The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-13
THE YALE BICENTENNIAL.
arrangements Already Completed
for the New Haven Celebration.

Arran EeHscnSs Already Completed
for the New Haven Celebration.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May I3-Prof
John c. Schwab. Professor of Political
Economy at Yale University, who has
probably more to do with perfecting the
plans for the coming bicentenniaI cele-
bration at the university than any other
man in the college circles. made some an
nouncements yesterday concerning the ar
engagements already completed
The number of guests expected has been
matter of speculation among those who
have followed the plans of the Bicenten-
NAL Committee and even now Prof
Schwab says he cannot give any approx
mate idea Of how many people will be
crowded into New Haven during the three
days of the fete, October q, .. and 3.
There are about II 900 Yale alumni in the
country, and it is estimated that Of this
number in all probability 5000 viii return
to old Yale. bringing with them very like
~ about 1900 more persons. thus making
with the student body. professors and in
structors, n Yale contingent Of nearly 90
600 people, and this not counting the many
thousand New Haveners and their friends
who win be participants and spectators in
the great event
The question Of accommodation for this
sOrely puzzled those who have been max
ing plans in this direction. Already. how
ever, much has been done to solve the
problem The large houses about the city
Of New Haven have been carefully can
vassed and arrangements have already
been made whereby the distinguished
guests of the university win be entertain
ed by the leading people Of the town, who
will act as hosts on this occasion The
great hody. however of alumni and their
friends viii have to seek accommodations
IN boarding houses and hotels. Of this
last named there are only a half dozen
which will answe- the purpose, but nearly
every house convenient to the college that
can be 50 used viii be utilized Temporal
rily as transient boarding place
In some cases whole houses have beer
taken, the owners to give them up entire
~ for the use OF the college during the
three days Of the celebration An effort
VIII also be made to persuade the prOprie-
tors OF the SIMMER hotels within easy ac-
cess of the city 10 keep their hotels open
for this time and If this is dcT.e excellent
accommodations can be secured for
large number Of guests at these places. as
New Haven is practically surrounded with
small summer resorts connected with the
city by trolley. and nearly all of them
boast of at least one large hotel The
students viii also entertain in their rooms
on the campus a large percentage OF the
guests, especially win their brothers and
fathers get corner there, and nearly ev-
cry room viii have at least one extra oc-
cupaut during those October days.
Rooms are already being engaged in
Hartford, Meridea. Bridgeport, and other
smaller places adjacent TO New Haven
The new university dinfng-haII viii be
running when college opens for the fall
term, and here It is expected to provide
food for a considera bic number of guests.
Work is being rapidly pushed forward on
this building with this in view and as the
building was practically the gift Of the
alumni throughout the country to the
university, it is certainly appropriate that
accommodations should be made for them
there The dining-hau will seat comfort
ably between I,901 and 90 and here it
is expected that at least 1850 people viii
be fed during the festivities each day
The one feature of the entertainment
programme which is now complete ac-
cording to Prof. Schwab, is the parade.
which VIII be the big event en- Monday
evening and in reality the most amusing
part Of the affair
It is estimated that 1t viii be two miles
in length and participating in It besides
the student body VIII be alumni who have
been away from Yale anywhere from one
TO fifty years or more. The student body
viii represent a historical series Of epochs
Of the United States with the class of
1892 IN the lead They will represent In
dams and their costumes, already order
ed, will be exact reproductions of those
worn by these savage tribes when the
Pilgrims landed here in 1920. Following
these viii come the class of 1902 s. who
q the early settlers. will take the next
-Tfar4I
be in turn followed by students who viii
represent the Continental troops. and aft
er these viii come the warriors of 1872,
represented by the sophOmOreS a sec
tiOn of the students TO represent the
Rough Riders VIII take the next position
in line. followed by the freshmen who
viii be attlred as the crew of the cruiser
Yale that figured in the recent Spanish
war
The alumni will be led by the class of
1901 which graduates this coming June
Greeks Then, following closely behind
these, viii be seen the great body Of the
alumni, aTrayed in COlored caps and
gowns. which Will be especially conspicu-
Gus by dash Of blue somewhere in the
makeup.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra viii
give a concert on Wednesday October D.
in the Hyperion Theatre. an event Of con-
siderable Importance. as this musical or
ganizatiOn seldom is heard here. The
services Of this body OF musicians have
/. HiggiHsOn. the Boston leader in mat
ters musical. who Is also a member OF the
Harvard OVeTseeTS-