Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
IN YALE'S HONOR
Great Array of Talent Given Hon.
orary Degrees at its BIZ
centennial.
PRESIDENT WAS HER GUEST
Great Crowds to Greet Him as He Pro-
ceeded Through Seats of Classic
City-Was Center Of Attraction
at Farewell Reception Given
by Pres. Hadley and Wife.

New Haven, Conn, oct. 23.--Thc nation
became sponsor for one of its greatest
universities to-day, when Theodorc RooSt-
welt, he President of the United States,
lent his presence to the ceremonies with
which old Yale commemorated the found
ing OF tn" college two hundred years ago.
and brought to a triumphal close the
great bl-ccntcnnial festival which has be- n
in progress since Sunday. Nor was Tie
tribute paid to the great institution Of
national proportions alone. England, tho
mother country. continental Europe, and
the Far last. contributed their share of
h"nor when their representatives. all vi
great academic renown, marched behind
lale's colors and as delegates to the
SreaA FESTIVAL, participated i'll the closing
functions of the celebrations.
Moreover. the church, Protestant and
Roman Catholic. sanctioned the glad daI
with dignified presence of famous preach
erS, priests ana prclateS.
The great est men of the country extend.
ed greeting to the proud New England i'll
stitution while Connecticut sent its state
executive with his staff and a quota IF
her troops did escort for the distinguish, Il
head of the nation.
As for New Haven. the schools, factori, s
and stores were closed, while the towns
people, great and small. thronged the
streets 10 do honor to their President
The closing exercises We're held in thu
mrmnrotivn neon 3, 1;r.nl, f.stiv.l b,ni,
both composed for the occasion. a COM
mcmoratiVc address by justice of the
highest tribunal in the land and, finally,
the clothing with the hoods of the hon
orary degrees of great men, a list OF whom
,nords - rostcr of in,neuori.I fam, -
thee. ir,nrassivc ovonte rnrstitute rho
commemorative exercises.
With the dedication of another hall, and
farewell reception by the President of
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able to leave the train and pass to car
drht liadleN "l Yale ana Mayor JohH T.
0tudIeE We're on hand TO receive the dis
uh@ulshed guest After an exchange "l
sTetuIiss' progress toward the university
campus was peEun py the way OF state
ana Nhtpel streets Inc escort included a
repreSehtali"h Oh the naval ana mlltaiY
FORCES OF the state me fFes.deht pro-
Eress was through streets nhed ccmpletel,
with blue hunting nncer arches oi
the same color relieved by iestoohs OF
evergreen.
lnoh arrival AT the campus the ircS' =
dent was conducted to BattelI chapel ana
after a brief rest there was escorted 10
MS place IN the academic procession 81
learned doctors masters OF Art9' us
tinSulNhed guests OF the university ana
graduates. There We're thousands Ill me,
all dressed III academic gowns hlthE ol
which were faced with cnlors indicative
OF their weareys degrees ana the proc s
sion was an lnpresslns one. ne way lur
1t through crowds whlch hiled the street
near the campus was made ny d ihl'lta'y
escort drawn up IN me.
At lO;oO tlt parade moved SLOWLY toward
thc Hyperion theatre wherc thc coill-
memoraton exercises were h'l".
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