of Chicago; universities Of the
east. Charles William Eliot, LID, presi-
dent of Harvard University.
Close of a Days Exercises.
The exercises closed with the reading OF
the names of the universities, colleges and
learned societies sending delegates.
This afternoon President Hadley received
the distinguished guests Of the university
and representatives of the alumni in the
School Of Fine Arts building.
The final feature of the day will be the
spectacular parade Of students and gradu-
ates of Yale, accompanied by student dele
cations from other institutions, who will
march through the city's gaily decorated
streets, gowned in costumes symbolic OF
the history of the two centuries. 1t is ex.
pected that 1000 men will be in line.
| One of the features of the early morning
was the dedication Of the memorial gate
way erected by the class of 1896 in memory
Of Ward Cheney and Gerard Merrick Ives
| two members Of that class who gave theil
| lives for their country in the Spanish.
American war. President Hadley delivered
an appropriate address. The gateway was
recently erected between WEIGH and Os