The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-20
THE YALE BI-CBNIBNBLAL.
Unique Features Of the New
Haven Celebration.

A Greek Ode to BE Sung-DCcOFRtiOn
and illumination of the Campus.
Some Of the distinguished Guests
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Sept. 2o-The
music for tho Yale Bi-Centeunial will in
Cludc a number Of unique features. Per
haps The most important is tha rendering
of tn, Greek ode, composed by Prof
Thomas ID. Goodou OF the Greek de
partmont Of the university and entitled
"A Greek Festival Hymn for Yale Uni
vorsity on the 2o1th Anniversary Of Its
Founding The English version is by
Isabella g. Parker: the music is composed
for male voices. and an orchestra by Prof.
Horato W. Parker
The production Of the Greek hymn is
most unusual and is attracting much at
tention among classical scholars in this
country ana abroad Moreover. the set
ting Of words to appropriate music is re-
garded among musical critics as a bril-
liant achievement on the part Of the com
poser Prof. Parker The English version
is by Mrs. Parker. his mother. who has on
Similar occasions done her son the same
Service
The chorus which viii render this festi-
val hymn has in part been organized. II
viii be trained as soon as the college
opens next week The tenor solo will be
by Wallace s Moyle, Yale 80. the bass
by Ericsson = Bushnell They ore AT
work mastering the peculiar difficulties Of
the text and music. a large number Of
musicians and classicists have been con-
suited in overcoming the many difficulties
which the task has presented. Even the
printing Of the Greek text has been
combine good taste with classical tradi-
tiOns.
striking feature Of the celebration
will he the line of decoration in the sue
cession of bcacons and torches outlining
the interior of the campus. They will be
twelve by fifteen feet in height sur
mounted by a specially designed fiat yes
sci Of terra Gotta or metal, designed by
Pierre JAY. 81 and Charles A PIatt. of
New York In this shallow dish viii
stand a wire basket containing cotton
waste, soaked I'm combustihIe material,
which viii be lighted ON the evenings Of
the celebration. The chemists Of the uni
versity have for months been experiment
ing with the necessary ingredients for
these comhustbles in order 10 insure an
effective light and. at the same time.
avoid disagreeable doors and too large
an amount Of smoke. BY day these bea-
cons viii be filed with colored leaves OF
large punches OF evergreen. The campus.
which has taken on a new appearance
since the demolition Of the Old Brick Row.
Will be effectively treated by means Of
decoration and illumination In the CEN
tire of the campus will be built a large
stage, backing a majestic elm tree. on
this stage viii be presented the historic
pantomimes planned for Tuesday evening.
D..
natl. is preparing che details for this uni
que performance.
The illumination Of the amphitheatre
viii be striking IL will be obtained by
stretching radiating lines Of electric
bulbs, ienciosed in large japanese Ian
terms. over a central part in the elm tree
in the centre. TO its circumference. A
similar festoOning Of lights Will be used
on the south front of Vanderbilt Hall.
facing Chapel Street; the front Of Phelps
Hail. facing the Green. will be outlined
with eight-candle power electric lights.
following the plan at the Pan-American
Exposition IL Buffalo Five weeks re-
main before the preparations must be
completed
The gathering Of distinguished men
promises TO be unsurpassed.
Among The guests viii be:
oxford Hnlversity-By the Hon Gold
win smith and others not selected
CambriIEe-By Sir Robert : Ball the
astronomer and President OF the ROYAL
Mathematical Society. also hy Hon VII
lam Everett and John Cox, Of Trinity
Victoria University. Mauchester-Bv Ed
ward J. Broadf,Id.
Durham University-Ry Rev E-A
tlch provost ~ Trinity College and
Chancellor OF ST Adams Cathedral also
BY Rev. Ernest Smith. Of Oxford
Edinburgh Jnivcrsity-By Fred p. Wal
ton
Aberdeen Universitv-Rv Prof. David
w. Finley.
Glasgow University. which has just Gel
ebratgd the 45Hth anniversary of ftS found
atiOn-By PrOfs- o. Bowers, John Tcreu-
son, Robert w Henley. John W. BiI.s.
and David Murray.
University Of Paris-Ry Prof. Hada-
mard- the mat ernatlelan-
Leipzig Jniversity-By Casper r Greg
University Of Pekin-By Prof Frank
University Of Tokyo-By Profs Hatoya-
ma and Hakaima.
The College Committee Of the Free
Church of Sc0taud-by the Rev. $ =. r.
SalmOnd and the Rev. DIT. David ". For
rest.
The vicar and rural dean Of VVrexhar.
Wales, where lies the body Of Elihu Yale.
the founder Of The college has siguified
his intention Of attending the celebration
The University ~ Chile viii be repre-
sentCu by Senior Dr- Carlos MOTla Ficu-
ma. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
TIenipotentiary of the Republic Of Chile.
IN Washington. T. c.
The University Of Adelaide. Australia.
by Prof Edward c. Stirling, ". D.. r.. r.
S. professor Of physiology and surgery.
The Imperial University of Tokyo, by
Prof NelU Nakajima, kOgahunakushi.
professor Of civil engineering
The last, as well as the other distiu-
guished japanese visitors. will D.. enter
tanned while in New Haven by Prof
George IT. Ladd. at his home on Prospect
Street As win De remembered. Prof.
Ladd is well known in Japan from his re-
cent visits 20 and his lectures IT, that
country
The Congregational Union Of England
and Wales. by Rev John Massie NJ A. OF
MaHsueld college, and Rev. James Nor
gan Gibbons
The leading schools and academies OF
the country VIII Dc represented largely
by their principals and headmasters.
This concludes the list of foreign repre-
gcutatiyCs aS far ae IS vet complied
The HillhOUso High School by PRINCIPAL
Cushing. the LawreuCeyiIIe School by
Headmastor Mcpherson. University
School. Of Cleveland. by Principal George
D Petee- Worcester Academy. by Prin-
Cipal AbrTCrOmbio- the William Penn
Charter School by Headmaster Jones:
Grot0n School by Rev. Eudcott Peabody:
St. Marks School. by Rev W. O. Thayer.
Beadmastsr. DT-Nel Institute. bv Prssf-
envy. by Principal George Eastburn; Berk-
TRIED TWICE
And Proved the Proposition.
80 OILS.